Vol 4 Chapter 83: Capital frenzy

Being rich is indeed a very beautiful thing. At least Machiavelli already has a deep experience, but this experience is not very pleasant.
Because the Florentine is now a little more constrained than he was.
When coming, because considering that this diplomatic mission might not be smooth, Machiavelli was well prepared for a long time abroad.
For this reason, in order to support the subsequent entertainment, when he left Florence, he brought a fairly generous sum of money.
But less than half a month after arriving in Pisa, Machiavelli began to be a bit worried.
Every day, there are many ships docking in the port of Pisa. Some of these ships are from Genoa, Naples, and some are from Peccia in the Mediterranean Sea, Piano, and even the islands of Corsica. He once saw two merchant ships from the Balearic Islands.
These merchant ships from all over the place brought enough goods to pizza, and at the same time let the gold of pizza flow out like flowing water.
It seemed that everyone in the city became poor for a while, and the large amount of goods exchanged for gold piled up in the port, and the embarrassment of the deflated pockets made everyone want to exchange those goods for gold overnight.
However, what many businessmen really envy are those who have received preferential treatment in Pisa, low goods tax, almost negligible storage fees, and even such a significant advantage, even if they have reduced many prices and still have lucrative returns, All this makes businessmen from other places jealous but unable to do so.
But those businessmen who are envied by them are obviously more savvy. Those people ’s eyes are no longer in Pisa but in the inner 6 cities, because they know that if they rely on the advantage of low prices in Pisa, they can still get more than before. With a profit of nearly 10%, then they only need to maintain the original price. In those six cities, their return is 20% more than the original, or even more profit!
The generous reward stimulated those businessmen who pursued wealth. Their eyes had been deceived by the glittering light of gold. For this, they could at all costs and even risked all their investment.
Some free trade zone businessmen are looking at their counterparts who have not received tax exemption.
Pisa city is full of people who talk to each other and talk about business. Some of the taverns and hotels have become places for businessmen to gather, and the guilds are the places where the two parties have negotiated to hand over the contract.
It must be admitted that since ancient times, the ocean has become a paradise for countless adventurers. What is on the other side of the boundless sea? What is waiting for me to dig now? From there, can I get the dream wealth and realization I was only seen before Because it is a whimsical dream.
In pursuit of all this, countless people ventured on the path of conquering the ocean, and their bravery also paid huge rewards for them.
The profit of ocean trade is staggering, but there are huge risks behind this kind of profit. At the same time, in addition to facing the threat from the sea, there are also troublesome troubles on the 6 places.
The huge amount of tariffs has caused headaches for many businessmen. They feel that their hard work has entered the pockets of the greedy tax collectors. Although the profits they get are still not small, just think about the various sums they have taken out. Taxes, no one does not feel meat pain.
And at this time, someone will come close to talk to you.
These are often locals, who are doing nothing at the port all day, taverns, and guild clubs walking by, once they see the foreigners dressed in businessmen, they will walk over, they first show you a weird triangle ring , A circle of Latin coat of arms is etched outside, once you are sure that you do not belong to their circle, those people will have the most intimate smile on their faces, and then start to sell you a sum according to their saying "stable Make a profitable business ".
Businessmen who need to pay expensive entry fees and ship taxes are told one after another that someone can provide them with the opportunity to hoard goods in the warehouse delineated in the port free trade zone, as long as they are willing to pay a suitable fee, they can be exempted from paying High import tariffs.
Those people call this fee a handling fee, and this method of tax avoidance by means of temporary transfer of ownership of the goods is called "freight forwarding rights."
This kind of freight forwarding right soon became a tax avoidance model favored by ordinary business people. Although it still needs to spend a sum of money, it is at least much cheaper than direct tax payment.
I just thought that those goods still have to pay the fees once they leave the free trade zone and enter Pisa, which makes the businessmen feel headache.
And often at this time, those freight forwarders who are helpful are on the stage again.
"Do n’t you come to pizza to make money, so where is it not to make money? Why do you have to send those goods to Florence, Demena or Parma? Is n’t it better to deliver directly here, rest assured? My friend, I won't hurt you. The price I gave you may be lower than those places, but you can also leave a lot of expenses. Think about the freight, labor, and the bad roads on the road. Say that the greedy tax collectors have been staring at your wallet for a long time, think about which is more cost-effective, not to mention if you still waste precious time. According to an adult, time is Florin, here Sell ​​the goods directly to us, the time saved is enough for you to run back and forth again, and you make a profit again. "
Such conversations are everywhere in Pisa, and the pervasive brokers are staring closely at the foreign businessmen who are everywhere.
