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Linga Bay, located in the north of Manila Bay, is a funnel-shaped bay with several natural ports along the coast, which are very suitable for large ships to dock, and it is closer to Taiwan, so a few years ago, on the west side of Linga Bay On the peninsula of China, a stronghold called Linga City has been established. Although the scale of this stronghold cannot be compared with Manila, it is also one of the famous ports of call on the entire Luzon Island.

Today's Linga Bay is not calm. A typhoon passed by yesterday, and several coconut trees by the sea were swept away by the wind. Although the wind is much weaker now, the sea is still rough. Occasionally, several Mi high waves.

Originally, in this kind of weather, it is not suitable to go to sea. Even some large ships with thousands of tons do not like tossing in this kind of wind and waves.But what makes people angry is that there is really a boat out of Linga City today, and the boat is not big, it looks like four or five hundred tons at most, but the balance of this boat is excellent. Through the wind and waves, although being pushed up by big waves from time to time, it can always fall safely to the sea.

In the wheelhouse, a muscular man with a bare head was holding a stake, and said to the people around him worriedly: "Captain, the wind and waves are so strong. Although our ship is specially made, I'm afraid that if it keeps going like this, The hull will also be damaged, and it will cost a lot of money to repair!"

"Balve, as long as we can find gold mines, what is this money?" A middle-aged man in his 30s said with a big smile.Except for the bald-headed man in the wheelhouse, several other people were also fixing their bodies with their hands so as not to fall over by the wind and waves.At the same time, his eyes were also looking at the wind and waves outside, with a bit of worry in his eyes.Capital Datang 500

The middle-aged man just finished speaking.Behind him, a short man with a strong face suddenly said loudly: "Brother Lin, why don't you understand that the bald head is not worried about spending money, he is afraid that the wind and waves outside will destroy the boat." If it is overturned, then he, a landlubber, will have to feed the Dragon Lord."

Hearing the short man's ridicule, the people around burst into laughter, but the bald man became furious and rushed forward to fight the short man.But the short man knew that he was no match for the bald man, so he relied on his agility to sneak around in the crowd.After being chased by the bald man for a while, he couldn't catch up. Instead, he was very tired. In addition, their boat was shaking so badly, so in the end he just sat on the ground and couldn't get up, while the short man Standing next to an accomplice, holding the other's arm, winking at the bald man.

"Okay, everyone, don't make trouble, although the wind and waves outside are very bad. But our ship was built by the shipyard that moved from Dengzhou, and all of it is made of high-quality wood. I went there on this kind of ship at the beginning. In Australia, there have been more stormy waves on the road than now, and nothing has happened to the boat, so don't worry, everyone!" At this moment, the young man who was the leader among the crowd said.

The young man looked refined.He looks like a scholar, but his skin is a bit dark.The knuckles of both hands are also a little thick, which can be seen.The other party is not a pampered person.If Li Yin was here, he would definitely be able to recognize that the young man in the lead was Feng Shuyu's elder brother Feng Shijie.

After Feng Shijie joined the exploration fleet last time, he had already accumulated a sum of money, and his wife, a Japanese woman named Qiuji Yunjian, also felt that the work of the slave hunting team was too dangerous, and there was no freedom. Time, so after careful consideration, Feng Shijie decided to quit his job in the slave hunting team, and then used all his savings, plus the support of his younger sister Feng Shuyu, to buy a boat, and then recruited a group of brothers to start transportation business.

Originally, with the prosperity of maritime trade, the sea-running business is also very prosperous. Generally speaking, as long as there is a sea-going ship, and there are no major accidents during the sailing, then it is a business that can make money without losing money. There are more and more people chasing and sailing, and now the competition on various routes is fierce. For example, the route north of Taiwan, because it was the earliest developed and the most mature, each route has formed a fixed profit chain. Can't "plug" at all.

It is precisely because of this that Feng Shijie, a small ship owner with only one ship, had to take the southern route, but his ship is not big, and all the fleets that go to the ocean are large fleets, so he can only travel in the Nanyang area, which is relatively close to Taiwan. Running, especially the Luzon area closest to Taiwan, is his main destination.

Originally, the slavery industry in Luzon was very prosperous, and through the trade with the local natives, a large amount of food, fur, ore and other commodities could be obtained, but since the last time Li Min sent troops to Luzon, he wiped out the slave industry in one fell swoop. The local native forces and the only surviving dwarf black also became allies. Although countless slave catchers made a fortune in this war, the evil consequences of the war appeared in the ensuing time.

