913 Expect a bargain

After Sun Chuanting received the will, he did not hesitate and sent someone to pass it on as soon as possible, in Xiyi in Fuzhou City.

When the Dutch representative Ebi Ge heard the news, he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly came to the governor's mansion, and was led to the lobby by someone, waiting for Lord Zhongcheng to come out.

The representative of the Portuguese, the missionary John Tong, for some reason, did not arrive in the first place.

This made Sun Chuanting a little annoyed, these Xiyi just didn't understand the rules, since this was the case, he decided to dry them.

So, Abic was unlucky, and he stood in the lobby and waited. Left wait, no summons, right wait, still no one. After a long time, John Tong finally came. He arrived in a hurry, and his face was sweating.

When Abbie saw it, he realized that it was the Portuguese representative who had not arrived. The two of them have never dealt with each other, and at this time they were dragged down by John Tong, although he was a missionary, but he did not give him a good look and did not speak to each other.

After waiting for a long time, Sun Chuanting finally came out of the back office, and after taking the throne, he stared at these two ghost-like Xiyi with an expressionless face, and said coldly: "Go back and tell your people that if you want to continue trading with Daming in the future, every time you return from Nanyang, you must come back with a full load of food." The emperor has decreed that this grain is tax-free! ”

Ai Bige was stunned when he heard this, in the past, the Ming State had this request, and for this reason, the fleet specially went to Nanyang to transport grain over. Although there were some misunderstandings in the middle, it was finally successfully concluded and the power to trade with the Ming Kingdom was obtained. But this time, why did this lord threaten the right to trade again?

To say that as far as their original intention is concerned, if there is a choice, of course they don't want to transport grain to Mingguo. After all, grain is cheap, and if it is fully loaded, although it can earn some silver, it is easy to be dangerous due to strong winds and waves at sea, and in addition, if it is loaded with goods such as spices, even if the Ming State collects taxes, it is more profitable than grain.

Although he thought so, when he saw Sun Chuanting's expressionless face, he knew that this lord had authority in opening the sea, and he also knew that this lord had the title of cold-faced Hades, and he thought about it in his heart, and he didn't dare not agree, so he opened his mouth and said: "Venerable Lord Zhongcheng, as you wish, the country will definitely bring grain." ”

At this point, he can call the shots, after all, even if he makes less money, it is better than not being able to trade with Mingguo.

The representative of the Portuguese, John Tang, was similar, and agreed to Sun Chuanting's request in one bite. For him, on the Macau side, if you earn more and earn less, he won't care very much.

Sun Chuanting sneered in his heart and said secretly: I don't dare not agree!

He sat on the main seat, still with a cold face, and continued in an unquestioning tone: "In addition, I will prepare some sea ships to trade with your fleet in the South Seas. Your fleet must keep our ships safe. This official knows your power in the South Seas, therefore, on the South Sea side, our Ming ships must also be fully loaded with grain, and you must also coordinate one or two on the South Sea side. Wait, do you understand? ”

Sun Chuanting, as a feudal official, came out of Shanxi, a disaster-stricken place, and was promoted because of the extermination of thieves, so he naturally knew that the current Ming Dynasty had a lot of food. In the emperor's will, he asked for as much grain as possible to be transported from Nanyang, even if there were conditions, it was easy to discuss.

Although he agreed, he was a little unimpressed. These Xiyi, thousands of miles to Daming, just want to trade with Daming. Since there is something to ask for, what do you need to be polite to them? And he also saw that these Xiyi were all profit-seeking goods, no different from greedy merchants, and sometimes even became robbers. For such barbarians, can you be polite to them?

Therefore, after he said his request, he was ready to retreat, not wanting to deal with these ghost-like Xiyiduo, so as not to lose his identity.

But who knows, after hearing this, Ai Bige was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked: "Venerable Lord Zhongcheng, as you wish, I will definitely inform our Excellency the Governor, and I will escort your country's ships to and from the South Seas. As for the coordination on the Nanyang side, there is no problem, and the country will definitely do its best! However, may I ask, what is the negotiation method of this escort fee? ”

He knew what was most urgently needed for the Dutch fleet at the moment. Therefore, he was ready to bargain to see if he could get the fleet in the end!

When John Tang on the side heard that he was making conditions, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but feel hopeful, and he also wanted to bargain for his own affairs, so he also opened his mouth and said: "Lord Zhongcheng, I am the plenipotentiary representative of the Portuguese, and I can decide all the trade affairs of the Portuguese. I can persuade the Macao side not to pay any escort fees, but only need your country to agree to a small request! ”

When Ai Bige heard this, he couldn't help but glare at Tang Ruowang, what do you mean? Dismantle my desk? However, Sun Chuanting was here, and he couldn't question Tang Ruowang, so he had to hold back first.

The two of them, after finishing speaking, were looking forward to the response of the Ming Kingdom, the feudal official, and it was best to bargain for a while, and they could get their wish!

However, when Sun Chuanting heard that they had to put forward conditions, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, but his face was still expressionless, and he still snorted coldly: "Huh? ”

He snorted heavily, and if anyone who knew him well, knew that he was seriously expressing his dissatisfaction!

However, when the two people heard it, they thought that Sun Chuanting wanted to listen to a more detailed request, and responded to their words. Because of Tang Ruowang's words about the dismantling of the platform just now, Ai Bige preemptively spoke: "Actually, the Contempt Country doesn't care about any escort fees, just need your country to agree to the Contempt Country, and just like them, give the Contempt Fleet a place to station." In this way, it is also convenient for us to trade, and please agree to the honorable Lord Zhongcheng! ”

Speaking of this, he remembered something, so he hurriedly added: "Even if the fleet of the Contempt Country is leased well, and the rent is set by Lord Zhongcheng, as long as it is reasonable, there is absolutely no problem with the Contempt Country!" ”

In his opinion, this request should not be excessive, you have asked our fleet to escort the escort, so it should be okay for me to make one more request, right? Although this request was rejected when he made it before, he had other plans this time, so he waited for Sun Chuanting to bargain.

It's just a pity that the face of this Lord Mingguo is always the same expression, and he can't get useful information from his expression.

Seeing Sun Chuanting turn his gaze to himself, Tang Ruowang also hurriedly said his request: "Lord Zhongcheng, as long as your country allows us to continue to preach, this small request does not require any contribution from your country, and your country's sea ships can be under the protection of our Portuguese." ”