Speaking of this, the people in the shop pù spoke again: "It seems that Uncle Li and the face of the Anping, we don't make much money, one hundred and fifty taels of one-pound cannons, five hundred taels of three-catty cannons, one thousand four hundred taels of six-catty cannons, three thousand two hundred taels of twelve-catty cannons, and six thousand taels of eighteen catty cannons. ”

Xu Housheng listened carefully, then nodded and said, "One wants one." ”

The room was quiet, and the people in the shop and Li Laohai all looked at Xu Housheng, and the one who had been talking in the shop said: "Guest officer, this is a small six thousand taels of silver, if there is an eighteen catties of cannons, it will be tens of thousands, and half of the trumpet will be paid in advance, and it will not be returned." ”

Xu Housheng nodded again, and said: "The silver will be sent in the afternoon, we are at the Anping Commercial Hall, if there is any news in the past, if there can be eighteen catties of artillery, I will also inform you, I will pay the cash in advance." ”

A few thousand taels of silver said to take it out, this hand is really not small, and several people in the store instantly had greedy eyes in their eyes, but after seeing Li Laohai's somewhat cold expression, everyone became polite again, not to mention anything else, this is a big customer.

"Yu Er Gongzi invited this guarantor, and the silver was really not spent in vain." After going out, Nie Hei and Yu Ou chattered, he is such an old Jianghu, he can naturally understand the changes in the eyes of the people in this shop.

The one who can pour the artillery must be a strong man on the ocean, at least there are reliable forces in the local area to protect him, and Xu Housheng doesn't know much about the rules, he is already a wealth exposed, and thousands of taels of cash can be taken out at once, presumably with his own family, this is already causing trouble, but with that Li Laohai in charge, everyone is a little jealous.

Yu Ou naturally understood it, and when he heard Nie Hei speak, he just said with a smile: "The guarantor's silver is a small amount, and my young master's boatload of salt is what matters." ”

If it weren't for the large amount of salt exported to Fujian every year, and without the convenience of the Yu family in Cao Yun, Li Laohai himself might have murderous intentions, and with real money in front, who would have taken care of so much.

After saying this, Yu Ou remembered one thing, and went to Xu Housheng and said: "Xu Gongzi, these cannons have to be almost 10,000 catties, if you install this, we are afraid that the goods in the ballast will have to be sold cheaply, otherwise they will not be able to fit." ”

"Load, you must load." Xu Housheng said it categorically, and Yu Ou didn't argue, just nodded there and agreed.

When he said these words, Li Laohai had been listening quietly outside, although he was expressionless, he was also a little surprised, regardless of the cost of the flag, the guarantor of the heavy money, and then in order to buy artillery, he actually took out 10,000 taels at once, and regardless of the loss of ballast cargo, more than 20,000 taels were thrown out inside and outside here, which is really extravagant.

In fact, the sea owners and foreigners bought cannons, even the eighteen catties were only two thousand taels, but the shore transaction was at this price, and the shop made a lot of money, but it was also the public price for doing things clearly, and there was nothing to talk about.

"When you exchange silver, just go to Anping, and give you the public price over there, in this Macau place, find the right way, gold for silver, it is much more affordable than Daming." Li Laohai just said lightly, and then deliberately walked away.

Hearing him say this, Xu Housheng nodded with satisfaction, he brought a lot of gold out himself, Yu Zhiyuan also prepared a large sum for him, maybe it must be the best to save, when he was on the boat, he listened to this Li Laohai said, Francophone people transported a boatload of silver to the city, and then exchanged for various specialties of the Ming Dynasty, Macau is a port, presumably there is a lot of silver, and gold is naturally valuable.

However, Nie Hei and Yu Ou were a little embarrassed, they brought gold on the ship at home, and the storage and escort were very secretive, and they didn't think that they still didn't hide it from others.

Coming out of this shop, after asking the guys, they also knew where the cannon foundry was, and the guys took everyone over, although it was on the edge of the town of Macau, it was not a remote place, and the scale was also very small, it looked like a workshop surrounded by high walls, but the guards were quite strict, there were soldiers of the Franc machine, and black slaves were patrolling, on this, the whites of Macau were very wary of the Ming Han people.

A little closer was ordered to leave, the guys hurriedly beckoned everyone to stay away, there is no restriction on the Ming people everywhere in Macau, but here is an exception, many characters on the sea 6 want to fight the idea of this artillery, most of these people are outlaws, once there is anything, it will be very troublesome, the local Franc machine people have been warned by the Ming, so it is heavily guarded, and it is not once or twice for the intruder to fire.

Xu Housheng and his entourage were all outsiders, so naturally they didn't dare to be stubborn on this, so they all went farther, but they found a teahouse where they could see the gun factory and sat down, just waited and watched, and by the way, they asked the guys to sit down and drink tea and ask about something.

The guys were very attentive, and after getting a small account, they added a lot of politeness, and they knew everything about Xu Housheng's questioning.

