Lu Ming

Chapter 223
The arrival of 14 Dutch sailing ships at the same time was a bit overwhelming for the Port Authority, which was the largest influx of ships at one time since the opening of the port.

Fortunately, the two gas cranes at Chikan Wharf are relatively powerful, so it only took one and a half days for the general cargo on these ships to be unloaded.

Clever outsiders have now seen some tricks: Whether it is a dredger, a pilot boat or a crane, these disturbing machines are all equipped with cylindrical iron furnaces, the difference is only the number of iron furnaces and It's all about size.Therefore, these machines should all be driven by burning wood. This is a mysterious way of converting power, and the operator must be an oriental magician
Most of the goods brought by the Dutch this time were purchased according to the list given by the traveler.The most important goods among them are naturally slaves and saltpeter.Among the other goods Indian products accounted for a large part of the quantity: cotton and hides.

In addition to people, the local goods from Batavia also include sumac, tin lead, rice and various spices.

The above-mentioned goods were unloaded at noon the next day after 24 hours of continuous operation in the Chikan Port area, so the poor Dutchman was dumbfounded again: the port area was brightly lit at night, and the Taijiang River was shining brightly, and the thick beam of light guided Pilot ship.The cranes in the dock area are non-stop throughout the night, working continuously without stopping under a bright light like the sun.

The Dutch who witnessed all this on Beixianwei Island all planned to go to the other side of the Taijiang River to take a look afterwards: the human desire for light is baked into the genes, and the 17th-century people who were used to not being able to see their fingers could not resist this. kind of temptation.

However, it is not so easy to go to the other side.All people on Beixianwei Island must first stay here for 20 days, and then undergo infrared temperature measurement every day.Only those who have no criminal record are eligible to go to the police station to apply for a trip to the other shore after passing all these customs.

Of course, the above troubles have nothing to do with the Dutch high-level.In the early morning of the next day, after waking up in the newly built red-brick garden-style shop on Dayuan Island, the new owner of the shop, His Excellency Putmans, and other businessmen first experienced the magic of the toilets of later generations—whether it is The running water, the smooth concrete walls, or the toilet with a metal water tank above the head all amazed the users.

Next is breakfast time.Everyone began to enjoy a hearty breakfast consisting of fried eggs, venison sausage, smoked fish, rice noodles and fuju on the long table in the restaurant.Except for the fact that there is no bread, the rest of the food tastes quite good, and the navigators are full of praise.

Speaking of bread, the people across the world are helpless at the moment.Taiwan's climate is not suitable for growing wheat, and the small amount of flour shipped from Hangzhou has been monopolized by the northerners who love to eat beef noodles and noodles with fried sauce, so the Dutch can only eat noodle soup now.

The agricultural company has planted some wheat test fields, but no one has hoped for a good harvest, because the agricultural company's attention is all on barley and rye: the barley variety is mainly malting barley, and the rye is imported. Simmental embryo cattle are eaten, so the situation of flour shortage cannot be changed in the short term.

Back to the Dutch.

After breakfast, it's time to work.After the Dutch people went out, they walked along a short cement-paved "Commercial Street" to visit Cai Feiming.

Cai Feiming's new office is in Building 1 of this street.After the Dutchman entered, he first expressed his thanks to Tang Xiaoqiao: Everyone had a good drink last night.Next came the science popularization session in the bathroom: Cai Feiming had to point to the tall red brick water tower outside the window, and began to popularize the principles of tap water for the redheads.

After popularizing the truth that water flows downhill, Lao Cai told them: the current bathroom is only a semi-finished product, because the core parts of the brick press are still waiting in line for import.

But this problem will be solved soon: at least when the Dutch return to Batavia in a few months, the master will definitely be able to produce smooth and shiny samples of tiles to paste on the walls of the shop, and then sell them to redheads.

After talking about the gossip, everyone went to Chikan Wharf together.

Accompanied by Professor Luo, Director of the Port Authority, the key customers spent the morning visiting Chikan Wharf, Chikan Avenue, Chikan District Government, and Taijiang Shipyard.By noon, the cargo warehousing lists of all 15 ships were also calculated in time.

Now that the warehousing list has been calculated, there will naturally be another round of hemorrhage here: most of the goods brought by the Dutch will be directly purchased by a certain force, and only a small number of Dutch people will keep them for sale, such as spices. .

As a result, Putmans had another pile of heaven and earth coupons in his hand. The Dutch were finally about to go shopping.

The industrial product exhibition hall on Chikan Avenue is filled with a wide variety of industrial products.

From humble red bricks, cement, to beautiful glass bowls, and then to all kinds of raw silk, silk, porcelain, in short, all the commodities that a certain force can sell for money are displayed here.

In addition, with the departure of the Yuandou oil exploration ship not long ago, the big killer weapon used by the traveling crowd to become famous: the kerosene lamp was also displayed in time in the exhibition hall.

