In order to wait for further news, he devoted all his time to the practice of spearmanship, which was originally just an act of killing time, but also immersed in the joy of harvest with the rapid growth of the level of marksmanship.

After a month of waiting, Hattori finally brought the news he expected, "According to the investigation, there have been a large number of Ming merchants in Sakai Town in the past two years, they are different from the traditional maritime merchants who are active in the vicinity of Kyoto and Sakai Town, and it seems that they have a deep relationship with the Matsuura Party in Hirado, Kyushu. ”

"Who is the person behind him?"

"Wang Zhi Wufeng!"

"Wang ...... Wang Zhi? Hasn't he always been on the pirates of the Ming Kingdom? ”

"Yes! Wang Zhi had been to Kyushu several times in his early years, and his whereabouts were uncertain in recent years, according to the investigation that Wang Dan was Wang Zhi's fellow townsman or clan, and his subordinates originally thought that Wang Dan was the person in charge of Wang Zhi Wufeng in Kyushu, and it was not until later that he found out that his adopted son Wang Yu was still hiding in Hirado......"

"Okay, I'm not interested in those pirates, tell me about your discovery, right? Have you found the Ming craftsman? ”

"Haven't found it yet! There were tens of thousands of Ming people living in Hirado, and these Ming people were very wary of outsiders, and their subordinates could not find them carefully. ”

"In other words, the family still has to meet with the agents of the pirates! There's only one trip to Sakai Town! Kira Yoshishi said worriedly.

Wang Zhi, a notorious Japanese leader, colluded with the Matsuura Party of Hirado to do some sea robbery, and of course this kind of thing is indispensable to the Ouchi family, the supporters behind the Matsuura Party, but the Ouchi family is a descendant of the self-proclaimed Baekje royal family, and ran to North Korea with a shy face and said to the North Korean officials, we are all from the same race, you can give me a port! In the end, North Korean officials refused to do so, but they were allowed to travel back and forth between North Korea and Japan.

The daimyo of the western kingdom generally have the habit of colluding and even raising pirates, they collect taxes on land, rob in the sea, whether it is the Ming Kingdom or the Japanese merchant ships, they are all robbed, Kira Yoshishi did not dare to take the waterway to Beijing is also afraid of being robbed by pirates, if you meet the Awaji naval army, it is not a robbery, but directly go to the sea to see the dragon king.

In order to master the mother's money sand turning method, Kira Yoshitoki immediately decided to go to Sakai Town again, he just said hello to Yamamoto Tokiko and was about to leave, and he was dragged and stopped, "The owner of the museum is going to Sakai Town?" It's dangerous to go there at this time, shouldn't the owner think about it again? ”

"Master Craftsman is not at ease and wants to come with me, right? No problem! Let's take Watanabe Takatsuna with you! The conditions offered by Kira Yoshitoki were quickly agreed to by Yamamoto Tokiyuki, and a group of more than 20 people sneaked into Sakai Town in the guise of Kyoto merchants, but this time they were familiar with the road and did not need to inquire left and right, and the Miyoshi family never dreamed that he would dare to come to Sakai Town at this juncture.

With the guidance of the Hattori Party, Kira Yoshishi soon came to Wang Dan's business, which was a small business house named Pinghai, standing in front of the merchant house Kira Yoshishi snorted coldly: "Pinghai business? What a big breath, it just corresponds to Wang Zhi's bandit name Pure Sea King, which sea does this group of scum really want to level? If you don't die, you won't die! ”

Entering the merchant house, the light is much dimmer than the outside, the antique Ming Dynasty decoration in the house makes him feel like a different world, Wang Dan is a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a round-necked gown, with a square scarf on his head, and it is also very similar to the appearance of later dramas, this person looks ordinary, some fat and laughs like a kind uncle next door, but he is not so polite when he speaks.

"Since you're a businessman from Kyoto, you must have been introduced by an acquaintance if you can find your name! This number has been operating in Sakai Port for more than two years, and business has not been very good, I don't know what this son wants? Wang Dan sat on the chair with a smile and drank tea, waiting for the young man next to him to translate his words word by word to Kira Yoshishi and others.

"Master, I'll leave it to you." Ji Liang Yi was still pretending to be his eldest young master, so he came to meet the market, this Wang Dan saw the half-grown child sitting opposite without saying a word, but the old man next to him took over the conversation, and knew that the person talking was Yamamoto Shixing, so these two middle-aged people who were about the same age, but they found out that many middle-aged people were stumbling through a translator.

