Chapter 191: What Does It Have to Do with My China?
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"Yixian, you mean that the real value is this thing?"
In a lonely wooden house at the foot of Nanshan Mountain on Niudao, Chen Shangren sat on the bed, staring at the small piece of black-brown paste in his hand, his eyes turned into copper bells.
The wooden house was very basic, and there was not even a decent chair. Chu Fan sat on the pony opposite Chen Shangren, nodded slowly, his clear gaze was on Chen Shangren's face, but he did not speak.
When Chu Fan left Niudao, he opened a huge shopping list for the six families, the largest of which was not only tobacco, but also grain, cloth, ironware, various medicinal materials and other daily necessities, among which the medicinal materials were particularly complex, and a few hundred catties of Ah Bian mixed in it could not attract people's attention at all.
And the confidentiality regulations formulated by Chu Fan before, the production site of Xiancao cigarettes was listed as the highest grade, and Chen Shangren certainly knew why.
Everyone knows that although the main ingredient of fairy grass cigarettes is tobacco, the real core is this ingredient, so anyone who can access the ingredients is the object of key attention - Chu Fan's secrecy regulations, one of them is that the stove worker must live alone and in a centralized manner, and must not mix with others, and is never allowed to leave the island!
The ingredients can be said to be the biggest secret of fairy grass cigarettes, and now, Chu Fan told this secret frankly to Chen Shangren, of course, the master can weigh the weight of it!
"Yixian," Chen Shangren pondered for a long time before he said, "I have something I want to ask Yixian for a favor...... The old mother, wife and three children in the old family in Jiangxi, I plan to take them all to Niu Island, what do you think ......? ”
Chu Fan smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, Uncle Shi, you are old, and I don't feel at ease if there is no one around to take care of me...... So, you write a letter, and I'll ask Yang Dijiao to pick them up. ”
"My second child doesn't like to read by nature, and he likes to mess around on the street all day long," Chen Shangren also smiled slightly, and continued, "When they come, I want him to follow Zhongwen to the escort team to polish his temperament." ”
"Uncle Shi is too worried," Chu Fan smiled, "If I can't trust Uncle Shi, how can I just say this ingredient?" …… People in the world who know this ingredient can count it with a slap. ”
Chen Shangren said with a straight face, "Yixian, I know your mind...... There is no other intention to send the dog into the escort team, just to wear off the little bit of prodigal energy on him! ”
"Uncle Shi, I won't tell you anything," Chu Fan frowned slightly, "This escort team may have to fight a lot of battles in the future...... Not to mention anything else, sooner or later there will be a battle in the Japanese shogunate, otherwise I wouldn't have worked so hard to help Shiro, just to point out that he can help him when the time comes...... It's hard to talk about war, but you can think about it. ”
"Die and die!" Chen Shangren said without thinking about it, "It's better than being stabbed to death on the street!" ”
Seeing that Chen Shangren insisted, Chu Fan no longer persuaded him, nodded and said, "Nacheng, after the old lady arrives, you can send him to Dengzhou." ”
Chen Shangren nodded, then remembered what Chu Fan said just now, and asked suspiciously, "Yixian, just now you said that you will have to have a battle with the shogunate sooner or later, do you have a credential?" ”
Chu Fan pursed his lips and thought for a while and replied, "Don't hide it from Uncle Shi, the reason why fairy grass cigarettes can sell so well is because of ......" He took the piece of Ah Bian from Chen Shangren's hand and said word by word, "This thing is a poison!" ”
"Huh?" At this time, Chen Shangren was stunned and asked in disbelief, "Isn't this a medicinal herb?" …… And I've heard those Japanese people say more than once that after smoking, the spirit is extremely strong, how can it be poison? ”
A smug smile flashed on Chu Fan's face, and he quickly restrained himself, and said, "When this Ah Bian first started smoking, it really made people energetic and could cure all kinds of diseases, but because of this, it would make people want to stop!" …… As time goes by, people will inhale more and more, and when they don't, they will feel sluggish and drowsy...... What's even more terrifying is that if the supply of this substance is cut off, the smoker will become extremely manic, and even the six relatives will not recognize it! ”
Chen Shangren was already stupid when he heard it, and it took a long time before he muttered, "No wonder you have repeatedly emphasized that we can't touch it ourselves." ”
Chu Fan looked at him deeply and said, "Uncle Shi, this matter is even more secret!" …… But our people can't touch it, and my people can't let them have the opportunity to come into contact with fairy grass cigarettes! ”
Chen Shangren was stunned for a while before he reacted, "Then why did you still promise to give the goods to the six families?" ”
Chu Fan laughed, stood up, dusted off the corners of his robe and paced around the room, and said with a faint smug tone, "Uncle Shi doesn't need to worry too much, I have already arranged this matter...... After March and May, I will deliver a batch of fairy grass cigarettes to the six families...... These cigarettes are very similar in appearance to those produced in Ushijima, the only difference is that the seal on the cigarette box is not blue, but red, and Uncle Shi only needs to keep this in mind...... Uncle Shi can rest assured that the cigarettes produced in Dengzhou are absolutely poisonous, although they can also make people addicted, they will not teach people to go crazy, just give them to the six families. ”
His words were too informative, and Chen Shangren couldn't help but rub his beard and ponder.
"As for the shogunate, sooner or later it will find out about the harm of fairy grass cigarettes, and it will inevitably find a way to ban it...... So I'm 90% sure that there will be a battle between our East India Company and the shogunate! Chu Fan continued to pac, and said to himself, "At that time, it will depend on Shiro's strength, so Uncle Shi, you remember, if Shiro has any needs, you must try to meet them...... The more fierce the resistance of the Chechitan cultists, the greater our chances of winning the shogunate! ”
It took Chen Shangren a long time to straighten out the various connections in between, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but open his eyes and look at Chu Fan like a monster, "Yixian, I couldn't have imagined that you actually played such a big game of chess quietly!" …… Fighting the shogunate? How can we win a fight? ”
"Uncle Shi," Chu Fan smiled and encouraged him, "It's too early to fight!" …… Look, when the day comes, how can our escort team have thousands of people...... Besides, the fight will not be our top in the front, the Chezhi Dan disciples are the main force, we only need to give the shogunate a blow at the most critical time and the most critical place! ”
Speaking of this, Chu Fan couldn't help but snap his fingers proudly, "As long as we ensure that the two of them have been fighting, our opportunity will come...... Of course, it's not to sell fairy grass cigarettes, but to buy those things used in war! …… When they're exhausted and they owe us enough money, it's time for us to talk...... At that time, Uncle Shi, can you tell me that we will allow them to sell fairy grass cigarettes in the Wa Kingdom, is it still a matter? ”
Chen Shangren was so shocked by his grand idea that he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, and it took a long time before he muttered, "This is ...... How many people have to die here! ”
Chu Fan, who was pacing, stopped abruptly, stopped by the window and stared out of the sky, and said word by word for a long time, "If it's not my race, what does it have to do with me if there are many people who die?!" ”
The knife-like coldness in his tone stabbed Chen Shangren's ears and made him shudder.