Li Zicheng did not intend to kill these Dutch prisoners of war.

Killing people can't solve the problem, that's the practice of barbarians, the key is how to fight for the best interests of Huaxia.

Besides, how can the Westerners, represented by the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal, be killed by China? In case of arouse public outrage......

Li Zicheng's heart moved, since he couldn't kill all the Westerners, according to the nature of Westerners to pursue profits, why not talk to Westerners?

Whether it was the Spanish, the Portuguese, or the Dutch, the only purpose of coming to the East was profit.

Huaxia will not cede benefits to Westerners, but it can help Westerners develop their interests together!

Li Zicheng decided to meet the Dutch first and then said that when he first conquered Jiangnan, he had no intention of recovering the island of Taiwan, otherwise, he should have brought Foreign Minister Nan Juyi over.

Li Zicheng didn't wait long on Ludao, and the transport ship of the South China Sea Fleet came back, in addition to the Dutch prisoners of war, there was also a large amount of silver, and the preliminary estimate should be more than 500,000 taels!

Zhou Kun did not come back, but Zheng Zhilong returned to Ludao with the fleet.

Li Zicheng didn't bother to care about the silver for the time being, but just stored the silver in Xiamen City, and then asked the soldiers to pick the captured Dutch warships, two largest, most advanced, and most equipped with artillery, and sent them to the Jinshan Shipyard in Songjiang for Cao Jian to visit and imitate.

Li Zicheng personally observed the muskets captured from the Dutch for a long time, but did not find anything peculiar, and fired a few shots at the training ground, which were not as good as the Xining rifles in China in terms of range and power.

This kind of musket is still a breech gun, which should be between the firearm and the breech gun, and the firing range is no more than 200 paces, although it is stronger than the bow and arrow, it is far inferior to the Xining rifle in China.

Li Zicheng also lost interest.

It may be more laborious to communicate with the Dutch, so Li Zicheng decided to summon Zheng Zhilong first.

Most of Zheng Zhilong stepped in and knelt on the ground, "Weichen Zheng Zhilong, knock on the emperor!"

"Aiqing, get up quickly!" Li Zicheng got up to greet him, "Zheng Aiqing is happy!"

"Weichen doesn't dare!"

Li Zicheng found that although Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate, he didn't seem to have much gangsterism, could it be the reason why he had already surrendered to Daming?

The last time Zheng Zhilong was summoned, it was basically agreed that Zheng Zhilong would temporarily serve as the deputy commander of the South China Sea Fleet, and after the end of the Taiwan campaign, he would refurbish the warships for the South China Sea Fleet, and the warship refit would be completed, and Zheng Zhilong would be left to choose the way out.

Zheng Zhilong can continue to stay in the South China Sea Fleet, or he can return to the Jinkai Trading House controlled by the Zheng family and become a legitimate maritime merchant.

This time, the South China Sea Fleet captured nearly 1,000 Dutch prisoners of war, and Li Zicheng thought about it left and right, and then he had a new idea.

"Zheng Aiqing, after the Battle of Taiwan, what new thoughts do you have in your heart?"

"Thoughts?"

"According to Commander Zheng's temperament, do you plan to stay in the South China Sea Fleet in the future, or are you going to return to Jinkai Trading House?"

"This ......" Zheng Zhilong thought for a moment and said: "In the past few days, Weichen's mind is full of Dutch people on the island of Taiwan, and he has no time to think about the future...... Wechen promised the emperor that he would always think about the next move until the battleship was refitted......"

"I'm afraid Zheng Aiqing is not needed for the refit of warships," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "With Dutch warships as a model, the Jinshan Shipyard in Songjiang should be able to imitate it." ”

"Wechen doesn't know ......"

"I promised Aiqing that I would let Aiqing choose the future by herself," Li Zicheng said lightly: "I will also protect Jinkai Firm, and I will not look down on the money of Jinkai Firm." ”

"We're thanking you, Lord Longen!"

"Don't be busy thanking you first," Li Zicheng said with a faint smile: "These days, I often think about the matter of Jinkai Firm, no matter what happened before, I must abide by the laws of Huaxia in the future!"

"Wechen obeys, Wechen will pay taxes according to law!"

