Chapter 910 Lobbyist

"The boss back here is arranging the army to prepare for war." The man reported, "The people on the shore also said that we are hindering the opening of the sea. Once Zheng Yiguan takes action, he will definitely take action against us!"

When Xu Xiang heard this, he was very angry and shouted: "Damn Zheng Yiguan, how can I be afraid of him? If we want to fight, we will fight!"

These words were spoken in a stern voice, revealing the bottomless depths of his heart.

"Master, we can join forces with others to kill Zheng Yiguan!" Seeing this, the man suggested again, "Shishang said, is it a bit difficult to rely on our family alone?"

When Xu Xiang heard this, he was a little surprised. The ferocious aura he showed just now disappeared, and he asked a little eagerly: "Oh, who are you joining forces with?"

Five days later, at the Dutch station in Taiwan, a man suddenly came to visit saying that he had important matters. He was finally brought to the Dutch Governor Hans Putmans.

"Sir, we can provide you with the lake silk, silk, porcelain, etc. you want, and the price is lower than that in Fuzhou, how about it?" The man said straight to the point when they met.

Putmans did not answer immediately, but looked at the man for a long time, then suddenly pointed at him and shouted in surprise: "You... are you the one who was wanted by the Ming Dynasty for causing discord last time?"

"That's right!" The visitor was recognized, and he didn't panic at all. He still said calmly, "Don't you think about the deal that came to your door?"

It was obvious that this person knew these Hongyi very well and did not talk nonsense, only talking about interests.

After hearing this, Putmans did not take any further action and began to think about what this man had just said.

Although the Ming Dynasty opened the sea and allowed itself to trade, the price was not low and taxes were collected. Especially recently, Aibi Ge, who is based in Fuzhou, has just sent someone back to report that the Ming Dynasty collected taxes on land, and now the prices of the things he bought there have further increased.

Thinking of this, he felt something in his heart. He didn't even mention whether he was wanted or not, and asked directly: "How much quantity can you give, and how low is the price?"

"Let me tell you the truth!" The man said simply, "I am the head of Xu Xiangxu's family. The seafood that our family has plundered and the seafood that was smuggled out from the shore will not be sold. Japan and Nanyang, but sell it directly to you. In this way, not only the price, but also the quantity will definitely ensure your satisfaction, how about it?"

In fact, in the past, there were people on the shore who would take the initiative to smuggle goods to Taiwan and sell them to the Dutch. But since the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, Sun Chuanting took office and strengthened land inspections. Xu Xiang became the maritime overlord through annexation, which greatly reduced the number of smugglers. Now after hearing this man's proposal, Putmans was immediately moved.

However, he was also a cunning person. He knew that this person must have a purpose in offering such good conditions. Therefore, after thinking about it, he asked directly: "If you don't do profitable business, you want to give up the profits to Let’s talk, what else do you want?”

"Let's join forces and kill Zheng Yiguan!" The man said with a bit of hatred, "The strength of our master Xu is already on par with Zheng Yiguan. But in order to be sure, we would rather earn less than pay more. Kill Zheng Yiguan. In this way, the Ming Dynasty's sea will be our world, and all the ships that the Ming Dynasty goes to sea will be controlled by us! Among them, the huge profits will belong to us! "

"Oh?" After hearing this, Putmans rolled his eyes and thought for a while, then asked with concern: "Then how will the profits be divided in the future?"

"We ask the boss to collect taxes, and then order the ships to sell the goods to you. In this way, both of our families will make money."

After hearing this, Putmans shook his head and said: "This won't work. If you collect taxes, it will definitely be more expensive for them to sell to us. For such a risky thing, it's the same for us to buy and sell directly in Fuzhou. No, no. !”

"Although the prices of those cargoes that came out of the Ming Dynasty after paying taxes are about the same, you can still make a profit if you sell them." The man clicked on the key point and said, "But those cargoes that didn't pay taxes , as long as we can control this sea, we will sell it to you differently, and the price will be much lower!"

After hearing this, Putmans did not speak anymore. He was obviously weighing his thoughts. After a while, he still shook his head and said, "No, we are serious businessmen and we came to the East to do business. We won’t do this!”

"..." The man was speechless at first, then stared at Putmans and suddenly laughed. The "haha" sound that seemed very funny even spread out of the living room, making the Dutch soldiers standing guard outside couldn't help it. Turning to look at the living room, I wonder what the hell they are talking about inside. Is it so funny?

Putmans blushed slightly after hearing this, and then let the man laugh as if nothing had happened.

After a while, the man seemed to have laughed to tears. After wiping it without leaving a trace, he said to Putmans with a mocking look on his face: "If one family doesn't speak the same language, how do you think it's different?" We know exactly what we are doing.”

Having said this, he suddenly became solemn again and said to Putmans again: "Don't have any illusions about the imperial court! Let me tell you, once our Xu family is defeated, I mean if we are defeated, Zheng The power of an official will definitely increase greatly, and by then, the court will be able to free up its hands. Do you think that you can always occupy this place?"

Upon hearing this, Putmans was shocked. To be honest, he had been worried about this. During Aibi Ge's negotiations with Ming officials in Fuzhou, he had already heard rumors that Taiwan belonged to the Ming Dynasty and he was not allowed to continue to occupy it like this.

While he was still thinking, he heard this person say again: "In the past, the imperial court only focused on building captives in the north and guarding the grasslands. Moreover, the imperial court had no money and domestic disasters continued, so it did not care about the southeastern coast at all. But now, the imperial court The opening of the sea has been announced, and the imperial court has just announced a decree, saying that the sea tax collected from the opening of the sea will be used for various purposes. For such a matter of great importance, the imperial court will definitely devote all its energy to the southeast coast. When the time comes, you will These outsiders, including the Folangji people, will be targeted by the court!"

Having said this, he thought for a moment and then immediately added: "The imperial court has won successive battles in Liaodong. It seems that the time when Jianlu will be annihilated is not far away. By then, millions of troops will go south. To put it bluntly, Zheng Yi The official has such a big backing, do we still have the right to speak in this sea?"

Listening to these things that he had never heard of, Putmans suddenly remembered the previous negotiations between Aibi Ge and Ming Guo. He had to say that what this person said was indeed not a threat.

Thanks to fugudoku and anniexie for the reward!