Neglect is neglect, but the deal is negotiable: the other party is very interested in the thousand stone sugar he has shipped. () Although it was not possible to take out this amount of cash, the terms of exchanging rice were a perfect match.

"8 Spanish silver oceans per stone sugar." The housekeeper offered the price.

Chang Shide was furious, what happened when we were Kaizi? The lowest price in the market is obviously seven taels of silver per stone, 8 Spanish silver oceans per stone, and the synthesis of cash silver is not more than ...... But...... He quickly calculated, "It's only five taels!" ”

Quickly shook his head and said that it was too low, much lower than the market price. Zhang Da Scara muttered to the housekeeper for a while, only to see the housekeeper smile slightly and start to speak, Zhang Da Scarla translated:

"Only our lord here can take out the sufficient amount of rice and silver you need to buy your sugar in cash, otherwise you can sell it to the Ming merchants on the dock and come back to get the money this time next year. Perhaps—" Zhang Da Scara hesitated for a moment before translating, "You can wait for other more generous patrons on the docks, but it's hot here......"

Chang Shide's blood surged, and he wanted to shoot this Jian Shang with a shot, but seeing that he looked fearless, he had to suppress the anger in his heart, and suddenly had a personal experience of "Overcharging Three or Five Buckets" in the Chinese textbook. He said to Zhang Da Scarla: "Discuss with him, can you add another one or two yuan?" "If you add 10 silver dollars, it will be seven taels, although it is not the most haode price. But it's acceptable.

Jian Shang shook his head again and again: "I can't add a dollar." In this way, the cost of transporting rice to the wharf in the future will be paid by our Zhuangzi. ”

Chang Shide began to persuade him, saying that it was definitely profitable to do business with him, because he had all kinds of novel goods, and he could make a lot of money - I couldn't wait to find a mirror to show him, and hoped that he would uphold the principle of long-term cooperation, and appropriately raise the price again, anyway, it was to sell that set of "win-win" theory, but I didn't expect this Jian business housekeeper to show an impatient look, and said a few words at Zhang Da Scar, which made Zhang Da Scar La's face unhappy, so he had to say to him:

"Said that either he would make a deal according to this market, or he would not accompany him."

Zuihou, Chang Shide finally gave in, and a thousand stone of sugar was sold for eight silver dollars per stone, and Wu Yujia paid him 1,200 Spanish silver dollars for the 8,000 yuan payment, and the rest of the money was converted into brown rice at the price of five dollars per stone. Chang Shide calculated a little, he could get about 9,700 stone meters! In total, it is more than 900 tons -- in comparison, the Zhengfu of a Lingao County is less than 8,000 stones. The difference in agricultural productivity is too great!

Although he suffered a small loss, but he thought of shipping it to Guangzhou to sell, and the purchase price of the British was only three or eight dollars, how to say that he made too much, which was a little comfort, and if this batch of rice was shipped to Leizhou, according to the market, it would be 20,000 taels of silver. One in and one out, the profit is still quite considerable. It reminded him of the days when he played the Age of Discovery, reselling fine art and carpets between Athens and Istanbul.

Although the cargo capacity of the Big Whale is better than that of other ships, it can only carry 300 tons when fully loaded, not to mention that Bei Kai has to go to the Hongji Coal Mine. Therefore, the grain should be stored in the local grain stack for the time being. Wait for the next time the ship comes to ship.

Bei Kai knew that this place was not far from Hongji, maybe the big landlord knew where there was a Loutian coal mine, so he asked Zhang Dascara to ask if there was any coal in the local area?

The housekeeper listened, nodded slowly, and said, "I've heard that it's all mountains over there in Jinpu." ”

Bei Kai became interested and hurriedly asked, "Where is Jinpu?" ”

The housekeeper rolled his eyelids, and probably felt that this dark, thin, and unremarkable little man was not a Ming businessman, but a "Yue Jian", with a disdainful look on his face, and said a few words to Zhang Da Scar. Zhang Dascara smiled wryly and looked at Bei Kai sympathetically—it wouldn't be a good thing to say.

Zuihou or Chang Shide asked again, and the housekeeper answered:

"It's not far from here, along the coastline to the south, and if you take a boat, you can get there in a day." A strange look appeared on the butler's face, "What's so rare about this black stone?" If you want to burn a fire, you need to burn wood or charcoal, which is available on the Zhuangzi. I don't dare to say that the shopkeeper wants one or two hundred stones. Immediately. ”

Chang Shide originally wanted to ask for details, otherwise it would be good to hire a guide, but when the housekeeper saw that they didn't want to buy firewood, he got up and went out, and the servants came to "see off the guests". The group was kicked out.

