"Conquer a country and you will get fifty million taels of gold and silver!"
Everyone present was breathing heavier. Such a huge wealth, let alone a trading company, even if it was given to the entire Ming Dynasty, it was a huge sum of money, but the entire Ming Dynasty became rich overnight.
Now Tian Erniu actually managed to conquer two huge countries in Golden Continent with only about 10,000 troops. The total profit this time may exceed tens of millions of taels of silver.
No one had the slightest doubt whether Hu Xian would lie to them, because this was completely unnecessary and had no meaning in lying.
Now that the fleet has arrived in Songhu, the people in our trading houses will soon receive news, and everything will be known clearly by then. Even if Hu Xian deceived everyone, it would not be long.
What's more, there is no need for him to lie to others.
"Everyone, everyone must already know about the things in Nanyang."
"Liu Jin, the Marquis of Liaodong, bombarded the city of Malacca, conquered Malacca with almost no effort, and asked Malacca to cede territory and pay compensation."
"The world is very big, and many places are still very backward and primitive. As long as we dare to venture out and fight hard, we will not be able to be like Tian Erniu."
The more Hu Xian talked, the more excited he became. Thinking that Tian Erniu had conquered the two huge countries in the Golden Continent with ten thousand people he scraped together, he wished he could now arm thousands of people to plunder all over the world.
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After hearing Hu Xian's words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.
That's right, Tian Erniu can plunder the Golden Continent, and they can go to Tianzhu in South Asia and plunder Africa. He can conquer these backward and ignorant countries, why can't they?
"Mr. Hu, if you have any ideas, just say it."
Li Chunyang thought for a while and said.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Hu might as well tell him what he thinks."
When the others heard this, they immediately nodded. In fact, everyone has already guessed the purpose of Hu Xian calling everyone here. It must also be to learn from Tianjin Ocean Trading Company.
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, there were many large and small commercial banks. In Tianjin alone? There were thousands of large and small commercial banks. There were even commercial banks in North Korea and Japan. They set up branches here in Tianjin to facilitate business.
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Although there were many trading houses, only Tianjin Ocean Trading Company had its own armed forces. Tianjin Ocean Trading Company had armed forces from the beginning and was equipped with weapons and equipment that were more advanced than the Ming army at that time.
That's why Tianjin Ocean Trading Company can gallop on the ocean? Be tyrannical? It has fought against Japanese pirates and destroyed pirates. Du Mingen almost destroyed the Luzon Kingdom with just one fleet.
Tianjin Ocean Trading House, which has its own armed forces, is a trading house, but it is a real and powerful armed force. It has many battleships, artillery, weapons, armors, etc., which are very advanced.
That is because Emperor Hongzhi and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are the major shareholders, and they are the biggest beneficiaries. Otherwise, how could they tolerate the existence of Tianjin Ocean Trading House.
Now, with everyone's efforts, the imperial court allows major commercial banks to have a certain number of private armed forces? In fact, many people already want to build their own overseas armed forces.
For no other reason than to protect his own merchant ships.
There are many pirates and bandits in Nanyang. These small countries in Nanyang are so greedy that they impose heavy taxes on them. Many times they have a knife put to their neck.
This is very uncomfortable and frustrating.
But if you don’t have something to do, you have nothing to do.
Fortunately, the Ming court stood up for them and taught the Southeast Asian countries a harsh lesson, which shocked the entire Southeast Asia.
But it is better to seek help from others than to seek yourself. What's more, the profits of sea trade in the Nanyang region are also continuing to decline, and those who are ambitious are beginning to go to the West.
The Western Ocean is far away from the Ming Dynasty. If we don't have our own armed forces, to be honest, we really don't have the confidence to send ships to the Western Ocean.
It's not Tianjin Ocean Trading Company. Their merchant ships are all armed merchant ships, armed to the teeth. If they don't bully others, it's fine. They don't fear anyone at all.
If everyone wants to go to the West to make a fortune, they must form an armed force.
"Everyone, not long ago the imperial court issued a bill that allows commercial banks like us to have certain armed forces overseas."
"His Majesty loves the people like his own sons and is afraid that I will be bullied when doing business overseas, so he came up with this unprecedented "Ocean Trading Company Armed Management Code". In the past dynasties, it was absolutely impossible to allow someone to privately
Armed with force."
"Your Majesty is truly an eternal sage and an emperor throughout the ages. His magnanimity and magnanimity exceed those of any emperor in the past dynasties. This is the blessing of our Ming Dynasty and the luck of our people."
Hu Xian raised his hand slightly, and then said very respectfully in the direction of the capital.
This is true. The emperors of the past dynasties would never allow someone to privately possess armed forces, but today, he allows it.
Although this is the result of the joint efforts of all the people in the imperial court, it is absolutely unprecedented.
"I know that many people are already thinking of ways to arm their merchant ships so that they will not be bullied at sea."
"The West is far away from our Ming Dynasty, and the journey is long. If we are just a trading company and go to the West alone, I am afraid we will still be bullied."
"So I think we can consider setting up a large-scale trading house like Tianjin Ocean Trading House. We can pool our strength together and go to the West together."
"At that time, we will not only be able to protect our merchant ships and protect our interests, but we may also be able to learn from Tianjin Ocean Trading Company, Taipinghou and Du Mingen."
