My life skills in Daming Liver

Chapter 62 Triangular Trade
Wang Zhi, the captain of Wufeng, is a big figure among the pirates. Zhu Qi, a small group of Yanding, will definitely not see Wang Zhi himself.

It was only a small pirate gang under Wang Zhi who contacted Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi didn't hide anything anymore, and simply told everything about himself after becoming a Japanese pirate.

It turned out that after Zhu Qi killed the little eunuch and became a bandit, an envoy from the Japanese pirate group found Zhu Qi and tried to recruit them.

Zhu Qi didn't want to submit to this Japanese bandit gang, but the Japanese bandit's emissary was not annoyed. Instead, he pointed out a way for him to settle down on Meiyue Island temporarily, and then decide whether to join him or not.

The leader of this group of pirates is Zhang Haihu, a well-known pirate gang around Changningwei, Fuzhou. The envoy sent to contact Zhu Qi is called "Sea Monkey", with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He is the second leader and think tank of Zhang Haihu gang.

Haihou'er also made a deal with Zhu Qi. If Zhu Qi wants to join Zhang Haihu, he can go to the ghost market near Changningwei to find a stall. Naturally, someone will take them away to Zhang Haihu's gang.

There is no fresh water on Meiyue Island, and it is not suitable for farming. Zhang Haihu's plan is that when Zhu Qi and his group can't hold on anymore, they will take the initiative to join him.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Qi could be regarded as a talent. When he escaped from the salt field, he took brine and some salt-making tools with him, and settled down on Meiyue Island by making salt and selling salt.

Later, it was Zhu Qi who was ambushed by Su Ze and captured Changningwei.

Su Ze wrote down all of this, and according to Zhu Qi's words, Zhang Haihu's group of Japanese pirates are relatively mild, mainly engaged in smuggling business, not the kind of predators who rob at sea and land on land.

Su Ze continued: "Are your salt-making tools on Meiyue Island still there?"

Zhu Qi quickly said: "It's still there."

"In a few days, I'll send someone to accompany you to Meiyue Island and bring the things to Changningwei."

Zhu Qi knew that Su Ze could refine salt, so he immediately understood what Su Ze meant, and he said quickly:
"Sir, some of us brothers can make salt, do you want us to help?"

The saltworks in the Ming Dynasty all used the method of boiling salt, but boiling was only one aspect. When boiling salt, brine was poured continuously to let the saturated sodium chloride precipitate out. The brine is the core raw material of the method.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the brine was strictly guarded. Only when the salt was boiled, the brine was distributed, and the unused brine had to be returned.

The saltworks controlled the brine to control the official status of the salt.

For thousands of years, salt has never been a scarce thing, and the reason for the scarcity is the monopoly of the government.

From the salt and iron official camps in the Han Dynasty, to the salt courts in the Tang Dynasty, to the salt field system in the Ming Dynasty, they all aimed to strengthen the monopoly of salt.

Su Ze didn't trust Zhu Qi and the others for the time being, and just said: "My method of making salt is different from yours, so you should open up wasteland first."

Zhu Qi didn't dare to say too much, so he had to go back to open up wasteland.

After returning from the barren fields on the side of the mountain, Su Ze went to the ancestral hall again, and saw Xiong Wu who was locked in the punishment hall.

Xiong Wu looked lazy, his life was really hard, and the broken arm grew back a bit.

Xiong Wu narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Ze, and said with a smile:

"Why does the young man think of Xiong again?"

Su Ze was very wary of Xiong Wu, he just asked, "Do you know Zhang Haihu?"

"Zhang Haihu? Isn't that a famous Japanese pirate nearby? The young man is going to vote for Japanese pirates?"

Xiong Wu said with a half-smile: "Zhang Haihu has always been good at recruiting talents. If the young man is here, he will definitely be able to take the top spot!"

Su Ze interrupted his joke and said:

"Do you know the origin of this sea tiger?"

Xiong Wu continued to lie down and said: "I told the young man before that there are famous people in the county, and I, Xiong Wu, know them all. I can talk to anyone who is a low-ranking person."

"It's just that I'm imprisoned in the penalty hall every day, and my bones are about to crumble, can I?"

Su Ze knew that Xiong Wu was going to negotiate terms, so he said, "Just tell me what you want."

Xiong Wu smiled and said, "I don't have any other requirements, I just want to listen to Mr. Xiao's lectures as before, and bask in the sun by the way."

Su Ze thought for a while, he already had seven points of strength, and Xiong Wu broke his arm, so he would definitely be able to subdue him.

Anyway, let him listen to the lectures, so Su Ze said: "Yes."

Xiong Wu continued: "This sea tiger was originally a slave of the Zhang family in Fuzhou Prefecture. Because of his cleverness, he was assigned to steer the Zhang family's sea boat. For some reason, he went to sea to become a Japanese pirate. "

A slave is the son of a slave.

The Ming Dynasty did not allow ordinary people to keep slaves, and they were generally regarded as adopted sons and registered on the household registration book.

Among them, the contractual relationship is also very complicated. Those who have a limited number of years to sell their bodies can regain their freedom after the number of years has expired.

Another kind is that there is no agreed number of years, that is, they have been slaves in the mansion for generations.

The house slaves of "Zhou Rui's family" in the Red Mansion are the servant families who were slaves in the big family. Because they are born in the family, they are more valued by the master and will be assigned to important positions.

Su Ze suddenly understood what Xiong Wu meant. This Haihu was originally a slave of the Zhang family in Fuzhou Prefecture, and was trained as a captain. He suddenly went to sea to become a Japanese pirate, probably arranged by the Zhang family.

To put it bluntly, this sea tiger is the Zhang family's black gloves for maritime trade and smuggling, which is very common in the Fujian-Guangzhou area.

There are factions among the Japanese pirates who advocate trade with the Ming Dynasty, and there are naturally factions within the Ming Dynasty who are willing to do business with the Japanese pirates.

Nowadays, maritime trade is lucrative, and many big families along the coast are involved in maritime trade, both openly and secretly. "Japanese pirates" like Zhang Haihu are the product of this situation.

Now Su Ze has more confidence in contacting Zhang Haihu. To put it bluntly, Zhang Haihu is a group of people doing business. As long as there is interest, there is no need to worry about cooperation.

Xiong Wu continued:

"If you want me to say that this Changning Guard is guarding the golden bowl to beg for food, what a good position this Changning Guard is, as long as the sea boat is definitely allowed to dock, it will cost a lot of money. The young man thinks so too, right?"

Su Ze didn't answer him, and Xiong Wu continued, "However, if you want to do business with this Japanese pirate, there are many ways to do business here. Do you want to bring me along?"

Su Ze glanced at Xiong Wu and said, "What kind of knowledge does this pirate have?"

Xiong Wu smiled and said: "There are naturally many ways to do this. Doing business at sea is a kind of knowledge. Just who to do business with and what to sell, you have a lot of knowledge."

Su Ze smiled and said: "Nowadays, people who do business in Nanyang are nothing more than real Japanese people, Franji people."

"Flangji sells guns and bird guns to the real Japanese in exchange for silver, then sells spices, gems and my Ming Dynasty, and the silk, porcelain and other things in exchange are shipped back to Flangji. Are you showing off in front of me?"

(End of this chapter)