The matter of removing Portugal was not so urgent about the Spanish East Asian stronghold. After all, all the waterways were blocked and they could hardly get any support.

However, the Ming Dynasty's merchant ships came soon, and they came one after another.

Marine trade is mostly about sailing in a single or several ships, and few dozen or hundreds of ships sailing in a day because they can’t eat so much cargo at the destination and can’t buy so much cargo at the destination.

The reason why merchant ships heading to America were able to dispatch large fleets together was mainly because the California colonies were responsible for selling goods and were ready to transport goods back to China.

However, the capital occupies a large amount, and the American fleet has snatched so many merchant ships in the Americas so that there is enough funds for turnover.

And trade in East Asia will naturally not be done like this.

However, considering the monsoon, if the Ming Dynasty merchant ships plan to trade south this year, it will be in this season, but it will not be too crowded. Because of the different regions, in addition to Shandong, there are merchant ships in Fujian, and there are also some merchant ships in Guangdong, and other coastal provinces also have merchant ships. However, they are not so professional in maritime trade, but they are also interested in maritime trade.

Therefore, the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty came one after another, and this season was a good time to go south because the wind direction was correct.

Many merchant ships plan to transport a batch of cargo south, and then use the first half of the year to make a turnaround at various trade points in the Southeast monsoon (May to August) before returning to the Ming Dynasty.

These merchant ships arrived in Nanyang not to go to one port, but to many ports, and then continued to turn over the goods and profits continued to roll up. By the time they returned, their capital would roll very high.

Therefore, the First Fleet and the Nanyang Infantry Brigade had to pull out the Portuguese and Spanish strongholds as soon as possible to replace their trade status in East Asia.

Currently, where the Ming merchant ships can trade freely are Liaodong, North Korea, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, Japan, and Alaska.

To the south is to Australia, but not to the areas where European colonists are located, and to the west is to the Hawaiian Islands and California, and other places are not allowed.

When the territory expands, restrictions can be relaxed.

In terms of taxation, it is still collected according to the import and export tax of goods. The import and export tax of each commodity varies from place to place, and the amount of charge is also floating according to the market conditions.

As for merchant ships to turn around to escape, it is unlikely. First of all, each merchant ship must be supervised by crew members from Shandong Navigation and Technical School. At the same time, after entering a port, the goods traded must be collected from taxes. It is unlikely to avoid them through trade before returning to the flight, but it is also possible. After all, this era is not well-informed, and sometimes two or three are missed.

Moreover, the adjustment of import and export tax is not so timely. It is also possible to avoid some taxes to a certain extent through turnover. Of course, this is also legal, and it depends on the ship owner's business methods.

Of course, not all merchant ships will turn around at ports everywhere. Some merchant ships just transport the goods to a port, and then after selling at this port, they buy a lot of raw materials back, such as bulk goods such as cotton.

Some merchants did not transport mainstream goods in the goods they transported from abroad. For example, there were merchants in Fujian who had transported Fuju to Nanyang. Fuju, which was worthless in the Ming Dynasty, sold each with dozens of copper coins, which also made the merchant earn tens of thousands of taels of silver. There were many types of business methods for sea trade. Different regions, different ports, different trade places, and different climates were all the objects that ship owners need to consider.

At the same time, you don’t have to sell bulk goods. If you see the market correctly, transporting some small bulk goods is also a good choice. There is a big gap between a ship owner who is good at operating and a ship owner who is not good at operating.

The First Fleet fought for territory everywhere in Nanyang. Whenever it set up a piece of territory, it asked customs personnel to set up tax collection sites at the trading port.

At the same time, report to Zhaojiabao and ask Zhaojiabao to send officials to come. And here it will be added to the escort list of the fleet.

Whenever a trade point is set up, each unit needs to coordinate to open the stronghold. Where can a merchant ship be traded? It is not the decision made by the top, but the decision made by the bottom based on the principles set by the top and then report it. If there are any objections above, it will be suspended.

Fujian merchant ships and Shandong merchant ships went to the Southeast Asia earlier. Shandong merchant ships focused more on trading areas such as Liaodong, North Korea, Sakhalin, Hokkaido, Alaska, Hawaii, and California. They spent a long time in Shandong and had some knowledge of Shandong's overseas colonies. They could see what goods there were in the Shandong market and find out what prices were.

Therefore, we pay more attention to the northern market, and we are not very familiar with the Nanyang side. After all, the First Fleet has just been to Nanyang for a few years.

Fujian maritime merchants focus on trade between Southeast Asia and Japan, but Japan's trade no longer has the huge profits like that in the past, and the main markets are occupied by official merchant ships.

Moreover, the profits have been almost seized. After several years of maritime trade, Japan's silver has flowed to the Ming Dynasty.

After experiencing this huge trade deficit and the losses caused by the war initiated by the Shandong army in Japan, the silver was reduced by at least half.

At the same time, Japan's agriculture has also suffered a great impact, because Shandong is constantly dumping cotton cloth and other commodities to Japan, and a large number of foreign commodities with absolute competitive advantages have led to a large number of Japanese farmers going bankrupt. What should I do after bankruptcy? Naturally, it is the opposite.

The busiest thing is the army stationed in Japan. They usually assist the Tokugawa shogunate in suppressing unrest and rebellion. From last year to this year, rebellions continued.

The main reason for its rebellion was no longer the problem of high rice prices, but the farmers could no longer accept the normal rice prices. As a result, the riots in Japan were everywhere.

From time to time, the Shandong army stationed in Japan had to go out to quell the rebellion. The military expenses for their quelling rebellion were paid by the Tokugawa shogunate, and the shogunate's fiscal revenue could still be supported, because Japan was already mining everywhere, and copper mines became the main force in maritime trade, which alleviated the fiscal revenue of the Tokugawa shogunate.

During the quelling of the rebellion, the Shandong army mainly focused on prisoners. After using absolute force to deter the unrest farmers, they would negotiate with these unrest farmers to ensure that they could not die and ensure that they would go to work in the Ming Dynasty, so that they would have no worries about food and clothing in the future, and they would definitely not be hungry or frozen.

Shandong Zhengfu treats these Japanese slaves differently than slaves. First of all, they will not abuse them at will. They can also give them food and clothing while asking for the lowest cost. Many times they eat sweet potatoes, wear old clothes worn by Shandong people, and sometimes they will be meat-filled. Moreover, they will also be rewarded if they perform well in labor, but they have no wages.

Most of the rioters choose to compromise without any way out.
Chapter completed!