Two million taels of silver to buy five thousand flintlock muskets, such a large business, and it is also a weapons transaction. It's definitely not up to the Japanese in front of you to decide.

Therefore, as soon as the Japanese reached a preliminary agreement with Ou Xiao, he hurried back to Tokyo with a model musket used to implement yàn and reported his results to the shogunate......

Ou Xiao did not guess wrong, the Japanese representing the Tokugawa Shogunate Foundation had just left, and the other representatives of the Foundation, who had been silent since they saw Ou Xiao, immediately became active.

gathered around Ou Xiao and rushed to ask if Ou Xiao had any other goods in his hands.

The situation in front of him is exactly what Ou Xiao wants to see.

Therefore, Ou Xiao, who quickly flashed a strange smile on his face, directly took these Japanese to a huge sea ship, and took out some samples of grain, refined salt, and glass mirrors for them to enjoy.

As for the various questions raised by these Japanese in the process of appreciation, Ou Xiao explained to them as patiently as possible, so that each of them was full of expectations and greed for these goods.

After feeling that the heat was almost off, Ou Xiao spoke directly.

"Everyone, you've seen it. This official can tell you with great certainty that these goods, even if they are placed in the Ming Dynasty, are priceless and marketable......"

"Therefore, the price of these goods will be very high, and I don't know if the consortium behind you will be able to eat these goods. If they can't eat it, the official can only transport them back to the Ming Dynasty for sale......"

After Ou Xiao said this, he could clearly feel the greedy expressions on the faces of some Japanese. Directly because of what I just said. Some signs of dissipation are beginning to appear.

Because. Ou Xiao's answer was clear to them.

In order to get these goods, they can, but they have to pay a huge price beyond their imagination.

However, how could Ou Xiao, who wanted to plunder wealth from Japan, allow these Japanese to retreat...... The faces of these Japanese people have just changed. Ou Xiao's voice rang out again.

"However, considering your financial resources, perhaps many consortia do not have as much cash and gold to buy these valuable goods. In this case, our commander made a special decision to give everyone a way to make a compromise, that is, to exchange the equivalent materials for these goods from the hands of the official......"

After listening to what Ou Xiao said. The Japanese, who had just calmed down, became fanatical again.

Ou Xiao just finished speaking. He subconsciously asked, "Master Ou, what are the materials you want?"

"Brass and sulfur ......" Under the gaze of more than a dozen Japanese at the same time, Ou Xiao answered without thinking about it.

Then, he continued to add: "Of course, this official has brought so many goods, and it is impossible not to bring back a tael of silver and gold. Therefore, the magistrate has decided that half of all the goods you buy will be paid for in cash and gold. As for the other half, you can pay with brass and sulfur......"

Ou Xiao's decision, for these slightly weaker Japanese consortiums, can definitely be called a relief in the snow. Therefore, as soon as Ou Xiao's words fell, the faces of these Japanese once again showed a greedy expression for the goods of refined salt and glass mirrors, and they wanted to take it for themselves immediately......

With greed, the next auction becomes logical......

Hundreds of thousands of quintals of grain, under the encouragement of the means of bidding, were directly sold at a high price of 11 taels of silver per load.

As for 20,000 quintals of refined salt, it was sold for a high price of 20 taels of silver......

As for the thousands of glass mirrors, they were sold at a price twice as high as in the Daming market.

Soon, a list of numbers was sent to Ou Xiao by his subordinates.

"My lord, our sales results have been counted...... According to the quotation just now, we can recover a total of 6.5 million taels of silver and 250,000 taels of gold from these Japanese consortiums. In addition to these gold and silver, three million taels of silver worth of brass and one million taels of silver could be obtained from these consortia. ”

"In other words, on this trip to Japan, we brought back a total of 13.8 million taels of silver and gold and silver ......."

"According to the selling price of these goods in the Daming market, we made a total of almost four million taels of silver on this trip to Japan...... Of course, if we only count the goods we brought, we made a total of seven million taels of silver on this trip to Japan, which can be called a huge profit......"

For this is both expected and unexpected. The expression on Ou Xiao's face did not change much......

After some contemplation, he said to his subordinates: "This result has long been expected by the marshal. Dashuai is right, since Japan began to implement the policy of closing the country to the outside world, it has become a bun. In our opinion, the ordinary refined salt and glass mirror are actually regarded as treasures in their eyes. ”

"Judging from today's situation, these Japanese craves for food far less than glass mirrors and refined salt. Plus they had an abundance of brass and sulfur in their hands. This official believes that in the future, our foreign trade with Japan should be focused on this aspect. ”

"To put it more clearly, it is to use very low-cost glass mirrors and refined salt to exchange for the very expensive brass and sulfur of our Ming Dynasty, and of course, the silver that is very abundant in Japan."

