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Fang Yunchun's voice continued to echo in the room: "Sending troops to Xilan is only the beginning, and the imperial court requires that once the West uses troops in the future, the families under the territorial department must be restrained and ready to be transferred, and they must not shirk it for some reason." As for the annual tribute and the ten-year dynasty is also inevitable, of course, the amount of the tribute is not very large, at least the Tuzhi Prefecture and the Tuzhi Prefecture are here, and the maximum is 5,000 a year, but when returning to the country, I am afraid it is not a small amount. ”

After Fang Yunchun's words were finished, there was silence in the room, and everyone looked at each other, obviously stunned by the asking price of the Huaxia Imperial Court.

After a long time, someone said: "The court is very calculating, and it wants soldiers and money, so it really eats us, what if Lao Tzu doesn't agree?" Is the imperial court ready to send troops to exterminate us? ”

"The person who came said that if we don't agree, the court will punish us as treason and traitors." One person beside Fang Yunchun responded. "First, the privateering of the imperial court proves that there will be no more; Secondly, the ships of the thirty-six families will be forbidden to sail into any port under the control of the imperial court, and if they are now immediately detained, those who report will be rewarded with half of the cargo; In the end, of course, it was the use of troops, and it is said that Emperor Wucheng had decided to move the office of the Western Naval Division to the Lingyamen Metropolitan Protectorate??????"

"The court is nothing but blackmail." Bao Dongzhu of the Southern Commercial Union said disapprovingly. "Privateering proves that it is nothing more than the sale of stolen goods in an open and honest manner, and it is the same thing whether there is or not; As for our ship entering the port will be detained, it is not simple, Malaya can't stay, so let's go to Borneo, and I can't see that there is also a tight investigation; The move of the Western Naval Division's office to Lingyamen is also mainly aimed at Xiyi, how can the imperial court regard us as a great enemy. ”

"The news of the imperial court's victory over the Tartars to recover the Northland, the big guy should have known it a long time ago." Boss Li of Onishi Company, who was the first to know the news, was not as confident as Bao Dongzhu. "So the news of the abolition of the 6th Division by the imperial court, the big guy knows, right? What does this mean? Did the imperial court put Nanshan? Emperor Wucheng is the emperor immediately, is it possible to say that his old man has neglected his government? The national policy of the imperial court is to advance in parallel with the sea 6, and the Western naval division moves south, I am afraid that it is a precursor to the imperial court is about to make a big move in the south, but you can tell me, will the imperial court let go of our more than 100 ships and 6 or 7,000 men? ”

"What Boss Li said makes sense." Su Xiaochun, who is the big shopkeeper of Rixingsheng, broke the news. "Half a month ago, I received a letter from the owner from Guangzhou, which mentioned that the imperial court seemed to be going to train the fifth division of the Longxiang Army, and also mentioned that the Western naval division might be divided into two, and now it seems that this news is true."

"There are more than 400 Fubo troops and more than 1,000 Shence troops in the Siaman Protectorate; There are more than 600 Fubo troops in Penang Town; The town guard of Puji (Phuket) has 500 Fubo troops; Tianzhu Town has 800 Fubo troops and more than 1,000 Shence troops; The Fubo army of Pontianak, Xinjin, and Jeddah Bang combined had a small 3,000, and the Shence army had 8,000; There are also 1,000 Fubo troops and 4,000 Shence troops in Machen and Balikpapan. Dou Li, the owner of Manlang Company, narrowed his eyes and calculated. If the Fifth Division of the Longxiang Army was also stationed in Lingyamen, then the imperial court would have twenty or thirty thousand soldiers and horses in the south. Even if the Fubo army is not very easy to use to defend the harbor, the imperial court can at least draw 10,000 mobile 6 divisions from it. Dou Li shook his head. When the time comes, will you have a hard time with the imperial court, or will you give up your current foundation and go to the sea again? I'm afraid that the sons and daughters below will know about it, and they won't have the same heart with us. ”

"Lord Dou is right, the reason why the imperial court is not in conflict with Xiyi now is simply because the number of ships of the naval division in the south is not enough." Huang Jisheng, the chief director of Dalong Company, echoed: "This will be useful to us, but if we are not interested, in two years, the number of warships in the imperial court is enough, and we will not be given a chance." ”

In this way, everyone present understood that the Huaxia Navy Division was indeed powerful, but the sea area under its jurisdiction was too broad, and it was precisely because it was necessary to prevent European warships and armed merchant ships from infiltrating into the domestic coastal areas from the gaps to attack, so it was difficult for most of the ships to be transferred to the south, so they had to give the 36 Western Masters this opportunity, otherwise after two years, after the Huaxia Imperial Court made up for the Western Naval Division divided into two, there would be nothing to do with the 36 Western Marines. In other words, if the 36 Western families refuse the canonization and requisition of the imperial court, then when the imperial court cleans up the Xiyi, it will be the turn of the 36 Western families to be unlucky.

