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Chapter 521 New Trade Treaty
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Zhoushan, Fodu Island, Shuangyu Port.

This place is suspended in the ocean, only more than sixty miles away from Dinghai County.There are two mountains facing each other in the east and west, and there are waterways connecting the north and the south, and there are also hills like gates, and the middle is more than twenty miles wide.

A good shelter from the wind has been formed. After passing through the waterway protected by the two mountains, there is a harbor after passing the waterway.

It is said that Avalokitesvara stayed on this island before he found Putuo Mountain, the place where he said, so it became Fodu Island.

There are many stones on the island, and only weeds grow between the stones. There is no arable land for planting, so it has been uninhabited.

But in the mid-Ming Dynasty, this place was the center of maritime smuggling. The Portuguese and the great pirate Wang Zhi once used this place as a trade base to trade with Jiangnan.

In the 27th year of Jiajing (1548), Zhu Wan, the governor of Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty, led 380 warships and [-] troops to attack Shuangyu Port. Fill up Shuangyu Port.The Ming army defeated the Japanese pirates again and drove away the Portuguese, and the place became barren again.

Yang Chao reopened trade, and the Dutch chose this place, and Yang Chao allowed them to build warehouses here.The Dutch turned this place from a deserted island into a bustling port in a few years, invested more than [-] taels of silver, built a wharf, and built hundreds of large warehouses.

But Yang Chao did not allow them to build the castle, and let Shi Lang later build a naval base here.

The reason why Shuangyu Port is valued by Wang Zhi and the Portuguese is that its geographical location is extremely important. It is located at the mouth of Hangzhou Bay, with Ningbo to the south and Songjiang to the north. It is an excellent trading port in later generations, which can radiate Jiangsu, Zhejiang and even Fujian and Guangzhou. This is also a naval base.

After the outbreak of this war, Yang Chao immediately sent troops to arrest the Dutch on Shuangyu Port and confiscated the Dutch's port and wharf. From now on, there will be no private property of the Dutch here. Publicly owned, the warehouse is owned by the customs.

At this time, many crosses were set up on the pier, and a corpse was hung on each cross, all of whom were blond and blue-eyed foreigners. Many Zhejiang businessmen who came here to do business pointed at them.

After the Dutch developed this area, they attracted many merchants from the Hangzhou Bay area. The tide in Hangzhou Bay is fast and densely covered with reefs. There is no good harbor and only small boats can be used. In the past, goods in Hangzhou Bay had to be transported by sea or by small boats to Ningbo. Go to sea, or send it to Songjiang.

These merchants drove small boats to Shuangyu Port to trade with the Dutch.

"Everyone, do you think the governor will ban the sea? It has only been open for a few years. If the sea is banned again, the big guy's livelihood will be lost."

Several businessmen looked at the harsh situation and couldn't help saying distressedly.

"Who else can be blamed? Don't you blame these foreigners for their insatiable greed!"

They also couldn't understand how these foreigners dared to rob, and there were many Haining people among them.

"I heard that the governor wiped out all the lairs of the foreigners. These foreigners were killed in Taiwan. They are hung here as a wake-up call for future generations. I heard that the governor will send troops to further places to kill the foreigners Kill them all."

"So the governor must be banned from the sea."

A businessman sighed and killed them all, even if they were not banned, who else could they do business with.

A few years ago, most of them were still fishermen. They opened the sea trade and transported them one by one. Only then did they develop. Every family earned a little, but not much.

The most distressing thing is a man in his 40s who has just built a big ship and plans to expand the scale. His family is in Haining County.

"Kill, kill well. If it should be banned, it must be banned! How can pirates harm neighbors just because I wait for merchants?"

At this time, they suddenly saw several soldiers coming out of a large house, which was the office of the East India Company, and now it was the port office of Shuangyu Port.

A few soldiers took yellow paper and paste, and posted a few notices on the wooden pole where the corpse was hung.

