Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 68 I Miss the Entire Westpac Corporation

At this moment, Luo Dongni was completely dizzy by Liu Dapao's talk, and his whole mind was in a state of shutdown. After all, in terms of his structure and status, he had never thought about this problem.

Isn't the Dutch East India Company the Netherlands itself?
These two, aren't they the same thing?
It seems... it makes sense. Strictly speaking, the Dutch East India Company is not a purely Dutch company. Most of the people in Europe have shares in it. The Dutch government is only one of the shareholders, but... the Netherlands is not Is it the Dutch East India Company?Can these two be counted alone?

Holland without the East India Company...or what?
And the East India Company that broke away from the Netherlands... What is it?
What is a country, what is a company, and what are their respective functions? At this moment, these questions are ruthlessly crushed in his mind like huge battleships, and he usually claims to be smarter. The melon seeds in his head were crushed into a paste.

This kind of question, which is basically common sense to modern people, is obviously out of line for ancient people in this season.

Seeing that Luo Dongni has been fooled and limped, Liu Dapao naturally wants to strike while the iron is hot: "I heard that in the Netherlands, there are two concepts that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they are iron rules. One is that private property is sacred and inviolable, and the other is , the greatest business ethics is to be responsible to shareholders, am I right?"

"Ah, what... what's wrong, what's wrong? The Dutch think this is the foundation of their country's ability to become a world hegemon."

"Tsk, what a foundation of a country. If this is really the foundation of a country, the Netherlands, the world's hegemon, should indeed abdicate."

"Let me be blunt, I plan to use my Qing court maritime merchants and Chaozhou government as guarantees to invest in shares, unite you and your merchants and soldiers, and unite the vast majority of shareholders in the Dutch East India Company to follow the example of the East India Company Together, we will establish a West Pacific Company. At the same time, I will make Chaozhou City try to be as close as possible to Amsterdam. I will also establish a stock exchange and a Chaozhou Bank. Everyone can buy our stocks. In short, I will learn from the Netherlands and the East India Company in all aspects. The goal is to monopolize the trade route from Europe to the Far East and drive the Dutch East India Company out of Asia."

"Pull the shareholders of the Dutch East India Company to fight the Dutch East India Company with you? What are you talking about?"

"Am I talking crazy? As far as I know, the Netherlands and China have fought three naval battles so far. They lost the first time and won the second and third times. But in these three wars, Amsterdam Banks have been lending money to the country all the time, and most of the money lent was used to build warships in Dutch shipyards, turned into shells on the battlefield and returned to Dutch soldiers.”

"Even as far as I know, with the size of the country, the two defeats in the war with the Netherlands still haven't hurt them, and they can still be the biggest enemy of the world hegemony of the Netherlands, all because of the continuous purchase by the Bank of Amsterdam. The country's national debt is the result of continuous lending to them.

Even because the country owes too much money to the Bank of Amsterdam, even if the Dutch army wins a big battle, they cannot destroy the navy of the country, because they are afraid that the country will not be able to afford such a huge amount after losing the navy. loan. "

"The interests of the Dutch East India Company and the interests of the Dutch government have deviated seriously. In the final analysis, the interests of the company refer to the interests of shareholders. Although the Dutch government is the largest shareholder of the Dutch East India Company, it is said that There are ten thousand words and ten thousand words. The government is made up of real people.

Those civil servants who actually work in the government have also purchased the shares of the Dutch East India Company. In other words, the corporate interests of the Dutch East India Company have completely overridden the interests of the country. "

Here I have to mention the family history of the country of the Great Brother Kingdom. Since the history of the world is compiled by them, many modern people have always thought that the country began to rise after defeating the Spanish Armada. That's not the case at all.

The big brother of this era is the Netherlands. After the fall of Spain, the development speed of the Netherlands is far from being comparable to that of other countries. Countries are overwhelmingly superior.

In fact, the country finally defeated the Netherlands by relying on a large amount of war loans from the Bank of Amsterdam and bearing a huge amount of debt, but after he won, he reneged on his debts.

The money owed was not repaid, and the Dutch East India Company had no government support behind it, and there was nothing to do, so it went bankrupt. After the bankruptcy, those assets, especially a large amount of debt, were bought by the country at a very low cabbage price. This has created a new generation of world hegemons.

History is sometimes more wonderful than fiction, and those who write alternate history at the starting point dare not make up stories like this.

Therefore, since the East India Company has already started to sell the country, who is not selling?Why not sell it to yourself?

"It's a matter of left-handed and right-handed. Most of the Far East trade is in the hands of the East India Company. Why did they establish this Western Pacific Company with you and me?"

"It's very simple, because I have fewer shares. I will let the merchants of the Qing Dynasty contribute real money, and guarantee that they will only account for [-]% of the shares. At the same time, my company does not have so many retail investors at least for the time being. The route is so long, no matter how big the company is, the profits it can make are limited. If you let more people buy shares, you must distribute money to more people. You, me, Porter and other East India companies are in the Far East. Commander and shareholders, if we share the money, we will get more than the entire East India Company.”

"In addition, my Qing Dynasty is the largest market in the world no matter what. It has the largest labor force, population, and vast land and resources. If we are the shareholders of the company, if it really develops, the scale effect will be great. The small Dutch island is completely incomparable."

"In addition, there is a proverb in the West that shrewd businessmen don't put their eggs in the same basket. Suppose one day, I said hypothetical, the Chinese captured the Netherlands, or Spain captured Portugal again, or broke out again Catastrophes like the Black Death, I, the West Pacific Company, might not be your way out."

"Finally, if the Far East route of the East India Company is continuously invaded and robbed by our West Pacific Company, it will inevitably lead to a sharp drop in the stock of the East India Company. In addition to our left hand and right hand, we can also go short. This is a big deal A sum of money. (Short selling was also invented by the Dutch. This era has already existed, and the major shareholder of the East India Company is shorting himself.)
"Governor Rotoni, open your eyes and look at the world. The world has changed. Who stipulates that a large company must be attached to a country to exist? Who stipulates that a company must be subject to the control of the country? Jump out of the narrow national thinking , you will find a new world, now is a new era, to run a company, you must have a global vision, you must have a Martian perspective, this Western Pacific company is neither Dutch nor Qing court, it is ours, our businessman , you can protect your own interests, protect your own wealth, take a step back and say, as long as we have money, ships, routes, factories and people, the world is so big, which country we go to is not the guest of honor? "

　The protagonist's words do not represent the author's point of view, so don't spray.Most people should be able to see who I am insinuating.

　　The Dutch merchants were already inflated at this time, and the strength of the Dutch East India Company was indeed enough to crush most countries in the world. The status of these shareholders was indeed not comparable to that of modern companies.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)