Admiral of the Swedish Navy, Captain Hedram Bergstone of the Vestelos, Lao Wang has long heard Lilu say that this strict soldier from a noble background has been in the army for ten years, and he has been faintly the first person in the Swedish naval circle.

He was an out-and-out young man, calling for the country to actively assert its own sea power, build a strong enough fleet, send young naval officers to study in the powerful Protestant maritime powers such as the Netherlands and England, and if it lacked the necessary funds to build an army, it could use the same method as England to plunder the ships of the Catholic countries as funds, so that the country could rise to prosperity quickly through sea power.

The so-called meeting is not as good as famous, I met today to know that this silver-haired handsome guy is actually the legendary Admiral Hedram Bergstone, and quite young, no more than 30 years old, he is burly, the soldier's fortitude is very strong, even if he sits opposite the old king, the momentum is also majestic and upright, the silver long hair is tied with a navy blue ribbon behind the head, it looks both capable and elegant, dark blue eyes are blazing, in the straight Swedish Navy uniform and the backdrop of a group of subordinates, it looks extraordinary.

"Mr. Van der Kamp, I have taken the liberty of interfering with your trip, so I apologize first. The handsome man in the navy was the initiator of this meeting, so he chose to speak first, he bowed slightly, apologized to Lao Wang, the etiquette was very thoughtful, and it could be seen that it was the result of being educated by the nobility since childhood.

Lao Wang was on other people's territory, and when he saw Bergstone's demeanor and actions, he was of course not good at not being upright, so he leaned back and replied: "Dear Admiral Bergstone, it is an honor to receive your summons in Stockholm, you don't need to apologize, I should thank you." ”

"You're different from the average Dutch businessman, and it makes me think I'm the right choice. Bergstone saw that Lao Wang was neither humble nor arrogant and courteous and thoughtful, and his sword eyebrows twitched slightly, as if he was more interested in Lao Wang, and he said: "I am a soldier, and I don't know too much negotiation skills, so I will speak bluntly." ”

Lao Wang sat up slightly straight to show solemnity, but did not reply, only made an expression indicating that he was focused and listening.

Bergstone nodded at this and asked, "As far as I know, you have been rising rapidly in the North Sea and the Baltic recently, and you seem to have made good gains in our Swedish territorial waters, is there such a thing?"

"The sea is vast, and any news spreads quickly with the waves. Lao Wang smiled slightly, and admitted the matter happily.

Bergstone came up and asked first about the treasure of the "Skeleton Viking", obviously the other party has done his homework and knows his own situation, at this time there is no point in denying, it is better to be honest and win the favor of the other party.

Knowing this information is not difficult for a well-informed interactive character like Bergstone, but Lao Wang is not very surprised, he just doesn't know what the other party wants to do when he takes this matter out as a start.

"Oh, it's not a big deal, the treasures on the sea, as long as you have the ability to get them, are your legal property, it stands to reason, our Swedish Navy is still obliged to protect your property, please don't worry. Bergstone looked embarrassed.

"Also, I noticed that you sold a large amount of tulip bulbs at the Stockholm Exchange, right?" The handsome navy guy changed the question easily, as if the matter of the Skeleton Viking just now was just two sentences that were not salty or light.

Lao Wang's heart moved, and then he reacted, it turned out that the tulip trade was the focus of Bergstone's appointment with him, so he replied more attentively: "You are right, I have indeed sold a large number of tulip bulbs here, Your Excellency Bergstone, your information is very well-informed and accurate." ”

"You're also very honest, and to be honest, if you don't answer the question honestly enough, there is no need for us to continue talking. Bergstone looked at Lao Wang with interest and said: "Let's go back to the topic of tulip trading, since you are a mature businessman, you will definitely choose the business model of obtaining the highest profit with the least cost and the lowest risk, I have a lot of information, and recently I also received a message that the price of tulips will continue to rise recently, so I want to ask you, why don't you continue to hold these lovely flowers?"

Ask this? Could it be that this Swedish Navy is still interested in trading? Wouldn't he be an economist too? Lao Wang chose to groan, and at this time he thought that he should not answer Bergstone's words.

Bergstone saw that Lao Wang was silent, and did not feel that the other party was unreasonable, but thought that Lao Wang's performance was very reasonable, and he smiled: "It was my rudeness, I forgot how important the secret of earning the Silver Horse Sword is in the hearts of the Dutch people." He turned to a short-haired seaman with a clever face behind him and said, "Charlie, help me and Mr. van der Kamp get some brandy." ”

The seaman who called Charles went, and in a short time laid out a bottle of brandy and two glasses on the table, and he poured a glass for Bergstone and Old Wang, and retreated again behind his admiral.

