When copper was first used, people didn't understand the truth of electrochemical corrosion, and they made big jokes! It's the shipwright who nails the copper with iron nails! Now it's good! Iron and copper, combined with salty seawater as electrolytes, make up the most primitive batteries, and those copper and iron decompose extremely quickly! Soon, there were no more copper belts, iron nails, wooden hulls, and so on. Therefore, copper is very important for sail warships.

Liu Dahai saw that the goods were in good condition, so he wanted to try his best to load copper and sulfur back. These things are cheap in Japan. The two came to an agreement after some haggling. Kikumaru said, "Mr. Liu is really a good businessman! ”

Liu Dahai said: "Mr. Kikumaru, you are not bad!" Bargaining with you, my saliva is dry! ”

The two of them laughed again. After laughing, Liu Dahai said, "Mr. Kikumaru, now I have a way to make you an important businessman in Nagasaki City, are you willing to seize this opportunity?" ”

Kikumaru asked in surprise, "Why did Mr. Liu say that?" Could it be that Mr. Liu has mastered the source of very valuable goods? ”

Liu Dahai smiled and said, "You're right. ”

After saying that, he got up and brought a bag from the family outside. It contains samples of shampoo and soap. It's a good thing that these things didn't let Huo Yancheng see, otherwise he wouldn't have let them go.

Liu Dahai put these things on the coffee table the same way, and began to explain the role of each thing to Kikukimaru. At first, Kikukimaru's expression was still very flat, but when he smelled the perfume, his whole face showed an intoxicated look!

In the end, he said eagerly: "Mr. Liu, can you try it?" ”

Liu Dahai waved his hand and said, "These things are all yours, even if it's a meeting gift." But I guess you wouldn't be talking nonsense, would you? ”

Kikumaru immediately nodded and said, "Of course! How can such a good thing be touched by ordinary people? ”

After saying that, he eagerly grabbed these things and ran to the back. Liu Dahai waited unhurriedly drinking tea. After a long time, Kikukimaru hurriedly threw it out from behind. It can be seen from his body that he has indeed used these things. His hair was still semi-dry, and his clothes were covered with water spots.

After Ju Mu Maru came out, he ran to Liu Dahai's side, knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said, "Please Mr. Liu must sell this batch of goods to me." ”

After speaking, he bowed his head and knelt down. Liu Dahai hurriedly hugged Ju Mu Maru and said, "Mr. Ju Mu Maru, get up quickly, everything is easy to discuss." ”

But Kikumaru didn't get up with his forehead on the floor, he just looked up and said, "If Mr. refuses to sell me this batch of goods, I will definitely not get up!" ”

Liu Dahai didn't move after a few tugging, so he had to give up and said, "The goods are all for you, of course I will sell them to you." Besides, I only know you as a merchant in the Wa Kingdom! ”

Kikukimaru immediately raised his head and said in surprise, "Is that so?" Thank you so much, Mr. Liu! ”

When Liu Dahai saw him get up, he said, "How do you feel about this batch of goods?" ”

Kikumaru said solemnly: "No. 1 in the world!" No. 1 in the world! ”

Liu Dahai nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then let's talk about the price." ”

Kikumaru said obediently: "Please tell me the price Mr. Liu." I will not bargain. ”

Liu Dahai rolled his eyes and directly added zero to the price of these things in Daming. But Kikumaru still agreed without hesitation, not thinking about whether these things could be sold. This move made Liu Dahai very embarrassed. In fact, Liu Dahai didn't know the situation of the Wa Kingdom at all.

In fact, the gap between the rich and the poor in Japan is even worse than in China. The Chinese are influenced by Confucianism, and most landlords still leave some room for the peasants to survive. But Japan is completely different. Japan has a hierarchical class system, and the upper class once had the power of life and death over the lower classes. Therefore, they wantonly extort the people, and they don't care whether they live or die.

