It was not until mid-September that the inner prison who had gone to sea finally returned to Fufu with Acuña, Ancaya and other Spanish prisoners.
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"The emperor forgives the sin, I encountered a storm several times at sea, and I can't think that I stayed in Dagang for a few more days and delayed time."
The leading inner supervisor pleaded guilty to Zhu Xu, and he was quite trembling.
Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "I don't blame you this time, let's go down."
As he spoke, he looked at the two Europeans in front of him, the Spanish governor in the Philippines, Acuña, and his assistant Ancaya.
"Meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
The two of them were also very knowledgeable, looking at Zhu Xu sitting on the chair, holding his chest with his right hand, and bowing respectfully.
Zhu Xu smiled and said, "The two of you are exempt from courtesy, come and give you a seat." ” The inner supervisor brought a chair and placed it on Zhu Xu's right hand.
Acuña and Ankaya quietly glanced at each other, sat down quietly, and kept looking at Zhu Xu.
Their understanding of the Ming Dynasty comes from the books of the missionaries, whether it is the previous Ming Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty in the past few years of great changes, they know almost nothing.
But there is one thing they know very well - whether they can survive or not, is the words of this young, Ming emperor in front of them.
Zhu Xu ignored them, lowered his head, and looked at the thick 'account book' on the table, which was written by the merchants of Luzon and recorded the detailed contents of the trade between the Spaniards and the Dutch.
As can be seen from the above, the business of Spain with the Dutch was mainly divided into three categories, the first was exports, deer skins, meat, horns, sugar, rice, etc.
The second is transshipment, metals, medicinal herbs, spices, tea, cotton, tobacco, porcelain, silk, etc.
The third is plunder, gold, silver, tin, amber, pearl agate, and so on.
Among them, the most profitable are spices and tobacco, and the profits in this are 100 times calculated!
Of course, tea, silk, porcelain, pottery, etc. are also very profitable, but in the face of absolute profiteering, it is still overshadowed.
Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, these ......
It is already in his hands, the entire trade of East Asia is in his hands, and the huge profits are all his!
The Dutch and the Spaniards all knew the profits in their hearts, and calculated silently for a while, and after a while, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, his heart pounded violently, and even his breathing was short, and his face turned red.
More than 50 million taels of silver!
The annual trade volume of the Dutch and Spaniards in East Asia is more than 50 million!
Excluding miscellaneous miscellaneous things, plus other income, the Netherlands and Spain make an annual profit of more than 20 million taels, and this is only in East Asia!
Zhu Xu's eyes were red, and he was deeply jealous after being excited, a small country can have such a huge wealth, no wonder they will rise and dominate the sea!
The sun never sets on the empire in history, the colonies are huge, the land is becoming more and more mature, and the population is innumerable, what kind of profits do they have!
Zhu Xu's chest rose and fell, and his eyes burst with light!
Cao Huachun watched from the sidelines, coughed lightly, and said, "Your Majesty." ” Zhu Xu woke up suddenly, the corners of his mouth moved, and he took a deep breath, only to realize that fine sweat actually appeared on his head for a while.
He glanced at Acuña and Ankaya quietly, both of them looked at Zhu Xu, their expressions were unmoving, and their eyes were full of different colors, puzzled.
Zhu Xu closed the 'account book' and leaned back in his chair, his thoughts still couldn't help but diverge.
East Asia is now completely in his hands, and the huge trade volume, the annual profit may be as high as 50 million taels of silver, plus the windfall profits of firearms and ships, maybe it can be further increased, and the net profit is at least 30 million!
This large amount of income, for Daming, is a rain after a long drought!
Zhu Xu's heart was churning, the energy of Haimao was beyond his expectations, and the future days might not be as difficult as he expected.
Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao stood beside Zhu Xu on the left and right, and when they saw that he was awake, he still didn't speak, and they didn't squint.
Holding the hilt of the knife on both sides, the forbidden army standing solemnly did not make the slightest movement.
Ankaya, Acuña didn't dare to breathe, and Zhu Xu's study was strangely quiet, quiet for a long time.
"I heard, you want to negotiate with me?"
Zhu Xu suddenly looked at Acuña, and Ankaya spoke.
His voice suddenly sounded in the study, startling many people.
As soon as the translator relayed it, Acuña and Ankaya said almost in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty the Honorable Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." ” Zhu Xu looked at the two of them and said lightly, "I hope you can convince me, otherwise you won't be able to go back." ” Acuña's neck was cold, he knew that beheading was very popular in the East, he could feel the evil aura of those soldiers behind him, and hurriedly spoke first, "Your Majesty, I can bring you huge profits, countless silver, believe me, there are more than five million taels every year, and I guarantee ...... with my life" The reality is very cruel, Spain can be powerful in Europe, can bully the Netherlands, Britain, and even be tough with the Ottoman Empire, but it is unable to send a huge fleet to the East to teach the Ming Dynasty, even if it is sent, it is meaningless to win or lose, the Ming Dynasty is here, but Spain is not.
The Philippines they lost will almost, certainly, not be able to get it back.
Zhu Xu listened to his words, raised his eyebrows, and did not respond.
When Ankaya saw it, he said calmly: "I believe that you already know the price I can pay.
I hope you can feel my sincerity, I am willing to do things for you, for Daming, my sincerity will be seen in the future, give me the opportunity, you will definitely not regret it!
” Zhu Xu's eyebrows moved, looking at this Ankaya, his eyes showing a different color.
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Acuña listened to Ankaya's words, his heart was secretly angry, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the friendship of Spain is very important to you, I am the Governor of the Philippines, I have a strong influence on the Spanish royal family, the benefits I can bring to you will definitely be far greater than Ankaya, as long as I give me a chance, you will find out immediately!"
” Zhu Xu smiled, looked at Acuña and said, "The friendship of Spain is too far away for me, since you start a war, you have to pay the price and say what pleases me, otherwise you will not be able to leave." ” Acuña was completely blind to the Ming Dynasty, and there was no bargaining chip to talk about, listening to the simple and rude threat of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, he looked difficult and said: "Your Majesty, please tell me what you need, I will do my best to do it for you, Spain's fleet is all over the world." ” "I need food, the more the merrier, how much can you give me?"
Zhu Xu turned his head and said to Ankaya.
Acuña was in a hurry, but he didn't dare to speak, he didn't know the bottom of his heart.
Ankaya blinked and said, "In the first year, one million stones, in the second year, three million stones, and after three years, more than five million ......"
'It seems that Spain does occupy a lot of fertile land......
Zhu Xu didn't care where Ankaya got these grains, and said with a slight chin and said, "What do you need?"
” Ankaya knew that she had already won the friendship of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, but she didn't dare to be careless, and sat down there and said solemnly: "A caravan, it must be protected by warships, I have the right to command, and what I can bring back for His Majesty is more than just food." ” 'Ambitious woman......'
Zhu Xu could feel that this Ankaya was ambitious, and he couldn't help it.