Relations with the aborigines, indoctrination, and assimilation are slow processes, and like the influence of joint-stock companies on those maritime merchants, they cannot be achieved overnight.

The conflict or trade between Wangbei City and the village community was carried out according to the results of the previous discussions and the long-term tone. Those incidents occurred before or after Chen Jian went to Fujian, and similar incidents will be resolved in a similar way in the future.

After the trading company had a rough foundation, Chen Jian went to Fuzhou to meet with the governor Chen Zizhen, and at the same time bribed the governor and the political envoy to buy a large number of cattle with silver. The source of silver was sugar from the sugar cane grown on the island, which was paid in paper money and then transported to other places for trade.

Chen Jian gave Chen Zizhen a great gift of strategizing, and also convinced Chen Zizhen that the imperial court could put an end to the problem of pirates and pirates without spending a single soldier or silver or bronze, and Chen Jian was also eagerly accepted.

At the beginning of his tenure, the Ministry of War gave Chen Zizhen the guideline that the Japanese were outside the coastline, and recognized the gap between the Ming army and the Japanese in the use of arquebuses, believing that the use of cannons and huge ships was the advantage of the empire. This is a great thing, but it's too difficult to implement. The Japanese were inextricably linked to the merchants on the shore, and some of the walls had deliberately built houses outside the walls, which could be easily accessed when the Japanese invaded.

With the formation of the trading company, some maritime merchants joined the company, and those Japanese became the sworn enemies of these people, dividing and disintegrating some of the merchants.

As long as the widows don't make trouble, Chen Jian doesn't do too much, and the governor will turn a blind eye, if he really wants to provoke chaos in the coastal areas, he will have to take the blame as the governor. Tentatively asked Chen Jian that he was going to ask for the construction of a Confucian temple in Taiwan, Chen Jian expressed his support, and as a Fanbang person, he shook his head and recited a few passages on the spot to show his respect for Confucius. Chen Zizhen corrected the mispronunciation of his sentence by the way: the people can make it impossible to know it.

Chen Jian humbly accepted, and then offered to build a school and hospital in the mountainous areas of northern Fujian at his expense. The main purpose is to teach enlightened children to read and write, but also to have some children teach children how to read sentences, imitating the Japanese temple house and only letting those children come to school with sweet potatoes, rice or other things that they can do.

Chen Zizhen immediately agreed, wrote a piece of writing and gave it to Chen Jian, who took a photo with him and asked someone to put it away, so that he could stretch his hands and feet to the poor mountainous areas of northern Fujian and near the Panluo iron mine in the future.

After some exchange and bribery banquet, Chen Jian took some of the company's shareholders to Wangbei City by boat to increase their confidence and reassure these people.

This route has been taken a lot, and there are no problems along the way. Before they even landed, some shareholders who followed Chen Jian to Wangbei City saw many newly built fishing boats fishing along the coast, and in the distance there were large salt pans and windmills raising brine.

The salt drying method has risen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but it is difficult to promote it because it is difficult to manage because of the salt household system.

The method of windmill raising halogen was the enlightenment of Chen Jian's idea of building a vertical shaft windmill in his previous life, and the inheritance of the craftsmen sent now has long been mature, and it is not a problem to build a few salt works.

Several small shareholders looked at the salt pans in the distance and said in amazement: "I thought Mr. Chen was just a businessman, but I didn't expect to know about these herdsmen's work?" We also passed through here a few years ago, and it was desolate, with only some cannibalistic life, and we didn't want to have such a scenery in a few years. ”

Jian Chen laughed and said, "In case it is attacked by tens of thousands of thieves one day, this Wangbei City is a place to settle down, so it will naturally be built." I can't see it clearly, but there are not only salt pans on it, but also rice fields, sweet potato fields, sugar cane farms, ......"

As soon as these words were said, the hearts of those small shareholders were happy. Tens of thousands of thieves or something, it's impossible to think about it, if the company can still develop tens of thousands of thieves while suppressing, it's weird. The meaning of Chen Jian's words is clearly that one day after incurring blackmail from the emperor, eunuchs, and officials, or committing a crime, it will be foolproof to run to the island.

Chen Jian seemed to have said something unintentionally, and it seemed that he was unintentional, and the listener obviously intended it.

"By the way, everyone, what do you want to do with the company's profit dividends?"

A dry man said babbling.

Some people say that if they want to continue to invest in share capital, they can do what Chen Jian said, learn from the Three Treasures to go to Nanyang, and even sell porcelain and tea to Europe.

There are also those who say that they want to retire after success, return to their hometowns to buy some land, become a rich man, and let their children and grandchildren read the sages and sages to seek fame.

Chen Jian sighed: "Why do you have to go back to your hometown to buy land? Not to mention the island, there is still a lot of free land elsewhere. As long as you spend some money to hire people to reclaim the land, the money you can buy 1,000 acres of land back to your hometown is enough to reclaim 10,000 acres of new land. Besides, even if you don't buy land, you can directly invest the money in the company or deposit it in the bank, and no one can take the money. Don't say here, as long as you have a bank deposit in your hand, you can use it in Europe, in us, wherever there is our Chamber of Commerce. The world is so big that it is different everywhere, but gold and silver are everywhere gold and silver. ”

"If you want me to say, if you don't want to continue to invest in the dividends, you might as well hire someone to buy land on the island we control, cultivate sugar cane, pepper, etc., and earn a lot of income a year, and that is also the business of future generations. As long as you have money, where you can't go? ”

One of them sighed, "It's just this money...... If you don't have a backer, you won't feel at ease after all. Didn't there be people who went to Luzon to make a living back then, and in the end, they weren't killed? ”

Chen Jian pointed to the gun on the sailor on the side and said: "Money can buy a gun, but if someone kills you, you will be killed?" Overseas affairs are not as good as the Celestial Empire, there is money and guns, ships and cannons, and this island is said to be a company, who can do anything? At that time, if there is another natural disaster and tens of thousands of immigrants, what is there to fear? ”

Everyone shook their heads, still uneasy in their hearts, the concept could not be reversed in a day or two, and Jian Chen did not force it, but slowly lured this group of people.

