Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 38 Aftermath

The rescue operation brought endless topics to the bored time travelers.Give this long and boring preparation a shot of stimulant.Several people who participated in the operation were asked to talk about the things they had repeated hundreds of times after get off work every night.Bei Wei, Ran Yao and Lin Shenhe shone like three new stars rising in the night.Everywhere I went, people came to greet me, and people I didn't know also came to call me brothers.

Wen Desi went through a comprehensive examination in the hospital, and the doctor concluded that the person who was sent to the hospital with the care of many people was much healthier than the others.Although some things were missing, they were just insignificant items.The most valuable are nothing more than Mr. Wen’s anti-stab vest and electric shock device. Some people are so romantic to think whether the anti-stab vest will become the legendary armor of silkworms in the world, and some people have whimsical suggestions that the executive committee wholesale "the armor of silkworms" "——1 taels.

The mood in the executive committee was less sanguine.Of course they were not worried about armor or electric shock devices.Stab-proof vests cannot stop bullets, and the battery of the electric shocker is dead, which is just a plastic case.It's the behind-the-scenes information brought out by this kidnapping.

The things found on the bodies of several bandits who were shot dead were bits and pieces, including silver, copper coins, flints, cigarette pouches, and everything. Whether the goods have been sold or not, but the inscription is actually "Fujian Zhou Ruiton".

If it weren't for the fact that Yu Eshui, a young history graduate student who has already come to the imperial capital to cross the party—note that he is not a young historian, this letter would probably have slipped by like this. After reading it, classmate Yu told the executive committee that Zhou Rui from Fujian It should be Zheng Zhilong's younger brother Zheng Cai (one said the nephew of the clan) the "righteous son".

The so-called "righteous man" was a common way of doing business among Chinese maritime merchants at that time.Going to sea for trade is risky, so the rich and wealthy families raised some adoptive men and sons, and let them brave the wind and waves to go to sea for trade, while their own sons could sit back and enjoy the profits at home.Others became "righteous men" or "righteous children" because of their debts.The social status of these prostitutes is not high, which is tantamount to commercial semi-slaves-lifelong professional managers, and they are not allowed to change jobs.The Zheng family kept a large number of such "professional managers". Later, Zheng Tai, the well-known household officer under Zheng Chenggong, was also such a foster son.

Zheng Cai, in modern terms, has occupied the main leadership position in Zheng Zhilong Group for a long time.Although this person belonged to a branch of the Zheng family, Zheng Zhilong was kidnapped after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. For a while, the Zheng family had no leader. He was able to stand alone and retreated to Xiamen to compete with Zheng Chenggong.The power is considerable.

The bandit leader surnamed Wang had a letter from a professional manager of the Zheng family on him, and a lot of information indicated that they were from southern Fujian, so Zheng Zhilong's shadow clearly emerged.

It's no fun to form a relationship with the Zheng family, China's largest offshore group in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, before officially starting to wear them.

Yu Eshui told the worried members of the Executive Committee: This is groundless worry.In the late Ming Dynasty, there were as many pirates as there were pirates in the oceans of Fujian and Guangdong. Excluding the Zheng family, there are now [-] or [-] well-known pirate/maritime gangs in the history circle. Maritime merchants who can get a ticket anytime and anywhere, plus the Netherlands, Britain and Portugal... It is simply a paradise of the law of the jungle.If you want to gain a foothold in Hainan, you must conquer them all.It's the same thing with whom to make enemies, whether to make enemies sooner or later.This kind of person who is both a business and a thief doesn't care if you have any enmity with him or not. If he has money, he will intervene. If he has no strength, he will be robbed by him. Peaceful trade relations are completely established under the deterrence of each other's force.So there's nothing wrong with fighting this time, at least let them know that the traversers are not easy to mess with, so they won't be so unscrupulous in the future.

Even so, in order to guard against the Zheng family's possible retaliation, the executive committee still set up a first-level security in the Guangzhou stronghold.Housing has been remodeled, fences and security doors have been installed, and a number of fire extinguishers have been stockpiled.

Xiao Zishan went to pay a visit to Gao Ju, and gave a general account of what had happened, which surprised Mr. Gao—I never thought that the Australian maritime merchant would have such a hand, and he understood the matter cleanly and neatly in this unfamiliar place. .After the incident came out, even though they had sent sedan chairs and mule carts for them to use at Xiao Zishan's request, they had always been a little hesitant and refused to help with all their strength—the original plan was to wait for them to ask for advice when the letter of redemption came, so that they could sell a lot of money. Favor.

I didn't expect this group of Australian maritime merchants to be so powerful!He couldn't help being greatly annoyed.Xiao Zishan asked him for help, and agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Zishan used the excuse that the house would be vulnerable to attacks after this incident, and proposed to buy another house.He had no choice but to agree.Fortunately, he was still in charge of buying the house, and the Australians didn't seem to lose their trust in him.So he repeatedly patted his chest and said that even the house payment could be paid on his behalf——as a gift to surprise Mr. Wen, Xiao Zishan even said a few words: "It's not an example, it's not an example" and accepted it with a smile.

After speaking, Master Gao took out another list and handed it to Xiao Zishan.

He opened it and saw that it listed: [-] paper rolls of Tamba wild rice, [-] black silver lighters, [-] goose egg mirrors, [-] compact mirrors, [-] full-length mirrors, all kinds of novelty Australian goods .

