RNP Chapter 172
Chapter 172
Chongzhen continued to look through the captured information.
At present, ninety-nine percent of the people of the Dutch Republic, which is a coachman by sea, works for merchants.
Because of the development of commerce, all kinds of shipping are developed, and there are many merchant ships.
The people of the Dutch Republic, working on merchant ships, received the guilder as remuneration.
At this time, the guilder was made of silver and became known as the guilder silver coin.
At present, the silver coin of the Dutch guilder has become the world currency.
Chongzhen looked at the information and was very excited, if only this big Ming coin replaced the Dutch guilder.
Chongzhen had the confidence to concentrate world trade to the Daming Empire.
It is also confident that the guilder will be replaced by a large coin.
Chongzhen continued to look at the captured information and found that the Dutch Republic now had primary education.
If he were not a traverser, the Daming Empire would not have elementary school or middle school at all now.
It's amazing, it's amazing.
Chongzhen looked at the captured information and found that there was a big gap between the countries of the Daming Empire and the Europa continent.
If he didn't cross over, wouldn't the Daming Empire be getting more and more backward?
Looking at the captured information about the Dutch Republic, they even opened a university, the University of the Netherlands.
Horrible, terrible!
These countries on the continent of Europa already had very mature universities in 1637.
Chongzhen continued to look at the information, which recorded the lives of the people of the Dutch Republic, as well as the lives of other people on the continent of Europa.
These materials even include the life of Native Americans and the analysis of the national conditions of the Ming Empire, the Mughal Empire, the Ottoman Empire and other countries.
Damn, these guys have also done such a perfect intelligence job.
Is it to colonize the globe?
Fortunately, he recovered the treasure island and obtained these materials.
According to the data, the salary of sailors in the Dutch Republic is fixed, thirty guilder a month.
Large companies, such as the East India Company, paid sailors a high salary, one hundred and fifty guilders per month.
As for the income of the Navy of the Republic of the Netherlands, it is relatively meagre, only 13 guilders, a month.
One guilder can be exchanged for 10 Dutch dollars, which is almost 20 pounds of bread, that is, nine nong bread.
Chongzhen calculated that the people of the Dutch Republic are still living very well.
Chongzhen continued to look at the information, and the whole person became more and more shocked.
Mother's, the continent of Europa, the current life of the people of the Dutch Republic is the best.
This was followed by the English Empire and the French Empire, as well as Spain and Portugal, Italy.
Finally, Chongzhen looked at the materials produced by the Dutch, and actually compared the Daming Empire with the Mughal Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
They went so far as to conclude that the Daming Empire was an ignorant and backward empire, an empire that was suppressed by the eight banners of Jiannu, and the poorest empire.
The combat effectiveness of the army, the most backward empire equipped by the army.
Nima, the Ming Empire, was so unbearable in their eyes.
Chongzhen looked at the information and the date of payment was 1636, that is, the ninth year of Chongzhen.
At that time, the Daming Empire was indeed in frequent wars and uprisings everywhere, and it was not wrong to say it.
But it's good, in this way, they underestimate the Daming Empire, and they will definitely not take the Daming Empire seriously.
When the time comes, it will definitely make their jaws drop.
Chongzhen looked at the Dutch Republic's information about the Daming Empire, and his face turned livid with anger.
It was recorded that the people of the Daming Empire barely had enough to eat.
The whole empire was dull, the people were lifeless, and the nobles had no enterprising spirit.
His mother's, the Daming Empire was so unbearable.
"Your Majesty, do you want to burn these materials~?"
"No, no, no, put it all away, and I will bring it back to Jingshi in the future!"
"How is the situation in Chichi City?"
Wang Chengen handed the war report to Chongzhen. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）
"Red Embedded City has been surrounded!"
"The soldiers are shelling the walls of Chichi City with red-clad cannons!"
Chongzhen nodded: "Wait for the good news, and then tell Xuan!" "
"Take a good look at these captured materials."
Chongzhen looked through the information about the Ottoman Empire again.
Prices in the Ottoman Empire also experienced huge increases in these years.
The Akçe silver coin was the main currency of the Ottoman Empire, and one ducat gold coin was exchanged for 60 Akçe silver coins.
The average Ottoman worker earned 25 Akche silver coins a month and could buy 120 kilograms of bread or 75 kilograms of rice.
The Ottoman Empire would also hire soldiers to fight, Italian mercenaries 10 ducat gold coins a month, Spanish mercenaries 3 ducat gold coins a month.
Ordinary Ottoman soldiers 2 ducat gold coins a month, so the Ottoman Empire spent a lot on military spending.
In order to increase revenue, the Ottoman Empire even implemented a tax package system, in which all the taxes of the empire were contracted to private bidders by signing contracts, so as to maximize the empire's profits.
This would only lead to a weakening of the Ottoman sultan's control over the regions.
Chongzhen continued to look at the Mughal Empire, which implemented a caste system, the fourth caste and the Dartley untouchables, basically one or two meals a day, just to maintain immortality, and it was also the empire where the people at the bottom lived the worst.
After reading these materials, Chongzhen's mood could not be calm for a long time.
At this time, the continent of Europa was developing rapidly, especially on the issue of education, and many universities had already been established in the sixteenth century.
It seems that the Daming Empire needs to speed up its pace to catch up and must not lag behind these countries.
In addition, the Ming Empire needed to build several large cities as world financial centers.
When the time comes to trade with other countries, these world-class financial centers and ports can be the business card of the Ming Empire.
"~ Wang Chengen, put all these materials away!"
"The marines of the rest of the fleets are moving closer to Chichi City."
The mood calmed down a little, and Chongzhen was relieved in his heart.
At least the naval power of the Dutch Republic is not as strong as imagined.
The Royal Navy of the English Empire is not very strong.
The Daming Empire, which is now ten fleets, was more than enough to deal with the Royal Navy of the English Empire, but it was too far away.
At present, it is better to sell the goods of the Daming Empire to all countries in the world, and control the commercial hegemony and financial hegemony in the hands of the Daming Empire (Wang De).
Wang Chengen on the side put away the captured information and put it in a small box.
"Your Majesty, we have collected all the information!"
"Go, support Akachi City."
Chongzhen had just arrived at Chichi City, which had already been captured.
The most important thing is that Chichi City actually collapsed two walls.
"Your Majesty, this collapsed city wall was not blown up by red-clothed cannons, but by us with a hundred barrels of gunpowder!"
Mother's, 10,000 pounds of gunpowder, of course, can blow up.
On the ground, the crater of the explosion was hundreds of meters wide and more than five meters deep.
Chongzhen was speechless, this is the coming of war, not sabotage.
It seems that it is necessary to copy the green bricks and cement and re-strengthen the red embedded city.
Baodao Island could even serve as a trade center of the Daming Empire.
The Dutch Republic, Spain, Portugal, and even the English Empire often pass by this neighborhood.
On Takara Island, it seems that the construction of a port and a trading station is a good choice.