Among the first batch of shareholders of China United Company, those who invested the most money were Li Lihua, who invested on behalf of Li Dan, and the Han family father and son, who invested all their wealth. They helped Yin Feng prop up the skeleton of China United Company. Now, Huang Qiang has withdrawn from the board of directors. . raised most of the share capital. It is impossible for Luo Xuri and the Han family to continue to stay on the board of directors. In this way, Li Lihua became the largest shareholder of China Company. Followed by the Zeng family and Yin Feng, who have control over the leadership of the company. .For Yin Feng, it is indeed more consolidated.
In order not to implicate their own family's future, the Zheng family came forward to persuade Huang Cheng in private.
Huang Tao had no choice but to announce his resignation from the board of directors after being released from house arrest.
Zheng Zhilong's father declined Yin Feng's request for him to join the board of directors.
In this regard, Yin Feng was very happy with the attitude of the Zheng family. After announcing the conquest of Ceylon Island, the Zheng family had priority in purchasing the land on the island. He also allowed the third son of the Zheng family, Zheng Hongkui, to study at the Chinese Military Academy without taking the exam on the grounds that he had military merit. ---None of the sons of the Zheng family seem to be willing to read and write. This is especially true for Zheng Hongkui. He ran away to sea at the age of ten. At the age of twelve, he went to Tanegashima with the Anhai pioneering group (the pioneering group formed by the Han family and Anhai maritime merchants). .Is the youngest Chinese militia member in the Tanegashima Incident.
Because the Huang family's business is mainly based on overseas trade. Unlike the Han family, which develops from overseas to the mainland, there are also factories and other production enterprises. After the internal cleaning of the Chinese company, the Huang family has established operations in various parts of the inland, Taiwan, and Liaodong. , Japan’s supply channels were cut off. The business manpower that had been cultivated with great difficulty in various places suffered a great loss.
Although the business reputation of the Huang family name still exists, after losing the protection of the Chinese company, the business contacts that have been operated for many years are still there. However, in various trading ports where the Chinese company accounts for the main share of overseas trade, merchants from various places do not supply them. Businessmen from various countries do not supply them. Out of caution, no one will dare to do business with them for a long time.
It is impossible for the Huang family to seek refuge with the Ming Dynasty government. Because they used to be smugglers who went to sea privately. They mainly dealt with Western forces. The Huang family never had close relations with the government. Later, they continued to rebel with the Chinese company and recruit immigrants. Although this time with Fujian Commander-in-Chief Shen Yourong contacted them. But Shen Yourong could not protect them in Fujian. In Fujian, the Ming Dynasty government was simply unable to fight against the Chinese army. The reason why the northern half of Fujian was still under government control was that Because the Chinese army did not want to drive them away.
The Huang family consisted of three generations, young and old, and a large number of servants and maids. They had been living in Anping for two months. Huang Qiang had to ask his third son, who worked in the company's audit department, to see Yin Feng and ask Yin Feng to let the Huang family get their shares back. gold.
Yin Feng decided to give them a way to go. He was not willing to violate the principle of "the major shareholders of China United Company voluntarily withdraw their shares and join the shares". But it was definitely not possible for the Huang Cheng family to continue to stay in Fujian. Even if their family did not cause trouble themselves, the government Or the Western powers may take the initiative to find the Huang family.
When he was checking the information he copied from his laptop after traveling through time, he remembered what he had wanted to do a long time ago: let the Chinese colonize the American continent.
Huang Tie had a flexible business acumen and good organizational skills. The Macau-Japan trade fleet that originally cooperated with the Portuguese was managed by Huang Tie. Moreover, he was proficient in Portuguese and some Spanish and was good at dealing with foreigners. In the original historical time and space, he would be one of the first comprador merchants.
Such people, coupled with military talents with certain capabilities and sufficient manpower and material support, can completely go to the Americas to expand territory. The reason why they want to go south to Banten Port in Java is that Yin Feng's plan is to find it in this East-West trading center. A guide who has been to the North American continent. His expedition plan to the Americas directly conflicts with the interests of the Iberian Peninsula countries. Now all western North America is under the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Therefore, this matter cannot be left to the Portuguese and Spanish People are involved. Guides from other countries must be found.
Originally, he could have gone to Manila to find Jewish guides. But Zeng Shan was negotiating with the Spanish envoys in Manila to reopen the galleon trade. Moreover, there were more than a thousand Spanish prisoners of war working hard around Manila. These prisoners of war will be redeemed by the Kingdom of Spain with American gold. Go. Therefore, at this time, Yin Feng was recruiting people on a large scale to colonize America. It was really difficult to keep it secret.
On this trip, Yin Feng originally planned to go south in person. As the Great Purge deepened, there were too many things for Yin Feng to decide. He really couldn't run away. Therefore, he asked Li Lihua to go south to Java in his place to carry out his "American Plan": Expedition The fleet will recruit manpower on a voluntary basis. Those who are willing to go to that distant place to mine gold will sign a life-and-death contract with Yin Feng and Huang Zhao. Captain William Cornelius Schautzin will be the sea guide of the proposed expedition fleet. .As for the expedition fleet funds, in addition to being funded by Yin Feng and Huang Cheng's family, Li Lihua also invested money.
