Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 127 Bordeaux Situation ([-])

Ludwig looked at the account book in the store with a livid face.

Recently, he went to Marseille to deal with a business dispute.When he returned to Bordeaux after processing, it was already late June.It annoyed him that not a single bolt of cotton cloth had been sold in his shop during this time.

Of course, he already knew the reason now, and it was what the nasty Pasquale family and those people from the east coast made.He once sent his servants to buy a piece of East Coast cloth and studied it. According to his old-fashioned eyes, this cloth is not only much higher quality than the cotton cloth produced locally, but even the cotton cloth produced in Italy and Holland is much better than it. They are all obviously inferior, and even the high-grade Indian cotton cloth in his store is slightly inferior in breathability and toughness.

Now things get tricky!Ludwig put down the account book, rubbed his forehead, and his personal old servant handed over a cup of fragrant coffee just right.

Ludwig drank his coffee, thinking about the current countermeasures.Seeing that the government can't count on it, although I have some connections, at most I can only let the government not help each other. As for asking the mayor and the tax collector to help me curb Donganbu, this is basically a fantasy.Then, things can only start from the bottom.

"How are the employees feeling recently?" Ludwig asked casually.

"It's not very good." The old servant replied in a low voice, "I stopped buying any cotton yarn half a month ago. The cotton yarn they have can't be sold, and they have no other source of livelihood. Calculated by time, almost all of them have died. Started starving."

"It's good to be hungry. If you are hungry, your memory will improve." Ludwig said, "Only in this way will they deeply hate those who took their jobs. The stronger their hatred, the greater our chances." .Wait another two days, when their anger is full, it is time for us to play."

The old servant nodded understandingly.Then he suddenly asked: "Do you want to find this guy Leicester? This Scotsman is still wandering around the city recently. If we give him a sufficient price, I don't think he would mind doing it. We'll save a lot of trouble."

Ludwig's gaze suddenly became cold: "Don't disturb him for the time being. If the matter gets to this point, it will be difficult for us to end it. Let's wait and see what happens, and we will provoke those stupid people when the time is right. The untouchables, let them help us make things bigger. Only when things get bigger can the situation turn around."

At the same time, in the commercial station of the Eastern Republic of China, Mo Ming, the chief of the National Intelligence Agency, was discussing matters with several of his subordinates.

This time, the National Intelligence Agency sent a total of six people to the business station in Bordeaux, and Mo Ming was the person in charge.This person was born as a local tyrant before time travel, he has learned a lot, and he seems to be able to order everything.It is said that he also has a doctorate degree in medicine. He has been doing intelligence in the intelligence bureau for several years. He seems to be quite capable, but not many people know what he is doing.This time, he took the initiative to apply to Bordeaux to set up an intelligence station, and was temporarily appointed by his superiors as the head of the Bordeaux station before departure.

His deputy was an immigrant from the Ming Dynasty, named Sun Heiqi, who was a sergeant in the guard. Later, he became a bandit and got involved in some cases. In 1633, he was dramatically captured by Liu Xiang's subordinates while committing a crime in the Taizhou area, so he came to the East Coast Republic in a daze.Later, Jiao Tang, the head of the National Intelligence Agency, took a fancy to him and gave him a job as an assistant analyst.However, after studying for a year, this guy still only knows less than a hundred words. His education level is too low to be qualified for the job of an intelligence analyst, and he still spends most of his time as a spy of the intelligence department.This person is skilled and thoughtful, and he once cracked a major intelligence case involving Spanish spies spying on the arsenal, so this time Mo Ming asked him to come over and act as his deputy.

Next are two intelligence agents who were born as Japanese samurai. These two have received some systematic intelligence training and killing skills training, and are currently acting as thugs and cannon fodder for the entire intelligence station.In addition, there are two Swiss-French immigrant intelligence agents, who are also ordinary agents, their mother tongue is French, and they are candidates for information in the intelligence station.

Except for Mo Ming, the above six people have all married wives and had children in the East Coast Republic, and have passed a series of tests, so they can be regarded as relatively reliable people.

"How is the situation of those handicraft workers recently?" Mo Ming sat on a chair and asked in Chinese.

