Komatsu Reiko pointed at each number and said to Hosokawa Noriyuki: "Look, although these numbers are only approximate numbers, the total and the actual number should not be very different. There are one hundred here alone. It’s 070,000 dan, even if there is a mistake of 300,000 dan, then the Governor’s Mansion will have at least 870,000 dan of food, and it may even be more.”
"He is actually willing to sell us 400,000 dan for so much food? This is too bullying. Isn't it even less than half?" Hosokawa Mochiyuki was indignant.
Komatsu Reiko leisurely put down the paper in his hand, glanced at him and said, "That's not all. Since the Governor's Office doesn't want to sell grain to us, then the grain will definitely be sold to the Ashikaga clan. Once the Ashikaga clan gets the grain, You know what that means to us."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki didn't answer when he heard this, but just stood aside with an awkward expression.
Seeing this, Reiko Komatsu raised his head and asked, "By the way, I asked you to find out where the people from the Ashikaga clan are. Have you found out their whereabouts in the past few days?"
After hearing this, Hosokawa Noriyuki's expression changed and he immediately knelt down, bowed his head and replied: "My subordinate is incompetent. I have searched the entire harbor in the past few days, but I have not found the slightest trace of the Ashikaga clan. Please punish me, master."
But Komatsu Reiko's reaction was very strange. When she heard that there was no trace of the Ashikaga clan, she looked very calm and showed no sign of anger at all.
After a while, Komatsu Reiko lowered her eyes and glanced at Hosokawa Mochichi, who was kneeling respectfully on the ground. Wei Wei opened her mouth and said, "Get up."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know why his master let him go so easily. According to past practice, he failed to handle such an important matter. Even if the master doesn't shave off a layer of his skin, the pain of his skin and flesh is inevitable.
"Thank you, Master." Hosokawa Mokiyuki stood up in a somewhat uneasy mood and glanced at the Master suspiciously. Seeing that his master didn't care at all, he shut up and didn't dare to ask what was going on. It was a blessing that the master could spare him this time. How could he dare to ask any more questions?
Reiko Komatsu seemed to know what Hosokawa Noriyuki was thinking. She raised her head and smiled: "You are thinking, why did I let you off so easily this time?"
Hosokawa Mochiyuki was stunned for a moment, and had to nod reluctantly, saying: "Yes. This time, after all, it was the subordinates who did not do the job well."
Komatsu Reiko shook his head slightly and sighed: "This matter has nothing to do with you. How big is this harbor? As long as you search carefully, I believe you will not find clues. But you have been searching for so many days, We haven’t even found any clues about the Ashikaga clan, what does this mean?”
"It shows that my subordinate is incompetent and has let his master down." Hosokawa Noriyuki was in a low mood. After all, it was still his fault.
Komatsu Reiko was so angry that she wanted to grab the tea cup and hit him in the face. After taking a few deep breaths to suppress her anger, she cursed loudly: "Idiot, this means that someone doesn't want you to find the Ashikaga family!"
Hosokawa Mochiyuki was suddenly startled when he heard this, raised his head and looked at his master blankly.
Komatsu Reiko then explained: "Don't forget whose territory this is. The Ashikaga clan may not be able to hide it completely. But if the Governor's Palace wants to hide the Ashikaga clan, then you will definitely not be able to find it. of."
"Master, what you mean is that the Ashikaga clan is now in the Governor's Palace?" Noriyuki Hosokawa took a breath, and his heart sank straight down.
Komatsu Reiko sneered, "Besides here, is there any place in this harbor that you can't explore?"
Hosokawa Mochiyuki nodded immediately and exhaled a breath. After receiving his master's explanation, the depression he had been feeling these past few days instantly dissipated. Then he asked: "Master, since the governor arranged for people from the Ashikaga clan to enter the governor's palace, it is obvious that the two sides are about to reach an agreement, and may even have already reached an agreement. So what should we do now?"
Komatsu Reiko's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said with a sneer: "My favorite saying in Zhongyuan is that it is still unclear who will win! It's too early to say who will win and who will lose. Let's wait and see."
Suddenly, Komatsu Reiko turned around and stared at Hosokawa Mochiyuki, who was in a daze.
Hosokawa Mochiyuki was suddenly startled and quickly lowered his head. I only heard the clear voice of the master, "Since you have already connected with the captain, no matter what method you use. If he is rich, you use gold to smash him; if he is lustful, you use women to smash him. In short In one word, we must bring him to our side no matter what."
"This... Master, he is just a captain." Hosokawa Noriyuki felt that it was not cost-effective to pay such a large price for a captain, and it would be easy to lose everything.
However, Komatsu Reiko smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this, just do as I say. As long as he takes our money, then you can take the opportunity to ask him to help us find out about the Ashikaga clan."
