"Now some people within the government call for new thinking on the Western policy, that is, to adopt some appropriate support policies for Spain so that it will not decline rapidly, and to contain the strength of colonial countries such as France, Britain, and Portugal, and to reduce the pressure on the overseas colonial activities of our government, killing several birds with one stone..." In the administrative building of Chengguan Town, Dongfang County, the Central Executive Committee in charge of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, water conservancy construction, deep processing of agricultural products, Zheng Bin, the Minister of Agriculture, and the Minister of Agriculture, lit a pipe for the Chairman of the Executive Committee, Qiang Quansheng, and then said: "Actually, I support this statement, that's the case. The Spanish's backward system is already terminally ill. We

Even if they are wholeheartedly helping them to carry out a certain degree of reform, they will not be able to help this big country. At most, they can cheer up a little, and have more strength to make other European white-skinned men. Of course, some people may be worried that if Spain increases its strength, it will have a negative impact on our future strategies for La Plata, Chile and other regions. But I don’t think it’s a big problem, because Spain’s most important enemy has always been its European neighbors, and its colonies do not have much industry and insufficient projection power. Therefore, there is no need to worry. If we really want to fight, we can easily mobilize tens of thousands of troops into La Plata, and the Spanish will be indifferent..."

In fact, Zheng Bin, who was talking at this time, was an important figure among those who "called for new thinking on Western policy" in his mouth. He came to Qiang Quansheng today. First, he really believed that the East Coast should adopt appropriate assistance policies for Spain, and second, it also involved economic interests.

The reason why this involves economic interests is nothing more than the destructive things that Li Wenchang, a secretary of the Balboa Department of Agriculture broker, retired army officer, and grain businessman, said a few days ago: Spain's main grain-producing areas such as Andalusia, Catalonia and other places have failed year after year due to various reasons, and it is urgent to import grain from the outside world to maintain national use. The East Coast, where the grain surplus is naturally one of its sources of consideration. Especially now Spain and the United Kingdom have actually started war (Jabbay)

The island of Ca has been conquered by the British, and it is quite inconvenient to import food from Russia, Italy and other places (it is easy to be attacked by the British navy). So it is indeed a very good business to allow East Coast merchants who have always been unlucky about the British to transport grains produced in the New World to Spanish ports. The Spanish can obtain enough food, and East Coast people can partially alleviate the pressure on domestic food surplus, both from the economic and political levels.

Of course, if the so-called "New Thoughts on the West" policy is easier to implement, it is naturally necessary to attract some allies (mainly people from the business community). After all, with these people who invest in industry and commerce, it will be easier to have some impact on the executive committee, right? Moreover, the business community is indeed drooling in the Spanish market. This market capacity with a total population of more than 8 million is large enough, and its purchasing power is still quite good in this era. Previously, Genoese helped to act as an agent for East Coast businessmen.

Although the sales of products in some areas of Spain have also achieved some results. However, most of the imported Spanish goods are still divided by France, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and even some countries in Italy. The market share of the East Coast people is not high. Now there is a chance to strongly wedge into this market that was once partially closed to the East Coast people, and at the same time suppress the development of industry and commerce in other countries. Why not do it? Therefore, this opportunity must be seized, otherwise it would be a pity! This is what most people in the agricultural and industrial and commercial circles think.

"Now, only a very small part of the goods exported to the New World in Spain are produced by themselves. The others are either simply "Spanish relatives" found by merchants from other countries, or they are simply foreign goods smuggled. The Spanish themselves can really satisfy them, but only one tenth of them." Zheng Bin became a lobbyist in the business world at this time, and only heard him say: "I heard from the merchants in Peru that since 1545, Spanish textiles have been unable to meet the needs of the colonies, and the colonies even need to book goods six years in advance, which led to the prevalence of smuggling. For example, the British and Dutch used Caribbean islands as bases and continued to engage in smuggling trade with Spain. The prevalence of smuggling trade has further declined the Spanish industry. Sevilla, which once had a population of 300,000, has become a smuggling trade.

There were 130,000 workers at that time. But most of them have disappeared now, and even the Spanish industry that has not disappeared has become an industry for merchants from other countries. For example, the Genoese bought soap factories and silk weaving factories in Granada. The stonemasons, shoemakers, blanket weaving workers were basically controlled by Italians. Small vendors, hardware and bricklayers, water transporters, etc. were the French. At the end of the 16th century, Cuenca, which was originally a large-scale textile industry, had no looms working, and Seville had only 400 looms, which soon dropped to 60. At the same time, the wool processed by Spain's native textiles gradually reduced to 20% of the previous ones, and the corresponding Spanish wool was exported in large quantities. The lowlands were important buyers, but this stage was the golden development period of the wool textile industry in Leiden, the Netherlands..."