The merchants gathered around in an instant, and when they saw the news, a heavy weight fell in their hearts.

Yang Chao told these people that the sea will not be banned, and everyone should feel at ease and continue to do business.As long as you pay taxes according to the regulations, you are a good businessman and a pillar who contributes to the country.

"Long live the governor!"

Several businessmen cheered.

"Let's go, brothers, let the dog hunt a few kilograms of big fish, and go to my house to drink tonight."

The sea merchant who just bought a large ship shouted happily, his family is a local rich family with a population of hundreds of people, and they live in a village by the sea, but they are not famous, they are just honest fishermen, and he is not a sea trader. Can't get it up.He built the big boat this time just to get all the underdeveloped youths in the village to make a living on the boat, but he didn't expect this to happen. He borrowed a lot of money for the boat.

A group of people did not refuse, clamoring to eat the poor old Yu, laughing and scolding his big boat for not knowing how to set up a table, this time it will be made up.

What makes the sea merchants happy is that Yang Chao did not ban the sea, that is to say, Yang Chao's threat to the Dutch to ban the sea was just a bluff, and it was announced at this time, naturally because he had negotiated with the Dutch.

In fact, the Dutch also had to accept Yang Chao's request, because Taiwan was easily occupied, and then Yang Chao joined forces with Zheng's to send troops to Nanyang and occupied Malacca in an instant.

Malacca was originally in the hands of the Portuguese, and its status is equivalent to that of Singapore in later generations. However, after the Dutch took it from Portugal, Malacca became desolate, because the Dutch did not intend to manage it. Their purpose of occupying it was to monopolize it. The spice trade is to combat the Portuguese, and the Dutch are only interested in running Batavia.

This time, Yang Chao easily occupied this place, which must be related to the fact that the Dutch didn't pay much attention to it.

After occupying Malacca, the Yang Zheng coalition forces sharpened their swords and prepared to attack Batavia, but the Dutch immediately succumbed.

Agreeing to Yang Chao's series of conditions, all Dutch properties in Shuangyu Port were confiscated, but the warehouse was returned to the Dutch.Malacca was ceded to Ming Dynasty.The island of Taiwan was also ceded to Ming Dynasty.At the same time, they sent Dutchmen including Captain Philip, and Yang Chao publicly beheaded them in Haining.The Dutch also compensated 3 taels of silver to the victimized village, allowing the families of the victims to rebuild their homes.

Of course, Yang Chao also agreed to some demands of the Dutch, such as the Dutch can freely enter and leave Taiwan Island, can continue to trade in Shuangyu Port, and so on.

Taiwan Island has always been the second trading base of the Dutch, and its income is second only to the Japanese base. However, in recent years, the Dutch have been operating more successfully in Shuangyu Port. The annual import and export of tens of millions of taels still exceeds the income of Taiwan. It is almost the same as Japan's trade income.

By keeping Shuangyu Port, the Dutch East India Company has maintained its confidence. Besides, it is growing rapidly every year. It is estimated that it will surpass Japan within three years. The Dutch are reluctant to give up.

As for Taiwan, of course it is also very important, but when there is no choice, it can only be given up.We can only recover some losses by continuing trade. Fortunately, Taiwan's main income is also obtained through trade, and the people on it are frantically squeezed, but they only get half of the income.

But regarding Taiwan's shipyard, the Dutch had confronted Yang Chao several times. The ship was the Dutch's biggest export in Taiwan, and even in the entire East. If the Taiwanese shipyard was lost, the Dutch would lose millions of dollars in the future.

It's just that Yang Chao's attitude is very firm, saying that the shipyard has been sold to Longjiang Shipyard and bought to Yao Jiangtou for 10 taels of silver. Speaking of which, he still supports Yao Jiangtou's industry and the shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty.

