Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 449 Benchmark
The Burmese Consolation Envoy Wu Min personally came to the pier to welcome the arrival of the Global Fleet. Nearly a thousand people from all walks of life in Myanmar participated in this welcome action, which also demonstrated the strong mobilization and organizational capabilities of the Burmese Consolation Division. .

Like most Ming officials, Wu Min was wearing a formal suit, but the weather in Myanmar was hotter. Instead of a formal coat, he wore a shirt. Interestingly, this shirt has a certain Burmese ethnicity Style, a bit colorful.

It can be seen that Wu Min is extremely loved in Myanmar.

Bai Mingxiu came down and shook hands with Wu Min. Wu Min said, "Welcome, Commander Wang."

"Consolation envoy, I came this time with a message from His Majesty the Emperor. He asked me to thank you for your contribution to Ming Dynasty." Bai Mingxiu sent a message to himself.

Wu Min looked unfazed, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I haven't done enough, how dare I take credit for it."

This Bai Mingxiu has also heard that this comfort envoy works very hard. Basically, except for eating and sleeping, he has been working all the time, and he has not even solved his personal problems.All the upper classes in Burma would not want to marry their daughters to this outstanding consolation envoy, and there are women who often show courteousness, but Wu Min is like a stone and doesn't understand the style.

He would often appear on the streets, farmland, factories or docks to inspect the progress of construction. He would personally ask the workers and farmers in Myanmar and care about the people's sufferings. It is for this reason that Wu Min's reputation in Myanmar is extremely high. , and even Theravada Buddhists are still spreading rumors, claiming that Wu Min is a true Buddha from the Western Paradise who came to this world.

The whole welcoming ceremony was very brief, and Wu Min didn't make any speeches. He just arranged a simple event of presenting flowers and presents, and then the workers on the wharf began to assist in unloading some of the cargo from the ship.Some people in the fleet disembarked to experience the charm of the largest city along the Indian Ocean coast of Ming Dynasty.

Wu Min quickly brought Bai Mingxiu, Liang Haisheng and Yu Chenglong to his mansion to discuss important matters.

"...our Xuanwei Division actually has a lot of goods that can be sold to India and even Europe. In the past, we used the merchant ships of the British East India Company to do this trade. Our merchant ships in Myanmar mainly used the Indian route. Most of the profits from the shipping routes have been made by the Europeans, so I hope that this time our Ming Dynasty's own merchant ships can help us open up the European market." Wu Min obviously hopes to seek some benefits for the area he governs.

Yu Chenglong, the business representative, said: "Xuan comforter, it depends on how much space we can give up. The cargo and turnover calculations for the entire voyage are prepared in advance. Many businessmen from the mainland bring a large number of their own. If the cargo is going to Europe to open up the market, we will not have so many shipping spaces for a while."

Wu Min is obviously not ready to give up: "There is also a great demand for local products in Myanmar. It is better to resell a batch of products that can be digested in Myanmar, mainly low-value and large-volume products, and then Loading a batch of Burmese goods with higher profit margins will be good for the profits of the Global Fleet."

Under Wu Min's development, Myanmar also started its own industrialization process, and Ming Dynasty would not refuse its own colonies to also carry out industrialization and modern development.As far as Myanmar is concerned, its shipbuilding industry has developed very well, producing a large number of merchant ships.Since Myanmar is an important rice producing area in Ming Dynasty, Myanmar is still focusing on developing its own chemical industry and producing a large amount of chemical fertilizers.Myanmar has also established a number of primary iron and steel, machinery and coal mining enterprises, but the scale is still relatively small, mainly to meet their own needs.

In fact, even the industries in the local provinces of the Ming Dynasty were developed mainly to meet their own needs. The production capacity that can be used for trade is only a fraction, or leftovers.

Wu Min introduced himself: "Myanmar has very good development conditions. The local technology of Ming Dynasty can be transferred. We still have a large amount of land and population, and we have very good port conditions. Next, if India can be developed into a market, We in Myanmar can provide India with a large amount of industrial products."

Yu Chenglong frowned and said, "Xuanweishi, you want to compete with the local market."

"There is no such thing as grabbing the market. Myanmar's Xuanweisi is also the land of the Ming Dynasty, and the people living here are also the people of the Ming Dynasty. The mainland has better development resources and economies of scale than Myanmar. What Myanmar can do is to forge ahead. Myanmar The total population is only 300 to 10 million, and the upper limit of development is clearly visible. Basically, if we continue this for another 15-[-] years, it will be almost over. Even if the entire industrial population is a fraction of the local population, it is impossible to talk about it. There is a problem of competing with the local market. However, if we can bring Myanmar to a relatively high level of development and the living standards of the people are significantly improved, Myanmar will inevitably become a benchmark for economic development in various Xuanwei departments, and will also complement the Ming Dynasty national economy."

Bai Mingxiu said: "Myanmar is already a role model in the Department of Propaganda and Consolation in our country, and you have already gained a high reputation among the Burmese people because of Propagation and Consolation."

Wu Min said: "Myanmar is just under the rule of Ming Dynasty. It has gained political stability that was not there before. In addition, the people have a relatively fair distribution model and only budding development. It is already very good. If we If we can turn the Irrawaddy River Delta into a fertile field, develop some large mineral deposits in Myanmar, and build some high-quality industrial industries, then Myanmar will become a stable positive asset of Ming Dynasty.”

Yu Chenglong didn't have any special attitude towards Xuanweisi in his heart, but he had to admit that Wu Min's statement was very convincing. He said: "A round-the-world voyage is not normal, and it will not bring any huge benefits to Myanmar. Changed. But I will try to free up as much space as possible for Burmese goods.”

Wu Min got this promise and showed a satisfied smile.Then he turned his face to Bai Mingxiu and said, "Okay, the next question to discuss, Commander Wang, let's deal with the situation in Bangladesh together."

"The Consolation Envoy seems to have been using troops against Bangladesh."

"Yes, I have mobilized the vassal army to take some military actions against some small kingdoms on the west side of Xuanweisi and Bangladesh this year. At this stage, the Kingdom of Manipur, the Kingdom of Ahom and some surrounding tribes have basically Surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, we intend to seize Chittagong Port and obtain an important port in the Indian Ocean for the Ming Dynasty, but Bangladesh has been very vigilant, assembled troops, and engaged in many conflicts with us."

(End of this chapter)