Volume 1 Rising in the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 13 This time I really got fat
Chen Zuyi did not participate in this battle, but stood on the ship to control the overall situation, shouting from time to time to adjust the cooperation between the teams.
In just half an hour, the dart masters and guards on the deck were all cleaned up, and the personnel of the two squads had all abandoned the bamboo spears and entered the cabin with Japanese knives in their hands to clean up layer by layer. After the whole battle, only two of the squadrons under the squadron were seriously wounded and five were lightly wounded, and no one died. This result made Chen Zuyi even happier than grabbing a million taels of silver!
In the end, several members of Chen Man's cabin team brought up two people, one was dressed in the costume of a nobleman of the Majapahit Kingdom, and the other was obviously a merchant or housekeeper. Chen Zuyi hadn't opened his mouth yet, but the nobleman on the other side spoke first, and his mouth was Malay.
"Who are you? Dare to rob the baron of the Majapahit Empire, don't you want to die? ”
"I don't understand bird language, can I speak Chinese?" Chen Zuyi has been here for three months, and he can only understand part of Malay, and he didn't bother to be verbose, so he asked directly. I didn't expect that guy to really understand Chinese, and I can't help but say that these Nanyang countries have been deeply influenced by our dynasties.
"Are you Akito? You know, I'm a baron of the Majapahit Empire! You will cause a dispute between the two countries! ”
"Nope! You're wrong, Lord Baron, I'm a Akito, and now I'm a pirate, and no one will know that we once robbed your merchant ship! ”
"That's impossible, the Strait of Malacca belongs to our empire, you can't run! If you can take refuge in me, I can guarantee you prosperity and prosperity! There is also the possibility of becoming a general of the Empire, you must know that my ancestors were the emperors of the Empire! ”
"Can you be the king of a country?"
"Oh! O High God! How can it be! ”
Chen Zuyi lost interest in talking, he already looked down on this baron, just teased him, turned his head to another person and asked, "Who are you?" ”
"Dear Chief, I am a merchant, a merchant of the sea, named Lytton. Ogden"
"Oh? Specializing in maritime trade? ”
"Yes, honorable chief!"
"Okay, what are you shipping this time?"
"There are four thousand catties of sumu, white sandalwood, and nutmeg, and twenty buckets of Nanzhu!"
"Heh~, there are a lot of things, but unfortunately it's not worth much!" Chen Zuyi knew that these things were very common in Nanyang, but they were always valuable when they were traded to Ming merchants. But he has no way to smuggle it to Daming, so for them, the value is not high.
Ogden saw Chen Zuyi's disappointment, his eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "Respected head leader, we originally went to the old port to trade, I can help you trade the goods to the smuggling merchants of the Ming Dynasty, they have a lot of silver, porcelain, and silk!" You can change whatever you want! ”
"Ogden, you've got a good idea! You have betrayed me! Aren't you afraid of imperial sanctions? ”
"You two cut this guy down and threw him into the sea, and don't forget to search his whole body!"
Chen Zuyi waved impatiently at the two men who were holding Baron Roden, in his own opinion, no matter who his ancestors were, this guy was a fart in his eyes! smiled at Ogden, who was trembling with fright,
"Thank you so much, Mr. Lytton, if the deal can be completed smoothly, I will give you a large sum of money and let you go, what do you think?"
"Good! Good! Ogden will be happy to help you, sir! ”
"You two loosen the ties for Mr. Lytton, as long as he doesn't run around, just follow!"
"Yes! Top dog! The two let go of Ogden and took him to the cabin to watch over him. Freedom is impossible to be truly free, never to be!
"Boss! Righteous boy! Song Hai and Chen Mancang walked with gloomy faces, with a pungent smell of blood and blood all over their bodies.
"We were pitted in the sand, the ship was full of spices, and there were twenty buckets of Nanzhu, all of which were worthless goods!" Song Hai spoke first.
"Well, I see, you clean up this merchant ship as soon as possible, and no one on board can be kept, and the owner of this ship is a baron full of boys. After cleaning up, let our sailors divide up and continue to the old port, and we will follow along. ”
"To the Old Port? Where to go? ”
"To exchange for money, of course! Go ahead, and let the sailors lower the pirate flag and replace it with the flag of Majapahit! ”
"For money? Can you do that? ”
The two scratched their heads and left, their movements were very swift, and in less than an hour, they finished cleaning the merchant ship. Chen Zuyi left the Songhai team on the ship, and Chen Man's cabin team still returned to the pirate ship, and the two ships sailed to the old port together.
