Today's Zheng Group's income from the sea is mainly divided into two parts. One is the salary, that is, the disguised market income; The second is maritime trade, in which the five merchants of the mountains penetrate the coastal areas north of Fujian, and sell and purchase goods to Nanyang, Japan, Dayuan, Ryukyu and other places.

The center of maritime trade has shifted from the center to Fuzhou, and the main sphere of influence of the Zheng group has always been in Fujian. In Guangdong, due to multiple reasons such as the laying of the five merchants of the mountains and seas, Chen Kai's cross-sea recovery of Hong Kong and Qiongzhou out of consideration of resisting the Qing Dynasty, and the sea trade blockade policy against Shang Geng's two feudal domains, Guangdong's maritime trade was handed over to the Guangdong trading company as an agent, and the goods were collected and sold.

As an agent, in terms of sales, the Guangdong trader society orders from the Zheng Group on its own, and the Zheng Group will also distribute a part of the goods to the Guangdong Trading Company for sale. At this point, there is no problem between the two parties, but the key is that in terms of receiving, the Zheng Group has to trade overseas, and in order to ensure greater profits, the price of the domestic acquisition is limited. At first, the relationship between the Zheng Group made the goods not worry about the buyer, which was very comfortable for the Guangdong trading company. But now, with the current connections of the Guangdong trading company, the profits are bound to be much greater than that of selling to the Zheng Group, if they buy the goods in Guangdong and sell them to the Portuguese and Nanyang maritime merchants.

Therefore, for a long time, Zheng's Group has a quota for the purchase of goods in Guangdong, and this quota was discussed by Chen Kai and Zheng Tai. And now, Zeng Dinglao is talking about exactly this amount.

"This matter, the younger brother remembers that it has always been discussed between the Marquis of Jianping and my family, let's talk about it, is it a substitute?"

Cai Cheng had something to say, Zeng Ding Lao was stunned for a moment, and then quickly explained: "Brother Cai misunderstood, I must have gone to Guangzhou City to meet President Chen." It's just that this year, the war situation in Guangdong is like this, and the Marquis of Jianping estimates that General System Chen can't go to Fuzhou. And his old man, who doesn't hide it from Brother Cai, has been worrying about the affairs of the Francophone recently, and the surname of the country has been in a very bad temper recently, and he probably won't be able to get by. As for his low status, he is really not qualified to discuss with President Chen, so it is more appropriate to discuss with Brother Cai. ”

Zeng Dinglao's remarks revealed some of the Fujian authorities' attitude towards the Franco, because the Guangdong trading company had trade relations with the Portuguese in Macao, Cai Cheng asked tentatively, but the result was that the Franco-machine he was talking about was not the Portuguese in Macao, but the Spaniards in Luzon.

The term franc is derived from the Middle Eastern term for Europeans, Hindustani and Persian, both of which are misreadings of the Frankish word. The Frankish kingdom was once glorious during the Carolingian period, the so-called Charlemagne Empire, its territory is one of the few in the history of Western Europe, and the predecessors of Germany, France and Italy were all split from Charlemagne's empire by the Treaty of Verdun.

The word came from the mouths of the Christians in Southeast Asia in China, at first referring to Portugal, and later intersected with Spain, so there was a silly problem of indistinguishability, so it was also called Franco. This was the case in the Ming Dynasty, and by the time of the Qing Dynasty, even France was called a Francophile by the Qing Dynasty.

Figuring out which Franc machine made the country surnamed Ye unhappy is actually not too important to Cai Cheng, because at that level, Chen Kai has his own to make decisions, and his own positioning has always been extremely accurate. But this Zeng Dinglao, what he wants to do, Cai Cheng has already roughly touched the context. It's just that he has never been a bold character, he just pretended not to understand, and just pushed Zeng Dinglao to Guangzhou.

Zeng Dinglao had a blast in Hong Kong, and then took a boat between Guangzhou and Hong Kong to the heart of Guangdong Province. The ship was not specially prepared for him, and there were many goods from the South Seas on it, which were purchased by the Guangdong Trading Company in Hong Kong and sent to Fucheng in Guangzhou. Sitting on the boat, Zeng Dinglao could clearly see the ships coming and going on the Pearl River, the number of merchant ships was really a lot, where it seemed like a few years after the recovery, and during the fall of the city, Chen Kai also suffered from Chen Kai's one-time hollowing out of thousands of large and small ships in the city, as well as the Ming army's blockade of the Pearl River estuary for several years.

