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It turned out that Putmans was envious that the Portuguese could get a place on land, namely Macau, which would make trade with the Ming Dynasty much more convenient. Therefore, he instructed Aibi Pavilion on the shore to also negotiate with the Fujian Governor's Office and also wanted a place to station. But what I didn't expect was that Aibi Ge's reply was rejected immediately by the Prime Minister of the State of Explanation. He also said that the Western Yi people must abide by the rules of the Ming Dynasty when doing business in the Ming Dynasty. Merchants can come, but warships are not allowed to stop!

These days, Putmans has actually been thinking about this matter, trying to see how he can get Ming officials to relent so that the Netherlands can get the same treatment as the Portuguese.

However, the Dutch were not familiar with the Ming Dynasty. When they heard this man talking about the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty and seemed to know the official affairs very well, he was very curious and couldn't help but inquire about it.

After hearing this, the man did not refuse and told Daming's situation again. Just based on his purpose, naturally not everything will be told truthfully.

"In the north of the Ming Dynasty, there were frequent droughts, and countless people died of starvation, to the point of exchanging children for food. Therefore, many people rebelled because they could not survive. This chaos affected at least two provinces. This was a big deal, so the imperial court A crackdown was immediately ordered.”

"To the northeast of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was defeated by the Jianlu and lost a lot of land. When it was low the year before last, they were even beaten to the capital city, where the emperor was. In the north, the Jianlu plundered a lot of wealth. and population…”

Putmans had been listening a little confused, as if it was a little different from what he just said. When he heard this sentence, his eyes lit up and he wanted to interject a question, but in the end he suppressed his thoughts and continued to listen. Let this person tell you the specific situation of the Ming Dynasty.

"Does North Korea know? The border between the north and the northeast of the Ming Dynasty was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. It was once attacked by the Japanese. The Ming Dynasty sent troops to rescue and repelled the Japanese pirates. But now, North Korea is occupied by the Jianlu, forcing North Korea to rebuild the Jianlu. The Qing Dynasty became the suzerain state and declared war on the Ming Dynasty."

"Also, there have been rebellions by chieftains in the northwest and southwest of the imperial court since the Tianqi period, that is, a few years ago. The imperial court also sent a large army to suppress it. Even now, it has not been completely suppressed!"

"In addition, what just happened, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River were flooded and flooded several cities. The floods were everywhere. Many people died, and many people were left without homes..."

When Putmans heard this, he finally couldn't help interrupting the man and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "I think you said just now that the Ming Dynasty has won consecutive battles in the Northeast, and it is very likely that it will require a million troops. Go south, but you also explain the various difficulties in the country, which statement is true? What do you mean?"

The man smiled after hearing this, with a trace of contempt flashing in his eyes, and he said without any panic: "Actually, what I said below is not contradictory. What I just said is just to tell you that the imperial court is not as bad as you imagined. Powerful, understand? Although it looks like Ming Dynasty is very big, but in fact there are many problems internally, it is just strong on the outside but weak on the inside..."

When Putmans heard this, it was his turn to show a hint of contempt. Does a big country make it powerful? Where does this fallacy come from? Coming from the mainland to the east, we saw many big countries along the way. Didn't they all become colonies of European countries and let the Europeans have the final say? With these examples, do you think I am ignorant? hehe!

The man obviously didn't expect his inner thoughts, and continued: "But if the imperial court handles all those things, then the imperial court's power is beyond words. Do you know why I just said that the imperial court had successive victories in Liaodong? , is it very likely that they will solve the Jianlu problem and then turn their heads south?"

"Why?" Putmans still didn't know the inside story of the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally wouldn't know, so he asked.

After hearing this, the man curled his lips slightly and said with a sneer: "Because you are helping the imperial court! This gives the imperial court a chance to slow down and suppress and solve the difficulties in various places!"

"Oh, really?" Putmans was a little surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help asking in surprise. In his opinion, how could there be such a thing?

As soon as the man saw it, he knew that these Westerners were not very smart, so he directly replied: "Food, do you understand? Food is the key to solving all problems! Do you understand?"

At this point, seeing that Putmans seemed a little surprised, he immediately added an explanation: "There is a drought in the north, and people change their sons to eat. In the final analysis, there is no food and no food. Jianlu suffered successive defeats. According to reports, What I have learned is that because the Jianlu had no food and the army did not have enough to eat, it was naturally impossible to win the war! If the Ming army had had enough money and food to quell the Tusi rebellion in the northwest and southwest, it would have been put down long ago! Also! Floods in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are another time when food is urgently needed..."

Seeing Putmans' sudden realization, he woke up and said: "Now, your Excellency, you should know why the imperial court specifically asked you to transport grain from Nanyang, right? The grain you brought is also shipped from Annan. The food allows the imperial court to breathe a sigh of relief. If we continue to transport food, believe it or not, the imperial court will have enough food and will soon be able to solve the problems that are close to its heart."

Having said this, he stood firm, stared at Putmans and said: "When you do business with the imperial court, do you hope that the imperial court will be a strong business partner, or a weak one that can be bullied?"

For this answer, as long as you are not a fool, you will know how to choose!

Putmans is not a fool, otherwise he would not have been transferred to Taiwan from the mainland to try to open up business in East Asia. When he heard this, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "You have said so much, just because you want me and Master Liu to join forces to knock off the imperial navy and cut off the Ming Dynasty from obtaining food from Nanyang. Or this way, The Ming Dynasty had no hope of opening the sea, so it banned the sea again, and then you can continue to smuggle and make huge profits, right?"

"But you know, my mission is to transport enough goods back from the east. If the Ming Dynasty banned the sea again..."

Hearing this, the man interrupted directly: "My lord, you are too worried. The Ming Dynasty banned the sea, but the goods can still go out to sea. We, Mr. Liu, keep our word and provide you with all the goods. Are you afraid that it is not enough?"

"Besides, the imperial court wants to earn enough money from sea trade, so will it still share the profits with you? If the imperial court becomes stronger and the navy becomes stronger, along the coast of the Ming Dynasty and in Nanyang, Do you still have the right to speak to you Xiyi?"

At this point, he suddenly emphasized with great sincerity: "We have an old saying in China, people who have no long-term worries will have short-term worries! I hope you will consider the suggestions below carefully. Whether the business partner is strong or weak, you will choose him!"

Liu Xiang, the great pirate in the late Ming Dynasty, I don’t know when I wrote it, but it was written as Xu Xiang, and I fainted! I will change it to Liu Xiang from now on, sorry! There will be more tonight!