The kingdom of Sriwijaya is also known as Sri Buddha, Buddha and Old Port, referred to as Sriwijaya, and the whole country is on the Greater Sunda Islands. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It is now in its heyday, and its sphere of influence includes much of the Malay Peninsula and the Sunda Islands.

It now has fifteen subject states, including Pahang, Kelantan, Riroting, Teng Nong, Qianmai, Lan Wuli, Shilan, etc.

In 647 AD, that is, the twenty-first year of the Zhenguan of Tang Taizong, they began to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and the two sides began to contact each other.

The people of the Srivijaya Kingdom were fierce and good at water and land warfare, and they once dominated the countries of Southeast Asia.

The land is fertile and densely populated, and houses are inhabited by water shelves.

Their walls were dozens of miles long, and the kings went in and out by boat, and the writing was in Sanskrit, and the upper chapters and tables were in Chinese.

The main products are plum blossom brain, cloves, sandalwood, cardamom and pearls, cat's eyes, amber, betel nut, kapok and other things from the western food countries.

Foreign traders traded with the locals to exchange goods and goods, and the people of the Srivijaya Kingdom mostly used gold, silver, porcelain, brocade, sugar, wine, etc.

This time, a maritime merchant who had lived in the Sriwijaya Kingdom for a long time came here in person, and he claimed to be Chen Shangjiu, who had lived in the Sriwijaya Kingdom for more than 20 years.

He knew that this was because he received the fleet that went to Tianzhu to do business, and it was a captain named Wang Zheng who told him the location, and it was not difficult to find.

Because he had news of Wang Zheng and Xiao Er, Zhang Guoan personally received him.

Chen Shangjiu told the truth about the caravan's business in the Srivijaya Kingdom, and they exchanged fruits and vegetables with the locals, as well as some spices.

Very good with the local people.

In the end, he said: "Zhang Ship, I have come in person to ask for an object, that is, the fire cap type to kill your gun------"

Zhang Guoan scolded in his heart. The gang of guys showed off again outside.

Zhang Guoan said: "How did you know about this thing? ”

Chen Shangjiu said: "Every time I see a Song merchant coming to Srivijaya to have a banquet at home------ when chatting, the eldest son of the family mentioned that there are always leopards near Zizhuang Farm, and they have repeatedly injured the ploughing cattle.

The farm under has since been settled. ”

Zhang Guoan nodded. Half of his sons are enthusiastic, and they may take the initiative to help others solve their problems when they see the banquet, which is not a show-off.

He said: "The leopards have been killed, so why buy muskets?" ”

Chen Shangjiu said: "I often go back and forth to the islands, and the goods I bring are often robbed by pirates, which is very annoying, if there is that sharp object, I will not be afraid------

Zhang Guoan knows. The Malacca Seaway and the waters around Southeast Asia are a pirate's paradise!

From the perspective of the international environment of this time and space, the Crusades and the rise of the Seljuk Turks forced active Arab merchants to shift their trade attention to the East, open up trade routes to the East, and increasingly enter and exit the coastal ports of the Great Song Dynasty.

This objectively created a favorable international environment for the overseas trade of the Song Dynasty, but the disadvantage was that they also brought Arab pirates, if you add local pirates and pirates of the overseas remnants of the Great Song Dynasty. That's a lot.

Therefore, Chen Shangjiu can want a musket. This is also normal.

Now, Zhang Guoan is still strengthening his armaments and preparing for a sneak attack on Huangdao, so the fire-cap Mini gun can still draw some out of him and make up for what he lacks in the future.

But how do you count money?

If you only look at the handwork and materials, you don't need five or six dollars. But the technical content is too high.

Zhang Guoan knows that this time and space is still dominated by the exchange of goods, and the key is how to change it.

Chen Shangjiu saw that Zhang Guoan promised him, and he bowed deeply to express his gratitude at that time, if it was an ordinary thing, he didn't have to come in person.

Then. He exchanged a bucket of pearls for one, and the captain of Wang Zheng refused with a smile, which showed that it was precious.

Chen Shangjiu said at that time: "Zhang Chuangong, can I exchange 100 stones of pepper, 10 stones of sandalwood, and 1,000 pieces of Tianzhu cotton cloth for your twenty guns?" ”

Ah, that's too much of a bargain.

Zhang Guoan immediately said: "Yes, but I don't need so much, I'll add some other goods!" ”

Chen Shangjiu was happy, this Zhang Chuantou was indeed as Captain Wang Zheng said, he was a generous, benevolent and upright person.

Zhang Guoan gave him some sea salt, some whale oil, some leather armor, some candles, some chili noodles and vermicelli, and finally gave him some sulfur dyes and ingredients, and taught him how to eat and use these things.

Both of them felt that they had taken advantage of it, and that such a business was pleasant.

Chen Shangjiu also brought some other spices, which were originally going to Quanzhou for business.

However, Jacob, an Antona from the Italian region, was very business-sensitive, and he wanted to trade directly with Chen Shangjiu at that time, so that in addition to handing over the "tariff" to Zhang Guoan's ship, both groups saved the cost of handing over to the Great Song Dynasty------ and they had to save a lot, and the two sides also ended the trade happily.

After Jacob brought the porcelain and silk he needed from the Great Song Dynasty, Chen Shangjiu soon returned home.

This incident reminded Zhang Guoan that it was better to build Liuqiu Island into an "entrepot area" of this time and space, relying on low tariffs and convenient procedures to attract merchants.

Zhang Guoan and Jing discussed it.

Jing Jing praised it and said: "The Great Song Dynasty basically believes in free trade, and the maritime merchants in this time and space are extremely mobile, so they can all be attracted to settle down!"

Zhang Guoan said: "What about our local products? You see that Chen Shangjiu maritime merchant is not very satisfied with those sea salts? ------But it didn't occur to me that they wanted whale oil more! ”

Zhang Guoan really didn't expect that he only thought that the Great Song Dynasty was the only country in this time and space that used oil for stir-frying, and other countries and regions used it very little, and their current whale oil production was almost enough.

What I didn't expect was that other countries and regions also liked the use of whale oil for lighting.

"You see, I underestimate other people's thirst for light------ people like to be brighter at night." ”

Now that he knew that he was not afraid, Zhang Guoan immediately ordered the members of the Liuqiu Guards who were training at sea to also start whaling!

Sea whaling can train them to cooperate, you can train them to control the sea, and even learn to adapt to the sea conditions and weather, or there will be output.

I almost forgot about it earlier.

Zhang Guoan's design and whaling cannon are not designed to kill whales, but mainly used for bloodletting, so there is not much need for kinetic energy, and it can be cast with pig iron, and there is no need to put too much black fire/medicine.

As mentioned earlier, the whale's eyesight cannot see twenty meters, so as long as the whaling cannon can hit twenty or thirty meters, that inertia can completely invade the whale's body with a sharp three-edged head, or when it is equipped with a sailor's harpoon, it will soon bleed to death.

The Liuqiu Guards also happily accepted this training. (To be continued.) )