The rescue operation brought endless topics to the bored time-travelers. [Read the latest chapter] Give this long and boring preparation a shot of stimulant. Several people who participated in the operation were grabbed after get off work every night and asked to talk about things they had repeated hundreds of times. Bei Wei, Ran Yao and Lin Shenhe shine like three new stars rising in the night. Wherever I go, people come to say hello, and people I don’t recognize also come to call me brothers.
After Wen Desi was admitted to the hospital for a comprehensive examination, the doctor concluded that the man who was sent to the hospital with great care by many people was much healthier than others. Although some things were lost, they were nothing more than insignificant items. The most valuable thing is Mr. Wen’s stab-proof vest and electric shock device. Some people romantically thought that the stab-proof vest would become the legendary Celestial Silkworm Armor, and some even suggested that the executive committee approve the "Celestial Silkworm Armor". "-Ten thousand taels apiece.
The mood on the executive committee was less optimistic. Of course they are not worried about armor or electric shock devices. A stab-proof vest can't stop bullets, and the stun device's battery is just a plastic case when it's out of power. It's the behind-the-scenes information brought out by this kidnapping.
There were bits and pieces of things found from the several bandits who were killed, including silver, copper coins, flints, and tobacco pouches. The most valuable thing was a letter, the content of which was unremarkable: nothing more than greetings and inquiries about entrustments. Things like whether the goods have been sold, but the signature is actually "Min'an Zhou Ruidun".
If it hadn't been for the young history graduate student Yu Eshui who had already arrived in the imperial capital and crossed the party - note that he was not a young history scholar, this letter would have just slipped by. After reading it, Yu told the executive committee that this Zhou Rui from Min'an It should be Zheng Zhilong's clan brother Zheng Cai (some say the clan nephew's "adopted son").
The so-called "adopted man" was a common business method among Chinese sea trade merchants at that time. The risks of overseas trade are relatively high, so wealthy families raise some adopted men and sons, allowing them to brave the wind and waves and go overseas to trade, while their own biological sons can enjoy the benefits at home. Others have become "adopted men" or "adopted sons" because of debts. These adopted men and adopted sons have a low social status and are equivalent to commercial semi-slaves - lifelong professional managers who are not allowed to change jobs. The Zheng family has cultivated a large number of such "professional managers". Later, Zheng Chenggong's famous household official Zheng Tai also became such a foster son.
Zheng Cai, in modern terms, has occupied a major leadership position within the Zheng Zhilong Group for a long time. Although this person belonged to the Panggan branch of the Zheng family, Zheng Zhilong was kidnapped and taken away after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. For a time, the Zheng family group was depleted. He was able to stand alone and retreated to Xiamen to compete with Zheng Chenggong. The power is considerable.
This gangster surnamed Wang had a letter from a professional manager of the Zheng family, and many messages showed that they were from southern Fujian. Zheng Zhilong's shadow clearly emerged.
It's not fun to have a relationship with the Zheng family, China's largest maritime group in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, before it officially started.
Yu Eshui told the worried executive committee members: This is unfounded worry. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were a lot of pirates on the ocean in Guangdong and Fujian. Excluding the Zheng family, there were about ten or twenty famous pirate/marine merchant gangs in the history circle. They were nameless little pirates who wanted to make money. Maritime merchants who can make a fortune at any time, plus the Netherlands, England and Portugal... it is simply a paradise of the law of the jungle. In order for the Chuan Chuan group to gain a foothold in Hainan, they must be defeated. Who you make enemies with, whether you make enemies early or later, it is the same thing in the end. This kind of businessman and thief doesn't care whether you have any grudge against him or not. If you have money to make, he will step in. If you don't have the strength, you will be robbed by him. Peaceful trade relations are completely based on the deterrence of each other's force. So there is nothing wrong with beating them this time. At least it will let them know that time travelers are not easy to mess with, so they will not be so unscrupulous in the future.
Even so, in order to prepare for possible retaliation by the Zheng family, the Executive Committee still set up a first-level alert in the Guangzhou stronghold. The house was remodeled, fences and security doors were installed, and a number of fire extinguishers were stocked.
Xiao Zishan went to visit Gao Ji and told him roughly what had happened. Mr. Gao was surprised when he heard this - he didn't expect Australian maritime merchants to have such skills, and he understood the matter neatly in this unfamiliar place. . After the incident came out, although Xiao Zishan sent sedan chairs and mule carts for their use at Xiao Zishan's request, he was always a little hesitant and refused to fully help. He originally planned to wait for them to ask for advice after the letter of redemption came, so that he could sell a lot of money. Favor.
I didn’t expect this group of Australian maritime merchants to be so powerful! He couldn't help but feel very upset. Xiao Zishan asked him for help, and he readily agreed.
Xiao Zishan proposed to buy another house on the pretext that the house would be vulnerable to attack after this incident. Gao Zhi had no choice but to agree. Fortunately, he still handles the house purchase, and Australians don't seem to have lost their trust in him. So he patted his chest and said that he could even pay for the house. As a gift to Mr. Wen, Xiao Zishan said a few words: "This will never happen again, this will never happen next time." He smiled and accepted it.
With that said, Mr. Gao took out another list and handed it to Xiao Zishan.
He opened it and saw listed on it: 10,000 pieces of paper rolls, 200 black silver lighters, 30 goose egg mirrors, 200 compact mirrors, 2 full-length mirrors, and all kinds of novel Australian goods. .
