In Wang Fulin's memory, the history of Haojing, which is Macau, in history, is actually a very typical commercial city exhibition history in European history.

The Portuguese who arrived here traded with Guangdong and Fujian merchants, and gradually formed a prosperous market. In order to facilitate transactions, the Portuguese could not have lived on the ship all the time. After bribing Ming officials, they were qualified to rent a mirror. So a house was built around the market, and a square naturally formed. Then, churches appeared around the square. With more and more Portuguese settled, the church was no longer just one, but was built one by one like mushrooms after a rain. In the end, the Holy See appointed bishop to manage and be responsible for preaching.

When churches and bishops appeared, the establishment of administrative institutions would naturally follow. The earlier than Portugal's dispatch of the Governor of Macau was the deliberate board composed of the Portuguese. However, this deliberate board was urgently established in order to fight against the Spanish King Philip II who annexed Portugal, who sent the Governor to Macau. The deliberate board, which was established in a hurry, naturally had a fierce game with the Governor in the next two or three hundred years of history, which was also a tortuous road that many autonomous cities in Europe had experienced. However, during this period, the power of the Governor gradually expanded, and the members of the deliberate board had to be confirmed by the Governor, and their power and status gradually declined. In the end, the Governor interfered in the election of the deliberate board, causing a bloody farce. At that time, the Governor's mediation and even stopped the greater conflict was the Bishop of Macau.

In the end, the deliberations disappeared, and the governor, as the representative of the king, became the leader of the supreme power, which made Macau a colony rather than an autonomous city.

But now, there are already bishops in Macau, but the Portuguese have not had time to set up a board of deliberations. They usually have disputes to find a board of deliberations, but the Portuguese merchants who settled in Macau have also formed a guild. If it weren't for the Lisbon matter, the guild would have no effect. They would have been in charge. Now, Wang Fulin directly put the board of deliberations on local merchants, of course not because he is a fan of democracy and autonomy. After all, even these merchants have no awareness at all.

He just tentatively put out a system like a deliberative bureau in Haojing, and it was mainly rich merchants. It was precisely because in the Ming Dynasty, where the Confucian system was unbreakable, only in the Haojing, which was originally rented to the Portuguese, was Macau, which was originally unjustly, that there was a small possibility of opening a small breakthrough in the system. Moreover, there was also a heir of Guangdong businessmen who was about to return home in glory. He was the eldest son of the former number one figure in the Cantonese Merchant Gang. He could play a huge role in using it at critical moments.

As for such a large imperial court, although many officials are still clamoring to tighten the imprisonment, even expel the Folang Ji people and re-ban the sea, but there are still more people seeking stability. After all, among the taxes earned by Macau, the capital city is a fixed quota, which means no matter how much the tax it earned in that year. The Maritime Bureau needs to send 26,000 taels directly to the capital city, which is not a small amount.

The remaining part is to serve as public expenses for officials at all levels in Guangdong, and of course it is also necessary to fill the money for personal pockets. Roughly calculated that this amount can range from 30,000 to 50,000 to 70,000 or 80,000 or even 100,000 taels. This is because of the Portuguese tax evasion!

Why didn't he mention the customs first? Because this matter could not be established when Zhang Juzheng was assisted. Otherwise, if Zhang Juzheng died as early as in history and was settled afterwards, he would definitely be hit by a thunderous blow, and the time was not yet ripe. Besides, just look at the previous example of an official who launched the Australian ticket, he would know that only if the proposals that did not affect too much could be passed, and the government would be able to get money, rather than a broken bone-killing official, can he get support. Of course, being able to collect the land that was originally rented out was a way to win over support to some extent.

As for whether the wealthy businessmen in the deliberation bureau will be greatly impacted in the future, he really doesn't care. How can he see the value of his predecessor's attitude without a blow? What's more, he has other considerations.

Why haven’t the Portuguese established an administrative agency yet?

It is very simple. Establishing an administrative agency means that the merchant ships coming and going must not only be taxed by the Ming government, but also taxed by the administrative agencies. Therefore, it is not that the Portuguese royal family did not want to set up a Governor's Office again, but that many merchants who regarded it as treasure land were trying to delay. However, today's trade with the Ming Dynasty was almost completely monopolized by the Portuguese, but once Spain annexed Portugal, Philip II, who had ambitiously built an invincible fleet, would of course send the Governor here immediately. At that time, the Portuguese autonomous organization would of course be immediately launched in order to confront it.

