Verse 112: The night owl enters the house
Just when Jiang Tian was about to walk past these officials with a swagger, they finally found that something was wrong with the situation, these two young people were very close to the rumored image of Qincha, and the Japanese businessman was also very respectful to these two people, although these Japanese usually nodded and bowed very well, and it was inevitable to kneel down and salute whenever they saw Chinese officials, but it was not so flattering that they wanted to lick their shoes, but these two young people in front of them, it is estimated that if they raise their toes and stretch out to these dwarfs, Little Japan will definitely lean over and lick the shoes clean without saying a word. Looking at the sword on the waist of one of them, it is not uncommon for rich people to inlay gold and jade on the scabbard, the key is that the sword spike is mostly used in colors such as red, in addition to the royal relatives, only the royal Shangfang sword can be hung with a yellow sword spike! A few wise people looked at each other, and in an instant they realized what a stupid mistake they had made, and they only said that Qin was going to arrive by water, but they didn't say what kind of boat they were on! Why can't people come on such small, weird sailboats? Let's not forget that the shipyard itself also functions as a test ship! Since he missed the opportunity to express his appearance at the beginning, the next action was crucial, and several officials exchanged glances and decided to take a gamble. So he hurriedly stopped in front of these two young men.
At this time, Jiang Tian happened to be speaking in Heping San: "...... What kind of goods did you bring to China this time? β
Ping San still had the same old fritter smile, and after following Jiang Tian for three steps, he bent down and replied carefully: "Lord Qiqi, there is nothing new, but a few boatloads of people have been transported." β
The Japanese have been trafficking in human beings these days, and of course, it is recorded in the history books of China: "Since the day of the switch, Japanese civilians have poured into the country one after another, and families of immigrants abound......
Is history really that simple? Of course not! The reality is complicated: most of these immigrants are from a broken samurai class, especially those who profess Christianity and are persecuted. Then there are some untouchables at the bottom of society, who are cheap everywhere anyway, and maybe they can have a full meal when they come to China! Besides, the prosperity of the Central Plains depicted by those merchants is indeed coveted.
This conversation, which was originally very ordinary, sounded in the ears of the officials who rushed over, but it was definitely louder than a thunderbolt. They don't look down on Heisan, who usually looks down on Ping San, who is not much taller than the table, but they all know that this guy has been Japan's negotiating ambassador, not only has he seen the world, but even those Ji Wang and Jiang Tian who can't usually see him can often meet him. Then think of the situation where he is so cautious and calls the other party an adult, then no matter how stupid he is, he knows that he hit the muzzle of the gun.
So on the dock, a large and small official hurriedly stood in front of Jiang Tian and said: "The lowly rank is not far away, and I hope to forgive my sins......
"These people aren't stupid!" Jiang Tian thought to himself, but he still kept a smile on his face: "How did you identify me?" β
At this time, Liu Baokai and the others naturally flashed aside, these two guys who had no official positions could not afford to be officials, so their first reaction was to hide next to them, but the pervert didn't think much of Jiang Tian's problem in his heart, if these people didn't even have this bit of eyesight, they would be mixed up in the officialdom.
At this time, one of the leaders came out and said: "I have been waiting here for a long time, but I don't want my lord to be so light and simple, so I didn't dare to recognize each other rashly, but my lord, you are very high, and you have a heroic spirit between your eyebrows, and you only recognize it by us!" β
Look at this sycophant, it's a bit of a level. At first glance, it seems to be very explicit, but anyone will think that this is right, because generally speaking, even if they are children of the family, they can rarely develop Jiang Tian's tranquil temperament at this age, and there is no such thing as Liu Baokai, a child who can casually wear Shang Fang's sword, and there is naturally only one answer to the two situations.
The sword on the pervert's waist is indeed Shang Fang's sword, but nominally it was only a gift from Zhang Tao to his father back then, so tying a bright yellow sword spike is not considered overdue, but in addition to the sword scabbard being re-made, the sword body is still made of ordinary military steel, and the exquisite handicrafts produced by Shang Fangjian are essentially different. Usually this kid can't even touch it, because this time he has to go on a business trip, and he has to deal with the soldiers, Liu Junding is worried that his son will cause trouble everywhere, in case there is a mistake, it is good to rely on this sword to scare him, but he didn't expect to be recognized by someone today. Generally speaking, Qin Cha went out and carried a Shang Fang sword on his back to cut first and then play, which belongs to the plot of a third-rate costume soap opera. Although there were many people who were given swords in the Ming Dynasty, they had never heard of being able to cut people with it, but some people used this thing to kill cattle back then. Besides, Jiang Tian's position has no clause to interfere with the judiciary at all, even if he has a real Shang Fang sword, he may not be able to do the Qingtian Grand Master, but it is very suitable to use it as a faΓ§ade.
In the face of such a group of officials, it was not suitable for Ping San to follow him anymore, but Jiang Tian did not let him go, because he had already guessed that the goods to be escorted this time must have something to do with these Japanese. After all, this is a military port, and there is nothing to transport into Beijing except weapons. It is only possible that these Japanese people have brought something important, so important that they have to come and pick up the goods themselves.
