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Chapter 1621 East India Company (the third update again, please vote for me)

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    In Kaifeng, at the dock of the canal, Lin Feng, the largest maritime merchant in Mingzhou, was taken off the ship by a local shopkeeper.  "Master, please wait a little, wait a minute, don't be anxious, don't be anxious." The big shopkeeper Fu Qing was worried that Lin Feng would walk too fast and fall into the water, which would be in trouble.  Lin Feng turned his head and looked at Fu Qing's anxious and angry look. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Back then, when I asked you to be the boss, we both got off the ship hand in hand, right?" Fu Qing nodded frequently and said  : "Yes, yes, at that time, my boss, you were only in your early twenties. Thirty years have passed in this blink of an eye. The villain has grown old, and so have you, my boss." "Haha, not old, not old, I  I just took a beautiful concubine, she is only 16 years old. Guess what, I stayed with her at least three times and she screamed. "Old boss, old shopkeeper, they have been friends for thirty years. Lin Feng and Fu Qing were talking.  There are no taboos anymore, which shows the depth of trust?  ???????????????????????????????????¡­  What now?  Lin Ji Trading Company has as many as ten large-scale ships alone, and its trading scope covers the entire southeast coast.  This time, if Wang Dahu, the Minister of Commerce of the imperial court, had not specially posted an invitation, Lin Feng would not have bothered to come to Kaifeng.  "Did I hear along the way that Wang Shangshu invited all the bosses of well-known big business houses in the country?" "Yes, boss. I heard that Wang Shangshu invited nearly a hundred bosses of big business houses in total, and said  We want to discuss a plan to make a fortune together. "Fu Qing is based in Kaifeng and has accumulated a lot of contacts, so his sources of information are naturally well-informed.  "Oh, it's very new. Since ancient times, the imperial court has been counting on merchants like us to donate a lot. Alas, if you don't obey at all, you will be robbed." Lin Feng knew that this dynasty was very business-oriented after the founding of the country.  However, how can the impression of suppressing business for so many years be reversed in just ten years?  "My boss, our family is quite rich. If Wang Shangshu asks, we might as well give more money and treat it as a favor." Fu Qing also thought about it. I'm afraid the court was short of money and thought.  Find merchants to get some money to spend.  "There is no way. This dynasty has only been in existence for more than ten years. Although the current emperor has never done anything like forcing donations, isn't it because he is used to it?  Lin Feng has his own big house in the capital.  After coming out of the dock, he took a carriage with Fu Qing and returned to the mansion with the accompanying people.  When it was time to hold the lantern, Lin Feng took Fuqing out and went to meet his old friend Qian Ning, the boss of the Royal Bank's Beijing Branch.  The agreed location is the property under Lin Feng¡¯s name, Cuiyun Building.  Cuiyun Tower is not only a famous restaurant in the capital, but also a famous gold-selling cave. It is a one-stop comprehensive entertainment venue.  This Qian Ning once served as the general manager of the Mingzhou branch of Royal Bank, and was later promoted to the general manager of the Liangzhe Road branch.  Now, he has been transferred to the capital branch and appointed as the head shopkeeper.  These days, the monopoly royal owner's shopkeeper, holding the power of the money to put money and exchange, belongs to the unsatisfactory God of Wealth.  Any businessman who wants to do business smoothly, who dares to disrespect a powerful figure like Qian Ning?  Whether in Mingzhou, Liangzhe Road or the capital, Lin Feng had a deep relationship with Qian Ning.  Although the imperial court established a Ministry of Commerce to safeguard the interests of businessmen and people, Lin Feng still did not trust the officials of the imperial court, but trusted the connections he maintained privately.  The host holds a banquet in the most luxurious box in Cuiyun Building.  After Lin Feng stepped into the box, he saw the two stunningly beautiful ladies standing beside him, and his eyes lit up.  "Lao Fu, after all these years, I am most assured that you are the one doing the work." Lin Feng turned his head and praised Fu Qing with a smile.  Fu Qing said with a smile on his face: "My boss is overly praised. Isn't this what a villain should do?" After sitting down and waiting for about half an hour, Qian Ning came in from the side door of Cuiyun Building and sat next to Lin Feng.  "Shopkeeper Qian, I haven't seen you for a while, so I miss you." Lin Feng took Qian Ning's arm very affectionately and said a lot of polite words.  Qian Ning smiled slightly and said: "Dong Lin's family is too polite. You are a big Buddha who can't be easily invited. Is this the spring breeze that brought you to the capital?" We are all old friends and know each other very well.  temper.  Qian Ning is a very cautious person, and will discuss the possible convenience in private without violating the loan regulations.  As for Lin Feng, he never directly gave money to Qian Ning. Instead, he took Qian Ning's brother-in-law with him to do profitable business at sea. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? awayAs much capital as you have, you will occupy as many shares and receive as many dividends as you want. You are so meticulous that you can't grasp the slightest clue.  However, maritime trade is so profitable that even if a ship sinks from time to time, Qian Ning's brother-in-law can still make a lot of money by following Lin Feng.  Because of this, Lin Feng especially likes to cooperate with Qian Ning.  When maritime merchants do business, there are always times when money is tight. As long as there is collateral, the Royal Bank dares to lend money, and the interest rate is not high.  You must know that the annual interest rate for private loans these days is never less than 50%.  