Daming One Piece

Chapter 122 The law is nothing but a tool (third update, ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
Hoi An took advantage of the Vietnamese because of the struggle between Cantonese, Chaoshan and Hakka.

The Kuala Lumpur Chinese Tin Mining Company continued the war for more than ten years, and finally made it easier for the British.

The infighting among the seven major companies in West Borneo lasted for a hundred years, and the so-called "Lanfang Republic" even attracted the help of the Dutch. He did survive to the end.The last Chinese company annexed by the Netherlands.Just like this, are there still people who are proud of it, that it is good at infighting, that it is the first to submit to the Netherlands, accept the official position of the Dutch, and attack other Chinese companies?
Ok!

The fact is that the Chinese ancestors had a long way to go, and I don’t know how many people died to open up the foundation, which made it easier for outsiders.

Why is this happening?

How the Dutch built Batavia.

How did the Spanish build Manila?
The same company, how did the Dutch and the British start their colonial career in Asia and North America?

Just relying on guns?

of course not!

They rely on the law!
"Whether it's Batavia, or Manila, or Mumbai, or even Mexico, Peru, etc., in all places, except for the governor, the highest-ranking officials are judges!"

When saying these words, Shi Yiwen looked at Yan Ruyu and said.

"Why is the judge the highest?"

"Because of the existence of judges, the law is enforced, and the behavior of those lawbreakers is restrained, so that they will not fall into internal fighting, but unanimously external!"

When mentioning the judge, Shi Yiwen naturally thought of the western part of history, which was a real illegal place back then. Those Americans who kept saying "Colt gives fairness" would shoot at each other if they disagreed with each other, but the judge and The existence of the magistrates maintains the basic order, and it is the existence of the basic legal order that prevents them from falling into endless internal strife.

It seems that all the colonies of European countries, after the establishment of the colony, the first thing is to implement the law.It is also the existence of the law that prevents them from falling into the battles between different factions and different regions, because the battle has a price-the punishment of the law!

"Just like in the mainland, because there is a government and the law exists, even if there is a fight, everyone will try to control the situation. They are not the ones to control the situation, because they know that the government will not sit idly by if things get serious. If there is no Restricted by the law, the battle between the bosses is life and death. Whether the immigrants are willing or not, they must choose a faction or region to rely on. Even quarrels between two people sometimes lead to fights between factions and ethnic groups... ..."

When talking about these things, Shi Yiwen felt a little helpless. Immediately, the Ming Dynasty, especially the late Qing Dynasty "strife between natives and tourists" in Guangdong appeared in his mind. In order to fight for water and land, millions of people were killed and injured, and towns and villages were formed. people were slaughtered.

However, the continuous deterioration of the "local-official contradiction" in the late Qing Dynasty actually had an indistinct relationship with the government, and some officials even deliberately instigated it and took advantage of their antagonism to maintain their own rule.

However, disputes between natives and guests in Guangdong, Fujian and other places were always kept within a controllable range in the Ming Dynasty. The most fundamental reason was that the government continued to mediate and the law was always in play.So in the final analysis, it is the lack of law that has induced infighting.

The same is true in the development of overseas colonies, because without the rule of the government and the constraints of laws, so-called companies from one family to another become fighting with each other.

What is the law?

Lao Tzu's fist is it!
Essentially speaking, in the development of overseas colonies, everyone speaks with big fists, but there are legal constraints.This fist will be directed at outsiders as much as possible, rather than being used on one's own people.

On the contrary, without the constraints of the law, the Chinese colonies will end up being all outsiders at the expense of others.

"It's like our side. It's basically the head of the family. What do the big bosses and the bosses do? If someone commits a felony, such as killing someone, they have to be beheaded for public display. If it's a fight, they smoke a cane. What we do In fact, it is similar to the way clan elders resolve disputes. This is too random, and some people will say that one head is partial to this, and the other is partial to that. In order to seek protection, those people can only rely on the leader and try to rely on the leader. To protect themselves, this is also the reason why Zheng Yiguan and others usurped power, because they know that whether those minions or immigrants, all they can rely on in the end is the protection of the leader. This is also the situation Beigang is facing now. "

When Shi Yiwen was talking about all this, Yan Ruyu just listened quietly, occasionally nodding her head in agreement. After returning from the saltworks, she almost never objected to Shi Yiwen's decision, and it is the same now.