"Heisan, are those the people you brought?" Jiang Tian pointed to a group of dwarfs not far away, who were being guided out of the port by the soldiers. Judging from the attire, these are all Japanese, and the average height is also a head shorter than the soldiers here, and many of them look at the port curiously, and even point fingers at the majestic Shanhaiguan, but looking at their malnourished appearance, it is difficult to imagine what such people can be of any use.
"Hey! These are the Japanese people who admired the Celestial Empire, and they all volunteered to come to China to work in order to gain the appreciation of the adults! When Ping San replied, he still maintained a ninety-degree bow, and his humble appearance made Jiang Tian a little unacceptable.
To put it bluntly, this matter is human trafficking, and the so-called voluntary labor is of course used to put gold on the face, Jiang Tian obviously saw that some people did not have a bun, and even some people wore wooden crosses, thinking of the exclusion of Christianity in Japan, it is estimated that this is equivalent to being exiled by the Japanese shogunate. It's just that this penal colony is richer than in Japan, so it's hard to say whether this is a blessing or a curse. The corresponding Heizo can be exchanged for various goods as payment, no matter what it is, even if it is just cotton cloth and sugar, which are common in China, they can be sold at a good price in Japan.
Jiang Tian is strange, even if many places need immigrants to support, then these Japanese are not important goods? At least you don't have to use yourself to pick up the goods, right? What was this senior thinking? While he was thinking nonsense, the Japanese were also peeking at him, after all, so many people who looked like officials were bending down towards him, and Heizo, who had always been in high spirits, could only bow when he saw him, which made people curious. And there are some low-level Japanese women, the first time they saw what the prince of the Central Plains looked like, not to mention the luxury of clothes, just looking at the height and delicate face is stronger than their compatriots I don't know how many times, these people have only heard of the Chinese people borrowing seeds from the Song people before, but no one has ever seen a serious Central Plains scholar, and today I only believe that those stories in the legend are indeed reasonable. Although some shabby samurai did not disdain merchants like Heisan, if the other party was a Chinese official, then the identity would naturally be different. Besides, from the eyes of these professional thugs, it can be clearly seen that Liu Baokai is his bodyguard. Although this bodyguard looks a little sparse, he has always maintained a posture that can draw his sword at any time, and he is obviously a qualified bodyguard, and for these samurai, it would be better if he could fight each other.
In short, in this kind of military port, it was a sudden landing without warning, even if there was an ambush by a killer, I couldn't imagine that Jiang Tian would appear like this, and so far no one hated Jiang Tian except for some rotten people who had died studying. So he really doesn't have to worry about his safety, the pervert just has nothing to do to practice the family martial arts, and he just hates that there are no enemies who come to him to practice his hands. The officials at the wharf naturally still had to set up a reception banquet according to the traditional habits, but this time Jiang Tian refused with palpitations, every time he dipped in wine, he was not good, so he made up his mind not to participate in this kind of time-wasting banquet, and the reason was also very good, since he was under the emperor's order, he naturally had to focus on work first, if he didn't even know what he was going to escort, he really didn't know what he was going to escort.
After they came to a huge warehouse, Jiang Tian's heart, which was still a little doubtful, suddenly brightened. These things are really worth escorting himself, and it can even be said that he is a little small in front of these things. The wooden boxes full of warehouses are filled with all kinds of books, scriptures, calligraphy and paintings, and other valuable cultural relics. Not to mention that many of them have become legends, which is an immeasurable treasure for the collation and research of ancient books. Not to mention a company of cavalry guards, even sending a division is too little!
"Your Excellency!" It was the official who took the lead and said: "The holy decree says that a company of Praetorian Guard cavalry will be added, but in fact, although the porters and foot soldiers add up, there is not a division, but also a regiment!" β
Jiang Tian nodded, this is the style of his predecessors, if these things fall into the hands of illiterates, they are simply worthless, even if they are used to wipe their buttocks, they are too brittle. But in the eyes of a literati, their value is immeasurable no matter what, if it weren't for the safe of the Central Plains culture like Japan, many things would become a kind of speculation by historians, that is, in their own life, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty made a big engagement, "Heavenly Creations" was not also searched from Japan!
"It seems that the Japanese have made a bloody investment!" Jiang Tian muttered to himself a little: "After these things are reinstalled, additional people will be assigned to take care of them, in addition to this, we must also keep an eye on fire prevention, moisture, rat bites, etc., if something goes wrong, not only can we not explain to Your Majesty, we will also become sinners of the country and the nation and be forever scolded by future generations!" β
The literati of the Ming Dynasty had a habit, generally speaking, they were light on life and death and heavy on the honor, in addition to those traitors at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the usual officials paid the most attention to the quality of their reputation, if they were outspoken and daring, not afraid of the powerful and the like, but also from time to time to visit the emperor to brush up on the prestige, and even the emperor's beating became synonymous with reputation. So if you say you're sorry for the emperor, it's estimated that these people won't care too much, but if you say that your dereliction of duty will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, you can make these guys cheer up 120,000 points.
