I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

"The stitches are fine, the patterns are exquisite, soft to the touch, but tough to tear. Good, good, good. Songjiang's printed cotton is truly unparalleled in the world."

As expected, when Zheng Zhipeng took them to Songjiang to see printed cotton, the three Portuguese people were full of praise for printed cotton.

"It's natural. You've been traveling around Songjiang City with me these past two days. You three must have already figured out my prestige. This Songjiang flower cotton can be sold however I want. Of course. , are the three of me and I friends? Naturally, everything is easy to discuss."

The three of them looked at each other and naturally understood the implications. They discussed it with each other in Portuguese, and the governor said: "The fourth master is an expert in trade, so I will tell the truth. I, Portugal, have always been involved in trade. They are mainly based on cotton and spices. Now the Spice Islands are dominated by the Dutch. Even if Spain wants to fight, they can only retreat and defend. As you said, Malacca will probably not be able to defend it. of."

Zheng Zhipeng raised his eyebrows after hearing this, smiled and said nothing, simply waiting for the next step.

"In other words, our country, at least our Far East Navy, all rely on cotton to survive. Of course, the quality of Songjiang's printed cotton is not good, but this thing has now become our lifeblood. I really don't dare to I wonder if Fourth Master will allow us to leave it to others, so we can also set up a few cotton spinning workshops here? As for the cotton raw materials, I would also like to ask Fourth Master for your help, how about that?"

Zheng Zhipeng's mind turned around and he immediately understood that they had to pay attention. They clearly wanted to get involved in Songjiang. He immediately patted his chest and promised: "No problem, I don't think it is worse than this. I will spend a lot of money to build some factories here and share it with you." For half of the shares, you can arrange for someone to supervise the work. The principal will not be collected, and it will be treated as a reward for helping my brother. Of course, I will not give you any money, how about it? "

You foreign devils will be damned if you can outplay me in my territory.

The three people discussed with each other and agreed in principle, but they still wanted to discuss the specific details of the supervision. In short, they wanted to monopolize the management. Although Zheng Zhipeng had not yet agreed, he had a general idea.

And the negotiation work generally started under this sudden situation.

"Actually, we agree with Fourth Master's proposal in principle, but we have slightly different opinions."

"Please speak."

"The Strait of Malacca, the choke point for controlling waterways, such a strategic military location, if we can really conquer it in the future, will the Zheng family be willing to leave it to us to manage it?"

"If you are willing to give up, why not give up?"

"Fourth Master is joking, you are willing to give, but we don't have the guts to pick it up alone. The Japanese country is now in Lunsang, and we are already rootless duckweeds. Compared with the military strength, we are actually the weakest in this sea. If we monopolize such an important road and are unable to develop other businesses, wouldn't it be a recipe for trouble? What do you think, Fourth Master? When the time comes, you and I will share the Strait of Malacca."

"Oh? This is the first time I've heard that you cut your own price."

"Of course, Malacca and the Zheng family can share the territory, but once Ceylon is captured, what does our fourth master think?"

Zheng Zhipeng thought for a moment, and realized that these fucking people were waiting for them here. Together with the Zheng family, they conquered the Netherlands and even Spain, and they all had to make wedding dresses for them.

But who makes the current situation stronger than others?After thinking for a while, he said, "On the day of the fall, Macau will be replaced by Ceylon, and the existing forts on Macau will not be demolished."

After the Portuguese thought about it, it seemed that if they could really occupy Ceylon and Macau, it would not be of much use, so they nodded in agreement. So far, everything was good.

"The second question is about credibility. To be honest, we don't trust the credibility of your Zheng family."

"What do you want, and how can I make you trust me?"

"In addition to what Fourth Master said before, to let the news spread across the sea, the most important point is to keep the son as a pledge."

"Leave a son as a pledge?"

Zheng Zhipeng's face suddenly changed. He glanced at Zheng Chenggong and saw that his expression suddenly became serious. He sighed helplessly and said, "I don't know who you want to keep as hostage."

"Of course it's your nephew, Master Sen."

"Sigh...I'm afraid it won't work. It's not that our Zheng family doesn't understand the rules. It's really...Sen'er is a little different. My eldest brother and sister-in-law don't want him to get involved in these things. They just want him to study hard and be successful in the future. Title, Guangzong Yaozu, forget about going to Macau, what do you think? I also have a fifth brother, Zheng Zhihu, and a sixth brother, Zheng Zhiyan, these two..."

Several Dutch people discussed it with each other, and finally said with regret: "I'm very sorry, if the Zheng family doesn't even have the sincerity to leave a son, we really have no way of believing in such a huge and distant promise, and we think , There is nothing unreasonable in our request. If Master Sen comes to Macau as a guest, we will teach him Western navigation skills, artillery, mathematics, and shipbuilding skills. With all due respect, these three items are our The technical level is far superior to that of your country."

"Sigh... I know everything you said, but my nephew wants to learn the Four Books and Five Classics."

But I heard a young voice behind me say: "I can study the Four Books and Five Classics just as well in Macau without any delay."

Zheng Zhipeng turned around and saw Zheng Zhipeng looking at him resolutely, gently tugging at the corner of his clothes with two fingers.

Zheng Zhipeng could only say with a grimace: "If I promise you, my sister-in-law will never forgive me in this life."

"Fourth uncle, I am my father's son. The Zheng family is in trouble. I can't be a coward when they need me. Otherwise, no matter how many books I read, I will be a useless scholar."

"I...well, three of them, are my fifth and sixth brothers really not good enough? If the three of them feel that they are not worthy enough, they can even ask me to go to Macau."

The three of them muttered for a while, then shook their heads firmly and said, "No."

"Uncle Fourth, I want to go."

Zheng Zhipeng said rather impatiently: "Do you agree that it's useless? Your mother has always had the final say in your affairs. Do you think there is a way to do this?"

Zheng Zhipeng thought for a moment and said, "I can try to convince him."