Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 397

Wang Tong's original plan was that he would own 20 taels of shares, and Sanjiang Commercial Bank, Gu Family and Zhang Family would take another 40 taels of shares, a total of half of the shares, and the insurance company would be firmly under his control.

But "San Shui Wang" Shen used Luhai Commercial Bank to invest 30 shares, and then said that he would open a few new stores in the city, and through these stores, he would invest another [-] taels.

It may be unbelievable for others to say these figures. Wang Tong's shares are still offset by various assets, and he can't get so much cash, but the "San Shui Wang" travels across the sea. How many transactions, depositing silver is really like mountains and rivers.

The insurance company was newly established. For the sake of completeness, it is natural that the more principal the better, and Sanshui Wang put out so much money, which also meant to be a guarantee certificate, so it had to be avoided.

But if this is the case, Wang Tong and Sanshui Wang have already occupied more than [-]%, and the other merchants in the city are not enough to allocate, so it must be regarded as amassing people's wealth and taking advantage of official business to be greedy, which is not beautiful.

And the remaining 20 taels, the largest merchants were divided up at once. Among them, Yu Jiyong, Xu Guang, Gao Tongzhi from the Qing Military Office, and Sun Zhibin, the military general, all came to buy it. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that 1 taels of money is invested in it, which is much more profitable than farming, and much less risky than trading.

The purpose of building this insurance bank is to gather the hearts of merchants, so that everyone can stay in this Tianjin Weichang for a long time, and have a sense of helping and caring for each other.

If the shares are divided by the oligarchs, it will not be said to unite the hearts of the people, but I am afraid that the hearts of the people will be scattered directly.

After being busy from morning to night on July 200th, Wang Tong closed the door in the afternoon, saying that we would discuss it the next day. On July 1000th, the amount of shares of the insurance company was determined to be [-] million taels of silver, and [-] taels was one share.

The major merchants in Tianjin Wei showed their abilities and put all the money they could use into it. Many small shops even sold their goods at low prices, and then used all the money to buy them. As a result, they became insurance companies again. The first batch of customers came here to apply for loans for turnover.

Seeing a large amount of money in the account, and seeing the overwhelming enthusiasm, Wang Tong's mood is really a bit complicated. He established this insurance company to promote everyone's business, but now it has affected the normal operation of many merchants. Thinking about it carefully, it's really dumbfounding.

However, those shops that were not working well or even went bankrupt were quickly replenished by other merchants waiting to enter, and everyone felt that the great development of Tianjin Wei was just around the corner.

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In the seventh year of Wanli, at the beginning of July, Guangdong.

"Lieutenant Colonel Swazi, officials from Xiangshan County in the Ming Dynasty requested to enter Macau for inspection."

In a western building in the central area of ​​Macau, a few people rushed in from outside. They were well dressed according to the standards of the Fan people. They were all local officials sent from mainland Europe.

An officer in a red military uniform immediately jumped up behind a Ming-style book table, but his age could not be discerned from his appearance. His goatee beard made him look quite old, and his facial features looked very young.

"Absurd, Macau is the territory of His Majesty the Emperor. How can the officials of the Ming Dynasty have the right to inspect it? Go and reply to these Orientals, saying that this is a serious insult to the Portuguese Empire. We must use force!"

The officer waved his arms and roared loudly, but the officials looked at each other, but no one moved. When Naswazi's shouting stopped, an officer said coldly:
"Lieutenant Colonel, if you feel that the [-] soldiers and [-] militiamen in your hands can go to fight, please do it yourself, we will surrender first."

When asked by the official, the lieutenant colonel was taken aback, and another official said in a cold voice:
"Mr. Swazi, this is not the first time to remind you that now we are only borrowing each other's land. No matter what the future holds, there must be no mistakes in this wording."

Swazi was stunned, his face flushed suddenly, he slapped his hands on the table heavily, and shouted:

"Since you have come to a conclusion, why are you still talking to me? I am the highest official appointed by the emperor, but I can't exercise my power. I will explain when I return to Lisbon..."

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, we came here together to say hello to you, first hide those friends from Nanyang, first hide those damned Dutch and Spaniards, don't be discovered by Ming officials, Find out what!!"

Hearing this, the Swazi lieutenant colonel put his hands on the table, stared at the people in front of him and said:

"I don't need you to interfere with my affairs. Well, I admit that the Ming country on land has an overwhelming advantage, but what happens to them at sea depends on how their navy competes with the empire's navy..."

Before he finished speaking, a white man in Han clothing ran in from outside. After entering the door panting, he hurriedly said:
"Gentlemen, the officials of the Ming Dynasty issued an ultimatum, demanding that we give an immediate answer within a quarter of an hour, or we will enter by force!"

