Chapter 3727
Whether the Portuguese are willing or not, the situation in the Indian Ocean is quietly changing.
The appearance of the Special Forces Division's fleet in the Arabian Sea coastal areas means that there is another competitor in the maritime route east of the Strait of Malacca. Moreover, this competitor is of extraordinary strength and has far surpassed other peers, especially several traditional maritime powers from Europe.
The Netherlands and Portugal are the two European countries with the longest operating time in East Asia and the widest range of business. However, because of this, these two countries have suffered the greatest impact from the Hai Han entering the Indian Ocean.
The goods that could only travel between the East and West through merchant ships between the Netherlands and Portugal now have more supply channels for Haihan. Moreover, Hai Han has a large number of first-hand supplies in East Asia, and its cost advantage even makes merchants from the Netherlands and Portugal unable to compete with them.
Just as Qian Tiandun's fleet visited ports along the Arabian Sea, the prices of imported East Asian goods from all over the country were in response to the sound, showing a significant downward trend.
Whether the Haihan fleet reaches, new quotations have emerged for goods produced in East Asia, such as silk, tea, spices, high-end porcelain, etc., and although the price drop of 20% to 30% does not seem to be too much, it is enough to defeat the Europeans who originally controlled these commercial resources.
Local merchants have realized that if the ordering channels are shifted from Europeans to Haihans, it will mean that their profits from distributing East Asian goods will increase a lot.
Especially, the Ottoman countries with extremely strong consumption capacity seem to have reached a trade cooperation intention with Haihan. If the Ottomans, a big customer, also ran away, it would be a huge loss for European businessmen.
Ruy, who is on the island of Hormuz, is one of the people who are unwilling to accept this fact. The proactive measure he took was to try to prevent Haihan from building the so-called Fubo Port on the south side of the Strait of Hormuz.
However, Rui did not expect that the troops he organized with a large number of connections and resources could not be able to obtain a small place where only a few hundred sea Han soldiers were stationed, but was dragged by the other party to reinforcements.
These mobs naturally collapsed in front of the powerful Haihan fleet with one blow, and there was nothing to say about their final defeat.
Fortunately, Rui did not come forward in person during the entire operation process. The letters he sent were also handed over to several brokers who were close to Portugal. These Arab brokers then provoked the tribal armed forces and formed a coalition to attack Fubo Port.
Although the plan failed, Rui was sure that this matter would not be involved in him. At least Hai Han could not obtain any evidence to prove that the matter was related to him.
As a matter of fact, until Qian Tiandun withdrew from the Persian Gulf with his large troops, he did not send troops to retaliate against the island of Hormuz where Rui was located. This also made Rui, who had been anxious for many days, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But he immediately heard that Hai Han used all the thousands of people captured in this battle as coolies and devoted them to the construction of Fubo Port.
From this point of view, the effect of this operation was actually counterproductive. Not only did it fail to stop Hai Han from building a port in the local area, it instead sent a batch of strong labor to contribute to the other party.
And Rui was not completely sure whether Hai Han thought the matter was related to him.
He only knew that the day when Fubo Port was completed was the time when Hormuz Island began to decline.
Some Persian merchants who have secretly communicated with Hormuz Island have made it clear that they will directly purchase Haihan-related goods from Fubo Port in the future. After all, that is a first-hand source of goods, and the price and quality are far more advantageous than the second-hand goods sold by the Portuguese. As businessmen with partnerships with Portugal are like this, let alone others who are still waiting and watching the situation change, Rui couldn't help but feel deeply worried about the prospects of Hormuz.
Once Hormuz's trade share declines sharply, it will be difficult for him as a consul to make a contribution to the country. The nobles and wealthy businessmen in Lisbon don’t care what happened in the Persian Gulf. They only look at whether the numbers in the account books have increased or decreased. Rui, who is in charge of Hormuz, is just an executor responsible for doing things and taking the blame for these people.
At that time, someone will definitely need to be responsible for the situation in Hormuz Island, and Rui may only be able to say goodbye to the position he finally got.
When Rui thought of this result, he felt extremely unwilling to accept it.
It is obvious that I came earlier than the Hai Han people and spent more time managing Hormuz Island. Why did the Hai Han people easily snatch their own trade share after taking a walk in the Persian Gulf?
If it weren't for the small size of the garrison on Hormuz and almost did not have the ability to cross the sea to launch amphibious operations, Rui actually wanted to make up for his will to compete directly with the Hai Han people in Fubo Port.
But for the sake of this, he could only make sure that the island of Hormuz where he was located would not become the target of the Hai Han people, and temporarily keep his existing trade share as much as possible.
However, bad news is still coming. It is said that the Xihu tribe in the area where Fubo Port is located actually cooperated with Hai Han, and also sent a large number of personnel to Fubo Port to participate in the construction.
Krui clearly remembered that when he came to Hormuz to take office, the former consul told him that the Arabs in the Shihu tribe did not have the value of cooperation.
Why did these Arabs hurry up as soon as the Hai Han people came? What magic does the Hai Han people have? It can be recognized by locals so quickly, which makes Rui puzzled.
But the current situation no longer allows Rui to think about this problem. He must try to save himself and Hormuz's situation.
Since hard methods don't work, we can only settle for the second best.
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Ruy sent several teams to various ports along the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea coast to visit local officials and dealers with close ties with Portugal, hoping to maintain their connections to protect Portugal's local trade share and not be easily replaced by Hai Han.
But this also involves many practical interests. When Hai Han has demonstrated his strength through this huge fleet tour, how many people are willing to give up the opportunity to cooperate with Hai Han in order to maintain a cooperative relationship with Portugal?
"The Hai Han people said that in the future we can set up offices in any port under the jurisdiction of Hai Han, and the transaction tax will also be exempted for a certain period of time. This is the treatment we have never received on Hormuz Island!"
"You can take a look at the quotes given to us by the Hai Han people, and then look at your quotes. What's the price difference between them?"
"That's the Hai Han country, the most powerful empire in the East today. Do you actually suggest that we don't cooperate with them? If we don't cooperate with them, will we be enemies with them?"
The people sent out to visit various places almost all encountered a nail.
Seeking profit and avoiding harm is a normal human nature. No one is willing to take the risk of offending Hai Han in order to maintain his relationship with Portugal.