"I hope that the Chinese businessmen of Vigan will be able to form a chamber of commerce on their own."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was alarmed in an instant.

The people were stunned by these words and turned their heads to each other.

In recent years, Chinese businessmen in Luzon have gathered in Luzon for various reasons.

But out of wariness of the Luzon Tang people,

The Spaniards did not allow Chinese businessmen to form their own chambers of commerce.

The trade of Chinese merchants in Vigan is carried out under the control of the Vigan Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to paying a lot of taxes to the local Spaniards in Luzon, the income of the Chinese merchants in these years of hard trade, especially the maritime trade, had to be shared by the Chamber of Commerce.

However, Chinese businessmen have no status in the Chamber of Commerce.

At this moment, Liu Yu said that let the local Chinese businessmen in Weigan form their own chamber of commerce, how could they not make these businessmen excited.

"My lord, this is true." Zhao Tianming, the owner of the ship, looked at Liu Yu with bright eyes.

He ran the ocean-going trade, had dozens of ships under his command, and thousands of people ate with him.

Maritime trade is a dangerous business in itself, and although it is lucrative, whether it is shipwrecked or pirated, it can often cost the fleet nothing.

The local Spanish government and chamber of commerce in Luzon did nothing, but almost half of the profits were taken.

However, people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and in the face of the oppression of the Spaniards and the Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese businessmen had to swallow the bitter fruit secretly.

"Yes." Liu Yu nodded.

"For those who join our chamber of commerce, the tax will be halved and the chamber of commerce will only receive one percent of the income."

Hearing this, the businessmen talked a lot.

"My lord, please listen to me." There is someone. Zhao Lao, who had not continued to speak on the side, suddenly opened his mouth and suppressed everyone's voices.

"The reason why you want to form a chamber of commerce is because you want to control Vigan's trade, in order to develop maritime trade, right?" Zhao Lao saw Liu Yu's plan at a glance.

"Yes," Liu Yu couldn't deny.

Now that the pirate gang led by Xiao Wu and Li Tianyou is besieging Laoag, the Spaniards have to gather all their forces in Laoag City to fight against it, which is why Liu Yu can easily take Vigan.

However, this does not mean that Liu Yu can sit back and relax.

With the Battle of Laoag just around the corner, whether the pirates or the Spaniards win, Vigan is bound to be the next target for the winners.

Liu Yu and the soldiers of Huben Town, who had no water division, were trapped in Weigan, and all the forces that could be collected must be gathered.

Time waits for no one, and during his time in Weigan, Liu Yu must tie Weiganhua to his chariot in various ways.

The new chamber of commerce can not only integrate the resources of Weigan Chinese businessmen, but also have great convenience for the future development of maritime trade.

Although at this time the waters of Luzon were not peaceful, and the pirates and Spaniards were fighting for control of the seas,

If the development of maritime trade at this time is not realistic, but the formation of a chamber of commerce is also necessary.

"You invited me to the banquet just to find out the attitude of the Ming army towards the Vigan Chinese merchants,"

"At this moment, I made it clear, whether I am willing to enter the Chamber of Commerce or not, my Ming Army will protect the safety of the Luzon Tang people, if I can join the Chamber of Commerce, I will naturally not treat you badly."

Liu Yu stood up, and when he saw Liu Yu get up,

The merchants also knew that this banquet should also end, and they got up one after another.

"I give you time to discuss, if you think it's okay, you can go to the Weigan Mansion to find me or Su Langqing, if you feel that it's impossible, I'm afraid of angering the Weigan Chamber of Commerce, then I won't pursue it." Liu Yu arched his hand at everyone, turned around and left with his own soldiers.

Waiting for Liu Yu and his party to leave,

The whole restaurant fell silent in an instant,

The businessmen present did not talk about it like before, but looked at Zhao Lao one after another.

Zhao Lao, who was over sixty years old, was silent at the moment, only breaking peanuts by himself.

"Old Zhao, whether this chamber of commerce is in the end or not, you have an idea." The anxious man stood up and asked.

"If you really join this Chamber of Commerce, won't you be an enemy of the Wigan Chamber of Commerce?"

"This Ming army has just arrived, and Weigan is still under the control of the Chamber of Commerce, if we do this, won't we be squeezed out by Quanweigan."

"Yes, what's more, if you really get on the thief ship, what if the Spaniards kill it and come back?" Many people have a lot of discussions, and each has its own reason.

"Ship Master Zhao, what do you think?" Old Zhao suddenly stared at Ship Master Zhao.

"The formation of the Chamber of Commerce, its maritime trade is undoubtedly the big one, what do you think." Zhao Lao asked.

"Elder Zhao, the reason why this chamber of commerce was formed is that the Ming army wants to take advantage of it, after all, they don't have the wealth of Weigan when they first arrive, and they want to form a chamber of commerce to take the opportunity to master the property of Weigan Chinese merchants." Zhao Tianming said slowly.

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads in greeting,

"However, if we open a chamber of commerce, then we can avoid the Weigan Chamber of Commerce to carry out maritime trade, and we can save a lot of money in one trip, not only in maritime trade, but also in many industries." Zhao Tianming naturally knew the pros and cons, and told what he thought in his heart one by one.

"Old Zhao, do we agree?" Wang Li hurriedly asked.

He is engaged in silk and porcelain trade, and naturally has a close connection with the Zhao family's fleet, if a chamber of commerce is formed to start a maritime trade, just avoiding the contribution to the Weigan Chamber of Commerce can double Wang Li's income in one trip.

At this moment, everyone is excited, and they all want to participate in it, but they are afraid of the revenge of the Weigan Chamber of Commerce.

"Ladies and gentlemen, who is the biggest in Vigan now?" Zhao Lao suddenly spoke,

"Naturally, it's the Ming army," everyone said.

"Who's the biggest in Luzon?"

All of a sudden, everyone was speechless and froze in place.

"The sailors who failed to defeat the Spaniards, how to talk about sea trade, are just drawing a big pie out of thin air." Zhao Lao hit the nail on the head, and everyone was shocked to wake up.

Oh, yes

This group of Ming troops only took Vigan by taking advantage of the withdrawal of the Spaniards.

After the Spaniards exterminated the pirates in the nearby seas, they would naturally reoccupy Vigan with troops.

What chamber of commerce, what to carry out sea trade, under the threat of the Spanish warships, will allow you to carry out sea trade in peace and stability.

Isn't it self-defeating to enter the Chamber of Commerce by yourself?

The businessmen present shook their heads,

Wang Li's heart sank suddenly, and he said, "Old Zhao refuses." ”

For a while, everyone focused on Mr. Zhao again.

Zhao Lao sighed,

He picked up the glass, and his withered fingers slid between them.

"Guys, do you want to live?"

Suddenly, Zhao Lao exclaimed.

"Luzon is the territory of the Spaniards after all, and our reluctance to go to Laoag and stay in Vigan has already angered the Spaniards, and if the Ming army is defeated, we will not have a way to live." Zhao Lao said coldly.

This," all the people are troubled,

Indeed, they were worried that the Spaniards would cut them down, so they sneaked back to Vigan, and the Spaniards would never let them go.

Secretly staying in Luzon, they had no choice but to rely on the protection of the Ming army at the moment.

"Hou Ye's establishment of the Chamber of Commerce is actually to tie up Weigan and even Luzon Chinese businessmen together, one is prosperous, and the other is lost."

"In fact, entering the Chamber of Commerce at this time is just an attitude, an attitude that is willing to advance and retreat with the Viganming army, as for the profit of sea trade or something, it is simply unrealistic now."