Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

C3989 Simpson in China

Our He De, this He De is really the idol of all the adventurer s that came to our East Asia. The best westerner in the entire Empire is He De and the other is Sir Ge Deng!

However, Sir Ge Deng used his life for wealth, which most people couldn't envy, and He De relied on knowledge from the Europe s, which was not a rare knowledge in financial taxes!

This made people jealous, because under the influence of hundreds of years of mercantilism, basically, the intellectuals in Europe all knew how to calculate and understand the economy, and in truth, others could do the same for He De!

Simpson was not only a gold medal Journalists and writer, but also a very famous artist and traveler.

On the way from wharf to the Ambassador Area of UK, Simpson and the Friends's palmetto moved forward side by side. The curtain on both sides were opened, and the two of them could freely chat and see the exotic atmosphere along the way.

From the bizarre case of the Guo family, they had talked about the mystical scholar tea, and the two of them were extremely happy and relaxed about the tea that was completely picked from the lips of a virgin!

When it came to tea leaves, they naturally talked about the tea business. A year ago, a friend of his cursed at the tea merchants of Europe, "These Bastard scams, they already know to use fermented black tea to deceive consumers. In fact, the most beautiful tea in China is always fresh!"

"The most fresh tea leaves are very difficult to transport over a long distance. From the moment they were shipped to the Europe, I'm afraid that the tea leaves have already fermented. Our European does not have the blessings to drink top-grade fresh tea!"

"I can only replace it with black tea that is resistant to storage. Right now, I have to drink Maojian, jasmine spring and melon slices every day..." There's even Capital City's favorite flower tea! "

"Both of them are much better than the rest of us … God, if I don't get to drink this kind of good tea when I return home that day, I will really go crazy! "

Simpson found it hard to understand his friend's unwillingness. He retorted, "From the Shanghai to the Europe, the fastest scissor boat would only take three months to arrive. Could it be that these spring fresh tea could not even be preserved for three months?"

"I've had it before. These fresh teas have been cooked through drying and stir-frying, so they should be able to be kept for three months, right?"

"Ai …" You don't understand it now, but the business lines here are too big! "

"Let me tell you this, even the tea merchants in Europe are not willing to sell this kind of top-grade good tea leaves. On one hand, it's because the habits of the black tea market in Europe have been developed!"

"Selling cheap black tea is already a sure way to earn money. After all, the market needs a period of time to adapt to the new flavor of tea. It has to cost a lot!"

On the other hand, the transportation cost of this kind of fresh tea is relatively high. Furthermore, the output of this kind of tea is not big, so it is difficult to achieve economies of scale.

"Last!" It was also the most crucial point … Right now, the Chinese is like a tiger staring covetously at its coastline, if we do business we can't afford to offend them! "

"They are all Chinese, and have advantages in terms of human culture. Therefore, all the top-notch tea leaves are monopolized by the Chinese merchants!"

"I estimate that in the future, the market for high grade tea leaves in Europe will be monopolized by these Chinese merchants s sooner or later!"

"Have you not found any clues with that tea? For an entire mountain of tea, the annual output is only a little more than 100 pounds. This bit of production can only circulate in the small circle, it's impossible to expand the business! "

"The God has protected our He De. If not for him controlling the customs in the Daqing, it would have been even more difficult for us to do business in the Asia!"

As a British, He De naturally had to consider the interests of his own country's Trader. At the same time, he also brought along the advanced experiences of the Europe's customs administration, at least the procedures would be institutionalized!

Compared to the service, Simpson now understood how civilized his s were. At least they would give him a tax return card!

The amount of tax each shipment should pay was publicly available. There was no need to bribe them as everyone could clearly calculate it!

However, this was not the case in the Great Qing Kingdom. All of their transactions were in chaos, you simply could not figure out how much tax you should pay or how much money you should spend!

His friend pointed to the front, "We're here …" After we pass the Huangpu River, it will be our UK's envoy area. Remember, in the China, if you want to save as much trouble as possible, you can do it with the Chinese's Trader! "

"Although they are very magnanimous, unlike the other Qing Kingdom s who kneel and grovel, at least they have rules and are extremely at ease when doing things with them!"

Simpson did not expect to teach him a lesson the first time he came to China. After finishing the welcoming banquet prepared by his friend and the embassy counselor, Simpson, who returned to the hotel, began to take notes. These were the raw materials for his series of weekly magazines after he returned to his hometown.

Time was of the essence, Emperor of Great Qing Kingdom's wedding day was set at the beginning of October, and there were only two months left before that date.

Sampson had to get from the Shanghai to the Beijing at this time!

Originally, he wanted to take the Chinese's fire vessel to the north to climb onto the shore of the Da Gu Kou after resting. However, he didn't expect that the fire vessel he had booked would be stuck at Nanyang because of a typhoon.

This time, Simpson's plan was completely disrupted. After searching for many Merchant ships, they still couldn't find anything suitable for them. In the end, they had no choice but to go north to the Grand Canal and rush to the Capital!

He only stayed in the Shanghai for two nights before he packed his luggage and set off. He chose the road, and from there he entered Chang Zhou Province and changed ships from Zhenjiang River to North canals.

Since there were only two months until the important day of Tongzhi's Emperor Grand marriage, during this period of time, the route north of the canals was via a green light. All the ships going south had to make way for the ships going north!

Because you don't know if these ships are the Official's or just a gift, in any case, delaying the ship to the north might just be a lawsuit!

"Simpson, I have sent the underhand's people to help you find a boat. They will definitely find the highest vessel for you, and they will definitely ensure your safe passage to the Capital!"

The embassy of the UK had hired a group of local Escort Office from Jiangnan. These familiar with the ground could safely escort Simpson to Zhenjiang!

Simpson had really broadened his horizons. After the Escort Office raised the small triangular flag embroidered with tigers, not a single Whistle along the way made it difficult for them. Many merchants stepped aside for them to walk in the middle of the road.

All along the way, the war horse had almost scattered the bones of his and India's servants. When they arrived at Suzhou City, Escort Office saw that he could not persevere any longer, and thus could only rest here for the night!

Picking an old city name, the party washed up and prepared for dinner, but Sampson found a problem!

He had no money!

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