In Su Yinshi City, during this period of time, with the stabilization of the waterway, more and more merchants came from the Ming Dynasty. Why? Because Zhu Zhanzhen needed a large amount of supplies, and he could make a lot of money just by sending the supplies.
So many merchant ships are constantly running here.
Suyinshi City is becoming more and more prosperous visible to the naked eye.
The Ming Dynasty's army is stationed here, and the number is still increasing. The number of slaves has exceeded 100,000, and the number of death row prisoners has exceeded 10,000. Zhu Zhanqing also built a machinery factory in Suyinshi City to produce simple equipment for digging canals. The surrounding area
There are also many people who want to find opportunities to make a living in Suyinshi City, which has led to a huge increase in the population of the small town of Suyinshi.
The increase in population brought strong demand. In a short period of time, Suyinshi City became a pearl on the bay, and because there were a large number of Ming troops stationed there, there was no need to worry about safety issues.
Because of Zhu Zhanzhen's temporary departure, Xiaosheng became the top manager here administratively.
He himself was responsible for most of the trivial matters for Zhu Zhanzhen, so he was able to cope with it.
At this time, in his office, there were several owners of large trading houses who came from the Ming Dynasty. These people had multiplied their wealth several times in the trade between Guangdong and Nanyang, and they were also the most active in Zhu Zhanxang's call for overseas expansion.
Several people came here originally to visit Zhu Zhanxi, but they did not expect that Zhu Zhanxian was not here.
Guo Qinjian, a chubby Guangdong Chaozhou businessman, carried a small box to Xiaosheng's table with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand filled with various gemstone rings and slowly opened the box.
It was filled with golden light, and beside it was Guo Qinjian's smiling face.
"What does Shopkeeper Guo mean?"
"Eunuch Zhuang, this is a little bit of my thoughts. These days, I hear that you have no time to sleep for the errands you have assigned to His Highness. We feel sorry for you when we see you working so hard." Guo Qinjian was the first to contract the foreign trade of Hong Kong Port.
The merchants who started foreign trade in the warehouse have made fortunes along with them over the years.
So I am very familiar with Xiaosheng. After all, I have to deal with him often. He is also one of the frequent guests at the Pearl River County Prince's Mansion every year during the Chinese New Year.
Xiaosheng covered the box and said, "Shopkeeper Guo, I don't get paid for my merits, but what's wrong?"
"It's okay, it's okay. I just feel that you have worked hard and I respect you."
Guo Qinjian said this, but Xiaosheng was not stupid: "After hearing His Highness's previous order to allow trading companies to develop overseas territories, Shopkeeper Guo spared no effort to go to the West. I heard that many places were developed."
Xiaosheng had heard some news about the sea.
When others were still hesitating, Guo Qinjian had already acted immediately. People are all superstitious. He made dozens of times his worth by following Zhu Zhanxang. He believed that he could definitely continue to earn more by following Zhu Zhanxang, and
He also had other ideas.
Guo Qinjian smiled: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Eunuch Zhuang. I, Old Guo, naturally have to carry out the order given by the prince immediately. I asked the ship to go to the place where I found some fertile land to educate the local indigenous people. This has just begun.
, Father-in-law, don’t worry, these places belong to our Lord the Sea King, and the Ming Dynasty’s naval flag is standing everywhere.”
Xiaosheng nodded with satisfaction and pocketed the gold given by Guo Qinjian: "Shopkeeper Guo is brave and resourceful. No wonder His Highness often praises you."
"Young and young, you don't dare to take that seriously. Lao Guo, I just follow His Highness and do my best. His Highness asked me to deliver food to Su Yinshi City. I came without saying a word, and I will continue to come in the future."
"Don't worry, Shopkeeper Guo, His Highness will never let you lose money. If you send the food over, His Highness will also let you make more."
"Eunuch Zhuang, I don't mean that. His Highness is fighting for the country, so it's only right for me to put in some effort. I just have a question I want to ask you." Guo Qinjian rolled his eyes and looked at the other people present.
It's all the same, waiting for Xiaosheng's answer.
Xiaosheng put down the official document in his hand, looked at everyone, and said with a slight smile: "You guys want to ask about what His Highness promised before."
Zhu Zhanzhen said that the land they purchased or occupied will become the land of the Ming Dynasty, but you have the right to control the territory, so Guo Qinjian will lead people to develop the land wantonly. He has made a lot of money, and he wants a title.
