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Columbus looked at the area where sailors and crew members gathered. It was very dirty, messy, and poor. Compared with the orderly and clean Penglai City, there was really no intention of going here to see it.
??Looking at the Ming people here at the pier, all of them were clean and tidy, like gentlemen. He immediately understood why the Ming people didn't let these people enter the city.
"Colster, my friend, welcome to Penglai City!"
At this time, someone came over and said to Kolster.
"Jiang Liang~"
When Colster saw the person coming, his eyes lit up slightly, and then he opened his arms.
The last time Jiang Liang went to Europe, he took Corster's ship, and the two of them established a good friendship and relationship on the ship.
Each other learns each other¡¯s language. Jiang Liang can speak Spanish and Kolster can also speak Daming dialect.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Columbus, the governor of our Spanish Empire in America. He is our first European hero to discover America."
Kolster introduced Columbus to Jiang Liang very enthusiastically.
"Welcome to Penglai City, Mr. Columbus~"
Jiang Liang smiled and expressed welcome.
"Sorry to bother you~"
"This Penglai City is really beautiful~"
Columbus smiled and praised Penglai City.
"Thank you Mr. Columbus for the compliment~"
"Please come inside~"
Under the leadership of Jiang Liang, Columbus and Kolster entered Penglai City.
Although Penglai City is not big, it is extremely prosperous. The streets are very spacious and there are a large number of shops on both sides. Since the news reached the Ming Dynasty, ships have arrived from the Ming Dynasty to the Golden Continent one after another.
People from each trading firm worked non-stop to transport goods to Penglai City, where they traded with merchants from Europe.
Although people have been restricted from entering Penglai City, businessmen from Europe can still be seen everywhere in Penglai City. They are constantly bargaining with people in shops, and sometimes their voices are so loud that they can be heard on the streets outside.
"Oh God, you are really vampires. This candy in your Ming Dynasty only costs one tael of silver per catty, and now you are selling me five taels of silver per catty. You are so shameless~"
"Sir, you also know that in the Ming Dynasty, we transported thousands of miles to Penglai City to earn five times your price. It is not expensive at all. If you transport it to Europe, you can sell a pound of sugar for five times. Two gold, you make more.¡±
"No, no, although I make a lot of money, I also take a lot of risks. If I encounter pirates, I will lose all my money. So your price is still too expensive. If it is cheaper, I will take four taels of silver." ¡±
"Sir, this is already the lowest price. No matter where you go, you can't get a lower price than mine. Besides, I only sell you 1,000 catties. There is no way I can sell you 10,000 catties."
"God, I can give you five taels per catty for the price, but please sell it to me in the quantity I need."
"There is really no way. The quantity of sugar we have shipped is limited, and we cannot sell it all to you. You want it, and you don't want me to sell it to others."
"You Ming people don't even make money if you are really rich. A thousand catties is just a thousand catties~"
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Listening to the sound of bargaining coming from the store, Columbus also fell into deep thought.
The profits from trade with the Ming people are very high.
Not to mention anything else, Daming¡¯s snow candy alone is very popular in Europe and is a necessity for nobles and royal families in various European countries.
When entertaining friends or holding a banquet, if you don¡¯t have this snow candy, it will be very inferior.
Placing a bowl of snow candy next to a large amount of food and drinks is not only a way of hospitality, but also a symbol of strength and respect for guests.
This kind of snow sugar from the Ming Dynasty has a pure taste, no trace of odor, snow-white color and fine particles. It is the top condiment and is deeply loved by European nobles and royal families.
Europeans like to eat sweets, but they cannot produce sugar themselves. Even if they can produce sugar, the output is very small, and the quality is not good.
This has led to the fact that in Europe, the price of sugar is very high. Only the real nobles and royal families can enjoy it. Ordinary people cannot afford sugar at all.
These snow candies from the Ming Dynasty are extremely expensive compared to gold in Europe.
&? and Kolster thought deeply, America is very big, and the places they have surveyed so far are still very small, but they are already much larger than the entire Europe.
