Facing the sudden group of people, the guide shivered with fright and screamed.
Li Qing has been learning foreign languages these days and has achieved some results. Although he can't hear everything completely, he can still understand the general meaning of the guide: There is something good to say!
He didn't care at all. It didn't take even half a quarter of an hour for these dozen or so people to do it with their bare hands.
Unexpectedly, after some negotiation, the guide turned to Li Qing and said:
"Sir, do they want to do business with you?"
"Tell him, I'm not here for business." Li Qing said and continued to drink the tea made from Daming tea leaves bought at a high price.
If I had known better, I would have brought some tea with me when I came... Li Qing cursed.
"@#￥%..." The head of the house stepped forward, squawked, and threw the package in his hand in front of him.
This time, Li Qing understood what it meant without a translator: money is not an issue.
Li Qing glanced at the big red-orange lumps and couldn't help but sigh: The mineral resources here are really rich.
When this man saw this, Li Qing was actually tempted. He opened his mouth to reveal a pair of yellow teeth, and started giggling again.
The guide translated: "Sir, he said he wanted tea and silk."
"Didn't I ask you to tell him that I'm not here for business!" Li Qing frowned, "Translate for him."
"This..." The guide looked embarrassed. There were so many people on the other side. If they were offended, it would be a disaster.
"Master, why don't we talk to them?"
Li Qing stood up, walked to the head of the family, stretched out his index finger and shook it.
Despite the language barrier, gestures can generally still communicate.
The man understood what he meant and couldn't help but become angry.
Seeing this, Li Qing rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight at any time.
Seeing him like this, the other party became even more furious. Seeing the war about to break out, a man suddenly came in in a panic and yelled at the host.
The owner's face changed drastically, and Li Qing couldn't help it. He grabbed the package and rushed out. A group of people rushed out after him, all with angry faces. gòйЪ.ōΓg
Li Qing didn't know why, so he asked the guide: "What did that man say?"
The guide was still in shock and gasped, "Their gold mine was robbed."
"Robbing mines?" Li Qing was surprised, "Is the security here so bad?"
"..." The guide looked at him with a very strange look. After a while, he said in a dumbfounded voice, "Sir, is this your first time here?"
"Not bad!" Li Qingcong took out a piece of silver and threw it to him, "Tell me carefully."
"Hey." The guide quickly took it, his attitude was obviously better, and explained: "The minerals in Japan have no clear ownership, anyone can dig them, and competition for gold, silver, and copper mines happens from time to time. Not unusual.”
There was disdain and contempt in his tone. Obviously, after settling in the Ming Dynasty, he regarded himself as a Ming Dynasty person and looked down on Japan.
Li Qing asked curiously: "Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu...uh, doesn't the Ashikaga family care about it?"
"Hey~ they want to control it, but they can't!" The guide explained, "Nine years ago, in the third year of the Ming Dynasty, when Ashikaga Yoshimasa was the shogun, a major riot occurred in Japan. Hosokawa A great fight broke out between Katsumoto, Yamana Mochitoyo and other daimyo, and almost the entire country of Japan was affected..."
"The villain also moved his family to the Ming Dynasty at that time." The guide explained, "Since then, the shogun's authority has plummeted. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty is the backer, and the Ashikaga family is willing to delegate power. In addition, everyone is thinking about We were doing business with Ming Dynasty, so the chaos didn’t last long before it calmed down.”
The guide took money to do things and told Li Qing what he knew one by one: "However, the big wars have ended, but the small wars have continued. After the Ashikaga family declined, the ambitions of the daimyo in various places further expanded and they began to fight for territory. However, it was not clear that Son-in-law, I still give face to the Ashikaga family, but this situation will definitely not continue forever..."
Li Qing frowned when he heard this and said, "I have some people in the officialdom, but how come they have never heard of this matter?"
"Hey~ Isn't this strange?" The guide heard that he had someone in the officialdom, and his tone was obviously more respectful, "The Ashikaga family is afraid that if they report to the Ming Dynasty, they will be abandoned by the Ming Dynasty court, and the famous names from various places are also afraid of attacking the Ming Dynasty. The imperial court would be suppressed, and both parties made a tacit agreement not to alarm the Ming court;
Of course, this matter has more or less spread to our Ming Dynasty, at least many people privately tell... Uh-huh, villains talk too much, sir, please don't spread the word. "
"Don't worry, I can hear what you say." Li Qing smiled and encouraged him to continue.
"The Ming Dynasty stipulates that private people are not allowed to trade with Japan, but in fact, there are still people who take risks and the profits are huge, villain... I have a friend who is in this business. He goes there once a year and makes a lot of money. Where’s the money?”
He said with a smile: "These things have no impact on business, and the prices of smuggled goods are lower. In order to buy cheaper Ming goods, local forces give preferential treatment to merchants from the Ming Dynasty. For this reason, a According to the rules, merchants from the Ming Dynasty must not be harmed, otherwise they will attack in groups..."
