Cai's Tianbo Division is the largest trade market in the South Seas, known as the home of everything and the shell of the treasures of the four seas.

The French 32-pounder heavy artillery, the latest "perfume bottle" of the lightning mercury firing gun, the seven-masted ship of the Portuguese, high-purity opium, the big red robe of Wuyi Mountain, the Ming Dynasty Doucai porcelain, and the sturdy black slaves from Fort San Miguel......

Silver, pepper, ivory, jade, silk. Moreover, as long as you say it, you can find it on several continents, and Tianbo Division can find it.

Tianbo Division, which covers an area of only three or four hectares, has one-third of the throughput of ships in Guangdong!

There are often jaw-dropping transactions here, and last year a hand-painted fragment of the Qur'an sold for a whopping 1.8 million taels of silver. It also makes Cai's Tianbo Division have a great reputation at home and abroad.

Located east of the Ryukyu Islands, the Celestial Ship Division consisted of 80 "Chinese ships" {Manila galleons}, which were chained to each other and patrolled day and night by 800 Cai Jiajin.

Tianbo Division is a four-generation operation of the Cai family of Huoding Gong, since the previous dynasty by the inspection of the emperor, there is a history of more than 100 years, to the last year, there has been a decline, until the legend of Cai hand-in-hand, who was only fifteen years old at the time, this person single-handedly promoted the government to establish the Guangdong Thirteen Tooth Bank, responsible for foreign tea porcelain, raw silk, wool trade, more than 20 years of vigorous development, not only created a huge foundation, but also let Cai's Tianbo Division, rejuvenated.

This time Guangdong fell, the urgency of the situation exceeded everyone's imagination, but Cai Lian's reaction was the fastest, the Nanyang thieves, about three days after the incident, set off one after another, rushed to the shell of the four seas. The legendary Tenboji.

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The Duck Spirit floated on the sea, and in the cabin, the old man was like a few treasures, introducing Li Yan to this gathering, a strong competitor of the Red Flag Gang.

"Treasure Boat King Lin Ajin, Xijiang Jukou, ancestors have been shipwrights for several generations, there are a lot of them in their hands, the ship diagram structure that has been handed down since the end of the Han Dynasty, the ancestor surnamed Lin was in the Ministry of Industry of the previous dynasty, held an important position, and the blessing boat of the Three Treasure Eunuchs is said to have been designed by the ancestors of the Lin family. Lin Ajin is a brain-wielding person, and in the past two years, he has bought a lot of rare things from Hongmaozi to rebuild his boat. ”

"Yifeng Zhu Ben, this person has nothing to say, the size of his subordinates is one size smaller than that of Hongqi, but the personnel are quite mixed, India, Annam, coastal islands, and even the Americans."

"The biggest headache is Zhang He, our old enemy, his subordinates are no less than us, a while ago the British beat Annan, but he made a splash, I heard that the artillery killed King Annan, but he didn't do anything. What's even more evil, he opened the altar and set incense, and in front of thousands of people, single-handedly smashed a British warship, to be honest, his wife did not have this ability during her lifetime. ”

"Nowadays, it is rumored that Nanyang is popular, not to mention the size of the force, the number of people, on fighting alone, magic spells, this demon thief is the first person in Nanyang,"

Li Yanquan didn't take it seriously, but looked at the transaction records and account books of Cai's Tianbo Division in the past two years, of course, it was on the surface, and others could see it.

"This Cai Lian is not simple."

Li Yan investigated the life of this "big boss" in many ways. I can't help but sigh.

Lao Gu also bared his teeth: "That's right, to the government, he is the agent of the Nanyang pirates, to the pirates, he is the gold lord who all parties don't want to tear their faces, and to the red hair, the ships and guns that this person can get are all serious armaments." I heard that Buster occupied the city of Guangzhou, and the princes and ministers in the city had to rely on his stewards to make peace in order to save their lives. Boy! He takes it all three. ”

Cha Xiaodao repaired his nails, and also interjected: "According to what you said, Cai Lian has such a face in Hongmaozi, even if Guangdong falls, he will not hurt his muscles and bones, why not take the lead and summon all the pirates of the South Seas, is it possible, he is really a righteous businessman?" ”

"That's not what I said." Lao Gu retorted: "No matter how prosperous the business of his thirteen tooth shops is, it depends on the face of the government, the government will let you close the door with a word, you have no way at all, I guess it was Fulin who put a lot of pressure on Cai Lian, let him preside over it." ”

Cha Xiaodao shook his head, not quite agreeing with Lao Gu's opinion.

Li Yan didn't speak for a long time, and only then did he speak when he heard this: "Old Gu, then you say this, this gathering, we want to fight for this leader, what demon thief, what righteous pig, treasure ship king, all stay aside, this Cai Lian is the biggest hurdle?" ”

"I don't think so."

Lao Gu replied without thinking: "If you want to be the leader of the thieves, the fist is the first." Cai Lian's momentum is indeed very large, and the crew members hired by him are not less than us, but there is one thing, his people are all good people who drag their families and mouths, and they run boats to eat, and they can't compare with our people who put their heads on the belts of their trousers. ”

"Besides, Cai Lian is a businessman, he has cargo ships in his hands, and there are few cannons, over the years, the stall is too big, and it is more than enough for self-protection, and if he wants to compete for the leader, he is afraid that his strength is not enough."

Li Yan smiled: "Do you really think so?" ”

Lao Gu nodded: "Decades ago, the government clearly stipulated that it was not allowed to build two-masted ships privately, let's take this as a fart, Cai Lian is in business, he doesn't dare." Brother Tianbao, do you think about it, then Cai Jian Tian is behind the ass of the government, and the government is not a fool, how can it be possible to let a tooth businessman become big? As far as I know, the government is staring at Cai Lian's tooth shop and shipyard in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he is staring at it to death. ”

"The government can keep an eye on the Thirteen Tooth Lines, then ...... you say" Li Yan was still laughing: "The people of the government, can they keep an eye on the Tianbo Division that has been floating on the edge of the Ryukyu Islands for generations and has been operating for a hundred years?" ”

Old Gu was stunned.

"In other words, everyone can use these businessmen who are on the left and right, and no one takes it seriously, so the Five Flags are the leader of the alliance, and Cai is doing business. Shi Niang and Zhang He are pinched, and Cai is doing business. The government cracked down on bandits, and Cai Lian was still doing business......"

Li Yan sighed, basically confirmed his thoughts in his heart, and he pointed to the several old red flag leaders who came with him this time:

"You guys......"

"The authorities are lost."

The young man with long eyebrows sighed.

This is a black-sailed ship, more than 60 meters long, with crews patrolling everywhere, and it is actually wearing the equipment of the Annam army.

The black-skinned young man with long eyebrows had chapped lips and a haggard look, but his eyes were deep and bright.

Annan Dadu Protector, once single-handedly crushed a Vasco battleship, caught in artillery fire unharmed, tired of the queen after his death, recognized as the first person in the South Seas.

Demon thief Zhang He.

"Don't talk about Cai, I asked you to check the recent movements of the Red Flag Gang, have you checked?"

Zhang He asked.

The subordinate nodded and said, "Not bad at all." ”