Chapter 568: Merchants (Three Watches!) )
The bombardment of Osaka's commercial town had stopped, and under Zhao Hongyu's plan, he led 800 Janissary soldiers to land and began to set up camp outside the commercial town to wait for the arrival of the Japanese people.
Thinking about it with his ass, he knows that the Japanese are definitely going to take revenge.
And they would not have thought that after the shelling of Osaka's commercial town, they foreigners would still have the courage to land instead of turning around and running away.
This was absolutely unexpected.
In addition to the 800 Janissaries genetics, there were also 300 European clothed minions, that is, the team of the three Jialazhangjing.
If these European minions are used well, the effect will definitely be a bargain.
Zhao Hongyu has no doubts about this.
Originally, Sara and Emma also wanted to accompany them, but Zhao Hongyu did not agree.
Because he didn't dare to guarantee that there would be no accidents if he really fought.
If he was injured, it was nothing, and if Emma and Sara were injured, he would regret it.
Sara and Emma were eventually persuaded by Zhao Hongyu to stay aboard the Sea King.
The Sea King and two other battleships stopped on the sea where Zhao Hongyu landed as backup.
Wang Fuzi and Liu Da Scar both followed Zhao Hongyu to land bravely, and now is a good opportunity for them to perform.
In addition to Wang Fuzi and Liu Da Scar, the rest of the Ming pirates who returned to the east with the fleet, a total of more than 70 people, were also assigned to Wang Fuzi and Liu Da Scar to form a team.
Anyway, they used to be a group of people, and now they continue to be led by Liu Dascar, which is also a normal thing.
Zhao Hongyu said in advance that if the Japanese attacked and there was a battle, the heads of the Japanese they cut off would be ten taels of silver.
This greatly boosted the morale and motivation of the pirates.
Isn't it good to have money to take this.
You must know that they used to do this business.
In this way, with the team that Zhao Hongyu landed, there were almost 1,200 people.
For Zhao Hongyu. This team of 1,200 people will definitely not have a problem if it is attacked by less than 3,000 Japanese people.
The three battleships on the surface of the sea can also provide artillery support at critical moments.
This is an advantage that the Japanese do not have.
Therefore, Zhao Hongyu has a strong self-confidence and can deal with the next troubles.
As long as you hurt the Japanese people and beat them until they know how powerful they are, then there will be no problems in the concession and trade.
Zhao Hongyu and the others set up a simple camp there, and the Japanese people hiding nearby have been paying attention to them.
It's just that these Japanese people don't dare to approach these foreigners, because they were the ones who shelled Osaka's commercial town just now.
The fisherman who was rescued by Zhao Hongyu. Now he has been hired by Zhao Hongyu to be a guide, and Iguchi Zaosan, who has begun to develop towards the Japanese traitor, also landed with Zhao Hongyu, and behaved even more submissively than before, seeing him like that, he couldn't wait to kneel and lick Zhao Hongyu.
Of course, if Jingkou had such a request, it is estimated that Zhao Hongyu would not agree.
He's not a pervert.
Obviously, the previous shelling allowed this wellhead to see the power of the Song Empire's warships.
The overwhelming artillery, and the shells. and the earth-shattering sound of cannons, which brought the wellhead to make three is absolutely shocking.
This is something he has never seen and imagined.
The Japanese have always agreed with the strong. In the opinion of Jingkou Zaosan, Zhao Hongyu and they are the strongest people they have ever seen.
Unparalleled military power!
There was a busy scene in the camp, and there was a group of people standing on the hill in the distance, looking over here.
in this group. There are those who wear Ming costumes, there are those who wear European costumes, and one of them looks European but wears big green shorts. There's also a guy in a sea soul shirt.
Yes, these were the first people to escape from the town.
Among the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, the old man who seemed to be the leader was holding a monocular in his hand at this time, looking at the camp in the distance very confidently.
Brunette!
The skin color is the same as that of the Orientals, but the clothing is a bit different.
Are these people really the remnants of the Song Dynasty?
Earlier, the Portuguese merchant who had escaped with them had said that these Song Empire people from the Americas claimed to be people who had traveled to the American continent from the East hundreds of years ago.
