In order to expand his influence, Ping Qiu Sheng also hosted banquets with various merchants in the local area, including Chinese. His purpose was to promote the purchase of Australian goods. In addition to the traditional export goods of the Senate, Ping Qiu Sheng needed to produce enough trading products. This time also brought new export products: Runshitang Pharmaceutical's Biwen Powder and Zhuge Xingjun Powder.
After Runshitang Pharmaceutical's new pharmaceutical factory was put into operation, the output of all Chinese patent medicines has increased dozens of times.
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Biwen Powder and Zhuge Xingjun Powder, as their main products for sale to South China and for personal use, have for the first time an inventory that exceeds the sales volume of the month, and the amount of inventory is increasing, and they are in urgent need of dumping. Skade judged that in addition to In addition to the summer demand in South China and Jiangnan, North and South Vietnam, Siam, Khmer and Myanmar, which are located in the subtropics and tropics and are hot and humid all year round, will be interested in summer medicine. European colonists in Southeast Asia can also use it. The market prospects are very broad.
Ping Qiusheng brought dozens of boxes of these two medicines this time and distributed samples to the guests at the banquet. In fact, these two medicines are already sold in small quantities in Thonburi. Because of their remarkable efficacy, there are already good ones. Reputation. But the price is very expensive. Businessmen trafficked it from Guangzhou.
Now this product can be sold directly, and the retail price has dropped by more than two-thirds. It immediately caused a shock in the local business community. The owners of many local Chinese stores have offered to become Runshitang Pharmaceuticals. Agent.
Ping Qiusheng was unwilling to hand over the agency rights. In addition to paying cash for the shipped goods, he required all shops interested in selling Runshitang Pharmacy to sign an order contract. Runshitang would pay local merchants according to the figures on the contract. Supply.
Based on the order quantity and shipment status of each store, we will then consider which Runshitang Pharmaceutical will be given the agency rights. This idea was given to him by Professor Skade.
Skade also plans to implement a system of collecting deposits in advance from agents after the cooperation between the two parties has established a certain degree of credibility.
This was rare in the commercial trade at that time. Not to mention advance payment, even cash and spot goods were very rare in commercial trade at that time. The most common thing was to deliver goods first and pay later. The account period was long, which seriously occupied funds and led to bad debts. A high proportion. It is said that the business ethics of the 17th century were better than those of the 21st century. Skade believes that it is pure nonsense. Whether it is counterfeiting or shoddy goods, or defaulting on debts and absconding, etc., the 21st century has its merits, and the 17th century All.
Shikawa Hideji scratched his unkempt hair, which was tied up randomly with straw ropes. As he scratched, grass clippings and dandruff fell from his head like snow flakes.
After catching enough people, he felt more comfortable. He stood up, yawned widely, kissed the cross hanging around his neck, and made the sign of the cross.
Murasaki Chuan's height is like that of most Japanese men in this time and space. He is a little over 15 meters at best. He is short and stocky, and has a typical Changshu face shape, so his hair is much less than that of Satsuma. He looks handsome, but has a sallow complexion and thin skin. , looking like a malnourished person.
He was wearing a samurai waistcoat with a very grand name, but it was actually just a few pieces of cloth and satin tied to the body with straw ropes. There was no skirt on the lower body, and the only "clothing" was a new crotch cloth, which was worn last year. He followed Yamada Changzhengden to obtain the last remnants of several pieces of Nanjing cloth trophies obtained when the King of Siam went to Liukun to fight.
Even though he was half-clothed, there were broken pieces of armor hanging on his chest and back, although the area was small enough to cover his front and back chest. The twine connecting the armor had been broken quite a bit, and he used thin hemp ropes to hang it.
To put it together: if the craftsmanship is not good, the nails will be crooked.
Under his feet is a pair of straw sandals, and his left hand holds an elm scabbard tightly, with a tachi inserted in it, and a rib inserted in his waist. This look makes him look like a desolate wild samurai who has lost his master, a ronin.
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Murasaki Hideji was indeed a ronin. He was originally a low-level samurai of the Tosa Domain. Because he was a Christian, he was forced to flee the country. He had been living in Southeast Asia for seven or eight years.
In the past seven or eight years, he has been living as a mercenary. Sometimes he rushes to the front, and sometimes he sleeps and stays in a certain trading station or castle for months.
A few years ago, he joined the Japanese volunteer team and lived a happy life. But since Yamada-don's mysterious death in Liukun last year, this life has come to an abrupt end.
Although he, as a lower-level samurai in the volunteer team, knew very little about the above events, the rumors everywhere and the subsequent sudden looting of the Japanese commercial town by the Siamese made him feel that the death of Yamada-den was very strange.
Whether it was strange or not, it had little to do with him. He and Yamada-don were just employed and employed, and there was no "love" between them, so he didn't intend to risk his life for revenge or to figure things out. It was just what happened afterwards.
