Moon Harbor, in the Ming Dynasty of this era, can be said to be the most well-deserved, the most prosperous seaport, with an endless stream of ships and caravans entering and leaving the port every day. Goods from all over the country converge from far and wide into this inconspicuous harbor on the map, and then flow down the endless ocean to the rest of the world; At the same time, the treasures from all over the world, the strange and obscene tools produced in the West also poured into the Ming Dynasty through this window, bringing the excitement of the outside world to the Ming Dynasty.

Li Tianyang brought thirty teenagers this time, and they took a cargo ship carrying a warehouse of fresh seafood that had just been caught from the sea, disguised as a fishing boat, and docked at the wharf in the west city of Yuegang. Explain the seafood on the cargo ship to Zhang Yuyan, and let him take a group of teenagers to find a way to deal with it himself, while he took He Yong and Changsheng and walked towards Defuxuan's shop.

Wu Jie and Gan Dabiao did not come this time, since the two of them had been to Lehui County before, they no longer had hope in the so-called big city, and preferred to stay in a simple camp rather than drift on the sea for a few more days, and then return disappointed again. It's a pity that they are smart this time but they are mistaken by being smart, a seaport like Yuegang can be compared to a small place like Lecheng.

The docks were full of people, and there were hard-working coolies who were full of goods, riding on the shaky gangway, and walking down step by step; There were the boatmen and captains who had not been off the ship for a long time, standing on solid ground, lazy and moving; There are even foreigners who don't know what place they are, with a different look, speaking a mouthful of Chinese and shouting loudly, closely guarding their own goods; Of course, what is indispensable is that wearing a round-necked cyan robe made by the government, walking in the crowd proudly, from time to time to see who is not pleasing to the eye, and punching and kicking, but everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak.

"Hey, what are you guys here for?" An official with a face full of flesh and a face that was not a serious person at first glance pointed at Li Tianyang and his party: "What about you, are you deaf?" ”

Li Tianyang hadn't come back to his senses yet, and He Yong, who was quite familiar with this place, had already greeted him, and said with a smile: "A few officials, we are just a group of fishermen, and we want to replace some daily things in the port this month after catching some seafood." ”

"Don't you know the rules here? All ships that dock must pay 100 yuan as a nursing fee, and Lao Tzu will come to collect it!! "The officials are intimidating in a wicked manner.

"Official, this is the first time we have come to Yuegang to see the world, you see these little guys, they are all little teenagers in our village, they are noisy to come to see what a big city looks like, where do you know these rules!" He Yong explained in a low voice, and at the same time, he kept working in his hand, took out a hundred copper coins from his pocket, and respectfully handed them to several officials.

"That's okay, your boat can be tied to me, it's not very peaceful in the market lately, and the three indiscriminate things that steal chickens and dogs don't know where they come from, and they cause trouble everywhere." The faces of several officials were also much happier, and they specially reminded He Yong and asked them to leave some people to watch the ship.

"Thank you for your concern, the little ones are saved." He Yongmu sent a few officials away, and then returned to Li Tianyang's side, and said to the backs of a few people: "Young master, these are all tax collectors here, and the money they collect, to put it bluntly, is even a little protection fee." ”

The money is not much, but it is not too little, these officials are also people with vision, and those who can afford to drive hundreds of large ships will definitely not take this hundred copper plates in their eyes. And those Hakka fishermen who drive small sampan boats, they only extort a ten-penny wine money at most, which can be regarded as watching people cook.

"Fortunately, they collected this money, but they are also dedicated, and ordinary little thieves really don't dare to come here to spread wild!"

"Why?" Li Tianyang was a little curious, he had been to Lehui County a lot, and the officials of the general government and yamen, to be honest, could only take care of the affairs in the inner city, like these markets outside the city, they really had no way to take care of them.

"Don't look at the skin everyone wears the same, but the rights between the two are much different, just past these few, that is the tax collector under our Fujian tax supervisor, and the yamen in the yamen is not the same thing." He Yong explained to Li Tianyang as he walked.

"Is the surname of the Fujian tax supervisor Gao?" Although Li Tianyang has heard of the name of the tax supervisor, he is too far away from this Yuegang, and he does not really feel the power of this tax supervisor.

"Exactly, this tax supervisor is surnamed Gao, his name is Gao, he is the confidant eunuch of our Wanli Lord, that is the master who can reach the sky, even the governor of Fujian in front of him, so he has to bow his head." He Yong looked fascinated, imagining that one day if he could be so majestic, it would be worth it.

"No wonder!" Li Tianyang suddenly became interested in this eunuch named Gao Yu.

He is not one of those people who reads books and reads dead books, and he will never put hostility on his face for this kind of magnates. Although this person may have done a lot of bad things, but before Li Tianyang had no strength to hurt others, he had always endured humiliation, if he had the opportunity to get close to these people and seek some benefits for his own growth through them, he would also be capable.

Defu Xuan is at a fork in the road not far from the West Market, and you can see their signboard hanging high in the distance.

"Big shopkeeper, there is a young man named Li Tianyang in the front cabinet who is looking for you and says that he is our business partner." In the back hall of the Defu Xuan firm, a man in his twenties, who seemed to be a clever worker, whispered to a middle-aged man in a robe and squinting for a nap in the hall with a hint of disbelief.

Hearing the sound of the report, the quiet and cultivated middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes, and his eyes were full of light, and he looked like a shrewd businessman: "Oh!! Got it, you can invite this young man and the people around him to the back hall! ”

"Yes!!" The man whispered and slowly retreated.

"By the way, go to the Fumantang to book a table of wine, send them to the back hall, and by the way, bring in a few jars of good rice wine in our line, I want to entertain these guests." The middle-aged man is Lu Bingyan Lu's shopkeeper, and Li Tianyang is looking for the target this time.

"Welcome, welcome! Virtuous nephew, you are really a rare guest, how many times, this time you can be regarded as a guest here. Before Li Tianyang and them entered the door, Shopkeeper Lu personally went out to the door to greet them.

"Uncle Shi said this, the little nephew is really ashamed!" Li Tianyang also had a smile on his face, and as soon as he saw the shopkeeper Lu, he gave the shopkeeper Lu a salute according to the courtesy of his juniors, and at the same time gave the gift he was carrying in his hand: "A small gift, it is considered a little nephew to make amends!" ”

"Come on, what kind of gift do you give, isn't this going to see me!" Although the shopkeeper Lu said so, he didn't really mean to reject Li Tianyang, took Li Tianyang's gift, and carried it in his hand, knowing that after entering the house, he put it on the table under the lobby.

"I haven't introduced you yet, this is my father's brother, Uncle He Yong. Uncle He, this is the shopkeeper of Defu Xuan Lu Bingyan Lu that I often mention to you, our big customer! Li Tianyang introduced the two of them.

This time, he specially brought He Yong to Yuegang together, in addition to his experience in running ships, now he also needs to pretend to be a pirate leader, if the negotiation is completed, he will come forward to deal with the Lu shopkeeper and them in the future. And Li Tianyang's current role is just a matchmaking middleman.

A businessman like Lu Bingyan knows something about Li Tianyang's family, so it is definitely not good for Li Tianyang to come out and trade in person, so that they know that they have become pirates. In this case, the risk is really greater, and I have to beware that these businessmen will betray them because of their interests, not to mention, Li Tianyang has another arrangement for his identity.

(End of chapter)