The southern cone area, including southern Chile, is really generous now!

The southern cone area, including southern Chile, is really generous now!

As of March 1659, the Nanci area had seven counties including Hanshanhou, Ningnan, Arakan, Qingfeng, Guanhai, Weihai and Xingnan. Among them, the newly established townships of Hanweihai County, Heijin Township, Magellan Township (formerly Magellan Intelligence Station) and Xiaohan Township (later Saint Gregrio Village) had a population of nearly 6,000, which was the 32nd county-level administrative unit in the country; the newly established townships of Xingnan County, Hanxingnan Town, Xingnan County, was also established in January this year, and the three townships of Xinxiang and Shacheng Township had a population of nearly 20,000, which was the 33rd county-level administrative unit in the country.

Since the establishment of the Nanzhi Company in 1648, the development of the Nanci area has been more than ten years since the establishment of the Nanci area. Ten years have led to the development of this once bitter and cold land into an emerging area with seven counties, more than 88,000 people and an annual import and export volume of more than 3.4 million yuan (including 1.56 million yuan of various materials imported to the local area and 1.88 million yuan of various goods exported to the local area). The development speed is amazing.

The Executive Committee also saw the importance of this region that emerged due to Peruvian trade. In January 1659, the local Ministry of Finance reached a final agreement with the Nanzhi Railway Company to implement tax reforms in the seven counties in the Nanzhi Railway area. The price was that in addition to further clarifying that the above seven counties were under the jurisdiction of the Nanzhi Railway (until December 31, 1678), the northern half of the island of Chiloe was also subscribed to the Nanzhi Railway Company. It was undoubtedly recognized that it was its affiliated area, and the Nanzhi Railway Company had obtained economic benefits from it. As a Kangcaien enterprise with a strong army color, it also cooperated with the local area in this matter.

The so-called tax reform means that the Executive Committee wants to implement the collection of seven local taxes (namely deed tax, business tax, consumption tax, personal income tax, movable property tax, real estate tax, and customs tax) in the seven counties of Nanci to obtain considerable fiscal revenue. You should know that with the agreement on comprehensive trade with the Kingdom of Spain, the tax sources in Nanci are now extremely rich. How can the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Finance, who are worried about money, turn a blind eye? So, after a fierce private collusion and confrontation, the Ministry of Army and the State Council temporarily reached a compromise. The Nantik Corporation allowed the State Council to carry out tax reform in the Nanci area. The State Council, with the approval of the Executive Committee, gave Nantik Corporation more land. It seems that Nantik Corporation is at a disadvantage, but who made it a franchise enterprise? Naturally, we must have the awareness of making sacrifices for the country.

Besides, the big-headed business tax imposed by the Ministry of Finance in the Nanci area seems to have increased the cost of Nanci, but the local government also canceled the import and export tariffs for the last part of the goods between Nanci, which was considered a little compensation (the import tariffs for Peruvian goods are still subject to Nanci, and this part cannot be underestimated). Of course, all kinds of ox-haired trading companies that register the company in the Nanci area (mainly Araucan County and Xingnan County) will naturally have to bleed. In the past, they only had to pay commodity import tariffs to Nanci Company, and other taxes are levied very little or

It is better not to collect taxes. This time, taxes such as deeds, business taxes, and personal income taxes will come together. The CEOs of the trading company, who had made a lot of money, were indeed extremely dissatisfied. But what are the solutions? It is no secret that the government has suffered financial difficulties in recent years. Many bonds issued to pay Spanish loans began to gradually enter the repayment period, and immigration resettlement costs have also hit new highs. Coupled with the increasing military expenditure, the Ministry of Finance will probably be out of stock if it doesn't think of a solution, and it's no wonder they have put their ideas on Peruvian trade.

Compared with Peruvian trade, Air Canada's New Spain trade is very different. This naval-led company trades directly with the local government, and the resulting import and export tariffs belong to the local government, while the tariffs generated by the five major trading ports in the Caribbean are naturally controlled by Air Canada themselves (but they need to share the local part). The reason for this difference is probably because the Executive Committee regards the South Cone area as local.

Okay, let's get back to the point. Although the seven counties in the Nanci area have ushered in tax reform, no one can deny the popularity of Peru's trade. A large number of commodities are still circulating between the two oceans through the Nanci Railway. The transportation capacity of the Nanci Railway has been approaching the highest load, especially when Peru often buys some building materials that occupy extremely transportation capacity, countless money flows here, which naturally attracts a large number of people who are eager to make a fortune.

