Extraordinary Sailing

It is still the conference room of the "Eye of Fortune" headquarters building.

The aura was oppressive, the air was heavy, and even the candle flames of whale oil candles on the wall looked extremely dim.

"Let's vote!"

Chairman William Orange's deep voice continued to echo in the spacious conference room.

However.

Every Frisian present here knows very well how important [credibility] is to themselves, to major institutions, and even to the entire nascent "Low Countries".

Over the past hundred years, behind the prosperity of the Frisian Kingdom's commerce and trade and the development of shipping, it is the precious and reliable image of Frisian merchants that is as precious as gold!

All this stems from a true story before the age of great navigation.

A Frisian captain named Barentsz and 17 sailors, driving a merchant ship carrying the client's cargo, were trapped on a certain island in the northern country of Iceland by the frozen sea.

Waited for a full eight months in isolation.

During this period.

They removed the decks of their boats for fuel to maintain their body temperature in the minus 40 degrees cold, and they hunted for fur and food that barely survived.

In such a harsh and dangerous situation, 8 of them died one after another.

But these Frisians did something unimaginable to outsiders. They did not touch the goods entrusted to them by the guests, even though these goods contained clothes and medicines that could save their lives!

From winter to spring, the surviving crew finally took the goods to the destination intact and delivered them to the consignor after untold hardships.

They use their own lives as the price, stick to their beliefs, and create business rules that are handed down to future generations, which is also a precious wealth left to future generations.

At the time, this approach also brought obvious benefits to them and all Frisians, that is, winning the world market for seaborne trade.

Obviously, no one can succeed casually.

For businessmen from all over the world, who is not willing to hand over their goods to such a group of people who can protect it with their lives?

This is a story that every Frisian is familiar with from childhood, and even an important part of the soul-forming process.

[Credit] More important than gold!

If the [credit] is lost, what will be left of the lowlands with small land, scarce resources, and not even ample population?

Therefore, although the tone was heavy, there were no surprises in the resolution.

"Fulfill the contract!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

Of course, profit-seeking is the nature and original sin of capital.

Even if the contract is seconded, it does not prevent the big shots present from secretly planning to attack those flower farmers and plantation owners.

It is not easy to move at this critical moment that everyone is looking forward to.

But once the limelight is over, they have thousands of ways to use "legal" means to make those lucky upstarts spit out all they ate!

A farce lasted for less than a year.

Although the "Eye of Wealth" mobilized funds from branches in various countries, and even sold high-quality assets around the world to cash out, it gritted its teeth and cashed in the futures contract, which can be regarded as a complete end.

However, this unprecedented bubble has also caused many banking groups and investment institutions to be traumatized, and even relatively radical institutions have declared bankruptcy.

However, the follow-up impact is far more than that.

When the private capital is harvested, the upper-level institutions also suffer five labors and seven injuries.

A large amount of real money flowed out of this country, and the major banking groups had to shrink their money in the "Low Countries".

【Money root】: used to reflect the supply of funds. If there are many borrowers and few lenders in the market, that is, the supply of funds in the market is less than the demand, which is called "tight money".

Even the precious metal currency supply that people need in their daily lives has been affected.

Of course, since Prime Minister Constance Harlan came to power last year, the economic revitalization policy promulgated immediately became a dead letter.

This time the "tulip bubble" inevitably went beyond the financial sector and turned into an impact on the real economy!

Those handicraft workshop owners, farmers, and small factory owners who had received low-interest bank loans were unable to repay their debts after the loan expired, and could no longer borrow new ones to repay old ones.

A massive wave of bankruptcies spilled over into production.

The economy of the "Low Countries", which had just gained independence and was about to flourish, was hit hard and suffered heavy losses.

Factories were deserted and people's livelihood was in decline. It was destined to be a Great Depression that would last for many years.

most importantly

The mundane world is desolate, and it is difficult for the extraordinary world to be alone.

Click. Click.

With a series of crisp sounds.

On the cheeks of the golden "Angel of Prosperity" statue in the Wealth Cathedral, two deep cracks suddenly burst open, as if crying.

Even the gold paint on his body was mottled, exuding an irresistible decay.

"God!"

"Gods with full power!"

"Angel of Prosperity, Lord of Gold, Ruler of Capital."

A large group of priests kneeling on the ground cried and howled like mourners.

Compared with the high spirits of the previous few days, the situation is simply heaven and hell.

Obviously, after the road migration, [Capital Priesthood] became the main priesthood of the "God of Capital and Wealth". Because of the heavy losses of domestic [Capital], it is impossible to escape the fate of being backlashed by [Capital].

The backlash comes from the priesthood of [Capital], and also from the resentment of all the believers who have suffered heavy losses!

Archbishop Barrett's body trembled slightly, he didn't know the real situation of his lord god.

