Liu Yu has always wanted to arm Minghai and let Minghai master an armed merchant ship in order to protect himself.

The development and glory of the East India Company gave Liu Yu a new understanding of the direction of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce.

If we go north to fight against the Qing Dynasty in the future, the main force of the Ming army will inevitably go north. Not only will the Luzon be empty, but the Ming army will not even have much force to ensure logistics transportation.

The Luzon pirates plundering the four seas merchant ships is a proof of this. Faced with the four seas merchant ships that are so close, the Ming army cannot guarantee safety. What about the future?

Therefore, Liu Yu tried to arm the caravan.

"I authorize Minghai to purchase cannons and muskets from the Firearms Department, but the number is limited. The other three seas can purchase firearms and armed fleets through Minghai." Liu Yu said.

"In terms of artillery, you can buy three-pound Flang cannons and six-pound falcon cannons. An ocean-going sailboat can have four falcon cannons and eight three-pound Flang cannons. In terms of firearms, one ship can have one squad of the squadron guns." After considering it, Liu Yu mentioned the types and quotas of firearms.

Liu Yu thought about it and said that such a firepower configuration was definitely enough to deal with the pirates in the South China Sea. As for the Spanish and Dutch warships, it was not a category that the world could face.

As for allowing the other three seas to buy firearms from Minghai instead of the Ming court, it was mainly because Liu Yu considered letting Minghai dominate.

Minghai is the most influenced by Liu Yu among the world. Su Langqing, the leader of Minghai, is also an official of the Ming court.

Liu Yu intends to turn Minghai into a semi-official form.

Liu Yu gave Minghai the right to arm the merchant fleet, so the other three seas would inevitably ask Minghai for protection, and even Liu Yu allowed Minghai to sell some firearms to the other three seas.

You should know that the long sea is responsible for the Nanyang sea trade, and the land and sea are responsible for the sea trade from the mainland to Luzon. They are all long sea trade. There are two concepts in the Nanyang merchant fleet that are armed or not armed.

After Minghai has an armed merchant fleet, the other three seas will inevitably seek Minghai's blessing. After all, compared with the imperial court, merchants are more willing to find Minghai, who is also a merchant.

Su Langqing is also a smart person, so he naturally guessed Liu Yu’s idea.

"I will draw two ocean-going armed Garen ships from Fubo General Town, one for 30,000 taels of silver. Don't tell me that the wealthy businessmen in Minghai are reluctant to give this little money." Liu Yu glanced at Su Langqing with a meaningful look.

The merchants of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce cried at Liu Yu one by one, but Liu Yu didn't believe that these old men would lose money.

If the Spanish had occupied it, the Chinese merchants might have really lost all their money. But now in the northern part of Luzon under the rule of the Ming court, the Chinese merchants' status has risen. Not to mention that the Chamber of Commerce makes more than 100,000 yuan in a year, I am afraid that several giants have swallowed a lot of money in private.

Liu Yu did not intend to fish out of the lake and squeezed these Chinese merchants to death.

But don't cry when it's time to pay.

Half a month later,

Lavague, in the commercial street where the Spanish lived, a tavern that had been under the control of the Sihai was converted into the first money house under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty of Luzon.

At this time, there were already lights above the gate of the money house, and big red lanterns were hung on both sides. Famous merchants from all over the world gathered, and even local Luzon merchants came to watch the fun.

The news that Sihai was going to build a money shop had already spread throughout Luzon. Sihai merchants, local officials of Lavague, generals of Ming army, and local leaders of the life of the local family were all present at this time.

It was not until Liu Yu arrived that the red cloth covering the plaque was lifted down. Only then did everyone see the big characters inlaid with gold wire, Minghai Money House.

"Minghai Money House, what a grand name." Zhao Tianming, the owner of the ship, looked at the big words flying and phoenixes on the golden silk plaque with his eyes shining.

He operates ocean trade, with dozens of ships under his command, and thousands of people follow him to have dinner. After joining the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, he became even more powerful. Now he is the leader of the long sea, with long sea ships in the southeast from Luzon to East India, Batavia, Taiwan, and even Manila.

However, since the Ming army strongly captured the northern part of Luzon, it gave the Ming Shang an unprecedented time for great development.

Maritime trade itself is an extremely dangerous thing. Although it is profitable, whether it is a shipwreck or a pirate plunder, it can often make the fleet lose all its money.

If the money shops built now can really set up money shops in various towns in Luzon, and even some large islands where Ming people live in Nanyang, as Su Langqing said, then Ming merchants can undoubtedly do their business throughout Nanyang.

Boss Zhang, who was standing beside him, also looked at Su Langqing with envy. He was the person who was Shanhai’s words.

Mountains and seas are not like distant seas, land and seas, and mountains and seas are used for land trade.

Since the Ming army opened the business road from Lavag to Weiganming City, the mountains and seas have also developed unprecedentedly.

Compared with the long sea, Luhai, a sea trade business that has been traveling for more than half a year, Shanhai, as a traditional land merchant, relies on his feet, horses and mules to carry cotton cloth, sea salt and other daily necessities to Tuban tribes in various parts of Luzon to obtain herbs, rice, and some rare minerals collected by the tribe and then return to the town to make profits.

Although profits are not as good as those of the long sea and land, the advantage lies in safety.

Now the Tumen of Luzon dare not touch the Ming people. Even when these Ming Shangs arrived in various tribes and chief countries, they would be treated as guests of honor, which made it unimaginable for these Ming Shangs who lived in Luzon all year round.

So compared to the long sea and the Luhai, Shanhai held more complaints to the Ming court but gratitude and trust.

"Boss Zhang Yan and Zhang deposit ten thousand silver dollars in Shanhai." A banker said loudly.

Soon, several mountain and sea servants lifted boxes of treasure chests off the carriage. After opening the box, white silver flashed with everyone present.

The merchants present were all surprised, and they did not expect that the first merchant who deposited the money was not Minghai, but Shanhai's Boss Zhang.

At this time, Boss Zhang was chatting with the shopkeeper of the money shop.

"Zhaozhou, Mr. Zhao deposited 10,000 taels of silver and 20,000 silver dollars."

"The King of Far Seas has deposited 15,000 taels of silver from Boss Wang."

Soon, there were sounds after sound outside the bank.

"The Duke of Qin, Xiao Wu, has 10,000 taels of silver and 5,000 dragon silver." Soon another voice came.

Even Duke Xiao Wu of Qin saved money at Minghai Money House, which surprised the Ming court officials and generals present.

Xiao Wu was not in Lavag at this time, but on Dayu Island, but after hearing that Minghai established a money house, he sent someone to come.

Since the extermination of the largest pirate force overseas in Luzon, the Ming army occupied some islands occupied by pirates in the north, and naturally obtained a lot of gold and silver. Among the fleeing pirates, many forces chose to surrender to the Ming court and also sacrificed their treasures that they had robbed for many years.

As the largest late supplier of the Ming army, Minghai had been transporting grain supplies to Xiao Wu's Navy Town. Even when the Navy Town fought with pirates in blood, he knew that he might have gone but failed to return, but he still sent a merchant fleet to Dayu Island to transport grain and medicine.

Many Ming army sailors and soldiers who were injured by pirates in the naval battle survived after returning to Dayu Island with the medicines sent by Minghai merchants.

Therefore, when he learned that Minghai had established a money house, Xiao Wu immediately ordered someone to send more than 10,000 taels of silver and Longyin to deposit it into the Rawagminghai money house.
Chapter completed!