"Boom~~!Boom~~!Boom~~!"

According to convention, Spanish fleets had to fire salutes before entering the port to show that they had no hostility. According to the rules set by the British in the 17th century, a warship would be fired and three shots would be fired on the shore. This was also the origin of the 21 salutes later.

However, as a latecomer who had just entered the west coast of North America, the overseas corps did not have this set of rules. Their own ships entered the port and whistled in and out. Although the Russians' ships also shouted cannons to greet them before, the fort did not respond to them. At that time, the Russians were quite puzzled and wondered why they didn't follow the rules?

In fact, the reason is very simple. The arsenal in Beihai Town has never built a 75mm caliber empty-pack bullet. If you use live ammunition to get the gift, Ruqi thought it was too wasteful, so he simply didn't fight.

Now it’s different. Zhao Xin, known as the “Northern Navy’s Divine Beast”, has come. There are thousands of shells in stock, making Lu Qi rich and arrogant. He would be sorry for his conscience if he doesn’t show off.

So when the Spaniards finished their seven guns, the sound of cannons rumbling on the Kinmen Corner Fortress. In order to shock the Spaniards, Ruchi asked the artillerymen from four groups to shoot out 21 shells at the fastest speed, one group shot six in a row, and the other three groups shot five in a row.

In an instant, the sea three kilometers away from the fort was like a pot. Although the water columns raised by the explosion were not very high, they could not resist one after another, which was spectacular. Not to mention the Spaniards on the two Manila sailboats, even the Russians on the two-masted merchant ship in the port opened their mouths, as if they were stunned.

Shortly after the "salute" was released, a large red assault boat sailed out from the dock on the east side of the Cape Fort, carrying an officer and four soldiers, and quickly galloped towards the direction of the Spanish fleet.

At this time, Zhao Xin walked back and said to Ruchi: "Send someone to call Balanov, I will talk to him first, and you will deal with the Spanish today. Tell them that the venue of the meeting needs to be arranged and the formal talk will be held tomorrow morning."

"No problem. Do you want to arrange an assistant for you?" Ruqi had heard that Zhao Xin was talking about Russian, but he had never seen it.

"Just look for that He Xianyang."

Ruqi said in surprise: "He? Can he do it?"

Zhao Xin said indifferently: "That kid learns from the navy. Let him be familiar with the Russians first, and then let him be responsible for the contacts of Alaska in the future."

He Xianyang never expected that the revenge of yesterday would come so quickly. An hour later, when he received an order to report to the conference room of the base, he saw Zhao Xin sitting on a chair as soon as he entered the door.

"you?"

He Xianyang, who was only nineteen years old, was a little confused for a moment. He didn't understand why the person he met yesterday was here. Isn't he from the engineering team? However, when he walked to the long table and looked at the bearded man sitting on the chair opposite him, suddenly, the corners of his mouth began to twitch involuntarily, and his legs became a little weak.

Although Zhao Xin had a fake beard on his face at this time, he did not wear a hat on his head. In addition, there was enough light in the house, so his facial contour looked extremely clear.

He Xianyang will never forget this face. You must know that the half-body portrait of the man in front of him can be seen almost everywhere under the rule of Beihai Town on the other end of the sea. Many ordinary people have it at home, and worship like a god, not to mention it in military academies and military camps.

He Xianyang unconsciously looked at the wall on his right hand, and saw that the half-body photo of Prince Zhao who was originally hung disappeared for some reason, leaving only a shallow rectangular mark on the wall.

Well, Zhao Xin took the picture frame down, and he didn't want the Russians to recognize who they were.

"Navy Lieutenant He Xianyang was ordered to report! Please give instructions!" He Xianyang finally plucked up the courage and stood attentively and saluted with the mentality of "stretching one head and slashing one head".

Zhao Xin looked at the young man in front of him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then raised his hand to signal the guard behind him. The guard took a step forward, picked up a command on the table, and said, "Lieutenant He Xianyang, after research and decision by Chief Lu of Kinmen Base, you will be an assistant and cooperate with our special envoy to participate in the commercial negotiations with the Russians. This order is the commander of Kinmen Base in Beihai Town..."

