Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 908 Money Travel ([-])

On March 1652, 3, Qingdao Port.

Captain Couette got up early in the morning. His eldest son had just returned from Amsterdam. The two ships brought back some daily necessities (such as buttons, sewing needles, pins, candlesticks, candles, etc., which cost too much to produce on the east coast. Therefore, they mostly rely on imports), a few Italian specialties (Florentine ham and cheese, which are quite popular among Italian immigrants), more than [-] horses, and more than [-] Tuscan farmers.

Unsurprisingly, the returned goods sold at a good price. Even the Florentine ham and Italian cheese, which were originally sold only to certain groups of people, were sold out, and most of the buyers were not Italian immigrants, which is really strange also.However, Captain Couette's son only faintly felt something strange and didn't make any associations. However, the old captain himself, who is extremely rich in business experience, keenly sensed something was wrong, and felt that it was not like normal market fluctuations.Especially after hearing the news that his daughter complained about rising prices, Captain Couette, who had experienced countless turmoil in his life, immediately understood many things.

This is someone buying materials on the market wantonly!Could it be that there is going to be a war?

"It is really possible to go to war, but it should not be the army, it may be the navy." Pei Qin, who is now the commander of Guiyi Fort, said nonchalantly while picking up a bowl to eat.He was very happy to eat, and the dishes were also very rich - the Xinhuaxia grouper and Xinhua prawns, which are extremely rare in the market, were presented in a grand manner. This kind of tropical seafood was transported across the ocean to the mainland by refrigerated ships , the degree of its gold and preciousness can be imagined, this can be eaten, and the degree of wealth of the Pei family is also evident.

But it’s no wonder that Pei Qin used to be a senior officer of the Standing Squad. After he was ordered to support the mainland on the east coast (the Second East-West War), he settled down in Guiyi Township, Qingdao County, and served as a reserve second lieutenant, responsible for the defense of the Guiyi Fort. Work.The income of this job is not low, plus the money he saved before (split share), the standard of living is naturally higher than others.

However, the high income comes from high income, but Pei Qin himself doesn't like his current job very much.He still remembers the days when Chongzhen was working as a cobbler at home when there was no trouble in the early years. He really missed his first job and planned to carry it forward on the east coast.It's a pity that man's calculation is not as good as heaven's calculation. The appreciation of the old officer made him still not completely get rid of his military career after retiring from the army. Now he still leads a group of militiamen to guard the fort, guarding the safety of Qingdao Port.

It can be seen that Pei Qin's experience basically revolves around the army, whether it is in Dashun or on the east coast.Therefore, he is more or less familiar with some gossip circulating in the army.Especially his current position - Guiyi Fort Garrison - is under the management of the Ministry of the Navy, so he is very clear about the internal trends of the navy.

"Is there any action by the navy? Hasn't most of the main fleet left the port?" Captain Couette asked strangely.He came to Guiyi Township from Qingdao Town today just to see his daughter married here.To be honest, when his daughter insisted on marrying the 36-year-old Pei Qin, he himself was very opposed to it, but after a period of contact, he found that his son-in-law not only had a very rich savings (nearly 1000 yuan), but also a very Appreciated by some military officers, he slowly accepted this reality.Even now, he took the initiative to bring some gifts to visit relatives.

Pei Qin hesitated for a moment, considering that this was not confidential information, so he nodded and said: "The navy has newly commissioned two 'August [-]th' class battleships, four sail escort gunboats, and two fresh water supply ships. There is a repair ship, a medical ship, an ammunition supply ship and a coal ship under construction. It is believed that sea trials will be completed and entered into service within this year. Moreover, I heard that the Admiralty will hold a meeting in the sea off Yancheng Port A large-scale military exercise, the number of participating ships is very large, most of the navy's combat ships and almost all of the auxiliary ships will be dispatched. Therefore, it is normal that there is a shortage of supplies on the market, most of which are the procurement managers of the Ministry of the Navy Scanning a lot of goods, normal."

"I understand." Captain Couette nodded, but he began to wonder whether to invest the last pension money in the convertible bonds of the New Star Shipyard.The only private shipyard on the east coast of China recently issued a convertible bond worth 10 yuan in the financial market of Qingdao Port to expand a dock and launch a new shipbuilding workshop.The current operating conditions of this new shipyard are very average. Except for a few orders for inland steamboats and small offshore fishing boats, they can only do some maintenance and repair work for ships.