"I believe in Aiqing," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "However, Jinkai Trading Company is engaged in maritime trade, and it will do legitimate business in the future, will its profits decline?" ”

"This ......" Zheng Zhilong knew that the emperor was saying that he had been a thief on the sea before, and since the South China Sea Fleet was here, he would have to take the ship from the sea in the future

I am afraid that it will not work if I only get the tax, "The emperor can rest assured, Weichen will not do that illegal thing again......"

"Obeying the law is naturally a good thing," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "If those who abide by the law and contribute to China have to bear the responsibility of a sharp drop in profits, it seems that there is no heavenly reason!"

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, and there was a faint light of excitement in his eyes, "Your Majesty ......"

"The Jinkai Comptoir is now mainly trading with the Dutch, right?"

"Wechen should be damned...... Zheng Zhilong was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, after the Taiwan Campaign, Wechen will stop trading with the Dutch ......"

"Stop trade? Why? ”

"The Dutch are already enemies of China......"

Li Zicheng laughed and said, "If you stop trading with the Dutch, how can Jinkai Commercial Bank make profits?" ”

“……”

"Zheng Aiqing is wrong, although Huaxia has a dispute with the Dutch, but the Netherlands may not be Huaxia's enemy, besides, without the Dutch, how will the maritime trade of Jinkai Commercial Bank continue?"

"The Emperor's ......"

"Huaxia only recovered its homeland Taiwan, and was not an enemy of the Dutch," Li Zicheng knew that the Westerners were profit-oriented, and business could be completely separated from politics and military, "After the battle, I plan to personally negotiate with the Dutch......

"Talk?"

Li Zicheng nodded, before the Dutch forces could not be completely expelled and eliminated, the only way was to negotiate peace, and the two sides divided their interests according to their forces, "Taiwan will naturally return to China, but maritime trade can continue!"

"Your Majesty, this ......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said: "But the cost and profit of maritime trade are too great for a Jinkai firm to eat, I once considered giving one of the silk, tea or porcelain to the Jinkai firm, but the Jinkai firm is not allowed to get involved in other goods." ”

"......" Zheng Zhilong was shocked, is the emperor going to attack Jinkai Commercial Bank in disguise? This was formed according to the emperor's wishes, and the Zheng family contributed a lot in this Taiwan campaign......

"At that time, I wanted to set up ten major maritime trading houses, each monopolizing one goods," Li Zicheng said, "but after careful consideration, I felt that it was difficult to work." ”

“……”

"First, each trading house monopolizes the same goods, and it is maritime trade, so it is inevitable that some people will carry private goods, and in the long run, it will inevitably cause tension between the trading houses; Second, every business is the same, and it is very inconvenient to trade with the Dutch, after all, the Dutch do not need a certain goods......"

"The Emperor Shengming!"

Li Zicheng said in his heart, if you continue to listen, you will find out how holy I am, he smiled lightly: "In addition to Zheng's Jinkai firm, there will definitely be other maritime merchants to join in the future, and the Huaxia Imperial Court and Jinkai firms can't prohibit it, and they don't have the right to prohibit others from engaging in maritime trade," after a pause, he said: "I don't want the maritime merchants in China to compete with each other, dismantle the platform, and give their interests to others, but the Dutch, set up an East India Company, and speak with the same voice." ”

Zheng Zhilong's heart moved, and said: "The emperor's intention is to establish a joint trading company?" ”

"Basically, that's what it means," Li Zicheng said: "The name of the company can be Jinkai Commercial Bank, but Jinkai Commercial Bank does not belong to the Zheng family, and it can recruit shares externally, which is what Aiqing said about joint trade." ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen has some understanding," Zheng Zhilong said: "No matter who wants to engage in maritime trade, he can only join the Jinkai Trading House." ”

"The meaning is good, but if there are thousands of merchants joining in, it will be very cumbersome to calculate profits in the future," Li Zicheng said: "I mean, first organize the top ten wealthy businessmen, jointly invest in the construction of Jinkai Company, and become the top ten shareholders of Jinkai Commercial Bank. ”

"Top 10 shareholders?"

"Moreover, since it is trade, there must be losses and gains, how can there be an absolutely profitable business?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "What if you lose your money, you can't fail once, and you will fall into a situation from which you will never recover." ”

“……”

Li Zicheng had to explain in detail the connotation of "limited company": if the company is profitable, shareholders can follow the shares

In the event of a loss in a certain trading activity, the limited company will only use the company's silver to compensate the shareholders and bear limited liability, instead of compensating the shareholders with all the property owned by the operator.

