The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 197 Backer
In the Rongguo Mansion there was a very incompetent and shabby wine chef. His daughter-in-law was only twenty years old, and she was born with some talent.

One doesn't care what the wife does outside as long as she has wine, meat and money.

A frivolous person by nature, who likes to mess with flowers and grass the most, so everyone from Rong and Ning Erfu has to start.

Jia Lian had seen this woman before, and she was also turned upside down by her, but she was afraid of Wang Xifeng, and had never kissed Fangze.

But now, compared to the two Hongyi women in front of him, he has long forgotten it.

It's not that these two Hongyi women are so beautiful, it's just that they are extremely lewd, whether it's means or slang words, they all make Jia Lian fascinated.

Although he lingers on women's sex and spends money like running water, he dare not forget the important things on his shoulders.

Businessmen from various countries, even overseas Han businessmen, and even the governor's mansion have invited him to a banquet, and the twin sisters followed him to show off.

Go to dinner today.

"food?"

Seven or eight big Han merchants showed astonished eyes when they heard Jia Lian's words.

What they do is ocean-going trade, in which the risk is extremely high, so they need extremely high profits. After resisting the risk, they can still make some money.

So who will sell grain.

"Isn't it necessary to press the position?"

Jia Lian laughed.

Everyone was stunned.

"What is the price of the grain shipped?"

"Two stones and one tael, you can get as much as you transport, and you can also settle with silk cloth."

Everyone began to calculate in their hearts.

Food prices in Southeast Asia are low, and without mentioning the transportation risk cost, the profit is acceptable, but it is not worth it when the factor of ocean trade is added.

But if it is according to what Master Lian said, it is acceptable to treat it as a treasure.

"You have also seen the reactions of businessmen from various countries. I am afraid that there will not be enough goods for Jeju Island next year.

If you can transport food, you can exchange it for the goods you need, such as silk, cloth, tea, porcelain, etc. "

Jia Lian continued to laugh.

Hearing this, everyone was finally tempted.

If they were placed in the past, they would not be afraid of not being able to receive food, whether it is Malaga, Sumatra, Java, Annam, Siam, Luzon...

Everywhere is their world.

Some were the kings of Managa, some were the generals of Siam, some were in charge of officials at the port of Champa, and some were in the separatist side of Luzon, etc.

The commercial roads throughout Southeast Asia are controlled by them, and millions of Han people thrive.

Until Zheng He's voyages to the West, he was extremely gentle towards the indigenous leaders of small countries, even though they were arrogant and even killed 170 Ming soldiers by mistake.

He is also proud to commend the imperial court for his achievements in eliminating the military disaster.

And for their overseas adherents, they will be severely cracked down.

At that time, the old port of Sumatra, which is now the port on the Strait of Malacca, was the most important waterway in ancient and modern times, and one of the most important ports.

The national power of Sanfoqi declined, and a group of indigenous Majapahits controlled the old port. How could the Chinese who had established a firm foothold in the old port for decades be willing to submit to the natives.

Therefore, under the leadership of Liang Daoming, they rebelled against the rule of the Javanese, and many local indigenous tribes who were dissatisfied with Java joined in one after another.

Out of convention, the local princes recognized Liang Daoming as the king of this place, that is, the old port, known as the Sanfoqi King in history.

Liang Daoming's ancestral home is Nanhai, Guangdong. Although his ancestors fled to sea because they couldn't survive, they still respect Daming.

Zheng He wiped out Chen Zuyi of the Wu faction, and everyone didn't mention it. Anyway, the court has a reason.

However, Zheng He not only did not severely punish the barbarians who accidentally killed more than a hundred Ming soldiers, but instead sought peace.

As for Liang Daoming, who had always been respectful, he was extremely tough and let him go back to the country, which greatly hurt the vitality of the Han people here.

It is biased that these few overseas people think so.

Da Zhou, who replaced Ming Dynasty, hit another wave of overseas people. The Dutch, Portuguese, Spaniards, and British came one after another...

Maritime merchants in these countries are not like the Chinese who focus on governance. Every time they finish their business and sell their goods, they will plunder everywhere before leaving.

Chaos like this.

Not only did their country not criticize, but they exaggerated, giving whatever support they wanted, and even giving titles to officials.

As for the overseas Chinese, their ships had to be built secretly. Even the sea-going ships of Indian merchants could carry [-] to [-] shi.

They are far stronger than Indian maritime merchants, and they can only have ships with a load of more than a thousand stones, because they do not have a large shipyard.

As for weapons, they are even more varied, no different than the indigenous tribes everywhere.

It's been like this for more than two hundred years.

The power of the Chinese in Southeast Asia continued to shrink, and the most powerful Luzon branch was slaughtered by Spain.

The rest of Sumatra, Java, Bayaba, etc. were driven out by the Portuguese, Spaniards, and British.

The current Southeast Asian Chinese have long been unable to compete with the maritime merchants of these countries, and this has led to their foundation in various countries becoming weaker and weaker.

Therefore, when they heard the grain proposed by Jia Lian, everyone dared not accept it for a while.

