It had been three days after the battle in Sulu when Bai Minghe returned to Manila Harbor, and Deng Hailong sent his men to sweep the sea, while he returned to Manila Port with Bai Minghe.

When Qinghe and other Ming women stepped on the land of Mani Port, they were really shocked.

Compared with the luxury of Qinghe and others, the women of the little Luzon chieftains are like wild men in the mountains, and after seeing Qinghe and other women, these women have hidden behind trees.

"People depend on their clothes!" When Bai Minghe saw this scene, he just said these four words.

Wang Yang stepped forward: "The Han people from other lands greet Lord Bai, and the chiefs pay tribute to your lordship." After saying that, he waved back, and a hundred slaves walked in front of Bai Minghe one by one, holding trays. If there are any treasures, there really aren't. Little Luzon is still in an undeveloped state.

The only thing that the white crane likes is a plate of golden pearls of the same size, each of which reaches a centimeter in diameter, and the total number is about 100 or so, which is a specialty of Luzon, and it seems that only in the world is Luzon that there are natural golden pearls.

Shira-naitsu nodded to Qinghe.

Qinghe called a woman who was a former palace maid: "Go and dress up the ladies of these chiefs." ”

Bai Minghe, Deng Hailong and others lived in Manila's most ornate manor, which was built in the style of the Han Chinese and the local style, and the wood was very valuable.

On the first day, the locals held a banquet, but the white crane went to the banquet but said nothing.

The next day, the banquet was held by the white crane, showing the richness of the Ming Dynasty and the gorgeousness and colorfulness of the Ming banquet.

On the third day, the chieftains, who had finally been dressed up, were sent back.

"It took three days!" Shiramei Crane sighed.

The palace maid replied beside her: "Lord Bai, it's really their skin that is too thick and their faces are too dark. And the feet are big, and it took a day just to support them. They also need to be given a change of clothes. Three days is already a short time, and if you want them to be as beautiful as the women of Daming, it will take at least one to two months. ”

"It's good, time here is wasted. Don't worry about it, go down and get your reward. ”

There was no banquet on the third day.

After many years together, a woman who suddenly becomes beautiful will make a man's male hormones soar. Naturally, it is necessary to do something passionate.

Bai Minghe and Deng Hailong sat on the beach, blowing the sea breeze and drinking wine.

"Xiaobai, what are you waiting for?" Deng Hailong saw that Bai Minghe had not moved in the past few days, you must know that there are so many people in the fleet, and eating and drinking every day is definitely not a small number. Just buying the sea fish here every day, and some local fruits and food, is ten quintals of silk every day.

So Deng Hailong couldn't help but ask.

"I'm waiting for the first fleet of the Fujian Dusi, according to the time I agreed, they should be almost there. And Chen Ah Da is there. The first batch of coconuts should also be loaded onto the ship, and then talk to Little Luzon. ”

Bai Minghe gave Deng Hailong an explanation.

Deng Hailong asked again: "Is this enemy worthy of me coming out in person?" ”

"It's worth it, in the face of this little enemy. Originally, we only needed twenty boats to solve the problem, but we sent two hundred boats. One purpose is strategic deterrence, and the other reason is that the sailors have not fought for too long. I don't have a bottom in my heart, I want to dominate the South Seas, next. The enemy we are facing is much stronger, such as Srivijaya and other countries. Malacca and the like will never let us go through their straits casually. ”

"Visionary, but this is a foreign war, and you can't get a talisman!"

Deng Hailong is not wrong, the area where the white crane is running now is still nominally adjacent to the South China Sea of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how far away it is. Unless the ban on the sea is lifted.

Shira-naka did not answer. Because he didn't know what was going to happen next.

In the blink of an eye, another day has passed, and the first fleet from Fujian has been resting in the port of Manila.

Fujian's fleet is full of heavy cargo ships, the pirates in the South China Sea have been swept away by the Guangdong Metropolitan Division, and there will be 20 warship routes patrolling every day. These heavy cargo ships are all original 1,500 material ships, and after some modifications, the actual deadweight has reached 1,800 materials.

Most of the ballast stones were replaced with food, water and other items.

Heavy cargo is loaded at the bottom, and light cargo is loaded on the upper floor.

None of these ships could go fast, and they could only go at seven knots at full sail. It took seven hours to get from Quanzhou Wei to Manila Port, and this was the first time the fleet sailed, so it took a day and a night to reach Manila Port.

At the same time, twenty boatloads of coconuts were also transported from Sulu to Manila.

The reason for the break was that because the route was unfamiliar, it was necessary to exchange pilots. Dozens of navigators from the Fujian capital department boarded the fleet under Chen A's subordinates. And Lu Qiyuan found Wang Yang.

"We need some guides, who can give ten taels of silver a month!"

