- Under Chen Ke's promise to spare no money, the unhappiness in the hearts of Arab scholars finally disappeared. But they were calm scholars after all, and soon realized that this gold would not be available in a short time. The most realistic question is, you have to learn Chinese first, right?

Although most of them are proficient in several Chinese languages and are not afraid to master another language, the most optimistic estimate is that they will have to work hard for a year or two before they can barely cope with reading and writing. In the past two years, they drank the northwest wind to go?

"It doesn't matter," Chen Ke said, "During the period of learning the language, I will provide you with free accommodation and give you a monthly allowance of ten times, which is enough for your family to live happily in this metropolis." "10,000 yuan a month, it's definitely not enough to have a restaurant every day, but living a normal life is definitely very moisturizing.

When scholars figured out the purchasing power of Shikan Money, they no longer doubted his sincerity. In fact, the coquettishness of these guys has long been worn out by the Seljuks, and now they just want to have a stable and worry-free environment, so that they can do their studies without distractions.

And Chen Ke can obviously satisfy them.

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After appeasing the group of guys, Chen Ke came out of the inn, got into the carriage, and said apologetically to Aziz: "I'm sorry, my friend, I let you carry the black pot." ”

"Although in their eyes, I will always be a liar," Aziz said with a bitter face, "but it is worth it to fulfill the instructions of the adults." ”

Chen Ke rolled his eyes in his heart, you were originally a liar, okay? But he smiled and said, "Don't be so frustrated, you know I've never been a stingy person." ”

"yes." Aziz laughed: "If I hadn't studied for a few years, I would have liked to stop traveling at sea and translate books with them." ”

"It's too hypocritical," Chen Ke said with a smile: "Could it be that 20% of the shares of Sihai Firm are fully responsible for the directors of Western trade." How attractive is a few pieces of gold? ”

"My Allah." Aziz's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said, "My lord, are you talking about me?" Is this all for me? ”

"If you don't want it, I can give it to someone else." Chen Ke smiled evilly.

"Don't, don't, don't. I love this errand to death. Aziz smiled.

When he met Chen Ke three years ago, he was still a poor man with huge debts, and later Chen Ke helped him pay off his debts. Reunite him with his family. According to the custom of the Persians that revenge must be avenged, he is to serve Chen Ke for free all his life, and he should be.

Now Chen Ke has made him one of the owners of the Four Seas Merchant House, and has also put him in charge of trade west of India, which undoubtedly gives his family a chance to revitalize.

No one knows better than him the potential of the Four Seas Firm. This Sino-Arab business has the most advanced shipbuilding and navigation technology in the world, and has an exclusive port in the Great Song Dynasty and an exclusive trade right in Axum.

Especially the last point. The glorious future of the merchants of the four seas was destined for centuries, and for centuries the Arabs were embedded in the middle of the trade routes between the East and the West, making huge profits. However, the contradictions between Christendom and the Arab world. It's already hard to return. How could the Westerners allow the Arabs to continue to profit? The trade routes on which the Arabs depended were cut off, and trade between the East and the West was in danger of stagnation.

At this time. Axum became the savior of trade between East and West - the only Christian country in the Arab world, which was protected from being attacked by Christians or Arabs because of its possession of the legendary 'Ark of the Covenant'. The most important idea, of course, was that the Arabs urgently needed to re-establish trade channels in order to keep the empire running.

However, in order to avoid giving credibility to the Christian world, Axum did not dare to trade directly with the Arabs, so when Li Fan, on behalf of the merchants from all over the world, appeared in Axum and expressed his willingness to act as a middleman between Christendom and the Arab world, the two sides hit it off. The Four Seas became the sole agent of trade between the East and the West.

With such unique conditions, Aziz and his family are underdeveloped, so they are called ghosts.

"However......" In addition to his joy, he was a little uneasy and said: "Boss Li and Shopkeeper Zhou, will they be unhappy?" "Boss Li is Li Fan, and the shopkeeper Zhou is Zhou Dingqian, these two are the founders of the Four Seas Firm and the superiors of Aziz.

"No, it won't." Chen Ke shook his head and said: "The Four Seas business will be divided into four branches in the future, Boss Li will run Beiyang, Shopkeeper Zhou will run Nanyang, and Xiyang will give it to you...... It's all negotiated. ”

Chen Ke's stall in the early stage was too large, and the subdivision of the four seas merchants was inevitable. After careful study and decision by the shareholders' meeting, the firm implemented strategic contraction, focusing on Beiyang and Nanyang, of which Beiyang was the most important.

In Beiyang, the firm will invest a lot of manpower and material resources, regardless of temporary profits and losses, long-term operation, deep cultivation, in order to achieve long-term strategic goals.

In Nanyang, economic penetration was strengthened, so that the Nanyang countries became the raw material production area and product sales place of the Great Song Dynasty.

