On the dock, more than a dozen heads of the trading clubs stood there, leaning over and kneeling at the return Li Mingxun, praising and cheering one after another. Li Mingxun ran over and held Lin Cheng who was struggling to stand up from the seat, and said, "Brother, don't do this, Mingxun can't bear your tribute either."

A group of people surrounded Li Mingxun and came to the port area of ​​Budai Port and entered the fortress in the military camp. Li Mingxun didn't care about rest. Starting from Lin Cheng, he listened to the small leaders reporting various news, and the news he got was mixed.

There was no abnormal movement among the Dutch. Two missionaries and business specialists from the East India Company came to the big market in Jialuo Village, but it was also a matter of tax collection and missionary collection. Lin Cheng and Bree and others led the senior officials to participate in a village leader meeting organized by the Dutch. According to all information, the Dutch are now stabilizing the situation in Taiwan and constantly recruiting Han people from Fujian and Guangdong to reclaim land and plant sugarcane. They did not have the existence of Budai Port, and they also commended the Jialuo Village and Hongya Village for planting sugarcane.

However, the construction of Budai Port is not optimistic, mainly due to insufficient manpower. Only the brewery and salt yard have achieved results. The continuous production of spirits and salt has become the main commodities for trading with the indigenous people. Ah Hai even expanded the trade to the Gaoshan Man Village Club, which belongs to the Dadufan and the Central Mountains to the north. However, the planned forging workshop still cannot produce enough weapons. The shipyard is only in the planning, not to mention putting production, not to mention the dock.

However, in Jialuo Village, because there is no need to worry about the Dutch people appearing, and the labor force of Hongya Sixth Society can be exhibited quickly. Rice mills and sugar-pressing mills have been exhibited, and there are also workshops for processing fish harvests. The large market has changed from trading once every half a month to once every five days.

But for Li Mingxun, these are not important. The most important thing is that there is a big problem with Huweilong Club.

"It's the Gaoshan Barbarian! Shortly after the autumn, the Huweilong Society had a conflict with the Gaoshan Barbarians. From the beginning of mutual outflow to a large-scale battle, we had already drawn most of the soldiers of the Huweilong Society stationed at the secret trading point of the Huweilong Society. Baron kept urging us to sell him more weapons and food, and even made a request for credit. As our most determined ally, I took my own initiative to give the salted fish that had been credited to Baron and the rice that had been ten stones, but the weapons had not changed." Lin Cheng said seriously.

"Brother, you did it very well. We can't sit idly by and watch our allies be defeated. If I don't tell you, you will definitely understand the truth that your lips are dead and your teeth are cold." Li Mingxun said immediately.

"Master, not only the Huweilong Society, but also the Hongya tribe's sixth society has recently been attacked by high-altitude barbarians. I asked Blai, and he said that after late autumn, the berries in the mountains decreased and the prey was dormant, resulting in the reduction of food for high-altitude barbarians. These barbarians only know fishing, hunting, but not farming, so they went down the mountain to grab it." Ah Hai also added.

Li Mingxun thought for a while and asked, "Who is more critical to the Huweilong Society or the Hongya tribe?"

"Of course it's the Huwei Long Society! Their hunting ground is already intertwined with the Gaoshan Barbarians and is close to each other, so they are besieged, while the Hongya Sixth Society was only harassed, but the Hongya Sixth Society is very worried that the Gaoshan Barbarians will invade on a large scale and want to ask for help from the Dutch." Ah Hai explained concisely.

Li Mingxun nodded slightly and said, "This incident is a good opportunity for us. Even if the barbarians of Gaoshan do not come, I will go and attack them."

"Why?" The crowd was surprised.

Li Mingxun laughed and said, "Everyone, our trading company is not short of money now, nor is it territory. What we lack is people. Because the Dutch exists, we cannot make full use of the manpower of Hongya Sixth Society, and we have no chance to go to the Big 6 recruitment for the time being. We can only focus on Gao Shanman."

"What's the use of them? They can't do anything except hunting and fighting?" Ah Hai muttered.

Lee Mingxun said: "No one is born to be skilled. We can teach them. Even if they can't teach them, they can still be coolies. It's better than livestock. And fighting itself is a scarce craft!"

Lin Cheng said: "I agree with the boss's words, and conquering the high mountain barbarians is not nothing to get!"

