According to the news brought back from Japan by Ming merchants led by the Skynet Army, Su Yonglin indeed learned that Japan's political situation is currently unstable.
One of the main leaders, Taira Kiyomori, has huge power and has a tendency to overwhelm all of Japan. A considerable number of Japan's 66 local sub-states are directly or indirectly controlled by him.
Of course, he also had some opponents who were fighting against him. The nobles who controlled the actual power in the local area were unwilling to surrender to him and opposed him everywhere. Small-scale wars occurred frequently, and his regime was not stable.
Su Yonglin also didn't know much about this person. In his impression, he only had words like "Genpei Battle" and "The Tale of Genji" that could correspond to Japan in this era, but he didn't know much about the rest.
He didn't know who was Yuan and who was Ping, what forces each represented, etc., but that didn't matter. Ming Dynasty was much stronger than Japan, and Su Yonglin didn't care about the Ping clan or the Yuan clan.
It's just that the current situation in Japan made Su Yonglin feel that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and he began to calculate how Japan's abundant gold and silver would help the Ming Dynasty's currency reform.
Then there is the businessman from Europe.
Su Yonglin inquired a little, and based on his description and some less clear Chinese titles, Su Yonglin basically judged that he was from the Holy Roman Empire.
He obviously had some confidence when he mentioned his country, and believed that the emperor of his country was also a very accomplished monarch, who was very powerful both internally and externally, and had great achievements. He also said that his country was their The largest country in the world.
Su Yonglin knew even less about the Holy Roman Empire than Japan, and he really couldn't remember those awkward terms.
Even the HRE Empire itself only knows about it because of the evaluation of "neither holy nor Roman nor an empire".
In his impression, Su Yonglin thought that Shinra was a weak loser, but now he heard that Shinra was a very powerful unified and centralized country, and he became very interested.
So he smiled and asked the Shinra businessman a proposition.
"So, compared with your country and the Ming Dynasty, which one is bigger?"
This Shinra businessman was able to travel all over the country and even settle down in Quanzhou. His eyesight and speaking skills were first-class and powerful, and he was a human being.
As soon as he saw Su Yonglin's kind smile, he knew that his previous praise of the country had made the Ming emperor feel jealous.
He had heard of the Ming Emperor's reputation and had seen his appearance. He had also read the "Hongwu Political Treatise" written by himself.
He felt that there was a big gap between the Ming Emperor and his imagination, but the only thing that didn't make any difference was this overwhelming feeling of power.
The sense of strength that was almost invisible when talking cordially was revealed in this special situation. There was no difference in his expression, but the underlying momentum gave him a huge sense of intimidation and oppression.
As a businessman, the ability to talk to people and ghosts is a basic skill. If you don't have this ability, you won't do business.
But to be honest, he also saw how elite and powerful the Ming army was. He deeply recognized the Ming army's powerful combat capabilities, and believed that even the elite troops of Shinra he had seen were nothing more than this. .
If the two countries really engage in military confrontation, then...
Who can win the final victory?
He himself had no idea.
So he half-truly and half-falsely praised the size and power of the Ming Dynasty, thinking that his country was somewhat inferior to the Ming Dynasty.
After hearing this, Su Yonglin smiled, and the oppressive feeling disappeared, which made him breathe a little.
As a result, the next second, Su Yonglin laughed and said that he was dishonest and telling lies. He clearly didn't think so in his heart, but he still said it in front of him, which showed the treacherous nature of the businessman.
He was so frightened that his legs almost gave out and he fell to the ground. He thought he was going to be dragged out and killed.
But Su Yonglin didn't blame him, he just smiled and comforted him.
"People are proud of their country. This is the right thing. I have no reason to ask you to discredit your country. To be honest, it is a very happy thing for me. Your country may really Very strong."
The Shinra businessman felt very grateful for this, breathed a long sigh of relief, and then expressed his gratitude to Su Yonglin.
So when Su Yonglin asked again, his answer was more objective.
For example, he talked about how his emperor built his achievements step by step and developed the Shinra into a very large empire. He said that he admired their emperor very much and praised their emperor for the glorious achievements he had established.
Particular emphasis is placed on describing the emperor's military victories in Italy and his great prestige throughout Europe.
Seeing him praising his emperor so much, Su Yonglin felt that perhaps the military victory of the Shinra Emperor had provided these businessmen with a lot of convenience in terms of business environment and profit-making.
This person should be one of the vested interests.
A very interesting little thing happened.
The Ming officials around Su Yonglin couldn't bear to hear this guy's praise of his emperor, and wanted to stop him, but the Ming officials hadn't spoken yet. They followed the three of them to meet Su Yonglin, a businessman from Milan who was part of the atmosphere team. I was angry at his speech and punched him hard.
"Red Beard is a devil who likes to kill! We will never forget the crimes he committed against Milan! And don't forget! Just last year, the Lombard League defeated Red Beard! That was his end! The Lord will not forgive him, he will go to hell!”
With a red face, he spoke to the Shinra merchants in broken Chinese mixed with some native languages.
The Shinra merchant broke through the defense on the spot.
"Your Majesty and his army were just negligent for a moment. He will soon lead a heroic army to deal with you despicable Italians! Don't think that you can win by chance. The power of the empire is not something you can understand!"
Of course the Milan businessman was unhappy, and then the two of them violently attacked each other in a strange language mixed with Chinese and native languages, insulting each other about the Emperor of the Shinra and the leader of the Lombard Alliance. Both of them had red eyes and almost beat each other. stand up.
Ming officials and businessmen from other countries in the room looked at their violent output with bewildered expressions.
In the end, Su Yonglin couldn't stand it anymore and asked someone to pull them apart, preventing them from punching each other hard.
Although he didn't know the chaotic history of Europe during this period, through this episode, Su Yonglin at least learned that the contemporary Shinra emperor had the nickname "Red Beard".
Moreover, the relationship between HRE and the countries in the Italian region is not very good, and there seems to be some minor friction between the two parties.
Compared to the violent output of these two Europa businessmen, the businessman from the Abbasid Dynasty, a great empire in black, seemed quite humble.
He first thanked the Ming Dynasty for its kindness in promoting him to be the captain, and then solemnly saluted Su Yonglin and expressed his apology for a previous incident.
Su Yonglin learned a little more about it and learned that during the Second Ming-Song War, a wealthy businessman in black received money from the Southern Song clan's descendants. He was greedy for money, so he ignored the Ming Navy's blockade order and forcibly broke through the blockade to leave Quanzhou. As a result, He was surrounded and captured by the Ming Navy, and then this man and his helpers were simply and completely executed.
After that, the Ming Dynasty traced his accomplices, but found nothing. When they learned that this was purely the businessman's personal behavior, they did not hold other black-clad big food businessmen accountable.
According to the intelligence currently available to the Ming Dynasty, the black-clad Dashi, who was able to defeat the Tang Army in the Battle of Henglus, was now in decline and on the verge of collapse, and those who could still do business did not have much to rely on.
Because the mother country is weak, these businessmen have little confidence. They tremble when they make a mistake and do not expect the mother country to say anything for them, so they have a very humble attitude.
Su Yonglin sighed at this, comforted the man, and encouraged him to continue friendly cooperation with the Ming government and abide by the rules of fair trade, then the Ming Dynasty would definitely protect their legitimate rights and interests.
Don't hurt people, don't steal, don't buy or sell by force, don't pass off inferior goods, don't evade taxes, then Ming Dynasty will be their second hometown.
Su Yonglin's statement made these businessmen very emotional and excited, and they all bowed to Su Yonglin to express their gratitude.
