Chapter 525, Sulu

Crescent Bay is undergoing vigorous construction here, and on the other hand, many trading houses that followed the south together also began to disperse and radiate to the entire Nanyang region.

The South Seas have arrived, there are many islands here, there are many large and small countries, and there may be dozens or hundreds of countries, of course, most of the countries are the same as Luzon, Sulu, Brunei, these countries are all small countries, very small, occupy some islands, and call themselves kings.

Both Siam and Annam are considered large countries in the South Seas.

With so many islands and so many countries, this time the large and small trading houses that followed the south could each choose where they wanted to go and then do their own business.

In Luzon, the danger is already very small, and if you want to go anywhere else, you can go all the way along these islands, and even through Malacca, you can go to the Indian Ocean, to Tianzhu, Sri Lanka and the Arab region.

These trading houses came to the Nanyang region with them, and they all came for money.

Luzon is too small, obviously can't eat the goods brought by everyone, and this Crescent Bay is occupied, Luzon can be regarded as being destroyed, and the remaining cities don't have much strength to eat many goods.

Therefore, after resting for a few days on this side of Crescent Bay, most of the ships left Crescent Bay one after another and headed for various places in the entire Nanyang region.

On the side of the Tianjin Ocean Trade Company, Du Mingen left Lin Shuhong here in Crescent Bay, sitting and directing the construction work here, and he himself continued to walk west with most of the ships.

His ambition is bigger, and he is not satisfied with just doing some business here in the Nanyang region to make some money, to be honest, he wants to cross Malacca to Tianzhu and the Arab region, and wants to go here.

Anyway, the conditions of the fleet are still very good,

All along the way are land, and there are countries, and all kinds of materials can be supplemented, and everyone has had contacts in the past.

When the eunuchs of Sanbao went to the West, they also went to these places, and these countries and regions along the way all knew the Ming Dynasty, and they all knew the richness of the Ming Dynasty, and the relationship has always been good.

Those who are close to the Ming Dynasty are greatly affected, many of them are still vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, and those who are far away have also had friendly exchanges with the Ming Dynasty.

When the Golden Continent returned, it was possible to cross the Pacific Ocean, and the Western Ocean was even less difficult.

The huge fleet departed from Crescent Bay, and there were still many people who followed the Tianjin Ocean Trade Fleet, and everyone felt that it was safer to follow them.

The fleet headed west, and soon reached their first stop, the country of Sulu!

The location of the state of Sulu is roughly located in the area of the Sulu Islands in what is later the Philippines, which includes the Sulu Islands, the Palawan Islands, and the northeastern part of Malaysia.

At this time, the state of Sulu was an emirate that believed in YSL religion, implemented the **** sultan system, and the main ones who controlled the power of the entire country were the three princes, who became the king of the east, the king of the west and the king of the east, of which the king of the east had the greatest power.

Historically, the relationship between Sulu and the Ming Dynasty was very good.

During the Yongle period (1417), the three kings of Sulu led 340 dependents and attendants to visit the Ming Dynasty and were warmly entertained by the Yongle Emperor.

On the way back through Dezhou, the king of the east Badu Ge Horn died of illness, and the Yongle Emperor sent the Ministry of Rites Langzhong to rush to Dezhou with a sacrificial text, and buried the king of the east with the gift of the vassal king, and also gave the inscription "Gongding", and personally wrote the inscription (the tomb of the king of the east of Sulu).

After the death of the king of Dong, his eldest son returned to China to succeed to the throne, and the princess and the other two sons stayed in Dezhou to guard the tomb and settle, and his descendants have been living in Daming.

Sulu Island, where the capital of Sulu is located, is also the political and economic center of the entire Sulu country, and like Crescent Bay, Sulu Bay above Sulu Island is also a natural high-quality harbor.

At this time, the fleet led by Du Mingen was mighty towards this Sulu port, and hundreds of large and small ships were stretched on the sea, and the momentum was magnificent, which soon attracted the attention of the people of Sulu.

"Big Ship ~ Big Ship ~"

"A lot of ships~A lot of big ships~"

In the port, when I saw the mighty fleet of ships sailing on the sea, I couldn't help but exclaim.

Such a large ship, such a huge scale, this is definitely rare and rare to see before, and it instantly caused a huge sensation throughout the port.

Soon, the news reached Godala, one of the three kings of Sulu, and Godara immediately hurried to the port area with his people.

When he saw the fleet in the harbor, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, his face was incredulous, and then he instantly became frightened, for fear that this was a hostile force coming to invade the country of Sulu.

