Win the Ding 1617

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Viscount Don Pérez has been the governor of the Spanish colony in Luzon for several years. In the past few years, his waistline has quickly changed from a sturdy naval officer to a brothel owner.But this does not prevent him from wearing all his medals and command swords when receiving guests.

When he listens to someone's speech, he has a subconscious action, which is to stroke the gemstone inlaid on the handle of the command knife at his waist. If he is interested in this person's speech, his other action is to use His fingers rested on his round chin.

Gray-blue eyes, hooked nose, typical Iberian facial features, and a slightly mocking expression at the corners of the mouth, appearing utterly arrogant.

Jose on the opposite side is the son of his aunt, and the two of them are godsons of a godfather.

The multiple small transactions over the past few months have given the cousins ​​a taste of huge benefits. Now, Jose and his team are trying to expand the scale of this transaction so that they can obtain even greater benefits.

The purpose of Jose's coming this time, besides delivering the benefits due to Don Perez to him, is to convince his cousin, "Open up your treasury, use the gold and silver in your treasury in exchange for greater benefits! "

After listening to Jose's statement, Don Pérez couldn't help showing a greedy light in his eyes.

Damn yellow monkey!Really rich!The rich and prosperous East is indeed paved with gold and silver!

"How many goods do they still have? The Ming Dynasty governor you said was named Li?"

"Oh! Thousands of loads of raw silk, countless exquisite silk fabrics, and a large number of tea, porcelain, and dyed cotton cloth." Jose seemed to see countless gold pesos flying towards him, and he began to exaggerate his appearance See and hear.

"He owns as much wealth as the Dutchman's entire East India Company!"

Don Pérez couldn't help but his eyes lit up. If a local military officer in the Ming Dynasty possessed such wealth, then, as the governor of the great Spanish Empire in Manila, can I let this wealth belong to the empire?all for me?

As the governor of the Spanish Empire in Manila, he certainly knows the value of these oriental specialties described by his cousin, and even if it is fulfilled according to the commercial terms reached between Jose and the so-called Governor Li of the Ming Dynasty, he can still get it. huge profits.

In Hejing, Jose talked with Li Shouhan for three days, and finally got Li Shouhan to accept his so-called compromise plan.

The plan proposed by Jose is as follows: the 120 million taels of silver he transported will be delivered to Li Shouhan's financial department as a deposit, and part of the tariffs will be deducted in advance according to Li Shouhan's relevant documents on import and export trade tariffs.

Hearing such news, Jose almost knelt down and praised God!In this way, the road to wealth will be as smooth as a stone, and the natural moat will become a smooth path! (Damn! How could the Spaniards know the poems of Taizu? Is this guy also a time traveler?!)

Second, because the rest of the payment can only be seen in Manila, if the Spaniard pays in silver, it must be executed according to the transaction price with the Dutch in Batavia; A ratio of four to exchange.

Damn guy! Treacherous like those Italians!Greedier than those jews!Oh, God!Why don't you send this guy to hell? !

However, the East is still not God's territory, and, according to Li Shouhan, Brother Su has a good relationship with him.In the end, Jose accepted Li Shouhan's condition with a sad face.In his mind, the wealth that could buy the whole of Spain quickly shrank to only enough to buy Madrid.

Because he still has to share benefits with his lovely cousin.

He knew that if he wanted to persuade his cousin to use Manila's treasury to buy these goods, he had to pay him enough benefits, otherwise, that despicable guy would never give out a single riyal!

"You will get [-]% of the total profit." This is not the final bottom line given by the trade group, the bottom line is [-]%.But why not take a little kickback in the middle if you can? !Jose's wishful thinking is that the lovely cousin should be able to recognize this [-]% profit and open the door of the national treasury in time.Then he would eat the [-]% difference, and next, Jose was going to go back to Madrid to discuss the art life with those beautiful ladies at the Opera House.

"What is the total value of this batch of goods?" Don Perez wanted to know the details of the contract.

"Two thousand taels of high-quality raw silk! A tael of 600 taels of silver. A total of 120 million taels."