Even if the operator of a limited company makes a mistake or if the cargo on board is pirated, the operator will not go bankrupt......

Zheng Zhilong seemed to be in a fog at first, and after Li Zicheng's patient explanation, he initially understood the essence of "limited company", but he did not think that Jinkai Commercial Bank should be transformed into a "limited company", "Your Majesty, why do you want to establish a limited company?" ”

Li Zicheng knew that Zheng Zhilong had always been used to being domineering at sea, and he didn't know the risks of maritime trade at all, so he smiled lightly: "Is Zheng Aiqing blaming me for a lot of things?" ”

"Weichen doesn't dare!"

Li Zicheng sighed: "I am protecting the Zheng family's property!"

"The Emperor's ......"

"Maybe Zheng Aiqing thinks that I am going to divide the Zheng family's wealth," Li Zicheng said this, paused, and glanced at Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhilong's face really had a sense of panic, "Although Zheng Aiqing is engaged in maritime trade, he doesn't know how big the profits of maritime trade are, let alone how big the cost of maritime trade is. ”

“……”

"Zheng's current maritime trade, in addition to taxing passing ships, is actually a fraction of the Dutchman's," Li Zicheng sighed: "For example, the price of high-grade porcelain in China is about 4 yuan each, and if it is sold in the West, it will be at least 40 taels!"

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, "Forty taels? A hundredfold profit? ”

"In fact, there is no hundredfold profit, each porcelain, in addition to the cost of purchase, there is also the cost of transportation on the way, in case of an accident, but also to bear the loss, just like this Taiwan campaign, the Dutch loss is probably not light, right? This is also the reason why I hope that the Zheng family will form a limited company," Li Zicheng said: "Even if these costs are added, the profit is considerable, not a hundred times, at least ten times, right?" ”

"Your Majesty," Zheng Zhilong hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Weichen has been taught." ”

"Of course, huge profits will also be accompanied by huge risks," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Zheng's Jinkai trading house, now trading with the Dutch, can only eat a fraction, if you want to make huge profits, in addition to monopoly, it is real maritime trade, organize your own fleet, and transport the goods of China to Western countries......"

"This ......" Although Zheng Zhilong has been rampant at sea for half his life, he does not have the courage to go to the Western Ocean, "Your Majesty, on this road, the risk is too great......"

"What if there is an escort from the South China Sea Fleet?"

"Escort?" Zheng Zhilong was shocked, "The emperor formed the South China Sea Fleet to escort maritime merchants?" ”

"At least this is an important purpose," Li Zicheng smiled faintly: "However, not yet, the South China Sea Fleet has too few warships, and it may not be able to break through the Malacca guarded by the Dutch," he deliberately hesitated for a while, and said: "But the South China Sea Fleet has taken the island of Taiwan, and the Jinkai Commercial Bank can monopolize the trade between Huaxia and the Dutch, if the price is unreasonable, the Dutch don't want to buy any goods from Huaxia." ”

Zheng Zhilong has been in business for many years, so he naturally knows the advantages of monopoly, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, will the South China Sea Fleet protect Jinkai Commercial Bank?" ”

"The South China Sea Fleet is the fleet of China, and it will naturally protect the interests of the Chinese people," Li Zicheng frowned suddenly, and said: "The Dutch trade with the island of Taiwan, are only the Chinese?" ”

"Back to the emperor, there is also a trade ...... between Japan and the DPRK #Xian"

Li Zicheng's heart moved, pondered for a moment, and said: "From now on, the trade between Japan and North Korea #Xian will also be done by the trading firms in China!"

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, knowing that the emperor's confidence came from the South China Sea Fleet, so he immediately bowed to the ground, "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to serve in the South China Sea Fleet." ”

"Why?" Li Zicheng smiled: "What about Jinkai Commercial Bank?" ”

"Jinkai Firm, Wechen will be handed over to the third brother," Zheng Zhilong said: "Wechen will tell the third brother and let him set up Jinkai Trading Co., Ltd. according to the emperor's wishes!"

"That's fine," Li Zicheng asked Zheng Zhilong to get up, yawned, and said: "Yes, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask the Dutch, Aiqing will step back first, find two translators, I want to meet the Dutch!"

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