Speaking of embezzling Tianzhu, Li Kezai was in doubt, and looking at the sea of Kolkata like sails, he kept trying to find someone to find out.

What are the benefits of embezzling Tianzhu?

Looting wealth directly? After all, Yinghua is not a country of robbers, and it is still in the world, pushing the formation of international morality, and it is impossible to rob other countries in the name of the country.

Expand the production area of raw materials and pour commercial goods? Looking at the current situation at the port of Kolkata, this is the reason. But Li Kezai is not a simple soldier, when he was studying in the royal academy, he was taught by the top economic experts in China[1], and he knows very well that this kind of capital colonization has both advantages and disadvantages for Britain and China.

The pros and cons are obvious. Yinghua is a big country, Tianzhu has basic raw materials in China, and the domestic demand for commercial goods is also huge, and the transformation of Yinghua requires a large amount of capital.

Capital colonization means capital outflow, expansion of raw material sources, but also means a decrease in domestic demand for raw materials, commercial exports, if the production capacity is limited, export profits are high, the industry is bound to give priority to exports, domestic supply is insufficient. In addition, some primary processing industries, such as sucrose, cotton yarn, and raw silk, are easy to take root and expand in Tianzhu, which also affects the domestic industry.

When the rise of capital heated up the land price in Guangdong, Yinghua had to send troops to fight the outflow, and there were also some problems. For example, the ticket numbers have gone to Jiaozhi to make high profits, the domestic monetary system has been tightened, and the local industry and commercial turnover have been affected a lot. Some commercial commodities, such as Cochin rice and timber, have become popular, and their prices have plummeted, causing considerable losses to domestic farmers and related industries.

The state has made a number of adjustments, including reducing the capital to coal mines and other resource industries, and further reducing the tax on domestic rice products, which has eliminated many adverse effects.

Jiaozhi is a small country, and the drawbacks of capital colonization are easy to solve, while Tianzhu is a big country, just Bangladesh. It's already quite vast, and Yinghua is still thinking about embezzling the entire Tianzhu, and I don't know how many problems will arise by then. If it is said that the embezzlement of Tianzhu can make great profits, why not go directly to the Northern Expedition. The unification of the north and the south, the convection of capital and industry, is the benefit greater?

Jia Hao replied: "So, I want you to open your eyes and see the true face of Tianzhu as a country." If you still have questions after seeing it clearly, you can find Governor Song, that's right. It's your Master Song. ”

Hearing that Song was appointed as the governor of Bangladesh, Li Kezai secretly said that his father had a deep plot against Tianzhu, and he was willing to throw the number one economic think tank in the country to Tianzhu.

Since there are economic experts, Li Kezai's question naturally has the key, so Li Kezai's attention turned to the matter of "opening his eyes to Tianzhu", he is still the leader of this small base, where is the time and opportunity?

Jia Hao smiled slightly: "I will recruit you as the envoy of the Dadu Protectorate to Bangladesh." Follow Governor Song, don't worry about Hu Hanshan, I will give him all the formalities. ”

Li Kezai said. I'm not worried about Hu Hanshan, but my father......

North of Calcutta, on the Hooghly River, on several large boats that looked like local styles, Fang Wu comforted Zhong Shangwei: "Don't worry, these heroes who follow me are all very capable, and this road is absolutely safe." The company also supports a small battalion of native soldier equipment, and when we arrive in the county, we can pull up a team, and we are the local overlord of that county. ”

These words did not reassure Zhong Shangwei at all, and it was a thousand miles from Calcutta to Guringam. First you had to take a boat along the Hooghly River north, then cross the Ganges River eastward, and walk hundreds of miles to reach the land. Although Bangladesh was already known as a Western company, the effective area of the company's rule was limited to the vicinity of Kolkata, Dhaka and Chittagong, and it was precisely because of the company's lack of strength that many counties were subcontracted to powerful people. Let them go it alone. …,

What does this mean? It means going deep into the enemy territory, in the early years, when Zhong Shangwei started a business in Jiaozhi, he didn't taste the taste of everyone being an enemy, and they were all yellow-skinned and black-eyed, people of the same race. And here in Tianzhu, there are white and black, but there is no yellow anyway, and there is no place to run away and hide.

As for talking about heroes......

Zhong Shangwei glanced at the companions of Shang Wu on the ship, all of them had sharp eyes and strong temperament, not a good person, really reliable?

