Chapter 177 Dongpu Business
Liu Yu shook his head, "The fleet heading to Guangnan from afar will arrive in Lavague in the near future, and you will know when you fall."
"However, since land and sea, the owners of long-distance merchant ships all want to go to Annan for trade, it is not impossible." Liu Yu stood up and walked to the Nanyang sea map hanging on the wall next to him.
"In fact, whether Guangnan is willing to trade with the Ming court is not an important matter. If you want to go to sea to open up trade in Annan, you don't need to go to Hoi'an and other Guangnan areas, but you can also go to the boundaries of Dongpu, Meidi and other Zhenla." Liu Yu pointed his hand on the land of Guangnan and then slowly slid down, pointing directly to the south.
"There are Chinese people who settled in these areas. The food, iron and medicine, and even firearms and weapons they need can be traded in all over the world. We are all Ming people, and it is also a mutual benefit to go to Dongpu to trade with local Ming people."
Liu Yu smiled and looked at Su Langqing and said, "If the people in Dongpu area feel that the Ming people in Dongpu are extremely poor and there are very few silver pictures, you can go to Hexian and other places." Liu Yu pointed to the Hexian realm next to Jiading.
"Mo Jiu vigorously developed in the Zhenla Hexian area, established towns and villages, and made Hexian business a place of people, a place of mixed Chinese and barbarians, and a place of peace and prosperity. If Luzon Chinese merchants go to trade, Mo Jiu will definitely welcome him." Liu Yu said slowly.
Su Langqing was also very stunning. Minghai actually had no confidence in the trade with Guangnan. Now the four seas have long been tied to the Ming court. The merchants from the far sea and land and sea still fantasized about being as casual as the past, how could it be?
Compared with the helmsmen of Luhai and Yuanhai, Su Langqing seemed more pragmatic, and at this time he came up to observe the towns drawn on the chart in detail.
The Ming court naturally could not give up the Ming people in Annan area. Through the Ming merchants and maritime trade, it would be much more convenient for the Ming people in Jiading areas to provide certain equipment and food assistance to Dongpu and other Jiading areas.
As the helmsman of Minghai, Su Langqing naturally knew what Liu Yu meant.
"Minghai is naturally willing to go to Jiading to trade with local Ming people." Su Langqing promised.
During this period, Minghai purchased preparation warships, ordered six armed merchant ships carrying artillery from the shipyard, and also purchased six large bird ships and several firearms from Fubo General Town. With these firearm warships, no one would have made Minghai's idea in the South China Sea except for encountering Red Barbarian warships.
The long-distance trade between land and sea and the long-distance sea now depends on the escort of Minghai. If Minghai decides to go to Jiading to trade with local Ming people, Lu, sea and long-distance sea can only follow.
"It is not easy for Ming people in Zhenla in Annan. I know that merchants from all over the world pay attention to the word "profit". This is how. If the merchant fleet goes to Jiading Hai Trade, if the local Ming people cannot pay the price, local Ming people can be allowed to pay the credit. The silver owed by the Ming people in Annan can be deducted from the Sihai commercial tax at the end of the year." Liu Yu was also worried that the local Ming people might not be able to afford the goods from all over the world, so he added.
"The kindness and righteousness of the Annanming people really make us feel ashamed of the merchants." Su Langqing was shocked and said with a wry smile.
Those merchants would never do such losses in business. The Chinese merchants also suffered losses in their business with the Ming court, which was an extraordinary period, and the Chinese merchants had no choice but to do so.
I didn't expect that the Ming court would pay so much for the group of survivors in Annan today.
As a businessman, although it is not clear what the Ming people in Annan are in the Annan area are in, they are surely not much better than the Ming people in Luzon. In addition, the population of Annanming is estimated to reach about 10,000 households. Just the food and iron and agricultural tools are expenses, such as farming land, etc., are expensive.
Not to mention Chen Shangchuan and Yang Yandi's daily expenses for thousands of troops. Although the Ming court only provided some assistance, facing the pressing of Zhen La and other local Chinese, Chen Shangchuan, who lacked equipment, if Yang Yandi's troops wanted to resist the birth of Chinese, silver and firearms, food and grass were not something that only tens of thousands of local Ming people could afford to farm the fields.
