Xinshun 1730

Chapter 782 Identity
"Ha ha ha ha……"

Listening to the familiar Liu Yu's "insulting" comments on them, these businessmen became happy instead.

When they heard that Liu Yu was humiliating them again, they felt that this matter was likely to happen.Several times before, Liu Yu also insulted them several times, but after each insult, he made them rich together.The truth is similar, if you don't bring you to make a fortune together, you will harm the court, so it's better to be tied together.

After laughing, Lin Yunwen said: "Jinghou's words make us feel ashamed. Or do we all say that we merchants are ungrateful when we see money?"

"It's just that in ancient times, when the Three Emperors and Five Emperors controlled the water, it was better to block it than to dredge it. If Gun can't block it, Dayu can dredge it."

"The Marquis of Whale really has the old wisdom of Dayu, hahahaha..."

They also wouldn't feel embarrassed because Liu Yu humiliated them, after all, what they said was very real.

Unless the imperial court also bans trade in Nanyang, even going to Nanyang is not allowed, or as long as you go to sea, you cannot return to your country.Otherwise, there is always a way to smuggle.

The strait is blocked by warships. Could it be possible to find a rainforest passage?

As long as you have more contact with Westerners, smuggling is still very simple.

Liu Yu also smiled and said: "Okay, so you know why I dare not guarantee too high a profit? Even though you all know that trading with Westerners makes money, but as a guarantee, I have to consider a lot gone."

"If you want to investigate smuggling, you have to build a ship. Do you think this money should be spent?"

After the humiliation, the atmosphere of the banquet became heated.Hearing Liu Yu's question, all the merchants said: "Of course it's time to build a ship. Anyone who is caught smuggling should be punished heavily. Anyway, if we invest in individual shares, we won't smuggle. Once we are caught, we will lose a lot." gone."

Liu Yu said again: "The Dutch are building forts everywhere again to prevent the locals from selling some in-demand goods to the rest of the foreigners. Does this garrison also have to be stationed?"

"That's natural! That's natural. I'm not as good as Jinghou's careful consideration. For all the rules, naturally I should ask Jinghou for advice. It's also right to spend more money in the early stage."

Since the annual interest rate of 12% has been set, regardless of whether the matter will be completed in the future, but at this time, with the promise of 12% annual interest rate, it is natural to follow Liu Yu's words.

And these things do make sense.If you do big business, you can't make money if you don't engage in monopoly.To engage in monopoly, there are no military warships in this year, how can we monopolize it?
Liu Yu also thought about it in his heart, the promised 12% annual interest, as long as the negotiation with the Dutch is successful, there must be no problem.

Once the war for the Austrian throne is over, there will be a wave of consumption in Europe before the next major war.Even the sugar trade will be improved.

As long as the businessmen in Dashun are satisfied with the 12% annual interest rate.

The capital in the Netherlands must be overjoyed at the 12% annual interest rate.

As for how much stock needs to be raised, whether the imperial treasury should occupy shares, how much the emperor's internal funds should occupy, how much the annual monopoly fee should be, and how much the annual tax should be, all these need to be calculated slowly.There is no rush for now.

Now that the annual interest rate commitment of about 12% has been negotiated, the problem of Dashun has been solved.The rest is on the Dutch side.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu also felt relaxed, and actually raised the wine glass on his own initiative.

Everyone hurriedly stood up in panic, and each raised their wine glasses. Liu Yu smiled and gave a slight respect. After drinking it, he didn't say anything like wishing success.

Instead, he said: "The annual interest rate and rate of return are still a bit high after all. If the rate of annual interest rate is high, the loan interest will not be low. I hope that you will get rich, but I also hope that one day, the interest rate of this loan will also be higher." I can get down. Gentlemen, work hard."

When he said this, although everyone had to toast together because of his official status and face, he still felt a little unhappy.

Lower interest rates on lending mean lower rates of return in many industries.Otherwise, just like today's Western Trading Company, which gives 12% annual interest, if the lending interest rate is only 5%, why would the lender lend money instead of investing?

The last words were like cursing them not to make too much money in the future.

The group of businessmen had no choice but to say together: "Together, to encourage..."

As soon as the banquet was over, the leading businessmen gathered at Lin Yunwen's residence. There were so many people and it was a public place, so it was difficult to say something.

There is much to say in private.

For them, the Western and Southeast Asian trade is a big deal.

Among these wealthy businessmen, Lin Yunwen can be regarded as a legend, and everyone thinks that he is a typical example of "holding the right thigh".

Although this is not a good word, most wealthy businessmen are envious of him, but there is no slander.In the environment of Dashun, it is not shameful to hug the thigh, which is something that many people can only wish for.Before worshiping an eunuch as a godfather, it still feels like a glorious lintel.

Lin Yunwen was born in a bankrupt family, worked as a Japanese teacher for Liu Yu, and gradually became a shareholder of a trading company with Japan. Now he is also a wealthy man.

He not only owns land, but also supports Xinxue Free School, and donates [-] mu of land to Xinxue Free School.Now it has undertaken some textile workshops, which is no longer the same as when the family went bankrupt.

It's just that even so, he didn't give himself a name or a name in arty style.

An incident happened a few years ago, which can be regarded as a wake-up call for these wealthy businessmen in Songjiang Mansion.

