Chapter 982 Emperor Zhu's chess game (first update, please subscribe)
Chinese integration!
When Emperor Zhu threw out this term, Liu Kunpeng was stunned and said in astonishment.
"Huaxia integration? Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Faced with this "integration", Liu Kunpeng was of course a little confused. After all, literally speaking, "integration" seems to mean... unifying the world.
"The 'Huaxia integration' I'm talking about is not about political unification! It's more about economics. Economically speaking, the future China, including the ancient land of China and the overseas colonies of the Ming Dynasty, will definitely be the world's largest market! This market is of vital importance to the economy of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the shortcut to developing China's industry is to achieve economic and trade integration between China and the Ming Dynasty."
Emperor Zhu directly put forward his "integration concept". In fact, this concept had already formed a basic concept many years ago, but the timing was not ripe.
"Well, just like the German Customs Union in the past, it will form a close trade and economic zone between Ming and China. In this way, the capital, raw materials, talents and labor of Ming and China can flow to each other without restrictions. It is more of a preferential alliance than a customs union. China's advantageous industries, such as raw silk and tea, will also be reflected after the establishment of this preferential alliance. At that time, these industries will obtain more markets and funds and develop rapidly. With the help of Ming, it will help improve its overall industrialization level."
In fact, it is almost an "internal economic circulation system of China", but this system has a certain degree of exclusivity. In essence, Emperor Zhu planned to use this system to exclude Britain, the United States and other countries from China.
At least exclude them from the Chinese economic system and keep the Chinese market firmly in the hands of the Chinese people, instead of the British occupying a very large market share as it is now.
Liu Kunpeng asked:
"Are the Ming and Japan the only ones participating in this preferential alliance?"
Emperor Zhu shook his head and then said.
"Of course not. This 'Huaxia Integration' is not limited to Ming and Huaxia. It should also include Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, and some countries including Siam in the future. It may also include all of Nanyang. This will be a Greater Huaxia preferential alliance zone that includes all of Ming and Ming colonies as well as East Asian and Southeast Asian countries and regions."
Of course, in this huge market, there are also different levels. But no matter how the levels are divided, Huaxia and Ming Dynasty are the core.
"Your Majesty, do you mean that within this alliance zone, we should give priority to purchasing Chinese products, and China should give priority to purchasing our products? In this way, products from Britain and other countries will be excluded?"
Emperor Zhu laughed.
"It's good that you know!"
As he spoke, he emphasized his tone again.
"China has a population of 40 million. Although its industry and technology are backward, it is still the largest economy in the world. As long as it develops through reasonable planning, China will surely become a powerful country in about 30 years. If we form a close alliance with China, then if China is strong, then the Ming Dynasty will be strong, and if the Ming Dynasty is strong, then China will also be strong. However, if China is used by other countries, it will inevitably make its relatives hate it and its enemies happy. Therefore, in order to avoid all this from happening, we can only try to make the economies of the two countries interdependent and make them always rely on each other. Through economic integration, we can achieve the integration of China. This is my goal!"
"So that means economic control?"
Liu Kunpeng asked with some confusion.
“It’s not economic control, but mutual dependence!”
Emperor Zhu shook his head and said.
"It means that the economies and industries of the two countries are interdependent, and their finance and industry are integrated. At the same time, the people of Ming and Huaxia can freely migrate and the economy can freely flow. After all, Huaxia and Ming, Ming and Huaxia are blood brothers, with the same ethnicity, language and culture. In the future, their education systems will inevitably be integrated with Ming. Huaxia elites study in Ming, and Ming elites study in Huaxia. Both sides have common interests. In this way, although Ming and Huaxia are two countries, they are actually one. This is the goal I pursue."
What is this goal?
It is "Chinese integration".
This integration is actually all-round cooperation in finance, industry, education and other aspects, just like Britain and the United States in another world. Why did the United States join Britain's alliance without hesitation in both world wars?
On the surface, they seem to share the same language and culture, but what is the reality?
In fact, the economies of the two countries are highly interdependent. During the Gilded Age in the United States, 70% of the railways in the United States were built with British capital. Before World War I, Britain was the most important investor in the United States. The American industrial economic system seems to be American, but in fact, half of the shareholders are British.
What was the cause of the Wall Street crash that triggered the US economic crisis in 1929? It was the withdrawal of British investment, which directly led to the Great Depression in the United States.
To make a more vivid analogy - Britain and the United States may seem to be two independent countries, but a century of mutual influence in economy, industry and education has long made them an interdependent relationship.
The two countries benefit from cooperation and suffer from separation. The withdrawal of British capital in 1929 directly led to the economic crisis and the Great Depression, and the system almost immediately collapsed. Then World War II brought the two together again. Although the leadership was transferred from Britain to the United States, the prosperity of the "Anglo-Saxons" continued for nearly a hundred years.
In the mind of Emperor Zhu, the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia, including China, and of course the Ming Empire and all the areas controlled by the Ming Empire, should become components of this system in the future. The Ming Dynasty and China should be the core of this system, while places including African colonies, Southeast Asia, and North Korea are the supplements to this "integration", which can be understood as the other three eyes in the "Five Eyes Alliance".
Their value lies only in being attached to the Chinese Empire system and cheering for this empire.
"Your Majesty already has a plan?"
Liu Kunpeng seemed to understand why the left prime minister, the king prime minister, and the money prime minister were always embarrassed. Emperor Shengde seemed to be not very diligent in government, and even lazy, but in fact, the economy, military, and diplomacy of the Ming Dynasty were almost all controlled by the emperor himself...
Faced with such a situation, even the Imperial Cabinet was helpless. His Majesty had obviously always had a big chess game in mind for the world, and not many people knew how big this chess game was. With just a little explanation, they would find that the game was bigger and farther than they had imagined.
Just like now, China is a big chess game that may take decades to play!
What a pity that I don’t know much!
In comparison, the one who is more depressed must be Zuo Xiang!
As the left prime minister, the head of all officials, he is actually just a general manager in charge of trivial matters.
(End of this chapter)
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