Time is the most merciless rule, it will not stop waiting for anyone, in the investment frenzy, there are still about 5 days left before the end of the second step of the selection team.

Among the hundreds of Selectors in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions, some have successfully completed their mission, they are ambitious, and they have begun to actively seek out interactive characters, explore the sea, and pursue more benefits and improvements, some are still desperate, they are fighting hard, trying to turn the tide and complete the mission in these last five days, and some are completely unskilled, but the punishment for mission failure is not clear, and they are still holding on to luck, waiting for the opportunity to turn over.

And Wang Mancang, the captain of the invincible uncle team who spent all day and wine, seemed to be even worse than these selectors who could already be sure of mission failure, whether it was the change in the number of selector beacons, or the ups and downs of the curve of the exchange quotation board, it could not attract the slightest attention from him.

In the eyes of the outside world, who did not know his true identity, this merchant was completely ruined, and it could be concluded that under the coercion and debt of the Dutch East India Company, he was not far from death, no wonder even the Van der Kamp Chamber of Commerce officials around him had lost confidence in him.

According to the sailors in the bar, the handsome female gunner and Mr. van der Kamp's little nephew, who had been inseparable from him, were no longer with him.

However, the arms dealer always seemed to think that his life was not grand enough, and when people were losing interest in his madness, Monsieur van der Kamp unexpectedly packed up his debauchery and put an end to his drunkenness.

Like a prodigal son, he reappeared on the stock exchange in the port of Hamburg as a profit-seeking arms merchant, and once again showed great interest in the tulip trade on the offer board.

The people who came and went around him had no other reaction than to express their goodwill and gratification, after all, everyone thought that it was too late for him to come to his senses at this time, and the decadence of the past few days had made him miss the most important opportunity to increase the value of tulips, and with the funds in his hands now, it was difficult to buy back 300 boxes of top tulip bulbs, and as for the interest, it was impossible to earn enough.

None of this seems to have affected Mr. van der Kamp, who, like the drunkenness and debauchery of the previous week, did not care what the outside world thought.

Lao Wang stared at the quotation board, and his mind was quickly calculating.

According to the news on the quotation board, the latest price surge of tulips has passed, and the profit appreciation of this popular product has once again entered a relatively flat upward period.

However, the profits created by this so-called "flat rise" have greatly exceeded the interest that ordinary banks can give, so there are still people who continue to invest money in the hope of making as much money as possible.

The greed of the market was stimulated to the greatest extent, and the small traders with insufficient funds even began to stop buying and selling tulips entities, they invested in the offices set up by big florists and big capitalists, and used bill transactions to indicate that they owned part of the ownership of the physical tulips, and then traded the so-called tulips through these notes, and the tulips as the backing were still strong, making these ridiculous pieces of paper equally useful in the exchange, in the eyes of modern people, this is the prototype of futures trading.

"The funds are still pouring in, but the increase index has been very flat, how is the situation on your side?" Lao Wang did not follow any members of the Invincible Uncle Team by his side, and now he could only get in touch with the team members through the team channel, but from his words, he seemed to be arranging some plan.

"In addition to the regional price difference, the price index of tulips in Amsterdam also shows the same line, and it came earlier than Hamburg, and the rapid increase some time ago has once again stimulated people's confidence, but their response is too slow, and now they can only eat some leftovers with money, but they are unwilling to withdraw, they believe that the crazy rise will come again. Takenaka's voice replied first, and then the little guy seemed to smile slightly twice and said, "Miss Lilu thinks that you are a madman, uncle, and now you bite your lips white." ”

"How is it, Lao Wang's heart is not distressed?" Mary's slightly jealous voice picked up Takenaka's words, and said that Lao Wang couldn't cry or laugh, since the last time the two of them pulled hands and walked away, Lao Wang and Mary fell into a strange ambiguous state, and the whole Takezhong and Boss Tan always showed a playful evil smile when they saw them alone.

