When Count Sivens heard this, his eyes lit up and he said to Scarlett: "Yes, yes, if Governor Afonso is willing to send reinforcements, plus our strength in Malacca, even if the Ming Dynasty sends a large army, we will wait
There is also no fear.”
You must know that Portugal has ruled India for decades. During these decades, Portugal's power in India can be said to be in a state of expansion, especially as the second person.
Afonso, the Governor-General of India, acted domineeringly and harshly, deepening Portugal's rule over India.
At the same time, Afonso also had a very combat-effective fleet, and India was much closer to the South China Sea than the Kingdom of Portugal itself.
As for whether Afonso will send his men to Malacca, to be honest, everyone present is really not worried about this, because they know very well that with Governor Afonso’s temperament, as long as they write a letter, Afonso will
We will definitely send troops and horses as soon as possible to help them completely occupy Malacca.
Just the year before last, they had surrounded Malacca. Although they did not completely occupy Malacca, the people and forces who dared to fight against them in private had been wiped out. They were only one step away from completely controlling Malacca.
far away.
If the Ming Dynasty hadn't suddenly opened up the sea, so that a large number of Ming Dynasty merchants appeared in Nanyang this year and attracted the attention of the Portuguese, otherwise, Portugal would have launched an offensive against Malacca.
In order to completely occupy Malacca.
Scarlett and others' eyes shone with strange looks, full of expectations for the future.
Portugal is now at its peak and has no rivals in the world. If they didn't know too much about the Ming Dynasty in the east, they wouldn't be so cautious.
After all, they learned a lot of news about the Ming Dynasty from many Ming Dynasty maritime merchants. They knew that the Ming Dynasty had a huge territory and a large population. It was a big country in the East. If it were the small indigenous countries that Portugal encountered in the past, they would not be able to tell them.
He had already let loose his hands and robbed all the Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants.
The tea, porcelain, silk and many other commodities brought by the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty were their best-selling and expensive products in the West.
Every ship that can be brought back to the West can be exchanged for the same volume of gold and silver. What a temptation it is. It can be said that these Western colonists, who are full of plunder genes, can face such temptations and have not done anything to the Ming Dynasty.
The merchant ship's attack was somewhat unexpected.
Just when Earl Sivens, Scarlett and others were discussing asking for help from the country and the Indian Governor Afon, a huge fleet slowly appeared on the sea outside the old port of Sumatra. This fleet
There are dozens of huge merchant ships flying the flag of the Great Ming Dynasty. In addition to some ships transporting fresh water supplies, and more than ten ships that are obviously escort ships, the entire fleet has nearly a hundred ships.
So many.
Looking at the sea, such a fleet with nearly a hundred ships can be said to be a huge fleet, whether in the East or the West. It can be said that such a fleet appears.
It attracts attention everywhere.
Similarly, many people in Old Port have noticed the appearance of such a fleet. Both the local indigenous people and Chinese in Old Port have paid attention to such a fleet.
"What a big fleet. It looks like this fleet should be the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Whose fleet is this? It's so big!"
The old port is home to merchants from many large and small countries in Southeast Asia. Whether they are from the East, Korea, Siam, or other countries in the East Asian circle, many of them directly use the old port as a large transit station.
Such a caravan that obviously comes from the Ming Dynasty will definitely bring a large amount of goods from the Ming Dynasty. If they can get some of the goods brought by the fleet, they will definitely make a fortune as long as they distribute them to other places.
Needless to say, this fleet is the Ming Dynasty royal caravan from the Ming Dynasty. On the big ship at the head, several figures stand on the bow, looking at the old port in front of them. They are not eight.
Luo Xiang, one of the tigers, and the military guards accompanying the ship
Who is leading Jiang Bin?
As Li Huan led the alliance with the emperor and many top nobles of the Ming Dynasty to jointly form the Ming Royal Caravan, the first time the Ming Royal Caravan went to sea, the fleet carried a large amount of goods. It just entered the Japanese country of Japan and easily transported those that could be called
The exquisite goods were sold completely, and the original cost was only a dozen or two hundred thousand taels. However, after changing hands, they brought back a million taels of gold and silver.
When the Ming Dynasty royal caravan carrying a large amount of gold and silver returned to Tianjin Port, the news was immediately spread back to the capital. You can imagine the emperor's reaction when he heard about it.
Not to mention the emperor, even British Duke Zhang Lun and Cheng Guo Duke Zhu Fu were all amazed by it. The huge profits from maritime trade were really astonishing.
This was not a simple one or two times profit, but several times the profit. They easily earned nearly one million taels of gold and silver in one trip, which was simply beyond their imagination.
Although they knew in the past that many families in the southeastern coastal areas made a lot of money from maritime trade, to be honest, they really didn't know very well how much they made from overseas trade.
Those aristocratic families on the southeast coast are not fools. They still understand the principle of making a fortune silently, and they don't need to be unified. Each one of them consciously keeps the secret of huge profits from maritime business. Therefore, for a long time, as the top honorary of the Ming Dynasty,
You guys have no idea how huge the huge profits from sea trade are.
However, this time, Luo Xiang, Jiang Bin and their caravan brought back not only a large amount of gold and silver, but more importantly, it made the attention of nobles and even the emperor completely overseas.
So not long after Luo Xiang, Jiang Bin and the others returned to Tianjin Port, the second batch of goods was several times more than the previous one. Even the size of the fleet was doubled. This time the Ming Royal Caravan
Go directly south instead of heading towards the Japanese country.
Because according to the information Luo Xiang and the others have received, if they go to Nanyang, as long as they can return smoothly, the value of general goods can increase by ten times or even dozens of times in Nanyang.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty royal caravan rushed to the Southeast Asia in a mighty manner. It went through many risks along the way and finally arrived at the old port smoothly.