Only by collecting all seven dragon balls can the dragon be summoned.It was more than a year after the time-traveling forces came to Taiwan that they finally assembled the three major elements of iron sheet, glass, and kerosene to produce an invincible kerosene lamp.

In the dark age of the 17th century, kerosene lamps with bright flames, no fear of wind, and no smell of oily smoke were well-deserved killers.This kind of commodity can pass through the global market without hindrance, breaking the pockets of all local rich people.In addition, the kerosene lamp has the most wonderful point: kerosene is monopolized by the power of the time travel.

It can be said that the current conditions of Time Travel are infinitely better than that of Rockefeller back then: Time Travel not only can make a fortune in kerosene, but kerosene lamps are also very popular.We must know that it is the 17th century, and human beings are far from the age of giving away mobile phones for phone bills. Therefore, how much can an oil lamp made of iron sheets and glass cover sell for?
Why do you need 100 taels of silver?
100 taels? 100 taels is the cost, starting from 200 taels!Don't think it's too expensive and don't discount it.You have to study the shopping psychology of the big gentry, and the owners who are willing to pay 100 taels of silver for oil lamps don't care about paying an extra 100 taels.Do you know what a successful person is?Successful people buy whatever they want, they buy the most expensive ones and not the best ones!

Cough. The metal version above is an economical and practical version, and it is not expensive; in the future, the time-traveling forces will launch an all-copper business model, an all-silver luxury model, an all-gold honor model, a full-glazed VIP model, and so on. Wait.

The Dutch clearly know what to do.After a group of people squeezed into the small dark room to watch the performance of kerosene lamps, Comrade Putmans, a big money man, immediately said that this thing is very wonderful, and 300 lamps will be ordered first.

Most of the 300 lamps are available, if not, the kiln area can be done after a few days of work: all the iron parts and glass covers have ready-made molds, and the assembly line molding will come out.

The problem now is that there is not enough kerosene.

Kerosene is just one of the by-products of petroleum.At present, Miaosu has just opened, and even the production of oil itself is very scarce, so it cannot supply such a large market.Fortunately, the red hairs will not leave for a while, so Cai Feiming hastened to explain: This item is sold according to production, and the big money only needs to estimate a small amount now. Before the fleet returns in the future, Then match the lamp according to the actual kerosene stock.

And so it was settled.Afterwards, the Dutch ordered a large amount of raw silk, porcelain, glass products, and some cement for pressure storage.

One of the traditional goods is missing: Songjiang cotton.

With the increasing production capacity of industrial products of the crossing forces, it is quite uneconomical to re-import cloth from Songjiang.First of all, the current transportation capacity of the crossing forces in the south of the Yangtze River has been concentrated on transporting refugees, grain and raw silk, and the transportation level of cloth has been repeatedly lowered.

Secondly, even if there is a spare space, it is more cost-effective to import cotton: the small textile factories in the kiln area can produce high-quality machine canvas for sails and work clothes, which is far superior to the wood fabrics of the ancients.

This is the characteristic of industrial countries: only raw materials are imported, not finished products.

Hong Mao just got a large amount of heaven and earth vouchers that were not hot yet, so he just spent them again.

This kind of transaction between the Dutch and the crossing forces is actually a replica of the transaction between the industrial country and the agricultural country in the later generations: the products of the industrial country have high added value, so they are small in size and high in unit price.In this trading pattern, agricultural countries can only balance trade by increasing the quantity of products.

Therefore, when the businessmen returned to the shop at night and settled their accounts, they suddenly felt that the money was not enough.
The red-haired people found out sadly: even though there were thousands of slaves to balance the trade, these thieves who did not play their cards according to common sense, this time came up with all kinds of small and high-value good things to seduce people.If everyone buys according to today's estimated cargo list, then by the day the fleet returns, one-third of the ships will return empty.
No way, the total value of slave saltpeter leather rice is far less than the total price of kerosene lamp raw silk porcelain, but the volume of the former is much larger.

Therefore, the Dutch, who originally thought that they could save some precious metals this time and rely on goods alone to balance the trade, had to take out the silver coins at the bottom of the press box in the cabin again to buy the industrial products of the seniors.

As the saying goes: When God closes the door, he will open a window elsewhere.

God also said: There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain.

So, just when the Dutch had habitually decided to pay out their money to be a winner, things took a turn for the better.

First, the three beautiful schooners were fully loaded and rushed out of the Taijiang River in a murderous manner-this scene was watched by the Dutch who walked around every day.

Within two days, when the three schooners returned to Taijiang, Comrade Putmans was summoned urgently by Cai Feiming.

After the two parties met, Cai Feiming's first words were: "Are you going to accept the job?"

"Ok?"

"Is there a job that needs to dispatch a fleet to be a thug? The salary is high."

"Oh, hit who?"

"Fight the pirates."

"Is it an official?"

"An official died yesterday"

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(End of this chapter)