"Lord Xiujia, the matter of fairy grass cigarettes, please leave it to Zhongzhi to deal with, please!"

In the fine house of the Ukita Hideya family at Shomeiji Temple, Tadaji Kato bowed deeply to the thick tatami mats and said firmly.

The orange-skinned crane-haired Ukita Hideya didn't say anything immediately, squinting his eyes slightly and groaning.

In the letter, Abe Tadamoto urged that Chu Fan be eradicated and that the source of the cigarettes of the Sehokaku be completely cut off, so as to restore the status of the Hanamakan as the dominant family in Nagasaki, and the Ukita Hideya agreed with this.

Because the role of Hanamakan is not just to make money, or rather, to make money is only incidental, the real role is to collect information - you know, from those red pillows, Kinoshitamaru has obtained a lot of very important information, both from the shogunate and from local daimyos, and has helped the Ukita Hideya make many important decisions.

If the Qi Feng Pavilion is allowed to attract guests through the fairy grass cigarettes, the source of information will inevitably shrink greatly, which is absolutely unacceptable to the Ukita Hideya.

But he didn't expect that Tadaji Kato, who was responsible for Kinoshitamaru's finances, had only been here for a day, and he was actually conquered by this fairy grass cigarette - in order to find out what magic the cigarette was, Tadaji Kato smoked the entire box of cigarettes.

"What do you mean by Tadaji-sama, let my people not do it for a while?" After a long silence, Ukita Hideya asked in a deep voice.

"Hay!" Kato Tadaji nodded heavily, "Not only don't do it, but if everything goes well for Tadashi to go to Nagasaki, I also ask Lord Xiujia to give an order to strictly protect this Ming Guo Xiucai...... Please believe in Tadaharu no matter what, this fairy grass cigarette will be the most important source of wealth for our Kinoshita Maru in the future, please! ”

"Hiss~~" Ukita Hideya looked at the piercing eyes of Tadaji Kato, who had straightened up, and secretly gasped.

Is this fairy grass cigarette really so magical?

"The Hideya-sama must have known that," Tadaji Kato continued, "our two of Kinoshitamaru's biggest businesses, weapons and southern goods, are currently being suppressed by Edo, and life is very sad...... As for weapons, the Nagasaki governors are very dead, and my trading house has not acquired a single iron cannon for more than a year, and the situation is only going to get worse, and Edo will never allow weapons to be bought and sold at will...... In terms of southern goods, raw silk, porcelain and tea have also fallen very sharply, and the profits of my trading house in this part fell by 30% last year, and they are still going down...... The rise of the big merchants supported by Edo was so fast that my trading house was powerless to suppress it...... So we now have to find a commodity that can be completely monopolized in our hands in order to ensure that it will not be gradually squeezed out of Edo. ”

Speaking of this, Tadaji Kato pointed to the empty box beside him and said, "This fairy grass cigarette is the most suitable product, please believe it!" ”

Ukita Hideya's snow-white eyebrows were raised, as the head of Kinoshitamaru's family, of course he knew that Kinoshitamaru's current funds were quite tight, not to mention anything else, the cost of training monks and soldiers delivered to Master Matsusada last year alone was cut by almost half.

After the question of whether to ask for information or funding was in the minds of the Ukita Hideya, he quickly understood which was more important, but he still asked the details quite cautiously, "May I ask Lord Tadaji, if this fairy grass cigarette is fully rolled out in Japan, how much can our funds be increased?" ”

"Returning to the Shujia-sama, Tadaji has made a rough calculation today," Tadaji Kato said here, his eyes flashing with excitement, "at least quadruple!" ”

After speaking, he added, "Of course, the premise is that we can monopolize fairy grass cigarettes, and at the same time, we also need that Ming Guoxiu to have a steady supply of goods." ”

The Ukita Hideya was also warmed up by this quadruple, "Is that Tadaji-sama sure that this Ming Kuni Hidecai will only do business with us?" ”

"Hay!" Tadaji Kato nodded deeply, straightened his waist and said loudly, "Although Tadaji doesn't dare to say that he is absolutely sure to convince him, the possibility is very high...... Judging from the letter from the subordinates of the Xiu family, this Ming Guo Xiucai is very smart, except for selling a small part of the cigarettes to Qi Fengge to open up the situation, anyone else who comes to buy him will ignore it...... I'm sure he's waiting for someone, and that person is none other than Tadaji...... Looking at the whole of Japan, who else can be stronger than our Kinoshita Maru? …… There is another point, Ming Guoxiu is very clear about the power of fairy grass cigarettes, so he will refuse the huge temptation in front of him and wait for us, because he knows very well that without Kinoshitamaru's strength, the cigarette business will not last long. ”

Ukita Hideya was impressed by his meticulous analysis, but he became interested in the empty wooden box, "Yo Xi! Then it's going to take a trip to Nagasaki...... It's just that it's very strange to be old, how can this ordinary tobacco have such great power? ”

"This fairy grass cigarette really lives up to the name of fairy grass!" Tadaji Kato saw that his plan was supported, and his excitement couldn't help but overflow, "Tadaji tasted very bitter at first, and soon after, he felt a new mind, and his body and mind were extremely happy, and the whole person was fluttering, and all the troubles seemed to disappear without a trace in an instant, which was really a supreme enjoyment!" ”

Speaking of this, he squeezed his eyes at the Ukita Hideya and said, "Don't dare to deceive the Hideya, the loyal rule is not close to the woman for a long time...... However, after smoking this cigarette last night, it was so strong that even the royal women ...... When I go to Nagasaki, Tadaji will quickly buy back a few boxes and give them back to you, so as to live up to your expectations. ”

Ukita Hideya was stunned at first, and then his face showed a look of overjoy, and he laughed out loud - they are all old men, and they can understand it, so why bother to talk about it.

Early the next morning, Tadaji Kato took a large group of his followers to bid farewell to Ukita Hideya, and headed for the northern Higo Domain, unbeknownst to him, that shortly after he had finished talking with Ukita Hideya, someone had already set off overnight with a letter addressed to Abe Tadamoto.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves echoed through the mountains of Baiguan Mountain, and Tadaji Kato, who was freshly dressed and angry, noticed when he turned a small cliff that the untouchable man he had seen on the day he had come was again trembling and prostrate in an inconspicuous place on the side of the mountain road, and this time, he did not dare to look up again.

Forget it! Let him go, Tadaji Kato, who was in a good mood, gave up the idea of punishing this daring pariah, after all, the sooner he arrived in Nagasaki to settle his heart.

Unbeknownst to him, when the group disappeared on the mountain road, the untouchable man named Ah Er spat on their backs, drew a cross on his chest and cursed hatefully.

"O Lord Almighty! When will you be able to rain down the divine thunder and send all these damned lords to hell! ”