It was already evening and dusk when Yu Xingguo's two ships sailed into the port of Araucan, but the train station near the dock was still crowded. A large group of Polish contract slaves wearing cheap linen clothes were struggling to unload and load the goods, and almost no stop, which surprised Yu Xingguo, who had not been here for more than a year, after seeing it.

"Oh, Boss Yu. I haven't seen each other for some time, right?" Sun Chengli, the shopkeeper of Sun Chunyang's South Goods Store, took off the crystal glasses hanging on his ears on his ears on his bustling windmill street in Araukan Port, and said in surprise.

"Manager Sun, long time no see." Yu Xingguo, with a Latin face, lay on the counter made of pine wood, moved the oil lamp over, and then said after lighting the pipe: "I just came back from the west. Well, I stayed in Ningbo, Labaul, Australia for some time to buy some goods. Oh, by the way, some of the relatives you asked me to recruit have also come together this time, fortunately, I am very lucky to be unfair. There are 43 people in total, and there are actually 34 people. Don't worry, some of them are just tired and stayed halfway through cultivation when they are sick, and they are not dead. Maybe they will come here in a few months."

"But I can only give you 1,700 yuan." Sun Chengli said in a formal manner after making a few calculations: "And I have to see someone first."

"Of course." Yu Xingguo spitted out a smoke ring and said, "I will only charge money after you let you see everyone and confirm their identity and health status. Manager Sun, I am a reputable businessman."

"This is the best." Sun Chengli took out an account book from the counter and said, "Then, Boss Yu still has some foreign goods sold in my store? Everything will be based on the old rules and will not be short of your money."

"I'm really not used to your efficiency in doing things. I won't leave anyone with leisure for a moment." Yu Xingguo shook his head helplessly, then took out a list of goods from his pocket and said, "It's all here, let's see. I'm not too lazy to transport it back if it's a shortage of goods."

After hearing this, Sun Chengli put on glasses, took the list and whispered: "35 bear skins, 62 green fox skins, 109 mink skins, and 66 pairs of walrus tusks. Not bad, they are all things that can be sold at the price; 300 dan of raw silk, 250 barrels of tea, 10 boxes of porcelain, and this store can also be collected; 50 boxes of Tahitian black pearls, 100 barrels of sago, 48 large bags of medicinal materials, 1283 volumes of Ming Dynasty books, 15 boxes of jewelry..."

"Boss Yu, it's not simple." After reading this, Sun Chengren was a little surprised: "Is it a lot of thought to collect these? What other good products are there to show me."

"The rest are some East Indian spices and Japanese copper, and some Angora goat wool produced in Australia. It's not surprising. I believe that Manager Sun doesn't like to accept these things. I'd better find a way to sell them to Nantie Company, so Manager Sun won't bother with it."

"That's why Sun is abrupt." Sun Chengli knew that these goods were basically ordered in advance by Nantec Corporation, so he immediately turned off his mind to buy them. However, this time he could buy so many good foreign goods from Yu Xingguo (the residents of Nanci commonly called goods from the Pacific Ocean "foreign goods"), and finding an opportunity to sell them is a considerable investment. It seems that we will win over Boss Yu more in the future. After all, there are not many shipowners who are willing to travel to the Pacific Ocean now, so it is not easy to get some foreign goods. Don't let him be intercepted by other stores. Of course, what makes Sun Chengli the most happy is that dozens of tribesmen or village party members from their hometowns arrived on the east coast, which means that the Sun family's energy is a little bigger. After all, these days, it is still reliable for "one person" and it is more worry-free to do anything.

After handing over the people and goods with Sun Chunyang's South Carolina store and paying the import tariffs at the Port of Araucan, Yu Xingguo negotiated with the people of the Nantie Company at the dock for the purchase price of some spices, wool and copper, and it was not finished until ten o'clock in the evening.

After handling these matters, Yu Xingguo and a few confidant crew members found a decent hotel on the dock and stayed there. As for the other sailors on the ship, well, they might have gone to take care of the business of the Italian ladies who were doing half-closing business. Yu Xingguo was too lazy to pay attention to them before going to bed. Yu Xingguo also saw from the window of the room facing the bay that a ship loaded with a lot of reindeer from black water and moose (which was also bought by the local government) was unloading the goods. This made him laugh unconsciously. More and more peers were taking the Pacific trade, and the types of goods were becoming more and more diverse. It was really interesting.

On the morning of March 4, after arranging his deputy (a Bordeaux "vacanter" introduced by an uncle Julian) to lead two ships to the Guanhai Port with cargo, Yu Xingguo took a train to transport logs to Xingnan Port, and arrived at Xingnan Port on the Atlantic side at noon the next day.
Chapter completed!