New Shun 1730

Since they are all businessmen, they have a relatively thorough understanding of the principle that they should not eat alone.

Western trade seems simple, but it is actually very difficult. These businessmen know it.

It is useless to rely on their scattered strength, not to mention scattered individual strength, even if they form gangs according to regions like in Nagasaki.

This kind of trade, especially in the context of the era when "free trade" is just an ideal and fantasy, international trade without the endorsement of the country is difficult to move forward.

Of course, sometimes it may be an "obstacle", such as the cotton cloth ban in Britain and France, which also seriously damaged the interests of the merchants of the East India Company.

But compared with this kind of obstacle, it is undoubtedly more helpful.

Liu Yu just said that they should not feel that they are not Dashun people after engaging in international trade for a few years. Now that they have come to their senses, of course they understand that in Dashun, doing this kind of trade, and obviously such a profitable trade, they must have a relationship with people in the court.

Moreover, many people in the court also want it.

Because Liu Yu, the Duke, is in the middle, they can invest money instead of directly eating dry shares, which is a blessing for these businessmen.

In addition to the share reserved for those in the court, a portion must be reserved for those small merchants who are not too big.

With more people, this matter is stable.

"Don't worry, Duke. Although we are stupid, we still understand these principles. It's all up to the Duke to arrange."

"But, the monsoon season is coming soon. Even if we can go this year... Isn't it too late to buy these goods?"

Liu Yu just smiled and said lightly: "This matter will be clear in a while. Well, we have said almost everything we should say in private, and we should go there."

After that, he walked in front, and a group of people came to the place of the welcoming banquet.

The merchants from all over the world who had been waiting here for a long time, who dared not sit down before seeing the host and guests, had been standing outside waiting.

These small merchants couldn't help but wonder, what happened, so that the Duke had to talk to those big merchants in private first? What was it about? Was it a good thing or a bad thing?

Many people have been waiting in Songjiang Prefecture for more than half a year, fearing that they would miss the opportunity of the Nanyang spice trade. Many people still regret the last trade with Japan.

They all thought that if they had been bolder or had received the news earlier, and had bet all their wealth, they might have had the opportunity to meet with the Duke in private now.

Others thought that it was true that one person's success would bring prosperity to all the people, or that the one who was close to the water would get the moon first. Lin Yunwen had bad luck in business back then, and suffered several strong winds when he went to Japan for trade, and lost everything.

However, since he boarded the Duke's ship, he has soared to the sky.

So, this person's fate is unpredictable...

The last opportunity to trade with Japan, the first person to get on the bus had already welded the door shut. The trade volume with Japan has increased rapidly in recent years, but it is still a monopoly model after all.

The mentality of businessmen is the same.

The Dutch East India Company would rather issue bonds to solve financial problems, and even issue bonds that are more than ten times the size of shares, but would never issue new shares.

The interest rate on the Dashun side is relatively high, and the Japanese trade company is in the expansion period, and there is no huge military expenditure, so there is no need to borrow money from one place to make up for the other.

But their attitude on not issuing new shares is consistent. Not only these businessmen have the same attitude, but also those who have invested in the royal treasury and noble private property have the same attitude.

With this incident as an example, since the court went to Southeast Asia, some people have been waiting here. Fearing to miss this opportunity.

Now these businessmen waiting outside don’t know whether it will succeed or not. Seeing that Liu Yu finally came, they stood up to greet him, and their expectations for the news were revealed on their faces without concealment.

Although those big businessmen who were privately interviewed by Liu Yu had already known the news, they knew that there were some things they could not take over. They took out their self-cultivation skills, hid their inner emotions, and their faces did not show any.

After Liu Yu walked to the upper seat, before sitting down, Liu Yu said three words first.

"It's done!"

Buzz...

Instantly, everyone buzzed with excitement, as if someone threw a stone into a manure pit full of flies in summer; or as if someone threw a firecracker into a sleeping dog kennel.

The noise was so loud that it almost lifted the roof off the house.

Liu Yu didn't say what happened, but who among the people present didn't know?

They relied on connections and financial resources to get to this dinner party today, or waited in Songjiang Prefecture for half a year. What were they waiting for?

To say that they were not worried would be absolutely false.

Because for the court, actively going to the West to trade was not the only option.

The court had many options, and actively going to the West to expand trade was precisely the one that the court was least likely to choose.

Either the court could have a comprador system, or a distribution monopoly system. Actively expanding to the West was the most difficult and least easy path to take.

These simple words "it's done" are of great significance.

These merchants who had not been interviewed just now did not know what was discussed just now, and it was even more impossible for them to know about the fact that the compradors of the imperial rice relied on the wealthy merchants.

