Annan in the 17th century was in the second "Northern and Northern Dynasties" in history.

Nanruan, which is dominated by Guangnan and Hue, actually has no official national name, but because the Guangnan area under Ruan rule has a famous trading port Hoi'an.

It is a trade hub between the separatist forces of the Southern Ruan and the forces of China and the Western South Ocean. Therefore, it is called the Southern Ruan regime as "Guangnan Kingdom".

During the dispute between Zheng Ruan in Vietnam, the south and south, Nan Ruan, as the south, was often suppressed by Zheng in the north.

Just as northern China unified the south, the Zheng family in the north launched seven wars against Guangnan.

Guangnan's national strength is far inferior to that of Beizheng in the north. In order not to be destroyed by the Zheng family, Ruan Lords of all dynasties have chosen two paths.

1. Develop the South and strengthen itself by eroding and annexing Chameng, which has weaker national strength.

2. Vigorously carry out maritime trade. Especially after taking over the Hoi'an Port, Guangnan began to continue maritime trade through Hoi'an and other ports. By vigorously developing the sugar seed industry and obtaining silver dollars in exchange for muskets, cannons and other firearms in the hands of Nanyang Folang Jimen.

But at this time, due to the maritime ban policy of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the supply of luxury goods such as tea, silk and porcelain from China was in short supply in Southeast Asia.

In order to obtain the urgently needed Chinese silk and ceramics, Spanish, English and other South-American businessmen from the South China Sea also went to Hoi'an Port to trade, and Hoi'an gradually became a big harbor and became rich in all Vietnam.

Through overseas trade at Hoi An Port, Guangnan, which was ineffective and lacked manpower and material resources, provided a large amount of manpower and material resources to maintain its rule, allowing Guangnan to not only compete with Bei Zheng, but even repeatedly defeated the Bei army in the seven Zheng-Ruan Wars, but also freed up his spare energy to expand new territory to the south.

It can be said that as the weaker party, Guangnan Ruan Master has proved the importance of overseas trade with facts.

By establishing seaports such as Hoi'an, vigorously developing the sugar industry, obtaining firearms from Spanish and other Westerners through sugar and other products, and through the alternating sea ban on the Ming and Qing dynasties, Huian through the silk tea trade transit station Hoi'an, to obtain a large amount of tax revenue to make up for the fiscal shortage and raise military expenditures for expanding the army.

The firearms and silver armed forces obtained through the sea trade were developed into the south after repeatedly defeating the Northern Army, and eventually formed the narrow and long special territory of Vietnam in later generations.

Therefore, Guangnan Ruan Masters attached great importance to the development and maritime trade in the south in history. After all, this is the foundation for their country to survive.

When they learned that the envoy of the Ming Dynasty of Luzon came to Guangnan to request trade, officials from the local port did not dare to neglect them and quickly submitted a report to Guangnan's Nguyen Phuket.

When Lord Nguyen Phuc received news to discuss with his ministers, Zhao Tiange from the far sea had been staying at Hoi An Port for five or six days.

As the main ocean trade in the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, the merchant ships configured are all large ocean ships.

In addition to Chinese ships such as Fu Ship, it is also equipped with Galen sailboats that were forcibly snatched from Spanish merchants.

In order to avoid angering the local officials of Guangnan, Zhao Tiange stayed in the port for many days. Except for selling Luzon local goods carried by three merchants on the three merchant ships through distant sea connections to local Hoi An merchants, he did not do anything out of the ordinary, nor did he communicate and contact with local Chinese merchants.

The honesty and dedication of Yuanhai merchants in these days is naturally to make officials from all over the country at peace.

Soon, Lord Nguyen Phuc sent envoys to welcome Zhao Tiange and other Chinese merchants to Hue.

When Zhao Tiange and the Chinese businessmen arrived in Hue, Zhao Tiange handed the letter of nationality written by Liu Yu to Ruan Zhu to an official and submitted it to Ruan Zhu.

Not long after, Lord Nguyen Phuc met them at a palace.

"Zhao Tiange, the owner of the far sea ship in the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, pays homage to Master Ruan." Zhao Tiange saluted respectfully.

At the front of the hall, an old man in his sixties was wearing gorgeous clothes and looking at the Chinese businessman in front of him kindly.

"Give a seat." The old man in front of him seemed very kind.

"You are waiting for Tang merchants to come to Guangnan for the sake of sea trade." The old man asked with a kind face.

"Yes, Lord Ruan, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the world. This time, on the order of the Luzon Ming court, sailed from Lavague to Hoi An Port to meet Lord Ruan to ask for business." Zhao Tiange said the purpose of this trip in detail.

"Well, Guangnan is a small person and weak. Opening sea trade is just a way out for the merchants of Guangnan. If Luzon Chinese merchants are willing to come to Hoi'an for trade, Guangnan will naturally be grateful." The old man smiled and said.

After listening to the translation under the table, Zhao Tianchi's face was happy, but before he could thank him, the old man in the hall suddenly changed his face.

"I am naturally happy that Chinese merchants come to Guangnan for trade, but I only know that Luzon has always been the land of the Polangji people, and when will a Ming court be released?" Ruan Phuket changed his face in an instant and looked at the Chinese merchants in front of him with a gloomy expression.

"Luzon is the land of the Folangji people. You and other Chinese merchants have been under the protection of the Spanish in Luzon for generations. The Westerners are your parents of food and clothing. They give you land and money. But you betray your master and surrender to the thief army. Such unfaithful and unrighteous acts are in vain to be the Chinese."

Zhao Tianchi was frightened by the old man's sudden questioning and fierce look and fell to the ground.

Ruan Phuket's face was cold and his eyes were staring at Zhao Tiange who was sitting on the ground.

"Although I was born in Annan, I also knew that China's etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame. The generals in a few towns were arrogant and domineering and disobedient to the Qing court to go south to Luzon. Instead of joining the Westerners, they instead launched troops to Luzon and seized most of the territory of Luzon. Chinese merchants did not help the Westerners to support the thief army. What do you have to say?"

Zhao Tianzhi was stunned. Looking at Ruan Phuc who suddenly became angry in the hall, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

If it were Xu Bin or Su Langqing, he would naturally hear what Ruan Phuket meant here, but Zhao Tiange, who fell on the ground, was just a businessman who was just a mere businessman. After hearing what was translated in the hall, he was naturally scared and hurriedly explained.

"We are from the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty court in the Luzon Dynasty was also from the Ming Dynasty court. Our Chinese merchants naturally had to join the Ming Dynasty. This is a family." Zhao Tiange said hurriedly.

"Oh." Nguyen Phu laughed in anger.

"There are tens of thousands of Chinese merchants living in Hoi'an. They are Chinese. Are they loyal to the Ming court here?"

"Chen Shangchuan, Yang Yandi and other Ming generals were from Nantou, but did they not serve me because I was a barbarian? Now will they serve the Ming court?"

Ruan Phuket asked several questions in a row and made Zhao Tian silly.

"This is it." Zhao Tiange had nothing to say, looking at the old man in front of him with a blank expression.

He only knew that Liu Yu ordered him to go to Guangnan and handed over the letter requesting trade to Master Ruan, but Nguyen Phuc's reaction was greatly beyond Zhao Tiange's expectations.
Chapter completed!