Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 311: After finishing this bowl of wine exuding the fragrance of freedom, get off the boat! Take care of Lanfang!

Jinshanwei Pier,
An armed merchant ship departed, laden with tea cakes and the rest filled with gold.

The pirates on the deck were in a good mood, and they had made a lot of money on this trip.

As long as they can reach Manila safely, they can live a carefree life for most of the year, squandering their lives in taverns and women's taverns.

Behind, there were two slightly smaller ships.

It carried Wang Shenxian, his hundreds of maids, sailors, and all his property.

Before leaving, he also purchased a large amount of tea, porcelain, and silk. The main reason is that it is more cost-effective than carrying silver. If you flip it, you will have more silver.

……

"Sir, why are our cabins loading cargo for these barbarian merchants?"

A sailor came over and complained softly.

The route was not too close to the coastline because of fear of being intercepted by the Qing Dynasty's Fujian Navy!

They built a majestic royal city on the banks of the Passi River, providing defense with tall medieval-style stone walls and wide and deep trenches.

There were no supplies along the way, and they arrived at Manila Port in one go with the help of northerly winds.

Wang Shenxian walked to the middle of the deck and shouted loudly:
"Master, I won't treat you badly. When we go to Lanfang, let's buy a large manor, buy more land, and buy some native people. Life is much more comfortable today than in the Qing Dynasty. I guarantee you won't regret it."

……

Iberian musketeers wearing ship-shaped helmets stood at the port watching these merchants. The tax official took several soldiers and a general to collect the tax money.

"Thank you, sir."

"Master, can you eat something casually?"

Wang Shenxian's face turned sallow, and he was vomiting as he walked.

Smith has a good relationship with Manila officials, and even rubs shoulders with the tax official who "sports a longer and thicker mustache."

There is a popular saying among European royal families who are keen on sailing:
The cost of transporting a ship of goods from Guangzhou to Europe is - nearly half of the goods are damaged to varying degrees, one-tenth of the sailing ship's service life, and 15% to 20% of the crew's lives~
High risk, high mortality, high profit!

Iberian rule in Manila lasted for more than 200 years.

Wang Shenxian took the lead, and a group of people vomited to death.

……

The sailor sighed, put the food down, and closed the door.

"Hehe. You still have some brains."

"When you go overseas, multiple friends lead to multiple paths. Besides, we have their cargo on board, just in case something happens~"

Thinking of this, he silently expressed his gratitude to Li Yu again.

There is a governor's palace, a church, a square, an opera house, a warehouse, a hospital, a residential area, a barracks and a garden in the city.

Wang Shenxian stared blankly at the square and majestic buildings, and a wall collapsed in his heart.

Three high careers!

They all follow their master Wang Shenxian to make a living overseas in order to live a good life.

He felt like a pair of invisible hands rubbing his stomach! Until I was vomiting to the point of vomiting all my guts.

……

Wang Shenxian chewed the tea leaves in his mouth, and his mind was filled with one belief:
Hang in there and live!
As long as you arrive in Nanyang, you can live a peaceful life away from the man-eating beasts of the Qing Dynasty.

However, the waves gradually became larger.

"They won't get rid of us!"

The winter monsoon is a northerly wind, just downwind. The speed of the boat is much faster than when it came, it can be said that the boat is like a galloping horse.

Wang Shenxian noticed a subtle movement.

"I can not eat."

As long as you go to sea, people will definitely die on the ship, it just depends on the number. In extreme cases, the survival rate is even less than 3%.

Sailing has never been a romantic thing, let alone this is the 18th century.

It sounds funny even when I say it, it’s so flexible.

"Your Majesty is still tolerant and talks about old friendships!"

inside the cabin,
Then the body of a maid was carried out, and without any burial ceremony, it was just thrown into the sea.

It turns out that the so-called barbarians are not as weak and poor as the court described them.

In Nanyang, a document stamped with the seal of the Governor of Liangjiang in the Qing Dynasty is likely to be more marketable! After all, the Qing Dynasty is more famous, and the Wu Kingdom is still less famous.

Smith seemed to have stuffed a bright yellow object into the canvas briefcase he was carrying across his body.

Wang Shenxian is rich and powerful, and can win people's hearts. During this period, I have managed to win over all the people below, and my loyalty is basically up to standard.

The sailor is enlightened:

"He was even willing to issue himself a customs clearance document and official identification certificates, one from the State of Wu and one from the Governor of Liangjiang in the Qing Dynasty."

The sailing gunboats on the berth, the forts high in the port, and this fortified royal city all have powerful force behind them.

The idea of ​​a heavenly kingdom may be wrong!

……

That night,

While drinking in the tavern, he inquired through his drunkenness:
"Mr. Smith, have the Iberians completely mastered Nanyang?"

