The era of all the princes

Chapter 76 Fleet!

The fleets returning to the Central Plains in the early winter are the most, and the fleets that have always sailed far away will try their best to come back during this time period, especially the West Sea waterway.

The West Sea Waterway was opened up by the previous dynasty, passing through 56 countries, and the farthest is Viluoqiu. If it goes well, it will be exactly one year. Caravans often organize spring tides to set off and return in early winter.

At this time, there are countless merchant ships returning full of cargo, but they are nothing to mention in the vast sea. At this time, a fleet of about [-] cargo ships is returning to greet the morning glow.

The merchants dressed in different clothes were all chatting on the deck watching the sunrise at this time. The return date was approaching, and a year of hard work was about to usher in the harvest. Many merchants seemed a little excited, forming groups of each other, as if they had endless topics to chat about.

"Uncle Han, Uncle Han!"

Just when the entire deck was immersed in beauty, a figure jumped directly from the deck of another ship next to it. The sound of footsteps and anxious shouts made everyone nervous.

Many experienced businessmen know that the closer they are to the way home, the more dangerous they are. When going out to sea, they are most afraid of natural disasters, but when returning home, they are most afraid of man-made disasters!
"What's the matter?" The tall, middle-aged man on the mast who was tracing the route quickly jumped down to the front of the deck, frowning and looking at the panicked man.

The person who reported the letter was thin and small, probably only fourteen or fifteen years old, but this is very common in Xihai. The legendary story of getting rich overnight at sea most attracts restless young people...
"Uncle Han, yes... a boat is approaching!" the thin young man gasped.

"What are you panicking about?" Leader Han gave the other party a blank look, then looked at the nervous people on the deck, and said with a smile: "Everyone, don't be nervous, it should be a merchant ship that wants to be with you..."

Everyone felt at ease when they heard the words. Generally speaking, returning merchant ships will choose to accompany them if they meet their peers. After all, the larger the fleet and the more guards, the more complete it will be. Their team is a temporary companion.

At the beginning, Han Wu came from Piluoqiu with only three merchant ships. Along the way, many smaller caravans tried to come and join them. Han Wu accepted them one by one, and now it has become a large-scale fleet. Well, idle pirates generally don't dare to make up their minds.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little relaxed, Han Wu chatted a few more words casually, then grabbed the boy who had just reported and said viciously: "What's the matter, take me over to have a look!"

The little guy shrank his neck from Han Wu's vicious stare. He didn't dare to say any more, and quickly nodded to lead the way. The two jumped from the deck to another ship. Shoulder, whispered: "Little Bao'er, what's the situation?"

The kid who reported the letter was his distant nephew named Han Xiaobao. Regardless of his young age, he had gone out to sea with him two or three times, so he was already considered a veteran. If it was just a merchant ship approaching to join the gang, he would not lose his composure at all.

"Uncle, it's not like a merchant ship!" Han Xiaobao said cautiously: "That ship is extremely fast, more like a pirate ship!"

Han Wu's pupils shrank. The size of his fleet was not something that ordinary pirates would dare to attack. Could it be that he was so unlucky that he encountered those black forces?
"How many ships? How big?"

"Two, the boat is not big!" Han Xiaobao shook his head.

"Two ships?" Han Wu was taken aback. With the size of his own fleet, experienced pirates knew that there were no hundred people who couldn't take it, right?What can two small boats come to do?
"Old Wang, have they passed?"

"It's over, I'm waiting for you, uncle..."

Han Wu nodded, and took Han Xiaobao to step onto the large ship that was delayed. It was his own boat, and the jade handicrafts he purchased from Viluoqiu were piled up on the boat. High, and the handicrafts are exquisitely handcrafted. Nowadays, the noble women of the Jin Dynasty are popular with jadeite jewelry. A set of high-quality imperial green jewelry can be sold for ten thousand taels of silver. It is the most profitable business in Xihai today!
But the risk is also very high. Viluoqiu has the farthest distance in the 56 countries, and the purchase price is the most expensive. Merchants who have no courage will not consider the business there. I bought a lot of high-quality rough stones, sold ten catties of top-quality red jadeite, and invited the best local craftsmen to create dozens of sets of accessories. If they can be successfully sold to the capital this time, the profit will be at least 30 taels. It is his biggest business now.

Now that he was about to get home, Han Wu didn't want any twists and turns, praying secretly in his heart, and walked to the deck with a calm expression on his face.

"Master Han!" The leader on the deck is a bald man named Feng Wei, who is the leader of his own guard and an old retainer who has been with him for more than 20 years.

"What's the situation?" Han Wu looked in the distance, and there were two clippers painted with silver paint. Han Wu had rich sailing experience, and he could tell at a glance that they were warships that were good at jumping gangs, and his heart sank!
"I don't know..." Feng Wei shook his head, and said with a solemn expression: "It's been ten meters away, and never approached... But that ship is very fast, faster than any pirate ship I've ever seen!"

Han Wu frowned, jumped directly to the front of the deck, and shouted to the opposite side: "Where is the brother on the other side? I'm next to Han Wu, maybe I know you right away. If it's an acquaintance, come up for a drink. You can make friends even if you don’t know each other, there will be generous gifts for you, and you will never let the brothers make a trip in vain!”

Han Wu's voice was full of aura, carrying the unique knowledge passed down from his family, and his strong inner strength made his voice echo a hundred meters away, still deafening...

