After defeating the bandits at Chen Qian Mountain, the Shuangli fleet continued to the southeast, passing Daqu Mountain and Putuo Mountain, and finally arrived at Shuangyu.

Shuangyu is in the sea east of Ning'bo' Mansion in Zhejiang, and is a pair of two islands facing each other in the east and west, so it is called Shuangyu. There are waterways in the north and south of Shuangyu, and there are hills at the entrance of the waterways as a barrier, which can block the wind and waves, it can be said that the two islands are combined into a natural harbor, and the harbor is more than 20 miles wide, and even thousands of giant ships can be accommodated! And the belly is wide and the mouth is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The distance from the mainland is neither too far (too far will hinder the transportation of goods), but not too close (too close will be much greater pressure on the government to investigate and encircle and suppress), and the geographical location is just right.

Since the fifth year of Jiajing, the Fujian Deng Fang led Fanyi to this 'private' city, and it has been nearly 20 years! Deng Fang's era was the first stage in the development of Shuangyu – and at the same time, the first stage in the development of the 'smuggling' trade in the East China Sea. At this stage, Chinese and foreign 'smuggler' businessmen scattered in various places along the coast of Daming where ships could be parked to 'trade' goods, and Shuangyu was only one of the many 'smuggling' dens, and its status was not yet prominent.

With the development of the 'smuggling' trade, merchants gradually needed a suitable place to carry out centralized trade, which not only avoided the labor of traveling from place to place, but also saved the transportation cost of 'trading'.

In this situation, Shuangyu was favored by 'smuggler' merchants for its superior geographical location and natural environment, and gradually became one of the main trading points in the East China Sea, and began to produce a long-term manager of the place, that is, the commonly known as the owner of the ship.

Around the fifteenth year of Jiajing, the Fujian Jin Paper Lao became the owner of Shuangyu, with Li Guangtou and others as his wings, and the Xu Dong brothers also became the trading partners of the Jin Paper Lao during this period, and became unprecedentedly active. This is the second stage of the development of Shuangyu – and it is also the second stage of the development of the 'smuggling' trade in the East China Sea. At this stage, the activities of 'smuggling' Chinese businessmen in the coastal waters of Daming have been extremely frequent.

Soon after, the old man died, and Xu Dong and Li Guangtou were captured by officers and soldiers when they went to the mainland to look for goods. In the nineteenth year of Jiajing, with the secret help of the East Gate tyrants, Xu Dong and Li Guangtou escaped from prison and escaped - this is the close relationship between the East Gate family and maritime merchants.

Xu Dong waited for Nanao, and under the guidance of Lin Guoxian and others, he went to Siam and Manchuria, got in touch with the Franco, and got the help of these Europeans to reopen the port in Shuangyu, and Xu Dong became the owner of the boat and took charge of Shuangyu. Since then, Shuangyu has entered its heyday - this is also the third stage of the development of the 'smuggling' trade in the East China Sea. At this stage, the 'smuggling' of Chinese businessmen was no longer confined to the coastal waters of the Ming Dynasty, but extended their tentacles to Japan, Korea, Siam, Luzon, and Manchuria, that is, the entire Pan-China Sea. At the same time as expanding outward, the ties between the 'smuggling' merchants and the hinterland have also become closer than before, and the gentry and even the officers and men of the guards along the southeast coast have begun to collude with the 'smuggling' businessmen, infiltrate each other, restrain each other, and control each other!

By the time Dongmenqing first arrived in Shuangyu, it had developed into the base camp of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce. Together with the explorers from the West, the East China Sea smuggling merchants built barracks and warships, and gradually developed into various autonomous institutions that operated this free smuggling port. The east is the Ming Dynasty, Japan, the west is the Islamic countries, the first to teach Europe, the world's merchant ships can reach the East China Sea, all of them take Shuangyu as the goal.

It was dusk when the Shuangli fleet arrived, and before entering the port, two Haicang boats approached to inquire, and I heard that it was Wang Qing, one of the eighteen directors of the Chamber of Commerce, and confirmed the seal letter, so it was released. After entering the port, I looked around, but saw that the port was dotted with Western, Indian, returning, and Chinese ships, and I don't know how many of them, and the nine ships of the double carp fleet sailed in, but they were just like a few more trees in a forest, and they did not look very eye-catching.

At this time, Xu Dong and Wang Zhi have not yet returned, and the port affairs are temporarily presided over by Xu Gui, Hong Dizhen, and a Franc captain and a returning captain.

Yang Zhizhong advised him not to worry, while settling down in the port for the time being, he and Yu Buqi went separately to inquire about the news.

In addition to all kinds of nautical supply facilities, there are more than 3,000 houses, which are either private houses, shops, hospitals, or city halls, as well as Mazu Temple, Buddhist Temple, Mosque and Cross Church. The human race is also a mixture of black, white and yellow, and the local dialects of China and the Chinese languages of the world are buzzing in the ears.

As for the cargo, that's even more so! Chinese ceramics, raw silk, spices from the South Seas, jade from Myanmar, animals from Africa, and firearms from Taixi can all be found in the market.

