In the back house of the Zhenjiang Fort Governor's Mansion, Jiang Wan read the official document in his hand with a look of dumbfounding on his face.
"What's wrong? Did something happen again?"
After a busy day, Li Fuyao was leaning on an embroidered couch, lazily flipping through a storybook. The room was very warm, even a little hot, and Li Fuyao was wearing socks like a
Crouching on the embroidery couch like a kitten.
The officials of the Audit Department would probably never have thought that the shrewd and capable person in charge in their eyes would actually look like this in the world that they could not see.
"The news sent from the Jin Yiwei is mainly about the things that Catherine has been tinkering with recently!" Jiang Wan laughed: "She is very capable of doing things. Not only did she use the Jin Yiwei, but even the navy of our court was also used by her.
He's shouting and drinking, he's very majestic!"
"Ah!" Li Fuyao became excited upon hearing this.
In this family, she and Xu Caining definitely have no intention of comparing. Regardless of the other's background or status as a housewife, she is definitely the number one among the women.
Since Xu Caining is the first, then Li Fuyao deserves to be the second wife, so there is no problem.
Therefore, in addition to his own affairs, Li Fuyao is most concerned about Catherine's affairs. Of course, this is a benign concern, which also prompts Li Fuyao to continuously enrich and improve himself, lest his family status plummet.
Jiang Wan repeated what he said to Li Fuyao. As he listened, Li Fuyao's eyes widened.
"...So, Catherine has made it clear that she is cheating the Dutch, and she is not the only one taking the lead in this matter. Our Jin Yiwei, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, the local government, and even the Guangdong and Fujian Navy are all involved!"
"Not only that, our Majesty probably also nodded!"
"So, the Dutch will definitely suffer the loss!" Li Fuyao said decisively, and then became a little worried: "I am just afraid that they will jump over the wall in a hurry, but Catherine is still with them!"
"That's not a worry!" Jiang Wan waved her hand: "Jinyiwei has people by his side, we also have people ourselves, the Victor Chamber of Commerce and Sihai can support her at any time, the Dutch don't have the guts!"
"Fan people's brains are not so easy to use sometimes!" Li Fuyao muttered, "I'm not talking about Catherine, but sir, sometimes I think Catherine is really not as smart as Xiaojiu!"
"I will remember this. When Catherine comes back, I will definitely tell her!" Jiang Wan smiled slightly, and Li Fuyao immediately grimaced: "I don't like snitching. You are the head of the family, and you are responsible for women's affairs.
Don’t mix things up!”
Jiang Wan burst out laughing.
"What's the result? You haven't told me the result yet. Do the Dutch have that much silver? I'm afraid I won't be able to dig out that much silver even if I dig three feet into the ground on that broken island!" Li Fuyao decisively changed the subject and tried to change the subject.
Jiang Wan's attention.
"Of course the Dutch don't have that much money!" Jiang Wan shook his head: "Catherine has already inquired about their family background. At this time in previous years, the Dutch should have ships back to Europe. In addition to bringing back goods from the East, there are also
They searched for wealth such as gold and silver in the East, and under normal circumstances, about 300,000 taels of silver were sent to Europe every year."
"In addition, in order to maintain the army and commerce of the colony, they must also keep a certain amount of gold and silver in the warehouse. This wealth is probably around 200,000 taels!"
"And this year, because the Victor Chamber of Commerce couldn't wait to launch an attack, their ships that were supposed to set off to Europe were unable to leave. In other words, when Catherine went, they still had at least half a million worth of goods in their warehouses.
Two denarii of gold and silver!”
"But this is not enough!" Li Fuyao was a little confused as to how Catherine knew these things. However, I guess this was one of Catherine's abilities. She was like a fish in water among other people. She could not envy her, nor could she learn from her.
"It's certainly not enough to pay the full price of 200,000 fire guns!" Jiang Wan couldn't help laughing when she thought of this: "So, Catherine made a suggestion to allow them to pay in installments, that is to say, in the first year
Pay one-tenth of the payment, and then pay another 5% every year. In this way, they can pay back the money in less than twenty years!"
"The Dutch would agree to such a condition only if they are crazy!" Li Fuyao curled his lips and said, "You also have to pay in installments. If this kind of thing is not settled clearly in one go, who can say clearly what will happen in the future and who can guarantee the repayment?
There will be a future!”
"That's what makes me laugh!" Jiang Wanle said: "Katherine only wants the first year's money, and she has no intention of getting the rest of the money, and the Dutch know this better than she does, so
, they actually concluded the negotiation like this?"
"So, the Dutch spent 300,000 silver in exchange for a bunch of rags..."
"Of course they had other requests, but Catherine rejected all of these rude requests and only agreed to one of them that was less rude!"
"Which one?"
"We Ming Dynasty will definitely not bring back these firecrackers. However, these firecrackers have not been paid by the Dutch, and they are not considered theirs. Therefore, the Dutch hope that they will be stored somewhere other than the Dutch castle.
, build a huge warehouse, and this warehouse is guarded by our officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!"
"The Dutch are not stupid!" Li Fuyao tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Are they trying to drag Daming into trouble, or are they trying to find a way out for themselves?"
"So, never underestimate anyone!" Jiang Wan nodded: "It's really hard to tell who will lose and who will make money in this transaction. The strength of the Victor Chamber of Commerce, coupled with our support, will eliminate all these
It is not impossible for the Dutch, but they have now spent three hundred thousand taels of silver and even asked us to garrison the Ming Dynasty as a semi-invitation. So, obviously, it is not in line with our empire to turn against the Victor Chamber of Commerce and eat them.
The style of a great country!"
"They are paying for their lives!" Jiang Wan shook his head: "But it doesn't matter. I didn't plan to kill them all. At most, I just drove them back to Europe. However, before they go back, I still hope that he and Wei
Keduo Chamber of Commerce will have a good fight, but when they do this, I always feel that this matter is not that interesting!"
"That's not bad!" Li Fuyao pursed his lips and smiled, disagreeing with Jiang Wan: "With the Ming Dynasty as a retreat, these Dutch people can give it a go and fight the Victor Chamber of Commerce. At worst, they won't be able to defeat it by then.
, run to where our troops are stationed and seek protection from our Ming Dynasty!"
"Is this okay?" Jiang Wan was stunned: "Then you have to tell Catherine and ask the Dutch to work harder. Tell the Dutch that no creditor wants his debtor to die!"