Chapter 490: The Merchant The Shipwright Comes
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You're a smart guy and don't have a hard time dealing with people like you! ”
Wang Tong didn't know whether to say this to this Abagun or explain it to the other people in the room, so he raised his hand and commanded:
"Untie him and give him a seat!"
The guards on the side hurriedly agreed and stepped forward to do so, and Abagun was tied up for a while, and when he tried to stand up, he was sore, and he stumbled there and almost fell. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
When he sat down this time, Abagun was much more restrained than just now, and he could feel that the young military general in front of him who talked and laughed freely was different from the Ming officials he had seen before, he knew the way of economy, and he didn't talk about any big truths, but he paid more attention to practical benefits.
"How many days did you stay in Tianjin Wei before you complained?"
Wang Tong asked with a smile, but Abagun didn't dare to slack off, got up and replied:
"If you go back to the old man, the villain came to Tianjin Wei for a total of ten days."
Wang Tong nodded, opened his mouth and asked again:
"How many ships do you have like the Flying Deer, how many ships do you have?"
"If you go back to the old man, there is only one ship like the Flying Deer, and there is a ship that is a little smaller than the Flying Deer, which travels between Nanyang and Macao, and the rest of the ships are almost two-thirds or one-third the size of the Flying Deer, about fifteen."
With such a capacity, this Abagon can be called a giant businessman, but his answer made Wang Tong have a complete judgment, and said in a deep voice:
"It is estimated that when you first came, you had the intention of fighting a lawsuit to retrieve the ship, but knowing the identity and status of the official, this idea is gone, but Tianjin Wei is so prosperous, you must know that you can make a lot of money by doing trade business here, but everything is not familiar, you need to have such an opportunity to enter, you are here for ten days, you must have heard that the official does things according to the rules and principles, so I want to use the method of complaint to lead out the official, and then find an opportunity to sell personal favors, so as to get the opportunity to enter the business, right?"
Abagun listened to Wang Tong's narration, and when Wang Tong said a word, his waist bent a little, and when Wang Tong finished speaking, he was about to kneel on the ground, but he said there without a mouth:
"Your Excellency is wise, your Excellency is wise."
Wang Tong smiled and motioned for the other party to sit down, and said:
"Your fleet runs from south to north once, and 50,000 taels will be earned, it doesn't matter if you get this ship, the key is that you have the qualifications to do business here, right?"
Abagon nodded with a dry smile, thinking that this young military general of the Ming Dynasty was an official, clearly a businessman, and he was still a Jewish businessman, and he was too shrewd in his calculations, Wang Tong continued:
"You had the intention of giving the boat to the official, but when you saw the official speak first, you simply took the silver and gave it away, didn't you?"
A series of judgments have already seen through the other party's thoughts, Abagon was speechless there, just laughed and wiped his sweat, Tan Jiang and the others in the room also looked at Wang Tong, and admired in their hearts, some things that were originally confusing were actually seen so clearly in the eyes of adults.
"Although it is thorough, the official still gives you 30,000 taels of silver, and then gives you a shop location by the Haihe River, allowing you to do business.
was told by Wang Tong that he had no luck in his heart, but he didn't expect to have such benefits, so he immediately raised his head and stared at Wang Tong rudely, Wang Tong continued with a smile:
"But in the commercial bank you opened in Tianjin Wei, the agent's agent will account for fifty percent of the shares, you don't have to worry, this fifty percent is not a dry stock, it is a cash transaction."
Fifty percent of the shares, thousands of shares and other terms, have Zhang Yubei translated one by one, but Abagun may not be able to understand, but with the translation, Abagon's expression changed, and finally smiled, Tianjin Wei, Weiguo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Macao, Nanyang and some days of Goa This line is so profitable, fifty percent of the shares can be exchanged for the support of this young official, it is also worth it.
What's more, the other party's fifty percent is also taking cash and store shares, not taking money from the ground, Abagon was just about to give a positive answer, but Wang Tong said:
"30,000 taels of cash will give you 10,000 yuan first, and the license for the opening of the commercial bank will also be placed here first, and you have to exchange things for it!"
"What do you need in exchange!?"
Abagon said eagerly that in business negotiations, it is most taboo to be led by others, so that the initiative will be completely lost, but this Abagon can't care about it at all.
"Your craftsmen, craftsmen who make tools and weapons, craftsmen who can make ships, as long as they can make things that are different from the Ming Dynasty, and have technologies that the Ming Dynasty does not know, they are needed by the Tianjin Wei side, and they also need professional soldiers, professional soldiers who know land and naval warfare...... The more these people come, the more business you can participate in in Tianjin Wei, the more protection and privileges the official will give you, and the more profits you will make. ”
After saying his request in one breath, Zhang Yubei's translation was about to be interrupted, because some words also needed to be thought about before they could be organized, but fortunately, Abagon was also proficient in Chinese
Able to fully understand.
