Chapter 860: Long-term Trading

Before you know it, the Chen family has become a huge family of the Ming Dynasty. If it is still the system of feudal emperors, this family is looking for death. Under the current system, if the emperor wants to turn over and seize power, the capitalists and bureaucrats in the whole world will not agree. What are you kidding, everyone finally managed to get into such a situation, and no one wants to have an extra knife in their head that can kill at any time.

How do you say that Daming's current system? The capitalists and the bureaucracy acted in cahoots and actually took power of the state. And it was decided in the form of a constitution. After everyone has tasted the benefits of the new system, if you want to return to feudal autocracy, you will be shouted and killed by everyone in the whole world. Napoleon's kind of exception is not something that can be found casually.

With Chen Xie's nod, Pierre didn't want to wait for a day, and immediately called all the main members of the delegation to the meeting after he returned. As a result, he was so angry that these guys couldn't get together, and a few of them stayed in the inn, and Nima was sleeping. All of them added up to a small meeting of less than twenty people, but only half of them were present, and the other half were still hilarious.

A bunch of ghosts sat together waiting for a meeting, boring and casual nonsense. Soon the conversation focused on Japanese entertainment workers. What kind of service is good, the skin is good, there is no strange smell on the body, etc. A group of people chatted quickly and became smoky, and one by one they lit cigarettes, all of which they learned after the Ming Dynasty.

Pierre decided to call a meeting at once, not waiting for those who were outside. After Pierre talked about his meeting with Chen Xie, he mentioned that he could find a bank loan from Daming. This time, everyone's spirit came, and they stayed in Daming for half a month, and the expenses were not small. are all thinking about how to get a vote when they go back, and these people are more concerned about making money. Don't look at the fact that everyone brought a lot of money here. Who would think that their trading costs are greater.

After some arguments, there was no result, nothing more than uncertainty about how much to borrow and how much interest to borrow. Despite this, the group of people still discussed very enthusiastically, and the power of one person was limited in how much goods could be bought with the money everyone brought. Together, it's not small. If there is more goods, you have to charter a ship, and how to reduce freight costs when you get together. Turning a meeting into a cooperative business meeting, Pierre was dragged into the water by them, putting aside national affairs. Let's discuss the establishment of a temporary joint-stock company and pool the funds that everyone has brought together. After all, in the purchase and sale of bulk goods, it is easy to negotiate the price with a little more funds, and these people are not vegetarians, so they quickly came up with a charter. Then the tasks were divided, and the state affairs were handed over to Pierre and the interpreter to talk to the bank. Others split up, gathered everyone for a meeting, and then asked where they could get the bulk goods cheaper.

That night, the French got together for a meeting, and there were a lot of people talking, this one saying that they wanted to buy this, and that hand wanted to buy that. Even more outrageous, there was also a noble woman who proposed. Just fill it all with perfume and go back.

Madame Rambouillet also rushed over, this woman because of her relationship with Zhang Guangde. On similar occasions, more than 200 French nobles and noblewomen gathered together, and the scene was very chaotic. As soon as the woman appeared, she immediately fell silent, because he was followed by a concubine, the head Zhang Guangde.

"I heard that everyone is discussing a batch of bulk goods to go back, and it just so happens that Zhang is also there with me. They came together. Madame Rambouillet held Zhang Guangde in her arms, her chin was too high arrogantly, and her voice spoke with a strong sense of superiority. However, everyone present admitted that it was okay for her to speak like this, after all, no one could compare with her, who let her have such a high-ranking official?

Zhang Guangde knew that these guys were worth a lot of money. How can you make up a deal of one or two million dollars? In these days, such a large transaction is rare, and the purchasing power of silver is very scary. Not to mention, Zhang Guangde did not go to the naval system as he wished, and when he met Chen Xie, he got a new position, director of the World Trade Comprehensive Data and Statistics Committee of the Ming Empire. Even if you are kicked out of the army, what the hell is this position? After he went back and read a document given by Chen Xiangye, he finally understood the meaning of this position?