Then everyone in Old Port saw the huge caravan.
Soon, news spread that a caravan from the Ming Dynasty, belonging to the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty, was carrying a large amount of priceless goods, which immediately attracted a large number of merchants from the surrounding area to rush to the old port.
The purpose of these merchants is naturally to purchase a batch of goods from the Ming Dynasty royal caravan and then sell them elsewhere. After all, many people simply do not have the strength to take such huge risks and travel thousands of miles to the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, purchasing goods from maritime merchants from the Ming Dynasty in the old port became a means for them to earn the price difference.
The news immediately reached the ears of Count Sivens, Scarlett and other Portuguese people. To be honest, Count Sivens and the others were full of interest in the royal caravan bearing the name of the Ming Dynasty.
All fools know that if you can use the banner of a royal caravan, it must be the top caravan of a dynasty. Not to mention other things, the goods brought by such a caravan alone are probably priceless.
However, a few days later, Scarlett, Earl Sivens and others gathered together again at a location in the Old Port.
At this time, the one-eyed man with a ferocious look said with a bit of coldness in his voice: "Everyone, after these two days, I have sent people to find out clearly that this royal caravan from the Ming Dynasty, among which only
There are dozens of large ships loaded with goods, and it is said that all the goods loaded on board are the highest quality goods from the Ming Dynasty, far beyond what ordinary Ming merchants can compare with."
As he spoke, the one-eyed man swallowed subconsciously, and said with a bit of greed: "I heard that the goods on the ship are worth no less than a hundred thousand taels of gold and silver for each string. There are dozens of big ships, then
It’s goods worth millions of taels!”
As soon as these words came out, it can be said that everyone present swallowed their saliva, and their eyes were full of astonishment and greed like the one-eyed man. If it was just a cargo of tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver, then that would be fine.
, they are not even greedy, but the goods are worth millions of taels.
Not to mention them, I am afraid that even the King of Portugal will be uncontrollably greedy here. The temptation is really too great, and no one can resist it.
There was a sudden silence in the room, and everyone was in a state of confusion, obviously shocked by the sudden news.
After a while, someone suddenly said: "Let's rob this fleet. It's worth millions of taels of goods. After doing this, all of us can live a good life from now on."
In our daily life, even the aristocratic gentlemen in the country have to be polite to us." Eugene gritted his teeth as he looked at the group of people and made deceptive suggestions like the devil.
Many people's eyes lit up when they heard Eugene's words. Many of them were originally bandits. For them, grabbing good things when they see them is a matter of course.
Now when I heard what Eugene said, I was naturally very moved.
Many people have turned their attention to Count Sivens. After all, it is best to listen to Count Sivens' opinion on such matters.
Count Sivens is obviously also trying to impress me. Faced with such temptation, even Sivens cannot remain indifferent. However, compared to people like Eugene and Scarlett, who only have eyes for priceless goods, Count Sivens has more considerations.
many.
Taking a deep breath, Count Xivensi slowly said: "You know, this fleet is the Ming Royal Caravan. It is said that the owner behind it is the Ming Emperor and many Ming nobles. If we are robbed,
This caravan is almost equivalent to declaring war on the Ming Dynasty. Who can bear such consequences?"
Eugene's eyes widened and he sneered: "What are you afraid of? Our Kingdom of Portugal is invincible across the world. How can we be afraid of a mere Ming Kingdom? If they have the ability, they will send troops here."
"Yes, we are really not afraid of the Ming Kingdom. The worst that can happen is a war. For this caravan, I believe even the king would not hesitate to order and rob him."
Almost everyone reached an agreement, and finally looked at Count Sivens with expectant eyes.
Seeing Count Sivens' hesitant look, Scarlett chuckled and said: "If Count Sivens is afraid, then we will be responsible for this operation, but then we can only share the profits with the count.
A small part of your loot"
"Oh, that's impossible, you bastards, did I say I wouldn't participate?"
Count Sivens was almost a conditioned reflex. When he thought of such a huge fortune passing by, Count Sivens didn't care too much. As for whether robbing the Ming royal caravan would attract the Ming Dynasty to attack their Kingdom of Portugal.
The dissatisfaction even triggered a war between the two parties.
To be honest, Xivensi said that even if it triggered a war between the two countries, it was none of his business. As long as he could get enough wealth, he would not hesitate to sell the Kingdom of Portugal.
Do. Seeing Earl Sivens make up his mind, Eugene, Scarlett, the one-eyed man and others all became energetic. After all, the most powerful among them is Earl Sivens, whose family is in Malacca.
But there are six sailing warships and more than 20 merchant ships.
With the addition of Count Xivens, they will be more confident in taking down the Ming Royal Caravan.
While Count Sivens and others were discussing how to assemble people and when to attack the Ming Royal Caravan, Luo Xiang, Jiang Bin and other members of the Royal Caravan had already had several meetings with many merchants gathered in the old port. Through
Through conversations with these merchants who came after hearing the news, Luo Xiang and the caravan stewards already had a certain understanding of the value of the goods they brought in the Old Port.
The rumored price increase of dozens of times is indeed a bit exaggerated, but it is still possible to increase it by as much as ten times. Even so, it has already excited the entire caravan.
They knew the value of the goods they brought with the ship this time. If they could sell all the goods on the ship this time, the profit would be more than ten times that of the goods they had previously owned in Japan.
I had a huge profit experience, and I still can’t help but get excited about it.
It is Jiang Bin who is responsible for guarding the safety of the entire fleet.
When I heard the news from Luo Xiang and others, I couldn't help but be extremely surprised.
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