Wu Hongyi, the governor of Nanyang, watched his master Jia Zhenghong walk in with a sad face.
He immediately asked: "Master Jia, what kind of problem are you encountering?
Why do you have such an expression?"
Jia Zhenghong said with a sad face: "Master Wu, the Nanyang Governor's Mansion has no money.
I asked Lu Yuanshan why Governor Lu ran so fast.
The two million taels of silver coins allocated by the imperial court have been spent by Governor Lu."
When Wu Hongyi heard the news, he frowned.
For an individual, a hero in his previous life was brave and a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice.
For the government, money is more important.
Most things in the government can be solved with money.
He wanted to manage Nanyang from the ruins after the war, and he also needed a huge amount of money.
The imperial court has allocated two million taels of silver coins in advance.
Even if he applies to the court, the money will not be allocated in a short time.
If Wu Hongyi wants to solve the money shortage, he must use his own ability to raise a large amount of funds.
His plans are grand, and once the fundraising fails, all plans will fail.
Wu Hongyi looked at his master Jia Zhenghong and asked: "Governor Lu Yuanshan spent two million taels of silver coins in a short period of time. Are all the accounts accurate?"
Wu Hongyi must figure this out.
Lu Yuanshan is corrupt, and Wu Hongyi wants to expose this moron.
Master Jia Zhenghong immediately replied: "Sir, after detailed inspection, I found that Governor Lu Yuanshan's expenses were normal.
Malaria occurs frequently here in Nanyang, and there are many complex diseases.
Governor Lu Yuanshan understood this situation and built a large number of health clinics in various places.
He purchased large quantities of artemisinin and other drugs from the local area.
The rice seeds in Nanyang are not very good, so Governor Lu Yuanshan purchased a large amount of improved seeds."
While Master Jia was explaining, he directly handed the account book to Wu Hongyi.
Wu Hongyi looked through the account book carefully and found that he remembered every expenditure very clearly.
When Wu Hongyi saw this situation, although he did not spend the money, it was also used in the construction of the Nanyang region.
Now that the Nanyang Governor's Mansion has no money, he can only find ways to raise money on his own.
Wu Hongyi paced back and forth in the room.
He thought of many ways, but many of the core assets of the Nanyang Governor's Mansion were managed by the Young Mansion, and he couldn't get involved at all.
Wu Hongyi was tired from standing, so he sat on a chair and flipped through the files while thinking about things.
He saw in the files that the Dutch and Portuguese had their own habits.
A large number of plantations were built in the Nanyang region.
These plantations are now in a semi-abandoned state.
People who immigrated to the Nanyang region heard that the land here could produce three crops a year.
The vast majority of people choose to continue growing food, and few choose to work on plantations.
Wu Hongyi saw the details of these plantations.
He said happily: "These plantations are not suitable for official management. We can completely auction these plantations."
Wu Hongyi felt that his idea was a great one.
He immediately asked Master Jia to write a letter to wealthy businessmen in China in his own voice, inviting them to participate in the auction held by the Nanyang Governor's Mansion.
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Two merchant ships docked at Danmaxi Pier.
Li Gong, the owner of the Le Fu, and Du Baonian, the owner of the Xing Sheng, stepped off their respective merchant ships.
Li Gong looked at Du Baonian, he cupped his hands and said: "Brother Du also accepted the invitation of the Governor of Nanyang and came to participate in the auction held by the Governor's Mansion of Nanyang.
I thought I would be the last one to arrive at Danmasixicheng, but I didn’t expect that Brother Du would arrive at about the same time as me.”
Li Gong had been paying attention to the situation of the Southern Expedition Fleet, and when the imperial edict was issued, he set off for Guangdong.
Nanyang Governor Wu Hongyiguang invited domestic businessmen to participate in the auction held by the Nanyang Governor's Mansion.
Li Gong was also invited. He was about to go to sea, so he immediately took a merchant ship to Nanyang.
The restaurants and sugar factories he controls do not require overseas trade.
But the situation has changed, and the Nanyang region has been conquered by the Great China Dynasty.
