The night before, there was an undercurrent in Port Hakata, and of course, it was the masterpiece of the team I sent out.

In addition to the team I led, there was also a team that went to burn down Daisuke Yoneya, the property of the guy named Daisuke Nitta who reported me at the joint meeting that I was going to catch fire and wanted to ban my noodle shop. This fire caused the largest rice merchant on the island of Kitakyushu to completely lose his position and become an unknown passerby.

The other route was taken by the nine ghosts Masataka, and ran to the Masuda Maru Yusheng store, not doing anything else, but when the Masuda Maru family was asleep, they replaced all their fresh stocks with stinky fish and rotten shrimp, and they were all over the yard.

According to the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao, the smell of "strange fragrance" can be smelled clearly from a distance of eight zhang, which is disgusting! After he came back, he took a shower twice, and he still felt that he had an aftertaste!

And the Masuda Maru family will definitely not wake up too early, after all, the effect of the incense is very good. When they wake up, they have to know about the use of stinky fish and rotten shrimp at Masuda Marukayu Restaurant, and I'm afraid that the whole street already knows.

The largest team actually went to sea a few days ago, because we found out that Ono Jishin's family recently had a batch of goods that were to be shipped from Korea by sea, and it seemed that they were all high-priced goods such as Korean ginseng and Xiangxiang rice.

So Lan's fleet carried out armed interception of their fleet on the way they had to pass at sea, how could a mere merchant ship wrestle with a warship? After firing a few shots, the Ono family's fleet surrendered, leaving behind the cargo, while the sailors rowed the boat I had Arashi handed over to them, and desperately fled in the direction of home.

Of course, the bottoms of those boats are all processed, and each boat has a small and small hole, but they are all temporarily glued with fish glue. As for whether the fish gelatin will melt at sea, it is difficult to say...... I think the key is to look at the face!

The last team led by Mo quietly ran to Ono Jishen's house, quietly grabbed the housekeeper of the Ono family, took him to the field for a "friendly" exchange, and asked the exact location of the Ono family's silver ticket. Mo personally went to Ono's house, found the silver ticket very smoothly, and ripped the housekeeper's house into a mess, all the gold and silver were searched, and he made a look of absconding with the money!

As for the butler himself, well, naturally he absconded with the money, and no one saw him in person anyway.

Early the next morning, at the invitation of Takahashi Shaoyun, I went to Hakata Castle with a few of my henchmen to meet with the number one Catholic daimyo in Kitakyushu, Otomo Sorin.

The evaluation of Otomo Sorin in history, especially the description of Otomo Sorin, in the historical materials of the Otomo family, mostly appears as a dominant player. Because compared with the bravery of the world's famous generals Tachibana Michiyuki and Takahashi Shaoyun, as well as the resourcefulness of Yoshioka Nagamasa, it is difficult to reflect the expertise and strength of Otomo Sorin.

However, it is not difficult to find that on Kyushu Island, together with the Shimazu family and the Shaoji family, it is called the "Kyushu Three Heroes", and after the collapse of the Shaoji family, he can resist the powerful Maori Motosho in the north and the brave Shimazu family in the south, and he must have his unique advantages.

The life of Otomo Sorin, a life of betrayal and trickery. The early death of his mother, his father's suspicion, his stepmother's disgust, and the betrayal of his father-in-law and teacher have experienced continuous changes on the road of growth, and he will inevitably become ruthless.

His personality in general has been commented on as extremely selfish. His murder of his uncle and exile of his own brother are incomprehensible, and his behavior of robbing the wife of a retainer and divorcing his wife because of his Catholicism is even more contrary to natural morality. In addition, there are also records of indulging in alcohol and tyranny, which became the reason why many retainers and relatives rebelled against him.

At the same time, because of his abolition of government affairs, the important minister Tachibana Michiyuki often admonished him more, and because of this, Otomo Sorin was very afraid of seeing Tachibana Michiyuki.

Otomo was a Buddhist, and in his later years he was a Catholic. Zonglin was originally his Buddhist legal name, while the Catholic baptismal name was Don Francisco, which is "Don Francisco". According to the book, Otomo Sorin's "devout faith" to Catholicism. I believe that the reason why he is so paranoid and fanatical about his faith is directly related to his words and deeds that are not sad or abominable in his life.

After all, when people reach old age, there are too many shadows in their hearts, and they need a channel to relieve and soothe!

However, no matter what future generations say about his private life, no one can deny the ability of Otomo Sorin. He led the Otomo family, who was in a weak position in terms of power, and fought hard against Mori Mototo, who was known as the "Warring States God", and Shimazu Yoshishi, the "First Military Division of the Warring States", for a long time without falling behind, which in itself was the best affirmation of his Wentao martial strategy.

And the Otomo Sorin, whom I met in Hakata Castle Honmaru, is a shrewd lord and a powerful superior.

I was impressed by his image at first sight – a middle-aged man with a Mediterranean-style hairstyle, with the remnants of his hair neatly combed; With a beard, he is also meticulously groomed. Inside is draped in red and yellow Buddha robes, but on the outside is covered with a cloak printed with the Holy Father, Holy Son and Holy Spirit. He wore a rosary around his neck and a cross on his chest.

In general, he is dressed in a nondescript manner, but there is a strange sense of coordination! It seems that this is what heaven and earth should be. The eyes are bright, and the slender eyes shine with insight into people's hearts and human nature. The corners of his mouth are slightly tilted downward with the majesty that superiors often have. The two deep nasolabial folds also show the essential characteristics of a man who does not like to laugh.

When he saw me, he looked me up and down very quietly, and after motioning for a seat, we bowed to each other.