In addition, the servile Japanese people were able to endure this kind of blackmail. So when they have the opportunity to be violent against other races, they are also extra cruel. In addition, the Wa Kingdom is rich in gold and silver, so all this money has been gathered in the hands of the daimyo at all levels, so they spend the money to call it a bold!

The two sides reached an agreement, and Kikumaru immediately began to arrange for the guys to start delivering to the docks. After arranging, Kikumaru said, "Trouble Mr. Liu!" I'm afraid you're going to be here for a few days. After all, I can't get this money out for a while, and I need to raise it. ”

Liu Dahai said: "It doesn't matter, anyway, it takes time for us to load and unload the goods." And help me exchange the extra silver for gold. Also, I wonder how long it will take you to raise so much silver? ”

Kikukimaru said proudly: "Soon! Actually, I didn't even want to sell these goods myself. I have sent someone to inform Lady Sujiro that I am going to resell all this goods to him at a higher price. ”

Liu Dahai immediately realized that this Sujiro should be a big man, and he had to find a way to make friends. So he asked, "Who is Tojiro?" ”

Kikumaru said, "Hajiro-sama is an exclusive merchant who went out to pursue Tanigawa-sama. He took care of all business for Tanigawa-sama. The goods were sold to Mr. Tojiro, who could sell them to any daimyō. And I can't, I don't have that qualification. ”

Liu Dahai couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he heard this. If only I had known to inquire first! However, Liu Dahai quickly adjusted his mentality. He knew that even if he ventured to find Tojiro, he might not be able to meet anyone, not to mention that Tojiro was just a low-status businessman. But the people standing behind him were different, and that was Nagasaki's practice.

Kikukimaru seemed to see Liu Dahai's thoughts, so he said, "But Mr. Liu doesn't have to think about it. If Mr. Liu can leave me a certain share of these goods next time he comes, I will introduce you to Tojiro-sama next time. And in the future, when you purchase goods from me, I will give you a special discount. ”

Liu Dahai felt a little better when he heard this. So he said, "In that case, then I will leave you a small shipment every time." ”

Kikumaru immediately fell to the ground and said, "Thank you so much!" ”

The next thing is much simpler, Kikumaru simply serves Liu Dahai as a true god. Every day, as long as Liu Dahai gets up, Ju Mu Maru will definitely come to the banquet. In the evening, he will be invited to the tavern to drink, and every time he also invites a lot of singers to accompany the wine. made Liu Dahai a little happy.

After more than ten days of such happy days, the two ships were finally loaded with cargo and ready to set sail. Don't think that these ten days are slow. In fact, business activities in Japan are not well developed. It was also difficult for Kikukimaru to raise so many goods, and he also needed to raise them through multiple merchants.

And the most important thing is that the loading is slow. In fact, loading is a science. Even modern ships must be guided by special personnel when loading, let alone ancient times. In particular, Liu Dahai purchased all copper and sulfur. The copper was a one-foot-long and half-foot-wide copper brick. If it is stacked incorrectly, it will have an impact on the center of gravity of the vessel. What's more, if it is not fixed well, a wind and wave on the sea will shake over, the ship will shake, and the copper bricks will also slide, and even the side of the ship will knock out holes! And the sulfur cannot see the water, so it must be carefully bundled.

Moreover, at that time, the ships transported goods in bulk, and people had to carry them little by little when they got on and off the ship, which was very slow. So people later invented containers to speed up sea freight. Therefore, the container is also known as one of the major inventions of the 20th century.

Like in the past, when there were no containers, the sailors on a cargo ship arrived at a port, and it took more than ten days to more than a month to load and unload the cargo. And that's with the help of machinery. Therefore, every time the sailors arrived at the port, they would spend a period of time similar to a vacation.

But after the invention of the container, their happy time was gone! The time it takes for ships to load cargo has changed from dozens of days to days or even hours. So the crew couldn't go anywhere now, so they had to wait at the port for the loading to finish before setting sail.