"But the East India Company didn't give him a hard time, but I was afraid that they would get an inch. One of my staff members also advised me not to start a war at will, but if I didn't fight them, the trade routes of Yunyan would not be smooth.

My old man recently opened a financial source, there must be tens of millions of taels, we are not short of funds in the near future, but the equipment and technology is also a huge investment, Yunyan just covers this cost, otherwise sit on the mountain and eat empty, no matter how much silver is not enough to spend! ”

The means prepared by Yang Meng to deter foreign devils must be fought before they can really work, otherwise the deterrent power is not enough!

"Invite them over! I don't have a suitable person around me, what should I do about this, let's discuss it, otherwise it will cause a national war, and it will not be beneficial to us at all. ”

Lao Taishan's words still have to be listened to, although Yang Meng thinks about revenge in his heart, but it is not a matter if he doesn't give Lao Taishan face.

attracted Wei Wu, Ge Shiyang, and Qin Ziqi, this Wei Wuyi entered the hall, Pan Shicheng was stunned, this is so familiar!

"You are ......"

"Huh! For those who have fallen into the rivers and lakes, the past has turned into smoke. ”

This was one of the few people in the Qing Dynasty back then, and the means were so powerful that he couldn't hand over the silver back then, if he hadn't been affected by his subordinates, this would have been the emperor for a few more years.

"Father-in-law, this is Mr. Wei, this is Master Ge, they are all close to me, if you have something to say, there is nothing to worry about."

"Mr. Wei! Master Ge! ”

Under Yang Meng's introduction, Pan Shicheng did not study Wei Wu's origin in detail, and met with the two. Qin Ziqi is a junior. It was simply ignored.

And Yang Meng's title. It also made Wei Wu frown, this Yang Laosan was so powerful, he actually married the Pan family, and used this trick to deal with the viciousness of the Great Qing Dynasty.

"Mr. Wei, Master Ge, it's still a matter of the East India Company. This matter is more troublesome than we imagined, and the East India Company instigated the Huichao merchant gang to work together to deal with my Pan and Yang families, how to solve the matter. You two have a suggestion too. ”

"It's not difficult to suppress the Hui Chao Merchant Gang and deter the East India Company, but on how to deter the East India Company, we should have a good talk, it is not an auspicious thing to use swords and soldiers in vain, but I am afraid that it will cause a national war, and neither the Pan and Yang families will get any benefits."

Yang Laosan pointed out the relationship between the Pan and Yang families, and Wei Wu did not hesitate, and directly picked up the shield of Lixiangyuan. dragged Pan Shicheng to contain Yang Laosan.

"Mr. Wei's words are good, and the result of my discussion with Xingdou is probably the same. It's just how to deter this East India Company, our son-in-law has different opinions, does Mr. Wei have a high opinion? ”

In political affairs, Wei Wu is a national player, there are ready-made people who don't need it, isn't it burying talents, if Wei Wu can't come up with an idea about this matter, he can only act according to his son-in-law's wishes.

"I still have to trouble Master Ge for this matter, the third master wants to make an appointment with the East India Company, do you think this matter is feasible?"

Wei Wu also has no experience in how to deal with foreign affairs, but there is a live foreign devil by his side, and Wei Wu is not polite, and directly pushes the trouble to Ge Shiyang.

"Duels are possible, but it is difficult to have a covert duel without alarming the parties. Lord Lord, I don't know if we have any hole cards? ”

Duels are legal in the Western world, and some high-level figures often participate in duels, but the status of both sides of the duel must be equal. In the eyes of Europe, the Qing State is just a piece of fat prey, and the Qing people are not qualified to do so in equal negotiations.

"Yunyan, this is my hole card, my goods will be given to Europe and the United States for another few decades, they can make them, but now! They don't have that ability yet.

My cloud smoke will be the same as tea, become an indispensable necessity commodity in the Western world, from the upper class nobles, to the lower class of the common people, from the army supply, to the daily commodity, cloud smoke will be an indispensable good thing.

Now that Yunyan has been in the Western World Realm for less than a year, the demand has soared, and in another year, this Cloud Smoke will be popular in half the World. Mastering Yunyan is mastering a mountain of gold.

If the East India Company does not cooperate with me, I will turn the cloud into a tool to plunder England, and what is the trade deficit? As long as Mifa cooperates with me, I will make Yunyan the currency of England, gold and silver? Will exit the English trading market. ”

Yang Meng said this with confidence, the proportion of his own allocation, suitable for long-term smoking, slowly addiction, with the current scale of trade, it is not impossible to replace the gold and silver currency of England.

The current Qing Dynasty is a role model, many merchants, think that gold and silver are too heavy, directly take opium as funds, and opium is now also the hard currency in the Qing Dynasty shopping mall, it is very easy to exchange gold and silver, whether it is a village or a city, a bag of opium is far more valuable than a bag of gold and silver.

"My lord, this is impossible, that will only make the European countries extremely hostile to the Qing State, and replace gold and silver currency with commodities, it will be a disaster for any country, and the government of any country will not allow such a thing to happen.

If you do this, you will only cause war. Mi and France will not join our camp, they will help England to deal with the Qing Kingdom. ”

Although Ge Shiyang is not an economic expert, he knows what Yang Meng means very well, and he also knows the harm of doing this, this so-called cloud smoke is not a hole card at all, but Pandora's box, once opened, it will be a flood beast and a war plague.

"Master Ge is right, I did the same! Why do I have to pay several times the price for arms? For what do I need half or less of the gold and silver?

The reason is here, I know the power of cloud and smoke best, and I also know the means of European and American countries, bartering is to stabilize the great powers, and the exchange of gold and silver is to prevent the currency of the Qing Dynasty from flowing out indefinitely.

