One hundred and fifty-seventh section sale of stolen goods
Chapter 157: Selling stolen goods
As a result, the Portuguese's trade was severely damaged - several Japanese Chichidan said sadly that those who control Japan's foreign trade now are the "heretic" Dutch. They own a business store in Hirado, and the real God
Instead, the believers were expelled. Although the Portuguese-Japanese trade has been restored 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 loads of raw silk in the Portuguese-Japanese trade.
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This information is very useful to the believers in time travel, but further inquiries have yielded nothing useful. The Japanese were very excited to see this strange believer who was neither Chinese nor foreign. The following are all mentioned below.
The Tokugawa shogunate persecuted Chichidan, and the various martyrdoms and miracles of Japanese Christians. In fact, Bai Duolu, a Catholic, was not too pure. He was not very interested in martyrdom, so he found an excuse and was about to start.
But the Japanese craftsman insisted that he meet the priest of the local church. Bai Duolu thought that he would have to ask the organization for instructions on this matter, so he quickly came to ask Wen Desi if he wanted to contact the local church, and what our attitude would be after the contact.
What is it again.
After thinking about it, Wen Desi decided to get in touch and see what the Catholic Church could provide us. Anyway, it wouldn't hurt to build a good relationship for the time being, and maybe we could get some practical help. At that time, he agreed to go to the local church.
As for his own origins, just follow the "Captured Manual".
"Try to speak less and listen more." Wen Desi warned him, "If I remember correctly, the Catholic religious orders here are mainly Jesuits. This group of people is particularly good at preaching and can easily confuse people."
"I understand, Mr. Wen." Bai Duolu followed the craftsmen.
The remaining people continued to wander around in the street. Gradually, they found that there were fewer white people on the street, and the street began to look Chinese. When I inquired, I found out that this is Dezi Street, which is the Chinese gathering area in Macau. Along the street
There were various brands with plaques hanging everywhere. Zhang Xin paid attention. Most of them were raw silk and silk shops, and there were also many porcelain shops. There were also some brands with neat shops, but it was hard to tell what kind of goods they were selling.
There was a young man in green clothes and a small hat at the door to greet him. Everyone was making random guesses and looking around when suddenly a young man from a shop came out and invited them in for a chat.
It is unnecessary and troublesome for a large group of people to go in. Such a large group of people moving together is too eye-catching - Wen Desi found that there were a few black men in uniforms who were following silently behind, probably local security personnel.
, in order to avoid trouble, Wen Desi decided that except for himself and a few people who went in to see the situation, the others formed groups of five or six to move around freely.
The streets in the Chinese district are inherently narrow, and there are many shops along the street. Various ceilings cover a lot of the limited sky. The light is not good, and when you walk into the shop, you feel that it is even darker inside, and there is a slight fragrance.
Come. After a while, my eyesight came back. After passing through the foyer, I saw a typical Chinese-style hall inside, with blue bricks on the floor, red sandalwood decoration, and a pair of glass palace lanterns from Yiwu hanging in the middle - Wende
I was happy when I saw it. It seemed that our things had become a status symbol.
Just as he was watching, a well-dressed Chinese businessman came out from the back door of the screen. He bowed and introduced himself as Huang Shunlong, the steward of the "Tailong" company. After the two parties exchanged their names, they took their seats. Huang Shunlong was quite cheerful and asked straight to the point.
Wen Desi: Are you an Australian businessman?
"Exactly."
"People say that Australian businessmen with short hair and short clothes are really good at first sight." Huang Shunlong seemed to smile, "Shopkeeper Wen came to Macau to do business, right?" He pretended to be mysterious and said, "Could it be that there are some
Things that Guangzhou can’t get rid of—"
Wen Desi and others were shocked - the so-called goods that could not be taken away from Guangzhou were nothing more than stolen goods stolen from the Gou family. Could it be related to Gou Er? Wang Ruixiang, who was responsible for the security work, had already touched the 54 behind him.
The handle of a pistol.
Seeing that Wen Desi and others were a little nervous, Huang Shunlong laughed and said: "Although I have never left Macau, I have heard about your origins. I have just stepped foot in Macau, and I am waiting for your arrival. Xiao
The store doesn’t have a great reputation, but it’s well known all over the world.”
It turned out that the black men following behind were from his family, Wen Desi suddenly realized.
"What credibility?"
Huang Shunlong proudly took out a small gold leather box, picked out some cigarette powder in the box with his fingernails and took out a sniff:
"Shopkeeper Wen is short of saltpeter in Lingao, right?"
"I feel quite lacking." Wen Desi wanted to follow your words first and see what you meant.
"Actually, Shopkeeper Gao is an amateur at this." Huang Shunlong wiped his lips and a yellow butterfly formed under his nose. "When it comes to saltpeter and gunpowder, the stuff I have here is much better than his."
