Chapter 105 A small collision between a major power of land and a major power of sea power

Author: Who I Go Home

Chapter 105 A small collision between a major power of land and a major power of sea power

What Zhang Juzheng was worried about was happening, and the Ming Dynasty was indeed gradually losing its commodity advantages.

Specifically, the ships that Daming can build are only two-masted sailboats, with a load of four hundred materials. During the Yongle period, the three-masted ships and treasure ships of the East and West have become history. Shipyards in various parts of the Ming Dynasty have long been

Losing the ability to build such a large ship.

The second-masted sailboats were still able to be produced because of the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban, which itself did not prohibit the second-masted ships from entering the sea.

Due to the long-term maritime ban, the Ming Dynasty had lost its commodity advantages in the field of shipbuilding. Whether it was wood, tung oil, canvas, ship design, and the Ming Dynasty's ships were completely behind.

Therefore, Francisco Sander, the governor of Luzon, wanted to sell the ship, but while the price was high, he also made extremely excessive demands.

Specifically:

First, the little Folang Ji people stole the Haojing for decades. The big Folang Ji people were willing to cultivate harmony with the Ming Dynasty and begged for a cowhide of the Songjiang Prefecture to reproduce and prosper.

Second, the tariffs are redefined, and the previous ones are all drawn to tonnage tax. For example, a ship is no longer subject to 200 tons of points, but no matter what is sold, the tax is calculated based on tonnage tax.

Third, it is better than other countries' tariffs. The Big Bo Lang's Merchant Ship only pays full tax for the first time. Since then, the trade of this ship only takes 1/3 of the first time. It turns out that a 200-tonne ship is

The full amount is 5,400 taels of silver as tonnage tax, and then it is 1,800 taels.

Fourth, the priority of purchasing goods is that the quantity of raw silk is limited, and silk is a hard currency among hard currency in Taisin, and it is difficult to find any trace. The people of Dafolang Ji require priority purchase, which is better than other countries.

Fifth, the special envoy of King Dafo Langji, Le Yashi, hoped to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to make a pilgrimage to seek diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty.

There are five requirements in total, and no matter which one is, it makes the Ming Dynasty feel as uncomfortable as if it were eaten by a fly.

However, the Governor of Luzon made such an irresponsible request, and the Great Bo Langjimen only guaranteed that they could sell the ship, and they confirmed the amount and when the ships were delivered.

The most important thing is that you only accept full reservations, whoever pays first will give you the boat.

This year's large sailing ships came earlier than before. Due to time reasons, Yuegang did not provide sufficient raw silk, and the advantages of Songjiang Prefecture, which is a thoroughfare of nine provinces, are reflected. Therefore, Francisco, Legas and Captain Antonio

The ship was moored at Songjiang Maritime Service, waiting for the supply of raw silk.

"Governor, your arrogance will lead us to hell one day," Antonio said distressedly.

Even Antonio felt that the conditions for Governor Francisco were too excessive, but the fifth condition could still be achieved.

The remaining conditions, no matter from any angle, are like a joke, and this condition is very dissatisfied with the captain Antonio, who only wants to do business.

Francisco said calmly: "There is an old saying in the East that the lions speak loudly. The conditions we put forward are too much. They can negotiate with us. If you say arrogantly, the people on this land think they are on the ground.

The Kingdom of God has a higher status than all countries in the world, isn’t it more arrogant?”

"The Kingdom of Heaven? Humph."

Francisco's words were Chinese, and the Celestial Empire was superior to the country and the Celestial Empire obeyed the people. He was very disdainful of these words.

Antonio spread his hands and said, "They are indeed arrogant enough, but if I were the king of this land, I would be arrogant too. It is too rich here. Raw silk equivalent to gold, and you can buy it with only silver.

, and the price is crazy cheap.”

"I have established a factory in Mexico, bought three thousand bigfoots to process raw silk, and weaved it into very beautiful silk, which was sold at the price of gold in Lisbon."

Leyashi smiled and said, "Sir Captain, why not talk about your mistress, the lady from France, Isabel, for a silk product, she was willing to show her elegant and plump figure, which must be very

tasty."

"Hahaha." In the inn, the three people heard the hearty laughter. Wealth brought enough social status, wealth brought more slaves, wealth could bring everything they wanted, even the noble

All the noble women are willing to admire them.

Antonio couldn't figure out how many titles the woman named Isabel had, but she was indeed a noble woman.

A middle-aged man wearing a linen shirt and a gentle appearance walked in, pushed his glasses and said, "Three gentlemen, I don't want to disturb the interest of the three gentlemen, but there is one thing I must remind you, from the Ming Dynasty.

Officials have just sent a consultation.”

"It is bad news. The Ming officials unilaterally banned the possibility of buying raw silk on our ships, and it is a permanent ban. Because our conditions offended them, they want to punish us."

"It is worth noting that this ban will be applicable in Yuegang and Songjianggang. We cannot legally obtain raw silk."

"I don't think we should have a conflict with them because we can't beat their navy. They have a local advantage. This is the Ming Dynasty."

"Their general named Yu Dayou seems to be a taboo in this land. Even the nobles here dare not show their arrogant side to General Yu Dayou."

The man was the first mate on the ship, and he had one-sixth of Roman descent. He came from Lisbon, the seaside city, the capital of Portugal, the city of Lisbon, which originally meant: praising Caesar.

The first mate continued, "I heard the news that the nobles from the southern capital sent their children to General Yu Dayou, starting with an apprentice, and they suffered a lot, but the nobles from the southern capital,

I expressed my gratitude to General Yu Dayou."