, wanted to get an official position, but because Zhu Zhanzhen had absolutely put an end to selling officials and titles before, they had no choice but to do it themselves. This time, it was Zhu Zhanzhen who spoke on his own, but since the matter was serious, he still wanted to ask sideways questions.
How to implement it specifically.
Xiaosheng looked at a group of people who were most concerned about this issue, and said: "Don't worry, everyone, what His Highness said must be true. It's just that it's not the time to reward merits yet. You are doing a lot of work for the Su Yinshi Canal excavation."
My contribution to the smooth flow of the Western shipping route will be recorded one by one. When the major event is completed, it will be time for His Highness to reward you for your merits."
"This is natural, this is natural. Could you please Eunuch Zhuang reveal how His Highness will reward you? It will give us a better idea."
It's all the old Jianghu who wants to get over with Sanliangyuhu. Xiaosheng signaled everyone to be quiet, and then said: "His Royal Highness has formulated a new reward system called the parliamentary system."
Everyone was puzzled. They had never heard of the parliamentary system.
"His Highness told me a rough idea. After His Highness's conquest of France and Ingeland is completed, the lands in the Western Ocean, as well as Ingeland, France and other places will be formed into a Western Federation. The places under the Federation will be divided into various regions based on economy and geographical area.
States, you can understand them as vassals, and the rights of these states are in the hands of members. These members have levels according to different regions, which are equivalent to titles, and together they form the Federal Council."
"The Federation Council will be the highest authority of the Western Federation. It will jointly decide on various systems and even laws of the Western Federation. All members of Congress have their own rights."
Guo Qinjian asked: "Then the members of the Federal Council are equal to the chiefs of the third department?"
"No, the chiefs of the three departments should be called governors or something like that in His Highness's plan. Members do not have direct government powers, but they also have such important powers as impeachment and election of governors. And one more thing, the members have a term of 6
Years, you can always be re-elected.”
Everyone was surprised and delighted. The people present here were all shopkeepers of large commercial banks. For being in this position, their understanding skills were extremely good.
According to Zhu Zhanzhen's plan, the members have no direct administrative power, but they have the power to supervise the governor and other administrative personnel. They are also members of the Federal Council, the highest authority, which means that they have the same authority as some nobles with titles.
Almost, even if he has no official status, as long as he has the power that this status brings to him, he is a distinguished person, and he is no longer an ordinary businessman.
Although there may be no salary as a member of parliament, for these people, salary is nothing. Who still lacks that three melons and two dates? What I lack is power and status. What I lack is the change of status from ordinary people to aristocrats.
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And being able to be re-elected means that the status of this member of the parliament can remain unchanged. It is not clearly stated, but in theory it can be passed on to one's descendants.
Isn't this a hereditary and irreplaceable title?
"His Highness said that the number of MPs is directly proportional to the contribution you make. The greater the contribution, the greater the chance of getting MPs, and the more quotas you will get."
This time, a tube of chicken blood was injected. There are more than one seats for members. In this case, can I have one for my son? Guo Qinjian was ecstatic in his heart. He has made a lot of contributions now. As long as he continues, he will get almost one seat for members.
It's a done deal.
"For now, Your Highness has just told me these things. Perhaps His Highness will have to wait until the war is over to make detailed plans for the specific matters. After all, this is an unprecedented system. His Highness is currently busy entangled with the French Ingram and cannot tell the difference.
Come." Xiaosheng shook his head in distress.
Guo Qinjian hurriedly said: "Eunuch Zhuang is right. I deserve to die, so I shouldn't ask this question. Your Highness has already thought about it. What else do I worry about? Don't worry, Eunuch Zhuang. I will definitely ensure the food supply of Suyinshi City."
The problem is, if anyone who owns a merchant ship dares to be short of money, he will be in trouble with me, Lao Guo."
Following Guo Qinjian's statement, others also expressed their loyalty.
Although they didn't quite understand Zhu Zhanzhen's new system of parliament and members, they knew it was definitely not a nonsense made by a niche, nor could it be made up by Zhu Zhanzhen. Firstly, because
Zhu Zhanzhen would never make something up like this, and secondly, coming up with such a system that had never existed before would never happen overnight.
Neptune is definitely taking this matter seriously, and as long as they have this attitude, they will feel at ease.
"Everyone, please go and do your work seriously." Xiaosheng accepted their gifts and sent them all away.
