The snoring sound in the dark cabin was like thunder, Chen Xin's eyes were wide open, although his nerves were still quite rough, but in this dark, noisy and polluted environment, he didn't adapt so quickly, listening to the gentle waves and the squeaky sound of the hull from outside the cabin, he couldn't sleep for a long time, fortunately he didn't get seasick, otherwise it would be even more uncomfortable.

Rubbing the heavy turtledove foot gun in his arms, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again, the shot in the afternoon was shot, not surprisingly did not hit the seabird, but shocked Zhao Dongjia and others in the bottom bilge, and took a beating, along with Wang Zugui and a few others who helped were also trained, what he didn't expect was that Mr. Song actually said good things for him, and finally did not confiscate the firecracker, but asked them not to go to the open sea and not to put it indiscriminately. Black Cannon and Scar quietly gave him a thumbs up and praised him for being amazing.

He reached out and touched a cloth bag beside him, which contained two medicine jars, wooden pipes, a pack of lead bullets, a fire rope and a set of flints, which was the supporting equipment of the fire gun, and now it was temporarily for him to use, recalling the loading process in the afternoon, Chen Xin still felt that it was too cumbersome, the operation was very difficult, and it was not easy to fire a shot in two minutes on the battlefield, and the fire rope was washed away from the snake rod by the smoke during the launch, and the fire head was extinguished. It is no wonder that the European armies were armed with the same number of light arquebusiers.

I don't know how long it took to fall asleep. When it was almost dawn, the people on duty on the deck came down, bringing a commotion, Chen Xin couldn't sleep anymore, and got up with Lu Donkey, a total of six people lived in this cabin, and Lao Wang also lived here, I don't know if he wanted to take care of Chen Xin.

On the deck, Chen Xin breathed two breaths of fresh air hard, the sea breeze blew across the deck, and the tiredness of the night suddenly dissipated, there were about twenty people on the deck, and there were four or five people lining up on the right side of the helm tower.

"There are too few toilets." Chen Xin scolded secretly, the only toilet of this lucky ship is next to the helm tower, and part of this floor of the helm tower is outside the hull, so the falls directly into the sea and is not cleaned. There is also a toilet on the second floor of the cabin, but Chen Xin estimates that no one has ever cleaned it, so he really doesn't dare to sit on it to defecate.

He went to the corner and grabbed a few pieces of straw paper, and Lu Donkey also took the paper and followed Chen Xin's back. At this time, some other sailors began to carry some things, including spears, hooks, bows, arrows, knives, bird guns, flying claws, flying hooks and other weapons, and threw them on the deck, Wang Zugui placed a wooden box next to the Hongyi cannon, which contained four iron bullets, Zhu Guobin climbed on the mast in the middle twice, put two bows and a beam of arrows into the lookout, and then stayed in the lookout. Chen Xin looked at him with envy up and down like a monkey, just as Zhu Guobin looked over, Chen Xin smiled and nodded to him slightly.

"Can Mr. Chen get used to this sea boat?" , There was a sudden sound of talking around him, Chen Xin saw that it was Mr. Song, who was standing next to him refreshedly, fortunately he helped to speak yesterday, otherwise the fire gun might not be able to stay, and he replied politely: "Mr. Lao Song is used to it." ”

Mr. Song still looked like a smile: "Under Song Wenxian, the word is stone." This trip is just a pledge. ”

Chen Xin naturally knew that he was not just betting on the goods, so he hurriedly said: "Chen Xin, who was born late, has not thanked Mr. for his help yesterday." ”

A hint of cunning flashed in Song Wenxian's eyes, and he continued: "Brother Chen doesn't have to be polite, it's just a gesture." It's just that I didn't expect Brother Chen, a scholar, to learn that fire gun as soon as he learns it, which is really rare. ”

"Yes, he was originally from Liaodong in his later years, and he bore the hatred of the country and his family, so he paid more attention to these weapons of the soldiers and made Mr. laugh."

Song Wenxian shook his head slightly: "How can I laugh, I originally said that there are six arts of gentlemen, among which there is shooting, but now there are few gentlemen who can draw a bow and can use firearms, and they can barely be counted, but yesterday's firearm was indeed bigger." ”

Chen Xin replied: "What Mr. Song said is true, but although this fire gun is big, it is also powerful, and this is about to hit, but it is more powerful than a bow and arrow." ”

Song Wenxian said: "It should be so, and this bullet goes quickly, and you can't see it, it's really more powerful than a bow and arrow." After that, he pointed to Zhu Guobin's Wangdou again, "But why did I only see bows and arrows in Wangdou, but I didn't see firearms, can Brother Chen solve my confusion?" ”

The two of them asked and answered loudly, and the people around them paid attention again, including Zhao Dongjia, Black Cannon, Scar and others who had just come up. Everyone is fine anyway, and this old account room is quite different, and everyone wants to hear what he can say.

