Chapter 12                                                             �

Zhou Mengchen laughed, but did not make any excuses.

What kind of private visit is not reliable at all.

He stayed in the air and moved the sky. He didn't remember how many years he had been in the throne. He had never gone to the streets alone for many years. His temperament had long been extraordinary. In fact, Zhou Mengchen himself had a different temperament from the scholars and officials of this era. Many years of high-ranking officials and taking control of the side of the country made his modern temperament stand out. In addition, Zhou Mengchen was in a private visit in a private place, and it was impossible for him to actually go on the road alone. It was as if now, there were several ships around, and more than a thousand navy officers and soldiers guarding not far away.

It can be said that anyone with a little knowledge can recognize Zhou Mengchen’s extraordinary things.

Zhou Mengchen did not directly answer the question of this maritime merchant. Instead, he gave Xu Wei a gesture.

Before, Zhou Mengchen intended to hide his identity, so it was naturally a standard for ordinary merchants to host banquets. Now that his identity is exposed, it is not easy to be too stingy. Xu Wei knew it and made arrangements immediately.

Zhou Mengchen said to the maritime merchant: "I heard that you seem to be very interested in these things, but I don't know what your identity is."

The sea merchant said sadly: "In Xia Lin Feng, she went astray in her early years. She hangs out at sea and later joined Earl Yu's account. She has some military achievements. But in the end she is unable to resist restraint and violates the taboo. The Count gave me kindness and asked me to retire as a commander. I also had some savings and recruited some old brothers. I went to business at sea. It was also a living thing."

Zhou Mengchen was stunned and said to himself: "It turned out to be him."

What Zhou Mengchen knew was that Lin Feng was the pirate leader of the original Wanggang. Later, when Yu Dayou attacked Wanggang, he surrendered and was also considered a pioneer in the development of Taiwan. In history, Lin Feng was even more famous pirate. He attacked Malani, and later under the joint encirclement and suppression of Sino-foreign countries, he was considered defeated and a stolen figure at the sea for a while.

Zhou Mengchen said: "General Lin, what are the interesting questions about the merchants on the sea? Let's hear it."

Lin Feng was particularly helpful when he heard Zhou Mengchen's words "General Lin."

Although Lin Feng is no longer among the navy, leaving the navy is helpless for Lin Feng. Don’t look at what he said so nicely, it is actually a violation of military law. In most of the Ming army, Lin Feng was smuggled on the ship. In fact, it was not a big deal.

But Yu Dayou's military management was much more severe. Naturally, he could not tolerate such things. If it weren't for the fact that there were many former pirates in the navy, Lin Feng was the leader of active surrender. He had to consider political influence. Lin Feng would have already fallen to the ground.

Only then did Lin Feng clear out from the navy.

And even so, Lin Feng, a former navy figure, played a great role in strengthening his business and becoming a great businessman at sea. No, if he was not a former navy general, he had connections among the navy, at least he would be considered a person in the officialdom. He could not have joined the Jiangnan family, and the supply needed overseas was in the hands of the Jiangnan family. With the official body, Lin Feng had a great freedom in many things. Moreover, the influence of the navy overseas was also needed by the aristocratic families. Lin Feng's connections among the navy are also very useful to the Jiangnan family.

In this way, Lin Feng soared forward within two or three years and became a wealthy businessman in the South China Sea. Although Lin Feng’s own ability is also the various reasons behind this.

Lin Feng said: "I dare not take it. I just want to make money in the South China Sea."

A sea merchant next to him said, "This adult doesn't know anything. General Lin is known as the Nantian Pillar among the sea merchants. Everyone is convinced by him. He has had a lot of dealings with the barbarians in Nanyang."

Zhou Mengchen said: "There is still this matter?"

Lin Feng smiled a little proudly and said, "Everyone is grateful for love, you all."

Zhou Mengchen personally brought a glass of wine and said, "Please, General Lin, please tell me a little."

After Lin Feng took a few glasses of wine, he became proud and said, "There is nothing in Southeast Asia? Apart from the Western Barbarians, they are all native chickens and tiles."