"My subordinates will do it now." Hosokawa Noriyuki said quickly.
Komatsu Reiko nodded and waved, "Go."
After Hosokawa Noriyuki left, Komatsu Reiko looked towards the direction of the Governor's Palace. He murmured to himself: "You are dreaming if you want to take the grain away from me. And Xu Chengfei, you bastard, wants to sell the grain to the Ashikaga clan, how can it be so cheap? Hahaha~"
A burst of piercing laughter echoed in the room. Fortunately, Hosokawa Mokiyuki left. If he hadn't left, it would definitely have made him tremble with chills.
...
Han Du had only had a few days to relax when he received another message from Xiaosong Lingzi, saying that he wanted to see him again. As for what Reiko Komatsu wanted to do after seeing her again, she didn't say.
But Han Du was able to guess a little bit. His plan worked, and Xiaosong Lingzi was anxious!
Han Du happily went to the appointment with a smile and walked downstairs to the agreed-upon inn, but he looked very impatient.
When he pushed the door open and walked in, he saw that Komatsu Lingzi was wearing a very thin silk robe today, and it was also the attire of a Ming Dynasty lady.
I have to say that Reiko Komatsu is indeed a beauty. In the past, when she wore Japanese clothes that made Han Du extremely disgusted, Han Du thought she was a bit stunning. Now she was wearing Daming's clothes, coupled with her exquisite and bright makeup, Han Du couldn't help but be stunned.
Xiaosong Lingzi never left Han Du's eyes since Han Du entered the door, and naturally saw all the changes in Xu Chengfei's expression. Now I see Xu Chengfei suddenly lost consciousness when he saw me, and I couldn't help feeling secretly happy.
In the previous confrontations with Xu Chengfei, she didn't take any advantage at all. Xu Chengfei was actually able to remain indifferent to her everlasting beauty before. This made Xiaosong Lingzi have some self-doubt, thinking that Xu Chengfei was worthy of being the most prosperous place in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and that he was well-informed and would not be confused by her.
But now it seems, who is well-informed and what is not deceived by her? All of this was just Xu Chengfei resisting in front of her. The silver pewter gun tip was just a shiny surface.
With this understanding, Komatsu Reiko became more confident in her plan for today.
And Han Du suddenly came to his senses, knowing that he had been embarrassed just now, and he must have been noticed by the woman in front of him. It's a small thing to be embarrassed, but it would be a big deal if this woman took advantage of him.
But after all, Han Du came out of fighting on the battlefield. What kind of storms and waves has he not seen? But in an instant, Han Du's expression returned to normal.
He was even in the mood and smiling to talk to Komatsu Reiko. He walked forward in a few steps and sat down on a chair, half lying lazily. "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about when you came to me today?" Said?"
Komatsu Lingzi's beautiful eyes kept glancing back and forth on Han Du.
Han Du's body couldn't help but become tense when he was caught by such a gaze, especially when it glanced at his lower body.
After a while, Komatsu Lingzi returned his gaze and said with a smile: "Sir, you should know that the little girl only comes to you for one thing, and that is the food in your hands."
Han Du looked indifferent and chuckled, "It's easy for you to want food. If you can buy it at my price, you can take it away tomorrow for 500,000 shi of food."
"Hehehe..." Komatsu Reiko laughed so hard that she covered her small mouth with her jade-skinned hands, and then said: "It seems that the Ashikaga clan is not generous enough. Are they only willing to give Mr. At twice the price, sir, you have to come to me?"
Hearing the words "Ashikaga", Han Du suddenly changed his lazy and relaxed posture, sat up straight in an instant, looked at Komatsu Reiko with wide eyes, and blurted out in disbelief, "How do you know? "
The smile on Komatsu Reiko's face gradually faded, and as she slowly stood up, it seemed as if the entire room was gradually falling under her control.
While walking towards Han Du, he said: "Sir, you don't need to know why I know it. As long as you know what I, Xiaosong Lingzi, want to know, there is no way I won't know it. I just didn't think about the Governor's Mansion a few days ago. I contacted the Ashikaga clan and didn’t go into details. But since the Governor’s Palace is unwilling to sell food to me, and the Governor’s Palace obviously has millions of koku of food, but now it goes to great lengths to bring food here, I I realized there was a problem behind this matter.”
"The Governor's Mansion is unwilling to sell me more grain, and my husband seems to be confident. If there is no other buyer, how can he be so unperturbed?"
Han Du stared at Xiaosong Lingzi for a long time and let out a long sigh, "Sure enough, you are a woman, and you have discovered such a little abnormality. But I am very curious, how did you know that someone was coming? Buying food here? Also, how did you know that there are millions of stones of food stored in the Governor's Mansion?"
