Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 210 The Daily Life of His Royal Highness ([-])
After Bai Mingxiu led the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army to initially pacify Jiangnan, the pace of military operations slowed down a bit.After all, even if he has a system by his side and drives golden fingers like a golden globe, it's still easy to tear him apart if he walks too far.After occupying Jiangnan, Bai Mingxiu had to achieve a certain degree of control, otherwise a chaotic Jiangnan would bring him more trouble than benefits.

After the Lizheng Yuan moved to Shanghai, Bai Mingxiu told his cabinet members at the first cabinet meeting that collecting the people's support and power in the south of the Yangtze River and stabilizing the south of the Yangtze River were higher in strategic priority than pacifying Fujian or Huguang. Qing army.

After all, this is a microcosm of a population of more than [-] million that gathers the essence of the entire country. When Bai Mingxiu read history books before, he knew that the problem in the south of the Yangtze River was not simply a problem of resisting the Qing Dynasty. There were many aspects in it that could not be solved. If these issues are not dealt with, then it is impossible to talk about governing a wider territory.

Therefore, when Jiangnan started, Bai Mingxiu immediately dispersed his troops to cooperate with his gradually growing cadre team to carry out grassroots work in various places in Jiangnan.

Agricultural cooperation, industrialization driven by state capital, and a new government structure are the three carriages under Bai Mingxiu's control. They go hand in hand, and they are the foundation for the continuous prosperity of the Nanming regime.

When Bai Mingxiu was studying, he saw some extreme situations where "the rich are resisting the Qing Dynasty, and the poor are leading the way". Although it does not represent the theme of this era, it is enough to show that the class conflicts in the Jiangnan area are very serious.Therefore, as soon as Bai Mingxiu entered the south of the Yangtze River, he released Zheng Chenggong's vigorous purge, eliminated a group of surrendering gentry, took back large tracts of land, and used this to promote land reform and agricultural cooperation.

A series of practices were already very mature in Guangdong at that time, so they were actively supported and supported by the majority of farmers.

On the other hand, taking control of Jiangnan means that Bai Mingxiu has completely controlled China's most tradeable products. Large quantities of silk, tea and porcelain will enter Nanming's warehouse docks, ready to be shipped and sold.Bai Mingxiu is even a little worried that as his main trading partners, Portugal and the United Kingdom are not enough to eat a large amount of Chinese goods.

The commodity economy in the south of the Yangtze River is bound to usher in a blowout development. There is already a large number of handicraft labor here, and the business atmosphere is relatively good. After the state stepped forward, it began to form various light and heavy industrial enterprises.In the process, it is not only the state capital that contributes.

A 12-storey hotel next to Century Avenue in Shanghai is the most luxurious hotel in Shanghai, called Oriental Lihua Hotel.There is no doubt that the business of this hotel is not very good now, because the population of Shanghai New City is not large, and the outside world is unlikely to come here except for business.The high cost of accommodation is even more deterring for some wealthy people.

The club restaurant on the 12th floor of the hotel has twelve round tables for about a hundred people.These people all wear scarves and hats, but their clothes are elegant but simple, and everyone is very restrained.

The food and wine were already placed on the table, but no one dared to move their chopsticks, and no one even dared to whisper to each other, they just waited there quietly.

Finally, the door of the restaurant opened, and Bai Mingxiu walked in with a man in his thirties.Everyone present stood up quickly, and an official from the Imperial Guard next to them whispered: "Don't kneel, don't kneel!"

This has been repeated repeatedly, and the people sitting at the wine table dare not kneel.

It was Bai Mingxiu who was the most free and easy. He sat directly with the man on a long table in front of his head, facing everyone in the arena.

Bai Mingxiu smiled and said, "Everyone, sit down."

"Don't dare." Everyone declined.

Bai Mingxiu corrected his expression, "Sit."

The people from Jinyiwei gave these big brothers another wink, and then everyone sat down, but their buttocks were only half full.

It is absolutely a supreme honor to be able to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.Everyone was very excited, not to mention that they were all ordinary people, many of whom had no fame.

These people are all Huizhou merchants. Basically, the famous Huizhou merchants with strong capital strength have Bai Mingxiu specially called them to Shanghai to participate in this event.

Bai Mingxiu smiled: "I know that the Huizhou Merchant Gang is well-known. Before, I asked the Jiangnan Provincial Department of Commerce to let you set up an association and register the Huizhou Merchants Association. It is easy for the court to manage for the public, and it is not easy for the private business. It is to pay attention to a relationship, and there are always some opportunities for everyone to get together. It has been more than two months since the Ming Dynasty restored Jiangnan, and I believe you have heard many things about the New Deal. That’s right, in addition to the new national concept of equality among the four peoples, The imperial court also encourages the development of industry and commerce, and will provide you with convenient conditions. Today's event is actually a good opportunity for everyone to make money. I will let Manager Lin explain to you in detail."

Manager Lin's name is Lin Chang, a talent recruited by Bai Mingxiu from the system a few days ago, specializing in finance and investment.This person was dressed in a formal suit, and looked very out of place with Bai Mingxiu, who was wearing a robe next to him. With a smile on his face, he looked more like a sales elite than a hedge fund boss.

"When everyone came, the staff had already distributed brochures to you. I guess you are not surprised. You have also been exposed to many new things under my Ming Dynasty's new economic system these days. You should be familiar with the concept of investment. , the money is hidden in your hands, it is better to do something, let him roll the money, and make profit. Of course, the law of Ming Dynasty does not allow usury. You are also industrialists, and you are tea merchants, salt merchants, wood merchants, etc. Businesses and the like. However, there are thousands of types of businesses in the world, and there are many profitable businesses, but they are separated by mountains. If you don’t know about a profitable business, don’t you miss an opportunity? Well, our Xinghan Capital’s That’s where the meaning comes in.”

To put it bluntly, Bai Mingxiu actually gave a platform to a capital company today, in fact, to cheat money.The Ming government is very rich now, and Bai Mingxiu has obtained a lot from the system, and has also seized a lot of wealth from the Manchus and vested interests, but industrial construction cannot rely solely on state-owned capital, and Bai Mingxiu also wants to get money from private individuals.

Xinghan Capital is an investment institution led by Lin Chang. It is not a pure private equity fund, because in addition to caring about the return on capital, Xinghan Capital also has a team of managers.Bai Mingxiu directly gave Lin Chang a batch of industrial projects to work on, and Lin Chang promoted the progress of the projects by raising funds, and returned them to investors after making profits.

"We, Xinghan Capital, will not only provide investors with generous returns, but we will also truly help merchants with capital needs. If you have a profitable business but are short of money, we, Xinghan Capital, will invest in you. In the future After you become successful, you can buy back our shares.”

In other words, Xinghan Capital is officially endorsed behind it, otherwise Bai Mingxiu would not have come to the platform in person.

(End of this chapter)