Chapter 148 The Europeans Are Not Stupid

The genetic man turned to leave, helping them to report again, and Gonzalez and Francisco looked at each other, and they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"Hey, I didn't think that people from the Song Empire would also accept bribes." Gonzalez whispered to Francisco. Francisco rolled his eyes and responded, "I think it's good, I'm worried that they won't take my money." But don't worry about these things now, as long as you collect the money, then everything will be easy to do in the future. ”

Spain is also rampant, and the officials under the nobles and ministers are also corrupt and perverted the law at home. So the two of them are no strangers to this at all, but they are very familiar with this set.

In their opinion, since this genetic person accepted the bribe, it doesn't matter if he can't help this time. But the two of them can find a 'friend' here, which is not a small benefit for the future.

And they can also see that this umbrella company is the department fully responsible for the foreign trade of the Song Empire, and the power in its hands is not small.

If you want to trade with the Song Empire and get more trade goods, then you need the nod of the company's top management.

Because in addition to food, many commodities are limited in quantity and not unlimited. Therefore, some goods that can make huge profits have become the goal of merchants as much as possible.

For example, ceramics.

At the same time, this genetic person can meet the senior management of the umbrella company, which proves that he has the opportunity to say a few good words from time to time in front of the minister of the umbrella company.

Therefore, this investment is still necessary.

Tuk tuk!

"Come in!"

Wang Shan, who was smoking a cigarette with his legs crossed, answered when he heard the knock on the door.

The gene man pushed open the door of the office, walked in, took the door up, and walked to Zhang Tie to stand still.

"The Spaniards outside gave me a bag of money and wanted me to be accommodating and come in and report it. I could tell they were waiting impatiently. Since he did not hide the money given to him by the Spaniards, and he also took out the money bag given by the Spaniards in his pocket and put it on the desk in front of Zhang Tie.

Zhang Tie still crossed Erlang's legs on the desk and didn't put it down, but he reached out and took the money bag in his hand little by little, and then weighed it, and then opened the bag and looked at it.

"Yo, it's still a gold Pistol, the mainstream currency of the Mediterranean."

After opening the mouth of the bag, Zhang Tie looked at the five or six golden metals in the bag, then smiled and sealed the bag and threw it back on the table.

Since the start of trade, Zhang Tie has also seen a lot of currencies of this era during this time.

What Pistol, River, Kim Louis, Golden Pound, Caroline, Ducat, etc., opened his eyes. For the multiplicity of European and Mediterranean currencies, I am really convinced.

Of course, none of these currencies are of very high purity, whether gold or silver. On the contrary, these Europeans were interested in the silver and gold coins of the Song Empire, because the purity of the Song Empire's currency was very high.

When the umbrella company opened in the early stage, Zhang Tie had not noticed such a situation.

Let some businessmen take advantage of the loophole.

However, now Zhang Tie has reacted, and has listed the imperial currency against the popular currencies of European countries and the Mediterranean, indicating the exchange ratio.

For the time being, the currency of the Song Empire is the strongest, and it is basically exchanged for other currencies at an exchange rate of 1:2 or 1:3.

However, considering the objects of this age, these gold coins given by the Spaniards are also a lot of money.

In Manhattan, that's enough for a family of five to live without doing anything for three months.

Five or six gold coins, and fifty-six imperial silver coins.

And the salaries of the soldiers in Manhattan City are only twelve silver coins a month, which has already allowed them to live a very comfortable life.

"You can keep the money yourself, since someone gave it to you, you can't return it." , Zhang Tie didn't say anything about his subordinates accepting bribes, he firmly believed that one thing was that the water was clear and there were no fish.

These genetic people with dúlì thinking and thinking are not so easy to manage like normal people. Even if you don't let them take the money, you can't control it.

At least with his support, they will tell you a word after they collect the money, not silently.

"You don't have to worry about anything, you don't necessarily have to do something for them after receiving money. They have a lot of money, so it's not impossible for you to help them spend it. ”

Zhang Tiejiao spit out a green smoke ring and said to the genetic person in front of him.

"My lord, how do I reply to them?"

The genetic man asked.