"Tea! Excellent tea! One thousand packs! Silk and satin! 13 pieces! 15 taels of silver per piece! One hundred thousand pieces of dyed fine cotton. Two taels per piece, a total of 20 taels, white sugar, 20 packs! The shipping price is five taels of silver per pack. The total is 100 million taels. Fine porcelain..."

The total amount is less than 800 million taels of silver.

However, if it is shipped to Madrid, or even more distant Mexico, the amount of this wealth will be multiplied several times, and even a zero will be added at the end.

The treasury in Manila held by Don Pérez contained enough gold and silver to pay for the purchase.Even according to Li Shouhan's request, it is enough.

Because, the Spanish Empire would send galleons to transport gold and silver from the American colonies to Manila every year to purchase oriental specialties.Generally, a total of about 400 million taels (150 tons) of silver is transported back every year, and it may reach 600 million taels when there is a lot.

Moreover, Luzon itself is also a big country producing gold.The gold reserves of Nanny Country ranks third in the world, and it has been among the top five gold-producing countries in the world for a long time. At its peak, it can produce more than 30 tons per year.In this era, the annual output of tens of thousands of taels of gold can also be achieved.

The most terrible thing is that because of the failure to compete with the Dutch for Formosa, the commercial routes to the Ming Dynasty were blocked, and there has been no large-scale trade with the Ming Dynasty for three consecutive years.However, gold and silver from America are still shipped in every year, and gold and silver from Luzon are also mined in large quantities.

Looking at the gold and silver piled up in the warehouse for countless times, Don Pérez prayed in his heart countless times that some heroic figures would come to Manila and make these inedible and beautiful robes , The things worn on the cloak are traded away.

But now, when the hero he had been looking forward to for a long time really came, and his huge fleet was moored on the ocean off Manila Bay, a terrible thought sprouted in the Governor's heart.

"When will their first cargo ship arrive in Manila?" Governor Don Pérez fiddled with the beautiful gun.

. . . . . .

"If it were me, I would never do this business with you!"

Zhang Xiaohu leaned on the long chair in Yuehai Tower, his face full of exhaustion.

On that day, under the identification of many pirates, Zhang Xiaohu, who knew he could not escape the clutches of the guards, stood up very alone and admitted that he was the famous pirate, "Tiger Shark" Zhang Xiaohu.

To the surprise of Zhang Xiaohu and the other boat owners who were picked out, Li Shouhan did not push them out and chop them up, or tied stones to his body, and asked them to throw them into the sea to feed the sharks, as they had imagined.

"Probably let us have enough to eat before sending us on the road." A ship owner held a fat elbow in his mouth, and exchanged opinions with the big guy vaguely.

After eating and drinking enough, Zhang Xiaohu was brought in front of Li Shouhan.

"Little six." Li Shouhan was very satisfied with his wicked taste of being the commander in chief of a warlord. "Hehe, how cool it is to be able to call someone like this!"

"You?!" Looking at the young boy in front of him who seemed to be younger than his nephew, Zhang Xiaohu really wanted to rush up and beat him up, and then seize the boat and leave.But he knew that this idea was basically impossible to realize.

"Your men only managed to defeat me by virtue of the speed and ruthlessness of the ship. If I had a ship like yours, your men would not be enough for me to deal with." Zhang Xiaohu expressed his opinion.

Originally!Life at sea has always been about bombarding the ships of both sides after they approached, and then their respective sailors jumped into gangs to start bloody hand-to-hand combat on board, and finally, to see which side was defeated by the other side.

"How can I convince you?" Li Shouhan liked the arrogant-looking guy opposite him a little bit.

"Either, give me one of your so-called high-speed windships, and we will have a fair fight at sea, or, you will fight again with someone else, and let me see if it is reasonable for me to lose."

Thus, Zhang Xiaohu and several ship owners appeared in Li Shouhan's navy as a group of extremely special crew members.

"Why don't you make this deal? Don't you want these good things?" Li Shouhan signaled Mo Jin to add a cushion to Zhang Xiaohu's back. This guy was scratched by the wood chips from the shells and needs to lean softly .

