"Shopkeeper Zhang, let's be honest, I want to buy a batch of firearms."

"Why does Boss Qiu need firearms? Your main business is on the sea, and the only Zhang bandit on land who can threaten you is also dealt with by the Maritime Safety Bureau. ”

Boss Qiu guessed that Liu Yifeng was asking for the official forces behind him.

There is no doubt that the forces behind everyone who has channels to sell firecrackers must be official, so they are very concerned about where each firecracker will eventually go.

To put it bluntly, the flow of firecrackers is to overseas places such as the Annam Prefecture or Dongshan Prefecture, and they are half relieved, and they will let go of the other half of their hearts when they know that the people who buy these firecrackers are basically for defense.

The imperial court is well aware of this phenomenon and acquiesces to it, as long as it is not caught, it will basically turn a blind eye.

It really doesn't make sense for a group of seafarers to ask for firearms.

From the mainland to the islands of Annam Prefecture, to Fuso to Liugui Prefecture to Dongshan Prefecture, there were no pirates at all along the way, and all the pirates were either sent into the sea by the navy to meet the Dragon King, or they were locked up in the gold mines of Fuso and worked to death. And then most of you navigators don't go ashore most of the time, and the landing is basically in the cities, which are the places of order under the management of the Maritime Safety Bureau, what do you say you want firearms for?

Are you going to be a pirate?

After figuring this out, Boss Qiu immediately explained: "Shopkeeper Zhang, we only want firearms for self-protection. ”

"Someone is going to do you badly?"

"No, it's to guard against a possible enemy."

To be honest, if Liu Yifeng was really an agent pushed by the official forces, based on Boss Qiu's words, he would definitely not sell them any firearms, because Boss Qiu's behavior was too suspicious.

Boss Qiu also knew, so he asked his subordinates to recruit someone.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, this is Wang Rui, and he is also one of the members of our Zheng family, and his ancestor is Wang Jinghong, who followed the Yongle Emperor Jingnan."

Wang Rui is about 30 years old, born a little short, maybe only about 160, with knotted muscles under the bronzed skin, and a crew dress. However, it can be seen that he has been cultivated by the family, and he is not humble, not arrogant, polite and courteous.

"President Qiu has said it, I am just a concubine of the Wang family who does not enter the stream."

After speaking, he bowed generously to Liu Yifeng: "I've seen the shopkeeper." ”

Liu Yifeng hurriedly returned the salute, I don't know why, don't look at yourself as a head taller than the other party, but Liu Yifeng has a feeling that he really fought with him and lost a lot.

His feeling is right, Wang Rui's combat experience is indeed much richer than Liu Yifeng's. At the age of 13, this man followed their royal ship to the South Seas to deal with the natives, and when he was 20 years old, he brought only 3 people and a handcuff to annihilate a tribe of 500 people who threatened the royal family's plantation, and made a name for himself in their seas.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, in fact, I bought firearms for them. Wang Rui, tell Shopkeeper Zhang why you want firearms, don't hide it. ”

Wang Rui saluted Boss Qiu, turned to face Liu Yifeng, and suddenly Liu Yifeng felt a sharp aura, and secretly sighed that this Wang Rui is not simple.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, that's it. I had been dealing with the natives who were endangering my family's business in the South Seas, but this year the Elder Hall suddenly asked me to come to Dongshan Prefecture for the purpose of opening up the southern route. ”

"Southern Route?"

"I'll explain that."

Boss Qiu took over the topic, because this is a matter that belongs to the high-level Zheng family, and Wang Rui may indeed not know much.

The story is simple, the MSA's attempt to open a southern route between the mainland and Dongshan Prefecture did stop indefinitely, but the people did not give up.

There is a saying in the folk navigation circles that the wreckage of the fleet that opened up new routes in the previous days should have been very close to Dongshan Prefecture, and perhaps with a little more effort, the southern part of Dongshan Prefecture could be discovered.

Liu Yifeng was amazed when he heard it, he knew for the first time that Da Ming had already been exploring the southern route. He sighed that this Ming Dynasty was really too pioneering and enterprising, and it was obvious that a top-down atmosphere had been formed, the imperial court and the Maritime Safety Bureau stopped, and the people bravely rose up, which was absolutely inversely proportional to the relatively conservative Ming Dynasty in the official history.

"The Maritime Safety Bureau actually didn't give up, the imperial court had constraints, so they entrusted us to the Zheng Department. After discussion, the Elder Church decided to come down. We organized two fleets, one side from Fusang to retake the route of the Maritime Safety Bureau to continue east, and the other side from Dongshan Prefecture to the west, Wang Rui is the person who set off from Dongshan Prefecture. ”

Wang Rui also added: "Based on our experience in the Annam Metropolitan Protectorate, it is best for the leadership of the ship to be equipped with firearms to prevent mutiny from the indigenous people outside and from the inside. But because of Zhang Bandit, what Dongshan Prefecture lacks most this year is firecrackers, and we didn't expect such a firecracker, so we didn't prepare firecrackers from Annan and the mainland in advance. ”

Liu Yifeng understood it, he found that this was a very good opportunity to sell the other party's favor, if the other party didn't want much, he could indeed sell them some firearms: "How much do you want?" ”

Boss Qiu and Wang Rui exchanged a happy look and said, "How many brothers are there?" ”

The title has changed, and Liu Yifeng also changed his title to Boss Qiu by carrying people in a sedan chair: "Brother Qiu, I only have 30 firecrackers in my hands at present, and I need at least 15 or more for myself." ”

This number surprised the two of them, they were actually going to ask for about 10 ships, after all, there were only two ships in the fleet departing from Dongshan Prefecture, and one with 5 guns was enough. And the surprise of the two became more and more prosperous as they continued to talk, because Liu Yifeng's hands were full of reed wheel handcuffs.

The real purpose of their guns is to deter, to deter the natives who may exist, and to deter the crew in the worst-case scenario. The former is only a firecracker, mainly relying on the sound to frighten people, while the latter's easy-to-carry reed wheel firecracker is the best choice.

"Brother Zhang, can I buy all 15 of them, brother?"

Boss Qiu's eyes lit up, 10 were given to Wang Rui, and 5 were left for himself as his hole cards, he is really in love with Liu Yifeng's shopkeeper now.

Liu Yifeng has actually agreed in his heart, Zhang Bandit is targeted by the Maritime Safety Bureau, there are no large beasts and no Indians in his gold mining area, the deterrent significance of the fire gun is greater than the significance of existence, there is indeed no need to have so many ones. Although he may still need a firearm in the future, now he feels that it is worthwhile to invest in the Zheng family, a ship capital complex group of the Ming Dynasty.

So after pretending to think for a few minutes, he nodded.

The win-win situation was thus achieved, but Liu Yifeng didn't bring that much with him, so Liu Yifeng decided to stay here by himself, and let Feng Shuo lead the team back first, and then bring the fire gun over.