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The next day, a group of grain merchants gathered in Yichun Tower, and they looked respectfully at a man and a woman sitting in front of them, but it was Lilu and Oda Yoshinobu. They got the news that a merchant from the Netherlands was going to buy a large amount of grain. The Lilu in front of him is the president of the Argotic Chamber of Commerce, and Oda Yoshinobu is the translator named Lu Renjia.

Although with the intuition of the merchants, they felt that Oda Yoshinobu's appearance and temperament did not look like a translator at all, and in recent times, they had not heard of any Dutch merchant ships coming. But when they came, Qi Jiguang and Sun Hongshi had already greeted them, so even if they guessed something, they would naturally pretend not to know.

After all, the civilians don't know what the hell is going on with the pirates, don't these merchants know yet? And as long as there are interests to speak of, buying and selling is not the same as who does it? Not to mention just buying and selling grain.

"This ...... If you want to buy a large number of them, the price will naturally be relatively lower than the market price. I just don't know how much President Argoth wants to buy? The invited grain merchants discussed with each other for a while and then said.

"Hehe, how much can you sell?" Oda Yoshinobu chuckled and looked at everyone and said. Qi Jiguang and Sun Hongshi did not come forward, after all, such a trivial matter is not worth their appearance. And then again, this kind of thing involving money, it is not convenient for them to come forward.

Seeing that Oda Yoshinobu didn't ask Lilu at all and asked directly, these businessmen were even more sure of their guesses. After they glanced at each other, one of the oldest grain merchants looked at Oda Yoshinobu respectfully and said, "My surname is Liang, and he is the largest grain merchant in Ningbo. I don't know how much you want, but I think I can still supply it to someone in the inferior! ”

Hearing this, Oda Yoshinobu immediately smiled, he stretched out his right hand and compared, and said with a smile in the inexplicable eyes of everyone, "I have 500,000 taels of silver here, you ...... Can you eat it?! ”

"What?!" As soon as Oda Yoshinobu said this, all these grain merchants were frightened to stand up, they looked at Oda Yoshinobu with bright eyes, and asked in an extremely excited voice, "You...... You mean it's all going to be used to buy food?! ”

Well, you can't blame them for being so excited, at this time, the price of rice in the Ming Kingdom is only half a tael of silver and 1 stone. If all of it were used to buy food, it would be a million stones!

What is the concept of 1,000,000 stones? With the efforts of Oda Yoshinobu, the Ishitaka of Ise Ichikoku is not close to 600,000 koku, and this is still the grain production of Ise Province rather than the real income. According to the law of the Oda family today, there is one-third of the ox, and there is no forty percent of the tax of the ox, even if the tax is calculated according to the tax of 600,000 koku, the annual income of Oda Yoshinobu is only 150,000 koku.

In other words, even if Oda Yoshinobu buys grain at market prices, the grain he buys is enough to cover almost seven Ise countries. Of course, if the cost is deducted, it is naturally impossible to have so much, but even so, the windfall profits are obvious. As mentioned earlier, the windfall profits are enough to drive everyone crazy.

"It's naturally true~" Oda Yoshinobu opened the folding fan and fanned it, and looked at everyone with a smile on his face and said.

Hearing this, Boss Liang and everyone immediately glanced at him, and then said respectfully, "President Argot, please allow me to discuss it later, after all, the amount of grain is too large......

"That's nature~" Oda Yoshinobu smiled, and then after making a gesture of please, he turned his head to Mo Chou and smiled, "Miss Mochou, sing a little song to listen." ”

"Ah, yes!" When Mo Chou heard this, she responded in a little panic, obviously she was also frightened by the number that Oda Yoshinobu had just reported.

Speaking of which, Oda Yoshinobu's idea of buying grain instead of Ming copper coins came about after learning about the price of grain in the Ming Kingdom. After careful discussion with Lilu, he felt that it was better to buy grain than copper coins. The reason is simple: grain is a real hard currency in Japan. Moreover, the purchase of grain in the Ming Kingdom will not encounter too much resistance, as long as there are no unlucky things such as natural disasters.

On the other hand, Boss Liang and several other major grain merchants are also constantly discussing.

"Boss Liang, that ...... Can the Argotic Chamber of Commerce really be able to buy so much grain?! One grain merchant didn't seem convinced.

"What is there to believe, pay with one hand and deliver with the other, what we need to think about is how to get so much food, and how much should be priced!" Another grain merchant said in a deep voice.

"That's right, 1 million stone of grain, it is impossible for us to get it immediately!" Another grain merchant said.

"It's okay, we've all seen their ships, and it's only 1 or 2,000 stone of space for a full ship, 1 million stones, so I don't know how many times it will be transported back and forth." Boss Liang waved his hand and said.

