I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The grain import subsidy scheme promulgated by Dahua was immediately supported by the Chamber of Commerce.

A single businessman may only consider personal interests, but some large chambers of commerce will consider it from a strategic level.

They also realized that by importing more food, they could free up more labor.

In this way, there will be more workers, and their labor costs can be reduced.

Now many factories and businessmen are still in a state of lack of workers.

It is rare that the imperial court issued a decree to take care of their merchant class, and they are also actively promoting it.

They started arranging people to go to Annam, Siam (Thailand) and India, which are all food-producing places.

Places like Siam Annan belong to tropical regions, and food is cooked three times a year.

As for India, the vast Ganges Plain is the Tianfu Plain that the whole world is jealous of.

The goods brought by Dahua were mainly weapons, and other porcelain and cloth were supplemented.

At this time, Annan was going through the Ruan Zheng War, so the demand for weapons was far greater than other luxuries.

The north of Annan is controlled by the Zheng family, while the south is controlled by the Ruan family. Both sides want to destroy each other and unify Annan.

This battle has been going on for nearly 20 years. If there is no external interference, according to the process of the original history, they will fight for more than a hundred years.

The Dahua businessman didn't care about why Nguyen and Zheng had a grievance, they only cared about their interests.

A fleet carrying a large number of weapons arrived in Hai Phong City. Ordinary merchants carried steel knives and armor, while the official carried 3,000 flintlock guns.

Both steel knives and armor are very popular in Annan because steel knives are durable.

The humidity in Annan is heavy, there is a lot of water vapor in the air, and iron products are very easy to rust.

An ordinary iron knife can no longer be used because of rust within a few months.

And steel knives, which are not easy to rust, naturally became the favorite of Annan's army.

What is more loved is the armor with outstanding protection.

In the era of cold weapons, an army without armor encountered an army equipped with armor, and basically they could only escape by speed.

If you have to fight with the head iron, you will often die very miserably.

Because one side only needs to guard against the neck and a few parts of the face, while the other side has weaknesses all over the body.

However, armor is a bit useful in the age of cold weapons.

Encountered with guns, armor and everything are clouds.

Although the accuracy of the flintlock gun is poor, the power of this thing is really great.

Shooting at the armor within 50 meters can penetrate the armor of 2.5 mm. If it is within 30 meters, three millimeters of armor can't stop the impact of the musket.

During this period, the thickness of the armor was basically between 1.2 and 2.6 millimeters, and rarely reached 3 millimeters.

More than three millimeters, a set of armor weighs at least fifty pounds.

Wearing this kind of armor, soldiers can't even say that they are fighting, even ordinary marches can't do it.

When encountering such an army, you can keep a distance from the other party, and then wantonly molest them until the other party is exhausted.

"Whose is this shipment, we have requisitioned it."

As soon as the cargo on the ship was unloaded, Zheng's army came over and tried to take it by force.

As for spending money to buy, this is too difficult for them.

During the war, whether it was the army, the people, or the imperial court, there was a collective shortage of money, as if the wealth had all disappeared at once.

This is mainly because people dare not spend too much money in troubled times, and at the same time, business is not so prosperous.

"It belongs to me, Dahua. If you want, you can exchange money or food for it."

Zhou Kangnian, the owner of these weapons, said disdainfully, and the Dahua behind him was his confidence. It is not the first time he has come to Nanyang to do business, and no official of any country has dared to take action against Dahua's businessmen.

"According to the latest regulations, you are prohibited goods, and I have the right to confiscate it."

said the leading officer.

"Try it, if you dare to accept my cargo today, Dahua's warship will be able to arrive here tomorrow."

Zhou Kangnian didn't mean to be afraid at all. Those who dare to do arms business are naturally not good at it.

Even, most arms dealers are in a strong position when buying and selling.

Because the people who will buy their weapons are generally weaker countries.

Seeing that Zhou Kangnian was so arrogant, the man wanted to stab Zhou Kangnan to death with one knife, but he didn't dare.

If there was a diplomatic incident and Dahua's warships were brought in, he couldn't bear the consequences.

Just then, a higher-ranking officer came to round up the field.

"what happened?"

Li Yuansheng asked.

The subordinate was chattering a lot, and then Li Yuansheng said to Zhou Kangnian, "We want this batch of your goods. Let's make a price."

"The price is negotiable. In the south, the steel knife is forty taels of silver, and the armor is twenty taels. If you are willing to establish a long-term trade relationship with us, General, I can give you a 10% discount."

Zhou Kangnian suggested to mention the Ruan Dynasty in the south, meaning that if you think it is too expensive, I will sell it to the south.

If Zhou Kangnian really dared to re-ship these weapons to the south, Li Yuansheng would be desperate to stop them.

They are in the north and will never allow these weapons to fall into the hands of the Nguyen family in the south.

"Okay, give us the goods first

, we will pay after a while. "

Li Yuansheng said.

But Zhou Kangnian shook his head and said that he would pay first hand and deliver first hand, and would not owe any credit.

"Don't make a toast, don't eat and drink fine. Believe it or not, even if we rob you of your equipment, you Dahua can't help us. Don't think we haven't fought against the Central Plains, we're not afraid."

The former general made another threat.

What he said was true. When Annan broke away from the Ming Dynasty, he resisted the attack of the Ming Dynasty, which proved that the terrain of their broken place was difficult to invade.

Yes, they can win, it's all about terrain.

Compared with the real combat power, they can't even beat Daming.

To fight with the current Dahua is simply a dream.

But now that Dahua wants to fight them, there is no need to go over mountains and mountains, go directly by water, and land the soldiers when they meet Haiphong.

By then, they will be safe from danger.

"Speaking these harsh words doesn't help. If I have time to raise money or food, I will stay here for three or four days at most. If I can't find a strong buyer, then I can only choose to leave."

Zhou Kangnian reminded him that he was not interested in spending time with the other party.

His words made the people on Annan's side very unhappy, but Li Yuansheng suppressed them, and no one dared to mess around.

"Then please rest a few days in Haiphong, and I'll find a way to raise money."

Li Yuansheng is also helpless. He needs to take the country into account when doing things, otherwise he can really grab it directly.

And now, he can only think of other ways.