And his plans are all based on the Intelligence Division. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info That's why we have a proposal to fight guerrillas. In the end, they all came on their backs, which is very in line with the habits of the Intelligence Division.

Unexpectedly, Nanfeng asked him about this, and he just had the opportunity to tell his plan. At that moment, he looked at Nanfeng's appearance, and obviously approved his proposal. In my heart, I couldn't help but feel a burst of satisfaction.

It's all for Daming, and it's naturally excellent to be able to make a contribution.

Thinking like this, he slowly said the purpose of his visit.

It turned out that he had just received information from the Indian side that British reinforcements had arrived in Calcutta. It was the capital of the British colony in India, 22 years ago, starting in 1774. It is not only an important deep-water port in India, but also an important stronghold and military town of the United Kingdom.

According to the news, there were about 40,000 British troops in total. There are twenty-three new ships. It's huge.

This also shows that Magorny is powerful. That lip service finally made Britain wary of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to send so many British troops and ships in a mobilized army.

In fact, in Nanfeng, even if Britain sends troops, it will not exceed 10,000. ships, and no more than ten. After all, Britain has little interest in the South Seas, except for the Malay colonies and the Northern Maluku Islands.

Moreover, according to the historical development trajectory, at this stage, the UK pays more attention to commercial interests and does not pay so much attention to territory. Otherwise, they would not give up the North American colonies.

In addition, Britain occupies only half of the northern part of India. There is also the vast South India, waiting for the British to conquer the city. In that place, there are anti-British forces deliberately supported by the Ming Dynasty, which should give Britain a headache.

Like later generations, the British occupied South India in order to concentrate their strength. A treaty was signed with the Netherlands, and the Malay Peninsula to the north was bounded by the Strait of Malacca. To the south, the islands of Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Timor and other vast islands belong to the Netherlands.

This also proves that the shrewd British are only interested in immediate business interests.

Therefore, in any case, Britain has no reason to keep an eye on the South Seas, let alone intervene in the South Seas so hard.

But the truth is, Britain did just that!

This made Nanfeng really unable to figure it out.

Seeing this, Liao Qing hurriedly explained: "According to the intelligence sent by the Intelligence Department from the British mainland three months ago. It is said that in recent years, the volume of overseas trade in Britain has decreased significantly. For this reason, the parliament also held a plenary meeting, as if to discuss the matter. ”。

Nan Feng raised his head slightly, and said with a puzzled face: "Could it be that this has something to do with Da Ming?" ”。 Because Britain has not won the commodity market in the South Seas before. So in Nanfeng's opinion, this matter doesn't seem to have anything to do with Daming. But listening to Liao Qing's tone, it seems that this matter is still related to Daming.

Sure enough, Liao Qing nodded and responded: "This matter is indeed related to Da Ming!" ”。

It turns out that the world has formed a very regular trade phenomenon for a long time. That is, the Western countries are all thinking about the trade with the 'heavenly and heavenly kingdoms' in the East. Whether it is the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, or the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, even in the current Manchu Qing Dynasty, the ultimate trade object of the West is still ancient China.

Historically, the blockage of land transportation in Central Asia also led to the famous Age of Discovery. This led to the opening of new shipping routes and the discovery of the American continent.

Even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty adopted a policy of closing the country to the outside world, it would not change the fact that the Western countries used various methods such as smuggling, immigration, and smuggling to conduct door-to-door trade. What's more, closing the country does not mean that there is really no communication with the outside world.

It's just that there are more restrictions.

Otherwise, the 13 Guangzhou Banks, which specialize in foreign trade, would not have been established.

And the Western countries, the reason why they are so active in trading with China. Mainly for centuries, China has been an economic power and a cultural power in the world. In terms of GDP, Huaxia is equivalent to the current United States and the United States, and will always be the first in the world.

The most important specialties such as tea, silk, and porcelain are all consumer goods that Western aristocrats and even ordinary people are vying for.

As a result, the huge profits contained in it have driven more businessmen to rush to it.

When the Ming Dynasty did not set foot in the South Seas before, the Philippines of the Spaniards was the distribution center of Manchu merchants. There are commodities that are desperately needed by Western countries. All kinds of plundered wealth was also converted into silver and flowed into the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It wasn't until the Ming Dynasty came that this trade status quo was broken.

Nowadays, any goods from the Manchu Qing Dynasty must be sold by the Ming Dynasty. Even relying on Macao, Portugal, which has good relations with the Ming Dynasty, can only sell commercial goods to the Ming Dynasty first. Then Western countries can buy from Daming.

During this period, the price has multiplied several times. Anyway, except for the Daming family, there is nowhere else to buy. Therefore, Daming is not afraid that Western countries will not buy it.

So in desperation, Western countries had no choice but to pinch their noses and admit slaughter. And according to the distance between relatives and relatives, the price of Daming is different for different countries. Portugal is undoubtedly the cheapest, while the United Kingdom, deservedly the most expensive.

This huge profit accounted for 10% of the revenue of the Ming treasury.

It was this incident that made the British complaint. Many civilians can't afford expensive tea. Invisibly, Britain held a grudge against the Ming Dynasty. Then there were the disputes over the Malay colonies, the blockade of the Northern Maluku Islands, and the monopoly of the spice trade. One by one, they all blocked the financial path of British merchants.

Finally, there is the obstruction of the opium trade.

You know, the opium trade has always been a huge profit. British merchants have made a lot of money in this trade. However, since Nanyang was controlled by the Ming Dynasty, the opium stolen and crossed the Manchu Qing Dynasty from Britain was confiscated by the Ming Dynasty as contraband.

Not only that, but Daming also reprocessed opium. I don't know what was added to create a more tempting 'dissipation' than opium. You don't need to light it, just take a sip of white powder, and you can lust and die.

In fact, this is the 'k・powder' and 'bin poison' of later generations, and the production process is relatively simple. After the Ming Dynasty developed it, it was vigorously sold to Central Asia and Europe. Because there are no competitors and there is a strong temptation and temptation, this newly developed 'dissipation' has become a best-selling product that everyone is vying to buy as soon as it appears.

Although the price is relatively expensive, many civilians want to buy it and take a sip even if they are trying to sell it. There are also many aristocrats who are bankrupt in order to buy this dissipation.

A large amount of wealth flowed into Daming's pocket.

In this, Britain is the focus of Daming's dumping! It was also in revenge for the British, who vigorously dumped opium and chips into China in later generations, and got the title of the sick man of East Asia. Therefore, the high-level of the Ming Dynasty is committed to the way of its people and governs its body! Let Britain become the 'sick husband of Western Europe'.

As a result, the outflow of gold from Britain was very serious. Much of the wealth plundered and looted from the colonies was not shipped back to Britain before it was transferred to the hands of Ming merchants. When it is transported back, it becomes a shipload of people's hearts and souls.

It was this terrible scene that the British elite saw. Only then did he turn from remembering and hating to hate!

After hearing the reason, Nanfeng didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

However, this explanation also makes sense why Britain dealt with Daming with such fanfare. (To be continued.) )