Bergstone raised his glass to Lao Wang and said: "Mr. Van der Kamp, I am a northern soldier who does not know business, so please come and talk about it, and then we will talk while drinking, I want to take the liberty of asking you to see if what I say next is right, if what I say is correct, we will talk about the rest of the matter." ”

The two clinked glasses, the amber liquor was drunk, Bergstone exhaled very happily: "This is just my superficial knowledge, I think you have roughly predicted the time period for the tulips to increase in value, if this time is enough, you can take this opportunity to ship tulips to the relatively distant Stockholm to sell, so that you have two parts of the profit, that is, the profit from the trade of shipping goods, and the profit from the increase in the value of tulips throughout the North Sea and the Baltic Sea region, you can make more money, I am right." ”

When Lao Wang heard Bergstone's words, his face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but say: Bai Mao, you can, it's really a big understanding, so far, the guess is very accurate.

Bergstone was drinking wine and looking at Lao Wang's demeanor at the same time, he knew that he was right, and he continued with another glass of wine: " To be honest, there have been fewer and fewer merchants selling tulips to Stockholm lately, and everyone knows that the price of this thing has risen at an alarming rate, so they don't want to risk going to sea to make a small profit from freight, and if something happens at sea, everything will be over, but you are still doing this, plus your previous treasure hunting operation in our waters, I noticed you, you are a brave businessman, and you have enough strength, didn't you also defeat our common enemy, the elite captain in the Shupaia Chamber of Commerce? You are dazzling enough in the trade of arms merchants to attract our attention, otherwise, our Swedish navy is not as big as your Dutch navy, but it is not enough to cooperate with a new merchant group. ”

"Uncle, the cooperation he said can only be in the tulip trade, and Uncle should be careful to deal with it. Takenaka's voice came from the team channel, Bergstone did not stipulate the number of people to meet, so the invincible uncle team was all dispatched this time, and everyone was the same as Bergstone's team, standing behind Lao Wang.

"Yes. Lao Wang responded in the team channel, and then looked at the Burgess channel: "Your Excellency the Admiral, should I thank you for your favor?"

"Honestly, when it comes to money, you Dutch people are wary of the tightest walls in the world, so you should listen to me and tell me if it's right. Bergstone motioned to the old king not to interrupt his train of thought and said: "Mr. van der kamp, I don't know why you continue to run tulip shipping, but even with my understanding of commerce, I don't think that tulips, a delicate ornamental plant, can have any clear commercial value, my ship doctor told me that tulips in the distant East still have medicinal value, but this is not reflected in the gardens of the nobles, right?

Bergstone paused, stared at Lao Wang with blue eyes, and said word by word: "Are you Dutch people engaged in speculation?"

The group chat of the Invincible Uncle team blew up.

"Lao Wang, I thought you were demonic enough, but I didn't expect that there was a genius in front of us who was both civil and military!" The anxious and fast voice came from Mary, who had only seen Lao Wang's business genius a few days ago, but she didn't expect to see another one now.

"Miss Mary, don't worry, every era has great brains, Mr. Bergstone just summed up the law and got a reasonable conclusion, and in the real world of this era, speculation is already a mature concept, just because of the information blockage, only a few aristocratic classes know that Admiral Bergstone is from a large Swedish aristocracy, and it is normal to know this. Takenaka explained, calming everyone's emotions a little.

"Boss Wang, if this white hair knows something, it won't be detrimental to our task, right?" Tan Liang was most concerned about the reality, and also raised his own questions.

"Okay, don't worry, doesn't he want to cooperate, let's not mess up ourselves, what Zhuzi said is reasonable, it's nothing if it is analyzed, let me deal with him first." Lao Wang suppressed all his voices, and looked at Bergstone without fear and said: "Your Excellency, as you said, I myself am still shipping tulips, how can I answer this question with yes or no." ”

"I affirmed my statement. Bergstone smiled and poured another glass of brandy, don't look at this young navy looks handsome, but when it comes to drinking, he is really a man from the Northland.

"Don't be so unreasonable, Your Excellency. Lao Wang said separately.

"Please let me finish, Mr. Van der Kamp. Bergstone held up a slender finger and said, "Our navy has just started, and His Majesty has great support for us, but we must find our own source of funds, why don't we use this speculation together to make a fortune?"

Lao Wang stared at Bergstone deeply and said, "Your Excellency, how do you know that I can make money. ”