The bloody battle of Batavia lasted until the afternoon of the next day, and the entire city of Batavia was turned into hell, with corpses and blood everywhere inside and outside the city, and almost all the Dutch in the city were killed.

In this battle, nearly 10,000 Dutch troops were annihilated, Covins, along with the Dutch generals, nobles, missionaries, and more than 1,000 women and children in the city, were all killed.

The more than 40,000 native army in the city also suffered huge casualties, more than 23,000 people were killed, and the remaining native soldiers were also exhausted, and they were tied up without any resistance, and were surrounded by the 60,000 native army regiments attached to the Tiance army, waiting for the fall of Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu.

After Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu led their troops to inspect the city of Batavia, they saw that it was already dilapidated after the great battle, and the killing was too heavy, and it was no longer suitable as the capital of the Ming Dynasty in Luzon.

After returning to the Ming army camp, the two led their troops to guard the prisoners and stabilize the situation on Luzon Island, and on the other hand, they reported the success to the country and asked Liu Juntao for instructions on the next step.

In May of the sixth year of Chenghua, Liu Juntao finally received the good news from the front, and learned that the Dutch forces entrenched in Batavia City had been uprooted.

At the same time, after careful consideration, Liu Juntao ordered Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu to lead the army to build a city around Batavia City, which was named Nanhua City as the base camp and capital of the Ming Empire on Luzon Island.

Regarding Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu's question in the good news, how to deal with tens of thousands of native prisoners and 60,000 native troops, Liu Juntao replied directly: "Tens of thousands of native captives helped to abuse them, even if they defected before the battle, they were forced to be helpless, and they had no intention of surrendering to China, so they were executed as soon as possible!" ”

For the 60,000 native army, Liu Juntao replied: "The 60,000 native army will be reorganized immediately, and the imperial court will successively emigrate to Luzon Island and mobilize garrisons to defend it, and these 60,000 troops will be used as a servant army." It must be strictly drilled, and those who do not obey orders will be killed! ”

Liu Juntao is not the Virgin, for the backward people, there is no need for the Ming Dynasty to be merciful at all, and it is already the greatest mercy if he did not slaughter and abuse the natives of Luzon Island at will like the Dutch.

After Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu received Liu Juntao's order, they immediately began to execute the order, first burning all the Batavia City, and at the same time, next to the raging fire, they beheaded all the remaining nearly 20,000 native captives.

Then, Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu drove the 60,000 army and more than 100,000 native tribes to build a new city on the plain more than ten miles east of the original Batavia City, which is very close to the harbor, only a few miles, and the land is fertile and flat, which is very suitable for building a city, and this will be the capital of Luzon: the location of Nanhua City!

As for when the various units of the Tiance Army will return to China, Liu Juntao did not give an order for the time being, but needed to wait until the imperial court mobilized the garrison from the country before considering it.

At the same time, while Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu were busy on Luzon Island, Liu Juntao also hurriedly returned to Beijing.

At this time, the news of Luzon's victory had spread all over the country, and the capital was also jubilant.

Emperor Chenghua met Liu Juntao in the Qianqing Palace with a spring breeze on his face, and the monarchs and ministers talked very happily.

Since Liu Juntao led the army to fight here, Emperor Chenghua's martial arts were extremely prosperous, and even approached the beginning of the founding of the country, which made Emperor Chenghua very happy.

However, the court also has some worries about Liu Juntao's control of military and political power, although Emperor Chenghua trusts Liu Juntao very much, but after listening to it too much, there will inevitably be some mustard in his heart.

But at this time, hearing the news of the victory on Luzon Island, facing the very respectful Liu Juntao, the mustard in Emperor Chenghua's heart suddenly disappeared, and all that was left was his favor for Liu Juntao.

This time, Liu Juntao entered the palace to face the saint, on the one hand, to report in detail to Emperor Chenghua about the process of the Luzon War, and on the other hand, Liu Juntao was preparing to submit to Emperor Chenghua the association bill that he had discussed with the cabinet and various ministries.

The so-called association is to allow the people to form their own trading companies, that is, the companies of later generations, which Liu Juntao has practiced in Shandong and Shanxi many years ago, which can not only hide the wealth from the people, let the people obtain a large amount of wealth, stabilize the local order, but also allow the court to collect a large number of commercial taxes and other taxes, which can be described as a win-win situation for the court and the people!

This association bill is based on the previous encouragement of merchants in Shandong and Shanxi, and refines and standardizes the previous regulations, and is ready to be promoted throughout the Ming Dynasty.