But what he knows is that if he can't understand the essence of this incident and let the financial market thunder randomly, it will happen every now and then in the future.

Not to mention being the God King of this era, even being severely dragged off the throne of the True God is not completely impossible.

In contrast to the desolate wind and rain on the opposite side, there are laughter and laughter on a certain port in the Kingdom of Phalatis.

Boom——!

A large merchant ship slowly docked, and the big winners in the group of "tulip bubbles" joined the alliance openly under the escort of the Phalitis warship.

No one is a fool. Most of the planters and flower growers boarded the merchant ships bound for the Tulip Union as soon as they got the final payment, leaving all the follow-up means of the big capitalists punched in the air.

As for how many of these people have been replaced by [Faceless Man] in the early stage of the "Tulip Trend", only Aiwen himself knows.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

The vest sitting in St. James's Palace clapped his hands lightly, and smiled at Liwena who was full of admiration beside him:

"Your Majesty, since the Frisians have such a contractual spirit, they might buy the high-quality assets of the 'Lowland Republic'. Even if they are not worth zero yuan, they are still at the clearance sale level.

This time is a good opportunity to step into the lifeline of the lowland economy. "

"Heck, then I won't be polite."

Hearing that Aiwen was willing to bring her to play together, Liwena immediately smiled.

Suddenly remembered something and reminded him:

"By the way, Ivan, Mr. Memnon Watt sent a letter just now, and he wants to choose the promotion location of [Concrete Truth] in the kingdom.

Manually contribute to the successful completion of the steam industrial revolution, so it is best to use the power of [World Favored] nearby.

I still remember that you promised me that as the price of the [Emerald Corona] batch of treasure trees, when the kingdom has enough material reserves, you will help the kingdom rebuild a new legendary battleship for free, right (Chapter 619 )? "

Seeing Liwena's expectant eyes, Ivan's heart moved, and he already understood what Watt was planning.

‘Build a crystallization of the era of the steam industry? '

He agreed in one bite:

"Okay, no problem, I just want to witness the birth of a [Concrete Truth] with my own eyes."

White Swan Castle.

The hot spring water introduced from "Pamukkale" flows "squeaky", and the translucent fish water element spirits roam freely in the air.

Four smooth marble pillars prop up the exquisite dome with a sense of ascent, the floor-to-ceiling mirrors inlaid with gold, the brass water outlet in the shape of a swan and the lotus shower, every detail expresses indescribable luxury.

It's the winter of the year again.

Ivan and Olivia, who are used to enjoying themselves, soaked in the round bath made of warm yellow marble, leisurely soaking in the hot spring.

"Ivan, I have never understood why in this bubble everyone is willing to pay for commodities that clearly deviate from their value?"

Zhang stuttered the grapes brought to his mouth by Olivia's slender hands, and Aiwen did not hesitate to share with his wife the secrets that may not even be understood by the gods for the time being:

"Hey, the answer is the public's expectations!

No matter the identity is a big capitalist or a proletarian.

The two major weaknesses of human nature are greed and fear, the former refers to blind bullish expectations, and the latter refers to blind bearish expectations.”

"Tulip" itself is just a symbol, which carries the confidence of speculators in the market, and it can also be called "greedy expectations".

Not just tulips, it can be exchanged for many other objects.

Speculators expect that the next trader will take over the ridiculously high price. Most traders lose the ability to judge the value objectively in the "surging environment", but are willing to be fools.

It can be described by a simple "fighting theory": in a series of drumming and passing flowers, the most terrible thing is not to be a fool, but to be the last fool, which can also be called "Bo fool theory".

"This is just the beginning and I dare say history will repeat itself again and again and no one will learn from it.

When the next time drumming and flower passing begins, what those 'smart people' will do is not to keep a respectful distance from it, but to find ways to prevent themselves from being the last fool.

I will make a special course on "Tulip Bubble" this time, and take it to the National University to give a lecture. You can also listen to it when the time comes. "

Some things, even if you don't do it yourself, others will do it. Of course, relevant talent reserves are very necessary.

This one is simply a winner takes all.

Even if the freedom to swing the sword of [Libra Balanced Holy Sword] cannot be achieved, but it is no longer like the past, and you can swing a sword without hesitation when it is time to make a move.

And there are still many things that can be done after obtaining a large amount of gold and silver reserves, but Aiwen has more important things now.

"By the way, my little Hersy, I still remember we made a bet, right?"

He wrapped his arms around his wife's soft waist, let her smooth and white back rest on his solid chest, and kissed her swan-like nape of neck and crystal clear earlobes.

Dangerously hoarse in his voice:

"I want to see you wear it"

The girl's jade-like face was blushing, but she didn't renege on the debt, and murmured in a low voice like acquiescence.

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