Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 1014: South Sea Storm (5)

While Li Dan, Xu Suxin, Liu Xiang and their group were having a secret conversation, another secret conversation was also taking place in another place in the trench.

"Mr. William, the attack on Ryukyu by all parties must succeed no matter what, otherwise the Ming people will discover the secret of Nanyang sooner or later."

James frowned, looking at William who looked relaxed, and said in a slightly serious tone: "Also, Spain is willing to cooperate with us. This opportunity is too hard to find. If it weren't for the Ming people pressing forward in Luzon, that arrogant governor would definitely not cooperate with us."

"Once we can take back Ryukyu, even if we fail to take over Dongfan and Penghu, at least we can ensure our company's core interests in East Japan, which is also extremely beneficial to you."

"James, are you a little too nervous?"

After hearing this, William looked at James with a half-smile, "Are the Ming people that scary? We were defeated by the Ming's naval power in the past, but don't forget how well prepared we were this time."

"Hasn't there been enough unrest in the Ming Empire in the past few years? Especially in the rich southeastern regions. I can't understand why the emperor of the Ming Empire would use such a negative attitude to solve the problem. To use the words of the Ming people, this is simply unreasonable."

"Also, the Ming eunuch named Wei Zhongxian has sold many official titles to Southeast Asia in recent years, but I still can't figure out, can a country where even official titles can be bought and sold at will really last long?"

"No! That's because you don't understand this ancient country."

James frowned and looked at William and said, "No matter how many reasons you give, in the previous war with Dongfan and in the situation in various parts of Southeast Asia in recent years, we, Spain, and Portugal have all been impacted and affected by the Ming Dynasty's return to Southeast Asia."

William's face looked grim.

"A country that only knows how to transport large quantities of food from Southeast Asia, I really can't imagine how they are so powerful!!" William then said in a dissatisfied tone.

"That's because they need food!!"

James was not to be outdone and said, "Once food is no longer a problem in their country, do you think the smart Ming people will not look elsewhere?"

"Spices are a highly profitable trade that is no less profitable than the trade of silk, porcelain, and tea from the Ming Dynasty. It can even compete with the slave trade."

"Also, with the tacit approval of the Ming emperor, many places and government offices in the Ming Kingdom use land and industry as anchors to sell bonds to the outside world. Every sale attracts a large number of people to scramble for it."

"Then do you think that once they learn about the stocks through Nanyang, they will not start to expand in their own country? Don't forget that there is actually not much difference between this bond of Ming Country and the stocks we hold."

"Try to think about it. If the Ming Kingdom really solves their local problems and starts doing this in Tianjin, Songjiang, and Xin'an, in order to attract a large number of people to buy, they will definitely set up an organization similar to our company to solve the sales problem."

"And if these organizations follow the footsteps of Wei Zhongxian and his men and go deep into Southeast Asia, what will happen? Compared with the Ming people, our advantages in Southeast Asia are far behind."

"Don't forget that the natives in the Nanyang countries, in a sense, accepted the enfeoffment of the Ming Dynasty. They are vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that in the past, the Ming Dynasty didn't care about these places, so it didn't pay too much attention to Nanyang."

After hearing what James said, William's face became serious.

Even though he was unwilling to admit it, some cruel realities were there.

If this were not the case, the situation in various parts of Southeast Asia would not have changed so quickly in the past two years. There were even signs of Ming people's missionary work in many places in Southeast Asia, which was definitely not good news for them.

"Don't think it's impossible." James ignored William's change and continued, "There are organizations similar to ours among the Ming people. You may be familiar with the Thirteen Factories in Tianjin, right?"

"This Thirteen Hongs was established by order of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This organization is divided into thirteen branches, and the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty holds half of the silver shares."

"Remember this word, Silver Stock!!"

"Do you still think that this ancient country really knows nothing? No, it's because the Emperor of Ming has more important things to do, so he didn't choose to expand."

"And it is precisely this Thirteen Hongs. Do you know where the biggest source of income is, besides selling tea, silk, and porcelain to foreign countries?"

"where?"

William became curious.

"There is a place called Korea. This country imitates the Ming Dynasty from top to bottom. According to the Ming Dynasty, it is their vassal state, which means it is a vassal."

James said, "When the Ming Dynasty sent troops to help its vassal and solve the problems encountered by Korea, this Thirteen Hongs also went with them. Don't you think it is very familiar?"

"Aren't Wei Zhongxian and his men actively creating new situations? When the situation in Southeast Asia changes, can you be sure that there won't be organizations like the Thirteen Hongs that will move south on a large scale?"

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"Let's get back to the point. From what I know, the money earned by the Thirteen Hongs through Korea is enough to buy out all the stocks that our company has sold in Haojing and Nanyang!"

"What!?"

William said in disbelief, he felt that James was talking in his sleep.

How is this possible?

If I really want to buy them all, how many Dutch guilders will it cost?

“And this is only the thirteenth line.”

James said coldly: "Even more powerful than the Thirteen Hongs is the Shaofu, who is more valued by the Emperor of Ming. In recent years, the Shaofu has built many shipyards along the coasts of the northern provinces of Ming, which has also stimulated the scale of Ming's maritime trade."

"Try to think about it. When the people of Ming discover stocks and spices, how much benefit they can bring to them. Do you think they will just sit back and do nothing about it?"

"Right now, it is only the small force of Ming that is stirring up the changes in the situation in Nanyang. Once Ming invests more, do you think the advantages we had in the past can still be called advantages compared to them?"

William remained silent.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the Ming Dynasty he knew was completely different from the real Ming Dynasty standing in the East.

But this also made William worried. If this was really the case, would all the plans he had made in the past really be successful?
(End of this chapter)