Yiyin looked at Christina and slowly put down the knife he was playing with.
Lilu breathed a sigh of relief at his gentle gesture and said with a flattering smile.
"I am willing to serve you, my lord."
Yiyin did not look at Lilu, but stared at Christina and said.
"If you want to participate in this joint battle, your ship and the cannons on the ship will be requisitioned by me."
Christina nodded.
"I am willing to serve you, Lord, but I have a request."
Yiyin frowned.
"What qualifications do you have now to negotiate terms with me?"
Christina shook her head.
"Lilu and I are guilty people. We are willing to serve you for free, but the crew on the ship will not be willing. The voyage contract does not include fighting for the island lord.
Without their assistance, the ship cannot move and the cannon cannot be used. Therefore, I hope you can give them a corresponding reward so that I can have a reason to persuade them to serve you. "
Yiyin touched his chin and asked.
"How much profit can you get from sailing to the island country?"
Christina looked at Lilu and Lilu said.
"A ship's worth of goods is worth a hundred of your gold coins. We follow the monsoon and can come once a year and stay for three or four months at a time."
Yiyin nodded.
"One hundred gold medals?"
The small penalty is one tael, and Lilu only gets one hundred taels of gold for one run.
In the early Ming Dynasty, one tael of gold was worth four taels of silver. During the Wanli period, due to a whip, the Ming Dynasty began to move towards the silver standard. During the same period, a large amount of American silver poured in, and the gold-silver ratio dropped to about one to ten.
The island country has a large gold reserve, and the gold-to-silver ratio is much smaller than that of the Celestial Empire. Therefore, there is the incoming money trading of precious metal arbitrage, and Imai Munehisa made his fortune from this.
One hundred taels of gold is a huge amount of money for ordinary people. Lilu traveled half the world with a boatload of people just counting on this little gold.
Of course, they exchanged the gold-silver ratio of commodities along the way, and the income from one trip was by no means as small as one hundred taels of gold, but this gold was an indispensable basis for their arbitrage.
Yiyin thought for a while and said.
"I'll hire your entire crew, you name the price."
When it came to money, Lilu's eyes lit up and she became energetic, she pinched her fingers and muttered.
“I don’t know if this war will end this year. We may not be able to leave in time for the monsoon, and next year’s profits will be lost.
Gee, that’s a lot of money. "
Lilu secretly looked at Yiyin, and when she saw Yiyin was about to pick up the knife again, she was frightened and said quickly.
"Four hundred... no, three hundred and eighty gold coins! Do you think that's okay?"
Yiyin glanced at her without counter-offering.
"Then three hundred and eighty gold coins."
Lilu felt a little distressed when she saw Yiyin agreeing so happily. It seemed that her quotation was too low.
Christina nodded.
"I will try my best to persuade the crew to serve you. After this war is over, we will leave the island country."
Yiyin looked at Christina. He had a feeling that as long as the war was over and he left the island country, the red-haired female officer would not come back. She would convince Lilu that Yiyin would never see them again.
Christina wanted to complete the contract and leave freely, but Yiyin was unwilling to let her have her way.
Yiyin hopes to keep these two Nanmans for his own use. Especially the proud Christina, Yiyin likes to see her rebellious and helpless look.
Turning his attention to Lilu, Yiyin knew that Christina was difficult to deal with, so he decided to start with Lilu.
"Lilu, you said before that there is an agreement between the southern barbarians. You cannot give the artillery to the islanders for use.
So now, you not only give me artillery, but you also fight for me. Doesn't this violate the agreement between the Nanman people? "
Lilu smiled bitterly.
"Wise Lord, you are right, I have seriously violated the agreement. Therefore, the Western and Portuguese Chamber of Commerce will definitely punish me.
To be honest, I bought my trade license from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce with the help of a Portuguese friend.
Therefore, I will soon lose my trade license, and all trade ports leading to the island country will be closed to me, refusing my request to dock for supplies.
This time, it should be my last time taking the island route. "
Yiyin nodded.
"I am very pleased with your honesty.
But I don’t understand why the Nanman Cult can provide artillery to the daimyo of Kyushu without being severely punished, but you must accept the punishment? "
Lilu sighed.
"The Liberian Peninsula is one of the most influential areas of Southern Barbarianism. Westerners and Portuguese people are very pious, so as long as it is to spread the glory of Japan, exceptions can be made for anything."
Yiyin smiled.
"I understand, they violently broke the agreement between the Southern Barbarians, but because of their faith, they can be forgiven by you Southern Barbarians.
However, they also grossly interfered in the internal affairs of the island country and induced the lords of the martial arts family in Kyushu to convert. I cannot forgive them.
I am a person who attaches great importance to maritime trade. I welcome friends from the sea to come to the island country and trade fairly with us to exchange what we need.
But I cannot tolerate the Nanman Cult hiding private goods in free trade and using profits to seduce the names of the Wu family into behaviors that are inconsistent with their status.
Until now, the Nanman Sect has not been granted the right to preach by the shogunate. They have no right to preach in the island country. Their behavior is very rude. "
Yiyin criticized Nanman Cult, which made Lilu a little confused. She is just an ordinary businessman who only cares about money.
Regarding faith, the New Nanman Sect is not as fanatical as the Nanman Cult. Therefore, she didn't understand why Yiyin asked her to say this.
Yiyin spoke indignantly for a while, and finally showed his drama.
"The shogunate has its own rules. On behalf of the shogunate, I welcome the mutual benefits brought by the Nanman trade.
But the current disorderly trade state, and the disrespectful behavior of privately using trade to mix religious requirements, must be stopped.
I will implore the shogunate to set up a general agent for Nanman. Lilu, as a Nanman I trust, are you willing to serve as the general agent for Nanman and become the bridge between the shogunate and the Nanman people? "
Lilu couldn't quite understand Yiyin's long diplomatic rhetoric, but she did understand the last sentence of Nanman's general agent.
Be the intermediary between the shogunate and Nanman merchants? Lilu's mind became active.
The Nanman Sect has spent many years trying desperately to squeeze into Kyoto and obtain formal channels of communication with the shogunate, but they have failed due to the brutal interference of Buddhism.
The most recent time was when Gao Xuena launched Tenchu in Kyoto. Master Xianru issued a decree and ordered the Zahe people to go to Luo and massacre the Nanman missionaries hiding in Kyoto, causing a bad impact.
Nowadays, the leaders of the Nanman trade are the Westerners and the Portuguese. Most of them are devout Nanman believers. The Nanman religion has huge power in the Nanman trade.
As the guardian of Buddhism, Yiyin tried to use pure Nanman merchants like Lilu to strip away the connection between Nanman trade and Nanman religion.
There are three major benefits to doing this.
First of all, it gave Lilu enough sweetness to make her unable to leave the island country's trade line, so she could only choose to work for Yiyin, and Christina, who cared about her, would most likely not be able to escape.
Secondly, try to kick out the influence of the Nanman Sect from the Nanman trade. This will weaken the threat of the Nanman Sect to Buddhism, and the various Buddhist sects will definitely support Yiyin even more.
Finally, through his current absolute dominance in the shogunate, Yiyin faced the demands of the Nanman people and established the Nanman general agent. It seemed fair, but in fact he hoped that the Shiba family would dominate the Nanman trade.
After the potential of the Hokuriku Road trade route has been tapped, and Takada Haruno has begun to use financial means to quench his thirst, Yiyin needs to plan for the future.
Yoshigan was not Oda Nobunaga. He could not maintain his rule by centralizing power to control land and obtain a lot of land income.
The Wu family values land more than their own lives, and depriving them of control over the land is forcing them to rebel.
Yoshigan asked himself that he did not have the courage of Oda Nobunaga. He was the leader of the traditional samurai family and could not engage in land reforms that aroused the hatred of the samurai family.
However, the Sibo family must further develop its economy in order to maintain strong financial and material resources, convince the martial arts families all over the world, and go one step further.
If Yiyin wants to compromise with the land aristocracy, it can only rely on business and replace land income with commercial income.
The commercial market within the island country has been exhausted, and the logistics in Kanto and Kansai are basically under the control of the Shiba family.
Takada Yono could even use the financial tool of food stamps to casually dig out two million koku for military expenses in the Hokuriku Road trade market.