Before he could finish his words, Lin Cheng took out a cloth bag from the drawer beside him, and after opening it, a yellow object was revealed. Li Mingxun originally thought it was gold, but he smelled a pungent smell. He picked up the solidified yellow ore nugget and said in surprise: "Is this sulfur?"

"Yes, the sulfur mine with high purity was sent by Baron, and it was said to appear next to a village in a high mountain barbarian." Lin Cheng said with a smile.

Li Mingxun was not surprised that Taiwan produces sulfur. After all, this island is located at the junction of the plates, and it is normal to have natural sulfur ores in many volcanic areas. The value of sulfur is naturally needless to say. In this era of gunpowder, this is a necessary product for making gunpowder. This time in Japan trade, Li Mingxun bought a lot of sulfur.

"With sulfur ore, it's also icing on the cake. Our trading company must be involved in the war between the Pingpu people and the Gaoshan Barbarians. Ah Hai, go to the Huweilong Club immediately and meet Balong to find out the situation between them and the Gaoshan Barbarians." Li Mingxun immediately ordered.

Ah Hai scratched his head and said, "Master, I heard that the situation in Huweilong Club is not optimistic. Why don't we just lead the troops to go."

Li Mingxun smiled and said, "Ahai, I came back from Nuergandusi. What I brought back is not only fur and ginseng, but also 300 girimi soldiers and more than 600 captured pirates. If these people are arranged first, how can I be at ease to lead the troops to fight?"

As soon as he said this, several officials came over and shouted one by one.

"Best shopkeeper, give me one hundred people. Just one hundred people, and the output of our trading company's sugar factory will definitely double this month!"

"Old Xu, stop talking nonsense. The sugarcane is almost gone. Why do you want so many people? The shopkeeper, give me 120 Laoma, so we can reclaim another 2,000 acres of good land this year."

Lin Cheng stood up with a crutch and shouted, "Don't shout, how is it the boss's business? If you yell, throw them all down!"

On the sea, the black giant beast was roaring, spraying countless flames and white smoke, like a volcano that was exploding. The people around him fell one by one, as fragile as a broken pocket. Zhao Sandao stood at the bow of the ship, listening to lead flying through his ears, the rolled heat wave burned his head, the hull was shattering, and his subordinates were struggling. There was only explosion and flame in front of him. He turned his head and saw a huge muzzle pressing on his head, and the gunpowder inside was exploded.

"Ah!" Zhao Sandao shouted, sat up, but hit the crossbar.

"Brother San, are you having a nightmare again?" A man with a splint appeared in front of Zhao Sandao and asked carefully.

Zhao Sandao rubbed his painful head, feeling his mouth dry and tongue dry, and said, "Yes, I'd have known that I shouldn't have robbed the ships of the Sand Boat Gang. I'll encounter these plague gods!"

"San brother, let's drink something." The man handed over a pottery bowl. Zhao Sandao thought it was water, and he drank it all, but he never thought it was a strong wine. After the wine was drunk, it was like a fire thread that reached his stomach. He almost threw away the bowl. Since that battle, this was the first time Zhao Sandao drank, and it was the first time that he had such strong wine.

"Monkey, where does the wine come from?" Zhao Sandao asked in a low voice. Since being captured, the whip and stick have taught him the rules of Tenglong Trading Company. The end of the theft is twenty whips. Thinking of the whip in the hand of the Yangyi named Am, he couldn't help but worry about the future of his brothers around him.

The monkey grinned and said, "Don't be afraid of third brother, this is given by the guard. It should be that it has arrived, so he gave us the unfinished dried meat and water wine."

As he was talking, several people leaned over, all with bandages hanging their arms. One of them asked timidly: "San brother, the other leaders are dead. You have to make an idea. What should we do? Will those foreigners kill us?"

The monkey said first: "If you want to kill, you will kill me sooner. Throw us into the sea outside the sea. How many people can survive? But let them work for them. Anyway, they are not the government, can we still behead us?"

The man tore open his robe and exposed the brand on his chest. Although it was blurry, it could be seen that it was the crossing of the musket and the spear. He said: "I think it should be the government, otherwise why are there so many muskets and cannons! If you put this brand on it, will you have to match us!"

"Brothers, what's my idea for me, Zhao Sandao? If I don't kill me, it's kindness. Since I don't kill me, we will naturally be useful. But there is a saying that I will remind you first, if anyone wants to see someone's means, he will run away first." Zhao Sandao said.

