Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 195 The Merchant's Assistance

"What you said should be convincing." Mrs. Irina nodded, "But I'm a little curious, why are you so obsessed with building this 'Pantheon'?"

"Listen to what you just said, even without this system, we can still successfully complete the goal and control several important places in Egypt."

"However, if we stick to this plan and tell everyone during the attack on Egypt that the two churches should be managed in a unified way, it may cause resistance from some local Tianfang believers and increase the difficulties we need to face."

"If you want to talk about the reason..." Guo Kang hesitated: "When I see unreasonable phenomena, I want to correct them; when I see rules that do not conform to order, I want to adjust them. If I ignore them, I always feel that I am wasting my time. It is a waste of the current status and identity."

"But I can't say why. I don't know if it's my personal habits, or the influence of Serris' cultural environment... If I have to say it, there are only these very subjective reasons."

"As for the difficulties, I don't think there will be much difficulties." Guo Kang said confidently: "Other places may encounter resistance, but that is Egypt."

"You picked this place on purpose?" The queen mother was also a little surprised.

"In different regions, different policies must be adopted." Guo Kang said: "Egypt is just right, so I always suggest that you take this opportunity to consider the issue of religious management. If it is in other places, you must use other policies." policy."

"Are the Egyptians easy to deal with?" Mrs. Irina also asked.

"We have precedents to refer to." Guo Kang replied: "When Saladin entered Egypt, the area had been run by the Fatimid dynasty for more than 200 years. The Fatimid dynasty was a Shia regime, and the people of Egypt also believed in it It can be said that Shiiteism has been deeply rooted for many years."

"The literature records that Saladin's lord Nur al-Din ordered him to try to convert Egypt to the Sunnis, but Saladin was worried that this would trigger a violent backlash, so he dared not come directly, so he conducted a test first."

"On September 9 of that year, a Sunni imam was first asked to pray for the Sunni caliph in a Shiite temple in Cairo. As a result, the Egyptians present did not respond."

"Saladin went a step further and stipulated that the name of the Shia caliph should no longer be used in the prayers on Fridays from now on. As a result, the Egyptians still had no intention of objecting."

"As a result, on September 9, the last Shiite caliph died of illness. Saladin deposed his son's right of succession and put his family under house arrest. In this way, within 13 days, Shia believers in Egypt became Sunni."

"Is this because the recorder exaggerated the data?" The queen mother asked curiously: "In any case, it was suddenly transferred to heretics, just... so without hesitation?"

"It's really not an exaggeration." Cao Zhonglin seemed to understand the history there: "What Saladin did later was to replace a few imams who were unwilling to cooperate. Apart from that, there were almost no conflicts. gone."

"In other words, this trick is really good?" Mrs. Irina was still a little surprised and said to herself.

"At that time, Saladin first solved the warlords who were competing with him. After killing those Turkic and Nubian military leaders, there was no opposition." Guo Kang speculated: "Ordinary Egyptians are right The changes at the top probably don’t make much sense. I think they probably don’t care at all.”

"Then we..." The queen mother looked at Guo Kang.

Guo Kang was still thinking about historical issues, so he didn't pick up her words for a moment.

Theodora cleared his throat and gave him a signal before he could react.

"The situation we encountered must be easier." Guo Kang had no choice but to give them a serious analysis: "The Fatimid Dynasty was at least nominally a state-religious regime. But today's Mamluks... If they really If you care about faith, you won’t be torturing the Caliph every day.”

"As for the folks, our disturbance this time is not as big as that of Saladin. He explicitly asked everyone to switch to the opposing sect, but this time we are only changing the management method. Applicable in a small range, it will not cause too much turmoil among the people."

"Trial? Is it in Alexandria?" Cao Xun asked: "I heard that it has been a special commercial port since ancient times, and it is different from the hinterland of Egypt. The thoughts of the local citizens are probably different from those in other places. Their performance will be different from that of other places. Do you agree with what you expected? Do we need to prepare in advance?"