"No, no, no." Smith casually picked up three pieces of ham and placed them on the table. "The Governor only conquered the Luzon Islands in the north, the Visayas in the middle, and Mindanao in the south. Not to mention the entire Southeast Asia. "

He lowered his voice and added:
"Iberia did not have enough soldiers to garrison every island, so they appointed tribal leaders as lords. The only obligation of the indigenous people was to pay regular taxes to the governor's palace."

"What if they resist the tax?"

"The Governor will send troops and unite with the surrounding lords to defeat them~" Smith made a gesture of wiping his neck, "Click!"

……

5 days later,

After clearing out most of the cargo in the cabin, the sailors also drank water, fresh fruits and vegetables, and all kinds of delicious food.

Of course, I didn’t forget to visit those alluring female branches.

At Smith's warm invitation, Wang Shenxian also tasted foreign meat, and his evaluation was very unfavorable.

This made him feel lucky that he brought the maid from Jiangnan for a long time.

At the same time, he praised His Majesty and asked him to go to Lanfang. Not Manila or any other colonial city.

Wang Shenxian, based on his experience in the official circles of the Qing Dynasty, had long seen that Smith had a good relationship with the Governor's Office in Manila.

He guessed right, the Governor's Palace took a stake in Smith's business!

2%!
This is in line with the consistent style of the Iberian colonists. As long as gold and silver are used, nothing else matters. The depth and method of domination do not matter!
In this regard, the Saxon Empire was obviously different. Their colonial rule was more refined.

……

As agreed, Smith and his party continued to escort Wang Shenxian's two ships to Lanfang.

This is a rainy, mineral-rich land.

The moment they set foot on the land, everyone's eyes widened. Could it be that they had drifted back to the Qing Dynasty again?

On the dock.

There are people everywhere with braids and long gowns, who bow to each other when they meet:

"have you eaten?"

Wang Shenxian held the side of the boat and laughed until tears came out. He felt that this world was too magical.

The world is so big and the scenery outside is wonderful!

He rushed into the cabin, opened a bottle of treasured Huadiao wine and poured two bowls of it.

He brought it to the deck and handed it to Smith boldly:
"Old Shi, have a bowl."

"for what?"

"for freedom!"

As soon as the two touched each other, they drank it.

The sailors of the 18th century were so wild. They drank alcohol instead of water, and drunkenly conquered the ocean. "Old Wang, this wine is good."

"Hey, 10-year-old Shaoxing Huadiao wine. When it comes to food and drink, we in the Qing Dynasty are definitely number one!"

……

There are Smith escorts, business documents from the Manila Governor's Office, plus this familiar face, and Wang Shenxian's words of "mastering core technology".

Lanfang's business circle soon gained a capable person.

A distant, distinguished, and unfathomably well-connected master of the Qing Dynasty—Wang Shenxian!

Even the founders of Lanfang, Luo Fangbo and Chen Lanbo, became good friends with him.

at the banquet,
The two founders were fascinated by the secrets that Wang Shenxian had picked up from the upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty, the preferences of the emperor's important ministers and governors, and the imperial court's policies for the Nanyang region.

Treat him as a guest of honor and grant him the title of "General Counselor of Lanfang Company", 50 taels of silver per month, and guards when he comes in and out!
The situation opened up when I first arrived in Lanfang. Moreover, the situation was so good that even Wang Shenxian himself was quite surprised.

……

After many inquiries and observations, he soon understood the secret!

Luo Fangbo, the president of Lanfang, was originally a poor scholar in Guangdong Province.

I took the exam 7 times but never got the title of scholar.

In order to make a living, he traveled to Nanyang alone, and finally conquered a group of coolies with his loyalty and "high cultural level", established the Lanfang Society, and finally established such a corporate overseas Han country.

His entrepreneurial journey is more bizarre than a novel.

But if you look closely, you will find that commoner emperors in history often had very strange good luck! Probably, this is called destiny.

Objectively speaking, Luo Fangbo is a hero, a hero who is underestimated by official history.

He integrated the Han people scattered across Borneo and formulated the most advanced system in this era. The supreme ruler of Lanfang was called the "chief", and he was elected by important backbones in the company.

[It was probably a few years earlier than the one in Washington. 】

But he still had low self-esteem in his heart, and was extremely eager to be recognized by the Qing court, eager to receive official awards and become an overseas vassal.

There is no need to be harsh, people are not gods.

Heroes can have flaws!

……

It can only be said that a broker of Wang Shenxian's level and the political wisdom of everyone at the top of Lanfang Company are no match for him.

even,

He also personally presented Luo Fangbo with a royal sachet.

The bright yellow dragon pattern satin and exquisite workmanship made Luo Fangbo immediately kowtow to the north to thank him, believing in it.

After a while, he took out the blank governor's approval document!

The seal of the Governor-General of Liangjiang was stamped on the white paper in advance, which meant that he could fill in anything on the paper at any time and it would take effect immediately.

