The next day, the Hirado Mazu Temple was bustling with activity. Under the witness of Mazu Niangniang, another major event happened to the East China Sea merchant group, the boat division of the General Administration of Trade and Trade of the country was formed, and it was about to set off for Fukue Island for training, and the troubles of the merchants and people of Hirado were coming to an end.

Chongwen presented the flag on behalf of the East China Sea Business Group Zhoushitang, and Liu Guan received the flag on behalf of the Second Sea. In addition to the 4-foot flagship command flag, there are 146 sets of flags, representing 116 large and small warships, 7 300-stone grain ships, 11 2-hundred-stone grain ships, and 18 patrol clippers.

More than 100 captains, teachers, sentinels, and team leaders knelt on the ground, representing more than 7,000 boat division soldiers, and the four regiment veterans who stayed in Hirado represented the headquarters of the East China Sea Merchant Group, and witnessed Chongwen inquiring in front of the Mazu god, and the results were good, so they boarded the ship and set sail.

Several regimental elders and Qidong, who did not board the ship and set sail, were sent to the port, and this expedition was more spectacular than that of the leading judge Zhang Lian, and almost all the merchants in the city flocked to both sides of the street to see them off, and some put incense on the table, praying for the victory of the boatmaster's flag.

Although these guys tossed around in Hirado a lot and annoyed everyone to death, everyone knew that the boat division was going out for Hirado, and if he was defeated, Hirado would be finished. What's more, most of the merchants of Hirado Castle had deed shares in the bureau, and every boat of the boatmaster poured their blood and sweat, and every sail carried their dreams of making a fortune.

The moment the flag was raised at the flagship, the port of Hirado was full of jubilation, and the boiling noise spread from the port to the castle. Never before has such a large fleet set out from Hirado, a moving maritime city that represents an invincible force that shakes the hearts of every Hirado person.

Chongwen, the commander of this large fleet, was secretly worried, most of the supply ships were empty, and he didn't know when they would be filled. More than 7,000 people, more than 100 stone of grain are consumed every day, and the grain ship carrying 50,000 catties of grain is enough to eat for 3 or 4 days, that is a bottomless pit for swallowing grain, where did he raise so much grain.

The grain purchase ship sent by Wu Zhi, the leading shopkeeper, has arrived in Yamaguchi City, Hakata City, and even sailed to Busanpu, a country of Qili, and no one knows how much they can pull back.

In addition, there is **, there is no such thing in the country, and all of his current ** is only 20,000 catties smuggled from Zhenhaiwei, and 4,000 catties are given to the Liuju, once it is consumed, it means that the combat effectiveness of the merchant group is reduced by half. The output of Longwang Island's ** field is limited by manpower, with a daily output of less than 40 catties, which is really a drop in the bucket for the army.

Chongwen has calculated that once there are more than 40 large and small artillery pieces and 2,500 guns are fully fired, at least 3,000 catties will be consumed every day**. In addition to the training medicine, the reserves of the bureau will also fight two battles, after all, the shogunate has big roots and deep roots, who dares to guarantee that it will be beaten down in two or three strokes, a headache.

The fleet left the port of Hirado in a hurry, and at this time the boatmen were far from being well-trained, and it was not bad to reluctantly sail under the flagship. Chongwen watched the forest of the sail tree getting farther and farther away, and unconsciously sighed slightly, but Wu Ping, the thief of Qidong and Raoping, who was next to him, gently tugged at Chongwen's sleeve.

He turned his head, and Wu Ping, who was five short in stature, asked in a low voice, "I heard that the bureau is worried about the reconnaissance fleet?"

Chongwen said: "Yes, the ship of the servants and the boat are fast in the offshore sea. Our cruiser is too strong, but the speed of the ship is not as fast, and once we encounter a large group of Chinese sailors, it may be difficult to retreat. ”

Wu Ping smiled weirdly and said in a low voice: "You come with me, I'll show you something, see if it suits your heart." ”

Chongwen's spirits perked up, but he said: "Then you didn't say it earlier, did you want to take advantage of people's danger and blackmail the situation?"