Immediately, Lin Feng told him about how he showed his strength in the south.

Lin Feng is a restless person.

Other maritime merchants only dare to follow the ready-made business roads, and Lin Feng arrived in Java for the first time he went to sea.

However, Java is the Hui country and the overlord of the South China Sea. Even the Dutch took a long time to defeat Java. Even Java and the Portuguese had several wars in Malacca. It can be seen that Java's strength is.

Lin Feng arrived in Java, and because he was a newcomer, he was suppressed by the locals. Lin Feng was furious and stopped doing this business. However, as soon as he left the port, he was surrounded by a Javanese ship.

Lin Feng took the boat and made a victory escape.

If that's all.

Lin Feng can't be called the Nantian Pillar. Lin Feng became more and more angry when he escaped. He felt that no matter whether he was following Wu Ping or Yu Dayou, he had never been so cowardly, let alone, the Ming people all condescending foreigners. After suffering such a loss, Lin Feng naturally had to take revenge.

He wandered around for several days, found a few bold maritime merchants, and was also confused. There were ten ships in total, ranging from size to old, and not many artillery items to the southeast coast.

Then Lin Feng killed a retaliation and burned a fire in the port of Java. He stole a lot of things and a lot of ships, and he stole the local outlaws, just like he was harassing the coastal areas back then, and was rampant on the coast of Java.

In the end, Java couldn't stand it, so the two sides negotiated.

Lin Feng also secretly made a calculation. Although Java is a relatively wealthy place in Nanyang and has a lot of food. After calculating the accounts, he found that the robbery was not worth doing business.

After all, robbery still costs money. And the Ming Dynasty commodities have no rivals to these places. A large number of Chinese goods traveled south and destroyed the industries of some countries in Southeast Asia.

Not to mention anything else, just talk about Annan's porcelain industry.

In fact, Annan has always had a tradition of producing porcelain. After all, in the Chinese cultural circle, producing porcelain is not a high-tech, but the problem is that the porcelain produced by Annan is not called Annan porcelain, but is pretending to be Chinese porcelain.

It occupies a large market share in Nanyang.

Nowadays, the scale switches of the Ming Dynasty do not use Jingdezhen porcelain, but only Fujian porcelain and Guangdong porcelain can beat Annan to the point of being beaten.

Lin Feng may not know the problem. But once you calculate it, you will find that the most robbed things from Java is food. It is not impossible to transport grain from Java to China. However, the profit is not much and it is sold locally and cannot be sold at a price.

In the end, I made money by selling Chinese goods in Java.

So, Lin Feng made peace with Java. Finally, a territory was drawn up in Semarang and became the location of Lin Feng’s shopping mall. In the area of ​​Semarang, there were many Chinese people, so it immediately became the center for Chinese people to gather.

After this battle, Lin Feng was considered famous.

Lin Feng, who has the reputation, was bullied by Chinese maritime businessmen and was willing to help him when he asked for help. Of course, it was not all about affection, but also about business.

The places where the Ming Navy can shelter, that is, in the northern part of the South China Sea, are somewhat weak in the southern part of the South China Sea. After passing through the Malay Peninsula, there is no influence at all.

If the Ming Dynasty merchants were active in the South China Sea, it is likely that they could still remain safe. However, after passing the Malay Peninsula, there was no way for the court to do anything. The Ming Dynasty court could not raise troops to go south for the sake of the merchants.

Most maritime merchants are in this circle. But it does not mean that there are no exceptions.

After all, wealth and honor are in danger.

To be honest, business within the South China Sea will not have too high profit margins due to safety. With such large-scale opening of the sea, there will naturally be a large number of maritime merchants in competition, and for this reason, they will explore the South China Sea.

Lin Feng also had his own business in Nanyang, but he soon discovered that it would be better to collect protection fees than to do other businesses. So after he was in Java, he was like a national nobleman in Nanyang and had many dealings.

Only when there are wins and losses, and when strength is generally shown, can there be a possibility of negotiations. Lin Feng has become a pillar of the South Heaven.
Chapter completed!