Feng Sanqiu commanded the battleship Yue Fei, following closely behind the flagship of the Zheng family's pirate ship.
This pirate ship is very cunning, constantly using zigzag movements to avoid bombardment.
The battleship Yue Fei fired artillery while moving, and its accuracy also decreased.
However, after many shellings, one shelling finally hit the fleeing pirate ship and directly broke the mast.
As they approached the captive pirate ship, he received a signal from the lookout.
A large fleet came from the southwest, and the flags on their ships all had traffic order flags issued by the Guangdong Shipping Department.
However, there were some Western-type warships and merchant ships among them, and the identities of these people were unclear.
Feng Sanqiu sent a small boat to get in touch with the fleet, and the main gun of the battleship Yue Fei entered a state of readiness.
Once you find something is wrong, just shoot.
Yu Fuyun recognized the messenger.
"Maverick, you have been transferred to the South China Sea Fleet."
"Old Master Zhu, we will be transferred to the South China Sea Fleet with Admiral Feng."
Yu Fuyun knew that the cannons of warships in the distance were all aimed at their fleet.
The Hongyun approached the battleship Yue Fei personally.
When Yu Fuyun and Feng Sanqiu met, they, two old comrades in arms, did not talk about their daily lives.
Yu Fuyun briefly introduced the situation of this fleet.
They were hit by a typhoon and were blown off course.
Thanks to the use of a certain instrument by Staff Officer Cao Zhengyuan, the correct location of Guangzhou Port was learned.
The large Spanish ship in the fleet was a Spanish merchant invited from Manila Port.
After Feng Sanqiu learned about these situations, he lifted the battleship Yue Fei from its war preparation state.
The battleship Yue Fei left and rendezvoused with other warships.
The Hongyun armed merchant ship and returned to the fleet.
Seides saw the flagships of these Han fleets and went to communicate with the huge warships in person.
No wonder these Han people directly drove away the Portuguese, and their naval strength was so strong.
This huge warship can definitely serve as the flagship of the Armada if brought to Spain.
"Mr. Yunhai, is this the flagship of your navy?"
Sides asked Gu Yunhai again to confirm the correctness of his thoughts.
"This is our navy. The flag of the Qin army is hung on its mast. This can't be wrong."
Gu Yunhai looked at the highest point of the warship's main mast, where the Great Wall military flag hung.
Seeing this military flag made him feel at ease.
Sides took a breath. He had always thought that the Han people were just a huge indigenous empire.
I didn't expect that the navy of these Han people was so powerful.
Yu Fuyun returned to the team and obtained nearby charts from the Second Fleet.
The Hongyun led the fleet and came directly to Guangzhou Port through the nautical chart.
Yang Wencai saw the ship arriving at the port, and he felt relieved.
The masts of his two old seagoing ships were broken off in the typhoon, and the craftsmen from the maritime trading company helped him repair the masts.
After the boat was damaged, it kept rattling while sailing.
Yang Wencai was really afraid that the ship would disintegrate directly on the sea.
Others will be fine, but a large amount of gold and silver on the ship will sink directly into the sea, and any businessman will be very heartbroken.
After the ship docked, people from the Shipping Department immediately boarded the ship to inspect the cargo on the ship.
When goods enter customs, even if they are not sold, they still need to pay customs duties.
If you want to exchange the gold and silver on the ship for silver coins at the bank, you still need to pay a fire fee.
If gold and silver enter customs directly, they must enter customs in the name of precious metals.
You need to pay a huge amount of tax. After paying the tax, if you want to spend the gold and silver, you still need to go to the bank to exchange silver coins to pay the fire fee.
This regulation of the Shipping Department was to force merchants who had obtained large amounts of gold and silver to exchange the gold and silver they earned into silver coins.
Gu Yunhai quickly completed the customs entry procedures, and the companies under the Shaofu also had to pay taxes.
He completed all the customs entry procedures and handed over the matter to his subordinates to continue handling it.
Gu Yunhai came directly to Sides' boat.
"Mr. Sides, if you want to buy items in Guangzhou City, you can only use the silver coins we produce.
You need to go to the bank to exchange gold and silver for corresponding gold and silver coins.
If you want to sell something and exchange silver coins for gold and silver, you also need to go to the bank to exchange.
During the exchange process, a one percent fee will be charged.”
Li Shengli acted as the translator, and he accurately translated Gu Yunhai's words to Sides.
Sides took the silver coin handed to him by Gu Yunhai.
