Chapter 61: Crazy Agreements
A group of wealthy people also lined up and began to register their names at Simucheng. Every time someone completes the registration, they will always come over and bow deeply in front of Lin Feng to express their gratitude to Lin Feng!
Lin Feng smiled and told them one-on-one that the World Merchants Conference was officially over, asked them to arrange their own return matters, wished them a happy return, and asked them to send the shares and supervisors of each project to Shouzhou as soon as possible.
When the crowd slowly dispersed, there were only eight people left in the study room, Lin Feng, Xi Mucheng, Huang Zongwang, Fang Hongxing, Shi Zhizhi, Mo Hui, Pei Songlin, and Kang Zhonghai. These six tycoons knew that Lin Feng must have a major confidential incident to tell, and they all waited for Lin Feng to speak with a serious face.
Lin Feng's face also became solemn, looked at the six people, and was silent for a while before he said: "Actually, everyone must also know that whether it is a person or a family, the only thing you can really rely on is your own strength and ability!" But how can we further enhance our strength and capabilities? Now, there is a very difficult test, but also a very rare opportunity! ”
Subsequently, Lin Feng told the possibility of a big battle with the Northern Zhou Kingdom, and in the shocked and panicked eyes of the six people, he said in a deep voice: "I have always believed that the crisis must be a crisis that contains opportunities. To tell you the truth, I have been preparing for this big battle since I started Mou Chu! Now, the surrounding area of Datang is peaceful, the Holy Lord and the King of Qi have made up their minds about the confidence of the decisive battle in the country, and the Academy of Sciences is also studying the mysterious weapons to deal with the north, I can clearly tell you that I am now at least seventy percent sure of winning this war! ”
Hearing Lin Feng's explanation and comfort, the expressions of the six bigwigs slowly softened, staring at Lin Feng without speaking.
"This war is by no means a short time to be solved, there are a lot of things that Shouzhou needs to prepare, food, money, weapons, minerals, steel, all the war materials I need! I am ready to use Lord Honor, Shouzhou Minerals, and the future Zhou State Minerals, Salt Industry, and land as collateral to borrow money and materials and even borrow people from you! What do you guys think? Lin Feng stopped talking nonsense and said straight to the point.
The six of them widened their eyes in unison and looked at Lin Feng in disbelief.
Lin Feng pointed at Fang Hongxing, and then said: "As early as the beginning of Mouchu, I suggested to the Holy Lord to introduce commercial operations into the war, mainly focusing on food and weapons, that is, planning for us to work together to control the most important economic lifeline of a country, so that others dare not move if they want to, and we can't move!" I'm ready to hand over the food matter to you now, and the weapons are also allowed for you to build privately, and at the same time, we will join forces to secretly prepare for the Shouzhou Bank, so as to put you in a more important position through the war with the Zhou State, do you dare to do it? ”
Ignoring the trembling expressions of the six people, Lin Feng walked to the table, lifted the black curtain, revealing the "People's Seal" below, and said loudly: "What am I doing to all the brothers?" Because I firmly believe that this concept, just like this 'people's seal' that is square on the outside and round on the inside, we must be good on the inside, but it must be bad on the outside! You all have more or less large ships, if I send you special soldiers and elite soldiers, do you dare to go to the countries of the South China Sea, even the Southern Han Dynasty and Japan, to grab money, grain, and territory?! And then we do the profit sharing? ”
Looking at the six pairs of almost crazy eyes, Lin Feng took out six pieces of paper from his arms, slapped them in front of the six people one by one, and then clasped his hands to his chest and stopped talking.
The six of them glanced at each other, picked up the paper in front of them in fear, and were immediately completely paralyzed and stupid.
There are only six lines on the paper:
"1. I or any one of my family shall be the commander-in-chief of all the islands and lands which shall be discovered or acquired, and shall be hereditary.
2. I shall serve as vice-king and governor of all the seas which the travelers shall discover or acquire land and islands.
3. I may levy and retain a tenth of all future gold, silver, pearls, precious stones, spices, and other trade in these regions, and shall be exempt from duty.
