I became famous for broadcasting my life as a social animal to different dynasties

The rise of these countries was not of much significance for the Central Plains dynasties to emulate.

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and continued to do his own thing.

Kublai Khan felt that the situation of this small country had certain similarities with that of nomadic peoples.

They are all short of resources, and the only way to become rich is to develop externally.

The difference is that the small country faces the sea, while the nomadic people faces the rich Central Plains, so the previous dynasty perished.

【The great geographical discoveries of the 15th century brought unprecedented commercial prosperity to Europe. 】

[It also provided the Netherlands with a historic opportunity to build a commercial empire.]

Business Empire!!

These four words instantly made the emperors and ministers of various dynasties soar!

Li Shimin was shocked: "Doesn't this mean that the country is ruled by businessmen from top to bottom? Then is this country still a country?"

Zhang Sun Wuji said in a heavy voice: "Merchants pursue profits, and this country will also become a tool for merchants to pursue profits..."

The scholars who have worshipped Confucianism as a god since ancient times are in even greater confusion!

"Merchants! How can merchants govern a country?"

"That is, if an enemy country offers a large price to buy our land and cities, as a businessman, will we sell them to them?"

"If this continues, the ruler will not be a ruler, and the subjects will not be subjects. This world will be destroyed sooner or later!"

The businessmen looked at each other in bewilderment: There is actually a country where businessmen are in power?

What a long time to see you!

But the environment where they are now is obviously impossible.

If there is any sign of this, all nine clans will disappear together...

[If Portugal and Spain, which were the first to start ocean trade, mainly relied on violence to plunder wealth, the Dutch, who followed closely behind, chose to rely on commercial trade to accumulate wealth due to the lack of a strong royal power and sufficient human resources. ]

[At the same time, he also accumulated competitive skills and business acumen that made him stronger. ]

[As middlemen, agents, processors and promoters, the Dutch reshipped spices, silk and gold from Portugal and Spain and then sold them all over Europe.]

[On their return, they brought wheat from the Baltic grain-producing areas, ironware from Sweden, timber from Finland and other commodities to these two countries.]

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, thinking that this method was a way out for a small country.

But what kind of country will be formed in the end with so many businessmen?

What would happen if eighty percent of the country's finances were in the hands of these people?

These countries are completely different from the dynasties in the Central Plains.

They actually created a brand new path to rise!

However, this path did not seem feasible for the Central Plains dynasty.

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Father, you must not follow this example. It will cause chaos in the world."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "I understand."

The ministers also breathed a sigh of relief. They were most afraid of sudden reforms from their superiors...

[However, the Dutch soon found themselves facing challenges from English merchants in this lucrative trade.]

[So they designed cheaper ships just to carry more cargo.]

[They also designed the ships to have large bellies and small decks, because the smaller the deck, the less tax they would pay. The greater the profit they would get!]

[It was with this method that the Dutch earned the title of "Sea Coachmen".]

The scholar was disdainful: businessmen are businessmen after all, they will do anything to get a few ounces of silver!

The ship is cheap to build, so the materials used must be of poor quality. As a result, the death rate of people using this ship must be very high!

As expected, as long as you have money, life or death doesn’t matter!

Only money is the most important thing!

The businessmen were unusually quiet. They had done similar things before, just in different forms; the essence was the same.

After all, what they are pursuing is the maximum profit, and there is nothing wrong with doing so.

But those who have become stupid because of reading books don’t think so, and they happen to have a lot of say...

So, it’s not a bad thing to be quiet now.

[However, if you want to be invincible in the competition, it is not enough to just have a cheap boat. The key to the final victory lies in those who drive the boat. ]

[A captain was trapped by the frozen sea while transporting goods. During the eight-month long winter, the harsh environment of minus 8 degrees Celsius caused them to lose eight people. However, they did not touch the client's goods at all, and among these goods were items that could save their lives.]

[Finally, the Dutch brought the goods back to the Netherlands almost intact and delivered them to the client.]

[This move allowed the Dutch to create business rules that were passed down to later generations and also won the world market for maritime trade.]

The merchants were somewhat excited. Although they were not from their country, as fellow businessmen, their actions were admirable.

It turns out that businessmen also need integrity to do better and better!

Some scholars sneered and said, yes, it looks very impressive.

But what is the reason? Is it just a reflection of the businessmen's crazy pursuit of profit?

Some people disagree. Although it is for profit, a gentleman's promise is worth a thousand gold. This businessman has also practiced it very well. We cannot generalize.

As they were talking, the two sides started fighting again.

The military officer who was maintaining order on the side yawned: When they were fighting, they grabbed heads and slapped faces like women. Otherwise, how could they say that it took the literati ten years to rebel?

"This is a country where everyone is a businessman..." Kangxi muttered to himself, but he understood when he thought about the conditions of this country.

Traveling as a merchant is indeed a means of accumulating wealth quickly.

This was evident from the busy trade in the newly relaxed ports.

But if everyone is a businessman, how is the country governed?

【With the development of commercial trade, the city became prosperous. 】

【At this point, a difficult problem arises. 】

【Who will manage these cities and how will they be managed? 】

Hmm? Seeing this, the emperor and his ministers were puzzled: How come this is not a country? How could they not know who is in charge?

An official directly under the emperor!

Who else could it be?

Could this be a problem?

[Like other parts of Europe, the Netherlands was initially ruled by nobles, as the cities were their territories, and the nobles had small armies.]

[It was nominally to provide protection for the city, but in reality it relied on force to obtain tax revenue.]

[This means that in this city, the rich have more power, they can dominate the bargaining, and the nobles rely on businessmen to provide them with wealth. ]

! ! ! !

The emperors and ministers of various dynasties were surprised: It turns out that the Netherlands is not a country?

In other words, this is a vassal state?

Don’t they even have a king?

The two teeth in front also developed by plundering wealth from other countries, but at least they had a strong imperial court!

With the support of the court as the basis, everything you do is aboveboard~~

But the Netherlands does not have a strong court, but only nobles!

Why didn't other countries take advantage of the situation to annex it?

Could it be that the foreigners in Europe have no interest in a powerful and unified country?

Isn't it too narrow-minded to only focus on your own little piece of land every day...