They are all remnants of the Song Dynasty and the royal lineage.
Europeans don't know about these things, so the Portuguese can't be a lie.
It's not sure that the strangers who shelled Osaka's commercial town are really the remnants of the Song Dynasty.
In fact, this old man of the Ming Dynasty was not interested in whether Zhao Hongyu was the remnant of the Song Dynasty, and what he valued was an important piece of information revealed by the Portuguese merchants.
This information is that in the hands of the merchants of the Song Empire, there are a lot of goods that can make huge profits, and there is a large market for these goods, which is the kind that is easy to sell.
As long as these goods are in your hands, then you will not worry about selling them at all.
And it can also be sold out in a short period of time.
This is what the old man cares about the most.
As for whether the people of the Song Empire are the remnants of the Song Dynasty and what does it have to do with him, now the East is already the Ming Dynasty.
However, for the sake of the same clan and race, they are all of the Yan and Huang ethnic groups, everyone should have a common language and be easy to communicate.
Therefore, he pondered how to contact the other party to see, if it can really be negotiated, then the benefits of this can be lost.
Don't look at the other party and the Japanese people now, but this matter has nothing to do with their Ming merchants.
Anyway, they just beat them.
What he needs is to get involved with the people of the Song Empire in the Americas.
When the time comes, the goods of the Song Empire in the Americas will be sent directly to the southeast sea of the Ming Dynasty.
It's nothing more than buying off some local sailor guards, as well as Zheng Zhilong's guy, which is not a matter at all.
This old man knew very well that as long as the goods of the Song Empire arrived in the Ming Dynasty, then he would earn the silver for nothing.
In his eyes, it is not difficult to judge how valuable those goods are.
Anyway, now the backer behind him, that is, the noble lord's family, is obsessed with the goods of the Song Empire.
And I tasted sugar and refined salt from the Lord's house. There are also nobles who have used shampoo and body soap, and they also show a strong desire to buy.
It's just a pity that there is no goods in the Ming Dynasty.
These things are generally used up in half a month, and you don't have to buy them when the time comes.
The old man has been doing business all his life, how can he not see the Tao in this.
There are also thirteen spices and chicken essence, and the dishes made with these seasonings are needless to say.
I don't know how the brains of the people of the Song Empire grew up, and how they could make so many good goods.
Don't see that the Ming Dynasty is stormy now, but there is really a lot of money.
Therefore, the market for consumption power is very considerable.
It's just that there is no supply.
It's good now. If you know who the main owner is, then everything will be easy, right?
As long as you can get a relationship, then everything will not fall into place.
In addition, there is a noble of the dynasty standing behind him, so I think these Zhao Song relics will not refuse.
There is definitely a deal to be discussed, which is good for both parties.
"Brother Xu, you said that now that we have not sent troops to fight before the Japanese people, how about we talk to these Americans?"
In fact, among this group of Ming merchants, there is not one who has the idea of contacting the people of the Song Empire in the Americas.
Since I inquired about the Portuguese. These merchants of the Ming Dynasty were all moved.
At this time, a middle-aged man standing beside the old man asked in a low voice.
"I'm thinking about what we should do, but I don't know how we should do it. And will the other party meet us? ”
The old man, who was called Brother Xu, frowned and said with some concern.
"Anyway, we're going to have to give it a try. The big living can't let the urine suffocate to death, if we let go of such a big gold mountain. I won't close my eyes when I die in this life. ”
"Yes, Brother Xu, there are so many of us, what do you have to worry about. Moreover, these Zhao and Song relics are annoyed by the Japanese people. It has nothing to do with us, as long as we report our hometown, the other party will not embarrass us. ”
"Brother Xu, if the interruption continues, we will suffer from the chaos, we still have some time now, but when the Japanese army gathers, we will have no choice."
The surrounding businessmen of the Ming Dynasty all put forward their own suggestions.
They all support going to Zhao Song's camp now to try it.
After all, in their opinion, those people of Zhao and Song Dynasty are big gold mountains.
For the goods of the Zhao and Song empires, and the white silver, even if it is worth risking.
In this era, there are not a few Ming people who take risks in order to make money.
It's just that these people are basically high-ranking officials and dignitaries, or they have their support.
Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, there was no trend and trend at all, and the people at the bottom did not receive a little benefit from here, but after those noble officials made a lot of money, they turned around and annexed the land of the commoners, making their lives even more difficult.
It is precisely because of this that the Ming Dynasty will become more stormy.
This is somewhat similar to the afterlife.
In later generations, those rich people who got rich first also became the same as these people in the late Ming Dynasty, with moral corruption and oppression of the people.
In history, many times it is very similar.
It is a pity that human beings have never learned to learn and summarize the failures of their predecessors, and always repeat those mistakes from generation to generation.
The surname Xu has a very high status among these people, and judging from the fact that these merchants of the Ming Dynasty want him to come up with the most rebellious regulations, he is definitely the backbone of these people.
And if you want to contact the people of the Zhao Song Empire, then you must get his consent.
The old man surnamed Xu pondered for a moment, then nodded.
"What the brothers said is that we should really take this opportunity to get in touch with each other. We have found a big source of wealth, and we can also test each other and see their quality, in short, we have a chance in the future, isn't it. ”
In this way, the small group of Ming merchants can be regarded as achieving a common goal.
The European businessmen on the side were also discussing something fiercely at this time.
However, the topic they discussed had nothing to do with the people who came into contact with the Song Empire, after all, they knew that the people of the Song Empire could contact at will and sign trade agreements.
Therefore, they will not be as cautious as the merchants of the Ming Dynasty.
And now these European merchants are arguing over whether they should leave the Wa Kingdom, or stay to help the Zhao and Song Empire fight against the Wa, or help the Wa people.
The merchants, led by the Spaniards, intended to help the Japanese.
As long as they can defeat the Song Empire, then their relationship with the Wa people will definitely improve, so that it will be much easier for them to act in the Wa State in the future.
The situation in Europe is not very clear to the Spaniards right now.
Even the Spanish Empire fell, and they didn't know it.
It can be seen how backward the communication of this era is.
But think about it, it would take at least eight months to sail from Europe to the East at the speed of Europeans.
However, because the voyage to the East is too long, there are many dangers on the way, and at the same time, after opening up new business opportunities on the American side, the East side has gradually been reluctant to have anyone coming.
The triangular voyage from Europe to Africa and then to the Americas was much stronger than the two years of going back and forth to the East.
Not to mention the time it takes, but the profits from trading are also huge.
Therefore, without merchants coming to the East, it would not have been possible for news of Europe to reach this side.
And the Spaniards in the East, then, still maintain a proud form.
Speaking of which, the Spaniards are not as good as they should be on the eastern side.
On the side of the Ming Dynasty, they did not have the strength to break through and carry out trade, at most they could only be stationed in the Haojing side, living like beggars and then engaging in some smuggling or something.
Among them, local officials and pirates alone need to be dealt with from time to time.
Otherwise, give them some trouble, and their fun will be greater.
Europeans of this era were far less superior in the East than they would have been.
To say that they are the dicks of this era is not an exaggeration at all.
Even the Ming people are dicks in their eyes, and they don't look good when they see Europeans.
Otherwise, it can be seen from the title of Southern Barbarian.
The Spanish merchants, who still maintained the mentality of a big European brother, planned to help the Japanese people.
And then there was trade from the East.
There was nothing wrong with that, but they didn't have the support of other businessmen of European origin.
Portuguese merchants had been to the Americas and knew the power of the Song Empire in the Americas, so they felt that they should help the Song Empire in the Americas to fight against the Japanese.
In this way, when the Song Empire of the Americas has gained a foothold here, then the Portuguese can also live and nourish with the support of the Americans.
But at this point, the Portuguese and the Spaniards were in conflict.
At the same time, Portugal was annexed by Spain, so Portuguese merchants were not very interested in Spanish merchants all the time.
Neither side knows much about the situation in Europe at the moment.
I don't know that Europe has changed dramatically.
The Dutch businessmen, on the other hand, plan to help each other and become a great deal of right and wrong as soon as possible.
It has to be said that the Dutch are still smart.
They just want to do business, and as for fighting a war or something, it has little to do with them.
As a result, the three small groups quarreled over ideas. (To be continued......)