As for the West, it is bold to delegate power, as long as the profit target can be completed, whatever Aziz tosses.

"And what about the Oriental?" Aziz wondered.

"The East belongs to the category of Beiyang," Chen Ke said lightly: "The fourth semicolon is called Ocean Travel, and it does not participate in trade ......."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Aziz shut up in amusement.

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In fact, the West was originally a happy person, which was discussed at the beginning of the establishment of the Four Seas firm. The reason why the hexagram changed was not because of Chen Ke, but because the people of Yici Joy changed their minds.

Three years ago, because he heard the news of the Ark of the Covenant, Lan Bi asked Zhou Dingqian to lead a group of people to go to Axum to pay homage, and then make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. But this is just a pretense, and they have a more important goal, which is to investigate how many ethnic groups there are and how likely it is to return.

Zhou Dingqian and his people, who had been there for a year, returned and reported what they had seen that the previous news was not wrong, and that many Jews had indeed returned to Jerusalem under the enlightened Abbasid dynasty. But that's all the old calendar...... Ever since the Seljuks had taken over the magpie's nest and became the masters of the Arab Empire, they began to ostracize the infidels, and the Jews were among them.

However, when they arrived in Jerusalem, they made contact with some of the tribesmen. They told them that the vast majority of Jews had fled to Spain in Western Europe, where they had been driven to the Iberian Peninsula.

And Jerusalem itself has become a battleground between Christendom and the Arab world, and a protracted war is inevitable......

Hearing that they were from the Great Song Dynasty, those Jews who were unwilling to defect to the Arabs did not hesitate to pack their bags and ask to return to the Great Song Dynasty with them.

Zhou Dingqian was educated since he was a child, and the Jews in the world are one family, so he agreed without hesitation. With thousands of clansmen, he returned to the Great Song Dynasty. Of course, he didn't dare to take them back to Bianjing, so he settled most of them in Quanzhou, and only led a few people back to Bianjing to return to Lanbi.

After learning the true situation in his hometown, Lan Bi was completely disappointed, although his ideals remained the same, he couldn't push his people into the fire pit! The other Jews had fled the holy city, so how could he take his people back to die?

Lan Bi completely dispelled the obsession of returning, and the interest of the people of Yici Le Ye in the Western route decreased sharply, and they set their sights on the South Seas, which gave Aziz a chance.

Chen Ke naturally welcomed their decision. After all, no one wants to work with a group of people who are always thinking about leaving. Yici Leye people do not choose the West, but develop in Nanyang, which shows that they intend to completely integrate into the Great Song Dynasty, and the relationship between the two sides will naturally be closer in the future.

Back at home, Zhou Dingkun was waiting for a long time, and when he saw Chen Ke, he sneered: "I heard my brother say that Aziz brought back two boatloads of books, and the adults have prepared a million gold?" ”

"Don't worry, you don't need to prepare for a year and a half." Chen Ke knows that it is too much pressure to be a financial officer for himself. Then he smiled and said, "I plan that when the time comes, there should be gold from Sado Island." I don't do anything, I use it all to give them awards, so I should be able to withstand it. ”

"My lord worked hard and spent so much money to get the Sado Golden Mountain," Zhou Dingkun glared and said, "Just to do this?" ”

"What do I want so much money for?" Chen Ke raised his hands, and the widow took off his robe for him. After he sat down, the widow took off his boots again, and took his cold feet into her arms to warm them: "You see, my life can no longer be extravagant, and it is impossible to spend more money on myself. ”

"How can you think that you have a lot of money," Zhou Dingkun muttered: "Then why are you still trying to make money?" ”

"That's how I differ from you Jews." Chen Ke smiled: "Although we are both keen on wealth, our understanding of money is completely different. ”

"Money is money, what's the difference?" Zhou Dingkun was puzzled.

"Aristotle said that money has different meanings at different stages." Chen Ke taught his financial officer: "When it is used to mark value, it is a measure. When used for buying and selling, it is circulating. When stored, it's a number. ”

"No matter how big the number is, it is your personal wealth, and if it is not circulated, it will be scrap copper and rotten iron, useless. It is only when it is spent that wealth can be used to its advantage. I only heard Chen Ke say slowly and confidently: "I did what I wanted to do, and let others have money, so I don't have a sin to make more money." And you Jews have accumulated more and more sins, and if you don't use them quickly, be careful of retribution......"

Although it is the simplest monetary knowledge, Zhou Dingkun was stunned when he heard it, and he found that although he had dealt with money all his life, his understanding of it was too superficial: "It seems that when they translate the book, I will have to read it well." ”

When he came back to his senses, he suddenly understood what Chen Ke meant, and regained his resentful expression and said, "My lord, if you want us to pay, just say it, why do you have to go around in circles?" ”――

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