However, Yang Zhizhong and Yu Buqi were disappointed after walking around the market, because they were not retail merchants, and they wanted to buy bulk goods based on raw silk! At this time, the peak season of Shuangyu has not yet come, and the stores are selling bulk goods, which cannot meet the demand of Qinghuaxiang in terms of quantity, and the price is also high. Yu Buqi calculated an account and said to the east 'gate': "We are in Japan, and we have already discounted people before we get the payment." If we buy at the current market price of Shuangyu and sell it in Japan, although we will not lose money, we will get very little after deducting the cost of going back and forth! ”

Dongmen' Qingdao: "Could it be that these people are deliberately raising our price?" ”

"It's also possible!" Yang Zhizhong said: "The price they offered is nearly twice as high as the regular price in the mainland, and they dare to ask us for 145 taels for a load of raw silk!" If we buy at this price, what can we do? ”

Yu Buqi said: "But after all, Shuangyu is different from the mainland, from Suwu, Hangzhou, and Quanzhou to here, there are many obstacles on the road, and every checkpoint you pass will cost a lot of money." All the way down here, it should be almost this price, otherwise the merchants who go to the sea will not be profitable. As far as I know, the price of raw silk here in Shuangyu is more than 100 taels no matter how low it is, and 120 taels can get the goods, which is already the price of acquaintances. ”

Dongmen' Qing snorted and said, "One hundred and twenty taels, one hundred and twenty taels!" This is still an acquaintance's price, that is to say, if you buy in large quantities, you may get more than 120 taels on average! The purchase price is so high, then we still make a fart! Forget it, don't stock it here! Let's find another way! ”

Yu Buqi's heart moved, and said, "But you want to go to Quanzhou?" "At this time, they all knew the identity of Dongmenqing Qing, so they hoped to open a gap in Quanzhou's Dongmen's house.

But the East 'Gate' celebration is very unwilling! He really wants to go back to Quanzhou, but he has to return to Quanzhou in fine clothes! He wants to bring a mighty fleet, a large number of men, and endless gold and silver back to show off to him in front of the East Gate Tyrant, and *** to him! That's what he wants! If you are in such a dilemma as you are now, with Japanese creditors behind you and a lack of Chinese supplies in the future, you have to ask the eastern 'gate' tyrant for help - what is the matter? Therefore, Dongmen' Qing snorted and said, "Don't go to Quanzhou!" Let's go to Moon Harbor first! ”

He wanted to find Zhang Wei and others, and thought: "Brother Zhang, they are also heroes, and after many years, I have been 'mixed' so well, I don't know what their foundation is." ”

He only thought of Zhang Wei here, and heard Wu Ping shouting outside the cabin: "Chief Owner!" Look who I've brought! ”

Two people outside the 'door' followed Wu Ping in, one of whom was about thirty years old and wearing an old cloth coat walking side by side with Wu Ping, but who was Zhang Wei? And the person behind him was Huang Long.

Dongmen Qing rubbed his eyes and shouted violently: "Brother Zhang! ”

Zhang Wei also shouted: "Brother Wang! ”

The good brothers reunited after a long absence, and the joy was really not enough to describe, Dongmen, Wu Ping, Zhang Wei, and Huang Long hugged each other on the spot, and they separated for a long time. Huang Long looked at the outfit of the East 'Gate' Qingyi, and said with some 'glamorous' envy: "Brother Wang, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are so good!" ”

The east 'gate' Qing was stunned, just now because of joy for a while and didn't pay attention to anything else, at this time Huang Longyi said, re-looked at the clothes of the two, only to find that the two of them were really shabby enough! Especially Zhang Wei, the old cloth clothes on his body are afraid that they are still the ones he wore when he met him, so he knows that the two of them are only afraid that they have not been 'mixed' well in the past two years. He was not a person who hated the poor and loved the rich, but just now he was still looking forward to Zhang Weineng having progress similar to his own, and at this time, his expectations suddenly fell short, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

In fact, although the progress made in the past two years is based on the turbulent situation of the entire East China Sea, even so, in the eyes of others, its rapid rise is a miracle. Zhang Wei and Huang Long's careers have not improved, although they are clumsy in fate, but they are much more normal than Dongmen' Qing.

Although Zhang Wei was poor at this time, he was a person with vision after all, and when he saw that the east 'gate' was different, he asked: "Brother Wang, why, you are rich and noble at the moment, so you dislike us?" The words are so direct that it is impossible to avoid them!

Dongmenqing smiled bitterly, and he was not tactful, so he said: "Brother Zhang, what are these words!" Well, I suddenly remembered a difficult thing this time, and I was thinking of looking for you in Huyu to see if you could help, but I unexpectedly met Brother Zhang here. ”

Zhang Wei was silent for a while, and Huang Long was a little embarrassed when he heard it, and said, "We have been moldy in the past two years!" It's hard to feed for three meals! This...... Alas, I really met Wu Ping, heard about you, Brother Wang, and wanted to come to you. Your business is so big now, and I'm afraid we can't help you with the difficulties you encounter. ”

Dongmen' Qing, Yu Buci, Yang Zhizhong and others all thought in their hearts: "That's." ”

Zhang Wei suddenly said: "That's not necessarily!" Although I, Zhang Wei, am poor now, I still have a little ambition! Brother Wang may wish to tell us about any difficulties, maybe we can come up with an idea! ”

When Yu Buci and Yang Zhizhong heard this, they both looked at the East Gate Qing and signaled him not to say it. You must know that the huge amount of goods required for the East Gate celebration is not trivial, if the news spreads and outsiders know that he is in a hurry to buy goods, this business will be difficult to do!

Zhang Wei looked at the faces of these subordinates in the East Gate Qing, and then looked at the East Gate Qing hesitated, and said abruptly: "Brother Wang, since you can't trust me, then there is no need to say it!" Huang Long, let's go! ”

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Ten years of inventory, please continue to help top. Ah Bo has nothing to express his gratitude, so he can only use his limited 'essence' power to write a little more. There is one more chapter today.