Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 199

As a result, the trade of the Portuguese was seriously damaged-several Japanese Chechidans said sadly that it is the "heresy" Dutch who now control Japan's foreign trade. They own shops in Hirado, and the real God Believers were instead driven out.Although Portugal-Japan trade has resumed recently, it is only one ship per year.The local church also suffered heavy losses. It turned out that the Jesuits in Macau had the privilege of trading 40 tons of raw silk in the Portuguese-Japanese trade.

These news are very useful to the cross-travelers, but further inquiries can't find anything useful. The Japanese are very excited to see this strange church member who is neither Chinese nor foreign, and the following is all The Tokugawa shogunate persecuted Kiritan, and Japanese Christians martyred and miraculously happened. Bai Duoruo, a Catholic, is not too pure. He is not very interested in martyrdom. He is about to find an excuse slip.The Japanese craftsmen insisted that he meet the priests of the local church.Bai Duolu thought that he had to ask the organization for instructions on this matter, so he hurried to ask Wen Desi if he wanted to contact the local church, and what was our attitude after the contact.

After thinking about it, Wen Desi decided to contact us and see what the Catholic Church can offer us.Anyway, it's not bad to have a good relationship temporarily, and maybe you can get some practical help.It was agreed that he should go to the local church.As for his own origin, just follow the "Prisoner's Handbook".

"Try to speak as little as possible and listen more." Wen Desi urged him, "If I remember correctly, the Catholic congregations here are mainly Jesuits. This group of people is particularly good at being flexible in preaching, and it is easy to confuse people."

"I understand, President Wen." Bai Duolu went with the craftsmen.

The rest of the people continued to wander the streets. Gradually, they found that there were fewer Caucasians on the streets, and the streets began to look Chinese.After inquiring, this is Dezi Avenue, which is a gathering place for Chinese people in Macau. There are all kinds of shops with plaques hanging everywhere along the street. Zhang Xin noticed that most of them are raw silk and silk shops, and there are also many porcelain shops. .There are also some shopfronts that are neat and tidy, but you can’t tell what kind of goods they are selling, and there are guys in green clothes and hats at the door to welcome them off.Everyone was guessing wildly, looking around, suddenly a young guy from a shop came out and invited them in to have a talk.

It is unnecessary and troublesome for a large group of people to go in. Such a large group of people acting together is too conspicuous--Wen Desi found that there were a few black men in livery who had been silently following behind, probably local security personnel In order to avoid trouble, Wen Desi decided to go in with himself and a few people to see the situation, and the rest of them formed groups of five or six to move freely.

The streets in the Chinese Quarter are inherently narrow, and there are many shops along the street, and various ceilings cover a lot of the limited sky.The light was not good, and when I walked into the shop, I felt that it was dark inside, and there was a slight fragrance coming from it.After a while, the vision returned.Passing through the foyer, I saw a typical Chinese-style hall inside, with green bricks all over the floor, red sandalwood decoration, and a pair of glass palace lanterns made in Yiwu hanging in the middle - Wen Desi was delighted when he saw it, it seems that we It's already a status symbol.

Just watching, a well-dressed Chinese businessman came out from the back door of the screen. He first made a bow and introduced himself as Huang Shunlong, the manager of the "Tailong" company.This Huang Shunlong was also straightforward, straight to the point and asked Wen Desi: Is he a businessman from Australia?

"Exactly."

"It's said that Australian businessmen wear short jackets, and it's not bad at first sight." Huang Shunlong seemed to smile, "The shopkeeper Wen came to Macau to do business, right?" He pretended to be mysterious, "Could it be that there are some Things that Guangzhou can't get rid of—"

Wen Desi and the others were surprised—the so-called goods that cannot be sold in Guangzhou are nothing more than stolen goods from the Gou family.Does this have something to do with Gou Er?Wang Ruixiang, who was in charge of the security work, had touched the handle of the 54 pistol behind him.

Seeing that Wen Desi and the others were a little nervous, Huang Shunlong laughed: "Everyone's background, although I have never been here in Macau, I have heard of it. I have set foot on the soil of Macau, and I will wait for you to arrive. Xiao The shop is not very reputable, but it is well known everywhere.”

It turned out that those black people who followed behind belonged to his family, Wen Desi suddenly realized.

"What reputation?"

Huang Shunlong quite proudly took out a small gold leather box, picked out some smoke powder in the box with his fingernails, and sniffed it:

"Treasurer Wen is short of saltpeter in Lingao, right?"

"Quite lacking." Wen Desi wanted to follow your words first, to see what you mean.

"Actually, Shopkeeper Gao is an amateur in doing this." Huang Shunlong wiped his lips, and a yellow butterfly formed under his nose. "When it comes to saltpeter gunpowder, the stuff I have here is much better than his."

It turned out to be a person who specialized in reselling contraband.Wen Desi thinks this is a good thing. Relying on Gao Ju as a purchaser is too heavy, and it is too dangerous in terms of supply security.It would be even better if there was another thread on this.