But they knew one thing.

If the court wanted to implement the bureaucratic comprador system, it would definitely not be their turn.

In order to facilitate management, the court would certainly choose wealthy merchants with sufficient wealth to be the compradors. How could ordinary people have the opportunity to participate in eating this big meat?

They could not understand what it meant to Dashun and Zhuxia to actively expand trade with the West. It was a small and difficult step, but also a crucial step at the beginning of everything.

But they understood that if they set up a joint-stock system, they could also have a meal of meat.

As for how much profit the spices made, they did not know.

But they knew one fact.

That is, the Netherlands is far away from here. Even if there is a favorable wind, it will take November to sail and arrive here in June or July.

In order to monopolize the spices in Nanyang, the military force prepared by the Netherlands took the court nearly 20 years to prepare before it took Nanyang in one fell swoop.

So, how much profit is there in Nanyang spices?

With these facts, there is no need for specific numbers.

The buzzing and celebration lasted for a long time, and Liu Yu did not stop their celebration.

Until these people spontaneously felt that it seemed a bit rude and slowly quieted down, Liu Yu looked at the group of merchants and said something with a very sincere feeling.

"You all should know that the first time I got involved in trade was when I went to Japan."

"Many of the people sitting here today hated each other when I first went to Japan for trade more than ten years ago."

"The Zhangzhou Gang, Ningbo Gang, Fuzhou Gang...fought in Nagasaki, sabotaged each other, and undercut each other. After returning to China, they competed with each other, each looking for officials to help and backers."

"But more than ten years later, the group of people who could draw Japanese swords to chop each other when they met are now sitting under the same roof drinking and eating."

"Today you are no longer Zhangzhou people, Ningbo people, or Fuzhou people. Some people may think that this is because of a common name: shareholders of the Western Trade Chamber of Commerce."

"Some people may think that the world is bustling for profit and the world is bustling for profit. As long as there is money to be made, there is no overnight hatred."

At this point, Liu Yu smiled.

Then he cursed: "If you ask me, it's bullshit."

"The grudges between the Ningbo, Zhangzhou, and Fuzhou gangs in Nagasaki were not resolved by anything else."

"It was because I went to Japan and took away 70% to 80% of the trade licenses. You have no chance to compete with each other."

"Because I have the power of the court behind me, you can't compete with me in this kind of thing. You have to smuggle war horses, muskets, and military books secretly, and you will be beheaded if you are caught; I went directly with war horses, firearms, and armor, and no one dared to stop me. How can you compete with me?"

"The Koreans tried every means not to sell war horses I just got dozens of horses. You started making friends many years in advance to send a samurai who can ride and shoot; but I will directly choose from those who have learned literary and martial arts and sell to the emperor's family. How can you compare with those wild ways? "

"During the famine in Japan, I directly transported military rations and exchanged them for a bunch of trade licenses. Who of you can do it?"

"Several groups of wolves are biting each other for a piece of meat. The best way to stop them from biting is to find a tiger to eat the meat."

It has been many years since the original incident, and it is not a secret at all. Many people know it now.

It's just that the merchants can only grumble a few words about the fate of the court, but they dare not talk about any resentment.

In addition, Liu Yu did not eat alone, but set up a trade company with Japan, and solved the hatred between several chambers of commerce that hated each other in Nagasaki.

However, no one thought that on such a happy day today, Liu Yu actually attracted a lot of hatred.

Some members of the Ningbo Gang and Zhangzhou Gang could only laugh awkwardly at this time.

Some people flattered him directly: "The Duke is so powerful, how can we be considered a group of wolves? We are just a group of mice at most. In the eyes of the Duke and the court, as long as they raise a finger, they will crush us to death."

Liu Yu laughed and said: "I said this, you may not accept it in your heart. You think that the court has made a decree that you cannot cross, but I can deal with contraband in that way, so naturally I can get a trade license. If it's really business, I may not be better than you, right?"

Who dared to respond to this, and they bowed their heads and kept silent, but Liu Yu said: "I said this first to remind you. This is Dashun."

"Business is business, pure commercial means of competition , does not exist at all. To put it simply, it is the case with Dashun. To put it more broadly, it is the case with the whole world. The reason why Western trade is difficult now is that there is no pure commercial competition at all. "

"This is reality, so you only have one way, that is to face reality. Reality is not pleasant to hear, but if you do not see the reality and fantasize about the merchant version of the "Three Dynasties" in your mind, it is like covering your ears and stealing the bell. "

"Don't get carried away by the trade and business environment in recent years. "

"This business environment is not normal. This is a gift from the court, not like those Western merchants... The gift can be taken back at any time. Do you understand?"