Thinking back to today's Fujian, I sighed at the recovery speed of Guangdong, and then remembered what Zheng Tai had said to him before leaving, and my mind was completely focused on the next visit.

When he arrived in Guangzhou, just like Cai Cheng, Chen Kai was also confused for a moment by this Franc machine. This kind of confusion is even more serious than Cai Cheng, because in Chen Kai's consciousness, one of the two teeth on the Iliban Peninsula is called Spain and the other is called Portugal.

"Didn't the Ming Dynasty already have a complete map of all the countries? Why is this still the case? Strange, Chen Kai put it into his mouth, but when Zeng Dinglao heard about this thing, his eyes were full of puzzlement, and he insisted that he had never heard of such a treasure map that could draw "all countries" after he had been engaged in the maritime industry for so many years.

Over the years, Chen Kai has discovered many things that already existed in the Ming Dynasty, and once popularized, they will inevitably have a leapfrog impact on the national economy and people's livelihood. For example, high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes; For example, Qi Jiguang's version of black powder, granulated gunpowder and fixed powder packs; For example, at this moment, the whole map of Kunyu Wanguo, etc., etc., etc.

However, these things, which were not inferior to the European continent in the same era, did not become popular, or did not have time to be popularized and encountered the current troubled times. This is the misfortune of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the great fortune of the traverser.

However, compared to other things, even compared to the encyclopedia of heavenly creations, although the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu came out early, it is a royal collection, which was drawn by Li Zhizao, the Shaoqing of the Taifu Temple in the Wanli period, based on the Universal Atlas made by the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, which has been personalized according to China's own conditions. In that, Portugal is the franc machine, and Spain is the homonym for Ezidania, that is, Libya.

Chen Kai had a vague impression of that map, because he had seen people introduce it on the Internet before. Many of the names of the European continent are difficult to understand, but there are also names such as Italy, Romania, Albenia, Siziria, and Bohemia that can be directly understood by later generations.

What is especially rare is that the map is marked with astronomical and geographical maps of the Americas and the equator. As the earliest painted world map in China, its shape and content are very close to the world maps used in later generations.

"It seems that it is another good thing that has not been popularized."

sighed with emotion, Chen Kai also had nothing to do, at most, he used his brain to draw a sketch of a world map according to his memory, that's all. At least, he didn't have any way to get his hands on the original Kunyu Wanguo Quantu for the time being.

This matter flickered in Chen Kai's mind for a moment, and it was also while listening to Zeng Dinglao talk about the current trade between the Fujian authorities and Spain. After hearing these reasons, Chen Kai threw them aside, at least without Zheng Chenggong's letter or order, it was inappropriate for him to do anything here. As for Zheng Tai's careful thoughts, he also laughed, saying that there is no problem with appropriate increases, but it is also necessary to take into account the local development of Guangdong, and it is absolutely impossible to fish with all his might.

"That's nature, that's nature, the Marquis of Jianping just wants to catch up with the east wind of the recovery of the people's livelihood in Guangdong, what should I do, naturally I still have to listen to the actual situation on the side of General Manager Chen."

"Well, you go and talk to Cai Cheng specifically, he knows the measure."

Chen Kai and the Zheng family are related by marriage, and Zeng Dinglao also brought gifts from some of the Zheng family's clansmen in charge of the sea trade, including Zheng Tai. Chen Kai and Zeng Dinglao determined the intention of increasing the supply volume, and asked him to visit Zheng Xiyuan with gifts.

"Dongfeng, what a Dongfeng, Zheng Tai really has a pair of discerning eyes, no wonder he can stand out in the Ishii Zheng family."

This matter, according to the current system of the Zheng Group, is connected by Zheng Tai, who is in charge of maritime trade, and Guangdong Trading Company. Chen Kai handed over the business affairs to Zheng Xiyuan at the helm, and occasionally put forward some opinions and suggestions. The specific work is in charge of the rat's beard, and once the intention is determined, he is too lazy to bother with these things.