First of all, as the war progressed, a large number of natives were demoted to slavery. This method of catching fish could certainly bring a temporary prosperity to the slave industry, but it was followed by a sharp depression.

Second, with the decrease in population, especially the rapid decrease in the labor force in the prime of life, the local native economy has been greatly damaged. As a result, other merchants cannot receive goods at all. Affected, some big fleets have great fortunes, and they can't resist the temporary impact, but some small ship owners will be miserable, and they have to find their own way.

Feng Shijie’s ship usually does some extra money besides transportation. For example, when encountering foreign merchant ships that have placed orders, they will also act as pirates. When encountering wars with natives on land, they will also buy some slaves. Wait, in fact, not only them, but almost all merchant ships now do these things. It can even be said that as long as they can make money and do not violate the laws formulated by His Highness King Qi, then everything is reasonable.

The temporary decline of Luzon's maritime trade industry also affected Feng Shijie's ship. Fortunately, he had made a lot of money before and was planning to buy a second ship, but judging from the current situation, it can support him through This special period is already good.

Feng Shijie in the wheelhouse couldn't help sighing when he thought of the impact he had received during this period of time. At this time, the wind and waves outside had calmed down. At least some old crew members could walk normally, but novices like the bald man, But he could only stay in the cabin, otherwise he would be thrown into the sea if he was not careful, and there was no way to save him at that time.

After Feng Shijie's ship passed through such a big storm, the deck was already in a mess, and all the crew members who could get on the deck were already busy, trying to clean it up in the shortest possible time.And Feng Shijie sat quietly in the wheelhouse, looked back at the bald man and the other novices, with a smile on his face.

Just a month ago, he managed to take over a business order, transporting a batch of inferior ironware from Taiwan to Manila. These ironware were requested by the Manila governor's office, and they were mainly used to trade with short blacks. After all, Luzon now It is entering the development stage, and needs the help of these short blacks in all aspects.

Originally, after Feng Shijie delivered the ironware, he wanted to find another business in Manila, but unfortunately his ship was parked at the pier for three or four days, and he kept looking for introductions from acquaintances, but unfortunately he found nothing in the end.For those who run the boat, time is money. Feng Shijie felt that instead of waiting here, it would be better to go back to Taiwan. After all, there is not much impact there, and there are a lot of goods going to Nanyang, so there is no need to worry about running out of goods. But just when he was about to go back empty, he suddenly received a very tempting news.

This news was released by the governor's office in Manila. It is an announcement encouraging all personnel to explore minerals in Luzon. According to the announcement, in order to develop the local economy in Luzon, His Royal Highness Qi issued a special edict, Promise to all the people under the rule that as long as the minerals are discovered privately, then they belong to the individual, and also specifically stated that if the mining of precious metals such as gold, silver and copper is discovered, not only the mine is yours, but the government will also be in it. Provides convenience when mining.

After hearing the news, Feng Shijie was keenly aware that this was an excellent opportunity to make a fortune. Among other things, if he could really discover a relatively large mineral deposit, then he would have a lucrative The family background, no matter what business you do in the future, you will have a confidence.

With this in mind, Feng Shijie immediately dismissed the idea of ​​returning to Taiwan and began to recruit manpower in Manila to prepare for the prospecting.Although he knows little about prospecting, he has his own method, which is to ask the local natives about the situation. After all, before that, there were many gold ornaments among the natives of Luzon, and there were also some copper ornaments. Weapons, which means that the natives of Luzon Island already know how to mine gold and copper and other minerals.Capital Datang 500

Although most of these mining industries have been taken over by the Manila "government", many natives were directly wiped out during the war, so there must be many mineral origins that have not been discovered by the government, and Feng Shijie's goal is to These were previously occupied by the natives, but have not yet been discovered by the government.

Feng Shijie mobilized everyone on board to inquire about the situation from the local natives. After half a month of investigation, he listed a list of all the native tribes that might own the mining industry, excluding those that had been discovered by the government. There are a dozen or so tribes left, but these dozen or so tribes are the kind of tribes that have been wiped out, and none of the original tribesmen can be found. Feng Shijie only got some not-so-sounding tribes from some locals who knew these tribes. Accurate news. (to be continued...)