He Xianyang stood straight without moving, feeling that time had passed very long. After finally waiting for the guard to finish reading the order, he saw Zhao Xin stand up from the chair, walked around the table and walked to him, stretching out his hand and said, "I will introduce myself. My surname is Liu, my name is Liu Sheng, and my external identity is the special envoy sent by His Highness Zhao. You can call me Chief Liu."

It was all messy! He Xianyang was stunned for a moment, but when he saw His Highness King Zhao blinking his left eye at him, he realized that the other party's identity should be kept confidential.

"Yes!" After saying that, he stretched out his hand and shook Zhao Xin with trembling.

Ah! Your Highness’s hands are very big, very soft, and very warm... I wipe it! It’s still very powerful, and it hurts to hold my bones. It seems that the sequelae of that kick yesterday is quite serious. In an instant, He Xianyang suddenly felt inexplicably proud. Looking at the entire Northern Navy, who dares to kick King Zhao? I! I am the only one! I don’t even dare to do it!

Zhao Xin seemed to see what He Xianyang was thinking, so he pretended to be vicious and whispered in a low voice: "Boy, I'm very proud, right? It's great. In two days, I'll tell your father about you and that Indian girl."

Ah!! He Xianyang opened his mouth in disbelief, thinking that this is awful.

After another half an hour, Balanov, wearing a black sea otter hat, walked into the conference room with a smile under the leadership of the guard. The man had been waiting in Kinmen Town for more than 20 days. When he heard that the envoy from Beihai Town was about to see him, he was as happy as eating bee shit. However, when he bowed to Zhao Xin and reported to his house, he heard the fluent Russian language of the other party, and suddenly felt as if he was struck by lightning, and his knees were weak and he collapsed on the ground.

Zhao Xinxin said what was going on? It wasn't the New Year yet, and he was not interested in giving red envelopes. He immediately signaled He Xianyang to support the other party onto the chair and asked the guard to pour a cup of tea. Balanov knew that he was rude and his face was flushed with shame. He said thank you and took the teacup and tried to hide the embarrassment with drinking water. However, while drinking water, he secretly glanced at the tall man opposite from the corner of his eyes.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! What Liu Sheng! What special envoy! This person in front of you is clearly the King of the North Sea, who made the entire Tsarist Russian Empire talk about the terrible changes!

OK, Zhao Xin thought he could fool people with a fake identity, but he didn't expect that Balanov had seen him and had a deep impression on him.

Fifteen years ago, 33-year-old Balanov moved his family to Irkutsk from Kargopol on the Onega River. He later became a factory owner, acquired two factories locally, and organized several fishing expeditions to northeast Asia and Alaska.

In 1788, the Northern Navy defeated the Russian army in the Battle of Yaksa. Zhao Xin and Liu Sheng then led their troops westward to capture Irkutsk. At that time, Balanov was honored to be the target of being beaten and was called to the Military Control Commission for a lecture with more than a dozen merchants.

He was quite surprised at that time. He didn't expect that there were people among the Chinese who were so tall and spoke so well in Russian. After a while, he realized that the one who gave them that day was the commander of the Chinese army.

More than a year later, as Beihai Town's rule in Irkutsk became increasingly stable, Balanov already knew who Zhao Xin was. However, at that time he had accepted the invitation of industrialists Grigory Ivanovic Serikhov and took a boat to Alaska to serve as the head of the newly established "Northeast American Company".

Unexpectedly, I didn’t expect that the King of the North Sea would not stay in the Far East and actually ran to the west coast of North America!

At this moment, Zhao Xin had already noticed something was wrong. The Russian man in front of him seemed very afraid of him, so he asked in a tentative tone: "Mr. Balanov, have we seen him before?"

"Uh... I've seen it once. It was... six years ago, in the Whitehall in Irkutsk."

Zhao Xin narrowed his eyes and recalled for a moment, and said in confusion: "You are... the boss of that glass factory? I also asked someone to order a batch of flat glass from you, right?"

Balanov was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the other party would still remember him. At this moment, his heart was as turbulent as the Bering Sea in winter. Fortunately, he didn't leave. He gritted his teeth and waited at the Kinmen for ten days, but he actually waited for this great god!

He knelt on one knee at Zhao Xin with an excited expression and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me, your humble subject, Alexander Andreevich Balanov, to salute you again. It is my lifelong honor to see you again. If you don't mind, you can call me Alexander."

