Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 14 The Secret House

Xiao Zishan and his party hurriedly stood up and agreed to return the gift.The original suspicion and fear of people from different time and space is also much less-they are living people just like us.In particular, they felt that this person was quite trustworthy and worth keeping in touch with, and would definitely be of great help after time travel in the future.

After some politeness, let's get to the point.With the help of the newly purchased hydraulic trolley, a total of four warehouse boards and more than 100 boxes of goods were pulled over.

Xiao Zishan's promotional items are gone.The goods traded this time are all wholesaled from the market.Purchased many mirrors of different sizes and styles, disposable lighters, various frosted and sprayed glassware.Wen Desi checked a lot of information and found that pearls were very valuable in the late Ming Dynasty, so he went to buy a lot of cultured pearls, both large and small.

At present, the leader in charge took apart the samples and showed Mr. Gao one by one. Every time the Australian maritime merchants came, Mr. Gao was mentally prepared for this, but he was still secretly surprised every time he took out a new item.Especially the one-time lighter, he couldn't put it down even more. The convenience of making fire from this thing is beyond comparison with any fire sickle.

Mr. Gao looked at the Wenzhou-made lighter in his hand—the translucent plastic no longer surprised him—he lit it a few times, stared at it for a while, and praised: "The way to make fire with this thing is comparable to that of a scythe and flint. It is different, but oil is used instead of tinder, and the wheel is used to hit the fire. There is nothing rare in it, but the craftsmen in your place can combine ingenuity and ingenuity to make such exquisite and convenient objects, which is really unmatched."

Wen Desi and the others secretly nodded, who said the ancients were ignorant?The principle of this lighter, Mr. Gao can understand at a glance.Of course the gasoline inside was not something the ancients could make, but he also realized that the liquid inside was oil.

"However, this kind of lighter cannot be refueled," Wen Desi explained, "It will be useless when it is used up."

"That's it, it's a pity." Master Gao stopped the action of lighting, "Why can't you add oil? Wouldn't it be a pity to waste such an exquisite and practical thing?"

How does Wen Desi want to explain the concept of disposable goods?Wouldn't it be frightening to tell him that we came to this time and space for a one-time life.He vaguely said that the craftsmen are improving.

After delivering the goods, they sold a total of more than 3 taels of silver. Some of the full-length mirrors made Mr. Gao's eyes almost fall off. Even if this thing entered the palace, Long Live would be dumbfounded.

The pearls he brought also won the favor of Gao Ju. Since the chaos in Liaodong, the tribute pearls in the northeast have been cut off, and there are not many harvests of South China Sea pearls, and the shortage in the market is severe.

Master Gao knew that they liked gold, so he exchanged 1000 taels of gold, and ordered people to take out the porcelain in the warehouse, and tied as much as they could put on the warehouse board with straw rope.To be honest, he didn't know how these three people transported more goods every time. Although he didn't dare to ask, he guessed whether these three people knew some spells like transportation.

When Xiao Zishan saw the boxes of gold and silver in the hall, he felt a little dizzy.Fortunately, I bought a hydraulic trailer. Otherwise, how would I move this nearly a ton of gold and silver... I was thinking wildly, but I heard Wen Desi ask about entrusting me to buy a house.

He held high and pondered for a moment, then said: "There is nothing difficult about this matter. It's just that the couple are overseas businessmen. According to the laws of my Ming Dynasty, they are not allowed to buy a house to live in the local area. Originally, you are all Chinese Miao descendants, and your speech and appearance are similar to those of Chinese people. It's not difficult to stay quietly after changing clothes. It's just that these strange goods have been on the market recently, and my place has attracted a lot of attention..."

Having said that, they understand that this is a big tree attracting the wind.Thinking about the sudden appearance of so many unprecedented things in the city of Guangzhou, I don't know how many eyes and ears are paying attention to this place.

It’s just that the original plan to set up a stronghold in Guangzhou fell through. According to the key link in the overall strategic plan: Guangzhou will serve as the mainland trade gateway of the base area, exporting modern industrial products manufactured in Hainan base area, importing various materials, personnel.At the same time, it is also a window to observe the trend of the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing the disappointment on the faces of Wen Desi and his party, Gao Ju then spoke out his plan.He had considered this plan for a long time.In Mr. Gao's mind, the reason why Australian maritime merchants want to buy a house is simply because they want to trade for a long time, and they need a stable foothold to store and live in. It's the same, except they don't have as much appetite.

"However, I have another idea..." Holding up a few sparse beards, he looked at the crowd inquiringly.

