The Ming Dynasty did not revolutionize

Chapter 443 Heading to Australia
At the southernmost tip of Florida, in a manor in the newly built area of ​​Mar-a-Lago County, fifteen princes gathered to discuss the current situation.

"Does the Emperor intend to let us stay in America in the future?"

"According to the itinerary, we will set sail after the Chinese New Year, pass through the American Canal, visit Australia first, and then go to Shuntian Prefecture..."

"Then these people in America will definitely come back. The key is us."

"In the past, the next phase of training would be announced before the end of the year, and we could set off directly after the new year."

"Not this time."

"We should wait until we return to Shuntian Prefecture and let our father personally arrange it."

"That's the problem. Father has asked us to organize the Haihu Development Company with our own money. If we are going to other places for training right away, why should we continue to manage Haihu Development?"

"So you want us to come back after the New Year?"

"The key question is... have we eliminated them all..."

Most of the princes thought of this possibility.

The princes were not particularly averse to this place, and certainly did not mind organizing a development company and becoming shareholders. The key issue was the price they would have to pay for it.

If I was eliminated directly from the competition for succession, it wouldn't be worth even a moment's consideration.

Most people can't accept it.

On the contrary, the eldest prince, who had the lowest expectations at the beginning, was the calmest and had a slightly different perspective from the others:
“Don’t think too much, this may just be a reward from the company.

"If so, it not only means that you have not been eliminated, but it may also mean that the emperor is very satisfied with you."

The Ninth Prince was stunned for a moment:
"You can still think like this, brother, do you think this is really possible?"

The eldest prince smiled and explained:
“Father has made special arrangements this time for us to bring the elites from all over America here to celebrate the New Year.

“We also brought reporters and photographers from the newspaper.

“In any case, when they return to America again, their popularity here will increase significantly.

“This place already has the foundation to become a popular tourist destination.

“If you have money, Americans will come here to buy land and build houses, and they will come here for vacation in the winter.

“Then the profits of Mar-a-Lago must be very considerable.

“Even allowing us, the princes, to directly organize the Haihu Company and own the property rights of this company is also a means of attracting people.

“We princes have all set our eyes on this place, and the others must be more eager to come here.

"So you don't have to worry too much..."

The other princes thought that what the eldest prince said made sense, but they did not dare to believe it rashly. After all, it was a matter of concern and confusion.

"Is it really?"

"Just let us use the identity of the prince to do some propaganda and guidance?"

"The key... the key is to see what will be done next year."

"Yes, yes, yes. After returning to Beijing, we must meet the emperor and see how he will arrange our future."

Of course, the princes did not fully accept the eldest prince's statement, which was only a speculative judgment, but they basically accepted his idea.

The princes' thinking was no longer stuck in a dead end, and their spirits were obviously lifted.

The eldest prince saw that the effect was quite good, so he expressed his approval:
"Yes, at the very least, we should return to Shuntian Prefecture and meet our father directly before making any judgment.

"What we should consider now is how to set up this Haihu company and how to operate it in the future.

"No matter what the outcome is, this matter is our mission and our interest."

After another round of reminders, the princes finally turned the corner.

At the request of the eldest prince, the host, the topic was quickly changed and began to discuss the affairs of Haihu Company.

The next morning, the eldest prince called the Haihu County Magistrate again and told him the final decision reached by the princes.

Let the Haihu County Magistrate respond to the American nobles and wealthy businessmen who have inquired about the matter. If they do not settle down, they can only lease the land, with a maximum lease term of fifty years.

However, the corresponding specific leasing matters will be handled by the Haihu Land Company, which is about to be established, so they have to wait for direct news from the cabinet.

They were also told that the Haihu Company would be directly organized by the princes, and that the princes themselves would build manors and various living facilities here.

The county magistrate certainly didn't dare to have any objections. Although Haihu County did not get the most direct benefits, it also had many benefits.

The princes have set up a special company to directly manage it, and they have also built a holiday estate here, which will have a very good publicity effect, so this place will definitely become lively quickly.

As long as more people come, all the early immigrants here will benefit.

Moreover, the most troublesome matters did not require local management; the princes took over the matters directly.

After listening to this, the Haihu County Magistrate carefully took his leave and went to send notices to the nobles and wealthy businessmen who had consulted him earlier.

There weren't a lot of people asking about this matter, and many of the parties involved were just doing it on a whim and weren't particularly concerned about the matter itself.

However, after receiving the notice and learning about the princes' arrangements, his attention was immediately focused.

