chapter six hundred and thirty eight.
When a person succeeds, people often see the light around him, but ignore the hardships and bitterness of his entrepreneurship. Just like the brightly lit Jack Ma, he also sent a business card with a briefcase that he was holding, and was kicked out as a liar.
The British East India Company, which dominates the world, is also due to its difficult entrepreneurial period. If you want to occupy an area to open a store, you have to be humble and give gifts!
More than a dozen large boxes were unfolded in the spacious and transparent halal style hall, and the silk brocade shining with strange light shining brightly. The best black tea emitted a strong tea fragrance and a large porcelain bottle like ivory. In order to cater to the aesthetic views of these blue people, they specially portrayed the classic stories in the Quran, which was a great effort.
The East India Company was able to gain a foothold in the Mughal Dynasty and suppress the Portuguese who came first because of generous gifts and humble words. As for the Ming Dynasty merchant Zhang Canghai, scholars, farmers, industrial and commercial commerce, and the business platoon at the end, he could control him by an official, which was even more humble. The two of them had no momentum at all and bowed respectfully there.
"Toms, manager of East India Company/shopkeeper Zhang Canghai, pay homage to Lord Nawab!"
The Mughal Empire was established by the descendants of the Turkic Mongolians, and its political system naturally exuded a characteristic of integrating the Mongols with Central Asia. Nawab was not a name, but an official position of the Mughal Empire. It was similar to the Mongolian tribal deputy king and the provincial governor of Persia. At this time, Nawab of Bengal was a man in his thirties. He was in his prime and liked wealth and lust, and these luxury goods from the Ming Dynasty immediately lit up.
Not only him, but also the four Jasha, the highest military commander of the province, also showed a strong look of greed from his pupils.
“Abala Tubosha, Shahaneala…”
"Your Highness said that your East India Company is getting more and more aware of doing business. Your Highness likes this gift, so he accepts it!"
It's really not easy these days. How much face does anyone give me if I accept the gift? As the Persian language of Wabu, listening to the translation, Tom and Zhang Canghai couldn't help but show a relaxed look. When the iron was hot, Tom quickly talked about the past with a hawkish language.
"Your Highness Nawab, as brave and strong as an eagle, is surging and endless, just as the unchanging flowing water of the Ganges. In order to allow you and Your Majesty to enjoy goods from the East better, your humble servant here will ask you to give your humble servants to settle down and allow the company to penetrate your beautiful country and expand trade!"
It is exactly the same as the Qing Empire faced by the East India Company in the 19th century. For these vassals from the sea, the Mughal Empire only allowed some relatively small-scale trade at the port, and did not allow the company's operations to go deep into the inland. This difference is huge. Just like later generations of Apple phones shipped from the United States and unloaded goods directly at the Shanghai port and sold on the spot. There were no exquisite stores and no effort to promote them again and again. Everyone knows that you are a hammer?
It can expand trade, directly explore the roots of the Mughal Empire, and directly purchase cheaper local cloth, jute, pepper and other commodities from farmers, becoming the urgent hope for both British shareholders and Ming shareholders.
And although the Mughal Empire now allowed the East India Company to set up trading houses in Kolkata, in Surat, Yagra, Broc and other areas on the west coast, it was just a trading house, and could only stock up on goods and live in a hundred or ten people, which was a world of difference from the colonial and autonomous settlement cities like the Portuguese in Macau.
Obtaining a permanent stronghold in the prosperous and fertile Bangladesh has also become an urgent need for shareholders of the Ming and British shareholders.
However, none of these two things have been achieved today. The Wab, who was just smiling at the sight of money, turned around and let the two merchants know what changing faces meant. The face with extremely rich nomadic style was folded into a ball, full of arrogance. The Bangladesh Governor once again started chatting.
"Your Highness said that it is a great gift to allow you to trade with the great empire in the harbor! The Mughals are the territory of Allah and cannot allow you pagans who believe in false gods to defile them. Therefore, you only need to transport goods to Nawab. If there are too many, please do not ask for it!"
And the matter was not done, and the taxes were still high. In Tom's ugly face, Bengali Nawab said arrogantly again: "And since your company has earned money in the great Mughals, it is natural to pay tribute to His Majesty! His Majesty is to build a tomb for his beloved concubine. From next month, your company will pay one thousand silver coins for the empire every month!"
"this!"
“Have any opinions?”
The merchants of this era were just the money bags and fat meat tickets of the feudal privileged class. A while ago in the UK, James I forced the East India Company to credit him with 65,000 pounds of pepper and then sold it at a low price of 59,000 pounds, using the money as military expenses. The East India Company was helpless in this. Mao Jue easily relied on Robert, who was threatening to sell the company to him. Tomshi did not dare to offend this Bangladesh power-powerful figure at all.
