"Oh! Yes! It's amazing! My goods are very popular in Lisbon and Venice, you must know that the goods of the East are always the most sought-after, this time it is also with the Lisbon Chamber of Commerce's partners to lobby vigorously, I have the opportunity to come again, the last time I went back to pass through Macau, where the Portuguese hated me as an uninvited guest, this time it was different! I've got a pass! Hehehe......"

Seeing Frank Argot's excited appearance, Kira Yoshitoki had to make his words clear: "Did you bring the horses?" ”

“…… It did, but it was a little less than expected. ”

This time, Frank Argot brought the two kinds of horses that Kiraiyoshi needed, six Holstein horses, five stallions and five mares, six Trekna horses, and five mares for one stallion, all of the same form and specifications, which made Kira Yoshitoki very strange, "Why not the prescribed twenty, but only twelve?" ”

Frank Argot said patiently: "You know, we have to release the horses along the way to cultivate, it is a waste of time and energy to stop and go, and the trafficking of horse breeds is a very dangerous illegal activity, in order to stop some people's mouths, I have to send some of them to the local Portuguese governor in exchange for their passage." ”

"So the price is still based on twenty horses?"

"Of course! I can't pay for bribing the Portuguese, these horses are expensive! Frank Argot was very cunning to block this back road, so that Kira Yoshitoki had to approve the deal, "Say, how much is it in total!" ”

"Twenty horses, a total of 100,000 silver coins. In exchange for silver, it is three thousand six hundred pounds. Frank Argot was quick to give the answer.

"Wait?" Kira Yoshitomi makes a pause. After careful calculation, he said, "If I'm not mistaken." A horse only costs 2,000 silver coins, and if a one-time purchase can also make you earn back the fare, the price you sell me is 5,000 silver coins? ”

"Yes, Joseph! 5,000 silver coins! You know, we were forced to land dozens of times on the way, many of which even the elder Frank couldn't remember, on uninhabited islands, in the no-man's land off the west coast of Africa, and in the Arabian Gulf. You have to know that these horses can't leave land for long, so our fleet has to go all the way along the African continent, through the Arabian Sea to India and the Spice Islands!

In the past, some people transported cattle, sheep and horses to the New World, but they died a lot if they couldn't take care of them, and I also hired a horse trainer to take care of them this time, and I also used your advice to vacate the cabin, put beans in bamboo cages and sprinkle water, these horses eat more bean sprouts than people, God forbid if you go more, so this extra travel expenses will have to be paid by you in advance. ”

Kira Yoshishi stared at Frank Argot for a few seconds. Suddenly smiled and said, "Three thousand six hundred pounds of silver, there is no problem!" Just do as you say! ”

"I knew Joseph was a generous man! Come. Let's make a toast to Joseph! Frank Argot walked over to the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of sparkling wine and three glasses, and poured a glass of wine for the three of them, a faint orange-yellow clarifier with a layer of bubbles, which already looked very much like the legendary champagne.

Kira shook his head and said, "Wait a minute, I'm drinking, I need that horse trainer very much, let's make a price!" I could hire him for two years! ”

Frank Argot flashed a sly smile at Claudia beside him, and continued, "Oh! That's not good, when I hired him, I said I'd take him back when it was done! ”

"Alright, Frank! You know we don't have much time for us, so let's make an offer! "You don't need to look at it to know what kind of score this guy is playing, so Kira Yoshishi is very good at posing like he is being slaughtered.

"Five hundred pounds for two years!" This person's annual salary is as high as more than 450 catties of silver, which is really incredible.

Kira Yoshitoki was taken a big jump by this price, and hurriedly said, "Hey! We're all acquaintances, so we don't have to be so ruthless, right? ”

"Yes! Because we are friends, I offer this fair price, knowing that horse trainers are very sought-after! Frank has a look you know.

"Alright! Listen to you, that's the price. Kira Yoshitoki had lost interest in arguing with him, and could only secretly curse this cunning profiteer, who was swallowed up by a storm when he went out to sea.

"The contract is made! We need to celebrate! Frank Argot raised his glass and said, "Gentlemen, ladies, toast to today!" ”

"Cheers!"

Karl, a horse trainer from England, signed a two-year contract with the Kira family for five hundred pounds a year, and after two years he would return to Europe on his ship, and at the same time the two sides reached an agreement on the sale of trade goods, and the trade goods brought by the Argotic Chamber of Commerce were similar to the last time, mainly those things, the only difference was the whale skins obtained from Macau.

Without even blinking an eye, Kira Yoshitoki quickly reached an agreement with Frank Argot to exchange the equivalent porcelain, raw silk, and printed and dyed cloth for the goods of the Argotic Chamber of Commerce, but this time he no longer needed to raise money and transfer money everywhere to do this business, and he could eat the goods hoarded in the pipa house directly.

