From Chief to Ball

If the names of the first two can be achieved, it means that the Chinese Republic has acquiesced in the Netherlands' colonial privileges and the unreasonable demands of the British, so that the Chinese Republic will at least stand on the side of the Netherlands in overseas trade, otherwise it will be self-defeating. Self-face, lost the legal rationality to become the initiator of the world order.

It can be seen that although the Netherlands is not a real country, when it comes to all aspects of interests, the ruling class can still reach some consensus in the general direction.

For those bourgeoisie in the ruling class who were excluded from the trade monopoly of Indian companies and mainly engaged in European entrepot trade, their demands were simpler.

A large amount of Dutch capital flowed into the commercial direction, and industrial and handicraft capital could not be compared with commercial capital at all, and it was difficult to develop at all.

As a low-lying area most affected by the price revolution, the labor cost of the Netherlands is higher than that of other countries when currency wages are the mainstay.

Since the same capital invested in commerce, navigation, and even interest on loans can obtain higher returns than handicrafts, capital naturally flows to these places spontaneously and flees from handicrafts.

The rise of money wages and the spontaneous profit-seeking of capital have led to the fact that the representative of the Dutch bourgeoisie can only be the commercial bourgeoisie, and the commercial bourgeoisie is the most bottomless.Talking to them about a motherland that transcends classes is more ridiculous than playing the piano with a cow, not to mention that the Netherlands has not yet become a real nation at this time.

These representatives, who represent the interests of the lower-level bourgeoisie in the Netherlands, benefited from the Nanyang Company's export trade and re-exported them in Europe, so they hoped that the Netherlands would reduce import tariffs and squeeze out the country's handicraft industry, so as to obtain more benefits. High profits can also obtain higher profits in entrepot trade.

At the same time, they hope that the China Republic can open up to external investment, so that the Dutch can invest in industries such as Mincheng, and take advantage of the silver price revolution that has not yet occurred in the China Republic to obtain higher profits than domestic handicraft investment.It is not profitable to invest in handicrafts or industries in China, but it is very profitable to invest in factories and handicrafts in Mincheng.

For the same silver coin, the interest earned by lending in Amsterdam and Mincheng is the same.However, the same silver coin can buy different labor forces because of different prices, grain yields, and land cultivation methods.

When the profit of investing in factories and handicrafts in Mincheng is higher than the profit of lending in Europe, the capital originally lent may become the industrial capital of Mincheng, as long as Mincheng maintains stability and gives clear policies.

The only thing this class feels angry about Chen Jian or the Nanyang Company and the China Republic is that this side has monopolized the trade with the Spanish colonies and participated in some slave trades, allowing those merchants in the Netherlands who are dissatisfied with the Indian Company to establish "" The dreams of the "West India Company" and the dreams of the slave traders were dashed.

There are still several Dutch pirate corpses hanging from the oil port. It is not easy to be a pirate. In the European Netherlands, there must be an advantage in sea power, but here it is impossible to fight against the "Anti-Piracy Convention" signed by China and Spain.

If you want to cut off the trade between the Chinese Republic and the Netherlands as a threat, not to mention whether the bourgeoisie in the Netherlands will agree or hang the proposer in The Hague, even if it is decided that it is likely that the United Kingdom has just signed He would beat gongs and drums and drive a boat to Fujian City to kneel and lick.

Similarly, in Min County, the party property of the Mo party and the large amount of profits obtained by Chen Jian’s monopoly factories were invested overseas, Wangbei City, and Dahuang City, which are meaningful but temporarily unable to enter the circulation of the world market; this is also As a result, there is not enough capital in Min County to move freely into high-profit factories and handicrafts, let alone infrastructure, so Chen Jiancai came to the capital to move capital to the south.

Even if the Dutch do not participate in the investment in the handicraft industry, but when the profit is higher than the interest, some people in Min County will consider borrowing to develop the factory industry. Of course, they will also hope to borrow money from the Dutch, as long as the residual value can be higher than the interest. This is the inevitable trend.

