The Portuguese arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River much earlier than the Haihans, and had already settled in Macao in the middle of the last century, and later obtained a long-term lease in Macao by assisting the local government of Guangdong to suppress the mutiny, and from 1572 onwards began to pay a symbolic rent of 500 taels of silver per year, justifiably claiming this small place at the mouth of the Pearl River.

In the eyes of Ming officials, such a remote and small place did not have much economic value, and carrying out normal trade with Portugal in this way actually had some benefits for the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Portuguese were relatively friendly to the Ming Dynasty, and they could sell advanced European-style weapons to the Ming Dynasty and train gunners and musketeers for the Ming Dynasty, which was exactly what the Ming needed.

Of course, this was only one of the many reasons that contributed to the Portuguese occupation of Macau, and it was the Ming Dynasty's lack of vigilance against the usual methods of the Western colonizers that allowed it to take advantage of it.

However, these actions of Portugal really seemed too honest in front of the latecomer Haihan, who only took two years from the first time he sent a ship to the Pearl River Valley to occupy Hong Kong Island, and he completed the goal that the Portuguese took 20 years to achieve.

After all, Haihan had a strong military capability when he appeared in the South China Sea, and had already established a military base on Dawanshan Island at the mouth of the Pearl River long before Hong Kong, and drove out the Liu Xiang pirate gang that originally controlled this sea area. When Haihan attacked Hong Kong, the local government in Guangdong basically did not take any military measures, but ordered the naval division to retreat to the mouth of the Pearl River to avoid armed conflict with Haihan.

The Portuguese could not emulate such a method, they did not have a colony like Sanya in this region to rely on, and they did not dare to take risks to offend a country like the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, once the war starts, they may still have a slight upper hand in the short term, but in the long run, they will definitely not be able to consume the Ming as landlords.

However, the Portuguese recognized this military weakness relatively early, and in the Battle of Hoi An Castle in Annam, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce who tried to confront the Haihan army had learned their lesson, and then wisely chose cooperation rather than confrontation. Later, the Portuguese Council of Macau took the initiative to contact Haihan and reach a trade agreement, which was before Haihan occupied Hong Kong.

However, the territory occupied by the two countries in the east and west of the Pearl River Estuary also quickly widened the gap in the later development. Although Portugal began to operate in Macao more than half a century before Haihan launched the Hong Kong project, Hong Kong's current trade environment is far from comparable to that of Macau, and the number of businessmen from all over the world stationed in Hong Kong is far greater than that of Macau, and the scale of trade is dozens of times different.

The Portuguese have no good way to do this, Haihan and the Ming language and culture are in common, it is far easier to win over the Ming merchants than them, and what they can sell, Haihan almost all of them are produced, the quality is better and the price is lower, so that Portugal has no competitive advantage at all. As for those who play yin, forget it, the Haihan people are not good-natured existences, which can be seen from the frequency of their foreign wars, and it is better not to provoke with the strength of Portugal.

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The Portuguese arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River much earlier than the Haihans, and had already settled in Macao in the middle of the last century, and later obtained a long-term lease in Macao by assisting the local government of Guangdong to suppress the mutiny, and from 1572 onwards began to pay a symbolic rent of 500 taels of silver per year, justifiably claiming this small place at the mouth of the Pearl River.

In the eyes of Ming officials, such a remote and small place did not have much economic value, and carrying out normal trade with Portugal in this way actually had some benefits for the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Portuguese were relatively friendly to the Ming Dynasty, and they could sell advanced European-style weapons to the Ming Dynasty and train gunners and musketeers for the Ming Dynasty, which was exactly what the Ming needed.

Of course, this was only one of the many reasons that contributed to the Portuguese occupation of Macau, and it was the Ming Dynasty's lack of vigilance against the usual methods of the Western colonizers that allowed it to take advantage of it.