After Liu Juntao reported on the course of the Luzon War, he talked about the association bill, briefly reported some specific contents, and explained: "Your Majesty, once this bill is implemented, the common people can form associations and trade on their own, and under the supervision of the imperial court, the north and the south will be connected, and the common people can even trade with merchants from various countries, but they will have to pay a certain amount of customs duties to the imperial court, and the specific rules have been determined by the imperial court." ”

"Your Majesty, referring to the previous trial results in Shandong and Shanxi, if this association bill is implemented nationwide, the revenue of the Ministry of Finance will increase by three percent, and then commercial taxes and customs duties will replace traditional taxes such as poll tax, and become the first and second largest tax sources in my Ming Dynasty!"

Emperor Chenghua listened to Liu Juntao's explanation, nodded in agreement, and he had also studied the strategies of encouraging business in Shandong and Shanxi, and understood that what Liu Juntao said was true.

However, Emperor Chenghua was still a little worried, once these businessmen lost the strict control of the past, would it form a situation where the tail could not be lost?

Liu Juntao explained: "Your Majesty, although the imperial court encourages trade, it will never let the merchants lose their restraint, all merchants must be strictly constrained by the association bill, the industrial and commercial bill and other commercial laws under the framework of the Ming law, and will never let these businessmen become big!" ”

"Hmm!"

Emperor Chenghua said, "In this way, I will approve this bill." However, after the implementation of the law, it is best not only to encourage businessmen between provinces to form associations and trade, but also to let my businessmen go out and earn more wealth from other countries! ”

Liu Juntao was secretly surprised when he heard this, who said that the king of Huaxia has no business acumen? It's just that the truth doesn't allow it! Isn't the current proposition of Emperor Chenghua the prototype of mercantilism in the West in later generations?

"Your Majesty rest assured, once this bill is implemented, the shipbuilding industry in the north and south of the country will definitely usher in another peak! Trading companies that go overseas will also be established! ”

"So, for the best!"

Ten days later, the imperial court officially promulgated the association bill, and the government and the opposition were shaken for a while. For a time, the north and south of the river were full of people crowded at the gates of various prefectures and counties, and these people were holding up "property certificates" issued by various banks, as well as certificates of joint stock and contracts of association, and were preparing to register their associations with the government.

At the same time, in the coastal areas of Beizhili, Shandong, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Liaodong and other coastal areas, all shipyards that can build seagoing ships have increased their order volume, and the order volume in just one or two months has exceeded the sum of the previous years!

For a time, the shipbuilding industry of the Ming Empire was extremely prosperous, and all kinds of new technologies and new processes that had been registered in the imperial court were forced to be used on these newly built sea ships, which greatly promoted the development of Ming shipbuilding technology.

As of July of the sixth year of Chenghua, in just two months, the Ministry of Finance has collected more than 100,000 taels of silver just for the registration of trading companies, and you must know that the handling fees charged for the establishment of a trading company only need 1/10,000 of the registered capital, which shows the scale of private associations!

Moreover, the data collected from various places show that within two months, the number of newly established trading companies in Daming is no less than 180,000, and the growth rate is still accelerating. The number of sea vessels ordered in shipyards around Daming has reached more than 3,000, and it is still increasing!

Emperor Chenghua and Liu Juntao did not expect that the people of the Ming Dynasty would have such huge financial resources, and the people of the Ming Dynasty would have such great courage!

Liu Juntao is now extremely excited, but in the face of the almost blowout scale of private business forces, Liu Juntao is also a little busy and begins to pave the way for private business forces.

First of all, Liu Juntao ordered the construction of a Daxing transit port on Luzon Island as a transit point for Daming maritime merchants to go to sea. The Ming Western Fleet stationed on Luzon provided escort services for the maritime merchants throughout the entire process, and could supply the maritime merchants with fresh water, food, and medicine.

Secondly, Liu Juntao also ordered the construction of transit stations on the main transportation routes between the provinces of the Ming Dynasty, specifically to provide convenience for merchants traveling in China, and to encourage the development of commerce and industry in an all-round way.

Since then, the industry and commerce of the Ming Dynasty began a continuous blowout state of development, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty began the accumulation of primitive capital, and the industrialists of the Ming Dynasty also began the accumulation of primitive technology and means of production, which quickly injected a dose of strength into the still high-spirited and powerful Ming Dynasty!

At the same time, through continuous escort, the Ming Western Fleet gradually mastered the water ripples of the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and other waterways in later generations, and the skills of the naval officers and men also grew rapidly.

Liu Juntao also promptly ordered the Beiyang Fleet and the Nanyang Fleet to join the escort team to exercise the ability and combat power of the Ming Navy to the greatest extent.

At this time, the Ming Empire finally opened its own era of great navigation, and Huaxia was like a giant dragon in the sky, beginning to rise in the east, glorious forever!