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One of the main reasons for Sima Bohua's bad luck was that the "Xia-Siam Treaty of Commerce" stipulated that the cost of purchasing the wife of the Malay Peninsula was 9.67 million yuan, which was almost equivalent to one-sixth of the annual branch of the Chinese court.

However, if this price is paid in fifteen years according to the treaty, in fact, it is only more than 600,000 yuan per year, and most of them are traded in the form of artillery, sulfur, saltpeter and other arms and bulk commodities such as silk, porcelain, glassware, pearls, etc., so in fact, the annual expenditure of the Chinese court is limited, and it can be said that it is almost an empty glove white wolf ingesting tens of thousands of miles (newly made) of land.

Of course, the Sultans of the northern Malay states, who were the ribs themselves, did not think that it would be better to change the suzerainty from Siamese to Chinese. Especially for the calculation of the local area of Na Ni, the opening of the port of Song Kla means the impact on the trade of Na Ni. However, the arithmetic end of these states is not even able to deal with the Siamese, and naturally they are even more powerless to deal with the stronger China.

From the beginning of February to April of the sixth year of the Chinese Wucheng Dynasty, because the king of Nai refused to recognize the sovereignty of the Siamese Protectorate of Songkhla, the Cam Ranh fleet was ordered to send warships to blockade the Nai, during which the merchant ships of various countries, including the Chinese merchants, were strictly forbidden to sail into the Nai, and for a time, the Nai became a dead city that was only allowed to enter and not to enter.

Seeing that he couldn't hold on anymore after being hit like this, some careerists began to think about how to steal the fruits of victory from Huaxia.

"Gentlemen, this is a great opportunity for us." As the largest merchant group in the Nai, the Japanese merchants arguably controlled at least one-third of the trade in the Nai. "We should take advantage of the situation to build a city controlled by the people, just like Sakai Town in the past."

"But we are not Huaxia after all, so even if the mud is finally subservient, the Huaxia court will not watch the city fall into our hands." Nobumitsu Kanaya responded with some frustration to the words of Uji Kohisa, the owner of Chunmei House. "And we are still Catholics, although the Chinese court does not prohibit religion, but it is full of doubts about the existence of the church, and in this case, I don't think we have a chance to completely master the mud."

"I'm aware of that, too." Umeya responded. "But I think there's a chance." Umeya explained in detail. "First, although we are not Chinese, there are still many compatriots serving in the Chinese court, and we may be able to find some of them to explain for us; Second, we can bring in the Chinese merchants, and although we are the only ones who have no exclusive interests, the probability of success is greatly increased; Thirdly, on the issue of religious belief, we can promise the Metropolitan Protectorate of Songkhla that it will be limited to the port of Ngani, and we can even ask them to send monasteries to supervise it. ”

"In that case, it's possible to succeed." Hainan House Garcia asked as he touched the cross on his chest. "It's just that, how can the King of Nai and the Huaxia Government give up the golden rooster of Na Ni Gang and hand it over to the management of the Judge Public?"

"The two countries are nothing more than fancy the financial resources of the mud, as long as we promise a suitable annual tribute, the problem should not be too much."

"Then who will persuade the king of Nai, and who will contact the Chinese merchants to intercede with the capital of Songkhla?"

"Well, let's discuss the bottom line of an annual tribute first, and then discuss it??????"

"Oh? A free port that resembles an inner domain? Looking at the groveling Fujian businessman in front of him, Yu Menglun, who was the governor of the Siam Metropolitan Protector at the time, smiled playfully. This is a blatant request for the establishment of a private port. "Laugh, Yu Menglun's voice turned sharp." Don't you want to emulate the story of Shuangyu and Yuegang. ”

"The grass people don't dare." The merchant seemed to be taken aback, but in fact, he had long known that the Huaxia government had opened many small ports along the Strait of Malacca to accommodate privateers, and he was not frightened by Yu Menglun's words. "The grass people have no intention of cutting themselves off from the imperial court, but they are just invited by the Niri people." The merchant explained pretentiously. "The Japanese people here are not allowed to be in their own country, and unlike the Keelung Japanese people who have been naturalized by our dynasty, there is no way out of the dilemma, so there is a sense of self-reliance."

Yu Menglun interrupted the businessman's words with a sneer: "Ridiculous! In the past, why didn't they support themselves under the rule of the King of Mud? Now that the dynasty has entered the throne, but it wants to defend itself, which is contempt for the court. ”

"In the past, he was just one master on the head, but now he has to obey the orders of the two families, so he is at a loss, so he wants to defend himself."

The merchant's words are reasonable, even if Huaxia becomes the suzerain of the mud, it is not good to take the port from the hands of the mud calculation at once, so that the merchants in the port will be double-exploited, and it is naturally possible to have independent ideas.

"That makes sense." Yu Menglun nodded. "It's just that the dynasty is willing, and the king of mud may not be willing."

"As long as the imperial court allows it, there are Japanese people over there who will persuade it."