Wang Yang shook his head, Lu Qiyuan thought he was refusing, but he didn't expect Wang Yang to say: "Silver is of little use here, there are silver mines and gold mines, but there are very few mines." Whether it is gold or silver, the purity is very low, and it is only used for ornaments, so it is useless to give them silver. ”

"Well, how about twenty feet of silk." Lu Qiyuan asked again.

"Yes, but the silk cannot be given to them, but to the chiefs." Wang Yang changed Lu Qiyuan's quotation.

After talking about the navigator, Lu Qiyuan was about to leave. This made Wang Yang a little surprised, and blocked Lu Qiyuan: "I saw that the boat was pulling coconuts, are these things worth your freight?" ”

"If Lord Bai says it's worth it, it's worth it. The final price point is that the coconut is divided into four sizes. There is a steel ring agreed upon by both parties and made well. From the largest to the smallest, the price of one hundred coconuts is equivalent to one stone of rice, then one hundred and two, one hundred and four, and one hundred and sixteen. This time, the coconuts loaded on twenty boats were almost 6,600 stone rice, and they were folded into two loads of fine silk! ”

Daming's foreign trade, at present, all use rice as the standard price.

On the basis of rice as the standard price, the practice of using silk as the standard price has begun.

Wang Yang silently calculated in his heart. These 20 ships were loaded with about 700,000 coconuts, 700,000 sounds like a lot, and can mobilize 3,000 people, and they can be picked in a day around Manila. If you include all the islands of Luzon, this amount of Marani can be made, providing an average of 200,000 coconuts per day, or even more.

"I'd like to talk to Lord Bai." Wang Yang mentioned.

"If it's a small matter, just come to me. Unless it's a big deal, if you sell coconuts here, you can follow the price in Sulu, and I can call the shots in this matter. Lu Qiyuan replied indifferently.

Wang Yang shook his head: "I believe that there are more attractive things here in Manila than coconuts." ”

After the fleets on both sides set off again, Bai Minghe and Deng Hailong visited the island at the invitation of the chiefs of Malani.

"Xiaobai, let you calculate it again. This so-called play should be for you to see what they have here that is worth purchasing. In the past few days, there are several generals who want to talk to you, what do you think? ”

"Talk, I don't have anything to see people. Let them arrange the fleet, send the surplus ships back first, and replace them with cargo ships. Then people walk around the island with us, and there is always a chance to talk. ”

Deng Hailong knew that Bai Minghe would not refuse, but he still respectfully asked Bai Minghe's opinion.

After the fleet departed, the white crane and his party sat on the slide bar prepared by the chief's side. There are hundreds of slaves prepared, and in addition to the sergeants who are guarding, Bai Minghe's side has a slide bar to sit on. Luzon is not small, and the first stop of the plan is Quezon, and then it will go to the Great Plains of the Inner Lake in the southeast.

Then take a big boat from the Maoban port on the east side of the island to meet the sea, and then go north to circle the island.

When they return to Manila again, all the chiefs of the surrounding islands will come to Manila to meet the distinguished guests from the Ming Dynasty, namely General Deng and Lord Bai.

At the same time, Tianjin Wei.

Xing'an brought 200 Dongchang masters and 100 forbidden troops. There is also a chief eunuch in the palace, this is the eunuch in charge of the queen mother's share of the golden scroll that received Sun Yuanjun as a daughter to canonize the princess. At the level of Xing'an, the chief eunuch could only live in a small single room.

Walking into the room arranged for himself, Xing'an pointed at Jin Jie and scolded with a smile: "You little boy will enjoy it." ”

"Uncle Huixing, no one has ever lived in this room. This boat was originally prepared for General Deng, but General Deng didn't like to be on a cargo ship, and there was a room on the Dafu ship several times, so it was kept after it was finished. ”

Jin Jie walked behind Xing'an with a smile.

Xing'an walked around the room and nodded with satisfaction: "Very hearty." Tell the miscellaneous family, how much did you fish in the north this time? ”

"There was not a tael of silver, and all the goods were received and transferred by Qian Yun to the merchants in the capital. Those syrups were sold for a high price, but there were accounts for each shipment. I can get a reward according to the rules when I go back, even Brother Bai will never stretch out his hand to the goods or silver that have not been recorded, so I don't dare. ”

"Really?" Xing Anxin said that the supervising eunuchs in various places did not stretch out their hands.

The fleet on Bai Minghe's side is fat, but no one thinks that a celebrity like Jin Jie has never stretched out his hand.

Jin Jie nodded: "Uncle Xing, this matter is accurate." General Deng placed a knife on the dock, and whoever reached out would cut off his hand. Good deeds are rewarded. Food on board can be used. But there is also an account of how much is used, and after returning to Guangdong, the account will be cancelled according to the rules, and the excess will be deducted from the reward. ”

"Have you ever deducted it?" Xing'an asked.

"Yes, the last time I came back from Siam, there was a fruit that was extremely delicious, and each sergeant deducted a reward of three buckets of rice!" (To be continued......)