"The general said that weapons can also be sold, such as bird guns, Fran cannons, gunpowder, etc., as long as the general has them, they can be supplied to you."

Jia Lian sighed and said the same thing.

He didn't want to bring it up.

Everyone was stunned.

For the first time in hundreds of years, an official person made such a promise to them. Even Zheng He back then just casually said his official name verbally.

"Really?"

Someone couldn't help asking.

Jia Lian showed hesitation.

After he became the Duke of the state, he had the promise of General Jinzhou, and these criminals dared not trust him.

Seeing Jia Lian's attitude, everyone restrained themselves.

Although there is only a glimmer of hope, they are still willing to take the risk.

After seeing off Jia Lian respectfully, they closed the door and discussed how much money they would spend on a trip to Jeju Island.

No one dares to be sloppy with the business of tens of thousands or even more than one hundred thousand taels of silver for a ship.

Even if only one ship is lost, everyone will be seriously injured, and it will take several years to recover.

Even if the trip was in vain, the year would be in vain, and the goods in their hands could not be turned into funds, which could make them drink a pot hard.

"I think it's better to be more cautious. Have we suffered less in these years?"

Rosh suggested.

His ancestors used to trade in Bayaba, the most profitable spice business, but were driven away by the Dutch and Portuguese.

Now the family is in Siam.

"The Spaniards in Luzon have become more and more harsh on us, and have encouraged the natives who have defected to them to slaughter us several times."

A middle-aged sea merchant shook his head.

The Han people in Luzon urgently lack firearms to protect themselves, so he wants to try it, even if he can only bring one or two hundred firearms, it can relieve the urgent need.

Hearing his words, the rest did not refute.

In the past, the Han people from all over the country were also fighting for business, which caused serious internal friction, but over the years, everyone has become the bottom of the existence.

The massacre in Luzon was the hardest, and the Han people in all parts of Southeast Asia were also having a hard time.

Whenever these Westerners gain a foothold wherever they go, they are the first to deal with them.

"Xu Ning, how much more supplies can you purchase to go to Jeju Island? I'm afraid you are not strong enough now. Let me lend you some money."

A Han man beside him laughed.

"Come together, it's not easy for everyone now, life is hard, let's help each other."

Everyone did not hesitate.

"In my opinion, the behavior of this Jinzhou general is very different from that of the previous domestic officials. The former took the initiative to come to Macau to buy artillery.

Although it is a beneficial thing, but with the virtue of a domestic official, he is ashamed to talk about profit, which shows that this person is not like an ordinary official. "

The youngest in the crowd, who seemed to be in his early twenties, said suddenly.

"Li Wen, what do you think?"

Everyone looked at him one after another.

Although this person is young, he has a lot of ideas and can often come up with ideas for everyone to deal with Westerners.

For example, change the previous toughness, superficial obedience, and secretly accumulate strength.

This is the right thing to do.

Over the past few decades, each family has confronted the West, and their respective potentials have long been exhausted.

They are not like the businessmen in the West, who can get a steady stream of supplements from the country, and their current military officers in the country fight for them.

"We have to have backers."

Li Wen pondered.

Who doesn't want to have a backer?Their predecessors, the king of Srivijaya, don't want to find domestic backers?

What happened?
The crowd shook their heads.

"The general of the Golden State, I don't know what he thinks now, but I look at his actions and think he is the most likely to support us among domestic officials.

If even he still regards us as sinners like domestic officials, then the sky of Nanyang will not be able to accommodate Han people sooner or later. "

Hearing Li Wen's words, everyone looked sad.

Especially Narosh.

There are hundreds of thousands of Han Chinese in Luzon, and the Spaniards have slaughtered them twice over the years. Others have not counted them, so how could they not count them.

More than [-] people were slaughtered before and after.

What's more, the Spaniards drove all the Han people out of the city and forced the Han people to pay high ID card taxes and rent taxes.

Why?
Spain, which was later than them, even taxed them heavily.

How many families have gone bankrupt and how many families have broken down.

"I agree with Li Wen's words, this is our only chance now, and we must fight for it, even if the Jinzhou general doesn't care about us.

He doesn't care about us, but we have to care about him. We must fight for his attention to us, since he wants food.

And the nobleman said that as a treasure, it is just to take some business risks.

And let me remind everyone that we are now in a quagmire. How important is the risk in this business compared to the life of his own family? "

Rosh's words made everyone no longer hesitate.

Yes.

This is the only life-saving straw.

Everyone knows.

The various actions of the Luzon Spaniards are to consume the strength of the Luzon Han people and prepare for the next massacre.

Although they are also secretly delivering supplies to the Luzon Han people, they don't have many soldiers themselves, but nothing is better than nothing.

"Since this is the case, everyone, start preparing. In May next year, when the southwest sea breeze blows, we will set sail for Jeju Island."

Xu Ning finally said.

Everyone nodded.

"You have to ask the Japanese about the waterway."

Japan has become more and more closed in recent years. Ten years ago, there were nearly [-] ships in Japan, but last year there were only more than [-] ships.

It's been dropping dramatically every year.

(End of this chapter)