The thing is done, and the profit is not bad, but the whole thing is awkward. Whether it is Chang Shide, Bei Kai, or even Zhang Dascarla, they all feel very unhappy.

"In the future, I will be the governor of Beiqi who does all kinds of evil here, bullying men and women!" Beikai gritted his teeth.

"When the time comes, destroy this Han Jian first!" Chang Shi Deping usually hates to call people Han Jian casually, but at this moment, the nationalist mood has exploded, "If you are not of my race, your heart will be different!" Han Jian! ”

Zhang Da Scara also scolded: "Wu Yuqing's guy is so big now!" One of his minions is so rude! Back then, we came here, and this old boy came to the dock to greet him, and there was no shortage of wine and meat women. They also gave me a woman! "There is a feeling that the phoenix is not as good as the chicken.

Chang Shide asked: "Have you ever been to Vietnam?" ”

"I went here to help them fight, and it is said that he fought a king of Quang Nam named Ruan Huang. But the woman who sent it is really good-" In Zhang Dascarla's psychology, these things are obviously not as memorable as women.

Back on the ship, everyone rested for a day, and waited for the people from the samurai manor to come to unload the goods before continuing to drive the boat to the south.

Zhang Da Scara is familiar with the sea routes, although Jin Pu does not know where he is, but he has been to the coast of Vietnam many times over the years, and there are indeed many places along the coast of Halong Bay where coal can be dug up in a few days, but no one has ever mined and traded here. Since the Australian businessmen liked the black stone so much, he led him to find it. After the deed is done, the reward is always indispensable.

After a night of silence, Chang Shide woke up early the next morning and felt that the ship had stopped. Looking out of the window of the stern, Chang Shide found himself in the midst of a dreamlike spectacle. Hundreds of oddly shaped verdant hills dot the sea. The mist drifted between the birds flying in the sky and the islands.

"Kao, it's so beautiful!" Chang Shide knew that this must be in Ha Long Bay, and was about to go to the deck to take a look, when Ah Xiu came in. Carrying a washbasin, a cup, and a mouthwash.

"Master, please wash."

"When did the ship stop?" Chang Shide asked.

"Master, it's been a while." Ah Xiu handed him the toothbrush that had squeezed the toothpaste, and gave him a soothing smile at the same time. These days, the master is far more fortunate to her than Ah Zi and Ah Bi, which makes her think that the market is bullish on this master's side, and the other two female slaves are also deferential to her. This time, she took her out again, and she felt that she had a greater chance of going further. Of course, Ah Xiu knows that she can't be a hostess, but it's still possible to be a concubine. Therefore, the service to Chang Shide is more and more meticulous.

Chang Shide finished washing and walked to the deck, the sun had not yet risen, he looked at his watch, it was not yet 6 o'clock in the morning. The air is slightly salty, fresh and intoxicating.

On the surface of the sea, there are some limestone hills near and far, and they are all some strange-shaped bluestone mountains, very similar to the stone mountains in Guilin and Yangshuo in Guangxi. These peaks, jutting out of the emerald blue sea, have their own shapes and forms, with dense vegetation and flocks of birds rising and falling from time to time. On the surface of the sea are protruding mountains. On the surface of the sea is the reflection of the mountains, and the almost transparent blue sky of the spring morning is reflected in the sea. Every mountain is funny, empty and empty in the infinite illusion of blue transparency. The sunlight casts on the rippling sea, which is ever-changing and colorful. In the distance, there are some fishing boats with ochre-colored sails, sailing out of the mountains and gorges, floating in the green mountains and blue seas, and in the blink of an eye, they disappear into the mountain shadows. Confusing, dreamlike.

"This is a good place," Chang Shide became more and more sure, because the scene in front of him was very similar to the tourist scenery of Ha Long Bay that he had seen. He also had a lot of thoughts about Vietnamese girls in the past, and now that he sees this beautiful scenery, his thoughts about girls come out again. "I want to build a beach house here, so that hundreds, not dozens of Vietnamese girls will be dragged down and lie on the beach......"

Just thinking about it, he suddenly saw that Bei Kai was also on the deck, and Bei Kai had been learning Vietnamese with Zhang Da Scara since he got on the ship. Could it be that he is ready to become a Vietnamese landlord here? Chang Shide was surprised by his enthusiasm for learning.

