At the plenary meeting on the second day, Mr. Sun, on behalf of the Supreme Executive Committee, threw out an issue: the ultimate destination port of this voyage.

On the issue of the target port of the second voyage, although there were opinions of directors in different places, including Macao, Manila, Ambon, Batavia, etc., before the meeting, there was one thing that everyone agreed on: the target port of the second voyage to sea this time was definitely not the small city of Holo in the Kingdom of Sulu.

In everyone's eyes, the port of that small country and widows is just a halfway trade port, and after the last toss, everyone is worried that the purchasing power of that port is not good, after all, to eat our goods, it is not possible without strong economic strength.

Mr. Zhao has said to you with certainty, since the last time you went to sea, the production of the glass factory has been in intermittent progress, it is estimated that by December, the total output of the glassware and mirrors may exceed 10,000 pieces, such a large quantity, even according to the conservative wholesale price, without the economic strength of 300,000 or 500,000 taels of silver, it is impossible to trade smoothly with us, and we must not be on credit, completely cash silver spot trading.

So that small country in Sulu, the whole country can't eat it all, right?

After repeated discussions, the most popular target port is obviously Macao.

Therefore, after discussing the situation of more than a dozen ports in Nanyang, after several plenary meetings on and off, Macao was finally unanimously approved as the target port for the second voyage.

There are two main reasons, one is that we know Pimont, who was born in Macau, and is likely to be still in Macau, for us, it is relatively convenient for us to get things done when we first come to a strange place, if we have acquaintances.

Of course, when we went to Macau, we were not afraid if Pimont was not there, and Pimont left Captain Gu a letter of recommendation for the Governor of Macau when he left the Pride.

Pimont had strongly hinted to Gu Jin that if he could, Australian glassware and five-spice powder could be sold in Dili Port, and the Portuguese were willing to ship these goods all over the world to make a fortune together.

For this idea of monopolizing the right to sell Australian goods, even if it is a hint, of course Gu Jin will categorically refuse, but Gu Jin has also put forward some cooperation intentions, saying that Australia is willing to work closely with the Portuguese in business, but the prerequisite for all this is: you must be the governor of Timor Island.

Pimont, of course, knew that his monopoly request was a bit excessive, so he only hinted strongly rather than directly demanded it.

It is believed that, regardless of the prospects of this cooperation, as it stands, we should have permission and even help from the Portuguese when doing business in Macau, and that would be enough.

The second reason is that Macau is basically a neutral port, and there are merchants from all over the world, unlike Batavia and Manila, which are dominated by a single power.

A monopoly in the market, whether it is a buyer or a seller, means a monopoly, and monopoly is a breeding ground for unfairness and stagnation, which is not conducive to our group of newcomers to open up the market in the new world, for this group of people from the old world is common sense, so everyone is very sensitive to this.

This is also one of the reasons why Gu Jin categorically rejected Pimont's monopoly hints, and also fought with Sulu on this issue.

So, although Batavia and Manila were the two most important and largest trading cities in the South Seas, the Dutch and Spaniards had their own deep-rooted influence in those ports, and it was clear that there was also a strong xenophobia and monopoly.

If we go, it is inevitable to encounter the situation of the customer bullying the store, although we are not afraid of fighting, but even if it is forced, we will fight as soon as we appear, obviously in conflict with our current strategic goals, in general, do business still has to pay attention to and value.

As long as the bottom line is not broken, that is, our commodity sales channels must not be monopolized by one company, then this business can continue to be done, as for who to do business with, it does not matter, obviously this is the basic principle that everyone agrees.

Of course, for the sake of this principle, if it is really necessary to realize it by means of war, then it will not hesitate.

However, it can be expected that, at least in Macau, the probability of forcing us to be rough should be reduced to a minimum, that small port of Macau, currently theoretically still the land of the Qing Dynasty, where a group of Portuguese live and do business there independently, yes, but because the Portuguese in Southeast Asia is not very strong, its sphere of influence has been suppressed and eroded by the Dutch and even the new British, and the Portuguese and the Spaniards are not harmonious.

Therefore, the Portuguese were not capable of engaging in a coercive monopoly like the Dutch and Spaniards.

It is precisely because Macao is not strong that in order to avoid too many contradictions, the Portuguese governor of Macao does not dare to excessively exclude foreigners from Macao and Hong Kong, and in order to maintain relations with the behemoth empire on the mainland, they will even welcome Chinese maritime businessmen to settle in and invest in Macao.

And that city, like Batavia and other port cities, has a city council, but Macau is different from Batavia in that although there are no merchants from other countries in the city council, there are agents of maritime merchants from other countries, and I heard that there are even wealthy Han merchants representing the remnants of the Ming forces in the vicinity.

Therefore, Macao was a relatively open port in this era, and it was precisely because of this that merchants from all over the world gathered there, especially some small and medium-sized merchants from European countries that did not belong to the East India Company of various countries.

So once we landed in that city, we should be able to see the British, the Dutch, the French, the Italians and even the Spaniards, and this relatively open business environment is like a fish in water for us.

In conclusion, in the case of the great powers, the eight-sided foreign policy is the way of survival for Macao, and the Portuguese will not easily turn their faces without being forced into a corner, as evidenced by the history of the Old World Nanyang.

To sum up, let's go to Macau.

Zhu Beiguo also added at this time that Macao has always attached importance to its relations with the mainland, and it is said that the relations between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty are good, and in this case, it will also be beneficial for us to rely on Macao and try to open up the inland market.

What's more, there is South China, there are a large number of Han people, and obviously there are also a large number of Han girls, which is very important.

In this regard, the people of the vegetable garden club immediately added excitedly, they had seriously studied and discussed the population structure there, and consulted a large number of historical materials, Wei Dongli said, Macau not only has pure Han girls, but also foreign girls, and there are also mixed Chinese and Portuguese girls, I have also heard Xue Laixiang say that Macau's happy scene is also very high......

Well, everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this, and said in their hearts that these people are worthy of the Sun and Moon faction, look at the direction of their research, and sure enough, the angle is tricky, and there is a world of difference from the gang of people in the Huotang Club......

In short, after a period of discussion, everyone finally agreed that Macao was the best destination for us to go to sea.

The Supreme Executive Committee decided that the coal dry distillation production line has been initially successful, and plans to instruct Mr. Zhao and Boss Luo to lead the chemical and mechanical two groups to work closely with the strong support of the crew, and to complete the trial production and commissioning before mid-November.

Because the Moon River hydropower plant has not yet been connected to the grid for power generation, it has not been started with another melting furnace.

However, it is certain that by the end of the year, the output of the glass factory will double, and by that time a large number of glass mirrors and glassware will be produced.

This decision of the Supreme Executive Committee won the hearts of the people, and everyone was very excited, and the day of fortune was coming soon......