Five days later, a large number of Ming merchants had gathered in Yangang.

It was really difficult for them to get food, and the value of food was already low, so these merchants had the faint idea of taking the opportunity to ask for the abolition of this ordinance.

They begged and petitioned in Yangang, constantly explaining the ban of the Ming government, saying that if they wanted to collect grain again, they would have to pay more than twice the price.

These businessmen are rarely united in this matter, whether they are Fujian businessmen or Zhejiang businessmen, they all have the intention of abolishing this ordinance.

They kept petitioning and writing that they could pay another fee for the passage of the sea if the king wished, and that the decree could be repealed.

Everyone understood the idea of these merchants, who could earn several times more money than grain by transporting the same weight of pig iron, and as long as they were not stupid, they would be dissatisfied with this regulation.

Tian Wu returned to Mocheng with this news, and in addition, the Guangzhou government also made some moves, sending the inspection department and the guards to carry out a clean-up of the water bandits.

"Your Majesty, I'm back!"

As soon as he entered the red room, Tian Wu found that Yan Zheng was spinning a ball, he knew what the ball was called, it was said that from above, Dongqin was a bigger place.

Yan Zheng looked at him and smiled, "What's the matter?" Recently, I have been running Guangdong so often, haven't you been tired? ”

"Thank you for your concern, the wind and waves at sea are nothing, don't be tired!"

"I'm not tired, but I'm always tired!" Yan Zheng turned the globe as he spoke, and his finger fell on the Jiaozhi area and said, "Why don't you run in another place!" Take a trip to Cochin. ”

Tian Wu was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what was going to Jiaozhi, so he only bowed down and said: "Jiaozhi that place, I have heard of it below, so there must be no problem to go."

"Well, that place is next door to Guangdong, and there is Qiong Island in the Ming Kingdom on the way, the wind and waves are not big, the route is mature, you go there, mainly to buy food."

Tian Wu instantly understood, it turned out that this trip was to deal with the embargo of grain by the Ming Dynasty, and he secretly felt that it was feasible at the same time, but he also felt that the king had neglected one thing.

He hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, it's not a problem to go over there, it's just that our capacity is a little tight!"

"How many boats can you use now?"

"Up to two!"

"Can't you get a few more?"

Tian Wu smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency, the Guangdong government has already made some moves, presumably it is a little dissatisfied with our collection of Tanhu, at this time in the Pearl River Estuary, there are more than 10,000 people, just waiting for our ships to transfer, if it is according to the idea of the task force, they want to ask Jun Shang to allocate transportation capacity support, and get all the people who can be brought back in one go!"

Yan Zheng was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he also smiled.

The original grain was brought to Dongqin by merchants, and it did not need Dongqin's ships to transport it, so in terms of transportation capacity, there was no impact at all.

If you want to buy rice from Cochin this time, it means that part of the transportation capacity will be used for grain trading.

"Then in your opinion, if you want to import a sufficient amount of food, how many ships will be needed to run to Jiaozhi regularly?"

Tian Wu pondered for a moment and said, "If we look at the number of merchant ships in the past few months, then if we want to get the same amount of grain, we need at least ten barges!"

"What?" Yan Zheng was stunned, "Ten? ”

"That's right, at least ten! Don't look at the small size of the Ming Dynasty's boats, but they are afraid that there are already one or two hundred ships to and from Eastern Qin! Tian Wu said seriously.

Yan Zheng thought sharply for a while, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

It is impossible to use too much transportation capacity for grain, otherwise all industrial production will be affected.

Moreover, in the place of Cochin, it seems that there are no more commodities he wants except food, which can be regarded as a route that is not very profitable.

After the overflow of capacity, it is natural to run, but now it is better to run Vladivostok.

"It's a problem, it's just that the stall is spread out, and there is no possibility of putting it away!"

Yan Zheng looked at the territory of the Ming Dynasty on the globe, stared at the red Grand Canal fiercely and said, "The Ming Dynasty hoards grain, I will store guns!" I don't believe that when the time comes, I can still starve to death a single Dongqin citizen! ”

Tian Wu's face changed, and after thinking about it, he said, "Your Majesty...... I...... I have a solution, maybe it works! ”

"If you have a way, don't cower! Anyway, the final decision is up to me, and it's my responsibility if something happens! Yan Zheng said unhappily.

Tian Wu hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, there are a lot of ships from Ming merchants on the side of Yangang!" Now there are more than 50 of them. ”

Yan Zheng raised his eyebrows: "You mean, requisitioned?"

Tian Wu shook his head and smiled: "There is no need to requisition, these ships are also trapped in grain now, and they can't trade with us if they don't get the grain, so they have been petitioning, wanting the king to abolish this edict!" Your Excellency might as well allow them to trade, but only ask them to run for us once a month, so that many merchants must be willing. ”

"Because this is the business of Nanyang, in the past, Guangdong businessmen were doing it, as long as we provide protection and lead them to Jiaozhi, I guess Guangdong businessmen will not dare to say anything."

Yan Zheng looked at Tian Wu, slightly surprised, he didn't expect Tian Wu, who was born in Tanhu, to be able to say such an insightful way.

This Fang Yu is simply perfect, and there is a faint meaning to win over these businessmen.

Just imagine, in the future, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty can follow the warships of the Eastern Qin Dynasty to trade everywhere, what should it be like?

A smile appeared on the corner of Yan Zheng's mouth, and he immediately laughed again.

Tian Wu looked at it suspiciously, he felt that this method was to change the source of food from Daming to Jiaozhi.

In this way, the Ming merchants transported goods to Dongqin, and after the transaction, they could take the Dongqin goods to Jiaozhi, and then return to Dongqin with grain, and then return to Daming with Dongqin goods.

After running like this, it may not be less than before, after all, they couldn't go to Jiaozhi before.

"That's a good idea! It's not generally good, and it reminds me that this is something that all of us overlook. That is what kind of role should the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty be in in the united front. ”

"We hadn't thought about it before, but now it's time to think about it! We should give special treatment to those merchants who are willing to trade with us, and we should not think that just because they are enlightened people do not deserve preferential treatment! ”

Yan Zheng said slowly, in fact, it is to learn from the Western colonizers, use the country's endorsement to support commercial activities, with the platform of Huaxia Kingdom, these Ming businessmen will go further, will bring back more benefits for Eastern Qin, and can also become one of the forces of Huaxia State.

Tian Wu was stunned when he heard this, but he understood that Jun Shang was very happy at the moment, and even his body movements were relaxed.

"This matter will give you a credit, you go down first, and let people gather three Long March-class ships, over there in Guangdong, to send barges to transport migrants!"

Tian Wu nodded and retreated, his face unable to hide his joy.

After he left, Yan Zheng wrote down a proposal: regulations on protecting the interests of merchants and merchants, and proposals on foreign investment.

These two articles can be regarded as a co-optation and purchase of the Ming merchants, which is reflected in the commercial field.

That is, to allow the Ming merchants to profit from the expansion of the Eastern Qin, they only need their help to make the market bigger.

In the future, Dongqin's fleet will also be the protector of the route, and only the Ming merchants need to pay a sum of money every year to enjoy this protection.

The merchants who did not accept the adaptation were naturally the targets of the looting of the armed merchant ships of the Eastern Qin Dynasty.

This is equivalent to raising the status of the Ming merchants by one level, recognizing that they can be one of the forces of Eastern Qin.

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