It turns out that he is a person who specializes in reselling contraband. Wen Desi thought that this was a good thing. Relying solely on Gao Li as a purchaser would be too much and would be too dangerous in terms of supply security. It would be even better if he could get another line through this.
good.
It turns out that this "Tailong" specializes in overseas business. There are more than a dozen small speedboats plying the ocean along the coast of Guangdong. Some local silks, porcelain, medicines and handicraft products are sent to Macau and then sold to the Portuguese. But he
There is another business that provides various necessities for ships at sea. The so-called necessities range from wood for ship repairs, iron tools, food, firearms, gunpowder, etc. Naturally, another business that followed him was specialized acquisitions.
Pirates' loot.
Of course, Macau is not a pirate port, and selling stolen goods or selling goods to pirates is illegal. Except for the authority of the Portuguese governor, Macau itself cannot protect him from the "Ming Law", but Huang Shunlong has been running this business locally for many years.
Naturally, there was only one reason for his safety, and that was that he had plenty of money. In addition, he also married a Portuguese wife, which disgraced him in his clan and was almost expelled from the clan.
Such people obviously meet the needs of time-travelers. At that moment, Wen Desi took out a list, which contained various trade goods from Goujiazhuang, such as ironware, cotton, woolen, leather, copperware, etc., which were useful for time-travelers.
Naturally, the items are not for sale, but a large amount of porcelain, silk and handicrafts are left useless and are the target of getting rid of them as soon as possible.
The price was discussed at the moment: Huang Shunlong bought all the goods on the traveler's manifest for 40,000 piastres. The traveler was responsible for delivering the goods to Macau, and the money and goods were settled by both parties. In addition, Huang Shunlong gave the traveler an extra iron
Ten thousand catties, one thousand catties of saltpeter.
"I wonder which way shopkeeper Wen prefers to settle the bill?" Huang Shunlong asked.
"What's the difference?"
"If Shopkeeper Wen likes cash, I have to prepare it in advance. After all, forty thousand piastres is not a small amount."
If Chuanzhong does not use cash, Huang Shunlong will pay with bills from Indian Brahmin merchants operating locally - this kind of bills is common throughout Southeast Asia, as far as Goa and Madras in the Indian subcontinent, and cash can be withdrawn at any time
.When making large payments, 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 have to purchase frequently locally. It is inconvenient to transport cash back and forth. However, we then thought that the currency reform in Lingao would be implemented soon, which would require a large amount of precious metal reserves, so we agreed.
Half in cash, half in receipt.
The deal between the two parties was concluded. Huang Shunlong smiled like a fox. It was obvious that he had taken a big advantage in this transaction. Huang Shunlong also mentioned that there were many rare goods in Australia and hoped for cooperation in this regard. Wen Desi was secretly proud:
Our stuff is really loved by everyone.
Immediately, someone was sent back to the ship to show him a few limited products produced by the Crossing Group. They were mainly various small glassware and rhubarb wine from the Guangzhou dispatch station. He frowned twice after looking at it.
Said: "These items are good, but their sales are limited."
He pointed at the various glassware and said: "These glass things are shipped by the Francois in every ship. Although they are just glass bowls and glass beads, they are not as good as yours, but they are enough to deceive the natives of Nanyang."
Exactly. As for wine, they drink more fruit wine, so I’m afraid they may not be interested in soju—”
However, the hundreds of hawksbill turtle shells that the fishing team picked up while fishing were sold at a good price. Huang Shunlong said that the Portuguese liked these things very much and asked for as many as they wanted.
Huang Shunlong knew something about what they were doing in Lingao, and seemed to want to inquire about the future attempts of the traveling public: Will Australia send another big ship in the future? Does Australia plan to follow the example of the Portuguese and seize Lingao as a trading base for the Ming Dynasty? If so,
Are the Australians planning to interfere in the trade here? These questions are obviously not only what he wants to know, Wen Desi suddenly realized that the Portuguese authorities in Macau also want to know.
After thinking about it, he said that there were no ships coming from Australia for the time being. As for Lingao, they would naturally continue to stay. Huang Shunlong "kindly" reminded them to be careful of Zheng Zhilong's actions - no one should be allowed to snore next to the bed.
If a man is ambitious and takes refuge with the government, sooner or later all the heroes on the sea in Fujian and Guangdong will be attacked by him. It seems that Zheng Zhilong is very hated by others. An idea flashed in Wen Desi's mind, and he thought it was ridiculous again, and shook his head.
Shake his head.
When Wen Desi asked about the situation of Liu Xiang and Zhu Cai Lao, 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 the Ming Dynasty.
Yes, if the government comes with a piece of arrest paper, the Portuguese Governor will still have to obey the order to arrest and transfer him. If the Xiangshan County Magistrate is a strong one, he might even lead people into the city to arrest him personally. Even the Governor cannot protect him.
Wen Desi asked: "Is there a woman named Li Siya locally?"