Lao Wang shook his head and eliminated distracting thoughts: "You still keep saying that I am not in shape, and now I am in a bad shape, and I am still joking, how is England? In fact, to be honest, it is your side that makes me the most relieved." ”

"Hehe, it seems that you have no conscience and know how to feel sorry for me?" Mary is a very interesting woman, seeing that Lao Wang was a little serious, she only teased again, so she immediately changed her tone and said: "The London exchange is the same as Amsterdam, the situation is relatively calm, just like Takenaka said, in addition to the regional price difference, the index displayed by tulips on the quotation board has risen gently, and the range should be slightly higher than Amsterdam." ”

"When the time comes, is there any problem?" Lao Wang was really worried about Mary, and asked again.

"Mr. Manuel Almida is well connected in London, and with his connections, we have no problem in implementing our plan, but I have other worries, after all, London has the second largest holdings in Europe, how much of a storm can we make with this little fish and shrimp?" replied Mary, and Wang could imagine her frowning and gently rubbing her cheeks with her hands.

"Don't worry, just start it, we still have a backhand in London, but you have to pay attention to safety when the time comes. Lao Wang confessed again, and after hearing Mary's affirmative reply, he asked again: "Boss Tan, where are you?"

"I arrived in Stockholm 4 days ago, Admiral Bergstone arranged for Charlie to accompany me throughout the whole process, as for the preparation of the launch, Sweden should be the least worried, after all, we have the biggest support here, I believe there will be no problem. Tan Liang's voice sounded relaxed and full of confidence.

"Indeed, I am least worried about your journey, but after the deed is done, we must hurry to Hamburg to join us, once the market goes crazy, we must prevent someone at sea from dying and taking risks. Lao Wang said, nodding unconsciously.

"After explaining for a long time, what about your side, uncle? The plan needs four places as the starting point, and it can't be done without your link. Takenaka reminded Lao Wang Dao that as a military advisor in the team, this job is generally his, and even Mary can't snatch it.

Without waiting for Lao Wang to answer, in the bustling crowd of the Hamburg Exchange, a figure suddenly approached Lao Wang, only to see him standing a few steps away from Lao Wang, and then coughed lightly twice, cautiously reminding Lao Wang that he was coming, as if he was afraid that Lao Wang was on guard, and he was easily frightened and injured himself, it seems that he knows Lao Wang's combat strength very well.

"Coincidentally, as soon as Zhuzi asked here, someone came, and I said a few words to him, you follow the original plan, and wait for my signal. Lao Wang heard the cough, didn't hurry back to deal with the person behind him, first explained the matter clearly in the team channel, and reconfirmed with the team members, then turned around and saw the person who pressed the tricorne hat very low, Lao Wang smiled slightly and said: "I haven't seen Mr. Ferdinand for a long time, how are you doing?"

The person who came was Ferdinand, a seaman who had been loaned to Lao Wang by Lilu, and he hadn't seen him for some days, Ferdinand felt that the eyes of the weapon merchant in front of him were sharper, which made his throat dry involuntarily, so he cleared his throat again, stroked the brim of his hat and saluted Lao Wang: "Thank you for your concern, Captain Van der Kamp, I'm fine." ”

"So, did we bring what we agreed on?" said with a smile, he found that the other party used the title of captain, not president or sir, which showed that Ferdinand still valued the experience of sailing with him, so he continued to use the captain in the title, indicating the relationship between the two superiors and subordinates.

"According to your and Miss Lilu's request, two full ships, each with 400 boxes, all here, just waiting for your orders, we can start at any time. Ferdinand bowed his head, and replied respectfully and firmly.

"Thank you very much, please follow me here for a while, let's wait and begin. Wang reached out and patted Ferdinand on the shoulder, then turned to look at the tall wooden quotation board in the center of the exchange hall again.

Eight-foot-tall and 12-foot-wide, this board is made of the finest walnut wood, which has been smoothed and shiny over the years.

From time to time, they receive small notes from the supervisor to bring back to the exchange from various channels, and then quickly pass them to the analysts and appraisers, and after getting their analysis results, they run to the front of the quotation board, erase the original numbers on the price columns of some commodities, and then fill in the new numbers, so that the prices of trade goods are adjusted lower or higher.

In the early winter, the young lads wore only thin shirts and were still busy sweating.

At 11:55 a.m., Wang and Ferdinand had been staring at the quotation board on the Hamburg Exchange for more than two hours, the price of tulips, the boys revised the quotation data on average every hour, and Wang noticed that the rally was gradually becoming more stable, which means that the expansion of tulip profits became slower.

