Finally, I completed the signing of the contract and asked for votes!

Two days later, after dealing with the matter of the clerk, Li Mingxun brought the last sugarcane bagasse and returned to Jialuo Village. Everyone in the trading company warmly welcomed Li Mingxun's return. During the period when he was away, the trading company's winery and salt cooking workshop were on the right track. While obtaining two best-selling products, it also provided more employment.

The return of the sailors of the Yongjin Sailor made the secret of Jilong Port student public. When they learned that the Yongjin had injured the San Juan that had pursued them and killed more than a dozen Spanish people, everyone was excited. Some people who had blood feuds with the Spanish couldn't help crying. In their opinion, great revenge was avenged!

The senior executives of the trading company were also very excited, and it was not until Li Mingxun put forward a bold idea that people calmed down.

"What? The shopkeeper wants to seize the San Juan!" After hearing Li Mingxun's words, Song Laoqi almost jumped up. He sat on the chair and murmured: "It's so bold, so bold."

Gao Feng said, "If we can get such a ship, our strength will definitely be greatly improved. At least at sea, few people can challenge us!"

"Even if you can't grab it, it's okay to burn it. It's avenging so many relatives and friends!" Ah Hai blushed and slapped the table vigorously.

Lin Cheng slapped the table and said, "But we don't have that strength. A ship like San Juan, sailors and gunners, and Spanish soldiers, there are at least 300 people. We have never seen that ship, or a hedgehog with thorns. How can we start? Although there are 300 strong men in the trading company and the Aruo Village now, how many people can really fight?"

Seeing that Li Mingxun's face looked a little ugly, Lin Cheng knew that it was difficult to refute him at this time, so he hurriedly said, "Forget it, let's talk about it here first today. Keep your mouth in mind, no one is allowed to tell me, let's go first."

Everyone left one by one. Before Li Mingxun stood up, Lin Cheng asked: "Brother, if you want to seize the San Juan, it's not just avenging the people who died in Manila!"

"Are you still thinking about the northbound trade?" Lin Cheng stared into Li Mingxun's eyes and asked seriously. Seeing that Li Mingxun did not answer, he said again: "Brother, although my brother can't walk anymore, he is not blind. The things accumulated in the warehouse are not worth much money in the southeast."

"Brother, if we want to do something big, we have to do this business!" Li Mingxun said seriously. He stood up and said, "There are many transactions in the southeast, but Zheng Zhilong, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese, and the sea boats are almost filled with the South China Sea. If we follow the rules, we will sooner or later be drowned in the South China Sea. The ones that can intervene are the transactions to Japan. However, we have no network and no experience in sailing, and even goods are not popular. How many deer skins are needed in Japan? Even deer skins are not enough for shipments."

Lin Cheng sighed and said, "Yes, but when you go to the Whale Sea and even the Beihai, there are not even those who know the needle road. Once the ship capsizes, it will be all over."

Li Mingxun said: "It is precisely because of this that I want to take it off the San Juan. This time I went to Jilong Port, I realized that our Ming ship was too backward. As soon as the sea temperature changed, it began to leak. As long as it was against the wind, it would be like a legless person. I shot two guns of the Bolang machine and broke the deck. The Yongjin was considered a good ship. If you use it to the Whale Sea, it would be a waste of time."

Lin Cheng knew what Li Mingxun knew, and no one could persuade him, so he spread his hands and said, "Forget it, forgot, I don't care. Brother, I'm going to take risks with this bright future. Eggs can't be placed in a basket."

After Lin Cheng finished speaking, he left the conference room with a cane, leaving only Li Mingxun sitting there in a daze. He recalled carefully everything about the San Juan. The more he felt his recklessness, if everyone in the trading company was ordered to go north, if there was a mistake, everything would be ruined, but this does not mean that Li Mingxun would give up this plan.

Whether in the long run or at the moment, Li Mingxun needs a strong warship to conduct long-distance trade activities. Choosing between building ships and grabbing ships, snatching the San Juan is a time-saving choice. Since his own strength is not enough to accomplish this feat, he can only turn to his allies.

