Ai De couldn¡¯t understand the purpose of the toothpaste and toothbrush Wang Shan took out.
"This is a product that keeps your mouth fresh and your teeth white. If you want to have teeth as white as us, then you have to buy this product."
After handing the toothpaste and toothbrush to the fat little Ed, Wang Shan smiled and told him how to use them.
"You can try it out after you get home. This is also a product we will promote in the future. As a promoter, you need to be familiar with the products you promote, and then you can better promote them to others."
Ed nodded and put the toothpaste and toothbrush into his pocket.
"I think it's pretty good here. It's completely suitable for building a concession." At this time, Zhao Hongyu looked at the surrounding landforms and shouted to them loudly.
Wang Shan rode his horse to Zhao Hongyu's side and tightened the reins: "You can also build your own castle here. One square kilometer of land is actually quite big for us. If your plan to support the Portuguese succeeds, , maybe there will be private territories belonging to you in Portugal and Spain.¡±
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Zhao Hongyu laughed, "This is true, but this matter is still a bit too far away. Let's just look at the present."
The conversation between the two was so low that the fat boy Ed not far away did not hear it.
After all, it is impossible for too many people to know what Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan talked about.
Zhao Hongyu took Wang Shan, Aide and the genetic guards for a walk in this wasteland. Through the field investigation, he gained a detailed understanding of this land.
As farmland or urban development, this land really has little value.
But this is judged based on the technology and concepts that Europe had in 1621.
For Zhao Hongyu, this piece of land, which in Megan's opinion is a wasteland, is absolutely a good piece of land.
Yes, according to Zhao Hongyu¡¯s idea, he can ship docks and ports. Then it is connected to the Port of Lisbon and the terminal, thus expanding the throughput of the Port of Lisbon.
Although the concession piers are generally not open to the public, you can make a little bit of 'small money' by renting out the excess berths that are temporarily unused.
??Besides, building a large port will also be beneficial to the American empire¡¯s merchant ships traveling between the European and American continents in the future.
You know, you have to pay to stop at European ports.
If you have your own port and berth, you will save a lot of money.
Since it can save money, why not do it?
As far as Zhao Hongyu¡¯s own thoughts are concerned, Lisbon is just the beginning. He will continue to open up concessions and build his own docks in Europe in the future.
At the same time, these concessions are used to collect intelligence to judge the situation in European countries.
In short, the usefulness of the concession is quite great.
Within every European country, it is impossible to be so stable.
Opponents must exist.
Use the concession to win over these opponents, and then provide them with a certain degree of busyness to fight against the current people in power.
Haha, these things are very exciting to think about.
By then, European countries will be in civil strife or even chaos.
¡°It¡¯s okay if a country is in chaos, but it¡¯s interesting to see this kind of chaos in all countries.
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It¡¯s good to be in chaos, but only in chaos can you fish in troubled waters, right?
Zhao Hongyu will not worry about the impact of chaos in Europe on him. He likes to see chaos in Europe.
Only by causing chaos can they seek greater benefits, interrupt their historical process, and hinder their development.
Sitting on their own horses, Zhao Hongyu, Wang Shan and Aide came to the edge of a cliff.
Looking at the blue coastline and the endless sea, letting the sea breeze blow on his face, Zhao Hongyu's thoughts flew far away.
"It will probably take a while before you have anything to do. After all, Lisbon and America are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. It will take time for us to send the letter back, and it will also take time for the Empire to ship the letter after it gets it."
Behind Zhao Hongyu, Wang Shan and the fat boy Ed started talking in a low voice.
¡°In fact, Zhao Hongyu doesn¡¯t have to worry about having a ¡®plug-in¡¯ at all. The reason why he said this to Ed was entirely to prevent him from noticing anything was wrong.
Wang Shan can also be said to be careful.It¡¯s painful.
"So during this period, you and your mother should find a place to live and live a leisurely life for the time being. I don't think you will have any free time when you get busy."
Little Fatty Ed nodded, knowing that what Wang Shan told him was also true.
There is no problem in letting him temporarily find a place to live with his mother near the dock. The problem is that he has no money when he comes out.
That damn woman and her father didn¡¯t even give him a single coin after they kicked her out of the house. It can be seen how harsh they are on themselves, so Ed has some slight difficulties in this aspect now.
¡°I wanted to ask Zhao Hongyu to advance some money first, but Aide didn¡¯t know how to ask.
