In order to expand his influence, Ping Qiusheng also entertained various merchants in the local area, including Chinese and himself. His purpose is to promote the purchase of Australian goods, which requires enough trading commodities In addition to the traditional export commodities of the Senate, Ping Qiusheng also brought new export goods this time: Runshitang Pharmaceutical's Avoiding Plague and Zhuge Marching Dispersion.

After the new pharmaceutical plant of Runshitang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was put into operation, the output of all Chinese patent medicines increased by dozens of times.

For the first time, the main products of their sales and self-use in South China have exceeded the sales volume of the month, and the number of inventories is increasing, and it is urgent to dump them. Skade judged that in addition to the summer demand in southern China and Jiangnan, North and South Vietnam, which are located in the subtropics and tropics, and are hot and humid all year round, Siam, Khmer and Myanmar will be interested in summer medicine. And the European colonizers in Southeast Asia also used it. The market outlook is 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 drugs have been sold in small quantities in Thonburi, because of their remarkable efficacy, they already have a good reputation. It's just that the price is very expensive, and it is trafficked by merchants from Guangzhou.

Now the product is actually available for direct sales, and the retail price has fallen by more than two-thirds. It immediately caused a shock in the local business community. The owners of a number of local Chinese stores have offered to be agents of Runshitang Pharmaceutical.

In addition to the cash for the goods shipped, he asked all the shops interested in selling Runshitang Pharmacy to sign an order contract, and Runshitang would supply local merchants according to the figures on the contract.

According to the order quantity and shipment status of each store, we will consider which Runshitang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. will be given the agency rights. This line of thinking was given to him by Professor Skader.

Skede also intends to wait for the cooperation between the two sides to establish a certain degree of credibility before implementing the deposit system to the agent.

This was rare in commercial trade at the time. At that time, commercial trade did not mention advance payment, and even cash spot was very rare. The statement that the first purchase and the later payment is the most common, the long account period, the serious crowding on funds, and the high proportion of bad debts The so-called business ethics in the 17th century are better than those in the 21st century, Skade believes that it is pure nonsense. Whether it's counterfeiting or defaulting on debts and absconding, there are gains in the 21st century and everything in the 17th century.

Shikawa Shuji scratched his unkempt hair, which was tied up with a straw rope and fell from his head like snowflakes as he scratched.

Having caught enough people and feeling more comfortable, he stood up, yawned a big way, kissed the cross hanging from his neck, and drew a cross.

Like most Japanese men in this time and space, Shikawa is only 15 meters tall at best, a little short and stocky, with a typical Choshu face, so his hair is much less than Satsuma's. He looks quite handsome, but his face is yellow and thin, and he looks like a malnourished.

He was wearing a samurai shoulder, which was quite magnificent, but in fact it was just a few pieces of cloth and satin tied to his body with straw rope. There was no skirt on the lower body, and the only "clothing" was a new crotch cloth, which was the remnant of several Nanking cloth trophies he had obtained last year when he had followed Yamada Nagashoden to fight for the King of Siam in Liukun.

Don't look at the unclothed body, but there are broken armor pieces hanging in front and behind his xiōng, although the area is just small enough to cover the front and back xiōng. The twine that connected the nail pieces had broken a lot, and he connected them with thin hemp rope again: the nails were crooked and twisted if the craftsmanship was not good.

At his feet, he was wearing a pair of straw sandals, and in his left hand he held an elm scabbard tightly with a knife inserted in it, and a flank inserted in his waist. This mō is like a down-and-out wild samurai and ronin who has lost his master's home.

Hideji Shikawa was indeed a ronin, he was originally a low-ranking samurai of the Tosa Domain, and because he was a Christian, he was forced to go into exile in the country. I have been living in Southeast Asia for seven or eight years.

For seven or eight years, he lived as a mercenary, sometimes in front of the slaughter, sometimes in a drowsy, and for many years stationed in a trading post or castle.

A few years ago, he joined the Japanese Volunteers. Life is also free. But since Yamada Temple's unexplained death in Rokukun last year, this kind of life has come to an abrupt end.

Although he knew very little about the above as a low-ranking samurai of the Volunteers, the rumors everywhere and the subsequent sudden looting of the Japanese merchant town by the Siamese gave him the impression that Yamadaden's death was very strange.

Whether it's strange or not, it has little to do with him. He and Yamada Hall are just hired and employed, and there is no "affection", so he doesn't plan to fight for revenge or figure things out. It was only the subsequent development of the situation that made him, a Japanese, feel a great crisis.

