Next, Han Du continued to live in seclusion without even leaving the front door.
And Jiang Wei would come to his husband secretly every day and tell him one by one about the discussions with the Ashikaga clan.
When the Ashikaga clan heard that Jiang Wei had such food, he was naturally very happy. And they immediately expressed their willingness to buy them all.
But when it comes to price, Ashikaga started to tremble at this time. They tried their best to lower Jiang Wei's price on the grounds that "there is too much food and if you want to sell it to them, you have to lower the price."
They even naively thought that the Governor's Palace couldn't eat all this food. If they didn't buy it, the food would rot and become worthless. Some of the Ashikaga clan dared to offer a price that was only 10% of last year's price.
This price made Jiang Wei laugh out loud, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense with the Ashikaga anymore, so he directly offered three times the price, and wouldn't sell it for a penny less!
Of course, the Ashikaga clan would not accept this price. They even immediately got up and walked away, and threatened that they would never buy even a grain of grain from the Governor's Palace.
Jiang Wei kept them cold for two days, and then sent someone to reveal to the Ashikaga clan that Hosokawa came here to buy food.
The news is earth-shattering and the effect is amazing!
The moment the Ashikaga clan got the news, they couldn't wait to come to see Jiang Wei.
But at this time Jiang Wei didn't want to see them at all.
Some people among the Ashikaga clan began to doubt whether the news was true or false. After all, the Hosokawa clan was not stupid. They had so much food and paid such a high price. What good would it do to them?
The leader of the Ashikaga clan was Ashikaga Ikawa, and he vaguely felt something bad. It may not be that the others in the Ashikaga clan have not guessed it, but they are just unwilling to admit it.
Jiang Wei was not seen for two consecutive days. Except for Ashikaga Ikawa, no one else in the Ashikaga clan agreed to seek Jiang Wei again.
Ashikaga Ikawa knew that these people wanted to wait for news from the Muromachi Shogunate. But they never thought that if they really waited until bad news came from the Muromachi Shogunate and bought the grain back, would it still be too late?
Ashikaga Ikawa didn't know if it was still too late, but he knew that he would rather believe it or not.
So Ashikaga Ikawa made two preparations. On the one hand, he sent people back to mobilize gold and silver. If he really bought 1.5 million koku of grain at that price, the money in his hand would not be enough at all, and he would need to transport more gold from the Muromachi Shogunate. Silver comes over. At the same time, he also brought this news back so that the Muromachi shogunate could prepare early. If it was a false alarm, there wouldn't be much loss. If you can really discover it in advance, you will make a lot of money.
On the other side, Ashikaga Ikawa decided to do everything possible to see the governor as soon as possible. It was best to buy the 1.5 million stone of grain as soon as possible, even if it was three times the price, he would not hesitate.
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Jiang Wei agreed to Ashikaga Ikawa's request.
Ashikaga Ikawa, who came to Jiang Wei again, was no longer as fearless as before. This time, his face was full of anxiety. He had always been at a disadvantage in the negotiations with Jiang Wei. He agreed to all the conditions proposed by Jiang Wei just to be able to sell grain to him.
Ashikaga Ikawa also invariably adopted the method of buying a batch of grain with the money in hand first, and then buying the remaining grain when the subsequent gold and silver arrived. He directly bought hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and started loading it on the ship as soon as possible.
When Ashikaga Ikawa was loading the grain on the ship despite everyone's objections. The people he sent back came back, not only bringing him enough gold and silver, but also brought him bad news.
The Muromachi shogunate was also extremely shocked after receiving the news about Ashikaga Ikawa. Originally, the Muromachi shogunate, under the leadership of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, defeated the Southern Dynasty steadily, and they had the complete upper hand.
However, since Handu defeated 80,000 elites in a battle, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu died in the battle, the Muromachi shogunate could no longer suppress the Southern Dynasty's offensive.
The two sides have fallen into anxiety in the past few years. Although they have been fighting each other, they have not even had a decent war.
The Muromachi shogunate was also lax. They did not expect that Nanchao would have the courage to attack them.
If it weren't for the news from Ashikaga Ikawa, they might have been beaten before they could find out that the Southern Dynasty had launched a large-scale military recruitment, sweeping towards them in a mighty manner.
The news about Ashikaga Ikawa came so timely that the Muromachi shogunate, with a tentative attitude, sent people to Nanchao to inquire about the news. When they learned that the Southern Dynasty had begun recruiting troops on a large scale and had no concealment of its murderous intentions towards the Muromachi shogunate.
They met all of Ashikaga Ikawa's requirements without hesitation, and sent people to order him to "transport the food back at all costs."
The Muromachi shogunate was not idle either. They took out all the food in advance and started recruiting troops on a large scale.
In other words, the lifeblood of the Muromachi shogunate now lies in the hands of Ashikaga Ikawa. If he was unable to bring food back, in two months at most, the Muromachi shogunate would be eaten by the hungry soldiers who had run out of food.