The allies Li Mingxun wanted to ask for help were of course not the six villages of the Hongya tribe that had already defected to the Dutch, but the powerful Huweilong Society. Three days later, it was time to trade secretly with Huweilong Society. Li Mingxun and Ah Hai escorted two fishing boats to Huweilong Society. In addition to the agreed goods, there were also twenty axes added on the ship and a gift prepared for Baron.

After sailing up the Bazhang River, sailing for half a day, and bypassing a small island in a river covered with bushes, Li Mingxun saw a simple pier, and there were fences on the ground that surrounded a circle. The totem of the Huweilong Society was erected on the pier, and Ah Hai also skillfully raised the banner of the Tenglong Trading Company.

This is not the first time Ah Hai has come to trade. The natives of Huweilong Club quickly surrounded him and helped unload the goods in an orderly manner. A man with the head-like appearance of a man negotiated prices and checked the goods with the trading company's account. At this time, Baron appeared in front of Li Mingxun, but it was very different from before.

He was wearing a well-fitting cotton robe, with two knives long and short straddled his waist, and his beard and head were very clean. The most important thing was that he spoke in skillful Minnan language: "Li Mingxun, shopkeeper Li, hasn't seen him for a long time."

"It seems that you really learned our language in just two months." He couldn't help but exclaim about Baron's ability to learn language. Although he also knew that Baron only learned daily language, it was already valuable.

Baron gave Li Mingxun to the hut and poured himself wine, but Li Mingxun poured a cup of tea. Obviously, what he learned was not only language, but also the habits of the Han people. Warriors like wine, but big people like tea!

Li Mingxun looked around. There were more than a dozen thatched huts on the inside of the fence, including men and women, but there were no children or elderly people. No matter how you look at them, he didn't want thousands of people to live. Baron smiled and said, "This is not the settlement of our village community. Our village community is deeper into the jungle. It is more similar to an outpost. It trades with your trading company and is also guarding against possible invaders."

Obviously, this is the caution of the Huweilong Club. He did not disclose the location of the village club to anyone. Baron continued: "I heard from Ah Hai that you are the leader of all the Han people nearby. You came to me today not for trade. Although there were more axes, you must have something important."

Li Mingxun nodded slightly, waved his hand, and Ah Hai brought a wooden box. Li Mingxun said, "This time I went out to sea to bring you a gift, and I hope you can get help from you."

Baron took the box and shook his head slightly. The box was not much bigger than a stool. How much stuff could it hold inside? Even if it was filled with golden sand, he would not be moved, because Baron needed muskets and iron weapons, which obviously could not be put down. At Li Mingxun's instructions, Baron opened the box, and a smell of rotten smell mixed with lime came to his face. Baron looked at it and saw a head made of lime.

Several people from the Huwei Long Club who also saw it immediately became nervous. Some even pulled out the knife, but Baron shouted a few words and asked them to retreat. Baron poured out his head. The more he looked, the more nervous he looked, the deep eyes, the light golden head and high cheekbones all showed that these were those evil outsiders and the cruel red-haired Yi.

In fact, this head belonged to the sailor who was on the spinning sailboat that was greeting the Yongjin outside the port. When Gao Feng went to rescue Martin, he caught an injured sailor and came back. He originally intended to question some information, but Li Mingxun didn't want the Dutch to know the defense status of Jilong Port from this person, so he simply killed him and looked seriously injured. Judging from the color of the head, this sailor was definitely not a Spanish, but a genuine European face. In the eyes of everyone in Baron and Huweilong Society, this was their enemy, the head of Hongmaoyi.

Baron suddenly grabbed the head of the people on the ground, held it high, and shouted at the indigenous people around him. He looked so excited that he cried with joy. The indigenous people around him also shouted in unison, knocking on the trunks and shields with the tools at hand, making a deafening battle cry. Finally, Baron pried open the dead man's mouth and poured the wine in the wine pot into it. The sparse wine mixed with corpse smell, blood stains and lime flowed out from the neck of the head. Baron grabbed the wine bowl, took a full bowl, drank it all, and shouted loudly again. Several warriors stepped forward, jumped up with bamboo poles, and hung it on the tallest tree in the camp.

