1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 36 Sulu ([-])

"I think everyone, they should be wandering here... pirates!"

When the crowd heard this, they were shocked.

Niuhu pulled out his long sword with a bang, and forced him from behind.

Cao Xiong, Hu Wenjin, Qi Dajiang and others also stood up, looking solemnly at the Daming Haishang who revealed their identities.

Zhou Yingping took two steps back, but accidentally bumped into Niuhu behind him, and then he used a knife to put a knife on his neck.

"Everyone..., gentlemen... heroes, don't do anything!" Zhou Yingping clasped his fists and told Cao Xiong for mercy, "The villain has no ill intentions, just listen to me."

"Say, how did you find out my identity?" Cao Xiong asked.

"You heroes!" Zhou Yingping cupped his hands and smiled bitterly, "You are pretending to be my Daming navy, as long as you are a Daming businessman running the sea, you will see it. The guerrilla general is a fourth-rank rank, but this general wears a sixth-rank official uniform. Is there... do we have a navy master in Daming now?"

"Why don't I have a navy in Daming? Dengzhou navy, Ningbo navy, Quanzhou navy, Guangzhou navy a few years ago!"

"Isn't that a few years ago?" Zhou Yingping said: "Dengzhou navy was defeated due to the Denglai Rebellion. Ningbo navy and Quanzhou navy were defeated by Zheng Zhilong in the early years, and now they are merged and controlled. As for Guangzhou navy , how did those first sampans get into the sea? I'm afraid it might be better for me to wait for the ship of the sea merchants!"

"Can't we be the navy sent by Zheng Zhilong, but he was recruited by the court."

"Zheng Zhilong has monopolized the trade routes of Japan, Korea and the South China Sea. He is devoted to the market, and he gains a lot every year. As for patrolling the sea frontier, let alone guarding the South China Sea, I am afraid that even Shandong and Liaohai are reluctant to patrol. Therefore, he sent troops to the South China Sea and patrolled the vassal. , I'm afraid I'm disdainful."

"Then..., the people of Sulu also know that we are fake Daming navy?" Qi Tian interrupted and asked.

"Oh, ... this little master, although the Sulu Kingdom has made regular pilgrimages to me, Daming, they definitely don't know the situation of my Daming navy. Therefore, they definitely don't know that you are fake." Zhou Yingping saw Cao Xiong questioning behind It was a "little monk" with a bald head, but he answered politely.

"Little Master" touched Guangguang's head, looked at his second brother Qi Dajiang, shook his head and smiled bitterly.I thought that I was pretending to be a Daming navy so that it would be convenient to dock in Sulu for repairs and supplies, but I didn't expect that such a plan, so crude, would be seen through by a Daming maritime merchant at a glance.

"You heroes, are you here in Sulu Kingdom... to get some property?" Zhou Yingping believed that these pirates were probably coming to Sulu Kingdom to loot.

"Supply one or two, and then go south." Cao Xiong said.

"Heroes, although this Sulu is a small country and few people, but... but there are still nearly ten thousand soldiers in the country, and they are brave and enduring, and their strength should not be underestimated!"

"We don't fight him, we will supply and repair for a day or two."

"Ah, just for resupply,...supplement of drinking water?"

"Why, do you think we are going to attack this Sulu country?" Cao Xiong finally realized that the merchant in front of him thought that they were pretending to be the Ming Navy for the purpose of plundering.It's ridiculous, we still have nearly 500,000 taels of silver on board, and there are so many people, even if we want to rob, there is no space for the looted property.

"Where are you all going...where?" Zhou Yingping breathed a sigh of relief. If they really wanted to loot the country of Sulu, he, a bright sea merchant, would definitely be implicated.Since the other party was just passing by, he was a little relieved.

"Why, do you want to inquire about our whereabouts, do you want to tip off someone?" Hu Wenjin asked gloomily.