"But I haven't done anything yet, so I just want to get money. This doesn't make any sense."
It is precisely because of this that little fat Ed has never said this.
Seeing that the little fat man agreed to him, but with a look of embarrassment on his face, Wang Shan smiled clearly.
"There is no money in your pocket."
Little Fatty Ed smiled bitterly and nodded.
Wang Shan smiled and took out a deerskin bag from his arms and threw it away.
"Take it, there are twelve American gold coins here, which is enough for you to spend for a month. You need to save money, eat and drink well, and hire a few maids to take care of your mother and provide us with You have to take face into consideration when doing things. Don't let outsiders see you working for us and not even getting food to eat. That would be very shameless for Your Highness."
After catching the deerskin bag, Ed looked a little excited.
He never expected that the other party would actually lend him twelve gold coins.
He still knows something about the gold coins of the American Empire. Because these twelve gold coins are of high quality, they have a higher exchange rate than the gold coins circulating in Europe.
??According to the current exchange rate of one gold coin for twelve silver pesos, these gold coins can be exchanged for thirteen or even fourteen.
¡°With this calculation, I have one hundred, fifty or sixty silver pesos on me.
This is a lot of money.
You know, now ordinary people can only earn four or five silver pesos a month, and the price of a cow is only twenty or thirty pesos.
But the other party said that this was only his monthly expenses, which was simply outrageous.
The monthly expenses of his father, Viscount Ed, are only seventy or eighty pesos.
"This money has to be recorded. When you do something, we will deduct it from your commission." Wang Shan said to Ed with a smile. "But don't worry, we don't charge interest. Moreover, these products are very promising. If you promote them and sell them well, you can pay back the money in a short time."
After thinking for a while, Ed took a deep breath.
Yes, he himself is very confident in American products, especially black tea.
?According to Wang Shan, as long as the promotion starts and you work hard, it will not be difficult to pay back the money.
If that¡¯s the case, what else do you have to worry about?
"Thank you very much. This money really solves my urgent need." Ed thanked him sincerely. "With this money, I can settle my mother down so that she doesn't have to suffer anymore."
At this time, Zhao Hongyu retracted his thoughts, turned his horse's head and slowly came to the two of them.
"Ed, are all the officials in Lisbon or Portugal appointed by Spain? Among the nobles who came to my banquet a few days ago, are there any Portuguese nobles?"
After arriving in front of them, Zhao Hongyu asked.
Although he didn¡¯t know why Zhao Hongyu asked this, Ed still replied: ¡°Your Highness, as you said, the officials in Lisbon and even all of Portugal are appointed by Spain. And these officials are all Spaniards. .¡±
"The nobles who came to your banquet a few days ago are all nobles appointed from Spain. There are no Portuguese nobles at all. Because the Portuguese nobles have been squeezed out of the noble circle and are not even in the city. Lived in."
"Oh, how could things be like this? I'm very surprised about this." Zhao Hongyu deliberately pretended to be very gossipy, "Can you tell me what is going on?"
Aide lowered his head and replied: "Of course, Your Highness, this is not something that cannot be said." Then Aide began to explain to Zhao Hongyu in detail.
It turns out that after Spain nominally annexed Portugal, in order to actually occupy Portugal, they began to crowd out and attack Portugal's original nobles.
These Portuguese nobles were so shocked that they left the city and went to live in the countryside.
The purpose is to escape the persecution of the Spanish.
While the Spanish persecuted them, they also plundered their property.
For this reason, there was deep resentment between the Portuguese nobles and the Spaniards.
For Spain, as long as these Portuguese nobles go to the countryside and become rich or small landowners in the countryside, they will no longer be a threat.
After a few generations, the descendants of these Portuguese nobles will become out-and-out peasants who have forgotten the glory that their ancestors once had.
I have to say that this is a very long-term consideration.
The Spaniards were not unaware of the resentment of the Portuguese nobles.
But in front of the powerful Spanish army, there is nothing to fear from the resentment of these Portuguese nobles.
Although countries in Europe are now rising to varying degrees and beginning to challenge Spain's authority.
But Spain is still as powerful as a giant to Portugal.
Zhao Hongyu listened to Ed¡¯s story and prepared to return to Lisbon. At the same time, he thought to himself, ¡®The Portuguese can be used¡¯. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)