Zhao Ming talked with Cheng Bi and quickly understood the intention of the Dutch, which was nothing more than relying on their own control of the channel and wanting to squeeze Huaxing Company.The Dutch wanted to take most of the benefits of trade and leave only a small part for Huaxing Company, and Zhao Ming naturally couldn't tolerate it.Early in the morning, Zhao Ming got up from the bed, Li Zhizhi helped to get dressed, the maid brought the washing water, after Zhao Ming finished cleaning, he had some breakfast with Li Zhizhi, and then got up and went to the Shogundo Hall.Inside the hall, several people had already gathered, whispering and discussing."
The prince has arrived!"
Outside the hall, the guards with muskets suddenly shouted loudly.In the Shogunate Hall, many staff members immediately fell silent.The power of Donghai Town is all over the coast, and Zhao Ming can't take care of it even if he has three heads and six arms, so he opened the shogunate and gathered a large number of talents to give him advice.Now that the shogunate is helping Zhao Ming formulate a strategy, and the six branch Tongzhi and the servant are responsible for the implementation, everything in Donghai Town can be said to be in order."
Greetings to the Prince!"
The staff stood up in unison and bowed.Zhao Ming walked straight to the middle hall and sat down, then waved his hand to let everyone sit down, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone already knows about the matter, right?"
”"Back to the Duke of the Kingdom, everyone is clear!"
Wang Jiaqin took the lead.Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "Then let's talk about it!"
”Everyone sat down on both sides, and after discussing for a while, Wang Jiaqin said: "I think that there are only two feasible strategies to deal with the Dutch price reduction.The reason why the Dutch were so strong was that they controlled the sea routes, controlled important points such as Malacca, and our goods had to pass through them before they could be transported to the west.This is held by the Netherlands, coupled with the rise of the silk weaving industry in the Japanese country, the Dutch have a substitute, so there is no hole. ”Zhao Ming ordered Chen Zilong to run the "Fuxing Daily" and preside over the commercial printing hall, and began to build a library in Tamsui to display Eastern and Western books.Recently, when the Commercial Printing House recruited a Jesuit missionary named Wei Kuangguo, it had already begun to translate Western books, and Zhao Ming's staff knew a little bit about Western things.However, the biggest influence on them was Zhao Ming's serialized article "The Rise of Xiyi" in "Fuxing Daily".This is the remake of "The Rise of Great Powers", Zhao Ming serialized "The Rise of Xiyi Portugal", "The Rise of Xiyi Spain" and the latest issue of "The Rise of Xiyi Netherlands".Zhao's inscription is limited, mainly to record the history of these three countries, entering the Age of Discovery, dominating the sea in turn, and carrying out colonial rule.After the release of the Spanish chapter, everyone saw Magellan sailing around the world and saw the Spanish colonization of the Americas, so they became interested, and when the Dutch chapter was released, many people were full of curiosity about the Great Voyage, and they also knew about these three Western countries.For generations, the eyes of Chinese have been concentrated in the traditional perception of the world, and the content of "Fuxing Bao" has caused many controversies, and at the same time, people have begun to pay attention to the outside world when they open their eyes.Zhao Ming bowed slightly, "What Mr. said is good!"
The Dutch are now the hegemons of the seas, making huge fortunes by mastering the sea routes, becoming second-hand dealers, reselling goods, and making huge fortunes.They have channels and fearlessness, which is why they dare to be so insatiable. ”Wang Jiaqin arched his hand and said: "Guogong, I think that if we want to make the Dutch give in, we need to prescribe the right medicine to offset the advantages of the Dutch, so that the Dutch have nothing to hold, and they will naturally lose the right to set prices." ”At this time, another staff member, Dong Zhining, also said: "I think what Guogong said before is the best way to deal with the Dutch."
First, we thought that Huaxing should form its own fleet and conduct ocean-going trade to offset its dependence on the Dutch.If our own fleet can go to the South Seas, go to the West, retake the road of the Three Treasure Eunuchs to the West, and transport the goods to Tianzhu and Dashi, the Netherlands will naturally not be able to lower our prices. ”Zhao Ming nodded and said, "That's right, it's just that the fleet is just being built, I'm afraid it's difficult to be competent." ”Dong Zhining clenched his fists and said: "Then we will take a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, we will form our own fleet and conduct trade, and on the other hand, according to the will of the national government, we will hold an expo to attract the Portuguese and Spaniards to compete with the Dutch." ”Wang Jiaqin continued: "In addition, Guogong's plan to defeat the silk weaving industry of the Japanese State should also be implemented.At that time, only we have the goods, but the channels of the Dutch will be divided by us, as well as Spain and Portugal, and the pricing power of the goods will naturally fall into our hands. ”Zhao Ming has always meant this, and when he saw that his staff members had the same opinion as him, he immediately said: "Since this is the case, then everyone will act separately."
Mr.
Dong, you are responsible for sending people to Luzon and Macau to invite the Spaniards and Portuguese to Tamsui. ”Dong Zhining said: "I understand!
”Zhao Ming added: "In addition to informing the Spaniards, we should also be prepared on our side, so that Huaxing Company can prepare cloth, porcelain, and tea for the exhibition."
In addition, with the help of the "Fuxing Daily" to publish information, invite other businessmen from Fujian, Guangdong, and Zhejiang to bring some samples of goods to participate in the expo, enrich their products, so as to make a name for themselves, and attract more businessmen to buy in the future. ”The Fuxing Newspaper was not only distributed in Donghai Town's sphere of influence, but was also sold on land, and because Chen Zilong, the leader of Shilin, was the editor-in-chief, it attracted many people to buy and read.Dong Zhining listened to Zhao Ming's instructions and made another move, "The humble duty has been recorded." ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "After the Manchu Qing occupied Jiangnan, the economy of Jiangnan was destroyed, and the Manchu Qing planted rice in a large area in Jiangnan, which made the price of textile raw materials rise.Huaxing Company must have sufficient raw materials to produce, so the company urgently needs a raw material supply place.Since the silk weaving industry has developed, this time we will turn the country into one of our raw material suppliers. ”Speaking, Zhao Ming looked at Wang Jiaqin and said: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Guan Zhong persuaded King Qi to wear Lu, and the allusion to the death of Lu must be clear to everyone.Mr.
Wang, it's up to you to go to the Wa Kingdom and buy raw materials on a large scale!
”Wang Jiaqin said: "The lowly post receives the order, but the lowly post hopes that the national prince can send one person to go with the lowly job." ”Zhao Ming couldn't help asking, "Oh, who?"
”Wang Jiaqin hugged his fists and said: "The commander of the sailor informed Zhou Hezhi that the second person had traveled back and forth to the Wa Kingdom, was very familiar with the Wa Kingdom, and could speak the Wa language, so he could help the lowly position. ”"Zhou Hezhi?"
Zhao Ming bowed slightly, and had some impressions of this person, it seems that this person had also contacted Japan in history, asking Japan to send troops to help the Ming army attack the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
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