Recently, the South Seas are quite unpeaceful, with a mountain rain coming and the wind filling the buildings, and the wind is roaring in various ports, and people are vigilantly watching everything around them, as if some flood beast will suddenly jump out of the grass around them and swallow them up.

To the east of the port area of Brunei is a dense area of handicraft workshops, and to the southeast is a trading area. The overall management of the area was handled by a Spanish consul, but the lifeblood of trade was always in the hands of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce.

This handicraft area is mainly engaged in the primary processing and intensive processing of agricultural products, the manufacture of nautical original products, the processing and production of leather products, woolen fabrics and cotton fabrics, as well as the trading and delivery of various commodities.

In fact, there was no industry here, it was a small fishing village, but due to its special geographical location, it happened to be in the middle of the South China Sea, at the junction of the two forces, so under the principle of conflict and interest, it gradually developed here and became a relatively developed trade area.

But in the same way, there is a conflict of interest, and the conflict in the port of Brunei mainly comes from the Governor sent by Spain and the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, which is an irreconcilable conflict of interest, just like the existence of value itself.

Industries in the port of Brunei have tax revenues, which are not as lucrative as those in Jakarta, but are still coveted. And here is a typical mountain high emperor far away, the Spanish whip is beyond the reach, the so-called tax is actually more of a local snake collar into the pocket, and then the actual amount crossed out two zeros, and then the remaining fraction is sent to Madrid.

However, on the question of how much to pocket, there was a huge dispute between the governor sent by Spain, Sanchez, and the head of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, Mars Kuhn.

Governor Sánchez believes that the territory is the territory of the state, and the tax is naturally the tax of the state, and the maintenance of national interests is sacrosanct, so this tax is naturally the Governor's Mansion VIII and the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce II, so it is more reasonable to divide it into this way, after all, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce itself is the largest marketer, and it has benefited a lot from trade, and it should not be greedy for taxes.

But Mars Kuhn doesn't think so, in his worldview, these taxes are generated by him with a knife and a shot, brick by brick, as for Sanchez, Marchims's governor, a newcomer to the parasite, it doesn't matter if he has him or not, it doesn't matter in the slightest, it doesn't matter in the slightest.

So his request is that the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce accounts for eighty percent, and the Governor's Mansion means that two percent is enough to spend all day drinking.

In this way, the contradiction is quite acute. Governor Sánchez, who relied on his brother-in-law to serve in the Spanish Navy and also had a certain position of authority, did not take Mars Kuhn, a "copper-smelling nouveau riche", into account. In the past few months in office, every time taxes are levied, they have sent people to take the first step and grab them first.

For example, according to the local custom, the tax of the previous month is paid on the 10th of each month. Sanchez was afraid that Marskun would make the first move, so he rushed to collect the tax on the eighth.

In this way, when Mars Kuhn sent someone to collect taxes, he pounced. You can only send someone to negotiate with Sanchez. Sanchez threw a few shots in the mood, even if he sent Mars Kuhn away.

It is said that Lao Ma is also a person who has seen the world, and when he sees the other party acting like this, he is also quiet. But in the second month, he didn't wait for the 8th, and on the 5th, he sent someone to collect the tax first. When Sanchez Eight went to collect taxes, this time it was his turn to pounce, angry eyebrows are not eyebrows, eyes are not eyes.

As a result, the turmoil about taxation intensified, and everyone had no friendship, and they were all "business-like", but the contradictions were too acute, and they became angry when they came and went.

In the past two months, there have been many clashes between the tax collectors on both sides, almost triggering large-scale fights, but they have all been stopped at the last moment, which can be regarded as a precipice.

Sanchez was angry, and wrote a letter to report that Mars Kuhn was lawless and filled his pockets, Mars Kuhn has stood for many years, and naturally has his own way, which also hacked Sanchez.

But what is the current situation in Spain, everyone has actually heard more or less, and writing such a report letter is really like a stone sinking into the sea, it is better to throw a stone into the water, at least wait for a sound.

This situation fully shows that Spain itself is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect itself, and it is simply unable to govern such a distant Nanyang dispute. Sanchez was so angry that he wrote the report to the expeditionary fleet in Manila.

Of course, Sanchez played a trick on this matter, and the letters he wrote were typical "yin and yang letters". On the surface, it is a righteous report letter, but there is a "manual" attached to it!

The description was very short, with only one sentence: as long as the expeditionary fleet helped stabilize the tax collection power of the Governor's Office, the Governor's Office would use 30% of its monthly income as military resources for the expeditionary fleet.

To put it bluntly, this is a straightforward exchange of rights.

But as the saying goes, no book is written, and this legendary commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force is none other than my "ally", Mr. Burns Jr., the Governor of Manila!

It's really sleepy and meets a pillow! This Portuguese-born Spaniard, who had received the grace of Mavi, had always been wary of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, and since I first came to Nanyang and formed an alliance with him, the Manila Governor's Office has maintained a close relationship with the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce.

