Xiao Zishan and his entourage hurriedly stood up and agreed to return the gift. There was also a lot less suspicion of people from another time and space - they were living people just like us. In particular, exalting the deeds of these few trades made them feel that this person was quite trustworthy and worthy of intercourse, and it would be of great help after crossing in the future.

After some politeness, let's get to the point. With the help of the newly purchased hydraulic trolley, Liliang hauled over a total of four silos and more than 100 boxes of goods.

Xiao Zishan's promotional items are gone. The goods in this transaction are all wholesaled in the market. Many mirrors of different sizes and styles, disposable lighters, and various frosted and sprayed glassware were purchased. Wen Desi checked a lot of information and found that pearls were very valuable in the late Ming Dynasty, so he went to buy many cultured pearls, both large and small.

At the moment, the steward led the people to open the samples of the goods and show them to Mr. Gao one by one, Australian maritime merchants must have strange goods whenever they come, which Mr. Gao has been psychologically prepared, but every time he takes out a new thing, he is still secretly surprised. Especially the disposable lighter, which made him love it even more, the convenience of this thing to get fire is not comparable to any fire sickle.

Mr. Gao looked at the Wenzhou-made lighter in his hand - now the translucent plastic could not surprise him - he played it several times, stared at it and exclaimed: "The fire method of this thing is no different from the fire sickle and flint, but the oil is used instead of the velvet, and the wheel hits the fire." There is nothing rare in it, but there is no one else who can combine ingenuity to make such a delicate and convenient object. ”

Wen Dehei secretly bowed their heads, who said that the ancients were ignorant? The principle of this lighter, Master Gao can understand it at a glance. Of course, the gasoline in it was not something that the ancients could make, but he also realized that the liquid in it was oil.

"But you can't refuel this lighter," Wen explained, "and it's useless." ”

"That's a pity." Master Gao stopped the action of ignition, "Why can't you add oil?" Wouldn't it be a pity that such delicate and practical things were wasted? ”

How would he explain the concept of disposable goods? Wouldn't it freak out to tell him about the one-time life we came to this plane? He vaguely said that the craftsmen were improving.

After the delivery of the goods, a total of more than 30,000 taels of silver were sold, and several of them were dressed in mirrors, and the eyes of the tall master were about to fall off.

The pearls brought have also won the favor of exaltation, since the Liaodong rebellion, the tribute pearls in the northeast have been broken, and the South China Sea pearls are not much, and the market is out of stock.

Master Gao knew that they liked gold, so he exchanged 1,000 taels of gold, and ordered someone to take out the porcelain in the warehouse, and put as much as he could put on the barn, and tied it tightly with straw rope. To be honest, he didn't know how these three people transported more goods at a time, although he didn't dare to ask, he guessed if these people knew any kind of magic such as handling.

Xiao Zishan saw the boxes of gold and silver in the hall, and he really felt a little dizzy. Fortunately, I bought a hydraulic trailer, otherwise how could I move this almost a ton of gold and silver...... was thinking wildly, but he heard Wen Deji ask about entrusting a house.

He pondered for a moment and said, "There is nothing difficult about this. It's just that a few of them are overseas businessmen, and according to my Ming law, they can't buy a house and live in the local area. Originally, you are all of Chinese Miao descent, and your speech and appearance are also similar to Chinese, and it is not difficult to live quietly after changing your clothes. It's just that these strange goods have recently come on the market, and I've attracted a lot of attention here......"

Speaking of which, they understand that this is a big trick for the tree. Thinking of the sudden emergence of many never-before-seen things in the city of Guangzhou, I don't know how many ears and eyes are paying attention here.

In this way, Jihua, who originally planned to set up a stronghold in the city of Guangzhou, fell through, and according to the key link in the overall strategy, Guangzhou will be used as the mainland trade gateway of the base area, exporting modern industrial products manufactured in the Hainan base area, and importing all kinds of materials and personnel. At the same time, it is also a window to observe the movements of the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing that Wen Desi and his entourage showed disappointment, they held it up and said their plan. He had thought about this plan for a long time. In Mr. Gao's mind, the reason why Australian maritime merchants want to buy a house is nothing more than because they want to trade for a long time and need to have a stable foothold to stock people, which is the same as the intention of the Francois people to bribe the officials and rent Haojingao, but they don't have that much appetite.

"However, I have another idea...... "Holding a few sparse beards aloof, looking inquiringly at the crowd.

"Please make it clear."