"This is?"

"Hey!" Master Gao sighed, with a very painful expression on his face, "It's a little filial piety from me in Beijing. It's urgent, brother, can you deliver it within ten days?"

"It's easy to talk about, easy to talk about." Xiao Zishan agreed with all his heart, this is not a rare thing, except for cigarettes, other than cigarettes, just go to the small commodity market.However, this contribution is really not small. In terms of the trade amount, Mr. Gao has to pay almost [-] taels for the goods.Who is so awesome?

Xiao Zishan thought that if such a powerful person could get a line through Mr. Gao, he would have a chance in the future.Then he deliberately said: "Naturally, we have to bring some novelty items here. I don't know what hobbies the court chiefs have? Wouldn't it be better if we gave him something to suit his liking."

"Thank you dear brother," Master Gao smiled wryly, "Naturally there will be novelties, these things are what they want."

Really fucking corrupt.Xiao Zishan cursed in his heart, accepting bribes is not counted as asking for bribes, and asking for bribes is still asking for something by name.

"That's so much?" He pretended to be surprised.

"Not many, the two in the palace, the 24 yamen, and the ministers of the cabinet..." Gao Ju murmured and then stopped, "I forgot that my virtuous brother is not from the Ming Dynasty. It may not be clear if I say these things."

Xiao Zishan listened very carefully, the level of this gift is really not low.High lift has so much energy?Wanting to test it out, he asked in a low voice, "Isn't this lord who opened the bill nine thousand years old?"

Gao Ju was taken aback, and quickly looked around, seeing that there was no one else, so he replied in a low voice:

"Speak carefully! It's not the factory owner, but another one." He asked back, "How does my virtuous brother know the name Nine Thousand Years Old?"

"I have been in Daming for a long time, and I know a little bit about Daming's affairs." Xiao Zishan made a meaningful expression, "I know more than I can say", whetting his appetite.

Gao Ju accepted the move as expected: "Brother, you also know what kind of business I am doing, brother." He sighed, "This business can be done so peacefully, it is thanks to the blessing of a father-in-law in the palace."

Now I briefly talked about the relationship with Eunuch Yang. It was nothing more than that Eunuch Yang was his backer. Of course, he didn't mention the matter of dividing up the spoils. Besides, it's useless to have a pure friendship with him.

"But now Eunuch Yang is not as good as before in the palace." Gao Ju lowered his voice again, his voice was almost as low as a mosquito, "I don't like the factory owner."

"Is this batch of items just to please?"

"How dare you say that you are happy, burn incense on all sides, and ask for safety is a sign." Gao raised and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Eunuch Yang and I are really one, no matter how much we spend, we have to do our best to repay it."

"Brother can save it."

"There's one more thing, brother, please help me too," he raised his hand and cupped his hands.

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Xiao Zishan thought that his face was so sincere, his tone was so sincere, could it be that he wanted to borrow money? !

"Recently, I have a troublesome thing. I'm afraid that the money will not be able to circulate well..."

Damn, I'm really afraid of what will happen, Xiao Zishan is still nodding and smiling, but his smile is starting to stiffen.

"... I would like to ask my virtuous brother to talk about whether the shopkeepers in Australia can be changed to a monthly payment? If you can agree, I will be grateful, brother, and there will be another reward."

This is because you want to pay on credit, and you actually want to bribe me.Xiao Zishan thought, Gao Ju raised this condition, which is not an exaggeration in any time and space. Most enterprises in the 21st century have to laugh when they dream: it is a generally accepted rule to put 60 days at the end of each month, and businesses in Baodao are still trying to implement 120 days.However, when foreign businessmen traded in China from the 17th to the early 19th centuries, the payment could not be settled until one or two years after the goods were entrusted to the Chinese businessman, and the payment was often not settled, which caused many trade conflicts between China and foreign countries.

The problem is that their cross trade is to raise money as soon as possible, and credit will increase the instability of collection, which may not be approved by the Executive Committee.

He suddenly realized that since just now, Master Gao has been manipulating the conversation, using his curiosity to bring the topic to this step by step-this old fox!

"Could it be that Brother Xian is in a difficult situation?" Gao Ju saw the change in his expression, and knew that things were difficult.

"This matter must be discussed in the long term." At this point, he had no choice but to entrust Xu Snake, "It's just that the goods are owed on credit, and there must be a clear reason before we can discuss whether or not."

After hesitating for a while, Gao Ju told Yang Tianliang all about coming to Guangzhou and discussing with him about building the Nine Thousand Years Ancestral Hall.

"This ancestral hall is easy to talk about, and 5000 taels of silver is enough. But Mr. Yang means to 'be large in scale', and to mobilize the merchants and people in Guangzhou. I am afraid that the cost inside and outside of this matter is not high. Seventy-eight thousand taels won't come." He held his face up and twitched slightly, obviously in extreme pain.

Xiao Zishan's knowledge of the [-]-year-old ancestral hall comes entirely from "The Tombstone of Five People" in middle school. He has no idea whether Wei Zhongxian's ancestral hall has been built in Guangzhou, and he is not interested.But this matter still needs to be reported to the executive committee as soon as possible, so that Yu Eshui can see if there is any value in using it.

(End of this chapter)