There are wealthy businessmen who pay for free education and donate money, and finally hope that their names can be included in the "Xiangxian Temple".

The history of this Xiangxian Temple can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms era.Kong Rong, Prime Minister of Beihai, once set up a shrine for the famous filial son Zhen Shiran. Starting from this, every place has its own shrines for virtuous people.

This is a kind of honorary title, similar to the archway and the like.

It needs to be recommended by the local gentry circle, and then nominated by local officials, which is quite a glorious thing.

But this circle is a small circle monopolized by gentry.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are the cheapest. Although they are rich, they are not in the circle of "scholars" at all.

A few years ago, that businessman in Songjiang Mansion engaged in voluntary education and donated money, he was so stupid. With money, he still wanted to get rid of vulgar interests and engage in spiritual pursuits, thinking that he would also enter the village ancestral temple.

As a result, this advanced spiritual pursuit caused trouble.The gentry class in the local scholar circle jointly reported that he was a businessman, didn't he have a lot of bad money?What qualifications do you have to be considered a village sage?
If I want money, I can also donate.What do the imperial court think of the merchants as the temples of the sages in the countryside?
The circle of scholars are all related in the officialdom.Reporting up level by level, the final result is to strictly investigate and bring to justice, reprimand those officials nominated for him, and give him a major crime of "disgraceful".

At this point, some businessmen who have drifted away in the past few years have realized what they are.

Although he has some bad money, he really can't get into the circle of "scholars".

This also led to a division of the rich people gathered in Songjiang.

Some people think that no matter how rich they are, they are still the cheapest businessmen.

If you don't spend all your money on buying land, farming and studying, and hiring teachers, you have to let your children and grandchildren come out to be officials.

How could being a gentleman be better than being a businessman?Both rich and famous, but also enjoy high-level spiritual pursuits.

As long as you have money, is there anything you can't do?Buying land, becoming an owner, hiring teachers, teaching children, letting children take the imperial examination, if the child wins the imperial examination in the future, then the Xiangxian Temple must not be asked to enter?

There are also some people, such as Lin Yunwen, who feel that since they can't squeeze into the circle of gentry at all, then why squeeze?It's better to make money honestly.

The children are all sent to new schools to learn different skills, learn more about arithmetic and sailing, and in the future they may be able to take over the family's property, and even go to sea to make a living in the worst case.

And myself, honestly, just recognize my identity, don't use any name and so on, trying to squeeze into the circle of scholars.

Moreover, Lin Yunwen's identity is a bit special, and he recognized it early on.The Xinxue School he funded has been smashed several times by others. I think it is right for you to donate money to the Yixue School, but what kind of new school do you donate, but you don’t learn the Saint’s School, so it’s not smashed for you?
Just like you, you still want to enter the Xiangxian Temple?

Someone also quietly told him to keep a low profile.After all, he also had the experience of being a Japanese teacher and translator for Liu Yu, so don't be followed by him to do things.

Others said that the Xiangxian Temple incident last time seemed to be a trivial matter, but in fact it was a contradiction between scholars and businessmen, and it was just an excuse.

Some people have long been dissatisfied with the business-oriented habits that have emerged in Songjiang and other places in the past few years. It may also be because they are dissatisfied with their monopoly on trade with Japan. human.

This seems like a small matter, but it is actually putting pressure on the court, and it may even be the fuse to set off an internal struggle in the court.

How the imperial court dealt with it was doomed to have only two outcomes at the moment when the Xiangxian Temple incident broke out and was jointly reported by the gentry.

Or, in a great court battle, those who were born in the imperial examination completely crushed those who were not born in the imperial examination.

Or, the imperial court could only issue an order to remove the merchant's name from the Xiangxian Temple.

There is no third possibility. For example, the imperial court is on the side of the businessman and feels that it does not care about his deeds. Since he has donated money and engaged in charity studies, with his virtues, he can be admitted to the Xiangxian Temple.

If you really choose the third option, the court will definitely blow up.

However, the second type also means that the DPRK and China still attach great importance to the merchant class.

In other words, the faction in the DPRK and China that supports industry and commerce is still gaining power for the time being.

The imperial court seems to be reprimanding this matter, but in fact it is showing that the faction in the court that supports industry and commerce is in a stable position.

Otherwise, it's not just a matter of a simple one-state village ancestral temple.

The power is in the hands of the emperor. When the emperor really wants to move these people who support the industry and commerce, how can this matter be settled so easily?It was so easy to settle, even though Xiangxian seemed to have won, he actually lost.

This kind of incident that these outsiders who are officials in the DPRK and China can't understand at all, and think it's just a trivial matter, has happened countless times in the past few years.

Those who reported, cried bitterly, wrote satirical newspapers, and wrote blood against them, these are all clear.

Those who take advantage of trivial matters such as Xiangxian Temple to make troubles are all secretly.

Some people can understand it, some people can't.

Lin Yunwen couldn't understand it, but there were people behind him pointing it out, and he also understood that because of his background as a Japanese translator for Liu Yu, he had no other choice.

After the Xiangxian Temple incident, those who chose to continue to be businessmen like Lin Yunwen preferred Songjiang Mansion, which has a relatively more commercial atmosphere, and did not want to leave here at all.

They are not those from Nanyang, and they don't need any means similar to the order to move Maoling. Many people left their hometown spontaneously and settled their homes here completely.

(End of this chapter)