Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Also walking on the street, when you have a conflict with a Ming civilian, there is no doubt that whether it is your fault or not, it will definitely be your fault, because their government will favor them infinitely, and this kind of Favorable behavior will be encouraged by their Emperor.

Even if you are sailing on the ocean, as long as your merchant ship hangs the flag of the Ming Empire, believe me, no pirate will go to trouble you when he is full.

Because that meant that they would be hunted down endlessly by the navy of the Ming Empire and the pirates of the Ming Empire from sea to land, until the pirates who offended the Ming people and their families were piled into pyramids.

And I lived in Ming country for a while, do you know what they do at night?Reading, or going out to drink, or go to the brothel to play with women, these are the sacred and legal rights given to them by their emperor through the constitution, as long as they go home or find a place to live before eleven o'clock in the evening.

So they can party until eleven o'clock in the evening, as long as they have enough money in their pockets, they can live like this every day.

Believe me, let alone eleven o'clock in the evening, even in the Netherlands, after eight o'clock in the evening, would you still dare to go out alone? "

As he spoke, Cohen looked enviously in his eyes and laughed at himself rather self-deprecatingly: "You know, when I was walking alone on the streets of their capital at nine o'clock in the evening, I wished I was Ming people who were born and raised in the Ming Empire, even if they are ordinary people.

Because there is no need to worry about wars, robbers, or any accidents, their government always wants to maintain their safety and power.

Of course, all of this does not include me, nor you, nor everyone in our East India Company, because we do not have Ming household registration, so we are regarded as barbarians by them, just like those Indians killed by the British same as people.

Perhaps one day in the future, when Ming's army comes to Europe, many Europeans will be killed as barbarians just like the Indians, but no one can guarantee your safety.

You know what I felt when I heard that Cromwell had five regiments?I feel funny!Yes, the Ming Empire in the Far East had several million standing troops and several million reserve troops, and their territory was several times that of the entire European continent!

So, no matter what, I will find a way to get Daming's household registration for myself and my family, even if I lose everything and have nothing. "

PS: I rushed out this chapter just after returning to Shenyang.

Chapter 763 You Can't Pass It Lightly

Banks nodded and said, "I hope we won't regret today's decision."

Cohen smiled and said: "It's too late for you to regret it now. I just said the good side of the Ming Empire, and I haven't told you the bad side yet. However, I can tell you now."

After pondering for a while, Cohen went on to say: "The so-called bad side is that their punishments have really passed. Most of the official punishments they set are closely related to family members-that is to say, you alone If a crime is committed, the family members will be implicated and punished, even beheaded.

Of course, this situation is limited to opposing their emperor's rule. In addition, the most is to exile the family members far away, and they may never come back for a lifetime.

In addition, if the crime you commit is relatively serious, it is very likely that your child will not be able to become an official—you can study, do business, and farm, but you cannot be an official.

In the Ming Empire, the status of being an official is much higher than that of doing business and farming. There will not be any big capitalists there, because they think that everything is bestowed by the emperor and the country, so merchants are just supported by the country. Just pork.

Therefore, never think about relying on capital to manipulate politics in that country, as that will cost you your life and your family. "

Banks suddenly felt extremely painful: "Then we went to the Ming Empire, isn't it also very dangerous? Once the Ming Empire is short of money, can our property be kept?"

Cohen said: "It is definitely possible, provided that you have not violated the laws of the Ming Empire. I heard from Li that the Ming Empire is now working on formulating laws to protect private property, and it may be implemented after a while."

Banks nodded, and said to Cohen: "Then please, five hundred catties of gold is not a small amount. I hope that God will bless me, and I will not regret today's decision."

Cohen smiled and said: "Listen to me, brother, don't pray for God's blessing anymore, you should pray for the blessing of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire - that is the god who walks in the world, and any word he says will be protected by him." It is far more effective than God's blessing if loyal soldiers carry it out."

After sending Banks away, the following things were not as expected by Lansing and Cohen. The remaining [-] people involved came to Cohen one after another, expressing their desire to obtain Daming's household registration through Cohen. , including those who previously expressed their desire to defend the Netherlands, are the same.

As for the gold needed, these people will raise it in the shortest possible time, and then hand it over to Cohen, who can take it with him when he goes to Daming next time.

Cohen finally felt relieved.

What I am most worried about is that there will be people who will insist on standing on the side of the Netherlands and accompany this country that has entered the countdown to perish together.

Facts have proved that the East India Company has always been a commercial company, although it relied on the support of the Dutch government before-in the face of life and death and money, the so-called conscience can basically be fed to dogs.

When Cohen ran to Daming again with a large amount of gold and silver, in addition to discussing the latest arms deal with Li Chengyan, he proposed to become a naturalized Daming.

Li Chengyan was confused by Cohen's request.

When did Daming's household registration become a hot commodity?If it was really a hot item, why did only a few people like Cohen ask for naturalization, and why didn't the remaining savages on Europa respond?

