Wind Rises in North America 1625

Chapter 140 Enjoy?

"Wei, why are you still bringing back these goods from the East?"

On January 1630, 1, when the Spanish smuggler Pedro arrived late with two ships, he found that his partners had already stayed in the agreed Maria Madre Island for nine days.

Two ships, one large and one small, were quietly anchored in a sheltered spot on the southeast side of the island.

Several lookouts were diligently looking around with binoculars to prevent any strange ships from approaching this deserted island where few people visited.

They have reason to be so vigilant. I heard that at this time last year, these pirates seemed to have encountered our Spanish armed ships and a fierce armed conflict broke out.

Finally, they sank one of the Spanish armed ships, fought their way out of the encirclement and escaped.

This incident angered the Marquis de Rivera, the Governor of New Spain, who ordered the newly formed Pacific Squadron to increase patrols of coastal areas to prevent such horrific incidents from happening again.

At the same time, the Governor also instructed the fleet to dispatch ships to continue searching for possible pirate strongholds along the Pacific coast of America.

These pirates attacked Spanish port towns and merchant ships again and again, and even attacked our treasure ships heading to Manila. They were so bold and reckless that they had no scruples at all.

Such wanton trampling of the dignity of the Kingdom of Spain is intolerable and must be eradicated completely.

In the past, English pirates, Dutch pirates, and French pirates also attacked the ports and passing ships of our Spanish American colonies.

But they strike and run, never launching repeated attacks in one place (except in the Caribbean).

This group of pirates has been wreaking havoc on the Pacific coast for four consecutive years, which is extremely arrogant.

It must be eliminated as soon as possible!
When Pedro and a few others boarded the "Breaking Waves" to inspect the oriental goods being traded, he was surprised to see that Wei Yingbin had people move out many iron farm tools, pottery, and some wine.

Although these things can be sold for some money in the Americas, the profits are far less than those of Eastern products.

If they have this much free time, they might as well make more valuable goods such as raw silk, silk fabrics, veils, porcelain, etc.

Just a simple resale can bring in five or six times the profit.

As for daily necessities such as iron farm tools, tools, pottery, and wine, although there is a great demand in the Americas, the profits earned are really not high.

Besides, the quantity you brought is not much. Even if you sell them all, it will only be more than 2,000 pesos.

This little bit of money is really not worth mentioning now!
"Mr. Pedro, you don't need to worry about why we brought these goods back from the East," Wei Yingbin said. "I just want to ask, can you sell them? I heard that most of the daily necessities in your Americas are shipped from the European continent. Not only are they of poor quality, but they're also quite expensive."

"And the prices we offer for these products are definitely much cheaper than those manufactured in Europe. Look at the materials and craftsmanship, aren't they also superior to European products?"

"Wei, it's not like we in the Americas can't produce everything!" Pedro took the axe from him, stretched out a finger, and gently felt the texture and sharpness of the axe blade. "Basic daily necessities like leather, metal utensils, pottery, shoes, saddles, furniture, food, carpentry, etc., can all be produced by us."

"Oh, if it weren't for the various restrictions imposed on our homeland, we in the Americas could actually produce almost any commodity we needed. However, to satisfy the greed of the powerful on the peninsula, we are forced to accept their exploitation and purchase all the goods they bring in." "However, Wei, I must kindly remind you that although these goods are in high demand in the Americas, they won't bring us huge profits. Besides, there's no need to transport these small quantities to inland areas for sale. Perhaps a few plantations or one or two coastal towns could buy them all."

"Mr. Pedro, if these products sell well, we'll provide even more next year." Wei Yingbin nodded with satisfaction. "You just said that there's a huge demand for these goods across the Americas. Even if the profit margins are relatively low, if we expand the trade volume tenfold, or even a hundredfold, just imagine how much money you could make."

"Although oriental products are very profitable, the purchasing group is a very small group after all. Moreover, as the market becomes saturated, our profits cannot be maintained at a high level for a long time."

"Market saturation?" Pedro's expression froze when he heard this. He asked in surprise, "Could it be that you brought more goods this year?"

"This year's cargo volume is about the same as last year," Wei Yingbin said. "However, you've provided us with a ship. So, next year, we'll definitely bring back even more Eastern goods. As the number of our ships increases year by year, the supply of these Eastern goods will also increase significantly."

"Then, by then, there might be a certain degree of flooding of Eastern goods in the Americas, or even market saturation. Well, unless you have the ability to transship more goods to Europe or other regions. Therefore, our trade cooperation must be prepared and planned in advance."

"Although the trade profits from these iron farm implements, tools, pottery, and wine are not high, the advantage is that there is a huge demand. If we can sell them to various parts of the Americas at a favorable price and squeeze those European goods out of the American market, we can still make huge profits."

"Of course, the current variety and quantity of goods are limited, but we will gradually increase the variety and scale of our supply in the coming period, thereby capturing the entire American market. Just imagine the daily needs of millions of people, the consumption of millions of people, and the purchase volume of millions of people. Even if each person only spends one peso, when combined, that adds up to millions of pesos!"

"Can you make the expected profit by trafficking these goods across the vast Pacific Ocean?" Pedro was stunned when he heard this.

"You don't need to worry about whether you can make the expected profit," Wei Yingbin said. "Anyway, we can provide you with a large number of high-quality and low-priced goods, and we guarantee that you will make the expected profit."

"Wei, can you tell me?" Pedro's eyes flashed with a hint of inquiry, "Have you established a stable base somewhere in the north, and are you able to produce these iron farm tools and pottery?"

"Mr. Pedro, whether we establish a stable base somewhere in the north doesn't seem to have much relevance to our cooperation," Wei Yingbin said calmly. "As long as we provide you with a steady supply of goods, you can earn unimaginable wealth. As for the other issues, do you think they are important?"

"Haha, it's not important." Pedro smiled and shrugged nonchalantly. "Well, since you can offer me more options, I don't mind taking them all. I'm curious. Every year you tirelessly cross the Pacific, shipping ship after ship of Eastern goods. You must make a lot of money, right? ... Have you ever thought about enjoying life a little?"

After three years of cooperation with this group of Eastern pirates, Pedro's wealth quickly doubled.

After collecting most of the receivables last year, he spent more than 18,000 pesos in Mexico City and Guayaquil to buy several large manors. Every room in the manor was decorated with the utmost luxury and magnificence, and he finally enjoyed the life that only European aristocrats could have.

And this group of Eastern pirates actually sailed every year, traveling back and forth across the Pacific Ocean, and they probably earned at least hundreds of thousands of silver pesos.

In addition, they robbed a treasure ship and took away more than 500,000 pesos, which should have accumulated a huge fortune.

But they still seemed unsatisfied and continued to sail to the Ming Dynasty every year to trade in Eastern goods.

What do they use their money for?

"Enjoy life?" Wei Yingbin smiled. "Of course we want to enjoy a good life, but we enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes from construction and development even more."

"Well, there's also the anticipation of future conquests!"

(End of this chapter)