The waves are rolling, the sea breeze is strong, and a small dot between the blue and black sea and sky seems to be motionless: a large fortune ship made of 600 materials is traveling in the wind from west to east in the strait, and the bow is pointed in the direction of Taiwan.

The captain of the ship, Lin Baoquan, was standing on the poop and was looking far into the distance. Lin Baoquan was tall and strong, with a square nose and a wide mouth. His bronze face had no expression at the moment. The sea breeze blowing from behind made his jaw twitch. Three strands of black beard are constantly blowing, the short brown hair on his body is also filled with the sea breeze, and his sleeves are bulging.

At this time, a word floated from his side: "Fifth brother, it's windy outside, please go back to the cabin."

Lin Baoquan didn't need to turn around, he knew that his younger brother Lin Baoquan was also on the poop: "Old Qi, is the wind direction correct?"

"Fifth brother, you are stunned." Lin Baoan, who looks similar to Lin Baoquan, but has a short beard on his cheeks, shook his head and laughed: "The wind is blowing in the right direction, even if there are six places, it was the guy in Wangdouli who saw it first... ....Stop being stuck here, go back to the cabin, go back to the cabin." As he said this, he took the fifth brother's arm and started to go back to the cabin.

"Oh, I always feel uneasy..." Lin Baoquan was still worried and said as he got off the cabin.

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The Lin brothers were from Funing Prefecture in the north of Fuzhou, adjacent to Sanduao, which was later called Fuding County.

The Lin family is a local wealthy family in Funing Prefecture, with a large family and many small officials from generation to generation to support their appearance. Bullies and powerful men are also common.

Lin Baoquan and Lin Baoan are brothers, one is in the fifth and the other is in the seventh. Lin Baoan's house was sparsely populated in the early years, and the two families were close. Lin Baoan, whose mother died when he was young, grew up in Lin Baoan's family. The two of them are just like brothers.

Nowadays, people of their generation are at the age where they can carry the cauldron in the clan. Since the two brothers went out on a boat to cross the sea when they were still young and strong, they can be regarded as surviving in the storm, so a few years ago, the clan took this boat The lucky ship named "Xing'anping" was handed over to Lin Baoquan. On weekdays, the two brothers were responsible for running the ship to ship goods to the clan and make business profits.

After Lin Baoquan took over the "Xing'an Ping", he no longer traveled across the ocean. He traveled north to Suzhou and Hangzhou and south to Fuguang every year, only doing stable short-distance business.

This is how family business is done. The Lin brothers together only account for 30% of the shares of Xing'an Pinghao, and the rest of the shares are family property. The most taboo thing about this kind of business is recklessness - no matter how much you make, you deserve it, but if you lose everyone, how can you do it? Spare you?

Therefore, brothers Lin Baoquan and Lin Baoquan have not been to Nanyang in the past few years. In the past year, the ocean between Fujian and Guangdong has not been peaceful. The sea owners and the government have been fighting fiercely. I heard that Zhangquan area has become a pot of porridge... So Xing'an Pinghao doesn't even go to Fuzhou now, and focuses its business on Hangzhou.

The reason why the Lin brothers took the boat to Taiwan was still in Hangzhou.

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The Xing'an Ping Hao went to Hangzhou Prefecture in the autumn of last year, riding the tail of the south wind.

As in previous years, the boat was loaded with indigo, dried bamboo shoots, dried lychees, iron materials, ramie cloth, bamboo utensils, and bamboo paper, the traditional local products of Funing Prefecture.

After the ship arrived in Hangzhou, the Lin brothers contacted old customers to sell goods and went around to buy the goods needed for the return trip. They were busy from the end of autumn to the beginning of the twelfth lunar month before they had all the goods ready. After that, the brothers were ready to ride the north wind home for the New Year. This The time point was January 1628, just over 2 months after the time when the occupying officials traveled across time.

Unexpectedly, two days before leaving, the steward of the Liu family came to invite them, saying that they had a good deal and a good friend who he wanted to introduce to the two brothers.

.....Yes, the most important business partner of the Lin brothers in Jiangnan is Chairman Liu Yaozu.

For many years, the Lin family has been selling groceries shipped to Jiangnan to the Liu family in bulk, and then replenishing part of the return goods from the Liu family's business channels. Although the price during wholesale sales is a bit lower, the Lin family generally agrees:

By selling goods to the Liu family, a local snake, there is no need to worry about local monsters and monsters, and it is much easier to replenish the goods. The Liu family has a very extensive business network, and many seasonal goods can be purchased.

Under such circumstances, since the steward of the Liu family came to the door to introduce the business to the two brothers, the Lin brothers were naturally unable to refuse, so the two parties made an appointment to meet at the Fuzhou Guild Hall where the brothers were staying at the beginning of the next day.

...

Ever since traveling through the crowd and pacifying the Hangzhou Beggar Gang, Liu Yaozu's attitude towards Zhou Tong and Zhou Tuantou suddenly changed dramatically. The leader of the Beggar Gang who leads the 8,000 beggars in Hangzhou City has passed official status and is already a leader in the world.

A first-class scene character and a gangster who cut paths are completely different concepts. This is a serious green forest prefect!

Mr. Liu, who does business in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, is very clear about the stakes here. Liu Yaozu couldn't be happier now: because the eldest son was seriously ill, he had no choice but to agree to Zhou Tong to deal with the aftermath, and his intention to stand on the bank and watch the joke was almost exposed.

Fortunately, the Liu family did their best to maintain the situation after the Beggar Clan incident. Now that Zhou Tong has gained a foothold, the benefits have begun to appear.

The Liu family's recent plan to reopen the mountain goods business in the upper reaches of Qiantang is an example. This time, if those people and boat gangs on the dock outside the city who live on the waterway dare to seduce water bandits to rob the Liu family's boat, then these bastards will have to do a good job.

Prepare to kill the whole family - as long as the Liu family spends money to get out, Zhou Tuantou will naturally help his old friends with this kind of business.

The Beggar Gang is one of the few local forces that can mobilize a large number of people without going through layers of official documents, especially in urban areas. The ability of the Beggar Gang to operate depends on the canal and the Cao Gang.

Even if they are trying to flatter each other, they cannot keep up with the Beggar Clan. Mr. Liu Yaozu and Mr. Liu are full of joy recently. Several rivals who used to have a faint sense of competition in their business are now fully reconciled and have ceased to exist.

...

Under this situation, the Chuangzhuang who stayed behind in Tangzhuang wanted to meet some friends from the Liu family's business, and Liu Yaozu naturally agreed: Zhou Tong's friends on the sea road were also the focus of Liu Yaozu's attention at one time.

After leaving, Liu Yaozu was still a little reluctant to leave. The exquisite medical skills and clever gadgets of these strangers left a deep impression on Chairman Liu.

Fortunately, the Chuanchuanzong who stayed behind in Tangzhuang did not die down, and the exchanges between the two families continued to deepen. After the Chuanchuanzong occupied the main body, they had a strong demand for food and groceries. For a long time, the Chuanming fleet was empty.

Returning to Hangzhou, the next wave of cargo filled the cabin, and many of them went into Chairman Liu's pocket in the form of silver ingots.

Liu Yaozu also reciprocated the favor, and usually helped organize the supply of goods: the fleet of the Travelers would eventually rest in Tangzhuang, and Liu Yaozu was actually more aware of the affairs of Da Yuan Sheng than the Travelers imagined, including the gang of murderers who were killing chickens in Da Yuan.

The Liu family also knew about the killing of the Hongmao pirates, the robbery of Hongmao's village and a large amount of silver goods, and the opening of a gate and a counter there.
Chapter completed!