Chapter 2522
Chapter 2522
Chapter 2522
Ning Zijing has dealt with various businessmen in Qionglianfa for a long time, and is used to various routines, so his mind is more active than Tao Hongfang who works in the yamen.Although he didn't have any bad feelings for Pete, he always felt that this person was deliberately showing off his knowledge in order to win his favor.
Hearing Pete talking about the planning plan of the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway just now, Ning Zijing felt that this should not be something that a foreigner can think of. Even if Pete has a certain understanding of Haihan's transportation system, it seems difficult to conceive Such a big project.
This requires a considerable understanding of the situation in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions and Haihan's future plans for Hangzhou to be able to make such a plan, and Pete is obviously unlikely to reach such a level.
Then Ning Zijing felt that there was only another possibility, that is, Pete had noticed Haihan's transportation plan for this area from other channels, and then took this opportunity to speak out to show his extraordinary insight.
To put it mildly, it's just a foreign businessman trying to play tricks, but if it's a big deal, it can also be classified as an act of spying on state secrets.The nature of the latter is extremely serious, but it has to be handed over to the Ministry of Security for disposal.
Tao Hongfang and others were all from high-ranking officials' families. They received strict education from their parents since they were young, and they knew the importance of keeping state secrets.At this time Ning Zijing pointed out the problem, and Tao Hongfang immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and his face immediately became serious.
Pete answered Ning Zijing's question very calmly: "Young Master Ning listened carefully, and it is true. After your country announced the move of the capital last year, I planned to buy some land on the south bank of the Qiantang River near Hangzhou. I thought it might come in handy in the future. But I never thought that almost all the land in the area has been ordered by the government to prohibit the sale and purchase, so I can only settle for the next best thing, thinking that as long as it is closer to Hangzhou, I will slowly go east to find land to inquire about. , and then found that the government only banned land trading in some of these areas. The area where it is located happens to be a land passage leading to Ningbo. This reminds me of the time when Haihan built the Changhua-Danzhou project on the west coast of Hainan Island. Similar measures were taken when the railway was built, and from this there was speculation about the construction of the railway.”
What Pete said was almost exactly the same as Ning Zijing's conjecture, and he took the development of the Hainan Island Railway as an example, which dispelled the doubts of several young people.If he couldn't say one, two, three, then Ning Zijing would probably doubt the source of his information.
"Shopkeeper Pi really has a lot of knowledge and knowledge, even the development process of the Johnsey Railway project is so clear!" Ning Zijing was still worried, and continued to test Pete with words.
Pete replied: "When your country built the Jones-West Railway, I happened to visit Changhua and Danzhou with my father's generation, and walked back and forth along the construction site of the Jones-West Railway, so I know a thing or two about it."
Tao Hongfang and the others exchanged glances, and they all thought that Pete's words were highly credible.When the Johnsey Railway was built, although the Dutch were allowed to move freely on Hainan Island, they still had to report to the government in advance. Therefore, if there were any Dutch people visiting these places at that time, they would know the truth by checking back. Don't dare to brag about this kind of thing.
Pete may also understand that these young people are testing himself, and then brought the topic to the operation of the Dutch store.He told everyone that in the past, the East India Company was often troubled by settlement problems when purchasing goods in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, because the silver shipped here by the Dutch and the official silver circulated in the Ming Dynasty were different in purity and measurement units, which led to trade disputes. Activities are difficult.
Later, the Dutch also noticed the special role of Haihan Bank in cross-border trade settlement, and thought about setting up their own bank for trade settlement by following this example.But the problem is that the capital of the Dutch is not rich enough, and they can’t set up business outlets in various coastal state capitals like Haihan Bank, so this plan came to an end soon after, and they still had to rely on Haihan Bank to complete the settlement.
Of course, during this process, Pete naturally spared no effort to praise Hai Han, and made no secret of his affection for Hai Han.If Tao Hongfang and the others hadn't known about Haihan's past with the Dutch East India Company, they might have thought that the Dutch were full of admiration for Haihan just like Peter.