After hearing these words, Li Qing was lost for a long time.
Finally, he cursed: "Damn it, I don't even know about such a big thing. It's really..."
He thought to himself: It seems that it is not advisable to stay in the temple all the time. It is too easy to blind one's eyesight. I should have gone out to the countryside and wandered around more...
"Huh~" Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said: "When do Ming smugglers usually do business?"
"Uh, this..."
Li Qing threw out another ingot of silver, "Tell me, if you don't tell them, they will."
"That's right." The guide muttered to himself, "It's usually in June and July, during the off-season for the imperial court's shipments."
Li Qing nodded, silent in thought.
The guide said cautiously: "Sir, in my opinion, it is better for us to use our identity as Ming merchants. This way, at least our safety can be guaranteed. As long as we admit that we are merchants, they will not dare to touch us."
He just wanted money and didn't want to conflict with the locals.
Li Qing pondered for a moment and said, "I want to think about this again, but you can rest assured about safety."
He smiled and said, "The first priority is to teach me the language of this country."
"All right."
…
In the evening, the guides who went out to inquire about the situation came back and reported what they saw to Li Qing.
"Master, this place is not peaceful. We witnessed a battle with our own eyes in the afternoon. It was so scary..." Several people were obviously frightened and even wanted to go back.
Li Qing's heart moved: Isn't this too coincidental? As soon as we arrived, we encountered a large-scale war...
"How many people are there on both sides?"
"No less than two hundred!" One of them had a solemn expression.
Li Qing: "..."
"Master, this is not the Ming Dynasty. Two hundred is already considered a war." The guide who taught Li Qing to learn foreign languages hurriedly explained, "I think the total scale of the shocking war was only ten thousand."
"Yes," one person agreed, "Even though it's only two hundred now, we can't rule out that it will evolve into a battle of thousands of people in the future!"
"That's right, we have inquired about it, and there is a big gold mine nearby. It is expected that the powerful daimyo will soon be alerted. Sir, let's go back."
"Yes, sir, at worst, the little people will give you a discount. You are a noble person and you don't need to take such a risk!"
These people have settled in Jinling, and their ability to speak Chinese makes them very capable of making money. Although Zhu Qizhen offered a high price this time, it was not enough for them to risk their lives.
A group of people retreated.
A country has its own national conditions. For the Ming Dynasty, a thousand-man battle was nothing more than a drizzle, but here, a thousand-man battle could definitely be called a large-scale war.
"Don't worry," Li Qing said soothingly, "In this way, you don't have to go out to inquire about anything in the recent period. You can all stay here and teach me the language here."
"Master, we can learn when we go back. It's... too dangerous here. If we hadn't run fast today, we would all have been left there."
"Yes, Master, you can learn on the road!"
They are here to make money, not to work hard. Seeing that their lives are threatened, they don't want to work anymore.
If the money is gone, they can make it again. Anyway, they have no shortage of ways to make money. If their lives are lost, what will happen to their wives and children? They don’t speak Chinese very well!
Li Qing saw that they were eager to return, so he had to take a step back and said: "This way, only ten days will be left. During these ten days, you will take turns teaching me. I will learn as much as I can, and you will teach as much as you can. When the time is up, you will leave and I will pay the balance."
Several people looked at each other, thinking of the generous reward, and gritted their teeth: "Master, just ten days?"
"Just ten days."
Li Qing nodded.
"Okay, we're done."
…
The next day, Li Qing saw the head of the family again when he was having dinner at his house.
This man's arm was wrapped with several circles of linen, and it was bright red. He was obviously injured. It was expected that he was involved in yesterday's battle.
He wasn't seriously injured, except that he couldn't lift one arm. He could eat and drink, but his face was filled with resentment and anger.
I guess the gold mine may have changed hands.
Several women also couldn't cheer up. They sat aside with their heads hanging down, looking listless.
Li Qing said to the guide beside him: "Go and tell the owner of the house that I can give him a fortune."
"Master, let's not get into trouble, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly." Li Qing said with a straight face, "Do you still want the balance?"
"The villain wants his life even more!"
"...Don't worry, even if you want to die, I don't want to die yet." Li Qing was a little helpless. He had no choice but to think that he was not able to communicate with others without any barriers.
At this stage, he cannot do without these translators.
"I'll add another fifty taels of silver."
"Okay then." The guide sighed and walked towards the man.
Li Qing went straight to the small wooden building.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the guide led the man in.
When other people in the room saw this posture, they immediately became nervous. They looked at the companion who brought the person in and became angry: You must have received a fucking tip.
"Please sit down." Li Qing pointed to the mat in front of him.
The man sat down and spoke in a rough voice.
"He said, if you make fun of him, master, none of us will survive." The guide swallowed his saliva and said harshly.
Li Qing nodded with a smile and said: "Tell him, as long as he recognizes me as the boss, I guarantee that he will become a famous name in this area in the future!"
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