From Chief to Ball

The excuse used to defraud Sun Yuanhua and the others was also that it was not allowed to set off cannons on the coast of Fujian.

After the visit, before Chen Jian went to ask the rescued Li Dan, he gave each of these twelve people a long flintlock gun, taught them how to load and shoot, and asked them to go to the deck to hunt waterfowl. .

Li Dan was escorted to Chen Jian's cabin, and the two gold bars were naturally searched out. Li Dan was heartbroken but dared not speak.

What he didn't expect was that Chen Jian had someone weigh the two gold bars and register them, asked Li Dan to print his fingerprints, and said with relief: "You don't have to worry, what's yours is yours, we are not thieves, and we will not rob at will." It belongs to others. Personal means of living and property are private and inviolable, and we still abide by this point.”

Although Chen Jian guessed that the person in front of him couldn't tell the difference between property and means of subsistence and means of production, Chen Jian still kept his mouth shut when he said it.

Even so, Li Dan, who has endured many hardships, was still terrified by this sentence of inviolability of private property, and thanked him again and again.

Seeing that Chen Jian's Nanjing mandarin is not very proficient, there is no problem in communicating, and seeing that Chen Jian is kind and approachable, knowing that Chen Jian is the governor of this fleet, he has a heart to accept.

After telling Chen Jian his name, Chen Jian was also a little overjoyed, and said a few words to Li Dan in Spanish, convinced that this must be an old man who had been in Luzon for many years. From the massacre that happened in Luzon before, I can roughly understand what's going on.

After narrating the native place of Biaozi, Li Dan also gradually relaxed.Although these people were barbarians, he was not afraid of dealing with the Spaniards for a long time. On the contrary, these people did not confiscate his gold, which made him feel good.

"Brother Li, what's your plan in the future? If you want to go ashore, you can go back by boat when there is a chance to trade. I can write a letter to the prefect of Quanzhou, saying that you were detained by the Spaniards, and I will do it." There is no problem in getting ashore."

Li Dan gave a wry smile, shook his head and said, "I have been away from the shore for several years, even if I go back, I will be an abandoned citizen. I have been doing business and going to sea for half my life, and I will only return to my old business when I go back. I don't know where the governor is going?"

"freshwater."

Then he roughly talked about the exchanges with the Ming Dynasty and the reasons for allowing him to temporarily station in Danshui, and said that he had sent envoys to Beijing to open the market soon, and so on, which made Li Dan's mind alive.

Seeing that these people have strong boats and guns, they are not weaker than the Spaniards, and thought that if these people gain a foothold in Danshui, they can make friends with them for future transshipment trade.

Not thinking about it, Chen Jian said, "Brother Li, I just said that you are in Luzon, and you are proficient in Spanish and the local native dialect. I wonder if there are Japanese red seal ships going to Luzon for trade? Can you speak a few words of Japanese?"

"meeting."

"Are there any familiar merchants on the shore?"

"Yes, there are some relatives in Quanzhou. The Spaniards also sent back some businessmen who had served hard labor back to Fuzhou the year before last. There are also some familiar ones there."

"It's a coincidence."

Chen Jian smiled, stood up with his hands behind his back and turned around a few times, thinking about it.

This person doesn't want to go back to the shore, and he only wants to be a sea merchant, but he doesn't have the kind of thought of buying land to become a rich man when he has money, and he has many local connections, so he is a person who can be used.

But there were some things I didn't say at this time, so I said: "I also sent people to Japan to discuss trade matters. Since you know Japanese and have stock capital, do you have the intention to invest?"

"Invest in shares?"

Li Dan couldn't believe it, it was a good thing that fell from the sky.

There is no joint-stock company in Luzon, and the Spaniards want to form it, but there are too many additional clauses and too many military obligations, and the royal family has a bad reputation for going bankrupt and repaying debts.

And the Chinese in Luzon are not qualified to enter the Spanish royal city at all, they can only live outside, and they instigate more conflicts between the Chinese and the local aborigines. A person like a fake security chief can only rely on others.

If Li Dan, who became famous in the future, would naturally scoff at such a proposal.However, he had just experienced life and death at this time, and he only had two gold bars in his hands, and they were still held in other people's hands, so he was quite interested in this proposal.

Chen Jian also has his own plans to develop and manage Taiwan. That is a line that must be held in the hands of his own party.Maritime trade is another line. The two lines do not belong to each other, but they must be held in hand.

On the one hand, once the Nanyang Trading Company got involved in the slave trade, he had to withdraw its shares, otherwise people in the party would make it difficult for him to gain a foothold, so he needed a trade line of his own to get enough funds.

On the other hand, since you want to do big things, you also need to pay attention here, but the method will be different, and to form a special new maritime merchant group that does not aim at land, you must monopolize the merchants along the coast of Fujian.The future turmoil and changes will require these merchant groups to maintain neutrality or support, and they will not oppose them because of the land policy, so a new armed maritime trade group must be formed.

Although Li Dan has a wide network of contacts, Chen Jian does not want him to be involved in the matter of reclaiming Taiwan.If he is allowed to come forward, some clan forces will be brought in, and there will be troubles in the future. It is not a problem for the population and labor force to keep an eye on next year's floods and get tens of thousands of people.

However, maritime trade can allow Li Dan to play the role of a businessman, trying to form an interest group instead of instigating the conflict between the Chinese and the local aboriginals as the arbitrator like the Dutch and the Spaniards. After all, appearance and many habits are easier to accept and agree with each other. People who all look different are not the same.