"In addition, is this kind of pilot meaningful? Will the results of this special place be special? Is there enough reference value for our future promotion?"

"I don't think there is any need to worry about Alexander." Guo Kang shook his head. "The merchants and citizens there can easily accept reforms. Whether it's threats or benefits, they will be persuaded quickly."

"But on the other hand, after we withdraw, the enemy will definitely counterattack. At that time, they will easily fall to the stronger side. Therefore, this place cannot be used as a pilot area or a base for our future operations. .”

"Then where are you going to choose?" Cao Xun asked.

"Of course it's the canal construction site." Guo Kang said with a smile, "Is there anything more familiar to us than this?"

"The canal is a big project, and it needs to maintain a large number of strong laborers for a long time. These people are different from local farmers and citizens. They are indeed serving directly under our hands."

"Besides, since we are in charge of the project, the organization of personnel is arranged by us from scratch."

"We can directly eliminate the powerful servants inside, break up their original villages and gangs, reorganize them in the form of an army, and send reliable people to manage them."

"In the beginning, we will undoubtedly face conflicts in language, customs, and culture. But resolving these conflicts is itself the driving force for us to implement reforms and establish management. Jointly building water conservancy is a good way to adjust. Back then Dayu rose up by relying on this opportunity, and of course we can follow suit."

"In the final analysis, this problem is how to organize the constructors of water conservancy projects. In this regard, I think we are the best in the world. In this case, of course we must make good use of this advantage."

"Water conservancy repair is hard work." Cao Xun reminded: "We built water conservancy here because if we didn't do it, we would really have nothing to eat. If we didn't defend our farm, we would really be robbed by other nobles." empty."

"In Egypt, the land is very fertile, and the canal was not built for themselves. Do these people have enough motivation to work for us?"

Guo Kang asked and smiled.

"Old general, although Egypt is rich, not everyone has fertile fields."

"The fields on the Suez side are incomparable to those on the banks of the Nile River. Moreover, there is also a manor system, and whether the farm is rich or not has little to do with the people who cultivate it. This is completely different from our original situation. No, I'm afraid it can't be estimated like that."

"In addition to these years, the rule of the Mamluks can be said to be extremely bad, and the population of Egypt has even decreased proportionally. In this kind of chaos, the locals really don't know who they will turn to. Let's find a reason and give them better treatment It is not difficult to recruit people to appease and incorporate them."

"We also have enough reasons." He talked about his plan: "The water conservancy project is a long-term project, especially this time, in addition to dredging the old canal that was blocked before, I also want to dig a new canal."

"This new canal will not use the Nile River to turn around. Instead, it will choose a river route with higher navigation efficiency and directly connect the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, I hope that the river channel will be wide and deep enough to accommodate the new canal. The big sailing ship is directly navigable."

"Of course, this will also make the excavation work protracted, and the time may even be measured in ten years."

"Then this expense is very scary." Cao Xun took a sip of his tea and said after thinking: "Is the Italian businessman willing to pay?"

"My current idea is to let them exchange dividends for future dividends." Guo Kang replied: "Didn't I say before that they are willing to pay for this operation, as long as we give them the right to use the canal in the future? Actually It can go even further.”

"We can set up a separate company to specialize in the operation of the canal, and let Italian businessmen invest more. Whoever gives more money has a greater say. The company shares the profits every year, and the more profits he gets. In this way, we can Convince them to give more money."

"Then, how much money can this make? Is it enough to dig the new canal?" The well-informed Cao Xun couldn't figure it out, so he had to ask directly.

"At this point, it should not be enough. But we can add another layer." Guo Kang said: "The current investment is only for this small canal that will be opened soon. On the side of the new Grand Canal, we can Fundraising again."

"Isn't there no shadow on that one? Are they willing to spend money?" Cao Xun asked.

"Of course I'd like to. We can even allow them to exchange shares in the old canal for shares in the new canal." Guo Kang said: "In short, on the side of the old canal, they don't want to distribute profits. After the opening of the new canal in the future, Just come and get the right to use it. This way, it will also be convenient for us to fully manage the area around the two rivers during the period before the completion of the project to improve efficiency."