However, these actions of Portugal really seemed too honest in front of the latecomer Haihan, who only took two years from the first time he sent a ship to the Pearl River Valley to occupy Hong Kong Island, and he completed the goal that the Portuguese took 20 years to achieve.

After all, Haihan had a strong military capability when he appeared in the South China Sea, and had already established a military base on Dawanshan Island at the mouth of the Pearl River long before Hong Kong, and drove out the Liu Xiang pirate gang that originally controlled this sea area. When Haihan attacked Hong Kong, the local government in Guangdong basically did not take any military measures, but ordered the naval division to retreat to the mouth of the Pearl River to avoid armed conflict with Haihan.

The Portuguese could not emulate such a method, they did not have a colony like Sanya in this region to rely on, and they did not dare to take risks to offend a country like the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, once the war starts, they may still have a slight upper hand in the short term, but in the long run, they will definitely not be able to consume the Ming as landlords.

However, the Portuguese recognized this military weakness relatively early, and in the Battle of Hoi An Castle in Annam, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce who tried to confront the Haihan army had learned their lesson, and then wisely chose cooperation rather than confrontation. Later, the Portuguese Council of Macau took the initiative to contact Haihan and reach a trade agreement, which was before Haihan occupied Hong Kong.

However, the territory occupied by the two countries in the east and west of the Pearl River Estuary also quickly widened the gap in the later development. Although Portugal began to operate in Macao more than half a century before Haihan launched the Hong Kong project, Hong Kong's current trade environment is far from comparable to that of Macau, and the number of businessmen from all over the world stationed in Hong Kong is far greater than that of Macau, and the scale of trade is dozens of times different.

The Portuguese have no good way to do this, Haihan and the Ming language and culture are in common, it is far easier to win over the Ming merchants than them, and what they can sell, Haihan almost all of them are produced, the quality is better and the price is lower, so that Portugal has no competitive advantage at all. As for those who play yin, forget it, the Haihan people are not good-natured existences, which can be seen from the frequency of their foreign wars, and it is better not to provoke with the strength of Portugal.

The Portuguese arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River much earlier than the Haihans, and had already settled in Macao in the middle of the last century, and later obtained a long-term lease in Macao by assisting the local government of Guangdong to suppress the mutiny, and from 1572 onwards began to pay a symbolic rent of 500 taels of silver per year, justifiably claiming this small place at the mouth of the Pearl River.

In the eyes of Ming officials, such a remote and small place did not have much economic value, and carrying out normal trade with Portugal in this way actually had some benefits for the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Portuguese were relatively friendly to the Ming Dynasty, and they could sell advanced European-style weapons to the Ming Dynasty and train gunners and musketeers for the Ming Dynasty, which was exactly what the Ming needed.

Of course, this was only one of the many reasons that contributed to the Portuguese occupation of Macau, and it was the Ming Dynasty's lack of vigilance against the usual methods of the Western colonizers that allowed it to take advantage of it.

However, these actions of Portugal really seemed too honest in front of the latecomer Haihan, who only took two years from the first time he sent a ship to the Pearl River Valley to occupy Hong Kong Island, and he completed the goal that the Portuguese took 20 years to achieve.

After all, Haihan had a strong military capability when he appeared in the South China Sea, and had already established a military base on Dawanshan Island at the mouth of the Pearl River long before Hong Kong, and drove out the Liu Xiang pirate gang that originally controlled this sea area. When Haihan attacked Hong Kong, the local government in Guangdong basically did not take any military measures, but ordered the naval division to retreat to the mouth of the Pearl River to avoid armed conflict with Haihan.

The Portuguese could not emulate such a method, they did not have a colony like Sanya in this region to rely on, and they did not dare to take risks to offend a country like the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, once the war starts, they may still have a slight upper hand in the short term, but in the long run, they will definitely not be able to consume the Ming as landlords.