Wu Hongyi, the governor of Nanyang, specifically mentioned in the invitation letter that Nanyang is suitable for growing sugar cane.
In order to reduce the cost of the sugar factory, Li Gong learned that sugar cane in Nanyang has a high sugar yield and is cheap.
As they had frequent trade relations with the Spaniards.
The main raw materials of Lefuhao Sugar Factory come from Nanyang region.
Supporting local farmers and purchasing local more expensive sugar cane are things that government-run sugar factories need to consider.
Li Gong only needs to consider the price of raw materials.
The Lefu Sugar Factory needs a huge amount of sugar cane every year, and the price of each kilogram of sugar cane is reduced by one copper plate, which is a considerable amount of silver coins.
Previously, purchasing sugar cane required paying a considerable amount of tariffs.
When he accepted the invitation from the Governor of Nanyang, his main purpose was to take photos of sugar cane gardens and plant a large amount of sugar cane.
If the source of sugar cane is monopolized by others, the Love Sugar Factory will probably cease to exist.
Li Gong looked at Du Baonian, they were all businessmen coming to participate in the auction.
The two of them are not strangers, and they have some interactions in the capital.
Li Gong remembered Du Baonian, whose main business was canned food, and Xingshenghao also had several small sugar factories under his command.
Du Baonian heard Li Gong greeting him, and he responded politely.
"I was indeed invited by the Governor of Nanyang.
The Nanyang region is really a treasure land where crops can be grown all year round.
Governor Wu explained in the invitation letter that there are some differences between the land-related laws in Nanyang and the Dahua Dynasty.
Individuals or companies can purchase tens of thousands of acres of land.
I plan to buy tens of thousands of acres of land and plant some fruits and other cash crops.
The Nanyang region is very rich in fruits, which can enrich my canned varieties."
When Li Gong heard what Du Baonian said, the smile on his face became even stronger.
Du Baonian's main purpose was to come to Nanyang to purchase fruits and build a cannery.
He came to Nanyang to acquire land, plant sugar cane, and build a sugar factory.
There is no conflict of interest between the two of them.
The two of them made an appointment to go to the Nanyang Governor's Mansion to participate in the auction.
The two arrived at the Nanyang Governor's Mansion and found that they were indeed the last ones to arrive, and the auction was about to begin.
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There are already many businessmen in the Nanyang Governor's Mansion now.
Many of the merchants here were familiar to Li Gong. They were all famous merchants from the Dahua Dynasty.
There is also a businessman among them, who has the most special status.
That was Mr. Wang Bonuo, a relative of the current dynasty and the Queen's brother.
Du Baonian muttered in a low voice: "When Earl Wang comes here, what does he really value? Who has the ability to compete with Earl Wang?"
Li Gong was very nervous and said with an open-minded appearance: "Earl Wang is not a bully.
Besides, Nanyang is so big, and the Wang family doesn’t have the appetite to eat it all.”
Only then did Du Baonian look relaxed and said in a gentle tone: "The Wang family has a special status and they must consider their reputation.
I believe Wang Bonuo will pay attention to his eating habits."
Li Gong and Du Baonian talked quietly and quickly walked into the hall.
They greet each other with people they know well.
Xu Wansheng, a businessman from Shu, saw Li Gong and said happily: "President Li, you are a little late.
Most of the people we accepted the invitation have arrived here a few days ago."
Li Gong said with some embarrassment: "This is not because I have a batch of sugar cane stored in a warehouse in Manila.
With the current situation in Nanyang, who knows whether we and the Spaniards will go to war.
That's goods worth one hundred thousand taels of silver, and I can't afford to lose it.
I can only take the fleet and rush to Manila first to transport the sugar cane stored there to Guangzhou."
Li Gong asked these businessmen to explain the reason for his late arrival.
Du Baonian saw someone asking why he came so late.
He said helplessly: "You have come here smoothly, I am very envious of you.
The team I am in has a boat and its sail is broken.
I can't just throw the boat into the sea.
Finally we found a port and repaired the ship."
Xu Wansheng led the two of them to a huge map next to the hall.