As he spoke, he arrived at the port, and when he was far away, he saw several European-style sailing ships, all of which were flagged and I didn't know which country they belonged to.

There is also a Chinese-style cargo ship in the port, which seems to be carrying cane sugar as ballast cargo, and the group is waiting on the shore to greet it.

After docking, a person hurriedly ran to Chen Jianjian's side, and Chen Jian asked, "What's going on with those boats?" ”

"Mr. Chen, a British ship, a couple of Dutch ships. Something happened on the southern island of Banda, and the Dutch were attacked while the local princes were talking about trade, and more than forty Dutch were killed by the locals. The Dutch seized a British ship, saying that the British were behind it. The British envoy went to our merchant house in Pattani, asked Mr. Chen to help him make adjustments, make a guarantee, and ask the Dutch to return the ship. ”

The shareholders who followed Chen Jian off the ship couldn't quite understand these strange words with an obvious northern stiffness feeling, and occasionally some words could be understood, but they didn't quite understand what they meant.

As soon as Jian Chen heard this, he said: "Since it is a trade matter, these are all shareholders of the trading company, so call someone who can speak Hokkien to come and translate." ”

When the man heard this, he understood what it meant, and ran back and called Lin Zigui. Jian Chen turned his head and said to the shareholders who looked dazed and curious: "It's nothing, it's just that some contradictions between Hongyi are looking for me to adjust." This is also a matter of the company, and you will inevitably have to deal with them in the future, since you are shareholders, you must not hide it from you, so I will call a translator. ”

The minority shareholders hurriedly said: "No, no. ”

"How can you not have to? The company should be open to shareholders. In addition, any decision in the future will also need to be voted on by shareholders. This is our company, not my company. ”

Saying this, Lin Zigui also ran over and translated it in Fujian.

Jian Chen asked again: "What do you mean by Dutch?" Running here to arrest someone? ”

"It's not. The Dutch Indian Company was now reorganized, and a Viceroy of India was appointed with full powers to govern the matter. The Governor sent someone to tell Mr. Chan that he had officially taken office, that this was requested by the Amsterdam Board of Directors, and that there were other things to discuss. There was also a ship that was going to Hirado, Japan, to open a trading house, and it encountered some wind and waves, and was repairing the mast. There were also a group of shipbuilders hired by our organization in Europe and some interns who we hired in the Dutch Navy to participate in the war, along with the ships of the Dutch Indian Company. See when you can meet them? ”

"I'm accompanying the company's shareholders, not today. What's in store in town? ”

"There will be a meeting the day after tomorrow to discuss next year's budget and the trade in aboriginal deerskins."

"So be it, tell them, I'll see them tomorrow afternoon. Food and fresh water for the second batch of returning fleets, as well as cargo for the return of the country, are ready? ”

"Almost."

"Alright, let's do it for now. I accompanied these people around Wangbei City. ”

After those people left, the faces of these shareholders or shareholder representatives changed slightly, and they said that this courtesy had never been there, although it was inevitable that they would be suspected of showmanship, but after all, they were used in their hearts.

Moreover, there was a problem between those Hongyi, and instead of coming to the Celestial Empire to ask the emperor for a ruling, they came here instead, which was really unexpected.

Chen Jian said a few more words, and took these people in a horse-drawn carriage to take a look at the fortress and fort of Wangbei City, which had been basically completed, and then went to visit the sulfur hydrochloric acid and alkali workshop system and glass workshop that were being installed, the large rice fields, sugarcane fields and windmill sugar mills, and the improvised race field where the aboriginal competition was held not long ago.

In the arena, a group of people are undergoing military training, and these shareholders are extremely relieved.

Brainwashed and bewitched by Chen Jian these days, they feel that these guns can keep their investment.

Chen Jian pointed to those guns and said, "The Celestial Empire has its own system, so let's not mention it for the time being." But overseas, it is the truth that is only within the range of a gun. For you, whether it's buying land or something, investing or something, you have to understand a little bit. ”

Everyone looked at Jian Chen, but Jian Chen said with a smile: "Before answering this, I still have one thing to understand, what is the rule of three generations?" ”

I don't understand why Jian Chen suddenly said this, but he explained them one by one.

Jian Chen laughed and said: "You are the cheapest among the four people, and none of you even have a fame, what does the rule of the three generations of scholars have to do with you?" What should the rule of three generations look like in the eyes of a businessman? I will tell you that private property is inviolable and capital commands the gun. Look at you, you don't even have your own dreams. ”

A few people smiled awkwardly, thinking that this joke was quite good, and secretly wondered in their hearts, if it is purely as a businessman, the inviolability of private property and the command of capital to command the gun, is it not the rule of three generations that the four people should think of the most?

Whether it is a small country or Yao Shunyu soup, it seems that it is far away from the dream country of his class, is it really necessary to think about it and make a dream of his own?