"What the hell happened!? Let these officials of the Ming Dynasty focus on this place!!?"

Everyone looked at each other a few times, and finally turned their eyes to Lieutenant Colonel Naswazi. The Lieutenant Colonel was stared at for a while, then waved his hands and shouted:

"Look at what I'm doing, whether it's the Dutch, the Spaniards, or the people from Nanyang, they haven't done anything, at least they won't do anything near Macau, Kong Sai, go to call the army, we can't let the Ming people Reckless, what are you doing in a daze, go!!"

The officials and businessmen who came in saw his decision, and one of them said in a cold voice:
"You have to be responsible for what you have done. When you return to the imperial court in the future, no one will testify for you."

After finishing speaking, everyone left the room. Swazi was picking up a helmet and putting it on his head. Looking at the backs of those people, he cursed viciously, but turned his head to the guard who helped him put on the breastplate. said:
"Hurry up and tell your friends who live in hotels and inns that the Ming Dynasty will come to search and let them go to sea first... When they get to sea, the Ming Dynasty Navy can't do anything to them. What kind of armor do you think? What can A resist, hurry up and report!!!”

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Xiangshan County in early July was already quite hot, and the magistrate of Xiangshan County sat in a cool place, even though there were yamen servants fanning him around him, he was still too hot to wipe off his sweat.

"These damned ghosts are so slow in doing things, they are really barbarians."

"Lizhi County, if this ghost is so indifferent, I will lead people in directly. The emperor has issued an imperial decree on this matter, and our Master Chen has a general order."

"My lord, don't worry, my lord, don't worry, didn't you say a moment, after this moment, we don't have to be polite with these foreign barbarians."

A general dressed as a guerrilla came out, and said dissatisfiedly, the magistrate of Xiangshan hurriedly stood up and explained with a smile, but he was cursing in his heart, if the filial piety every year and every month is not considered effective, why should I give it to you here? delay.

While explaining, someone beside the guerrilla shouted:
"My lord, the Fanren are here with their soldiers!"

"These long-haired savages really don't know how to live or die. Order them to go down and prepare for battle!!!"

Hearing the notification from the guards beside him, the guerrilla spit on the ground and gave orders viciously.

More than [-] soldiers and horses slowly unfolded. According to the general's order, the flags waved and changed, and two cannons pulled by oxen and horses came to the front. More than [-] artillerymen around them unloaded the cannons and built them. fort.

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That Swazi rode in front on a horse, followed by more than 200 listless soldiers. While turning his head, this Swazi cheered loudly and said:

"You are all Portuguese heroes, you will all receive supreme glory, and you will go to heaven after death. You bastard, don't run. When I go back, I must hang you, a deserter, by the sea."

During the lecture, some soldiers threw away the firecrackers they were carrying and turned around and ran away. Swazi yelled at him immediately, but he ignored them at all. In the end, Swazi simply drew his sword and went to the back of the team with the guards directly under him to drive everyone away. Go forward, and finally there are no deserters.

But when they approached the border with Xianghe County, there was a commotion in the team. The Swazi lieutenant colonel reined in his horse, stared blankly not far away, and murmured:
"My God!"

After being stunned for a while on the horse, Swazi screamed loudly on the horse:

"Damn it, damn it, what are you bastards still doing, quickly divide into two lines...Damn it, who told you to form a battle formation, stand on the side of the road, stand up with the etiquette of welcoming nobles, face There must be a smile on the face, yes, a smile from the heart!!"

The lieutenant colonel got off his horse in a hurry, adjusted his appearance with his hands, and ran forward at a trot. He saw the Ming Dynasty official in charge of Xiangshan County at the border, and the Ming Dynasty general in armor, Swazi Putting the lower helmet on his chest, he greeted him with the most harmless smile.

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"Si Baihu, are you bringing these soldiers here to provoke Daming?"

County Magistrate Li of Xiangshan County said coldly, the general interpreter didn't know how the lieutenant colonel would translate, but saw that there were more than [-] people under Naswazi, and they simply translated a hundred households.

Although the soldier's Baihu is a sixth-rank, the culture is noble and the military is cheap. In the eyes of Li County Magistrate, Baihu is not worth mentioning at all, let alone a long-haired ghost.

Swazi looked at the Ming army that had already lined up not far away, and the two cannons aimed at his side, couldn't help swallowing, and immediately put a smile on his face, using the most humble attitude said:

"Dear gentlemen, in order to show the greatest respect of the Portuguese government and the people, I specially led the guards to welcome you all. Please enter Macau for inspection."
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(End of this chapter)