"It's not that I don't want it, but that I don't want to do business with you!" Zhang Xiaohu corrected our young master Li's misunderstanding. "Put your little head out and look at the terrain. If I were the governor of the Frangji people, I would lure you and your fleet into this bay with sweet words, and then use the cannons on both sides to block the exit with the cannons on board, and kill your Gale Ships one by one with the gun boats, and then, those good things will all be mine, even if there is a little loss, it is a worthless business!"

Hearing this, Li Shouhan couldn't help but turn pale!yes!The Spaniards are not honest gentlemen. The reason why they were able to conquer the Inca Empire with more than 100 people back then, apart from technology and epidemic diseases, was it not because of various intrigues and tricks and backsliding? !

It seems that in order to verify that Zhang Xiaohu is a qualified prophet, good spirits do not work bad spirits.The watchtower of Yuehai Building issued a signal, and a ship entered the port.

Looking out from Shou Han's position, he could just see several boats entering the port along the waterway. The hulls of those ships were covered with gunpowder smoke and bullet marks, and the sails were also full of bullet holes and traces of fire.

Shou Han's eyebrows raised involuntarily, he felt as if he had been thrown into a hole in the ice, with cold air emitting from every pore.

"My lord, the loss statistics of cargo and ship personnel have come up." Chen Tianhua held a leather book in his hand, as if holding a hot cannonball in his hand.

"Five blessing boats, including the sailors and cargo on board, were captured. Two blasting boats were seriously injured and needed repairs. Three blasting boats and four blessing boats were slightly injured. All the cargo on board was discarded."

"A total of 460 and three sailors were lost on each ship, of which 140 were killed in battle, 73 were seriously injured, and 120 were slightly injured. 123 people were missing or captured. These personnel did not include those on the five Fu boats that were clearly captured. Sailors. If the sailors of these five ships are counted, then our loss of personnel will add nearly 300 people."

Shou Han listened to Chen Tianhua's report trying not to have any emotional color, he still heard a trace of anger and trembling in his voice, not because of fear, but slightly trembling caused by anger and excitement.

"Property losses should be more than 100 million taels, of which only the captured ships and goods are as high as nearly 50 taels, and the losses of goods and ships abandoned along the way, personnel losses, and pensions are also around 50 taels. At present, in the dock Several severely damaged ships are being repaired, and it is estimated that there will be quotations for repair materials soon."

"Where's the group of Frangji merchants?" This was the biggest loss Shou Han suffered in the past few years. His trading fleet was attacked by the local Spaniards in Manila, and more than half of the goods were captured. He caused heavy property and personnel losses.

To be honest, Shou Han didn't care too much about those goods, anyway, they were exchanged for salt from the interior, so it can be said that there was almost no cost.However, those ships and sailors were the possessions that he had worked so hard to build up, and they were lost in vain, which really made the guard a little angry.He was going to ask the instigator of the incident, the Spaniard Jose.

"My lord, José was injured and was sent to Alfonso for treatment. According to reports from the Navy's brothers, it was José who reported the police to them so that they could have a chance to escape. Otherwise, if they go further If all of them enter the bay for a few miles, none of our ships will be able to return. Jose’s ship was also damaged by Luzon’s fort, and he himself was injured by the sail on his right arm.”

The officials and military officers present were angry. For many years, they were led and commanded by Li Shouhan to rob, oh, the wording was inappropriate, to rob other people's sites and seize other people's property, and now, someone has made up his mind On my own head, is it tolerable or unbearable!

People waved their arms and weapons, and shouted loudly, going to teach these short-sighted Frangbots a lesson!

In comparison, Shou Han was not as emotional as the generals. For some reason, a voice in the back of his mind shouted with great excitement: "Hot Spanish girl! I'm here!"

"The order!"

All the people present immediately stopped shouting and cursing, stood upright, bowed their hands to the guard, and waited for orders.

"Every battalion and department, gather people, tie up weapons, and check ships. Wait for dispatch!"

Half a month later, Shou Han's huge fleet arrived at the entrance of the strait in Manila Bay.He raised his binoculars and looked towards Manila Bay. His fleet consisted of 30 gunboats, [-] schooners, and several Fuchuan serving as troop carriers. More than [-] ships, large and small, were moored in Manila Bay. At the entrance of the city, gunboats guarded the schooners and lucky boats full of soldiers.