What kind of extravagant connections and arrogant demeanor is this?
Everyone at Lanfang Company was deeply impressed! I dare not think that this is such a noble man coming from the mother country!
If you offend him, you offend the Qing Dynasty!

If you serve him well, you will indirectly serve the Qing Dynasty!

Wang Shenxian: I am the Qing Dynasty!

……

Luo Fangbo took the initiative to donate a piece of land covering 2000 acres near the Kapuas River and directly leading to the Kalimantan Sea. The land in Borneo is worthless!

He happily accepted it,
Recruiting thousands of laborers, he began to build his own manor-the palace!
Except for the important figures in Lanfang Company who have no more than one slap in the face, the threshold for others to come and ask for an interview is very high.

I want to have a cup of tea together, 50 taels of gold!
I want to have a meal together, 100 taels of gold!
I want to open up the upper-level relations of the Qing Dynasty through myself, and there is no limit to the amount of gold!

If a person is stupid and has too much money, Zhou Yu will give him a yellow cover!

The hundreds of servants who followed him were also very lucky to have followed the right master and became masters.

If the tree is moved, it will die, but if the person is moved, it will live!
Everyone was so soft-handed in holding door bags, and when they walked out, they were respectfully called "Master of the Qing Dynasty", which made me feel happy~
……

When I'm tossing and turning in the night,

Li Yu's voice and smile always appeared in Wang Shenxian's mind.

He was admired, grateful, and a little scared. Across the sea, he can be accurately thrown to Lanfang to deal with these overseas survivors of the Qing Dynasty.

This level of scheming is already close to that of a demigod!
So he got up and wrote many long letters with an oil lamp, and asked Smith or the businessmen he cooperated to take the letters back to Suzhou to report what Lan Fang had seen and heard.

There is no need to worry about leaks.

Before leaving, Li Yu had a private conversation with him and used the simplest password encryption method to translate the code against a copy of "The Romance of the West Chamber".

In this way, you are not afraid of anyone opening and checking the letter in the middle.

And Wang Shenxian also began to do maritime trade business with Suzhou Prefecture.

Out of confidentiality, he decided not to let Lanfang Company get involved in maritime trade to prevent unnecessary complications!

He is very rich now and relies on his old business to "decorate his home".

The purpose of doing sea trade is to maintain a loose compositional connection with Li Yu, so as not to annoy him.

Don’t think that you are truly free when you go overseas! The string of the kite was still held in Li Yu's hand thousands of miles away.

Thinking of this,

He couldn't help but slap himself.

Those who were still riding horses and Smith shouted: "Cheers to freedom."

……

Suzhou Prefecture, Lotus Island in Yangcheng Lake.

The cold wind was biting and biting.

Minister of Commerce Hu Xueyu and Vice Minister Fucheng took the lead in convening a high-level business meeting.

The meeting lasted for three days and was highly confidential. All participants have been carefully inspected in advance to ensure that they are on the ship of Wu.

The criteria for judging which end an adult is on is simple.

Wherever his money is, there his people will stand!
The participants all invested a large proportion of their net worth in the raw silk business.

"Shopkeeper Liu, are you here too?"

Liu Jinxin, the general person in charge of Tiancheng Yuan Bank South, quickly raised his hand to signal, but the braid behind his forehead was very eye-catching.

Today, most of the military and political personnel of Wu State have their hair cut off. There are very few cases where it is necessary to protect one’s identity, so there is no cutting. Like the Intelligence Agency!

As for the business sector, 4% are cut and 6% are not!
As for the gentry group, 9% of them were not cut off!
These data are included in Li Yu's case.

Braids are the content of loyalty! Determine your future strategies for different groups and individuals.

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"Everyone, do you know what this dynamic hoarding and speculation means? It means that goods need to flow and be speculated. It should flow among us and among the merchants in Qingtong District."

"At this time, I can tell you a real bottom line. Let's raise the price first, and sell all the goods around next summer. Wu will only need cash!"

"Your Majesty, you will also spend 50 taels to advance and retreat with you."

Wow, everyone present was shocked.

The discussion was endless, almost lifting the roof off.

Hu Xueyu slowly picked up the tea bowl, stirred the tea leaves and took a sip.

Chatted quietly with Fucheng on the side:

"How is your father's health?"

"Thank you, Mr. Guozhang, for your concern. My father probably worked too hard recently and his energy and blood are weak. The doctor ordered him to rest for a while. I think it's nothing serious."

"Yes, time is not forgiving."

"Your Majesty is far-sighted. Such a big situation is rare in the world."

Hu Xueyu sighed and whispered:
"I'm a little worried privately. I'm afraid something will go wrong~"

"Your Majesty, God will take care of your destiny."

"Hmm~"

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(End of this chapter)