Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1592, The European way doesn't work in Daming

Simon came to the small town of Safati and looked at everything here, full of intimacy, as if the wanderer who had been wandering for many years finally returned to his mother's arms.

"It seems to be pretty good."

Simon looked at the small town of Safati in front of him, everything looked very good, the roads were neatly planned, and areas were dotted.

The streets are neat and clean, and carefree children can be seen everywhere playing and playing, a peaceful and peaceful scene.

"Several gentlemen, what is the matter in our small town of Safati?"

Brown, who was strolling leisurely in the town, saw Simon and the others, and asked politely, speaking in Ming dialect.

"This is the town of Safati, right?"

Simon saluted the old man Brown in front of him and asked in Jewish language and manner.

"Are you Jewish too?"

Brown looked at the other party carefully, and immediately recognized that the other party should also be a Jew.

"Yes, I'm Jewish too, and I came here from France."

Simon nodded, and then took out his own certificates, including the certificates from the Jewish church, and letters and certificates from Jewish organizations.

Brown carefully read these certificates, asked some things that only the Jews knew, confirmed Simon's identity, and immediately said happily: "My people, welcome to Safati~"

Brown opened his arms and gave him a warm hug.

"Come, come, drink tea~"

Brown enthusiastically took Simon and his party to his home, made hot tea and warmly entertained them.

"Drink tea~"

Simon was also slightly taken aback when he looked at the boiling tea.

Drinking tea is not popular in Europe. Tea is an expensive luxury from the East. Only the nobles and the really rich can afford it. Although the Jews are rich, they have always been very stingy because of their wandering. Famous, who would be willing to drink tea.

What's more, this tea needs to boil water, which is very troublesome.

Picking up the teacup, following Brown's example, he took a sip, the aroma of the tea entered his throat, it was slightly bitter at first, but then there was a wave of sweetness constantly reverberating.

"It's really good~"

Simon nodded slightly. No wonder this tea quickly became popular among European high society. Drinking tea is indeed a kind of enjoyment.

"The situation in Europe is turbulent, and a big war is about to break out~"

"France, England, Portugal, and Spain are at war with each other, and the situation is tense. They are all wearing the cloak of pirates and are constantly fighting, plundering the merchant ships and harbors of both sides."

"The cloud of war hangs over Europe, we Jews have a harder time on this side of Europe, and there are a lot of things that exclude us Jews everywhere."

"That's why I was also recommended by everyone to come to Ningguo for inspection, to see if Ningguo is suitable for our Jewish immigrants and settle down."

After some pleasantries, Simon also explained his purpose of coming.

The situation in Europe is turbulent, and the situation of the Jews has become extremely difficult. They are looking for a new way out and a place to migrate.

"You have come all the way, what do you think of Ningguo's side?"

Brown did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically,
"The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, a unified language, writing and currency, and has a huge influence all over the world."

"I originally thought that in Daming, it must be very suitable for doing business."

"But after I came here, I realized that we Jews seemed to be excluded, suppressed and targeted. I didn't even see any of our Jewish industries in Chixia City."

Simon spoke out what was in his heart.

"It's not what you think it is."

"Secretly on the contrary, we Jews have not been suppressed or targeted here. Have you seen these lands outside?"

"These lands are our Jewish lands. This is something we never had in Europe, but here we can have our own land like everyone else."

"We pay the same taxes as everyone else, we're not targeted, we don't need to pay excess taxes, taxes here are low."

Brown smiled and shook his head.

"Then why don't we Jews have our own property in Chixia City?"

"In an environment like Europe, we Jews can survive tenaciously and earn wealth by our own wisdom and hard work. Why can't we do it here in Ningguo?"

After hearing this, Simon felt even more puzzled.

In the cities on this side of Europe, there are many Jewish industries, and Jews are synonymous with rich people.

Although they suffered a lot of suppression, exclusion, and even had to bear additional heavy taxes, the Jews persisted and showed great vitality.

"Haha, that's because our clansmen chose to live a peaceful and peaceful life in this small town of Safati."

"Look at them, they work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Owning their own land is naturally to be cherished."

"Most of the people in the clan are farming and have not gone into business."

"Of course, there were quite a few tribesmen who wanted to do business at the beginning, but we soon discovered that what we did in Europe didn't work for the Ming people at all."

Brown shook his head slightly.

"The European way doesn't work here in Daming?"

Simon was even more puzzled immediately.

"Yes, the ones we have in Europe don't have any market here at all."

"The people of Daming are smarter and more diligent than us. More importantly, they are very rich, and all kinds of businesses have already been occupied by them."

"Especially the usury business. Daming people have a mature banking system that provides a variety of lending services with very low interest rates. We can't even do it if we want to."

"What's more, people in Daming pay great attention to credibility when doing business with each other. It is a bit different from our European side who advocates contracts. It is also the spirit of contracts. They often don't need to sign contracts and agreements. They can just rely on verbal promises. gone."

"We Jews are quite xenophobic, we live in our own circle, and we cannot integrate with the people of Daming, so we have no way to do business here."

"No business can be done. Daming is a society of human relationships. Business is not only about business, but also about human relationships. With our exclusiveness, we naturally have no way to do business with Daming people."

"Furthermore, although we have a little money in Europe, in the eyes of Daming people, we are no different from those slaves. They are all poor. The people of Ming Dynasty are really rich. The wealth they have is beyond imagination. They occupy almost all the money. We can't get in at all."

Brown explained clearly.

In fact, to put it simply and popularly, one is that the Jews own land here, and they have not been rejected or targeted, so they don’t need to work hard to specialize, they just need to farm the land honestly, and they can live a comfortable and peaceful life. .

And this kind of life is exactly what the Jews have been pursuing all along, and they have no reason not to live such a life.

The second is that the Jews are very xenophobic and cannot integrate into the mainstream society of Daming people, while Daming people are equally diligent, smart, occupy a mainstream position, and are extremely rich, and they value credibility in business dealings with each other.

This makes it impossible for the Jews in Europe to make money by doing business and lending usury. If you want to do business, you simply cannot do it.

Due to two reasons, the Jews in the small town of Safati chose to live a peaceful and peaceful life, farming, raising children, and living a small life with wives and children.

Although I have no money, my small life is still good and stable, and I don't need to worry about anything, and I don't need to be displaced.

"That's it~"

After listening carefully, Simon finally understood a little bit.

"I originally thought that in an environment like Daming, if you do business, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money. With the wisdom, intelligence and hard work of our Jews, you will definitely be able to earn huge wealth."

"I thought so too at the beginning, but after you get along with Daming people for a long time, you will find that they are as smart as us and more diligent than us."

"But their fate is completely different from ours. They have their own powerful empire and shelter countless people. Unlike us, they don't have their own country, and they can only wander around and survive in the cracks."

"Fortunately, this small town of Safati is still very good, and we finally lived a stable life."

"If anyone from the tribe wants to come here, I think it's okay. Everything here is free, and our beliefs don't conflict with the Ming people."

"Ming people don't believe in gods, but they fear the sky. They are grateful to their ancestors, and feel that everything they have now is the blessing and blessing of their ancestors, so every important day, they have to worship their ancestors and heaven."

"sky?"

"what is that?"

"I don't understand either. It's probably a general term for the nature of the universe."

"That's really a strange nation~ They don't believe in God, they don't have their own beliefs."

"No, they have their own beliefs, they just don't believe in religion, so they can lead the world in all aspects and become the most powerful country in the world."

(End of this chapter)