However, after Wang Tong finished speaking, Abagon was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke:
"Master, it has been almost fifteen years since the villain came to the East from his hometown, needless to say the backwardness of Goa and Nanyang, but there are many advanced people in the Ming Empire who can't even catch up with the villain's hometown, why do you still need the technology and craftsmen over there so urgently?"
Wang Tong exhaled and said in a deep voice:
"This set of things has been going for too long, the slower and slower, there is no innovation, more and more closed-door cars, so sooner or later it will completely stagnate, and new things are needed, completely different things need to be injected in, promote his changes, and speed up the degree of his changes, so as to maintain vitality and keep being advanced."
After saying this, the room was quiet for a while, some people could understand the part, others did not, but they were all pondering the meaning of the king's call, and Abagun was silent for a while, and then a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed and said:
"In order to be able to cooperate with the adult, the small one will do his best, hoping to have the opportunity and right to do business in the territory of the adult, the adult just said that the matter of buying the ship silver and the cooperative store, the villain brought the documents and contracts this time, can you form a text and sign it now."
is really a businessman, Wang Tong smiled and said:
"It's easy to say, the contract is in the style of the Ming Dynasty, notarized by the Ming government, and someone will handle it with you."
On September 25th, the Flying Deer officially became Wang Tong's personal property, and the sailors from Captain Juan to the sailors below also signed a new contract with Wang Tong, and they finally received twice the previous salary and remuneration, and at the same time a salary to pay for their teaching.
There are hundreds of young people studying on the Feilu in Haihe Patrol, and Wang Tong has a promise that the sooner these young people can become proficient, there will be additional bonuses waiting for them, and the teaching will not stop in the future.
Juan's sailors are very happy, the voyage of the Flying Deer is at most from the Haihe River to the outside of the sea, and then come back, without experiencing the hardships of the sea, you can also get a high salary, and enjoy happiness in the prosperous Tianjin Wei every day, which is an unimaginable day before.
On the second day of the first month of October, Juan and the others were given a rare vacation, and this group of foreigners thought that they were rewarded after signing the contract, and happily went to the street.
In the morning, Wang Tong led five boatmen from Shandong to the berth by the sea, Tianjin Wei also has a harbor, but after the ban on the sea for a long time, now a few construction leaders around here all day, thinking about how to repair and rebuild, and so on this side to build, the sea ships can directly dock in the harbor, the Haihe business district will be more prosperous.
The Flying Deer leaned on the shore, there were pedals stretched from the boat to the simple dock, Tang Shan, the inspector of the Haihe River Inspection Division, was waiting there, Tang Patrol is now a well-known figure in Tianjin Weihe, a shop firm, and a shipowner with a boat in his hand, who is not polite and respectful to Tang Patrol.
If someone gets stuck with you, doesn't let you unload the ship, or strictly checks your prohibited materials, then you don't have to do this business! However, today's Tang Inspector was more respectful than those merchants who usually flattered him, because his boss's boss, Lord Wang Tongwang, arrived.
"A few masters, this is the Fanren ship."
Wang Tong stretched out his hand and said, and the five people standing behind him all nodded slightly as they looked at the boat.
Several boatmen found by Wu Da in Shandong had only rested for a day after arriving at Tianjin Wei, and they were called out by Wang Tong and came to watch the Flying Deer.
These five shipwrights are different from the ragged and beggar-like craftsmen in the previous workshop, although their skin is tanned by the sea breeze, but they are dressed quite brightly, listening to the people in Tangshan, the shipwrights and shipwrights who can build large ships and seagoing ships are very wealthy, and even the pirates have to be treated politely, and the remuneration for building a ship is only half a year, and the remuneration can be almost equivalent to ten years of farming, and they are naturally rich.
Wu Da invited them to come, but also promised all kinds of benefits, Wu Da was accompanied by Wang Tong's people, and there was also a guarantee certificate, these boatmen have been on the beach for a long time, and they also heard the prosperity of Tianjin Wei, which moved Xi to take a look.
After coming, Wang Tong was generous, first met ten taels of silver per person, and then lived in the Xingcai Inn, serving delicious food and drink, ironing everything, and the boatmen also felt that it was worth it this time.
was invited to see Fanren's big ship so soon, and the boatmen probably had a judgment in their hearts, knowing that this was Lord Wang's ability to take the school exam.
“…… Fanren's boat uses a keel, and the draft is also deep, and the two ways of the Fu boat, but it is like the Guangzhou ship......"
“…… Most of the sails and cables, and then the rudder, although complicated, as long as it is not a headwind, it is easy to manoeuvre......"
After everyone finished talking, the older one turned around and said:
"Master, there is a difficulty in building this ship!"