In order to expand his influence, Ping Qiusheng also hosted banquets for various merchants in the local area, including Chinese and himself. [Read the latest chapter] His purpose is to promote Australian product procurement, which requires sufficient trading products. In addition to the traditional export products of the Senate, Ping Qiusheng also brought new export products this time: Runshitang Pharmaceutical's avoidance products Wen San and Zhuge Xingjun San.
After Runshitang Pharmaceutical's new pharmaceutical factory was put into operation, the output of all Chinese patent medicines has increased dozens of times.
Biwen Powder and Zhuge Xingjun Powder, as their main products for sale to South China and for personal use, have inventory that exceeds the sales volume of the month for the first time, and the inventory is increasing and needs to be dumped urgently. Skade judged that in addition to the summer demand in South China and Jiangnan, North and South Vietnam, Siam, Khmer and Myanmar, which are located in the subtropics and tropics and are hot and humid all year round, will be interested in summer medicine. European colonists in Southeast Asia also used it. The market prospects are very broad.
Ping Qiusheng brought dozens of boxes of these two medicines this time and distributed samples to the guests at the banquet. In fact, these two medicines are already sold in small quantities in Thonburi. Because of their remarkable effects, they already have a good reputation. It's just that the price is very expensive and merchants bring it from Guangzhou.
Now this product can be sold directly, and the retail price has dropped by more than two-thirds. It immediately caused a shock in the local business community. Many local Chinese shop owners offered to be agents of Runshitang Pharmaceutical.
Ping Qiusheng was unwilling to hand over the agency rights. In addition to paying cash for the shipped goods, he required all shops interested in selling Runshitang Pharmacy to sign an order contract. Runshitang would pay local merchants according to the figures on the contract. Supply.
Based on the order quantity and shipment status of each store, we will consider which Runshitang Pharmaceutical will be given the agency right. This set of ideas was given to him by Professor Skade.
Skade also plans to implement a system of collecting deposits from agents in advance after the cooperation between the two parties has established a certain degree of credibility.
This was rare in commercial trade at that time. In commercial trade at that time, not to mention advance payment, even cash and spot goods were extremely rare. The most common method is to deliver goods first and pay later. The credit period is long, the capital is seriously squeezed, and the ratio of bad and bad debts is high. Skade believes that the business ethics of the 17th century are better than those of the 21st century is pure nonsense. Whether it's counterfeiting or defaulting on debts and absconding, the 21st century has its own advantages, and the 17th century has them all.
Shikawa Hideji scratched his disheveled hair, which was tied randomly with straw ropes. As he scratched, grass clippings and dandruff fell from his head like snow flakes.
After catching enough people, he felt more comfortable. He stood up, yawned widely, kissed the cross hanging around his neck, and made the sign of the cross.
Murasaki Chuan's height is like that of most Japanese men in this time and space. He is only a little over 15 meters at best. He is short and stocky. He has a typical Changshu face shape, so his hair is much less than that of Satsuma. He looked quite handsome, but his face was sallow and thin, and he looked malnourished.
He was wearing a samurai waistcoat with a very grand name, but it was actually just a few pieces of cloth and satin tied to his body with straw ropes. There is no skirt on the lower body, and the only "clothing" is a new crotch cloth, which is the last remnant of several Nanjing cloth trophies he obtained when he followed Yamada Nagamasaden to fight for the King of Siam in Liukun last year.
Even though he was not fully clothed, there were broken pieces of armor hanging on his chest and back, although the area was small enough to cover his front and back chest. The hemp threads connecting the nail plates had been broken a lot, and he connected them with thin hemp ropes: the nails were also crooked due to poor craftsmanship.
Under his feet is a pair of straw sandals, his left hand holds an elm scabbard tightly, with a tachi inserted in it, and his ribs inserted in his waist. This figure looks exactly like a down-and-out wild samurai or ronin who has lost his family.
Murasakikawa Hideji was indeed a ronin. He was originally a low-level samurai of the Tosa Domain. Because he was a Christian, he was forced to flee the country. He has been living in Southeast Asia for seven or eight years.
In the past seven or eight years, he has been living as a mercenary, sometimes rushing to the front, sometimes sleeping and stationed in a certain trading station or castle for months.
A few years ago, he joined the Japanese Volunteer Team. The days were passed in a carefree manner. But since Yamada-don's unexplained death in Liukun last year, these days have come to an abrupt end.
Although he, as a lower-level samurai of the volunteer team, knew little about the above-mentioned matters, the rumors everywhere and the subsequent sudden looting of the Japanese commercial town by the Siamese made him feel that the death of Yamada-den was very strange.
Strange or not, it has little to do with him. The relationship between him and Yamada-don was just employment and employment, and there was no "love" between them, so he had no intention of risking his life to seek revenge or figure things out. It was just that the subsequent development of the situation made him, a Japanese, feel a great crisis.
