Nowadays, many large and small kingdoms have appeared in the direction of Nanyang and the Southern Continent. Half of them are "close vassals" of the Ming Dynasty, and some are established by important ministers authorized by Zhu Cixiang, such as the Zheng family of Quanguo Gong, the Zhu family of Chengguo Gong,

The Ma family of your country, the Shen family of Chongguo, the Kong family of Yanshenggong, the Zhang family of Yingguo, the Xu family of Dingguo, the Wei family of Tongguo, etc. all have their own feudal states.

Zhu Cixiang originally wanted to get a kingdom for the Wu family, but was firmly rejected by Wu Sanfu, Wu Sanmei, Wu Ake and others... The old Wu family had already lost blood from playing in the feudal town and could no longer afford to play in the feudal state. Their family just wanted to settle down.

Stay safe and be a relative of the emperor!

The old Wu family did not want a vassal state, and Zhu Cixiang certainly did not force it. He also knew that the Wu family were all stupid, clumsy, and knew how to serve as soldiers to collect rent, and could not run a country at all. If they were forced to found a country, they would definitely lose their money.

No return.

As for the other vassal states established around Nanyang and the Southern Continent, most of them are not very prosperous. That is, the Sulu Kingdom of the Zheng family, the Surabaya Kingdom of the Shen family, the Lionai Kingdom of the Wei family, and a few invested by the Zhu family princes.

Xijiang Kingdom, Makassar Kingdom, Bali Kingdom, Lanfang Kingdom (just look at the name and you will know that it was given by Zhu Cixi), as well as the Luzon Kingdom where Emperor Chongzhen invested a lot of money, the Phuket Kingdom of Zhu Cizhao, and the Kingdom of Phuket, which occupied the fortress of Malacca

The countries of Malacca and Palembang, oh, and the big and loose United Kingdom of the Southern Continent are profitable.

All other countries are all losing money!

Of course, these countries may not necessarily continue to suffer losses until the end of the country. But long-term losses are foreseeable... So in the fifty-second year of Hongxing, the word "traitor"

On the side of the Ming Dynasty, there are already two meanings. One is to betray the motherland in a treasonous manner; the other is to sell part or all of the country it holds!

You work so hard to invest thousands of miles away to build a country, and then you lose everything, and you are not allowed to resell it? Is there any natural reason for this? This is a country with limited liability! Investors cannot be allowed to bear unlimited liability, otherwise who would dare to invest?

So now there are not only those who betray the country at a loss, but also the worse ones who are bankrupt and subjugated... In the past twenty years, several countries have been subjugated!

That is the real loss of money, and sometimes even the loss of one's life. It is a complete human tragedy!

As the saying goes, founding a country is risky, so you need to be cautious when investing!

In addition to "selling the country", there is also the business of "selling the city"... Because it is too risky for one company to invest in a country, many groups invest together. And investors usually don't just take shares.

Without participating in management - the risk of investing in a vassal country is extremely high, and except for a few countries that can dig out gold or happen to be in the trade chokepoint, even if other countries can make profits, the return on investment is quite limited.

The reason why some people are still willing to invest in it is because investing in a country can bring unexpected benefits in terms of financial returns.

For example, the possession of political power from generation to generation, or the effect of three nests of cunning rabbits - although under the leadership of Zhu Cixiang, the political struggle in the Ming Dynasty was generally relatively mild (after all, the increase was large and sufficient for distribution), but who would

Can you guarantee that it won’t become bloody again in the future?

Therefore, for those rich and powerful, it is always beneficial to have the opportunity to acquire a piece of territory overseas. Even if future generations fail in the Ming Dynasty, the overseas branches can still continue to have a good reputation...

Therefore, those rich and powerful people who invest overseas will not just invest money but not acquire land. They usually send out their poor students in groups to spread their business. A family may not have so much capital to invest in a country, but they have capital.

You also have to diversify your investment! So it is often the case that several dozens of companies invest together. The one that invests the most becomes the leader of the country and takes the best site to become the capital. The one with less investment takes the smaller site and becomes the city leader.

