"It's just a trivial matter, why bother? Just let them go." Xu Housheng finished his words stumblingly.

Li Laohai didn't force anything, he just said a few words in dialect. An Kebao, who was kneeling on the ground, kowtowed a few more times as if he was being pardoned, got up and ran away without even daring to look back.

"Old man, I have been to this place in Macau a few times. Mr. Xu doesn't mind it. Let me be your guide," Li Laohai said slowly.

After everyone stayed on the boat for so long, Xu Housheng immediately said with a smile: "Uncle Li will be the guide, this is the best."

According to the rules of respect and inferiority at this time, different names have different titles. With Xu Housheng's status, it is normal to call Li Laohai "Master Li" at most, and "Old Li". However, Xu Housheng has been interested in coal and iron since he was a child.

In order to win over the craftsmen, Xu Zhenzhen asked Xu Housheng to call them elders. When Xu Zhenzhen married into the Zhao family, Zhao Jin was not very particular about respect and etiquette. He respected the old and loved the young.

Over time, Xu Housheng developed a habit of always calling uncle when he saw older people. It is always good to be more polite. Moreover, Xu Housheng has limited experience in the world and has always been protected and grown up. He has never seen anyone with a treacherous heart.

, he has always been sincere in his treatment of others.

It was this title and sincerity that made everyone have a good impression of Xu Housheng after he boarded the ship. Perhaps it was because of this that Li Laohai was so enthusiastic. Of course, this guarantor was not in vain.

Seeing Xu Housheng so happy, Li Laohai smiled and nodded. Nie Hei and Yu Ou looked at each other and followed behind them silently.

Macau is indeed not big, not even comparable to the county seat of Xiao County, but the input from the sea trade port is gold and silver, making this place extremely prosperous.

Although the place is small, people from the Ming Dynasty can see a lot when they come here. For example, the Buddhist buildings on both sides of the cross street have obviously different regulations from those in the Ming Dynasty. There is a porch under the ground floor, with whitewashed walls and Western-style decorations.

, there are also wooden shutters, and the beautiful sound of the six-stringed piano can be heard from time to time inside, but the first thing visitors see is the big cross at the intersection of Cross Street.

Because there were only a few streets, we were willing to spend money on building roads. The roads were very smooth. On the roads were Francois, Ming people, blacks, and indigenous people from Southeast Asia, as well as the characteristics of such colonies - mixed race people.

In this place, all the visitors from Xuzhou were really stunned. The white people were actually fine. Everyone had seen Master Louis and his servants, but this was the first time for all the black people. Xu Housheng murmured there, "Kunlun slave, this is Kunlun."

slave".

Soon everyone discovered that there was more. According to Li Laohai's explanation, there were natives from Tianzhu here. They looked similar to the natives in Southeast Asia in skin color, but they were relatively tall and had different eyebrows. Moreover, everyone also saw a lot of things.

People with young Ming faces but unusually short statures. These people are often dressed as servants and work constantly for the people of Fo Langji and the Ming Dynasty.

"This is the Japanese." Li Laohai explained.

"Japanese pirates?" Xu Housheng asked in surprise.

"These are not Japanese pirates. They are just poor people who can't live in the Japanese country. There are many people who believe in this religion. There are many Japanese people working here, in Luzon and in Nanyang." Li Laohai explained lightly.

There are only a thousand or a few white people in Macao, but you can also see the difference between high and low. There are also nobles wearing brocade clothes riding horses. Although the clothing decoration and swords are different from those in the Ming Dynasty, they also have different styles. The wealthy female family members sit in sedans carried by two people.

Wearing a veil, there is a servant holding an umbrella behind him.

"This is just like our fire gun." Someone murmured in a low voice. You could see a few soldiers who looked like Franji walking by talking and laughing. They may have just returned from duty, carrying fire guns and wooden guns.

Cross, dirty military uniform with open arms.

Everyone immediately turned their attention to these soldiers and kept staring at the firecrackers. Everyone didn't trust the foreigners Louis and the others very much. Seeing that the firearms of the Franco soldiers were similar to those of Zhao Ziying,

Then he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's far worse than our servants." Someone muttered, and Nie Hei also nodded. Then he noticed that Li Laohai was listening carefully, and quickly gave his companions a wink to tell them to be careful.

While they were talking, they heard a scream not far away. Everyone looked over and found that it was a drunken sailor who was whipped out with a cane by a servant in front of the door along the street.

In addition to normal pedestrians on the street, there is also a scene where there are sailors wandering around and even wandering around. The sailors are of various origins and nationalities. They can be seen in yellow, white, black and brown. Most of them are drunk, and many are stumbling.

