Five ports!

Giorges was stunned, this was really a happy event from the sky, especially the river ports of the Yangtze River, once they could trade, their commercial network could go directly to the interior of this huge empire, and the profits would be shocking.

"And it's free trade." Chongzhen's sugar-coated cannonballs continued to roar.

Georges' mind went blank, "Am I dreaming?" God, happiness came so suddenly! ”

Before, their trade could only be carried out through Zheng Zhilong, but Zheng Zhilong was too dark, in addition to collecting protection fees, he had to extract at least thirty percent of the profits from each transaction, and there was no guarantee of the type and time of the goods.

If you can trade with Da Ming yourself, you don't have to go through Zheng Zhilong, a black-hearted merchant.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I can agree to your conditions, we are willing to do our best to provide food for the Ming Dynasty. As for the war horse, we will also raise it as soon as possible to ensure that Daming is satisfied! ”

"What about the ship?"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, we don't have many ocean-going ships......"

Chongzhen heard what he meant, and said: "Daming doesn't need your ocean-going ships for the time being, the small warships and merchant ships in the offshore sea are what Daming wants to purchase now!" ”

Chongzhen knew that in the past, Georges would not dare to decide on his own.

But today, he first asked for a sky-high price for him to pay tribute, and then threw out trade measures that would be enough to cause an earthquake in Europe, and this Georgs would definitely agree to this "small" demand.

"Thank God, Your Majesty the Merciful Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what I can be sure of is that our small warships and merchant ships will definitely satisfy the Ming Dynasty!"

"Good. I believe in your strength! Do you have any other questions? ”

"Yes! I want to ask, did Daming give us cash? "Giorges knew the predicament of the Great Ming, and he was worried that the Jingshi side would not be able to provide silver.

"It must be cash, you can rest assured." Chongzhen said with a smile, "You go to negotiate with the cabinet for the specific operating procedures and material prices." That's all for today's conversation! ”

Seeing that the Ming Emperor had issued an order to expel guests, Giorges stood up very respectfully and said goodbye.

He left the palace with infinite anticipation, and immediately sent someone to contact the cabinet, hoping to start negotiations as soon as possible.

But the cabinet ignored him, and the anxious Georges probed around, only to learn that it was not only him who came to Beijing to meet the Ming Emperor this time, but also the envoys of the Netherlands and Spain.

It's just that he was the first to arrive, and the reason why the cabinet didn't see him was not because of arrogance and suppression, but because there was no time.

Because, the Netherlands sent a large ship of grain seeds, which has arrived in Laizhou, and the two sides are in contact.

The panicked Giorges spent a few hundred taels of silver to find out that it was a Chinese messenger named Fan Xuanchao, who went to Nanyang in person and contacted the Dutch East India Company to manage the grain trade this time.

"Oh my gosh, what am I missing! This is the business of the Ten Ships! ”

Just when Giorgs was frustrated, the cabinet sent a commissioner to find him and give him a list of nearly a thousand goods for export.

As soon as Giorgs saw it, his eyes couldn't pull it out, this includes all the goods that Europe needs, which is a list, it is clearly a gold mountain!

"Envoy Franco, our Lord Shoufu said, please draw up your list of goods according to the list of the Ming Dynasty, and I will give you equal treatment according to your ability."

"What? Can't all the items on the list be traded with us? ”

"This official doesn't know, this official just heard that Lord Shoufu wants to compare the Netherlands, Spain and your goods before making a decision!"

Giorgs was stunned, how could Daming become so shrewd, and even compare, how could I Spain provide so many kinds of goods!

You might as well not show me this list, isn't that killing me!

No, I must take the key to this mountain of gold.

"Honorable Cabinet, please tell your Excellency Shoufu that we will definitely provide the most needed goods for the Ming Dynasty, and the price is definitely the most favorable, and the quality is definitely the best in Europe!"

"This official has no right to participate, so I will leave."

Giorges hurriedly caught up, stuffed a bag into the official's hand, and then walked back to his residence with confidence.

This petty official left with an arrogant face, but his heart blossomed, "I didn't expect Franz to be so sensible, and he gave me a bag of pearls at one time!" ”

Two days later, a group of Westerners rode into the city under the escort of the Ming army, causing the people to watch.

These red-haired and blue-eyed aliens waited in the post house for two days before they were summoned to the palace.

When Giorges got the news, he was extremely agitated.

He had already inquired clearly, and those people were all Spaniards who had landed from Tianjin. They didn't want to come empty-handed, but brought more than a dozen supposedly precious gifts to the Ming Emperor.

As for what it is, it will be divine.

The second child of a tavern heard that this team of red hairs dedicated the biggest night pearl in their country to the emperor, one who can have a big head and can illuminate a large hall.

A white-bearded storyteller on the side of the road said that the group of red-haired ghosts had brought new seeds, which were said to produce fruit the size of a millstone.

The officials who were on errand in the Yamen heard from their lords that those Westerners were paying tribute to warships, which had stopped at the port of Tianjin, and it was said that they could carry 500 people!

Giorges was distraught by the rumors, and hurriedly went to the Yamen of the Ming Rite Department with the silver and the list of Portuguese goods.

In the palace, Chongzhen looked at the two Spaniards kneeling in front of him, and he didn't have any good feelings in his heart.

They were the first Europeans to come to the East, having occupied the northern part of the island of Taiwan many years ago, and had repeatedly slaughtered Chinese in the South Seas to consolidate their colonial rule.

"Venerable Emperor Ming, this time, we in Spain have brought you several valuable gifts, I hope you can like it." One of the Spaniards said.

His name is Gabriel, he is the supreme head of this mission, he has lived in the East for more than ten years, and he knows the Ming Dynasty very well.

This time, in order to be able to catch the olive branch extended by the Ming Dynasty, he made full preparations to try to drive away the Portuguese and Dutch and monopolize the trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling man, let alone the smiling man with a gift, Chongzhen suppressed the rebuke to the Spaniards and waited for them to present the gifts.

The little eunuch had already handed over the gift box, checked them one by one outside, and only moved into the house after making sure it was safe.

Chongzhen ordered someone to open it.

The little eunuch opened a brocade box, which contained a flintlock pistol with a short handle, and the patterns all over it were gilded, which was very valuable at first sight.

Chongzhen's first thought was to allocate it to the Arms Bureau for imitation. Although Da Ming has been able to mass-produce flintlock pistols, this small type has no experience in making it.

This kind of gun has little effect in actual combat, but it has both a certain lethality and a decorative effect, and can be used as a reward for high-ranking officers and meritorious officers.

The little eunuch opened another box, which made Chongzhen's eyes light up.