"This is the plantation that the Nanyang Governor's Palace is preparing to auction.
Grain plantation, Nanyang Governor's Mansion will not be sold.
They mainly sell some cash crop plantations.
Minerals and other important resources are directly monopolized by the government-run companies of the Shaofu and the Nanyang Governor's Palace, and will not be released at all."
Li Gong and Du Baonian listened to Xu Wansheng's introduction and carefully searched for their favorite place on the map.
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The hall suddenly became quiet.
A middle-aged man wearing a second-grade official uniform walked into the hall.
Most of the businessmen who came here had titles. They just clasped their fists and saluted to welcome Wu Hongyi, the governor of Nanyang.
Wu Hongyi smiled and looked at the businessmen who accepted his invitation.
After the war, the Nanyang region could not develop rapidly without the support of these businessmen.
Wu Hongyi combined the advantages of the Nanyang region. If he wants to develop here quickly, he must make good use of the advantages of the Nanyang region.
His vision can only see that the Nanyang region has two advantages that can be quickly realized.
The first advantage is the climate here. Rice can be harvested three times a year or four times a year.
The taste of this kind of rice is not very good, but it can fill the stomach, so it doesn't matter if it tastes bad.
The grain planting industry and its affiliated grain processing industry will be key industries in Nanyang.
This industry cannot be left to the control of businessmen, but is controlled by the Shaofu and the Nanyang Governor's Office.
There are also many unique crops here in Nanyang, these valuable economic crops,
Most of them come from plantations built here by the Portuguese and Dutch.
When Wu Hongyi saw these vast plantations, he felt that auctioning the plantations would be a way to quickly raise funds.
The second greatest advantage of Nanyang is to control the Strait of Malacca, which will be an important node of the Maritime Silk Road.
Nanyang Governor Wu Hongyi, sitting on the main seat, looked at these businessmen and said: "Thank you all for accepting my invitation to participate in the Nanyang Governor's Mansion auction.
As the Governor of Nanyang, I will be committed to building up the Nanyang region.
Nanyang is connected in all directions and will be the only way from the mainland to the west.
His Majesty also told me that we should pay attention to the Maritime Silk Road.
Support merchants to sell products produced by Dahua to various places around the world.
I have decided to establish ports and lighthouses on various islands in the Nanyang region and along the Strait of Malacca.
To serve the passing merchant ships.”
As soon as Wu Hongyi spoke these words, many businessmen applauded enthusiastically.
Many of them have begun selling goods to the West.
The Spaniards made astonishing amounts of wealth every time they traveled.
This makes every businessman very excited.
The statement made by Governor Wu Hongyi is obviously an official way to support their development of ocean trade.
These merchants who want to carry out ocean-going trade are, after all, very few.
Building ports and lighthouses also requires huge investment.
Governor Wu Hongyi did not discuss this matter in detail. He would consider the size of the port based on the money from the subsequent sale of the plantation.
Governor Wu Hongyi continued: “The Nanyang Governor-General confiscated many Westerners’ plantations.
These plantations are highly integrated and are not suitable for distribution to ordinary people for small plot planting.
In the plantations opened by Westerners, the crops grown are high-value economic purchases.
The Nanyang Governor-General decided to auction these plantations.
The Nanyang Governor's Palace is relatively independent and is not restricted by the maximum amount of land owned by each household in the mainland."
As soon as Governor Wu Hongyi finished speaking, all the businessmen were very excited.
They were able to accept the invitation because they were interested in these plantations.
Governor Wu Hongyi said loudly: "Westerners' plantations are relatively regular.
The Nanyang Governor-General decided to sell each plantation as a whole.
The first plantation, 50,000 acres of rubber forest, has a starting price of 500,000 taels of silver coins."
"Five hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver coins."
"The price of domestic rubber is so high. If you want to buy 50,000 acres of rubber plantation for 580,000 taels, you are thinking nonsense.
I will pay you 600,000 taels of silver coins."
"Six hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver coins."
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"One million and eighty thousand taels of silver coins, whoever offers more silver coins than me, I'm willing to lose."