A group of natives followed Baron, knelt on the ground, and knocked at the east side. Li Mingxun looked around and felt that it might be the direction of the Huweilong Society.

The ceremony lasted for a long time. As a sad indigenous folk song ended, when the indigenous people stood up, their eyes completely changed when they looked at Li Mingxun, and they became reverent, respect, and even a little scared. Some young indigenous people and women would bow to salute.

"Shopkeeper Li, you can bring Hongmaoyi's head, proving that you are Baron and a true friend of Huweilong Club. I won't say much about the extra words. Please tell me what you are doing, that important thing that needs my help. You avenge us, even if Baron dies, he will help you complete it." Baron looked at Li Mingxun with a serious expression and said solemnly.

Li Mingxun thought that this head would bring more kindness to Baron, but he didn't expect it would be this ending. He felt a little guilty for a moment, thinking about telling Baron that head came from the Spanish, not the Red Mahogany. This thought flashed through his mind, and finally Li Mingxun chose to veto it. After all, without the assistance of Huweilong Society, it would be difficult to achieve the goal.

"There is also a group of outsiders on the north of our big island. We went to sea this time and were attacked by them, so our trading company wants to take revenge. Considering the hatred between your Huweilong Club and the outsiders and the alliance with our trading company, I really hope to get the assistance of your village warriors." Li Mingxun unfolded a rough picture of Taiwan Island and explained carefully.

Seeing Baron standing there, Li Mingxun said: "This operation requires crossing the sea to attack, which will be very dangerous. Many warriors may not be able to return to their relatives, so I want to compensate Huweilong Club in advance, mainly iron and food, and can be expanded..."

Li Mingxun said, wanting to persuade Baron to send troops with his interests as much as possible, but the man held his arm. Baron said eagerly with tears in his eyes: "No, Manager Li, there is no need for compensation, no iron tools. We only need a chance to revenge. It is already a great kindness to give us the Huwei Long Club a chance."

Speaking of this, the guilt in Li Mingxun's heart increased a little more. He forced himself to calm down to avoid showing his flaws. But Baron was extremely excited and asked, "How many warriors do you need, and when will you come out?"

Li Mingxun was prepared for this issue. In his plan, this time he went north to raid, with the main purpose of capturing the San Juan. Killing people is second, and the Spanish castle will not be captured, and there will be no upright battle. Therefore, when the people are elite but not many, and the trading club can dispatch fifty elite soldiers, the Huweilong Club can send about 200 more people.

"Two hundred people, it is best to leave within three days." Li Mingxun replied immediately.

"Our village can produce 500 people!" Baron spread out his palm and growled.

Li Mingxun hurriedly said: "Balon, you must know that revenge is only one aspect. Don't put the entire village in danger because of revenge. Our enemies are not only outsiders!"

Baron calmed down a little. The Red-Fareless Yi was indeed cruel and hateful, but the village community was always threatened by Dadu Fan and Gaoshan barbarians. If the elite soldiers were drawn, the village community would be really dangerous. And Baron regarded this dispatch as an action that had gone without returning.

Two days later, Li Mingxun led 200 people from Huweilong Club to go ashore twenty miles from Jialuo Village, crossing the jungle to Budai Port, which was a secret base of Li Mingxun, and had a winery, a salt cooking workshop, a logging farm, a blacksmith shop, and a simple training camp.

Baron never expected that Li Mingxun had such a foundation. He looked at the new Buba Pier in the distance and asked: "Why are there no boats? We don't need to rest, we can leave immediately!"

Lee Mingxun waved his hand, pointed at the warriors of the Huweilong Club, and said, "Balon, are you going to war like this? Don't you want to take revenge and die fewer people?"

"Of course! But this is already the most elite force in the village." Baron thought that Li Mingxun thought he did not bring the most powerful warrior, so he hurriedly said.

Li Mingxun waved his hand and said, "Balon, if you want to win a battle and reduce casualties, you not only need to select elite soldiers, but also train and excellent equipment. We will stay here for half a month and then go out after half a month!"
Chapter completed!