"What kind of generous gift is Mr. Han going to give?" In less than half an hour, a reply came from the opposite side. The voice was thick and thick, and it was obvious that he was also a Lianjiazi who had practiced internal martial arts. Many people became nervous.

Pirates who have practiced martial arts?Could it be Wang Bainian?
On the contrary, Han Wu was stunned, because the other party's voice sounded familiar. After a second, a familiar figure appeared on the other party's deck, Han Wu suddenly smiled and said, "I don't know who it is, it turned out to be Master Zhang!!"

"Acquaintance?" The new guard suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's Zhang Yuanshan, Master Zhang!" The bald head also grinned, although he was still vigilant, but he was obviously much more relaxed than before.

Some of the more experienced guards felt relieved when they heard this name. Zhang Yuanshan had a good reputation. Although he was a pirate of the Fuchuan generation, he never robbed merchant ships. Serve as caravan guards.

In fact, many people here are the same as Zhang Yuanshan. When there is no caravan to hire them, they are water bandits who earn their living by collecting protection fees for fishing boats at sea...
"Didn't you hear that Mr. Zhang joined the Huang's firm? What's the situation?" Han Wu pointed to the two boats and asked with a smile.

"Don't mention it!" Zhang Yuanshan waved his hands with a look of displeasure: "This time I took some business, and transported these two shipments back. Will Mr. Han keep them?"

"Oh? Still in stock?" Han Wu smiled: "Is it convenient to take a look?"

"What's the inconvenience?" Zhang Yuanshan waved his hand, and the boat he was on started to approach at a faster speed. Han Wu secretly made a guard gesture to his subordinates, and looked at them with a smile on his face.

Where did Zhang Yuanshan get the boat from?This speed is probably much faster than the regular warships in Qingyang City!

With sharp eyesight, Han Wu saw the value of the Clippers at a glance, and guessed in his heart that this Yuanshan might have joined some powerful force...

"Please, Mr. Han..." After the boat approached, Zhang Yuanshan grinned invitingly.

Everyone dared to approach with a boat, Han Wu was naturally not stingy, he jumped onto the opponent's boat with only two people, he was very confident in his skills, even if Zhang Yuanshan had an ambush, he was sure to hold out until his brothers came to rescue.

After boarding the ship, Han Wu looked around. From the structure point of view, it was indeed a warship, and he didn’t know a lot of equipment for controlling the ship. It should not be a ship made in Bingzhou. The cabin capacity should be very small. What did Zhang Yuanshan transport? goods?

Zhang Yuanshan led the other party all the way to the cabin, the cabin was brightly lit, it didn't look like there was an ambush, Han Wu didn't hesitate, and followed the other party into it.

"Hey, leather goods!" Seeing the piles of leather piled up in the cabin, Han Wu immediately felt relieved. It seemed that he was really helping people transport goods. Then he stepped forward to touch it, and his eyes lit up: "Good leather!"

Most of these furs are taken whole, the integrity is very good, and most of them are large animal skins, I am afraid that they can be sold at a good price if they are pulled to the north!

"Brother, are you going to Qingyang to sell?" Han Wu asked fondly, stroking his fur.

"Go to Qingyang first..." Zhang Yuanshan said with a smile: "There are more sales there, if they can't be sold out, then go north and have a look..."

"Then give me the selling point..." Han Wu was a little tempted. These leathers are of high quality. If you buy some yourself, you can use them as gifts to honor those adults when you go to the capital. There is an earl in his way who likes this kind of large animal skins. Carpets at home.

"I'm worrying about the market..." Zhang Yuanshan grinned when he heard the words, "Of course Mr. Han is welcome to buy it, why don't you buy it all?"

"Master Zhang was joking, I can't eat so much... Huh? What is it?" Han Wu suddenly noticed a box in the corner, which was filled with gems of various colors. His heart moved, and he immediately moved over.

The light in this cabin is bright, but even so, the flashing light of those gemstones is quite dazzling. Han Wu took a deep breath after getting closer: "Master Zhang, these are..."

"Oh, my son bought some gems from the nobles of the Qinghe Kingdom. How about them? The quality is good, right?"

"This is not only good..." Han Wu squinted his eyes. His family is mainly in the jewelry business, so he naturally has a high ability to distinguish these natural jewelry that can be decorated. These gemstones are even in color and fine in texture, especially those few A piece of ruby, pure and bright in color, high in transparency, and almost free of impurities, is absolutely popular as the main decorative gemstone for step shaking.

"Master Zhang...can you sell these gems?"

"This...is not something I can decide..." Zhang Yuanshan shook his head: "You have to ask the young master for instructions!"

"Young master?" Han Wu put away his amazed eyes and looked at Zhang Yuanshan: "Master Zhang is with a newcomer now? Can you introduce him?" When I mentioned Huang's firm before, the other party looked sullen, and seemed to have left the Huang family. , and the Huang family can't afford such a good warship
"Of course it's no problem!" Zhang Yuanshan patted his chest: "After all, you have to meet face-to-face when you join your fleet, haha. In that case, I'll go to ask your son for instructions, and when the time comes, I will go to your boat to talk with Mr. Han?"

"Hahaha, good, good!" Han Wu clapped his hands and agreed with a smile. If the other party asked him to go to their other boat to talk, he might be wary, but he could go to his own boat to talk, obviously the other party was sincere.

"Then I'll go back and ask my subordinates to prepare drinks. Mr. Zhang will call all the brothers and let someone treat them well!"

"Then thank Master Han!"

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