The people of the Ming Dynasty have always publicized that this America belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and they used it to exile these Indians. They also say that they and the Indians are actually the same ancestor.
There is a lot of gold and silver in the Americas, but it is not easy to find it, and you have to dig it yourself. If you can exclusively enjoy the trading rights with the Ming Dynasty, then there will also be rolling wealth flowing into Spain.
For Spain or Europeans as a whole at this time, their overseas maritime colonization was not actually for land, but to obtain gold, silver, spices and other wealth.
So if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with recognizing Ming's ownership of the Americas. Anyway, Spain does not have that many people immigrating overseas, and the total population of Spain is only a few million.
The Ming Dynasty is different. They have a large population. It is said that there is a huge population of more than 10 million, so they need a lot of land to settle the huge population, and they value the land here in America very seriously.
After thinking about this clearly, Columbus smiled and said: "We in Spain have always respected the sovereignty of the Ming Dynasty in the Americas. Our colonies are also very few, only limited to some islands in the Caribbean Sea."
¡°If Ming is willing to hand over trade rights to Spain, we in Spain are also very willing to recognize Ming¡¯s sovereignty over the Americas.¡±
"And we can also guarantee that we will not establish new colonies here in the Americas in the future and infringe on the Ming Dynasty's right to rule the Americas."
"Haha, that's great~"
"If you are willing to admit this, then we will hand over the trading rights to Spain alone from the Ming Dynasty. As for the price and quantity of goods, we can conduct separate negotiations every year."
When Tian Erniu heard this, he immediately laughed happily. Regarding the issue of sovereignty of the Americas, although the Ming Dynasty has always claimed it to the outside world, it also shamelessly regarded these natives as relatives.
But the Europeans don¡¯t admit this. America is so big, how could it be possible for you, the Ming Dynasty, to take advantage of you?
¡°No one is a fool, everyone wants to make a fortune in America.
Of course, the most important thing is that no one knows how powerful the Ming people are.
On the east coast of Golden Continent, Ming Dynasty is not strong. The most important thing is that it does not have powerful ships, so it cannot pose a threat to these Europeans.
So as for Daming, everyone depends on you.
They swarmed to Penglai City, and then built colonies in Golden Bay and the Caribbean coast to facilitate trade with the Ming Dynasty.
It¡¯s good that the Spanish are now willing to recognize Ming¡¯s sovereignty over Golden Continent.
By then, as long as the two parties sign an agreement, the entire Golden Continent will nominally belong to the Ming Dynasty. If Europeans want to rob it again in the future, they will not be able to stand.
As for whether everyone recognizes this agreement or not, the key depends on the strength comparison between the two parties.
If Ming Dynasty becomes stronger, they will admit it even if they don¡¯t admit it.
If the Ming Dynasty becomes weak, these Europeans will not even be called Golden Continent, they will even dare to attack your hometown.
The truth is that simple, the key lies in strength.
But sometimes it¡¯s important for someone to admit it.
Because in this way, you can capture the great righteousness, and if you are strong, everything will fall into place.
¡°That¡¯s great~¡±
Columbus and Kolster clenched their fists excitedly, but soon his eyes turned to the many merchant ships in the port.
So he frowned and asked: "But other countries will definitely not give up willingly like this."
¡°They have to give up even if they don¡¯t want to give up.¡±
Tian Erniu said lightly, then thought for a moment and said: "I heard that there are a lot of pirates in the Caribbean recently and they are very rampant. This has seriously damaged the interests of our Ming Dynasty and Spain."
"I wonder if you are interested in joining our Ming Dynasty to eliminate pirates here in America?"
¡°Pirates are rampant in the Caribbean?¡±
"Suppress the pirates in America?"
When Columbus and Kolster heard this and thought about it carefully, they immediately understood what Tian Erniu meant. They wanted to join forces to clear out people from other European countries from the Americas.
"Haha, yes, of course, we in Spain have hated those pirates for a long time~" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - 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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