The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 63 China-Iraq Trade Agreement
The most basic goals of both parties have been achieved, and the subsequent negotiations, such as how much minerals to exchange for how much iron, are all details.

Minutiae issues can be discussed slowly, more or less, without affecting the overall situation.

After the negotiation was over, Zhu Hongyu spoke to Sanchez.

"Your Excellency, I want you to introduce me to the leaders of the major tribes nearby!"

"We Chinese have an old saying that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors!"

"We are all close neighbors, so it is natural to have a good relationship between neighbors!"

Sanchez did not refuse, and nodded in agreement.

The expression on Zhu Hongyu's face became more relaxed.

Now the recovery army has a lot of gold and silver in their hands, and a lot of money has been seized in several wars.

It's just that due to the blockade by the Spaniards, the Liberation Army couldn't spend any money, and it had no other use except to pay the soldiers.

However, it was precisely because of the Spanish blockade that the various materials needed by the Liberation Army were in a state of scarcity.

Zhu Hongyu came up with a solution to this dilemma, which was to get supplies from the aborigines.

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Negotiations between the two sides ended and the "Sino-Iraq Trade Agreement" was reached.

The tribe that was negotiating with the Restoration Army this time belongs to the Igrot people, and the Igrot people are one of the indigenous ethnic groups on Luzon Island.

The number of ethnic groups is no less than that of the Pampanga people who took refuge in the Spaniards!

This tribe claims to be a crocodile, because in their eyes, a crocodile is the strongest creature on land, so they use the crocodile as a totem of their tribe.

Unlike the Pampanga people who live in the central plains of Luzon Island and are highly colluded with the Spaniards, the Igrotes live in the mountains and have a bad relationship with the Spaniards.

The reason why they agreed to use this name was because Zhu Hongyu didn't intend to do business only with this Igrot, he wanted to win over the Igrot in the entire mountain area.

Since the Spaniards can use the Pampanga people to stabilize their colonial order in Luzon.

Then Zhu Hongyu can use the Iglots to overthrow the Spanish colonial rule.

The next day, the people of the Crocodile tribe mined a lot of iron ore and coal and transported them to the camp of the Restoration Army to exchange ironware with the Restoration Army.

Pricing based on trade agreements.

One hundred catties of iron ore, or one hundred catties of coal, can be exchanged for one catty of pig iron.

If you want to directly form agricultural tools and weapons, you need to pay more.

For example, an iron knife weighing three catties is worth five hundred catties of iron ore, or five hundred catties of coal.

A breastplate weighing ten catties is worth two thousand catties of iron ore or coal.

A musket that uses ten catties is worth two thousand catties of iron ore or coal.

A cannon that uses [-] catties is worth [-] catties of iron ore or coal.

One hundred thousand catties sounds like a lot, but when converted into tons, it is actually only fifty tons!

There are quite a few people in the crocodile tribe, the old and the weak, women and children together, there are always thousands of people.

On average, that is, if each person digs a hundred catties of ore, he can exchange a cannon for the tribe. People in the crocodile tribe don't think this price is too much.

Because in the entire Luzon Island, only the Liberation Army is willing to sell them artillery!

The Spaniards in Manila, let alone artillery, don't even sell them shovels!
Just two days after the Liberation Army and the Crocodile Tribe reached a trade agreement, Sanchez introduced Zhu Hongyu to the leaders of several other major tribes around the valley.

After negotiations in the Liberation Army camp, several parties also signed the trade agreement.

It's just that unlike the crocodile tribe, which trades iron ore and coal for iron tools, these other tribes have no minerals in their territories.

For these tribes, Zhu Hongyu proposed a trade method of exchanging materials for ironware.

Ten catties of sulfur are exchanged for one catty of iron, five catties of saltpeter are exchanged for one catty of iron, and twenty catties of charcoal are exchanged for one catty of iron.

These three things are the most important raw materials for making gunpowder!

It is not impossible for Zhu Hongyu to make new types of gunpowder, such as yellow gunpowder and smokeless gunpowder. He is a man who has learned how to rub C4 with his bare hands.

It's just that even if he can make it now, it's only a small amount, and he can't mass-produce it, let alone use it in the army.

That being the case, why bother with this thing, just play with granulated black powder honestly.

In addition to the old three, there are wood, grain, stone and so on.

Needless to say, food, other things can be tolerated, but not food.

The wood and stone are used to continue to build the camp of the Restoration Army!

And volcanic ash!
There are still many uses of volcanic ash, such as making natural fertilizers, such as making cement.

It is commonly known as volcanic ash cement. Adding some volcanic ash to soil cement can greatly improve the quality of soil cement.

Such as solidification speed, strength after solidification, etc.

In addition, there are sugar, salt, medicinal materials, copper materials... and other bits and pieces of materials.

In fact, this place in Luzon, regardless of the hot climate and rampant dysentery, seems not suitable for human survival.

But to be honest, the local natural resources are quite rich, such as minerals, timber, and fertile land, coupled with the local light conditions and temperature conditions.

It is not a problem to cultivate the land three times a year.

To be honest, there was basically no shortage of all kinds of supplies needed by the recovery army. As long as these indigenous tribes were willing to search hard, they would definitely collect enough supplies.

And the guns and cannons that the Restoration Army promised to trade to them, and all kinds of ironware, were the carrots caught in front of their eyes.

After all, the Spaniards could blockade the Liberation Army, but they couldn't block the natives.

The trade method finalized with these tribes is still within the framework of the previous trade agreement!
After all, iron ore and coal can also be counted as supplies, right?

In order to prevent these indigenous tribes from having unwanted thoughts, such as thinking that instead of honestly doing business with the Liberation Army, it would be better to just grab a piece of it.

While the two sides were negotiating, Zhu Hongyu ordered the recovery army to perform martial arts on the playground.

The two hundred soldiers of the Liberation Army dispatched three rows and stepped forward. Accompanied by the chant, their steps rose and fell together, and smoke and dust rose from the trampled ground.

The orderliness and solemnity of the sub-army spread across the surface.

Three rows of musketeers advanced forward, constantly loading and firing alternately, the muskets exploded and the smoke filled the air.

The breastplates on their bodies reflected the dazzling sunlight, and the blades of the three-edged bayonets were sharp.

Moreover, even the four light cannons in the fort and the light cannon used for research in the weapon workshop were pulled out and brought to the big playground.

Zhu Hongyu didn't care about wasting gunpowder, in the sound of his order.

Five light cannons fired continuously!
Amidst the rumble of gunfire, gunpowder smoke covered the entire playground, and iron bullets the size of fists flew out, smashing the strong targets into sawdust flying all over the sky.

The sound of killing, the musketeers, the sound of the artillery keeps ringing!

Looking at the tribal leaders who were very talkative during the negotiation, Zhu Hongyu knew that his purpose of intimidating had been achieved.

In a short period of time, these indigenous tribes didn't dare to have any thoughts that they shouldn't have, and they would obediently do business with the Liberation Army.

With the conclusion of a trade agreement with the surrounding indigenous tribes, the development of the Liberation Army began to embark on a fast track.

Many strong laborers who were previously used in heavy physical labor such as mining and logging were liberated and formed into an army.

And start training!

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