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- The genetic man turned around and left, helping them to report again. Gonzalez and Francisco looked at each other, and they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
"Hey, I never thought that people from the Song Empire would also accept bribes." Gonzalez whispered to Francisco. Francisco rolled his eyes and responded: "I think that's good. I was worried that they wouldn't take my money. But you don't have to worry about these things now. As long as you take the money, everything will be fine in the future." Done."
??There is also rampant corruption in Spain, and officials under the nobles and ministers are also corrupt and violating the law in the country. So the two of them are not unfamiliar with this at all, but are very familiar with it.
In their view, since this genetic man accepted the bribe, it doesn¡¯t matter even if he can¡¯t help this time. But the two of them can find a 'friend' here, which will be of great benefit to 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 it has great power.
If you want to trade with the Song Empire and obtain more trade goods, you need the nod of the company's top management.
Because besides food, many commodities have quantity restrictions and are not unlimited in supply. Therefore, some products that can generate huge profits have become the goals that businessmen strive for.
For example, ceramics.
At the same time, this gene man can meet with the senior officials of the Umbrella Company, which proves that he has the opportunity to say a few good words in front of the minister of the Umbrella Company from time to time.
Therefore, this kind of investment is still necessary.
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"Come in!"
Wang Shan, who was smoking with his legs crossed, heard the knock on the door and answered.
Gene Man pushed open the office door, walked in, closed the door, and stood in front of Zhang Tie.
"The Spaniards outside gave me a bag of money and hoped that I would be accommodating to them and come back to report. I can see that they are impatient to wait." Since he did not hide the fact that the Spaniards gave him the money He also took out the money bag given by the Spaniard from his pocket and placed it on the desk in front of Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie still had his legs crossed on the desk without putting them down, but he reached out and took the money bag into his hands bit by bit, then weighed it, and then opened the mouth of the bag and took a look.
"Hey, it's still the Pistol gold coin, the mainstream currency in the Mediterranean."
After opening the bag, Zhang Tie looked at the five or six golden metals in the bag, then smiled, sealed the bag and threw it back on the table.
Since the start of trade, Zhang Tie has seen a lot of currencies of this era during this period.
" Pistol, Rivre, Golden Louis, Golden Pound, Caroline, Dukat, etc., it was an eye-opener for him. I am really impressed by the variety of currencies in Europe and the Mediterranean.
Of course, the purity of these currencies is not very high, whether they are gold coins or silver coins. On the contrary, these Europeans are very interested in the silver and gold coins of the Song Empire, because the currency of the Song Empire is very pure.
When the umbrella company opened in the early stage, Zhang Tie had not noticed this situation.
Let some businessmen take advantage of the loopholes.
But now Zhang Tie has reacted and has listed the exchange ratio of the imperial currency to currencies popular in European countries and the Mediterranean.
For the time being, the currency of the Song Empire is the strongest. Basically, the exchange rate for other currencies is 1:2, or 1:3.
But considering the objects of this era, the gold coins given by the Spaniards are also a large amount of money.
¡°Putting it in Manhattan, it¡¯s enough for a family of five to live doing nothing for three months.
Five or six gold coins can be exchanged for fifty-six imperial silver coins.
And the salary of the soldiers in Manhattan City is only twelve silver coins a month, which already allows them to live a very comfortable life.
"You should keep the money yourself. Since it was given to you, you can't return it, right?" Zhang Tie didn't say anything about his subordinates accepting bribes. He firmly believed that there would be no fish in the water.
"These genetic people with ** thinking and personality are not as easy to manage as normal people. Even if you don't let them collect the money, you still can't control it.
¡°At least with his support, they will tell you after receiving the money instead of keeping silent.
"Don't worry about anything. You don't necessarily have to do things for them after you receive the money. They are country bumpkins who have a lot of money, so you can help them."It¡¯s not impossible to spend a little money. "
Zhang Tie spit out a green smoke ring carelessly and said to the gene man in front of him.
"Sir, how should I reply to them?"
The gene man asked.
Zhang Tie thought for a while: "Tell them to come back tomorrow. I'll see them tomorrow so they won't say anything. But I'm thinking that they will trouble you a lot in the future. You have to know it yourself. You have to know how to deal with them."
The gene man nodded and replied: "Don't worry, sir, these country bumpkins can bribe me with this little money. They are simply looking down on me."