Wu Ping's face sank, and he said hurriedly: "Don't spew blood, I'm also a Qidong, how can I have my own reason to blackmail myself, it's really unreasonable, you don't want to forget it." "The negative spirit turned around and wanted to leave.

Chongwen grabbed the sleeve of his robe and said with a smile: "Why are you as anxious as a coward, you will overturn if you don't agree with each other, and you can't stand a joke." Why don't you go quickly, where did you hide your baby?"

Wu Ping turned his anger into joy at this time, and pulled Chongwen to quietly squeeze out the crowd of send-offs, and Huashan Yoshimasa followed closely behind.

Hirado is a seaport, and the shipbuilding business is a big business, and it has always been the responsibility of the Rahei gang. Hirado's equipment is located on the south side of Hirado Bay, at the mouth of a small river named Furuetsu. Crossing the small bridge on the river, Master Chongwen followed Wu Ping to the shipyard, and a shipwright led them to a dry dock, where there was a new ship, but it was covered with a thick ship cloth, and it was impossible to see the appearance.

Wu Ping said: "If we are engaged in maritime business, we will be pursued by officers and soldiers at any time, and we cannot escape unless we are fast, so whenever I go anywhere, I will hide a fast boat as a way back." This ship is flying on the sea, this is the secret of my escape, for the sake of the boatman, I gave my life and my life, and you still make fun of me. ”

Chongwen gave a deep salute, hugged his fist and said half-truthfully: "Thousands of mistakes are my fault, my Wu Dazhang, for the sake of Mazu Niangniang, I will bear with me." ”

Wu Ping smiled at this time, he strode to the slipway, divided the sides of the ship with the boatman, slowly rolled up the ship's cloth, and a slender and strange clipper appeared in front of Chongwen. Wu Ping said loudly: "Look, horseshoe crab feet!"

Chongwen's eyes lit up, this ship was so beautiful. It is 5 zhang long and only 6 feet wide, with a length-to-width ratio of 8:1. With a tall bow and a sleek shape, the freeboard is low, and the draft is only 1 foot. It is a sailing boat with 35 oars on each side, and the mast is behind the amidships, which is a sylon.

The dense oars were like horseshoe crabs' feet, and one side of the sail was like a long thorn peeking out of the stove.

Chongwen couldn't help but walk to the front of the boat, caressing the red pine wood of the hull, his eyes were full of surprise. In pursuit of a large aspect ratio, the horseshoe crab was too narrow to have room for combat, but it was wonderful as a reconnaissance ship, and the speed of the ship was maximized.

The boatman said, "This boat is sailing in a sylwart in seconds, and it sails fast against the wind." When the wind is downwind, it is about the same as the Guanfu of the country, but 50 short oars paddling, no matter how fast the Guanzhou boat can not catch up, it is better to escape. ”

Chongwen secretly thought, yes, the most important thing in the investigation is to escape, and this ship is exactly what he needs. He shook his head and said, "Although this boat is good, it's a pity that there is only one, I'm afraid it won't help." ”

Wu Ping said with a smile: "Who said that there is only one? I heard about the difficulties of the boat master, I have prepared the ship materials early, and the gods have started to build, and now 4 have been built, and the ship paint is being dried, and it will be launched in about 10 days, and then you can go to sea to put the finishing touch." ”

Chongwen said happily: "You can make a price, you want it all." ”

Wu Ping Zhengse said: "I don't want money, I want a son and a mother, 5 boats for 5 guns." ”

Chongwen exclaimed: "You're crazy, my firepower is not enough, let alone 5 doors, and there is no superfluous 1 door." ”

Wu Ping said: "You have 6 gunboats, 6 big guns, 22 guns of sons and mothers, including 6 2 and a half pounds of guns, how fierce the firepower is, why can't you give me 5 guns." ”

Chongwen said helplessly: "The gunboat on Longwang Island is the leading post, and it is the core of the combat strength of the whole team, that is, there is the responsibility of command, and there is also the responsibility of fire support. ”

Wu Ping said: "If my foreign boat has 5 big guns, it can also become a leading sentry, and if Longwang Island can make great contributions, so can I." ”

Chongwen said anxiously: "What do you want, you have to have a gunboat." ”

Wu Ping said indifferently: "I want Hakata Port." ”

Chongwen was immediately deflated, and scolded helplessly: "It seems that you bastard doesn't grow tall when you eat small, and you have fallen into your mother's long-term scheming! That's Dazaifu in Kyushu!"

