Chapter 902

This is Zhang Guangde's next trip to Europe, accompanied by the old French "lover", well, it is indeed a little old, and Chen Ping, the president of Dafa Bank, who holds the financial lifeblood of the Ming Empire. The first trip to Europe was full of emotion for Chen Ping. Standing on the foredeck of the cruise ship, all that comes to mind is the conversation between father and son before leaving.

"Social responsibility!" The topic of this conversation is this. What a dream, what a revival, these slogans are shouted by everyone. But these slogans really have little to do with ordinary people. From Chen Ping's point of view, when he thinks about problems, he first thinks of his own interests, and then others. But Chen Xie told him that with great power comes great responsibility. What responsibility? "Social responsibility!" This is what Chen Xie is most worried about his children, and they almost don't have this awareness.

Chen Xie did not ask his children to give up their small family for everyone, this request is too unrealistic, or inhumane. I can only tell my children that on the premise of not excessively hurting their own interests, they should try their best to take on the social responsibilities they can bear.

This topic is a bit big, so Chen Xie spent several days dedicating a long exchange with Chen Ping and Chen Fan, and this exchange seems to have a deeper meaning. Chen Ping understood it this way, and felt that his father might have to leave Daming in the near future.

The cruise ship "Dongfeng" cleaves the waves on the sea, and this cruise ship belongs to the property of Dafa Bank. Traveling between the Ming Dynasty and Europe, he served the soldiers free of charge until the end of the war. This was the maiden voyage of the "Dongfeng", and by the way, the Ming delegation headed by Chen Ping and Zhang Guangde was piggybacked.

War is a continuation of politics, and in the view of Chen Xie, prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is now possible to think about post-war matters. If France can bow its head, other countries will certainly bow their heads at the negotiating table. It is naturally best to obtain most of the interests of the Americas and some of the interests of Africa at the negotiating table without going to war. At this time, a team that can represent the Ming cabinet appears in Europe.

Chen Ping's purpose in coming to Europe was naturally not to see his lover's hometown, but to go through the negotiation process. Building a financial system in Europe. As far as finance is concerned, it was the Netherlands that suffered the most losses in the war. It is estimated that the tens of millions of money lent out will not be recovered. The only opponent of the Ming financial system in Europe, this time it is inevitable.

"Brother Chen, I just received the news that under the cover of the American Fleet, the army landed in New York, the British colony in North America. In the spirit of the Cabinet, we need to force Britain to abandon its colonies in the Americas, and it seems that this is no longer necessary. ”

Zhang Guangde is somewhat regretful. It was originally his job, but the Navy and Army couldn't stop fighting. In particular, the American colonies, with the financial support of "some capitalists" in the country, were constantly grabbing more territory.

Chen Ping glanced at Zhang Guangde and said lightly: "You can't tell me this, although Chen Pu is young, his ambition is not small." The motion of the North American Special Administrative Region of the Ming Empire was not proposed by me in Congress. It's those people in Liaodong. ”

"What do you mean, the Americas now. has become the basic plate of those people in Liaodong? Zhang Guangde asked rhetorically with a smile, and Chen Ping pursed his lips: "Don't say such words that are not conducive to unity, North American Railway Group is the largest customer of Dafa Bank, and there is no one." Aren't you afraid that I will tell him bad things about my great benefactor behind your back? ”

Zhang Guangde put away his smile, looked at Chen Ping very seriously and said, "Prevention is better than prevention." Aren't you worried about the current situation in North America? At the end of this war, I bet that ten dollars will definitely blow a wave of North American domination. You have to figure out how to be king in North America and being king in the South Seas. Those are two completely different concepts. The Americas don't have to be Ming native, where the population is 10 million and there are at least 8 million rifles. Even a woman in North America can pick up a rifle to fight. ”

Zhang Guangde successfully attracted Chen Ping's attention, in fact, Chen Ping has been reluctant to mention this topic, but there is a reason why Zhang Guangde is bringing it up now. Because after the end of this negotiation, he is about to enter the Ming cabinet as an assistant to the prime minister. It is precisely because of this identity that Zhang Guangde, who abandoned martial arts and followed the text, would raise such a sensitive topic. America is now a colony of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the basic plate of the Ming Liaodong Consortium. This status quo must be broken, otherwise with the expansion of strength, forbearance will inevitably also expand. Nominally, Chen Pu does not have the conditions to be king, but it does not affect him to be an actual king of the Americas. In North America, the military expenses of the so-called Ming Army are directly deducted from North American taxes.

With the great development of the maritime industry, the Americas are now the largest settlement area of the Ming Dynasty, which is not the same as India. In India, the rulers of the Ming Dynasty lived in the towns, and there were more than 1,000 earth kings through whom the notification to India was realized. In other words, India is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but it is not yet a territory. It's different in North America, this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and there are two concepts of having a king and not having a king.