Listening to the voice of Nawab, Bengal, he hurriedly nodded and smiled: "Of course! Of course! It is our honor to be able to pay tribute to the great Majesty Shaja Khan! When we go back, we will present the silver coins!"
"That's good!"
Nawab of Bengal leaned back with satisfaction again. Seeing that a business meeting was about to end successfully in an atmosphere of "fairness and voluntaryness", the kung fu, but the noise came in from outside the palace.
Nawab frowned in disgust. The two Arab eunuchs immediately went out with a tactful look. However, in just a moment, the two of them returned with ugly expressions and said a few words in the ear of Deputy King Nawab.
Zhang Canghai below clearly saw that the deputy king's face changed. After a moment of stunned silence, he stood up quickly and led a large number of guards to walk out of the palace.
He looked at each other in surprise, and the two local top employees of the East India Company hurriedly followed.
At this time, it was really lively outside the palace. The Turkic tribe was born, and the Satusa Cavalry regiment surrounding the palace still retained the rich tribal habits. At this time, they formed a huge circle, roaring with their fists madly, and in which, crackling sounds of fighting came out one after another.
What made Zhang Canghai's scalp tingled was that the one who showed great power in the middle of the circle was the Qianhumen of the Imperial Navy who escorted them to come, Wu Sangui General Wu!
The one who faced him was a tall and big Turkic man who was like a beast. Looking at his clothes, he was definitely a senior officer of the Satusa cavalry.
However, although this Turkic man seemed to be one head taller than Wu Sangui, he was completely beaten on the stage and torture that type. Wu Sangui's fist suddenly fell on him like raindrops. One of his eyes was blue and his lips were swollen like sausages. The Turkic officer was left with only the defense with his face in his face. As he was fighting, he was coldly blocked Wu Sangui's tricky left hook punched under the crack of his ribs that he could not defend. The Turkic officer, who was furious, no longer had the ability to resist the blow. Then he was stuck on his face with a heavy punch, and he sprayed a sudden bleeding from the nose. The officer was beaten out of the fighting circle.
"The general is mighty!!!"
More than thirty Ming sailors roared excitedly as if they were boiling the pot, while a large circle of Satusa Cavalry regiment slapped their thighs as if they were lost.
I don’t know how many games I played, but I took a few breaths of intense breaths, but Wu Sangui was still like a bull, holding his thumb down excitedly and roaring at a group of Turkic people.
"Who else?"
Several of them were already lying down. Almost all the famous masters in the cavalry regiment were defeated. The fertile people hesitated for a while, and those who were not even more trembling. They looked up and looked over. No one among their subordinates dared to fight this foreign general again. The face of Bengali Nawab became extremely ugly for a moment.
"Nawab!"
Finally, someone saw the arrival of the governor. The Turkic cavalry took this opportunity to step down. Amid the roar of unknown who, they turned around neatly, stood attentively, raised their right leg high, and then stomped their feet heavily on the ground.
"It's all misunderstandings, misunderstandings. This is the 100-household naval family of our Ming Dynasty, Mr. Wu Sangui, Mr. Wu! Mr. Wu, all misunderstandings are right! Why don't you come here quickly and apologize to His Highness Nawab!"
The forehead was covered with sweat beads. Zhang Canghai hurriedly pulled Wu Sangui's sleeve and hurriedly came out of the crowd. While shouting sadly, he looked at Wu Sangui straight. However, Wu Sangui, who had just killed all directions on the ring, was surprisingly capable and had no pride expression just now. He bowed heavily to the Nawabu, Bengal and continued to pay homage.
"Wu Sangui, a thousand households in the Ming Dynasty, pay homage to His Highness Bangladesh!"
"I heard that the Bangladeshi warriors are brave and tenacious. When I saw them today, I was so true! I just got itchy and disturbed Your Highness. I hope your Highness will forgive you!"
Unlike the Central Plains where literary emphasis is placed on the Central Plains, Mughals were conquered by naked nomadic peoples. They did not have so many courtesy, righteousness, integrity and shame, and worshiped the strong, so that there were many sons in the royal family who were imprisoned their fathers and brothers.
In front of everyone, Wu Sangui beat the master of his elite guard and gave him enough respect to the leader in front of others. Although he was still unhappy, the deputy king of Bangladesh was not easy to get angry. He looked around the Satusa cavalry officer with his head shrank, and he shouted in Persian in the official Mughal language.
"The warriors cannot get the reward, so I will give this Eastern Warrior the village of Kolkata as a fief!"
"Warriors! Warriors! Warriors!"
The Turkic worshipers were really exposed nakedly. Listening to the enthronement of the Bangladesh Governor, a group of Satusa cavalry also raised their fists and shouted at Wu Sangui frantically.
Seeing him holding his fists high there in the breeze and enjoying the cheers, Zhang Canghai and Tom Shi looked at each other.
Chapter completed!