Chapter 127: We are not from the Toyotomi family
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After thinking about it for a while, Li Dan finally stopped tapping on the table and spoke.
"You guys, it seems that you are really prepared, hum."
"Lord Li Dan, please don't go around in circles anymore. We just want to know, do you agree to this deal or not? β
"Hmph. I said, ......."
Li Dan walked to the front of the chair where Quan Deng was sitting, looked him straight in the eyes, and said in a mocking tone:
"I said...... If you are sent by the Toyotomi family, tell the truth, and don't hide it. I, Li Dan, have been at sea for decades, and the people I hate the most are secretive guys like you. And ah......h
He's been releasing pressure on Jeon-deng, but fortunately, Jeon-den has kept his cool on the surface.
"And...... Do you think it's useful for me to play the Toyotomi brand? Still threatening me? What a joke. To me, the Toyotomi family is like an old wooden board that has lost its paint, and I don't need to care about it at all. Now everyone knows that the real ruler here is the Tokugawa family. β
Li Dan pulled the wrinkles on his face and signaled that he would not eat the "Toyotomi Family" deck at all.
"Let's not talk about the Toyotomi family. Now that the Tokugawa family is the real ruler, I signed a trade agreement with them, and I made more than a little more than I did by cooperating with the Toyotomi family. β
And Quan Deng, according to the plan that had been made for a long time, said:
"Lord Li Dan, you're still too excited. It doesn't look like the daring pirate known as 'Chinacaptain' at all. Alas, could it be that Lord Chang An has seen the wrong person? It's a shame. β
Regarding Li Dan's reaction, Xiuguang had communicated with Quan Deng many times, and he had long expected him to say such things.
Listening to Quan Deng's words, Li Dan's eyes narrowed slightly. And Quan Deng didn't care about his reaction to what he just said, and continued:
"A merchant must be a shrewd man. But if you want to stand out from the crowd of businessmen, you must have the courage to 'gamble'. I thought that Lord Li Dan was also such a courageous person, but unfortunately I didn't expect you to be so hesitant in front of such a big business. β
Of course, Li Dan was a little unhappy with this statement:
"Do you know business better or do I understand business better? Don't talk nonsense. When Lao Tzu was at sea, you didn't know where to play in the mud. β
"WhenγOf course it's Lord Li Dan, you know better. But no matter what Lord Li Dan said about us, we were indeed just people sent by the wealthy merchant Yodoya in Osaka. As for what you think inside, that's your business. I'm just entrusted by the people of Yodoya to tell you that this big business can make a lot of money. β
"What's the way to make money?"
"Didn't I tell you all about it before?"
Although Xiuguang has been sitting next to him and rarely makes a sound, he has always been observing Li Dan.
Judging from Xiuguang's feelings, Li Dan is still very interested in this trade channel in. After all, if you are a businessman, you have a way to make money, how can you not think about it? It's just that I guess there are still a lot of concerns.
So, what exactly is he worried about? It is estimated that eighty percent is still the name of the "Toyotomi family", as well as the Tokugawa family.
If there is a private smuggling trade with the Toyotomi family, and then if the Tokugawa family knows about it, even if there is nothing to do on the surface, it will definitely be squeezed out of scruples, and it may even be revoked of the legitimate trading rights in Hirado and even in the whole country of Hinoomoto. Once such a thing happens, it will be the end of a sea merchant.
When Li Dan was young, he was also a young man who dared to break through and gamble. But now he is over forty years old, and he is approaching the age of fifty, and he has experienced many unbearable memories in the first half of his life, and he has been floating all over the place. And now he has a solid foundation in Hirado and has his own power. If he were to gamble in such a stable situation, he would indeed hesitate.
When Li Dan and Quan Deng were "fighting" just now, Xiuguang moved his butt slightly, left the center of the confrontation for a while, and whispered with Xiuzong and Xiujia for a while.
"Hey...... Your Highness, what can I do about this? β
Xiuzong looked worried,
ββ¦β¦ That cunning guy doesn't seem to eat us at all. β¦β¦ Jeon-sama won't be unable to bear it, right? β
"Lord Li Dan really deserves to be a sea merchant. It's hard to convince. β¦β¦ If His Royal Highness Taiko was still alive, then things would definitely be much easier...... As the adopted son of His Highness Taiko, I have not learned the eloquence of His Highness Taiko...... I'm ashamed......"
The Xiu family sighed, thinking that it would be difficult to convince this person with his eloquence, and also remembered his adoptive father, the late Taiko Hideyoshi, by the way.
"Lord Xiujia...... If my father was still here, I wouldn't be in this situation at all...... It's useless to say anything now, and those who have passed away can't force him to come back. And you're not bad yourself......"
Xiuguang complained like this. Then he thought about it again.
"Well...... Sure enough, I'm still worried about the Tokugawa family, although I had long expected this to be the case. β
ββ¦β¦ So what should I do? β
While paying attention to the conversation next to him, Xiuzong said worriedly,
"We've always held the name of the Toyotomi family, but it's useless in front of this person. β¦β¦ Now the name of the Toyotomi family has been played...... It feels like it's useless to say anything...... It's impossible to pinch yourself as a member of the Tokugawa family......"
"yes...... Wait a minute. β
After listening to Xiuzong's words, Xiuguang was so inspired that he almost jumped up from his chair.
ββ¦β¦ Why didn't I think of that...... That's a good idea! β
"That...... Your Highness? β
Xiuzong looked at His Highness suspiciously.
Xiuguang turned his head and put his hand on Xiuzong's shoulder, and said:
ββ¦β¦ It's worthy of Hyogoro, you guy is so useful at a critical moment. β¦β¦ That's right, just change your mind. β
ββ¦β¦ Huh? β
Xiuzong looked confused, he didn't know what had just happened, and he didn't know how much his words helped Xiuguang.
So, when Quan Deng was talking with Li Dan, another person joined in.
"I've said it all, the name of the Toyotomi family is ...... to me at all"
Just as Li Dan was talking, he found that the corners of his clothes were being pulled.
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When he turned his head angrily to see who was so rude, he found that the person who grabbed the corner of his clothes was a ten-year-old child who had just interjected from time to time and choked himself on cigarette ash.
"Kid, what's the matter with you?"
Although he was a little angry, he didn't dare to show it openly to a child.
"Lord Li Dan, the adults behind us are not the Toyotomi family."
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The child in front of him said something like this:
"The adults behind us are not the 'Toyotomi family', but the 'son-in-law' of the Tokugawa family."