"It's a good calculation." Yu Menglun scoffed. "It's just to use the court to suppress the mud king, let's say, what good will the court do in doing this? And what do you get out of it? ”

"If you go back to your lordship, the Mui Chamber of Commerce will pay 15,000 yuan of tax money to the Metropolitan Government every year. As for the benefits of our Chinese merchants, the Muslim Chamber of Commerce will have ten directors, and the Japanese merchants have promised to leave three of them to us. ”

"It's only 15,000 yuan, and there are only three chief directors, so you will sell the imperial court." Yu Menglun shook his head again and again. "It is absolutely impossible to get the edict of the imperial court for 25,000 yuan of tax silver, and it is useless to report it."

Seeing that his tone was loose, the merchant hurriedly asked, "Please also make it clear to your lordship." ”

"The tax silver should be added to at least 30 percent or more of the previous level." Yu Menglun said. "As for the position of chief director, it should also be the same as the seat of the Japanese, otherwise how can this official be embarrassed to report."

The merchant was embarrassed and said, "Thirty and a half is not too much, and we also need to appease the King of Mud." ”

"It can't be less." Yu Menglun obviously didn't want to bargain with the businessman, so he said categorically. "Otherwise there is no need to mention it." Seeing the wry smile on the businessman's face, Yu Menglun asked instead. "What kind of law will be enforced in the harbor in the future?"

The merchant replied with interest: "Naturally, we should take the Chinese law as a model." ”

Yu Menglun immediately pushed the boat down the river and said: "In this case, the Metropolitan Protection Mansion will send an inspection department to the Ni Port. ”

The merchant replied bitterly: "This matter must be reported to everyone, and the grass people cannot make their own decisions." ”

"Okay, you go back and continue to discuss with them, anyway, it's not the official who has thoughts." Yu Menglun said disapprerovingly, and then made a very rude request. "In addition, the capital protection office spent a lot of money on building a military city and a military port in Songkhla, and asked your number to help persuade you to lose after returning to the port of Nai, and the official did not open his mouth, so it was 50,000 yuan??????"

"Thirty and a half is 25,000 guan, and you have to give 50,000 guan in advance, and you have to accept the inspection department sent by Huaxia, the cost is too great, so forget it." After hearing the response of the Huaxia government, the group of businessmen in the mud was disappointed for a while. "It's a pity that those half-breed twins are cheaper than the dog officer."

"No, that's not what I thought." Captain Don Stillian of the Saints shouted in fluent Cantonese. "If you can get things done with the money, it's worth it." Indeed, for Portuguese merchants who had been excluded from Macau, Hoi An and other places, the independent port of Ngai Ngai was their only opportunity in Southeast Asia. "In fact, as long as we don't send tax collectors, but just collect taxes, we still have a lot of benefits."

The words of the Portuguese merchants resonated with the Japanese merchants, and some of the merchant believers, who were secretly supported by the Jesuits and the former diocese of Macau, even believed that the Chinese government had not mentioned that the dispatch of religious inspectors to the city was in fact very lenient, and that it was acceptable to pay some financial price for it.

"However, just in case, I should get permission from the Siam Metropolitan Protectorate to recruit the city guard on my own." Tisumi, a Jewish shipowner from the Italian region, offered to supplement the building yì. "In order to prevent the appearance of some thieves."

Having said that, everyone tacitly knows the real object of prevention, so the Vietnamese shipowner Nguyen Dong objected: "I'm afraid that the Chinese court and the Ni Calculation Duan will not agree, besides, there are guards on the 6th, what to do at sea?" Is it different to rely on Huaxia sailors? Since we have spent money, then security depends on Huaxia to shelter. ”

"I think Captain Ruan's words make sense." Harume Uji agreed for a long time. "It's already a fluke to be able to spend money to gain autonomy, and you must not lightly touch the bottom line of the Huaxia government, so it's better to report it in the name of the anti-smuggling team, and the number of people is also limited, it's best not to exceed a hundred, as for anyone who is still worried, then hire your own guards."

"Anti-smuggling team, didn't we say that merchant ships don't have to pay taxes when they enter the port? Why use the name of the anti-smuggling team. Someone said dissatisfiedly. In addition, there is a problem with the distribution of seats on the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, and I propose a re-election, at least to ensure that the status of small businesses and independent captains is not bullied. ”

"Everyone, everyone." Seeing the commotion in the situation, Ghana Nobumitsu hurriedly spoke. "The anti-smuggling team is only in name, and the distribution of the joint team is also roughly formulated, and any problems can be discussed??????

In June of the 6th year of Wucheng, after arguing and strife, the merchants of the mud again submitted a request for port autonomy to the Huaxia Siam Metropolitan Protectorate and the Nani Calculation Duan. In July of that year, on the premise of ensuring that their own interests would not be lost, the Na Ni Calculation first approved the request of the local merchants, and then in November of that year, the Huaxia Center, after reporting to Zheng Kezang, ordered the autonomy of Na Ni. Soon, similar autonomous ports were established along the Straits of Malacca, and the Lingya Mun Protectorate set up town wardens in Phuket and Penang to oversee the nests of these privateers??????