Port of Laoag

Today's Laoag port is crowded with people, and the gongs and drums are beating on both sides of the wharf.

A ship carrying the Dutch East India Company slowly sailed into port.

On the orders of the governor of Combrooke, a merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company sailed from Batavia to the city of Laoag.

In addition to carrying goods to Luzon for trade, this East India merchant ship also served as a trade with the Ming court.

Paulo, the merchant shipowner, stepped onto the dock amid a cannon salute.

To his surprise, it was not only Akito in the welcoming crowd, but he even saw many Western faces, even the flag of the English East India Company.

"I didn't expect Daming to be so friendly to us Dutch merchants, it's really flattering to Zaixia." Surprisingly, Captain Paulo knew some Chinese, albeit a little stiff.

"The Ming court welcomes the arrival of any merchant who is willing to be friendly with the Ming people." Uda smiled and said in Dutch.

"This time, on the orders of the Governor of Combrooke, I went to Laoag to establish a merchant house, and the 20 merchant hall personnel accompanying him were already on the dock." Paulo pointed to the Dutchman who was still on the dock behind him.

"Rest assured, the Merchant House is located in the most prosperous business district of Laoag City, next to the English Merchant House." Uda Road.

Since returning from Batavia from the open sea, the Ming court has chosen to build the Dutch Merchant House in Laaag, next to the English Merchant House.

Obviously, the English people were extremely nervous about this, and this time many merchants in the English Merchanthouse also came to the docks to watch.

"God, it's only been a year since our merchant house was established, and I didn't expect the Dutch from Batavia to come." An English businessman smiled wryly.

"I have told you that the Han people in Luzon are favored by God, and you don't believe it, and you stubbornly think that the Spaniards in Manila will make a comeback, but now look at it, even the Dutch in Batavia are coming." Anderson looked at the English businessmen present with a look of disgust.

"I told you, don't sell the goods so expensive, don't waste the good impression of our East India Company, now you see, the Dutch are coming, I'm afraid these Dutch will take away part of our profits on Luzon again." Anderson said helplessly.

I have to say that Anderson admires these Ming court officials more and more.

The Dutch merchant house was built next to the English merchant house, so that the English merchants who were originally monopolistic had to consider the feelings of the Dutch merchants next to them.

As the first and only force in Nanyang to establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty and trade.

During the year, the East India Company had almost monopolized the wool, spices, and sugar business in Luzon.

Fighting the Ming Sea and the far sea, it is a rout.

Due to the rapid development of Laoag City, the influx of a large number of people, coupled with the arrival of Chinese businessmen and foreign businessmen from all over Nanyang, the high-end woolen market has developed by leaps and bounds.

The East India Company earned a lot of silver taels, sweeping away the decadence of the past woolen wool in Luzon.

With a large merchant fleet, a large amount of sugar, spices, melons and fruits were shipped to Luzon.

It has greatly enriched the material needs of the common people.

But it also dealt a heavy blow to the open sea, which was engaged in ocean-going trade.

After all, whether it is the merchant fleet, the seafarers, the sailors, or the raw material market, the far seas are far inferior to the East India Company.

Cheap low-caste Indian labor on the South Asian subcontinent brought a huge amount of cheap labor to the East India Company.

The vast land and tropical climate have grown and processed a large amount of tea, cane sugar, and spices.

A large merchant fleet and experienced seafarers and crews brought large quantities of agricultural products to Luzon.

The East India Company proved its supremacy in the South Seas.

Luzon gave great benefits to the East Indian merchants, and it also made more East Indian merchants who had been devastated by the war of the Waumore Empire see the business opportunity and came to Luzon by boat.

And these merchants brought not only money, but also a large number of agricultural and industrial products, which led to the prosperity of the city of Laoag.

Of course, the East Indian Duke

The merchants of the division also fulfilled their original promise and brought huge taxes to the Ming court.

And the merchants of the four seas did not collapse because of the suppression of these East India Companies.

Minghai Sujia Textile used local cotton cloth to defeat the Indian cotton cloth of English merchants, and firmly controlled the clothing of the people of Luzon.

Mountains and seas used horse-drawn carriages to carve out avenues leading to Laoag.

Every day and night, a large number of horse-drawn wagons and carts loaded with goods depart from the city of Laoag and go to the inland cities of Mingcheng and Tulaugega.

Uda accompanied Paulo all the way to the newly built Dutch Merchant House.

The rest of the matter will naturally be handed over to the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

The last trade negotiations were entrusted to the Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce lived up to the trust of the Ming court, and every trade between English merchants in Luzon was taxed.

This time, Wu Da simply didn't say a word, and watched the two businessmen in front of him talk.

If you want to talk about the arrival of these Western merchants, it is these merchants from all over the world who are the most miserable.

Therefore, these red-haired ghosts naturally do not have the same good impression as they did towards English merchants before, and they do not give in to the relevant taxes, and they fight for reason.

Uda watched with interest from the sidelines,

Although today, English merchants still firmly control the high-end market of woolen spices and cane sugar.

But with the arrival of these Dutch merchants, it will also deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of the English merchants on Luzon.

After all, the Dutch in Batavia also controlled a large number of plantations and had a large number of cheap labor.

The merchant fleet spread throughout the South Seas, and its power was no worse than that of the English.

The sugar market, which was originally monopolized by the English, will also be disrupted by the arrival of Dutch merchants.

As the Ming court officials expected, the prices of wool, spices, and sugar that flowed into the Luzon market in a few days would also drop considerably.

This benefited not only the Ming court, but also the people of Luzon.

Late at night, everyone left the merchant hall.

By the time Uda returned to the Doge's Palace, it was already a watchday.

"Your Excellency, you ......" When Uda returned to the Governor's Palace, he saw that the official hall was brightly lit.

Liu Yu was silent in front of the chart on the desk.

"Oh, Uda is back." After Liu Yu saw Wuda, he smiled.

"Well, those Dutch people can handle it." Liu Yu asked.

"Back to the Governor, the merchants of the four seas are in charge, and these Dutch merchants are not as aggressive as the English." Uda laughed.

"It's been some time since Yufan Six Towns set off from Dayu Island, presumably Su Langqing should also come back from Guangnan!" Liu Yu muttered to himself.

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