At the same time, they are also closely watching the businessmen in the free trade zone alliance. Whenever they see a guy who seems to be well mixed, they will hurry up and greet very affectionately: "Hey, man, I have a positive Anxious to get a batch of raw olive oil guys, he came from Corsica, you know that they have not joined our free trade zone, so he is now on the dock after worrying about paying the boat tax Well, how are you interested ... "
The pizzas are crazy, they know that places like Naples and Genoa and Taranto and Palermo are also playing similar scenes to pizza, which makes the pizzas even more crazy because they know this is just the beginning for them , And those larger port terminals have already done so before.
The huge benefits are pushing everyone. The brokers are not just satisfied with soliciting customers on the street, a flexible guy rents a small house near the goods yard, and then this person starts to use sharpened carbon on each piece of wood. The pen sold things.
But what many people don't understand is that this businessman from baleari called Matthews Thiegold sold only the name of the goods.
He will write on the board a batch of precious peppers with a merchant's price far away in another place, and then publicly call out the price to ask who needs this batch of goods. After Ego's notarization confirmed the transaction, a deposit equivalent to one-tenth or less of the commodity was deposited into Matthews Tiego's account in the name of the Pisa Chamber of Commerce.
It is assumed that once those trading commodities suddenly drop or increase in price in the market, both parties of the transaction need to bear their respective difference amounts.
The emergence of this thing called an exchange gave merchants an unusual opportunity because they suddenly realized that even if they did n’t have the goods on hand or did n’t have enough money to pay at the time, as long as they used a small amount of money here There is plenty of time to raise more goods and funds in the transaction.
No one can buy more commodities than the least amount of money, and people can get more money for the same batch of commodities in exchange for more times to make people feel happy.
This means that compared with before, paying the same investment can get more returns.
As for the credit of Matthews Thiege, people still believe him.
This is because this person not only deposited a large deposit in the Pisa Chamber of Commerce, he also received the Count Modillo of Naples, the Countess of Cosenza, and the Rovere family of Genoa and Pisa. The joint guarantee of the Duke and the Earl of Montina is enough to convince the merchants that even if this person escapes, their money will not fail.
Machiavelli pays close attention to everything about Pisa. He feels that the changes during this period make him feel dazzled, and do n’t know if it is an illusion. He has a feeling that everything in Pisa might end up in Florence. Great influence.
On the other hand, Machiavelli also had to seriously examine the pizza market because he needed a job.
For almost half a month of detention, Machiavelli's pockets have been deflated a lot. In addition to paying the rent in advance, there is no need to worry, but he can't help but calculate the daily expenses of himself and the two entourages.
In addition, as a ambassador of Florence, he must also maintain the necessary decent, which requires him to carefully consider for the next days.
Machiavelli decided to find a job, and before that he had to figure out what was the most profitable.
He inspected the business of brokers, but it soon became apparent that there was a great conflict with his identity.
It is difficult for him to imagine that he is having a serious meeting with the Earl of Montina or the Duke of Pisa in the future, but a businessman who had previously used his rhetoric to coax and sell his goods suddenly appeared in front of him, and then grabbed His collar was swearing loudly while punching and kicking.
He then vetoed going to the Chamber of Commerce as a dispute arbitrator. Although the job was decent, it was an errand that was easy to offend. Now, what he is most worried about is that somebody undermines his mission.
Finally, Machiavelli decided to become a credit supervisor.
This is not new, but with the rise of the free trade zone, it suddenly became popular.
According to Alexander ’s statement of
mobilizing the most resources with the least money
, merchants in the free trade zone can use a method called credit loans, even if there is not enough funds at the time, as long as they can provide the corresponding mortgage guarantee, In other places, with a credit certificate, you can get the right to trade bulk goods.
This means that maybe two businessmen who need each other ’s goods, as long as they sign a credit certificate, can quickly take away the goods they urgently need, and then one of them only needs to pay the difference between the goods paid according to the previously signed agreement. Too.
The advantage of this measure is undoubtedly that it makes the circulation of commodities much more convenient and faster than before. Even because of the appearance of letters of credit, many times merchants only need to carry a piece of paper instead of a large amount of money. The entire FTZ alliance runs everywhere.
But compared with the benefits, the false self-identification is the identity but also the enemy of this seemingly convenient means.
Machiavelli's job is to review the eligibility of these businessmen and supervise their various mortgage certificates.
What he needs to be responsible for is to sit behind his desk all day and check whether the various applications submitted by the merchants are qualified.
Others who do the same job have to work harder, because if the letter of credit application involves bulk goods, they are responsible for following the goods to the city designated by the merchant, and then from Naples, Genoa, or Taran Trust banks in these places in exchange for corresponding certificate receipts.
Compared with Machiavelli's boring but steady work, those people are very hard and even dangerous.
