Capital Datang

Following Zhu Chong's order, the archers on the battleship immediately stepped forward, leaned over the female wall, and then shot down with their bows. As a result, the pirates in the water were frightened and begged for mercy. They didn't understand at all, and even if they understood, no one would dare to disobey the military order, so as long arrows were shot down, the screams of the pirates joined together, and soon, the entire sea surface Just calm down.

Zhao Qiu and the others were all stunned. Just now they were chased to nowhere by these pirates, but in the blink of an eye, all the pirates were wiped out by the navy that suddenly appeared, and not even a single one was left alive. Cutting decisively, it really deserves to be His Royal Highness Qi's navy!

In fact, it wasn't Zhu Chong's killing spree, it was mainly because Li Zhen and Li Yun's trip was a secret, and the pirates didn't even bother to bump into them, so they just killed them, anyway, keep these pirates It is also troublesome for the businessmen who come and go.

"Thank you, General, for saving your life!" Zhao Qiu ordered the boat to be pulled under Zhu Chong's battleship, then raised his head and said loudly.

And Zhu Chong was also very polite, he leaned out to look at Zhao Qiu and the others, and said with a smile on his face, "Is anyone on your boat injured, do you need our help?" Capital Datang 516

Seeing the general's politeness, Zhao Qiu was even more moved, and immediately said: "Thank you, General, for your concern. Two crew members on our ship were injured by arrows, but they were not too serious. The doctor on board can handle them!"

Hearing that the other party does not need help, Zhu Chong nodded, and when he was about to say goodbye to the other party, suddenly the Yue Wang from the rear came up, and Li Zhen stood on the bow and asked Zhao Qiu loudly: "I don't know if this elder brother Your surname, where do you live? Did you just come back from Tianzhu?"

Although Zhao Qiu didn't know Li Zhen, he looked luxuriously dressed.Even that general Zhu showed respect, which made him understand immediately.The identity of the young man in front of him must be extraordinary.So I saw Zhao Qiu also replied very respectfully: "My lord, the villain's surname is Zhao Mingqiu. He is a businessman from Guangzhou. This time he was going to Ceylon Island in the south of Tianzhu. Pirates, that's why I ran back, fortunately, I met the son's fleet!"

Hearing that Zhao Qiu had the same destination as theirs, Li Zhen's eyes lit up.He asked with great interest at the moment: "Brother Zhao is very familiar with the situation on Ceylon Island?"

"Hehe, you don't know, my lord. Every time I go to sea, I usually go to Ceylon to ship goods. There are a few regular cooperative businessmen there, and I have lived on Ceylon Island for a while, so I don't know the situation there. It can be said that I am very familiar with it, and I have been to Tianzhu several times, although I am not as familiar with the situation there as Ceylon, but I do understand it." Zhao Qiu replied honestly.

"Hahahaha~, God help me too!" Li Zhen looked up to the sky and laughed, and Zhu Chong was also secretly happy for Li Zhen and Li Yun, thinking that the luck of these two highnesses is really good.He even met a businessman who was familiar with the situation of Ceylon Island on the sea, and the other party was Han Chinese.Zhao Qiu didn't know why the young man in brocade was laughing, but his intuition told him.Shouldn't be a bad thing.

Li Zhen immediately invited Zhao Qiu to board her boat, and then called Li Yun over.And when Zhao Qiu learned of the identities of Li Zhen and Li Yun, he was also taken aback.But then Li Zhen and Li Yun told Zhao Qiu the purpose of their trip and asked him to be their geographical consultant!

"I feel very honored to be able to serve the two Highnesses. In addition, I am willing to send my two shipments of goods to Your Highness. Although it is not a valuable thing, it can be regarded as a small effort that I have done for Your Highness!" Zhao Qiu He agreed without even thinking about it, and even dedicated his two shipments to Li Zhen and Li Yun.

Li Zhen and Li Yun were also a little surprised when they heard Zhao Qiu's words, and they also looked at Zhao Qiu differently.It’s fine if you are willing to help yourself. After all, as long as the businessmen of Datang know their identities, they will help them overseas. This is because they know that no matter whether Li Zhen and Li Yun’s trip is successful or not , they can all get generous rewards from Datang or Li Yin.However, Zhao Qiu charmingly sent the goods of the two ships to Li Zhen and Li Yun. In this way, he simply put the bet on them, as if he must believe that they can succeed. This is invisible , which narrowed the relationship between them, and made Li Zhen and Li Yun trust Zhao Qiu even more.

"Okay, not bad, my king and the eighth brother accepted your kindness. If we can capture Ceylon Island in the future, no matter whether it is the sixth brother or us, we will definitely not treat you badly!" Courage, naturally will not refuse.

Seeing that Li Zhen and Li Yun agreed, Zhao Qiu was also very excited, and immediately began to introduce to them the customs and customs of Ceylon Island, as well as the terrain and environment of various places.Although Li Zhen and Li Yun have seen a lot of information about Ceylon, these information were collected in a hurry by Li Yin's people, and it is inevitable that there will be some omissions. Zhao Qiu's explanation made Li Zhen and Li Yun understand Ceylon. A higher level of understanding.

