Han Du, who was alert, became reclusive and kept Tan Qing by his side. He saw no one except Jiang Wei.
During this period, Jiang Wei came to greet Han Du several times and learned from him. Komatsu Lingzi was very fast. She sent someone to the Governor's Mansion that day and asked to buy a batch of grain with their current money, and then buy the rest after their money arrived. In this way, it fully complied with Jiang Wei's requirement of paying with one hand and delivering the goods with the same hand, and it did not delay them in transporting the grain back at all. Because even if they could buy 1.5 million shi of grain at once, they couldn't transport it all at once, and it would take time to transport it in batches.
Komatsu Reiko was very fast, and in just ten days, she bought all the food in the Governor's Mansion. Even the five hundred thousand stones in Han Du's hand were bought by her.
Originally, when Xiaosong Lingzi bought food, she wanted to see Xu Chengfei again.
But Han Du was scheming by her and felt so aggrieved that he didn't want to see him at all, so he directly asked Tan Qing to come forward and deliver 500,000 shi of grain to her.
A few days later, the last batch of food was loaded onto the ship. Komatsu Reiko was wearing a light blue Ming gauze skirt, standing on the bow of the ship, her hair full of green hair fluttering in the sea breeze. Just like an elf falling from the sky into the world, it is so beautiful that people dare not look away.
After Hosokawa Mochiyuki saw that everything was ready, the master did not give the order to set off for a long time, and was still looking in the direction of the Governor's Mansion. Although he didn't know how the master could be like this, he guessed that it had something to do with someone or something in the Governor's Mansion. After all, it was originally impossible for the Governor's Mansion to sell grain to them at this price.
Hosokawa Mochiyuki couldn't help but lower his head. After a moment, he raised his head and said softly: "Master, it's time to go back."
Komatsu Lingzi did not look at him, but asked softly: "Who do you think Tan Qing is?"
"Tan Qing? The master is talking about the merchant who sold us food?" Hosokawa Mochiyuki suddenly pictured Tan Qing in his mind, and then he frowned.
Komatsu Reiko chuckled twice and said, "What? Do you believe he is a maritime businessman?"
Noriyuki Hosokawa knew that this was his master testing his eyesight. After taking a deep breath, he said solemnly: "He is definitely not a maritime merchant!"
"Oh? Then who do you think he is?" Komatsu Reiko deliberately wanted to test his subordinate.
Hosokawa Noriyuki said sternly: "Although he is extremely familiar with things at sea, and whether he is sitting, lying down or standing, even every move he makes has a strong aura of a person who lives on the sea, but he has a pair of eyes that look down upon the world. Eyes. If he is really a maritime businessman, how come he has such aggressive eyes?"
Komatsu Reiko couldn't help but nodded when he heard this, and asked: "In your opinion, who could he be?"
After Mochiyuki Hosokawa pondered for a while, he looked up at his master and said, "In addition to merchants, there are many people who make a living at sea."
Looking into his master's eyes, Hosokawa Mochi said word by word: "Great Ming Navy Master!"
Komatsu Reiko's expression did not change at all, as if she had known it for a long time. Then she asked: "Are you sure he is a member of the Ming Dynasty Navy?"
Hosokawa Noriyuki immediately bowed and replied: "Although I am not completely sure, I think there is a 70% chance."
Komatsu Reiko smiled when he heard this and did not talk about the topic again. He waved his hand and said, "Then let's sail the boat and go back."
The clear and melodious voice made Hosokawa Mochiyuki feel a little reluctant to leave.
But now that food was important, he immediately retreated and issued the order of Komatsu Reiko to all the boatmen.
"Raise the sails and set sail!"
Komatsu Reiko watched the conspicuous and tall building of the Governor's Mansion become smaller and smaller in her eyes, and finally gave up her extravagant hopes.
He suddenly turned his head and looked directly in front of the ship, muttering to himself: "Xu Chengfei, who are you?"
She originally thought that Xu Chengfei was a corrupt official with a high status in the Ming Dynasty. After all, if his status was low, it would be impossible to transport food here. And Xu Chengfei wants to make such money, so he is undoubtedly a corrupt official.
But her contact with Tan Qing gave her a different idea. If Xu Chengfei was the general of the Ming Navy, then all this would make sense.
Therefore, Komatsu Reiko couldn't guess who he was for a while.
However, then, Komatsu Reiko seemed to be aroused by the sea breeze, and a blush appeared on her pretty face. He said involuntarily: "No matter who you are, you want to get away after taking advantage of me? It's not that easy. I will definitely go back to the Ming Dynasty, the capital..."
Speaking of the capital, Komatsu Reiko couldn't help but feel fascinated. The name of the capital of the Central Plains has long been known to her. It's a pity that she has never had the opportunity to see it. She can only see it from the scrolls that have been handed down. However, there is no way a picture scroll can fully depict the prosperity of the capital. It would be great to be able to depict only one or two hundredths of it.
