However, before Fujiwara Nakanari was impeached, news suddenly came out of Heiankyo Ouchi: When Emperor Huanmu went to Shenquanyuan with the princes, he suddenly issued a decree to expel Nakasei's sister Yakuko from the prince's east palace and deprive him of the status of a female official who had proclaimed his decree!

Nakasei's face turned blue with anger, he knew that Emperor Kanmu couldn't stand the ambiguous scandal between his sister and the crown prince Anden.

In any case, this incident can be regarded as blocking his possibility of impeaching Yutomo Fujiwara of Dazai.

Later, I learned that the person who came out with the first medicine turned out to be my brother-in-law, the spring palace doctor, Fujiwara Rope Master, "It's really a pig who has no concept of the overall situation!" Zhong Cheng was so angry that he scolded.

Three days later, according to the agreement, Zhang Xi's fleet carried the reward of the "King of the Mountains" and returned from Nanbojin.

In Heiankyo, most of Japan's imperial ministers knew about it, and the stone in their hearts finally landed.

In the future, the Tang family's sea ships will never dock at Hakata or Namba again, and Japan, the royal paradise, must not be contaminated with foreign filth and diseases.

But they didn't know that on the penultimate deck of the fleet, Zhang Baogao was sitting cross-legged at the stern of the ship, looking at the sandbar piled up at Namba and the topography of the surrounding bay, and was quickly drawing the "Namba Atlas" with a thin pen.

As long as a few sand ploughing boats come and dig a navigable river, Nambatsu is completely usable, and the Japanese skills are not up to par - Zhang Baogao thought.

The monk Kukai also accompanied the ship, and after accepting the Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, he prepared to enter the Tang Dynasty to seek the Dharma.

He was on the same ship with Zhang Xi, the envoy of the Feiyi army of Huaihai Province, and handed over Prince Iyo's reply to Zhang Xi.

Zhang Xi took the letter, the corners of his mouth full of smiles.

In fact, the letter of Yutomo Fujiwara of Dazai was forged by Yang Xi, who was instructed by him to accompany the group.

But it was precisely because of the entanglement of interests among the Japanese aristocracy that Prince Nayo saw the contents of his grandfather's "handwritten letter" and replied to the real letter without hesitation.

A few days later, in the Dazaifu Government Office, "Too radical, nine countries and two islands, private trade? When Yutomo Fujiwara unfolded the letter from his grandson, Prince Iyo, he was shocked, stood up, and stuttered as he uttered the term.

On the pretext that the ships needed supplies, the Tang family fleet docked at Hakatatsu for the second time on the return trip, and Zhang Xi and Zhang Baogao sat down in front of Fujiwara Yutomo, saying that the prince's letter was completely true.

"The Tang family can privately send twelve big ships to come to Hakata six times a year." Zhang Xi assured, and then he asked the officers to bring out a few things—a set of elegant Suzhou porcelain, a gorgeous Yangzhou copper incense burner, pen and ink stationery from Xuanzhou, bamboo paper from Yangzhou, tea balls from Shuzhou and Shouzhou, and several bundles of fine raw silk.

"Trade these things, in addition to war horses, if the governor needs it, the staff can also be traded......" Zhang Xi said bluntly.

Yutomo Fujiwara's face looked even more agitated.

And Kukai sat on the side, and his heart was also mixed.

These things were originally hidden in the belly of the ship, and Zhang Xi didn't take them out, just waiting for this moment.

Fujiwara Yutomo no longer has the original calm and elegant, he knows that the Tang family's sea trade is extremely in-demand goods, as long as there are these goods, Dazaifu will inevitably become a powerful trading base, Fujiwara Nanjia and Prince Iyo will also become Japan's premier power, as Sillaro Zhang Baogao said to him before, Weiguo Gong Gao Yue has a saying, "Whoever can master the trade with the main way can become the overlord of Japan." ”

But at what cost?

Zhang Xi's answer was unexpected, he said that it would only be necessary for Japan to exchange a large amount of minerals, "Yellow." ”

Yellowing is sulfur.