The streets of the Old Port are bustling with activity, lined with stone-clad houses, occasional domestic wooden buildings, and Tianzhu buildings with round spires, which are a place where various cultures mingle. It is full of merchants from Nanyang countries, and there are also Ming merchants in the middle. These guys are smugglers, and they are surrounded by circles of Nanyang merchants, talking nonsense.
Chen Zuyi took You Songhai and ten of his subordinates with swords on their shoulders and followed behind Ogden. I've already told this guy that if he talks nonsense, they'll definitely cut him apart. Ogden is still very honest, he is looking for a Ming merchant he knows. After searching for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he walked quickly towards a crowd.
Chen Zuyi stopped Songhai, who was about to draw a knife, and signaled him to be restless. Sure enough, after a while, the Ming merchant followed Ogden, and he was followed by more than a dozen guards. Seeing Chen Zuyi and his party, he was obviously stunned, and greeted him randomly:
"You are also Ming?"
"Hmmm! We've been out for years, helping others run errands in Nanyang! Chen Zuyi replied with a smile a little shy and cautiously, no matter how you look at it, they are indeed errand guards.
"Oh, that's right, let's go, go see your goods!"
"Good! This way, please! ”
When the merchant of the Ming Dynasty looked at the goods in the cabin, his eyes were full of smiles, but he still said quietly: "Old man Ogden, your goods are not in good condition!" The price? ”
"Oh! Lee, I swear to the Supreme God that this is the best quality shipment! The price of spices is ten taels of silver a catty, and a bucket of pearls costs at least ten thousand taels! I'll find someone else! You should know that you are not the only merchant in the Ming Dynasty! ”
"Alright, alright, I've got it all! Over-the-top, you call our ship's people to move the goods! The businessman surnamed Li had a smile on his face and asked the people around him to call someone over.
Chen Zuyi looked at this guy and knew that the price of this batch of goods was definitely not high, but he had no capital to buy and sell, and now he could get at least 320,000 taels of silver, so it didn't matter if he was cheap or not!
The transaction is carried out with a silver ticket from the century-old Tianbao Money House in the Old Port, which is said to have been opened by the Song people in the past, and has been passed down to the present day and has been famous in Nanyang, and almost every dynasty has its branch. With the change of dynasties, no one dared to touch him, because almost all the nobles of the Nanyang countries had deposits in it, and the average country really couldn't afford to offend! After saying that, the merchant surnamed Li gave 325,000 taels of silver without any discount, all of which were in denominations of 1,000 taels. It was a little higher than expected, and it was a bonus.
Chen Zuyi also successfully got a name sticker from the other party, which is the contact place and contact person of the other party in the old port. Usually this guy named Li Deyi is in charge, and if he returns to China by ballasting, his younger brother Li Dexiao will be in charge here.
After Li Deyi's people are gone.
Chen Zuyi took out a fraction of 25,000 taels and handed it to Ogden, he was so grateful that he seemed to sell his life. After careful questioning, I found out that although this Ogden was talking to Roden. Baron Mandel did business together, and they actually invested only 24,000 taels of silver to buy this shipload of goods. And he himself contributed 4,000 taels, thinking that it would be good to save his life at most this time, but now that he has recovered 25,000 taels, how can he not cry with joy.
To say that Ogden also had some savings before, but he was unlucky at the beginning, and he also got a ship's cargo to do business with the fleet. As a result, a large fleet was robbed by pirates, but everyone was spared, and the cargo and half of the ships were gone. He was not reconciled, so he encouraged Roden again. Baron Mandel went about business together and prepared to turn the book. Unexpectedly, he encountered pirates again, and his life was hard enough. It's just that this time the pirates are obviously different, these people are very disciplined and do what they say.
After knowing the reason, Chen Zuyi laughed, and finally agreed with Ogden that if there was any goods needed by Java Island, he would definitely be contacted by someone. Leave his address in Majapahit and say goodbye!