Speaking of which, Russian names are usually composed of three parts: their own name, their father's name, and family surname.

"Get up, Alexander, you'll be fine." Since someone recognized his identity, Zhao Xin stopped pretending. He said to Balanov with a serious expression: "I'm here in secret this time, so you know, don't reveal my identity to the public. Do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that as your loyal subject, I swear in the name of the Virgin and the Family."

The reason why Balanov was so humble was because, in addition to his family, all in Irkutsk, now it should be called Baiber City, and he has made the development of Alaska's fur trade a lifetime career. Now for him, as long as he can make the King of the North Sea nod and monopolize the fur trade on the west coast of North America and the Pacific, it is no problem to be underdeveloped!

Nowadays, the Tsar in Europe cannot count on it. He can only rely on Beihai Town, so he will swear allegiance. Of course, this must be under the premise that Beihai Town supports him in developing Alaska; if Zhao Xin does not support his plan, he will have to surrender to the British.

Zhao Xin nodded slightly and said, "I have roughly read your plan for "Huamei Trading Company". Let's talk about the specific details, let's start with the charter."

"Okay, let me explain it in detail for you. My plan is like this..."

Just as Balanov started the story, He Xianyang, who was standing behind Zhao Xin, also pressed the switch of the recorder in his hand. This recorder was the one handed to him just now, and told him how to use it.

The so-called "franchise" is actually a franchise right. In later generations, many industries have this scope; for example, aviation, insurance, and trusts all require the government to grant franchise qualifications.

Specifically what Balanov wanted was mainly Alaska's fur trade monopoly and military defense. In his plan, the future "Huamei Trading Company" would need to obtain privileges for hunting, trading, minerals, and navigation.

For example, if the company has the right to occupy new land south of 55° north latitude, as long as this area is not occupied by other countries, it can belong to Beihai Town and handed over to the company for operation; and the resources obtained by the company are not limited to the surface, but also include underground minerals.

In addition, the company will recruit immigrants from the Siberian region, and Beihai Town will also allow the company to import and export goods tax-free to the immigration area; that is, the company actually has the right to immigration and tax-free trade rights. At the same time, the company can independently sign trade treaties with other countries, and even have its own flag and currency - a "mark" made of sea otter skin. For this reason, Beihai Town can charge high taxes from Huamei Company.

Obviously, the franchise that Balanov wanted was highly exclusive and monopoly. He wanted the franchise to be a minimum of 20 years, and the company could be permanently relied on the extension of the charter unless the town of Beihai terminated its use.

In terms of the company's structure, his plan was to reorganize the "Northeast American Trading Company". After all, the strongholds on the Aleutian Islands and Kodiak Island were founded by Serihof and another shareholder, Nikola Petrovich Rezanov, and the process was also full of hardships and blood. For example, the "Sitkalidaq Island Massacre" that occurred in August 1784, nearly 3,000 local indigenous people were killed.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! The current total capital of Northeast American Trading Company is 7.24,000 rubles, divided into 724 shares, with one vote per share. Balanov’s plan is to expand the total share capital to 1,000 shares, with a face value of 1,000 rubles per share, and one vote per 25 shares. Only shareholders with at least 10 shares can participate in the voting of the shareholders’ meeting.

How to say it, because the Siberian region is vast, although the promotion of the North Sea silver dollar has been underway, since local merchants are used to using rubles to settle, Balanov still habitually calculates the share capital in rubles.

One ruble is 28 grams of silver, and one tael of Kuping silver in the Qing Dynasty is 37.5 grams, equivalent to five yuan of Beihai yuan. So the par value of each share is 149.33 Beihai yuan, nearly 30 taels of silver. The par value of this stock capital does not seem to be much, and 25 shares are only 750 taels. But you have to know that this money is a big sum for Europeans who are seriously lacking in precious metals!

In general, the granting of the concession will allow Huamei Trading Company to gain a detached legal status, but it will also rely heavily on the support of Beihai Town.

The company will be granted a charter by Zhao Xin, the future East Asian emperor, to obtain the qualification of a "legal person". In terms of share capital, it is jointly invested by the merchants participating in the company and Beihai Town to form the company's common capital. All the people under Beihai Town ruled can purchase stocks regardless of status, regardless of wealth or low status, including those who live under Beihai Town with Russian nationality.
Chapter completed!