Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2048 Pampa (22)

"The latest Madeira wine, Mr. Naryshkin, do you want to buy some?" On the street opposite the Naryshkin Building, a man who looked like a sailor with a red cloth wrapped around his head shouted loudly. road.While calling him, he patted the oak barrel beside him to attract Oleg's attention.

"Honorable Mr. Naryshkin, it's time to change your formal clothes. According to the latest fashion in Qingdao Port, we have designed a new Chinese gentleman's suit, made of silk and woolen blended fabric, which is very good. I think it is very good for you. It is very important for you to attend high society gatherings." A middle-aged man with a pair of glass eyes on the bridge of his nose sat in his small shop and said with a smile: "Even if you don't need it, your servant needs a relatively decent set. I have been working as a professional tailor for 20 years, and I will never let you down."

"Delicious seafood risotto, all the good ones. Mr. Naryshkin, it's already noon, it's time to sit down and enjoy some food. I've reserved a quiet room for you, and if you don't want to, I'll You can also have your lunch delivered to your office in the Naryshkin Building. It's free!" Another fat chef came out of the room and said in a flattering tone.

"Mr. Naryshkin, the new Indian oil..."

"Mr. Naryshkin, good Virginia tobacco..."

As soon as Oleg entered within 50 meters of the Naryshkin Building, he heard the voices of selling his own goods or services one after another, which made him very helpless and proud at the same time.Everyone in the neighborhood knows that Mr. Oleg from Russia is young and rich, and spends a lot of money. The salaries of servants, bodyguards, housekeepers and others around him are 1.5 times the market evaluation price, which is quite good.Moreover, he is a shareholder of Yanbu Railway, and he will be invited to attend every shareholder meeting. He is also the owner of the Naryshkin Building, a landmark building in Nancun Port. In the future, the money scene is self-evident, so he is very popular among local businessmen in Nancun Port. .

Seeing these businessmen soliciting business, Oleg also smiled and nodded to them, but he didn't stop, but went straight into the Naryshkin Building.There are several offices dedicated to him on the ground floor of the building. He took a short rest here, then ate a few pieces of fried veal steak for lunch, then left the building with his entourage, and turned to a comprehensive market more than a hundred meters away from the building. .

Although the family keeps sending money to him, it doesn't mean that Oleg intends to do nothing and wait passively for money.In fact, he still has a part of his youthful mind and plans to start his own business. For this reason, he bought a 650-ton old ship in the Qingdao Port Ship Market, and planned to purchase various commodities on the east coast, and then shipped it back. Russian sales to make a profit.

Some people may say, isn't Russia cutting off trade with the East Coast now?Well, if we analyze it carefully, it is actually just that the Russian Empire unilaterally refused merchant ships from the east coast to dock for trade. Very few.

Therefore, Oleg really intends to buy some rare commodities in Russia on the east coast and sell them back.And the place where he buys goods is undoubtedly the comprehensive market located in the commercial center of Nancun Port.

The comprehensive market is open for business every day. At six o'clock in the morning, the market management office beats fifty drums, and all the vendors, handicraftsmen and dentists flock in, take their positions, and start selling goods.And at five o'clock in the afternoon, the market management office will ring the bell fifty times to signal everyone to disperse, and then send special personnel in to clean up, and wait for the business to resume tomorrow.

There are many nearby farmers selling melons and fruits in the market. Oleg saw it as soon as he entered the market gate.Those people wore straw hats and sat on straw mats. In front of them were walnuts, melons, dates, apricots, mulberries, sour plums, watermelons and other seasonal fruits. Not bad, and the price is even cheaper, so it is very popular.

