The banquet was held in a two-story villa in Gaojun Mountain, the banquet was decent, not very luxurious, but the atmosphere of the banquet was very harmonious, and both the guests and the host were full of hope for a better future.

Zhang Jiu, the king of Songzhou, was a merchant by birth, and he was very interested in the trade policy of the Huaxia Kingdom, and the content of his conversation was also in this regard.

Gao Junshan introduced to Zhang Jiu the commercial and trade policies of Huaxia State, the state encourages commercial and trade behavior, and does not mention that it encourages overseas business and earns money from foreigners, and if Chinese businessmen encounter difficulties overseas, the navy of Huaxia State can provide rescue at any time.

"If there is a shortage of funds, will our Navy also help?" Zhang Jiu asked.

Gao Junshan said: "Our bank is about to develop overseas, and it is completely possible to provide loans to Chinese businessmen in difficulty, as long as they apply. ”

Zhang Jiu did not know much about the new name of the bank, although he had already seen the towering bank building in Yangon, and he did not know exactly how the bank's business operated.

Zhang Jiu exclaimed: "Our bank is also able to provide loans!" ”

Liu Wenxiu said: "It is our national policy to protect the interests of businessmen and promote the development of commerce and trade. ”

Zhang Jiu doesn't seem to understand new terms, but he thinks that there is nothing wrong with returning to China, and he is determined to do his part for the rise of Great China.

During the banquet, Gao Junshan asked Zhang Jiu if he would return to Songzhou immediately, and Zhang Jiu replied: "We still have a batch of spices to be shipped to Batavia, so we have no plans to return to Songzhou immediately." ”

At this time, although the Huaxia State controlled the shipping in the Strait of Malacca, it did not impose a maritime ban on the Netherlands, because it had also signed some agreements with the Netherlands before, so it only imposed an embargo on special commodities for them, such as rice, food, military products, etc.

Tian Qiliang, who was on the side, proposed: "We have a special team, only five people in number, who are preparing to go to Batavia to carry out a mission, can we bring them into Batavia in the name of Songzhou merchants?" ”

Zhang Jiu agreed to Tian Qiliang without the slightest hesitation.

This five-person squad was sent by the Yangon command center to Batavia to carry out reconnaissance missions, and the direct leader was Tian Qiliang, who was worried about how to enter Batavia, and now it happened that Zhang Jiu was going there, and it was only appropriate to disguise these five people as businessmen from Songzhou.

With Gao Junshan's consent, Tian Qiliang invited the five people to the banquet to meet Zhang Jiu and others, and reported their names to each other.

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The next day, the five-person team set off, they were: Gu Dajiu, the team leader, Gan Yong, the team vice-president, and Li Guo, Wu Guojin, and Miao Lun.

Gu Dajiu is the deputy head of the criminal investigation team of the Yangon Station of the General Affairs Bureau; Gan Yong is the commander of the reconnaissance company of the Fifth Marine Division of the Navy; Li Guo is the captain and staff officer of the Third Regiment of the 1002nd Division; Wu Guojin is the communications squad leader of the Third Regiment of the 1002nd Division; and Miao Lun is the commander of the militia company.

Among the five people, Gu Dajiu is the oldest and looks to be in his early thirties, and the other four are all young men in their twenties, so Gu Dajiu is dressed as a boss, Li Guo is dressed as a bookkeeper, Gan Yong and Wu Guojin are dressed as buddies, and Miao Lun is a porter.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the five men took care of a carriage and brought more than a dozen boxes of handicrafts to the Yangon pier, where Zhang Jiu's fleet was waiting for them.

Zhang Jiu sent people to get off the ship to help load the goods onto the ship, and three boatmen came over, and without saying a word, they lifted the boxes and went to the ship.

"Tap! Tap! Gu Dajiu told the three boatmen on the side, "It's all fragile glass products." ”

Gan Yong, Wu Guojin, and Miao Lun also began to move the boxes, and the more than a dozen boxes of goods were moved back and forth in two or three times.