The satyr doesn't know how important these things are, but the traditional habit of the Chinese themselves is to cherish the word paper, and looking at this burnt yellow and crispy appearance is also a very important thing. Looking at the solemn expressions of Jiang Tian and the officials, he didn't dare to turn the book with his hands, for fear that if he accidentally broke a book, he couldn't afford to lose a few lives! Fortunately, he also knows that there is an important thing, that is, quickly pack the things, and then send someone to take care of it, it is estimated that this way is not to think of walking back leisurely, unless he returns to Beijing City and completes the procedures with the full-time receiver, otherwise not only is he worried that he will not eat or sleep well, if something really happens, he will never give up!
After the initial excitement, Jiang Tian gradually became calmer, from the outside of these books should not be from a collector's hand, and it may not be the collection of the Japanese imperial family, otherwise some books would not look dilapidated. These collections are either the private collections of the major names, or some of them are simply the stolen goods of the Japanese robbers. Now they have actually taken out these things in exchange for some supplies, which shows that in their hearts, the most important thing is to reorganize the armament war, and the atmosphere on the Japanese island has become tense like this? This is not a good thing for the Sino-Japanese trade that has just begun, although it is possible to earn benefits from arms after the war begins, but it will have to wait for the private commodity market to gradually saturate, and if the arms trade is started now, the final result can only be to stifle a good consumer market. Besides, are these foreign daimyos really so poor that they have to rely on these things in exchange for arms?
The reality is similar to what Jiang Tian guessed, since the Tokugawa family ostentatiously displayed steel and other materials imported from China, many daimyo with two hearts are trying to get more things, in the past, the Japanese archipelago was so big, and the production was so little, and the other daimyo did not have the strength of the Tokugawa family, so they could only follow behind to pick up some leftovers, so people were unhappy and turned their faces. Now that the door to trade with China is open, the shogunate still has the greatest advantage, but once steel can be imported into Japan in a steady stream, the former reluctant ones will naturally come alive. Not to mention the undecided movement, after all, Japan's Warring States period has just ended, and there is no possibility of large-scale riots, but at least it must have the military strength that makes the Tokugawa family dare not abandon the feudal domain casually, so the local tyrants of the entire Japan began to frantically import metals and various war materials.
But no matter how many arms they buy, as long as war does not break out, there will always be a saturation day, and then why will China continue to loot Japanese silver and copper? Japan does not have the purchasing power to make an export market just by relying on daily necessities. It seems that either they will have to provoke a fight, or they will have to find a substitute to maintain the trade. But after thinking about it, Jiang Tian didn't think that there was anything that could replace arms as a pillar of exports, did he really have to rely on processing silver coins to earn the difference? Although that is very profitable, it is not a good way to balance the economy.
Just when he was painstakingly thinking about the trade issue, the Japanese Heizo asked to see Jiang Tian uninvited. Just when he also wanted to ask some Japanese market conditions and agreed to meet him, don't care what the Chinese think of this little man, at least among his compatriots, he has already been impressed, you think he is a businessman, not to mention seeing a big official of this level in Japan, even the broken samurai do not take him seriously, maybe the other party is in a bad mood and will draw a sword, but in China not only know Jiang Tian such a background official, but also have the honor to be received, Of course, those who don't know the inside story will think that this guy has found a great backer.
Jiang Tian didn't know the psychological activities of the Japanese, but he understood that he couldn't be too active in front of this businessman, especially not to let the other party see that he was eager to know the consumption level of Japanese civilians, so he still put on an impatient look and sat there, and there was an incompetent Liu Baokai standing next to him as a bodyguard: "What's the important thing about you asking to see this official?" β
For Ping San, he has long been accustomed to the arrogant appearance of the officials, speaking of which, the officials of the Central Plains are quite good, at least they will not humiliate you if they have nothing to do. It seems that it makes sense to say that the new dynasty has a new atmosphere. Even so, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, and still lay on the ground and kowtowed a few times: "The villain has to ask to see the adult for other things, but I heard that you haven't been able to move for the past two days, and I feel that there is a lack of slaves and maids to serve the adults in this port, and it just so happens that the villain has a few women from the same township who are also on the ship, and they are still in perfect ......"
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Tian was already frowning, this sycophant is too far away, this is a military port, if it weren't for the need to keep it secret from your business, you shouldn't be allowed to dock. It's good now, not to mention that he openly invaded Japanese immigrants in front of everyone, he still hugged left and right in front of this group of soldiers who have not been close to women for a long time!
"That's it!" Jiang Tian drank impatiently to the other party: "Last time, the official said that there is no need to sacrifice women anymore!" And if you are courteous, you will ask for something, so say what you want! β
Ping San was choked enough, and even Liu Baokai squinted at his brother, do you say he is really stupid or fake? He doesn't want people to take the initiative to send it to the door, although the quality of Japanese women is really not high, but it's better than watching a bunch of big men every day, right?
"This ...... Don't tell you that the rebel general Zheng of your country seems to know about the private transactions between us, so if you want to trade here under the banner of our merchants, although the villain also believes that your country's soldiers are strong and strong, and they are not afraid of such rats, but since they know, they naturally have to inform the Heavenly Empire to avoid unnecessary losses......"
Zheng Chenggong is coming to do business!