"Oh, oops, rare guest, rare guest, it turned out to be a foreign VIP, please come in, please come in, don't talk outside. Bayi Chinese Network ≈≠=.=8=1≥Z≠≥.≈C≤O≥M≈" A middle-aged man walked out, smiled at Chen Chen, and arched his hand and said.

Chen Chen smiled slightly, looked at the clothes of the person who came, and said: "Your Excellency is polite, I hope you will forgive me for coming here this time." ”

"The few steamers outside the port should be Your Excellency's, we originally thought that these ships were going to attack our local area, but we didn't expect that they were actually distinguished guests, which really frightened us in vain." The middle-aged man said to Chen Chen, his eyes full of vigilance.

Chen Chen also saw that this adult was particularly wary of foreigners, or that this adult must have been frightened by foreigners, so they were particularly cautious about foreigners, for fear of any accidents.

"Looks like you have a lot of contact with foreigners, right?" Chen Chen asked casually.

The middle-aged man seemed to be particularly frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "We don't have any land here, the land has been divided by the countries on the Big 6, if you need land, please consult with your own countries, I have no way at all." ”

Chen Chen nodded secretly, sure enough, we were already late, and this place had already been carved up.

"Don't panic, my lord, I don't come to seek your land this time, and I won't be embarrassed to do anything for my lord." After speaking, he took out a few hundred taels of silver from his bosom and handed it to the lord, so that he could feel at ease and leave a good impression on him, so that things could be handled in the future, after all, the lord is also the governor of the place.

"Huh? If you don't want land, why are you here? This adult, although he was very flustered, he still reached out and took the silver, and at the same time, his impression of Chen Chen was greatly improved.

This foreigner was different from the foreigner he had seen before, this foreigner not only acted generously, but also did not intimidate him by force, and gave him money, how could such a good foreigner not make him feel favorable?

Chen Chen, you caught this change in his eyes, obviously the silver just now has already had an effect: "Oh, that's the case, we are from Dongshui, thousands of miles away, today for the first time, I want to make friends with Guidi, build a treaty port here, and at the same time let our goods be sold here, of course, my lord, you can rest assured, we will give the adults the silver according to the local taxes." ”

"I see, of course, of course." As soon as I heard that these people did not occupy the territory, they only wanted to sell goods to build a treaty port, and at the same time they would give him silver according to the local taxes, where to find such good things.

"Thank you, then." Chen Chen hurriedly thanked.

"Hurry up, let's go inside, don't talk outside." The local magistrate hurriedly led Chen Chen and the others in.

After entering, the guests and hosts sat down, Chen Chen pretended to be extremely difficult and said: "There is a reluctant request below, and I hope that the adults can agree, I know that this place has been controlled by various countries, and I really don't want to embarrass the adults." However, we are new to the city and need a place to live, so we ask that you give us a piece of land in this place where we can build a house to live in, and at the same time, we also want to carry out banking business and build financial facilities here, and I hope that your lord will agree to our request, and when this is done, we will definitely pay you a large amount of filial piety. ”

Chen Chen estimated that he pretended to be embarrassed to show this adult that he respected him very much and cared about his thoughts. At the same time, Chen Chen said that this place has been controlled by the countries, and he really doesn't want to make it difficult for the adults, the reason why he said this is that this is a radical law, because after all, this place has been controlled by the countries, if Dongshui rashly negotiates with the representatives of various countries, then it is bound to cause war because of the division of interests, it is better to use the strength of the governor of this place to tear a rift from him, so that he can open the door for Dongshui.

In this way, as long as he quickly divides a piece of land to Dongshui, and then he will develop his own banking business, build shops, and sell Dongshui's products, at that time will definitely generate benefits, if the countries come to Dongshui to seize by force, then Dongshui has every reason to start a war with various countries, and even take the opportunity to drive the army here, and then occupy this place, after all, this place is also a traffic artery on the road of overseas trade, of course, all this must be achieved Dongshui has enough strength to deter other countries.

However, Dongshui is far away in the west, and the gap between the East 6 is too far, I really don't know the strength of the Eastern countries, and this time I just took the opportunity to touch the strength of the Eastern countries.

"Oh, what are you talking about, although this place is already under the control of other countries, and you can't say anything, but it is okay to set aside a piece of land for you to live in, as long as your army is not stationed here, then you can do whatever you want." The local governor said with a smile on his face, compared with other foreigners, it is obvious that these Dongshui people are more affinity, and unconsciously, the adult's heart has slowly fallen to Dongshui, using Dongshui as their umbrella, but if this adult knows Chen Chen's thoughts, I don't know if he will still think like this?

"Then I'll thank you again." Chen Chen waved his hand, and a small box of silver was handed over again, Chen Chen knew that at this time, he must not be stingy when spending money, otherwise if there is a problem in the future, it will be too late.

The adult took the box of snowflake silver, smiled happily, and nodded repeatedly: "Lord Chen, although you can rest assured, I will definitely divide the most prosperous places in the local area for you, to ensure that you are satisfied, and we are so happy to talk, so you don't have to pay this rent, as long as you pay enough taxes." ”

Chen Chen naturally nodded and agreed, as long as his bank was opened, he would bring all the local gold and silver, and he was afraid that there would be no money at that time, but the wool was just out of the sheep.

After a period of negotiations, both sides were very satisfied with the results of the negotiations, so the agreement between the two sides was quickly signed.

The agreement reads as follows:

Dongshui will be given the most central place in the local area, allowing Dongshui to open shops and build banks here, and at the same time allowing Dongshui's steamers to be stationed here, and the army can also be stationed for a short time, and Dongshui will also be allowed to leave a small number of troops to protect Dongshui's facilities.

The local area will receive the tax revenue of Dongshui, and at the same time, it will receive a part of the products provided by Dongshui. (To be continued.) )