After the crew got on board, the fleet began to set off, this fleet had a total of thirteen sailboats, the largest was a fortune ship, this fortune ship had a pointed bow and a wide tail, two heads were upturned, the head and tail were high, its two sides arched outward, and there were guards on both sides. The draft reaches a depth of four meters.

The five members of the squad were all on the Fu boat, and Zhang Jiu, the king of Songzhou, was also on this ship. After this fleet left the dock, the Huaxia Navy dispatched a sail fleet to quietly follow the escort, which was participated in the escort at Zhang Jiu's request.

During the voyage, Zhang Jiu informed the five-person team of the itinerary for arriving in Batavia.

Zhang Jiu's fleet went back and forth to Batavia no less than dozens of times, and the voyage was very smooth, and after five days of sailing, they came to the waters of Batavia, and the Chinese navy escorted them to a place three nautical miles from Batavia, and then turned around and returned home.

When the fleet approached the dock, Zhang Jiu called the members of the team to his side and instructed again: "We will only make a short stay in Batavia this time, so after you get off the ship, my people will take you to the Aston Hotel, and I have arranged for someone to receive you, and you will stay at the Aston Hotel in the name of Songzhou merchants. ”

Captain Gu Dajiu expressed his gratitude to Zhang Jiu on behalf of Huaxiaguo, and then began to prepare for going ashore.

On the dock, because of their status as Songzhou merchants, they successfully passed the inspection on the dock and entered the city of Batavia.

After entering the city, the team separated from Zhang Jiu's team, and they came to the Aston Hotel under the leadership of a local, and sure enough, at the door of the hotel, there was a Chinese looking around, waiting for their arrival.

This Chinese man is very familiar with the local who led the way, and they are both working for the king of Songzhou.

As soon as the two met, they muttered a few words, and the Chinese gave the locals some broken silver, and the locals left.

"Welcome, welcome!" The Chinese greeted Gu Dajiu and the others with a smile on his face, "The little surname is Hong, you can just call me Hongsheng, I have already booked a room for you." ”

This person looked to be in his fifties, with dark skin and a white turban tied to his head, and he was constantly talking to Gu Dajiu while helping to move the goods into the hotel.

"You're the shopkeeper, aren't you? I think you look like the shopkeeper, let me tell you, this hotel is the best hotel in Batavia, the quality of service is good, the waitresses here are growing very smart, you don't come to Batavia in vain to live here. You're here to do big business, right? He picked up a box and walked side by side with Gu Dajiu.

Gu Dajiu didn't want to deal with him at first, considering that he was the king of Songzhou, he politely replied to him: "It's just a small business." ”

Hong Sheng babbled and said: "A small business is also a business!" Next time you come again, just look for me directly, once you are born and twice cooked, you just need to inquire on the dock, and people will tell you where I am. This price, this is the first time to cooperate with you, I will give you a 20% discount, 80% off, 80% off is very cheap, the hotel here is very expensive, and only you businessmen can afford to live in such a high-end hotel. Let me tell you, if it were other people, I wouldn't bring them here, I would take them to the Marnie Lock Hotel, where the people slept in all bunks. ”

Gu Dajiu asked, "You have already booked the room for us?" ”

Hong Sheng said affirmatively: "Of course, the service provided by my Hong Sheng is also first-class, the room has already been booked for you, on the second floor, facing the sea, quiet, and comfortable, including you to sleep well at night." ”

"How much?" Gu Dajiu asked.

"Talking about money hurts feelings, doesn't it? Once born and twice cooked, I can't make your money, you can go up first, see if the house is full of satisfaction, we can discuss it if you are not satisfied. ”

Of course, Gu Dajiu knew that what he meant by "renegotiating" was money, so he said: "No need to discuss, I'm very satisfied with your arrangement, you can tell how much you want." ”

"It hurts my feelings when I mention money, I will serve you for free this time, only charge room money, and no other expenses, five people, one or two silver per night."

Gu Dajiu took out five taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to him.