They didn't understand why the young master came back. Is there something that was not explained clearly?
"Lao Qi, I remember your girl went to live with my aunt. How did you do and what did you learn?" Xu Qin thought of Qi Dakeng's girl.
It was only when he mentioned the meteor hammer that Xu Qin remembered that Bai Pu said that Lao Qi's girl could hit wherever she wanted with the 30-pound meteor hammer.
"Thank you for your concern, young master. Don't mention it. My girl is incredibly stupid. I have been with the second young lady for so long, but I haven't seen her learn any skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She doesn't have any skills other than being quiet..."
When it comes to his daughter, Lao Qi said with an air of resignation.
"Just take your time. You don't have to learn anything about music, chess, calligraphy or painting. You just need to have a skill. People won't think of us as our scholarly family if we learn that stuff. But why have I never seen it in the inner courtyard?"
Xu Qin asked doubtfully.
He was afraid that Lao Qi would have a grudge if he failed to do what he promised.
"My young master is busy with things. She is with the second young lady. She has also met my young master many times. She will tell me when she gets home."
Qi Dakeng said.
"Oh, that's good. I'm curious. Is your girl really good at using a thirty-pound meteor hammer?"
Xu Qin was curious about what it would be like for a girl to use a meteor hammer?
"Of course, hit wherever you point. I taught you step by step when I was a child." Qi Dakeng said proudly.
Xu Qinxin said you still have the nerve to be so proud? When you were a child, you let her play with a meteor hammer, and when she grew up, you let her learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. This would be very divisive.
Are meteor hammers and brushes better suited? What is that picture?
After the three of them finished talking, Xu Qin left unsteadily. Xu Fugui and Heitan Tou followed immediately.
I met Dai Deqing halfway. He was a little trembling when he saw Xu Qin recently. It was agreed to lead the Japanese pirates into a trap, but things went wrong.
Dai Dehai almost ruined the plan, and naturally he was too embarrassed to see Xu Qin. He didn't know whether Dai Dehai's father asked him to do this, or whether he did it on his own initiative.
But no matter what, he had been tricked enough, and now he finally had the bargaining chip to appear in front of Xu Qin.
"Your Majesty the Commander, the envoy guarding the Daimyo from the south of Japan is here. Look..." Dai Deqing said tentatively.
"Oh, then we want to meet?" Xu Qin was very excited on the surface, but deep down he was thinking, you have finally used it, and you can throw it away if it is no longer useful.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Japanese general, unified the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but opposition forces in the Southern Dynasties still existed. If Xu Qin wanted to plunder the resources of Japan, he must arouse conflicts between the two sides.
When there is an internal conflict, both sides can compete for Ming's support.
So he met with the southern daimyo representative that the Dai family had found. There are six in total, including a monk.
Xu Qin did not understand the internal affairs of the Japanese country, so Xu Qin talked with them for a long time under the translation of the tongue man. They are all unnutritious temptations.
Finally, these people proposed nuclear trade, and then looked at Xu Qin expectantly.
This is the main purpose of their coming. As long as the door to tribute trade can be opened, the situation in the Southern Dynasties of Japan will change.
Unexpectedly, Xu Qin agreed to them without hesitation. Simply and neatly, as if this was something not worth mentioning.
It gave them a feeling that this young adult was omnipotent both in government and in public. And it has great independent power.
The Japanese envoy brought a large amount of sulfur, saltpeter and copper ingots, as well as a dozen Japanese women.
Xu Qin likes this kind of person the most, as down-to-earth as Lao Huang from the Xu family. Especially the fact that he brought a woman with him made him very excited.
But after watching it, I wasn’t excited at all. Not to mention their short stature, all of them were sallow, thin, and malnourished due to sea voyages. .
After Dai Deqing's management, the women were given to the palace. As for the goods, half of them were given to the Ming Emperor, and the other half were sold to Haifansi.
Xu Qin asked Wei Chu to confirm a trade quota of 300,000 taels for them. Then they were thrown to the Dai family for processing.
In fact, sulfur and saltpeter are important raw materials for making gunpowder, and there are many such things in Japan. It's just that it's quite intriguing that these famous names from the southern part of Japan brought these things with them.
Because these things come across the ocean, the profit cannot be maximized, and they are not even as profitable as fans, Japanese knives, and lacquerware.
They were testing this. These things were cheap in Japan, and they would not feel bad if they lost them. It seems that he still doesn’t believe in himself.
Moreover, those Japanese women were obviously kidnapped.
Therefore, Xu Qin gave them a generous quota of trade, especially in the process of recruiting girls, giving them more preference.