It should be said that the blade sea can develop to occupy half of the country in the South Seas today, and Xiao Pence has played a huge role!

The weakness of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, which Uncle Ye told me before and what he learned about, came from Pence Jr. As for the source of this news, it is precisely this whistleblower letter written by Sanchez to Burns Jr., as well as letters from the governors of several other cities with generally comparable content!

When I formed an alliance with Pence Jr., I had no idea that it would have such an effect today. But since it's already been delivered, there's no reason not to take advantage of it!

Although Pence Jr. and Mars Kuhn were nominally vassals of Spain, a litter of cats and dogs would fight for food, not to mention people, and face such great wealth and power!

After receiving Sanchez's yin and yang letter, Pence Jr. immediately realized that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to bring down the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce in one fell swoop! Because of Mars Kuhn's arrogance, almost all the governors in his sphere of influence protested and denounced, and it can be said that the general trend has been achieved!

As for the relationship with me, as a shrewd ruler, Pence Jr. has made all-round calculations and plans.

We were allies earlier, secretly, of course. The funds that we, Blade Valley, provided him with were several times his own taxes and foster care from the Kingdom of Spain, and to put it bluntly, Blade Sea was his real food and clothing parent.

Recently, the news of my joining the British and the defeat of the Spanish Armada reached Manila, and as the Spaniard-appointed governor, he was not angry, but rejoiced!

He was a Portuguese, and after Portugal was annexed by Spain by the dirty means of marriage, he and his father Burns Sr. have always had a grudge against him, and have been waiting for an opportunity to seek a new breakthrough and one day be able to break away from Spain.

Our defeat of the Spanish Armada was just an opportunity for him to see it! After receiving the letter from Sanchez and others, Little Burns thought for a long time and finally made a decision that seemed to me to be very correct!

He replied solemnly to the Governors, including Sanchez, that the Manila Governor's Mansion and the expeditionary fleet resolutely supported the Governor's Mansion in enforcing the tax power, and that they would severely crack down on the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce's behavior of fake public welfare and improper law enforcement!

The reply from the Manila Governor's Palace was absolutely righteous and severe, and was sent in the form of an open letter to all the ports actually occupied by Mars Kuhn!

This is the so-called one stone stirring up a thousand waves, and the undercurrent in the territory of the entire Kuhn Chamber of Commerce is surging, just waiting for an opportunity and node to break out!

At the same time, Xiao Pence also privately informed Uncle Ye of this situation, this was about half a month before my arrival, he wanted to cooperate with the outside and eliminate the thorn in the eye and flesh of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce in one fell swoop!

If things develop according to his vision, after the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce is eliminated, he, the governor of Manila and the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary fleet, will be able to cover the sky in the South Seas with one hand, and no one will be able to compete with him head-on!

As for Spain, hehe, the phoenix is not as good as a chicken, and they don't even know their own internals, how can they have the energy to take care of themselves? When he joined forces with the Blade Sea Chamber of Commerce, he was really as stable as Mount Tai in this South Sea, and it was not a fantasy to create a country within a country!

So there's everything that's exciting today – many ports, including Brunei, Davao, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and more, have erupted against the illegal taxation of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce!

And the reaction of the "Kuhn" Chamber of Commerce was also extremely fierce, and it took extremely tough measures to fight back!

The fleet of the Chamber of Commerce "Kuhn" shelled the port city where the revolt broke out, and shot from the ship the members of the Doge's Palace and ordinary people who participated in the operation!

What infuriated the governors and the people the most was that the evil, brutal, ruthless, and bloody Kuhn Chamber of Commerce fleet did not even give a word of explanation after shelling the port, and left a few cruel words such as "be ready to rent and collect it at any time", or "be careful at the governor's palace, the target of the next shelling will be you", and then put on the anchor and sailed, and left with a loud horn!

Such brutal methods immediately aroused sharp revolts everywhere, and the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce strongholds in various ports were violently attacked, and this momentum was like a spark, showing an increasing trend!

Sanchez and other governors took on the role of the main force and organizer in such retaliation, and gave the original violent confrontation a legitimate, official veneer. Coupled with some indiscriminate fanning of the flames, the scale and scope of the rebellion continued to grow, gradually spreading towards the headquarters of the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce in Jakarta!

In fact, as long as you dig a little deeper into the true identity of the fleet of those "Kuhn" chambers of commerce, there may still be room for maneuver in this matter, after all, the ships shelling the port are so far away, and no one can say who is on board.

However, under the selective ignorance of the governors everywhere, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce flags flying on those ships became the best evidence of the crime. Everyone is watching, the evidence is conclusive, this is the yellow mud falling into the crotch of the pants, not is! The Kuhn Chamber of Commerce can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River this time!

As for what to do next, people who have a heart naturally have a way, and what needs to be done now is to add a few more bundles of firewood under this fire to make this fire more vigorous!