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Above the vast sea, a fleet was sailing forward through the waves. Qi Ye stood at the bow of the ship, holding the hilt of the knife, feeling a little energetic. A year ago, he was a deputy captain on a warship among the Ming Navy. If he had to survive for a few more years, he might have the chance to become the captain. However, at this time, the Ming warship suddenly stopped its plan to build a new ship, and the navy maintained the scale of four fleets. Qi Ye, who was almost forty-five years, was beaten with a stick. With his age, he would not be able to eat this bowl of rice at sea after waiting for a few years.

At that time, his depression was simply undescribable. It was at this time that his life had a huge change. The people from the Sino-Trade Association came to him and wanted to invite him to be the captain on the Sino-Trade Association's escort ship. The salary offered was 30,000 taels of silver a year.

This price moved Qi Ye. You must know that as the deputy captain of the Daqi fleet, his official position was stuck on the hurdle of intermediate generals to senior generals. If he crossed this step, it would be the best, but if he couldn't get through it, he would be an intermediate general for his whole life. His annual salary at this time was 3,000 taels of silver, and various subsidies for overseas trips, the combined total was no more than 5,000 taels. The annual salary offered by the General Trade Association of the Seattle Trade Association is really not low.

Whether to continue to struggle in the army or make more money, Qi Ye hesitated for a while, and finally, he decided to make money. So he submitted a retirement report to the higher authorities.

What Qi Ye didn't know was that at this time the Ming Dynasty's steam warship had entered the final experimental stage. The new steam warship was very different from the old warships in terms of control and combat. The navy had secretly selected a group of young officers and gathered them to train relevant knowledge. After the steam warship came out, these people would become the backbone of the new warships. At that time, the navy would definitely make a lot of room for them.

Veterans like Qi Ye will definitely be one of the candidates for a position at that time, but how to place these veterans is also a big problem. They are not ordinary soldiers, and when they are retired, they can retire according to regulations.

The Navy is a very technical job. The officers and soldiers of the Navy are much longer than ordinary army. The Navy Marines retire for five years, while the Navy's Marines operate the warships retired for up to seven years.

At this time, Qi Ye automatically proposed to retire. The senior navy leaders were overjoyed and immediately approved Qi Ye's request, which made Qi Ye even more frustrated. He originally thought that his superior would keep him warmly, but it seemed that his superior wanted him to leave.

In a rage, he took his resettlement fee. From the Navy Retirement, he went to the Maritime Trade Association to serve as the captain of their frigate. Of course, the so-called frigate in the Maritime Trade Association is actually an armed merchant ship, which is naturally incomparable to the warships of the Ming Navy. But Qi Ye finally became the captain.

After officially joining the China Federation of Trade Unions, Qi Ye understood the reason why the China Federation of Trade Unions wanted to dig out the corner of the Ming Navy.

Maritime merchants are always the most pioneering group in the world, or the storms on the sea, which has trained them to dare to explore the mysteries of the unknown world. After more than ten years of construction and maturity of the Western maritime trade channel ahead of Manila, the era of huge profits of maritime trade has ended. In the past, they could obtain one hundred percent or even one thousand profits, but now, it is very good to have 100% profits. For land businesses, 100% profits can make them risk their heads beheading, but for maritime merchants, this is simply unbearable.

Therefore, finding new markets has become a new task for the General Administration of Trade Unions.

Two years ago, the unremitting business association finally discovered a new waterway and a new sales market. A country called Sanfoqi and a farther-distance cannibalism appeared in their vision.

The Maritime Merchants Association immediately couldn't wait to organize merchant ships to start their new adventure along this newly discovered waterway, but this time they suffered a great loss.

In the Three Buddhas, they were robbed by the Three Buddhas.

It is naturally the view of these Ming maritime merchants. In fact, they were just kidnapped by the naval masters of Sanfoqi to their harbor. After being given heavy taxes, they were still allowed to sell their goods. In the end, the maritime merchants would always settle the accounts. After this trip, if they included the huge expenses paid to open the waterway in the early stage, they would not even have a 100% profit. More importantly, Sanfoqi's people were too hateful. Judging from their attitude, even if they went there again in the future, such robbery would be inevitable.

The Ming Dynasty Maritime Merchants have developed the most aura of the world over the years. With the support of the Ming Dynasty warships, they have never experienced such defecation. They immediately requested the navy through the Ministry of Commerce, hoping that the navy could send a fleet to escort it.