Bartering is the main purpose of buying and selling cloud smoke, in exchange for arms, commodities, technology, and equipment, and if the conditions permit, we can even exchange cloud smoke for the colonies of the great powers in the East.

Obtaining commercial benefits is the purpose of the great powers, and my purpose is to exchange for the advanced technology of the great powers, these two are not contradictory, as long as the degree is mastered, Mifa will not become our ally.

Let's start with Miffa. Sign an intent. Will be what we need. Make a list and exchange a large amount of cloud smoke at a discount, in which we can give up a part of the profits, and the merchants who think that Mifa will agree to this intention.

The great powers, many of the goods shipped to the Qing Dynasty were unmarketable, and with this letter of intent, they were able to organize a suitable source of goods. They save effort, so why don't we make a profit?

Isn't the matter of monopoly rights in this letter of intent? We have abundant financial resources, and we are doing a large transaction, I believe that the Mifa businessman will have this intention, and settle Mifa, not afraid that his East India Company will not take the bait.

And in order to sign this intention with us, the East India Company must fight with the new army in Yunnan, otherwise let the merchants of Mifa act as agents for the purchase and sale of cloud tobacco in England. So that our two families can be equal? Do we have a foundation for combining vertical and horizontal? ”

Yang Meng poured out what he had only been thinking about for a few days in one go. Although he is a half-baked person in business, he has never eaten pork and has seen pigs run, and the things of the later generations are enough for the East India Company to consume.

"Xingdou, let's discuss this matter of monopoly rights again! If we do this, we will re-establish the thirteen elements! Foreign businessmen will definitely not agree, and even if they agree, they will inevitably have a bad heart, but the matter of that letter of intent is feasible, but this duel should be cautious! ”

Yang Meng's words also pointed out a new way for Pan Shicheng, and the monopoly right to take over foreign goods in conjunction with the Huichao merchant gang agreed with his son-in-law was also rejected by him.

The Huichao merchant gang, in general, is still an opponent, and it is better to monopolize the profits, leaving aside his Huichao merchant gang, the Yang Pan family may not be able to succeed.

"Father-in-law, the Huichao Merchant Gang should not be lightly abandoned, after all, their strength in the imperial court is not weak, and now they are against them, which is not conducive to our development, besides, we have close ties with the Huichao Merchant Gang, maybe we can control the entire Qing Dynasty through them?

It's just that this matter is important, and there is a safe way to do it in the future, and it's not too late to do it, what we have to do now is to unite with the Huichao merchant gang to put pressure on the East India Company, and sign a letter of intent with the Mifa merchants, and some Yunyan can also be owed on credit, even if there is a loss, for us, it will not have much impact.

The output of my side, 10,000 catties a day is not a problem, as long as the things brought by foreign merchants are suitable, we can barter goods, and the price can also be negotiated, and it is not a problem to drop to two or three taels of silver per two taels of smoke, as long as they have suitable goods. ”

The Huichao merchant gang can't easily offend, nor can they give up easily, offending them, these people are bound to instigate the imperial court to embarrass the Yang and Pan families, pull them on the boat, and let them partner with themselves to deceive the imperial court.

Moreover, the strength of these people in the imperial court is not weak, and if they develop well, it is not impossible to use them for themselves. Giving up on them is to make enemies on both sides of the shopping mall and officialdom, and he has recently opened up the Ganshan business road, which is about to face the group of Jin merchants, and with the Huichao merchant gang to contain it, it is easier to deal with the Jin merchants.

"What the third master said is right, harmony is the old way, Wei thinks that the third master's way is good, the situation is urgent, let's hurry up and act according to the third master's wishes!"

Wei Wu's words can be regarded as setting the overall situation, Pan Shicheng nodded, everyone here should go to do something, Wei Wu and Ge Shiyang left first, leaving Pan Shicheng, Yang Meng and Qin Ziqi.

"Ziqi, look at this Wei Wu, if this old ghost sends a message to someone, you follow and take a look, if it is a lowly person, he will be taken to Yunnan directly, if he is a high-ranking family, what should he do to know the Tao?"

In front of his father-in-law, Yang Meng did not shy away from it, and directly asked Qin Ziqi to monitor Wei Wu, saying this, to give his father-in-law some warning, getting on the Yang family's ship, it is not easy to go down, his father-in-law should be fine, but the people of the Pan family, it is not easy for them to come forward to restrain them, and they have to have a charter of their own, and some things are done to bear the consequences.

Guangzhou is now the fulcrum of Yunnan's development, and Shanghai in the future also needs his father-in-law to contribute, and it is also beneficial to give him some reassurance.

After listening to Yang Meng's words, Pan Shicheng's heart was also a little relieved, Wei Wu had a lot of background, so he was afraid that his beloved son-in-law would not be able to control it, and now it seems that he is too worried.

Yang Pan's good should also have a priority, the meaning of Yang Sanlang's words, Pan Shicheng also heard it, he Lixiangyuan Pan is a businessman, some boundaries are not entered, it seems that he has to restrain his family, otherwise the Pan family and the Yang family have a conflict, it is not easy to deal with!

"Xingdou, I'll deal with the affairs of the Huichao Merchant Gang, as for the merchants on Mifa's side, I'll ask the steward to come over, and you can send Master Ge to deal with it!"

"Master Ge can't be of great use yet, let's let the manager of Lixiangyuan test this matter in advance, let's have an eyebrow, it's really not possible, and then let Master Ge go out."

Ge Shiyang's family has not arrived, Yang Meng really doesn't dare to use it, he doesn't know the face of the person, but he doesn't know the heart! Don't let Ge Shiyang wander around. (To be continued......)