Daming Military Empire

Chapter 389

In the 13th year of Chongzheng, just after the new year, all merchants of the Ming Dynasty doing business in Goa and Mysore received a notice from Jinyiwei that the Ming Dynasty would go to war with the Mughal Empire, and all merchants were strictly prohibited from doing business with the Mughal Empire. Violators will be punished as collaborating with the enemy and treason!
This crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason is a serious crime among felonies. According to the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", it will implicate the nine clans. As for whether Jin Yiwei will deceive people, all merchants of the Ming Dynasty will not doubt it. Even if they deceive you, so what?Even if there was no such thing as a war, no one would dare to do business with the Mughal Empire. Jin Yiwei didn’t need a reason to kill people. Now people are very rare to warn you. If you do it again, it’s pure suicide!

Besides, if you really want to go to war, there is no hurry to hide. In troubled times, life is as cheap as a dog. If you are not careful, you will lose your life. If you make money, you have to spend it. Therefore, all the merchants of Ming Dynasty chose to stop immediately. All business dealings with the Mughal Empire, even the agents or merchants of the Mughal Empire, they dare not say goodbye, they don't want to be suspected by Jin Yiwei of collaborating with the enemy and treason.

Of course, the Ming court did not cut off their way of life. After Jinyiwei’s announcement, all merchants received an announcement from the Daming Royal Nikko Bank. All merchants can go to the Daming Royal Nikko Bank to borrow a certain amount of silver taels based on the announcement. This loan The silver taels are interest-free within one year, which means that it is obvious that this war will last for at most one year. During this year, those merchants who do business with the Mughal Empire have financial difficulties. Nikko Bank borrows money, Daming Royal Nikko Bank does not charge interest, lending money to help you tide over the difficulties.

The merchants of the Ming Empire were dissuaded in this way, and the Portuguese merchants are basically related to Shivela and Conde. When these two big men spoke, they did not dare to disobey. The Spanish merchants It has basically all withdrawn from the Far East market, and only the companies of the Netherlands, Britain and France are persuaded by the Triple Alliance.

For this point, Zhu Cijiong naturally had arrangements long ago. Zheng Zhilong, Shi Daxuan, Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Xing and other veteran pirate giants gathered in Nanyang Governor's Mansion in Xingcheng Port for a new year. The pirates under Xuan's hands drove all kinds of pirate ships, led the super battleships of the Nanyang Navy to various designated locations, and began to intercept the Dutch, British and French fleets in an all-round way.

The Dutch, British and French companies have been extremely proud during this period. Since the United Fleet arrived in the Far East, merchant ships have been protected by super battleships. Pirates have never patronized them again, and the Mughal Empire seems to have suddenly changed in recent months. They became nouveau riche, and all kinds of goods were sold out as soon as they were shipped, and the prices were still rising slowly. It was easy to make money. They only hated that there were too few merchant ships and the turnover of goods was too slow!
The most proud person during this period was the governor of Batavia, Van Mendy. Since the United Fleet arrived in the Far East, the Ming Empire immediately stopped its expansion and retreated across the board. His plan to contain the Ming Empire achieved unprecedented success, and the Dutch East India Company The company's performance has also been rising rapidly in recent months, with a profit of nearly 3000 million taels in less than half a year, surpassing any previous year.

This big gamble in his life is considered to be a win, and he has made big bets. He has achieved impressive results both in the military and in the economy. He can be regarded as the governor of Batavia. With enough political capital and economic capital, he will also become a pivotal figure in the Netherlands in the future!
Full of longing for the future, Van Mendy watched as ten super battleships and dozens of large and small warships escorted treasure ships full of gold and silver and merchant ships full of spices and other best-selling goods in Europe to leave Batavia. Then he began to arrange for the next batch of goods to be sent to the Mughal Empire. The days of making money and making his hands cramp were really refreshing, and he enjoyed it comfortably.

What surprised him was that Jin Yiwei's secret agents had already sent the information about the treasure ship to the Nanyang Governor's Mansion in Xingcheng Port. The speed of the ship was unmatched by sailing ships. Arrangements are made, anyway, they have already torn their faces and started to intercept the merchant ships of the Netherlands, Britain and France. What about the fleet of multiple treasure ships?

Looking through the binoculars at the Dutch fleet of treasure ships sailing slowly across the waters in front of Xingcheng Port, Zheng Zhilong almost smiled crookedly. The fleet of treasure ships dared to cross the Strait of Malacca. The Dutch really dared not mess with them Ah, court death!

At this time, all the shipping lanes in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean were covered with Sentinel Ships of Ming Dynasty. The British and French merchant ships passing by and the super battleships escorted by them were all ransacked by "pirates", and no one escaped. The vast sea seemed to be a place for pirates In Paradise, the merchant ships of the Netherlands, Britain and France could not escape the looting of pirates no matter how many warships escorted them. Without Batavia's knowledge, the combined fleet of the anti-Habsburg alliance had lost more than ten super battleships and several Ten large and small warships.

Naturally, the Dutch's Jumbo Fleet didn't know about it. They were sailing on the sea in a daze, not knowing whether they were rushing to Europe or hell!

The commander of the Treasure Fleet this time is Rear Admiral Van der, the fleet commander of the Dutch Far East Second Fleet. He has followed Van Mendy for many years. It was so important that he even entrusted him with such an important task as escorting the treasure ship back to Europe.

Fandre was still as cautious as ever. He was cautious from Batavia to Xingcheng Port. When he passed the Strait of Malacca, he was always paying attention to the surrounding sea, for fear that the Great Ming Empire would go crazy and intercept his fleet.

Fortunately, the Ming Empire behaved normally and did not intend to intercept them at all. Throughout the Strait of Malacca, he saw merchant ships from various countries, and the warships of the Ming Empire seemed to have disappeared, and none of them appeared in his field of vision.

After the fleet passed through the Strait of Malacca, Van der finally breathed a sigh of relief. Passing through the Strait of Malacca is equivalent to leaving the sphere of influence of the Ming Empire. The Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean ahead seem to be dominated by pirates, and the fleet of the Ming Empire seems to be very small. Appeared in this sea area.

In the face of ordinary pirates, one or two super battleships can beat them up. He can bring ten super battleships and dozens of warships of various types. Even if all the pirates in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean swarm up, he is not afraid!
Just as he was relaxing his vigilance, a sentry's stern whistle suddenly sounded on the mast. His heart trembled, and he looked up at the mast. The sentry's hand was pointing around!
What does it mean?He raised the binoculars suspiciously, and scanned the surrounding sea. Immediately, his face turned pale, and cold sweat dripped down from his forehead. This time it's really over!

At this time, ten super battleships and dozens of warships of various types slowly surrounded the Jumbo Fleet on the left, right, and rear, and there were even twenty super battleships leading hundreds of warships of various types in front of them. !

Although all the warships that came up were flying pirate flags, Fandre knew very well in his heart that this was definitely a fake by the navy of the Ming Empire. It was obvious that they pretended to be pirates, and they wanted to tear their face apart and start fighting!

(End of this chapter)