The next day, Johnson took a red hardcover book from his hand, which he had heard people say, and the Chinese called it a "red card." In fact, it is a temporary residence permit.

If you don't have this book, when he is in New South Wales for ten days, he is caught by the patrol police and urban management when he goes out to wander the streets, and the best outcome is to leave the country as a gift, and it will be recorded, and he may be denied entry in the future. At worst, you could end up in a labor camp in NSW, where you will spend the next few years working a construction site.

And the normal exit can't go, you can only cross privately. At that time, it is even worse to be caught by the marine police. It's no longer a matter of being denied entry, it's a matter of whether or not to spend your life in a labor camp.

While handing over a red book, he also took back a green book from Johnson.

This is the "green card", which is a temporary residence permit and is only valid for ten days.

You can throw it away as you like, but you can also return it to the Immigration Officers Division of the Shipping Division. When you return the green card in a certain amount, you can get the red card directly in the shipping department.

It doesn't mean much to someone like Johnson, because someone else does it for him. But it is a convenience for ordinary small and medium-sized businessmen. Even if the green card is interrupted once, it will be completely emptied.

"There is already definite news that before the Year of China, Zheng Zhilong will bring people to Xinzhou to meet with the kings of the Nanyang countries. I guess there will be some shocking news at that time. ”

The news that Zheng Zhilong is coming to Xinzhou to meet with the kings of the Nanyang countries has long been circulating in Xinzhou, but he can tell an approximate time, which is really valuable.

"It's something that Mumbai cares about a lot." Johnson feels that in a hot place like NSW, iced milk tea is indispensable. Holding a cup of iced milk tea, his brows furrowed.

The Chinese have far more influence in the South Seas than their Europeans, and when they entered the East, Chinese power had already withdrawn from the South Seas, but now once the Chinese make a comeback, its role seems to be obvious after the solid foundation of the long time before.

With the frequent encounters between the Dutch and the Nanyang countries, Zheng Zhilong easily won the trust of the native kings of the Nanyang countries—at least the reason for the trust on the surface was also explored by them.

Zheng Zhilong also had to thank Emperor Yongle for laying a good foundation. Not more than 200 years ago, Zhu Di used to 'go to the West' again and again to create a golden sign in the Nanyang region that cannot be broken by iron, and it is really not so easy for him to gain a foothold in the Nanyang now.

And at this time, it is really a once-in-a-lifetime good time.

The Europeans broke in, but they had only been gaining a foothold for a long time, and they were still disgusted, wary, and even fighting against the Nanyang countries. They have not yet completely crushed the Nanyang countries by force, and the latter have not yet been completely conquered by the Westerners.

And it is precisely the various arrogant and unfriendly behaviors of Westerners that make them miss the good of the Ming Dynasty even more in their hearts.

Therefore, when Zheng Zhilong stands up with the signboard of 'Daming', he will naturally be able to exert an influence that Europeans did not expect. Especially when he is also releasing kindness and promises.

Now Zheng Zhilong is coming to Xinzhou in person, and he has to meet with so many indigenous princes, God knows what will happen. This was not only the concern of the Dutch, but also of the British, as well as of the Spaniards and Portuguese.

It's a pity that no matter how much they search, they can't find a trace of useful information.

……

At Chen Mingwen's house, Huang Dejiang was sitting opposite him, sipping a sip of wine. Neither of them is happy.

Especially Huang Dejiang, this has already jumped out of Batavia, but the greetings of the clan have been called, so does he listen or not?

"One road goes to black, the Huang family really wants to go one road to black."

He is such a smart person, and he has such a stupid uncle, Chen Mingwen has to wonder if his wife is the blood of the Huang family.

"Dejiang, when it is broken, it will be broken, otherwise, it will be chaotic." Chen Mingwen seemed to have drunk a little too much.

Huang Dejiang smiled bitterly: "Broken? Break the fart. Blood is thicker than water, how do you tell me to break it? He also advised him to break when he was decided, and not to see if he had broken himself.

"No matter how hard it is, it must be broken. Look at me-" Chen Mingwen patted his chest, "I'm the nephew of the Huang family, and I broke my bones and tendons, but I'm going to cut off my relationship with him." I Chen Inscription does what he says. Even if my wife doesn't want to, then she has to break off her relationship. I can't put my Chen family in to make a cushion for the Huang family......"

"If you don't, go back to Batavia. Otherwise, people are more dangerous in NSW. Sooner or later, he was dragged into the ditch by the Huang family. ”

When Chen Mingwen received the news from the Huang family in June, he was completely dead to his uncle's family.

- Let him spy on the glass factory in Xinzhou, is Chen Mingwen crazy or crazy, will he go to find death by himself?

In June, the glassware of NSW has become famous in Nanyang, and there are large groups of aborigines waving real money to buy it every day. The Huang family actually let themselves spy on the secrets of Xinzhou Glass, is this still their own uncle? This is for him to die.

Chen Mingwen didn't see it, and he didn't pay attention to it.

At the end of July, the Huang family was interested in Zheng Zhilong's visit to Xinzhou to meet the indigenous princes, and Chen Mingwen simply did not let people give gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival. And now he knows that he is not the only one who has been disturbed by this, and there is also Huang Dejiang, a difficult brother.

