In the middle of Sulu Bay, the mighty fleet of ships slowly sailed towards the port area.

On the 'Ping'an', Wang Gensheng, Tang Mazi, Yao Ding, Zhao Li, and Shi Wenlong stood on the deck, looking at the port in front of them with anticipation.

The five of them worked hard to buy a shipload of goods and followed the fleet south to the South Seas, hoping that they would be able to sell the goods in their hands at a good price and make a lot of money.

Originally, Luzon was the first stop in Nanyang, but now it has become the territory of Tianjin's ocean trading company, and this Sulu country has naturally become the first stop.

"I don't know if the goods we brought over can be sold at a good price~"

Tang Mazi licked his tongue and said.

The five of them were all from poor backgrounds, because of luck they entered the Tianjin Maritime College to study, and after they came out, they became seafarers and captains, saved their first wealth, and then bought ships together to go to Korea and the Japanese Kingdom to do business, and then they had everything now.

Although, for ordinary people, they have been quite successful.

But with the people of these large and small commercial houses around, they are still poor and can't stand the toss, this time they came to Nanyang, they also wiped out their family funds, and they still owed a lot of debts, so they were counting on being able to come to Nanyang to make a fortune.

"Don't worry, our Ming things are very valuable here in Nanyang, if they can be shipped to Europe, this batch of silk can be worth the same weight of gold."

"There are also porcelain, spices, tea, and so on, and if these things are shipped to Europe, our shipload of things can be exchanged for a shipload of gold and silver."

Wang Gensheng's eyes were slightly red, and after thinking about it, he said very affirmatively.

"But after all, this is not Europe, this is the South Seas, and there are too many ships coming this time, and it is estimated that the competition will be fierce after all."

Yao Ding thought for a while and said.

"I've inquired with the people here in Crescent Bay, and there are hundreds of large and small countries in the entire South Seas, and after Sulu, everyone will disperse, and then we will find a small country, a small place, and sell our shipload."

"The competition between big countries and big places is fierce, and we are weak and can't squeeze in."

Wang Gensheng is a person with brains, and many things have been planned clearly.

"And here in Sulu, our stuff is not for sale?"

Shi Wenlong immediately said suspiciously.

"Sell, as long as the price is right, we can sell some appropriately, the price is too low, we don't sell, the most important thing this time is to find out the price of various things, and prepare for the future."

Wang Gensheng shook his head slightly and said.

"No matter what, we can't put our eggs in one basket~"

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The entire huge fleet, large and small ships, everyone is constantly discussing, looking forward to the Sulu country, the goods brought by everyone can be sold at a good price.

More than a dozen small boats sent by Godala, the king of the east of Sulu, also rowed towards the convoy very quickly, getting closer and closer, and gradually they finally saw the true face of these ships.

"This is Daming's ship~"

Seeing the structure of the ship, and then looking at the flags hoisted on the ship and the Ming people on the ship, they soon knew, and then they were relieved.

Daming is the suzerainty of Sulu, Sulu and Ming have always had a good relationship, Sulu has many times in history to pay tribute to Daming, the ancestor of the East King Godala Batu Ge Horn Tara once led a huge tributary group to Daming to meet the Ming Yongle Emperor.

Finally, when he came back, he died of illness and was buried in Dezhou, Shandong, and there are still his Dongwang clansmen in Shandong.

Soon, the two sides were so close, so close that they could see each other.

"Is it a merchant ship from Daming?"

Godu came to the side of the 'Tarzan' and looked up at the huge ship, which he was riding in was like a toy compared to this huge ship.

"Yes, we are a merchant ship from the Ming Dynasty, requesting to do business and trade in your country~"

Du Mingen made people reply.

"Welcome~Welcome, our Sulu country and the Ming Dynasty are friendly, welcome the arrival of Ming merchants~"

After receiving an affirmative reply, the Godu side immediately expressed his welcome, and then immediately rowed excitedly to the port of Sulu, he wanted to tell the news to Godara, the king of the east, and asked him to prepare a grand welcome ceremony to welcome the arrival of the Ming merchants.

In the harbor, Godara stood very anxiously on a high place and kept looking into the distance, trying to see the true face of these big ships, without binoculars, it was still very difficult to see the things on the sea with the naked eye. Second Chinese Network

But he didn't wait too long, and the brother came back excitedly.

"It's the merchant ship of the Ming Dynasty ~ It's the merchant ship of the Ming Dynasty ~"

Brother shouted excitedly.

