"Nani?"
"Zheng Sang, do you want us to run away?"
"Zheng Sang, how can we be so irresponsible?"
"Zheng Sang, if your father loses money in business, will you just leave?"
"Zheng Sang, who do you think we are?"
"Zheng Sang, although we failed, we will never run away!"
"Yes! We would rather die than run!"
"Never run away..."
"The worst possible outcome is death!"
The profiteers in Osaka are still very responsible. They have already lost 17.8 million taels of gold, but no one is planning to run away. They are all preparing to commit suicide... but they just can't do it!
But Zheng Zongming smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "If my father lost so much money, he would definitely run away. He would not commit suicide... But my father is good at business, so it is impossible for him to lose so much."
nonsense! Your father is a pirate who blocks roads, how could he lose so much? Can you still make a loss during robbery?
A few Japanese businessmen are so angry. It’s okay for this guy Zheng Zongming not to help, but he still makes such sarcastic remarks. What a bad Yalu!
Seeing this group of wealthy businessmen, who were usually as dignified as princes, all looked furious. Zheng Zongming just felt funny in his heart, why are these people so stubborn? Isn’t it said that there is no businessman without treachery? Now that the deal is messed up, he should run away treacherously. How can he commit suicide? You are not samurai... Even if you are samurai, if you really lose the battle, you will run away far more than commit suicide. Even if there are some who commit suicide, most of them die because they really can't run away.
Although he looked down on these unscrupulous businessmen, Zheng Zongming still had to persuade him...because this was Zhu Cixiang's order.
Zhu Cixiang needs these people to help develop and control Japan's financial market!
It turns out that Zhu Cihong is still very optimistic about Japan's post-war economic development prospects. Because in his opinion, under the background of the large-scale development of Ming immigrants on the Pacific coast of the New World, Japan will definitely transform from the end of the original trade chain into an important trade node!
Sailing ships departing from Daming to the New World must pass through Japan! Otherwise, bring a lot of fresh water and food and prepare to sail at sea for at least another month. The load of the sailboat is limited. If you carry more food and fresh water, you will have to carry less people and cargo.
Once the ship must stop in Japan, Japanese handicrafts will be easily exported to the New World - the sailing ship sailing from the Ming Dynasty to the New World will inevitably be loaded with some goods that can be sold in Japan when it sets off, and after being sold in Japan , and then purchase some daily necessities that can be sold in the New World and supplies needed to cross the Pacific.
Once the large-scale development and gold rush on the east coast of the New World arise, a quite booming market will be created, and Japan's industry and commerce will be able to ride on the rapid development.
After all, Japan is a place that is neither big nor small. Although the resources are not abundant, they are not poor either. The population is not large, but it is not small, and because it has never been easy to make a living, the people are relatively hard-working.
Coupled with the commotion between Emperor Komu and Prince Zhu San, it is also possible to straighten out the relationship between the Japanese court, feudal towns, samurai, and civilians. This really smooth relationship will be of great benefit to the development of industry and commerce.
Now that Zheng Zongming has the king's mandate, he has to persuade the ten Japanese profiteers in front of him who have no choice but to live and who dare not die to run away, so he just said: "Don't talk about death. Death is as heavy as Mount Tai. There are As light as a feather. If you avoid debt and seek death, are you like Mount Tai or like a feather? In fact, it is easy for you to die, but if you die like this, are you worthy of the people who lent you money? They are all because of I trusted you with the money, are you really not going to pay it back?"
The ten profiteers were the only ones to die in times of hardship since ancient times. How could they die simply? Now that Zheng Zongming persuaded him, he was even more reluctant to die and just sighed there.
Zheng Zongming then added: "The shortfall you all have is not completely unfulfilled... The gold you received was given to the feudal lords across Japan. As long as they can repay their accounts, you will be able to live." ?”
"This, how is this possible?" Ranwen
"impossible......"
"Now that gold has risen like this, if the tribute rice from each vassal is converted into gold, it may only be one-third of the original value. What else can we get in return?"
"Moreover, the world is in chaos now. Even if the vassals have some money, they have to use it to expand their armies and prepare for war. How can they be willing to fill holes for us?"
A few profiteers were not confused and knew that the feudal lords would not pay back their debts.
"Just because they won't pay it back now doesn't mean they won't pay it back in the future..." Zheng Zongming said, "The battle between Kobuin and the shogunate can always be decided. The 300 feudal lords in Japan now don't Will everyone perish in this war? Those who perish can’t do anything about it, but those who don’t perish must pay their debts, right? It’s only right to pay back debts!”
Is there such a good thing?
The ten profiteers couldn't believe it.
Zheng Zongming smiled and said: "You can bring your IOUs, account books... and the gold and silver left in the warehouse, take a step back, and go to Shanghai for a while. I can assure you that as long as you get to Shanghai, you will be safe." There will definitely be an expert who can show you a clear path!"
Is there such an expert?
who is he?
By the way, you guys are so unlucky, it seems that you were tricked by some profiteer from the Ming Dynasty... There may be some really good people over there in Shanghai!
The ten profiteers all looked at Zheng Zongming blankly.
"When you arrive in Shanghai, you will be able to meet this master!" Zheng Zongming paused and then said, "Without further delay... we will leave right away! If we don't leave, I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave. .”
To escape debt, you must be quick!
"Okay!" Tennojiya Gobei nodded heavily, "Suicide will not solve the problem. Let's go to Shanghai!"
In this way, Zheng Zongming's mission was completed. Ten of the leading figures in the Japanese army followed him on an armed merchant ship flying the Dutch flag, leaving Osaka Bay and heading towards the Shanghai trading market of the Ming Empire. .
After drifting at sea for half a month, this merchant ship sailed into the busy Wusong River one evening in April of the 26th year of Chongzhen, and met the legendary master the next morning.
Really high!
It looks high! The ten profiteers all looked like dwarfs in front of others. In addition to being tall, this expert is also young, about twenty-five or six years old. He is not wearing any official uniform, just a Confucian uniform. He is in a three-story pavilion on the east bank of the Huangpu River with ten Japanese people. Met.
This master was, of course, the most filial son of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cixiang, nephew of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
These ten profiteers have fallen to this point because of their own mistakes and Tokugawa Ieyasu's digging, but the biggest culprit is Zhu Cihong!
But after all, Zhu Cixiang was a good nephew who was kind to others. He was not as ruthless as his father Zhu Youjian, and he didn't want to push the ten Japanese devils in front of him to death, so he left them a way to survive.
"When you arrive in Shanghai, you don't have to worry about the debts you owe in Japan." Zhu Cixiang said comforting words, "Because those creditors can't catch up with them in Shanghai... Even if they come, they won't be able to catch up with them." There’s nothing we can do against you.”
His words were translated into Japanese word for word by Zheng Zongming. After listening to this, the ten Japanese profiteers finally felt a little more at ease - they vaguely knew who the person in front of them was, and with him protecting them, everyone could rest assured. Be bold enough to be a deadbeat.
Zhu Cixiang continued: "Of course your debts must be settled. You will demand what you owe others, and you will demand what others owe you. However, it is impossible to settle the debt for exactly one penny. As for how much, then We need to have a good talk... In short, I need to give you a breath so that you can continue to work for two days. Only in this way can you slowly pay back the debt. Do you think my method can work? Okay? If it works, then you can live in Jugendo until I contact Emperor Komu and Prince Daimei Ning, my third brother, and let’s solve it together!"
