Chapter 556: The Enemy of the Enemy Is the Friend (Page 1/1)

At the same time that Mu Yun was "painting cakes" for Teng Jisi, in the front hall of Yingtianfu Mansion, Zhu Linmiao was also "painting cakes" for a brown-haired foreigner.

"Envoy Molenot, as I just said, the demand for rubber in the future is very large. I know that this is the product of your colony of Ezeba, and that we had previously purchased it from the Francophiles, and that the middleman had made a lot of money. ”

Moleno had already heard that this thing called caucho was sold by the Portuguese to the Ming Kingdom, which was what the Ming Auxiliary King called "rubber". This thing is zero cost in the Americas, and it can be shipped to the Far East through the easily navigable Pacific Ocean, and although it is not expensive, it is almost always pure profit.

At present, Mingguo said that he wanted to buy a large amount, so there was still a lot of money to be made here.

Zhu Linmiao glanced at him and continued: "After your rubber arrives, I can directly exchange it for porcelain or tea, and you can choose what you want." By the way, now that the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions have returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty, silk is also optional. ”

Whether it is porcelain, tea, or silk, it is a surging commodity, and it can be exchanged for gold coins when it is shipped to Europe! Moleno's heart jumped violently, but thinking of the conditions that Zhu Linmiao had just mentioned, he calmed down again, and said in Cantonese-flavored Chinese: "Your Highness, if we bypass the Francophone for trade, they will definitely find trouble for me in Macau Harbor." ”

Portugal had just gained independence from Spain a few years earlier, so although the two countries were not as strong as the Netherlands at sea, they cooperated in trade with the East, but on the whole they were still very unopposed. If Spain had taken advantage of Portugal, the latter would immediately turn against him.

Zhu Linmiao smiled and said: "This is easy to do, I am planning to add a trading port in Guangzhou, as long as your ship can dock normally, I guarantee that no one will dare to embarrass you." ”

"Really?!" Moreno almost jumped for excitement - Spain had no hope of getting a trading port in the Far East, it was their dream for decades!

"Naturally, it is true, Guangzhou Port has been preparing for a while, and in terms of trade facilitation, it is even more suitable than Macao." Zhu Linmiao took the opportunity to say again, "Mr. Special Envoy, if you accept my proposal, the situation of the Helan people dominating the southeast coast will be completely overturned, and at that time, whether it is Fujingyue Port or Ningbo Port, we will not refuse to use the Xiba You Asian merchant ship." ”

It would be absolutely false to say that Moleno was not impressed, and it was one of Spain's national strategies to drive the Helan people away from the Far East. However, His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King of the Ming Dynasty actually said that he would transfer a fleet from Manila to deal with the Helan people...... It's too dangerous!

Although the Dutch fleet in Dongfan was not very strong, and even the Spanish fleet in Manila could easily overwhelm them, the Helan people had an extremely powerful fleet in Batavia, which was definitely the first in Asian waters.

Provoke the Helan people, he is sure, the Governor will never agree.

"Your conditions are tempting," he gestured awkwardly, "but you also know that if we provoke the Helan people, I'm afraid ......"

Zhu Linmiao thought for a moment and said, "If you don't fight the Helan people head-on, you shouldn't be able to incur retaliation." ”

"What do you mean?"

"All you need to do is send out a fleet and walk around the southwestern part of the country. If you take the initiative to fight with the Lan people, you can retreat. ”

"This ......" Moleno was at war with heaven and man in his heart, according to what the auxiliary king said, as long as the distance was controlled, he and the Lan people could not say anything. He still has a lot of trust in the ability of the Spanish captains to control the ship, as long as they take the initiative to leave, the Helan people will not be able to catch up.

Seeing his expression, Zhu Linmiao smiled again: "In addition, I promise that in the future, the Ming Dynasty will fully support your country to quell the rebellion of the Helan people." Of course, we're still at war with Jianyu right now, but when the war is over, you'll have the support of an empire! ”

Zhu Linmiao knows very well that although Spain once dominated Europe, it is now in its twilight years. At their peak, the whole of Holam was under their rule, but their subsequent defeat in the battle for naval supremacy with the British led to a significant loss of power, and the Holan took advantage of their strong economic advantage to launch the War of Independence.

Although the battle is not over yet, Spain is already losing and retreating, and complete defeat is just around the corner.

Moleno was already a little shaken, but when he heard this condition that he couldn't refuse, he immediately looked at Zhu Linmiao and said, "How can Your Highness support us?" ”

"Of course, it is impossible to send troops directly, but if the Far East trade with the Lan people is stagnant, how much impact do you say it will have on their army?"

Moleno stood up excitedly, a large part of the reason why the Helan people are so beautiful on the battlefield is that they have money, and a large part of their money is earned by monopolizing the Ming trade. In other words, even if the Ming Dynasty tightly hit the trade with the Lan people to the Ming Dynasty, it would be able to give Spain a breather on the battlefield, not to mention the trade of the entire Far East!

He rubbed his hands and turned around in place twice, his eyes were bloodshot, and finally, he stopped and said seriously to Zhu Linmiao: "Okay, on behalf of the Governor, I agree to your conditions." When I return to Manila, a fleet will soon appear in the eastern annex, but we will never be in direct conflict with the Helans. ”

"A very smart choice." Zhu Linmiao had a smile on her face, but she was really relieved in her heart. He knew that this was also a great risk for Spain, and their fleets in Europe would be attacked by Helan's retaliation.

He added: "You must send at least two main warships with more than ten heavy guns and five small warships within ninety nautical miles to the east." ”

Moleno gritted his teeth, "Deal!" The first batch of rubber will soon be shipped to Guangzhou, and it is hoped that His Highness will prepare the port as soon as possible. ”

"No problem. This is a good start for our cooperation between our two countries, and there are many more benefits to come......"

Zhu Linmiao was talking, but saw Shi Lin coming quickly, and presented an official document marked with red letters, "My lord, Zhoushan is urgent." It was sent by Admiral Zhu. ”

"Admiral Zhu? Big wood? Is there news from the water master? ”

Zhu Linmiao hurriedly opened the military newspaper and looked at it, and a relaxed expression gradually appeared on her face.

"Okay, I got it." He motioned for Shi Lin to step back, and then showed the military report to Moleno, "Congratulations, Mr. Special Envoy, if you hesitate a little longer, after I get this paper, I won't give you such generous conditions." ”

Although Moleno could speak Chinese, he was not very literate, so he hurriedly asked, "What is this?" ”

"The Daming Sailor has escaped the storm and has now returned to Zhoushan and is resting."

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