Chapter 113: Zhang Bandit Reappears!
Although Song Yingxing intended to move the main body of Jinshan City to the shore, it would take time, and now many bulk goods transactions still have to go to Jinshan City on the peninsula.
"I don't understand, why do you have to wait so long for so many ferries back and forth in this Jinshan Bay!"
It's no wonder that Feng Shuo complained, they had been standing at the ferry port for two hours, and they hadn't waited for a boat willing to carry them.
"I don't blame you, I said that you didn't listen to the horses at the inn! We have 6 horses, and there are not many big ferries that can carry us! ”
Zheng Zhilong's complaint made Feng Shuo speechless, and he could only kick the stones on the ground with his feet angrily.
Although he insisted on taking his horses to Jinshan City so that the horsemakers there could do some maintenance for his horses, there was no need to rush this matter, and in general the sea breeze that they had been blowing on the shore for so long was really his pot.
"I already knew to go by road."
"Okay, Lao Zheng, don't talk about it, I'm mainly to blame for this." Liu Yifeng spoke: "It was I who agreed with Lao Feng to take the horses to the city for maintenance, and I also proposed to take the ferry." ”
Then he looked at Feng Shuo: "Old Feng, let's wait for another half an hour, if there is still no suitable ferry, you can take the horses back to the inn." ”
Feng Shuo could only agree depressedly, but fortunately, after the establishment of the town on the east coast, a large number of idle ships in Yushan City went south, and they didn't have to wait long before a big ship that had just finished unloading was willing to take them to Jinshan City.
"Shopkeeper Wang?"
"Shopkeeper? Such a coincidence? ”
Before the boat docked, Liu Yifeng saw the unique soft sail and wondered if it would be the king's shopkeeper who sent them to Jinshan City.
"Shopkeeper Wang is still in Jinshan City."
"Hehe, in fact, I also went back to Yushan City, and later followed Boss Qiu and joined his fleet chamber of commerce."
"Boss Qiu? Fleet Chamber of Commerce? ”
In the Ming Dynasty of this era, ordinary businessmen can only be called shopkeepers, and only big businessmen can be called bosses. The specific origin of this name is unknown, and there is a theory that was circulated by the Kyoshi. Liu Yifeng only understood this after he had more contact with other people in Yushan City, and it was only at this time that he realized how powerful Second Master Sun and Boss Wang of Shushan City were.
Boss Qiu of this fleet chamber of commerce should also be a big businessman in Dongshan Prefecture.
"Yes, more than half of the shipkeepers in Dongshan Prefecture have joined, and he plans to build a large port as a headquarters at the mouth of the great river in the north of Jinshan Bay. The port will open next month, and I will come to the ceremony, and I will be idle, and I will simply make a ferry to earn some refurbishment fees for canvas rigging, and you know, this soft sail is really expensive. ”
Liu Yifeng nodded cooperatively, but he was not interested in soft sails or the fleet chamber of commerce for the time being, but Zheng Zhilong, who was beside him, had a light in his eyes.
He was just thinking about one thing: his camp was northeast of the mouth of the Sacramento River, a tributary of the Sacramento River, so could he take a boat back? It can save a lot of distance.
But he soon dismissed the idea, the tributaries were relatively fast, the sea vessels were not necessarily suitable for inland rivers, and there was no suitable port for him to unload his cargo. You must know that he is going to buy supplies for the survival of hundreds of people on this trip, there are 5 mule carts alone, and there are 6 horses, which is not an ordinary inland river bay that can let him unload. He also didn't want to reveal the location of his camp so early, in case someone saw how he panned for gold and imitated it, he would lose a lot.
So Liu Yifeng dispelled this idea, but he also had the intention to continue to learn about the port built by the fleet chamber of commerce at the mouth of the Sacramento River in the north of Jinshan Bay, after all, a large part of the road from his camp is waterway, and not being able to use it this time does not mean that it will not be used in the future.
In addition, Liu Yifeng knows in his heart: the location and method of his gold panning cannot be hidden from others, and it is a matter of time before he is known. Even if Zhang Xianzhong's people were not caught, most of the trading houses in Jinshan City were mining in the mountains directly east or southeast of Jinshan City, and there were no people like him who went straight to the northeast, and he was too conspicuous.
Moreover, Liu Yifeng came out to purchase this time, and he was ready to use gold. He didn't have enough money anymore, the money from selling firecrackers, and the money he made from opening a store in Jinshan City, there wasn't much left after he completed the purchase in Jinshan City. More than 30 people ate and drank Lazar, which is a large amount, and he also gave them money, but now everyone has been persuaded by him to use it to invest in gold mines, seeking greater benefits in the future, anyway, it is useless to get money in the camp now.
Once the gold is used, in Jinshan City, a place where there is constant gossip because of Song Yingxing's big moves, during the most frenzied period of the national gold rush, countless people will inevitably notice him Liu Yifeng, maybe when he will be exposed.
Liu Yifeng was also ready, once his gold panning location and method were exposed, he would take the gold and gold panning methods to find the Maritime Safety Bureau and hand everything over, in exchange for a reward and privilege given by the Maritime Safety Bureau, so that those who followed him would stare dryly. But the more gold he surrenders, the more it shows that the gold panning methods he provides are effective, and the more generous the reward from the Maritime Safety Bureau.
"Shopkeeper Wang, I have some interest in this fleet chamber of commerce, I don't know if I can introduce it?"
"Look at what you said, what is polite between us, that's it."
Liu Yifeng told the shopkeeper Wang about the town and inn where he lived.
In the mind of the shopkeeper Wang, Liu Yifeng is a person who should have some background with the military in his homeland, otherwise why would there be so many reeds. It's completely worthwhile to make friends with this kind of person, and it's only been a month, although Liu Yifeng's clothes are obviously a lot more worn, he has 5 more war horses, which shows that he has strong financial resources.
As for the worn-out clothes, it is normal, as long as it is a person who goes on an inland adventure, who does not wear out clothes? The man who bought five war horses went back to the city to buy a new set of clothes.
The two chatted happily, waiting for Feng Shuo to command the six warhorses to get on the boat. Liu Yifeng suddenly felt a gaze staring at him fiercely, he pretended to check Feng Shuo's progress and quickly looked around, and found that it was the Dutch man named Santos.
When he saw that Liu Yifeng found out that he was looking at him, he smiled kindly, and Liu Yifeng smiled back and continued to chat with the shopkeeper Wang. He didn't think much about it, after all, he had talked to the two Europa people on the king's shopkeeper's ship, and it was normal for the other party to pay attention to him.
But isn't it rude to keep looking at yourself?
Liu Yifeng felt that the gaze of staring at him had never disappeared, not only that, but he also felt that he was being watched by the other party very hard. This subtle feeling caused him to turn his head in the direction of Santos again, and found that he was gone. After looking at the busy deck and not finding him, Liu Yifeng guessed that he should have entered the cabin, because the feeling of being stared at was gone.
"Dumb! Don't be lazy! ”
"Aba, Aba, Aba."
"I don't understand, hurry up and move things! If you are lazy, believe it or not, I will whip you! ”
"Abaaba!"
Under the threat of the crew, this mute could only walk out from behind the mast, and after quietly glancing at Liu Yifeng, he lowered his head as much as possible, and carried a box of supplies covered with oilcloth, and he also scooped up the oilcloth and put it on his shoulder, covering half of his face.
He had to do this, because there were suddenly a few more people who knew him on this boat, because he was Zhang Xianzhong, who killed Ni Kantu and jumped into the water to escape!