It turns out that this "Tailong" is dedicated to overseas business, and there are more than a dozen small fast boats traveling to and from the sea along the coast of Guangdong.Send some local silk, porcelain, medicine and handicraft products to Macau and sell them to the Portuguese.However, he also has another business, which is to provide various necessities for ships at sea, the so-called necessities, from wood for ship repair, iron, food, firearms, gunpowder and the like.Naturally, another business that followed him was to buy pirates' stolen goods.

Of course, Macau is not a pirate port, and it is illegal to sell stolen goods or sell goods to pirates.Except for the authority of the Portuguese Governor, Macau itself cannot protect him from the "Law of Ming Dynasty". However, Huang Shunlong has been running this business in the local area for many years, and there is only one reason for his safety, that is, he has plenty of money--in addition, he still has money. Married a Portuguese wife, which made him notorious in his own clan, and was almost excommunicated from the clan.

Such a person is obviously very suitable for the needs of the traversers. Now Wen Desi took out a list, which was full of various trade goods from Goujiazhuang, such as ironware, cotton cloth, woolen cloth, leather, and bronze, which were useful to the traversers. Of course, the things that are not sold are not for sale, but a large number of porcelain, silk and handicrafts are left useless, and they are all the goals of getting rid of them as soon as possible.

The price was negotiated at the moment: Huang Shunlong used [-] piastres to buy all the commodities on the traverser's manifest.The traveler is responsible for sending the goods to Macau, and the two parties will settle the money and goods.In addition, Huang Shunlong gave an additional [-] jin of iron and [-] jin of saltpeter to the living beings who traveled through.

"I don't know which method shopkeeper Wen likes to pay the bill?" Huang Shunlong asked.

"What's the difference?"

"If shopkeeper Wen likes cash, I have to prepare in advance. After all, [-] piastres is not a small amount."

If there is no need for cash, Huang Shunlong will pay with the bills of Indian Brahmin merchants operating locally-this kind of bills are common throughout Southeast Asia, all the way to Goa and Madras in the Indian subcontinent, and cash can be withdrawn at any time .When paying large amounts, it can be used directly as a check.

According to Wen Desi's idea, it is better to collect bills. In the future, we will often purchase locally. It is inconvenient to transport heavy cash and silver, but then I thought that the implementation of the currency system reform in Lingao will require a large amount of precious metal reserves, so I agreed. Half in cash and half in bills.

The deal between the two parties was concluded.Huang Shunlong smiled like a fox, obviously he took advantage of this deal.Huang Shunlong also mentioned that there are many exotic goods in Australia, hoping to have cooperation in this regard.Wen Desi was secretly proud: Are our things really loved by everyone?

Immediately send someone back to the ship, and show him the few limited products produced by the Transit Group.Mainly all kinds of small glassware, rhubarb wine from Guangzhou dispatch station.After looking at it, he frowned twice before saying, "These items are good, but their sales are limited."

Pointing to the various glassware, he said: "Franji people bring these glass things in every boat. Although they are just glass bowls and glass beads, the things are not as good as yours, but the natives who deceive Nanyang are enough." Well. As for the wine, they drink a lot of fruit wine, so I'm afraid they might not be interested in the shochu—"

On the contrary, the hundreds of tortoiseshell shells that the fishery team got by the way while fishing were sold at a good price. Huang Shunlong said that the Portuguese liked them very much, and they wanted as many as they had.

Huang Shunlong knew something about them in Lingao, and seemed to want to inquire about the future plans of the people: Will Australia send big ships in the future?Is Australia planning to emulate the Portuguese and steal Lingao as a trade base for Ming?If so, are the Australians planning to meddle in the trade here?Obviously, he was not the only one who wanted to know these questions. Wen Desi suddenly realized that the Portuguese authorities in Macau also wanted to know.

I straightened my mind and said that there are no ships coming from Australia for the time being, and as for Lingao, I will naturally continue to stay.Huang Shunlong "kindly" reminded them to be careful of Zheng Zhilong's actions - how could he allow others to snore on the side of the couch, this man was ambitious and took refuge in the government, sooner or later all the sea heroes in Fujian and Guangdong would be attacked by him.It seems that Zheng Zhilong is very hated.A flash of inspiration came to Wen Desi's mind, and he felt that it was ridiculous, so he shook his head.

When Wen Desi asked about the situation of Liu Xiang and Zhu Cailao, Huang Shunlong said that they all had agents in Macau, but he and the main members of the gang never showed up in Macau—this place was still under the legal jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty Yes, if the government comes with an arrest document, the Portuguese governor will still follow the order to arrest and transfer. If the magistrate of Xiangshan County has a strong order, he may even personally lead people into the city to arrest.Even the governor can't protect him.

Wen Desi asked: "Is there a woman named Li Siya in this place?"

(End of this chapter)