"So, we must use the law to break this vicious circle."

Looking at Yan Ruyu, Shi Yiwen said.

"With it, Beigang can become a city, and you... can become the city owner of this city."

Of course, in essence, the law is a tool to rule people.In fact, the emergence of the law also means breaking the power structure of Beigang in the past.In the past, Beigang was ruled by more than a dozen heads of the family, but now with the help of the law, the city lord will become the real ruler of Beigang.

Fundamentally speaking, Beigang, which relies on the law to maintain its rule, will become more fair. It will no longer be a free speech for the masters, and the minions will no longer have to worry about being hacked by the masters and bosses as they used to. Death, but the same will also bring certain constraints to the city lord.

At that point, of course, the rules of the game change.Those in high positions have always convinced others with "reason".

Of course, this "reason" is not necessarily a reason.He can be "jurisprudence" or "power".It seems that you can't do whatever you want, but you can use the law to let yourself do whatever you want.

Let the opponent die legally!
This is of course also the role of the law.Of course, Shi Yiwen didn't need to say these words.In the future, these pirates will slowly discover the law and the benefits of power.

In fact, for the vast majority of Chinese people, they know how good power is since they were young.Isn't Zheng Zhilong's acceptance of recruitment in history the desire for power?
Santo...

Pursing her lips, Yan Ruyu smiled, looked at Shi Yiwen and said with a smile.

"I can't be the lord of this city. I am the head of this family, but now that it is a city, you should be the family."

"Jade!"

Before Shi Yiwen could speak, Yan Ruyu continued.

"Brother Shi, as you said, I am the home of the Yan family, but this is a city. You should be the home of this city, besides..."

For Yan Ruyu, she doesn't have any desire for power. In fact, deep down in her heart, she is just a little woman.

Now that she has chosen the man in front of her, she is naturally willing to give everything to him willingly.

Biting her lower lip lightly, Yan Ruyu said.

"You and I are a family, so why divide us?"

Looking at Yan Ruyu's beautiful face and listening to her words, Shi Yiwen couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

But immediately there was a burst of relief, yes, we are all family, why should we divide you and me?
……

Sometimes, changes always happen inadvertently. The news that Zheng Hongshan took a few hundred taels of silver to pay taxes spread throughout Beigang that day. Many businessmen who were doing business in Beigang heard the news. Not a burst of surprise, thought to himself.

"That kid can't be stupid!"

This was the first thought that came to their minds.

"That kid surnamed Zheng actually went to pay taxes with silver in his hands. Where is this place? Then there is a reason for paying taxes? Royal grain and national taxes, so you have to pay the taxes, right? This muddleheaded pay the taxes, the head of Zheng's family Over there, he is not filial."

Shopkeeper Sun of the tavern and shopkeeper Li of Xianzhuangzhuang chatted there.

"That's not right, here we pay taxes to the big boss, and there we have to honor the other bosses. In my opinion, his surname is Zheng, because he earns a lot of money. Let's burn it!"

While the two were talking, someone beside them seemed to be thinking about something while holding a pipe and pot.

"Hey, Brother Xu, did you say that his surname is Zheng looking for trouble?"

Asked by others, Xu Lao Liu, who had been in deep thought, thought for a while and said.

"You can't say that, you say, if we can pay money and tax money according to the government's rules when doing business here, wouldn't it be much less than paying protection fees to the bosses?"

When he said this, shopkeeper Sun and shopkeeper Li were both stunned and said in surprise.

"Take it as a tax payment to the government? How could those who are in charge of the family be willing?"

"That's right, besides, there is no government office in Beigang!"

Xu Laoliu laughed.

"Who said there is no government office? Didn't you see that the tax stamp still says Beigang General Manager's Mansion. The masters don't want to, let them go to the general manager's mansion!"

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