"This can be layered on top of each other..." Mrs. Yi Lianna said with emotion.

"This is just the most basic. In fact, as long as you have a new project and convince everyone that it will make money in the future, some people will pay you." Guo Kang said: "Moreover, the power of dividends within the firm can also be For sale, if it becomes popular and sought after so that the supply exceeds demand, the price can even be artificially raised, and these shares can be sold at a much higher price.”

Cao Xun and his wife looked at each other, as if they didn't quite understand.Cao Zhonglin, who was next to her, nodded and explained to her parents: "There is indeed such a deal in Italy, and it is still very popular. Before the Venetians fought wars, they raised funds like this."

"I didn't see what kind of tricks they played. Aren't these people just bullying the Greeks? When they encounter a stronger country, they beat them everywhere and shout for help." Cao Xun instinctively resisted this method.

"The outcome of the war is another matter. If combat effectiveness was directly linked to money, it should be the Song Dynasty who marched all the way west and hit Baghdad." Guo Kang said helplessly.

"This method is mainly for making money. Let them invest more money, and we will be satisfied, so we don't have to worry about other things."

"Besides, we can also use some tricks. Uh... I can't say how to do it in such detail. I am also a layman in this regard." He shook his head and admitted: "But it is certain that we are here In this business, we are in a very active position. It is no problem to ask Italian businessmen to add more money and support us to do more work.”

"Then do we have the expertise to do this?" Cao Xun ignored his wife, looked at his son and grandson, and asked.

"Father, I have only seen pigs running, but I have never killed a pig." Cao Zhonglin expressed her powerlessness, then looked at Cao Jian who was still nervous, and turned to Guo Kang and said, "Father and son, we probably can't help you." I'm busy."

"Then, Mr. Guo..." Cao Xun hesitated, and then looked at Guo Kang: "I guess you have to work hard to organize this matter."

Guo Kang wanted to say something else, but Theodora said again: "Don't worry, the old general, he is just doing investigations. Now these are just us looking for various possible solutions, so all plans are stuffed in it gone."

"How to choose a specific plan and who will be responsible for its implementation has to be determined at a meeting. After all, this plan is huge, and there are many specific items in it. Even if it is a detailed plan, it is far from being able to be completed by Brother Kang alone. "

Guo Kang came to his senses and quickly nodded in agreement.

On the one hand, what she said was to explain the difficulty, lest Guo Kang's speech was too smooth before, causing everyone to have illusions.On the other hand, it is also to comfort the Cao family.

The outline of the entire plan was written by Guo Kang. Mr. Cao only asked about the work of hosting the fundraising, and found that his family could not do it.In this case, it is also a comfort to tell them that there are many parts that can be involved in the plan.Because in essence, the power of the Nanya family comes from these jobs.

As for which share they will get in the end, it is not up to her and Guo Kang to decide directly.Just throw it to a meeting of 13 people, let those people discuss how to allocate it.

"This part was thought up by a friend I knew before. Her family opened a bank in Italy, so she is familiar with this part. I would not be able to recall it myself." Thinking of this, Guo Kang also explained cooperatively road.

"Is this person reliable?" Madam Elena asked.

"I think it's credible. I was studying the miracle of Brother Tian in the church before, and she also paid for it, obviously interested in investing in our project. She also relied on her family circle to learn about the Italian businessman's intentions for the expedition. Yes." Guo Kang replied: "With the help of such a knowledgeable friend, it is indeed much easier."

"Italian businessman..." Mrs. Irina still didn't seem to trust her very much.

"Businessmen, whether it's investment or help, must have something to ask for. But this is also reasonable." Cao Xun is open-minded: "As long as it doesn't cause damage to Rome, we can also decide what we want. Give it to them. They are not relatives or reasons, so why should they work for us for no reason? Earning some money should be done."

Madam Elena thought for a while, and finally nodded.

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(End of this chapter)