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Chapter 67 It is useless to join the war

Twenty-five years ago, Joseph was just an ordinary Jewish businessman. His business failed and he was very poor. He traveled to the Jewish community in the Mediterranean. He accidentally went to the East to participate in trade as an accountant. He settled in Penang, the empire. After fifteen years of operation, he became a famous banker. But the turning point of Joseph's fate was that his daughter accidentally met His Highness Yu and accompanied him for several months.

As a result, Joseph obtained extremely important political capital and successfully became a guest of honor for the Ottoman Sultan, thus gaining title and territory. His territory was precisely in the Port of Haifa near Jerusalem. Joseph was generous and provided convenience and protection for all Jews who went to Jerusalem to pilgrimage to Jerusalem, thus gaining respect from Jews throughout Europe. The assets of the Joseph family were also growing rapidly, especially in the shipping industry. He had the title of Ottoman privileged merchant and Chinese prince friend, and was invincible throughout Europe.

Of course, Heinsius didn't know that the reason why Joseph was valued by so many Jewish families was because he had a Zion plan.

Although I don’t know this, it does not affect Joseph’s great image in Heinsius’s eyes. Especially after China’s land expanded to the Black Sea and opened up the Suez region, more and more Dutch merchants traveled to and from the Netherlands, and Joseph also provided convenience for all the Netherlands merchants. Recently, Joseph made another big news.

After the defeat of the Battle of Beck, all the seven provinces of the Netherlands were in turmoil. The economy and survival of the United Provinces were completely dependent on the ocean. Losing control of the sea power meant chaos. When the news of the defeat of the naval battle reached Amsterdam, the entire United Provinces were in chaos. Various types of daily necessities rose on a large scale, and the society was turbulent. At this time, a large fleet rushed over and brought three thousand tons of wheat, four thousand tons of cured meat, countless cotton and wool textiles and steel. The organizer of this fleet with fourteen large flying shears and a total tonnage of more than 24,000 tons was the Jewish merchant Joseph.

The fleet came from the Xijin area of ​​the empire. The four ships belonged to Joseph. The other ten were employed by Joseph, all of which were large skimmed ships worth more than one thousand tons. The first task of this fleet was to transport ammunition, medicine and reinforcements for the Expeditionary Force. After the naval battle of Beech Point, it immediately returned to Xijin and Said Ports, purchased a large amount of life and military supplies, and went directly to the United Provinces. Along the way, passing the Barbary pirate territory and the dangerous English Channel, but neither pirates nor French privateers nor even fleets could catch up with the fleet, and could only watch them sail into Amsterdam.

Because of this, Joseph's reputation in the Union Province soared, and thanks to him was no longer limited to the Jews.

"Mr. Joseph, please come in, please come in quickly, do you know that in London I received a letter like snowflakes, and whether it is an allies or political enemies, I asked me to hold a meeting to commend you. You are such a great businessman, and the Dutch people will always have yours in their hearts..." Heinsius praised Joseph in the most stingy words, and Joseph had become accustomed to such words, and he calmed down Heinsius with just one word.
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