Dominate the Country

"Where does the court have the money to develop the gold mine in Nanmingzhou now?"

"It is well known that the treasury is tight, and we have to prepare a large amount of funds to deal with the war that is likely to happen in North America." In addition, there is Nanyang. According to the emperor's prediction, the Dutch are likely to fall into the muddy water this year and intervene in the North American war - otherwise it will be too late, Chen Ming thought so.

Then it is time for Batavia to change its name.

In the Qianqing Palace, Chen Ming sat high up, and a group of important ministers from the cabinet gathered. Liu Dezhao's wrinkles deepened as he spoke. With the money in the hands of the Ministry of Finance now, how could it be possible to invest heavily in the Nanmingzhou gold mine thousands of miles away? Even if it is a rich mine with a high gold content.

This is no less expensive than fighting a war.

Although Nanmingzhou reported that the gold mine there is large in scale and the ore has a high gold content, it is definitely worth developing. The Nanyang Mining Company under the Ministry of Minerals lobbied the cabinet like crazy, wanting to swallow this big piece of fat meat. But the Ministry of Finance has no extra money now.

To develop a large-scale rich gold mine is not something that can be developed at will. It requires large-scale investment in the early stage, especially in Nanmingzhou, a barren land thousands of miles away from the mainland.

Liu Dezhao turned to Chen Ming and bowed: "Your Majesty, I think the most suitable way to develop the gold mine in Nanmingzhou is to cooperate with the people." Fang Kuankuan went a step further than the gold mine development in Xiangzhou.

"The Ministry of Finance does not have a single extra penny." Although the gold produced after a large-scale rich gold mine is developed will bring huge benefits to the finance, the Ministry of Finance really does not have a single extra penny.

Chen Ming also has no money. The silver and gold in his hands have long been spent to fill the fiscal deficit. There are many rare jewelry and antiques in the palace, but these cannot be circulated on the market.

He now regrets that he spent the money he got too quickly and too slickly. It was very pleasant to split the Military Intelligence Bureau, and the silver he just got was also spent. Now the First Brigade of the Fifth Exploration Team of the Ministry of Mineral Resources, which went to Nanmingzhou, discovered the Sovereign Hill gold mine in Melbourne, Australia in the original time and space. The memorial sent back by the First Brigade of the Fifth Exploration Team was accompanied by a simple map of the local area, which was obviously the location of Melbourne in the original time and space. They found seventeen dog-head golds weighing more than ten kilograms in the local area, and directly named the gold mine "Jinshan" in the memorial sent back to Nanjing.

How could Chen Ming not regret it?

"Your Majesty, the treasury really has no money." Liu Dezhao said firmly with a hard face.

Chen Cong, who was standing aside, looked at Liu Dezhao's old face and really wanted to slap him, because he knew that the huge economic alliance behind Liu Dezhao had already set its eyes on Nanmingzhou. No one had expected that there was such a huge gold mine in that desolate place. Everyone who knew about it was salivating.

And most importantly, Liu Dezhao did not lie, the treasury really had no money.

It's not that there is no small amount of money. There are still millions or tens of millions. If you squeeze them, you can even get tens of millions or hundreds of millions. But if you spend this money on this place, it will inevitably cause other chain reactions. For a country, this is a headache. And for a gold mine development project, it not only requires a large amount of money to invest, but also requires time to wait for returns.

The already tight economy can't afford this "wait".

Now the news that a super gold mine has been discovered in Nanmingzhou has reached the ears of many people. I don't know how many people are salivating. Although the little money in their hands is a drop in the bucket for the development of a super gold mine, they dare not be as greedy as the Ministry of Mineral Resources. They just want to get a share of the pie.

For three whole days, Chen Han's top power class was discussing the Nanmingzhou gold mine.

There was no way. The report sent back by the first team of the fifth exploration team and the 17 nugget golds sent back together were too amazing. None of them weighed less than ten kilograms. The largest one was as long as an adult's arm, shining like pure gold, and weighed more than a hundred kilograms.

It is common sense that there must be a gold mine near the dog-head gold.

There was also a bag of large gold sands washed out from the nearby gold river, with a total weight of more than three hundred kilograms, and the largest grains were more than two taels. And what did the exploration team say in the report? They said they saw a golden river.

- The clear river water was full of dazzling gold sands. From a distance, it looked like a river made of gold flowing. Countless golden and shining crystals sparkled in the sun, dazzling the eyes of the first exploration team members who discovered it.

This exploration team made a fortune.

They worked hard and could not take care of their families, but they were lucky. The discovery of this large gold mine brought rich rewards to all members of the first team of the fifth exploration team. This is a reward higher than their salary for ten or eight years added together.

Three days later, Chen Ming already had a thick stack of specific regulations and implementation details in his hands.

He acquiesced, the Ministry of Mineral Resources yielded, and the gold mines in Nanmingzhou were developed completely in accordance with commercial principles. The court was only responsible for the safety and order of the gold mines, and relaxed all other aspects.