There are rumors everywhere that the God King will completely expel and eliminate the Japanese. Many people who participated in the volunteer team have fled. Many Japanese businessmen and craftsmen also chose to leave. Many people went to the Khmer, and some went to Vietnam or other places. place. Zichuan also wanted to escape, but he was penniless. Without the God King to kill him, he would have to starve to death on the road. Here in Thonburi, at least it is easy to make ends meet: rice here is not valuable.
Shikawa Hideji lived in fear in the midst of the dilemma, fearing that one day he would be killed by the Tai people before he could repent.
He wandered aimlessly on the street, trying to see if there was any familiar Japanese or Chinese shop that was opening breakfast and could get him a bowl of rice.
While wandering around, he suddenly saw the owner of a Japanese shop he knew well, carrying large and small packages. Is stumbling. Zichuan knew at a glance that it was another businessman who was going to run away and return to China, and he couldn't help feeling sad: After all, people still have the ability to run away. If he wants to run away, he will have no money in the first place, and he will have to take a lot of risks in returning to Japan the second time. The shogunate is merciless towards Christians, and if it fails, they will be put on the cross.
Unexpectedly, he got new news from this Japanese businessman. The Australian ship that arrived here more than half a month ago is now recruiting Japanese people.
According to Ping Qiu Sheng's order, news was spread throughout Thonburi: All Ming and Japanese expatriates who are willing to leave Siam for Ming or Japan will be facilitated by the fleet and only a small amount of travel fee will be charged. Those who cannot afford the travel expenses can take the boat for free, but they must serve the Australians in Lingao for several months to pay for the travel expenses. If there is no suitable place to go, they can also serve the Australians. For all expatriates who are willing to serve the Australians, the Senate guarantees them adequate wages and good living conditions. When the service period expires, they can go to any point freely.
This news received an enthusiastic response. Many small businessmen saw that the current situation in Siam seemed to be in danger of chaos again, and they planned to return home. As for the Japanese expatriates, especially the subordinates of Yamada Nagamasa, they were already frightened, so why not take advantage of them now that they have a chance to escape.
Southeast Asian companies trade goods here these days. The transactions are very fair and they do not disturb the local residents. Moreover, seeing that their ships are strong and powerful, the safety of the voyage should be guaranteed.
Since there was an endless stream of Japanese expatriates coming to board the ship, many of them came from inland. After receiving the news, they asked their local compatriots to petition and ask the fleet to wait a little longer. Ping Qiusheng ended up staying for more than a week before officially setting sail. During this period, Ping Qiusheng declined many requests from local villagers to let his wife come to reward Australian maritime merchants, which made a group of sailors with pirate backgrounds and local villagers feel very sorry.
Finally, the fleet was loaded with rice and potash ore, and more than 40 Chinese businessmen and more than 300 Japanese volunteers made a grand return journey. Because there were so many people, many Japanese volunteers who could not afford the travel expenses slept on the deck. Zichuan was one of the people sleeping on the deck. He was wrapped in an old fishing net he got from somewhere, and two knives were carefully tied with straw and carried on his back. This was his only property and the tool he relied on to survive.
After the fleet returned to Lingao, the Chinese businessmen bought tickets for **ō Shipping locally and returned to Guangdong. Of course, during this period they also had to conduct some local inspection tours. After all, the reputation of the Australians and Lingao was already well established. Everyone wants to see if there are any new opportunities here.
As for the Japanese, except for a few businessmen, almost all of them were impoverished. Even if some could afford the travel to Guangdong or Fujian and the living expenses while waiting for the return ship, most were unwilling to return home. I originally came to Southeast Asia with the hope of escaping the poverty-stricken life at home, but now I return to Japan empty-handed and continue to live in poverty. What’s more, there are many people who are Christians, and returning home is a huge risk, so I don’t put in much effort, and most of them The Japanese signed an agreement to serve the Australians.
A total of 290 people chose to serve the Australians and they were immediately sent to quarantine camps. After the quarantine period is over, these Japanese volunteers will be incorporated into auxiliary forces to serve as security forces for landing in Taiwan and Jeju Island, and will serve as Japan's leading party in the future.
Ping Qiu Sheng's trip to Southeast Asia was a great success, with large quantities of rice and trade agreements bringing him great prestige. During his report meeting, Wu De patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face, making Elder Ping scream.
Obviously, the downside of getting a steady supply of rice from Siam is that it's not as close as coming from Vietnam, and with the many typhoons in the summer, the route to Siam would be dangerous. But by October, they could get a steady supply of food from Siam. Food for the past three or four months: including fixed consumption and estimated consumption, the Planning Institute’s inventory is still enough to cover the expenses. ! .
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