Zheng Zhilong's eyes were like torches, flashing with a shrewdness that did not match his actual age.

"Brother Yan, Sister Azhu, although there is a moon port switch at the moment, but the Ming Dynasty still prohibits the owner of the goods from directly trading with the Japanese state, and the Japanese want to sell goods, either in Ningbo Shuangyu Island, or go around to Macao through the Franky people to change hands. Therefore, we have to price the goods sold to the Japanese country according to the figure of five times the cost, and there is more leeway. Therefore, these tobacco bags, ordinary ones, also cost two or three taels of silver, and the better ones cost seven or eight taels. ”

Yan Siqi squinted his eyes and said, "At this price, the Japanese people will not feel expensive." In fact, they have always admired Tang style and Song Yun, those who can afford to smoke high-quality tobacco, can also afford to use expensive ornaments, and love to be elegant and compare with each other. Besides, there are silver mines everywhere under the eyes of the Japanese kingdom, and silver is becoming less and less rare at this time. ”

Zheng Haizhu also calculated in his heart.

If we compare the price of rice and the labor cost of craftsmen in the Jiangnan area, one tael of silver in the last year of Wanli is probably equivalent to the purchasing power of about 1,000 yuan in Shanghai in later generations.

According to the price quoted by Zheng Zhilong, a fine tobacco bag is about the same as the price of an entry-level bag of some luxury brands in later generations, and it is true that it will not discourage wealthy Japanese men and women.

In fact, Zheng Haizhu also thinks that this price is low.

It must be known that hundreds of years later, the cost of some European and American big-name bags is only one-tenth of the price of the counter, and there is no technical content, and they are all industrial assembly line products.

The embroidered tobacco bag, but our Ming craftsmen handmade, belong to the intangible cultural heritage, in this life was recruited by the Japanese to sew seal skin Indian salad craftsmen, where to do?

Yan Siqi, who was sitting opposite Zheng Haizhu, obviously felt that this kind of goods had to be done.

He thought for a while, and said: "Ah Zhu, the incense medicine you bought with me last time, 6,000 taels of silver, the profit is almost doubled, I will invest another 8,000 taels, make up 20,000 taels, and turn it back into a bill of exchange that can be exchanged in Nanjing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, and put it at Tang Bo in Nanhuizui." This money, you distribute goods in Jiangnan, tobacco bags, purses, fans, and two-toed cotton socks used by the Japanese when wearing clogs, you look at it. ”

Zheng Zhilong, who has always listened attentively, volunteered at this time: "Big brother, I am young, I can be used as Uncle Tang's nephew, not eye-catching. In the future, I will also ask my eldest brother to send me some things to contact ashore, so that I can teach my younger brother to experience and experience. ”

To be able to form a team with Zheng Zhilong, of course Zheng Haizhu couldn't ask for it, and she immediately assisted: "The matter of the first official going ashore to contact today is good." ”

Yan Siqi saw that Ah Zhu was very satisfied with this little brother, so he also nodded happily and said, "Okay, Yiguan, I will go back to Pinghu with you and pay tribute to Leader Li together." ”

Zheng Haizhu listened to Yan Siqi speak, and did not leave Li Dan and Hirado in Japan, smacking and touching, at least in the past two years, Yan Siqi should not have begun to consider changing his home field and standing on his own.

She then said tentatively: "By the way, Brother Yan, I see that you and Yiguan are both wearing crosses, do you believe in God like the people in Songjiang?" ”

Yan Siqi took a sip of wine, touched the cross on his chest, and wrote lightly: "If you believe it, we who run to the sea still believe in Mazu Niangniang." Wearing this bronze shelf is just to socialize with the Japanese people. Since the trade with the Francis, many tax collectors, samurai, and even daimyo among the Japanese have joined the foreign religion. ”

Zheng Yiguan said frankly: "I was baptized as soon as I was born, and my uncle let me enter the foreign religion. However, in Macau, I often see Japanese people who believe in God and Japanese people who believe in Zen Buddhism, who fight with swords when they disagree. ”

Zheng Haizhu said in his heart, the little brother is really good, it's like seeing someone dozing and handing over a pillow, the stubble you mentioned is exactly what I want to use the topic to play.

Her face then became solemn: "Brother Yan, junior brother of an official, I am in Yuegang this time, and I heard from the Hongyi people that General Tokugawa wants to clean up the various monasteries in the country and expel the missionaries, will you be affected?" ”

Yan Siqi's eyes lit up: "What's the matter, the Hongyi people have already been able to enter Haicheng County?" ”

"Yes, they seem to have hit a big wall in Macau, but Fujian has opened an opening for them."