There are many volcanoes in Japan, and this is the most common, especially in Shinano, Suruga, Hida, and Kyushu.

Fujiwara Yutomo asked the Tang family what was going on.

"Yellowing can kill pests in crops, and can be used for printing and dyeing." Zhang Xi was very cunning, and he never mentioned that the main use of Japan's best Liuhuang to the Tang family was to refine gunpowder.

"How to balance the price of water, how to balance the price?"

Faced with Fujiwara Yutomo's question, there was a sudden nice jingle in the Dazai Mansion Hall - Zhang Baogao took out a string of yellow money from the box and placed it in front of Dazai Shuai.

Tang's Kaiyuan Tongbao, this money is full of color, excellent texture, heavy, strung with a good green silk rope, like a necklace on the white neck of a noblewoman, touching the floor, making a porcelain solid and pleasant sound, this sound seems to have a breathtaking magic, so that Fujiwara Yutomo can not resist.

"Consistently, or called a wisp of money, after that, with the development of private trade between Tang and Dazaifu, Kaiyuan Tongbao will flow more and more into your country, and then the governor of the capital will take this money, and if you want to have money, you will have money, if you want rice grain, you will have rice, if you want people, you will have people, and if you want livestock, you will have livestock."

That's the magic of money!

And Prince Iyo, who was dormant and low-key in Heiankyo, also said in a letter to his uncle Fujiwara Yutomo: If his father does not agree to trade, then he will rely on Dazaifu to privately start a sea trade with Tang Weiguo Gong Takatake, which is a mutually beneficial thing, please ask your uncle to allow it.

So Fujiwara Yutomo agreed, he asked Gao Yuefang to strictly abide by the agreement, only six times a year, each time there can only be twelve ships, the owner must carry the Huaihai Xingzhongshu Province printing permit, the import and export of goods are also limited, and Dazaifu has the right to levy taxes.

At this moment, Zhang Xi and Zhang Baogao both smiled with satisfaction.

It's worth the trip.

Hakatatsu, Fujiwara Yutomo Dazaifu's craftsman, repaired the Tang family's fleet, and replenished fresh water, wine and vegetables, and then Zhang Baogao ordered the opening of the anchorage, in the sound of the water, the wooden anchorage with the gripper was pulled up from the sea, and then the square sail and the spinnaker also rose, quickly puffed up in the direction of the wind, bringing the fishy smell of the sea, Kukai monk clasped his palms, and said goodbye to the homeland surrounded by sea fog and volcanoes.

But two days later, Kukai felt that the itinerary was wrong.

Zhang Baogao, wrapped in a soft curtain, crossed his knees on the bow of the boat, could not see the sun, moon and stars because of the clouds and fog, he held the Sinan needle to identify the direction.

"The fleet is heading due north, not in the direction of Yangzhou or Mingzhou." Kukai asked.

Zhang Baogao looked at him and nodded, "Yes, don't go to Yangzhou first." ”

"Where are you going?" Kukai was a little panicked, could it be that this fleet still has tradable goods?

"Go to my hometown, Wando." Zhang Baogao said categorically.

Kukai was stunned.

Wando, located at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula, forms a triangle with Tamna Island (Jeju Island) and Hakatatsu in Japan, which controls the entrances and exits of the Middle and North Routes of Haidong Trade.

In just one day, more than a dozen Tang ships arrived at Pukou in the south of Wando.

Zhang Baogao took out a weapon of a wooden pole from the bottom of the ship at this moment, and then wrapped a slowly burning rope around his body, stuffed four lead pellets into his mouth, bulging, and then looked at the empty sea eye, and then got on a partial frame boat, this kind of boat each big sea ship carries two, the boat has no sails, made of light wood such as large bamboo and sycamore, shakes with the boat in the shallow water, shuttles like flying, and is also called "green dragon".

More than a dozen green dragons, carrying more than 200 white water langs, soon landed on Wan Island.

Then, the Kukai monk, who remained on the ship, saw blood and fire.