Since the factory opened two years ago, it has been wandering on the edge of profit and loss. At the same time, this has also let people know that not all cats and dogs can enter the technology- and capital-intensive industries such as shipbuilding.If you don’t have strong financial strength and technical strength, you can’t bear huge losses for a period of time, and you can’t bear long-term huge investments, then it’s better not to enter this industry at all, and just set up some jam products factories, milk powder workshops, oil pressing workshops, etc. at home. Flour mills and ham workshops are fine. National pillar industries such as shipbuilding and military machinery are currently not affordable for ordinary people.

Therefore, even though the Xinxing Shipyard has a huge initial investment and a very strong background (it is said that there are many "nobles" investing, and many technicians are also from the three major shipyards), it is still operating stumblingly, which itself has explained a lot of problems up.No, the investors of the plant seem to be impatient with the continuous investment, so they plan to issue a batch of bonds in the financial market to raise funds for the subsequent development of the shipyard.In order to attract generous donations from investors, they also set the huge amount of bonds as convertible bonds, that is, after maturity, bondholders can choose to convert the bonds in hand into the company's equity at a fixed price. It should be attractive to many investors with spare money.

Obviously, Captain Couette was one of those potential investors who were attracted.He still has about [-] yuan of funds on hand, which is the pension money he left for himself (most of his assets have been handed over to his eldest son). It is a bad thing to keep money on hand - especially now that bank interest rates are not very high - so you must find a way to "travel" your money, and the convertible bonds of emerging shipyards seem to be a good one. Opportunity.

He has observed this small and medium-sized shipyard for a long time before. If he still had the slightest hesitation at first, now that his son-in-law said that the Navy may have a big move, he immediately threw the last hesitation to the sky and made up his mind to go back. After buying the company's convertible bonds of at least 2 to [-] yuan, you may be able to make a lot of money.

After lunch, Captain Couette returned to Qingdao Port in a carriage. At this time, there were no less than 46 ships moored in the wharf. In less than two months, Captain Couette felt that these ships The number of ships is likely to double to sixty—because as the Qingdao Spring Trade Fair becomes more and more influential, more and more foreign ships come to participate in the fair. Last year, there were [-] ships in Registration in Hong Kong during the fair will only increase the number this year.

With the increase of foreign ships entering the port, the turnover of goods on the east coast during the fair (the entire month of May) is also increasing day by day. Last year, it reached an unprecedented 124 million yuan. This year, the figure may exceed 160 million yuan. It made up for the huge loss caused by the loss of the French market.

Among these ships entering the port, Dutch ships ranked first in terms of quantity and tonnage; followed by English ships, some of these ships came from the British North American colonies, and some came from the British mainland for entrepot trade. Mainly.These two ships accounted for two-thirds of all foreign ships, and the rest were scattered in Portugal, North Germany, and the Italian states.

Captain Couette even found two ships from the Principality of Courland among these ships. These ships brought hundreds of Congolese black slaves and a large amount of tobacco leaves to Qingdao Port, all of which were sold to people on the east coast. It is said that he made a fortune.However, they will probably not participate in the next commodity fair, because the supplies (consumables, metal tools, weapons and ammunition, and bean cakes) required by the two ships have basically been purchased, and it is said that they will now return to Neue Kul Lan's colonial point, continue to carry out their colonial cause.

"I don't know how many Dutch and English ships are left in the port full of disputes..." Captain Couette sighed melancholy.Although he has left the Dutch West India Company and even naturalized on the East Coast, it doesn't mean he doesn't know anything.Now the situation between the Netherlands and England is on the verge of breaking out, which any old sea dog with a little brain can see, and it may suddenly start a war someday.A large number of ships of the Republic Navy on the East Coast are concentrated in service, and this factor may be involved.

Thinking of this, Captain Couette felt a sense of urgency: he must seize this rare opportunity, invest the remaining money on hand as soon as possible, and let the money travel. Only in this way, when the war comes ( It may be an opportunity for the east coast manufacturing and shipping industry), so he can use this shareholder wind to grab greater benefits.

The purchase of convertible bonds from Xinxing Shipyard cannot be delayed any longer!Well, if you buy 5000 yuan at a time, you can play a big one if you want to play, hoping to get a good return.

(End of this chapter)