"If I want to reduce the loss of cargo, I will think of a way to put your cargo ship in front and the gun boat behind. After the cargo ship passes the fort, the fort will open fire immediately to intercept and bombard your escort gunboat. Let your gunboat Ship watched as my gunboats captured your laden ships. So what if you stormed into the bay? My gunboats are there waiting for you! Put your ships sink, and then report to the higher-ups, saying how many pirates I have wiped out."

As a special guest of the navy, Zhang Xiaohu's voice came from behind, like a bucket of cold water poured on Li Shouhan's head.

"I'll let you talk nonsense!" Mo Jin, who was usually taciturn, rushed in front of Zhang Xiaohu and punched him with a cannonball.

"Stop!" Li Shouhan stopped Mo Jin's impulsiveness, "Signal, all ships are on alert. In addition, you go to the kitchen to see if there is any wine, and get some for Zhang, Zhangtou."

"Your Excellency, this is not allowed! You have violated the basic principles of commercial trade not long ago! Now, under my painstaking mediation, the other party has expressed due sincerity and continues to come to trade with us, but you If we continue like this, what is the difference between us and those shameless Albion pirates?!" On the fort in Manila Bay, after hearing Don Perez's terrible design, Jose loudly objected.

"What a beautiful ship!" Through the lens of the binoculars, the Governor carefully observed the ships on the opposite side that were called "the best ships I have ever seen."

"The ships you saw are equivalent to ten Armada ships. Think about it, do Manila have so many warships?! Do they have the ability to deal with Governor Lee's terrible artillery fire?! You Is the fortress built stronger than Poseidon's palace?!" Although Jose was greedy, he knew very well that his cousin was purely blinded by money.

Jose found sadly that he became a mouse in the bellows, caught between two powerful forces.

Yesterday, as the entrusted representative of Ha Tinh, he conveyed to his cousin, Don Perez, the Governor of Spain in Luzon, the reasonable request to punish the perpetrators and compensate for the loss, and conveyed General Li's goodwill. With the above requirements and conditions, Ha Tinh is willing to continue to conduct trade activities with Manila.

However, the lovely cousin in front of him was obviously fascinated by those shiny gold pesos.

He actually wanted to continue to use force to seize those goods, and then let those honest accountants put the gold and silver in the warehouse into his own pockets according to the purchase price of these goods.

Li Shouhan came here this time, although the high-sounding banner was to ask the Luzon authorities to punish the perpetrators, compensate for losses, and continue to trade, but although Jose was injured, he did not lose his ability to observe and analyze things; The fully armed soldiers in Fuchuan have already explained everything.

War is inevitable.

Is Spain still in the era of the Earth Lord at this time?

The naval fleet was defeated by those despicable Albion pirates and is being rebuilt. His Majesty Ferdinand is still struggling in the quagmire of war, even though the young General Lee poured his anger and shells on the roof of the Luzon Governor's Palace In fact, His Majesty the Emperor who is far away in Madrid is helpless.

This is such a terrible idea, what kind of consequences it will lead to, Jose can't imagine.

"Major Juan! I order you, prepare to fight!" Don Perez loudly ordered the commander of the fort.

"Obey! Your Excellency Governor! Our 24-pound guns are impatient to go into battle."

It's obvious!The officers in Manila did not think that the ships on the opposite side could have the terrible firepower that Jose described.

"However, just in case. You, Captain Oscar, lead your subordinates to the Eighth Company (place name, Chinese settlement) outside the city! Detain all the Chinese living there and wait for me order. If they dare to resist, order the cannons at the top of the city to preach the gospel of God to them!"

The wise governor laid out what he thought was a thorough plan, "Okay, everyone, go back to your respective posts and prepare to welcome our wealth! My Pizarro! Today is our lucky day! Tonight, I will celebrate this great and glorious victory with a grand ball at the Governor's Palace."

The Spanish officers agreed with a bang, and rushed to their posts with desire and greed for money.

A ship from the Governor's Mansion quickly left the bay and headed for Li Shouhan's fleet.