Unexpectedly, the first thing he said when he saw me was, "I heard that your chamber of commerce has also opened a base in Kagoshima." There was no sadness or joy on his face, but there was clearly a sense of displeasure.

This sentence is tantamount to coming up and taking my army! Kagoshima is the base of the Shimazu family, and the fact that I have a base in Kagoshima means that I have a large business with the Shimazu family, which is a very good reason for him to be angry with the Shimazu family.

And he took full advantage of that, and came up to ask me the most difficult question to answer, and I guess what followed was the drama of sky-high prices!

But how could I possibly let him get his wish? So I smiled slightly, and said without humility or arrogance: "Exactly!" And it is constantly expanding, and it will be one of the important bases of my business in Kyushu Island and even in Toei in the future! ”

When I answer like this, it is tantamount to slapping him back as it was! While Otomo Sorin was stunned, Takahashi Shaoyun next to him coughed slightly, I know that this is a reminder not to speak too directly.

I ignored it, still looking at Otomo Sorin, with a faint smile. The ruler of Kitakyushu obviously didn't expect me to answer like this, and he would be so faceless! He exhaled slightly, frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you so confident?" Dare to admit in front of me the fact that there is trade with the Shimazu family? ”

I snorted and said lightly: "Because of the business I do, others can't do it!" Otherwise, I wouldn't be sitting here listening to Saemon Governor say these useless things! ”

Saemon Governor is the official position of Otomo Sorin, and my words have made him stagnant.

He had already heard about the sale of a large number of muskets and iron cannons to the Shibata Katsu family, and the much-needed grain of the Shimazu family. Indeed, as I said, at this time, necessities such as iron cannons and grain, as well as hard currency, were often priceless. No matter how high the price is, no one will sell it to you!

The reason is simple - who knows if you will feed the army with the grain I sold you, and then use the iron cannon I sold you against me?

The reason why I have a hard waist is because I have the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty behind me. My sources are mainly from overseas, and there is no problem of internal competition.

Otomo Sorin's face couldn't help but have a trace of anger! He glared at me angrily and said, "Without your Blade Sea Chamber of Commerce, I won't be able to buy what I want?" You're too arrogant! ”

I smiled faintly and said, "Most of Toei's iron cannons are produced in Kagoshima and Tanegashima, will they sell you an iron cannon?" No kidding! As for micro-production elsewhere, it's hard to even meet local supply, so who cares about your little money? Otomo Sorin's silence was silent, I was telling the truth.

Without waiting for him to reply, I continued: "As for the grain, hehe, the entire island of Kitakyushu, and even the whole of Toei, who can give you a large grain deal now?" ”

As soon as I said this, the face of a person sitting on his left hand changed color, his position is the first person of Wenchen, if I am not bad, it should be the eldest brother of Otomo Zonglin, the first favorite minister Tahara Qinxian. This sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked guy pointed at me and screamed, "You set the fire in Daisuke Yoneya!" Right? Isn't it? ”

He was very emotional, and this was very much in line with the rumors in my previous investigation that Tahara Kinken himself had a stake in Daisuke Yoneya.

I glanced at him and said disdainfully: "This one, speak to be proof!" Shenma is a big helper, I don't know! If you continue to be so honest and innocent, I will invite you to a duel! ”

Tahara Qinxian's face suddenly turned iron-blue! I said this very politely, after all, he is just a favored vassal, not my trade partner himself. Hearing this, Takahashi Shaoyun, who was sitting on the right hand side of Otomo Zonglin, hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "Sun Xiang, the Tianyuan Hall just said casually, and did not accuse you of being an arsonist. ”

I pouted and said, "Only he knows what he means." If you don't know the situation, shut up, and don't mess around there! And I laughed secretly in my heart: "I'm just messing around, what can you do to me?" ”

Otomo Zonglin finally couldn't hold back his anger, pointed at me and said angrily: "Bold fanatic, there were many accidents in the Hakata Port business district yesterday, not to mention whether it has anything to do with you, you dare to be so rude in front of me?" Could it be that I really can't take your head? ”

I "Canglang" pulled out the imitation boy cut, and threw the handle of the knife in the direction of Otomo Zonglin! My action startled others, and Takahashi Shoyun even wanted to stand up and draw the knife, but he saw that the handle of the knife was facing Otomo Sorin, just a foot in front of his knees!

I didn't care about the reactions of others, and sneered and said: "Your Excellency is the number one daimyo in Kitakyushu, and you are naturally free to do whatever you want, give and ask for me!" But if I can't go back, your Otomo family will have an undead enemy from now on! With the ability of Hashiba Hideyoshi, he still has a headache for the attack on the sea, but presumably the Otomo family must not be afraid! It's just that the Otomo family has Shimazu in the south and Maori in the north, and there is one more blade sea on the sea, which is not cost-effective! ”

After saying that, my face was full of disdain, and I just looked at Otomo Zonglin coldly.

Suddenly, the ruler of Kitakyushu's face changed drastically, and he asked in surprise, "The Yushiba clan ...... Did you really do the Kumano water army? Are the rumors out there true? ”

But I didn't say anything, I just stared at him.

There was a long silence in the room. After a long time, Otomo Sorin sighed and said, "What do you really want?" ”

I said lightly: "I am a businessman, I just want to make money quietly and pay taxes steadily, which is a win-win situation for us!" However, there are people who don't want me to make money quietly, so I'm going to change the rules a little bit, that's all! ”

Otomo Zonglin nodded, and after turning his head to signal, a small surname next to him hurriedly ran over, picked up the imitation boy cut, and respectfully returned it to me.

While I cut the imitation boy back into the scabbard, Otomo Sorin, said softly, "Okay, now let's talk about trade!" ”

In this way, everything is back to square one, and it is officially on the right track.