Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 545
Cheng Jun and Cheng Ji discussed business with Kaiser enthusiastically...

I have to say that although Catherine is young, she has very rich experience in business, and there is no way to not be rich. Venice is a city of water, with neither industry nor agriculture. Venetians have no other way out except for business. Generations have been in business, so can experience not be rich?With a smile on her face, she briefly explained the business philosophy of the Venetian Merchant to the two, such as joint-stock management, mutual loan management, virtual currency, etc., which opened their eyes and sighed: "It turns out that the business is still there. We can do this!" It was through Catherine that they learned that Europe already had a stock exchange, and that a large company like the East India Company could raise huge sums of money from ordinary people by issuing shares. If there are more, the stock will rise, and more and more people will buy stocks. Correspondingly, the company will naturally raise more and more funds.The two brothers looked at each other, and they both felt that this could be done. It's nothing but a white wolf. Maybe they can also try to issue shares to raise idle funds!

"So, how should this stock be issued?" Two curious babies asked.

Catherine smiled: "It's a long story, can you let me eat something first and then talk slowly? I'm so hungry." After speaking, she picked up the chopsticks to pick up the food, but was surprised to see that this After a while, the dinner table was already full of dishes. Liu Ziyan and Cheng Qi both piled up a lot of good dishes in their bowls, and they were enjoying the delicious food leisurely, while Yang Menglong's mouth was full, and he was hiccupping there!She was shocked: "We just talked for a while, and you all cleaned up the food?"

Liu Ziyan said: "It's not us, it's him!" Pointing at Yang Menglong, she didn't want to take the blame for this foodie.

Cheng Qi picked up a piece of diced chicken and sighed: "You must concentrate when eating with him, and don't be half-hearted, otherwise you won't be able to eat anything." Putting the diced chicken into her mouth, chewing , with a satisfied face, it was obvious that she had made great efforts to grab this order from Yang Menglong's clutches.

Catherine held the chopsticks and looked at the messy dining table, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said to Yang Menglong, "Yang, how many weeks have you been hungry?"

Yang Menglong hiccupped and said, "I've always eaten like this, and you'll get used to it in the future...Bosses, let someone send another one over."

Cheng Jun was already familiar with this, so he called the waiter and asked him to re-cook the dishes just now on the table. He continued to pull Catherine, and asked her for advice on bank management and operation techniques, and how to issue stocks and bonds. Skills... Even Cheng Qi and Liu Ziyan participated in the discussion enthusiastically. It seems that these two are not usually interested in doing business.But Yang Menglong felt very bored, because he knew nothing about banks and stocks. He only knew that banks can absorb deposits and lend loans, and that A-shares can kill people. Can only jump off the building.He yawned, and said to the guys who were talking, "Talk slowly, I'll go out for a walk."

Cheng Qi looked wary: "Where are you going?" She was really worried that this guy would go to find flowers and ask Liu.

Shrugging his shoulders, Yang Menglong said, "Where can I go? Just wander around." After speaking, he took Zaji Chongweng and Shi Tianbao and went downstairs step by step.

Cheng Jun laughed and said, "Little sister, you are really strict with him."

Cheng Qi looked helpless: "This guy is a monkey. If you don't keep an eye on him, you will know where he will jump... Only sister Xiao is so relieved to let him float around and play around. I can't worry about it!"

Liu Ziyan shrugged and said, "What can I do? In Sister Xiao's eyes, he is just a kid who won't grow up!" She put a braised lion's head in Catherine's bowl and said, "Katherine, leave him alone, we Go on, what’s going on with your so-called mutual lending business?”

Catherine lightly took a bite of the braised lion's head, the fragrant gravy filled her mouth, and the incomparable delicacy captured every taste bud in less than a second.She sighed softly in satisfaction, it is delicious, the Chinese are really good at eating, compared with them, the Venetians are really far behind in terms of eating.She smacked her lips and said: "The so-called mutual lending business is a business method adopted by Europe when there was a serious shortage of currency in the past. At that time, the Venice Mint minted less than 100 million gold coins a year, and our Ducat gold coins It is the most widely circulated currency in Europe. If such a small amount of currency is put in the whole of Europe, it is naturally... In the words of you Chinese, it is a drop in the bucket. Without currency, there is no way to complete the transaction. We can’t let us use a bunch of shells as currency. Right? There is no way, everyone has to borrow money from each other and borrow money to buy. For example, if I bought a batch of silk from you, but I can’t come up with so much cash, I will write an IOU. I bought a batch of spices here and wrote me an IOU. Of course, this IOU must be mortgaged. The mortgage can be currency, manor, real estate, castle or even a store. To repay debts. At that time, most of the wealth of European rich people only existed on paper. Many rich people claimed to have millions of dollars, but if you asked him to take out [-] gold coins, he would not be able to get it out. Those bonds and contracts were theirs. Where the real wealth lies."

