Li Huamei woke up from a coma, and her eyes were covered by a dense canopy, and the sunlight was sprinkled down the gaps between the leaves, occasionally glaring.

Struggling to sit up, the pain in her body made her frown slightly.

"Where is this?"

It's like a small wooden house, but it's a little different in detail, the ground texture is rough, but it's smooth and hard, I don't know what material it's made of.

Vaguely seeing a door, she stood up and walked out.

The air is familiar with the smell of the sea, but it is difficult to hear the sound of the waves, the ground is stable, there is not the slightest feeling of boating, it should be on land.

Touching the texture of the wall, she was a little curious.

What the hell is this thing? It is as if it were made in nature, without the slightest trace of artificiality, but it is so ingenious.

Outside was a large room, much larger, and there was still no one.

Li Huamei was about to continue looking for it, when she suddenly heard a faint voice.

“。。。 So, you are a maritime merchant? ”

The voice of a strange man.

"yes, you can say that!"

Li Huamei raised her eyebrows, this is her father's voice.

"What do you buy?"

"It's nothing more than some ordinary things, some raw silk, silk, gold, lead, tin, mercury, poria cocos, musk and other things in the mainland, and transport them to Macao and overseas merchants to exchange some rare items such as pepper, sumac, ivory, sandalwood, and return to the mainland to sell them at a high price. Sometimes you can get the best silver. But looking at luck like this, it is easy to encounter. ”

"How did you come here when you went to Macau, and you met the Japanese and made me so embarrassed."

"Eh, this adult doesn't know, now over there in Macau, the red-haired ghosts are fighting, and there are some pirates mixing, and the mess is not peaceful. Xiao Lao'er didn't want to take this risk, so he got some goods, and wanted to take the fleet to Nagasaki, Japan to exchange some silver, go back to the mainland to buy some raw silk and porcelain, and go to India next year by monsoon, and get some really good goods back. I didn't think about it... Alas, this time not only folded the old book in, but also almost took the old life, and lost a lot! ”

Li Huamei followed the voice to find it, and sure enough, she found her father Li Xingyuan in another room.

He was sitting across from a young man, and on a small low table, there were some fruits and tea, which were quite colorful.

"Daddy!"

She shouted, Li Xingyuan raised his head, and said in surprise: "Girl, are you awake, are you okay?" ”

Li Huamei shook her head: "It's okay, it's just a little bruised, it's no big deal, it will heal in three or five days, dad don't have to worry!" ”

"That's good, that's good! Come, come and meet our savior! Lord Cheng Mingcheng! ”

Li Xingyuan pulled his daughter over to visit, Li Huamei glanced at it, was slightly surprised, and hurriedly bowed her head and said: "It turned out to be the master of Jinyiwei, Huamei has thanked her for saving her life here, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid my father and daughter would have died." ”

Cheng Ming was slightly stunned, Li Huamei, it's so familiar.

"Alright, no need to be polite. Killing the pirates is what we should do! You've just gotten up, you're definitely hungry, so let's eat some fruit first. Wait a while to get to Rizhao City, and then have a good meal of pressure shock! ”

Li Xingyuan also said: "Yes, daughter, you taste this plow, it is very sweet!" ”

Li Huamei first saluted Cheng Ming slightly, and then took the pear and took a bite gently.

"Old Li, let's continue talking!"

Cheng Ming smiled faintly and said: "I usually only know that maritime merchants are rich, and shipping also makes money, but I don't know which route to run?" Can you give me some advice? ”

"This is easy to say, adults want to hear it, and the little old man knows everything, and he has no end to it."

Li Xingyuan took a sip of water, and then said: "In fact, the key point of shipping lies in Macao, and Macao can be said to be the starting point of all routes.

It is close to the mainland, with a natural harbor, but it is also an island, which is very convenient for boating. Take the Grape Bud people as an example, the reason why they forcibly occupied Macao was mainly for a few routes,

Article 1: Macau - Philippines - Mexico - Peru.

Article 2: Macau - Silla - Malacca - Goa - Lisbon.

Article 3: Macau-Japan,

Fourth, Macau - Manila - Acapulco - Peru. ”

As he spoke, he counted with his fingers, and as the last little finger opened, he said: "This fifth route is the route from Macao to South Asia, where to go, the Portuguese population is very strict, and I have used many methods to find out. ”

"So Macau is important?"

"Very important!" Li Xingyuan shook his head and said: "It's a pity that Macao is no longer ours, the court only pays attention to the battlefield in Liaodong, otherwise it will be involved in the chaos of the northwest, thinking about money and food all day long, how can you still have the energy to take care of maritime affairs?" ”

"I see."

Cheng Ming nodded, looked at the father and daughter, and asked, "I don't know what the two of you plan to do in the future?" ”

"You have lost a lot of money this time, and a lot of good sons and daughters in the clan have died, so you have to go home no matter what, and give an explanation to the old and the young." Li Xingyuan said with a wry smile: "There is indeed some family background in the family, but after losing this amount of money, the rest is only enough for our grandfather to buy a small house, and An An can be a small landlord." If you want to run the maritime business again, it's difficult! ”

Cheng Ming secretly snorted, and sure enough, he was wealthy.

"Just be a landlord with such peace of mind?"

"How else?" Li Xingyuan pretended to be stupid.

Cheng Ming smiled and said nothing.

Li Huamei's lips opened slightly, "Listen to Lord Cheng's meaning, do you also want to run by sea?" Want to work with my father and daughter? ”

"So, what about your answer?"

"Yes! But we need to see the capital of adults first! ”

Li Huamei said calmly: "The people in the government are the most untrustworthy, and you are trying your best to think about how to corrupt money, instead of doing business seriously. Partnerships between government and businessmen are often the ones who suffer the most. My Li family has already broken its muscles and bones, and it is very difficult to give up the money, if the adults want to cooperate, I am afraid that we can only give up this person. ”

Li Xingyuan's smile stiffened, and he smacked his eyes hard.

"Dad doesn't have to be like this, the Li family has been bankrupt due to this shipwreck. When he returns to the clan, if his father is good, he will be punished behind closed doors, and at worst, he will be expelled from the house. And the daughter will be locked in the embroidery building, and most of them will be forced to marry by the creditor, this kind of life is not what we want. The matter has come to this point, and if you want to redeem it, you can only do strange tricks and take risks. ”

Li Huamei looked at Cheng Ming and said, "I just don't know if Master Cheng is worth the desperate gamble of my father and daughter!" ”

"Well said! Organized, reasonable, and courageous! Sure enough, she is a legendary female pirate! Cheng Ming applauded lightly.

"What do you mean?" Li Huamei frowned slightly.

"It's nothing, it's just some emotion!"

Cheng Ming got up and said, "The two of you have been in the house since you woke up, and you haven't gone out yet. Let's go, I'll lead you two around! ”

"Your Excellency means going up to deck?" Li Xingyuan wondered.

"Is this on a boat?" Li Huamei wondered.

"Hehe, come out with me and see! Before that, any verbal description is pale! ”