"Don't crowd it, I'm not the owner of the ship, but I'm sure that there are all kinds of goods in the fleet, but the ration is a little less, and the owner is considering whether to sell it in the port of Nasugbu or transfer the ship to the port of Elokos, and the owner has heard that the merchants there are already willing to buy this batch of goods at six times the market price."

Arms was completely impressed by Zhu Jun, although the fleet had landed, but no crew had ever disembarked, the purpose was to whet the appetite of this group of merchants, hoard goods, and make the price of goods that had risen several times more a little.

"This guy should be a director of the Dutch East India Company, not an emperor." Thinking to himself, Arms lined up the group of flies-like merchants and landed ashore.

Things went well, and Arms first found the head of the church in the area, and received sympathy and support from the local church, so the church gave Arms a letter of identification and told Arms to go to the local garrison, Colonel Hammer.

Colonel Hammer is a little old man who always has a straight face, he wears a straight military uniform, a thin sword around his waist, a three-sided military cap, and several medals on his chest are arched, it is obvious that this is a veteran with great military achievements, he holds his chin, listens carefully to Ames's statement, very seriously, and occasionally asks two detailed questions, and when he has listened to all the stories made up by Ames, he stands up and bypasses the desk and gives Ames a hug: "Your Excellency Pastor Ames, welcome back safely." ”

"I'm here this time, and I ask you for one more thing." Arms coughed and introduced the topic into the subject.

"If it weren't for the king from the east, I'm afraid I would have died in the belly of the fish, he is an upright and brave king, and has always maintained a very friendly attitude towards us Spain, but the tax collector of the port does not see it that way, this fat-headed and fat-brained fellow wants to take advantage of the opportunity to blackmail, and I refuse, I think, he may not give up, so I hope that His Excellency the Colonel will intervene in this matter and stop this fellow's bad deeds."

Colonel Hammer nodded expressionlessly: "I did receive a circular from the tax collector an hour ago, and he wants me and my soldiers to conduct a thorough search of this fleet, and I am considering this. ”

"So, your Excellency, what is your attitude? I regret this, this king was overthrown, so he has been in the shipping business in Burma all along, and this time he rescued me, and my country is going to search his ship, and honestly, I don't know how to face this kind and brave king when I go back. ”

Colonel Hammer rubbed his temples back in his chair and muttered, "This is indeed a headache. ”

"Your Excellency, Colonel." Arms's face suddenly became unpredictable, and his voice suddenly became stern: "I will never allow such an embarrassing scene to happen in Luzon, I am a priest, and if I have to do so, I will protest to His Excellency the Governor through the Bishop of Luzon, this group of fat-headed and big-eared tax collectors raised by the port has seriously affected the image of the colonial government." ”

"Please don't get excited, I can assure you that none of the soldiers in the harbor will board the ship to inspect it, please sit down and can you talk to me about piracy?" The Colonel's attitude softened, and he waved his hand and motioned for Arms to sit down and talk slowly.

Dock.

The cargo of the fleet began to be unloaded slowly, and the merchants watching on the side couldn't help but admire, the goods of the whole ten large sea ships, the owner of the ship was afraid that he would make a lot of money this trip, and many people wanted to get closer to see what was going on, but they were viciously stopped by the fleet guards who guarded and unloaded the cargo on the side.

The merchants have gone crazy, their stores in Luzon cities have been out of stock for nearly half a month, and if they don't go back to the store, let alone make money, I'm afraid they will even have to smash the signboards. These truckloads were their last lifesavers.

"There's a smell of sulfur, and it's the best Javanese sulfur." A merchant in front sniffed with his nose, and the bags carried by the sailors in the distance emitted a pungent smell of sulfur, and he danced and shouted excitedly.

"It's not your sulfur, what are you making a fuss?" There was a merchant who didn't squeeze in and said loudly, it was clear that they were all in the sulphur business, and their peers were enemies.

"I heard that this ship is from southern Myanmar, I don't know if there is any silk from the south of the Yangtze River, the warehouse has been out of stock for seven or eight days, and there is no more goods, but how can I get it?" A businessman looked solemn.

At this time, a white-faced young man in a green shirt came out of the sampan and said to the crowded merchants: "Is there a silk merchant here, my master invites you to come to the ship to talk in detail." ”

The young man spoke Chinese, and these merchants who came and went from the south to the north were accustomed to doing business in various places, and they could all listen to and speak some of them, and immediately more than a dozen silk merchants squeezed out and said: "We are silk merchants, but do we have goods?" ”

"Yes, please come with me." The young man made a gesture of invitation and asked the dozen or so silk merchants to board the ship. The rest of the merchants clamored and said, "Little brother, is there any incense?" ”

"Is there any pottery?

"Why do you let the silk merchant go up, I smell the smell of sulfur in your bag, I want to buy sulfur."

The young man turned his head and clasped his fists and said, "My master said, the same business is the same business, don't worry." ”

The businessmen have shut their mouths, in the past, these merchants are uncles, and if the goods transported by the maritime merchants are not distributed by them, they will be considered a trip in vain, but now Zhu Jun is the uncle, if he doesn't give you goods, your store will be closed, and the jobs of the whole family are here, who dares to have any nonsense.