So, what he is doing now is to completely open Haojing into the Ming Dynasty Special Zone and eliminate the Portuguese's rental privileges. But the premise is that those rich merchants who dominate the Haojing transaction can understand the profound meaning of this, win over the power of the North Korean and support this suggestion! Of course, more important is how to ensure that the annual taxes can be completed at full rating, even more than usual, is a very important issue.

Seeing that everyone was urgently digesting their proposal, Wang Fulin finally took a leisurely step on the Taishi Chair, then looked at the sky outside and said lightly: "I didn't expect that nine representatives from all parties invited by Haojing had already arrived in Xiangshan County. Only six of them were present on time today. I think everyone else would not come today. So, to put it bluntly, the first deliberate bureau does not need to recommend it. You might as well use the people present today as the backbone and choose an Aochang from you. Moreover, if this matter is done well, the first Aochang will always have some special rights."

Those who can sit here are all placed here by their families. It is not a big deal to say that the power is not bad, but most of them are not the real heads of the family who are the masters of the family. Therefore, some of them donated the crown belt, while some are just simple businessmen. Moreover, even if they have crown belts, they are still different from real official positions and titles. Therefore, everyone can deeply understand the profound meaning of Wang Fulin's last sentence. County officials are not as good as the current management. Although they have a certain right to speak in Haojing, they have a great family and great business, how can they be as good as the official right to speak?

Mr. Huang Qi from the Chaozhou Business Gang once again acted as a pioneer. He asked cautiously: "Mr. Wang is so trustworthy, and we are grateful. However, we will not summon today for this matter, right?"

Wang Fulin changed his previous kindness, causing the smile that made people's face blowing with the spring breeze suddenly retract. The person also stood up: "Of course, this is just one thing. How much power and how much responsibility. Do you want to trade with the Folang Jiren in the place where you are the masters of your own country, and you must set some rules yourself, or do you want to let them decide everything. This is the key. If you make money in business and manage your own business well, you will naturally have first-class skills, but once the stall is spread out, whether you can be competent and whether you can establish corresponding prestige is another matter.

Among you, there are Haojing’s top five, and there are also those who are ranked low. Whether you are relying on the government to become bigger and stronger, or colluding with the Folang Ji people to exclude their own people, please think about it carefully. By the way, I am not talking about this matter casually. I have reported to the Governor Ling Jiantai and the Minister of the Court. It is not bad if you want to delay the voices of these two old masters."

Seeing that Wang Fulin was suddenly able to calculate some of the measures that those who were excluded from the convention bureau next were clearly measured, he said that he had reported to Ling Yunyi, who was in Zhaoqing Prefecture and Zhang Juzheng, the assistant minister of the dynasty, and Mr. Huang Qi and others looked at each other, and they couldn't help but raise their evaluation of Wang Fulin to a higher level in their hearts. However, when they thought that Wang Fulin would have to hit him with a heavy hammer next, they did not expect that the other party would be surprised again.

"Okay, I've said everything I should say. You might as well consider it yourself. I'm at the county government office and just come to see me. After all, the county magistrate Gu has his responsibilities and is not good enough to accompany you, so I'll take the lead."

Gu Jing didn't have time to say that he had actually cancelled the lunch and evening parties. Today there was time, so he had to agree with Wang Fulin's words. But just when he followed Wang Fulin down the stairs and came to the entrance of the teahouse, there were cars and horses in front of the door, but the last three who had arrived were just here. When he met with each other, he saw that the youngest of them changed his face and couldn't help but sneer.

I think the county magistrate Wang and I will really stay in the teahouse forever. Wait for you guys who are pretending to be airs? Dreaming!

The oldest one is much more calm. After getting off the cold sedan chair, he quickly came forward: "Mr. Wang, Gu County Zun, I'm really sorry. I'm delayed for a while because I encountered some situations on the road."

