Thanks to the state-of-the-art steel tower jib crane and the hard work of 1,200 dock workers at Shangyuan Port, it took only two days and one night to complete the unloading of three 500-ton Portuguese potbelly ships and two 800-ton Spanish galen cargo ships.

The 11,000 pieces of fine silk cloth of two textures and six colors, 5,000 high-end silk shawls, 4,200 sets of bone china tableware and tea sets, 6,000 pieces of thickened blue and white dishes and blue and white pastel vases, 2,000 pieces of first-class black tea in bamboo and wood carved boxes, and all the crystal crafts in Zhu Daolin's warehouse were divided between Moreno and Sanchez, and the number and value of the transactions far exceeded those stipulated in the contract.

In order to bring back as many precious goods as possible, the patriarch of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Moreno, and the captains did not hesitate to use the most risky way to load all the goods into three large cargo ships, freeing up an 800-ton brig galen ship that had been in the water for four years, 34 12-18-pound precision-cast long-barreled copper cannons, 300 new flintlock pistols and a large number of gunpowder projectiles for the crew, equivalent to 250,000 taels of silver to cover the shortage.

Despite this, the six ships of goods brought by Moreno, mainly cotton, shipbuilding timber and wool carpets, together with the offset ships, muskets, artillery and cash, could not be offset against the value of the goods purchased, and it was necessary to ask Zhu Daolin in the name of the Portuguese Far Eastern Chamber of Commerce to sign a loan contract of 2.6 million taels of silver with Daming Bofu Bank, which would be repaid in gold equivalent within six months.

In contrast, the Spanish East India Company had very strong funds, and they not only used two 800-ton ocean-going cargo ships to transport more than 500 tons of various metals, precious medicinal materials, large keel timber for shipbuilding, as well as golden silk nanmu and rosewood, 100 18-pound to 24-pound bronze cannons, a 450-ton two-masted sail warship that had been launched for three years, and 30 Andalusian horses worth 250,000 taels of silver, and also brought 3 million taels of silver ingots from the Americas. Not only do they distribute most of the precious goods that can bring huge profits. He also bought half of Zhu Daolin's gemstone jewelry and more than 100 sets of Chinese bone china tableware for his own use.

When the wharf was busy day and night, Zhu Daolin took the opportunity to ask Zhao Xunting to transport all the machines, steel and various raw materials inside and outside the warehouse, together with 500 tons of sea salt, to the workshops, so that outsiders thought that they were all transported by the Franco fleet, and how to distribute them after they were transported away was a matter of the next step.

The shopkeeper Ying, Yan Yihe and others were not idle, they transferred all the vehicles that could be mobilized, and transported all the books, Polaris clocks, antique pocket watches, various scissors, cotton towels and other daily necessities in warehouse B into the city in one day.

What made Zhu Daolin frown was. Ying Changpei did not dare to sell 20,000 copies of the Critique of Confucianism, but begged Zhu Daolin to sell him 100 tons of steel plates.

AFTER SOME CALCULATION, ZHU DAOLIN DECIDED TO HAND OVER THE "CRITIQUE OF CONFUCIANISM" TO RUAN DAYUE, WHO SERVED AS THE CHIEF TEACHER OF THE MARTIAL ARTS HALL, TO DEAL WITH IT, AND ASKED YING CHANGPEI TO LEAVE 20,000 COPIES OF THE "CRITIQUE OF CONFUCIANISM" AND ALLOW HIM TO TRANSPORT 100 TONS OF ORDINARY STEEL PLATES WITH A THICKNESS OF 6MM, BUT HE ASKED YING CHANGPEI TO EXCHANGE THE BRONZES BEFORE THE WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING WORKS AND ANTIQUES BEFORE THE TANG DYNASTY, AND YING CHANGPEI HAPPILY AGREED.

April 14 of the fifth year of Chongzhen, June 1, 1632 in the Western calendar.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the banquet in the main courtyard of Hushan ended. Zhu Daolin, who had a bad premonition from getting up in the morning, led Feng Shengtai, the commercial director who had just taken his family to Hushan Manor, Zhao Xunting, the industrial director of Hushan Manor, and his friends Ying Changpei, Zhang Deyi, Yan Yihe, and Xu Wentao, the deputy Qianhu of Shangyuan Qianhu Office, who had just taken office, to see off Moreno and Sanchez and a group of more than ten people.

It was not until the fleet of five ocean-going cargo ships entered the main channel of the Yangtze River that Zhu Daolin turned to his friends and told everyone that he was a little tired and needed to go home to rest.

Several of the chief managers immediately returned to their posts and continued to be busy. Xu Wentao went to the barracks and worked out a training plan with 120 Franc machine instructors, and Ying Changpei, Zhang Deyi, and Yan Yihe accompanied Zhu Daolin to go back. Their carriage was parked in Zhu Daolin's front yard.

The four of them walked through the bustling dock, talking as they went, and several attendants followed behind whispering and laughing, and soon walked out of the dock area and came to the intersection of two main roads.

Yang Dading, who was following behind Zhu Daolin, suddenly exclaimed in surprise and rushed forward, knocking the unsuspecting Zhu Daolin into a diagonal flight.

At this time. Two strong men dressed as coolies suddenly appeared in front of everyone, picked up the four firearms in their hands, and chased Zhu Daolin who rolled to the ground and shot continuously.

The "crackling" gunshots caused an exclamation from the surrounding pedestrians.

Ying Changpei and the others, who couldn't react, watched Zhu Daolin, who was desperately rolling in front of him, being shot twice, and Yang Dading, who was roaring and rushing up, was also shot and fell to the ground.

The two killers didn't have time to escape. Zhu Daolin, who had been hit with two big holes in his chest, had already jumped up, pulled out the long sword at his waist and rushed towards him, and the two killers immediately threw away the flint short gun in their hands in fear, and flew in the direction of the crowded dock.

The little marquis Zhang Deyi quickly woke up from the extreme shock, pulled out the special Tang knife given by Zhu Daolin on his waist, and roared angrily towards an oncoming killer, regardless of the sudden stab, the killer who rushed over at high speed couldn't dodge and was stabbed through the heart, Zhang Deyi was also hit by the huge momentum and flew three meters away.

Before the other killer could turn around, Zhu Daolin had already flown up, and the Qin Wang Sword in his hand made a sharp wind sound and lightning slashed, cutting off the desperate killer's left ear along with the left arm that grabbed the dagger, and flew out with a kick that accurately hit the killer's ear.

Before the bloodied killer could scream, he was kicked off the ground and fainted.

"Brother Xian, stop! Leave it alive! ”

Zhu Daolin drank Yan Yihe, who rushed over to swing his sword to cut down, put away his long sword, squatted beside the unconscious killer with a broken arm, quickly tore off the killer's clothes, tied the armpit of the killer's broken arm, and commanded loudly:

"Yihe, you go and see Dading and see where he is injured...... Deyi, you go back to the city immediately, report the matter to Gonggong Wu, and ask him to find a few torture masters, go quickly! ”

Zhang Deyi was covered in blood, and without saying a word, he rushed back to the compound to find the horses, his luxurious white robe was stained with blood and dust, and he ran all the way to frighten pedestrians to dodge.

The whistle on the dock was incessant, and there was chaos.

The patrol escort team and the officers and men on the dock rushed from all directions, and saw that Zhu Daolin, whose face was gray and covered in blood, was still treating his injuries, and his shirt was torn, revealing two large scorched black holes. (To be continued......)