More than a dozen excited silk merchants got on the ship, and were led over the deck into the main cabin, and a young man in a silk coat was sitting on the main seat drinking and drinking himself, and when he saw the merchants coming in, he stood up and said, "Please take a seat." ”

The guest and the host sat down according to the rules, and Zhu Jun had already opened his mouth first: "Don't talk nonsense, a batch of fine silk has been shipped below, the previous price was six taels of silver a horse, but the current market you believe is clearer than below, and I will give you an account below, I originally planned to sell this silk for thirty taels of silver." ”

"Thirty taels? I'm Blarney all-inclusive. A short Luzon merchant clenched his fists happily. The rest of the silk merchants, who were still a little hesitant, saw that someone was shouting the price, and it became a mess, and someone scolded: "You have all the goods, shall we drink the northwest wind?" ”

The Luzon merchant who had bid before glanced at his lips with disdain, and said, "What is done here is trading, not Shantang, what does it have to do with me if you starve to death?" He ignored the evil eyes of everyone, and turned to Zhu Jun and said with a smile: "Sir, you Han people are the most credible, how many of these goods are there?" How about trading now? ”

Zhu Jun shook his head and said: "I originally wanted to sell it for thirty taels of silver, but now it seems that the market has changed again, and I have to find a reasonable price." ”

The merchants couldn't help but be stunned, the price had risen five times and was still rising, and they couldn't help but feel a little weak.

Zhu Jun continued: "As far as I know, now the whole Luzon can not transport a few ships of silk in a month, the price has soared several times, and it is still rising, it can be said that it has reached the point where there is no price in the market, it is not a secret, a total of half a boatload of silk has been brought in Xia, a total of 3,000 horses, these goods, in the next only one of you will be sold, as for the price, if not, you come to bid, the highest price will win." ”

The merchants couldn't help but look at each other, this way is actually to let everyone kill each other, in Luzon only one can do the silk business business, if anyone does not succeed in the bidding, then they will face the danger of closing the door, and who got this batch of goods, although the purchase of goods is expensive, but this Luzon silk business is only his own, the price is not arbitrarily raised, silk is originally a luxury, only the dignitaries can use it, and it is nothing to spend more silver to buy. So theoretically, whoever bids for this batch of goods may be able to make a lot of money, while the rest of the people may only be able to drink the northwest wind.

Everyone rolled up their sleeves one after another, and was ready to break the cauldron and sink the boat, and the first bidder was still the previous Luzon merchant, who stretched out four fingers and shook it: "Forty taels of silver, this batch of goods is determined to be obtained." ”

The merchant crossed his legs triumphantly, he thought that he would be able to scare off the other merchants if he drove forty taels of silver, but he knew that four or five silk merchants had already quoted prices, all of which had been added by one tael, and in an instant, the silk that was usually only six taels of silver suddenly rose to forty-five taels.

The owner said that this batch of goods was only sold to one of the merchants, as long as the pirates were not eliminated in Luzon for a day, whoever came out of the market could monopolize the entire Luzon market, and if the bidding failed, they could only withdraw from this business, so everyone worked hard, and many people began to calculate how much cash they could get out after selling their family property, and they were going to work hard.

"Fifty taels of silver."

"Fifty-one taels."

"Fifty-five taels."

"Sixty taels." Someone blushed and started slapping the table.

"Sixty-one taels." An inconspicuous businessman squinted leisurely, always a little higher than the price offered by others.

"One hundred taels!" A merchant who had completely fallen into a state of rage suddenly got up, glanced at the other merchants with red eyes, and shouted: "I will give a hundred taels, who will dare to rob me?" ”

"One hundred and one tael." The calm merchant still squinted leisurely, and did not take the rampage merchant in his eyes.

"Don't deceive people too much." The rampant merchant glanced at the merchant hatefully, and sat back in his place angrily.

When the price reached this height, many merchants had already closed their mouths with interest, not because they didn't want to shoot up, but because they couldn't get so much cash at all, and their faces were full of frustration, and they were thinking about how to sell the shop out and find some other livelihood to make a living.

"One hundred and twenty taels." A businessman who sat in the corner and never said anything stood up, making Zhu Jun look at him more, because this was a Han man, about forty years old, and he did not have braids on the back of his head, thinking that he should be an overseas Chinese who had lived in Luzon for a long time.

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Brief introduction

I once followed Lord Cao Cao to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and used my body to forge the last line of defense; also participated in the alliance of princes, and picked up a small life under the halberd of Lu Bu in the Tiger Prison; In the battle with Yuan Shao, I also invited the pioneer officer; Fighting against Zhang Xiu, I also captured Jia Yi with Dian Wei. In the Battle of Chibi, I intercepted the arsonist ships of Soochow; The Battle of Dongying also drove away the Jinfan thieves in Ganning. The past is like smoke, let's have a glass of turbid wine and chat......