"It's okay to have a problem. Wang Xunzhang and the county just wanted to chat with you. It's nothing big." Although Gu Jing didn't know if the businessmen above would tell you about the latecomers, it didn't prevent him from giving these three guys a little bit of color. He immediately said with a smile: "It's just that the yamen is busy, and Wang Xunzhang is even more busy with everything, so he won't accompany you more and say goodbye."

Wang Fulin was very satisfied with the implicit meaning of Gu Jing's words. He just nodded reservedly and left with the Xiangshan County Magistrate. As for the expressions of the three guys who were deliberately joining each other to get one step late, it has nothing to do with him.

It was three quarters of an hour late, and the three representatives who had arrived late had already agreed. Because after getting the news from Haojing, less than half of the merchants decided to come, and the three families had always been married to each other. They were all merchants from the Cantonese business gang. As long as they were together, they would have a great say in the nine representatives who came. However, they did not expect that the result of the arrival of the late was that Wang Fulin ignored them and left directly! The three people who were left at the door looked at me, and the young Master Feng San stomped his feet and said sternly: "It's too much to deceive others!"

He was young and energetic, and the other two dared not be so impressed. After thinking about it, they entered the teahouse with a dark face. They happened to see six people downstairs. Two groups of people were facing each other. Among the three later, the older Master Yan, pretended to be puzzled and asked: "We were really stuck by the matter and had to come late just now. Mr. Wang and Guxianzun walked so fast. Could it be that they were summoned today, and they were really just drinking tea and chatting?"

If this is normal, there will always be someone else in other people. After all, even if they are opponents, they occasionally need to make some good relationships. But at this moment, the person who just came down is as tight as a bottle, and Mr. Chen Si even shouted: "Who said it's not drinking tea and chatting? Mr. Wang's words are funny and witty, which makes us really gain a lot. It just happened to take advantage of this time when we came to Xiangshan County, and our families agreed to ask Mr. Wang for advice. It's not too early today, and I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you."

Mr. Chen Si smiled and bowed, leaving quickly, and everyone else kept silent about what he had just talked about. Facing this scene, even the San Master Feng, who was resentful because Wang Fulin ignored it at first, realized that something was wrong. He made up his mind and directly stopped Mr. Huang Qi who fell to the end, but he bowed deeply without any hesitation: "Uncle Huang Qi, it's true that we are late, but please give me a reminder. We have been over a hundred miles from Haojing. Even if we are late today, no matter what, we are better than those who think that this is not the case, right?"

At least for the sake of some in-laws in our families! This is better if the family has a large population!

"If there is something to delay for a quarter of an hour, that's fine, but you should know that this kind of occasion should be because I arrived early and didn't let the two of you wait on the official side. I was three quarters late, and the three were really a big show." Mr. Huang Qi was one of the two old men who had heard Wang Fulin communicate with the teahouse owner in Cantonese at the window. For the sake of his in-laws, he first poked through the late window paper, and then said with a pity, "It's time for the matter, let's make up for it yourself. Otherwise, you will have no share of that good thing."

That good thing? What good thing?

Master Feng San had no time to ask, so Master Huang Qi looked at him with sharp eyes until he had to give way. He had to give way. Among the Guangdong businessmen today, the Guangzhou Business Gang and the Chaozhou Business Gang are the two largest factions. Although Master Huang Qi ranked seventh, there was only one brother who was the head of the family, and he firmly sat in the second place among the Chaozhou Business Gang. In the whole Haojing, even the Folang Jiren bought him a little face. The most important thing is that this person is said to have some interaction with the Bishop of Folang Jiren, so even the top figures of the Guangzhou Business Gang could not help but respect him, so the Feng family naturally feared this person.

In other words, many people did not expect that Mr. Huang Qi would give Wang Fulin face and traveled hundreds of miles to Xiangshan County! Of course, because the interior is not a solid piece of law, even though they heard that Mr. Huang Qi was coming, many businessmen in Haojing still ignored him and did not take it as a matter of fact.

"Uncle Yan Shi, what should I do now?" He was resentful just now because Wang Fulin left without anyone else, but now Mr. Feng is really helpless. He temporarily replaced his uncle from the village of Youji to Haojing. He used to be responsible for the matter outside, but now he was a little helpless when facing the changes. Seeing that Master Yan was silent, he couldn't help but mutter, "Can we still want us to come and apologize?"
Chapter completed!