Everyone was silent when they said this, all of them were frosted eggplant, bowing their heads and silently. At this time, the strong Am waving his whip and walked out of the cabin. No one in the cabin dared to look him in the eyes. Am said in a urn: "Everyone gets ashore, and you will be left with lord!"

The whip in Emu's hand was even more terrifying than the guards holding a messeng behind him. Monkey and others quickly walked around Emu, walked onto the deck, followed the springboard to the shore, and lined up carefully according to Emu's instructions. Hundreds of people entered a house in the port one by one. The team slowly advanced. The people who came out of it looked soothing and also received food and drinking water. Zhao Sandao and others were relieved.

Lin He sat on a chair in the house, with books and quills in front of him. Looking at Zhao Sandao and others coming in, he asked according to the example: "What's your name, how old are you? Where is your hometown, and what kind of skills do you know?"

After hearing these questions, the monkey knelt directly on the ground and shouted, "Sir, please spare your life. A villain is forced to be a pirate. It has nothing to do with the family. Don't blame the family."

Seeing him like this, Lin He said, "I am the manager of Tenglong Trading Company, not a servant of the government. What are your crimes?"

Zhao Sandao asked: "Sir, how are you going to get rid of us?"

Lin He smiled and said, "You are pirates, and you will be punished no matter which country's law is followed. Our great shopkeeper's great kindness and righteousness will only betray you for twenty years' sentence. If you work, you can still get rid of your crime and reduce your sentence!"

Zhao Sandao thought about it and asked again: "Then why ask about our craftsmanship?"

Lin He inserted his pen into the ink bottle and said impatiently: "You don't think about it. People are divided into high and low, and their abilities are high and low. When they work, can they be the same as apprentices? Since they are different, they have to be divided into three or six. Those with good skills and great skills will be reduced in sentences. If they work for three or five years, they will be free. If they are not capable, they will have to work on the farm and grow sugarcane!"

The monkey stood up in a hurry and asked, "Sir, I can do sails and I am also a carpenter. Do you think of it as a craftsman?"

Lin He nodded, recorded the monkey's name and origin, and handed him a bamboo stick: "Think, why don't you? Take this bamboo stick to the red house in the east, showing off your skills. The greater your ability, the better you eat, live in, and have money."

"Sir, villains can use ropes to weave ropes, and they can do all kinds of ropes, and they can repair boats and leaks. Is it considered a skill?" Another person came forward and asked.

Everyone passed by one by one, and it was Zhao Sandao's turn. Zhao Sandao thought for a while and said, "Sir, villains can carry needles."

"Where?" Lin He became interested and asked.

Zhao Sandao said: "I have been to Shandong to Guangdong, and I am most familiar with Zhejiang and Guangdong."

Lin He nodded and said, "Your craftsmanship is good, but the trading company has rules. You have to go through the test before you can get on the boat again. Think about it again, what kind of ready-made craftsmanship is there."

"The villain cannon cannon," Zhao Sandao said again.

"Well, this craft is good. Take this black bamboo stick to the house west and go to the guard team. You are in a good time. In a few days, the trading company will attack the high mountain barbarians. If you make a contribution, you may be able to recover your freedom directly." Lin He said with a smile.

"Thank you auspicious words. If you really have this opportunity, the villain will definitely invite you to drink." Zhao Sandao said with a bow.

According to Lin He, Zhao Sandao walked into the house where the guard recruited soldiers. Gao Feng heard that Zhao Sandao would fiddle with the Folang machine cannon, so he immediately asked him to show it. As the leader of Gu Sanmazi, Zhao Sandao loved this kind of firearm the most on weekdays, and immediately showed off his hand. Although the circumferential cannon dismantled from the Tiger Shark was different from the ordinary Folang machine cannon, the main structure was still the same. Zhao Sandao skillfully dismantled and cleaned it, and then loaded the gun with bullets and gunpowder, which made it all in one go, which made Gao Feng high and praise.

"It's so fast that even the Spanish can't match you. Zhao Sandao, you'll fight with me. I can make the decision. I'll save you three years in prison first and get half a salary!" Gao Feng said immediately.

Zhao Sandao said: "Sir, this Folang machine cannon is not big. If it can be carried to the car, it will be even more convenient. It is better than the brothers who carry it around. Lord Gao and the villain know a few brothers and have worked as carpenters. How about asking them to get a cannon truck?"

"Okay, but it's not enough to just use wood. There are a lot of copper and iron in the warehouse. If it's useful, just use my brand to pick it up." Gao Feng said directly.
Chapter completed!