"Lord...... Lord! Respectful...... Hello! …… Congratulations! Masuda Nagamori said in a choked voice with his forehead pressed against the ground.

"What are you doing here?" I hurriedly walked over and stretched out my hand to pull him up, only to see big tears in his eyes. "You...... What's going on? "I really don't understand how he's more excited than I am.

"I ...... I'm so happy! As he spoke, he kept wiping his sleeve with his sleeve and bursting back into tears. My father traveled all his life to become a samurai and restore his family's name, but in the end he couldn't get his wish! When he was dying, he called me to the bedside, took me by the hand, and said, 'You must fulfill my wish and restore my ancestral business!' Be sure to ......' and he left before he finished speaking. Over the years, when I think about it, it's like an awl piercing my heart! Today, my lord has built a house, and I can finally comfort my father's spirit in heaven: I am already a true samurai! ”

"That's it! Our more prosperous days are yet to come! Seeing him crying and laughing, I couldn't help but feel sad, and hurriedly pulled him to the table and sat down.

"My lord! The knowledge and practice of Yudan Valley is the first foundation of the family, I don't know what you plan? As soon as he took his seat, he couldn't wait to ask.

"There is no clear idea yet!" I replied casually. "His Royal Highness Nobunaga has given me a few months of vacation to put things in order in all aspects of the territory. I want to go to the field in a few days to investigate the situation there, build a manor, and then see if it is possible to repair the water conservancy and develop some new fields! ”

"So my subordinates are really back this time!" As he spoke, Masuda Nagamori took out an envelope from his bosom, held it above his head with both hands, and handed it to me. "Please take a look at this first!"

"What is this?" I took the envelope and flipped it with my hand, and shone it into the light again.

"This is the loyalty of subordinates!" Masuda Nagamori said with a hint of pride.

"It's quite mysterious!" I couldn't help but laugh. Tear open the seal, stretch out two fingers and clip out the contents of the contents, twist it open, and see that it is actually a bill of exchange. There are a total of five tickets of 10,000 kan each, and they are all paid by Tennoji Temple! "Didn't you knock down the Sanyue House and pay me back, right?" I asked half-truthfully.

"The lord laughed!" He scratched his head in embarrassment. "Over the years, 3-Month Homes' businesses have flourished, not only with increasing trading volumes, but also with a large number of reliable assets! Now there is no problem in providing 100,000 yuan a year to the lord, and it will increase year by year in the future! We thought that the lord might have a need, so I brought the first half of the year's donation, and I didn't want to catch up with this great event for my family! ”

"Won't withdrawing so much money at once cause any trouble to your business?" I was surprised by this.

"Absolutely not!" Masuda Nagamori replied in a decisive tone. "Mitsugakuya is now one of the best merchants in Sakai Town! A lot of transactions are fine with credit alone, rather than having to use cash entirely. ”

"It's really not easy for you boys to achieve such results!" I praise it from the bottom of my heart.

"Thanks to the Lord's strategic planning, we don't dare to be greedy for heavenly merit for ourselves!"

"What do you mean?" I could tell he wasn't just complimenting.

"Lord, do you remember that incident last year?" He leaned forward and whispered.

"You...... Which batch of drugs are you talking about? "I remembered the letter to them.

"My lord! Did you know......" Masuda Nagamori whispered in an excited voice, "That batch of medicine...... We've made 20 times the profit! ”

"Twenty times?!" I thought it would be good to get eight to ten times. "What the hell is going on? Tell me about it in detail! ”

"As soon as I received your instructions last year......," he began. Let's get ready! Invested 30,000 guan at a time to raise money from many parties, and finally monopolized these medicinal materials in the entire. We felt that we should find out the situation first, so we stopped the caravan at the border of Yamato Province and sent people into Ise. At that time, there was a famine everywhere, and although there were some epidemics, the people in power did not care about it, but kept the news tight! Therefore, after a few discussions, we hired some people to spread all over Ise and said: The greed and cruelty of the Ichitsumune and those wealthy clans have angered the heavens, and the heavens have punished the plague! At that time, many shrines were taking advantage of the difficulties of the post-war period to expand their influence, and rumors were flying! In addition, there were indeed people who fell ill, so there was a serious panic, and the people began to flee in large numbers. Those guys panicked and had to pay high prices for medicine in order to stabilize people's hearts. Many people came to Yamato to contact us, and in the end, even the Kitabatake family came, and all of our medicines were sold for a total of 637,000 kan! ”

"Good!" Looks like I was right about these kids. "And how is Mitsukuya's recent business?"

"It's my lord! In May, we obtained the right to harvest a total of 50,000 hectares of mountain forests in seven Kii sites......"

"What do you do when you buy a forest? Do you want to make furniture? I asked, jokingly.

"No, my lord......" Masuda Nagamori blushed and shook his head repeatedly. Half a year ago, we acquired the right to operate two sulfur mines, Shikoku Iyo and Kyushu Chikuzen, and we also purchased a large amount of saltpeter from Ming Province through several fleets in Sakai Town and Ishiyama! Now we are Sakai Town...... No! It was the largest wholesaler of fire yao in Japan! ”

"Oh...... Is the technical aspect okay? "I really don't know what to say, it turns out that I just want to turn Mitsugakuya into a small and medium-sized arms broker! Similarly, I don't want to ask if saltpeter is smuggling, and Daming seems to be still engaging in a sea ban.

"No problem!" He confidently said: "Mr. Ernst López has helped us a lot!" He also believed that the cost of importing fire from overseas was too high, and that Japan's homemade fire was too impurity, which was not conducive to the widespread use of iron cannons. He provided us with a proportional recipe for micro-mining, and we also hired a craftsman from the Ming Kingdom to take care of the technique. When I arrived, the mass production of lead bullets was also on the right track, and the production system was fully formed! ”

"How's our business with Iron Cannon?" I was completely captivated by his words.

"Because we provide both high-quality fire and lead bullets, we have steadily occupied half of the market in, but ......" he clearly hesitated at this point. Because of the long-term transactions, both the state-owned housing and the Portuguese trade hall have a fairly solid customer base, and it is almost impossible for us to further increase our market share! If we want to continue to expand our business at a rapid pace, we can only find new markets outside of! ”

"Hmm...... What is the price of each subway gun? I looked down at his question.

"is maintained between 60 and 70 kans, and the price of our high-quality iron cannons is slightly higher; Shinano is 180 guan; Hitachi is 230 koko, and in Hokuriku Shinbata it can be sold for more than 450 koko! That's why Dewa and Mutsu are the best markets, and there's a lot of money there! It's just ......" Masuda Nagamori shook his head and sighed and said, "There are too many checkpoints and bandits on the road, and the risk is too great!" ”

"Well, think again!" There's nothing I can do about it.

“……”

“……”

All afternoon, I was talking to Masuda Nagamori about buying and selling.

"You've worked hard!" I am very satisfied. "It's just that you will continue to appear as a merchant for a long time to come, and at the same time, you will not be able to expose the relationship between me and Sankutakeya! I've wronged you! ”

"My subordinates understand! I am willing to break my bones for the great cause of the Zhuxing family! There was devotion in his voice.

"Good!" I looked at the sky and said, "It's not early, come and eat with me!" ”

"Lord!" At this time, Shima Katsuto's voice sounded again. "There's a Nine Ghost Lord coming to visit you!"