After talking about the business, Herbert wanted to call Billy Shen over, but Lin Mo stopped him. He also had some private matters that he wanted to know from Herbert.
"Lao He, can you tell me the origins of you and Scott? If you can trace your family history, you can also tell me about your ancestors."
Lin Mo spoke after careful consideration. It was not that he didn't trust Herbert, but that the interests of the two parties were deeply entangled, especially Scott. The transactions involved between the two parties were extremely sensitive and might become even bigger in the future. But we can’t continue to be confused, at least we need to know a little bit about its basics.
When Herbert heard this, he didn't resist much. This was what he should have told, but he had been somewhat shy and unwilling to say it in the past.
Now, after coming here, he is in a different situation, and the resistance in his heart has almost dissipated. Besides, Lin Mo brought these to him, so there is nothing he can't say.
It was about Scott's situation that made him hesitate for a moment, but when he thought about it carefully, he actually didn't know anything about his secrets. What he knew was only some historical information about him, and it was only superficial.
There is nothing that cannot be said, and it is even better to say it yourself. Otherwise, when this question is asked to him personally, he will still have to worry about what to say! It is better to speak for himself and tell these basic information about him to save him from embarrassment in the future.
The relationship between the two people is actually two people who were originally related. They got along in a foreign country and became very good friends in the end. However, they both had a tacit understanding and did not understand each other. The secrets they carried and hidden, at least in Herb's case, It seemed to Te that what Scott would reveal to him would never be some huge secret.
"Lin, you should know the famous water city Venice, right? My ancestors can be traced back as far as Venice...well...the surrounding mountains, I can't say mountains, just a village on the edge of the mountains. I have visited .”
...Uh...Lin Mo was really speechless. He thought your ancestors were from the water city of Venice. But it turns out! Your family is... a mountain turtle in the mountains near the water city?
It seems that both China and the West like to make far-fetched ideas to find a good ancestor for themselves. Good guy, this guy is still bragging about how beautiful the scenery in his hometown is. He can see the water city from the mountains in the distance. It took him a while to get embarrassed. Hongxin came to his senses without a beat and brought the conversation back to business.
“...You also know that Italy is in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, but the Apennine Peninsula is a long strip inserted vertically into the Mediterranean Sea, separating most of the central Mediterranean Sea.
Venice's roots in the Apennines almost run through the Po River Plain on the left and right sides of the peninsula. Therefore, the Veneto region and the Liguria region where Venice is located are important trade routes for east-west trade in the Mediterranean, and entrepot trade is extremely popular.
However, in addition to the re-export trade, many things will be transported to the local area for processing and then resold. My ancestors already started the leather processing business by virtue of the local convenience. However, the specific time when leather processing started cannot be traced. arrive.
You also know that in Europe, handicrafts are very inherited, or in other words, it is difficult for you to have other opportunities to run other businesses. The same goes for my family, which has almost always relied on this craft for a living.
However, what I can confirm is that my ancestors did not have very good skills in processing leather during this period. They were just a small family workshop that processed the most common leather. Therefore, when the Age of Discovery, the east-west trade in the Mediterranean declined rapidly, my family also fell into a trap.
Difficulty, unsustainable.
Of course, at that time, Portugal and Spain gained a lot of wealth from maritime trade and consumed a lot of leather. However, most of what they bought from here was high-end and good leather. At that time, the family should have the processing skills.
High-grade leather craftsmanship and ability, but these cannot be used here..."
Why couldn't it be used? Either it was stolen, or these fields had been monopolized by others. In addition, there was some turmoil there at that time, so Herbert's family gritted their teeth and simply moved to the Iberian Peninsula.
After the migration, the citizens of Spain and Portugal have become addicted to pleasure amid the influx of wealth. Not many people are willing to do these dirty and tiring jobs, and overseas trade has brought a large amount of fur goods.
, so Herbert's family lived a very miserable life.
It is a pity that it did not nourish the previous two generations. Other European countries have caught up and began to seize the overseas interests of Iberia and the two countries. Although the family's strong financial resources can last for some years, the life of outsiders like Herbert's family is not easy.
Herbert's family, having already tasted the sweetness, did not stop doing anything, and simply moved to the Netherlands, which was beginning to rise. The Netherlands was based on capitalist industry and commerce, transportation, finance, etc. Herbert's family
The family also made a lot of money.
But now that they are rich, they have more wives, more children, and more descendants. However, Herbert’s family is not rich and powerful, and after more than a hundred years of development, Herbert’s family has grown.
Te's family doesn't have the heart to go to other countries.
Of course, this is also due to the fact that continental Europeans are not interested in the troublemaker of Britain, which is isolated overseas, and the things that the British did in the early days of making a fortune also made Herbert's family, as a vested interest, very unhappy.
Not feeling well, not having a cold at all.
Strictly speaking, Lao He's branch is still a branch of his family, but tanning is hard work, so he left his ancestral business to them. The family is engaged in high-profit businesses such as fur trade and fur production.
However, in the end, only Lao He's branch passed down the fur-related business, and it returned to its ancestors' appearance, focusing on mid- to low-end leather tanning and related fur product processing.
However, at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the turmoil on the European continent intensified, and many military products needed to be produced from leather. This was mainly because after so many years of plundering, countries had become richer, so the Lao He family became prosperous again.
Especially when it came to the European War, the Netherlands chose to remain neutral. Various businesses took off, and the demand for mid- to low-end leather increased dramatically. Coupled with the industrial revolution, it also brought new equipment and new technologies to tanning.
, the efficiency was greatly improved, and Herbert’s family also made less money.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The result was not as expected, Qian caused a lot of troubles, brother Ni Qiang, outsiders were watching, and the part of the family business that was supposed to be inherited by Lao He's father was let go
The most important thing is that it ended up falling into the hands of outsiders.
Lao He's father fell ill from anger, and soon passed away due to a serious illness. Lao He was disheartened and chose to go away from home. After several twists and turns, he opened a leather goods shop in the Lin's Nanjing Trading Company.
Only then came the subsequent story.
As for Scott, his ancestors also came to the Netherlands with Herbert's family, and their settlements were not far from each other, so this relationship was established from their ancestors.
Before the migration, Scott's family had lived in the former Principality of Prussia for generations and had Germanic ancestry. However, Herbert believed that his family's Viking ancestry was more pure because their family simply had the adventurous gene.
The Scott family, like the Herbert family, was born in a small town, but unlike the old He family, which was engaged in industry and commerce, the Old Si family was almost all involved in ocean voyages.
During the most prosperous period of Dutch ocean shipping, also known as the era of sea coachmen, among the ten men of the Scott family, three served as captain's mates on the ship, three others did other work on the ship, and three were on board the ship.
Explore these colonies around the world.
However, when the Dutch ocean shipping went downhill, one branch of the Scott family went astray and started working as a broker for privateers and pirates, that is, selling information, selling dirt, and other dark jobs.
That is to say, Scott's ancestor was still running all the way on this road, serving as a sex dealer, a dirty broker, smuggling and selling various in-demand materials, etc. in various European countries and even colonies.
You can basically see them.
Lao Si's fathers were still born near Herbert's house, but they may have seen the popularity of their former hometown, and may have been inspired by Herbert's family's past experiences, so their family moved together.
The family moved back to Germany.
However, after moving there, he had a closer relationship with the Herbert family, because they used the connections that the Herbert family had accumulated over the years in the tanning industry to smuggle mid- to low-grade leather to Germany for military supplies.
Te himself also had frequent contacts and encounters with Scott.
Later, when the European War started, the Scott family disappeared. In the later stages of the war, Scott suddenly came to seek asylum, saying that he had become a deserter or something, and Herbert wanted to help him with an old relationship.
When Thaksin was a deserter, although the Scott family liked taking risks, they were rarely willing to get involved in wars. At least they would not be happy to be used as cannon fodder as a big-headed soldier, let alone Scott.
This one likes to fish for odd things.
Moreover, this guy was not honest after he came here, and he often disappeared. However, he knew that this family liked to do something, so Herbert was not curious to care about it, and just pretended not to see it.
Until the end of the war, two months later, this guy left without saying goodbye and disappeared. Until we met again here, this guy somehow had an American background again.
Herbert can only guess that this guy must still be doing the bad things his ancestors did, but he doesn't know which side he belongs to. However, virtue is not opposed at the moment, and various finance and trade are even taking off overtly and covertly.
, he may belong to both sides, or he may belong to one side at any time.
Lin Mo nodded. It was quite different from what he expected, but he still needed Herbert's help this time to inform some situations and provide a rough corroboration. After all, he might need to use these situations to convince some people.
As for which party he belongs to, it actually has little impact. There will be no direct conflict or opposition between either party. As long as you still have value and can pay benefits, you can trade with him and the people behind him.
Inviting Billy Shen over, the three of them chatted for a while, and then Lin Mo said goodbye and left. To be honest, a lot of time had been wasted this time, and he needed to meet up with others as soon as possible.