"By the way, Thirty Lang, I haven't asked in detail, what kind of person is this Nanban merchant?"

Honhide, sitting in Tamagoshiya's property in Tsushima Town, leisurely drinking tea, asked. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but this kind of question is of little significance, and there is no one to replace him in this work.

"Oh, Your Highness, please rest assured, this person is a samurai from their side, but he is also a businessman, not a lowly person."

Tamagoshi Sanburo obviously misunderstood.

"I'm not asking about this ......" Fan Xiu shook his head with a wry smile, "such as personality and habits, ......"

"Oh......" Yu Yue nodded as if he understood, and then shook his head again, "I've traded with that man several times, and the other party almost never bargains. ”

"Is there such a businessman?"

"If the money is big enough, appropriateness is another skill, and this can also make people unable to figure out his psychological bottom line."

"So you're optimistic about him?"

"Your Highness, with all due respect, no one in the Southern Barbarians will come to do business with me now, and the people I take the initiative to make friends with are those young people with potential."

To be able to run to a relatively backward place like Owari will certainly not be a wealthy businessman. That's what I had planned.

"That's fine—and have you ever seen him wear something like a rosary? Or what ritual did you do to worship the gods and Buddhas? ”

Fan Xiu couldn't help but ask.

"This ......"

Sure enough, these things still can't be asked, and they can only be understood after contact.

At this time, the Nanban chiming clock set up by the commercial town was ringing, and a young European with blond hair entered the room at the same time, with only a large man who was also Caucasian behind him.

Didn't you bring an interpreter?

Thinking so, the random young man spoke:

"Good day, honorable lord, I am very good at your language, and I don't need a translator."

It's actually a fluent Osaka dialect. But it's good that you don't have to misunderstand.

"What should I call it?"

Fan Xiu asked.

"I'm Raphael. Castro. The young man said, then pointed to the big man next to him, "This is my friend Claudi." ”

European names, translated into Japanese pronunciation, are quite awkward to read.

Raphael? Rafio?

Fan Xiu thought about it for a while, this name should be common in Portugal or Italy, and considering the actual situation, the former should be more likely.

"What is your hometown?"

"Lisbon, Portugal, is a seaside city in a seafront country."

The Europeans replied politely, but did not expect the other side to understand.

"Oh, that's the capital of the country!"

Although the pronunciation is not very accurate, it is not difficult to distinguish the name of the city.

"Your breadth of knowledge is astonishing. Even people who think they know Europa will only call us Francophiles, even though the pronunciation is closer to another country. ”

Raphael was slightly surprised.

"It seems that your neighbors, the Spaniards, are also called Francs?"

"It's really rare in the East to be able to distinguish us from those guys!"

"Actually, I only remember Magellan the Navigator and the wine of Porto!"

Fan Xiu responded with a smile, saying in her heart that I actually know Figo, but I can't communicate this with you.

But the other party looked a little gloomy.

"It is not an honourable thing for us that Monsieur Magellan served the King of Spain though he was Portuguese. Although we have been independent for hundreds of years, we are still only 'neighbors of the Castiles' in the eyes of outsiders. ”

"Yet, in the course of sailing, did not your country achieve great benefits?"

"But Spain has gained a hundredfold of our benefits! Perhaps in my lifetime, I will see the king's place taken away by the Castils. ”

"Is it already so bad?"

Just to understand the history of Europe, Fan Xiu couldn't help but ask.

"The previous king of Spain was the result of marriages between many families, and as a result, he inherited many titles and domains. His son was also a powerful and ambitious fellow who would invade Portugal sooner or later. Their territory and army are several times larger than ours......"

Raphael gushed out his dissatisfaction and hatred for the two generations of Spanish monarchs, and finally couldn't help but use Portuguese.

As for the other two listeners, Asano Nagayoshi, who carried the luggage for Honhide, and Tamagoshi Sanshiro, who accompanied him, were completely amazed by the description of the Europa, and the situation in the place he spoke of seemed to be different from that of Fuso and from Middle-earth.

"I'm sorry, I lost my temper."

Raphael bowed.

"It seems that you must be a loyal retainer."

Many of the people who came out to take risks in this era had the status of aristocrats, so I guessed it.

Raphael shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal:

"My ancestors were once the commanders of His Majesty João I, and were canonized about 5,000 guan of territory. But I still have an older brother, so I can't inherit the position of lord and serve the king, it's just a many. ”

The commentary full of local colors made Fan Xiu laugh immediately.

How does he understand the general? How to convert the territory of 5,000 guan? And that sect...... I remember that the difference between the living conditions of the children of European nobles and Fuso should be not small.

After some historical narration, the relationship between the two sides seems to be quite close. A draw is one of the few people who can understand European history without him having to explain much common sense, but that doesn't necessarily do him any good for the rest of the deal.

"As a samurai, I suppose you must have bought an iron cannon—oh, please call me Raphael, my lord."