This is an advantage and a disadvantage.
Financial wealth is not as good as land wealth. It is just a number and will be gone. To continue playing this wealth game, we must constantly look for new economic growth points.
The Nanman trade will be Yiyin's next target.
Since the Nanman religion is at odds with Buddhism, and since the Sibo family needs to control the Nanman trade, they should support the English and Lan people like Lilu and Christina who believe in Protestantism.
The new Nanman sect headed by the Lan people and the British cared more about the interests of trade itself, which was different from the devout Nanman believers of the Westerners and Portuguese.
Use the Lan people and the British to check and balance the Westerners and the Portuguese, let the Southern Barbarian Protestants block the Southern Barbarians, and let the Southern Barbarians fight their own dogs.
The establishment of the Nanman General Agent is to limit the trade channels of Nanman trade in the island country and facilitate Yiyin to control this financial path.
By doing this, Buddhism is satisfied, Yiyin is rich, and the island country can close its door and live a good life again. Everyone is really happy.
The abacus in Yiyin's heart was rattling, but Lilu, a guy who was only thinking about money, couldn't have Yiyin's foresight.
She was still asking stupidly.
"How much is the salary for this official position as Nanman's general agent?"
Yiyin was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that he would give such a big benefit and Lilu would still have to worry about the copper plate job allowance.
Christina couldn't stand it anymore and slapped Lilu on the back of the head.
"Stupid Lilu, shut up!"
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Lilu and Christina were returned to the port area by Yiyin. He was playing with Kamojigo's knife in the main seat, and Kamojigo knelt down with his head bowed.
Yoshigan asked in response to the confusion of the Kamao clan.
"Why can't I let them go? If I don't let them go, who will I use to control the Nanman ships and Nanman artillery?"
Kamojigo bit his lower lip.
"Your Majesty trusts these barbarians too much."
Yiyin stood up and walked down from the main seat, sitting in front of the Kamao clan, turning sideways and inserting the sword back into her scabbard. The two of them were very close, and the masculine scent of Yoshigoshi instantly invaded Kamaojigo's nasal cavity.
The eyes of Pu Shengshixiang were a little obsessed, and a clear sigh from Yiyin came to his ears.
"If they really ran away, I can only blame myself for being blind and trusting the wrong person.
Don't use it if you doubt it, don't doubt it if you employ it. Since I want to use the Nanman people, I have to try to trust them.
The conditions I offered are very tempting, and I hope they will accept them willingly. Only in this way can they truly play a role in the war.
Besides, how many people in this world do you think are truly worthy of my trust? Who can I really trust? It's just another gamble.
Are the Nanman untrustworthy? Is Samurai Ji trustworthy?
Ujigo, you have followed me for so many years and you have seen how I treat others, but how do they repay me?
Takeda Shingen humiliated me, and Uesugi Terutora pursued me. They said they loved me and would bear my children, but the result was nothing more than taking advantage of my softness to satisfy their own desires.
Even if the mountains are prosperous and the islands are fierce, I regard them as butts, how do they repay me? Is the current Kanto Service Office really the Kanto Service Office that obeys my orders?
Everyone is telling me that they are loyal to me, they love me, they admire me, they follow me.
But why can't I feel it? Ujigo, tell me, apart from this skin and flesh, what else really belongs to me? "
Kamaojigo lowered her head and saw a drop of tear falling on the tatami in front of her. She looked up in shock and found that Yi Gin's face was full of tears.
The distance between the two was less than a foot, and Yoshigami's sobbing breath hit Kamaojigo's face. His tears left Kamao clan at a loss.
Yiyin sighed.
"Money, land, power, status, sincerity, what else did I not give them, but how did they repay me?
Everyone said that I was in a high position and was famous all over the world, but I didn't have the slightest sense of security.
All I can really trust is this beautiful body, because I know that they want this body of mine. Only by sacrificing this body of flesh can I gain some sense of security.
The world slanders me, bullies me, humiliates me, laughs at me, belittles me, despises me, hates me, and deceives me.
But I have to greet them with a smile, and use my dirty flesh to win them over and comfort them.
Ujigo, am I dirty? "
Yiyin spoke softly, and Kamao clan kept shaking his head.