The annual profit of Royal Bank is only 10%.  ???Just from this one item, you can know how many loan sharks across the country hate Li Zhongyi to death?  Anyone who dares to make loan sharks must be able to do both red and black, and there must be a protective umbrella in the government.  Since the founding of the Li Han Empire, the number of loan sharks who were captured, beheaded and confiscated by Tiqisi's troops did not exceed 10,000 but only 8,000.  Li Zhongyi¡¯s main task for Tiqisi, apart from monitoring the movements of court officials, was actually to crack down on smuggled salt and grain smuggling, crackdown on speculation, and crackdown on loan sharking.  Behind all social problems, there are economic problems.  Li Zhongyi was the emperor who paid the most attention to people's livelihood and economy in history.  In his eyes, only when the people live and work in peace and contentment can the empire enjoy long-term peace and stability.  Whether it is the crackdown on loan sharking or the land equalization order, they are all aimed at restraining the powerful gentry.  Looking through the history books, the local gentry power is definitely a big cancer that has not been solved in all dynasties.  However, after Li Zhongyi came to power, after repeated sweeps and cleansing, the remaining power of the local powerful and country squires has shrunk to the point where they are just living with their tail between their legs.  Hehe, the emperor¡¯s reputation as a traitor to his family is not earned for nothing.  Lin Feng invited Qian Ning over this time, mainly because he wanted to ask him what the secret behind Wang Dahu, the Minister of Commerce, was inviting wealthy businessmen from all over the world?  "Don't hide the money, Mr. Lin, the main reason for coming to Beijing this time is that Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce sent an invitation to invite you." Lin Feng had nothing to hide, so he expressed all his concerns, "  I was thinking, if the court is short of money, consider donating 10,000 yuan?" After hearing this, Qian Ning couldn't help but smile and said, "My dear Mr. Lin, where do you think the court is now?  Whether it¡¯s the national treasury or the emperor¡¯s private treasury, the money is almost piled up with green mold.¡± In order to facilitate management and reduce the cost of transportation, Li Zhongyi¡¯s personal treasury is actually located in the courtyard of the Royal Bank.  It's just divided into people, accounts and warehouse management.  As a powerful figure in the Royal Bank, Qian Ning naturally knew how rich the emperor's private treasury was.  "Oh, that's it." Lin Feng nodded, finally relieved.  Although it is easy to make money as a maritime merchant, the feeling of being forcibly robbed of a large amount of money by the imperial court is certainly not pleasant.  "However, although Qian Ning is the God of Wealth in charge of money, he is still very far away from the center of power. He doesn't know why Wang Dahu invited so many wealthy businessmen to Kaifeng to discuss important matters?  Lin Feng has already got the details. As long as the imperial court does not force donations, everything will be easy to discuss.  Maritime merchants are most afraid of a sudden robbery by the imperial court, which wipes out all their wealth.  The imperial courts and separatist warlords in the past dynasties have often done this kind of harm to merchants.  The most hateful thing is that when the imperial court takes action on merchants, the common people desperately applaud and say: fatten the pigs first and then kill them.  There is no way, the national conditions are like this, if we don¡¯t suffer from scarcity, we suffer from inequality!  The management staff of the Royal Bank are prohibited from looking at Ji.  " However, Pay Qing is very good at handling things. He had already taken the deed of sale of the beautiful sommelier and resold it to Qian Ning at a very "reasonable" price.  It is not taboo for the big shopkeeper of a bank to buy a virgin maid.  ¡°Moreover, it was placed in the outer house of Qian Ning¡¯s brother-in-law, and it was perfect, with no loopholes to be found.  There is no way, the Chinese people are smart and very good at taking advantage of policy loopholes.  There are policies from above and countermeasures from below. This has been the case for thousands of years.  Although Li Zhongyi has been fighting corruption with an iron fist, his intensity is not small.  However, for people with real power, they have many ways to avoid public corruption and bribery, but still have a strong family background.  To put it bluntly, Li Zhongyi is not a god. He can only control the bureaucrats and avoid blatant corruption and bribery.  Five days later, Lin Feng went to Suiyuan in the suburbs to attend the meeting with Wang Dahu's autographed invitation and the payment.  Suiyuan was awarded to the king by the emperor.The tiger's garden not only occupies a very large area, but also has a beautiful scenery.  What is particularly rare is that there is a hot spring in the garden.  However, Lin Feng's carriage was blocked halfway.  There was no way around it. Today, those who came to Suiyuan were all wealthy businessmen from all over the country. They were accompanied by countless servants, maids, and carriages.  After waiting for more than an hour, Lin Feng's carriage moved to the gate of the garden.  After entering the garden, Lin Feng was invited into the Huxin Pavilion in the garden.  Looking up, there were many familiar old faces sitting in the cabinet. Lin Feng counted them silently. Basically, all the well-known wealthy businessmen in the country were here.  Hehehe, this battle has not been seen in thousands of years.  The dignified Minister of Commerce entertained guests. The fruits and watermelon seeds placed on the table, and the tea served by the servants, were not tributes from the palace.  Lin Feng took a sip of the "coarse tea" and felt a little hard to swallow. Hey, is this too stingy?  Just as everyone was whispering, a clear voice suddenly came from outside the pavilion, "Wang Shangshu has arrived!" (PS: It's the end of the month, why do you still have your monthly tickets?)
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