Chapter 158: The Hirado Celebration Banquet
After the Tokai Meeting, the Higashimon Festival returned to Hirado and held a celebration banquet! In addition to inviting the Japanese wealthy families who had been prepared before, they also invited the heroes of the Five Islands Conference, Lin Guoxian, Lin Bichuan, Chen Dong, and Ma Ye all attended, and 'Mao' Haifeng and Hong Dizhen shirked it for some reason.
The small flaws of 'Mao' and Hong Weiwei can't hide the grand occasion of this banquet! Due to the presence of Ryuzoji Yinxin and Matsuura Takanobu in person, the specifications of this night banquet were immediately raised! Seeing Lin Guoxian, Lin Bichuan and other invited giant ships, Yinxin, Longxin and others were even more convinced that Dong'men' Qingnai was a representative of Chinese maritime commerce. And Lin Bichuan, Chen Dong, Ma Ye and others saw that the Japanese city lord congratulated him on the banquet held at the East 'Gate', and he also looked at his strength a step higher! Lin Bichuan was originally the same generation as Wang Zhi, but he also called himself an elder brother at the banquet, and as for Chen Dong Maye, he was doubly flattered to the East 'Gate' celebration!
Not only that, but the Ouchi family, the most influential wealthy family in western Japan, even sent people to congratulate and invited Higashi'mon Kei to Yamaguchi and his party. Dongmen' Qing took the invitation and summoned Yang Zhizhong and said: "Look! Here comes the silver! ”
Yang Zhizhong also praised the chief shipper's clever calculation, "But," Yang Zhizhong said: "After you go, how are you going to borrow money from the chief shipper?" ”
Dongmen' Qing laughed and said, "Borrow money? You can't borrow money. Let's sell the goods! ”
Yang Zhizhong was stunned for a moment and said, "We have no goods to sell!" ”
Dongmen' Qing said with a smile: "This year's goods are naturally sold out!" But we can sell next year's goods! ”
Yang Zhizhong couldn't turn his mind for a while, so he was already happy and said, "Good idea!" Good idea! If we can convince them to order next year's goods, then we can ask them to make a deposit first! Yang Zhizhong also stroked his beard and smiled when he heard this, and said, "Good idea! ”
Dongmen' Qing shook his head and said: "Even if you don't quit your business experience, you can always do it well, but sometimes you are too timid!" I don't dare to think about it! What convinces them? They are asking us to come! What a deposit! Not a deposit! I want them to give us all the money for next year in advance! ”
At this time, even Yu Buqi was stunned and said, "This ...... Will this work? ”
Dongmen' Qing said with a smile: "Whether it works or not, it depends on how big and how deep they look forward to our goods!" Hey! On this trip to the east, I will try to contact as many people as possible with the big names and merchants from all sides, especially those wealthy families who have conflicts with each other, if we can meet with both sides of the conflict, then the price will be open to us! As long as it is a popular product, Party A is worried that Party B may take the lead, and will not dare to reduce the price too much! Then the active 'sex' is in our hands! ”
Yang Zhizhong and Yu Buqi looked at each other, and thought in their hearts: "We, the chief owner, just dare to think too much!" ”
Not to mention that they are busy receiving guests, making friends, putting on a show, and covering up the middle, but in the darkness outside the banquet area, there are countless pairs of eyes watching this matter.
Looking at the bright lights at the banquet place at the east 'gate', Hong Dizhen said to 'Mao' Haifeng: "'Mao' brother, you have to work harder!" If you continue like this, your leadership position among the younger generation will not be guaranteed! ”
'Mao' Haifeng snorted and didn't answer.
After Hong Dizhen left, Wang Qingxi came out of the darkness and said to 'Mao' Haifeng: "Don't listen to him! He just wanted to avenge his brother, which is why he instigated him like this. ”
'Mao' Haifeng said: "But what he said is right!" And so on...... Hum! Not to mention that it goes on like this or anything, even now, his limelight has overshadowed me! You did miscalculate before! The second boss doesn't seem to dislike his arrogance very much. ”
"You have to endure it! Be sure to endure! Wang Qingxi said: "The second master of the city is not shallow, whether he likes the recent actions of the East 'Gate' Qing in his heart, except for himself, none of us knows!" ”
'Mao' Haifeng said: "What if he likes it?" ”
"Like?" Wang Qingxi smiled: "It's useless to like it!" Have you noticed that the recent East 'Gate' celebration has not only overshadowed us, but even has the tendency to catch up with the second master! ”
'Mao' Haifeng was stunned and said, "Chase after the second master? This...... After all, his foundation is still shallow, and he is still far away! ”
"If you look at strength, it's far behind." Wang Qingxi said: "But when it comes to false fame, I'm afraid that at this moment, in the eyes of the East China Sea and the Japanese daimyos, he may not be much worse than the second master!" ”
'Mao' Haifeng said: "Just relying on a false name, there is a fart!" ”
"That's not all!" 'Mao' Haifeng said: "Don't forget, the East 'Gate' Qing is a lucky guy!" And the dragon head and the second master are Hui people! At present, the largest and most active people in the East China Sea are Zhejiang people and Fujian people! The people of Zhejiang were suppressed to the death, and Li Guangtou, who had the highest status among the Fujian people, was only at the bottom of the four major leaders! Now the pattern of the Chamber of Commerce is that the Hui faction with the smallest number of people leads the Fujian people to suppress the Zhejiang people, do you think this situation can last for a long time? ”
'Mao' Haifeng said: "You mean...... Will the people of Fujian and Zhejiang be dissatisfied? ”
Wang Qingxi asked rhetorically: "What do you say? ”
'Mao' Haifeng was silent.