However, for the biggest export product of the Dutch, Yang Chao returned the racecourse in Taiwan to the Dutch. The horses in the racecourse can bring more than 300 million taels of silver to the Dutch every year, and the shipyard will never exceed 100 million taels. Chao would rather give up a 300 million racecourse than a 100 million shipyard, which really puzzled the Dutch.

But since they are going back to the racecourse, they are no longer obsessed with the shipyard.

Trade quickly resumed after a trade treaty was signed.

Regarding the future of Taiwan, Zheng has some ideas. They want to ask Yang Chao for Taiwan. In recent years, Taiwan has been managed by the Dutch. If they can’t get there, no one wants to immigrate there. The Fujianese who have lived in Taiwan for a long time try to find ways to go back.

During Zheng Zhilong’s time, the Zheng family had a move to manage Taiwan. At that time, Zheng Zhilong, who was rich and powerful, promised that three people would give a cow and one person would give three liang of silver, which attracted tens of thousands of people to go, but later they all threw it to the Dutch.

These people were all attracted by the Zheng family, so from the bottom of their hearts, they hoped that the Zheng family would rule them. However, if Taiwan was handed over to the Zheng family, which has powerful sea power, Yang Chao would have no way to control Zheng Chenggong.

The British can use pirates to attack cities and land to exploit maritime interests, but if they can't control them and cause them to rob British merchant ships everywhere, the British will immediately strangle the pirates.

Yang Chao also didn't want to get to the point where he wanted to destroy the Zheng family one day.

But the Zheng family was eager to have a piece of land of their own after losing Fujian, so after the war, Zheng Chenggong immediately went to Nanjing to see Yang Chao.

"Successful. Taiwan is isolated overseas, facing Fujian across the sea. The Zheng family has arrived in Taiwan and holds a heavy army. Do you think the governor will feel at ease?"

Zheng Chenggong's face changed a little. The Zheng family suffered heavy losses in attacking Shanhaiguan. Most of the gangsters and desperadoes they recruited were lost. They have not recovered their strength until now, so they are eager to ask for a piece of land, but they don't want to in Fujian. Fujian is already Yang It's hot, and they still dare not grab food from Yang Chao's mouth.

"The governor has misunderstood. The Zheng family has always respected the governor and is loyal to the court."

At this time, Zheng Chenggong still declared his loyalty to Emperor Longwu. Just because of this alone, Zheng Chenggong was much stronger than Sun Kewang. People who could stand alongside Li Dingguo were not comparable to Sun Kewang in terms of political vision.

"Success, it's not that the governor is worried about you. You know how I treat the Zheng family these years. After all, the Zheng family is Daming's sea power. I have never looked at it differently, but you also know that it is still the same as Daming's navy. It’s different. If this continues, sooner or later, either the Ming Dynasty will destroy you, or you will flee to the sea to become pirates. As long as the Ming Dynasty wants to control the navy by itself, there will be no room for a Zheng family. You should understand this! "

Zheng Chenggong looked cold: "Is the governor planning to cook like a rabbit?"

Yang Chao shook his head involuntarily. Zheng Chenggong is indeed a wolf, not a dog. If it is hard to say, he will bite someone. Sure enough, he has half Japanese blood.

"No. The governor doesn't want to be an enemy of the Zheng family. It's just a fact. No matter who will be in charge of the court in the future, whether it's surnamed Zhu or other surnames, they will not tolerate a Zheng family who is alone overseas. "

Zheng Chenggong took a deep breath and said, "The governor, please point out the way!"

The Zheng family is at its weakest now. If Yang Chao wants to attack them, if they unite with the Dutch to fight them, they really can't resist. Besides, Zheng Chenggong is absolutely unwilling to confront the mainland regime. The Zheng family's prosperity depends on the court He just hoped to get Yang Chao's support, but he didn't want to arouse Yang Chao's coveting, but he still had to hold back for now.

Yang Chao said with a smile: "I don't know if Uncle Zhongxiao wants to make meritorious deeds, or to be self-reliant?"

(End of this chapter)