1640年前澳门的经济基本上取决于与日本和中国的贸易,但也与马尼拉、东南亚和果阿的贸易息息相关。葡萄牙人从广州购买大量丝绸,主要运往日本销售。较少量丝绸份额则流向马尼拉和其他地区市场。不管是西班牙人还是日本人,都用中国大量需求的白银购买丝绸。当然,不是所有的丝绸—白银交易都有葡萄牙人的份。在马尼拉与福建港口之间,中国人独揽了 Before 1640, the economy of Macao basically depended on the trade with Japan and China, but it was also closely linked with the trade with Manila, Southeast Asia and Goa. The Portuguese bought a lot of silk from Guangzhou, mainly to Japan for sale. Smaller amounts of silk flow to markets in Manila and other regions. Both Spaniards and Japanese purchase silk with silver, which is in great demand in China. Of course, not all silk-silver deals have Portuguese copies. Between Manila and Fujian ports, the Chinese dominated