Lu Ming

Chapter 122 Profit Points

When Nuyz first saw the price of 250 taels of silver per person on the list, he was very disapproving; the Dutch, who were still under inertia, naturally did not think that this price could buy "foreign workers".You know, this is not even a 300% profit, and the high cost has not been reduced: from West Africa to East Asia, under normal circumstances, the death rate of the crew is the same as that of going to America, and the slaves are naturally the same.

But when he understood Cai Feiming's implication, he instantly saw a huge profit growth point: Yes, Javanese, Malay, Andamanese, Sundanese, and Makassar are countless The South Asian natives in the Qing Dynasty, these short and lazy natives, all turned into gold coins at this moment.

Batavia spends a huge amount of money every year to suppress the local Javanese. In addition, in the process of controlling the Spice Islands, it is impossible to calculate the size and size of the indigenous tribes that have been wiped out. There are records only when there are more than one indigenous people - such as the Banda people.

Is there 390 Dutch guilders for the "boarding price" of South Asian indigenous people?Certainly not, these Nanyang dwarfs who are crowded with Batavia prisons and slums, 100 guilders (about 25 taels of silver) are probably enough, maybe 50 guilders?

Is the mortality rate of the Nanyang indigenous people high?It must not be very high, because the sea distance from Batavia to Dayuan is very short, three ships will not sink and two ships will sink, and as many people as possible can be stuffed in the cabin.
Nuiz's brain is running crazy calculations at this moment: the list is a "cif price" of 250 taels of silver per person, and the total cost of a "foreign worker" will never exceed 30 taels of silver per person. Play it safe with 350 people. Even if 50 people die on the way, then the net profit of 300 people will be more than 65000 taels of silver. Oh, my God, if there are more boats every year, Jesus Christ!

"Patent rights, we need the slave trade patent certificate issued by the master!" Nu Yizi did not hide it at this moment, and shouted to Cai Feiming with red eyes.

"There is a license, but no patent certificate." Cai Feiming explained: "VOC is the first force to establish normal diplomatic relations with us. The other two countries, Spain and Portugal, have not established normal diplomatic relations with senior officials, so we just In the current situation, you have a first-mover advantage. I personally estimate that at least in the next year, VOC will have an invisible monopoly.”

It took all of Nuiz's strength to force himself to look at the next item on the list: "Oh, rice, unlimited rice."

This item is in stock in Batavia, so it's not a big deal. "If there is a large demand in the future, the Ming people can open up more paddy fields outside the city of Batavia. Anyway, the dwarves outside the city will be sold sooner or later, and the land will be vacated." Nuyiz thought.

Since the Dutch occupied Batavia, they have been tempting and arresting Ming people to settle in Batavia for many years, and appointed Han Chinese "Captain Jiapidan" to manage it.Because the Ming people are hardworking and can do everything, they are completely different species from the local aborigines, and the Dutch can get taxes and goods from them.

"What, you actually tax spices?" Nuiz couldn't help shouting again when he saw the next item.

"How fresh, do you think that Dayuan is the same as Nagasaki, a duty-free port?" Cai Feiming sneered, then chopped the table with his fingers, raised his eyebrows and said to Nuyiz: "Rice is the only tax-free, not only tax-free, but also from now on. Every year you have to bring in the quantity we stipulate. All other commodities are taxed, but the tax rate is different, you can see that the tax rate of leather and saltpeter is very low, and you actually earn money."

Nuiz looked down at the long list of commodities at the bottom of the list, and found that these were basically raw materials: wool, leather, various tropical mahogany, cotton, raw and wrought iron, copper, and saltpeter.

Cai Feiming began to explain to him one by one: all kinds of leather, buffalo, crocodile, sheep, deerskin, pigskin, and donkey skin are needed by the senior officials. The above rough goods include mahogany and cotton, and Bada If there is not enough local supply in Via, there is a rich source of goods in India next door.

As for various metals, it doesn't matter if you have them or not.

Saltpeter is the key point: the tax rate of saltpeter is the lowest among all commodities, and the purchase price is very high.Cai Feiming told the Dutch in a froth: As long as you are on the coast of Bengal, you can buy high-quality saltpeter from the local state. It is not without reason that the Womor Empire has suffered frequently in this area.In addition, the British have already started to establish a business house in Madras (Chennai), and there should be a source of goods there.

Seeing this enthusiastic person from the Ming Dynasty give a lecture on how to obtain South Asian products, the Dutch on the other side of the negotiating table suddenly lost their sense of disobedience.Only Comrade Van der Hagen, who knew the time traveler the most, had a calm expression on his face: he knew that this group of Restorers controlled some black markets and thieves' fraternities in the Ming Dynasty, and it was understandable that they had some information about South Asia.

In short, the bilateral negotiations between the Netherlands and the Netherlands lasted until the next day. Although there were a few bumps on the way, an agreement was finally reached.After arguing with reason, Peter Nuiz finally won for the East India Company a document that he had no right to decide, and a ship of goods.

The Agreement is divided into two documents.

The first document was the armistice agreement: the two sides agreed to define the exchange of fire that occurred in Dayuan some time ago as a "conflict", and decided to return the prisoners to each other from the date of signing the agreement, end the conflict, and restore normal trade relations.

In addition, VOC announced that it would give up its ownership of Dayuan Island and the surrounding areas. At the same time, it announced that it would give up the right of recourse to the store's silver deposits and the store itself. "The same goes for the speedboat.

The document was initialed by Cai Feiming, a representative of the West Kunlun Trade Development Corporation, and Peter Nuiz, a representative of the United East India Company. Once signed by Governor Jane Peterszorn Cohen of Davia, the agreement will be formalized.

The second document is a trade agreement: the traversing party agrees to pay VOC in advance a part of its commodities, including raw silk, and the Sloten, which Nuiz is the temporary captain, is responsible for transporting the goods back to Batavia.The Dutch side promised that in 1628, they would input the goods on the demand list to the senior staff to offset the payment and interest, and the Dutch side would pay the insufficient part in cash.

The crossing party promises: from now on, the Dayuan Port will allow the Dutch trading ships to berth and trade. In the future, it will do its best to ensure the timely and sufficient supply of Ming Dynasty products including raw silk and porcelain for VOC.

The Dutch side promises to open the ports under VOC in Southeast Asia as well, and to ensure the supply of goods needed by the big people within its ability.

The two sides agreed to set up shops in each other.

The numerical details of the above entries are detailed in the appendix.

　Regarding the issue of slave prices, I would like to explain a few sentences to my dear friends: First, the data are all obtained from my research, not nonsense.Second, the slaves in West Africa were bought from the chiefs, not for free. In the 17th century, the boarding price was 25 pounds, which was about 100 taels of silver.Slave transportation includes high "sunk costs". It is common for three ships to sink and two ships to sink. Every day, the sick and dead are still thrown into the sea. Therefore, any living slave who reaches America is worth at least 125 pounds (500 taels of silver) .This has nothing to do with black lives, and the same goes for yellow lives and white lives.Even if the servants of the Ming Dynasty were as cheap as one or two taels of silver, as long as he could not die on a ship from West Africa, he would be worth 500 taels if he survived to America.

　　Dear, this is the same as sending a cart of straw from Urumqi to Hainan. People are not expensive, but travel expenses are expensive.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)