open sea

Chapter 452
Chen Mu told Tang Juan to wait, so he really asked him to wait, and sent someone to call Tang Juan, who was drinking in the tavern, into the municipal yamen, but he was not seen and arranged next door.

Be it negotiations or peace negotiations, Chen Mu has been invincible from the very beginning.

He has a formidable military power, holds almost all the origins of spices, silk fabrics, and porcelain in East Asia, and found two buyers for himself in Portugal and Spain.

During the war between the Ming Dynasty and Spain, the price of spices sold from Lisbon to Madrid rose by 30.00%, which was better than Venice's monopoly on Ottoman's Levant trade.

Even if King Philip of Spain is the uncle of King Sebastian of Portugal, it is not good news for Portugal.

In the past two years, Portugal had a certain degree of initiative in the trade with Ming. Even so, the two governors of India thought that they had suffered a big loss. They obviously should have a greater advantage in Macau, and free trade is not affected by it. Government jurisdiction.

Instead of what they did, when Huang Cheng wanted iron, they had to transport iron; if Huang Cheng wanted wood, they had to transport wood; Cotton, they grow it all over Goa!

Now the situation is getting worse, Chen Mu found another coolie named Spain.

Even coolies have competition!

"The lion country and Aceh are garrisoned by me, and Johor allows my garrison to enter."

Chen Mu flipped through the map brought by the Portuguese. The Lion Country was later the pearl of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka. Zheng He had visited several times. Johor was in the Malay Peninsula, and Aceh was in Sumatra. This meant that his garrison could completely guard the Straits of Malacca. .

Undoubtedly, these are three important places. With the Ming Dynasty’s sea development and the Ming Dynasty’s Western War entering into peace talks, the Governor of Portuguese India is willing to make some concessions in the Strait of Malacca and the Indian Ocean, so as to avoid angering Madman Chen.

However, the treaty is not entirely beneficial to him. The Portuguese also have the right to enter Malacca and the Lion Kingdom to dock or live, and the most important point is that the taxation of Malacca has nothing to do with the garrison of the Ming Dynasty, and when Ming ships pass through Malacca. Pay taxes to Portuguese customs.

The same is true for the Lion Kingdom, which has to deliver 1 taels of silver or equivalent goods to Goa every year.

Chen Mu frowned. Only other people have always paid taxes to him. How can there be any reason for him to pay taxes to others? He asked: "Lion country, Aceh, Johor, have all been destroyed by you?"

As he spoke, his eyes turned to the Jinyiwei who was following him, and Wang Tianrui, who was from a hundred families of Jinyiwei who was born in the capital of Wanquan, took out the information that the late emperor was ordered to investigate in Malacca in a very short time, and asked Chen Mu to have a look.

Aceh has a king, Johor has a king, but Portugal is still influential in these two countries, the lion country is absolute nonsense, the Portuguese thought about attacking the port, but never succeeded.

Empty glove white wolf!
"As far as I know, the Lion Kingdom, Aceh, and Johor are all doing well. You just obtained the customs and established a commercial station. If I didn't care about your ideas, you don't need a treaty to garrison troops. You can take the customs by sending a fleet there. .”

Chen Mu raised his hand, tapped the table and said, "The Spaniards next door know better than you!"

"General, Ming's fleet has never left Malacca in the past. My governor is very sincere in willing to garrison with us. Even if the general has a large force, he shouldn't bully us like this."

Obviously, now it is the Portuguese's turn to argue. The envoy said: "These taxes are more like rent. How can those lands be given to the general for free? This is a deal."

"It's not about money!"

Chen Mu drew a few circles on the map and said: "Lion Kingdom, Aceh, and Johor, these are three countries that are not controlled by Portugal. They have their own kings. It's like I'm putting together a treaty now. Before you, as long as you give me 100 million taels of silver, I will garrison Madrid in Spain for you, will you want it?"

"My army is not allowed to enter Goa, but your fleet can dock in places under my control to trade, and I have to pay you taxes. This is not fair."

The envoy of the Governor of India wanted to say anything more, but was stopped by Chen Mu. He said, "Well, I will give you two agreements and see which one you can choose."

"First, conquer the Lion Kingdom, Aceh, and Johor within two years, and deliver them to Daming after complete control. Port calls, trade."

"Secondly, the Portuguese withdrew from the Lion Country, Aceh, and Johor within half a year. The local area was protected by the suzerain country. Portuguese ships were required to pay customs duties when passing through the Strait of Malacca. It was agreed that Goa and Haojing would be dedicated trading ports."

"No matter which one you choose, the treaty is also signed. Portuguese people only have the right to trade in Haojing, but not the right to live in it. But I will not drive away businessmen. Those who are recruited by officials can continue to live."

Chen Mu spread his hands and said, "If you choose the first one, then Chen is looking forward to how brave your sergeant will be."

"If you choose the second option, Ming Dynasty will deliver to Portugal 3 taels of cotton cloth, silk satin, spices and porcelain at a market price of [-] taels in Malacca and send them to Lisbon as a gift from the Governor of India to the King of Portugal."

As he spoke, he looked around and waved to the envoy of the Governor of India. The envoy followed him to the window sill for some reason, and spoke a sentence in a voice that only he could hear, as if talking to himself.

"Beyond the treaty, maybe this winter, the gods will give you a blessed ship carrying 5000 taels of goods. The new Indian governor may get three of the same ships. Our gods are sometimes very spiritual." Chen Mu picked Raising his eyebrows, he patted the messenger on the back and walked back to the table, saying: "It's okay to believe it."

The messenger was a little confused, with his hands open in front of him as if he was holding something, but his face froze for a while, this...is this a bribe?
Fuchuan with 5000 taels of cargo?

Three lucky boats worth 5000 taels of cargo?
Do you want to send a lucky boat of 3 taels of goods to the king of Lisbon for the governor?

The 3 taels is nothing, but if it is handed over to an individual, it is really a huge sum of money, and the envoy was a little confused.

As a military officer, he has a salary equivalent to the purchasing power of 20 taels of silver per year, and working in a trade hub makes his salary higher than it actually is. Even so, 5000 taels of silver from the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to his 100-year salary!
When he returned to the negotiation, the envoy could no longer maintain his normal thoughts. He licked his dry lips and asked Chen Mu: "General, general, can the cargo ship go directly to Lisbon?"

"Yes!"

When Chen Mu heard him emphatically mentioning the word cargo ship, he laughed, pointed to the next door and said, "I'm planning to negotiate with the King of Spain to lease a piece of land, like a mirror. If it succeeds, send it to Lisbon?"

He shook his head: "It's not a problem."

　2019, good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)