Governor Wu Hongyi personally held the hammer.
"One million and eighty thousand taels of silver coins, are there still voices for a high price?
If no one bids, one million taels of silver coins will be officially sold."
Wang Bonuo said calmly: "I will pay one and a half million taels of silver coins.
Everyone, please give me, Mr. Wang, some respect. In this auction, I will only auction this piece of plantation."
As soon as Wang Bonuo's words came out, no one dared to bid again.
This is 1.5 million taels of silver coins. Most businessmen think that rubber plantations are not worth so much money.
A small number of relatively wealthy businessmen heard that Wang Bonuo only wanted this rubber plantation, and they had no intention of competing with Wang Bonuo.
Governor Wu Hongyi excitedly knocked down the small hammer in his hand.
"make a deal."
Wu Hongyi did not expect that this rubber plantation would get off to a good start.
Directly raised 1.5 million taels of silver coins for the Nanyang Governor's Palace.
The auction continued, and Westerners opened a large number of spice plantations in Southeast Asia.
Spice plantations such as cinnamon trees, Sichuan peppercorns, cardamom, etc. were constantly photographed by a famous businessman.
Governor Wu Hongyi’s smile never ceased.
He needed to consume a lot of silver coins to govern Nanyang.
The imperial court allocated limited silver coins to the Nanyang Governor's Mansion.
Most of the money needs to be raised by the Nanyang Governor's Office itself.
Wu Hongyi could only choose to sell a large number of plantations and other assets in exchange for a large amount of funds to build the Nanyang region.
Du Baonian heard that the Nanyang Governor-General's Office was auctioning 30,000 acres of orchards, and the base price was 250,000 taels of silver coins.
Du Baonian began to compete with other businessmen.
He never imagined that orchards would become a hot commodity.
"Three hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver coins."
Du Baonian gritted his teeth and said the maximum amount of silver coins he could afford.
Li Gong stood beside Du Baonian, and he coughed twice.
When Du Baonian saw Li Gong's signal, he immediately noticed that the businessmen competing with him looked very strange.
He is still a businessman who can spend more than 300,000 taels of silver coins at one time to buy an orchard.
It was impossible not to recognize Du Baonian, and now several strange businessmen appeared to compete with him for the orchards.
In this case, it is obvious that it is either a trap sent by a competitor or an official trap.
Du Baonian immediately stopped bidding.
But he heard the voices competing with him, shouting out a high price of three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver coins.
When Du Baonian heard the price, he didn't respond directly. This person was obviously not an official.
The businessman opposite looked a little flustered. He pointed at Du Baonian and said with some horror: "You, why don't you bid?"
Du Baonian spread his hands and said, "How can you bid if you don't have money?"
Governor Wu Hongyi saw that something was wrong, and he immediately sent his master Jia Zhenghong to deal with the matter.
The master came to the merchant who was bidding.
"The auction has been successful, please pay the price immediately.
There are banks here for easy transfers, and our Nanyang Governor's Palace also accepts cash."
The businessman was a little flustered. His face was covered with sweat and he said, "I don't have enough money. Can you allow me a period of grace?"
When Governor Wu Hongyi heard this, he slammed the table with his hand.
"How dare you, come here, take this man and put him in jail.
How dare you disrupt the auction."
After Wu Hongyi killed the chicken to scare the monkey, no one dared to disrupt the order of the auction.
Jia Zhenghong looked at Du Baonian sheepishly: "Hello, Mr. Du, can you buy this orchard at the price you bid before?
My request is a bit abrupt, but if you leave the orchard alone, the fruit trees will gradually wither and die, which is a huge waste.
After the failed auction, I don’t know how long it will take to wait for the second auction.”
Du Baonian agreed to this request for the sake of the governor of Nanyang.
After he handed over the land deed, he saw that Li Gong had already taken a photo of a sugar cane plantation, and no one was competing with him.
Governor Wu Hongyi looked at Master Jia's statistics after the auction.
From this auction, the Nanyang Governor's Mansion raised a total of eleven million taels of silver coins.
With this money, he became more confident in building Nanyang.
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