"If you are interested in cross-border trade, or have any profitable business, we can all try to cooperate. You may also know that our East India Company can transport goods to the Europa continent tens of thousands of miles away. The goods are very popular there, and the profits are very good. Although your country's navigation industry is also very developed, but in this respect, I think my country is still in the leading position for the time being."
When Pete talked about maritime trade, he finally couldn't help but show off the achievements of the Netherlands in this field. At the same time, he also wanted to use this topic to test the details of several young people again.
Tao Hongfang smiled and said, "Master Ning works in Qiong Lianfa. You are considered colleagues, so you can get closer."
Of course Pete knew what kind of business giant Qiong Lianfa was, and he was surprised when he heard the words: "It turns out that Mr. Ning is a senior student in Qiong Lianfa, so I'm afraid he didn't come to Zhoushan for inspection this time?"
Ning Zijing was secretly amused, and quickly waved his hands and said, "It's just running errands for the superior, and it's our turn to inspect this kind of task!"
He said it modestly, but Pete didn't believe it. Ning Zijing's dress, manner of speaking, would definitely not be an errand runner.Even the local stewards, shopkeepers, and bosses that Pete dealt with on a daily basis were much worse than Ning Zijing in terms of temperament.Moreover, when the subordinates came down to report earlier, they mentioned that these four people came in four carriages.
Pete remembered that he also knew people in the Zhoushan office of Qiong Lianfa, and thought that he would go to find out who this young man surnamed Ning was.If you can find out about his family background, you can prescribe the right medicine and try to win over the relationship.
Pete made up his mind and said that it was almost noon, and he wanted to invite Tao Hongfang and others to have lunch together at the store.But Tao Hongfang and the others were only planning to stay in Dinghai Port for a short time, and they didn't want to spend all their limited time here, so they politely declined Pete's invitation right away.
Pete was basically sure now that Tao Hongfang and the others did not come to the store to discuss business, but purely out of curiosity and wanted to come in and have a look.However, this made Pete more firm in his point of view, thinking that these young people must be of extraordinary status, otherwise, how could he easily decline his invitation, and would not even be willing to show respect for having a meal together.
(End of this chapter)
Ning Zijing has dealt with various businessmen in Qionglianfa for a long time, and is used to various routines, so his mind is more active than Tao Hongfang who works in the yamen.Although he didn't have any bad feelings for Pete, he always felt that this person was deliberately showing off his knowledge in order to win his favor.
Hearing Pete talking about the planning plan of the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway just now, Ning Zijing felt that this should not be something that a foreigner can think of. Even if Pete has a certain understanding of Haihan's transportation system, it seems difficult to conceive Such a big project.
This requires a considerable understanding of the situation in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions and Haihan's future plans for Hangzhou to be able to make such a plan, and Pete is obviously unlikely to reach such a level.
Then Ning Zijing felt that there was only another possibility, that is, Pete had noticed Haihan's transportation plan for this area from other channels, and then took this opportunity to speak out to show his extraordinary insight.
To put it mildly, it's just a foreign businessman trying to play tricks, but if it's a big deal, it can also be classified as an act of spying on state secrets.The nature of the latter is extremely serious, but it has to be handed over to the Ministry of Security for disposal.
Tao Hongfang and others were all from high-ranking officials' families. They received strict education from their parents since they were young, and they knew the importance of keeping state secrets.At this time Ning Zijing pointed out the problem, and Tao Hongfang immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, and his face immediately became serious.
Pete answered Ning Zijing's question very calmly: "Young Master Ning listened carefully, and it is true. After your country announced the move of the capital last year, I planned to buy some land on the south bank of the Qiantang River near Hangzhou. I thought it might come in handy in the future. But I never thought that almost all the land in the area has been ordered by the government to prohibit the sale and purchase, so I can only settle for the next best thing, thinking that as long as it is closer to Hangzhou, I will slowly go east to find land to inquire about. , and then found that the government only banned land trading in some of these areas. The area where it is located happens to be a land passage leading to Ningbo. This reminds me of the time when Haihan built the Changhua-Danzhou project on the west coast of Hainan Island. Similar measures were taken when the railway was built, and from this there was speculation about the construction of the railway.”
