"It is an agreement that in the East China Sea, your Chiyang fleet will help our Chamber of Commerce escort two voyages a year. The range is from Futuo Island (a small island outside the East China Sea Acropolis, the first stop on the route from the East China Sea to Japan's Kyoto) to Shark Zuihuo (a small island thirty miles away from Dasha Island where the Fierce Shark Village is entrenched. It is the only way for the Kyoto route. There is a fishing village on the island, which can replenish fresh water and food. The Fierce Shark Village often patrols the area outside the island. Within this range, you are required to protect our safety. Of course, you are not required to escort us for free, because every time you escort us, our Donghai Jufu Chamber of Commerce will I will pay you Chiyang Fleet three hundred taels of silver, thirty bolts of silk, ten boxes of fine porcelain, and one hundred catties of tea..."
"Three hundred taels of silver? Thirty pieces of silk? Ten boxes of fine porcelain? One hundred pounds of tea? Boss Qiao, your Jufu Chamber of Commerce really thinks highly of me, Mr. Kang. You treat us like beggars begging on the street!" After listening to Qiao Si's words, even though Kang Lin had been in the office for a long time and had good Qi-nurturing skills, he was amused by this guy's words at this moment.
"Canglang!" Without the Qi-nurturing skills of his leader, his subordinates are just a group of farmers with mud on their feet. They had a few small victories before, which made them feel very high. Now that they heard that their own rank The imprisoned Qiao Si actually said such words, and they were so arrogant that they couldn't help but choose to pull out the long knives at their waists.
"Put them all away!" Just as Qiao Si took a step back, clenching his fists and secretly guarding himself, Kang Lin, who was sitting on the Taishi chair, spoke unhurriedly.
"Don't let Boss Qiao see our jokes."
"Then, according to what the headmaster thinks, how much does our chamber of commerce have to offer you before you are willing to do this?" Seeing that the headmaster of Kangda did not refuse, Qiao Si refused to give up and continued to persuade this guy.
"One thousand taels of silver, one hundred bolts of silk, one hundred boxes of fine porcelain, five hundred catties of tea..." While talking, the head of the Tang Dynasty did not forget to stare at Qiao Si. He was deliberately opening his mouth to test Qiao Si. The bottom line of the establishment is, "How about it, Boss Qiao, is the price we offered acceptable?"
"Master Kang Da, this price is too high!" Qiao Si was very anxious after hearing this. This one thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. You must know that even if the fierce shark village charges a protection fee, it will only be two thousand taels of silver!
"Is it high?" Kang Lin took the tea handed over by his personal attendant Luo Liang and drank it all in one gulp, "Then let's talk about something that's not too high! Boss Qiao, we can cancel all the plans we made before, but I have a Request, if your Chamber of Commerce agrees, then I will not only return the ship and goods to you, but also agree to what you proposed before..."
"Head of Kangda, tell me, what exactly is going on?" Qiao Si asked immediately after hearing that there was hope for a change in the matter.
"Use the power of your chamber of commerce to help our fleet find a foothold in the East China Sea! And, if possible, help Kang with his job. No matter whether he is a civil or military officer, he can do it..." Kang Lin crossed his legs. , said with a bit of a smile on his face.
"Hiss..." Now Qiao Si has traveled all over the world and has seen a lot. At this moment, he was shocked by what Fatty Kang said. He helped them as "pirates" find a place to stay. Isn't this Is he a bandit? And he also wants to help him get an official position. Oh my God, does he think that the official position in the Ming Dynasty is as worthless as the cabbage in the market?
"Head of Kangda, we are a chamber of commerce, not a government. Where can you ask Qiao to find an official job for you!" (Qiao Si complained: If you can easily open the joints and move to a government official, who can You still put your head in your waistband and go to the sea to make a living! Isn’t this embarrassing!)
"Oh, with the capabilities of your Chamber of Commerce, you can't find a small official for me?...Okay, okay, let's not talk about official positions. Let's settle for the next best thing. You must at least find us a small official. The place to stay is not..." Kang Lin saw the bitterness on Qiao Si's face and knew that this official was probably not very active, so he did the next best thing and asked Qiao Si's Jufu Chamber of Commerce to help him and his gang. People find a place to stay.
"That's natural. Kangda is the master. Let me think about it for a while before giving you the answer... Oh, by the way, our Jufu Chamber of Commerce has a small island in the East China Sea (not the whole island belongs to the Chamber of Commerce), which is dedicated to us. The place where the merchants dry their goods is a good place, but the area is not large, only four to five thousand acres (I really can’t describe the size, so I used Baidu to search for the area of the author’s township and block, so readers don’t blame me). It can be given to your boat. The team will temporarily settle down..." Qiao Si thought for a while, and finally found such a suitable place in the back of his mind to place the Chiyang fleet. It is not far from the mainland, and there is no need to worry about official ship patrols and pirate attacks.
"Four to five thousand acres is not a small place! Then, our cooperation has been decided!" After getting Qiao Si's clear answer, he weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and felt satisfied. He stood up with the wine bowl in hand. At the same time, he nodded and signaled to his men to personally bring a bowl of wine to Qiao Si.
"Then I wish us a happy cooperation from now on!" Qiao Si took the wine bowl delivered by Luo Liang and bumped into Fatty Kang! Since then, the cooperation between Chiyang Fleet and Jufu Chamber of Commerce has been officially established!
