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Chapter 511 Hoi An Port

"No way, why did Huaxia's warships come to Hoi An Port? Isn't this the territory of the Annan people?"

When the Japanese merchants and Western merchants in Hoi An Port saw the arrival of the Huaxia Fleet, they were first surprised by the huge Huaxia Fleet, and then fearful.

Anyone with a brain knows what it means for the huge battleship to come here.

"After so many years, our Chinese navy has returned to Nanyang. This is a good thing for our businessmen who do business in Nanyang!" , very proud.

What came was not the warships of the Japanese or the Westerners, but the warships of the Chinese!Being able to allow the Annan Kingdom Navy to open the way and show off their power here is enough to show China's detached position in the Nanyang trade system!

"Their Huaxia merchants are about to go to heaven this time. Originally, there were the largest number of Huaxia merchants in Hoi An Port, and the largest number of Huaxia Guild Halls. With such a strong army as the backing, they will be more confident in Hoi An Port. In the future, we will Is there still a foothold in Hoi An Port?" Dongying merchants couldn't help but envy the Chinese merchants in Hoi An Port.

"It's a pity that our fleet of Frangji is in Europe, and our center of gravity is also in Europe. Otherwise, we might be able to defeat their fleet." Frangji merchants saw the huge fleet of the Kyushu Army. Apart from jealousy, they also believed in Frangji China's European fleet can defeat the Nanyang fleet.But what he didn't know was that the Nanyang Fleet, one of the three major fleets, was only sent by the Kyushu Army, not all the main forces.

The Nanyang Fleet anchored at Hoi An Port.Although Hoi An Port is the most prosperous port in the southern part of Annan Kingdom, it still felt the pressure this time—there were too many Nanyang Fleet and cargo ships arriving at one time, and Hoi An Port could not accommodate so many large ships.

This fleet blocked Hoi An Port!
The generals of the Ruan family's navy wiped the sweat from their foreheads, and hurriedly ordered the fishing boats and merchant ships that were blocked in Hoi An port to disperse, trying to let as many ships as possible into the safe haven.

"I heard that Hoi An Port is the most prosperous port in the Annan Kingdom. I thought it would cover an area of ​​thousands of miles and could accommodate a thousand sailboats, but I didn't expect that it would be difficult to accommodate even this small number of ships." The naval soldiers on the Daqin saw that it was overcrowded. Hoi An port, can't help but be disappointed.

It's so embarrassing to say that it is the largest port.

"Our Dalian Port, Guangzhou Port, Quanzhou Port, Xiamen Port and other ports are all more spacious than them?" Deng Qianlong was also very disappointed with the legendary Hoi An Port.

"In the past, when we were in the Ming Dynasty, there were countless excellent harbors. All Nanyang and Westerners went directly to our ports for trade. There was no room for survival in Hoi An Port." A businessman from Guangzhou Prefecture who took the Daqin said that he would The reason for the rise of Angang, "Later, after we banned the sea in the Ming Dynasty, Dongying merchants and Western merchants could not go to Jiangnan and Guangzhou to trade directly with us, so they moved to Hoi An Port in Annan Kingdom, where they indirectly traded with our Chinese merchants. Ruan Our family earns a lot of money from this port every year. If we hadn’t banned the sea, Japanese merchants and Western merchants wouldn’t have come to this barren land, which was full of rainforest a long time ago.”

"How about the tariffs at Hoi An Port?" Deng Qianlong asked.

"Each sailboat has to hand over 1000 taels of silver to the king, 500 taels of silver to the prince, and a total of 1500 taels of silver. However, our merchants are often extorted. Sometimes each sailboat has to hand over 5000 taels of silver to the king and 3500 taels of silver to the prince. , close to 10000 taels of silver." Said the businessman in Guangzhou.

"10000 taels of silver is so much? An Nanguo is really a left-handed fisherman." Deng Qianlong was shocked by the facts stated by the businessman in Guangzhou.An Nanguo's tariffs are really ruthless!We must know that when Zheng Zhilong controlled the southeast coast, the tolls charged by each large ship were only 3000 taels of silver.The Ruan family collected 10000 taels of silver at once!

"No way, who made us not open the port at the beginning and let them take advantage of the situation to rise. This place has become an important trading point in the Nanyang region. If you want to come here to trade, you have to accept their tariff conditions, and you have to endure their extortion." A businessman from the Guangzhou government said, "There are now about 4000 Chinese merchants and refugees living here in Hoi An Port. There may not be as many Japanese and Westerners as we do."

"We have 4000 people?" Deng Qianlong was a little lost in thought when he heard about it.

The Ruan family set up a shipping department in Hoi An Port, similar to the Shi Ship Department in the Ming Dynasty, to manage Hoi An Port.However, this company only has a scale of about a hundred people, which is still small compared to an institution like the Guangdong Shipping Department.The highest officer of the company is the company.

"I am Gaigan Ruan Luo here, friends of the Celestial Dynasty, welcome to our Hoi An Port!" Gaigang brought dozens of Lingshi and gangsters to the pier, respectfully welcoming Deng Qianlong and the others.

The Daqin docked at the shore, and a wooden ladder was lowered horizontally for the crew of the Daqin to get on and off.Deng Qianlong was wearing a navy uniform and personally led a small boat of naval soldiers.On the Da Zhao, Da Wei, Da Han and many frigates, groups of soldiers also came down to gather in Hoi An Port.There were about 1000 Kyushu Army soldiers who went ashore at one time.

"What should I do? You are the managers here?" Deng Qianlong stretched his muscles and asked the should who came to greet him.

"Don't dare, dare not... I'm just a small official here, how dare I say what kind of manager it is. We have received an order from Fuchun City, let us greet everyone well, and at the same time ensure that the firearms sold to us by the Kyushu Army Ship it to the defense line of Changde Base." Ruan Luo carefully accompanied Deng Qianlong.

"Well. It seems that Master Ruan still attaches great importance to our Kyushu Army, and we lived up to expectations and successfully transported this batch of firearms to Hoi An Port intact." Deng Qianlong said.

"This is really great. It's just that there seem to be too many people from your army. We don't expect it to be enough. I'm afraid it will be difficult to accommodate so many people in a short time." The soldiers of the Kyushu Army had a great headache.

There are only 3 to [-] people in the entire Hoi An Port, and the Kyushu Army has several thousand people at one time. The food problem alone is extremely difficult.

"You just need to provide us with food. At worst, we will live on the boat." Deng Qianlong said.

"Since your army has successfully transported the firearms to our Hoi An Port, when do you plan to return to the Celestial Dynasty?" Ruan Luo asked carefully.

"When you settle the bill of one million taels of silver, we will go back. We will stop at Hoi An Port temporarily. Anyway, the current windy season is not suitable for returning to the north. I want to experience the exotic atmosphere here. " Deng Qianlong said.

(End of this chapter)