In other words, regardless of whether the Dutch invest in industry or not, it will inevitably lead to the movement of Dutch capital to this side.There is only so much capital, part of which is taken up by businesses, partly by monopoly companies, and Min County has a need for borrowing and has a bright future.

In Asia, Chen Jian cut off the axis of the small triangle trade in exchange for spices. The company directors in Amsterdam must take out enough precious metals to ship to Asia to buy goods, instead of saving these precious metal investments by bartering through regional trade.

As a result, some capital that should have flowed to other countries and regions may be diverted prematurely.

For example, northern Sweden, which is in urgent need of loans, investments, buying weapons and equipment, and paying mercenaries, has been greatly affected.

Chapter 56 Imperialism ([-])

The legendary Nordic lion Gustav has succeeded to the throne, but this lion also had to bow to the capital forces and sent people to the capital of the Republic, hoping to meet Chen Jian.

Poor and weak, surrounded by enemies, this is the status quo in Sweden at this time.

The king of Poland next to him is the cousin of Gustav's uncle's family. At this time, Poland just sent a puppet fake tsar to Russia a few years ago, which shows its strength.

It's just that the throne of Poland is not so easy to sit on. The father of the assassinated French King Henry IV knew the depth of it. He ran back to France less than half a year after being elected king, but Gustav's cousin sat It's pretty safe.

This cousin has a claim to the Swedish throne, but his uncle killed the nobles of his faction in Linkoping a few years ago, and when his cousin Gustav succeeded to the throne, he made trouble again, but the nobles It may be felt that Gustav is smaller and not the king of Poland, and that he is weaker and better controlled, so he agrees to Gustav's succession, but Gustav is not qualified and capable to hold the enthronement ceremony.

Russia next to it is also quite dissatisfied with Sweden and wants to go to the sea, and the Swedish king has a claim on the tsar's throne, but Sweden's claim is useless, and the country is weak and has few masters.

Denmark is also strong now, and there are many conflicts with Sweden. It is impossible not to do it at this time.

In this case, it is inevitable to admit defeat for the time being, and it is necessary to prepare in advance the money to redeem the occupied castle town, so a loan is urgently needed.

Sweden is not without advantages. Because of habit, the ancient land rent in kind allows Gustav to make some money.

If the land rent of the royal family's land also undergoes a silver monetization reform like a whip method, it will be a lot of trouble at this time.In the price revolution, paying in silver coins is not as beneficial to the royal family as paying in kind directly, especially in a small place like Sweden that can be controlled.

The difference in price and things like food and butter can guarantee general survival, but mercenaries are needed for war, and mercenaries accept money.

War needs weapons, especially the flintlock guns and small field cannons that appeared on the West Dutch battlefield, so Gustav felt that this system was very suitable for his ideas.

But weapons need money, and silver is needed to buy them, but Gustav found that he had no money.

Wanting to reform, strengthen centralization, and strengthen budgeting and systematization, Gustav found that there were no qualified accountants in Sweden.

Wanting to learn from the Netherlands to sell monopoly rights to make some money for finance, Gustav found that he had no monopoly rights to sell, and established a trading company to grant monopoly franchise rights, but no one took over because it was obviously a money-losing product.

I want to get a tax system and get some cash for the royal family, but there are not many taxpayers in Sweden, and they can't get that much money at once.

I want to mine domestic iron ore and copper mines, but Sweden's own mining technology is 200 years behind the latest European technology, and it is still using crucible pottery furnaces and other technologies at the level of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, not to mention the China Republic, which has already used blast technology .

If you want to start trade, the Dutch fleet and the Danish navy are doomed to be earned by second-hand dealers, and you can't get money in this direction.

Robbery can get money, but the premise of robbery is to win, which seems impossible for the time being, otherwise Gustav would not even be able to hold the official succession ceremony.

