Chapter 438 Eastern Colonial Achievements

Of course, not everything was so peaceful. Colonization was bound to be accompanied by blood and tears.

The Champa monarchs were caught in a dilemma between the Ming Dynasty in the north and the Rome in the south. Rome had already occupied the important city of Gia Dinh (Ho Chi Minh City) in the Red River Delta. And continued to attack northward. Their rulers decided to strike hard against Rome.

Then, they set a record of 5,000 people being defeated by 150 people, and the opponent lost up to five people and completed the record of killing more than 1,000 people. Rome controlled a little more.

Their king saw that the opponent was so powerful, and his mortal enemy, South Vietnam in the north, was destroyed by the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that he will only be destroyed.

However, he would not give up easily. He gathered another 6,000 people to attack the Roman army. The opponent's Roman army had only 160 people and three artillery pieces, but with such a configuration, the opponent's army was solved within an hour, and the leader was also captured. Then the Roman army occupied the entire territory of Champa and obtained a large piece of land on the Indochina Peninsula.

"Huh, it's finally over. These people are really something. If they surrendered earlier, there wouldn't be so many problems."

Mikel Valencia, the military commander of the Second Roman Colonial Army, said to his adjutant. As a Roman with Genoese ancestry, he couldn't hold back his adventurous spirit. When he learned that the Military Department was recruiting people, he signed up directly. He has worked his way up to this position. Now that Champa has been annexed, he must be promoted.

"Your Excellency is right. Now we need to write a letter to Temasek and ask the Governor to send someone to count it."

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

The demise of Champa attracted the attention of its neighboring Khmer. Hundreds of years had passed since the glorious Angkor era. The demise of its neighboring country that had accompanied it for hundreds of years naturally attracted the attention of the monarch, but he only sent troops to wait for it. There was nothing else he could do, after all, there was an Ayutthaya Kingdom to the west.

There were about 1.1 million people in Champa. They were most deeply influenced by Hindu culture, so Brahmanism was derived, and the people were divided into four classes according to the caste system. This allowed Rome to rule here in the way of India. The local nobles could retain their property but had to submit to the rule of Rome.

Valencia continued to implement the policy of census in Champa, asking them to pay taxes every year and perform corvée when necessary, but this was already commonplace for the Cham people, but their rule was better, at least fair exploitation of everyone was achieved.

From Champa to Formosa, to Malacca, Temasek, and Sumatra, Roman strongholds were everywhere, and trading stations were blooming in Southeast Asia. Roman merchant ships have become the main fleet in the area, and the governor of the East has become the governor who handles the most affairs, after all, there are many strongholds.

In order to solve the communication problem, Rome established a clipper system in the East, that is, a sea post. Here are all ships driven by the most skilled sailors to deliver messages to various places at the fastest speed, and they can also do some business or something.

Relying on clippers, the connection between various colonies has gradually deepened, and the increase in trade has also made other industries prosperous. Rome has made a big investment in the construction of colonial governments. Under limited financial conditions, various places have done their best to reclaim and control colonies. At the same time, Rome also allocates funds to build infrastructure every year, but because there are too many places in need, it can only focus on construction first.

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Looking at the increasing number of colonies and wealth, the Roman emperor approved a supreme order: to establish a southern company to be responsible for the reclamation of southern Africa.

The legal capital of this company is 100,000 lei, responsible for the reclamation, exploration and colonization of the African region south of Zanzibar. Because it is believed that the profit return period is long, the concession period is extended to 20 years. Unlike the East India Company, the Southern Company was under the jurisdiction of the Trade Hall, and its degree of freedom was also low.

As soon as the news of the establishment of the new company came out, the Roman people who had tasted the sweetness took money to buy shares. At the beginning, a share certificate of the East India Company could be speculated to 600 lei. Now the shares of the Southern Company have not yet been issued, but the price has increased from the recognized 30 lei to 200 lei. It can be seen how crazy it is.

According to the law of the Trade Hall, private organizations other than the government cannot establish colonial companies, saying that it is to prevent fraud. So now there are only two companies here, but these two companies have also made them a lot of money.

Of course, immigration and population business are also lucrative industries for some businessmen. In order to reduce the mortality rate of immigrants, the Eastern Ministry issued a subsidy order to give appropriate subsidies based on the survival of the population. This allowed many businessmen to engage in immigration work in the East. As long as they sent them to their destination intact, they could get a subsidy.

At the same time, for some places where labor is scarce, they also transported slaves to help improve productivity. Slaves purchased from Abyssinia arrived in Rome and other colonies. The royal family particularly liked to use black eunuchs, and the nobles were proud to have black slaves. This suddenly made the price of black slaves soar. The government also issued a strange order that black slaves imported into Rome must be castrated. This made the already expensive slaves even more precious, and the Abyssinian and Arab slave traders were very happy. They must seize this market.

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

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

This is the benefit of loans. Promoting the flow of funds can also control colonies as quickly as possible. It can be said that credit is a way to speed up the construction of colonies. The same is true in Aden and India, but India is under the charge of the Indian Office and the East India Company, and the intervention of the Southeast Asian and East Asian governments is very strong. Their pitiful funds can only flow into Africa, hoping to get their money back.