Her emotions were blocked in her throat. She wanted to express her admiration and love for Yiyin, but at this moment, she couldn't.
It seemed as if as soon as these words were spoken, she would become one of those shameless people who covet the king's body, and her love for him would be tainted by the ugliness in the world.
Yiyin wiped away the traces of tears and smiled sadly at the Hamo clan.
"I know, you have seen what happened in the past two days. Do you think I am cheap?"
Kamaojigo was about to speak, but Yoshigan blocked her lips with his fingers, and Yoshigan said lightly.
"Don't explain, I know you have emotions in your heart, but please believe me, just like you said when you swore to me.
Always believe in me, always stand by my side, no matter what happens in front of you, you will follow me unconditionally.
Ujigo, don't let me lose you, I really can't lose you, promise me, okay? "
Tears oozed from the eyes of Kamao clan. She nodded desperately, her eyes looking longingly at the poor man in front of her who had gone through many hardships but never forgot her original intention and devoted everything to the revival of the Shiba family.
Yiyin smiled slightly, let go of his fingers and came forward, his lips kissed the corner of Kamouso's mouth, it was like a kiss, but also like a kiss on the face.
Then he hugged Kamaojigo and whispered in her ear.
"Thank you, Ujigo, thank you for believing in me. I'm so happy."
Kamojigo's hands had nowhere to put, he wanted to hug Yoshiyin's back, but he felt that he was not qualified, so he could only close his eyes silently, feeling that his sweetheart was hugging him.
At this moment, she felt very happy.
A smile appeared on the corner of Yoshigine's lips, and he figured it out. Compared with Uesugi Kenshin's stubbornness, Kamaojigo is really a good boy who is easy to fool.
The next moment, his smile condensed at the corner of his mouth, and Kamaojigo said softly.
"Your Majesty, Lord Hosokawa Fujitaka is here."
Yoshiyin let go of his hand, sat up straight and looked towards Kamouso clan, and asked.
"When did she come?"
Kamaojigo replied.
"It's been a while, because the two Nanmans are still talking secretly with you, so I asked him to wait in the side room."
Yiyin's waist stiffened and his kidneys twitched. He looked at the rather unnatural expression of the Hamo clan and smiled bitterly in his heart.
While Hosokawa Fujitaka was having fun with him, Akechi Mitsuhide and Kamao Ujigo were listening next door. The relationship between the heir of Izumi Hosokawa and his lord is very clear to the Kamao clan.
Yiyin glanced at Pu Sheng's hometown and said softly.
"Call her in and let's meet her together."
Kamaojigo glanced at Yoshiyin unexpectedly.
"Your Majesty? Can I be there too?"
Yiyin gently scratched her nose with his fingers.
"Yeah, together."
Kamao clan was overjoyed. With her present, Hosokawa Fujitaka would naturally not be able to do that kind of thing with your superior again. Your superior cares about my feelings and deliberately arranged this. Your superior has me in his heart.
The act of scraping her nose was an affectionate gesture that Yiyin often did to her when the Hamo clan was still a minor surname.
At this moment, this move had a bit of ambiguity, which made the people of Kamao clan feel restless.
she said shyly.
"Your Majesty, please don't scratch my nose. I am no longer the child I used to be."
Yiyin smiled.
"I understand, my clan has grown up. Go ahead and call Hosokawa Fujitaka over."
Pushengshixiang nodded obediently and was so happy that he went out to call someone. Yiyin watched her leave, subconsciously holding his waist with his left hand.
Even though he has the aura of eternal sixteen years old with special effects, he cannot withstand this kind of torment. From the Takada sisters, Tachibana Kanade, to the two Nanban girls, even Yoshigami's iron-clad waist cannot bear such a creation.
Hosokawa Fujitaka's visit must have some small thoughts. Yoshigami wants to satisfy her now, but he is not so capable.
There are times when an old farm cow doesn't want to go to the fields when she has a lot of heart but not enough strength.
In this case, let's just let Kamoujigo be present, so that Hosokawa Fujitaka can be timid and calm Kamoujigo's injured little heart.
Yiyin couldn't help but feel proud, killing two birds with one stone.
(End of chapter)
