The people of Guangzhou City, who had experienced a war inexplicably, were talking a lot. Among the people talking, a small group of people touched their chins and looked thoughtfully at the vast sea outside the pier.
Different from ordinary people, they were all businessmen who had been doing business. When others were still discussing with great interest what kind of star Xiao Han came to the earth, or what magic he used to annihilate the pirates in one fell swoop, they had already seen through the surface and saw something more. A profound place!
The robber is gone? Does that mean the trade route is open? No more worrying about going out for business trips in the future? In this way, wouldn't running a business become a piece of cake again? !
"What a pity! Since I narrowly escaped death last time, I had to bear the pain of selling the boat, otherwise... Huh? No, aren't there so many boats at the dock? Although they are a bit shabby, they can be repaired and used! When you make enough money, Just buy a new one, right?"
Angrily scanning the densely packed pirate ships outside the pier, a few shrewd people were suddenly startled, then their eyes widened and they looked greedily at the large ships crowded together!
No boat? So what are these? The government wouldn't leave so many ships, right? When the time comes, wouldn't it be nice to spend some money and get one of them back?
For businessmen, seizing every opportunity is a required course for them!
Therefore, before others could react, these people quietly retreated and ran quickly towards the dock.
It's a pity that the soldiers guarding the pier still refused to let them pass despite their bluster.
With no choice but to do so, several people could only turn around and run towards the Yamen.
However, when he arrived at the Yamen and expressed his intention to the shift leader on duty, what he received in exchange was not a nice buyer's treatment, but a beating with a stick.
"Go away! If you dare to talk about buying a boat again, be careful of your bad legs!" The third brother scolded the few people who fled out of the Yamen in embarrassment with a black face.
"Oh, business cannot be done with justice."
"That's right, I won't offend you if you don't sell it, hey... my old waist."
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While several people in the city were still mourning, on the Lingding Ocean, a huge ship was sailing with full sails and sailing toward the outer sea.
The sea wind stirred up big waves and rushed towards the ship, but the sharp collision angle on the bow directly caused the waves to split into two parts. The huge hull remained as stable as a rock in the wind and waves!
This is not an ordinary merchant ship, but something close to a warship.
The streamlined hull ensures that it will not fall apart in violent storms, and the pointed bottom can make it more stable. Coupled with three huge sails and an adjustable tail sail, this boat has far more advantages than The speed of other ships.
Of course, it would not be appropriate to say that it is a warship, because apart from the ramming angle of the bow, it does not have any of the rackets, catapults, or warhammers that are common on other warships, and even the standard equipment of warships. There is not even a single crossbow in the Eight Bulls, and most of the space on the entire deck is used to place those huge sails.
At this moment, on this strange-looking ship, there is a man standing, holding a monocular telescope, quietly looking into the distance.
"Hehe, Lord Marquis, hehe..."
Ma Laoliu, who had not seen him for a long time, rubbed his hands and waited beside this person with a flattering look on his face. His donkey face almost burst into laughter: "Master Marquis, didn't you say let them go? Why do you think of chasing them again now?" Already?"
"Hmph, the Marquis is chasing them, so of course he has his plans. You stupid donkey knows nothing!"
Yang Kailue was very dissatisfied with Ma Laoliu's behavior of squeezing him away and flattering Xiao Han alone. Hearing this, he immediately interrupted sourly.
"Hmm? Fatty, your skin is itchy, right?"
Ma Laoliu was afraid of Xiao Han, but that didn't mean he was afraid of Yang Kailue. Hearing this, his eyes widened and he looked at the fat man behind him with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"Uh..." It was obvious that Yang Kailuo suffered a lot from Ma Laoliu on the boat. Seeing this, he shrank his neck and muttered twice, but he didn't know what he was muttering about.
"okay!"
Xiao Han also put down the telescope in his hand at this time, glanced back at the two of them, and said funnyly: "You two, please be safe! I just want to see my old friends! Well, I'll let you do it this time Things went well, don’t worry, I won’t treat you badly when it’s over!”
"Hey hey hey..."
When Ma Laoliu heard Xiao Han speak, he turned around hurriedly, and continued to put on a disgusting flattery and said: "What kind of reward is not rewarded? It is a small person's honor to be able to work with you, Lord Marquis! Besides, Lord Marquis, you have a clever plan to wipe out all these pirates. From now on, the north-south trade route will be open, won't we also take advantage?"
"Haha, you're getting better and better at talking!" They say that everything goes well, but flattery never wears you out! Xiao Han was very pleased with Ma Lao Liu's flattery. He raised his hand and patted his shoulder familiarly. Then, before Ma Lao Liu could show his flattered expression, he changed his tone and asked with a smile: "But , I heard that someone bought all the ships captured this time for a thousand dollars, I don’t know if that’s true or not?”
"Ah?" When Ma Laoliu, who was smiling just now, heard these words, the smile on his face immediately solidified, and white sweat suddenly appeared on his bare forehead.
Yes, he bought all the boats outside the dock.
Thanks to the good news and blind confidence in Xiao Han! As early as a few days ago, Ma Laoliu ran to the county government office and asked the old county magistrate Zhang to buy the ship left over after the war.
At that time, although the old county magistrate Zhang knew that there would be a big war in Guangzhou, he had no idea how many people would come to the war, nor what the final outcome of the war would be, nor what the outcome of this war would be. It ended so neatly.
So, after seeing the thousand guan money that Ma Laoliu had brought, he, who was short of money to build a wall, signed this agreement on the spot, which was full of loopholes in Xiao Han's eyes, with a thousand guan money. At an extremely low price, nearly a thousand ships at the current dock were sold to Ma Laoliu.
It is estimated that the old man is still beating his chest in the Yamen now, regretting that he should not have done so!
A thousand ships, no matter whether they are big or small, are still serious ships, not some broken raft! Even if a thousand ships like this were dismantled and sold for wood, the price would be more than a thousand guan!
"Ahem, Lord Marquis, please listen to my explanation. I didn't know that at the time..."
Stuttering and handing over to Xiao Han, Ma Laoliu couldn't finish his words. He also knew that the advantage he had taken this time was so great that even he felt a little hot!
"Forget it!" Xiao Han didn't really want to hold Ma Laoliu accountable. After all, he and he didn't really have a superior-subordinate relationship, so he just waved his hand and said, "You must also know that this ship has a burning hand. Even if I give it to you, you won’t be able to get it reliably! In this way, one thousand guan of money allows you to choose thirty ships! I want to use the rest!”