"For such a large market in Spain, our east coast must take the opportunity to squeeze in. This time, the British raid occupied Jamaica Island, and its North American colonies also sent people to the Guarai Missionary District established by Spain. The two sides were almost officially declared war. The start of the war between the British and Spain will definitely make the Spaniards overwhelmed and confused. Especially since the British had just defeated the arrogant Netherlands at sea, their strong naval strength was not comparable to Portugal or France. They were fully capable of threatening the connection between Spain and the American colonies and cutting off their imports. This threat to Spain is undoubtedly fatal." Zheng Bin finally said: "The Spaniards are already scared. Now is the best opportunity to make them give in. We must seize it."

"It makes sense, but what does this have to do with what you advocate for the new thinking about Western thinking? What does this new thinking contain?" Qiang Quansheng took a breath and frowned and said, "Don't mess around. I believe that the Spanish can't get up. They have many problems. It is useless to rely on big tonic pills. Although we gave them 6.3 million in cash and supplies, I doubt whether this money can be used to exert one-fifth of its power. The worst case is that the Spanish used this money to appease the domestic situation, expand their army and prepare for war, and then lost the big one in one battle and squandered it all! Humph, Spain used to be

People have led the trend of military reform. The Spanish formation is invincible, but now the military technology of European countries has caught up, and it is even more superior. Look at the proportion of firearms in the Spanish army is not as high as the French. The cavalry is not as good as the French. The veterans of Spain have also lost all their losses in previous wars. Why do they fight with three countries at the same time? Well, it's not too far-fetched. What do you want? Let me declare first. I don't have money. The recently implemented 'Science Spring' plan and the construction of large-scale flood control facilities in the Wujiang area all require a lot of funds. I don't have the money to build for you."

"Of course there is no need to spend money. I wonder if we can provide some economic guidance to the Kingdom of Spain through government cooperation, so that the productivity level of this country can be restored, at least to the economic level when the Moors and Jews were expelled in 1609. At that time, the last group of pagans in Granada were expelled, and the Spaniards immigrated more than 20,000 Christians from other regions, one land, two livestock, and a vineyard (or olive garden). But now the abandonment level in Granada is even worse, and business is also in decline. The Spanish are living in Granada.

In these things, our level is completely inferior to that of the pagans who were expelled by them. I think our country can help Spain prosper their domestic business system through the model of economic cooperation. For example, we can let the Spanish king understand that excessive tax burden and numerous tax cards are not the only means to increase fiscal revenue, and the prosperity of business will naturally release the consumption capacity accumulated in Spain and allow our products to have more opportunities. Of course, we can charge fees in this process. The Hidalgo in Spain is not all fools, there should be people who understand the matter. This is our opportunity."

Qiang Quansheng heard Zheng Bin say this and found this matter a bit interesting, but Zheng Bin and other people in the business circle were blinded by profits, and they were more or less wishful thinking. Humph, Spanish business has flourished. How could it be that the French, British and Dutch are cheap? It’s really a wise man!

However, the current situation of the decline in Granada's agricultural level mentioned by Xiao Zheng is worth our efforts. It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of nobles in Spain, and most of the land is in their hands. The nobles and eldest sons live a life of nothing all day long, and other children would rather live a noble-like poverty than work. Most Hidalgo is not concerned with meticulous farming. Because even the worst harvest is enough to maintain their decent life (if not enough, the government will give subsidies), they lack sufficient motivation to improve agricultural technology. The Catholic Church, which owns 1/6 of the land in the country (the property is twice as much as that of the nobles, and many rich people donate their property to the church before their death) is similar. They are also not interested in scientific farming, and coupled with the turbulent situation, it is not surprising that Spain's grain production has declined year by year.

To restore the level of agricultural production in the 16th century when the Moors were still alive, this is what the East Coast people can do. Once agriculture goes up, the domestic situation in Spain will not be so tense. They may have more energy to fight with the British, which will also be beneficial to the East Coast. As for this, this may lead to the hinderment of grain exports on the East Coast, haha, it is completely unfair to worry, because increasing grain output is not a matter of overnight. The East Coast grain exports will not be affected at least for five years, and will not be greatly affected within ten years. Moreover, compared with political interests, what is a slight grain trade?

The only thing worth worrying about is that the Hidalgos in Spain are too stubborn and conservative, and the church is unprecedentedly strong. The power of the Spanish king is widely used to serve the Catholic Church. He once said, "I would rather rule a desert than rule a country full of pagans. The Spanish king also announced that all those who received the Reformation would be executed, and set up checkpoints on the border to review all books. This indirectly isolated the cultural exchanges between Spain and other countries, leading to the continuation of Spain's economy, culture, military and political aspects. Therefore, even measures to boost agricultural levels are likely to fail, but this is not something that the East Coast people can control. They can only do their best to make the Spanish enrich their national strength. Although this matter does not seem to be very hopeful.
Chapter completed!