At this time, Li Ningyu took a bird's-eye view from the air and saw the entire Amsterdam waterway, which was as shiny as satin and looked like a spider web. Due to the small amount of land and the large number of people, almost all the buildings in the city were built on wooden piles coated with black asphalt, probably to prevent subsidence.
, rivers are crisscrossed by canals, and bridges are crisscrossed. According to Helena, there are more than 160 large and small waterways in the city, connected by more than 1,000 bridges.
Even the foundation of the Royal Palace of the Netherlands used 13,659 wooden piles, so Amsterdam is a unique city.
It is said that when the Dutch built a dam here, a fishing village 700 years ago gradually developed into today's international metropolis. Around the end of the 16th century, Amsterdam had become an important port and trading city in the world, and it had
It once became the world's financial, trade and cultural center. In the early 19th century, the Kingdom of the Netherlands moved its capital to Amsterdam, but the main royal family, parliament, prime minister's office, central ministries and diplomatic missions remained in The Hague.
In addition to being the largest industrial city and economic center in the Netherlands, Amsterdam currently has more than 7,700 industrial companies. Amsterdam is the first city in the world to have a stock exchange. This is the main purpose of Li Ningyu's visit this time.
Li Ningyu is well aware of the future development trend. The future of the Far East Legion will inevitably require huge financial resources. However, according to the current situation in various places, it is completely in the stage of supporting war with war. Except for North Korea, which has relatively reliable economic production capacity, the rest of the world
It is still in the hazy period, so Li Ningyu must take advantage of this period to vigorously develop the economic strength of the Far East, otherwise it is very likely that he will be unable to make ends meet before huge military expenditures are spent.
After the special plane landed at the newly completed military airport in Amsterdam, Li Ningyu and his party took a bus to the Amsterdam City Hall. After meeting with a group of Dutch officials, Li Ningyu and Helena met their main target this time, Snoglau.
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The Dutch are of the Europa race, and most people speak Dutch. They belong to the Germanic language family of the European language family. Most of them believe in Calvinism, and some areas in the north believe in Catholicism.
This time it can be said that Li Ningyu was asking for help, so before meeting with Snodglaw, he asked Helena many questions, such as some characteristics of social habits and so on.
According to Helena's story, Li Ningyu roughly grasped the general characteristics of the Dutch people's social customs. For example, the Dutch like novelty, are serious about efficiency, like to listen to compliments when interacting, do not want others to be picky, and everyone likes flowers.
I love grass, so the Netherlands is known as the country of gardens. The windmill is regarded as a national treasure. Friday, the 13th, is unlucky and everyone hates it.
In terms of the details of life, the Dutch have a strong sense of time. They are very trustworthy when it comes to appointments and have a good habit of arriving on time for appointments. They are complimentary to them, especially their furniture, artwork, carpets and other furnishings at home.
The other is Snoglau, a man from the city of Alkma. Men there like to grow beards the most. Everyone is proud of the beauty of beards. Generally, beards are in the shape of the English letter V to show masculinity.
On the contrary, when a man without a beard comes to this city, he is easily discriminated against by the local residents. Finally, when the Dutch praise others for being "very smart", they often tap their temples with their fingers to express it.
After humbly accepting some guidance from Helena, Li Ningyu met the target of his meeting, Snoglau.
Sure enough, Snoglau, who had a V-shaped beard, was about 45 years old, and was wearing a black tuxedo. Although Li Ningyu could not speak Dutch, he still said fluently in English: "Mr. Snoglau, very nice."
It's an honor to meet you!".
The three of them sat down, with Helena serving as Li Ningyu's full-time translator. Li Ningyu bluntly stated his purpose. This time, Li Ningyu came mainly to invite Snoglau to go to the Far East to help the Far East Group.
Establish a stock exchange in the Far East.
But at the beginning, Li Ningyu did not rush forward. Instead, he asked Snoglau for some professional knowledge in securities. Queen Helena of the Netherlands may have played a role, so Snoglau started talking without any concealment.
Jue said: "Your Majesty the Queen, Mr. Li, as we all know, the great Amsterdam Stock Exchange of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established in 1602, the first stock exchange in the history of the world. It was also the same year that the Bank of Amsterdam was born, which was a full time earlier than the Bank of England.
One hundred years ago, in the same year, the Dutch United East India Company was established, and it was also the first joint-stock company listed on the exchange. By financing the whole society, the East India Company successfully turned the scattered wealth of society into its own external resources.
Great capital for expansion!”.
“From then on, the East India Company sent merchant ships to Southeast Asia to exchange for goods that were not available in Europe at the time, such as porcelain, spices, textiles, etc. These items could be sold at very high prices in Europe at that time, but no one could provide them alone.
Huge sums of money were spent to prepare the fleet for sailing and trade, so people raised the necessary funds by issuing stocks. For those who bought East India Company stocks, the profits obtained could be in the form of gold, currency or payment for goods.
Payment can also be made directly with spices. Since the goods trafficked back by the fleet may become more valuable year by year, they can make considerable profits. Therefore, people enthusiastically buy large quantities of East India Company shares. From then on, the world's first
This is how the first stock exchange and the first stock began their historical mission!"
Listening to Snoglau's introduction, Helena on the side quickly translated to Li Ningyu. This made Snoglau extremely shocked. If he knew that even if the Queen of the Netherlands had no real power, she was still the spiritual leader of the Dutch people, so invisibly
During this period, the image Li Ningyu brought to Snoglau was undergoing great changes, which also laid the foundation for Li Ningyu to invite Snoglau to the Far East.
"But the question arises, why did the people of the Netherlands trust the East India Company at that time and were willing to hand over all their money to them? This is not only because the Kingdom of the Netherlands is one of the shareholders of the company, but also because the Dutch have a tradition of integrity
and a long culture. In many historical books, there are stories and examples of Dutch shipping merchants who would rather starve to death and sacrifice the lives of several people without using any of their customers' food and medicine. Therefore, there was the first established
condition!"
"It can be said that the great Dutch nation is the creator of the modern commodity economic system. It has successfully organically unified banks, stock exchanges, credit and limited liability companies into an interconnected financial and commercial system!"
When Snoglau said this, before Helena finished translating, Li Ningyu clapped his hands with a smile, and even tapped his temples with his fingers to express it. This made Snoglau have a good impression of Li Ningyu.
It has improved a lot.
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