But this time, their request naturally fell into the empty space.

At this time, the navy was very busy. The old warships were to be transformed into new steamed warships and equipped with new weapons. The threats from the West had been put on the agenda, and the matters in Manila also need to be solved. Compared with these major national affairs, the Navy Federation of Trade will not make money for the time being, which is not a matter.

The Navy asked the Sea Trade Association to wait a moment.

But the Maritime Trade Association did not want to wait. In their opinion, every day of waiting was to be unable to get over the huge amount of wealth. Although they were robbed in the Three Buddhas, they also found that the need for the Ming Dynasty goods was simply a bottomless pit, and no matter how much goods were transported in, they could swallow them completely.

At this time, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty were no longer the Ming Dynasty merchants of the past. They were not only rich but also brave, and had already formed their own representative power in the court. With some efforts, the Maritime Merchants Association acquired the right to build their own frigate and independently develop the market.

If this happened in the era when Quan Yun was the chief minister, he might not have agreed to their request, but now it was when Jin Jingnan was in power. Jin Jingnan was a man who was like a fire and hated evil. In his mind, the Ming Dynasty was the best in the world. He dared to make ground on me, so he had to teach a lesson. Now the Ming Dynasty is not free. Since these Ming merchants are willing to pay for their own money to form a maritime guard, let them do it.

Jin Jingnan was not worried that these merchants would pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty when they had the force of the sea. The roots of these people were in the Ming Dynasty, and they had become intricately related to the Ming Dynasty court, and they simply left the Ming system. More importantly, the Ming Dynasty's navy was about to undergo major changes, and many water generals and sailors would be eliminated. A large number of weapons originally made of water warships would become waste. When someone was dozing off, someone sent a pillow, which was simply the best thing. Those eliminated navy generals had a place to go, and a large number of eliminated navy weapons could be sold for a good price. Why not?

These retired naval personnel joined the escort fleet, which was similar to the hidden soldiers and the people formulated by Emperor Qin Feng many years ago. When they needed them, wouldn’t they come back with the order? Building a naval fleet is comparable to the money spent on building an army.

In this matter, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War also hit it off with Jin Jingnan. The Ministry of War found a good place for the navy officers and soldiers, and the Ministry of Revenue was very happy to see that the weapons that were about to turn into waste could be sold at a good price. The treasury could also make a lot of money. For the Ming Dynasty, money seemed to be never enough. Although there was a surplus in the treasury, Geng Jingming was not happy at all when he thought of the upcoming war. Fighting with a big country like Qi cannot solve the problem in a short time. Once the war was fought, the money was really changed to Geng Jingming. Now, it is a good thing to earn more money. No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still flesh, right?

So this frigate under the name of the General Administration of Trade and Industry came into being.

When Qin Feng signed this document, he couldn't help but remember that in the time and space he had passed, the same thing seemed to have happened. He used strong ships and cannons to open the door of a country, protect the commercial interests of his country, and thus opened the colonial era. Now, it seems that the Ming Dynasty is also embarking on this road without hesitation.

Of course, Qin Feng was happy to see this. What's wrong with planting the sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty into every corner of the world? The Ming Dynasty did not want to occupy these countries, but the interests of the Ming Dynasty must be strongly guaranteed in these places.

With the support of the court in policy and the money support of the General Administration of Sea Trade, an armed caravan was formed in a very short time. Only at this time did Qi Ye realize that there were many old acquaintances in this frigate, all of whom were from the Ming Navy who were in the same situation as him.

What made Qi Ye admire the great power of the Marine Trade Association was that they could actually get the standard weapons of the Ming Navy, such as thunderbolt fire, crossbow machines, new trenchers and other new weapons, which were strictly prohibited from being owned by the people. But these seemed to be not a problem in front of the Marine Trade Association. Therefore, the new ships Qi Ye obtained were much smaller than those of the previous warships, and the others did not seem to have changed much. The sailors also retired from the Marine Trade Association, and their weapons were still weapons they were familiar with. As for the operation of these merchant ships, for a sea veteran like him, he had just practiced for a few days and was able to use them freely.

After everything is ready, Haimao will kill the Three Buddhas again with murderous intent.
Chapter completed!