Chapter 438 The Achievements of Eastern Colonization

Chapter 438 The Achievements of Eastern Colonization

Of course, not everything is so peaceful. Colonization is bound to involve blood and tears.

The Champa monarch was in a dilemma facing the Ming Dynasty in the north and Rome in the south. Rome had already occupied Jiading (Ho Chi Minh City), an important city in the Red River Delta. And continued to attack north, their ruler decided to deal a heavy blow to Rome.

Then, they set a record of 5,000 people being defeated by 150 people, and the opponent lost as many as five people, killing more than 1,000 opponents. Rome controlled a little more territory.

Their king saw that the other party was so powerful, and his mortal enemy in the north, Nanyue, was destroyed by the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that the only way for me to be destroyed is to be destroyed.

But he would not give up easily, and he gathered another 6,000 people to attack the Roman army. The opponent's Roman army only had 160 men and three cannons, but with this configuration, the opponent's army was eliminated within an hour, and the leader was captured. Later, the Roman army occupied the entire territory of Champa and obtained a large piece of land on the Indochina Peninsula.

"Phew, it's finally over. These people really, if they had surrendered early, they wouldn't have had so many troubles."

Mikel Valenciaga, the military commander of Rome's Second Colonial Army, told the adjutant that as a Roman with Genoese descent, his adventurous heart could no longer be restrained. When he learned that the Military Department was recruiting people, he Signed up directly. After working his way up to his current position, and now that he has annexed Champa, he must be promoted no matter what.

"What your Lord is saying is that we need to write a letter to Temasek now and ask the Governor to send someone over quickly to take stock."

The adjutant reminded that Valencia naturally knew about it, so he had already written the letter. He also began to search for local wealth, but he was disappointed. Champa's wealth had been exhausted in the previous battle with the north, and he could only find a small amount of gold and silver. I hope the reward above can make up for his loss.

The demise of Champa attracted the attention of neighboring Khmer. At this time, hundreds of years had passed since the glorious Angkor era. The destruction of neighboring countries that had accompanied him for hundreds of years naturally attracted the attention of the monarch, but he only sent troops to prepare for it. , nothing else can be done. After all, there is also the Ayutthaya Kingdom to the west.

There are about 1.1 million people in Champa. They are most influenced by Hindu culture, so Brahmanism is derived and the people are divided into four classes according to the caste system. This allowed Rome to rule here according to the Indian rule. The local nobles could retain their property but submit to Roman rule.

Valencia continues to implement the policy of censusing the population in Champa, making them pay taxes every year and perform corvee service when necessary. However, this is normal for the Champa people, but their rule is better, at least they squeeze everyone fairly. People realize it.

From Champa to Formosa, to Malacca, Temasek, and Sumatra, Roman strongholds were everywhere, and trading stations blossomed in Southeast Asia. Roman merchant ships have become the most important fleet in the area, and the Eastern Governor has also become the governor who handles the most affairs. After all, there are many strongholds.

In order to solve the communication problem, Rome set up a fast ship system in the east, which was a sea station. Here are all ships driven by the most skilled sailors to deliver messages to various places at the fastest speed. At the same time, they can also do some business and so on.

Relying on the clippers, the connections between the colonies gradually deepened, and the increase in trade also allowed other industries to prosper. Rome spent a lot of money in government construction in the colonies. Various localities are doing their best to reclaim and control colonies under limited financial resources. At the same time, Rome also allocates funds for the construction of infrastructure every year. However, because there are too many places in need, it can only focus on construction first.

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Looking at the growing number of colonies and wealth, the Roman emperor approved the highest order: the establishment of the Southern Company to reclaim southern Africa.

This company has a legal capital of 100,000 lei and is responsible for the reclamation, exploration, and colonization of the African region south of Zanzibar. Since the profit return period is believed to be long, the concession period was extended to 20 years. Unlike the East India Company, the Southern Company was under the jurisdiction of the Department of Trade and had less freedom.

As soon as the news of the establishment of the new company came out, those Roman people who had tasted the benefits wanted to buy shares with their money. At first, a share certificate of the East India Company could be traded for 600 lei. Now, the shares of the Southern Company have been sold from 30 lei to 200 lei before the shares were issued. You can see the madness.

According to the Department of Trade Law, private individuals other than government organizations cannot establish colonial companies, which is said to prevent fraud. So there are only two companies here now, but these two companies also make them a lot of money.

Of course, immigration and population business are also lucrative industries engaged in by some businessmen. In order to reduce the mortality rate of immigrants, the Ministry of Eastern Affairs issued a subsidy order to provide appropriate subsidies based on the survival of the population. This has allowed many businessmen to engage in immigration work in the East. As long as the immigrants are intact, They will receive a subsidy upon delivery to their destination.

At the same time, they also transported slaves to some places where labor was scarce to help increase productivity. Slaves purchased from Abyssinia arrived in Rome and other colonies. The royal family especially liked to use black eunuchs, and the nobles were proud to have black slaves. This suddenly caused the price of black slaves to skyrocket, and the government issued a strange order to import them into Rome. Native black slaves had to be castrated. This made the already expensive slaves even more valuable, which made Abyssinian and Arab slave traders happy, and they must seize this market.

Rome's exploration of Africa has not stopped. Some people believe that there will be a lot of gold and silver in the inland areas, but the dangers will also increase exponentially, and their control is not strong enough, and they need the support of the government and consortium to continue. This caused a surge in the number of banks in Rome, especially in Africa. Nine banks were added at once. Most of their lenders were local governments, who used their ordinary taxes as collateral to obtain funds for expansion.

For example, in the Sofia area, the local people borrowed 10,000 lei from two banks to expand northward. After defeating the local nomadic tribes, they turned more than 2,000 people here into slaves to work for them.

This is the benefit of loans. Promoting the flow of funds can control the colony as quickly as possible. It can be said that credit is a way to increase the speed of colony construction. The same is true in Aden and India, but India is under the responsibility of the India Office and the East India Company, and the Southeast Asian and East Asian governments are very involved. Their pitifully small funds can only flow into Africa, hoping to recover their capital.