Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 762, exclusive trading rights
Columbus looked at the area where the sailors and crew gathered. It was very dirty, chaotic, and poor. Compared with the orderly and extremely clean Penglai City, people really didn't have the slightest intention to go here.

Looking at the Daming people on the side of the pier, all of them were clean and tidy, like gentlemen, and he immediately understood why the Daming people did not allow these people to enter the city.

"Korster, my friend, welcome to Penglai City!"

At this time, someone came over and said to Korst.

"Jiang Liang~"

Korster saw the person coming, his eyes lit up slightly, and then he opened his arms.

The last time Jiang Liang went to Europe was on Korster's ship, and the two of them had established a pretty good friendship and relationship on board.

They learn each other's languages. Jiang Liang can speak Spanish, and Korster can also speak Mandarin.

"Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Columbus, the Governor of the Spanish Empire in America. He is the first hero in our Europe who discovered America."

Colster enthusiastically introduced Columbus to Jiang Liang.

"Welcome to Penglai City, Mr. Columbus~"

Jiang Liang greeted with a smile.

"What a bother~"

"This Penglai City is really beautiful~"

Columbus smiled and praised Penglai City.

"Thank you Mr. Columbus for your compliment~"

"Inside please~"

Under the leadership of Jiang Liang, Columbus, Korstor and his party entered the city of Penglai.

Although Penglai City is not very big, it is extremely prosperous, the streets are very spacious, and there are a lot of shops on both sides. Since the news spread to Daming, ships have arrived from Daming to Golden Continent one after another.

People from each business firm transported the goods to Penglai City non-stop, where they traded with European merchants.

Although the entry of people into Penglai City has been restricted, businessmen from Europe can still be seen everywhere in Penglai City. They are constantly bargaining with people in shops, and sometimes their voices are loud, and they are spread to the streets outside.

"God, you are really vampires. This candy only costs one tael a catty in your Daming, but now you want to sell me five taels of silver a catty. You are really too dark~"

"Sir, you also know that it is in Daming. We transported thousands of miles to this Penglai city, and only earn five times your price. It is not expensive at all. If you transport it to Europe, a catty of sugar can be sold for five times." Two gold, you earn more."

"No, no, although I also earn a lot, I also take a lot of risks. If I encounter pirates, I will lose all my money, so your price is still too expensive. If it is cheaper, I will ask for four taels of silver. gone."

"Sir, this is already the lowest price. No matter where you ask, it is impossible to get a lower price than mine. In addition, I only sell you 1000 catties, and there is no way to sell you [-] catties."

"God, I can give you five taels a catty for the price, but please sell it to me according to the quantity I need."

"There is really no way. The amount of sugar we shipped is limited, and it is impossible to sell all of it to you. You want it, and I don't want me to sell it to others."

"You Daming people really don't know how to make money even if you are rich. A thousand catties is a thousand catties~"

"..."

Listening to the sound of bargaining coming from the store, Columbus was also lost in thought.

The profit of trade with Daming people is very high.

Among other things, Daming's snow sugar is very popular in Europe, and it is just needed by the nobles and royal families of various European countries.

When entertaining friends or holding a banquet, if there is no snow candy, it will be very inferior.

Putting a pot of snow sugar next to many foods and drinks is not only a way of hospitality, but also a symbol of strength and respect for guests.

This kind of snow sugar from Daming has a pure taste without a trace of miscellaneous taste. It is white in color and fine in grains. It is the top condiment and is deeply loved by European nobles and royal families.

Europeans like to eat sweets, but they can't produce sugar themselves. Even if they can produce sugar, the output is very small, and the quality is not good.

This has led to the very high price of sugar in Europe, which can only be enjoyed by the real nobles and royal families, and ordinary people cannot afford sugar at all.

These snow sugars from Daming are extremely expensive compared to gold in Europe.

But in Daming, the price of this snow sugar is very low, and transporting a boatload of snow sugar from Penglai City back to Europe is enough to make people rich overnight.

