In the evening, all the major shareholders gathered at Yin Feng's home. After Mai Waner led several maids to serve tea one by one, she exited the house, closed the doors and windows, and said to Chen Zhongji with a smile: "The captain asked you to guard the door.
Don’t let anyone get close.”
Chen Zhongji nodded quickly: "Auntie, don't worry, I will understand." He held a newly made flintlock musket and stood at the door with his head held high.
Mai Wan'er smiled, turned around and walked back to her room. Chen Zhongji called her "aunt" and she felt happy and happy; yes, on the island of Taiwan, Yin Feng belonged to her alone. In the merchant navy and
Needless to say, the Dan family sailors in the battle fleet were not only close to her but also respected her; the wealthy businessmen or craftsmen who escaped from Luzon Island, and the escort soldiers also respected her when they saw her. The rest who had just been recruited to Taiwan
Workers and farmers, not knowing the details, regarded her as the ship owner's first wife, and would step aside to make way for her when they saw her on the street.
Of course, this is all because she is Yin Feng's woman.
Yin Feng sat at the head of the inner room, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles, listening with a grimace to the nagging speeches of Zeng Jingshan, Han Ping and his son, Li Lihua, Lu Shitou, Li Yue, An Heping and others, who had just returned from Fujian.
Xu Xinsu also kept complaining: "Brother Yin, I am not complaining, this is really too much money spent. There are so many merchants in Fujian, and in previous years it was said that there were 30 to 60 ships going to Manila, so much cargo
,How can we eat them all?”
After more than half a year of recuperation, Han Ping began to gain weight again. At this time, he also intervened and said: "Shipowner, this is not a question of whether we can eat all the goods, but that these goods are hoarded in the hands of our company, and a large amount of money is lost.
Where is it? We can’t bear it. We can transport it to Macau, Nanyang, Siam, and the Japanese. Is there anyone there who can take all these goods?”
Lu Shitou said loudly: "Shopkeeper Han, have you forgotten how you escaped from Manila? Do you want to go to Luzon to do business with those related wax people who killed your nephew?"
Han Ping's face turned red. Before he could say anything, his son Han Jing retorted: "What my father meant is that we are talking about business. We now support tens of thousands of people, and thousands of folks from Manila rely on the company."
To make a living, we don’t want the company to be unable to sustain itself because of hoarding goods that cannot be sold..."
"Then it breaks its promise and lifts the trade embargo on Manila? Isn't the company breaking its promise?" Li Yue is the most active activist. He also jumped out and said: "What did we promise to everyone when our company was established? We must
He went back to Manila! Now, does Shopkeeper Han want to go back to Manila to trade?"
Han Ping raised his voice and said: "What do you know, you brat? I'm afraid that before we can even get back to Manila, all of us at China United Company will starve to death here!"
Xu Xinsu originally represented Li Dan in soliciting goods in various places in Fujian and knew the Fujian business community very well. At this time, he stood on Han Ping's side and spoke: "Everyone's intention is for the good of the company. The important thing is that now the funds of the Chinese company have been
It’s not enough. Brother Yin, we still have to find a way to sell all the goods and get some money back. Otherwise, we will run out of money before the red-haired Yi people come to attack us."
Zeng Jingshan took out a stack of paper and waved it. This was a bill based on the double-entry accounting method taught by Yin Feng: "As of today, there are still 300,000 taels of silver in the bank. Next month, tens of thousands of craftsmen will
The man is waiting for the money to eat and has no way to use it. Today, Yin Dadong's family has earned 50,000 taels of silver from Macau trade, but half of it has to be spent on the wood and iron needed to build warships in Beigang. As of today, we have
Nearly 500,000 taels of silver have been spent on purchasing goods from businesses across Fujian, and nearly 40,000 taels of silver have been spent on the purchase of fishing boats and small sampans along the coast. I don’t understand what this is all about..."
Yin Feng saw that Lu Shitou was about to jump up and make a quarrel, so he quickly stood up and raised his hands to press down: "Brother Lu, please sit down first and let me say a few words." He took the bill and scanned it.
After a few glances, he said: "I understand what everyone means. No one wants to see the company collapse. I hereby promise to return to Manila in three years. This is what I vow to do! I will promise it in front of everyone.
! Moreover, all shareholders who invest can get back twice as much money after two years, and this commitment remains unchanged."
He raised his hand to stop Zeng Jingshan and Han Ping, and they had no choice but to swallow what they wanted to say. Yin Feng continued: "Our company was established with the goal of defeating the Guanlu people and seeking justice for all the Tang people who died in vain.
! At the same time, in order to support thousands of fellow villagers, it is right to engage in business. If we don’t make money, how can we have the strength to defeat the related people? The imperial court will not help us. On this overseas desert island, we can only help ourselves!"
Yin Feng sorted out his thoughts and paced around the room. Everyone looked at him: "The trade embargo on Manila cannot be stopped, otherwise many people in our company will make trouble, and the folks in Fujian will also be angry.
If you look at us and stop trusting us, the popularity that the company has finally accumulated will disappear. However, so many people make a living by going to Manila to trade, and we must find a way out for them..."
Han Ping interjected: "We can't rely on us to package goods to support them. This won't last long. When we are finished, these people will continue to go to Manila..."
In fact, the historical Manila Massacre ended in nothing; under the persuasion of the Spanish envoys, a year later more than a dozen merchant ships carefully came to Manila for tentative trade. Because of the scarcity of goods and the Spanish people's
Inducing them to continue trading improved their attitude towards merchants, and the goods were sold at good prices. Later, the Balian Market was built again, and the galleons trade returned to normal.