Just as the princes themselves judged, their choices and arrangements were the direction, and they were also interested in this place, which meant that there was a bright future here.

With this news, they no longer just want to rent land, build a house, and take a vacation during the New Year.

For commercial operations, the restriction of only leasing does not really matter. A fifty-year lease period is long enough and all industries can operate normally.

The issue of expiration is something that the next generation needs to consider, and a lease of fifty years does not necessarily mean that you can only rent it once, there should be an opportunity to renew the lease later.

They can all consider starting a company to build houses for rent, or they can consider building special holiday and entertainment facilities for rent to the middle class who don't have a lot of money.

What Zhu Jianxuan thought of, these American aristocrats and wealthy businessmen could also think of.

Everyone began to pay attention to the movements of the princes, waiting for new news from the so-called Haihu Land Company.

The princes were very efficient and directly handled the matter. They sent telegrams to New York and Taiping Prefecture before the New Year to get the registration done.

We directly started the overall construction plan for Haihu County and surrounding lands, and quickly came up with the simplest and crudest early tentative plan.

However, it was just a tentative plan and the land lease transaction procedures were not started immediately. Only an intention registration was done.

It is claimed that the final planning scheme will be drawn up based on the number of registrations and specific demands during this period.

Anyway, all the parties involved have to go to Ming Dynasty now, so they can’t decide things here immediately. The formal planning can be delayed a little.

After the news came out, the HaiLago project quickly became popular and people were discussing it everywhere.

Even officials and management representatives who did not have sufficient funds felt that they seemed to have encountered a huge business opportunity and could not help but find ways to participate.

For example, they could pool funds together and prepare to borrow money from a bank, or simply rent as much land as they can within their means.

A few people also consider finding their family and relatives and settling down here directly.

Anyway, no matter what, everyone in Haihu County had a very lively time during the New Year.

After the Chinese New Year, it was the seventh day of the first lunar month in the thirty-first year of Tiangong.

The fleet carrying the prince and American representatives set sail again from the berth outside Haihu County, continued southward into the Gulf of Mexico, and then crossed the Caribbean Sea. It entered the Pacific Ocean through the Panama-American Canal, and after replenishing and resting in Panama City, it directly crossed the Pacific Ocean to Australia.

The fleet finally arrived at Wudu Prefecture, the capital of Australia, on February 3, the 31st year of Tiangong.

The fleet will undergo formal repairs here.

The passengers on the ship also have to disembark here and go into the city, where they can rest and play for a few days.

Then wait for notification to start the group tour in Australia.

Although these elite representatives from America had witnessed the prosperity of New York, they were once again greatly shocked when they entered the city of Wudu Prefecture.

The capital city of New York in America was already the largest, most prosperous, developed, wealthy and dreamlike city they had ever seen.

As a result, Australia's Wudufu is significantly larger, more prosperous and wealthier than New York.

Zhu Jianxuan knew that Australia's environment was fragile, so after Australia's population exceeded 10 million, he did not take the initiative to recruit large numbers of people to Australia.

However, Zhu Jianxuan did not prohibit spontaneous immigration from the public, so Australia's population has continued to grow rapidly.

Now the total population of Australia has reached 20 million.

Australia is the place where Zhu Jianxuan made his fortune. In order to quickly accumulate strength, Zhu Jianxuan gathered as many people as possible around the royal capital.

In the beginning, the population was diverted to other places because the royal capital could no longer accommodate them.

Because Australia is so huge, even if there are tens of millions of people, if they are evenly spread across this continent, they will not be able to exert any real power.

So we need to concentrate our efforts on building one area.

As a result, the population of the former capital of the Wu Kingdom, now Wudu Prefecture, soared rapidly and quickly surpassed that of any major city in the world.

The total population of King Wu’s capital area now exceeds five million.

The total population of Australia is less than 20 million, and the population of Wudu Prefecture directly accounts for more than a quarter of that.

The current level of prosperity around Wudu Prefecture is comparable to that of the Bohai Rim, Jiangnan, and Pearl River Delta regions of the Ming Dynasty.

After a brief tour, the American elites discovered that the atmosphere of Wudu City was completely different from that of New York in America.

As long as you are in it, you can quickly feel the difference very intuitively.

Perhaps because it was originally built by Europeans, new European immigrants continued to move in after the Ming Dynasty took over New York.

These hundreds of thousands of European immigrants integrated European elements into New York's social culture.

