Outside Tamsui Port, five Dutch gunboats were cruising on the sea and did not enter the harbor.

This made the merchant who was originally happy and prepared to purchase Ming Dynasty goods tremble.

The Dutch could not do anything to Donghai Town, but it was more than enough to manage them. They had heard some news about the Dutch fighting with Huaxing Company, and they did not dare to rashly get involved in this struggle.

The Dutch and Donghai Town are both overlords at sea. They fight with gods and gods, and they can't afford to offend them.

Mousse did not allow the armed merchant ships to enter the port, so they came to Tamsui City on a small boat and stayed in the arranged hotel.

The arrival of Hongmaoyi made the atmosphere suddenly tense, but Zhao Ming had already explained that he would not have to be too nervous when dealing with him normally, and he would almost show a calm demeanor.

The next morning, just dawn, breakfast was prepared for the guests in the hotel.

After five years of development in Taiwan, the land was fertile and the output was very large. In addition, the people who went to the island to expand their colonies took two years to gain a foothold and paid off the money for plowing oxen and seeds. Recently, there was a surplus on hand and a demand for consumption, and business immediately developed.

The breakfast prepared for business travelers from all over the country is very rich. Tamsui is also a nautical city, bringing together people from all over the country, so the breakfast includes rice noodles from southern China, porridge from northern China, noodles from buns, spicy soup from the hot pot, Japanese rice balls and Korean kimchi.

Businessmen from all over the world had a beautiful breakfast and were full of praise. Compared with China's diet, the food in most countries is like pig food.

Mousse struggled to use chopsticks, ate a bowl of pork rice noodles, wiped his mouth, and said to several Dutch businesses who were traveling with him: "After the expo, according to the bid previously negotiated, who will bid, remember his identity, and wait for him to go to sea and sink him immediately."

"Your Excellency, will this cause a war with Donghai Town?" a businessman said worried.

Mousse sneered: "The company is not a merchant ship that attacked Donghai Town. Besides, anything can happen on the sea, right?"

A few years ago, after the Dutch clashed with Zhao Ming, he lost seven warships, which greatly damaged the strength of the East India Taiwan branch. However, in the past two years, the Dutch transferred seven warships from Batavia, Malacca, India, and Europe to allocate them to the Taiwan branch, which gradually restored the strength of the Dutch and had a certain confidence.

"Your Excellency, if something happens to those merchant ships, it is inevitable that someone will doubt the company!" Business said worriedly.

Mousse smiled and said, "The company is to make them suspicious and understand that without our East India Company's nod, no ship could sail on the sea. In this way, the merchants understood that they could not transport the goods back after purchasing the materials, so they would not buy Huaxing Company's goods. Huaxing Company could only surrender to us."

Business nodded, then asked again, "What if the Spanish and Portuguese bid?"

"The Spaniards and the Portuguese will definitely wait for us to bid first, lower the price for them, and will not make a rash bid. The company has communicated with them, so don't worry about this!" Mousse was confident: "At that time, I will give you one or two pieces of cloth to see who dares to offend our East India Company."

Several businessmen looked at each other, nodded, and decided to come down.

At this time, an official from Donghai Town walked into the hotel lobby and told the merchants who had finished breakfast that the expo was about to begin and that everyone should not forget the documents for admission.

Musi and others then stood up and left the hotel with a group of merchants. The other inns and merchants in the hotel were also gathering.

When several Dutchmen saw it, they were shocked. They were crowded with people. They didn't expect that so many businessmen had come.

The expo site is at the foot of the mountain by the harbor. Ten thousand Ming soldiers stood in hand holding muskets and wearing cloth armor, maintaining order.

The merchants participating in the exhibition gathered in the square before the venue, while Zhao Ming and others stood on the built platform and whispered to everyone around them.

"Duke, everyone is here!" Cheng Bi bowed and bowed.

Zhao Ming nodded slightly, then walked forward and said to the gathering merchants: "Silent everyone!"

After the quietness below, Zhao Minglangsheng continued: "In order to facilitate trade, make goods easy to sell, and make it easier to purchase goods, Donghai Town held an expo in Tamsuiwei, and then all goods and orders sold during the expo will be reduced by 30%."

Many merchants were moved when they heard the words, but at the same time they were a little worried that the fleets of Spain and Portugal would hide from the Dutch fleets at sea, including merchant ships along the coast of Japan, Ryukyu, North Korea, Annan, and Ming Dynasty.

Merchants are very interested in preferential policies, but are worried that they have spent money to buy goods but have no strength to transport them back.

At this time, Zhao Ming continued: "Now the expo has officially begun. From now on December 12th, Donghai Town will hold an expo to facilitate trade."

Musi and others showed sneer on their faces in the crowd. Donghai Town still wants to be one session every year, which is a joke.

At this time, a businessman next to him suddenly looked shocked, poked Mousse with his elbow, and said anxiously: "See, look, a fleet is sailing into the harbor!"

Muss was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly looked at the bay. Sure enough, he saw a huge fleet of more than 20 sea ships on the sea, sailing from the northeast, slowly descending sail into the harbor.

Among the more than 20 sea boats, there were eight Western gunboats, which surprised Musi and others.

In Donghai Town, there were originally only seven Western warships. During the battle with the Qing army and Spain, two gunboats were sunk, leaving only five gunboats. Now eight of them appear, which shows that Donghai Town has mastered the counterfeiting technology of Western warships, which surprised the Dutch.

After the Ming army defeated the Qing navy and occupied Fujian, Zhao Ming took the opportunity to recruit a large number of craftsmen who originally served the Zheng family. After recruiting these people, the shipbuilding industry in Donghai Town immediately flourished and was able to imitate the Western Yi warships.

This made Muss' face dark. The East India Company originally thought that after mobilizing the ship to the senior staff, its strength was close to or exceeding Donghai Town. Now it seems that Donghai Town has replaced Zheng Zhilong and will become the overlord of the sea.

At this time, the merchants also saw the fleet slowly entering the harbor, and were shocked.

Zhao Ming smiled and said, "Everyone, this is a fleet of ships that Donghai Town purchased raw silk from Japan. Here, I want to tell you that Huaxing Company will set up a China Merchants Shipping Company to engage in maritime transportation business. If you buy too much cargo and cannot complete transportation by yourself, you can entrust China Merchants Shipping Company to complete transportation for you."

From Tamsui to Japan, thousands of miles apart, the fleet in Donghai Town can purchase raw silk from Japan to transport it back, so there will be no problem for the fleet to travel to North Korea, Annan and other places.

After hearing Zhao Ming's words, the Dutchman Mouss instantly turned pale. The East India Company clearly sent a fleet to interfere with the fleet of Donghai Town to prevent them from transporting raw silk from Japan, but did not want Donghai Town to send a fleet to greet him, and at this time, he returned to Taiwan.
Chapter completed!