"All you want is to have a place to stay in the city. We have a place in the city, and if you don't dislike it, you can use it. ”

At the moment, he held high the repulsion maid, and it was said that two personal servants were with him, and he took the key in front to lead the way. The group walked through the lane, until the backyard, there was a smell of mule and horse urine in the air, and they knew that they had arrived at the mule and horse yard, and saw that Master Gao did not go in, and went directly around the corner, and there was a small house at the bottom of the road. There was an old servant sitting at the door, and when he saw the old man coming, he hurriedly stood up.

"Open the door." Exalt commands.

The old servant took out a tube of keys from under his coat and led them into the house. A small iron-clad door opened in the wall of the inner room. Drop the lock and latch it out to take a look, it is already outside the house. It is a very secluded stone path that runs along the root of the city wall, with wasteland under the base of the wall on one side and a high wall in the backyard of a large family on the other. Along the way, you can sometimes see forks in the alley.

"The alley leads to the front door, and there are wooden gates at the entrance of the alley. It's usually locked. Although this road is a commons, ordinary people cannot enter it. ”

After walking for hundreds of meters, I walked to a back wall that had been eroded and peeled by wind and rain, and when I unlocked the door, it was a small bluestone backyard. There are some plantain flowers and plants, and it is very quiet. Further inside is the small courtyard of Sanjin, which is very clean and has all kinds of furniture and supplies.

"This is our outer house. It is prepared for use. ”

It turns out that this is the secret residence of Master Gao. There are many such houses in and outside Guangzhou. This one is used to avoid it for a while in case of any disaster.

The front door of the house is not facing the street, but a grocery store, on the surface, this is an ordinary oil and salt store, doing some business for the big families on the street, but in fact it is arranged by Master Gao. There is an inconspicuous small door next to the shop, which is directly connected to the house with a clamp, which is easy to enter and exit.

There are also servants in the house to take care of, and when I saw that the old man brought someone here, he was busy boiling water and delivering tea.

"We who trade in the sea have to be very cautious!" Master Gao sighed, "It's not easy to make a living. ”

Doing smuggling and trading, the people who interact with each other are not good, all kinds of water bandits and pirates, mountain bandits and strongmen are all characters who want to make money, robbing people and extorting money, killing people and stealing goods, which is not news in this industry.

Although they have their own backers in the prefecture, province and Liangjing, the officials are tyrannical and often have demand for extortion. Moreover, the imperial court itself was suspicious of the matter of foreign affairs, and there were sometimes court discussions to prohibit the Francois to come to Guangzhou to trade. Local officials often use this to blackmail merchants in order to report the news.

"It's more or less manageable! However, recently, pirates have been everywhere, and many foreign ships have suffered, and our livelihood has also become difficult. ”

Xiao Zishan thought that this was a good opportunity to inquire about the current situation of pirates along the coast of Guangdong and Fujian, so he deliberately said:

"I waited for the boat all the way from Australia, and the road was still quiet."

"This is the distinguished guests, the auspicious people have their own natural appearance." Master Gao smiled bitterly, "But compared to Fujian and Zhejiang, it is quite peaceful here, and Haicheng is now ruined." ”

Since the second year of the Apocalypse, the Haikou in the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangzhou have recruited gangsters and formed a party, claiming to be the king of the country, among which Yang Liu, Cai San, Zhong Liu and so on are the strongest. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Yu Zhigao, the general soldier of Fujian, and the Guangdong Navy Division would suppress Yang Liu, and Cai San and Zhong Liu fled, which could be regarded as slightly curbing the arrogance of the Haikou.

However, not long after, Zheng Zhilong, Zhong Lingxiu, Li Kuiqi and other Haikou raided the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the coastal areas of Fujian were the most poisoned, and the Moon Port in Haicheng County, China's largest export trade port since the opening of Longqing, was dilapidated. There are far fewer ships going out of the sea from there for fear of being taken by the pirates.

"Here in Guangzhou, Governor Yu of Fujian and the provincial sailors were quite quiet after last year's meeting. Because of the interests of Hao Jing Macao, the Franc machine man is also cruising in the estuary. ”

In this way, during this period, the focus of piracy activities was on the coast of Fujian. This situation greatly boosted their confidence - at least they would not face boss-level characters like Zheng Zhilong and Li Kuiqi in the first place.

"Still, it's better to be careful." Holding it up and reminding them that although there are no giants on the coast of Guangdong, there are many small groups of pirates and bandits. They come from afar and are unfamiliar, and they must be especially careful when berthing up and down.