Inside and outside the castle tower of Chima Pass, the guards wearing black cloaks took three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, vigilantly watching the castle tower up and down.

On the tower of the city, Zhao Hao and Mao Liyuan signed and sealed the two covenants respectively, and this Ming version of the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" officially came into effect.

Jin Ke put away a contract that belonged to him, and Zhao Gongzi finally had a smile on his face, and asked Mao Liyuan: "Mao Li Gong, do you think you will have the last laugh in the deer competition in this state?" ”

"Hehe, Hui Gongzi......" Maori Yuan's Chinese characters are correct and round, and they are much stronger than Otomo Zonglin. If the little old man is twenty years younger, he will naturally say that it must be me. But now, the heroes are in their prime, but I am dying, and I can only say that I hope the children will be angry. ”

"No, you know very well that your grandson can't." Zhao Hao smiled faintly and said: "And don't look at the eleven countries you have, but the person who can win in the end must be in the Kanto region." ”

Mao Liyuan's face turned pale, and he seemed to be said to be worried in the deepest part of his heart. But in front of his retainers, he will never admit it, otherwise the spirit of the Maori family will be dispersed.

"It is enough for the Maori to conquer the land of the eleven countries today." Zhao Hao stood up as he spoke, slowly put on his hat and helmet, and smiled at Mao Liyuan: "You should think about how to keep this family business, instead of continuing to expand the territory in a risky way." ”

Mao Liyuan tried to straighten his waist, but now he was completely rickety, and he obviously suffered a heavy blow.

There is a way to be fresh and eat all over the world. What is Zhao Gongzi best at? Attack the shield of the son with the spear of the son!

When he said this to Maori Yuan, it was actually a lesson that Yuan left to his grandson two years later before his death - after judging the situation and knowing that the Maori family had no hope of fighting for the 'world', he told Hui Yuan, who succeeded the family governor, that he should be satisfied with everything he had and give up the expansion of the territory in a risky way.

But it's one thing for him to say the same thing himself, and quite another thing to say it from someone else's mouth. From the mouth of a Ming Dynasty, the destruction of the confidence of the old man is even more devastating.

"Even the people of the Ming Dynasty know that the Maori family is out of play...... at this time, Maori Yuan is full of thoughts of "even the people of the Ming Dynasty know that the Maori family is out of play......

Zhao Hao went downstairs, Mao Liyuan came back to his senses, and hurriedly asked people to help him chase down, and said, "Little Lao'er has prepared a light meal, and I also invite my son to appreciate it." ”

"It's too late." Zhao Hao naturally didn't say, I didn't dare to eat things of unknown origin, so he only smiled and said, "Mao Ligong should also hurry up and take people away, in another quarter of an hour, the sky will fall apart here." ”

After saying that, he left the Maori Yuan that he had worked so hard to keep, and strode back to the flagship.

The Marines also kicked forward and boarded the ship in a neat line.

Mao Liyuan suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly said to the left and right: "Hurry up, stay away from here!" ”

The retainers didn't know what to do, but the words of the governor were holy decrees, so they hurriedly helped Yuan Jie into a soft sedan chair and trotted out of Chima Pass with him.

They hadn't even walked half a mile when they heard the rumbling sound of cannon behind them.

This time it's not an empty bag. Solid cannonballs whistled out from the battleship and smashed into the castle tower like a hailstone.

This historic masonry castle tower could not withstand such a close burst, and soon the castle tower and the turret collapsed one after another, and the city wall was also blown down several sections.

When the cannonade stopped, the city tower that the two sides had just signed a contract with became a miserable ruin.

Mao Liyuan looked at the scene in front of him with a pale face, this was the first time he had witnessed the power of a cannon with his own eyes. The people below really didn't lie, it's terrible. It's really a world that can't be resisted by manpower......

'No matter what the cost, learn to build cannons. If you don't have a cannon, don't think about seeking revenge from the Ming Dynasty. Maori Yuan's mind was buzzing, and there was only one thought in his heart.

After going back, Mao Liyuan fell seriously ill, and I don't know if he was frightened by the cannon, or if he made Zhao Hao's words troublesome. Of course, that's another story......

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Across the Kanmon Strait, Sorin, standing at the port of Moji, witnessed the destruction of the Akama Pass with his own eyes. Let his mind, which had just been a little inflated, completely humble again.

Father Louis, dressed in a black robe and hung with a cross, stood beside him and looked at Zong Lin with pity: "Do you feel confused, hesitant and frightened, pitiful, weak and helpless? Come, throw yourself into the arms of the Lord, who will give you courage and make you strong. ”

"No, I'm fine." After being stunned for a moment, Zong Lin shook his head and said, "I defeated Maori Yuanji and drove him out of Kyushu. Even the Treaty of Oita that I signed was many times better than his Treaty of Shimonoseki, so how could I be pitiful? I've never felt better. ”

After speaking, he changed his words and said to the priest with a disappointed face: "Of course, if the priest can help me get a cannon like the Ming Dynasty, Lao Wei is not impossible to consider leaving the Buddha......

At this time, Lao Wang still regarded himself as a generation of heroes. After seeing the power of the Ming Dynasty artillery, he naturally wanted to get this artifact.