To put it bluntly, this position is an institution for market development and arbitration of commercial disputes. For example, everyone understands that if the Ming Dynasty sells opium and chips to Europe, the Europeans will not do it, and all kinds of boycotts will be difficult, and Zhang Guangde's institution will be a place where businessmen can complain. Then, after the analysis of this body, whether it is worth fighting, if this agency thinks that it can fight, then submit it to the cabinet for approval, and the last stop is the parliament to deliberate and pass. For example, if a merchant in the Ming Dynasty wants to sell goods to Africa, but the other colonists do not agree, and the locals do not accept it, then you can ask this agency to provide a document, how much commercial benefits can be obtained every year, etc., and then report it after analysis by the department, and finally the Congress will approve a war.

"Guys, first of all, I have a suggestion, would you like to hear it?" Zhang Guangde is much more humble than Madame Rambouillet. Men, arrogance can't be eaten. Everyone said that there was no problem, and Zhang Guangde continued: "I don't care about how much money you have, but I want to remind you that there is no problem at all in privately purchasing some small goods to bring back as gifts." But if you want to get rid of the goods that everyone brought back as soon as possible, you have to identify some goods that sell well in the European market. ”

In this way, everyone calmed down, and that's the truth. Luxury goods are highly profitable, but the market is small.

Zhang Guangde raised a finger and said, "Let me ask a few questions, and everyone will think carefully before answering." First, what goods sell quickly after being shipped back to Europe? Second, did Daming contact the merchants who can provide bulk goods, and did it solve the transportation channels? Can I get the goods I want at the lowest price? Third, how much money do you have? How are profits distributed? ”

A few questions directly asked these people stupidly, that's right, everyone is noisy, and no problems have been solved, right? If everyone has their own little abacus in their hearts, this partnership has not been done yet, and it is estimated that the gang will break up.

"Zhang, do you have any good suggestions?" A nobleman raised his hand and asked, and everyone reacted, this is Da Ming. It's not France that they can call the wind and rain. Everyone asked, Zhang Guangde turned his head with a smile and said, "My dear, I'll leave it to you below." Madame Rambouillet stepped forward arrogantly. Unhurriedly, he said: "Everyone said that they want to set up a temporary company, which I think is a bit wasteful, and it can be turned into a permanent establishment." All the gentlemen and ladies present here are all big people with heads and faces. As long as we are united, who else in France can compete with us for the market of Ming goods? ”

Sure enough, it's a touching fortune, just such a small proposal. Everyone raised their hands in agreement. Just such a group of people got together, not to mention the ordinary magnates, even Louis XIV, who did not dare to touch their cake easily. A very convincing idea, Madame Rambouillet looked at the reaction of the crowd and was secretly proud. In fact, this was Zhang Guangde's idea for her, tying a group of French nobles together, and everyone made a fortune together. In this way, the top luxury goods of the individual are bought and sold. It will not be affected, and it will be able to maintain a closer and stronger relationship of interest with everyone.

The scene was very quiet, and it was impossible to imagine that there were more than 200 people here, both men and women. Madame Rambouillet admired Zhang Guangde in her heart, and continued to say in an arrogant tone: "Okay, now I hope everyone will continue to be quiet and listen to me." All the people here bring different amounts of wealth to the table. How to be fair? Quite simply, the company we set up has a total of 100 shares. Set aside 10 percent of that as a backup. The remaining shares are determined according to the amount of capital contributed by each person. ”

"Wait a minute, why give up 10 percent? Do we want to use these shares to cheapen others? It's our own money, if so. It's better not to cooperate. Someone raised an objection, but Madame Rambouillet still looked at it with arrogant eyes, and then looked unhurriedly at the expressions on everyone's faces, and sure enough, as Zhang Guangde said, someone would raise objections. After all, if you take money from your own pocket, how can you not feel distressed?

"Viscount Murat, I would like to ask you, if all of you are united, will you be able to solve all the problems we face when we return to France? Let me assume, what will you do if His Majesty the Emperor wants to take a stake? In a word, I put this Viscount Murat to the face red-faced, the French aristocracy is high, but Louis XIV is an absolute monarch. If he doesn't have any benefits, he will really let the army come to collect taxes.

Seeing that Madame Rambouillet was in control of the situation, Zhang Guangde found a corner and sat down, drinking slowly with a cup of tea. In fact, it is judging how much money these people can come up with? How much of a deal can the Zhang family get out of it?