He can understand this kind of thing. When doing business in Spain, you also need to exchange gold and silver into Spanish silver dollars.
The silver coin in Spain is yuan, and the silver coin here is taels. They just have different units.
These are all means by which the government collects seigniorage.
The Sides family has its own silver mines and mints in South America and has knowledge about coinage.
Sides carefully observed the silver coins here. They seemed to be directly pressed with a huge forging hammer, and the patterns on them were very delicate.
It doesn't look like it was pressed by a drum coin machine, the pattern on it is not very clear.
The silver coins here and the silver dollars he used use two different manufacturing techniques.
Thades went to the bank and exchanged a large amount of silver coins.
Spanish silver dollars can be exchanged directly for silver coins here according to the silver content.
They were all silver coins that contained impure silver. He would be at a disadvantage when exchanging them based on the silver content, but there was nothing he could do about it. This was the cost of doing business.
Sides did not exchange the paper notes that some merchants exchanged.
Even if these silver coins cannot be spent in Guangzhou, he can still spend them elsewhere.
Paper vouchers will certainly not be accepted anywhere else in the world except Guangzhou Port.
Accompanied by Gu Yunhai, Sides began to purchase supplies in Guangzhou City.
"Mr. Sides, if we want to purchase a large amount of supplies, we'd better go to the industrial area."
Sides didn't know anything about the city of Guangzhou, so he directly listened to Gu Yunhai's advice and came to the Guangzhou Industrial Zone.
The silver coins he exchanged were enough to load ten carriages.
Seeing this situation, Gu Yunhai used his connections to specially invite a team of patrolmen to wait for the carriage.
"Mr. Yunhai, the carriage you have here is so comfortable to sit in."
There are also horse-drawn carriages in Spain, but the ride is not as comfortable as the ones here.
When they got off the carriage, Sides saw a scene of black smoke billowing above the industrial area.
He saw a layer of black ash on a stone pavement in the industrial area.
This kind of stone pavement is also very special and can often be seen on docks and roads.
This should be a special stone produced by the Han people here. It looks like a single stone.
I don’t know what causes the black smoke in the sky?
Gu Yunhai took Sides close to the industrial area.
Seldes saw the industrial area, where there were many factories.
Every factory is surrounded by walls, some made of the same stone as the ground.
Some factories use wooden fences or iron fences.
Sides felt that this place was very wealthy, and expensive iron tools could be used to make fences.
The only thing that every factory has in common is that they all have a big chimney.
They briefly observed the industrial area. Sides' eyes widened and he saw many incredible scenes.
Sides had been to London, where the handicraft industry was developed, and he thought Guangzhou was similar to London.
But the impact here in Guangzhou was too great for him, and there were many scenes that he could not imagine before.
Gu Yunhai took Sides to the teahouse to rest. He asked, "Mr. Sides, what are you going to buy?"
"Mr. Yunhai, I want to buy this large chimney machine." Sides asked tentatively.
He knew that every factory of the Han people was equipped with a large chimney. This must be a very common and extremely useful machine.
He saw that the machine that could turn on its own without being placed by the river must be related to this kind of large chimney.
"Mr. Sides, I'm sorry, we don't sell any machinery, you can only buy goods produced in the factory."
When Sides heard what the translator had finished translating, he was not surprised at all.
If the Spaniards had this kind of technology, they wouldn't even tell the royal family about it.
I just saw that Han Chinese factories here all use this technology. It should be an extremely common technology.
The more exposure you have, the sooner or later you will understand this technology.
"Take me to see silk, tea and porcelain, and buy other things. Our nobles there may not like them."
Gu Yunhai took Sides to the textile industrial zone first.
Most of the textile factories in Guangdong are gathered here.
Some silk cutting factories will be opened next to areas where a large number of mulberry trees are planted.
Most of the textile factories are concentrated here, where it is very convenient to buy machines, hire talents, and sell products.
"Mr. Sides, this is the largest textile factory. It produces a variety of silks, and you can also choose the types of printing and dyeing designs."
Sides approached the factory of the Guangzhou branch of the Textile Industry Group.
Gu Yunhai introduced to Sides: "For the companies with the best quality here, our first choice is the company under Shaofu.
They are an official company that not only pursues profits, but also has strict requirements on quality.
Basically, a group company is established in an industry to manage branches in various places."
Gu Yunhai took Sides to the trade department of the textile company to discuss textile trade.
Because he was a big customer, the salesperson from the Trade Department took out all the precious silk.