"It's not difficult, the cannon of the Ming Dynasty is still copied from our Portugal." The priest was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "The Bugarao Cannon Foundry in Macao has the best bronze cannon in the entire Far East. I'll write to the church and ask the church to buy a few cannons and send them to ......."

Saying that, he suddenly thought of the agreement with Zhao Hao, and his tone weakened: "Send it to Ryukyu, how about you send a boat there to pick it up?" ”

"If only I could go." Zong Lin smiled bitterly: "The "Oita Treaty" stipulates that my Otomo family will not go to the sea, if the Ming Dynasty people are caught, I will have good fruit to eat." ”

"That's not going to be easy, we just agreed that the merchant ships will have to return to the Ryukyus." Father Louis pondered for a moment with a bitter face, "Otherwise, how about I hire a few cannon smiths from Bugarao to help you, disguise themselves as the retinue of the clergy, and send them to Utaru City?" ”

"It's better this way!" Otomo Sorin's excited recitation of Amitabha, God forbid.

The Japanese have not mastered the technology of large-scale copper casting, and they can't even make shields, so if they can learn to cast cannons from the Westerners, then the Otomo family will not be able to go to heaven? When the time comes, the first one will kill Maori Gong and rob his daughter-in-law. Then he killed Oda Nobunaga and robbed Nohime. By the way, there is also Ason......

Seeing that his saliva was coming down, Father Louis couldn't help but reach out and help Lao Wang wipe it, and then boarded the boat to ask to see Zhao Gongzi.

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In the living room of the commander of the 101st stern, Zhao Hao was meeting with Sen no Rikyu, the representative of the Shimai clan and the Sakai City's 'rendezvous'.

The council is similar to a city council, and the people elect 36 big businessmen to come out and democratically govern everything in this autonomous city. Sen no Rikyu is the chief of the Sakai Rendezvous, and this time he followed Shimai to meet Zhao Hao, firstly, to pay the promised money, but to hope to reach further cooperation.

"Childe's divine power to destroy the Maori family's naval army has spread throughout the entire Seto Inland Sea!" I only heard that Sen no Rikyu said respectfully: "My Celestial Empire Navy is really invincible in the world!" ”

"Hehe, it's a pity that the two families of Noh Island and Injima escaped." Zhao Gongzi said lightly: "My son has never been bullied in business, and this time I will only accept half of your money." ”

But if this guy dares to agree, Zhao Gongzi will definitely turn his face......

"No, no, Childe completely wiped out the water army on the island, and let Nojima and Injima turn against each other, they can no longer pose a threat to us." What does Sen no Rikyu do? How is it possible to make such a low-level mistake? "Two million taels of silver have been converted into gold, loaded on the ship and sent it, and it will be parked outside the strait, and I will ask Gongzi to send someone to check it later."

"Take half of it back." Zhao Hao waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "There is no reason for this son to open his mouth. ”

"Childe, although we are lowly businessmen, we regard credit as life." Sen no Rikyu was still unmoved: "That's it, even if one million taels is an additional dedication from Sakai City to the Celestial Empire Water Master, it's always okay, right?" ”

"Hahaha! Excellent! Zhao Hao couldn't help laughing, he likes to deal with businessmen, and that's why. The big businessmen of this era are particularly clear and upright, and they are actually much higher than those self-aggrandizing dignitaries.

"Well, I'll take one million and pay you as payment, how about it?" Zhao Hao said with a smile.

"I wonder what Childe wants to buy? Sakai City will serve wholeheartedly. Sen no Rikyu was also very happy. The intelligence told him that this Zhao Gongzi made his fortune from business, and he guessed that this person should not discriminate against businessmen. Sure enough, I guessed correctly.

"Wood." Zhao Hao said in a deep voice: "I want oak, elm, and iron birch trees that are between 100 and 150 years old. How many to have. Elm wood is ten taels of silver, oak is twenty taels of silver, and iron birch is fifty taels of silver. ”

"Hey, Sakai City won't let Childe down!" Sen no Rikyu hurriedly responded. Although such a century-old tree must only grow in the deep mountains and old forests, the cost of cutting down and transportation is very high. Therefore, Zhao Gongzi's offer is not too high, but it will definitely not let him lose money. This is enough to make Sen no Rikyu grateful to Dade.

Because in hierarchical Japan, the status of merchants was very low, and the daimyo often asked for them out of various needs. But they will be accustomed to defaulting on their debts, and even regard robbing merchants as a legitimate way to make a fortune. A noble person like Zhao Gongzi who is unwilling to rob openly and is willing to trade fairly is really rare.

"Well, I trust you." Zhao Hao is indeed very kind to the merchants of Sakai City. Usually at times like this, he is greedy for other people's bodies. "Also, did you negotiate a charter about the last time?"

"After discussion, the villain is here on behalf of the Huihe and all the merchants of Sakai City, and we have unanimously decided to become a subordinate of Childe." Sen no Rikyu hurriedly leaned over and said, "Begging the prince to accept asylum." ”

"Okay, my son accepts your contribution." Zhao Hao nodded, and said, "From now on, Sakai City will be the Japanese subsidiary of my Jiangnan Group." ”