Zhang Tie thought for a while: "Tell them to come back tomorrow." I'll see them tomorrow so they don't say anything. But I'm thinking that they will have a lot of trouble with you in the future, and you have to know how to deal with them yourself. ”

The gene man nodded and replied, "Don't worry, my lord, these turtles can buy me with this amount of money, and they look down on people too much." ”

"Okay, you can go down, as long as you have a score in your heart. If they are willing to give money, you will take it! But you must remember that you are always a member of our Song Empire, and you can never change your skin, as well as your race! ”

Zhang Tie just reminded the genetic person.

The gene man nodded, turned and left Zhang Tie's office.

Looking at the back of the departing genetic person, Zhang Tie was thoughtful.

Now everything in the company is on a normal track, but there is something that he didn't expect.

That is embezzlement and bribery.

Although embezzlers have not yet appeared, cases of accepting bribes have emerged.

If he doesn't think of a way, there will be corruption in the future, even Zhang Tie himself can't guarantee it.

But for now, at least this bribery is still under control.

Those genetics who have accepted the benefits of the merchants will report this matter to him Zhiludao, and then with Zhang Tie's acquiescence, they will hand over the money.

This is much more comfortable than taking bribes secretly.

However, the human heart is the most elusive, and if it is not controlled, it will not be possible to say anything in the future. Because people change, they become more and more greedy, more and more ambitious.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Tie felt that this matter needed to be explained to His Majesty. As trade becomes more and more popular, there are some things and rules and regulations that should be figured out in advance.

I have to wait until something happens to solve it, and even the roots will rot.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tie immediately called his secretary to come in, wrote down the turkey feathers and the brown paper he bought from the Europeans, and wrote down the recent situation and submitted it to Zhao Hongyu for him to know.

"My lord said let you come tomorrow, he will meet you tomorrow, get ready."

The genetics told Gonzalez and Francisco the news, and they were overjoyed.

And the two sighed at the same time, sure enough, it is useful to spend money, which is no different from Spain itself.

But it doesn't matter, as long as you can spend money, as long as you have a trade agreement, then what is the value of this effort.

It's not that they don't want to trade without umbrella companies, but without a trade agreement in hand, all the merchants here won't buy or sell goods with them.

This is the truth that they have encountered many times before they realize.

Therefore, the trade agreement of the umbrella company is particularly important for them.

wanted to continue to invite this gene man to have a meal and strengthen the relationship between the two parties, but was politely rejected by the gene person.

Subsequently, the Spanish duo left the umbrella company.

When they left the Umbrella Company, they made their way to the hotel where they were sheltered at the docks. When they first arrived at the dock, they found that another ship had arrived in the port.

Looking at the flag on the ship's pole, this is the Dutch!

The port was a Dutch double-decked sea vessel for business and warfare.

The Dutch sailors ran back and forth on the deck, pulling the ropes and lowering the sails.

The Dutch are also here, and it seems that we must establish trade relations with the Song Empire as soon as possible, and if we can, diplomatic relations.

The Spaniards returned to their lodgings with unpleasant faces, looking worried.

Nowadays more and more countries are establishing relations with the Song Empire, which is not a good thing for the Spaniards.

Because this will spread the benefits and profits of trade.

After the Spaniard returned to his residence, he put away his thoughts and began to prepare gifts to meet Zhang Tie the next day.

After living for so many days, they had already inquired clearly.

They knew who Zhang Tie was and what his identity was on the side of the Song Empire.

The Manhattan area was the fief of the crown prince of the Song Empire and belonged to his private domain.

And Zhang Tie was a close minister of the crown prince of the Song Empire, and was entrusted with the charge of foreign affairs and trade, which shows what status he has in the heart of the crown prince.

At the same time, there are several people like Zhang Tie in the Manhattan area.

One is Song Hu, the commander-in-chief of the Manhattan area, and the other is the crown prince's father-in-law, Black Bear.

As for the leaders of the black legions and the leaders of the Gurkhas, they all worked under Song Hu, and they were still inferior to the first three.

The last person is Wang Shan, the leader of the Prince's Praetorian Guard.

He commanded a corps of 500 guards, and he was definitely the crown prince's henchman.

To do things here in Manhattan, these people have to have good relationships.

In particular, Zhang Tie, who is in charge of diplomatic and trade power, is the most important target.

This was the consensus of merchants who had already dealt with the Song Empire.

And the crown prince's henchman, who is also the future crown prince's important minister after he ascended the throne and became the emperor, so there is absolutely no harm in laying a good relationship now.

The Europeans are dirty, but they're not stupid about politics. (To be continued.)