"If Spain can monopolize the trade with the Ming people, then we will really get rich."

Columbus' eyes were slightly red.

He came to the Americas for nothing else. The purpose was simply for gold and silver. When he first explored new routes, he also wanted to reach Daming and India, so as to obtain Ming porcelain, silk, Indian spices, and so on.

Ming Dynasty porcelain, silk, cloth, spices, snow sugar, glass products, etc. are all very popular in Europe. They can make a lot of money by transporting them back from Penglai City. It is so simple and does not require any technical content.

The only thing that needs to be done is how to monopolize the trade with the Ming people and deal with those disgusting pirates.

Under Jiang Liang's leadership, they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion very quickly. Tian Erniu warmly entertained them. Columbus couldn't help admiring the food, wine, and fragrant tea. The people of Ming Dynasty really enjoyed it.

Food, housing, use, everything is so exquisite.

After coming here, Columbus felt as if he was a countryman entering the city, and felt that he seemed to be very backward.

"Mr. Tian invited me to Penglai City this time, presumably there must be something to discuss?"

On the top floor of the City Lord's Mansion, everyone was full of wine and food. Sitting together, having a pot of tea and adding some snow sugar, looking at the golden bay and the extremely busy port in front of you, it was really a kind of enjoyment.

Columbus looked at everything in front of him, which was very beautiful.

"Since Mr. Columbus asked so bluntly, I'll just say it straight."

Tian Erniu smiled, then pointed to the ships in the port and said, "Don't you think there are too many ships coming to Penglai City?"

"The Portuguese, the French, the British, the Dutch, the Romans, plus you Spaniards, almost all businessmen from various countries in Europe have come to Penglai City."

"Mr. Tian, ​​what does this mean?"

When Columbus heard it, he thought about it carefully, his eyes lit up slightly, and then asked.

"What I mean is very simple. Too many people come to the Golden Continent and Penglai City. This is not in the interest of our Ming Dynasty. The entire Golden Continent belongs to our Da Ming. After they came to the Golden Continent, they did not get our consent. Set up a colonial stronghold here on the Golden Continent."

"And look at those people. They are dirty and messy. They are all bandits. They pose a threat to our Penglai City. There were pirates who wanted to rob our Penglai City last time."

"There are too many people and too complicated. We hope to reduce some people and only do business with a few people."

Tian Erniu smiled and said.

"Mr. Tian, ​​do you mean to expel some people?"

Columbus got a little excited, and Tian Erniu's meaning was already very clear. It seemed that it was not impossible for the Spaniards to monopolize the trade with the Ming people. As long as the Ming people were willing, everything was possible.

"What I mean is that our Ming Dynasty only trades with a few people, and we sell our products to anyone. We want to find some long-term cooperation partners, so that we can have more peace of mind and better protect our Ming Dynasty. Interests."

Tian Erniu said lightly.

"Mr. Tian, ​​our Spanish Empire has always respected Daming, and we were the first to contact Daming. Presumably, Mr. Tian should also be aware of the strength of our Spaniards at sea."

Korster said a little excitedly: "Please also give us this trade right to Spain, we can raise the price appropriately, there is no problem."

"Yes, Mr. Tian, ​​please also give us the trade right to Spain. We are old friends, and we will never treat old friends badly."

Columbus also said excitedly.

"There is absolutely no problem with giving you the trade rights to Spain, but accordingly, you Spain must recognize our Ming Dynasty's sovereignty over the entire Golden Continent. Of course, our Ming Dynasty also recognizes that the areas currently occupied by your Spain belong to your Spain."

Tian Erniu smiled and said, he really took the bait, as long as these Spaniards are willing to cooperate, then there will be no problem at all in cleaning up the influence of other Europeans on the Golden Continent.

At this time, the power of the Spaniards on the sea is beyond doubt, and they are definitely the most powerful existence in the whole of Europe. Even on the Golden Continent, the power of the Spaniards is also the strongest.