It's still a straight question. This man named Raphael, who appears to be quite the same age as him, is not the kind of old fox who is difficult to deal with. It seems that he came out to do this, relying more on his aristocratic background to catch the development track of this era.

"That's one of the reasons I came for...... But it's not the most important thing for the contemptible to be concerned. ”

"Why? Do you just want something like an organ or wine? But in the rumors of the Fuso merchants, you are not a pacifist! ”

It seems that Raphael, although he quickly learned the language, did not understand how to deal with the local samurai.

"Because I'm just a small lord now, even if I buy iron cannons, it's only ten or twenty pieces, and even then it's okay?"

"That's exactly what I wanted to say!" Raphael's eyes were blazing, and he did not shy away from it, "It has been two years since I left my family to sail to the East, but the harvest is not at all comparable to those large fleets, because there are very few people willing to meet us, and most people will only call us 'barbarians from the south'. And the lord who took the initiative to contact me, you are still the first. ”

"But many merchants in the port are happy to trade with you!"

"But the Chamber of Commerce of the businessmen is too exclusive! They seem to want to keep their existing interests and have no intention of expanding, so they only interact with familiar people, and even if I lower the price, I can't find a buyer. ”

That's why you came to Owari? Because of the strength of the feudal lords, the power of the Chamber of Commerce here is weak.

Fan Xiu gently stroked her chin, thoughtful.

"Your Excellency, as far as I know, the lord you work for is a man who is keen on expansion, and you are trusted by him to manage the business......"

"You're saying that we can form an alliance, that I can convince the Lord to buy your goods, and that you can provide cheap goods for a long time."

"That's it!"

"Then what you can offer is ......"

"Advanced muskets and armor, of course, those are the easiest things for our family to get their hands on. If the price is sufficient, I can even get a cannon through some relatives, but that would require a large deposit. ”

Honshu thought for a moment, this was enough to achieve his wishes, and the samurai of the Oda family were generally more culturally conservative and unwilling to come into contact with these white-skinned outsiders, so there were few people who could replace this work.

"If you want to get there, maybe you need to make a preparation."

"That's ......"

"I take the liberty of asking, are you an old religion or a new religion?"

Raphael was no longer surprised by the knowledge of the person in front of him, but made a helpless expression.

"About this...... Although I converted to Protestantism, it was more often because I wanted to go against the King of Spain! That guy is a crazy old churchman. ”

This attitude of not being very respectful to God made Fan Xiu very satisfied.

"In that case, can you recommend a trustworthy missionary?"

"Do you want to take refuge in ......?"

"No, it's for my lord."

"But I've never heard of that His Highness showing any affection for it, have I?"

"The lords of Fuso, who were dissatisfied with the restless local religion, occupied large tracts of land, but paid very few taxes, and refused to pay any property to the lords......"

Raphael frowned, and after a moment it dawned on him.

"I see!"

Fan Xiu smiled and nodded, although this person is still a half-old child, he is not lacking in wisdom, no wonder Yuyue Thirty Lang will be optimistic about him. It then adds:

"He was a man who liked learning more than theology, so it was better to ......"

"So, what kind of knowledge is it?"

"For example, the ground under our feet is actually a spherical ......"

Raphael nodded slowly.

"Such a missionary is hard to find, but the reward must be very rich—but you only mentioned your protagonist, and you didn't get any benefit yourself?"

"The greatest benefit is to gain the friendship of the big businessmen of the future." Honshu pretended to be mysterious, and said, "But if you want to give something—"

Fan Xiu reached out and patted the shoulder of the Nine Ghosts Jialong, and said:

"You might as well hire him as a security and porter at the port."

"Oh, it's ......"

"Originally, I was running a navy nearby, but I've been ......a little nervous because I've lost my regular customers recently because of some things," the nine ghosts said half-truthfully.

"Is that the kind of sea lord? That's a bunch of unpleasant guys, and I have to pay a tenth of my tax to go ashore. Moreover, all the ports of Fuso are still occupied by them. One tenth! Only the Spanish invaders in the world could be more odious than they ......"

Raphael complained exaggeratedly.

"But this one must be willing to take on this kind of work at half price."

"Exactly!"

The Portuguese looked at him for a long time before nodding, "Although the tax rate of one-twentieth is still not low, and I don't know your strength, but for the sake of this tie lord's face...... I'm going to have a shipment this month, and I'll hire you for 500 koans. ”

Five hundred is still a drop in the bucket for hundreds of ghost water armies and thousands of family members, but there is finally an entry, and there is no need to be a thief again!

"Thank you." The Nine Ghosts owed to Raphael, and then leaned down towards the tie and gave a big salute. "Lord Supervisor, your kindness is truly unrequited!"

"It doesn't have to be this way!"

Honshu raised his hand to stop him, but he was thinking in his heart, if this person turned over and became an important deployment in Nobunaga's eyes, would he still be so respectful to himself? (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )