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- ps: I persisted. Although the pain tortured my body, I felt that I could create miracles!
Historically, the Spaniards were killed by themselves.
After they obtained the gold and silver from America, they began to become blindly arrogant and greedy for pleasure.
"The people in the country are in dire straits, and the people are miserable.
?? And on the European continent, prices have skyrocketed because of the Spanish gold and silver.
The reason is very simple. Before the discovery of the New World of America, there was not much gold and silver in Europe. Therefore, gold and silver coins are still relatively strong, and the number of products and commodities on the European continent is limited, so a balance is basically maintained.
But after the Age of Discovery began, the Spaniards, who were the first to benefit, became rich. They waved gold and silver and began to raise prices to obtain the supplies they needed.
There are only so many supplies and commodities originally. If the Spaniards want to buy most of them, they will need to spend more money.
In this era of limited productivity, soaring prices have become inevitable.
After the Spanish had money, they expanded their armies everywhere and started wars, and the gold and silver they obtained began to be quickly consumed.
When the British and Spanish went to war, they were forced to do nothing.
First of all, the British are very greedy for the huge profits from navigation. At the same time, they also need to alleviate the domestic price pain.
What the Spaniards didn¡¯t expect was that the fleet they thought was invincible was actually defeated.
At this point, the loss of maritime power made the Spaniards begin to go downhill.
Of course, Spain¡¯s decline cannot be that fast. After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It will take some time for such a large empire to collapse.
And damn it, the Spaniards still don¡¯t want to repent and adjust their policies. He actually continued to send troops everywhere to fight, consuming the gold and silver in the treasury.
In fact, in Spain in 1620, the national treasury was almost exhausted.
In many colonial legions, even salaries have begun to be in arrears.
This is a bad phenomenon, but no one among the nobles in Spain pays attention to this.
At the same time, the British and the Dutch continued to attack Spanish warships transporting gold at sea and plundered the gold that was to be transported back to Spain.
This has made Spain¡¯s already somewhat difficult financial situation even worse.
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that the trade brought about by ceramics can ease Spain's finances. Is that why this envoy came out in such a posture?" At the end of the sentence, Wang Shan finally heard some implication.
Zhao Hongyu nodded: "The Spaniards are now eager to bend down and pick up gold. They are so poor that they are almost trousers. Do you think they are greedy for our ceramics?" What does Zhao Hongyu think about the Spaniards' little thoughts? Maybe you don¡¯t understand.
"It is true that the envoy is arrogant, but it is also true that he wants to obtain a monopoly. If my guess is correct, we will be threatened by him in a few days."
Thinking of the Spaniard¡¯s fucked-up character, Zhao Hongyu reminded Wang Shan.
"Threat? It's really ridiculous. Are we still afraid of threats?" Wang Shan was noncommittal.
Zhao Hongyu sighed and said to Wang Shan: "Of course we won't be afraid on the way. There are only four Spanish legions in Central America, totaling less than 50,000 people. But what I am worried about is the threat from the sea. Are they not? I will give up this opportunity."
Thinking of the huge profits that ceramics can bring, Zhao Hongyu will know with his buttocks that this will make many people crazy.
"By the way, I have one more thing to tell you. I made inferior tea yesterday. Although the quality is not very good, it is also a very popular product in continental Europe, plus Wang Shouyi's Thirteen Incense and those Bulk pepper aniseed, do you think we can be considered a big fat piece of meat?"
Zhao Hongyu¡¯s words silenced Wang Shan.
Yes, now they have more and more products in Manhattan, and these products are definitely huge profit products in Europe. Countless businessmen will be crazy about it, and it will also attract the peeps of European countries.
It¡¯s not that the Eastern Europeans haven¡¯t found it yet, it¡¯s just that the voyage is too far.
It takes at least five months to go from Portugal to the East and arrive in Macau. This trip takes a year.