Wu Ping smiled: "How?"

Chongwen had no choice but to say: "Those cannons are my private property of Longwang Island, but they are not the public property of the Bureau, so it can only be my Longwang Island to buy your horseshoe crab legs... How about 3 doors and 1 pound?"

Fierce bargaining begins ... That Wu Ping is like a ghost, and it is 10 times more difficult than Ouchi to hold the world. Chongwen is also a character who is not good at fighting for profit, and Shengsheng let Wu Ping take away 1 door and 2 and a half catties, 3 doors and 1 catty of children, and the distressed Chongwen is like a sharp knife cutting his heart. It was easy to escape from the ship's arsenal, but who knew that Dragon King Xuan was the real battlefield.

Back in the world of flowers, it's just from one hell to another.

Chongwen was only worried about food, an army eating, drinking, and Lazar, marching and training, fighting and boating, and it was not possible to prepare anything. In particular, the boat division started from scratch, the army was fast, there were no reserves, and all materials could only be purchased on the spot, which caused the prices of the entire Western Nationality to soar, and the only one who suffered was the new general ledger of the Bureau.

In the Dragon King Xuan, the catfish boy was fighting with the group of businessmen, and the two sides spat and splashed, and their faces were red and red for three coins and two money.

"1 tael 8 money?!You're crazy. Ningbo Mansion white cotton cloth is only 65 Wen, Shuangyu price is less than 200 Wen, the best twill in Pingdo has never exceeded 7 yuan silver, you are a few times this rise, why don't you grab it. The catfish boy was flushed with red faces, and he slammed the table with anger.

The cloth merchant said with a crying voice: "The bureau is too ruthless to buy, not to mention Hirado, Yamaguchi, Hakata, even the Lili have one price a day, and I can't help it." These are all goods transferred from other ports overnight, isn't this all for the sake of the boatman, there is no profit, it is really a loss to make money. ”

The catfish boy sneered: "More than 7,000 brothers, 20,000 horses of three-shuttle cloth, 3,000 horses of twill, and 2,300 horses of silk cloth, as if you can afford to pay for it." ”

The cloth merchant sank his face and said coldly: "Don't hide it from the general ledger room, except for my family, no one in the entire Western Border Country has made up such a huge amount of fabric, if the bureau is too harsh, this business will not be done." ”

Catfish Boy laughed and said: "I really don't eat this set, it's a big deal that grandpa won't buy it, and the brothers can't fight barefoot." As soon as the boat master leaves the Hizen country, the price of cloth will plummet, and you will be bankrupt!"

The cloth merchant was sluggish, so he had to pull down his face and beg again: "My little grandfather, I am all for the sake of the bureau, these days I have been busy with my feet, and I have traveled all over half of the country to get these goods, and the bureau has to do business with conscience." ”

The catfish boy sneered: "You pull it down, just after the New Year, when the Dakang sailors began to pour to Hirado, you quietly went around to stock up, and your ship didn't stay in Australia for a whole day, is it blind to be the eyeliner of the flower world? At that time, the price was not high, you expected that we would go out to buy a lot, and you wanted to make a fortune."

You don't want to think about who the brothers are fighting for? If the master is defeated, can you eat safely in Hirado? Not to mention that you are also a Qidong, and you have to take off a piece of your own flesh, you are really a greedy snake, and you have to eat your own tail. ”

The cloth merchant was exposed, and said with a red face: "You don't have to be sarcastic, this is a business, willing to buy and sell." If you don't offer a total price, I will sell it if I think it is appropriate. "Roll up your sleeves and negotiate the price with the catfish.

Catfish Boy smiled: "Since you say so, we don't have to hide it, 15,000 taels." ”

The cloth merchant stomped his foot and said, "23,000 taels, I sold it, and I should give it to the boat master." ”