In this era, what goods are the most profitable to ship to Europe? One is porcelain, the other is tea, and the other is silk. Needless to say, porcelain, the whole of Europe is crazy about it, and any nobleman who does not have a set of porcelain at home is embarrassed to say that he is a nobleman. Tea is a consumable, and it can be said that it is the largest sales, and silk is actually a little worse. These three goods have a huge market in Europe, and they are also the most popular transactions of European merchants today.

From Zhang Guangde's point of view, in fact, the best combination of goods is porcelain and tea. Porcelain is easy to do, and the Zhang family has its own kiln in Jingdezhen, and the output is not low. As long as an agreement is reached, you can send someone to deliver a message at any time, and you can immediately start a fire. The difficult thing is tea, this thing is not good in Shandong, especially Europeans like to drink black tea. The supply of goods is mainly in the hands of Shanxi and Fujian people, and it is actually difficult to get enough supply for bulk trading, and they have their own European customers.

Well, you can contact Liu Yiming, the No. 3 shopkeeper of the United Firm, for this matter, this guy is too small with himself. If you ask him to help match the bridge, the supply problem is basically solved. If it is a long-term transaction, you can also get a good price. Of course, the price of selling to the French can't be too low, otherwise it will be a violation of the rules, the friendship price, according to the market situation, give the concubine, the first nine-percent discount, that is a great thing.

Madame Rambouillet spoke eloquently, and she liked it very much, the feeling of being in the spotlight of all people. didn't notice at all that at this time, a European noblewoman was already sitting opposite Zhang Guangde, and this woman's chest was open very low, very low.

"You don't mind if I sit here and take a break, do you?" The woman's voice is very good, Zhang Guangde raised his eyes and saw that he was wearing a long skirt that was popular in Beijing at the moment, obviously with a changed neckline, and it was quite amazing to wear it on this woman's body. Coming back all the way, I really didn't notice that there was still such a high-quality commodity in this group. If Zhang Guangde is Chen Xie, he will definitely exclaim "goddess". A Bellucci alive? Monica.

"You may be seated!" After all, there are a lot of people, Zhang Guangde just bowed slightly, even if he answered. The woman doesn't mind, she approaches the other party with a purpose, how can there be so much hypocrisy. "Dear Zhang, don't you mind if I introduce myself, right?"

"How so?" Zhang Guangde decided to keep his distance, and now he needs Mrs. Rambouillet to earn money for the Zhang family, and it is not interesting to overturn the vinegar jar. "Virtue? Casdeyi? Mira. You can call me Mira. "Zhang Guangde has been in Europe for a long time, and he has also been in France for more than a month, so he naturally knows that this is the surname of a duke family. He doesn't care why the French like to make a "virtue" in front. He was concerned about why the woman was sitting in front of him. And dared to ignore Madame Rambouillet, who was standing there, talking to everyone, making rules for cooperation. This can only show one thing, Mira, who returned to France, didn't care about the Rambouillet family at all.

"We haven't seen each other?" Zhang Guangde deliberately came to such a sentence, which means that everyone should not be too close. also glanced at the concubine and head who were talking loudly, Mira smiled faintly, her face was full of confidence, but a fleeting disgust flashed in her eyes. Zhang Guangde immediately realized that this woman may not be the same as other French noblewomen, or that she has higher pursuits?

"First time we met, I want to know from you, how to get a loan from the bank of the Ming Empire?" Mira's question immediately made Zhang Guangde think of a face, Chen Ping, the number one person in the Daming banking industry. Oops, when he was in elementary school, he was already in middle school, and it seems that he helped his younger brother beat him up. This product doesn't tell his parents, and he grits his teeth and fights until the last moment. The next day, he called several cousins, and the friends fought again, but they didn't know the winner, and the friendship between the two was not easy to position.

Looking at the expectant eyes of the woman in front of him, Zhang Guangde had an idea, just this face and figure, except for being a little taller, it seems that it is flawless and can be evaluated. Immediately smiled and said: "I'm afraid I can't help you with this question, but I'm willing to serve and inquire." So, tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, you wait for my news. After speaking, Zhang Guangde stood up, nodded slightly, and politely left the opposite side of the woman, walked to the concubine and the head, and smiled reservedly. (To be continued......)