If you engage in this kind of business, it is naturally impossible to withstand the random inspection of the Shipping Department.
Therefore, they simply sneaked into the coastal cities and secretly conducted such smuggling trade with the merchants in those cities.
Just like this time, Fujiwara Tadai originally thought that he could finally make a big fortune, but he never expected it.
A young general from the Song Dynasty actually caught him and others doing private transactions.
As a result, he and the several Song merchants who were trading with him were thrown into prison, and his own ship was also impounded.
Thinking that he had not been caught for several business trips in a row, but this time, he got everything.
I don’t know if I can return to the island alive and see my relatives.
Fujiwara Tadai couldn't help feeling a little sad, and almost shed tears.
At this moment, he heard the sound of footsteps. Fujiwara Tadai quickly raised his head and saw the young general who had caught him before appearing here accompanied by a young man.
Could it be that the young general brought his brother over to see how the prisoners were held in this prison?
Just when Fujiwara Tadai was a little confused, he heard something from the prison nearby.
The several Song businessmen who were arrested together with him began to plead guilty there frequently.
Only then did we know from the words shouted by the merchants of the Song Dynasty that this person was undoubtedly Gao Zhang, who became the number one scholar of the Song Dynasty at the age of eleven. He had a conspiracy of ghosts and gods and single-handedly put down the Zhu family rebellion in Jiangnan.
"Unexpectedly, I, Fujiwara Tadai, would be lucky enough to meet a legendary figure from the Song Dynasty..."
At this moment, Fujiwara Tadayi looked at Gao Jing with bright eyes and muttered the Japanese language.
The main reason is that although Gao Zhang also watches island country romance movies, he mainly watches action and is less involved in language.
So Gao Zhang couldn't understand what the Japanese devil was saying, but Liu Qi beside him couldn't help but asked curiously.
"You Japanese criminal, what are you talking about?"
"I am Fujiwara Tadayi, a Japanese businessman. What I am saying is that I never expected that I, Fujiwara Tadayi, would be lucky enough to meet a legendary figure from the Song Dynasty..."
Gao Zhang couldn't help but wonder when he heard the Japanese man's well-spoken Jiangnan Mandarin and his last name.
"Fujiwara Tadai, are you from the Fujiwara clan?"
Fujiwara Tadayi couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard Gao Zhang ask this question, and quickly answered loudly.
"Exactly, I am Fujiwara Tadai, the second son of Fujiwara Nobunaga, the third son of Fujiwara Gyōdō, the Minister of Imperial Government, and the third son of Sekishiro Fujiwara Gyōdō..."
"Minister Taizheng... I can't believe that he is actually an important minister of the Japanese country."
Gao Zhang was really surprised. After all, the official position of Guan Bai, the Minister of Taizheng of the Japanese Kingdom, could be said to be the most powerful position among the officials of the Japanese Kingdom.
I didn't expect a smuggler to have such a profound background.
Could it be that this kid came to smuggle on the orders of the Japanese leader?
However, these matters were naturally not suitable to inquire about here, so Gao Zhang wandered over to the Song businessmen and inquired about the situation.
Only then did we have a general understanding. Fujiwara Tadayi brought a total of three thousand taels of gold.
I plan to use these three thousand taels of gold to exchange for a whole shipload of copper coins to return to Japan.
Three thousand taels of gold can be converted into 30,000 taels of silver in the Song Dynasty, which is 30,000 guan. If converted into copper coins, damn, it's really a lot.
However, in Gao Zhang's view, only the Japanese country, which was rich in gold, could do such an operation of exchanging gold for copper coins.
But in fact, one thousand taels of gold can actually be exchanged for thirteen thousand taels of silver in the Song Dynasty. Three thousand taels, that can be exchanged for at least thirty-nine thousand taels of silver...
After Gao Zhang made rapid calculations in his mind, he was secretly surprised that these old and cunning businessmen really knew how to do business.
But having said that, the identity of Fujiwara Tadayi also aroused Gao Zhang's curiosity.
After all, I originally wanted to do business with the Japanese country and do big business.
This man was able to get three thousand taels of gold for smuggling, and he was also the grandson of that Taizheng minister.
It seems that he can be regarded as a direct descendant of the Fujiwara clan.
Gao Zhang didn't take long, turned around and left the prison, and then gave a few instructions to Liu Qi beside him.
Liu Qi took the order and returned to the prison. In a short time, he slipped Fujiwara Tadayi out.
Not long after, he was brought to Gao Zhang.
The first time he saw Gao Zhang, Fujiwara Tadai quickly fell to the ground respectfully.
"Come on, tell me carefully, what's going on? Why is the grandson of a dignified minister doing smuggling business under my rule?"
Facing this legend of the Song Dynasty, who looked like a handsome young man.
Fujiwara Tadai naturally did not dare to hide it, so he began to tell the story.
That is, since the death of his grandfather Fujiwara, the decline of the Fujiwara family in the Japanese political arena has been inevitable.
But a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse. Although he lost political power, his wealth is still quite high.
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When his biological father, Fujiwara Nobunaga, saw that there was no hope for his official career, he began to start a business. Any kind of business that makes big money would naturally be maritime trade.
And he was the person in charge of maritime trade selected by his biological father.
Of course, he is not entirely engaged in illicit smuggling business. After all, maritime trade is still dominated by serious business.
However, the Japanese country lacked currency for trade exchanges. This naturally allowed Japanese maritime merchants to see business opportunities.
Fujiwara Tadai naturally saw it, so he also hooked up with these businessmen when he was doing business in Mingzhou.
After repeated discussions, the two parties finally reached an agreement. It was agreed that one tael of gold could be exchanged for 5,500 yuan, and they decided to place the trade location on an inconspicuous small dock in Suzhou.
"Wait a minute. How many copper coins can one tael of gold be exchanged for?"
Gao Zhang quickly raised his hand and stopped Fujiwara Tadai who was chatting.
"One tael of gold is exchanged for 5,500 coins."
Fujiwara Tadayi looked at Gao Zhang and spoke in correct Jiangnan Mandarin.
At this moment, Liu Qi, who was sitting next to Gao Zhang, and Miss Fang Baihua, who was standing behind him, all took a deep breath.
"Are you crazy?" Gao Zhang couldn't help but raised his hand and wiped his face.
I was still calculating how many thousands of dollars the gang of profiteers could make from this business.
Now it seems that I have really underestimated the courage of these profiteers.
One thousand taels of gold can be exchanged for 5,500 guan of copper coins, and the market price is about 13,000 guan.
In other words, they can almost earn a net profit of 7,000 taels from one thousand taels of gold.
Three thousand taels of gold can directly earn more than 20,000 taels of profit. This step on the horse is not about doing business, it is simply robbing money.
(End of chapter)