However, the Portuguese recognized this military weakness relatively early, and in the Battle of Hoi An Castle in Annam, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce who tried to confront the Haihan army had learned their lesson, and then wisely chose cooperation rather than confrontation. Later, the Portuguese Council of Macau took the initiative to contact Haihan and reach a trade agreement, which was before Haihan occupied Hong Kong.

However, the territory occupied by the two countries in the east and west of the Pearl River Estuary also quickly widened the gap in the later development. Although Portugal began to operate in Macao more than half a century before Haihan launched the Hong Kong project, Hong Kong's current trade environment is far from comparable to that of Macau, and the number of businessmen from all over the world stationed in Hong Kong is far greater than that of Macau, and the scale of trade is dozens of times different.

The Portuguese have no good way to do this, Haihan and the Ming language and culture are in common, it is far easier to win over the Ming merchants than them, and what they can sell, Haihan almost all of them are produced, the quality is better and the price is lower, so that Portugal has no competitive advantage at all. As for those who play yin, forget it, the Haihan people are not good-natured existences, which can be seen from the frequency of their foreign wars, and it is better not to provoke with the strength of Portugal.

The Portuguese arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River much earlier than the Haihans, and had already settled in Macao in the middle of the last century, and later obtained a long-term lease in Macao by assisting the local government of Guangdong to suppress the mutiny, and from 1572 onwards began to pay a symbolic rent of 500 taels of silver per year, justifiably claiming this small place at the mouth of the Pearl River.

In the eyes of Ming officials, such a remote and small place did not have much economic value, and carrying out normal trade with Portugal in this way actually had some benefits for the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Portuguese were relatively friendly to the Ming Dynasty, and they could sell advanced European-style weapons to the Ming Dynasty and train gunners and musketeers for the Ming Dynasty, which was exactly what the Ming needed.

Of course, this was only one of the many reasons that contributed to the Portuguese occupation of Macau, and it was the Ming Dynasty's lack of vigilance against the usual methods of the Western colonizers that allowed it to take advantage of it.

However, these actions of Portugal really seemed too honest in front of the latecomer Haihan, who only took two years from the first time he sent a ship to the Pearl River Valley to occupy Hong Kong Island, and he completed the goal that the Portuguese took 20 years to achieve.

After all, Haihan had a strong military capability when he appeared in the South China Sea, and had already established a military base on Dawanshan Island at the mouth of the Pearl River long before Hong Kong, and drove out the Liu Xiang pirate gang that originally controlled this sea area. When Haihan attacked Hong Kong, the local government in Guangdong basically did not take any military measures, but ordered the naval division to retreat to the mouth of the Pearl River to avoid armed conflict with Haihan.

The Portuguese could not emulate such a method, they did not have a colony like Sanya in this region to rely on, and they did not dare to take risks to offend a country like the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, once the war starts, they may still have a slight upper hand in the short term, but in the long run, they will definitely not be able to consume the Ming as landlords.

However, the Portuguese recognized this military weakness relatively early, and in the Battle of Hoi An Castle in Annam, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce who tried to confront the Haihan army had learned their lesson, and then wisely chose cooperation rather than confrontation. Later, the Portuguese Council of Macau took the initiative to contact Haihan and reach a trade agreement, which was before Haihan occupied Hong Kong.

However, the territory occupied by the two countries in the east and west of the Pearl River Estuary also quickly widened the gap in the later development. Although Portugal began to operate in Macao more than half a century before Haihan launched the Hong Kong project, Hong Kong's current trade environment is far from comparable to that of Macau, and the number of businessmen from all over the world stationed in Hong Kong is far greater than that of Macau, and the scale of trade is dozens of times different.

The Portuguese have no good way to do this, Haihan and the Ming language and culture are in common, it is far easier to win over the Ming merchants than them, and what they can sell, Haihan almost all of them are produced, the quality is better and the price is lower, so that Portugal has no competitive advantage at all. As for those who play yin, forget it, the Haihan people are not good-natured existences, which can be seen from the frequency of their foreign wars, and it is better not to provoke with the strength of Portugal.