Everyone also expressed their gratitude to Xiaosheng.
Xiaosheng sent these people away. The guards around him looked at the dazzling array of gold and silver treasures, all with envy. As the eunuch next to Zhu Zhanzhen, Xiaosheng was everyone's favorite. Even Chen Xinyue, as the Princess of the Sea, was very fond of Xiaosheng.
They are also respectful, and these businessmen will naturally go to great lengths to please the niche.
Xiaosheng saw their looks and said, "What? Do you want it?"
"No...don't dare..."
"If you want it, don't dare. You are all the guards around the prince. Some of you have little qualifications. Let me remind you that you can take any money and you can't take it. You can take the money that the prince has approved, but the prince does not have it.
No matter how much money is allowed, no matter how good it is, I will keep all your hearts. Several people will come to count these things and put them all into the treasury."
"This is what Eunuch Zhuang taught you."
Xiaosheng felt that these would all be Zhu Zhanzhen's personal guards from now on, and they could be considered selected from thousands of people, so he reminded him: "I have followed the prince since I was a child, and the prince has never been stingy with his rewards. This year's reward is just for me."
There are no less than these gold and silver utensils. My glory, wealth, honor and status are all given by the prince, so I have set a red line for myself. I must not deceive the prince in anything. The prince never treats the people around him badly. In the past, your commander
Yang Feng will fight with His Highness this time, and he will ascend to heaven as soon as he returns from victory."
As he said this, Xiaosheng looked around at the people present: "Following His Highness, people like His Highness, all the things they do are of great significance to the past and the present. As long as they are loyal to His Highness, I have never seen any fool."
Not good.”
Everyone thanked them one after another: "Thank you very much, Eunuch Zhuang, for your guidance."
Xiaosheng is a eunuch, but he is a very sensible eunuch, and he is always cautious in doing things. When Zhu Zhanzhen and Yao Guangxiao met for the first time, Yao Guangxiao praised him. Being able to get praise from people like Yao Guangxiao when they first met, Xiaosheng also
It's a very small number.
Zhu Zhanzhen asked him to learn some culture and accounting. During the Guangdong vassal years, although he was not very old, he was in charge of most of the internal affairs of the Zhujiang County Prince's Palace at that time.
There is only one preparation for him to do anything, and the prince has the final say.
After the gold and silver treasures were taken away, Xiaosheng continued to look at the events of the past few days. Managing such a large city and supervising such a major event as the canal excavation made Xiaosheng feel exhausted both physically and mentally.
The cost of building the canal was too great. Xiaosheng finally understood why those in the court were unwilling to travel such a long distance to fight this battle. Money was being burned everywhere, and there was no place to go from far away.
Money, even if we conquer England and France and plunder them, they may not be able to make up for the losses in building the canal.
The people in the court are still good, but Xiaosheng firmly believes that the most good one must be His Highness. His Highness has never made a loss-making business so far.
Millions of carts of silver were stolen from the Ottoman Empire.
"Eunuch Zhuang, Eunuch Zhuang, it's not good..."
At this time, a guard ran over in a panic, shouting that something had happened. The young man was unmoved and still sat in his seat: "If you have anything to say, please speak slowly. What does it look like to be in a panic?"
"Eunuch Zhuang, Eunuch Zhuang, something big has happened. The prisoners on death row have rebelled. All the prisoners on death row have rebelled."
Xiaosheng couldn't sit still anymore. Before Zhu Zhanzhen left, he had given many instructions to take care of these people. A group of people who were full of evil was the most difficult to control. He also expected that something might happen, but he didn't expect it.
So fast.
But because there were Ming troops in the city, Xiaosheng was confident and said calmly: "Tell me clearly what the situation is."
"Just when the night shift was about to change, a riot suddenly broke out, and the death row inmates rushed forward one after another. For a time, there was a shortage of manpower, and the death row inmates began to rush out."
These prisoners on death row were all desperadoes, some of them because of Wang Baoyu's instigation. As long as someone took the lead, others would follow. They took advantage of the approaching nightfall and began to attack the location of the supervisors.
A group of people rushed out. There were not enough guards, so the prisoners on death row rushed forward one after another. Now they were fleeing in all directions, and there were even small groups who wanted to take advantage of this moment to pour into the city.
Xiaosheng looked gloomy and blurted out: "Kill, kill those who pass the test."