"In fact, it is absolutely impossible for our big sailboat to defeat General Yu Dayou. It may take a hundred? I'm not sure."

The first mate saw General Yu Dayou's southern soldiers. Although he didn't see much, they were all elite soldiers, professional soldiers, and they were not something that could be eliminated by an armed merchant ship.

When Antonio heard that the Ming Dynasty no longer asked the Dafo Langji people to buy raw silk, he immediately felt as sad as his father died. He said angrily: "Mr. Governor, you have caused trouble again!"

"You lion spoke up and offended the majesty of the Ming Dynasty! You kept emphasizing to me that the people of the Ming Dynasty were very proud of their face. As long as you respect them, you can get enough benefits, but how did you do it?"

"You are offending them!"

"This is a civilized world. They are not those barbaric natives. When we give them respect, they will also give us respect. When we don't respect them, they will not give us any respect. This is

civilization!"

"Damn it, I bought three thousand big feet. If I can't get the raw silk back, these expensive big feet that can be weaved cloth will be sold. I really deserve to find a way to sell them!"

Francisco said calmly: "I said before that as long as there is a chance, every Ming people will become pirates, and no one is loyal to their emperor. In fact, the Ming court always conservatively refused trade.

Before Yuegang appeared, we could not even trade with the Ming people.”

"Do you know how I did it? The Ming Dynasty court wanted to maintain the emperor's majesty, but the wealthy businessmen and nobles of the Ming Dynasty wanted to make money."

"So, we just need to trade with the merchants in the Ming Dynasty. You know, for the sake of profit, merchants even sell their souls to the demons, not afraid of the wind and waves on the sea and the barbaric natives."

The first lieutenant said solemnly: "Mr. Governor, you may be disappointed. I have contacted some merchants or landlords. They are very resistant to violating the ban. It seems that a nobleman who has been passed down for hundreds of years has just been given a few

A piece of paper was destroyed.”

"Captain Antonio, as the first mate on the ship, I do not recommend my captain to do this. This will further escalate the conflict. We have offended the Ming Dynasty. If the offense continues, something even worse may happen."

"Captain, we are here to do business, and making money is our first goal, right?"

Antonio stood up after hearing the reminder of the first mate, tidied up his clothes, and said with a smile: "First mate Marcus, your reminder is really timely! I am here to do business, you shit-like politicians

Don’t even think about interfering with my business!”

"If necessary, I will cut off your head and give it to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty in exchange for forgiveness!"

Wang Daokun suspended the silk trade in the sailing ship to differentiate the decision-making level on the sailing ship. Just as the interests of the Ming officials and the powerful and wealthy businessmen in the Ming Dynasty were different. Wang Daokun analyzed that the interests of them were also different.

The excessive demands of the Governor of Luzon were obviously contrary to the purpose of making money, so Wang Daokun took the initiative to stop the raw silk trade in order to differentiate the decision-making level of the sailboat, make them divided and internal strife, and then take the initiative to reduce the excessive.

The negotiations continue.

Wang Daokun didn't know that as an emerging class in Taixi, merchants had mastered wealth and the vast majority of their voices. Businessmen who were doing business everywhere started their anger, and evil was born from the side of their courage, and the matter of cutting off the local governor.

It's not uncommon, and there will be no punishment.

The world is too big. Most of the governors in various places spend money to get the position of governor. The dead governors can continue to sell money.

The way of playing the Ming Dynasty and Taixi is completely different, but contradictions are everywhere.

Antonio was very angry because the stupid decision of the governor caused him to lose a lot of wealth, which he did not allow.

"You'd better find a way to atone for your sins, damn it!" Antonio threw away his sleeves and left the inn room in anger.

In the afternoon, Francisco finally came up with a more sincere condition and handed it over to the official of the office, which was transferred to the official of the Ming Dynasty.

After Wang Daokun got it, he asked the news to be translated accurately and clearly knew that this notation was quite sincere, but not enough.

Among the new five agreements, all except Article 5 were modified, but they were still very rude.

Article 1: The first thing is to say that the meeting is not a kneeling ceremony, but to the ceremony is to be treated with Burgundy etiquette.

Just this one made Wang Daokun very embarrassed, and the Ministry of Rites could not agree! The most important question here is that in this bullshit Burgundian etiquette, people cannot take a bath.

So these red-haired fans are always accompanied by a disgusting smell of body odor mixed with soju and pollen.

This smell really made Wang Daokun unbearable. When he saw these messengers, he could not understand the necessity of this kind of etiquette that did not take a bath.

If you don’t take a bath, you still want to see Your Majesty? The little emperor is so stinking, who will be responsible?

In order to negotiate with these people who claimed to be the Great Buddha Langji, Wang Daokun discussed with the internal official Zhang Cheng, Luo Bingliang, and Songjiang General Yu Dayou, Luo Bingliang, and Luo Bingliang, the chief of the Zhengjiang reign, stepped forward and broke into the inn.

The Governor-General of Luzon, the Captain, the Special Envoy, and the First Deputy were thrown into the hot pool, and washed it carefully amid the howlings of ghosts and wolves.

After forcibly bathing the red-haired fan, Wang Daokun finally summoned them.

Wang Daokun did not force the four people to kneel on the ground and reply in accordance with the requirements of the envoys of the vassal state in the "Notes on the Etiquette of the Fifth Kingdom", but signaled them to sit down.

Wang Daokun said, "Bathing and changing clothes are etiquette."

"I heard that the third queen of your king, after a difficult delivery, the doctor kept suggesting a cleaner mattress and bathing, but your king refused. In the end, the king's beloved queen passed away three days later?

is that so?"
To be continued...