4. Any case involving the production or products of these commodities shall be adjudicated by me or my agent in the capacity of Commander-in-Chief.
5. I will be given the option of paying one-eighth of the total cost of other vessels sailing to these new territories, or one-eighth of their profits.
6. I will receive the rank of Admiral and the Order of Honour of the First Class. ”
These contents are not original to Lin Feng, they are basically directly copied from the famous "Santa Fe Agreement" in history, and it is also the navigation rights agreement that Columbus signed with Queen Isabella after 6 years of gambling with the Spanish royal family before he sailed away.
In the end, Queen Isabella honored all the rewards promised to Columbus, completing the most successful venture in history. According to statistics, from 1502 to 1660, Spain received 18,600 tons of silver and 200 tons of gold from the Americas, and also got a new continent - the American continent. Until now, Spanish was the main official language of the American continent.
Later, Magellan signed a similar agreement with the King of Spain. Although he unfortunately died on the way home, the surviving crew members still became the beneficiaries.
The history of the world has long proved that whichever country can design a better property protection and innovation incentive system, which country will have more adventurous "captains", and will also have a broader sea area and the world!
What kind of gentleman's agreement is this, it is clearly a pirate robbery and dirty contract! The six of them sat there in unison, all trembling, barely able to hold the fluttering piece of paper, their lips trembling violently, unable to utter a word.
Lin Feng applauded lightly, summoned the souls of these people back, pointed to the papers and said, "This is an agreement about the future, but now it's completely ready to prepare!"
Of course, at present, if I sign a contract with you as a small three-grade assassin history, everyone must be worried. But if we act boldly, there will be an endless supply of wealth, and there will be a vast territory! As long as the war with the Zhou State is won, I will definitely have a greater impact on Datang, and this agreement will no longer be a dead letter!
I have said some things in the front, and I can help you train you to become the most elite warrior in the world, and I can help you train as many trusted subordinates as you send. You have encountered resistance to your expansion outside, and I can privately send elite troops to help you, and even openly support you in the name of the state; At the same time, the latest weapons and technologies in the Academy of Sciences will be provided to you free of charge.
In a word, you conquer the world outside in the name of the country, Shouzhou and I will always be your backing, and all gains will give priority to ensuring your profits. This is an incomparably huge gamble, dare you bet? If you don't do it, I'll find someone else to do it! ”
The six of them nervously made different movements almost at the same time, either squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands, or spinning around in the room, or clenching their hands into fists and stupidly stunned.
"I'll give you a quarter of an hour to think about it! If we agree, we will henceforth become allies in life and death, advancing and retreating together forever; If not, it is better to remember the vows you made this evening, and to forget every word we have spoken about this evening! If anyone leaks this great secret, I believe you must all know the real experience of staying in Quanzhou City! Lin Feng said sharply, put his hands behind his back, and turned around.
With a wave of his hand, Feng Jingyun led more than a dozen special soldiers to suddenly jump out of the darkness, one by one steel knives out of their sheaths, and their eyes stared at these six people viciously. This can't be blamed on Lin Feng for being so careful, if the matter discussed now leaks out, he will definitely die without a place to be buried!
Quan Congxiao was captured alive by Lin Feng under the heavy protection of an army of 100,000 people! Kang Zhonghai had learned from Kang Renjie in detail about the whole incident, and after arriving in Shouzhou, he also sighed privately with other rich people, so he naturally knew the threat in Lin Feng's words.
The six of them couldn't help but tremble at the same time, Huang Zongwang took the lead in standing up, and said in a slightly dry voice: "From the moment the old man saw Lord Lin, he was ready to hand over his net worth and life to Lord Lin, no need to think about it, my Huang family agreed!" ”
"My Pei family also agrees!" Pei Songlin stood up the second, Shi Zhizhi and Mo Hui glanced at each other, and stood up at the same time, Fang Hongxing and Kang Zhonghai hesitated slightly, and also swore to agree!
The important decision that would affect the overall pattern of the future world was finalized in this late night, in the somewhat strange atmosphere in the lobby of the Shouzhou Thorn Mansion.