Chapter 196 Abel and Banduma who decided to betray
Chapter 196 Abel and Banduma decide to betray
Banduma and Abel could only tell Charlie what they knew, but the topic seemed very bland and there were not many in-depth personal opinions.
"Master Tang, are any of the Jesuit officials in the Ming Dynasty able to enter the Royal Army barracks?
I would like to inquire more specifically about the organization of the Royal Company."
"The management of the Royal Army is too strict. I wanted to go there to preach, but I was stopped.
Although the Royal Army was established only a short time ago, in the early days they were the most elite soldiers in the Beijing camp.
You also know that there are currently more than 100,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp, half of which are left to farm, and the rest are used to build roads. The reason is that they have lost all their elite soldiers and have no fighting power."
"Well, then the success rate of our plan will be higher. The Royal Army is really the trump card created by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty with all his strength.
Now, let's work together with those people in the Ming Dynasty who are unwilling to accept the emperor's power and turn his trump card into a dead card."
"I will visit the high-ranking officials and followers of the Jesuits in Ming Dynasty during this period, and ask them to prepare and cooperate to control the gates of the capital.
Banduma, Abel, you are responsible for continuing to contact the Royal Merchant Company, try to make an appointment with the shop owner alone, and do not stop the transaction."
"Don't worry, we are familiar with each other."
Abel did not look at Tang Ruowang, but looked at Banduma.
The four of them continued to discuss, perfecting the details of attacking the Ming Dynasty, and even planned how to calculate the Japanese labor force.
After all, Japan is rich in firearms resources and has always been a bit perverted, so it is very suitable for them to be their nominal teammates and actual cannon fodder.
Catholic chapel.
Banduma and Abel walked out of the door one after another and walked in the yard.
"Abel, what do you think of their plan?"
"It's crazy, it's really crazy, and I actually think they can pull it off."
After Abel finished speaking, he was silent for a moment.
"But I feel that something is wrong. To use the words of Ming people, are we experiencing darkness under the lamp?"
"I also feel that the shop owner looks so young, but he has a completely disdainful attitude towards the European firearms we are talking about.
At first I thought this was because he was arrogant, but look at the Royal Army that passed us that day, their firearms and artillery vehicles.
It's obvious that there are people behind him, as well as some iron vehicles. I don't think our navy can stop such a large iron vehicle that is more than ten meters long. Their army's guns are also more elite than ours.
Damn it, Charlie must have forgotten these details. Tang Ruowang didn't see the details of the army's expedition at all. He must have thought those iron cars were small.
There is also the relationship between the shop owner and the eunuch beside the emperor. It can be seen that he and the emperor are very close, which is not simple or simple."
"Fuck, why didn't you tell Tang Ruowang and Charlie about this? They are still full of confidence in the East India Company's artillery and muskets."
After listening to Banduma's words, Abel cursed, but his body still kept walking with Banduma. The two of them were already walking on the street.
"Abel, do you think you can believe what Tang Ruowang said? The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was so ambitious that he planned to invade Europe."
"I believe that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was ambitious, but he was held back by a group of people before, but now, with that magical shopkeeper, he can completely ignore it.
And I felt from the shopkeeper that they were very arrogant and looked down upon Europe.
So they wanted to invade Europe entirely because of the globe that Matteo Ricci brought over, and it was Matteo Ricci who harmed us."
Abel answered without hesitation. According to his contacts, Chen Ye's disdain for Europe was almost written on his face.
"Abel, if the Ming Emperor hadn't sent all the Royal Army away, if the person behind the Royal Company was the Ming Emperor.
If there were still many large iron carriages in the Ming Dynasty, and if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had anticipated the problems of those people, instead of not knowing as Master Tang thought..."
"Then Charlie and the others will definitely lose?"
A series of questions made the two of them think about it. The Royal Company was so magical, so magical that everything seemed possible.
"If the ambition of the Ming Emperor is true, can what he wants be realized?
The Royal Merchant Company can have large iron cars that are more than ten meters tall, then they must have iron ships, ships that are bigger than our ships.
Why do we think that the Ming emperor could only rely on Zheng Zhilong? Isn’t it Zheng Zhilong who was relying on the emperor to make money?"
When Abel first came into contact with Chen Ye, he was very unhappy with Chen Ye's contempt for him. However, when it came to understanding Chen Ye, Tang Ruowang and Charlie were definitely not as good as him and Banduma.
It is precisely because of this that when Banduma said this, beads of sweat broke out on Abel's forehead. Wearing the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, the hot weather was indeed a bit unbearable.
Wiping his sweat, Abel thought, if it is true as speculated, then the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is fully capable of going to Europe, and he will be able to explore great opportunities in the process.