After seeing the exquisite silk and asking about the price, Sides said in disbelief: "A piece of silk like yours only sells for twenty taels of silver coins.
The quality of these silks is very different from the silk you brought to Manila port."
Gu Yunhai reminded: "Mr. Sides, here is the sales price. After you buy it, you still need to pay a lot of tax.
These silks are defined as luxury goods, and the tariff is as high as 300%.
If you want to transport this piece of silk, the price is eighty taels of silver coins per piece."
Sides gave a thumbs up and said happily: "It's worth it, it's so worth it.
The silk I saw before turned out to be the most ordinary silk."
He looked at the cheapest silk next to him, which cost five taels of silver coins a piece. He had previously regarded this kind of silk as a treasure.
"Mr. Yunhai, please help me consult whether the patterns I need can be printed and dyed on these silks."
Sedes is going to print and dye some religious patterns and other patterns that their nobles like.
The dyes here are very good, they won’t fade when washed, and most importantly, they are free.
"Mr. Sides, you need to provide the printing and dyeing pattern."
Seders took out an oil painting and pointed to the clothes worn by the nobles on the painting.
"I want these patterns, can you make them?"
The head of the sales department of the textile company saw this Xiyi man and was ready to buy a large amount of high-end silk.
He immediately called the craftsman in charge of printing and dyeing and asked him whether he could print and dye the pattern in the picture. When he got the news that it was possible, he immediately agreed.
"Give me 50,000 pieces of this silk, 10,000 pieces of each pattern. How long will it take for you to deliver the goods?"
"One month."
Sides originally took too long to prepare, so he purchased less. He could wait here for up to half a year.
"You have so much inventory in one month."
"We only have a few thousand pieces of this high-end silk in stock, and we will not produce it until you pay the full price."
After Sades heard this, his eyes widened.
"In just one month, you can produce 50,000 pieces of silk."
They produce cotton cloth all over the country, but they can't produce 50,000 pieces in half a year.
Sides was really shocked by the speed of production here.
If the Kingdom of Spain can get this secret, its national strength will be even greater.
If he gets this secret, he will definitely become rich.
Sides decided to bring more craftsmen when he came again.
I know nothing about machinery, so I can't tell the secrets of the Han people.
Sides paid the full price and received a pick-up order.
Gu Yunfei took Sides with him and bought some tea and porcelain.
Guangdong has fine porcelain and very good quality tea.
With coke and metal thermometers, as well as the experience of old craftsmen, we can ensure that the quality of porcelain is similar.
Tea needs the right time and place. Only the few tea trees growing in a certain area can produce tea with that flavor.
This kind of top-notch tea cannot be bought here in the industrial area.
But there are a lot of fine teas in the industrial area.
Gu Yunhai smiled as he watched Sides spend a lot of money buying porcelain and tea.
Not counting the profits the company gained from this transaction, the commission he received amounted to thousands of taels of silver.
"Mr. Sides, would you like to take a look at the things that our nobles here like?"
Gu Yunhai has always maintained a polite distance from Sides.
Because Ceders had a strange smell, the smell of not taking a shower for a long time.
"What is it?" Sides asked curiously.
"Soap, a bathing utensil."
When Sides heard about taking a bath, he refused repeatedly. He hadn't taken a bath in several years.
The Black Death ravaged Europe, and scholars agreed that the water was poisonous, and most Europeans were unable to take a bath more than once in their lives.
Gu Yunhai saw Sides's firm tone and guessed that it might have something to do with their customs.
"Mr. Sides, there is also a perfume that will smell fragrant immediately when you spray it on your body."
When Thades heard about the perfume, his eyes lit up and he wanted to buy it immediately.
They Europeans have a strong smell, and they don't bathe for a long time, and they have a strong smell when they come into close contact with people.
It doesn't matter if you are with the same generation, but if you are in contact with elders and people with high status, you need to find ways to cover up your smell.
Gu Yunhai took Sides to the perfume store. Perfume is usually purchased by women.
Perfume appeared not long ago, and some merchants wanted to add fragrance to soap.
There was a person who graduated from elementary school. He used the knowledge he learned and made the first perfume after a long period of research.
Soon this product, which was very popular among women, became popular all over the world.
Gu Yunhai took Sides to the perfume store.
Seders looked at the dazzling array of perfumes and smelled the various fragrances.
He said excitedly: "This perfume is really good. Give me 10,000 bottles of perfumes of various flavors."
He could tell at a glance that this perfume would be extremely popular when brought to Europe.
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