Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 41 City Lord
Pan Mingyan lowered his head and didn't dare to look up, but the question he asked made Bai Mingxiu a little dumbfounded.

"May I ask His Royal Highness, what rank is this Batavia city lord?"

The ordinary people in China are obsessed with being an official in the end.Pan Mingyan used to be a Kapitan for the Dutch, and he had a lot of power, so the Dutch would not do anything to him easily.Now if one could become an official of the Ming Dynasty, it would obviously be Guangzong Yaozu.

Bai Mingxiu cleared his throat, and said, "You, Batavia's city lord, are acting temporarily. If you don't do well, I will still take you down."

Pan Mingyan immediately thanked the prince for his kindness, and Bai Mingxiu explained to him again.

"Bacheng is located at the southern tip of the South China Sea. The Europeans value it so much, naturally because of the spice trade here, and even as a relay for trade with China and Japan. King Yanping has besieged the Dutch in Taiwan at this time. The failure of the Dutch It is just around the corner, the Dutch will completely lose all their strongholds in the South China Sea if the palace captures Bacheng. The nearest place is Ceylon. The Dutch are tired of fighting the British, so they will not make any big moves for a while. .”

Pan Mingyan has been in Bacheng for a long time, and he knows some European situations, but it is very superficial, limited to calling out the names of a few countries, but he did not expect that His Royal Highness would have a clear understanding of the European war and the relationship between countries.At this time, he tried his best to listen to Bai Mingxiu's speech, and felt that it was an eye-opener.

Bai Mingxiu said: "You don't have to worry about the suspension of trade here in Bacheng. The Dutch didn't. We, Ming Dynasty, still have our own fleet. The sugarcane grown in Bacheng is squeezed into cane sugar, which sells well in Persia, the Middle East and other places. Our Merchant ships will complete these trades. Not to mention, after a while, there will be a huge market in the mainland waiting for you. So City Lord Pan, you can operate with peace of mind. Afterwards, I will leave you some rules and regulations, everything It can be carried out according to my Da Ming's law."

Pan Mingyan hurriedly said, "As ordered, Your Highness."

Then Bai Mingxiu ordered Pan Mingyan to convene all the Chinese gatherings in Batavia. Thousands of Chinese in Batavia were all present. Although the battle last night shocked many people, the people who came were from the imperial court after all.It's just that many people ran out because they couldn't live in Daming. Many people were worried about whether they would be punished, and they were a little trembling.

Facing thousands of Chinese children, Bai Mingxiu showed his gentle side.Although he was still young, he was dressed in fine clothes and had a lot of power.

"My compatriots, you have come to this land to make a living. My palace has long known the hardships and hardships. The Dutch conspired to seize the South China Sea, and even extended their claws to Taiwan Island, which is on the side of our mainland, with ulterior motives. The Dutch even Squeezing your laborers and extracting exorbitant taxes, this Palace couldn't bear it, so I defeated the Dutch and made this city of Ba belong to my land of Ming Dynasty. From now on, you will still be my citizens of Ming Dynasty, live as usual, and don't have to worry about the butcher knife of the Dutch Or when the whip falls on your heads.

I declare that from today onwards, I will appoint Pan Mingyan as the Lord of Batavia to manage this place on behalf of the palace.Abolish all the exorbitant taxes imposed by the Dutch, and you will not have to pay any poll taxes from this day.All commercial and commercial planting operations are based on the tax law of the Ming Dynasty, which is lower than the tax of the Dutch, and the palace hereby promises that Bacheng will be exempted from commercial tax and agricultural tax within three years, and only customs duties will be levied. "

The Chinese people present were all excited and joyful when they heard this.Even Pan Mingyan beside him was extremely excited.

"Prince benevolent!"

Everyone knelt on the ground again, thanking Bai Mingxiu for his benevolent government.

The Chinese in Batavia are actually the main tax source in the Netherlands. The Chinese here are the main producers. They have to pay poll tax every year. Any activities including gambling and business are taxed.Coupled with the trade of the Dutch East India Company, Batavia was able to continue to develop and prosper.

For Bai Mingxiu, he did not need the meager tax revenue that Batavia brought him. What he valued more was real colonization.When the local Chinese grow and multiply here, it means the expansion of the Chinese living space.Moreover, the Chinese are very good producers and operators. They will run plantations, run commerce, and promote trade here, which can also bring him a lot of income.

At this time, Pan Mingyan asked again cautiously: "Your Highness, what about those Dutch people?"

Bai Mingxiu smiled, showing two rows of neat white teeth, and looked a little angry, "It's simple, let their families and the East India Company spend money to redeem people. A man is 20 taels of silver, a woman is 10 taels, and a child is 5 taels of silver." Two, those with higher status will be multiplied several times. As for the governor, a price of 5000 taels will be marked on him. Those who have not paid the money will be thrown into a labor camp and let them build bridges and roads for Bacheng."

Bai Mingxiu’s asking price is actually very conscientious. The Dutch governor Kui Yi, who is still guarding Taiwan City, was finally locked up by the East India Company himself because of defeat and surrender. Until 1674, his family used 25000 Dutch Shield redeemed him.

In the seventeenth century, Ming Liang was equivalent to 3.9 Dutch guilders.Therefore, the ransom that Bai Mingxiu asked for was cheaper than the Dutch who cheated their own people.

Pan Mingyan couldn't bear it. After all, he was on the same boat with the Dutch before. Although he was a head short, he had a pleasant cooperation. At this time, he still couldn't bear to use these old bosses as prisoners of war slaves.

But Pan Mingyan took a careful look at Bai Mingxiu, and found that His Highness the Crown Prince was looking at him with a smile on his face.Immediately came to his senses and said: "If I am soft on the Dutch people, the crown prince will definitely weaken his trust in me. Ah, compared to my personal future, the Dutch people should get far away."

Pan Mingyan immediately said: "Prince, please rest assured, I will definitely do this well."

Bai Mingxiu nodded in satisfaction, and said, "I will have a troop stationed in Bacheng, mainly to guard against the invasion of other Europeans or those natives. The officers of my palace will not interfere with your civil affairs. But you have no right to interfere in military affairs, do you understand?"

Pan Mingyan trembled in his heart and quickly agreed: "I understand."

This is also what Bai Mingxiu intends to implement in all Ming lands in the future. The governors of the Ming and Qing dynasties all held military and political power, but it is clear that the real development trend of later generations is the separation of military and government officials.The Ming Dynasty Fuguo Army had its own military and political system, and the civil and military administration did not interfere with each other.The situation in the colonies is special, because the colonies may often face wars and conflicts, so the colony chief must have certain military command power.

In this context, Bai Mingxiu intends to promote the fan army model of the Burmese Xuanwei Division. The fan army is composed of Chinese officers, non-commissioned officers, plus native soldiers, and even mercenaries from other places, as the main force for maintaining law and order in the colony and resisting aggression. .The Xuanwei Envoy and the Deputy Xuanwei Envoy have the command of the Fan Army, and the Fan Army also obeys the command of the Fuguo Army.

In Batavia, however, Bai Mingxiu was not yet ready to establish the Consolation Division, and only the Restoration Army was left behind. He would consider establishing the Consolation Division and the local vassal army after the preparations were completed.

　It's the end of the year, I hope everyone can support a lot, let's collect and recommend tickets
　　


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