"So, Abel, we now have two options."
"Oh, God, I have to think about it."
Abel knew what Banduma meant. He had two options. One was to provide Charlie with the information he and others had.
Let him know that he must act cautiously, but such a choice may delay a good opportunity, and he may be blamed for not being a good person in the future.
The second one is to completely betray the Dutch East India Company and the Jesuits, and become a bastard.
If the Ming Dynasty is really at the end of its war effort, and the royal business does not have a deep foundation, then the European army comes to attack the Ming Dynasty and finds out the clues, but they will have to die on the cross.
"Abel, I have stayed in Ming Dynasty for too long, and I like the life here better.
Rather than being a European aristocrat, I would rather be an official in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is so comfortable, so being an official in the Ming Dynasty is even more comfortable.
If you really give me the position of minister of the Ministry of Religion, that would be great."
"Compared to being a capital official of the Ming Dynasty, actually, I would rather be the Pope of Europe."
After Banduma and Abel looked at each other, they understood each other's thoughts, nodded, and rushed towards the Royal Merchant House.
At the Royal Merchant House, Caiwei was calculating the accounts of various places recently, while Caidie was holding the album that Chen Ye had put on the side, selecting new and good-looking goods to buy.
"Sister, why do you keep paying for the women's products and clothing that you are responsible for on credit? I didn't tell you that the total was two thousand taels in the past two days, but today it's actually thirty thousand taels."
"Haha, my sister discovered it. This is a little experiment I did.
Based on the advertisements we saw, I organized a membership system and recruited a total of thirteen distinguished wives in the city to join the membership.
As long as they deposit enough 10,000 taels in our bank, we can directly open a shopping limit of 20,000 taels to them, or a shopping limit of 2,000 yuan military coupons.
Hehe, this not only allows them to save money, but also allows them to keep spending.
And because they hold the deposit deed in their hands, they feel that the money is still in their hands, just like using our money in vain, and they are more willing to buy things.
So, be smart."
Caiwei looked at Caidie in surprise, unable to imagine that she had this idea.
The nobles in the city lived a luxurious life and had no concept of spending money. In the past, when they bought things, they would be scolded and annoyed by their husbands because they often withdrew money.
Now Cai Die's method freed them from worries. Just after listening, Cai Wei caught the loophole of Cai Die's method.
"Girl, don't you see the flaw in your method? Look at these advertisements again. How are they different from your method?"
"Huh? Their money is with us, what's the difference? It's not like they won't pay back... the favor?"
Cai Die was suddenly stunned. The advertisement said that these people could repay the loan within twelve months at most, but his rule happened to be that there was no such thing as a time for repayment.
"Fortunately, my sister is smart."
Cai Die gave Cai Wei a kiss.
"You, you are still too rash. You have to apply to your husband for this kind of thing. It is obvious that your husband has experienced this kind of advertising activities, and he knows any loopholes."
"I just want to help my husband solve the recent money storage problem."
Caiwei pursed her lips and said that they had little understanding of the company's true profit model, so they still hoped to get money.
"Fortunately, you still have the foresight to spread out all of them. There are only a dozen of them, and their quota is only 20,000 taels.
If it’s too much, you’ll have to pay for all of our family’s wealth.”
"Sister, what are you talking about? I'm not stupid. My husband said that if you do business, you will earn money and you will have company. I will leave a way out no matter what."
Cai Die finished speaking unconvinced, found some paper and pen, and prepared to perfect his experiment again, waiting for Chen Ye to come and give it to him to look at.
"Ding dong! Ding dong!"
The doorbell rang. Caiwei looked at the translucent glass door. It was the eunuch in charge of security in the store and shouted to come in.
"The First Madam, the Second Madam, and the two foreigners Banduma and Abel are here again.
This time they brought a letter to you for you to open in person, saying that it contains the biggest concession they can make on the price."
"Didn't my husband already say that he would discuss business with them in person the day after tomorrow? Don't bother me, I'll come here every day.
Give me the letter and then go out."
Caiwei heard Banduma and Abel say angrily that these two people had recently trampled the Royal Merchant's carpet with Japanese and Dutch people in order to meet with Chen Ye and their foreign caravan.
Caiwei, who was holding the letter, had only read half of the letter when she covered her mouth in surprise.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
"Take a look."
Cai Die read the letter and was equally surprised, because the letter said that they wanted to talk to Cai Wei and Cai Die in person, and asked them to meet alone regarding the shop owner's life safety.
"Sister, is this what your husband said, what kind of fraud?"
"Humph, I'm afraid they don't know that we have already accepted my husband's anti-fraud propaganda. Will we believe this trick of wanting to meet alone?"
The two looked at each other and found that they were indeed worried.