It is said that it has been two years, in fact, the crisis is close at hand, and the impatient Boss Qi who once expressed Xiàn has a clear understanding: "Just now Lao Bao said that Malaya can't sell the stolen goods, let's go to Borneo, this is not right, according to my news, what kind of logbook system is the imperial court is going to implement, where do you come from, where you pass in the middle, it must be reflected in the logbook, every place, must be confirmed by the seal of the city, as for the goods on the ship, there must also be a shipping bill and a sales bill signed by the port ** Yi as a certificate, I'm afraid that without the permission of the government in the future, this private goods will be difficult to sell. ”

Bao Dongzhu felt that he had been embarrassed, and his face couldn't hold it, so he retorted: "If the ports under the rule of the imperial court can't be successful, then we can still go to the ports established by the Yi people, such as Nguni, Ah Zhen, Malacca, Bencoolen (Bengkulu), Coconut City (Jakarta), and Manila, there is no problem in selling them." If you can't do it, you can still go to Tianzhu. ”

Before Boss Qi could speak, Mr. Gao, the commander of the Parodi Company on the side, shook his head: "Go to places like Azhen and Nani, what if you encounter the owner?" Moreover, on the line of Malacca, now you can only grab Yi goods and Tianzhu goods, and then sell them back to these places where Yi and Tianzhu people can't make a lot of money at all, and it wastes time. ”

Everyone talked for a while, and then Fang Yunchun spoke again: "Listening to everyone's meaning, most of them think that the requirements of the imperial court are acceptable, so can it be decided." ”

"Slow!" With this voice, a man stepped forward. "It's a good thing that the big guy wants to live under the wings of the imperial court, but the conditions of the imperial court must not be discussed? I don't think so. ”

"Master Sun." Fang Yunchun looked at it and immediately asked respectfully. "What does the owner of the Sun ship mean by how to talk to the imperial court."

"I mean break down the conditions of the imperial court, go through them carefully, and see what can be discussed." The owner of the Sun ship who spoke had three Galen ships and six 8,000 ships under his name, and he was also considered to be second to none among the thirty-six families in the Western Ocean, so he had a certain status among the maritime merchants (pirates) who spoke with strength. "Let's take a closer look, the imperial court has a total of three requirements, the first is to open a town to guard the mansion and set up a Hong Kong garrison." Captain Sun glanced at the people present. "Who's out there?"

Huang Jisheng blinked, and asked with some puzzlement, "What does Ship Master Sun mean?" ”

Ship Master Sun asked, "Where is the big guy repairing the ship now?" Lingyamen? Malacca? Ah Zhen? ”

Ship Master Sun asked himself and replied: "The imperial court will definitely let us go to the new town to repair the ship in the future, so that the imperial court can grasp our specific strength, and we can collect a lot of benefits from it." ”

Fang Yunchun frowned and said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid this article can't be changed." ”

According to the edict issued by Emperor Zheng Kezhang of Wucheng, the Chinese imperial court strictly forbade the establishment of large-scale civilian shipyards overseas, and all civilian ships with more than 1,500 materials could only be purchased in China, while the government-run shipyards set up by a number of overseas prefectures and townskeepers could provide overhaul services to the people.

"This cannot be changed, but we can ask the imperial court to sell military gunpowder and artillery as well."

"I'm afraid that the imperial court will sell thirteen and a half (18-pound) cannons at most." Boss Qi didn't have much hope for this. "As for military gunpowder, it is even more impossible, the imperial court is very strict about it, rather than expecting the imperial court to sell it, it is better to try to imitate it yourself."

"Imitation?" Bao Dongzhu seized the opportunity and fought back. "It would be nice if it could be imitated, who hasn't tried it, but it's always a little worse than the explosive power of the imperial army's gunpowder, don't look at these differences, it's a few more steps of range at sea, that's the difference between you being able to beat others and others not being able to beat you."

Boss Qi sneered unceremoniously: "The difference? What's the difference, even if you are given military gunpowder, you can shoot accurately? I don't know who it is, within thirty steps (about 1oom), ten shots and ten misses. ”

Everyone present laughed, this is the troubles of Bao Dongzhu when he first debuted, and it is still a famous joke in the circle.

Seeing that Bao Dongzhu's face turned red, Sun Shipowner spoke: "There is no need to say jokes, who hasn't learned to walk." ”

Everyone restrained their smiles, and Bao Dongzhu gratefully greeted Ship Master Sun, but Ship Master Sun had already continued: "Talk, if you succeed or not, you have to give it a try, in short, don't let the court think that we are too easy to handle." ”

Everyone agreed with this, and listened to the owner of the Sun ship again: "Second, the imperial court wants to transfer our soldiers and ships, no problem, you can, but the number of troops must be said in advance every time, and we still have to live by the sea. ”

Mr. Gao of the Parodi Company praised: "This makes sense, for example, if we want to send troops to Xilan, we have to give us specific time and manpower to send troops, let's make arrangements in advance, don't rush to press the gourd and scoop up at that time." ”

Lai Minglun, the big boss of the Minglun company that runs Jindao, added: "I have to negotiate with the imperial court about the remuneration for sending troops??????

Finally, when the previous topic was over, Captain Sun mentioned the key point: "As for the third point, the annual tribute and the return to the country." I think the amount of annual tribute is too much, we are different from the general internal vassals, the imperial court does not turn against Burma, we still have to pay a sum of money to the Burmese people, so we must let the imperial court lower the annual tribute figure. ”

This is also true, although the 36 Western families have extended their hands to 6 places, but the southern part of Myanmar is all mountains, flat land is limited, and the income from farming is also limited.

"And the ten-year dynasty is too short, and the cost of going back is too great, so the imperial court should be changed to a fifteen-year dynasty."

Fang Yunchun said: "I don't think the matter of the Hajj is not negotiable, even if you don't go back for the rest of your life, when your descendants inherit it, don't you have to ask the court to nod and issue an edict of canonization?" It's a lot of money that can't be saved??????"