"Come here, arrange for Boss Qiao's brothers to have dinner in the cabin. Remember, they are all distinguished guests of our fleet, so we must treat them well!" Putting the wine bowl on the wooden railing, the master of Kangda came with his hands behind his back. He walked to the side of the protective wall and gave instructions to Yang Qi, who was standing not far away.
"Follow your orders, the master."
"The wind is blowing to the southwest, the wind force is level 3, everyone, try your best, let the boss see our true abilities!" Under the mast, under the command of Liu Laoliu, the sailors shouted slogans and manipulated the huge giant with all their strength. The sails of the ship allowed the small bird ship under the feet to pass through the gourd mouth at a relatively fast speed and enter the vast sea; at the same time, the watchmen on the mast were not idle either, but they saw that they were like One by one, they climbed up the mainmast like agile monkeys, hooked their feet on the mast, and looked into the distance with a telescope in one hand...
"I finally left this island! I feel a little reluctant to leave it when I think about it!" Kang Lin, who seemed to have relaxed as he enjoyed the slightly humid sea breeze, held on to the guardrail of the bird boat and headed towards the slowly getting smaller place. Looking at the Hongguo Island in my sight, I couldn't help but be filled with emotion! I thought that when I first came to this bullshit world, I didn’t even have a piece of clothing to cover my body. When I met wild wolves and pirates, I had to go into battle shirtless; but now, under the seemingly unreliable empire’s auxiliary system, With the help, he not only regained a life without worries about food and clothing, but also had a group of subordinates who shared weal and woe, and they were loyal...
"Hey, the system must select the mission. The first stop to find the mainland is opened. The completion reward is 300 units of various resources, 500 merit points, one special recruitment, two random recruitments, 2 clairvoyances, 1 modified artillery card, and 30 matchlocks. branches, 5 flintlock short guns, 10 flintlock long guns, 30 crossbows, 30 waist knives, 3 refined waist knives, 2 refined tiger crouching cannons, and refined small Fran cannons (with one gun carriage) 2 doors, 3 soldier upgrade orders, military arms, small ships - one-fifth of the Cangshan ship manufacturing blueprints, one-half of the civilian building and residential blueprints, one-third of the military building and militia training center blueprints, special rewards for primary weapons 1 box (primary weapon box, there is a certain chance of getting the weapons that the player needs, but it may also get the weapons that the player does not need temporarily. In short, everything depends on luck)... If the mission fails, 1500 merit points will be deducted. Worth, 1,500 units of various resources!" Then, just as Kang Lin was sighing with emotion, the elusive empire system issued a new mission, even though he had turned off all the messy prompts in the empire system before!
"A good deal!" The head of Kangda looked at the setting sun, smelled the salty sea breeze, and shook the thick tea in the tea bowl. His little eyes were so happy that he almost squinted. He was really dozing off. Damn it, you can not only find the mainland by completing this task, but also get system rewards. It’s really like killing two birds with one stone!
"Master, Mr. Liu sent someone to send a message. It is already dark now and the fleet has traveled dozens of miles. Do you want to find a place to park and camp until tomorrow?" But soon, Yang Qi's voice Kang Lin's meditation was interrupted. It turned out that unknowingly, the red sunset had completely fallen into the vast sea, and the ink-like night began to dominate the sky, the earth and the ocean.
"Forget it, Lao Qi, give me the order to go down and let each ship anchor and prepare to light a fire for cooking. In addition, let Master Liu send a few brothers to fix our three ships together with iron ropes, and arrange patrols at the same time..." Kang Lin had been the captain of the fleet for one day and two nights, and he had begun to adapt to this role. Therefore, he imitated the behavior of captains in movies and TV shows, and tried to arrange patrol matters.
"Yes, the boss!" Without much hesitation, Yang Qi immediately accepted the order and went to convey the order to Liu Laoliu.
It's night, Haishi (nine o'clock in the evening).
"Master, the servants are here to deliver the night food." In the mid-moon sky, when the Luo brothers hung the oil lamps on the wooden wall, Yang Qi's wife Liu also walked to the captain's room door with her hips and a food box on her shoulders. After wiping the non-existent dust on her face with a towel, she began to shout coquettishly to Fatty Kang at the door.
"Seventh sister-in-law, please give the food box to the younger brother. The boss and Boss Qiao are discussing things inside. It's windy at night. You'd better go back to the cabin to rest!" However, Kang Lin's personal follower Luo Liang quickly stepped forward and stopped him. Liu was about to go to the captain's cabin. To be honest, the Luo brothers didn't really like Liu, a somewhat coquettish mature woman. The reason why they didn't say anything unpleasant before was just because she was Yang. Qi's wife, they just wanted to save some basic respect for their colleagues, but now that they saw that this woman ignored the protection of men and women and wanted to enter the cabin to make noise, they turned coldly and drove her away.
"You, hum!" Mrs. Liu saw that the Luo brothers did not want to see her and would not let her into the captain's cabin, so she angrily put the food box on the ground and left angrily.
"What a fucking bitch. If I were the seventh child, I wouldn't have to beat her to death with a big ear scraper. A married woman still wants to seduce our boss, bah, what the hell!" Watching Liu leave, he stood Luo Guang, who was at the door of the cabin, held his waist knife and spit on the ground, feeling very disdainful of this woman's wantonness...