The reason for this is that in addition to the fact that the Ming Dynasty officials ignored the lives of overseas Chinese and did not care about the overseas business interests of the Ming people at all, the most fundamental reason is that due to China's strong need to export large quantities of goods, the Ming Dynasty government could not protect the overseas Chinese.
In terms of overseas security and interests, many people in Fujian and even across the country still need to conduct overseas trade with the Spaniards in order to survive.
Therefore, this tragic genocide was as if it had never happened. The Spanish history books omitted this fact; the Ming Dynasty officials did not take it seriously. Perhaps because this incident was not held accountable in any way, in the
In the next 100 years, at least three more similar genocide massacres against the Chinese occurred in Manila and the Philippine Islands. The causes were different, but the essence was rarely different.
Han Ping's words actually represent the aspirations of those overseas traders; the domestic market is in chaos because of the mining supervisory tax, and the only place that can bring huge profits is the overseas market. This is the fact that Chinese companies have been able to gain a foothold, and it is also the current crisis.
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Lu Shitou sneered at this and said: "This is the best, our Jinghai gang's war fleet is idle and has nothing to do!"
Yin Feng shook his head: "The embargo on Manila is actually just to prevent the Greeks from dealing with us because of financial difficulties. The envoys from the Greeks have arrived in Macau this time, and they probably know about our company. We take care of it.
I have already thought of a way to deal with all the goods going to Manila; they are the red barbarians that are coming soon."
"Why? Why does Hong Mao want to help us?" Han Ping didn't understand.
"They are an enemy country of the Greeks. The Red Barbarians come from the Netherlands in Europe, which was originally a vassal state of the Greeks. Due to the harsh rule of the Greeks, the Red Barbarians rebelled. In Europe, they and the Greeks had already
The war has been going on for decades. The two sides have forged a bloody feud. This time Hongmao came to our coast in the Ming Dynasty also to grab business with the Greeks. If we can provide them with a large amount of goods, and can deal with them together
If we kill the Greeks, they will definitely do business with us."
At this time, few Chinese knew these historical facts.
Han Ping asked doubtfully: "But, shipowner, there are many businessmen on the coast of Fujian waiting to do business with the Westerners! I just came back from Zhangzhou, and the businessmen there said: As early as three years ago, the red-haired Yi people
I have been to Macau, and if the red-haired barbarians had not killed people like Japanese pirates, they might have made a deal with us Fujian merchants."
Yin Feng smiled: "If you want to do business with the red-haired barbarians, haha, they must have goods! Aren't all their goods now taken care of by us?"
Han Ping was still in a daze, but Han Jing had already shouted: "Brilliant! Captain, you are really a genius. This move will force the red-haired Yi to trade with our Zhonghua Company!"
Lu Shitou laughed loudly: "I see! These Fujian guys have all been fooled by Brother Yin!"
Yin Feng was a little proud; the greatest advantage of a time traveler is that he can grasp the general trend of history, haha. He continued: "Moreover, the red-haired Yi ships have more money and more money. Within the four seas, their strength has surpassed the Qianli people. We can
Do long-term business with them and sell all the goods originally exported to Manila to the red barbarians. In this way, the trade embargo on Luzon can continue, and we can also make a lot of money from it, which can be used to arm our own
Army, if the imperial court does not stand up for us, we will fight back to Manila as soon as possible!"
While everyone was laughing, the calm Zeng Jingshan said: "Don't be too happy. Our current difficult situation has not been solved. It is still unknown when the red-haired barbarians will come and when they will be able to complete the business. And we are almost out of money. This is
The most urgent need!"
Everyone suddenly fell silent, and Xu Xinsu suddenly said: "There is another thing. I have heard that the red-haired barbarians who came to Fujian this time were recruited by Fujian tax superintendent Gaocai."
Yin Feng sneered: "We have spent a lot of money on this eunuch. I already know the relevant situation. Don't worry about the government. They will never do business with the red-haired barbarians. Brother Xu, can you
Can't you think of a way to get some shares from Fujian merchants and get some cash to help you out?"
Xu Xinsu smiled bitterly and nodded: "Okay, I'll try my best."
Zeng Jingshan suddenly remembered something: "By the way, shopkeeper Zhang from Hangzhou is here, together with Yang Caipu, and he seems to also be interested in buying shares in our Zhonghua Company. This is a good thing, but Mr. Yin, these two people are your business
Partners, you were the one who led them to overseas trade, so you have to do it yourself to get them to buy shares."
Only then did Yin Feng remember that he had been busy all day and had forgotten these two business partners who had been waiting for him for more than half a month. He patted his head and said, "It's my fault that you forgot these two people! All you need to do is persuade these two people."
If someone joins the stock, our working capital will be fine, at least it can last until the merchant ship to Nanyang returns! As long as it can last another two months! I will go find them tomorrow, and by the way, the Western monk will also have to
Let’s meet and find out about Magaro!”
The first capital turnover crisis since the establishment of China United Company was not resolved quickly. Hangzhou silk merchant Zhang Yuning and nearby wealthy businessman Yang Caipu did take shares, but they still had doubts about this company form, and each of them only contributed 30,000 yuan.
Two taels of silver to invest in the shares. You must know that the worth of these two people is hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Yin Feng had no choice. The 60,000 taels of silver had to wait until the two of them returned to Quanzhou before they could be transferred to the company's accounts. The company's funds were almost at the bottom. In the end, Lu Shitou came up with a way to solve the problem.