Oleg bought a bag casually and distributed it to several followers, while he continued to walk forward with his double income on his back.It was his first time doing sea trade business. To be honest, he didn't know what to buy. He just thought that buying some daily necessities and small commodities with East Coast characteristics should be very good.When he was still living in Moscow, the relationship between the East Bank and Russia was very good. At that time, some goods from the East Bank were quite popular among the Moscow aristocrats. Many people also liked to learn Chinese, because they all knew that the East Bank China's national strength is very strong, probably even stronger than that of the United Provinces and England. It is not shameful to learn everything from the East Coast, on the contrary, it is a very compelling thing.

Now that Russia is at odds with the East Coast, Oleg doesn't know if the views of Moscow's upper class have changed, but he's inclined to think they haven't.The Russian upper-class nobles are not idiots who don't know anything. In fact, many people who are proficient in French, Latin, and Dutch have been paying attention to the external situation all year round, and know the strength of the East Coast Republic from many angles.They dared to send fleets to bombard the coast of Portugal, blockade the ports of France, and have trouble with the Dutch coachmen on the sea. Few countries can match this kind of majesty.All of the above have planted the impression that the East Bank is strong in the hearts of the upper-class Russian nobles, and when the East Bank is strong, their things are naturally the best, and there is naturally a value for learning, so Oleg does not think that East Bank products will Sales are slow in Russia, even now that relations between the two countries are at a low point.

"Dyed leather boots..." Oleg stopped in front of a shop selling all kinds of leather clothes and boots.The dyed leather goods on the east coast have always been exported in bulk and are deeply loved by people in continental Europe. Oleg plans to buy some.

Moreover, these leather boots have a strong east coast style, long boots, short boots, and some are inlaid with beautiful patterns, which is very popular at first glance.Compared with those Russian leather boots that are rough in workmanship, hard to the touch, and even colorless, the east coast boots and short boots are not only very novel in style, but also completely outshine other European countries in terms of texture and comfort. of similar products.In addition, there is a kind of boots worn in slush on the east coast, which is very practical and should have a market in Russia. Oleg also plans to increase procurement.

In addition, there are some pointed and round-toed high-heeled shoes worn by women on the market. Oleg looked left and right, but couldn't make up his mind to buy them.Things like Gein are really rare in Russia, and he is not sure that families of nobles or wealthy businessmen are willing to buy such strange shoes and boots, although there are some beautiful patterns such as flowers, birds, fish and insects on them.

However, if you don't buy high-heeled shoes, you can buy some of the other "flower shoes" that are more popular among the ladies on the east coast.The soles of this kind of shoes are generally made of leather, and the top ones may be made of high-grade fur such as whale skin and seal skin. The uppers are made of brocade and silk, with various patterns embroidered on them, which are very beautiful.And if the customer makes a special order, the upper can also be inlaid with decorations such as gems, and the price will be even more expensive.

Oleg plans to buy more of this kind of women's shoes with the traditional cultural characteristics of the east coast.The fashion trends in Moscow are still in chaos. Paris, Amsterdam and even Italian fashion styles can profoundly affect this capital in the eastern part of the continent.In view of the great success of the East Bank in the past few decades and their increasing influence in international affairs, the fashion from Dongfang Port or Qingdao Port will also have a profound impact on Moscow.Although they are far away from Europe, their strong national strength and mighty fleet have played a very good "advertisement" for this country. Nowadays, there are quite a few people in Europe who yearn for everything in this country.Considering these, Oleg did not hesitate to order to buy a lot of clothing and shoes, intending to ship them to Russia to see the direction of the wind.

There is also a magical corner in the general market, which is the shop that sells various musical instruments.These people's stores have small facades, but there are often some manufacturing workshops behind them, providing customers with various customized services, which is the so-called "front shop and back workshop" structure.

In terms of musical instruments, to be honest, the goods on the east coast are more competitive.As we all know, the New World of America has high-quality wood that is far more suitable for making musical instruments than Eurasia.People on the east coast have fully developed this advantage and produced a variety of musical instruments in the country, many of which were invented by themselves, such as pianos and so on.Among these musical instruments, the Haidiao Musical Instrument Factory wholly owned by the Mo family is the most famous, but Oleg does not intend to buy such expensive branded products. He plans to buy some relatively cheap craftsmen themselves. Instruments, which would make his profit margins a bit bigger.