There are no Ming people in this cannon foundry, all of them are Franc machine people and their black slaves, occasionally see a few Tianzhu people, don't look at the deserted here, but the business is very good, people often come to buy guns and repair guns on foreign ships, local batteries also have demand, it is said that the artillery on the Luzon side also depends on the supply here.

"The artillery used by the imperial court is said to be cast by foreigners, and the artillery here is also sold to the Ming Dynasty?"

"Our Daming consumption is so large, how can this small cannon foundry be enough, the cannons here are never sold to the Daming, but the small ones have also heard that the cannons made by foreigners are all good things, and the ones sold to our Daming are second-class, and these ghosts will plan to plate."

Good things for personal use, second-class takeaways, it is a matter of course, the guys don't see any indignation on their faces, everyone has a sigh, this Macau is really not big, and no news can be hidden.

Li Laohai ordered a snack by himself, drank tea on the side, the guys of the Anping wanted to go over to serve, but he drove them away, and it didn't take long for the door of the foundry to open, and a few strong foreigners walked out with a smile, looking at the dirt on their bodies, Xu Housheng, who was familiar with this road, recognized the other party as a blacksmith or something.

It seems that these people just live nearby, and they didn't go too far from the gun factory, so they turned into the house, the guys don't know the details, but the workers in the teahouse know that the craftsmen in the gun factory still come here to eat from time to time, and they have also learned the way of drinking tea in the Ming Dynasty.

However, the people in this artillery factory are traveling together, and there have been people who have fought the idea here in the past, but it often doesn't make sense, the craftsmen know that they can't take out the artillery from the cannon foundry, and then those who persuade them will often pretend to be oppressive, and there is no way to talk about it after the stalemate, if you really want to use the strong, the soldiers who defend the artillery factory will come, on the ground in Macau, after all, it is the Franco machine man who is in charge, so it has not succeeded.

Xu Housheng and the others asked, and now the people in the teahouse regarded them as people who wanted to buy artillery, and they knew everything about the reward.

Just like that, when it got dark, everyone went to the Anping Merchant House, and after exchanging gold ingots for huàn silver, the merchants were more enthusiastic and attentive, but they were very respectful to Li Laohai, but it seemed that this Li Laohai was also the first time to come here.

The silver was delivered to the shop that could buy guns from foreign ships, and their own boats began to unload their goods, and those foreign goods and Cantonese goods had to be unloaded and sold cheaply, and the shopkeepers in the merchant hall and others also knew the hands of this gang of northern Yankees, and they all discussed in dialect on the side, marveling at the arrogance of these people, and also laughing at the injustice by the way.

From the outside of the restaurant called the dishes of the franc machine, but also on some foreign wine, everyone ate a fresh, but they are not used to eating, the merchant hall is very flattering and offers Guangdong noodles, then Li Laohai still sits aside, make a few side dishes, pour himself a drink.

"It's easy to get into that gun factory, but it's impossible not to alarm people, and the ground in Macau is too small, once it is alarmed, it won't go far, and it will be blocked." Nie Hei said in a deep voice.

At the beginning, some people naturally proposed to recruit a lot of money, but the merchant hall guys told them that they couldn't, the craftsmen of the cannon factory all acted in groups, and once they came into contact with the Ming people, there would be spies staring, and the craftsmen here were all married, and if they wanted to leave, they had to take their families with them, not that they wanted to make the family complete, but those family members would be likely to leak the news or warn.

Since this matter can't be done with money, everyone is familiar with the way to think about using strong, but it is really inconvenient to start here, this Macao place is too small, in case of alarming the Francophone people will not be able to get out at all, compared to the foreign craftsmen who cast cannons, Xu Housheng's safety is the most important.

Although Xu Housheng is introverted, his stubborn temper is very similar to Xu Zhenzhen, listening to Nie Hei and Yu Ou discussing, he was a little anxious, and interjected: "Don't care about me, my brother-in-law wants this foreign craftsman very much, think about how to get it first." ”

No one answered this sentence, Nie Hei just laughed and said, "If it's just spending money, it's best." ”

"If it just costs money, it is convenient as much as it wants, but now the money is useless." Xu Housheng's voice was slightly higher.

This is the young master's temper, after all, he is a son raised by a wealthy family, Nie Hei and Yu Ou glanced at each other, and no one planned to argue.

"Is it okay for as much silver?" Li Laohai spoke on the side.

has had the experience of daytime, Xu Housheng and his party all know the ability of this guarantor, and they have lightly resolved the blackmail of the scoundrels in Macau, and there is obviously respect everywhere in the local area, such a person, there must be a way, I have also asked, but this Li Laohai just didn't answer.

Without waiting for Nie Hei and Yu Ou to speak, Xu Housheng spoke first: "As long as you can get a reliable craftsman, you can get as much silver as you want." ”

He spoke categorically here, but Nie Hei and Yu Ou were a little anxious, talking like this, wouldn't it become a situation of being slaughtered by others, and asking for the price with the other party.

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