Chapter 996: The Sea of Gold and Silver (2)
"The Hosokawa family and the Ouchi family are tense and on the verge of breaking out, and there are also many contradictions within the two families. The Ouchi clan and the Niko clan met each other, while the Hosokawa family fell into civil strife, and the war between Awa Hosokawa and Noshu Hosokawa was full of clouds and tearing and killing. Rather than fighting against foreign enemies, he is more interested in killing and killing himself. Today's Japan is already in chaos, and I am afraid it will not be long before it will usher in troubled times. At such times, merchants were more popular, and in addition to the daimyos, some powerful retainers were willing to come into contact with us. For example, An Yunguo, Matsujumaru, a retainer of the Nizi family, is in contact with us, willing to establish trade with us. In short, Yang Ji is now the most popular businessman in Japan, and all the forces are willing to cooperate with us, even if it is a court official, they are willing to do business with us. Yang Ji's people are doing business in Kyoto, and those public families are very happy. ”
Now the Japanese imperial court is so poor that it lives by selling official positions, and as long as you give enough money, you can buy official positions. It was impossible for a merchant like Yang Ji to buy an official position, but they gave the court a generous gift, and they obtained a document issued by the Japanese court, allowing Yang Ji to land in all ports in Japan and trade with all merchants.
Although the prestige of the imperial court has been lost, there is such a thing as righteousness, which is better than nothing, and with the support of the imperial court, Yang Ji's business has been carried out more smoothly. What's more, Yang Ji has a strong force, a huge fleet, brave soldiers, and even a large number of firearms. The people of the wealthy countries in some places also had the idea of eating black against Yang Ji, but they were immediately retaliated against.
Yang Ji relies on strong force and superb management skills, and the voice in Japan is progressing smoothly, and the Ming businessman has become a guest of many powerful people. The relationship between Yang Ji represents the support of the Ming court, as well as a powerful navy and powerful firearms. At present, most of the Japanese forces are trying to form a strategic partnership with Yang Kee, and through this relationship, they can obtain strength support or purchase weapons.
Armaments, including arquebuses, as well as traditional silk, porcelain, and books, were sold in exchange for large quantities of silver and a seizure of the Japanese market. Those martial artists sent their daughters to Zong Yuzi as followers, in fact, they also hoped that Yang Ji, the proprietor who was the favored minister of the Son of Heaven, could quickly take his daughter into the house, establish an in-law relationship between the two, and then help himself dominate the East.
More and more people are already smelling the smell of war and killing, blood and fire, chaos and despair in Japan. The traditional lineage, bloodline, will lose its meaning, and only by mastering the power can we obtain everything.
Zong Yuzi reported on her work: "According to the orders of the owner, on the one hand, we are building warehouses in Japan, and on the other hand, we are also exerting our influence and instigating a war in Japan. In fact, this is very easy, even without us, between them, they quickly fell into a state of war, and what we did was nothing more than push behind their backs. We cut off the arms of the strong and arm the weak, so that the power between the two can be more balanced, and they will be able to go to war sooner. For the friendly power of the Ming Dynasty, it will also give the greatest kindness to help, and even the culprit of the Ningbo incident, the Ouchi clan, also apologized to Yang Ji and hoped to resume trade with us. ”
After the Ningbo tribute incident, the Ouchi clan fought with the Ming Dynasty, and now they are at war with the Izumo evil wolf Niko's family, and the situation of the battle is not smooth. Thanks to Yang Ji's support, the Nizi family acquired some firearms and equipment, including even a replica Franc cannon known as the collapse of the country. Although the cannon exploded due to improper operation after being used a few times, it still caused great damage to the Ouchi clan, including the change of ownership of Silver Mountain City, which also had a lot to do with Yang Ji.
The Ouchi clan suffered a big loss, and now its behavior can be regarded as a stop loss, the old enemy Hosokawa clan has won the support of the Ming Dynasty, and there are people inside who say that the powerful fleet is to deal with the Ouchi family, and many of the retainers are detached. For the Ouchi family, the trade with Yang Ji and the resumption of tribute to the Ming Dynasty are not only profitable, but also to stabilize the fundamentals.
In this case, the conditions they gave were very generous, in a sense, it was a bit of a loss of power and humiliation of the country, but Zong Yuzi and even Leng Feishuang did not dare to decide for themselves, and they had to refer to Yang Chengzu's opinion. Tamako also brought a lot of letters.
Among them, dozens of letters are from Leng Feishuang, and the content of each letter is very thick, which contains both an explanation of the work and a strong lovesickness for the saint herself. At the end of some of the letters, there is another woman's handwriting, and the text is much wilder. There are even many blushing and heart-pounding passages in a concentrated manner, which is bold and scary. The other part is from the girl Xiao Zhilan, who is now the best account of Yang Kee's overseas fleet and Zong Yuzi's right-hand man.
"The beautiful Lady Emilyena was a little bolder, and dared to write something excessive in the letter, but when it came to lovesickness, Lady Leng and her, as well as the slave maid and the Zhilan girl, were the same to the owner. At the beginning, the owner said that the slave maid should be the female governor, and she was born as the daughter of a martial artist, and the slave maid once dreamed of becoming the governor. But now, the slave maid thinks it's happier to be your wife. ”
Under the escort of powerful force, there was no problem with the silver, and it was sent to the inner transport warehouse, and Yuzi was first taken off by Yang Chengzu, and after being pampered to his heart's content, he fell on the bed satisfied. This twelve-year-old female general who went into battle to fight the enemy showed the gentle side of an island woman at this time, and served her man wholeheartedly.
Yang Chengzu looked at the letter carefully, although it seemed that most of the things were still about work, but through these words, Leng Feishuang's appearance vaguely appeared in front of him, which made him feel a little more worried.
"Feishuang's meaning, in fact, I also understand that the reputation of the Ouchi clan is not very good, and now because of the situation forced to agree to the conditions, it may be invalid at any time in the future, and it is not credible. We can ask for some benefits, don't take it for nothing, but don't think about restoring the tribute. Yang Ji can sell him something, but externally, it can only be regarded as the personal behavior of the shopkeeper. I want them to know that the Ming Dynasty has a very small heart, and those who have offended us should not want to take benefits from us. Also, I can say to those daimyo that whoever fights pirates in his own territory and restrains the navy army is our friend of the Ming Dynasty, and on the contrary, he must be prepared to bear the wrath. At sea, there only needs to be one pirate, and that is us, and the others will be annexed sooner or later. ”
Tamako nodded, and said: "Don't worry, in fact, after our fleet entered Japan, it has already dealt a devastating blow to those pirate sailors. The navy army either chose to surrender, or we were eliminated, and now there is no decent naval force in the Kyushu area. We will try to eradicate pirates. ”
"Yuzi, I know you've worked hard and your grades are excellent, but I still have to say a word to you and Feishuang. You can do nothing, even if you don't make money, it doesn't matter, in short, you have to protect yourself, I don't want any of you to get hurt, you know. ”
A simple word of concern, in exchange, was full of tears on Yuzi's face, kneeling naked in front of Yang Chengzu, lying on the ground with his head on the ground, "As the daughter of a military general, the first time I went into battle, I already had the consciousness of death." It is our destiny to die for our lord, and you can care so much about the life and death of your slaves...... The slave is willing to go to the soup for you. ”