Yes, the trade of the Portuguese was seriously damaged, and several of the Japanese were saddened to say that it was now the "heretical" Dutch who controlled Japan's foreign trade, who owned trading houses in Hirado, and the true Catholics were expelled instead. () Although trade between Portugal and Japan has recently resumed, it is only one ship a year. The local church also suffered heavy losses, and the Yahweh in Macau had the privilege of carrying the trade in raw silk in the Portuguese-Japanese trade.

These messages are very useful to the traversals, but further inquiries have not been able to ask anything useful, the Japanese who saw this strange non-Chinese and non-foreign Catholic were very excited, the following is the Tokugawa shogunate's persecution of Chejitan, all kinds of martyrdom and miracles of the Japanese Catholics, Bai Duoro, a Catholic, is actually not too pure, not very interested in martyrdom, and is looking for an excuse to get away. The Japanese craftsmen insisted that he meet the priests of the local church. Bai Duolu thought that he still had to ask the organization for instructions on this matter, so he hurriedly came to ask Wen Deji if he wanted to contact the local church, and what was our attitude after the contact.

After thinking about it, he decided to reach out and see what the Catholic Church could offer us. Anyway, it doesn't hurt to have a good relationship for the time being, and maybe you can get some practical help. He was immediately allowed to go to the local church. As for the question of its origin, according to the "Prisoner Handbook".

"Try to talk less and listen more." "If I remember correctly," told him, "the Catholic congregations here are mainly Jewish, and this group of people is very flexible in their missionary work, and it is easy to confuse people. ”

"I see, Mr. Wen." Bai Duolu went with the craftsmen.

The rest of the people continued to wander the streets, and gradually, they found that there were fewer white people on the streets, and the streets began to become Chinese. As soon as I inquired, this is Dezi Street, which is a gathering area for Chinese in Macau, and there are all kinds of hanging plaques along the street, Zhang Xin paid attention to it, and there are many raw silk and silk shops, as well as many porcelain houses. There are also some shops with clean shops, but I can't see what kind of goods are sold, and there are men in Tsing Yi and small hats at the door to greet them. Everyone was speculating wildly, and suddenly a young man came out of the house and invited them to come in and talk.

A large group of people went in, which was unnecessary and very troublesome, so the joint action of the large group of people was too eye-catching, Wen Deji found that a few black men wearing uniforms had been following silently behind, probably local security officers, in order to avoid trouble, Desi decided that except for himself and a few people to go in to see the situation, the rest of the people were formed into a group of five or six people to move freely.

The roads in the Chinese area are already narrow, and the shops along the street have a variety of canopies, which cover the limited sky a lot. The light is not good, and when I walk into the shop, I feel that it is dark inside, and there is a faint smell of fragrance. It took a moment for Shili to come to his senses. Passing through the entrance hall, I saw that it was a typical Chinese-style hall, with blue bricks all over the floor, red sandalwood decoration, a pair of glass palace lamps made in Yiwu hanging between them, and Wen Desi was happy at a glance, it seems that our things are already a symbol of status.

Looking at it, a well-dressed Chinese businessman came out of the back door of the screen, he first introduced himself, saying that he was Huang Shunlong, the steward of the "Tailong" firm. This Huang Shunlong was also happy and asked Wen Desi: Is he an Australian businessman?

"Exactly."

"People say Australian businessmen have short hair. At first sight, it was really not bad. Huang Shunlong seemed to smile: "Shopkeeper Wen is coming to Macau." You're here to buy and sell, right? He pretended to be mysterious and said, "Isn't it that some Guangzhou can't get rid of the goods."

Wen Desi and others were shocked, and the so-called goods in Guangzhou could not get rid of them. It's nothing more than snatching the stolen goods from the black eating black of the Qi family. Could it be that this has something to do with Qi Er? Wang Ruixiang, who was in charge of the security work, had already touched the handle of the 54 pistol behind him.

Seeing Wen Desi and the others a little nervous. This Huang Long haha smiled: "Everyone's origin." No, although it is not enough to leave this Macau. But I have heard of it. Step on the soil of Macao. I'm waiting for you to come. The small shop is not very reputable, but it is well known all over the world. ”

It turned out that the blacks who followed behind were his home. Wen Deji suddenly realized.

"What reputation?"

Huang Shunlong proudly took out a gold locket. I picked some cigarette dust in the box with my fingernails and sniffed it:

"Shopkeeper Wen is very short of saltpeter in Lingao, right?"

"Quite a scarcity." Wen Deji wants to follow your words first and see what you mean.

