The Rise of Iceland

　　　　 The carriage stopped in front of the bank with the white painted wall, and the coachman said in blunt Danish: "At the bank, sir."

　　 Ulav threw seven or eight copper plates to the coachman, and then everyone got out of the car.

　　 Olaf glanced at the honest driver when he got out of the car, and was slightly curious about why this seventeenth-century taxi driver was so taciturn and not as talkative as the drivers of later generations? Is it because of living environment or religious culture?

　　 However, as a Dutchman, this driver can speak simple Danish and English, which shows that there are too many foreign businessmen in Amsterdam. This is the style of an international metropolis in the 17th century.

　　 Olaf is basically satisfied with what he has seen and heard in Amsterdam. He thinks it is a little better than he expected. The streets are clean, the city is prosperous, and the planning is reasonable.

　　 If this is what the top cities of the seventeenth century looked like, they already have the basic characteristics of a modern city.

　　 Thinking about Olaf following Ulav into the door of the bank, the bank is a two-story classical building, the door face is pasted with marble, and there is an exquisite glass door.

Pushing the door and entering, there are two rows of benches in the lobby. There is a tall counter in the innermost area. In the counter are sitting male bank staff wearing jackets and shirt collars. Are they sitting on the benches? There are few people, and many people are standing in front of the counter.

　　A young gentleman wearing white gloves came over and smiled in standard Latin: "Sir, what can I do for you?"

　　Latin was the common language of civilized countries with Catholicism as the core before the Reformation, and belonged to Mandarin in Europe. Therefore, no matter which country, all cultural people can speak Latin and write Latin characters.

　　Ulav also went to a church school for a few years, so he understood what the gentleman said, and then replied in Latin: "Sir, we are here to save money."

"Oh?" The gentleman glanced at the money box that the strong white slave was holding tightly. His years of work experience made him see that the heavy feeling was not silver coins. The five boxes of gold coins are not small, even if it is usually. You may not be able to see such a large amount of money once a week.

"Sir, if you want to save money, please follow me to the second floor." The gentleman guided Ulav and the others up to the second floor with a smile, and then pointed to the sofa on the second floor and said: "Please sit on this new upholstered chair. We all call it a sofa. Gentlemen, please sit down and I will handle the business for you myself."

　　 "Hello sir, this is Frederick Koiichi, the associate manager of the Bank of Amsterdam, how much do you want to deposit? How big is the bill?"

　　 Sitting in the deck on the second floor, Kai Yi introduced himself first, and then asked Ulav.

　　Uraf let the cash box be placed on the table in front of Kuyi, and then said: "This is probably a pound sterling and Swedish dollar worth a thousand gold marks, please change it to a Dutch guilder note."

"Okay sir. There are only silver coins in Dutch guilders. 20 Dutch guilders is equal to 1 pound, and one gold mark is approximately equal to 110 Dutch guilders. I will check Mr.'s gold coins first." While talking, Yi Yi opened the box elegantly, and then sorted and counted the colors. Currency. Some people who are uncertain will measure the weight on a scale. Finally, I took a carbon rod and calculated it on paper for a long time. He said: "I will charge you 5,687 pounds. The value of the Dutch guilders is 113740 guilders. Now I will do it for you. Do you want a check to issue a receipt?"

　　 Ulav asked about the meaning of the check, then nodded and said, "Make two."

Bank of Amsterdam now only provides deposits and currency exchange services, and then charges about one-thousandth to five-tenths of a thousandth during the exchange period. The lending business of later banks has not yet appeared, so there is no interest in depositing money. This is more From the far eastern celestial dynasty's ticket number, the bank lags behind a bit.

　　 Similarly, because banks are a new type of industry, checks in this period are not standardized, but they also have a withdrawal function.

　　揆yi took out the fine paper with patterns and stamped it with a bank stamp. At the same time, he wrote down his name and the code of the two checks with goose feathers dipped in ink.

"The amount of the check is blank. You can fill it out at will, but it cannot exceed the deposit of your husband. You will be charged five ten-thousandths of the exchange fee when you withdraw the money." After the ink is dried, Kuiyi will give two checks and a deposit certificate to Ulav, all three tickets must be signed by Ulav.

　　 Because the original bill of deposit certificate has his signature, that is to say, if someone takes the deposit certificate to withdraw money, he must be able to write the same handwriting name as on the original Ulav bill.

　　 But the check is not necessary. As long as the amount and signature are filled in, anyone can come to the bank to withdraw money, provided that the name and handwriting on the check are the same as the original bill.

　　The function of cheques is to use merchants to buy bulk commodities. It is something that appears in order to save money in the process of collecting money. Currently, it can only be used in Amsterdam.

　　揆 shook the brass bell on the table, and a few big guys showed up and removed the gold coins. Then he smiled and said, "It's really comfortable to serve Mr., what do you call it?"

　　 "Ulav Hadarsson." Ulav nodded with a smile, and at the same time replied, "You are an elegant gentleman. I don't think your future achievements will stop at a small bank assistant."

"Thank you for your blessing." Gu smiled, and then couldn't help saying, "Actually, I am leaving the Netherlands next month. The bank manager recommends that I be transferred to the East India Company. Next month I will go to East India Spices. The islands have helped the Governor of Batavia manage the spice business, so your vision is very accurate!"

　　 "That's really congratulations!" Ulav said and shook hands with Kei Yi.

Olaf suddenly remembered the Dutch governor who had lost to the country’s surname and evacuated Taiwan 30 years later. He was also called Kuiyi, so he said, "Mr. Kuiyi, you will definitely have it when you go to the Far East. Great achievements, but I heard that the Daming country in the Far East is very powerful. The land area and population are almost the size of the whole of Europe. I also heard that Portugal once tried to invade the Ming country but was defeated. So I think any country wants to be in the Far East. To develop, we must maintain respect for Daming Country, what do you think?"

"Are you?" Kui Yi's words about Olaf are very strange, because in Europe, unless they are employees and shareholders of the East India Company, basically no one knows that porcelain and silk come from Ming Dynasty, and many people are still influenced by the Arabs. The influence is called "Khitan".

　　 "This is my brother Olaf." Ulav smiled and introduced Kuiyi, "Olav and Mr. Honrod of the Danish East India Company are friends, and they have a better understanding of the Far East."

"Oh!" Kee nodded, shook hands with Olaf enthusiastically, and then whispered, "Mr. Olaf looks underage, but your vision is very unique and accurate. I heard about the governors of the Far East. They all want to open the door of Ming Dynasty, but they have been banning the sea. The same is true for North Korea, Japan and other countries affected by Ming Dynasty.

　　 "Then do you know that there are people with the same name as you in the East India Company in the Far East?" Olaf asked again for confirmation.

　　 "As far as I know, it's gone." Kei Yi said, looking at Olaf in doubt.

Olaf smiled slightly, and finally said: "Maybe what I said is simple and profound, but Mr. Kuiyi, yours is indeed a gentleman. My brother and I want to make your friend, so I remind you, if it is not necessary, please don't go. Daming’s pirates and navy will never tolerate an invasion of Daming’s territory, especially the island of Taiwan.”