When the news broke among the Ashikaga clan, everyone looked at Ashikaga Ikawa, who was determined to go his own way, with admiration in their eyes.
Ashikaga Ikawa's prestige also rose to the highest level in an instant. He stood up, looked down at everyone, and directly ordered, "Immediately deliver the money and food to the Governor's Office. We must secure the 1.5 million stone of food." . In addition, the grain transport ship will set sail immediately and transport some grain back first. Gentlemen, please do your best to protect the safety of the grain transport ship, please!"
Ashikaga Ikawa bowed down and bowed condescendingly, so that others did not dare to show the slightest slight.
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Just when Ashikaga Ikawa was busy preparing to transport back the food that was related to their lives.
Han Du came to the warship quietly early.
Compared to staying in the Governor's Mansion, Handu still felt that it was more free to stay on the warship. Although living on a boat is not as comfortable as living in the Governor's Mansion, at least you don't have to worry about your own safety and can do whatever you want freely.
Tan Qing accompanied Han Du and looked at the ships carrying food heading north. He said with a smile: "Hasn't Mr. Marquis thought about using that food to feed the fish?"
Han Du glanced at him and said: "Why feed the fish? Without these grains, the Muromachi shogunate will definitely lose. If the Hosokawa clan wins easily, then there will be so many Japanese people left. Are they waiting for you to kill them all?" Now? That’s millions of people.”
Tan Qing knew that he had said the wrong thing and smiled flatteringly.
Han Du continued to say nonchalantly: "If we want to conquer Japan, an extremely weak Japan is naturally the most beneficial to us. And if we want to weaken Japan, it will not happen faster if they are evenly matched. That's it." Han Du looked back at Tan Qing. Seeing his silence, he smiled and said: "This is like a family. If we work together, we can resist bullying. Even if the Ming Dynasty is far stronger than the Japanese country, when encountering When the Japanese state is like this, it is impossible to completely conquer them without paying a heavy price."
"But the civil strife in Japan is different. It's like brothers fighting against each other. No matter who wins in the end, their family will definitely be gone. If their family is gone, do you think there will still be a country?"
Tan Qing sighed silently after hearing this. Everyone understands the truth, but how many people can really let go of their prejudices and truly join hands?
Han Du lay back on the chair and asked casually: "By the way, is Jiang Wei here?"
Tan Qing immediately stood up and replied: "General, I'll go take a look right now."
Han Du nodded slightly.
Tan Qing turned around and walked off the bow of the ship, and came back soon, accompanied by a smiling Jiang Wei.
"Students meet sir."
Han Du put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and asked loudly: "Where is the person I want?"
Jiang Wei nodded slightly and replied: "The students are ready. There are five hundred people in total, and they can sneak into the Japanese country at any time."
Han Du couldn't help but nodded after hearing this.
This matter was brought up by Han Du. After realizing the danger, Han Du's original plan to sneak into the Japanese country in person was changed to sending someone to sneak in.
However, no one in the navy brought by Han Du could speak Japanese, and there was no way to sneak into the Japanese country.
But don't worry, although no one under his command can speak Japanese. But in Jiang Wei's Governor's Mansion, there were many people who were originally Koreans.
Jeolla Province was originally the easternmost point of Goryeo and the place closest to the Japanese Kingdom. This place is far away from the Japanese country. Those who are brave can cross to the Japanese country without using a boat or even a raft. On the contrary, the Japanese can easily cross over.
There has been no shortage of Japanese traces here for hundreds of years. In addition, Jeolla Province was occupied by Japanese pirates for decades. There are not many Koreans here who can speak Japanese.
"So, are these people willing to sacrifice themselves for the Ming Dynasty?" Han Du asked again.
Jiang Wei suddenly laughed and replied: "Sir's plan really hit the target of those Korean people. When the students told them that as long as they worked for the Ming Dynasty once, they could get the Ming Dynasty household registration, none of them disagreed. of."
After all, the Koreans are not Ming people. Whether it is Han Du or Jiang Wei, if you want the Koreans to sacrifice their lives, it will definitely not work without spending a lot of money.
Therefore, Han Du took out the trump card of Ming household registration.
Jiang Wei told the five hundred Koreans that from now on, they would no longer be Koreans. They were from the Ming Dynasty, and they immediately gave them the Ming Dynasty household registration. At the same time, it was promised that these Koreans who had just become Ming Dynasty people would get a house in Ming Dynasty as long as they made meritorious service to Ming Dynasty this time. Even if they die, the house will be transferred to their families, and their families will also be given Ming Dynasty household registration.
Such a huge temptation naturally aroused the excitement of the five hundred Korean people, and they all wanted to sneak into the Japanese country immediately. As for the danger in this matter? What can you do without danger? As long as they can get the Ming household registration, as long as their family members can become high-ranking Ming people, they are willing to even let them die.