"Don't dare, how dare a villain do this!" Zhou Yingping shook his head quickly, "I'm thinking... I think, you heroes, if you need help with anything, for example, you want to do something that is inconvenient for you, or need something. Anything. . . The small ones can do it for you.

"Aren't you afraid that your business with us pirates will be known to the court or officers and soldiers?" Qi Tian asked suddenly.

"Oh, little master, I don't know something. It's not easy for the court and officers and soldiers to know about matters at sea."

"Yes, in the past, Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong had many maritime merchants to cooperate with them, buying and selling all kinds of things, how could the imperial court control the affairs of the sea!" Hu Wenjin turned his head to Qi Tian and said with a smile.

"Then can you sell us everything in the market, and help us sell everything we have?" Qi Tian was very interested in this maritime merchant.If, in the future, in Australia, there is cooperation between maritime merchants and the transportation of various materials, it will be of great help for them to lay the foundation and start.

"Little Master, in buying and selling anything, there is no need for profit." Zhou Yingping said calmly: "With profit, anything can be bought or sold. Hehe, businessmen are all profit-seeking. ."

Oh yes, profit is profit.Marx and his old man have already mentioned in Capital, "If there is a 10% profit, the capitalist will guarantee to use it everywhere; if there is a 20% profit, he can be active; if there is a 50% profit, he will take risks; If there is 100% profit, he will trample all the laws in the world! With 300% profit, he will dare to commit any crime! Even risk hanging his head!" Qi Tian nodded thoughtfully.

Here Cao Xiong and Hu Wenjin looked at each other, thinking about how to deal with this maritime businessman.

Seeing this, Zhou Yingping quickly continued, "Heroes, even if you don't need the villain to buy supplies for the time being, in the future, you can come to the villain whenever you need it." He was afraid that the other party would kill him at this time. The villain can help the heroes to deceive the country of Sulu, and make sure that they will not have any doubts about you!"

"Hey!" Cao Xiong sneered, "We never thought of killing you. However, from now on, you have to follow us and let you go after I leave."

Zhou Yingping breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. These pirates were quite benevolent and did not kill anyone casually.However, why did I get dizzy tonight and want to come over to see the Great Ming Navy, and even revealed their identities.Don't drink too much of this wine!

"Do you know anything about the country of Sulu?" Qi Tian stepped forward.

"Little Master, I'm a maritime businessman, and I'm still traveling to Nanyang, so I have a good understanding of this area." Zhou Yingping was no longer worried about his life, and when he saw someone asking questions, he came to talk.

"I'm not a monk." Qi Tian rubbed his bare head again, "I was just running around at sea, it was difficult to take care of my hair, so I simply shaved it.... My name is Qi Tian, ​​this is us... the chief, and the rest. , is also the leader of our ship. I don't know Mr...."

"A vulgar maritime businessman, I don't dare to be called a gentleman." Zhou Yingping bowed to Cao Xiong and others again, "Next week, Yingping, a person from Bozhou, has been in business for generations..." He briefly introduced himself, and once again emphasized his commitment to business affairs. Proficient and knowledgeable about trade routes around the world.

"Although this country of Sulu is thousands of miles in diameter, its territory is all broken islands of different sizes. The land is not as large as that of the province of Daming, and the population is not as large as that of the prefecture of Daming. The land is barren and there are few corn and wheat. The people eat fish and shrimp, and boil the sea for salt. , brewing sugarcane for wine, weaving bamboo for cloth. The climate is always hot. There is a bead pond, which can be seen at night, and the light floats on the water surface. The natives use beads to trade with our Ming people, and the bigger ones benefit dozens of times. It is made for the **** sultan system, but the three princes who hold the power in the country are the king of the east, the king of the west and the king of Dong, of which the king of the east has the most power."

"Three kings?" Everyone was stunned, agreeing that the emperor-like Su Dan was a puppet, and his power was controlled by the three kings below.It's up to me in Daming, the three princes are all scoundrels and thieves!

"Dongwang?" I don't know how he is with the Dongwang of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?Qi Tian thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)