Everywhere there were rumors that the god king wanted to expel and exterminate the Japanese completely, and many of the people who had joined the volunteer corps fled, many Japanese merchants and craftsmen also chose to leave, many went to the Khmer, and some went to Vietnam or other places. Zi Chuan also wanted to escape, but he was penniless, and he didn't need the god king to kill him, so he himself had to starve to death on the road. Here in Thonburi, at least it's easy to eat: the rice here is not worth much.

Zichuan Shuji was in the center of the dilemma, and he was afraid that one day he would kill the Tai people before he had time to repent.

He wandered aimlessly through the streets, ready to see if there were any familiar Japanese or Chinese shops that were opening for breakfast and could make bowls of rice to eat.

He was wandering around when he suddenly saw the owner of a Japanese shop he knew, carrying large and small packages. is staggering. Zichuan knew at a glance that another businessman was going to run away and return to China, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart: the bad guy still has the ability to run away, he has no money to run away, and he has to take a big risk when he returns to Japan the second time. The shogunate was proud of Christians, and if they didn't get it right, they would go to the cross.

Unexpectedly, he got a new message from this Japanese businessman. The Australian ship, which came here more than half a month ago, is now recruiting Japanese.

According to Ping Thu Sheng's order, the news was spread throughout Thonburi: anyone who was willing to leave Siam for Daming or the Ming and Japanese expatriates in Japan would be easily carried by the fleet, and only a small amount of money would be charged. Those who cannot afford to travel can travel for free, but must serve Australians in Lingao for a number of months to cover the cost. If there is no suitable place to go, it is also possible to serve Australians, and all expatriates who are willing to serve Australians are guaranteed to be given adequate wages and good living conditions, and when their service is over, they are free to go to any point.

The news received an enthusiastic response, and many small businessmen saw that the current situation in Siam seemed to be chaotic again, and they planned to return to China. As for the Japanese expatriates, especially Yamada Nagamasa's subordinates, they were already frightened, and now they have a chance to escape.

These days, Southeast Asian companies trade goods here, and the transaction is very fair, and there is no sāo disturbance to the local residents, and they see that their ships are strong and sharp, and the safety of the voyage should be guaranteed.

Since there was a steady stream of Japanese expatriates who came to take the boat, many of them came from the mainland, they received the news and asked the local compatriots to plead their case and ask the fleet to wait a few more days. Ping Qiusheng was finally stranded for more than a week before officially setting sail. During this period, Ping Qiusheng repeatedly refused the requests of local villagers to let their wives come to treat the Australian maritime merchants, which made a group of pirate-turned-sailors and local villagers feel very regretful.

The Zuihou fleet was loaded with rice and potash ore, and there were more than 40 Chinese merchants and more than 300 Japanese volunteers on the return trip. Due to the large number of people, many Japanese volunteers who could not afford to pay for the journey slept on the deck. Zichuan was one of the people who slept on the deck, wrapped in an old fishing net that he had found out of nowhere, and his two knives were carefully tied with straw and carried on his back, which was his only possession and the tool he relied on for his livelihood.

After the fleet returned to Lingao, Chinese merchants bought tickets for **ō shipping in the local area and returned to Guangdong. Of course, during this period, they also had to go on a local expedition, after all, the reputation of Australians and Lingao is already thunderous. Everyone wants to see for themselves if there are any new opportunities here.

As for the Japanese, with the exception of a few merchants, almost all of them were destitute, and even if some could afford to pay for the journey to Canton or Fujian and the living expenses of waiting for the return boat, most were reluctant to return to China. Originally, I went to Southeast Asia in the hope of getting rid of the poverty at home, but now I returned to Japan empty-handed and continued to live a life of poverty, not to mention that there are many people who are Christians, and there is a great risk of returning to China, so it didn't take much effort for most Japanese to sign an agreement to serve Australians.

A total of 290 people chose to serve the Australians, who were immediately sent to quarantine camps. After the quarantine period is over, these Japanese volunteers will be integrated into the auxiliary force to serve as a security force landing on Taiwan and Jeju Island, and in the future, they will serve as Japan's leading party.

Ping's trip to Southeast Asia was a great success, with the abundance of rice and trade agreements that brought him great prestige. Wu De patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face at his report meeting, which made Elder Ping scream.

Obviously, it is possible to obtain a stable supply of rice from Siam, the disadvantage is that it is not as close as it is from Vietnam, and there are many typhoons in the summer, and the route to Siam will be dangerous. But by October, they would be able to get a steady supply of food from Siam. The last three or four months' food: including fixed consumption and estimated consumption, is still enough to cover in the inventory of the Planning Institute.