The development of the situation made him, a Japanese, feel a great crisis.
There are rumors everywhere that the God King will completely expel and eliminate the Japanese. Many people who participated in the volunteer team have fled. Many Japanese businessmen and craftsmen also chose to leave. Many people went to the Khmer, and some went to Vietnam or other places.
Place. Zichuan also wanted to escape, but he was penniless. Without the king of gods to kill him, he would have to starve to death on the road. Here in Thonburi, at least it is easy to make ends meet: the rice here
It is worthless.
Shikawa Hideji lived his days in fear in the midst of the dilemma, fearing that one day it would be too late to repent and he would be killed by the Tai people.
He wandered aimlessly on the street, intending to see if there was any familiar Japanese or Chinese shop that was opening breakfast so he could get a bowl of rice to eat.
While wandering around, he suddenly saw the owner of a Japanese shop he knew well, carrying large and small packages. Zichuan knew at a glance that it was another businessman who was about to run back to China, and he couldn't help but feel sad: Anyway
People still have the ability to run away. If they want to run away, they first have no money, and the second time they go back to Japan, they have to take great risks. The shogunate is merciless to Christians, and if it fails, they will go to the cross.
Unexpectedly, he got a new piece of news from this Japanese businessman. The Australian ship that arrived here more than half a month ago was now recruiting Japanese people.
According to Ping Qiu Sheng's order, news was spread throughout Thonburi: All Ming and Japanese expatriates who are willing to leave Siam for Ming or Japan will be facilitated by the fleet and will only be charged a small toll. Those who cannot afford the toll can
The boat ride is free, but you must serve the Australians in Lingao for a few months to repay the travel expenses. If there is no suitable place to go, you can also serve the Australians. For all expatriates who are willing to serve the Australians, the Senate guarantees them adequate wages and
Good living conditions, and when the service period expires, they can go anywhere freely.
This news received an enthusiastic response. Many small businessmen saw that the current situation in Siam seemed to be in chaos again, and they planned to return home. As for the Japanese expatriates, especially Yamada Nagamasa's subordinates, they were originally frightened, but now they have an escape
Why not take advantage of the opportunity.
Southeast Asian companies are trading goods here these days. The transactions are very fair and they do not disturb the local residents. Moreover, seeing that their ships are strong and powerful, the safety of the voyage should be guaranteed.
Since there was an endless stream of Japanese expatriates coming to board the ship, many of them came from inland. After receiving the news, they asked their local compatriots to petition and asked the fleet to wait a little longer. Taira Akiumori finally stayed for more than a week before officially
"". During this period, Ping Qiusheng declined many requests from local villagers to let his wife come to reward Australian maritime merchants, which made a group of sailors with pirate backgrounds and local villagers feel very sorry.
Finally, the fleet was loaded with rice and potassium salt ore, and there were more than 40 Chinese businessmen and more than 300 Japanese volunteers making the massive return journey. Because there were too many people, many Japanese volunteers who could not afford the travel expenses slept on the deck.
Zichuan was one of the people sleeping on the deck. He was wrapped in an old fishing net that he got from somewhere, and two knives were carefully tied with straw and carried on his back. This was his only property and his livelihood.
tool.
After the fleet returned to Lingao, Chinese businessmen purchased large ships locally.
o Shipping tickets to return to Guangdong. Of course, they also had to conduct some local inspection tours during this period. After all, the reputation of the Australians and Lingao was already well-known. Everyone wanted to see if there were any new opportunities here.
As for the Japanese, except for a few businessmen, almost all of them are impoverished. Even if some can afford the travel to Guangdong or Fujian and the living expenses while waiting for the return ship, most of them are unwilling to return to their country. Originally, they came to Southeast Asia with the expectation of getting out of the country.
Living in poverty, now returning to Japan empty-handed will continue to lead a life of poverty. What's more, many people are Christians. Returning to China is a huge risk, so without much effort, most Japanese signed up as Australians.
Service Agreement.
A total of 290 people chose to serve the Australians, and they were immediately sent to quarantine camps. After the quarantine period, these Japanese volunteers will be incorporated into auxiliary forces to serve as security forces for landing in Taiwan and Jeju Island, and in the future they will serve as Japanese
The leading party.
Ping Qiusheng's trip to Southeast Asia was a great success. The large amount of rice and the trade agreement reached brought him a high reputation. Wu De patted him on the shoulder with a smile on his face during his report meeting,
Let Elder Ping howl and scream.
Obviously, it is possible to get a steady supply of rice from Siam. The disadvantage is that it is not as close as from Vietnam, and there are many typhoons in the summer, so the route to Siam will be dangerous. But by October, they can have a steady supply of rice from Siam.
Food supplies have been obtained. For the past three or four months, including fixed consumption and estimated consumption, the Planning Institute’s inventory is still enough to cover the expenses.!