Fang Wu beckoned to his companion: "Why don't you introduce yourself to Boss Zhong yet?" He's your boss too. ”

A strong man wearing a red-clothed military uniform with a flower epaulette removed, obviously a retired veteran, patted his chest and said: "Niu Baocheng, born in the Eagle Yang Army, the matter of fighting will be handed over to me, with six hundred native soldiers in hand, it can defeat three thousand troops." ”

The others laughed and said, "You are just a little sergeant, and you can lead 600 people at once, whether you can rely on it."

Niu Baocheng blushed and said, "I'm the sergeant of the acting sergeant major in the wing!" After managing the 400 red clothes, is it possible that you can't manage the 600 native soldiers!? ”

Fang Wu introduced Zhong Shang: "It's no problem for Niu Da to lead the troops, but he loves to be greedy and cheap, and he was driven out by the Eagle Yang Army......"

Niu Baocheng was unconvinced: "How can I be greedy for cheap!?" I'm a big businessman! Back then, our wings followed me to the Jiaozhi Palace and made a fortune! Lao Fang, you can spoil my character, but you can't spoil my ability! ”

This Niu Baocheng was obviously Fang Wu's confidant, Fang Wu said with a smile: "That's right, that's right, without you, our gang of guys wouldn't be able to make a fortune in Dhaka." ”

Speaking of Dhaka, Niu Baocheng was energetic, gushing anecdotes about the robbery of the princely palace in Bangladesh last year.

"The wives and concubines and even the maids of the king of Tubang are covered with jewels, gold and silver, and we have received a strict order not to move people, but we do not say that we are not allowed to move the things on people's bodies, and the bayonets are compared to the past, and they honestly pick up the jewelry one by one. Walking down in a circle, everyone's helmets were fully loaded. With a sharp eye, I snatched a prince out of the servants' pile, and forced him to take off the eight rings from his hand, and tsk, each of them was set with the diamond of the boss, and the diamond on the old mangaf was pried from the prince's belt. ”

"The floor tiles in the bedroom of the king of Tubang are all paved with gold, and we have to pry off a few pieces of it with several bayonets, and the Siamese Burmese soldiers hired by the company want to rob us, so we have to fight them out before we get them out. Then we were driven out by the Fubo army, and the leader of the team was a lieutenant general, we can't afford to offend, otherwise...... Hey, we're going to tear that bedroom down! ”

The others listened with great interest, but Zhong Shangwei was weak in his heart, this guy is a robber at all!

Niu Baocheng is an infantryman, and there is a retired red-clothed man surnamed Wang who was born as an artilleryman, and he was fired by the army for something. Ran to a Western company to beg for a living. This guy only has seven fingers on both hands, and his ears are still half-deaf, Zhong Shangwei thinks that most of this person has accidentally blown up his colleagues in the army. I can't get along in the army.

Including Niu Baocheng, more than a dozen veterans are either stealing chickens and dogs, or lecherous prostitution, all of them are scum who were driven out by the army.

After introducing them one by one, Zhong Shangwei's heart became colder and colder.

In charge of logistics is the warehouse manager of Fuzhou Wharf, who has been imprisoned for two years for corruption, and he can't survive in China with this reputation. Ran to Tianzhu to do his old job.

The chef in charge of the meal is even greater, he is the chef in charge of a large restaurant in Nanjing, because of "emotional problems", poisoned and killed, and spent several years in prison, and was exempted during the 20-year amnesty of the Holy Dao, and also came to Tianzhu.

A few tooth heads, that is, homo economicus, are even more remarkable. The helmsman of the Red Flower Society, the deputy leader of the Plum Blossom Gang, and the remnant of the Scissors Club who is unwilling to be good. It's all from the underworld. These people were in charge of their dealings with the locals, and Zhong Shangwei could imagine how they were going to "deal" with the locals with his knees. …,

is a little "innocent" like the shopkeeper, that is, like the treasury manager, he loves to be greedy and cheap, and as a result, he poked a big leak in the country.

Hearing these people claim that they have either completed their prison sentences or have been pardoned, Zhong Shangwei thought to himself, maybe there are still many fugitives.

