Due to the limited relationship between the Qing Dynasty and the Korean Kingdom, Cui Mingji's visit to Dongjiang Zhenphi Island this time needed to be kept secret and not attract attention, let alone stay on the crowded Phi Island for a long time.

The meeting with Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and the four generals in charge of Phi Dao went quickly and happily, and the two sides reached a consensus in mutually beneficial mutual assistance activities.

The sudden outbreak of smallpox vaccine in the Qing Dynasty allowed the Koreans to find an excuse to close each other's borders, which was called to protect the safety of the people of the Korean Kingdom, but in fact it was a series of measures by Cui Mingji to test the bottom line of the Qing people.

Until now, the border between the Kingdom of Korea and the Qing Dynasty has not been opened after the smallpox epidemic gradually subsided in the Qing Dynasty.

Dongjiang Town Phi Island actually has its own troubles, although the Dayuan Island base camp provides 50,000 stone of food supplies every quarter, plus the shortage of food from time to time in the Ming Dynasty, and the people on the island cultivate their own land, there will be no shortage of food in a short period of time, but with the continuous development of Dongjiang Town, the people on the island are more and more populous, and they must also get rid of the constraints of food and materials in the long run, and find a way to solve a certain amount of food problems by themselves.

After all, the natural environment such as wind and waves at sea is harsh, and no one can guarantee that the food in the base camp will arrive on time every time, and with the population base of the islanders in Dongjiang Town, in fact, the constraints of the food problem have become the main factor for the continued development of Dongjiang Town.

Therefore, this time, it is gratifying that they personally greeted Choe Mingji, the leader of the DPRK, in fact, they also need to have a good relationship with this neighbor and obtain all the necessary materials for the development of Donggang Town from him.

Of course, the so-called reciprocity means that while the soldiers of Donggang Town will benefit, the Korean Kingdom will inevitably benefit, and what they can obtain is a secret alliance signed between Donggang Town and the Korean Kingdom, as well as the priority right of the Korean Kingdom to purchase firearms from Donggang Town.

Compared with the nomadic Jurchens and Mongols, the physical quality of the Korean people is not at the same level, and even worse than the northern Han people, so they want to have a certain self-detonation ability, after experiencing a series of wars such as the shame of the propylene son, the Koreans pay more attention to the use of firearms, only the simple operation and powerful firearms can allow the Koreans to rely on the advantages of the city and Deng Dili to compete with the Qing Dynasty iron cavalry.

However, North Korea has a narrow land and a shortage of resources, and it only relies on the resources produced by its own land to manufacture advanced firearms, and the extremely technically demanding firearms foundry craftsmen alone are enough to give the Korean kingdom a headache, not to mention iron ore, sulfur and other resources.

Therefore, if the Joseon Kingdom wanted to increase its investment in firearms, it had to turn its procurement channels to the outside world, such as the Wa Kingdom, the Ryukyus, and the Ming Dynasty.

As one of the most prominent firearms manufacturers of our time, Hongmen has exposed his firearms to the public in the face of challenges such as outsiders and battles with other armies.

Although in order to confuse the eyes of the Ming Dynasty officials, Hongmen has not revealed that these firearms were produced by Hongmen, and even moved the headquarters of the Gun Manufacturing Bureau to the Luzon Islands in order to hide people's eyes, so as not to be coveted by the Ming Dynasty, but in private, no one knows that the firearms sold by Hongmen Qixintang can be said to be comparable to the arms sold by Westerners around the Ming Dynasty today.

Cui Mingji is not a fool, he will not take a good shortcut and take a long detour, to find those second-hand dealers, or Westerners with high prices to buy arms.

It's just that it's not been two years since their Korean Kingdom bowed down to the Qing Kingdom, and the Qing Dynasty's monitoring of North Korea and those pro-Jurchen factions in the DPRK are also eyeing it, so that Cui Mingji and they don't dare to act rashly.

Now, taking advantage of the smallpox epidemic in the Qing Dynasty and other opportunities, Cui Mingji suddenly launched a strike against the pro-Jurchen faction in the court after planning for a long time, which suddenly swept away the dark miasma of the Korean court, and also made the surveillance of the Jurchens appear blank, which was just convenient for Cui Mingji and them to step up their actions to arm the Korean kingdom and enrich their own army strength.

The North Koreans need allies and arms, and Donggang Zhenpi Island needs food and supplies, plus North Korea is poor and white, if you want to buy arms, you have to open the Kingdom Market, use the Kingdom's specialties to trade with the outside, and obtain silver money to purchase, at the same time, Donggang Town can take advantage of the opportunity of the North Koreans to open the housing market, and make Donggang Town a window for trade between North Korea and foreign merchants, from which to obtain taxes and other resources, it can be said that after the two sides opened the skylight to each other, they hit it off and happily reached an agreement.

Of course, the Koreans have the worries of the Koreans, and Donggang Town also has Donggang Town's troubles, for example, the North Korean side must pay attention to the movements of the Qing Dynasty, and all trade activities with Donggang Town must be carried out secretly, or change their appearance to act under the name of other merchants, for example, Donggang Town must also persuade Hongmen Qixintang to distribute more firearms sold to Donggang Town to meet the needs of the Korean Kingdom.

"Happy working together!!"

After only two or three days on Donggang Zhenpi Island, Choe Myung-gil, the head of the Korean Parliament, quietly left with his subordinates with the original ship.

Before leaving, Shang Kexi still sent him away in regular clothes, and when the other party boarded the ship, he shook hands with Cui Mingji to say goodbye to him with the etiquette that Hongmen learned from Westerners.

"Brother Shang stays, after this covenant, please also ask Brother Shang to prepare the first batch of firearms as soon as possible, and our lord will definitely mobilize resources in the next few days to complete the first transaction with you."

Cui Mingji is also a local custom, although the territory of North Korea is not large, but there have been foreigners in the country, and he has also heard many foreigners understand, at this time he also said goodbye to Shang Kexi as usual, and at the same time did not forget to tell the other party to speed up and prepare firearms to deal with his upcoming first transaction.

Cui Mingji himself didn't know how long this kind of private trade action could hide from the Jurchens, so in order to avoid possible problems in the future, he adhered to the idea of putting it in his pocket, and when he reached an alliance with Shang Kexi, he proposed to buy 2,000 bird guns and 20 artillery pieces in one breath, which made Shang Kexi and them shocked at the same time, but they also had to deal with it.

Because, the price paid by the other party is also heartwarming, all firearms are delivered to use food, cloth and other materials urgently needed by Dongjiang Town, which can make Dongjiang Town at least not have to worry about the shortage of food and materials in the second half of the year, and reduce the great burden and consumption of the Honghong's base camp.

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