Chen Xin lowered his head and remembered, the people around him were quietly waiting for him to speak, he hung his appetite for a while before he said: "The younger generation is not talented, I think there are three reasons, Mr. Wang corrects, one is that the mast position is high and windy, and it is very easy to blow away the primer or blow out the fire rope; Second, the space in the bucket is narrow, and the length of the fire gun is more than five feet, so it is inconvenient to load; Third, if there is an enemy ship, when the two ships meet, the fire gun is fired once, and five or six bows and arrows have been issued, so it is better to use bows and arrows in the fight. ”

Song Wenxian hadn't spoken yet, but the black cannon spoke, and he laughed and said: "You are a scholar on dog days, but it is really such a reason, Lao Tzu actually understands, but it is not as clear as you." ”

Song Wenxian clapped his hands and said: "Deputy Chen Cai's knowledge is extraordinary, just a bucket can tell many truths." After that, he turned his head to Zhao Dongjia and said: "The big boss is really good, he has both warriors and such an account office, I don't know where to find it, and I will go and see it when I go back." ”

Song Wenxian's speech was also more pleasing, the sailors around him laughed for a while, and Zhao Dongjia also showed a little smile on his face, this Song Wenxian is actually an outsider, and if he can be praised by outsiders, he naturally has a light on his face.

is still modest: "I don't know where to find someone, I posted a list at the door and found it myself." ”

Song Wenxian shook his head and said, "Then I have to envy Brother Zhao's good luck." ”

He spoke this time, not only praised Chen Xin, but also praised other sailors, and by the way, he also praised Zhao Dangjia, looking at him smiling all day long, quite a bit of Chen Xin's style, at this time it was finally Chen Xin's turn to go to the toilet, he confessed his guilt, and hurriedly went up to the helm, blowing the sea breeze in the toilet, while looking at the white waves below, while pooping, it was really a strange experience.

This whole day Chen Xin began to do his own financial deputy business, according to the account books of Lao Cai Ji at that time, in each cabin one by one to check the goods, about thirty percent of the goods are Zhao Dongjia's own, the rest are the goods held by Song Wenxian, Song Wenxian and Lao Wang accompanied Chen Xin when the goods were cleared, but I don't know who the real boss is, Chen Xin according to the official flag of Dengzhou Haidao hung on the ship, it is estimated that there should be this adult.

Among these goods, raw silk and silk fabrics are the most, including 60 quintals of white raw silk, 20 quintals of yellow raw silk, 17,000 horses of white silk, 1,200 horses of yarn, 7,000 horses of silk, 5,000 horses of red silk, and a small amount of velvet and other things, and there are some porcelain bowls and plates as ballast stones in the bilge, with a total load of more than 400,000 catties, and the goods occupy a lot of the sailor's cabin on the second floor, and the third floor is also full of goods. The goods on board were similar to those that Chen Xin had known before, basically silk and porcelain, but there were no cotton cloth or sugar products.

The profit of these silk products to Japan is said to be ten times, but Chen Xin has always suspected that this number jù is an exaggeration of the literati, and the ancient Chinese literati usually liked to use ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, etc., to describe the quantity, and the effect is good, but as a reference number, I am afraid that it is not very reliable. So he must go on his own and investigate clearly. It just so happens that as the deputy of finance, all the selling prices will be known when the time comes, and there is no better than him.

Seventy percent of the goods are escorted by Song Wenxian, Chen Xin's rough valuation has been more than 30,000 taels, compared with himself, he is already an absolute big boss, think about his own pit door kidnapping, only to get a hundred taels, Lu donkey They are slender men at most ten taels a year, it can be seen that the gap between the rich and the poor is the same in ancient and modern times. These seventy percent are divided again, how much is Mr. A, how much is Mr. B, and how much is written in the general book of goods, until Mr. C, a total of three, I don't know if Song Wenxian is the boss or a helper like himself.

The cargo in the cabin is full, and it is impossible to point next to each other, Chen Xin just roughly checked according to the cabin number, made some of his own marks on the general cargo book, and wrote down the number of goods in the cabin in pinyin on the compartment board next to the door of each cabin, Song Wenxian looked at those crooked symbols such as the book of Guantian, and asked puzzledly: "What words did Brother Chen write, why don't I recognize it?" ”

Chen Xin replied respectfully: "This thing is a mark made by myself, Mr. naturally doesn't recognize it, I use this symbol to mark it, so as not to be tampered with." Song Wenxian smiled knowingly: "Deputy Chen Cai is too careful, as far as the person you want to guard against, it is difficult to say whether he is illiterate or not, let alone change it randomly." ”

Chen Xin knew that he was talking about the second master, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "What Mr. Song said is true, but since I am a bookkeeper, I am not bad at money and goods, so there is no big mistake in being careful." ”

Song Wenxian touched his beard and nodded: "Deputy Chen Cai is hard-working, down-to-earth, and always has wonderful ideas, not like those who are high-minded and low-minded, who talk high-mindedly on weekdays, and use time for nothing." When I am a few years older, I will call you a good brother, and you will not be called Mr. again. ”

Chen Xin said politely: "How does this make Mr. Song a distinguished guest of the big boss, and he will be the gift of the junior." ”

"Chen Caifu can't make friends, and he has to listen to the orders of the big boss."

Chen Xin laughed and arched his hand: "Mr. Song doesn't dislike it, so he will take the liberty of calling Mr. Brother Song." ”

Song Wenxian said: "That's right, I heard that Brother Chen has also been a showman, and you should know what Confucius said about the three friends of the beneficiary, friendship and straightness, friendship and forgiveness, friendship and wisdom, and benefit." is a brother at most a direct friend, but Brother Chen is both civil and military, and there is still a lot of time to borrow Brother Chen's wisdom in the future. I wonder what Brother Chen thinks? ”

Chen Xin didn't quite understand, and said vaguely at the moment: "If there is anything, Brother Song just commands, and the younger brother will do his best." ”

Song Wenxian listened, nodded with a smile, and that cunning look flashed in his eyes.