"Actually, the tall shopkeeper is a layman doing this," Huang Shunlong wiped his lips, and a yellow butterfly became under his nose, "When it comes to saltpeter gunpowder, my goods here are much better than his." ”

It turned out to be a character who specialized in reselling contraband. Wen Desi thought that this was a good thing, just relying on exaltation as a buyer, relying too much, from supply

It's too dangerous to look at. If I can put on another line on this, I will do more

It turned out that this "Tailong" was exclusively engaged in foreign business, and there were more than a dozen small clippers traveling to and from the ocean along the coast of Guangdong. Local silks, porcelain, medicines and handicraft products were sent to Macao and sold to the Portuguese. But he also had another business of supplying ships at sea with all kinds of necessities, the so-called necessities, from wood, iron, food, firearms, gunpowder, and so on for repairing ships. Naturally, another of his ensuing deals was to buy pirates' spoils.

Of course, Macao is not a pirate port, and it is illegal to sell stolen goods or sell goods to pirates. In addition to the authority of the Portuguese governor, Macau itself could not protect him from the "Da Ming Law", but Huang Shunlong has been operating this business locally for many years, and there is naturally only one reason for peace, that is, he has money In addition, he also married a Portuguese wife, which made him discredited in his clan and was almost removed from the clan.

Such a person is obviously very in line with the needs of the traverser, when Wen Deji took out a list, which was all kinds of trade goods from the village, such as iron, cotton, tweed, leather, bronze and other useful things for the traverser are naturally not sold, but a large number of porcelain, silk and handicrafts are useless, and they are all targets to get rid of as soon as possible.

The price was negotiated at the moment: Huang Shunlong bought all the goods on the traverser's list for 40,000 piasters. The traverser is responsible for delivering the goods to Macao, and the money and goods are cleared by both sides. In addition, Huang Shunlong gave an additional 10,000 catties of iron and 1,000 catties of saltpeter to all living beings.

"I don't know which way the shopkeeper likes to settle the bill?" Huang Shunlong asked.

"What's the difference?"

"If the shopkeeper likes cash, people have to prepare it in advance, after all, 40,000 piasts is also a small amount."

If he crosses the crowd, Huang Shunlong will pay with the bills of Indian Brahmin merchants who are operating locally, which are common throughout Southeast Asia, Goa and Madras in the Indian subcontinent, and can be withdrawn at any time. When paying for large amounts, you can use it directly as a check.

It is very inconvenient to transport cash to and fro, but then it is necessary to implement the currency reform in Lingao and require a large amount of precious metal reserves, so it was agreed that half of the cash and half of the bills would be collected.

The deal between the two sides was reached, and Huang Shunlong smiled like a fox, obviously he took a big advantage in this deal. Huang Shunlong also mentioned that there are many strange goods in Australia and hopes to cooperate in this regard. Wen Desi was secretly proud: Our things are really loved by everyone.

At that moment, he sent someone back to the ship and showed him the few limited commodities produced by the crossing group. Mainly all kinds of small glassware, rhubarb wine from the Guangzhou dispatch station. After reading it, he frowned twice before saying, "These items are good, but the market is limited." ”

He pointed to all kinds of glassware and said: "These glass things are brought by every ship of the Francois people, although they are only some glass bowls and glass beads, and the things are not as good as yours, but it is enough to deceive the natives of the South Seas." As for wine, they drink more fruit wine, and I am afraid that this soju may not be interested."

However, when the fishery group was fishing, the hundreds of tortoiseshell shells that were brought in by the way were sold for a good price, and Huang Shunlong said that the Portuguese liked this thing very much, and they wanted as many as they wanted.

Huang Shunlong knew some of the things they were doing in Lingao, and seemed to want to inquire about the future intentions of the crossing: Will Australia send another big ship in the future? Does Australia intend to follow the example of the Portuguese in stealing Lingao as a trading base for the Ming Dynasty? If so, are Australians planning to meddle in the trade here? These were obviously not the only questions he wanted to know, but Man Tak Si suddenly realized that the Portuguese authorities in Macau also wanted to know.

At the moment, I straightened out my thoughts and said that there was no ship coming from Australia for the time being, and as for Lingao, this place naturally had to continue to stay.

Huang Shunlong "kindly" reminded them to be careful of Zheng Zhilong's actions on the side of the couch, how can he allow others to snore, this person is ambitious, and he has taken refuge in the government, sooner or later all the heroes of the sea in Fujian and Guangdong will be attacked by him. It seems that Zheng Zhilong is very hated. A flash of inspiration flashed in Wen Desi's mind, and he felt ridiculous again, and shook his head.

When Wen Desi asked about the situation of Liu Xiang and Zhu Cailao, Huang Shunlong said that they all have agents in Macao, but he and the main members of the gang have never appeared in Macao, and this place is still under the jurisdiction of the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Not even the Governor could shelter him.

Wen Deji asked, "Is there a woman named Li Siya in the local area?" ”