I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Although when he came out, the emperor gave him many instructions to let him know about the King of Spain.

It is said that the Ming Dynasty has now lifted the sea ban and encouraged Westerners to do business in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty produced Krupp cannons and other items without any disadvantages. If Spain wants to buy it, the Ming Dynasty can completely supply it.

But he really didn't expect that Daming just wanted to do business with Spain.But Spain had big plans and actually wanted to tie Ming to Spain's chariot and advance and retreat together.

At this time, Sun Yuanhua didn't know how to reply. He could only say that his level was not enough.This time he came to the West just to visit and travel on behalf of the Ming Dynasty. He couldn't make the decision on this kind of thing.

If the King of Spain really wanted to form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, he could send a mission to the Ming Dynasty to discuss the matter with the Ming Dynasty court.

At the same time, he also took this opportunity to explain to King Felipe IV of Spain that now that the emperor had abolished the maritime ban, Portuguese and Spanish merchants could trade with the Ming Dynasty through Macau.

But now there is no need for it. In the future, merchants from any country, as long as they abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and pay taxes, can go to any port of the Ming Dynasty to trade without any restrictions.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty also had firearms such as blunderbuss, flintlock muskets, and Krug cannons. As long as Spain needed them, it was easy to negotiate how many they wanted.

However, as soon as he said these words, the King of Spain in front of him immediately looked at each other, and the atmosphere became cold for a while.After a while, the Spanish King briefly exchanged greetings with them, then asked them to go back to rest and ignored them.

Sun Yuanhua later learned that the Ming Dynasty's abolition of the maritime ban and encouragement of maritime trade had done no good to Spain and Portugal.

In the past, when the Ming Sea was banned, Spain and Portugal relied on the fulcrum of Macau to trade with the smuggling merchants of the Ming Dynasty. Although the prices were higher, they could monopolize the trade of the Ming Dynasty and even Japan, making a lot of money.

But now that the Ming Dynasty has abolished the maritime ban, it will immediately cause Macau's status to plummet.What's more, according to Sun Yuanhua, Ming Dynasty now welcomes all European countries to trade with Ming Dynasty, which will undoubtedly break the monopoly of Spain and Portugal on Eastern trade.

When the Dutch were aggressive in Nanyang and Portugal and Spain were about to be overwhelmed and could not breathe, Ming's decision would undoubtedly make them worse.

But even if Spain was dissatisfied with Ming's approach, he would not dare to object.The lessons of the Dutch expedition fleet are still vivid in our minds. Now Spain has too many enemies and can no longer push the Ming Dynasty to the Dutch.

Therefore, Sun Yuanhua and others, under the hospitality of Spanish nobles, visited historical sites in Madrid, collected information, and learned about and recorded the local customs. Nearly a month later, King Felipe IV of Spain met with Sun Yuanhua again.

At the meeting, Felipe IV's attitude towards Sun Yuanhua and others was more enthusiastic. He not only welcomed the Ming Dynasty's abolition of the maritime ban and the development of maritime trade.He also promised to encourage merchant ships to trade with the Ming Dynasty, and of course also encourage merchant ships from the Ming Dynasty to trade with Spain.

But what surprised Sun Yuanhua the most was that Felipe IV actually said that he wanted to place an order with Ming Dynasty, ordering [-] matchlock guns, [-] artillery pieces, and other gunpowder, projectiles and other supplies from Ming Dynasty.

This made Sun Yuanhua extremely happy. He originally thought that as long as Ming Dynasty and Spain could exchange their supplies and reach an agreement on trade, that would be enough.But I didn't expect that Spain not only agreed to further strengthen trade, but also finally placed an arms order with Ming Dynasty.

Before he came, he had already determined the cost of the matchlock guns. Each one cost 4000 taels of silver. The smallest Krug gun cost nearly 2000 taels of silver. The Fran cannon cost [-] taels of silver. .

This price is very high, almost double the cost price, and this does not include transportation costs.If this deal can really be negotiated, it will bring Ming nearly 250 million taels of silver in revenue.So he didn't hesitate and agreed immediately, and promised to give some discounts.

Felipe IV didn't care about these small details. He just hoped that Ming Dynasty would agree to one thing, that is, he hoped that Ming Dynasty would set rules so that Portugal and Spain would occupy a larger share of trade with Ming Dynasty.

In other words, let Ming adopt a rationing system in trade with European countries, let Spain and Portugal occupy at least [-]% of the trade share, and let the Dutch and British divide the rest.

In return, Spain can not only continue to place arms orders with the Ming Dynasty, but also open all ports in Spain and Portugal to the Ming Dynasty merchant ships, allowing free trade.

When Sun Yuanhua heard this explanation, he immediately understood the meaning.

Secretly, he still underestimated the impact of the Ming trade on the Western countries. The profits were actually so great that Spain did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to sell the Ming trade to achieve a partial monopoly.

However, he thought about it and felt that he could not make a decision on this matter alone and had to report it to the emperor.

He then explained the situation to Felipe IV, even saying that he could not make a decision and that the decision must be made by the emperor.Felipe IV had long expected this and said it was understandable.

After all, in his opinion, doing this business with Daming would be of great benefit to Spain.On the one hand, it can suppress the Dutch country bumpkins, and on the other hand, it can ensure Spain's trade hegemony and earn profits from trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, more importantly, he really needs a large amount of arms now.

Since he inherited the throne of his father Felipe III two years ago, he has found that the whole of Europe has become increasingly chaotic.The Dutch country bumpkins in the north are still fighting for independence, and the German Protestant aristocrats are also constantly making troubles against his Austrian Habsburg relatives. As a guard of the Catholic world, how can he allow this to happen.

So he began to expand his army crazily. As of now, his troops have reached 30. This number is far from enough. More muskets and artillery are needed.

Although it would take at least two years for the firearms ordered from Ming to arrive in Europe, he would be happy to do so if he could improve relations with Ming and contain the Dutch.

However, he knew that the communication between Europe and the Ming Dynasty was indeed a bit slow. He was afraid of long nights and dreams. If the Dutch got there first and established a good relationship with the Ming Dynasty, it would be too late.

So he immediately made an agreement with Sun Yuanhua, asking Sun Yuanhua to write a letter to the Ming Emperor about the matter immediately. He would also write to the Governor of Manila and the Macau Assembly to explain the matter, and give them the right to act expediently.

As long as they can ensure the trade advantages of Spain and Portugal in the Ming Dynasty and expel the Dutch from the South China Sea, everything is negotiable.

Sun Yuanhua did not dare to neglect the business presented to him, and immediately agreed to write a letter to finalize the matter as soon as possible. (End of chapter)