The source of the price change of tulip transactions is in Amsterdam, and the news of these changes takes about a day and a half to reach Hamburg by ship, which means that the price change of Hamburg shows that it is actually 36 hours behind Amsterdam.

Lao Wang does not have this problem, Takenaka and Lilu are standing in front of the quotation board of the Amsterdam Exchange at this moment, and the news that Lao Wang gets is real-time, and there is no delay.

According to the beacon, at this time, in the entire Hamburg Exchange, it is very magical that only Lao Wang is present, so he is the only one here who knows that the price of tulips in Amsterdam is getting smaller and smaller, and the index line is getting more and more stable, and it seems that it is getting closer and closer to the straight line.

"Bamboo, do you see clearly? ”

12:00 sharp,Lao Wang asked cautiously in the team channel,His voice trembled slightly,It seems that he is still a little nervous,Although the punishment for failing the task has not been given a clear explanation to the present,But Lao Wang always feels that since the task is given, it must be done well,The exam in the random space is not always an easy thing。

"See it clearly, it's absolutely right, uncle, don't worry. Takenaka replied affirmatively.

"Okay, let's move in sections, let's start from Boss Tan's side, we will rush ahead of the Dutch chaebol, singing empty tulips, those who want to fall pie in the sky, it's time to wake up!"

"Our action in Sweden will receive the greatest support, the price of tulips in Stockholm to cause a sell-off panic is certain, Boss Tan, when you start to move, immediately send a ship to Amsterdam to deliver the news, and tell Bergstone that he only has two and a half days to travel, and then the news of the collapse of tulip prices in Sweden must appear on the table of every Dutch chaebol. ”

"Gotcha. Boss Tan simply agreed, and then, his voice disappeared in the team channel.

In the exchanges of the main ports of the Netherlands, the Holy Roman Empire and England, all the members of the Invincible Uncle Team were anxiously waiting, and about 30 minutes later, Tan Liang's excited voice sounded again, ending everyone's suffering:

"The sale of tulips on the Swedish side has been completed, and the Swedish king, the Swedish navy and the relevant nobles have all completed the sale at a relatively high point, and the profits have increased by about 50%. Portugal and France and other countries in Stockholm business offices eat, Sweden because of the lag in information, the price of tulips on the quotation board is still rising steadily, these chamber of commerce offices after eating tulips, the price is still rising, just buy tulips have begun to earn profits for them, they are very emotional, has begun to openly ridicule the northerners do not understand business, can not hold money in their hands. After Tan Liang finished reporting the situation, Lao Wang clenched his fists excitedly, the storm he planned had already been brewed, and now he was going to take the next step.

"What did Bergstone say, did you finish eating with their emperor?" asked Wang.

"Admiral Bergstone has already had breakfast with the King of Sweden, and he has brought with him an edict from the King, and is now with me, speaking in the Exchange.

He had just read out His Majesty's proclamation encouraging industry to oppose speculation, although it was not a mandatory order, but the fact that the tulips themselves were not of high value had been revealed, and His Majesty Gustav II, who had always had a high reputation in Sweden, began to sell the childcare arranged by the Swedish Navy, although the amount was not large, but the crowd had begun to panic. Boss Tan quickly replied: "People with fast brains also think of the selling behavior of His Majesty and the big nobles earlier today, and it is estimated that our affairs here are seventy percent." ”

"Great, this panic will expand, the collapse of tulip prices should have started in Amsterdam, and the stinky capitalists in the Netherlands will sell at the high point after sucking blood, and they will be fed and let the people who take over pay for it, and I will not let them get their way. Lao Wang involuntarily high-fived with his fist, startling Ferdinand beside him.

"Mr. Van der Kamp, what's wrong with you?" the former first mate of the Xiulan asked the excited-looking arms merchant beside him carefully.

Lao Wang smiled and turned his head to look at Ferdinand, stretched out his hand and hugged his shoulder affectionately and said: "Dear Ferdinand, it's going to rain, we might as well find a place to hide from the wind and rain, I'll take you to the tavern I chartered and eat some authentic German pork sausage." ”

Ferdinand subconsciously glanced at the clear winter sky of Hamburg outside the house, where did the wind and rain come from?