Chapter 2261 I almost forgot, Brother Chubi, you are a soldier on paper
Chapter 2261 I almost forgot that Brother Chu Bi, you are a great military training expert on paper (please subscribe and vote)
After a heated debate, the two merchant ships belonging to the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses did not have many escorts, and the other five merchant ships would rather lose their cargo than fight back.
Seven sea-going ships finally paid almost half of their cargo and were able to escape.
Among the goods transported by the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses, the white sugar, which was worthless but extremely profitable, was almost wiped out.
There were also a large number of exquisite Sichuan brocades, tea bricks, and porcelain, all of which were also severely damaged.
For safety reasons, but also because of the disappointing attitude of the other five merchant ships.
Not long after the pirates left, these two merchant ships from the Han and Tang Dynasties voluntarily left the fleet and returned to Cochin Port.
As soon as the Han and Tang Dynasty trading companies stayed in the great port of Jiaozhi, their hair was immediately blown up. But the problem is that although the Han and Tang Dynasty trading companies had many brave men.
But now, the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses have many fixed routes. In addition, they have set up their own trading houses on many islands in the south, and their security forces are slightly weak.
This is also the reason why the ships of the Han and Tang Dynasty merchant houses sometimes could only sail in teams with the ships of other merchant houses for joint security.
To deal with pirates with large numbers of people, Han and Tang merchant houses must have sufficient military strength.
For this reason, a letter was delivered directly to Cheng Sanlang, who was about to leave for the plateau to cause trouble.
Although Cheng Sanlang is also very angry, if he wants to face the enemy on the vast sea, he needs the support of a sufficient military force.
After secret discussions, Cheng Chubi, Li Ke and others set their sights on those brave and fierce imperial edicts and various tribes.
However, considering that everyone is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, naturally we cannot recruit soldiers and warriors privately. That would be a serious crime.
But the problem is that the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses recruited bodyguards and sailors, so naturally there wouldn't be any problems.
With the hints and instructions from Cheng Sanlang and others, Han and Tang dynasties began to recruit manpower aggressively in the central and southern areas of Jiannan Road and Yaozhou.
After testing, they all recognized that these warriors were short in stature and agile in movement, making them very suitable for combat in the jungle and on ships.
Therefore, in the following days, especially after the peace of the plateau, those who are disbanded will return to their respective tribes among the Zhaoliu warriors.
There are some brave and ruthless people who are not willing to continue to engage in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and sideline fishery industries, and prefer to live a career of licking blood on the knife head and stimulating it.
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They all accepted the one-year probationary period of Hantang Commercial Bank. After the expiration of the period, they will sign employment contracts ranging from five years to ten years and become full-time security personnel employed by Hantang Commercial Bank.
Now, nearly 5,000 security personnel have arrived at Cochin Port.
Seeing this, Cheng Chubi and Li Ke couldn't help but widen their eyes, and then they wiped their faces in unison.
Li Ke couldn't help but shout exaggeratedly.
"If you are a good boy, five thousand people, wouldn't it be enough to destroy an island country?"
"Five thousand people go to destroy an island country...do you need that many?" Cheng Chubi glanced at the ignorant Li Ke with some contempt.
"Don't forget, what they will receive must be formalized military training. It will take one year, haha..."
While on the plateau, they had been receiving rigorous military training, and at least they already had a solid military foundation.
A year later, this group of Zizhao Zizhao warriors will definitely be reborn, and I dare not say that they will be comparable to the elite Zizhao soldiers brought out by Fang Erlang himself.
But their combat effectiveness will definitely not be inferior to that of the elite Tibetan troops of the past, as long as they go through a few baptisms of blood and fire.
Cheng Chubi felt that in the future, they would have no problem crossing the four oceans between the seven continents. As for this era.
Li Ke saw Cheng Sanlang's trusting attitude, with his tail almost raised to the sky, and couldn't help but complain.
"Yes, yes, brother, I almost forgot about you, brother Chu Bi, who is an armchair training master."
The smile on Cheng Chubi's face froze, and he turned his head, his gaze instantly becoming quite dangerous.
The fingers are slightly bent, like a top chef who is about to perform the traditional Chinese classic dish of shredded chicken.
Of course, Li Ke is the poultry that is about to be torn into strips.
"Brother Weide, are you trying to stir up trouble?"
Seeing Brother Chu Bi's cannibalistic look, Li Ke quickly laughed. Even though this was the Tang Dynasty, his highness, the prince, was still in great danger when facing the Cheng family.
"Ha, little brother, I was just kidding you, brother. After all, those pirates are also very hateful, but at least, we can still let our slaves come back alive."
"That's normal. Pirates plunder at sea in order to make money, and they are definitely not willing to make a one-time deal."
"So, they must be happy to only loot part of the cargo without causing the merchant ship to lose all its money."
"If a businessman can't make any money and loses all his capital, then it's just a crap business. If they don't do business, do their pirates still need to exist?"
"And Cheng Ping and the others also said that there is a high probability that someone in the fleet may be colluding with those pirates."
"But the problem is, we can't find any clues, so we can only suffer a dumb loss. This is the most common problem that occurs when several trading companies form a fleet together."
"So, if they hire more security personnel, it will also be convenient for our Han-Tang Commercial Bank to expand its maritime trade.
We still have enough guard power to avoid being taken advantage of by Xiao Xiao."
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Just after I finished reading this letter, a steward from the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses came to my door again.
I came here to tell Cheng Sanlang and Wu King Li Ke that the large carts of treasures transported from Yaozhou have been transported to the warehouse of our Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses.
After hearing the news, Li Ke's eyes suddenly lit up. "Those treasures have actually arrived. Brother Chu Bi, let's go and have a look."
"What are you looking at? What time is it now? Do you want more impeachment memorials on your father's case?"
Cheng Chubi sighed helplessly. "Forget it. Anyway, the day after tomorrow is the day of rest. Let's go over and pick it up together."
"I'll send the two cars to your father later."
The beautiful southwestern part of the Tang Empire is rich in products, not only things that fly in the sky, things that run on the ground, things that grow on trees, and even things that grow in stones are all good things.
Those carts of precious treasures are none other than jadeite. Well, since Yaozhou is under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, how could Cheng Chubi forget about the jadeite ore in Yaozhou that is such a profitable treasure?
As a person from the beautiful Southwest, how could Cheng Chubi not know where jadeite is produced?