" From the East, there are only commodities such as porcelain, tea, and silk, but Manhattan also has them.
From PortugalAfter setting off, with a boat full of junk goods, you can first go to the coast of West Africa, where you can exchange for a group of slaves. Then he came to Manhattan Port from West Africa to sell, buy tea, porcelain or other goods and return.
This is completely the triangular route trade that occurred in history, and it is more profitable than that trade in history.
It can be said that in the process of triangular trade, the value of all commodities is doubled. And compared to the voyage to the East, the voyage of the triangular trade only takes three months, which is four times less time than the trade route to the East.
But the profits are even higher.
Those businessmen will all calculate this account.
¡°Some people have already begun to do this. The Governor of Virginia¡¯s private merchant ship is the forerunner of this kind of trade. Of course, he also made huge profits for this.
Those merchants who had traded with Manhattan Island began to follow suit and started this bloody triangular voyage trade.
Zhao Hongyu is clear about this.
¡° However, he did not intend to stop the merchants.
¡°However, Wang Shan and the others also collected some intelligence, and some businessmen began to have some small ideas regarding the lack of sufficient maritime power in Manhattan.
And many pirate ships have also appeared in the waters near Manhattan.
"Thanks to Zhang Tie's suggestion and the construction of more than a dozen forts, those guys didn't do anything rashly.
"But what Zhao Hongyu can be sure of is that if this situation continues, it won't be long before those guys with evil intentions can't help it in the face of huge interests.
¡°We are just a piece of fat meat, and everyone wants to take a bite.¡± Zhao Hongyu continued talking without waiting for Wang Shan to reply. "However, our current defense strength is insufficient, which gives those people hope. The Spanish envoy probably saw this, so he made this request."
Zhao Hongyu also had a headache. He didn't expect the Spaniards to come so quickly.
Originally, he knew that it would be a matter of time before he would deal with the Spaniards, but he didn't know that it would be so fast. If you give him something, when the shipyard builds a double-decker warship, the situation will be different when dealing with the Spanish.
"Your Majesty, it is a fact that our maritime defense force is insufficient. We have no way to change this situation for the time being." Wang Shan also showed a helpless look.
"You can't buy ships in the space-time trader, otherwise we are afraid of the Spanish." Zhao Hongyu said angrily to Wang Shan, "If I can buy steel ships, I can beat the Spanish with just one." Call me mother."
??????????? What¡¯s the use of this, after all the talk, I still can¡¯t buy it.
As he spoke, Zhao Hongyu suddenly shrank like a deflated ball after he thought of the key point.
"Don't look at the Spanish being defeated by the British and losing a lot of warships. But in the Caribbean, they still have a fleet of about fifty-three warships to protect their interests in Central America. At the same time, Spain Shipyards on the mainland and in Central America launch a ship every three months."
Song Hu had already told Zhao Hongyi this information, so he believed it very much.
"So, it is very easy for the Spaniards to deal with us." Zhao Hongyu told Wang Shan the truth helplessly. At the same time, he felt very aggrieved and held a breath in his heart.
Today, there are only four covered sailing ships on Manhattan Island. This is all the maritime power Zhao Hongyu has at hand, and these four ships were not built by him, but snatched from the British.
Strictly speaking, under the control of Zhao Hongyu in Manhattan, the Navy only has five fishing boats
But the question is, can those five fishing boats participate in the naval battle?
This is obviously impossible.
"Your Majesty, but if that envoy really threatens us, do we have to submit?" Wang Shan asked with a somewhat worried look. He knew very well what the Spaniards were like.
If the threat succeeds and gives them a monopoly on the trade in porcelain and other goods, the Spaniards will recover.
With money, the Spaniards will become more powerful.
"The Spanish, who have become stronger, may not only monopolize goods, they may even destroy Zhao Hongyu's Manhattan City and obtain technology and craftsmen.
This kind of thing is not impossible to happen.