"I won't have any more contact with the Huang family. It's like there's no home anymore, and they're all dead. Chen Mingwen drank a full glass of wine. What a good time is now? With the support of the Zheng family, the red-haired devils don't dare to shout five or six, do you think the ghosts of the dog day dare to kill again? Business opportunities are everywhere, isn't it good to do business honestly? Why do you have to go to the dead end? ”

He was puzzled.

If you want to say that when the Spaniards started a killing spree, it is reasonable for you (the Huang family) to be close to the red hair, but now? Now this Nanyang ghost, which one dares to raise a knife at the Chinese and shout to kill?

At this time, it is the time to do business, whether you don't want to come to New Zealand, An'an is doing business in a divided way, and the red hair will definitely value your Huang family when he sees that the Chinese have run away. Do you have to work so hard for the red hair?

As for what Zheng Zhilong wants to do, how does he know? And why did he spy on it? He didn't want to know either.

Chen Mingwen only knows that this day is getting better and better. He also thought about sending his youngest son to the school, and when he grew up, not to mention being a literary and opera star, at least he could write a good handwriting and speak fluent and clear official dialect, which was the great virtue of his ancestors.

……

At noon on the third day, Johnson had just had lunch when an employee of the entrusting company came to his door. It's still the original handler.

He was sent various customs clearance procedures, as well as a list of expenses and vouchers for the transportation of material reserves.

The British East India Company did not have its own dock warehouses in New South Wales, at least all the current warehouses in New South Wales were publicly owned. However, the entrusting company can rent it for a long time.

If you are worried about the loss or loss of your goods, you can personally inspect them before and after the transaction.

As long as you find something wrong, you can find the shipping company according to the list of goods in your hand, no matter how the shipping department will deal with the entrusting company in the future, but the person who comes will always give the material according to the list, half a point will not be less, and it is immediate.

You can also not accept this model, those entrusted companies are obviously in collusion with the NSW authorities, as long as there is no transaction in NSW. Your cargo is always piled up in the hold.

So, this will make many people feel dissatisfied, but they can only tolerate it.

This is very inconvenient for them to trade privately, barter, or carry some prohibited items, such as Fleur and the like.

It will allow the NSW authorities to control the type and quantity of their goods, and it will be difficult to evade taxes after the transaction.

Moreover, the commissioning company, the dock labor, and the warehouse manager, all belong to different organizations, and each will provide some necessary data to the official, which will really help the official control the situation.

It took only three days to complete all the procedures of the entrusting company, and the efficiency was really not ordinarily fast.

Johnson looked closely. Each of the above charges has a breakdown, from the cost of loading and unloading labor, the storage fee of the warehouse, the transportation cost of the goods, and the cost of customs declaration and inspection, one by one, so that you can not find the slightest fault. There is even a free tax rate for each product and the amount of tax required, all of which are very detailed.

Johnson has long known that the tax rate for Chinese is not low, but after seeing the specific amount, it is still extremely painful.

The tax rate for imported cotton is 15%, cotton yarn is 10%, first-class Tianzhu white cotton is 30%, and second-class white cotton is 33.33%.

It is clear that the Chinese encourage the import of raw materials, after all, the quality of cotton cloth of the Chinese is no worse than that of Tianzhu. Although those poor cotton cloths are easy to fade after wearing, Songjiang cloth is still bright after washing for a long time, which is much better than Tianzhu cloth.

Fortunately, he had been mentally prepared before. I knew that the Chinese would impose high taxes on Tianzhu cotton cloth and some precious spices and luxury accessories, such as jewelry and ivory, that is, they hated to completely drive them out of the market.

Moreover, the storage cost of the warehouse is not low, especially after the storage time is long, the cost is getting higher and higher.

"Looks like I'm going to finish my work before I get to the rest. Damn custodial fees. If the Chinese are willing to sell the warehouses at the docks, you can buy as many of them as you can. ”

Buying a warehouse at a thriving dock is definitely not a loss-making business.

In the days that followed, Johnson learned more about NSW, which is a city that is thriving as a tropical city that needs to buy fresh fruit and eggs, poultry and livestock such as chickens, ducks, cows, sheep and other animals from Johor every day.

The presence of a large group of people with high spending power within the city will create an increasingly prosperous market and many well-paid jobs, which will further boost the NSW economy.

And he had met a lot of well-off indigenous nobles here, who were obviously not here to do business, but rather to go on vacation.

Even the public hospitals here are crowded, and it is said that VIP rooms are hard to find.

The wealthy merchants, indigenous nobles, and even some wealthy Chinese merchants from all over the South Seas, who are not rich in wealth, let them take out hundreds of taels of silver to receive diagnosis and treatment from famous doctors who represent the highest level of medical skills in the Central Plains, isn't it the same as drizzle?

It's like a cornucopia, attracting countless wealth every day, and it is also a distribution center for goods from various regions of the East and the West, where the daily transaction volume is astronomical, coupled with the local high-consumption group, it is no wonder that the new state of new state is developing rapidly, it can be said that it is changing with each passing day.