"The merchant ship of the Ming Dynasty~"

When Godala heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly ordered: "Go and arrange it immediately, prepare the welcome ceremony and banquet, and I will solemnly entertain the distinguished guests from the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Yes~"

When the people under him heard this, they quickly nodded and immediately began to get busy.

Godara led his men to the port docks, and looked at the approaching fleet, his eyes sparkling.

"Such a large fleet must have been sent by the Ming Imperial Court~"

"It's been decades, and Daming finally sent an angel to my Sulu country again~"

Godara looked at the big ships that were getting closer and closer, and could already clearly see the style of these ships, which were completely different from the ships in the South Seas, and at the same time, he could also see the Daming Dragon Flag hanging on the ship, and clearly see the tall Daming people on the deck.

The last time the Three Treasure Eunuchs went to the West was in the fifth year of Xuande, that is, in 1431, they went to the West seven times and passed through the Sulu State, and since then, the Ming Dynasty has never had a large-scale fleet to reach the Nanyang region and arrive in the Sulu Kingdom.

It has now been the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, that is, 1500, which is almost 70 years, and the Ming Dynasty has not reached Sulu with such a large fleet.

In the past, some merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty arrived in Sulu, but the scale was very small, that is, several ships, and these ships were not as large as the ships in front of them, and the scale could not be compared.

Therefore, Godara was very sure that the huge fleet in front of him must be the fleet sent by the Ming court to the South Seas to visit their Sulu country, just like the fleet of the Three Treasure Eunuchs who went to the Western Ocean back then.

Soon, the Taishan slowly moored on the docks of the harbor, and as here in Crescent Bay, the docks in Sulu Bay were too small and there were no more than enough to moor so many ships, so some ships had to be moored in the harbor and use small boats instead.

Du Mingen, who was dressed in a crimson robe, slowly walked down the Taishan, and Godala also hurriedly led the crowd forward to respectfully welcome: "Godala, the king of the east of Sulu Kingdom, welcome the Great Tomorrow Envoy from afar." ”

After speaking, he also led everyone to bow and salute Du Mingen slowly, and the etiquette of the subordinates was still very low.

"Under is Taiming Taiping Marquis Du Mingen, this time I took the liberty to come to your country, there is a lot of disturbance~"

Du Mingen also bowed his hand and said very politely.

"Master Hou is polite, please inside, I have prepared a banquet for Lord Hou~"

Grinda looked at Du Mingen, then at the big ships around him, and said with a smile on his face.

"Please~"

Du Mingen followed Godara to the East King's Palace for negotiations, and the people who followed Du Mingen to the many trading houses here began to get busy.

I saw that from the big ships, the people of these trading houses carried out their goods, and then set up stalls directly here at the wharf, the meaning is obvious, we are here to do business.

Everyone has little experience, and they can only do business in this way, and even everyone doesn't understand the language, and many people in the business house are also sweating on their foreheads, and they don't know how to operate.

Seeing that people from other trading houses set up stalls here at the dock and put their things on display, everyone began to follow suit, taking out some samples from the ship and setting them on the table, and then soon attracted people from Sulu here in the port to come and watch.

As early as the time the convoy entered the harbor, the people of the whole island of Sulu were already alarmed, and everyone had curiosity to recognize the large convoy arriving in Sulu Harbor.

There is no need for propaganda at all, and many businessmen themselves flock to it like sharks that smell blood.

Soon, when I learned that these ships were from the Ming Dynasty and were the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, the people of Sulu were even more crazy, and they flocked to the port and came to the dock here, wanting to see the excitement or doing business, in short, ancient and modern China and foreign countries are the same, everyone likes to join in the fun, and they are very curious about new things.

The people of Sulu know about the Ming Dynasty, and the influence of the Ming Dynasty in the Nanyang region is still very large, and the silk, porcelain, tea, etc. from the Ming Dynasty are the most sought-after goods.

The wealthy people in the Nanyang area are proud to wear clothes made of silk, proud to use Ming porcelain, and the powerful and so on are very fond of drinking Ming tea.

And the Ming Dynasty has always been synonymous with strength and wealth in their concepts, and many people have heard the old man tell the scene when the Three Treasure Eunuchs went to the West and arrived in Sulu when they were young.

Even some very old people at the scene were constantly reminiscing, recalling when they were young, and the scene they saw at that time was exactly the same as now.

The sea is full of big ships, mighty, stretching the entire sea, the Ming people came to Sulu with exquisite silk, white porcelain, intoxicating tea, and peace and friendship, so that they saw the strength and richness of the Ming Dynasty, and constantly longed for that great country in their minds.

Now they're here again~