Hearing Tian Erniu's words, Columbus and Korstor pondered. America is very big. The places they surveyed so far are still small, but they are already much larger than the whole of Europe.

The Ming people have always been propagandizing that this America belongs to them, that they used to exile these Indians, and that they and the Indians are actually the same ancestor.

There is a lot of gold and silver in the Americas, but it is not easy to find them, and you have to dig them yourself. If you can enjoy the exclusive right to trade with Ming Dynasty, there will also be a flood of wealth pouring into Spain.

For Spain or the entire Europeans at this time, their overseas maritime colonization was not actually for land, but for wealth such as gold, silver, and spices.

So if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with acknowledging Ming's ownership of the Americas. Anyway, there aren't that many people from Spain who immigrate overseas, and the total population of Spain is only a few million.

Daming is different. They have a large population, it is said that they have a huge population of more than [-] million, so they need a lot of land to settle the huge population, and they attach great importance to the land here in the Americas.

After thinking about this, Columbus smiled and said, "We Spain have always respected Ming's sovereignty in America, and our colonies are very few, only limited to some islands in the Caribbean Sea."

"If Daming is willing to hand over the trade rights to us, Spain, we are also very willing to recognize Ming's sovereignty over the Americas."

"And we can also guarantee that we will not establish new colonies here in the Americas in the future, violating Ming's right to rule the Americas."

"Haha, that's really great~"

"If you are willing to admit this, then we will hand over the trading rights to you Spain in the Ming Dynasty. As for the price and quantity of goods, we can conduct separate negotiations every year."

When Tian Erniu heard this, he laughed happily. Regarding the issue of American sovereignty, although Daming had always declared it to the outside world, he also shamelessly recognized these natives as relatives.

But the Europeans don't recognize this. America is so big, how could it be possible for you Ming people to be cheap?
Everyone is not a fool, everyone wants to make a fortune in America.

Of course, the most important thing is that everyone still doesn't know how powerful the Ming people are.

On the east coast of the Golden Continent, Ming's power is not strong. Most importantly, it doesn't have powerful ships yet, so there is no way to pose a threat to these Europeans.

So for Daming's side, it's all because of you.

They flocked to Penglai City, and then built colonies in Golden Bay and the Caribbean coast to facilitate trade with the Ming people.

Now the Spaniards are willing to recognize Ming's sovereignty over the Golden Continent, which is very good.

When the time comes, as long as the two parties sign the agreement, the entire Golden Continent will be Ming people in name, and it will be untenable if the Europeans want to snatch it again in the future.

As for whether everyone recognizes this agreement, the key still depends on the strength comparison between the two parties.

If Daming becomes powerful, they will admit it even if they don't.

If Daming was weak, these Europeans would even dare to attack your lair, not to mention the Golden Continent.

The reason is so simple, the key is to look at the strength.

But sometimes, it's important to have someone admit it.

Because in this way, righteousness can be occupied, and if the strength is strong, everything will be logical.

"That's great~"

Columbus and Colster clenched their fists excitedly, but soon his eyes turned to the numerous merchant ships in the port.

So he frowned and asked, "But other countries will definitely not give up willingly like this."

"They don't want to give up and they have to give up."

Tian Erniu said calmly, then thought for a while and said: "I heard that there are a lot of pirates in the Caribbean Sea recently, and they are very rampant. This has seriously damaged the interests of our Daming and Spain."

"I don't know if you are interested in joining us, Ming Dynasty, to eliminate the pirates here in America?"

"Pirates of the Caribbean rampant?"

"Clear the pirates in America?"

When Columbus and Kolster heard this and thought about it carefully, they immediately understood what Tian Erniu meant. It was to join forces to clear people from other European countries out of America.

"Haha, yes, of course, we in Spain have long hated those pirates~"

　Is such a strategy feasible?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)