Zhang Dascara sat by the steering wheel in thick clothes, bulging, not at all like a heroic pirate, but like an old poor middle peasant who remembers the bittersweet and sweet.

Seeing Chang Shide coming up, Zhang Dascara introduced that the place where the coal was found was not far in front, and if he landed on it, he could buy coal from the local villagers.

"Got coal? And no one goes up to open a mine? ”

"Chang Dongjia, this black coal is not a rare thing, Guangdong can also buy it, whoever is full has nothing to do and runs here to buy coal. Besides, except for the people who strike iron, ordinary people can't use up the firewood, so why use this black and dirty thing. ”

I see. Chang Shide thought that there was no demand, and naturally there would be no development. It's a pity that there are 20 billion tons of high-quality anthracite here.

Under the guidance of Zhang Dascara, the ship was moored in a deserted harbor, and the benefits of a shallow draft boat were reflected, and there was no need to put down the dinghy, and a gangplank could be landed.

Chang Shide and the others changed into the clothes of the Ming people and went ashore under the guidance of Zhang Dascarla, this place is hilly, the ground is uneven, and the vegetation is not too dense. It is said that because of the thin soil, the harvest on the coal fields is not very good, and few people except fishermen settle here.

Mr. Wen's instructions to Chang Shide were to "engage in trade first, open up channels and then try to engage in coal mines", but the people here are not familiar with the place, and they can't even find a living person, and no one cares about buying and selling.

I walked a few kilometers inland with people, but I didn't see a few people, and sometimes I just saw a human figure. He ran away in a puff of smoke, faster than a monkey.

With a map and a compass, Bei Kai constantly read the surrounding scenery and terrain, pointing out the direction of progress.

What Bei Kai is looking for is a stone mountain called "Poetry Mountain", which is located on a peninsula jutting into the sea, resembling a cat's ear, it is said that the so-called "True Ancestor Emperor" of Vietnam once inscribed poems on this mountain, and later many Vietnamese "celebrities" and "heroes" also followed the inscription of poems on this mountain, so they got this number.

"What kind of poetry mountain, it's called Maoer Mountain, it's more image!" Chang Shide listened to his explanation and disagreed.

Quickly found with the help of a compass and a map, Mao'er Mountain is more than 400 meters above sea level and stands out among a bunch of small hills. In another time and space, the Hongji Coal Mine Corporation was built around the foot of this mountain and on the seafront. At the time of the French retreat, the entire city of Hongji was two kilometers long from east to west, with 30,000 inhabitants. It is a very large-scale mining city.

Here and now, there is nothing here. Only the grass and trees danced in the sea breeze. Hongji has a natural harbor. This is also the reason why it was able to become the location of the coal mining company.

"It's so desolate." Chang Shide muttered, it is convenient to dig coal in this place, but if you are poor and white, who will be a miner?

"Is it possible to dig coal here?" Chang Shide said.

"Not yet," said Bei Kai, "there are three or four in the Daloutian mining area." I don't know if this is the Jinpu mining area, this is the only LOU Tian mine in the Kao Sea. ”

"There should be a small Lou Tian Mine."

"There should be." Bei Kai is not very confident, he is a member of the exploration team who is a monk halfway, "It's a pity that Captain Cui went to Tiandu to investigate, otherwise he would definitely come." ”

Naturally, Beikai is still the same old-fashioned method - digging into the pit. The soldiers began to draw lines in this hilly area, I don't know if it was because of the perennial sea breeze or the soil here is really barren, there are no big trees here, only some low shrubs, the interior of Hai Duong that I visited yesterday is full of vitality, and the spring is completely different. This provides great convenience for their prospecting work.

According to the data, there is no pit at the headquarters of Hongji Coal Mining Company, so the test excavation site selected by Bei Kai is almost 2 kilometers inland, and it is already completely on the slope of the hills

Bei Kai chose a small hill as a standard point, according to a 15-meter distribution point, the hilly area around the hill within 1500 meters was divided, and then a group of 3 people, in these 8 teams began to work on the location of 100 distribution points, the main content of the work is to dig exploration pits.

The requirement of the exploration pit is 3 meters deep, Hongji is famous for the big Lou Tian mine, and the coal mine is large and concentrated, but there are only three or four Lou Tian mining areas out of the ground, and Maoershan is not a Lou Tian belt here, and you can only try your luck if you can find a small Lou Tian mine. (！ )