Cheng Qi was a little surprised: "Why does it sound a bit bitter to me? It seems to tear down the east wall to make up the west wall, and toss endlessly."

Catherine smiled wryly: "You have a vast land and abundant resources in China, and you have never been short of money. Of course, you don't realize the bitterness of having to owe others a lot of debts while holding a lot of debts when Europe's gold and silver are extremely scarce."

Cheng Jun said: "So you later issued stocks and bonds and borrowed money from the entire country in this way."

Catherine said: "Yes... Whether it is a stock or a bond, its life lies in the credibility of the issuer. Once the credibility goes bankrupt, these things will become waste paper..."

Yang Menglong took Zhaji Chongweng and Shi Tianbao to wander around happily on the streets of Wuchang. Since he was wearing plain clothes, no one knew them except those old acquaintances who ate in restaurants. No one takes a second look at them... Yeah, they are all busy earning money to buy more food and have a good year, who can be so idle and wander around like these guys?The markets in the three towns of Wuhan are quite prosperous now. Vegetables, fruits, yellow grains, flour, cooking oil, salt and other foods and non-staple foods enter the market continuously through waterways, and the prices are relatively low, so the business of the stores selling these products is extremely hot. .The vassal king was slaughtered, and the mountains, forests and lakes monopolized by the vassal king were naturally opened to the common people. Hunters and fisherman worked from dawn to dusk, and sold them in the market when they had a little harvest. Pheasants, hares, goats, deer, wild boars and other mountain delicacies entered one after another. The traps of hunters, fish, shrimp, crabs and turtles in the Yangtze River and Han River are scooped up one by one, and become the delicacy on the people's table.The most popular goods are local potatoes and salt and linen from Nanyang. The people who work part-time on the construction site go to the market to buy potatoes and salt in large quantities as soon as they get their wages. If they have spare money, they can buy some more. Linen, stock up on these for winter.Looking at the hurried figures and satisfied smiles on the faces of the common people, Yang Menglong felt very happy. Qin Mai and Wang Rui did a great job. It is great that a large number of common people have benefited from them.

He happily bought a lot of miscellaneous things, tasted the freshly baked Wuhan spicy duck neck, and had a fierce argument with a fishmonger because of the price. Zaji shook his head at Weng and Shi Tianbao.He was arguing with the fishmonger, when suddenly there was an exclamation from the vegetable market: "Huan Jianglong is coming, everyone run!" He rolled up today's harvest and unsold vegetables, and left without looking back, while the vegetable seller who had only sold half of the vegetables wanted to cry, looking at the piles of vegetables and didn't know what to do.The fishmonger pushed the fat and big fresh fish that Yang Menglong had picked into his hands, and said, "The price just now is ten cents a catty, and I won't make any money for you, you should leave immediately! "

Yang Menglong wondered: "Who is Hun Jianglong? Why are you so afraid of him?"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a clatter, and a pile of green vegetables flew up as if being blown by a strong wind, and some of them flew towards Yang Menglong. A Chinese cabbage will fall on his head.Ten meters away, the vegetable vendor looked at the messy vegetables and wailed: "My vegetables!"

The person who kicked his food away was a big man with a broad waist and a sinewy face, followed by five guys with the same fierce eyes. At first glance, he was not a kind person.The big man smiled ferociously: "You are still caring about your food at this time? You really won't shed tears until you see the coffin!"

The vegetable vendor was also quite stubborn, and shouted: "I rented this stall with my hard-earned money. Why do you kick my stall? Why——" Before he could finish speaking, he was punched hard in the stomach, and the whole body People huddled together.It was the big man who beat the man.The big man laughed strangely: "You kid is really interesting. I've been on the road for so long, and it's the first time someone dared to ask me why I kicked his stall! Okay, I'll tell you now. Why kick your stall!" Then he punched again.

All the vegetable vendors hid far away, and no one dared to come forward to meddle in other people's business.The fishmonger looked frightened and whispered to Yang Menglong: "Hun Jianglong is a bully in this area. He has nothing to do all day long and comes to the vegetable market to cause trouble. He will beat anyone who doesn't pay him protection money... the vegetable seller." The little brother is new here, he doesn’t know the rules and didn’t pay him protection money, so he came here to cause trouble..."

Yang Menglong became angry: "Damn, a gangster is so cruel, what's wrong with him!" He rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward.Shi Tianbao quickly stopped him and said, "Just leave this small matter to me and Zaji. Zaji, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)