"Okay, you can go down, as long as you have a clear idea in your mind. If they are willing to give money, you can accept it! But you must remember that you are always a member of our Song Empire, and you can never change your skin color. , and your race!¡±
Zhang Tie just reminded the genetic man.
The gene man nodded, turned and left Zhang Tie's office.
Looking at the gene man¡¯s leaving figure, Zhang Tie was thoughtful.
Now everything in the company is on track, but something unexpected happened to him.
That is corruption and bribery.
Although the corrupt people have not yet appeared, the situation of accepting bribes has already appeared.
If he doesn¡¯t think of a solution, even Zhang Tie himself can¡¯t guarantee whether there will be corruption in the future.
But it¡¯s okay now, at least the situation of accepting bribes is still under control.
Those genetic people who have accepted benefits from businessmen will report this matter to him, and then use the money with Zhang Tie's acquiescence.
This is much more comfortable than accepting bribes secretly.
"However, the human heart is the most elusive. If you don't control it, you won't be able to predict anything in the future. Because people will change and become more and more greedy and ambitious.
After pondering for a while, Zhang Tie felt that this matter needed to be discussed with His Majesty. As trade becomes more and more popular, some things and rules and regulations should be worked out in advance.
If you wait until something happens to solve it, maybe even the roots will rot.
Thinking of this, Zhang Tie immediately called his secretary in. Using turkey feathers and kraft paper purchased from Europeans, he wrote down the recent situation and reported it to Zhao Hongyu to let him know.
"My lord told you to come tomorrow, and he will receive you tomorrow, so be prepared."
The gene man told Gonzalez and Francisco the news, and they were overjoyed.
¡°And the two of them sighed at the same time, it really only works if you spend money. This is no different from Spain.
But it doesn¡¯t matter. As long as we can spend money, it¡¯s not a problem. As long as we sign a trade agreement, then this little effort doesn¡¯t matter.
It¡¯s not that they don¡¯t want to trade through the umbrella company, but without a trade agreement in hand, all the merchants here will not buy or sell goods with them.
This is what they realized after hitting the wall many times.
Therefore, the umbrella company¡¯s trade agreement is particularly important to them.
I wanted to continue inviting this gene man to have a meal to strengthen the relationship between the two parties, but he was politely rejected by the gene man.
?Subsequently, the Spanish duo left Umbrella.
After they left the Umbrella Company, they walked towards the hotel where they stayed at the dock. When they arrived at the dock, they found another ship arriving at the port.
??Looked at the flag on the ship's pole, it was the Dutch!
What docked at the port was a Dutch double-decker ship for both commercial and military purposes.
The Dutch sailors were running back and forth on the deck, constantly pulling the ropes to lower the sails.
The Dutch are also here. It seems that we must establish trade relations with the Song Empire as soon as possible. If possible, we must also establish diplomatic relations.
A group of Spaniards returned to their residence with unhappy expressions. They looked worried.
Nowadays, more and more countries are establishing relations with the Song Empire, which is not a good thing for the Spanish.
Because this will disperse the benefits and profits of trade.
After the Spaniard returned to his residence, he put away his thoughts and started busy preparing gifts to meet Zhang Tie the next day.
After staying here for so many days, they have already inquired about it clearly.
They know who Zhang Tie is and his status in the Song Empire.
?The Manhattan area is the fiefdom of the Crown Prince of the Song Empire and belongs to his private territory.
And Zhang Tie was a trusted minister of the crown prince of the Song Empire, and was entrusted with the responsibility of foreign affairs and trade, which shows how much status he held in the heart of the crown prince.
At the same time, there are several people like Zhang Tie in Manhattan.
One is Song Hu, who is in charge of the naval and military forces in Manhattan, and the other is Hei Xiong, the father-in-law of the crown prince.
As for the leaders of the black regiment and the Gurkhas, they all work under Song Hu, and they are still inferior to the first three.
The last person is Wang Shan, the leader of the imperial guard of the crown prince.
He commands a guard regiment of five hundred people, and he can definitely be regarded as the crown prince's confidant.
¡°To do things here in Manhattan, these people must have good relationships.
Especially Zhang Tie, who is in charge of diplomatic and trade power, is the top target.
This is the consensus of businessmen who have dealt with the Song Empire.
And the crown prince¡¯s confidants will also be important ministers after the crown prince ascends the throne and becomes the emperor in the future, so there is absolutely no harm in establishing a good relationship now.
Although Europeans are country bumpkins, they are not stupid about politics. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward (this site). Your support is my biggest motivation.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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