Denmark, Russia, and his cousin are eyeing him. Gustav can now sell anything that can be sold for cash, even if he sells the salt franchise, as long as he can get enough silver.

However, in this form, even if the Dutch are unwilling to lend, at least they have to draw a draw with Denmark and Russia, so that capital forces can borrow.

Moreover, the possibility of redeeming the land from the two countries should also be considered if the battle is lost, which also requires a sum of money.Gustav also understood that if he won the battle, he would not need to consider this possibility. He might still make some money, and at least he would be able to borrow less money in the future.

As long as you win, not only can you rob, but you can also make the city pay the ransom to avoid robbery, and you can collect taxes afterwards.

But the problem is that money is needed to win now, and borrowing is also a problem when the situation is uncertain. Bankers in the Netherlands are willing to invest in Mincheng because the profits are higher, and bankers in Venice are too far away. No contact.

Completely different from the Netherlands, the demands of the Swedes are much simpler, so when the capital group named "Preparatory Committee of the Mining, Metallurgy and Infrastructure Investment Company", which actually hides some neo-colonial imperialism, found the Swedish representative , It can be said that the long drought meets the rain.

This is a goal that has been set long ago, and the form is not clear, but the preparatory committee is led by Chen Jian, and Chen Jian's investment vision is more trusted by the shareholders of this capital group than the so-called form under the huge profits before.

Can it make money?Is the return on profit high?What exactly is Sweden's model?Is it possible to recover all the principal and profits in the future?

Many people don't think about it. It is enough to see the huge amount of money invested by the Party property of the Mexican Party and Chen Jian in this preparatory committee.

This is the intangible capital brought about by fame. Personal fame and charm can make capital orderly, purposeful and forward-looking.

The difference from those big families is that those big families can obtain power and profit bonuses such as franchise rights in the country, while Chen Jian does not have such a power bonus, and most of the investment directions are open, the weird model of joint-stock companies, Therefore, this also makes some businessmen extremely relieved.

Chen Jian is only taking the lead in those matters with the Netherlands, and cannot decide on his own, but as the spokesperson of domestic interest groups and some power families.

With regard to the negotiation with Sweden, Chen Jian can decide, and he doesn't need to come forward himself, he only needs to let the preparatory committee and representatives of Nanyang Company talk to him.

The Netherlands is a small overlord, and at this time at least it is a role like the Song Dynasty; at this time, Sweden is at most a vassal of Qin who is still raising horses for Emperor Zhou, and Sweden’s little appeal is carried out with the money of the capital group. The investment is more than sufficient, and there are not too many conflicts of interest.

The reality is so realistic. The organization of the Mexican Party plus the capital is called the No. 30 seven counties of the Republic, and the Nanyang Company is called the No. 30 eight counties, plus a Fujian county. Maybe it is a little bit to deal with the Netherlands in an all-round way. Trouble, but it is qualified enough to deal with Sweden, which is weak and poor at this time and is surrounded by enemies.

Representatives of the preparatory committee and Nanyang Company had no interest in direct loans, because the interest on silver was not as profitable as investing elsewhere, so they chose the most profitable indirect loan method.

The first approved contract was to provide a loan worth about 100 million thalers of silver coins from the Bohemian silver mining area, which was about 30 silver coins of the Republic.

But the loan must be paid not in cash, but in the form of guns, cannons, gunpowder, saltpeter and armor. Nanyang Company will ship the guns, cannons and gunpowder purchased with the loan to Sweden within one year.

Of the 100 million thaler loans, [-] thalers were paid in advance as the salaries of artillery instructors and engineers. Artillery instructors and engineers were hired from Min County at a high price to go to Sweden. If there was less money, no one would go.

There are 100 thalers paid in advance as interest, and it is obvious that [-] out of [-] returns. When borrowing money, the interest is deducted first, but the principal is still calculated according to [-] million Bohemian thalers, and these interests need to be paid by the Swedish government. Payments are made in silver coins instead of being deducted directly from the loan.