European-style buildings can often be seen in the city, including churches of various forms, traditional European manors, and European-style opera houses.

These facilities were not only built by Europeans, some were even built by the Ming people as scenic spots.

Exotic scenery often arouses people's special interest.

You can often see Ming people wearing European clothes on the streets, and of course there are even more Europeans wearing Ming clothes.

Although most Europeans can learn Chinese, many Ming people in New York also know a few common English or French sentences, especially swear words.

This kind of cultural integration is an inevitable phenomenon in areas where immigrants live together.

Almost all the immigrants to Wudu Prefecture came from the Ming Dynasty, with only a very small number of secondary immigrants from the United States, who completely integrated into the local community after arriving.

There is almost no trace of European culture in Wudu Prefecture.

At the same time, the local industrial categories and levels in Wudu Prefecture are obviously different from those in New York.

Although Zhu Jianxuan regarded New York as the core city in eastern America, New York was ultimately not a province but a dominion. The key point was that it was far away in America and close to Europe.

New York also has a high proportion of local private industries, with a large amount of investment from Free State and even European businessmen.

Zhu Jianxuan did not completely relax Ningtian’s industrial planning.

The most cutting-edge technology of the Ming Dynasty is usually not directly implemented in New York. Even if it is implemented in America, Taiping Prefecture and America Prefecture will be given priority.

The Wudu Prefecture in Australia was not only a place directly governed by the Ming Dynasty court, but also the place where Zhu Jianxuan once rose to power.

At the same time, it was isolated between the two oceans and was not affected by any forces other than the Ming Dynasty.

Even the local civilian forces of the Ming Dynasty could be easily isolated across the ocean.

The royal family and the court had complete control over Australia, and state-owned industries always occupied the vast majority of various industries.

Therefore, Wudu Prefecture can not only relax restrictions, but also serve as a testing ground for many new technology industries in the Ming Dynasty.

So New York is a traditional industrial and commercial city influenced by Europe, and Wudufu is a modern high-tech city with a pure Ming Dynasty cultural atmosphere.

Cities under the pure Ming Dynasty culture are also a good experience for American elites.

After they had been touring Wudu Prefecture for a few days, they discovered another difference between Wudu Prefecture and New York: the residents of Wudu Prefecture seemed to have no class distinction.

Although New York City is prosperous and wealthy, not everyone is wealthy.

In the city there were nobles, wealthy businessmen, officials, as well as factory and business managers and ordinary workers, as well as relatively poor residents and the lowest class of vagrants and beggars.

There are differences in clothing, image and activities among people of different classes, and workers rarely wear silk clothes.

Not to mention the homeless and beggars, they always look the most miserable.

But on the main streets of Wudu City, there are no beggars or vagrants, and it is rare to see people dressed in typical American attire.

The vast majority of residents look and dress decently, and would be considered middle class or above in New York.

It seemed as if there were no poor people at all, and as if everyone could afford to wear silk clothes.

In fact, the main reason was that Zhu Jianxuan imposed restrictions on the wage standards, and Wudu Prefecture had a large number of state-owned industries, and the overall wage level was very high.

After the petrochemical industry matured, rayon could achieve the effect of expensive silk at a very low cost.

So at first glance, it seems that everyone in Wudu Prefecture can wear silk clothes.

When everyone is rich, the whole city appears richer, at least richer than New York, which has low-end workers.

These European elites did not know why there was such a gap, but they instinctively felt that the people and the system of the Ming Dynasty were the best.

It must be the Europeans who are not good enough. New York with Europeans is not as prosperous as Wudu Prefecture, which is composed entirely of Ming people.

The visiting fleet rested in Wudu Prefecture for half a month, and then held an open event in Wudu Prefecture for ten consecutive days, allowing people from all walks of life in Wudu Prefecture to board the ship for a visit.

It was not until early March that the elites from America were gathered together again and left Wudu Prefecture with the fleet.

The next destination to visit, according to the itinerary, is the South Australia uranium mine in the Australian interior, and the atomic weapons test site even further inland.

There, we also participated in an atomic weapons experiment as a spectator.

The representatives did not think too much about it, thinking that they were just going to see some new weapons and equipment, knowing that this was probably a deterrent.

They had already felt enough shock in the fleet that was traveling with them.

Cruise missiles that can hit whatever they point at, large fighter jets with a payload of eight tons, detection equipment that uses radio to find targets, computers that can calculate hundreds of thousands of times per second...

They have suffered too many shocks and have become a little numb to this kind of thing.

(End of this chapter)