Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 463 Lending Money and Practicing Medicine

The Treaty of Isfahan was the first treaty of equality signed by Ming with a non-European country and a non-Ming traditional tributary country. It has also become a proof for later generations of history lovers that Ming was not a domineering and powerful conqueror country after the Industrial Revolution in the 17th century. We also hold the attitude of equality, mutual benefit and respect for the sovereignty of other countries.Although similar debates are more of an image imagination for Da Ming to conform to some unnecessary moral concepts, and at that time Da Ming was already a completely different kind of existence.

For Safi Persia, the establishment of diplomatic relations with Ming Dynasty is also a very good thing.Abbas II was keenly aware that due to the decline and severance of the traditional Persian trade routes, coupled with various internal problems, Safi Persia's taxation was exhausted, and further increasing domestic taxation may lead to more serious social problems. It is undoubtedly necessary to strengthen the trade connection with Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, Abbas II also clearly understood the strength and advancement of Ming Dynasty. Although he did not systematically accept innovation ideas, he also hoped that Persia could imitate and learn from Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the businessmen of Ming Dynasty began to take advantage of this opportunity to open up their own business in Persia.

Yu Jackie was in the state guesthouse in Isfahan, wiping the sweat from his brow, watching Ming banker Gan Zhaolong and Persian Prime Minister Kazan Ruhadi cordially shaking hands beside him, still feeling uncomfortable.

Liang Haisheng also smiled, and said to Jackie Chan: "Director Yu, don't you think this is our victory?"

Yu Chenglong said: "I can generally understand why Brother Gan and Brother Liang are so happy, but after all, it is a matter of lending, maybe I am still too old-fashioned, and it is a little difficult to accept."

Yes, my lord is still a little confused, I don't understand why the good court wants to openly lend money to other countries.

The cause of the incident was that Persia hoped to obtain Ming's new merchant ships to expand its trade in the Indian Ocean, so Persia hoped to purchase merchant ships from Daming and acquire shipbuilding technology along the way.Liang Haisheng also supported this. After all, it was not impossible for Daming to sell the related technology of flying shear boats.Moreover, Persia itself lacks timber, and decent timber still has to be obtained from Myanmar and India by Ming merchant ships. This is another business.

Persia lacked sufficient funds, so Gan Zhaolong, a manager of the Royal Bank of Daming who accompanied him, directly proposed to provide Persia with credit to purchase merchant ships manufactured by Daming, and to obtain the help of Daming Shipyard to build a ship in Bandar Abbas. and ship repair yards.The total contract price was very high, exceeding 30 taels, and Daming made a lot of money.As far as the bankers of Daming are concerned, a sum of 30 taels is nothing more than a further development fund for a large domestic state-owned enterprise to them.

The mortgage of this loan is also very reliable. Gan Zhaolong has set aside a piece of land of tens of thousands of square kilometers in Azerbaijan close to the Caspian Sea, which is the Baku oil area, as a mortgage, or Persia can establish a joint venture with Daming in Bandar Abbas and other places. Customs, with the time-limited tariff rights as collateral.Moreover, this limited-time tariff right is only for the Ming merchants who come here, which means that if Persia has no money to repay the debt, then the import tariffs collected by the joint customs will repay the principal and interest of this credit.Of course, in order to show the sincerity of Persia, they still have to pay a deposit.

For Persia, without actually spending much money, it acquired important merchant ships and shipyard technology.As far as Daming is concerned, the relevant tax rights are used as a guarantee for repayment, and a piece of land that can be collected is used as a second guarantee, so the risk has been suppressed to a very low level.It's also a good business.

In fact, Daming did not want Persia to default on the contract, because it would be troublesome to enforce it.Daming still wants to do business quietly and earn a little money.

Gan Zhaolong saw the worries of his formal superior Yu Chenglong. He smiled and explained: "Director Yu, our bank has a very sound risk management and control mechanism. We can lend money to Persia, which has a strong regime, but we will not lend money." To a certain tribal chief on the Arabian Peninsula (Arabian Peninsula). Finance is our tool and must be used properly. This is what His Majesty the Emperor said."

Yu Chenglong nodded and said no more.

Several people concluded the contract with the Persian Prime Minister, and the Persian Prime Minister left satisfied.Then they met another person in the state guesthouse, a doctor in the Global Fleet, Zhao Qingsuo.

A fleet of more than 3 people naturally has a lot of doctors, and Zhao Qingsuo is one of them.This Zhao Qingsuo is from Hunan, and he is also a family of scholars and medical practitioners. Later, he came into contact with the modern medicine brought by Bai Mingxiu, and soon became a good doctor who combined traditional medicine and modern medicine.Medicine is also a very popular industry in Ming Dynasty. Not only is the status of doctors, teachers, engineers and other occupations highly praised in the public opinion, but doctors employed by large state-run hospitals also earn a good salary.

The reason why Liang Haisheng and others wanted to meet Zhao Qingsuo was because Zhao Qingsuo proposed to stay in Persia and open a clinic to treat the Persian people.

Yu Chenglong came up and said: "Dr. Zhao's medical skills are superb, and he is a talent that my Ming Dynasty can use. Why did you choose to stay in Persia?"

Zhao Qingsuo said: "My Ming Dynasty's medical and health care industry has made rapid progress, and we have trained a large number of excellent doctors every year, and we are also at the forefront of medical and health technology advancement. Even without me, there will still be a large number of new doctors. In addition, people in many places are in pain. These diseases should be easy to treat, but they cannot enjoy the blessings of being a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. The kindness of the doctors, I think if we can spread the medical skills of the Ming Dynasty, Spreading the benevolence of my Ming people can be regarded as accumulating merits in this life, and it will also allow foreigners in this world to understand my Ming Dynasty better."

Liang Haicheng seemed to understand, and asked, "Doctor Zhao, are you from the Ming Medical Association?"

Zhao Qingsuo was quite proud, and replied: "Exactly."

Yu Chenglong didn't understand, and asked, "What is the Ming Medical Association?"

"Ming Medical Association is an organization formed by some benevolent doctors in my Ming Dynasty. It is an extremely idealistic organization. It believes that the bounden duty of doctors is to cure diseases and save lives. Since you have chosen this profession, you should go to treat patients without fear of hardships. For every patient, their motto is: 'Save all the sick people in the world'. Many doctors of the Ming Medical Association are now stationed in remote mountainous areas. I heard that many people have also come to some places in Nanyang that lack medical care and medicine to help the natives. Dr. Zhao is probably the first member of the Ming Medical Association who wants to practice medicine outside of Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Qingsuo smiled and said: "This is not accurate. One of our colleagues has gone to North America and lives in Long Live City to help the compatriots and natives there. This time, there are a total of twelve colleagues in the Global Fleet. I Some people are preparing to stay in Persia, while some are preparing to stay in Africa and Europe."

(End of this chapter)