"I think everyone may already know something about the situation in the West."
"Myanmar is rich in jade and jade. Myanmar's jade and jade are better than Hotan jade, and the output is larger. Some trading houses have already done business with Myanmar. They should be very aware of the situation in Myanmar."
"Ceylon is rich in gemstones. All kinds of gemstones are not only produced in large quantities, but also of very high quality. Most of the gemstones we obtain from Nanyang now actually come from Ceylon."
"Tianzhu is rich in gold and silver, and Persia is also rich in silver and gold. On the east coast of Africa, it is rich in frankincense and myrrh, as well as ivory, gold, diamonds, etc."
Hu Xian said that his mouth was a little dry and he paused slightly.
"After all, we still need costs to do business, especially as the number of commercial banks increases and competition becomes more and more fierce. People in these places are not fools. They will continue to raise prices too high."
"This will cause our profits to plummet. We are taking huge risks, but only getting a small profit. This is obviously inappropriate."
"If we can be like Tianjin Ocean Trading Company, we can conquer these places. For example, if we can conquer Ceylon, then the gems of Ceylon can be mined by us."
"We don't even have to pay anything. We can directly let the local barbarians mine it for us, just like Tian Erniu did in the Aztec Kingdom of Golden Continent."
"Conquer them, let them mine gold and silver, and we'll just sit back and harvest."
"A deal worth thousands of miles~"
"Conquering these places is not only about their gems, emeralds, gold and silver. Also, after conquering these places, these places can also be included in our Ming Dynasty land, and we will also be famous in history. These kelp lands will be in the future
Maybe it can be passed down to our children and grandchildren from generation to generation.”
The more Hu Xian talked, the more excited he became.
When doing business, you should learn from Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., Ltd. If you are willing to do good business with me, I will do good business with you.
If you are nagging, maliciously raising prices, etc., I will directly conquer you and make everything here mine. By then, not only will your land be mine, your wealth will be mine, and even yours will be mine.
Everyone is my slave.
This is the model of Tianjin Ocean Trading Company.
After hearing Hu Xian's words, everyone couldn't help but open their mouths, and everyone was slightly dumbfounded.
Although everyone wants to have a certain amount of armed force, it is also to increase the self-protection ability of their merchant ships and not to be afraid of pirates and bandits.
But they never thought about relying on these armed forces to conquer other countries and places in the world. The people of Ming Dynasty were still influenced by Confucianism to some extent.
When doing business, you have to be responsible.
They are not like Westerners. They are like bandits from the beginning, sowing discord wherever they go, burning, killing and looting. They will only do business honestly with you if they cannot beat you.
If they can defeat you and conquer you, they will directly squeeze you to the extreme, chewing up your bones and then swallowing them into your stomach.
This is the Western colonizer of this era.
Compared with them, Ming Dynasty was still too gentle and only wanted to do business honestly.
Now Hu Xian is telling them a new road, a road exactly the same as that of Western colonists.
"Will this work?"
Zhang Heling put down the food in his hand. It suddenly no longer smelled good, and then said with red eyes.
"Why not~"
"The world is very big, and not every country is as powerful as our Ming Dynasty. There are many, many countries and places that are very weak. Their strength is very weak, and we can easily conquer them."
Hu Xian said confidently: "What's more, if you don't try some things, how can you know that they won't work?"
"Done~"
"I have conquered them with a hugely profitable business. Who would bother to do business with these barbarians? I have long disliked those barbarians."
Zhang Yanling drank a glass of wine in one gulp and said fiercely.
"Count me in~"
Li Chunyang's eyes turned slightly red.
After all my hard work in business, I wonder why I can't compare to Liu Jin. In terms of emotions, the Tianjin Ocean Trading Company under Liu Jin often does business without capital.
Tian Erniu conquered the two powerful countries of the Golden Continent with just 10,000 people. It would be very easy for them to unite together and the major commercial banks to pool their troops and strength to produce only 10,000 people.
Why do they still watch others eat meat honestly, and why do they still want to do business with those who are satisfied and honest?
Once you've done it, kill them hard and scare them, and once you've defeated them, everything will be yours.
Jade, jade, gems and jewelry, gold and silver, as long as you conquer them, you can still ask for these things by yourself, and you don't need to work hard to transport them to do business with them honestly.
The key is to just do business honestly. People in these small countries and small places are still very arrogant. They dare to impose heavy taxes on them, loot their merchant ships, kill their crews, etc.
There was no armed force before, but now that we can have it, what else is there to say? What the hell?
"It counts as my share~"
"Count me in~"
"If you want to do business with these barbarians, you should learn from Taipinghou and Tian Erniu and do their business directly. After conquering them, everything will be ours. By then, there will be enough plantations in Nanyang.
Slaves, you don’t have to worry about having no one.”
Everyone spoke up one after another, and everyone was extremely excited.
Do business and do nothing.
Will a tiger with teeth still trade meat with you honestly?
"Okay~Okay~"
When Hu Xian saw it, he couldn't help but laugh with joy.
Someone took out a map and pointed to the location of Ceylon and said: "Our Western United Trading Company's first goal was here. We conquered this place. From then on, we allowed us to load the gems back by ship after ship."