Wang Qingxi said again: "Look at what happened to Dongmen' Qing after he went to sea, he has 'exposed' great flaws several times, as long as Hong Dizhen and us push him again, he can be in a place of no return!" But the East 'Gate' Qing is in danger - is it all luck? If there is no big net to protect him, so that Hong Dizhen, you and I are afraid, can he be rampant to this day? ”
'Mao' Haifeng muttered: "Big net, big net......"
Wang Qingxi said: "I heard that the weird man who always persuaded him to cultivate the East 'Gate' celebration by the side of the second master in the past is also from Fujian!" Lin Guoxian and Li Guangtou are also lucky guys! Judging from what has happened in the last few months, their contribution to helping the East 'Gate' celebration is not ordinary! Now the protective net of the East Gate celebration is getting bigger and bigger! ”
'Mao' Haifeng said: "Lin Guoxian is half an outsider, as for the bald uncle...... He won't do anything to be sorry for the faucet! ”
Wang Qingxi said: "Li Guangtou is very loyal to Xu Longtou, if you want to say that he will betray Xu Longtou, I don't believe it!" But their generation is old after all! Although Li Guangtou himself has no different intentions, he always has to think about future generations! Otherwise, he will be scolded by the villagers! Besides, even if he made it clear that he was helping the East 'Gate' celebration, at most he could only say that he was cultivating a *** person for the Chamber of Commerce, and it was not a betrayal of Xu Longtou! Hum! Their thoughts, Xu Longtou can't see it? Actually, I think Xu Longtou should have acquiesced! After all, peacefully 'handing' the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce into the hands of the next generation and avoiding regional conflicts is the best of both worlds for both sides! ”
'Mao' Haifeng was silent for a long time and said, "You mean to say that we don't have a chance?" ”
"Not necessarily!" Wang Qingxi said: "Although Xu Longtou and the second master are brothers, the two are half a generation apart!" Looking at this situation, when the dragon head retreats, the second master must sit on the first 'handover' chair, which is undoubted. However, the second master 'spring' and autumn are in full bloom! I'm afraid it's no problem to work for another ten or twenty years! Hey! With this Dongmenqing's 'sexual' personality, do you think he has waited so long? Even if he really waits, as long as the second master thinks he can't wait, then we have a chance! So at this time, you must bear with it! Be honest, still as before, and do a good job of the second master's 'handover' on behalf of the family, and don't have to do more extraneous things! Dong'men' Qing always does things unexpectedly, which the second master may appreciate now, but if he is so ignorant of restraint, one day the second master will feel that he is a threat, and then the second master's mind will be reversed, and he feels that the person who is responsible is reliable! ”
'Mao' Haifeng shook his head and said, "Qingxi, I understand what you mean, but you said so much, it's actually not necessary." ”
Wang Qingxi was stunned and said, "Why? ”
'Mao' Haifeng said: "Because I was originally a person who did my duty!" You just want me to be as arrogant as Wang Qing, and I can't learn it. ”
When the feast is over, the light will return to darkness, and the darkness will remain dark. Until the second day, when the sun rose in the east and dispersed the night of last night, the banquet place was in shambles, but the people who talked at night did not leave a trace!
Higashimon Kei stopped in Hirado for another two days before sailing to the mountain pass.
His plan for this trip to the east is to divide the troops into two routes: one by water and one by land. The water route went directly to the mountain pass by large boat, and the land route was led by Hakata, first passing through Hakata, inspecting business conditions along the way, and then crossing the strait to meet at the mountain pass. Because the big ship on the waterway wanted to bluff people, it not only made a big fanfare, but also cleaned Qing Huaxiang well before setting off, installed cannons, and brought musketeers to show his majesty. The land route has died down and is low-key to the east.
Before leaving, Andrew asked for a brig to explore the third path to the realm. His intended shipping route would bypass Kyushu from the south and head straight from the sea, without passing through the strait sandwiched between the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Dong'men Qing thought about it, so he agreed, and sent his second husband, who had recovered from his injuries, to be his deputy.
Because of the fanfare of the East 'Gate' celebration, many people heard the news before they set off. Chen Dong and Ma Ye rushed over and asked Dongmenqing to take them with them. Their purpose is obvious, that is, they hope to use the east 'gate' to celebrate the 'handover' of the Da Nei family and open a financial road.
Dongmen' Qinghe and these two people do not have a deep 'friendship', originally they are both directors of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce should trust and help each other, but he always felt that these two people were too arrogant, and said in his heart: "I heard that Ouchi Yoshitaka is a rather elegant person. If I take these two people with me, I'm afraid he will look down on me! Besides, his trip to the east was not really for fun or appointments, and there were important plans in it, so he didn't dare to take risks, so he politely refused.
Lin Bichuan originally wanted to go along, but when he heard that Dongmenqing rejected Ma Ye and Chen Dong, he didn't speak. However, discontent has resurfaced in the minds of some people.
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