What Pete said was almost exactly the same as Ning Zijing's conjecture, and he took the development of the Hainan Island Railway as an example, which dispelled the doubts of several young people.If he couldn't say one, two, three, then Ning Zijing would probably doubt the source of his information.
"Shopkeeper Pi really has a lot of knowledge and knowledge, even the development process of the Johnsey Railway project is so clear!" Ning Zijing was still worried, and continued to test Pete with words.
Pete replied: "When your country built the Jones-West Railway, I happened to visit Changhua and Danzhou with my father's generation, and walked back and forth along the construction site of the Jones-West Railway, so I know a thing or two about it."
Tao Hongfang and the others exchanged glances, and they all thought that Pete's words were highly credible.When the Johnsey Railway was built, although the Dutch were allowed to move freely on Hainan Island, they still had to report to the government in advance. Therefore, if there were any Dutch people visiting these places at that time, they would know the truth by checking back. Don't dare to brag about this kind of thing.
Pete may also understand that these young people are testing himself, and then brought the topic to the operation of the Dutch store.He told everyone that in the past, the East India Company was often troubled by settlement problems when purchasing goods in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, because the silver shipped here by the Dutch and the official silver circulated in the Ming Dynasty were different in purity and measurement units, which led to trade disputes. Activities are difficult.
Later, the Dutch also noticed the special role of Haihan Bank in cross-border trade settlement, and thought about setting up their own bank for trade settlement by following this example.But the problem is that the capital of the Dutch is not rich enough, and they can’t set up business outlets in various coastal state capitals like Haihan Bank, so this plan came to an end soon after, and they still had to rely on Haihan Bank to complete the settlement.
Of course, during this process, Pete naturally spared no effort to praise Hai Han, and made no secret of his affection for Hai Han.If Tao Hongfang and the others hadn't known about Haihan's past with the Dutch East India Company, they might have thought that the Dutch were full of admiration for Haihan just like Peter.
"If you are interested in cross-border trade, or have any profitable business, we can all try to cooperate. You may also know that our East India Company can transport goods to the Europa continent tens of thousands of miles away. The goods are very popular there, and the profits are very good. Although your country's navigation industry is also very developed, but in this respect, I think my country is still in the leading position for the time being."
When Pete talked about maritime trade, he finally couldn't help but show off the achievements of the Netherlands in this field. At the same time, he also wanted to use this topic to test the details of several young people again.
Tao Hongfang smiled and said, "Master Ning works in Qiong Lianfa. You are considered colleagues, so you can get closer."
Of course Pete knew what kind of business giant Qiong Lianfa was, and he was surprised when he heard the words: "It turns out that Mr. Ning is a senior student in Qiong Lianfa, so I'm afraid he didn't come to Zhoushan for inspection this time?"
Ning Zijing was secretly amused, and quickly waved his hands and said, "It's just running errands for the superior, and it's our turn to inspect this kind of task!"
He said it modestly, but Pete didn't believe it. Ning Zijing's dress, manner of speaking, would definitely not be an errand runner.Even the local stewards, shopkeepers, and bosses that Pete dealt with on a daily basis were much worse than Ning Zijing in terms of temperament.Moreover, when the subordinates came down to report earlier, they mentioned that these four people came in four carriages.
Pete remembered that he also knew people in the Zhoushan office of Qiong Lianfa, and thought that he would go to find out who this young man surnamed Ning was.If you can find out about his family background, you can prescribe the right medicine and try to win over the relationship.
Pete made up his mind and said that it was almost noon, and he wanted to invite Tao Hongfang and others to have lunch together at the store.But Tao Hongfang and the others were only planning to stay in Dinghai Port for a short time, and they didn't want to spend all their limited time here, so they politely declined Pete's invitation right away.
Pete was basically sure now that Tao Hongfang and the others did not come to the store to discuss business, but purely out of curiosity and wanted to come in and have a look.However, this made Pete more firm in his point of view, thinking that these young people must be of extraordinary status, otherwise, how could he easily decline his invitation, and would not even be willing to show respect for having a meal together.
(End of this chapter)