"This is?"
"Alas!" Mr. Gao sighed, with a very painful expression on his face, "This is a small tribute from me in the capital. It is urgently needed, brother, can you deliver it within ten days?"
"Easy to say, easy to say." Xiao Zishan agreed. This is not a rare thing. Except for cigarettes, just go to the small commodity market for everything else. However, this contribution is really not small. In terms of the total trade amount, Mr. Gao had to pay almost 20,000 taels. Who is so awesome?
Xiao Zishan thought that if such a powerful person could establish a line through Mr. Gao, he would have opportunities to be useful in the future. Then he deliberately said: "Of course we have to bring some novel objects here. I wonder what the big shot in the court is like? Wouldn't it be better if we give him something to suit his liking?"
"Thank you, dear brother," Mr. Gao smiled bitterly, "Of course we have novelty items. These are the things they specifically requested."
Really tmd**. Xiao Zishan cursed in his heart, accepting a bribe is not counting asking for a bribe, asking for a bribe and asking for something by name.
"Then it's so much?" He pretended to be surprised.
"Not many, the two people in the palace, the twenty-four yamen, the ministers of the cabinet..." Gao Ju murmured and then stopped, "I forgot that my dear brother is not a Ming Dynasty person. Even after talking about these things, the trouble may not be clear. "
Xiao Zishan listened very carefully. The level of this gift was really not low. Is there so much energy in holding high? Wanting to test it out, he asked quietly: "Is this the gentleman who made the order nine thousand years old?"
Gao Zhou was startled and looked around quickly. When he saw no one else, he replied in a low voice:
"Be careful! It's not the factory owner, but someone else." He asked in reply, "How does my dear brother know the name of Nine Thousand Years Old?"
"I have been in Daming for a long time, and I know a little bit about Daming's affairs." Xiao Zishan made a meaningful, "I know more than I can tell you" air, which whetted his appetite.
Sure enough, Gao Ju accepted the move: "Brother, you also know what kind of business I am doing, brother." He sighed, "This business can be done so peacefully because of the blessing of Eunuch Yang in the palace."
At that moment, he briefly talked about his relationship with Eunuch Yang. It was just that Eunuch Yang was his backer, and he did not mention the matter of dividing the spoils. Xiao Zishan could figure it out - as long as this kind of relationship is something that no Chinese would have thought of, even if you Besides, it's no use having a pure friendship with him.
"But now Eunuch Yang is not as good as he used to be in the palace." He raised his voice again in a low voice, as low as a mosquito, "He is not liked by the factory owner."
"This batch of objects is just to please you?"
"How dare you talk about happiness? Burning incense everywhere and asking for peace is just a matter of signing up." Gao Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Eunuch Yang and I are truly one. No matter how much we spend, we must do our best to repay it."
"Brother, don't worry."
"There is one more thing, please help me brother," he raised his hand high.
"Easy to say, easy to say." Xiao Zishan thought that his face was so sincere and his tone was so sincere. Could it be that he wanted to borrow money? !
"I've been having trouble lately. I may have trouble with my money..."
Tmd, what are you afraid of? Xiao Zishan was still nodding and smiling, but his smile began to stiffen.
"...I would like to ask my dear brother to agree with the shopkeepers in Australia. Can we change the settlement to once a month? If we can agree, brother, I will be very grateful. I will also give you a reward."
This is because you want to get credit, and you actually want to bribe me. Xiao Zishan thought that Gao Ju's offer of this condition was not too much in any time and space. Most companies in the 21st century have to laugh at their dreams: it is an accepted rule that the first monthly settlement should be placed 60 days after the monthly settlement, and Baodao merchants are still working hard to implement 120 days. When foreign merchants came to trade with China from the 17th to the early 19th century, payment could only be settled one or two years after the goods were entrusted to the Chinese merchants. The accounts were often not settled, which led to many Sino-foreign trade conflicts.
The problem is that their purpose of cross-trading trade is to raise money as quickly as possible. Credit will increase the instability of collection, which the executive committee may not agree with.
He suddenly realized that Mr. Gao had been manipulating the conversation since just now, using his curiosity to step by step lead the topic to this - this old fox!
"Could it be that Brother Xian is in a difficult situation?" Gao Zhang saw the change in his expression and knew that things were difficult to handle.
"This matter needs to be considered in the long term." At this point, he had no choice but to entrust it to Xu She, "It's just that if you want to owe goods on credit, there must be a clear reason before we can evaluate whether it is possible."
After hesitating for a moment, Gao Ju told him everything about Yang Tianliang coming to Guangzhou and discussing with him the construction of the Nine Thousand Years Old Shrine.
"It's easy to talk about this shrine. Five thousand taels of silver is enough. But Eunuch Yang means to have a 'splendid scale' and to touch the business people of Guangzhou. I'm afraid it won't cost much inside and out." It won't come even if it's 70,000 to 80,000 taels." He held his face high and was twitching slightly, obviously in extreme pain.
Xiao Zishan's knowledge of the Nine Thousand Years Old Shrine comes entirely from "Tombstones of Five People" in middle school. He has no idea whether Wei Zhongxian's shrine has been built in Guangzhou, and he is not interested. However, this matter still needs to be reported to the executive committee as soon as possible, so that Yu Yu Eshui can see if it has any value.