"Humph!" Yan Siqi said angrily, "These Hongyi people will make waves more than the Francis. In order to be able to squeeze into the ports of the Japanese kingdom, they sent people to give gifts to the Tokugawa family by boat, and promised to buy and sell only goods and not to proselytize. A few years earlier, Tokugawa had been very dissatisfied with the Franque monastic order, fearing that they would develop too many Japanese as parishioners and shake his country. Now that there are Hongyi people instigating, the shogunate is just trying to clean up the Franky people. ”

Zheng Haizhu said "oh", and asked again: "Brother Yan and Leader Li, standing Franky?" ”

"What do I do with them," Yan Siqi softened his tone, "We're just afraid that this move will affect the Fujianese who believe in the religion in Hirado." Moreover, Francis, religious and Japanese people have been doing business with our Fujian maritime merchants for many years, and their relationship is intertwined, and if they are cut down and eradicated, our business will also be severely damaged. ”

"Then we'll leave Hirado." Zheng Zhilong suddenly proposed.

Yan Siqi glanced at him, revealing the look of the eldest brother judging that the little brother was too naïve, and said with a smile: "Yiguan, do you think this is digging mussels?" If this reef doesn't work, just change it. In Hirado, under the banner of the father-in-law, there were more than 30 large ships, 50 or 60 shops, and more than 1,000 men, not counting their family scrolls. He has been working hard there for more than 20 years, how can he just leave? ”

When Zheng Haizhu heard this, he looked at Yan Siqi's gaze and showed a hint of sighing.

"What's wrong, Azhu? Think I'm indecisive? Yan Siqi asked sensitively.

Zheng Haizhu shook his head: "It's not that I think you're indecisive, but I'm thinking, can we see further." If Leader Li's entire fleet can't leave immediately, at least the eldest brother can take some brothers to explore the way first. ”

She looked up and saw the golden crow falling down the mountain, so she pointed to the beautiful sky at sunset and said, "Brother Yan, sitting on our small sand boat at this moment, we can't see the sun anymore, but if we are on the other side of the mountain, we can still see the red sun shining on the earth, right?" ”

Yan Siqi said wistfully: "There is no place for us in the Ming Dynasty, and the islands of Luzon and Manraka have long been occupied by the Franky, which mountain can we go to?" ”

"Go to Taiwan."

"Taiwan?"

Hearing Zheng Haizhu decisively and clearly say the name of this place, Yan Siqi and Zheng Zhilong looked confused.

"It is the Ryukyus of the Yuan Dynasty, and it was called Dongfan when Jiajing Ye, east of Penghu."

Yan Siqi suddenly realized: "You're talking about Stupid Gang." How is it called Moss Taiwan? ”

Zheng Haizhu explained: "The eldest brother has been going to China for a long time, and the official is far away in Macau, no wonder it is not clear. In recent years, the imperial court has called the island Moss Bay. Because the natives of the island call their homeland 'Taiwo Bay'. ”

Yan Siqi's lips were pursed, as if he was seriously thinking about Zheng Haizhu's proposal.

Zheng Zhilong asked curiously: "How did Sister Azhu think of Taiwan?" ”

Zheng Haizhu said sincerely: "If you sit at the bottom of the well, you can't think of searching your intestines and scraping your belly." It's not because I came out to walk around and heard the Huayi maritime merchants mention the islands in the ocean. This time in Haicheng County, I also asked the tooth merchants, and they said that the Hongyi people had actually landed there, and they had also captured local people from there to work in Nanyang. ”

When Yan Siqi heard this, the Sichuan character lines between his eyebrows became deeper.

Zheng Zhilong said: "As the eldest brother said, the ambition of the Hongyi people to dominate the four seas is only far above those Franky people. ”

Zheng Haizhu looked at the grim faces of the two men in front of her, and said in her heart, far more than the Dutch, but also England, France, Russia, Japan, and the United States...... One by one, it will be turbulent.

China has such a long coastline, if it does not have a strong national strength, it is like a fat sheep in the forest, which can only fall into the mouth of many beasts.

Unless he also becomes a mighty dragon or unicorn, although he disdains to be in the company of jackals, tigers and leopards, he can protect himself and stand tall.

Whether it is a dragon or a unicorn, they must actively attack, step on the sea, and occupy the key points of military and trade at sea.

In fact, in that parallel time and space, Yan Siqi and Zheng Zhilong were the first batch of Fujian Chinese businessmen who went to Taiwan because they could not bear the persecution of the Japanese authorities.

What Zheng Haizhu wants to do in this life is nothing more than to make Yan and Zheng go to Taiwan as soon as possible on the premise of planning, instead of leaving Japan in a hurry after seven or eight years and fleeing south to the treasure island.

I only heard Yan Siqi really groan and said: "What Azhu said, if you think about it carefully, maybe it's really a live move." There are already some descendants of the Han ancestors in Bengang, and if we go over, they will definitely not be as hostile as when we see the Hongyi people. As for the local natives......"

As soon as he said this, he suddenly heard a sailor on the bow of the ship shout sharply: "Great master, then, isn't that the young master of the country and our two brothers?" ”

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