206 Greedy nature
Inside and out, Yang Changfan ate a lot of the profits from the trade between Franco and the Ming Dynasty. Although Wang Zhi was like this in the past, at least he didn't do it in front of the Fran plane, and he also had to take the risk of landing and sailing.
Therefore, seeing that Ship Yang made money so easily, Fu Langji couldn't bear it. This time, after entering the port, Kalai's fleet did not directly trade with the shipowner's people, but looked for civilian ships to and from the mainland, in an attempt to bypass the Yang shipowner and trade directly.
If it's a small thing, bulk cargo, it's just that this batch is a fleet of pepper, tens of thousands of catties, the leader Hu Changan said that he would not let go of anything, although the inside and outside of the ten thousand taels of silver are public, but he and his brothers share a few hundred taels of their own.
The two sides were at a stalemate, so they had to find Yang Changfan.
This is the role of the leader, the leader is not to be happy with himself, but to solve the problem. In the past, Wang Zhi was always able to deal with such contradictions properly and satisfactorily, obeyed all over the world, and eventually became a hegemon, and now Yang Changfan also has to face these troublesome problems.
At present, it is really impossible to convince Franc and do business with himself in a down-to-earth manner, but also not to lose the interests of himself and his subordinates, because the environment in Penghu is too good, and Franc can easily reach an agreement with other ships here.
With the help of the translator, Yang Changfan first made his position clear.
"Penghu is built by us, we protect it, the warehouse is ours, the port is also ours, you are in our territory, bypass us to trade with people, do you know Shajialu?"
Hu Changan and others secretly praised this principle as they must adhere to it.
Calle, a slightly younger admiral, apparently didn't care much about the rules of the older generation: "We can trade elsewhere, but it's more convenient here." ”
"Little one, we've been trading with the people of Sagaru for decades, have we forgotten the basic rules?" Yang Changfan showed a slight ruthlessness, "We don't go to the South China Sea, you don't enter the East China Sea, your goods are given to us, and our goods are also given to you." ”
"Of course I do. But now things have changed, there are many ships, and you are not the only ones. ”
"So you also want a lot of ships to appear in the South Seas?"
"I don't know what you mean."
"Then call Shagaru. If you don't want to give us this shipment, we can help you keep it temporarily. Yang Changfan turned his head and waved at Hu Changan, "Get on the boat!" Unload! ”
"Okay Captain!" Hu Changan laughed loudly, and led the brothers to step onto the Franc ship.
"Wait!" Kalai stopped in front of Hu Changan and said angrily, "You guys are robbing!" ”
"Calling Shagaru, I don't have anything to say to you."
Kale turned around and shouted, and more than a dozen sailors of all colors took up arms.
Yang Changfan clapped his hands: "What?" ”
"You're not Wang Zhi! Wang Zhi won't deal with it like this! ”
"Of course I'm not, but you're not Sagaru either." Yang Changfan waved his arm again, "Unload!" If they dare to do it, we will kill them! ”
More subordinates gathered over, and more than 10,000 sailors were already itching their hands and teeth, and this time hundreds of people gathered around to stand up was really pressing.
Carlisle glared angrily, but he never dared to give the order to resist, this is someone's territory after all.
In this way, several ships of goods were detained by Yang Changfan and replaced with corresponding cloth and silk and sent to the ship. Carlisle hated to leave Hong Kong, and although he made a lot of money this time, it was far less than he imagined.
Hu Changan and others were naturally overjoyed, singing praises and praising the shipowner, but Xu Wenchang, Zhao Guangtou and others did not look very good-looking.
This is the first time I have torn my face with Franc.
Penghu is good and convenient, but if Franc really bypasses Penghu to trade with people, it can't be stopped.
In the Penghu Chamber, several old leaders took the lead to illustrate such concerns.
Yang Changfan replied happily, if they bypass us, we will bypass them.
Nanyang only, no farther than Penghu to Kyushu.
Now the leaders are even more embarrassed.
Our fleet has always been a stable East China Sea, rich and rival countries, the farthest voyage is Kyushu to Quanzhou, can not be far, in fact, this is enough, the so-called South Seas, that should not be where we go.
Through external contradictions, internal contradictions are gradually exposed.
Now there is no need to fight and kill, make a lot of money peacefully, everyone is very satisfied, the only thing they look forward to is to be able to reunite with the whole family, or return to their hometown like Wang who is thinking about it until he dies, and there is nothing else to think about. After running in the East China Sea for decades, it is okay to run again, but in the face of the unknown South China Sea, most people are reluctant to set foot in it.
As the saying goes, if you are poor, you think about change, and the people in front of you are not poor.
In addition, although the Fujian Navy Division is not eyeing the tiger, but there is also the possibility of visiting at any time, and the coastal defense here does not dare to slack off, and the leaders have said that they want to defend Penghu and do not look for me when they go to Nanyang.
After all, he was born as a pirate, and his vision and ambition only came here. This must not be blamed on them, doesn't Wang also take returning to his hometown as the highest goal until he dies?
After the discussion, Yang Changfan left Hu Zongxian and Xu Wenchang alone to plan for the long term.
He is a person with great ambitions in modern thinking, and his subordinates are people with traditional thinking who are rich and secure, while Xu Wenchang and Hu Zongxian are in between, and their talents and means are better than their own, and they are the ones who solve these problems.
Hu Zongxian sighed after looking at Yang Changfan: "I thought that the ship's main location was in the east to map the Central Plains, it seems that I was wrong." ”
"It's basically true, but it's far from the time yet, after all, the Central Plains is vast, the Ming court is powerful, it is difficult to attack, it is difficult to defend, and it is unprofitable, it is not as good as the South Seas, and gold is everywhere."
"We and other soldiers and civilians, Penghu and Kyushu are in three places, and there are 100,000 people, and the ships mainly rely on these 100,000 people to go north to Fujian and south to the South Seas?"
"There will be no movement in the Ming Court within a year, which is enough for several round-trips to Nanyang. Nowadays, the construction of Dongban is tight, and it can be supplemented by going to Nanyang in person. ”
"The South Seas have always been the land of Franco, don't the shipowners consider the contradictions? If there is a break or a war, I am afraid that it will be unprofitable, and the military budget will be tight. In addition, the artillery trade is where our foundation lies, and most of them come from the Franco trade, on the one hand, for their own use, on the other hand, they are sold to Kyushu, if the line of the Franco machine is broken, I am afraid it will be shaken. ”
"After the completion of the Moss Bay Mansion, the first thing is to build military weapons, and I know this ability."
"The ship's owner is ingenious, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Lihai Naval Weapons Workshop, with the support of the Ministry of Industry, does not worry about the craftsman copper and iron, but this East ......"
"It's all Fujian iron, and it's not easy to catch it across the sea?"
"The iron ore court strictly controls it, I'm afraid it's not so easy."
Xu Wenchang looked at the two of them and laughed secretly.
"What are you laughing at?" Hu Zongxian was puzzled and asked, "Where did I say something wrong?" ”
"You're all right, but in my opinion, there is no need to worry about this at all, and it should be another thing to talk about." (To be continued.) )