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Chapter 549 Huaxia Chamber of Commerce
When the two sides in the northwestern border stopped their troops, in the south of An Nanguo, the two major powers of An Nanguo, Lord Zheng and Lord Ruan, also declared a truce.On the one hand, due to the intervention of the Nanyang Fleet, the control of the sea at Rilihaikou was returned to the Ruan family, and the Zheng family had lost the best chance to eliminate the Ruan family and unify An Nanguo.However, the Ruan family had suffered heavy losses to their soldiers and the internal traitors had yet to be purged, so they were completely incapable of counterattacking the Zheng family's actions this time.On the other hand, it is also because of the climate.Although the impact of the cold front here is relatively small, the temperature has also dropped sharply, and the soldiers are too lazy to work for the top, so naturally they cannot continue to fight.

The Nanyang Fleet seemed to have no interest in Rili Haikou, but chose to return to Hoi An Port.At this time, the Hoi An Port, according to the treaty between the Nanyang Fleet and the Ruan family, is already an overseas military port of the Nanyang Fleet. The Nanyang Fleet can send warships to berth in the Hoi An Port at any time without paying customs duties to the Hoi An Port. .

When the two sides stopped fighting, the cold current did not affect the enthusiasm of merchants for trading. Hoi An Port is still a trading place in the Nanyang region alongside Jakarta, gathering Chinese merchants, Japanese merchants, Western merchants and local merchants.

Because of the important position of Hoi An Port, it attracted the attention of the Far East Trading Company, and a group of Chinese merchants from the Far East Trading Company began to brew a change in the foreign trade model in a mansion in Hoi An Port.

Outside this mansion, there are naval soldiers from the Nanyang Fleet standing guard with muskets on their backs, making the residents of Hoi An Port passing by daunting. No outsider knows what is being discussed inside.

"Everyone, why did we take the risk of being discovered by the government, looted by pirates, and shipwrecked to Guangzhou, Ningbo, and other places to carry goods to Nanyang without permission, and come to this port for trade in Hoi An? Isn't it just to support our family? Well! In the past, the imperial court enforced the sea ban to put an end to pirates, but it also cut off our livelihood. We had no choice but to take so many risks to come here. During the sea ban, buying and selling goods here is huge profits. But We have also encountered some difficulties and capriciousness from the local shipping companies. Sometimes a large ship has to charge an additional 1000 taels to 3000 taels. Travel expenses, in fact, the huge profits have become less than what we expected."

"After there will be no more sea bans in the future, businessmen from all over the world will set their sights on us in Nanyang. Our income from reselling goods will decrease. But fortunately, there will be no harassment of pirates, and there will be no risk of being beheaded by the government. We can travel across the world with confidence! In other words, our profits may not be reduced because of this, but we can increase the size of the fleet and make more money through large-scale trade!"

A businessman from Guangzhou Prefecture represented the will of the Far East Trading Company and stood up to preside over the meeting of Huaxia merchants in Hoi An Port.

"When our goal changed from Hoi An Port to the entire South Seas and even the West Seas, there was another problem we had to solve. That was how to deal with the local government and businessmen. You may have been exploited by many local government officials. Pay some inexplicable fees. When dealing with local businessmen, sometimes we will encounter some dishonest people who flee to unknown places with the goods without adjusting the payment. Without the power of the local government, we can't even find them. Wherever they fled, they just let it go, and it was just a loss." The businessman continued.

His words seemed to resonate with many businessmen below, and they all started whispering.

A Quanzhou businessman even said: "Last year, Fan Yuanwai was killed by scammers here in Hoi An Port. They first pretended to buy Fan Yuanwai's goods intentionally, and went to Fan Yuanwai's cargo ship to check the situation. Then they used a small boat in the middle of the night They approached Fan Yuanwai's cargo ship, murdered and robbed the goods, killed two workers hired by Fan Yuanwai, and robbed some of the most precious cargo in the ship. So far, the shipyard has not been able to hand over the murderer."

"We've heard about this too. Poor Fan Yuanwai has never recovered from the fall. He has spent all his wealth and returned to the countryside to cultivate a few acres of Susukida." Several businessmen nodded.

"So we must pay more attention to protecting our own interests. As businessmen, the most important thing for us is to be honest, and we cannot stand without trust. But when doing foreign transactions, there are often scoundrels who damage our interests. Each of us The strength is weak and we cannot compete with them, but if we can change the previous behavior of dividing business gangs by region or even fighting alone, form a more powerful chamber of commerce, advance and retreat together, and put pressure on the local government, we can truly protect Our interests." The businessman in Guangzhou said, "This is also the main purpose of convening the big businessmen in Hoi An Port—we want to discuss the establishment of Huaxia Chamber of Commerce, and set up Huaxia Guild Halls overseas, as a whole, with the local government and businessmen. Dealing with them. They must abide by the rules we set, otherwise we have no need to trade with them. Once someone in the chamber of commerce has an accident, we can jointly put pressure on the local government. We can even apply to the Ministry of the Navy for the navy to intervene in disputes with the local government. "

"Can we still hire people from the Admiralty?" All the businessmen present exclaimed.

If the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce has the background of the Ministry of the Navy, then the upcoming Huaxia Chamber of Commerce is not ordinary.There is one of China's best big merchant alliances, and the Ministry of the Navy acts as a thug when necessary. Which local government can bear it if something goes wrong?
However, it is too difficult for the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce to invite the Ministry of the Navy. It is hard to believe that this is just for free trade.But it is also very much in their own interest.

"That's right, sometimes for the benefit of Chinese merchants, our military will support you." Deng Qianlong, commander of the Nanyang Fleet, came in with a few soldiers.These naval soldiers also pushed a man from Annan who was tied up, making all the businessmen present stand up in surprise.

"This man was the gangster who attacked our businessman at night last year. He fled to Jakarta and was captured by our people. He must pay for the blood of our sacrificed boatmen!" Deng Qianlong said.

Even the gangsters who fled to Jakarta can be caught!All the merchants are in awe. If their interests can be guaranteed in the future, wouldn't they be able to sweep the world unscrupulously by virtue of the advantages of Chinese products?
"We agree with the establishment of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce." These businessmen said one after another.

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