He wanted to let these Japanese people send what the Ming Dynasty needed through the guidance of Kanhe trade. Inspiring fights within them.
Dai Deqing warmly received these Japanese daimyo representatives.
"Thank you, Hojo-kun. I didn't expect that we could actually control trade and open the door to the Ming Dynasty for us." It was the monk who spoke, and he was the real leader of these people.
Hojo is the Japanese surname of Dai Deqing. Hojo Tokkiyo is his Japanese name.
You must know that in the Ming Dynasty's tribute trade with the Japanese country, the Ming Dynasty only recognized Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the envoy of the Japanese king.
Seeing the Muromachi shogunate making a lot of profits, these famous people were very greedy, but the Ming Dynasty did not trade with them at all.
All they could do was rob, thus increasing the number of Japanese pirates. Now that we can directly trade with the Ming Dynasty, it will greatly increase the strength of the southern daimyo.
"As long as it can strengthen the power to attack the shogunate, our Hojo family will definitely do our best." Dai Deqing raised his glass and said.
"Emperor Go-Kameyama will never forget the efforts of the Hojo family." The monk also raised his glass.
After several people enjoyed the food and wine, the monk started talking again.
"Hojo-kun, did General Shangshan die here? Are three thousand people really wiped out?" the monk asked in a standard Kanto accent.
"Not all of them, there are more than seventy left, who were sent to the capital as prisoners." Dai Deqing said lightly.
"That's your Hojo family's army. It's really unfortunate that it suffered such heavy losses." Bizen Fan's envoy said.
"Why should there be a wolf that wants to eat its owner when there are tigers? It was the Hojo family who deliberately killed Shangshan." Dai Deqing said with a slight smile.
"What, the Hojo family did it on purpose? Why is it so? The Hojo family has another army?" the monk asked in surprise.
Three thousand people are not an ordinary force, although they are rogues and farmers without any discipline.
But these people have all experienced fighting and are mature warriors. On the mainland of Japan, it is already comparable to half of the guardian daimyo.
"This is the secret of the Hojo family, and I can tell you that the one who killed Shangshi was the general we saw during the day."
Dai Deqing pretended to be mysterious and said.
"What is he? How can he command such a battle at such a young age? How many people did he use?"
There are various versions of legends in the Japanese country about the annihilation of the Japanese pirate leader General Shangshan, but there is no definite news.
"You just need to know that he is an ally of the Hojo family, and he holds the key to the Ming Dynasty trade. Feel free to trade in the future, and please become stronger as soon as possible."
Dai Deqing said excitedly.
"Sauga, this is really great news. I wish the Hojo family a long-lasting martial arts fortune." Izu's envoy guarding the Ming Dynasty said excitedly.
Several people had another drink, and then the monk finally couldn't help but asked his question.
"Hojo-san, I wonder if we can get Joruri?"
"Master Sankyo Somoto really asked the right person. Joruri is also the exclusive property of which general. Coincidentally, he is an ally of the Hojo family."
Dai Deqing said proudly.
"Oh, Sweeping Death, can we take some back this time. If possible, Dajue Temple still lacks a Buddha statue."
Sanxiang Zongben said excitedly.
"Is it exactly the same as the one Dongping Feifu brought back?" Dai Deqing asked with a smile.
"If this can happen, you are really lucky. Please ask Hojo-kun to facilitate this." Sanxiang Zongben said excitedly, and even knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Dai Deqing.
"The Hojo family can make it happen, but you know which little general won't give in vain? What can Master Sanxiang give?"
Dai Deqing was ready to raise the price.
"But I heard that the statue of Dongping Feifu was obtained by his outsmarting the powerful people of the Ming Dynasty. If I am not talented, my wisdom will not be worse than that of Dongping Feifu."
Sanxiang Zongben said with excitement.
"You can give it a try." Izu's messenger also unfolded his fan and said.
Dai Deqing sneered.
"That shameless thing, Dongping Feifu, dares to talk so shamelessly? That thing belongs to my Hojo family.
The Hojo family used that thing to get back a traitor from him. If that traitor falls into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the Hojo family will never be able to gain a foothold in the Ming Dynasty. He was threatening this. "
Dai Deqing lied angrily and changed the facts of the matter.
"Ah, so that's it? He is indeed a despicable and shameless guy. Then, what price should we pay?"
Sanxiang Zongben asked quickly.
"Items like national treasures like that were extremely rare in the Ming Dynasty. Just because the rich Dongping took one away, the Ming Dynasty now prohibits its export."
Dai Deqing began to infinitely increase the value of pure glass Buddha statues.
