When the northwestern border stopped the troops, in the Annan country, the two major forces of Annan country, Zheng and Ruan Zhu, also declared a truce. On the one hand, it was because of the intervention of the Nanyang Fleet that the sea control power in Rili Haikou was returned to the hands of the Ruan family. The Zheng family had lost the best opportunity to destroy the Ruan family and unify the Annan country. Because the soldiers suffered heavy losses, there was a traitor within the Ruan family, so they had no ability to fight back against the Zheng family's behavior this time. On the other hand, it was also because of the climate. Although the here was less affected by the cold front, the temperature also dropped sharply. The soldiers were lazy to work hard for the superiors and naturally could not continue to fight.

The Nanyang Fleet seemed to have no interest in Rili Haikou, but chose to return to Hoi'an Port. At this time, Hoi'an Port, according to the treaty between the Nanyang Fleet and the Ruan Family, was already an overseas military port of the Nanyang Fleet. The Nanyang Fleet could send warships to berthed in Hoi'an Port at any time without paying tariffs to the department of Hoi'an Port.

When the two sides stopped the troops, the cold current did not affect the enthusiasm of merchants to trade. Hoi'an Port is still a trading place alongside Jakarta in the South Ocean region, gathering Chinese merchants, Japanese merchants, Western merchants and local merchants.

It is precisely because of the important position of Hoi'an Port that it attracted the attention of Far East Trading Company that a group of Chinese businessmen from Far East Trading Company began to brew changes in foreign trade models in a large mansion in Hoi'an Port.

Outside this mansion, there were naval soldiers from the Nanyang Fleet standing guard with muskets on their backs, which made the passing residents of Hoi An Port in a daze. No outsiders knew what was being discussed inside.

"Everyone, why did we risk being discovered by the government, plundered by pirates, and sinking ships thousands of miles away from Guangzhou Prefecture, Ningbo Prefecture and other places carrying goods to Southeast Asia to trade at Huian Port? Isn't it just to support our family? In the past, the imperial court implemented a maritime ban to eliminate the invasions, but it also cut off our livelihoods. We were forced to come here at so many risks. When the maritime ban was banned, we bought and sold goods here, and once we handled it, we made huge profits. However, we also suffered some difficulties and capriciousness from the local chariots. Sometimes a large ship had to charge an additional 1,000 to 3,000 taels. In addition, when the pirates were scattered, they had to pay an additional toll of several thousand taels. In fact, the huge profits became less than we expected."

"In the future, there will be no sea ban, merchants from all over the country will look at our Southeast Asian countries. The profits of our reselling goods will be reduced. But fortunately, without the nuisance of pirates and the risk of being beheaded by the government, we can travel all over the world with confidence! In other words, our profits may not be reduced because of this, but instead can increase the size of the fleet and make more money through large-scale trade!"

A businessman from Guangzhou Prefecture, representing the will of the Far East Trading Company, stood up to preside over the conference of Chinese merchants in Hoi'an Port.

"When our goal changed from Hoi An Port to the entire Southeast and even the West, there was another problem we had to solve. That is how to deal with local governments and merchants. You may have been exploited by many local governments and paid more inexplicable fees. When dealing with local merchants, sometimes you will encounter some distrustful people who fled with goods without making up for the payment. Without the power of the local government, we can't even find where they escaped, and we will leave it alone, just treat it as a loss." The merchant continued.

His words seemed to resonate with many merchants below, and they whispered.

A Quanzhou businessman even said: "Last year, Fan Yuanwai was killed by scammers here in Hoi'an Port. They first pretended to buy Fan Yuanwai's cargo and went to Fan Yuanwai's cargo ship to check the situation. Then, in the middle of the night, they used a small boat to approach Fan Yuanwai's cargo ship, killed two workers hired by Fan Yuanwai, and stole some of the most precious cargo from the ship. Until now, the steward has not been able to hand over the murderer."

"We have also heard of this. Poor Fan Wu has never recovered from now on. He has lost all his wealth and returned to the countryside to cultivate a few acres of thin fields." Several merchants nodded one after another.

"So we should pay more attention to protecting our own interests. As businessmen, the most important thing is to pay attention to integrity. People do not have faith and do not stand. However, when trading outside, there are often scoundrels who harm our interests. Each of us has weak power and cannot compete with them. However, if we can change the previous behavior of dividing business gangs through regional divisions, or even fighting alone, form a stronger chamber of commerce, advance and retreat together, and put pressure on the local government, we can truly protect our interests.

"The businessman in Guangzhou Prefecture said, "This is also the main purpose of convening the big merchants in Hoi'an Port - we want to discuss the establishment of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce and set up Huaxia Chamber of Commerce overseas to deal with local governments and merchants as a whole. They must abide by the rules we set, otherwise we will not need to trade with them. Once something happens to the chamber of commerce, we can jointly put pressure on the local government. We can even apply to the Navy to intervene in the dispute with the local government."

"Can we still invite people from the Admiralty?" exclaimed the merchants present.

If the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has a background in the Navy Department, then the soon-to-be-established Chinese Chamber of Commerce will be extraordinary. There are one of the best merchants in China, and the Navy Department is a thug when necessary. Which local government can bear the incident?

However, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce actually wanted to invite the Navy Department, which was too difficult to believe that this was just for free trade. But this was also in their own interests.

"That's right, sometimes for the benefit of Chinese merchants, our military will support you." Deng Qianlong, commander of the Nanyang Fleet, came in with a few soldiers. These naval soldiers were also pushing an Annan man tied up, which surprised the merchants present.

"This man was a bandit who attacked our merchants at night last year, and then fled to Jakarta and was caught by us. He had to pay the blood debt for the ship workers who sacrificed us!" Deng Qianlong said.

Even the bandits who fled to Jakarta can be caught! All the merchants were in awe. If their interests could be guaranteed in the future, wouldn’t they be able to sweep the world unscrupulously with the advantages of Chinese goods?

"We agree with the establishment of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce." These businessmen said one after another.
Chapter completed!