"Master Gao, please clarify."

"What the distinguished guests want is nothing more than a place to stay in the city. I have a place to stay in the city. If the distinguished guests don't mind it, I can use it."

Immediately, she raised her hand to repel the servant girl, and two personal servants came with her, holding the key in their pockets and leading the way.A group of people walked through the alley until they reached the backyard. There was a smell of mules and horses' urine in the air, so they knew they had arrived at the mules and horses courtyard. Seeing that Mr. Gao didn't go in, they went around the corner directly, and there was a small house at the bottom of the alley.An old servant was sitting at the door, and when he saw the master coming, he quickly stood up.

"Open the door." Gao Ju ordered.

The old servant took out a tube of keys from under his coat and led them into the house.Another small iron-clad door was opened on the wall of the inner room.Lock the lock and go out to see that it is already outside the mansion.This is an extremely secluded gravel path, extending along the base of the city wall. On one side is the wasteland under the foundation of the wall, and on the other side is the high wall in the backyard of a wealthy family. No one is around, and the roadside is overgrown with weeds.Walking all the way, you can occasionally see the fork alley.

"The alley leads to Qianmen Road, and there are wooden gates at the entrance of the alley. It is usually locked. Although this road is a public land, ordinary people cannot enter it."

After walking several hundred meters, I came to a back wall that had been eroded and peeled off by wind and rain. I unlocked the door and found a small bluestone backyard.There are some plantain flowers and plants, which is very quiet.Going further inside is the third small courtyard, which is extremely clean and has all the furniture and supplies.

"This is my foreign house. It was originally prepared but not used."

It turned out that this was Master Gao's secret house.He has many houses like this in and around Guangzhou.This one is used to escape temporarily in case of any disaster.

The front door of the house is not facing the street, but a grocery store facing the street. On the surface, it looks like an ordinary oil and salt shop. It is actually arranged by Mr. Gao to do business with the big families on the street.There is an inconspicuous small door next to the shop, which is directly connected to the house through a narrow lane, so it is easy to enter and exit.

There are also servants looking after the house. Seeing that the master has brought people, he is busy boiling water and delivering tea.

"We who trade in foreign goods have to be very cautious!" Master Gao sighed, "It's not easy to make a living."

In the smuggling business, the contacts are not good. All kinds of water bandits and pirates, bandits and strongmen are all people who want to get rich. Robbery, extortion, murder and robbery are not news in this industry.

Although they have backers in the prefecture, province, and the two capitals, the officials are violent and often need to be blackmailed.Moreover, the imperial court had doubts about the trade with the ocean itself, and there were occasional proposals to prohibit the Franji people from coming to Guangzhou for trade.Local officials often use this to threaten merchants and report the news with pictures.

"These things are more or less easy to deal with! But recently, pirates have been everywhere, and many Fanchuan and foreign boats have suffered a lot, and our livelihood has also become difficult."

Xiao Zishan thought this would be a good opportunity to inquire about the current situation of pirates along the coasts of Guangdong and Fujian, so he deliberately said:

"I'm waiting to sail all the way from Australia, and the road is quiet."

"This is the honored guests." Mr. Gao smiled wryly, "Compared to Fujian and Zhejiang, this place is relatively peaceful, and Haicheng is ruined now."

Since the second year of Apocalypse, the pirates along the coast of Fujian and Guangxi have recruited disciples and formed cliques, becoming kings and states, among which Yang Liu, Cai San, Zhong Liu and others are the strongest.In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Yu Zigao, the general soldier of Fujian, and the Guangdong Navy will suppress and appease Yang Liu, Cai San and Zhong Liu fled, which can be regarded as slightly curbing the arrogance of the pirates.

However, not long after, Zheng Zhilong, Zhong Lingxiu, Li Kuiqi and other pirates plundered the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang.The number of ships going out to sea from there is much less in fear of being plundered by pirates.

"Here in Guangzhou, Fujian's Dushuai Yu and the provincial navy were relatively quiet after the suppression last year. Folang Jiren is also cruising in Jiangkou because of the interests of Haojingao."

So, during this period, the focus of pirate activities was on the coast of Fujian.This situation has greatly enhanced their confidence - at least they will not face boss-level characters like Zheng Zhilong and Li Kuiqi at the beginning.

"However, it's better to be careful." Gao Ju reminded them that although there were no big bandits along the coast of Guangdong, there were a lot of small groups of pirates and water bandits.They come from afar and are unfamiliar with people, so be especially careful when berthing the boat.

(End of this chapter)