Therefore, Chen Jian roughly talked about the future sea trade plan, and after summarizing, he told Li Dan: "In this way, you can use your gold as equity, and you can choose to continue to invest in dividends every year. In addition, you can become a The employees of the company are now in the early stage of creation, and there is a shortage of people in all aspects. The company has its own promotion and dividend distribution process, as long as it is done well, it is unknown whether it will be able to enter the decision-making level in the future."

"One more thing, we have a strong share capital and have guns as a backer. You don't have to worry about repeating the same mistakes in Luzon. We are based on contracts and laws."

After speaking, he took out a large stack of internal dividends, promotion and decision-making regulations based on the Nanyang Trading Company that Li Dan could not understand, and roughly said a few, so that Li Dan could rest assured.

In fact, Li Dan is not at ease, even if Chen Jian said that the hype is full of hype, he is dubious.He is a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in China, but it is still the same when he goes to Luzon. He already has some fears about such things.

But after thinking about it for a long time, he felt that this might be the best choice at this time. The opponent has guns and strength, and has a good relationship with Daming. Moreover, Chen Jian gave him a good impression, with a broad vision and a clear mind, so he had a hunch The support force has great potential in the future.

Of course, this potential has not reached the concept of subverting the world, it is just the huge potential of trade in this area.At this time, the Dutch had just set foot, and the strength of the Spaniards in Luzon was the same. Japan was banned from trade by Ming Dynasty, and the north of Taiwan was Ryukyu, which was an excellent transit point.

As long as the trade license from Ming Dynasty is obtained, this position is perfect.For smuggling, you can go to Japan.If you are ambitious, you can block the strait to prevent other smuggling ships.If you have the strength and want to fight for hegemony, you can also go to sea to plunder and harass cargo ships heading to Luzon.

He is also a person who has read books, and he knows that taking refuge in the early stage is completely different from taking refuge in the general trend, from Henkel to Zhu Ming Taizu. Although it is not the same thing, the essence is still the same.

After thinking about it, he agreed, and Chen Jian signed the document with him. The company has not yet been established, and the issue of equity will be discussed later. Let him go ashore first to learn the language of these people.

Chapter 78 Wedges

When they arrived at Wangbei City, they unloaded the rice and the women they bought, and those who had their own women’s department accepted them. Those who stayed in Wangbei City had already made some laws. The soldiers were busy observing these bought women, looking for opportunities to marry them.

If you have a family and go back to your country to get a divorce in the future, you will need to spend some money as a fee according to the legal provisions, and Chen Jian can pay this money.Those who have no family can just choose one to marry, and they can go back with the boat in the future.

These soldiers are not junior soldiers, and they don't need to do hard work. They are paid on time every month, and they are also subsidized by Chen Jian and Nanyang Trading Company. They are considered the most popular people in Wangbei City.But the contract is also extremely strict, and crimes such as rape still have to be sentenced.

At this time, the laws were still sparse, but many of the party members and those on board the ship had studied justice and enacted some simple laws according to the ideology of the place of immigration.

The most popular and most applicable, and the most touching and sensational to these victims from Fujian, was the "Marriage Law". The Ministry of Women also issued a gun.

The new marriage law did not have much resistance among the victims, but it caused a huge backlash among Sun Yuanhua and others.

This also strengthened the belief of many of them to study science instead of the way of governing the people of these foreign countries. Of course, some people who were enlightened by rebellious ideas expressed support for this. This starts.

When they returned to Wangbei City, the three ships sent to Japan also returned, and the people on board basically completed the tasks assigned by Chen Jian.

I saw Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada. The various maps, muskets, explosives and other gifts carried by the ship were very popular, and these people also carried credentials with the seals of the king and the council. Very well received.

Tokugawa Hidetada also gave those people a set of Japanese-style armor, and asked them to send it back to their homeland and give it to the king.

The people who went there were also eloquent people, and they made it clear that they did not believe in Catholicism and were in favor of Tokugawa. They also showed off some new muskets and field artillery, which made Tokugawa Ieyasu extremely happy.

At this time, the Dutch hadn't established a foothold yet, and Yasuke Miura was an apprentice in a British shipyard. His knowledge and vision were inferior to those sent by Chen Jian.The problem of vision is not cultivated in a day or two. The gap between the first batch of 3000 million people who go to sea, both official and private, and a shipyard apprentice and a company employee is too great.

Talking about the dangers of Catholicism is more advanced than Anzhen Miura. How can I say that Anzhen Miura is still a Protestant, and those people are all people who have been influenced by Chen Jian for several years. When they talk about those things in the Spanish colonies, Germans are attracted. Kawasaki is extremely vigilant, and Tokugawa Hidetada is more conservative than his father.

Now that the affairs of the Toyotomi family have not been completely settled, after seeing these new muskets, they are also worried that the money from the Toyotomi family will be used to buy these things, so many things are naturally easy to discuss.

At this time, Tokugawa was still thinking about re-establishing trade relations with Li Chao and North Korea, and still thinking about opening up direct trade with Ming Dynasty, and many people also participated in the trade and made a fortune.

Not only that, but the Tokugawa family also hoped to send someone to follow Chen Jian's fleet back to the Republic to establish a direct trade relationship. The emissary only said to go back to discuss and did not give a direct answer.

The business hall, trade, and Zhuyin ship were basically agreed upon, and the envoys had a very good impression of Japan.For nothing else, this country has a lot of silver, and in the eyes of these businessmen, it is more attractive than Daming.

But they also knew what the Japanese wanted. In terms of cost, these merchants rather than workshop owners hoped to be monopolies and middlemen in the trade between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, which would be more profitable.