"Only in this way can the foreign trade transactions between our Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces with Japan be a profitable ......."

Speaking of which, Ou Xiao actually didn't say a word in his heart, that is, to use a bunch of useless things to plunder as much Japanese wealth as possible and weaken Japan's economy and war potential......

The first trip to Japan in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces was accompanied by a great victory.

The Houjin Imperial Court, which was far away from the pass, also ushered in an envoy from Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Huang Taiji, as the Emperor of the Later Jin, did not take the messenger who came in a hurry too seriously.

On the one hand, it is because the Ming Dynasty sent an envoy to the Houjin State this time, which was not a righteous and bright envoy. For Huang Taiji, this kind of secret envoy of the Ming court is not only an insult to the Houjin State, but also an insult to himself......

As for the other aspect, that is, the current Houjin State is still in a state of hostility with the Ming court. Under such circumstances, how could he, as the Emperor of Later Jin, summon an envoy from an enemy country.

Therefore, Huang Taiji, who had this idea, directly ordered Fan Wencheng, the first Hanchen of Houjin, to meet with the envoy of the Ming Dynasty.

Maybe it's because both of them are Han Chinese, and when they talk, they don't have so many ways.

The envoy with the great trust of the Ming court only had a brief greeting with Fan Wencheng, and then told the purpose of his trip.

As a Han man who has tied his fate to the fate of the Houjin Kingdom, Fan Wencheng has long forgotten his identity and ancestry.

Therefore, as soon as the envoy's words were finished, Fan Wencheng fell into deep thought, thinking about the huge benefits that Hou Jin might gain from this operation.

Soon, Fan Wencheng's tightly closed eyes shot out two rays of fine light.

Under the anxious waiting of the other party, he asked in a calm tone as calmly as possible: "I want to know, if Houjin agrees to the request of the Ming court, what benefits Houjin can get from this action......

The imperial envoy replied without thinking: "The entire Liaodong Peninsula...... As long as the Later Jin sent troops to Liaodong, the imperial court could acquiesce that the Liaodong Peninsula was occupied by the Later Jin......"

Regarding this answer, which seemed to be a great price paid by the imperial court, Fan Wencheng refused without thinking about it: "Joke...... Does the Ming court think what my Houjin is? The Liaodong Peninsula was not in the hands of the imperial court, and my Houjin sent troops to occupy it, and it was my Houjin himself who took it down, what happened to the Guan Daming court? ”

"So the benefit you are talking about is not a benefit at all, let alone impress the Great Khan......"

Hearing this, beads of sweat the size of beans began to appear on the forehead of the envoy directly because of nervousness.

However, when he thought that before he left, his mentor Zhang Qianshu had put a lot of delay on him, and he still held back the worry in his heart. He asked rhetorically in his own calm, soothing tone.

"I don't know what kind of interests do you think, Master Fan, can impress your Great Khan......"

After a sneer quickly flashed at the corner of Fan Wencheng's mouth, he replied to the Ming envoy: "Everyone knows that the firearms of the Tiger and Par Army are very powerful. And I am a golden iron horseman, because I am good at riding and shooting but not good at foot combat, and I am very bad at siege. ”

"Under such circumstances, if we want to take the Tiger and Leopard Army in Liaodong, we must have a firearms force that is very good at attacking cities. Therefore, I hope that the Ming court can provide a batch of firearms to Houjin, especially heavy artillery for siege. I believe that with this batch of heavy artillery, the Great Khan will definitely agree to send troops to Liaodong. After all, the Haw Par Army is also the enemy of the Houjin, and the Great Khan will also have revenge......"

Speaking of which, beads of sweat the size of beans have appeared on the forehead of the Great Ming Envoy again.

Because, Fan Wencheng's condition is too harsh. Firearms are not only the advantage of the Haw Par Army against the Houjin Iron Cavalry on the battlefield, but also the advantage used by the imperial court against the Houjin Iron Cavalry.

If Fan Wencheng's conditions are met, Houjin will be given a batch of heavy artillery that can be used to siege the city. When the imperial court faces Houjin in the future, it will not have any advantages.

Just when the nervous envoy thought that after this harsh condition, Fan Wencheng must have no other conditions. Fan Wencheng's voice rang out again.

"In addition, there is another problem, that is, the problem of Houjin's troops......"

"Because most of the troops of the Later Jin Dynasty were to be used to defend against the border troops of the imperial court, the troops of the Later Jin could be used to attack Liaodong, and Yan zhòng was not enough ......" (to be continued......