The Fuchun left Hangzhou Bay and headed south. The ocean current from the Honkai crossed the Korean Peninsula and moved south from the East China Sea. It would take seven or eight days for the ship to follow the current to reach Dayuan Island and trade with the Dutch there.

Yes, the Fuchun is to go to Dayuan (that is, now Taiwan). In the Ming Dynasty, there are three objects of maritime trade, one is to go to the book and the Japanese people to trade, the Japanese people are stupid and have a lot of silver, there is a strong demand for raw silk produced in the Ming Dynasty, to go to the Japanese country can often get five or six times the profit, and the sea distance is not far, from Fujian to the Japanese country, it can be reached in ten days with the downstream, and it is closer from Hangzhou, for many Ming maritime merchants, it is the best choice to go to the trade of the Ming Dynasty.

The second was to trade with the Spaniards in Luzon, who occupied the colonies in the Americas and discovered a large amount of silver ore in the colonies. Every year, several Spanish galleons laden with silver coins come to Luzon from Mexico in exchange for good and cheap goods.

The third was to go to the South Seas and do business with the Champa people, the Bo Ni people, the Javanese people, and the Dutch entrenched in Batavia. Raw silk cotton cloth was transported to Daming, and the spices there were transported back to Daming.

However, for the Fuchun, the course is not going through, because the owner Fu Chun and Zheng Zhilong have a holiday. Fu Chun was originally under Yan Siqi at the earliest, and Zheng Zhilong was still called Zheng Yiguan at that time, and he was also a member of Yan Siqi's gang.

Yan Siqi once led everyone to try to raise an incident in Yueben, but was suppressed because of leaks, and then everyone ran to the big man together. Later, Yan Siqi died inexplicably, Zheng Yiguan became the new leader, and most of the old brothers were dissatisfied and dispersed. Fu Chun also had a dispute with Zheng Yiguan at that time, and now Zheng Yiguan's ship is powerful, and he is in front of the chief soldier of the imperial court, Fu Chun can't hide, and how dare he touch his tiger whiskers.

Therefore, Fu Chun could only go to Dayuan to trade with the Dutch, sell the goods to the Dutch, and then the Dutch transported them to Yueben. Although the profit is far less than going directly to the capital, it is also helpless.

The boat travels south along the coast, when the monsoon comes from the north and the ship heads just south.

At this time, the weather on the sea is exceptionally good, with clear and clear skies, slight sea breezes, rolling waves, and sea fish leaping, and the scenery is picturesque.

In the past, Ren Siqi had already been full of poetry, and casually chanted a few crooked poems. But now Ren Siqi has long lost such interest, and at this time he is carefully observing the crew on the ship.

Memories from later generations of business executives told him that the first thing to do when coming to a new environment is to adapt to the environment around him as soon as possible and get familiar with every partner around him.

The helmsman Wang Chi is a young man in his twenties, with a pair of cunning eyes under the thick black sword eyebrows, the young man is very talkative, and Ren Siqi quickly talks to him about everything.

The man in charge of the mast is called Xue Yulai, in his thirties, he is a very quiet person, he is silent on weekdays, and he only bursts out with passion when he is working. Ren Siqi started from his work and asked him for knowledge about sailing.

Everyone has a good side of being a teacher, and Xue Yulai, who couldn't say a few words in a day, talked endlessly.

On the roof of the stern, Fu Chunzheng was carefully observing Ren Siqi, and Mao Shibai was standing quietly beside him.

"This show is not simple!" Seeing that the taciturn Xue Yulai was talking and laughing with Ren Siqi, Fu Chun was very emotional.

Mao 18 looked at Ren Siqi, at this time he really wanted to go down and chat with Ren Siqi.

"The Xiucai brothers are very good." Mao Eighteen Road. In Mao Shiba's opinion, Ren Siqi has a strange charm, that is, no matter who he is, he is willing to chat with him, but this foolish Xiong Er follows Ren Siqi's ass all the time except for work.

"The person you Mao Eighteen said was good must be good." Fu Chun made a rare joke. Mao Shiba's murderous reputation is far and wide, and the ordinary crew members on the ship are a little afraid of him, and the ones who have the most contact with him on weekdays are his pirate subordinates.

After two days of work, Ren Siqi has already mingled with the crew, and he can already call out the names of each crew member, know where they are from, and what they like on weekdays. The men on the sea are all straightforward people, and they will talk to you about everything when they see you pleasing to the eye. I also learned the skills of operating a sailboat from the conversation. Every crew member taught Ren Siqi seriously, and was not impatient with Ren Siqi's clumsiness when he first learned, of course, watching Ren Siqi's clumsy operation, the other crew members would give a good-natured laugh.

Everyone has a scale in their hearts, you respect others, and others naturally respect you. Ren Siqi's memories from later generations of corporate executives made him instinctively respect everyone and not change for each other's status.

Of course, there is another person on the ship who Ren Siqi can't talk to him deeply, and that is Qian Lun, the deputy of finance. The vice president of money always looks like he refuses people, and he also smiles when he greets him. But thinking that he was his assistant, Ren Siqi was relieved, and people were wary of him.

The ship soon traveled to the Zhoushan Islands, and saw lush greenery in the distance, towering mountain islands, fish sails everywhere, seabirds flying in the sky, and a beautiful sea view.

However, the crew of the Fuchun cheered up one by one, as if facing a great enemy. Because of the large number of islands and complex water conditions, it is also a paradise for pirates.

The Fuchun is a three-masted ship, with a huge hull and a towering stern, which is not easy to mess with at first glance, and many fishing boats avoid it from a distance.

While sailing over Daishan Island, an accident happened, and suddenly three sailing boats in front of him came head-on.

Two ships in front, one in the back, the finished word shape towards the Fuchun, look carefully, the three ships actually have two masts, all two-masted sailing ships, not ordinary dhows.

When the ship came to see bad intentions, the atmosphere on the Fuchun suddenly became tense.

Treasurer Wen Ruoyu hurriedly took a few crew members to open the cabin where the weapons were stacked, took out a large number of weapons from them, and moved them to the deck.

Mao 18 lifted a narrow katana, the expression on his face was eager to try, and he was looking forward to the battle soon.

The four sea ships were moving in the opposite direction, getting closer and closer.

The owner Fu Chun stared at the incoming ship and was silent.

"Turn the rudder, it's too late!" Seeing that the Fuchun was about to enter the other party's encirclement, the chief manager Fu Bin couldn't hold his breath, but he was only in charge of the ship's chores, and when he encountered a battle, he still had to obey the orders of the owner Fu Chun. The helmsman looked at Fu Chun nervously, waiting for his order.

The Fuchun is full sails, and it is going with the wind, and the speed is very fast. However, the other party was a pirate ship, and there was no cargo on board, and it was specially designed for battle, and although it was sailing against the wind, the sails turned in the crosswind, and the speed was not slow.