Because although these people only got a receipt from beginning to end, to some extent, this kind of receipt has been the same value as Florin or Ducat.
Therefore, the implementation of this letter of credit appears to be somewhat difficult for various reasons. At least Alexander did not want to venture out of the free trade zone.
Machiavelli works very seriously, he has a feeling that today's experience in Pisa may be useful to him in the future.
So he worked carefully while recording everything he saw and heard, and at the same time he was secretly surprised by the changes in Pisa.
Machiavelli did not know whether these changes were good or bad for his Florence, especially when he heard that the Jews of Pisa actually publicly offered to provide a large sum of money for the free trade zone. It is necessary to meet Alexander.
Machiavelli is not a very stubborn Christian. Although he does not like Jews as much as others, he is not too fierce. Although he also despise those who use loan sharks to wealth, he did not want too much.
Just thinking of his spiritual cleansing leader, Machiavelli had to decide to remind Alexander.
At the Ducal Palace, Machiavelli saw Alexander, and the young earl sitting casually in the chair made the Florentines feel that he was the real owner of the palace.
"Adult, did you really decide to accept the money of those Jewish bankers?" Machiavelli asked cautiously. "Allow me to remind you that the prosperity of Pisa is still from Florence. Our city is the biggest source of wealth in Pisa. This That's why I was ordered to come here, we all need each other. "
Alexander nodded. He admitted that Machiavelli was right. The prosperity of Pisa is indeed from Florence. Even he has made plans. In the future, Florence will be an important part of Pisa's low-cost export plan.
"So please forgive me for not understanding why you should accept the Jewish money," Machiavelli asked a little puzzled, but at the same time he was secretly rejoicing, at least this conversation let him know that the count still valued Florence, This news made him wipe out because of the frustration that he had never found, and his tone became lighter. "Master, you know my leader is a devout Christian. He hates everything that is not doctrinal. The extravagance and obscenity of people's depravity, and they even hate those trades with the devil for money ... "
Speaking of which, Machiavelli glanced at Alexandria slightly uncomfortably. He was a little worried about the Alexandria meeting because of his words, but he thought about it if the leader knew that the goods that entered Florence were infiltrated with money belonging to the Jews. With the taste and the possible drastic actions, he had to take the risk to remind the count.
"Savonarola," Alexander said softly, and then stood up from the chair. "I know your leader is a very clean person, a person who regards lofty ideals as the goal of life, and one ..." Speaking of Alexander exposed A slightly strange smile "I am very admired for people who are free from low-level fun."
Machiavelli bowed and thanked him, but he couldn't help but reveal a little surprise.
He knew how much he knew about this earl. Apart from his reputation in the war, if he loves money and beautiful women, it is not a shortcoming. This earl is a good aristocrat.
But it is precisely because of that shortcoming that they are two very different people, but now the count has such a high evaluation of the Florence magistrate, which makes Machiavelli quite surprised.
"Adult, you are so ridiculous. I am grateful to replace my consul. I did not expect you to really understand ..."
"but!"
The Florentine's modesty was suddenly interrupted, and at the same time Machiavelli's heart jumped with this suddenly raised tone!
"I want to know how your governor measures so-called piety, how to know that his ideal is noble and others are despicable, and most importantly, I want to know how he defines which is vulgar and which is noble."
Alexander looked at Machiavelli coldly, his face still holding the strange smile, but at this time the Florentines saw sarcasm and disdain.
"Can he eat a piece of bread that is Christian or Jewish? Or a glass of wine can he taste a pious believer?" Alexander first walked out the door, letting the Florentines frown and follow Behind it,
The people of Florence need bread and wine, and I need Florin and Ducat. That ’s the most important thing. If your governor thinks that my use of Jewish money has humiliated his reputation for goodness, then you can Announced, "Speaking of this, Alexander turned and looked at Machiavelli." From today, Pizza will prohibit the importation of any goods into Florence until you request it yourself. "
Suddenly, Machiavelli looked at Alexandria in disbelief. He couldn't think of how Alexander would make such a decision that would be of no benefit to both parties. Wasn't Alexander just personally admitting that the prosperity of Pisa requires Florence's support?
Looking at Machiavelli's stunned look ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Alexander smiled again.
"Diplomat, I know you have just found a job," Alexander whispered. "Since this you should be able to find it, my chamber of commerce can get the cheapest goods. I can also sell the goods to Palma or Demera where I can still make a lot of profits. And you? Can you guarantee that the Florentines will not buy my things, if your city hall orders Prohibition of purchases, then there is a black market, I believe that merchants are very happy to make a large sum of money without paying taxes, and at that time they may thank your noble governor. "
He said that Alexander no longer ignored Machiavelli, who was standing in contemplation, and followed Uliu through the corridor and walked towards Tomno's main hall.
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