Sun Yuanhua was stunned when he heard this, and then patted his head: "I can't see Mount Tai in a leaf, and I forgot this stubble......"

Since theoretically all maritime merchants are "smugglers" and cannot protect themselves openly with the help of the imperial court and the government, then no one can say anything if the strong man of the Qiongzhou battalion sets the rules of the game. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info The sea is not better than the land, the weak eat the strong, whoever has the big fist will make sense.

Sima De frowned and said, "But in this case, how to force the maritime merchants to enter the designated port obediently is a problem......

"It's not a problem to make the maritime merchants obedient, Zheng Zhilong provided us with a template: the Zheng family's warships patrol the main routes all year round, and all merchant ships with flags can be safe, and people and ships without flags are plundered. How much silver does it cost to buy a sea vessel or a shipload of goods, and how much silver does it cost to buy a flag? This account is calculated by the Maritime Chamber of Commerce. ”

"However, this kind of thing has to be done by experienced veterans, so many ships a year, how many people are needed? It's so cumbersome, it's better to sell flags directly to save trouble. ”

Xia Nan muttered: "I have also thought about this question, it is easy to sell flags, but how many times a merchant ship goes back and forth to Japan or the South Seas every year, and how much silver does it earn?" Only two or three thousand taels are collected, which is too cheap for these maritime merchants -- for example, raw silk sold to Japan, tea and porcelain sold to Europe, and the profits are four or five times higher at every turn, and such a maritime merchant should charge him tens of thousands of taels a year. As for the manpower is easy to do, poaching people directly from the big businesses in Guangzhou, Jiangnan, and Fujian is, fighting for wages and bonuses, who can beat me? ”

Hearing Xia Nan say this, Sima De remembered the income of several million taels from his trip to Japan, and couldn't help nodding again and again. Although other maritime merchants do not have the capital and strength of Qiongzhou Ying, they can operate such a large amount of business at one time, but the profits of raw silk and other commodities are there, and the trading volume of dozens or hundreds of maritime merchants adds up to a lot.

Xia Nan continued: "Ten taxes are a benchmark line, and it is more reasonable to set standards according to the type, value, and profit of goods. Hard currencies such as raw silk, silk, tea, and porcelain are taxed at least 100 percent......"

Sima De was puzzled: "One hundred...... Hundred is? ”

Xia Nan patted his head and changed to a saying that the ancients could understand: "That is to say, the purchase price of these goods is as much as the tax." ”

Sun Yuanhua was shocked and said: "Ten percent of the tax? There has never been such a heavy tax in the past, right? ”

Xia Nan snorted contemptuously: "The strongest sea lord of this dynasty has been trampled under our feet, what other maritime merchants can set off the wind and waves?" If there is really something that does not open your eyes, you will come to reason with our battleship artillery. If they are unwilling to do it because of the high taxes, some people are willing to do it -- even if they pay 10% of the tax, it is only four or five times the profit that becomes three or four times the profit, and it is still a huge profit. ”

After such an analysis, everyone understands the benefits of such a tax, which is at least several times higher than Zheng Zhilong's income from selling flags. Everyone was happy, so that the wealth of the Qiongzhou camp was rising, and everyone's income could also rise with the tide, which was beneficial to both public and private.

Sima De suggested: "In this case, this commercial port is located in Bofu?" ”

Xia Nan replied: "It is not enough to have a commercial port in Bofu, it can only encircle the maritime merchants of Liangguang and the merchant ships in the direction of the South Seas, and the merchant ships from Jiangnan and Fujian to and from Japan do not pass through Qiongzhou, and the whip is beyond the reach of ......."

Sima De suddenly realized: "No wonder the general killed Zheng Zhilong, but left Zheng Hongkui alone, it turned out that he had a plan for a long time." ”

"So in addition to Bofu, I also plan to build a commercial port in Fujian, and Zheng Hongkui is very familiar with the affairs of Fujian and maritime trade, and can get started quickly, just send people to monitor and contain it, so I don't need to spend time re-cultivating talents and delay the opportunity. Originally, he planned to continue to use the Zhongzuo Institute, but he didn't want to be constrained by the government, so he was hesitating, you know, Zheng Zhilong had been very constrained by the former governor Zou Weilian before, and it was always inappropriate to do this kind of thing under the nose of the imperial court......

Sima De can understand that it is taboo to collect commercial taxes privately, and it is just a place like Qiongzhou where the emperor is far away, and the center and left can be under the nose of the governor of Fujian, whether it can stimulate the government without stimulating it, it is better not to stimulate it, and it is better to have more than one thing.

He tentatively said, "Why not set it up at Kinmen?" ”

Xia Nan smiled dumbly: "How far can Kinmen be from Fujian, and what is the difference between it and the center and left, isn't this a cover-up and stealing the bell?" ”

Van Bommel has been silent, after all, he is a newcomer to the system, and he can't intervene in business matters, when he heard a few people worrying about the location of the port, he couldn't help but say: "Is there a more suitable port than Geranza?" ”

In the summer, Nan was stunned, and after the aftertaste, he was overjoyed, he was really dark under the lights, isn't the big man the same sky as Qiongzhou, the emperor is far away, and there is a strong castle and complete port facilities in Relan, and it is enough to cover the entire Taiwan Strait from here, this is a ready-made sub-base!

Sima De and the others thought about it carefully, and they all felt that this place was the most suitable, and they all agreed. Anyway, the generals are ready to drive the red fur out of the ranks, and it is only natural to take over Geranza.

Xia Nan made a decision on the spot: "Then it's set in Relansha." In this case, the expulsion of the East India Company had to be accelerated, and I had given Putmans a month, but now the plan was to be changed: I would send him directly to Batavia by warship, and within a week I had to agree to my terms, or else the war would begin! ”

If it was before the battle of the Central Left, Sun Yuanhua and others said that they had to persuade hard, and such frequent wars and reckless use of force would not only cost financial resources, but also make too many enemies, which is by no means a good thing. However, after defeating Zheng Zhilong, the benefits far outweighed the cost of starting a war, and Sun Yuanhua and others could no longer find a reason to stop the war. What's more, the red hair frequently attacks the coastal areas of Daming, which is by no means a good kind, such a kind of goods, if you hit it, you don't need to be afraid.

However, Sima De was impressed by Van Bommel, after this defection, he was ruthless in calculating his former owner, and he was a talent that could be created. He didn't understand that Westerners only have interests in their eyes, especially the Dutch, the character of a businessman is soaked in his bones, since Van Bommel has changed his court, the starting point of his natural consideration is the new owner, and the stronger the Qiongzhou battalion, the more beneficial it is for him.

The sub-base was thus decided, Xia Nan was in a good mood, and ordered: "Come here, call Zheng Hongkui, I will make him an official - Putmans's position is his." ”