Yang Ce's fleet came with a full load and returned home from Port Veracruz, the Gulf of Mexico at the end of May. Their ships were not empty, but a large amount of gold and silver goods disappeared.

The stay was longer than expected, and they also spent more money. They took out 83 million huge sums of Tongbao from the military government four times, and escorted gold, silver and jewelry worth 103,750 taels of silver in three batches.

A large amount of them is the gold that the military government lacks.

Before they left, the magistrate Zou Yuanbiao, in order to thank Yang Ce for bringing huge tax revenue, specially approved the military government to sell it to Yang Ce at half price for 520 cents of silver, and Changsheng exported 500 sets of tropical infantry equipment worth 180 cents of silver.

It includes a complete set of Jinghai clothes, an old Wanli second year fuse bird gun, a Nanyang waist knife, an iron hat helmet, canvas wrapping and soap boots, and a set of 30 wooden medicine cartridges, wooden kettles, bowls and chopsticks, and canvas deworming medicine waist bags.

‘Make less’ is Chen Bapi’s greatest kindness.

It is beneficial to be connected to the world. The Han pirate Wang Linfeng or Yang Ce directly controlled the maritime trade of the Sanghai Empire in northwestern Africa. It was a prosperous North African land empire. It bordered Morocco in the north and was directly opposite the sea to the west. It had a relatively complete bureaucratic system in Europe. It used shells as currency, had mining and textile capabilities, and its wealth came from the trade routes that crossed the Sahara desert.

Exports to the outside world, gold, iron ore, slaves, ivory, spices, cola fruit and cotton fabrics, imported salt, sugar, weapons, horses, copper, glassware, shoes and wool products.

Chen Mu was not interested in Keraguo and slaves, but he wanted everything else produced by the Sanghai Empire, and Asia could produce something that Sanghai urgently needed but could not make, salt.

This means that everything about Sang Hai is like free to the Dongyang Military Palace.

Before leaving, Yang Ce passed through Mexico City according to Chen Mu's suggestion and signed a contract with Yang Ting to establish the Dahan Dongyang Company. The shareholders were Wang Linfeng, Fujian of Han Guo and General Yang Ce. The business scope was the west coast of southern Africa in the south of Dadongyang, becoming the first company to be established and put into operation.

They were not the first company to register. Fujian Guanghe Xingsheng alone founded three companies. Seventeen companies, including them, have registered in New Spain. However, other companies did not have enough ships, and secondly, they lacked cargo. The Dongyang Brazil company founded by the adopted son of Quanshang Li Yuxi, had gathered some ships, but the restrictions were made and the military government's order to prohibit the flow of silver could only wait for the goods to be brought to the third phase of the Beiyang to set off.

Only Yang Ce, who had both people and boats, pulled five ships of salt from New Spain, and six ships of candy left.

Warship!

If Lin Afeng were here, he might not have signed this contract, nor would he be moved by the Ming Dynasty warships - Lin Feng would think that the court could build it, and he could build it too, isn't it just a big ship!

But Yang Ce is different. In his eyes, the warships of the court are the best ships in the world. The Liuding and Liujia warships are ten thousand times better than Spanish sailing ships!

In addition to the eleven ships that can buy hard currency from the Sanghai Empire, Yang Ce also bought 80,000 kilograms of gunpowder from Changsheng at a price of 100,000 kilograms of gunpowder from Changsheng at a price of 30 taels. Some of the new ones and some of the remaining ones after the competition were left. In a strict sense, this batch of gunpowder was no longer safe, but he had no choice.

Everyone knows that the advantages of well-trained veterans using bird guns and heavy cannons can be consumed so much that people cannot accept it. Especially for the Han Dynasty, they are not short of manpower. The vast coast of Africa can allow pirate kings to obtain inexhaustible manpower, but there is no place for them to obtain inexhaustible gunpowder.

Even if it is not that safe gunpowder, it is also very important to Yang Ce.

The always-winning Zou Yuanbiao became obsessed with Zhang Jian’s martial arts competition. As the saying goes, the one who is close to Zhu Chi, who has worked with Chen Mu for a long time, and everyone will be happy to see Yinzi.

In fact, this is not Chen Mu's fault. Everyone will see Yinzi happy, but the past is hidden in their hearts, buried in the dark, and pretending to be reserved on their faces, but Chen Mu is different.

He said he was cold and hungry, and his goal was to raise endless gold and silver for the court to catalyze the qualitative change of industry. There was no need to feel ashamed of doing the right thing.

It is a great thing to strengthen national strength internally and establish order externally.

And try not to harm others as much as possible.

Zou Yuanbiao also thought this was a great thing. There were so many canals in Changsheng County and so many bridges that had not been built, so he needed money.

Especially after Yang Ce left, his tax revenue suddenly decreased by 40%, which made him understand a truth - most of his wealth will always be in the hands of a few people, and as a magistrate, he had to find a way to bring the wealth of a few people into his hands through taxes and then seek benefits for the majority.

A few people can already meet their basic survival needs. They need something unique. This thing is not limited to the ever-winning teahouses and restaurants, but also good seats for competitions.

Chen Mu also has a special liking for martial arts. He believes that this is a good way to maintain the combat effectiveness of the flag army in peacetime. People all hope to get good rankings to get rewards, and to be united in their own way so that they can do everything.

Therefore, Changsheng is about to start a new round of competition. This time the subject is gun, spear, gun, and the cold army formation.

After the last shooting competition, Magistrate Zou tasted the sweetness. Even if the gunpowder consumption was consumed, the county still made a lot of money by selling tickets. This time, the military government was even more bold in its operations. The competition was divided into more than 30 games, and lasted for a month. There was also an official bet on the people in each game. In the competition, the winner could get the bets of the people from the people, and the loser's bets were distributed to the people who bets against the winner.

But the bets are not high, and the people will not get rich by betting the right ones, and it will not hurt if they bet the wrong ones. It is a bonus for the flag army.

Although the ticket price is not too high, for Zou Yuanbiao, the county has a long-lasting income.

In addition, after a long time of familiarizing with the military law system and practicing military skills, the militia Baojia in Changsheng County was finally approved to register one in ten people. After selection, it was established as a Changsheng Thousand Household Office and became an official army with an organization.

In fact, Zou Yuanbiao knew that all this means that the center of the East Ocean Military Palace is moving to the east coast, which means that they can directly threaten the land with mature production capacity across the East Ocean - Europa!
Chapter completed!