After the defeat of the Hizen army at the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the entire Dongying Command State re-examined its own strength.

The Ming Dynasty is a great country, not a country that can be compared with Dongying.

The Hosokawa clan was also scared to death at this time, for fear that Ming Guo would know that he had sent pirates to harass them along the coastal frontier.

Just when the Dongying people were conscientious, for fear of offending the envoy of the Ming Kingdom. The daimyo of each of the commanding states received orders from the shogunate to attack their neighbors.

The greed of the daimyo was instantly aroused.

A war on a huge scale began.

On the dock of Hizen Country, Li Ling stayed there all day, his eyes staring into the distance, staring at the vast sea, as if waiting for someone to arrive!

"Young Master, who are you waiting for? It's getting dark this day, maybe the other party won't come, should we come back tomorrow and wait? ”。 Xiao Ba asked Li Ling with some concern. The eldest young master has been waiting on the dock for a long time, who made him pay so much attention?

Li Ling shook his head, the two sides had already confirmed the time, how could it be changed easily? The other party will definitely come over!

A fleet of ships gradually appeared in everyone's field of vision, and it was puzzling that these ships were all merchant ships, and they didn't have any combat effectiveness at all, why did the eldest young master attach so much importance to it?

The fleet slowly approached, and everyone saw very clearly that the word "Dachang" was written on the sail.

Xiaoba instantly understood the truth of the matter, it turned out that this fleet belonged to the "Dachang" Qian Zhuang, but he still didn't understand, a small country, the land of projectiles, what could be there here that could make the Qian Zhuang look at it, could it be that they came here this time to serve the people of Dongying?

The fleet gradually docked, and the first to get off the merchant ship was a young man in his twenties, his father was the bookkeeper of the Li family's salt shop, this kid had followed his father to handle the accounts since he was a child, and was quite familiar with business matters.

"Eldest young master, my father is old and can't withstand the turbulence of the sea, so he specially instructed me to come over and take care of the business here!" As soon as the young man got off the boat, he walked up to Li Ling and explained to him.

His father once told him that he would have a great future with the eldest young master, if it weren't for the fact that their father and son were the sons of the Li family, and they were reliable, I was afraid that such a good thing would not be their turn.

"Li Xi, have you found what I wanted?" Li Ling didn't care too much about who would take care of the business here, he wanted to know if the task he had assigned early in the morning had been completed, this was the key!

"Eldest young master, fortunately, we really found the Broken Intestine Grass you mentioned from a doctor, but they are only used as medicinal herbs, and the locals don't grow too much, and we have all bought these things back at a high price!" Li Xi began to explain.

It's not that he deliberately asked the eldest young master for credit, it's just that this thing is too difficult to find, they used almost all the connections of Jiangnan salt merchants, and the Li family owed a lot of love debts to find it.

Although Li Xi said that he didn't find much, Li Ling was still taken aback when he moved the goods to the Lu family's warehouse.

There are hundreds of boxes of these goods!

"Young Master, this is just the first batch, we have already investigated, in other places in the Ming Dynasty, there are also people who plant broken intestine grass, but they generally cultivate this plant as a precious flower, the region is relatively scattered, and it takes a lot of time and energy to collect them!" Li Xi told Li Ling about the situation.

When the father and son were given the task of collecting the broken intestine grass, they knew the seriousness of the matter.

The father and son sent a lot of manpower, and with the help of the sales network gradually formed by Dachang Qianzhuang, they found what the eldest young master wanted. The hardships paid in it are not enough for outsiders to do so.

After moving the goods to the cargo hold, Hachi was very curious, and he quietly opened a box while everyone was not paying attention.

Inside was a black mass!

"What the hell is this?". Hachi secretly took out a black ball from the box, put it in front of his nose, and even wanted to put it in his mouth to try the taste.

"You don't want to die?". Li Ling snatched the black group from Xiao Ba's mouth and threw it into the box.

He glared at Hachi fiercely, and then raised his foot and kicked the other party's ass/thigh again.

"Little Eight, you are too reckless, the eldest young master said, this thing is a demon, usually you can't contact them at all, all operations must be carried out in accordance with the regulations, why are you so bold to touch them?". Li Xi also came over and began to accuse Xiaoba. It's easy to deal with.

Xiaoba was kicked first, and Li Xi came to reprimand him again, he suffered all of this, but he still had a strong curiosity: "Young Master, what is this thing, what are you talking about?" ”。

This black gooey thing is poppy/poppy paste.

The origin of opium / poppy is West Asia, as early as the Six Dynasties, it was introduced to China and cultivated. However, poppy cultivation was not extensive, and it was still paid as tribute from abroad in the Tang Dynasty. The material about opium poppy also increased during the Tang Dynasty.

At the same time, poppy seeds were brought into China by Arab traders, and cultivation began in parts of China. At that time, however, opium poppy was cultivated purely for ornamental and medicinal purposes, rather than for drug consumption.

Until the end of the Ming Dynasty, poppy was still a precious and rare flower.

The last time Sun Shanren used this thing to control the local squire, Li Ling noticed it, but Sun Shanren was taken away by Jinyiwei's people, and he didn't even have the opportunity to interrogate, so it is unknown where the poppy got it from.

When Li Ling led the fleet to Dongying, he secretly instructed the shopkeepers of Dachang Qian Zhuang to help find this thing.

These people are distributed all over the Ming Dynasty, and it is the best helper to inquire about things.

"It turns out that this thing is the poison used by Sun Shanren?" Xiaoba listened to Li Ling's introduction, and he hurriedly went outside to wash his hands.

He remembers the painful faces of the squires who had been controlled at the beginning. He didn't dare to touch it.

Qiaoyun, it took a lot of effort for everyone to quit this thing.

The business that Dachang Qian Zhuang wants to operate in Dongying is wide-ranging, silver mining, hibiscus paste, and even human trafficking are among the plans.

Their first partner was Lu Cheng, who was ambitious and backed by the power of the Chiba clan, making him a good investment target.

Li Ling believes that as long as he increases his investment in the other party, Lu Cheng will definitely be able to set off a bloody storm in Dongying.

Dachang Qianzhuang can also gradually take root and flourish.