But although what Zhao Hongyu said is a bit scary??But there was no panic on his face.
It seems that Zhao Hongyu is not worried about this at all.
After seeing Zhao Hongyu¡¯s carefree expression, Wang Shan felt that he might have thought too much, and his Majesty must have a countermeasure in mind.
Thinking of this, Wang Shan asked: "Your Majesty, seeing how confident you are, do you already have a countermeasure?"
Zhao Hongyu took out a pack of large qianmen from his pocket, took out one, lit it with a match, and took a deep breath.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
? ? 2.5 yuan a pack of cigarettes is indeed very strong.
This kind of cigarette was made by Zhao Hongyu some time ago, but the brand made him feel uncomfortable.
In the 21st century, a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes costs 2.5 yuan, which is basically no longer available in cities.
¡° However, it is still available in remote rural areas.
After Zhao Hongyu got the Daqianmen cigarettes, he replaced all the packaging, dismantled them and sent them to this era.
It can be regarded as solving a big problem for the majority of genetic smokers.
??And developed along with Daqianmen cigarettes, there is also a fake cigarette made from banana leaves
"Humph, the Spaniards thought well. But they didn't want to think about it. Would the British and Dutch let them get the monopoly so easily?"
Zhao Hongyu said to Wang Shan after spitting out a green smoke ring.
Wang Shan¡¯s eyes lit up, and he understood what his Majesty meant.
Zhao Hongyu is right. Although the Spaniards have good ideas, they are somewhat unrealistic.
They want to monopolize trade rights, but they also have to think about the attitudes of the British and the Dutch.
In this land of America, they are not the only Spaniards.
There are even French people in Canada in the north.
"What does your Majesty mean, is to reveal the Spanish's demands and threats and let the British and Dutch deal with the Spanish?" Wang Shan asked.
Zhao Hongyu nodded, but shook his head: "We can't involve the British, French and Dutch until the last moment. The Spanish are wolves, but other people also eat people without spitting out their bones. wolves, they are no different."
Wang Shan was a little confused, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Zhao Hongyu flicked the ashes of his cigarette and sat upright: "Let's hold off the Spanish envoy first and buy time. We try our best to enhance our maritime strength in the short term so that we can have a greater say. And we will use other If people are involved in fighting against the Spaniards, it is a last resort choice. Because it will tell them what our weaknesses are and will give them some bad thoughts."
At this point, Wang Shan finally understood what Zhao Hongyu meant.
"Your Majesty, dinner is ready. Do you want to eat right away?"
At this time, a guard gene man appeared at the door.
????????????????? It¡¯s already night.
Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and patted his forehead, "Look, we have been chatting for such a long time, and it's already evening. Then I'm going to eat first, and you can go and rest too."
While speaking, Zhao Hongyu stood up and walked towards the dining room under the leadership of Gene Man¡ª¡ª
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"Leago, what do you think of this city? Does it give you any impressions?"
In the east of Manhattan, in a small hotel room run by geneticists near the pier, two Spaniards were talking in a low voice.
They all wore black clothes, a small half-length cape over their shoulders, and wide-brimmed black hats, a typical Spanish style.
¡°This city is very dynamic, and people¡¯s faces are full of yearning for a happy life. It¡¯s much better here than the lifeless Madrid.¡±
The middle-aged man named Reiago who was questioned thought for a while and answered.
"This is not the point. Didn't you see anything else?" The man who asked the question continued after his eyes flickered.
"Their soldiers?" Reiago glanced at the other party, "Those soldiers gave me the deepest impression. There is no trace of laziness in them, and you can also feel the tyranny hidden under their gorgeous military uniforms. mood."
Reiago¡¯s companion nodded: ¡°Yes, these guys¡¯ clothes are really nice. A set of clothes like that would cost a few gold coins in Madrid.¡±
This guy named Francisco said quietly with a tone full of envy.??(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to (this site) to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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