"Fast~Fast~"

"Hurry up and inform the King of the West and the King of the Mountain, and immediately dispatch a large army over~"

"Send someone over immediately and ask who they are, what is the matter with us in Sulu?"

Godara was in a hurry, but hurriedly gave a few orders.

With such a huge fleet, if a hostile country invades Sulu, it is enough to easily destroy Sulu.

The countries in the entire Nanyang region are very small, and their national strength is also very weak. I love eBooks

"Which country's fleet is it?"

Godara really couldn't figure out which country in the entire South Seas could build such a huge fleet, and such a large ship was not something they could build, and their technology could not build such a large ship at all.

Soon, the order accompanying Godara was given.

Immediately, more than a dozen small boats hurriedly rowed towards the convoy in the port of Sulu, and at the same time, some people hurriedly began to inform the king of the west and the king of the mountain to send troops over, no matter what, in the face of such a huge fleet, they were also half frightened to death.

"This is the country of Sulu?"

On the Tarzan, Du Mingen carefully looked at the entire port of Sulu with a telescope.

At this time, the Sulu country was influenced by YSL religion, and the whole country believed in YSL religion and implemented the **** sultan system, so in terms of architecture, the style of this building was also greatly heroic, and the round roof can be seen everywhere.

This is very different from Daming, and it is very exotic.

"The country of Sulu has arrived, and I don't know if our things can be sold at a good price~"

On the Hui business, Zhu Benduan and Feng Xiang also looked at the Sulu Port in front of them, and their hearts were full of expectations, they came to Nanyang for the first time, and this time they also invested a lot of silver.

Although he had seen the richness of the South Seas when he was here in Crescent Bay, he had not started trading after all, so he had no confidence in his heart, and he was still a little worried.

"Here in Sulu, we can just sell some goods casually, and now everyone has not dispersed, after all, the competition is fierce, and we will definitely not be able to sell at too high a price."

"After Sulu, then our trading houses will be dispersed, and we will go directly to Siam, and at that time, there will be less competition, and we will have the final say on the price, so that we can really make a lot of money."

"Here in Sulu, let's first understand the price situation in the Nanyang area, and see more and buy less."

Feng Xiang next to him was not worried at all, but had his own plan, and he had already thought about it.

"To Siam?"

"I have inquired clearly, many trading houses will go to Siam, will too many people go, there are many large and small countries in the Nanyang region, there is no need to squeeze to Siam together, right?"

Zhu Benduan thought about it and said.

"There are many large and small countries, but most of them are similar to this Luzon and Sulu, they are all small countries, only Siam and Annam are bigger and can eat more."

"And to go to Siam and Annam, also to open up trade routes first, so that it is convenient to make money later, is this to make money by trading with a big country, or by doing business with a small country to make money?"

"Everyone is very good, that is, some small business houses and individuals will go to small countries and small places."

Feng Xiang smiled and said.

"It's still Brother Feng's long-term thinking~"

Zhu Benduan arched his hand at Feng Xiang and said in admiration.

"I can only see this, and it is Liu Jin who really thinks about the long-term, and he is not wronged if he loses to him."

"This Tianjin Ocean Trade Company won the Crescent Bay, and then it will be another stronghold in Nanyang, radiating the entire Nanyang, Tianzhu and Arabia in the west, and Australia in the east, which is a big deal."

"We're all making a fuss, and we're going to run a certain route and send some snacks in the future."

Feng Xiang smiled and shook his head, now he admires Liu Jin very much.

"I heard that the Pacific Ocean is going to go through Malacca to Tianzhu and the Arab region, do you think we should follow it?"

Zhu Benduan nodded, then thought about it and said.

"No, it's too far away, and it takes too long to come and go, and we can't afford it."

"Let's go to Siam first, sell the goods we brought, and then go back to Daming with agarwood, rhino horn, ivory, gems, jade, coral, etc. from the Nanyang region."

"As for the bigger and farther market, let's wait for next year, first stabilize the Nanyang side, and then occupy the Siam route first."

Feng Xiang shook his head without hesitation, going to Tianzhu and the Arab region may really make money, but it is too long, it is not wise to seek the near and far, it is true to eat it in your mouth first, and you will have the opportunity to eat more places in the future.

"Brother Feng is right, I actually want to go to Tianzhu and the Arab region to see, and I found out after the Ming Dynasty that the world is really big, and I really want to go to all over the world to take a walk and take a look."

"In this European region, I heard that our silk can be used as equivalent gold, and this porcelain is also the same, but I don't know if it's true."

"It shouldn't be wrong, Liu Jin shouldn't be able to deceive people, but it's too far to go to Europe, let's take it step by step."