The other fleet headed for the DPRK sailed to the coast of Pyongyang after it had separated, and as soon as it reached the halfway point, more than a dozen DPRK naval warships came to meet them.

When the two sides were separated by two miles, the North Korean sailors were able to see clearly the basic situation of the opposing fleet, and they were relieved to see that there were only a few dozen civilian ships, and there were no threatening weapons such as big guns, and that the ships were full of Chinese figures, not Japanese bandits.

So the sailor released a patrol boat and quickly sailed to the opposite fleet, and there was an interpreter on board, who was responsible for questioning, although the upper class of the Korean aristocracy took pride in learning Chinese, but it was literal, but the reading was completely different.

It must be explained that North Korea has its own language since ancient times: Korean, but there is no written language, so the North Koreans introduced Chinese characters, but read them in Korean, which made it impossible for the two countries to communicate with each other even though they used the same language, so the North Korean sailors had civilian officials who specialized in translation.

"Dare to ask your caravan, but it came from the sea? Why do you want to come to our country? The Korean interpreter boarded the lead 2,000-material merchant ship and asked Shi Li, a dozen shipowners who greeted him.

The person headed by the shipowner is surnamed Huang, named Fuxing, called Shi'an, a person from Songjiang Mansion, he stepped forward and replied with both hands: "A certain is a Ming businessman, and he has come to your country to trade, I hope that your country's sailors can be accommodating, and I am grateful." ”

"It's okay to trade, our country welcomes any merchant to come to trade, but I wonder if your fleet has a customs clearance document for the country? This is a normal procedure, but it cannot be missing. The North Korean interpreter replied in a businesslike tone.

"I can't hide it, I have been forbidden to the sea for a long time, and we are spontaneous, so there is no customs clearance document, but I am just a businessman, and it is absolutely the word profit, and there is no threat to your country. Huangshi'an replied with a half-truth.

Of course, the North Korean interpreter knew that the other party did not have proper procedures, and he was so businesslike, in fact, he wanted to make some benefits. The Koreans did not forbid business, but on the contrary welcomed caravans, except for the Japanese and the Dutch, because both sides had caused great losses to Korea, and both sides were pirates, which the Koreans hated.

"I wonder what your caravan has come to sell in our country?" The North Korean interpreter did not say yes or no, but asked them why they came.

"Iron ore, we have an iron factory in Songjiang, but there is no ore, I occasionally heard people say that your country's Maoshan is rich in iron ore, so I came to buy it from thousands of miles." Huangshi'an is three points true and seven points false.

The Black Armor Army is not yet known to the world, and the DPRK naturally does not know about it, and they pretend that there is an iron factory in Songjiang, and it is impossible for the DPRK to confirm it, this is just a commercial act, and it does not hurt the country, and the DPRK government will not take it so seriously.

As soon as the North Korean interpreter heard that he had come to buy iron ore, he exclaimed: "What? Iron ore? Iron ore has always been a government monopoly, how can it be sold to merchants such as Er? Moreover, the Mosan Iron Mine is far away in Hamgyong Province, and it is separated from our Pyongyang Province by many mountains, so it would be a big mistake to wait for my Pyongyang Province. ”

After listening to the interpreter's words, more than a dozen shipowners, including Huang Shi'an, immediately stood on the spot, and Huang Shi'an sighed even more sadly: "Bitter! I waited for thousands of miles from Songjiang, who would have expected that this would be the case, how would this be good? How to be good! ”

Among the dozen or so shipowners, there was one shipowner who had a more active mind, and he recklessly stood up, and the dead horse was treated as a live horse doctor and asked the interpreter: "Dare to ask my lord, is there a way to buy scrap ironware?" We will always buy a little, and when we do not return empty, please rest assured, my lordship, after the deed, we will be rewarded. ”

The Korean interpreter pretended to be a little embarrassed and replied: "Scrap iron is also forbidden by the government, but ...... You are a merchant in Shangguo, it should be fine, I will go back and ask Shangguan, and I will return immediately, a few owners, please wait for a while. ”

This is a big business, and the general is very excited, if he can promote this business, he will definitely be appreciated by the officials, and he will be promoted to become rich one day.

There is corruption in every country, North Korea has been a country for a long time, and the corruption situation is no worse than that of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the main reason is that the other party's fleet is from the Ming Kingdom, and there will be no trace as soon as it leaves, and it will not leave any troubles, otherwise, it is still necessary to take some risks if you buy iron weapons privately.

The Maoshan Iron Mine is only a large iron mine in North Korea, which does not mean that there is no small iron mine in Pyongyang Province, which can produce iron ingots, and there are also a large number of waste weapons in the official army, which can be loaded into several ships, which is not a small business, so the chief officer of the naval division is sure to take over this business.

If it was last year, the fleet would never want to buy one or two irons, in the past, North Korea had to strictly prevent iron from flowing into the hands of Jiannu, but since the early spring of this year, Huang Taiji sent the blue flag master Amin to lead more than 30,000 Jiannu to fight North Korea once, North Korea only then knew that Jiannu was terrible, and now it doesn't matter if it is guarded, Jiannu wants iron, and he will send someone to ask for it. Therefore, it was also Yang Wenli's luck that he bought iron tools by mistake.

Again, the strength of Jiannu is not innate, in the hands of Nurhachi before, the equipment level of Jiannu is very primitive, mainly relying on the capture of the equipment of the Ming army, it is after Huang Taiji came to power, only to vigorously develop military production, including the most important iron armor, that is, after fighting North Korea in the spring of this year, Jiannu has the conditions to improve equipment, among which North Korean craftsmen, iron mines, to Jiannu has been of great help, which means that Jiannu has a big rear to take and demand.

Although the fleet to North Korea did not buy iron ore, it still bought a large amount of iron tools after all, and it was considered to have completed the task.

Another fleet bound for Japan, after a day and a night of sailing, reached the waters off Hirado and met the maritime patrol fleet of the Matsuura Domain.

The other party immediately sent a liaison ship to ask: "Dare to ask which country your guest is?" What is the matter with coming to Hirado? ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese and Koreans were proud to understand Chinese Confucianism, and this translator was like a Ming Dynasty showman, provided that he could not look at his appearance, his unique moon head, a height of more than one meter and four meters, a pair of iconic Japanese wooden shoes on his feet, and a samurai kimono with wide shoulders and a tight waist, made several Ming people tired of looking at it, and compared with his words and deeds, he felt even more weird.

"We are Ming merchants, and we have come to your country to sell some of your country's specialties back." The owner surnamed Zhou replied on behalf of the fleet.

"Okay, now I know, congratulations on your business." The Japanese interpreter bowed respectfully and politely, and then he returned to his own fleet to report back.

The port of Hirado is a major port for foreign trade in Japan, and the Matsuura Domain welcomes merchants from all over the world to trade, and they will protect all merchants who come to the port, whether legal or illegal, good citizens or pirates, and they only collect taxes from it, so there will be no surprises when you get here.

…… To be continued