The next day, in the name of inspecting the post-war situation in Java Island, Li Lihua went by land to Jakarta, the Java garrison and the headquarters of the Nanyang Brigade.
At this time, the news of the arrival of the Chinese princess in Java had spread. A large number of businessmen from European countries, Arabia, the Indian Ocean, Burma, and Siam flocked to the east gate of Banten. Chinese people in the city and nearby military farms, immigrant villages, and plantations The Chinese also rushed to Banten early in the morning.
Li Lihua came to Nanyang on behalf of the King of China after the Third Nanyang War. This news inspired the local Chinese and indicated that the chaos in Java after the war was about to end. Businessmen from various countries wanted to see this legendary event. A rich oriental woman, the wife of the supreme ruler of the East Asian sea.
At the port of Jakarta, Li Lihua announced the "Regulations on the Aftermath of Java Island" drafted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Royal Palace of China. Most of them were decisions made after discussions between Yin Feng and Xu Hongji.
According to the regulations: Javanese lords, governors, and sultans who helped the Chinese fight during the rebellion could keep their own land unchanged. However, those lords, governors, and sultans who participated in the fight against the Chinese were all deprived of their rights to their own territories. All members of his family were exiled to the Spice Islands in the east. Their land is now owned by the King of China. After measurement, a large-scale auction will begin at the beginning of next year. Those who have priority to participate in the auction are: China United Company and various Chinese companies. , mainland merchants. Finally, the indigenous lords, Sudan, who became allies of the Chinese army.
This aftermath regulation was later revised and promulgated throughout Southeast Asia after the war with Siam. All the Malay aristocrats who participated in the rebellion were purged after the war and were exiled to the Spice Islands in large numbers. The furthest ones were Exiled to Guam, the descendants of the Madalan Sultanate of Java received special care and were exiled to Tanegashima to farm. Most of them froze to death on the island in the winters of the following years.
The land left by these noble lords doubled the land under the control of the Chinese army. Immigrant villages, farms, plantations, etc. needed people to farm everywhere.
When Yin Feng held a meeting of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the study, he told Xu Hongji: "Immigration is more important than land occupation. Change the conditions for immigrants to Nanyang: as long as they are willing to go to Nanyang, each family will be counted as an adult. Each person will be given 100 acres of land. After five years of continuous farming and paying rent, it can be owned by your own family. And one more thing. The 100 acres mentioned above are reclaimed mature land. Wasteland reclaimed by the immigrants themselves. As long as they farm for three consecutive years, they will be tax-free within three years. .In addition to this, those who have joined the Chinese Army for three years can get 200 acres of land anywhere in Southeast Asia. Rent is free during five consecutive years of farming."
Xu Hongji quickly recorded Yin Feng's speech and said with a smile: "100 acres. Haha. 200 acres. If you put it that way, even I want to go to Nanyang to occupy a few pieces of land."
Zeng Shan, who had just returned from Manila, immediately grabbed the advantage: "You are so awesome. Your family still has little land in Luzon. Even your unborn son. You have prepared a house for him to get married."
Xu Hongji blushed and retorted: "You have a large family. If we go to Nanyang to grab land, the entire island of Bali will not be enough for your family..."
"This is wrong. Bali is our ally. We can't rob their land."
Xu Hongji has been wandering around for many years and has recently settled down. This is not because he is full, warm and lustful. This former wandering Taoist priest cannot resist the temptation. He just married his wife at the age of forty and is about to have a child.
Yin Feng stopped the two of them with a smile and said: "Speaking of Luzon, the Greeks recognize our possession of Luzon and are willing to pay gold to redeem the prisoners of war. However, the Greeks are always cunning. Zeng Shan .We must never relax our vigilance against the Greeks easily in the future. When their galleons come to Manila, they must undergo boarding inspection at the War Island at the mouth of Manila Bay. Remember, this article must be included in the peace agreement."
Zeng Shan nodded in agreement. Now, no one can question Yin Feng's decision face to face. This is not a good thing for Yin Feng. It's just that he hasn't realized it yet.
He took out a document transcribed by Mei Xinlan and handed it to Xu Hongji: "Several secretaries of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are here now. Please take a look at this: the new regulations on the central government system. Then give your opinions."
Xu Hongji and others immediately became serious. Xu Hongji sat up straight and took the document. The other people couldn't bear it any longer, so they all came forward to watch.
This is a document that concerns everyone here. It is also the beginning of Yin Feng's formal establishment of a complete national system.
The new central government system: the head is the Cabinet. The following are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Posts and Communications, and the Ministry of Administration; the institutions parallel to the cabinet are The Grand Council, the Audit Yuan, the Supervisory Yuan, the Dali Yuan, and the Military Affairs Office. There are a total of eleven departments, three academies, one government, and one council.
Yin Feng's design of the official system refers to the official reform of the late Qing Dynasty in another time and space. In this way, it can avoid the overlapping of the Ming Dynasty official system and the mutual restraint of power departments. Each department has its own specialized functions and the division of labor is more clear. It is clear that the establishment of some institutions such as the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, and the Ministry of Posts and Communications has also greatly expanded the country's social management functions, especially the economic and cultural functions. It has changed the situation in traditional China where the government only collects taxes. .The government began to pay attention to broader aspects such as the national economy and people's livelihood.