Hearing this, everyone was silent for a while, and then nodded in agreement. It was June, the time when grain prices were at their highest, and by the time of the autumn harvest, grain prices would have been even lower. If you don't come out at this time, when will it come out? There are even bosses who are considering whether to help Oda Yoshinobu and them transport grain, so that they can earn the 500,000 taels as soon as possible.

After the discussion, many grain merchants returned to Oda Yoshinobu's room, and when they saw Oda Yoshinobu drinking wine and listening to Mo Chou's song, they couldn't help but sigh, "This kid is really happy......

Sitting down again, Boss Liang told Oda Yoshinobu about the result of their discussion, and Oda Yoshinobu was naturally not surprised by this. After all, Jiangnan was an important food town in the Ming Dynasty, especially after Oda Yoshinobu inquired with Sun Hongshi and learned that there had been no major disasters and famines in the Ming Kingdom over the years, he was even more confident.

After all, if there was a large-scale famine like the Chongzhen period, even if there were unscrupulous businessmen willing to sell, Oda Yoshinobu would not buy it.

But then, Oda Yoshinobu didn't say anything, but Lilu came forward to talk to these grain merchants about the price, Oda Yoshinobu had no say in this, and could only honestly act as a translator.

Soon, the deal was finalized, and the grain merchants sold it to the Argotic Chamber of Commerce at a price of 350 wen per stone, or 0.35 taels. That's the price in Japan, so it's unthinkable.

"My lord, why don't you take all the gold and buy food? If you take it all out to buy food, it will be ......," Lilu said with a little excited shaking her head.

"Hehe~ The grain is just a small head, and if you really buy a lot of food, the Ming court will definitely notice it. After all, more than 3 million stone of grain is not a small amount for anyone. And even with the Ryukyu factor, it would not be too lucky for us to really buy so much grain. Yoshinobu Oda chuckled.

Hawkers, Oda Yoshinobu didn't say the real reason, the real reason why Oda Yoshinobu didn't buy a lot of grain was very simple, he wanted to keep the money to open the trade route between the Ming Kingdom and the Oda family. Only in this way will the Oda family be able to continue to obtain a stable source of money.

The next day, four ships loaded with grain sailed for the Ryukyus. I have to say that the efficiency of these grain merchants is fast.

After getting the food, Oda Yoshinobu continued to wait for news from Pang Shangpeng. If he only replied with a message like Wu Guifang, the governor of Liangguan, then Oda Yoshinobu would immediately go to Suncheonfu with the money. And if he rushes back, then it will be the best.

It's a pity that Oda Yoshinobu is helpless that Zhejiang Inspector Pang Shangpeng is back, but he still has to wait.

"Under the specific circumstances, the official has already heard what Qi Tongzhi and Governor Sun have said, and the lower official will go to the court and ask the court to decide this matter." Pang Shangpeng said politely.

Well, his attitude towards Oda Yoshinobu was very friendly, maybe it was because Qi Jiguang said hello in advance, right?

"Huge man, I don't know how long it will take? You also know that the country is in trouble, if it takes too long......" Oda Yoshinobu asked in a deep voice.

"I'm really sorry, I don't know how long it will take, after all, the matter between this dynasty and your country must be understood." Pang Shangpeng said with a helpless look.

"That's right...... I don't know if this envoy will be able to leave Ningbo during this period? Oda Yoshinobu said after thinking about it.

"This ...... Naturally, there is no need, but your fleet cannot leave the port of Ningbo. Pang Shangpeng was stunned when he heard this, but he still replied quickly.

"I see, there are so many people who work hard." As he spoke, Oda Yoshinobu handed over a money bag.

"Hehe, this is a matter of duty, there is no need to be so polite." Pang Shangpeng laughed, but honestly accepted it directly. It seems that Qi Jiguang also mentioned Pang Shangpeng.

After Pang Shangpeng left, Oda Yoshinobu looked at Qi Jiguang and said helplessly, "Big brother, I guess I have to ask you for help this time." ”

"Brother has something to say, as long as the eldest brother can help, he will do his best to help!" Qi Jiguang said with a laugh.

"Actually, it's very simple, I just hope to be able to carry out all kinds of transactions in the name of the Argotic Chamber of Commerce, such as silk, tea, etc." Oda Yoshinobu said with a serious expression.

"Well......" Qi Jiguang groaned when he heard this, and said in a deep voice after a long while, "Yes, but it's still the same as before, in the name of the Agotic Chamber of Commerce, and at the same time, the specific negotiation is still up to you." ”

"It's nature!" Oda Yoshinobu nodded and said, "I also know your difficulties with your eldest brother, but don't worry, brother, I won't make it difficult for my eldest brother." ”