In history, the Ming people in Dongpu were also backed by Guangnan. With the support of Ruan Zhu, the civil strife of Zhenla and the painstaking management of Ming leaders such as Chen Shangchuan, the Ming people in Jiading gained their foothold. Of course, they were inevitably annexed by Guangnan later.
Now it is obvious that Guangnan is cautious about the Ming people in Dongpu, and Chen Shangchuan, Yang Yandi and others can only place their hopes on the Ming court. If the war is over, the military supplies and silver are needed, Su Langqing will have a headache thinking about it.
Of course, the amount of food and drink for these Annanming people does not need to be paid to the Chinese merchants. Since the Ming court is willing to support it, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce will be responsible for shipping.
"Sir, Annan is not Luzon, and the people of Annanming are not people under the jurisdiction of the Ming court of Luzon. Not to mention that the journey from Luzon to Annanhai is far away, if there are some people in Annanming people who are ambitions and receive the military pay and equipment from the Ming court, they will not only not thank you, but will instead turn against each other, which may make the Ming court lose all their money. I hope the adults will think twice." As an official of the Ming court, Su Langqing still warned with a little concern.
This is not a joke. Annan is far from Luzon. If you encounter a strong storm and wave back and forth, it will probably take months or even half a year. The population of Ming people in Dongpu and other places is even more than that of the Ming Dynasty under the jurisdiction of the Ming court. There are so many people and so many mouths. If something goes wrong, I may have to pay attention to the Ming court's old capital.
As an official of the Ming court, Su Langqing still wanted to remind Liu Yu not to pay money and even pay money because the Ming people from Annan came from far away to Luzon to ask for protection.
"I naturally have some considerations. You only need to use the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce as a cover to trade with Annan Ming people and seas. Annan is adjacent to the mainland, and mainland porcelain, silk, etc. are all transported in Annan. Huian is a major port for sea trade. Moreover, Annan builds large ships and wood, and its mineral and local products are far better than Luzon. If the Ming court can gain a foothold in the Zhenla area of Annan, the income will be calculated as one million silver." Liu Yu said with a smile.
Of course, Liu Yu didn't explain clearly to Su Langqing that Annan is close to China and is much closer to coastal areas such as Taiwan and Guangdong than Luzon.
If the Ming court can gain a foothold in Jiading areas such as Dongpu, then with the support of the Ming merchants in Annan, and the Shuizhenla area, there are thousands of miles of fertile fields, and countless fertile fields are endless.
If the time goes by, refugees will be placed, household registration will be compiled, and the Jiading area will be built into the rear granary of the Ming court. Then, when the Ming court counterattacked Taiwan and even seized coastal areas such as Guangdong and Guangxi, the supply of grain and equipment will be much easier.
At this time, Liu Yu naturally would not say much to Su Langqing.
"In these days, merchants in Sihai can go to Dongpu, Bianhe and Dingxiang to negotiate with local Ming people. The goods they need can be purchased from all over the Southeast Asian region. As for how to earn silver, you merchants know more than me. As for the weapons given to the Ming people in Dongpu, I will instruct Li of Fubo Town to supervise the situation, and the soldiers of Ming soldiers will also go to Dongpu as escorts of merchants in Sihai."
Now all the pirates in the northern Luzon are killed. Most of the naval warships such as the Ming army's Navy, Fubo town and other islands stationed on the islands of the northern Luzon have returned to Luzon. The Ming court has only sent dozens of officers and soldiers on the islands such as Dayu and Badan. Several warships remained behind. A large number of naval warships have been idle, and a group of them have been dispatched to Dongpu.
Liu Yu didn't want to really give so many weapons to the Ming people in Dongpu. Not to mention that these Ming people have not surrendered to the Ming court yet, even if the Ming people such as Chen Shangchuan were willing to be loyal to the Ming court, Liu Yu, who was far away in Lavague, would not trust him. Instead of doing this, it would be better to send a group of Ming soldiers to Annan through the Sihai Chamber of Commerce and enter the Dongpu territory on the grounds of protecting the Sihai merchants.
Chapter completed!