Chapter 139 A guest!
In addition to Liang Pengfei's good sleep on the first day, Liang Pengfei was very busy in the next two days, because he had already received a letter from the south. The sage of Nalu and the 3,000 Chinese who migrated earlier had already gained a firm foothold on the island of Masbate and built a small building made of fences and stones. In the town, a wharf was built.
However, during this period, the natives of Luzon came to disturb many times, causing dozens of casualties. In anger, the stewards of Lu led his men to flatten all the native tribes within 30 miles of their station. More than 2,000 heads were hung on the treetops outside the newly established small town, making the surrounding environment The safety is one of them.
He also captured nearly 600 prisoners. Naturally, the Lu stewards would not let go of this free hard labor, allowing them to repair the dock, build houses, and expand the size of the town every day, waiting for the tens of thousands of compatriots who are still staying on Luzon Island.
However, although part of the production and living utensils were obtained through the deal with the Spanish governor, it still seemed a little awkward after all. Now a large amount of iron, farm tools, various daily necessities, as well as grain, seeds... In addition, during this period, the official Liang was not idle. Some pirate leaders visited their respective nests. As a result, they actually collected more than 300,000 taels of gold, more than 10 million taels of silver, and all kinds of treasures, antiques, and coins.
It is estimated that the total value of wealth is at least 20 million taels, and this is only because of the monsoon that he had to return to the mainland in advance and plundered the nests of a few of the pirates, and the white-headed Owen's nest, according to his men, there are at least nearly 100,000 pounds of gold and nearly a million pieces of them. The national gold coins, as well as countless silver and all kinds of jewelry, have buried a total of three kilns. It is said that they have estimated that the total value will not be less than 40 million taels of silver.
I didn't expect that I could get such a rich return if I took the initiative to provoke like this. If those captured warships are included, the total profit of his Lao Liang family is close to 90 million taels of silver.
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"With 90 million taels of silver, I don't know if there are so many taxes in a year in the Qing Dynasty..." After careful calculation with his son, the official Liang sat on the chair for a long time, and his pupils were a little loose. It seemed that it was not a good thing to be too exciting. Liang Pengfei was not much better. He stared at the watch in his hand, silently counting the zero behind him, and his mouth was shivering.
Although in later generations, in the era of converting gold and silver into paper currency, 90 million taels of silver, according to the estimates of later generations, are only equivalent to more than 10 billion yuan and less than 20 billion yuan, converted into US dollars, that is, the value of 2 or 3 billion US dollars, but in this era, it is absolutely different.
You should know that the tax revenue of Qianlong's court in the fifty-fifth year was about 50 million taels, and the Liang family received nearly two years of tax revenue from a country at the cost of dozens of deaths and injuries. It hurts to think about it.
"Mom, our Lao Liang's family is really big this time." Liang Daguan's hand with smoke trembled a little, his mouth was shivering, and his words seemed to be a little incoherent, as if he saw that the white radish grown in his vegetable field had turned into an old farmer of wild ginseng overnight.
"Dad, come on, take a sip of tea. Don't be excited. These are just numbers on paper." When Liang Pengfei saw his father's appearance, he was so scared that he quickly brought a cup of tea to the front, and patted Liang's back and advised him. Don't forget that we haven't gone to Owen's nest yet. In case someone else took the lead..."
"Which bastard dares to rob me? I will abolish him first." As soon as the official Liang heard Liang Pengfei's words, his eyes were bright, and a powerful momentum suddenly emanated, with a fierce and barbaric face.
Seeing his father's posture of using a knife to force, Liang Pengfei was speechless. However, the official Liang finally got rid of the emotions just now and listened to his son plan the future of the old Liang family.
The development of the Central Islands of Luzon, the construction of the base of Crab King Island, and the expansion of the Liang family's business are all the same. It's a lot of effort. Liang's officials found that under his son's plan, they just grabbed more than 30 million taels that had not been touched, just like splashing water. Generally, let your son scoop out one basin by one.
But in the same way, when Liang Pengfei told Mr. Liang that on Masbad Island, where the Liang family had already stood firm, according to the proven situation, the gold mine there was at least thousands of tons, that is, at least 20 million taels of gold reserves, which was still a conservative estimate.
After hearing the news, the official Liang was speechless for a long time. He no longer had any questions about his son's plan. He threw the matter to Liang Pengfei and patted his buttocks and ran away. The next morning, Ye Shi, who was a little blue-eyed, ran to ask Liang Pengfei what was wrong with his father. I haven't slept all night, and I'm having fun alone.
Liang Pengfei didn't dare to tell the truth. He had to talk nonsense that his son was too wise and martial. His daughter-in-law married two in one breath and made his father crazy, so he covered it up.
In addition to these things that made Liang Pengfei happy and annoying, there was also news from the Crab King Island that the Chinese businessman in Venice really did not brag. With the limited tools provided to him by Liang Pengfei, he reformed on the island and guided the craftsmen after nearly three months. After exercise, the glass was really made from the quartz sand produced in Guangdong, and the sample has been presented to Liang Pengfei.
"The transparency is still a little poor, but Mr. Romes said that if he could be given more time, he could do better. After all, the impurity content of each quartz ore is different, which requires a lot of experiments to make a more perfect finished product." A stew official stood in front of Liang Pengfei and reported respectfully.
Liang Pengfei put down the glass, held down the joy in his heart, and nodded: "Tell Mr. Mai, don't worry. I have plenty of time. In addition, I will give him money, raw materials, people, whatever is missing. By the way, tell Mr. Mai again. I'm doing his business. Since his hometown is in Yangjiang, This is much simpler, but because he is a Chinese, if he doesn't wear braids, after going ashore, he will be found that there will be a big noise. Therefore, let him wait more and wear braids. It's safer.
"Good young master, I don't know if you have any other orders?" After the swindle silently wrote down Liang Pengfei's words, he asked again.
"How are those prisoners of war now?" Liang Pengfei talked about a cigar and smoked it beautifully. There was finally a trace of brilliance on his tired face. I hardly slept all night last night. Early in the morning, the steward from Crab King Island quarreled. There was nothing I could do. The official Liang took advantage of Liang Pengfei at home for the past two days and rushed to the periphery of Guangdong to see his own business. In addition, Liang Pengfei was worried about the matter of glass and left it to others.
"It's okay. Those Spanish prisoners of war are still obedient. The projects we assigned to them can be completed on time and in quantity. By the way, according to the young master's instructions, we distinguished them and really found some talents. Some were born in shipbuilding, some were brewing for a living, some were tailors, and some were gardeners. There are also doctors, and one is a chef who is now serving the Sister Marya. As for those talents, the young ones have assigned them to the positions they need, and they have also been paid their salaries. In terms of treatment, they are much better than ordinary prisoners of war. The manager replied with a smile.
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"But those pirates are different. Although most of them have accepted their fate now, there are still some who are not very obedient. In the past, the master went back to the island. When he heard about this, he lost more than 30 of them into the sea... Now, they are all honest. And our crab island can be said to be the same day by day now,"
"Well, well done. My father did the right thing. He is really not polite to those people. By the way, those pirates who know how to draw can draw a map of the sea area they are familiar with." Liang Peng raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"At your instructions, all the pirates of the drawings are imprisoned separately, let them draw a chart, and then we will investigate from them. In this way, although these pirates will still play some tricks, those sea areas are no longer strange to us. Those Although Spanish naval officers are proud, they do have a way. Many small things are unheard of, and they have really benefited a lot.
The two were talking about the current situation of Crab King Island, but they heard Bai Shusheng's report and visitors. He was a man. He said that he wanted to apply for our teacher. According to the young master's instructions, we only accept those Luodi Xiucai or interpreters here, but he didn't do it. The management of the clan had no choice but to offend too much, so he asked him to come to the house to find the master. The master said that he could just let the man find you directly.
"In that case, let him in?" Liang Pengfei stood up and walked out of the room: "Go to the front hall to meet this man."
Liang Pengfei sat in the lobby. As soon as he took two sips of tea, a middle-aged man in a plain blue coat walked into the hall. After seeing Liang Pengfei, he did not salute. Instead, he looked at Liang Pengfei with great interest.
Liang Pengfei was not annoyed. He also looked at this person. He was about 1.7 meters at most, but he was not as thin as ordinary literati. On the contrary, he looked energetic. What Liang Pengfei noticed most was that his plain blue coat had been washed a little white, but it was neat and clean. His hair is also meticulously taken care of. Although he knows that this person is a depressed person, he can't make you feel a trace of depressed. On the contrary, it makes people feel that standing in front of him is a rich official or a high-ranking official with heavy power.
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(to be continued)