Increasing the supply volume will reduce the income of the Guangdong trading company, but Chen Kai never planned to use this trading company to become the richest man in the world, and it doesn't matter if he calculates political accounts. In contrast, he was more concerned about the report sent from Shunde County, the silk weaving industry in Shunde was very popular, and several river pirates had already started to rob the cargo ships of the silk weaving workshop. Since the garrison has already checked out the bottom of everyone, it is obvious that there is already a chance to exterminate it, the reason why this is the case, to put it bluntly, is that the Ming army behind those river thieves is afraid of the mouse, but it is not the case, in the final analysis, he still does not dare to overstep his bounds, lest it will lead to his displeasure.

This is human nature, and Chen Kai doesn't care about it, it's just an order. In fact, the people who made him laugh the most were the members of the Guangdong Business Alliance.

"It seems that the time is too short, or that the government that waits for something to happen is waiting for the government to be fed on weekdays. That's not going to work, at least, it's going to have to be a little proactive. ”

Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, Chen Kai also had nothing to say. Understanding, heart to heart, he is not unable to understand the minds of these members. The positioning of these guys is probably still an accessory to take refuge in the shade under Chen Kai's crown, which can be seen from the fact that these guys took the lead in singing praises to Chen Kai's proposal in the Advisory Bureau. And now it is still a troubled time, the status of the army is the highest, as the usual as the old man of the four people, the farmer and the industrialist, the habit of being low and small, if other businessmen dare to compete so viciously, it is estimated that they may not dare to take action, even if it is not too radical, but in the face of the army, their cowardice is somewhat inevitable.

As soon as the order was issued, Chen Kai continued to deal with other official duties. When it was time to get off duty, when he returned to the back house, Zeng Dinglao had already said goodbye and left, estimating that he was already on the ship bound for Hong Kong at this time.

Gifts, some for Chen Kai, some for Zheng Xiyuan, but the most common ones are for Chen Kai's children. After a slight glance, Chen Kai mentioned the matter of Shunde to Zheng Xiyuan. She had also heard about the robbery of the goods, but she didn't expect that there were other things about the Ming army behind it, which was indeed a bit unexpected.

"The husband is properly handled, do you still need a concubine to do?"

Whether the Ming army behind these river thieves was honest enough to block Chen Kai, or simply looked at the huge profits of the silk trade, Zheng Xiyuan didn't care about these, she knew that Chen Kai had already been punished, and that was enough. However, according to her understanding of Chen Kai, the look on her face when she talked about this matter was that she needed to do something, so she asked directly.

"The lady knows my heart." After laughing, Chen Kai turned to a straight voice and said: "For the husband, I need the lady to blow the wind to the members of the Guangdong Business Alliance, and in order to ensure the safety of the goods, it is still necessary to prepare for the establishment of a bank." ”

"Hit?"

The so-called fighting, according to the Qing Dynasty Chu Renshu recorded in his collection of fortifications, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty many large cities were available. They are openly listed in the market, and their logo is a fist motif, hanging at the head of the door, which is clearly the "iron fist". "Fighting" is entangled in martial arts, and provides "bodyguard" services for travelers, businessmen and wealthy families, which is very similar to the dart game of later generations, and can even be said to be the predecessor of the dart game.

This is a very marketable, even a very low-level livelihood, and there are practitioners ranging from ruffians and hooligans to martial artists with martial arts. The reason why Zheng Xiyuan is strange is, in the final analysis, that there is no such livelihood among the people of Guangzhou today, or it has never been less.

"Husband, isn't this Guangdong Business Alliance supposed to be enough for a chicken that can lay eggs?"

She could see the doorway at a glance, or that Chen Kai was a drunkard who didn't mean to drink, so she also habitually imagined it in the depths, far away, and even in some directions that seemed impossible. And often it is the impossibility that will become possible in the following days, and will play a great role, so that she will subconsciously imagine it.

"If a thief comes to steal the eggs, the chicken should at least peck at the hands of the thief, is it possible that everything has to wait for the master?"

"Oh, then, please give me a name."

What Guangdong Trading Company, Guangdong Business Alliance, and Tiandihui, Chen Kai seems to like to name institutions, which Zheng Xiyuan has become accustomed to. Here, since Chen Kai was determined to do so, she brought this up. However, Chen Kai hesitated for a moment, saying that it seemed a little explicit to call the fight, and it would be better to change the title.

"It's better to call Dongfeng fast...... Well, let's escort it to the east wind. ”

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