After thinking about it, Li Chengyan also understood why Cohen wanted to get a Daming household registration.

No one in the Ming Dynasty takes the household registration seriously - his child has been a member of the Ming Dynasty for granted since the day he was born, and the officials in the government are eager to have a few more children so that they can earn political achievements.

Even Xinming Island and those who migrated to the Mughals were taken for granted as Ming people, and these people who had household registration from birth naturally didn't take it seriously.

But it is different overseas. Having a Daming household registration and not having a Daming household registration are completely two concepts-the former guarantees the most basic needs of "being a human being", while the latter is completely a "savage".

This is especially true for these Europa merchants.

Taking sea boats as an example, as long as any citizen of Ming Dynasty is willing and able to afford the relevant expenses, he can get a boat and hang the flag of Ming Dynasty to go to sea. As for fishing or business, it depends on his own mood.

It won’t work if it’s someone else. The owner of the ship is not a citizen of Daming, so he is absolutely not allowed to fly the flag of Ming, otherwise he will be sent to the bottom of the sea by several fleets of Ming to feed the fish.

And the pirates at sea like the merchant ships that don't fly the flag of Ming Dynasty the most - the merchant ships attacking Ming Dynasty will be sent to the bottom of the sea by the Ming fleet to feed the fish, and attacking other merchant ships is no problem at all.

For the East India Company represented by Cohen, whether there is a flag of Ming Dynasty is completely related to the cost and profit of sea commerce.

In addition, there was a raging war in Europe, but the Holy Roman Empire gave the people of Ming Dynasty the treatment of citizens, and the Holy See also wisely did not ask about the beliefs of the people of Ming Dynasty, and even none of the other European vassal states could not think of attacking Ming Dynasty businessmen, this is very important.

Once they get the household registration of Daming, it means that people like Cohen, or the entire East India Company belong to Daming and no longer have anything to do with the Netherlands, so the security of these people in Europe has been improved a lot invisibly.

Li Chengyan did not immediately agree to Cohen's request, even though Cohen proposed a high price of 50 taels of gold for a household registration-this matter must go through the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households.

Wu Ganlai, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, stroked his beard and smiled when he heard that 50 taels of gold was a person, "Since these barbarians have a heart for Ming Dynasty, it means that they can be educated. As the saying goes, no one will be rejected, and this official has no objection.

It's just that I remember that the Tathagata Buddha said that the so-called scriptures should not be passed on lightly.Even if these people's hearts are for Daming, they can't be given household registration right away, they still need to go through many tests. "

Because of the influence of Emperor Chongzhen, Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Rites who seriously deviated from his style of painting, even nodded and said: "Yes, Wu Shangshu is right.

As the saying goes, if these barbarians can easily obtain my Daming household registration, they may not cherish it in the future, just like these people can sell the Netherlands now, who knows if they will still love my Daming in the future? "

Li Chengyan immediately understood what the two big brothers meant. It was because the price of 50 taels per account was too low—since it was too low, it would be better to just double it.

Ni Yuanlu obviously doesn't just care about money: "Besides, if these barbarians want to speak, can I speak official Chinese? Can I write Chinese characters? Even if their generation can't learn to write, they should learn to speak, see." ? Their next generation should learn to write, right?"

Li Chengyan nodded and said: "This is not a big problem. Cohen can speak the official language of our Ming Dynasty, but he is not fluent and often makes some jokes. As for the other barbarians, the 100 taels of gold is just Giving them a chance to become my Ming people is nothing more than a big deal."

After finding Cohen again, Li Chengyan said straight to the point: "For the sake of our friendship for so many years, I have tried my best to help you find the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Accounting, and I have explained them for you. Two ministries."

Before Cohen expressed his thanks, Li Chengyan continued: "Of course, you must know how important my Daming's household registration is, so it's not that simple to get my Daming's household registration."

Cohen nodded, picked up his pipe and signaled to Li Chengyan, seeing that Li Chengyan signaled that he was free, he lit his pipe: "Of course, Daming's household registration should not be given to anyone at will, such as those barbarians in Burma and Annan.

In my opinion, they are completely unworthy of having Daming's household registration, unless they can contribute to Daming like me, then we should consider whether to give it to them. "

Smiling and shaking his head, Li Chengyan said: "Keen, this is what His Majesty the Emperor meant, and it's not something you and I can discuss. If you can't understand it, you can deepen your understanding in the years to come."

Cohen also shook his head and said: "Li, I can feel that the time left for me by God is running out, and the so-called God obviously doesn't have enough power to fight against the holy and great Emperor Ming. Help me, look at us For the sake of friendship for so many years."

Seeing the seriousness of Cohen's words, Li Chengyan also said seriously: "Okay, then I will briefly explain the meaning of the two ministers. As for whether you can accept it, it depends on you.

First, the quota of 50 taels of gold is definitely unrealistic and must be increased to 100 taels;