These things had a lot of rules and regulations, and the cabinet's work efficiency was extremely high. Chen Ming did not expect it to be so fast. It was achieved after more than a dozen rounds of quarrels and arguments in the court.

Chen Ming did not say a word, set the tone, and the matter was done.

Chen Ming is very aware of the value of the Melbourne gold mine. It is said that in the first ten years after the "Golden Mountain" was developed, its gold output accounted for 40% of the world's total at that time. This gold mine began in the mid-19th century and continued until It came to an end at the beginning of the 20th century, and it took at least fifty years.

At its peak, tens of thousands of Chinese from Fujian, Guangdong and other places worked hard there. Historically, the discovery of this large treasury directly led to the start of the 'gold rush'. In just two decades, Australia's population It increased three to four times, jumping straight from 3 to 400,000 to 16.7 million. It laid a great foundation for Australia's future development.

And this time, the development of gold mines, which is led by major domestic interest groups, can also set off a wave of gold rush?

If the number of immigrants who freely go to Nanming Prefecture can reach hundreds of thousands or millions within ten or twenty years, how much financial, material, and energy can be saved by Chen Han?

Liu Dezhao still knew very well what Chen Ming was worried about most, so he tried to persuade Chen Ming from this point of view.

Mineral development led by business groups is definitely more flexible and attractive to the general public than gold mining led by the state and dominated by immigrants.

Of course, this process must still be under the supervision of the court at all times. The entire gold mine development project still needs to be led by the imperial court. Because the gold mined will eventually be collected into the national treasury. Gold is no longer ‘money’.

"Your Majesty, I think our army should attack Batavia." Chen Cong suggested at the court meeting half a month later.

Capturing Nanyang was originally part of this year's plan, and a budget was specifically reserved for financial expenditures. However, this was entirely due to the previous emperor's insistence. When the Ministry of Mines initially lobbied, the 'target' it aimed at providing start-up funds for gold mine development was Nanyang's war budget.

Now it turns out that the emperor's foresight was correct. Twenty Dutch battleships officially joined the Franco-Spanish coalition at the beginning of this year, stepping into the anti-British alliance. The emperor is wise!

This is the news that was just sent to Europe a few days ago. The Dutch have really joined the war. Furthermore, a Battle of Badong had just broken out in Nanyang. A British fleet attacked the Dutch. The timing was so coincidental that the Manchu and Han Dynasty civil and military ministers believed that the Netherlands would never return to Britain in a short time. In the arms of the Dutch, at least until Britain sucked up the blood of the Dutch.

Although Britain only harassed the Dutch East Indies with its navy and did not have any decisive battles in Southeast Asia, this was enough.

The ending between Britain and the Netherlands should be similar to the previous time and space plane. Chen Ming did not think that his influence would affect such a major event.

Therefore, the threat posed by the Dutch to the Gallic Rooster no longer exists, and the threat posed by the Gallic Rooster to China is completely worth mentioning. The current situation in the east of the world is that Chen Ming's will determines everything.

The Nanmingzhou Mineral Development Company was officially established five days after the Dachao Meeting. On that day, the development company raised a total of 50 million yuan from 162 investors. The Nanmingzhou Mineral Development Company began to be listed on the market, and major banks began to list the development company. The company's stock is included in the top financial recommendations.

Everything is carried out according to feng shui under the escort of power.

The entire company has a total of 10 million shares, with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. The stock price opened at 15 yuan per share, which is equivalent to a half increase since the listing. As for the other 50 million yuan in registered capital, it is still uncertain whether the other 10 million yuan has been implemented.

Only 1.5 million shares of the development company were put on the market. By four o'clock that afternoon, the stock price crossed the 20 yuan mark. The stimulation of gold made many people lose their minds.

Chen Ming no longer pays attention to the Nanmingzhou Mineral Development Company. In his daily work, the Battle of Nanyang is brought to the forefront. Chen Ming sent people to send Chen Cong, the first assistant minister of the cabinet, and Liu Dezhao, the second assistant minister of finance, as well as the left army commander Chen Erbao and the rear army commander Chen Quan from the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

With both literacy and martial arts, these are top figures in Chen Han's political arena. The three of them discussed behind closed doors for a whole afternoon, and it was not until sunset that the closed-door meeting ended.

After the meeting, when Chen Cong, Liu Dezhao, Chen Erbao, and Chen Quan returned to their respective homes, they were immediately greeted by a large number of representatives from all directions who were looking for information.

Especially Chen Cong's house and Chen Erbao's house were the busiest.

At least seven or eight important ministers and a dozen military generals came to visit in person.

These people stayed at Erchen's house until night before they dispersed.

The next day, when Chen Ming got up in the morning, he returned from exercising in the Royal Garden, and the report from the National Security Bureau was delivered to him along with breakfast.