Of course, this "city lord" refers not only to the lord of the city, but also to the lord of the castle - some of them are lucky enough to make money by investing in a city with a large population. In most cases, they invest in a city with a large population.

Although you won't earn much by building a manor and castle, it is still a place to live and settle down. If it really wants to develop for decades or hundreds of years, these city lord families will have a solid foundation. Even the Ming Dynasty will not be able to mobilize troops.

to eradicate them.

However, it is not easy to become the masters of these manors and castles. How can it be so easy to go abroad and become a master? There are not a few people who go abroad and become grandchildren, and then come back dejected!

Therefore, the sale of castle estates at a loss can happen almost every month... Selling the city is much more common than selling the country.

Due to its trivial terrain, numerous islands, and easy separatist rule, Nanyang became a key area for the Ming Dynasty's wealthy and powerful people to invest in nation-building and city-building.

If there is investment, of course there will be losses...

In addition, the Southern Continent and its surrounding areas, which are relatively close to Nanyang, are also a focus of investment. Because the Southern Continent follows an "open franchise" model, everyone is welcome. And there are no terrible tropical diseases, so the wealthy and powerful people in the Ming Dynasty

, including various princes, will build one or several castles and estates in the southern continent as a retreat... This matter is somehow left to the British East India Company, the Ming Dynasty Portuguese Company, the Pacific Trading Company, and Mancini Tea

Okay, Yiguandang Trading Company and Shachuanbang Trading Company have found a way to make a fortune for profiteers - providing one-stop city construction services!

As long as they are willing to pay, they, the businessmen, can take care of everything else... Of course, it is impossible for profiteers to guarantee the city lord's profits, and they have to bear the risks themselves.

Therefore, after joining in from all aspects and showing their magical powers, Nanyang and the Southern Continent are now full of small countries and city-states. Although the development is rapid, there is also a lot of chaos. Between small countries, city-states, and manors

Conflicts often occur.

On the seas of Nanyang, there are often pirate ships backed by various small countries and city-states attacking each other... It's like the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, where they almost annexed each other.

Of course the Ming court wanted to take control of it, but it was constrained by the inability to reach it and the complicated relationships in various aspects, so it was never easy to do so - the people fighting here were not barbarians, they were all the Ming Dynasty's "own people", and maybe they were relatives!

So Zhu Cixiang has been thinking about setting up a "general agent" in Nanyang and the Southern Continent, and let this general agent deal with a lot of troublesome things.

Zhu Cizhao was originally the best candidate for the general agent, but after his wife died, this guy became disillusioned and didn't take care of things. And his grandson Zhu Yijin was "used" by him, and he didn't know anything except eating, drinking and having fun.

!

Letting him be the general agent will definitely complicate things.

So Zhu Cixi had no choice but to find someone else!

"Brother," Zhu Cizhao smiled bitterly and thought deeply, "the south is so big... can one alliance leader manage it?"

"Big?" Zhu Cixiang thought to himself: Not as big as America and Central Asia!

Zhu Cizhao continued: "And...are the four countries of Siam, Annam, Laos, and Chenla considered Nanyang? They are the ritual vassals of the Ming Dynasty. If they fall under the leadership of the Nanyang Alliance, will they be willing? Nanyang

Can the alliance leader control them again?"

Zhu Cihong said: "You are right, Fourth Brother... Siam, Annan, Laos, and Chenla cannot be under the jurisdiction of the Nanyang Little League."

Zhu Cizhao added: "In addition, we also have some territory in the Little Western Ocean and the African continent... These territories are not big. Isn't it appropriate to set up a separate alliance leader? Why not put it under the banner of the Nanyang small alliance leader."

Zhu Cixiang nodded, "That's okay! But isn't the Nanyang Little League in charge a little too much?"

"Then take away the Southern Continent," Zhu Cizhao said. "The Southern Continent plus some nearby islands are almost self-contained, and the Southern Continent United Kingdom can be allowed to govern the states. As for the leader of Nanyang, Malacca can be

The Kingdom of Luzon and the Kingdom of Luzon take turns acting."
Chapter completed!