Now, Komatsu Reiko seems to have found a reason, a reason to go to the capital.
...
Han Du heard that Tan Qing came to report that all Hosokawa Mochiyuki's ships had left.
Han Du didn't care whether Hosokawa Noriyuki left or not. What he cared about most was whether that person left.
Seeing the Marquis staring at her motionlessly, Tan Qing immediately replied: "The woman whom the Marquis asked to pay attention to is also gone."
"Are you sure?" Han Du didn't believe it. Xiaosong Lingzi was so cunning that she even got into her way. It's hard for Han Du to believe Tan Qing's words.
Tan Qing nodded and said: "She did leave. She stood on the bow of the ship when she left. The general watched her ship leave with his own eyes."
Naturally, Tan Qing did not dare to be careless about the Marquis's instructions. He has been hiding in the dark, observing the ships with telescopes. Originally, he thought it would not be easy to find the woman, but he did not expect that she would be standing on the bow of the ship.
It's just that when the woman left, she seemed to be looking towards the Governor's Mansion! Is she looking for something?
Tan Qing thought of Mr. Hou's nervousness and immediately lowered his head and decided to keep this matter in his heart. Let alone his wife, daughter and son, even if his father and mother asked, he would not say anything.
"Huh~" Han Du let out a long sigh of relief, Xiaosong Lingzi was finally gone.
Then seeing Tan Qing still here, he waved his hand and dismissed him, "You have been exhausted these past few days. Go back and rest first."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Tan Qing cupped his fists and saluted, then walked out of the room. He has indeed been very tired these past few days. Since the Marquis wants him to rest, he plans to go back and have a meal with good wine and good food, and then take a good rest.
After Tan Qing left, Han Du walked out of his house for the first time and wandered on the street. Seeing the snacks set up on the street, Han Du sat down and tasted them.
But what Han Du didn't expect was that Xiaosong Lingzi had indeed left, leaving with full of resentment towards him. He also decided to raid Han Du's lair, and decided to go to the Imperial Capital of the Ming Dynasty after he had some free time.
Han Du was free for a few days. Without Komatsu Reiko, he felt that the air was full of freedom.
But he didn't let him be free for long. Jiang Wei came to visit him personally and brought him a message.
"Sir, the Ashikaga clan is here."
The Ashikaga clan, the sworn enemy of the Southern Dynasties of Japan and the real ruler of the Northern Dynasties of Japan, was used as a template by Han Du to force Reiko Komatsu to submit. Now they are really here.
After Han Du pondered for a moment, he looked at Jiang Wei with a smile and said, "They also want to buy food?"
Jiang Wei nodded and added: "And they have the same idea as Hosokawa, they also want to buy more food."
"If they want to buy it, then you can sell it to them." Han Du said with a relaxed smile.
Jiang Wei suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, don't be ridiculous. All the students' food has been bought by the Hosokawa family. Where is there any excess food to sell to them?"
Han Du immediately waved his hand, "Don't worry about this, I will prepare the food for you. But the price cannot be cheaper, so let's sell it to them twice as much as what the Hosokawa family sells."
When Jiang Wei heard that his husband would provide food, he immediately felt relieved. When he heard the price mentioned by his husband, he couldn't help but ask: "How much should I sell to them?"
"One and a half million stones!" Han Du said without hesitation, and stared into Jiang Wei's eyes and warned: "Remember this number, it cannot be more, but it cannot be less."
Jiang Wei lowered his head and pondered, then shook his head and said: "With this price and so much food, the students see that they are not fully prepared this time, so I'm afraid they won't agree. Even if they agree to buy 1.5 million shi, but They definitely won’t agree to the price.”
Food is also an urgently needed material for the Ashikaga clan. Naturally, the more the merrier, no matter how much they have, they all need it.
Han Du suddenly laughed and said, "Have you forgotten the example I told you last time?"
Jiang Wei suddenly remembered.
Handu continued: "The way to make the Ashikaga clan willing to buy so much grain is actually very simple. Just tell them that the Hosokawa clan has already bought it, and at the same price. If they don't sell it, they will be killed by Hosokawa. Let’s drive him into the sea.”
"Student understands." Jiang Wei immediately bowed his hands and looked like he was being taught.
After standing up, he asked again: "This time, sir, do you want to meet the Ashikaga clan?"
Han Du shook his head and sighed: "It's better to disappear. Back then, I destroyed tens of thousands of the Ashikaga clan's army and killed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in front of the battle. I'm afraid there will be many people in the Ashikaga clan who have seen my true face. If this time It's not good if there are people who know me among the people here. It's up to you to decide this deal with the Ashikaga clan."
"Yes, sir." Jiang Wei agreed immediately.