This batch of goods left the dock of the Argotic Chamber of Commerce with the front foot, and the back foot was eaten by the wealthy merchants of Sakai Town, for which they paid 600,000 yuan of good quality iron money and 50,000 stone of high-quality rice, and the iron money was specially requested by Kira Yoshito, because the Naya people in Sakai Town had a wide range of trade routes and could raise a large amount of iron money at any time, and he needed these iron coins as the main material for the copper house to recast Yongle money, and only in this way could the transaction maximize profits.

Naturally, they don't need to come forward in person for the transaction, and the entourage on both sides took the merchant to inspect the goods directly, and there was no need to go to the dock to inspect them one by one like last time, and to end the business negotiations with Frank, it was naturally time to talk about business with Claudia, Frank was not surprised at all by his little niece's business, but smiled and bowed and went to the other room to rest.

After his uncle left, Claudia smiled and said, "Dear Joseph, I have found you a qualified watchmaker, a clockmaker from Cologne, North Germany, who is very interested in the dog-lock flintlock pistol mechanism that you have drawn, so I invited him to Japan, of course, you need to pay the salary, and he is willing to sign a two-year service contract with you, and the salary for two years will cost five hundred pounds." ”

"You're colluding, aren't you? All five hundred pounds? ”

"You can understand it that way." Claudia smiled slightly as a tacit acquiescence, and then said: "I'm sorry that I couldn't invite the knights of the Knights Hospitaller, the Teutonic Knights have also been completely swallowed up by the Duchy of Prussia of the Duke of Albrecht, and the Teutonic knights who are unwilling to join the Duchy of Prussia can only be attached to the names of the German electors."

But I still found a down-and-out knight, his father was one of the last members of the Teutonic Knights, and he himself was a Protestant knight, he was trained by the rules of the Teutonic Order since he was a child, and it was not a problem to be a qualified Teutonic knight, and he was also very proficient in cavalry tactics and knightly swordsmanship, but the price offered by this knight was relatively high, and it cost a thousand pounds in total for two years. ”

“…… Go on, I'll listen. "Kira Yoshishi is full of black lines.

"There are also Swiss mercenaries he also invited, because Swiss mercenaries are all over Europe to participate in the war, so it is easier to invite, this time it is also in North Germany to invite five experienced mercenaries, their salaries are relatively low, five people need a thousand pounds for two years."

"What? A bunch of broken mercenaries is also a thousand pounds? Are they gilded? Ji Liang was angry, he really couldn't understand how this big and small profiteer was so ruthless, he was completely slaughtered as a big dog, he couldn't complain about anything at this price, it was completely the price of the cheating people, they would not get so much salary if they worked the European continent for ten years, but in him, it became a sky-high contract for two years and ten years.

Claudia didn't look angry at all, but smiled and comforted: "If you don't like it, I can go back for you!" They only need to pay for the travel expenses, as if they were visiting the East once. ”

"Wait!" Ji Liang Yi said sternly: "Since they have come all the way here, they are embarrassed to let the family return empty-handed!" I agreed! ”

"Poof!" Claudia was amused, covered her mouth and giggled and said, "You're so interesting! ”

"Uh...... Right! Kira Yoshitoki touched his nose in embarrassment and urged, "Let's take a look at the people first!" ”

Then Claudia, to the attendant downstairs to explain a few words of Dutch that she didn't understand, and it didn't take long to see eight people walk into the house, among which the leader was a tall man who was more than 1.90 meters tall, this guy was wearing a popular woolen smock, wearing trousers similar to leggings, a pair of black riding boots were very eye-catching, wearing a German-style hand and a half-sword around his waist, and a very good-looking feather hat, he bowed slightly to him with a serious expression, and then said in pure German: "......#¥&*#!" ”

"Nani? What is the situation! ”

Then the sparse German greeting stunned him, but Claudia shrugged her shoulders and stood up to walk out, "That's it! The money you lent me has already been paid off! Remember we'll see you here again in two years! ”

Kira Yoshitoki hurriedly chased out of the house and shouted, "Hey! Bastard! You're going to make a fuss about me with a bunch of German-speaking people! Bastard! You little witch with a black belly! ”

"I hear you!" Claudia raised her hand and shook it in her ear twice, then giggled and walked away.

Kira Yoshishi walked back to the house with a depressed face, looking at the seven guys, the white middle-aged man in the lead smiled at him and said a bunch of unintelligible words, and then next to him was an old man with a single eye, and he also muttered a few words, as for the five strong and sturdy guys knew at a glance that they were Swiss mercenaries, but they didn't see their super spears and halberds, otherwise I would want to see their skills. (To be continued......)