"The situation is terrible." Bilas Flores, a Swiss-French immigrant named Bilas, said, "Now the local cotton cloth is either completely unsalable, or it is in a state of loss-making sale. Regardless of the above Either way, the local textile mill owners will no longer buy new cotton yarn or produce new cotton cloth. Many mill owners have laid off their workers and closed their factories. These people are already out of work , although they rented and planted a little land, it was not enough to support them and their families; what's more, a considerable proportion of weavers were full-time. That is to say, they have no income at all now .”

"How is their living standard now? How much has it dropped?" Mo Ming then asked, "How's the mood? Are there any dissatisfied remarks?"

"It's dropped a lot." Bi Lasi continued: "I talked to more than 10 textile workers, and the weavers' livelihood has declined far more than the spinners. Many of them are full-time, so they are particularly affected. Big. Now basically relying on the meager savings of the past, but it can't last long. As for the spinners, although their living standards have dropped sharply, many people will not go hungry for the time being. Because They often rent and plant a little land to offset part of the risks in the spinning business, but they can't last long. Losing the extremely important part of the income from spinning, they will soon be overwhelmed by the plethora of exorbitant taxes and become bankrupt. Serfs. As for emotions, according to my on-the-spot investigation, their current anger is mainly concentrated on the Textile Guild and the Pasquale family. In fact, they don’t know anything about what’s going on. Cheap foreign textiles called 'East Coast Cloth' entered Bordeaux and seized all the markets. They didn't know where the East Coast was or what it meant, and they only took their anger out on the organizations and individuals they directly confronted."

"Observed carefully, Bi Lasi." Mo Ming praised, and then asked Lu Qi, another Swiss-French intelligence agent: "Lu Qi, how is the task I entrusted to you?"

"I have managed to get in touch with many weavers, especially those who are living in a difficult situation. Their current situation is very bad. Many of them have heavy burdens at home and are on the verge of no food." Lu Qi said, "I choose They talked about the prospect of the New World tentatively, and focused on describing our country’s living conditions, work remuneration, system, etc. Some of them were very tempted and expressed their willingness to move to the east coast; Some people are forced to make a living. Although they are not very willing, they still express their willingness to settle on the east coast; One. I think the attitudes of these people will change over time and their living conditions will deteriorate, and we should pay close attention."

"Well, I see." Mo Ming said lightly: "Those who agree to immigrate to the east coast can organize them to pack up now. We have an agreement with the privateer fleet of the Navy, and they will arrive in the middle of next month at the latest Bordeaux, but I think they will probably arrive at the end of this month or the beginning of next month, and we have to prepare in advance so that we don’t get caught off guard.”

"Okay." Lu Qi nodded without saying anything more.

"As for the funding, you go and apply to Minister Xu. Don't worry, he will give it to you." After Mo Ming finished speaking, he turned to look at Sun Heiqi who was sitting opposite him, and said, "Detective Sun, the nearest commercial station Are there hostile personnel operating against us?"

Sun Heiqi is a dark-skinned man, about [-] years old, looks very honest, but who would have thought that he is a habitual murderer with more than a dozen murders.I saw Sun Heiqi said in a slightly fearful and flattering tone: "Lord Mo, the villain has been observing with all his heart these few days. There are three groups of people who spy on us, and it was later confirmed that these people were sent by various businessmen and factory owners in the city. They are here. Two of them are more amateurs, and they look like ordinary people; the other group obviously has some experience in the world, and it can be seen that they have worked in the business that my grandson used to do. I followed them once, Well, the villain didn't let them find out. Finally, the villain found out that they were sent by Ludwig, the big loan shark in the city. This old fellow Ludwig seems to have some bad thoughts about us. Should we first Is it better to start?"

"No! Don't move for now, just keep an eye on them." Mo Ming put his chin in his hand and said in thought, "Kojiro, Shinzaemon, you two must keep your weapons away from your body all day from today, and guard them closely The safety of Minister Xu. Now there must be more and more people who are trying to make up our minds. You don’t need to worry about my own safety. You can protect Minister Xu for me. If there is something wrong with Minister Xu, you know how to apologize!"

"Hay!" The two agents of the intelligence agency who were warriors stood up together and bowed.

"Okay, I know everything about the situation." Mo Ming finally concluded, "The next step is to proceed according to the plan. Lu Qi, the matter of immigration must be handled quickly, and money should be spent where it should be spent. Try to hurry up. Alright , everyone go to work."

(End of this chapter)