Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 356

The Dutch agreed faster than Yang Chao imagined. It took only ten days to get a reply, and the East India Company agreed to deliver the warship to Yang Chao.

Apparently, the Dutch's eagerness to open the door to the Ming Dynasty was even more intense than Yang Chao imagined.

Moreover, Yang Chao only needed ten ships, which did not pose a threat to the Dutch or the Zheng family.

But Yang Chao was still surprised that they took such a short time.

Apparently the Dutch couldn’t do it themselves. The headquarters of the East India Company is in Jakarta. If you want to go anywhere from China, the fastest ship will be difficult to do in less than half a month. But they only go back and forth in ten days. Obviously It's incredible.

Even if they beat Yang Chao to death, they didn't believe it. Without Zheng's help, they could do it.

So I asked Zheng Hongkui for questions, and sure enough, the Zheng family helped a lot.

Zheng sent a fast horse from Nanjing to Fujian, and then sent the news to Taiwan by boat, which only took three days.

It turned out that the Dutch were not waiting in Jakarta at all. The governor of the East India Company, who was in a hurry, was waiting in Taiwan, specifically waiting for the result of Jones' negotiations.

After receiving the news, he discussed with several company officials, and quickly decided to agree to Yang Chao's request.

The news was sent back to Nanjing from Fujian through the Zheng family's fast horse, so it only took ten days.

Jones conveyed the company's decision to Yang Chao in an extremely excited tone. At the same time, he said that the company's warships are already on the way, and they are guaranteed to be sturdy and good ships that can be used normally. There are many cannons on them. As for the payment, they Said that it is not needed, and hopes to exchange it for goods directly.

Obviously, the Dutch have been longing for it for an unknown amount of time to be able to directly purchase goods from Ming Dynasty.

It's just that Yang Chao really couldn't see through the Zheng family, so he had to ask Zheng Hongkui, but Zheng Hongkui didn't hide anything.

He told Yang Chao with a smile that the Dutch had agreed to more conditions. Not only would each merchant ship that traded with Daming through the Taiwan Strait pay 3000 taels of silver to the Zheng family for protection, but they would also pay them [-]% of the tax, the tax base is based on the customs transaction price.

I have to say that the Zheng family is ruthless enough. It is probably unique in the whole world to collect protection fees from the Dutch. Not to mention this, the Dutch agreed to pay them 450% of the tax. You must know that Yang Chao’s transaction price is not cheap. Zheng’s prices are five times the price, which is equivalent to a [-]% tariff increase. The Dutch pay Zheng’s [-]% tax silver, which is equivalent to half of the purchase price in Nanjing, which is equivalent to the Dutch paying [-]%. Of the [-] tariffs, Yang Chao collected [-], and Zheng received [-].

The greater the Dutch's trade volume, the more Zheng earned, which may not be less than the direct supply to the Dutch.

It's just that Yang Chao doesn't agree with it. After all, it is more beneficial to directly monopolize the trade with the Dutch.

As for what the Dutchman did with Zheng behind the scenes, it was probably a secret between them, and Yang Chao didn't intend to ask.

With the ten large ships provided by the Dutch, Yang Chao believed that Zhang Dawei should be able to control the smuggling in the Songjiang area, and it was time to completely suppress the Hao family.

As for why there are only ten ships, Yang Chao still trusts the shipbuilding skills of the Ming craftsmen who once built the treasure ships. They just lack experience. There are a few large ships from the Dutch who make templates where, I believe they will be able to break through soon , to recreate a large sea-going ship.

As long as Xinjiangkou Shipyard can build big ships, how many warships does Yang Chao want?

Using the Dutch warships as the template, using the Xinjiangkou Shipyard as the base, and using the customs duties of the Municipal Shipping Department as the capital, Yang Chao will be able to build a large navy within a few years. By then, the ocean pattern in the East will change. It may be impossible to eliminate the Zheng family and the Dutch, but it is not difficult to achieve three-thirds of the world. At that time, it is time for the Eastern Ocean to change the situation of the Zheng family and the Dutch two divisions, and it will become a period for the three giants to compete for supremacy .

Before the Dutch warship arrived, Yang Chao's wedding date was announced.

All kinds of cumbersome rituals are countless times more complicated than ordinary people marrying their wives.

Of course, the main method is still the same, that is, Yang Chao has to pick up his wife.

When picking up a daughter-in-law, you need to accept the emperor's instructions.

Then the eunuch taught various etiquette and so on.

It's troublesome, but it doesn't matter, Yang Chao occasionally loses his manners, and no one cares about it, not even the emperor.

In this way, the princess was won back home.

The Yang family held a feast for three days, and all the neighbors on the whole street of Iron Workshop could come to eat.

Of course, before the neighbors, all the civil and military officials who came to celebrate, even the emperor came in person, but he only showed his face, which was regarded as giving the Yang family great face, and did not stay for dinner.

After a tiring day, she stepped into the bridal chamber, and Auntie Zhu sat quietly on the head of the bed with her head covered.

Yang Chao leaned over and sat beside her, and found that she was trembling slightly.

Finally, the hijab was lifted, revealing a red face that was not inferior to the wedding dress.

"Princess!"

Yang Chao whispered, already slightly drunk.

Auntie Zhu nodded lightly: "My son-in-law."

After a long time, Auntie Zhu found that Yang Chao didn't answer her, so she boldly looked over and found that Yang Chao had already fallen asleep on the bed.

I couldn't help being slightly disappointed, but I still covered the newlywed husband with a quilt carefully, and then lowered the curtain.

Auntie Zhu couldn't sleep, she thought a lot, but she didn't know what she was thinking.

I don't know how long it has passed, but most of the dragon and phoenix candles have been burned, and a lot of red wax drops flow like tears.

Turning around, she realized that Yang Chao was already looking at her.

Auntie Zhu couldn't help but feel ashamed and wronged.

Yang Chao was awake, but he didn't touch her?
Embarrassed and annoyed, his eyes suddenly turned red.

"What happened to the princess?"

Yang Chao asked.

"not very?"

Auntie Zhu replied.

"Then why are you crying?"

"I didn't cry."

"Are you blaming your husband?"

"I do not have."

"to be frank."

"Why are you?"

"Why didn't I touch you?"

Yang Chao's bold question made Auntie Zhu cover her head with the quilt in embarrassment.

Yang Chao laughed.

"I didn't touch you just now, because I was afraid that the wine would hurt you if I didn't wake up!"

After saying this, Auntie Zhu felt warm in her heart, and then felt a hand on her body that was dishonest.

The bed started to shake.

A woman whispered.

With a cry of pain, the girl turned into a woman, and the boy turned into a man.

Yang Chao fell asleep with his arms around Aimee Zhu in satisfaction, he was finally satisfied.

Because the princess is obviously a virgin, this is a great satisfaction for him, a guy with a mental cleanliness.

In the morning of the second day, there are maids to serve.

The Yang family finally had a young maidservant, who was married to Aimee Zhu.

Zhu Cihong was very generous to his sister who was in trouble all the way, and married thirty beautiful court ladies, all of whom were scavenged from the south of the Yangtze River by the flattering Lu Jiude. Theoretically speaking, if the princess is willing, these women will be Yang Chao's concubine or something.

After grooming, Auntie Zhu still hadn't adjusted to it, and she was still very shy in front of Yang Chao.

It made it difficult for Yang Chao to talk to her, because the princess probably didn't want to hear what he wanted to say.

(End of this chapter)