After talking about the business, Li Zhen and Li Yun casually asked about the trade situation between Tianzhu and Datang, and finally they talked about what kind of goods Zhao Qiu usually transported to Tianzhu?

Regarding these questions, Zhao Qiu naturally opened his mouth. Speaking of which, the trade volume between Datang and Tianzhu is very large. The special products of Tang Dynasty, silk and porcelain, are naturally very popular goods. In addition, in recent years, glass products, cotton cloth, etc. Emerging industrial commodities such as cans and cans are also dumped to India in large quantities.Tianzhu mainly exports some spices, gold and silver products, gemstones, carpets and other commodities. In recent years, some people have transported some seedless cotton from Tianzhu back to Datang. Some people offer too high a price, so the profit margin is very small. Generally, only when the goods cannot be found, someone will ship them.

Zhao Qiu mainly took the route from Guangzhou to Ceylon. The commodities he purchased from Datang were very miscellaneous. As long as they were allowed to be exported by Datang, he had shipped almost all of them. For example, this time, one of his ships shipped All are five-spice powder, peppercorns, and various sauces, such as bean paste, noodle sauce, etc. As for the other boat, there is a whole boatload of white sugar, which also belongs to the scope of condiments.

Speaking of which, Tianzhu was originally the origin of sucrose. In the past, all the sucrose that Datang ate was transported from Tianzhu. However, in recent years, Li Yin has been engaged in sugarcane planting and invested heavily in the sugar industry. Now Datang is able to produce White sugar that is as white as snow is produced, but the output is not large. It is mainly bought by rich people, and it is also used for export. It is also very popular in Tianzhu, which produces sucrose. Zhao Qiu can get such a boatload of white sugar, which is very lucky. easy.

"Hahaha~, Zhiye, the goods you transport are indeed miscellaneous, and you can even sell condiments, but according to you, why don't you specialize in selling one kind of goods, such as silk or porcelain, these are best-selling goods, If you ship it out, you won’t have to worry about selling it, and if you only sell one kind of goods, it will be much easier to import and export the goods?" Li Zhen asked with a smile after hearing this, knowing that Ye is Zhao Qiu's name, and now he has temporarily invested in Li Zhen And Li Yun's subordinates, and Zhao Qiu's age is not too old, so Li Zhen will be commensurate with each other's words.

He really didn't know before that the goods exported by Datang were so rich that even very common seasonings could be sold overseas as goods, but at the same time he also had doubts about Zhao Qiu's changing ways of shipping goods.

However, Zhao Qiu smiled wryly after hearing this: "Your Highness doesn't know something. It's not that your subordinates don't want to monopolize a certain kind of goods, but that they have unspeakable difficulties. Take silk and porcelain as examples. Because the supply of goods is limited, these goods are all controlled. In the hands of some large sea merchants, small sea merchants like us can only get a batch of goods occasionally, and usually can't get the goods at all. As for other goods, it is because the prices of these goods overseas fluctuate from time to time. So we usually choose the most profitable goods at that time to ship out.”

"I see!" Li Zhen and Li Yun both nodded at the same time. It seems that there is knowledge in every line of work. If they hadn't heard Zhao Qiu's explanation today, they might not have understood these things in the sea trade for the rest of their lives. Dirty.Capital Datang 516

With Zhao Qiu as their guide, Li Zhen and Li Yun's fleet moved forward more smoothly. Zhao Qiu even helped Zhu Chong and the others choose a safer waterway, and marked it on the military chart for future warships. contacts.

After half a month of sailing, the fleet of Li Zhen and Li Yun finally arrived at Ceylon Island in the south of Tianzhu.From the map, Ceylon Island is a drop-shaped island with a north tip and a south circle. It is only separated from Tianzhu by a not-so-wide Ceylon Strait. Tamil people over here.

Li Zhen and Li Yun's first stop when they arrived in Ceylon was to enter the Ceylon Strait and occupy several small islands in the strait, cutting off the connection between Tianzhu and Ceylon.Of course, this required the cooperation of Zhu Chong and his navy. In fact, besides protecting the safety of the troop carrier, the most important thing for the fleet brought by Zhu Chong was to cooperate with Li Zhen and Li Yun to hold the entire Ceylon Island in their hands.

Speaking of which, Tianzhu’s shipbuilding industry is also very developed. They and Datang yiyàng can both build large ships that can accommodate hundreds of people. However, the hulls of Tianzhu’s ships are narrow and long. Although this can make the ship faster, it is not resistant to wind and waves. Moreover, the weapons equipped on the warships of the Tianzhu people cannot be compared with the warships in Li Yin's hands, especially after being equipped with artillery, the warships in Li Yin's hands have become the most powerful warships in the world, and there are almost no opponents on the sea.

Another point is that whether it is ancient or modern, the navy is an extremely expensive arm. South Tianzhu is now fragmented. Although small countries with coastlines also have some warships, with their financial and material resources, they are equipped with all kinds of warships. Some small warships, like the kind of large ships that can carry hundreds of people, can only be seen in the Jieri Dynasty in northern India.

It is also based on the above two points that although Zhu Chong and the others only have a dozen main warships, they have enough confidence in blocking the Strait of Ceylon. (to be continued...)