After casually looking through the national security records of what happened last night, Chen Ming didn't pay attention.

Dongfanghong once said that if there is no party within the party, there will be imperial thoughts; if there is no faction within the party, there will be all kinds of strange things.

The current cabinet is full of hills, and he has long acquiesced.

It is inevitable for any politician to form cliques and stick together for warmth. This is natural!

The Chief Minister of the Cabinet and the First Deputy Governor of the Metropolitan Government are like rabbits to the Premier of the State Council and the First Vice Chairman of the Military Commission. How could they not have a group of supporters gathering around them?

Chen Ming was very tolerant of Chen Cong and Chen Erbao, as well as the important ministers of the cabinet and the governor generals who formed their own cliques. He just let Guoan plant a few nails in each small group. Keep an eye on them at all times. As long as they don't plot to rebel or reverse history, Chen Ming won't bother to care.

But these are their tricks. If one day, Chen Ming can't let them jump around anymore, as long as he hands these things to a fool like Liu Wenwei, Chen Ming can sharpen his knife to "kill the chicken and scare the monkey".

The development of the Nanmingzhou gold treasury was completely finalized, and news began to spread throughout Nanjing and the whole Jiangnan.

The more than ten dog-head golds became good things, and became the proof that another big gold mine was in Chen Han's hands.

Just like the boom when the Xiangzhou gold mine was developed, the whole Nanjing, the whole Jiangnan, and then the whole China were boiling.

Xiangzhou's gold mining has set a great example for countless people.

Many people died tragically in Xiangzhou, but more people got rich because of the gold mine there.

Moreover, Melbourne's climate is many times better than Xiangzhou. It is like the southeast coast, with mild and rainy weather all year round and evenly distributed precipitation (slightly more precipitation in the second half of the year). It is an ideal place to live. It is now the focus of the Nanmingzhou authorities. It is the third key area for Chinese immigrants in Nanmingzhou.

In an instant, this matter became a hot topic for countless people to discuss on the streets.

And then the emperor made a decision that added fuel to the fire. Chen Ming decided that all public officials in the world [up to the fifth rank] could recommend themselves and choose to go to Nanmingzhou to serve as public officials. The quota was 200 people, of which the fifth and sixth ranks up to public officials had quotas until they were full.

As long as you can achieve qualified performance, after leaving office at the end of five years, those who do not commit crimes will be promoted by two levels.

At that time, you can choose to return to your original place to serve as a public official, or you can choose to stay in the local area, or you can go to the central government and be assigned to another place. This is like the rabbit's aid to Xinjiang and Tibet cadres, who worked hard for a few years to be promoted. After the news came out, the entire Chenhan officialdom was shaken.

The fifth rank official is the dividing line between the lower-level officials in Chenhan. It is the local parent official and the backbone of the ruling class of an imperial dynasty.

From the fifth rank, it is promoted by two levels, that is, the fourth rank, which is the boss of a prefecture. Only five years, this is an extremely fast speed. Unless you are appreciated by the emperor, if you follow the "official rules", you will be promoted once in one term, which will take two terms, not just five years.

This decision caused a shock in the entire officialdom. Many county magistrates who have no backing and no background know very well that if there is no miracle, they will only be a fourth or fifth rank in their lives, just like Yue Wenhai at the beginning, who has been wandering around in this position since he became a seventh-rank county magistrate.

Want to climb up? Almost impossible!

And now, the court wants to recruit low-level officials who are willing to go to Nanmingzhou, which gives these people a great opportunity.

Is it worth it to use five years of hard work and hardships to fight for a better future and a higher status?

Of course it's worth it! Absolutely worth it!

For those who are still enterprising, for those who hesitate year after year at the grassroots level, this policy is like pie in the sky.

However, Nanmingzhou is thousands of miles away from the sea and far away from the homeland. The thought of it is daunting, and many people have the heart to retreat.

To be honest, the reputation of Nanmingzhou is far worse than that of North America.

Although both sides are equally far away and thousands of miles away from the homeland, everyone knows how lively the fighting is in North America. After all, there are millions or tens of millions of people there, right? "Barbarians" are also people, but what about Nanmingzhou?

Except for those animals with pockets on their bellies, there are not even a few savages in Nanmingzhou.

Although North America is far away, it is a civilized place; Nanmingzhou is also far away, but it is an absolutely wild and wild place.

But there are still many people who actively sign up. They think this is a godsend opportunity, and they will regret it if they miss it. But there are also many people who think that the same policy will be implemented by the court in Xiangzhou and North America sooner or later, and it will not be too late to sign up by then.

After Chen Ming finished dealing with all the things, he stood in front of the Nanyang map, holding a long stick in his hand, staring straight at Batavia...

"The great opportunity to annex Nanyang is right in front of us!"

This is the goal that Chen Ming has been thinking about for many years. He has been daydreaming about it since the rebellion, and now it has finally been accomplished. His grand ambition has truly taken a solid step forward.