As soon as he thought of this, Fang Wu introduced a man who was stuffed on the side of the ship, using a knife to pick his nails. He said vaguely: "This is in charge of legal affairs, and if you don't respect laws and regulations, you will take care of it." ”

The man glanced at Zhong Shangwei coldly, it seemed that Zhong Shangwei was also the object of his preparation, and the thick murderous aura in his eyes made Zhong Shangwei under the scorching sun. I also felt cold. This is sure to be a killer! And it's a killer with an unknown number of murders!

Seeing that his face was pale, Fang Wu laughed and said: "Old Zhong, don't think too much, we people are the ones who harm the common people if they are lost in the country." Now he is harming the Tianzhu people, but also for the country and the people, and by the way, for himself. ”

Then he said with a smile: "I don't dare to forget General Lu's teachings to me back then!" We are also sons and daughters of China, and we can't harm our own people! Today in front of Boss Zhong, I emphasize again, whoever has crooked thoughts about his own people will not die well! The law of the land here is the righteousness of our own people! Always remember that we're all in this together! ”

Everyone giggled and said, "Of course! Let's come here to pit Tianzhu people, who still pits their own people, that's a moldy brain! ”

At this time, someone asked Boss Zhong's origin, Fang Wu said: "Boss Zhong is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and when I was the governor of Coral State, I was still Boss Zhong's subordinate!" You people are just little shrimp in the eyes of Boss Zhong! I invited Boss Zhong, our bright future is just around the corner, you have to work hard! ”

A group of heroes were still a little unconvinced, and asked Boss Zhong what ups and downs he had experienced, and Zhong Shangli was still a little apprehensive: "It's not a big deal, that is, ......"

Of course, Fang Wu had to raise Zhong Shang's position high, and interjected: "Boss Zhong is from Chengtianfu, and he was ...... back then The Buddha and Demon Governor, General Lu, General Hu and others are still miners who help Boss Zhong mine. ”

Earlier, when Lu Hanshan arrived in Coral Prefecture, the origin of Zhong Shang's position was all shaken out, considering that it was too disrespectful to move out of "the emperor also worked for Boss Zhong back then", Fang Wu only talked about Jia Hao, Wu Ya and others.

Rao is like this, and the heroes also changed color one after another, and they were suddenly solemn at Zhong Shang's position. Fang Wu's words were really right, the things they committed were as worthless as dust in front of Boss Zhong. Boss Zhong has squeezed the generals of today's country, and he is still alive and kicking, this is simply a demon.

In the admiring eyes of everyone, Zhong Shangwei coughed and said reservedly: "The hero doesn't mention the courage of the year, the ...... of the past Just let it pass. ”

These words not only convinced these heroes, but also encouraged Zhong Shangwei's spirit, and then he clenched his fists and said: "Let's earn a lot of wealth in this Tianzhu!" ”

Everyone raised their arms and shouted: "Hey, drink! ”

The mentality has changed, and the rest of the trip will be easier. Zhong Shangwei let go of his worries and enjoyed the Tianzhu style all the way.

Cattle raised like gods, elephants used as horses, curry that tastes weird, and the whole person becomes weird if you eat too much. When passing through the Ganges River, I saw the grand occasion of floating corpses on the river, bathing in the river, and drinking by the river, and my understanding of the Tianzhu people was deepened.

Half a month later, Fang Zhong and his party finally arrived in their jurisdiction of Guringham County, where the climate was much milder. The local Chaimingal rights have been owned by the Western Company, and Fang Zhong and others have been able to gain a foothold in the county by contracting the Chaimingdal rights.

"Here we are the officials, we are the big landlords, and the land rent and land are all ours. Old Zhong, this matter depends on you. I'll give you a hand, and whoever doesn't obey us will be cleaned up. ”

In the dilapidated county town, the mansion of the county official, which was originally sent by the king of the princely state of Bengal, became the stronghold of Fang Zhong and others. When he first arrived, Fang Wu started work in a hurry, posting recruitment notices on the one hand, recruiting enough native soldiers, and pushing the bell to start work. This year, they have to pay a fixed amount of tax to the Western company, which is equivalent to 10,000 British tael, and 30,000 yuan in the New Year.

Zhong Shangwei, as a partner, also invested some silver here, and he was also anxious, but after many years of experience, he was already very organized, and said: "Sharpen the knife and cut the wood, you first tell me about the taxes here, that is, what is going on with Chamindar." ”

At the Kolkata Governor's Palace, the newly arrived Governor of Bengal, Song Ji, was giving Li Kezai a lesson: "Let's start with the Chamindar system......" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )