"Your Majesty the Governor, Hosokawa is here with sincerity." The Hosokawa merchant showed a smile on his face. This time, Hosokawa was cruel and came with such a large sum of money just to buy as much grain and ironware as possible. He was very happy to be able to make the Governor of the Ming Dynasty look at him differently.
Jiang Wei glanced at the other party quietly, then suddenly laughed after a moment, and said meaningfully: "Okay, let's talk about it, what do you want this time, and what's the price?"
The Japanese merchant suddenly bowed and said, "Your Majesty the Governor, this time I will buy grain and ironware."
Jiang Wei's eyes suddenly narrowed and he said with unclear meaning: "You brought so much money here, how much food do you want to buy?"
"How about 30% more than before?" the Japanese merchant asked with a smile on his face.
Jiang Wei's face slowly darkened and he shook his head very heavily. "Ironware is fine, and I, the governor, can sell it to you 30% more. But food is impossible. 30% more would be 400,000 dan. What are you doing with so much food? Have you finished eating it?"
The Japanese merchants suddenly became happy when they heard that Jiang Wei was willing to sell him 30% more ironware. But when he heard that Jiang Wei refused to sell him food, he had to lower his head and quietly give a questioning look to the beautiful woman next to him.
The woman's smooth and round chin tapped imperceptibly.
The Japanese merchant immediately straightened up and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty the Governor, let alone 400,000 dan, we can still afford it even if it is ten times more. In addition, to show my sincerity, I am willing to increase the price." Thirty percent.”
"Increase the price by 30%?" Jiang Wei looked at the Japanese merchant with a smile, surprised by the conditions proposed by the other party. Raising the price by 30% all at once is a rare opportunity. If he hadn't kept Han Du's instructions in mind, he would have agreed immediately.
"The price of 30% is indeed attractive." Jiang Wei deliberately showed a disdainful smile on his face, looking completely disbelieving. Then he shook his head and said, "But I still can't sell you so much food."
"Why is this?" The Japanese businessman suddenly became nervous and quickly revealed his old background. "If the Governor is still not satisfied, then the price can still be negotiated."
It can still be discussed, that is, can the price be higher? Jiang Wei glanced at the Japanese merchant blankly. It seemed that his husband's guess was right. The two sides in the Japanese country must be fighting in full swing, otherwise this guy wouldn't be so anxious.
Jiang Wei deliberately shook his head and sighed, "It's not that the governor is holding the grain and won't sell it to you, but I'm afraid you also know the situation here. Although the land is broad, it is sparsely populated, and there are simply not enough manpower to farm the land. Therefore, I don’t have much food in my hands. If I sell it all to you, will I go drink the northwest wind?”
"This..." Japanese merchants often come to Jeolla Province, so they naturally know that the actual situation here is indeed what Jiang Wei said. Jeolla Province itself is not rich in food, so the food that can be sold to them is naturally extremely limited.
The Japanese merchant hesitated and inadvertently turned back to look at the woman again. Seeing that the woman had no expression, he turned back to Jiang Wei and complimented with a smile: "Your Majesty the Governor, as far as I know, the Ming Dynasty has more than one governor like you in Goryeo. If the Governor is willing to help, you can definitely get help from him." I buy grain from other governors. I even heard that the Ming Dynasty has mountains of grain that cannot be eaten every year. If the governor is willing to transport the grain from the Ming Dynasty, I will not treat him badly. "
Jiang Wei's eyes narrowed into a very thin slit. These Japanese people really knew the Ming Dynasty. I just don’t know if they sent people to sneak into the Ming Dynasty to get the news, or if they got the news through those maritime merchants.
"You actually want to pay attention to Ming Dynasty's grain?" Jiang Wei sneered, "Don't you know that not a single grain of Ming Dynasty's grain is allowed to leave Ming Dynasty?"
"Your Excellency the Governor, the Hosokawa family really needs food too much, and I hope that Your Excellency the Governor can help." The Japanese merchant suddenly lost his temper and just nodded and bowed towards Jiang Wei.
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Jiang Wei shook his head and said: "It is impossible to sell the grain of the Ming Dynasty to you, but I can send people to ask about other governor's mansions."
"But you also know that if you buy food from other governor's mansions, the 30% increase in price may not be enough."
Thirty percent is not enough, this Ming dog official is really more greedy than me! The Japanese merchant cursed fiercely in his heart. And if the price was to be raised again, it would not be his decision, so he wanted to quietly go back and ask for instructions.
Before the Japanese merchant turned around, the little girl the Japanese merchant mentioned, that is, the beauty, spoke with a smile. Unexpectedly, this delicate beauty could speak Ming Dynasty official words even more smoothly than her father.
"If the Governor can sell us 30% more grain, then we will raise the price by 30%. If he can sell us 50% more grain, then we will raise the price by 50%."
Jiang Wei's eyes deliberately revealed greed, and he asked eagerly: "What if I, the governor, could sell you twice as much grain?"
Hearing this, the woman was very satisfied with Jiang Wei's attitude. She smiled coquettishly and said, "Then we will double the price."
"Oh?" Jiang Wei suddenly became interested and continued: "What if this governor can provide you with ten times the food?"
After saying that, Jiang Wei stared at the woman with greed on his face.
The woman's big eyes showed all kinds of charm, and she said in a clear voice: "It's still twice the price."
Jiang Wei suddenly became angry, his face turned red, and he snorted dissatisfied: "What do you mean, do you dare to play tricks on me?"
"Don't be upset, Governor." The woman's voice seemed to have magic power, easily calming the anger in Jiang Wei's heart, and said with a smile: "If the Governor has ten times the food to sell to us, then it means that the Governor We already have a lot of food on hand. In this case, we bought it at twice the price, and the Governor will also make a lot of money!"
Jiang Wei's face was still full of dissatisfaction, but his momentum was not as strong as before, and he said: "You don't calculate the accounts like this. I don't have much food in my hands. If you want more food, then I need to go to other governors." You can buy it there. This is much more expensive than the food in my hands. If you are only willing to double the price, then I will not worry about it. "
The Japanese merchants were suddenly shocked, thinking that they had offended Jiang Wei, and stopped selling grain to them.
Jiang Wei stared at the woman, and then the Japanese merchant asked: "How courageous is your daughter? She dares to interfere in our conversation. Can she keep her word?"
A trace of embarrassment suddenly flashed across the Japanese merchant's face, "This, this..." After a long time, he couldn't come up with a reason.
Seeing the Japanese merchant's expression, Jiang Wei immediately understood that there must be something strange in this. So he stared at the Japanese merchant and asked, "May I ask your daughter's surname?"
"I..." The Japanese merchant couldn't answer at once.
Such weird behavior instantly attracted the attention of Han Du and Jiang Wei.
At this moment, the woman actually took the initiative to speak. She leaned towards Jiang Wei with a smile, pressed her chest very low, and said, "I am honored to meet the Governor. My little girl, Xiaosong Lingzi pays homage to the Governor."
Komatsu Reiko's voice is very peculiar, and every word she speaks gives people a hazy feeling, making people want to lift this layer of fog and see clearly what is inside.
Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment, looked at the Japanese merchants and Komatsu Reiko strangely, pointed at the Japanese merchants and said, "I remember that you are a member of the Hosokawa family, right? Don't you have a surname of Hosokawa?"
"Since I am a member of the Hosokawa clan, of course my surname is Hosokawa, and I am Hosokawa Mochizuki." The Japanese merchant replied quickly.
Jiang Wei was even more surprised and asked: "Then why is your daughter called Xiaosong Lingzi?"
Komatsu Reiko immediately interjected: "Your Majesty the Governor doesn't seem to know much about Japan. A daughter can take her father's surname, Hosokawa, or her mother's surname."
"Oh~ I see." Jiang Wei glanced at the two of them meaningfully, seemingly believing their lies for the time being.
Han Du looked at the scene in front of him expressionlessly. Hosokawa Mochiyuki's obscure actions just now may have been hidden from Jiang Wei. But due to his position, Han Du could see it clearly. Judging from Hosokawa Mochiyuki's successive secret actions, Han Du guessed that this charming woman was probably the person in charge of their industry, and Hosokawa Mochiyuki was just a puppet who was pushed to the surface. .
Jiang Wei obviously also discovered the difference between the two, but he didn't expose it directly.
Continued to ask: "So can Reiko Komatsu make the decision?"
"Uh~ This..." Hosokawa Mochiyuki was immediately asked and stuttered. Of course Komatsu Reiko can make the decision, but he cannot say this. If these words were said, wouldn't it be self-inflicted and clearly telling Jiang Wei that Komatsu Reiko was the one in charge?
But Hosokawa Mokiyuki can't say that Komatsu Reiko can't make the decision, right? How could he, a servant, dare to speak for Xiaosong Lingzi?
Komatsu Reiko secretly thought that it was not good, and immediately smiled deliberately and charmingly, attracting everyone's attention to her. Then he pretended to be coquettish and said: "Lingzi is just talking casually. Your Excellency, the Governor, will not punish Lingzi's sins, right?"
Can Jiang Weina punish Xiaosong Lingzi for such a trivial matter? Besides, now that he had already guessed the identity of Komatsu Reiko, he naturally didn't want to make matters worse.
So he followed Reiko Komatsu's words and said, "Of course not."
Then he stood up and said: "The governor sees that you can't make a decision for a while. In that case, why not come here today. You can also go back and have a rest first. After we have discussed it, we can Sigh."
Seeing that Jiang Wei was leaving, Hosokawa Mokiyuki was immediately worried about something else, and quickly turned back to get instructions from Komatsu Reiko.
Komatsu Reiko smiled and winked at Hosokawa Noriyuki.
Hosokawa Mochiyuki immediately understood what she meant, bowed and said, "Just as the Governor said."