"What do you think?" Chen Ping frowned and asked, Zhang Guangde smiled: "It's very simple, the current governor is still too few, I think another hundred will be about the same." The meaning of this is one core, the pluralism of interests.

"Is that so?" Chen Ping pondered, nodded and said, "Let's go back and talk about it, I keep it in mind." Don't worry, from the perspective of my father, I should have seen this problem a long time ago. Besides, Chen Pu may not have the ambition to be the king. ”

"I'm afraid the tail won't fall off!" Zhang Guangde said, Chen Ping smiled and said: "My Dafa Bank is still big, let's say, where do you like it?" Is it New York? ”

"It's not a joke, the yellow robe is not voluntary. This kind of thing must be prevented in advance. No matter how bad it is, it is better to make a model like India, with a governor in the state as a unit to divide power, than to have a single family. Economically, Dafa Bank must be laid out in advance. As for territory, the Americas, even in the eyes of most merchants, are wild places. Isn't the current situation in the Americas the result of Chen Xiang's painstaking management? It is necessary to let domestic businessmen see that the Americas can bring benefits to everyone, for example, the cotton of the Americas, with good quality and low price, is very attractive to the textile industry of the Ming Dynasty. ”

This touched on Chen Ping's interests, and his lover Mira ran the textile industry in India, and the target market was Europe. The local market in India is not so important. As a result, there is still a large number of non-worker textile industries in India. The promotion of cotton cultivation in India, in turn, contributed to the development of handicrafts in India.

Where the Industrial Revolution began, it was never heavy industry, but the textile industry. Don't underestimate the textile industry, this thing is the starting point of the industry. The current distribution of the textile industry in Daming is mainly concentrated in Liaodong and Jiangnan. The textile industry in Jiangnan is dominated by silk, and the proportion of cotton cloth is slightly inferior. The textile industry in Liaodong is dominated by wool spinning.

Due to the development of the textile industry, it has led to the development of the industrialization of the entire Ming Dynasty, and in turn, due to the development of the textile industry, it has played a counter-role in the grain production of Jiangnan and Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. Those who had land went to grow mulberry leaves, cotton, and sheep, but there were fewer people who grew grain. Fortunately, there are enough colonies in the Ming Dynasty, and food can be compensated. Rice from all over the South Seas, as well as flour from North America, are the main suppliers to the Daming market.

"What do you mean, I can invest in the textile industry in North America? Wool or cotton? Chen Ping asked quietly, and Zhang Guangde said: "On the east coast of the North American continent, according to the survey, there are all kinds of resources. If you want to develop any industry, there is no shortage of raw materials. There are also the Great Lakes as a conduit for water transport, which is an excellent area for industrial development. In addition, there are large tracts of land in the south where cotton and grain can be grown. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Guangde took out a book from his arms, handed it to Chen Pingdao, and said: "Go back and read it carefully, this is some of Chen's analysis relative to North America, and cabinet members have a chance to read it." ”

Chen Ping cautiously took the booklet, he knew that his father had a lot of information in his hand, but he didn't know where to put it. In Zhangjiazhuang, Chen Fan took over some of Chen Xie's information, but it was all related to Gewu. It is precisely because of these materials that Chen Fan can go so far and so fast in telecommunications. Looking at finance on the other hand, Chen Xie didn't have much information to come up with.

Back in the cabin, Mira, who was writing, immediately stood up and bowed to greet her. Chen Ping waved his hand: "Have a cup of tea." With that, he sat down and read the booklet carefully. Open the title page, and there is a sentence on it, North America, the chosen place.

The book begins with geography and carefully analyzes the actual situation in North America. It truly reflects the reason why Chen Xie attaches so much importance to the Americas. First of all, analyze how many resources there are in the Americas, what is the natural environment, and what is the geographical location. Re-analysis, with the continuous increase of European immigrants, the number of immigrants in the Americas has reached a certain number, and in order to protect their own interests, they will inevitably seek independence. All of this is based on the fact that Daming does not interfere.

So now looking back, the Ming Dynasty now seems to be strong, in fact, the leading advantage in science and technology is not great, once Europe catches up, it will be able to catch up with the Ming Dynasty in two hundred years. At that time, the existence of an independent American country has every opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity of another war between the Ming Dynasty and Europe because of interests to develop and strengthen itself. In the end, it posed a threat to the Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the booklet, there is a very strange statement that there are only two regions in the world that can pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty, one is the Americas once there is an independent country, and the other is Russia. Therefore, the Ming must prepare in advance, and beware of the bears in the north while gaining and consolidating the interests of the Americas. (To be continued......)