Many people are lying on the street. They never stay in one place for long. They have experienced life and death at sea. Naturally, after disembarking from the ship, they will be unscrupulous. Therefore, there are guards in front of every house along the street. If a sailor approaches, they will not be polite.

Use the stick to drive further away.

After reading all this in a flash, Li Laohai went to a store first. After chatting for a few words, two waiters came out to entertain him attentively. They followed the team at a distance and came over if they had any questions.

"Haizhu Longtou on the ocean has familiar shops in Macau, or it is their own business. This must be related to the Li family." Yu Ou understands this.

Although everyone was dazzled by the exotic scenery, Xu Housheng still remembered the purpose of coming here. After looking around, he asked where he could buy artillery. Li Laohai just called the clerk over and asked.

, the clerk immediately led everyone to a store on the other side of the port, which made everyone sigh with emotion. This place is really not the land of the Ming Dynasty. There are many places where Ming Dynasty privately forged cannons, but there may not be such an upright business.

There were no shopkeepers in the shop, but there were a few people with a similar temperament to Yu Ou. When everyone entered, everyone in the shop ignored them, but the shopkeeper said a few words and stared at Li Laohai.

After watching for a while, his attitude became much more attentive and polite.

"Artillery is not difficult. There are two kinds. The cheaper one is made by our Ming Dynasty. You have to wait for a while. If you are willing to spend money, our store will go to the port to ask the people there and unload it from their ships.

A few cannons came down. The cannons on foreign ships are much better than our Ming Dynasty ones. They can hit farther, more accurately, and less of them explode." All the people who came here were customers, and the store was quite attentive.

"Can you find a master who can cast cannons?" This was the purpose of Xu Housheng and his party. Several people in the shop looked at it strangely, and then said: "There are masters who can cast cannons in Xiangshan County. I want good ones."

, go to Foshan, you won’t be able to invite anyone.”

Xu Housheng hesitated for a moment, and when he thought that this shop was engaged in the artillery business openly and openly, he didn't have to hide it, so he immediately said: "Do these people have cannon-casting masters? They are the craftsmen who cast cannons for them.

?”

When this question was asked, the people in the store exchanged glances with each other, then looked at Li Laohai, and then said with some embarrassment: "This is really impossible to get.

After saying this, the person who answered coughed and said again: "It's not difficult to buy foreign artillery. There are many people who are jealous of money on these foreign ships. The price is enough. Just remove a few cannons from the ship, but it takes a lot of money."

It’s really not easy to find foreign craftsmen who can make cannons.”

He said it very hesitantly. After saying this, he looked at Li Laohai again, and then said in a low voice: "The people brought over by Uncle Li are not outsiders. This guest officer, everyone knows that this foreigner from Macau has

Everyone knows that the goods produced in our own cannon foundry are good, but after so many years, no one has been able to get rid of things from it. The foreigners themselves are also keeping a close eye on it. When we are in this business, who doesn’t want to do this?

Although I have been trying for so long, there is still no way. Sir, you are new here, so you should not make this idea."

Xu Housheng's mind was not slow, and he understood what the people in the store meant, thinking that they wanted to use the craftsmen of the cannon foundry to get better artillery from inside.

"Is there a cannon foundry in Macau?" Xu Housheng didn't know this. He just thought that there were more foreigners in Macau, but he didn't expect to learn the news from the shop.

When he asked, the people in the store were also confused. They didn't say much and their attitude was a little cold: "Do you want artillery, sir? If not, don't delay the business of the store."

Xu Housheng pondered for a moment and then said firmly: "Yes, as long as the artillery on the foreign ships is available, how many kinds are there here?"

This question surprised several people in the shop. This guest officer didn't even know how many kinds of artillery there were. He was still here to buy it in a big way, and he also wanted to build a cannon foundry. They looked at Li Laohai again.

They didn't know this one-armed man, but the introduction just now by the guys was not in vain. With this man here, it's not like they couldn't believe this young man from a rich family.

"There are many cannons on the ship, more than ten kinds of large and small, but the too big ones, bigger than our red cannons, are not sold on the ship, but one catty, three catties, six catties,

Twelve-pound ones are still available, and if you’re lucky, eighteen-pound ones can also be found.”

Seeing Xu Housheng nodding there, several people in the store exchanged glances, but they seemed to have met a fat sheep. However, looking at the expressionless faces of Nie Hei, Yu Ou and others, as well as Mr. Li who had always been indifferent

Hai, everyone shook their heads again, it's better not to get into trouble.

"Sir, I have something to say first. The weight of these foreigners is different from ours. Their weight is much lighter than ours. When it comes to delivery, please don't think that we are deceived."

"I know this. A pound of food from foreigners is about eight to nine taels here."

Xu Housheng's answer surprised everyone in the store. The young man who knew nothing actually understood this conversion.
Chapter completed!