Buy as many pianos, erhus, pipas, zhongruan, violins, guitars, fifes, pan flutes, organs, etc. as you have.Even after the stock was sold out, he paid a considerable deposit and ordered an additional batch.These musical instruments should still be somewhat marketable in Russia, where the art of music has just faltered.After all, in order to improve the style and taste of their families, many nobles or wealthy businessmen are still willing to let their children learn these things, so that they can have blockbuster talent shows at parties.

Of course, in addition to musical instruments, some music scores and music scores on the East Bank should also be purchased as much as possible.Especially for some music magazines, Oleg is going to make great efforts to search, and strive to buy every issue, and then publish and sell them in Moscow.Anyway, with the current bad relationship between Russia and the East Coast, no one should pursue copyright issues, not to mention that the Russians don't care about these at all.

Oleg spent the whole afternoon picking goods in the comprehensive market and placing orders (many of which are just orders, and the actual delivery may have to go to other places) until the closing bell rang.And when he finished all this and had time to sit down and drink a cup of tea in the Naryshkin Building, he had time to sigh: Nancun Port looked like a dirty and chaotic small market a few years ago, but it turned out so After several years of development, it has become the most important commercial center south of the Rio de la Plata. Countless merchants deliver grain, meat, leather and various machinery, tools and daily necessities here. The daily trade volume is probably It is not much smaller than Moscow, which is also surprising.

Oleg is now more and more glad that he seized the opportunity at the beginning. When everyone still had doubts, he took the first step and invested in the Yanbu Railway and Nancun Port. While gaining the favor of the East Coast Railway Department, It also laid a solid foundation for the future of the Naryshkin family.

People on the east coast of the Yanbu Railway have established many counties and townships, immigrated tens of thousands of people, and produced a huge amount of wealth. Oleg is very satisfied with this.What made him even more excited was that he heard that the people on the east bank planned to set up some new settlements west of the Yanbu railway to make full use of the railway that had been built at great cost.You know, this railway runs through the entire East Pampa area, but currently there are only dense villages and towns and populations in the east of the railway, while in the west where the railway can also radiate, there are few people from the east coast. Great waste.

Oleg, who attended the latest Yanbu Railway Shareholders’ Meeting, knows that the people on the east coast are determined to correct the current abnormal state, that is, they have made up their minds to start promoting this work in the near future and resettle them west of the railway. More than [-] settlers developed that equally fertile land.

Mr. Chen Jia, the boss of the American Railway Company, also confirmed this point in a private chat with Oleg.They seemed not to care about the Spaniard's reaction at all, thinking hard only about the financial hardship that immigration might cause, not the political hindrance.General Manager Chen mentioned the operation of the railway annex, and believed that more than one hundred various workshops or factories have been established in the annex, and the material wealth produced is enough to support the colonial activities west of the railway.He even smiled and said to Oleg that once the large-scale colonial activities west of the Yanbu Railway become a reality, the income of the railway dependencies will rise sharply, and the financial situation of the Yanbu Railway and even the American Railway Company will also be greatly improved. As a shareholder of the railway, Oleg can naturally share his share of the income.

Oleg was very excited about this wonderful promise, and at the same time carefully calculated his current asset situation to see if he wanted to participate in this colonial expansion that was destined to be vigorous and full of opportunities.And it is precisely because of this idea that he wants to make a sum of money now to enrich the liquidity on hand as soon as possible so that he can be one step ahead in the future, but it seems that he needs to conduct a business investigation first.

On February 1689, 2, after a two-day rest in Nancun Port, Oleg Naryshkin boarded the train bound for Yancheng Port.He plans to stay at the starting point of the Yanbu Railway for a while, and investigate the economy, so that he can have a good idea when making future decisions.

(End of this chapter)