Wang Dan is a very cunning person, he is very interested in the merchants from Kyoto, and at the same time he is also very vigilant, fortunately, Kira Yoshishi has been pretending to be dumb and does not speak, allowing Yamamoto Tokiyuki to play freely, the two sides are talking about business negotiations, Wang Dan sells them the goods of the Nanban, Portuguese arquebuses, dioramas, Spanish pianos, sweets, and spices, but Kira Yoshishi is not very interested in these.

Tokiyuki Yamamoto said, "We need raw silk and porcelain, and it would be great if we had Yongle money!" We can trade with silver, I wonder what Mr. Wang thinks? ”

“…… No problem! Mr. Yamamoto's request can be fully satisfied, and the porcelain in his hand is worth 18,000 taels of silver, and the raw silk is worth 9,000 taels of silver. Wang Dan said with a smile.

"Twenty-seven thousand taels of silver? No problem! The business was quickly negotiated, and the goods worth 27,000 taels were all the inventory that Wang Dan had accumulated in Sakai Town in the past few years, because he was a pirate and did not abide by the rules of the Naya people, and he had been secretly resisted by the merchants of Sakai Town, and he had not sold a single piece of goods for several years.

It is now that there are still children watching outside his business, he just wants to get rid of the ballast goods and go back to Kyushu to take over the business over there, Wang Wufeng's Japanese behavior at sea has been hit hard in recent years, the Ming Dynasty has become more and more severe, and the martial arts in the western country of Kyushu have also begun to be unstable, Wang Dan ran from Kyushu with a burning butt, just to dispose of this batch of goods, and then take the money to see if he can buy a few small people to help them stabilize the situation in Kyushu.

The more he stays in Sakai Town, the more unsafe it is in Kyushu, especially the Ouchi family recently because of Ouchi Yoshitaka's credit to his close minister Sagara Takeren, as a result, Tao Qingxian and Naito Xingsheng were forced to oppose him, and the entire Ouchi family was made into a miasma, and the chaos of the Ouchi family also made Kitakyushu and Shikoku weird.

Wang Dan was worried that he would be targeted by those wealthy clans and slash and take away the foundation of Kyushu, so they would really do it, so he didn't dare to take Qiao, and when he looked at Yamamoto's hideous face, he knew that it was not a good stubble, so he didn't think much about agreeing.

Then came to the main topic, seemingly chatting about the tens of thousands of Ming people stranded in Hirado, Yamamoto Tokiyuki said: "We are all houses with a mix of civil and engineering here, and if the rain and snow are too heavy, they will be crushed and collapsed, so I want to ask Mr. Wang to borrow some bricklayers, we want to build some stronger houses, and we also need blacksmiths and carpenters to build farm tools, and it would be great if there were doctors!" They don't ask for much, they just need to help build houses, build tools, and help patients see doctors, and they pay for their salaries. ”

"Mr. Yamamoto's proposal is very difficult for us! Our people are fellow villagers who temporarily live in Hirado to avoid the imperial court's ban on the sea, so it's really difficult for them to live in Kyoto! Wang Dan shook his head and said.

Yamamoto Shixing was keenly aware of the subtle changes in Wang Dan's expression, and said: "Mr. Wang doesn't have to refuse in a hurry, we will naturally give a reward for what we ask, five hundred taels of silver as Mr. Wang's reward, what do you think?" ”

The greedy look on Wang Dan's face flashed, so he nodded and said: "Since Mr. Yamamoto wants to relieve the suffering of the people, it is not easy for us to stop him, so leave this matter to my people!" Within a month, the person that Mr. Yamamoto needs will be delivered! ”

Yamamoto Shixing shook his head secretly when he saw the expression of a profiteer, he hated talking to this kind of treacherous businessman, the merchants of Sakai Town had to work the face if they wanted to communicate with the high-ranking samurai of the shogunate, such as loving tea ceremony and songs, proficient in Buddhism, etc., those wealthy merchants were all elegant characters, at least on the surface, where would they be as greedy as this Wang Dan.

Thinking that there were still tasks to be completed, Yamamoto did not waste time, and directly mentioned: "Actually, I still want to seconded a few goldsmiths, I wonder if Mr. Wang can be accommodating?" ”

Hearing Wang Dan Yamamoto Shixing's request, Wang Dan's eyes were squeezed into a line, and he grinned and laughed: "Mr. Yamamoto is really good at laughing...... You wouldn't be a royal merchant sent by some daimyo company, would you? Do you want to learn the process of smelting or the process of casting coins? Our prices are very high! ”

"What a nuisance this self-righteous guy is!" Of course, Kira Yoshitoki could understand his words, and he was immediately turned his face sideways in anger and ignored him.

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PS: Wang Wufeng is not very good in Japan, and the Matsuura Party in Kyushu is a professional wolf, and the two of them are good friends who smell like each other when they get together.

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