Early the next morning, Fujiwara Shishi personally came to the VIP Mansion to greet Fanning, and Fanning, accompanied by Fujiwara Shishi and Cheng Qing and several Japanese officials, took a carriage to the Zuo Xiang Mansion for formal consultations.

"Fan Yuanjun, we haven't seen each other for many years!" Fujiwara Kyotsu stepped forward to greet him with a smile on his face.

Fan Ning smiled and saluted: "It's been almost seven or eight years, and Guan Bai's body is still as strong as before!" ”

"Where! I'm old, Fan Yuanjun doesn't see that my hair is all white? ”

"In our Great Song Dynasty, this is called being old and strong!"

Cheng Qing quickly translated for the two, basically synchronized, the two laughed, and Fujiwara Kyotsu introduced the Minister of the Interior Fujiwara Nobunaga to Fanning, Fujiwara Nobunaga is the third son of Fujiwara Kyotsu, the third person in the Fujiwara family, second only to his father Fujiwara Kyotsu and cousin Fujiwara Shishi, and is currently the fourth minister of the Japanese court.

In addition, two other officials, Hosokawa Go, who is in charge of trade, and Ikeda-dori, who is in charge of construction, do not have the authority to decide on negotiations, but they are in charge of the implementation of the negotiations after they are completed.

From the perspective of the negotiators on the other side, Fanning knew that the main part of today's negotiations was still the trade port, and as for the labor, the other party did not pay attention to it.

Fujiwara Kyotong invited Fan Ning into the Zuo Xiangfu Noble Guest Hall, the table has a seat mark, everyone is seated according to the seat, Fujiwara Kyotong naturally sits in the right position, Fan Ning sits in the first place on the left, Cheng Qing is today as a translator, sitting behind Fan Ning and Fujiwara Kyotong, Fan Ning is opposite Fujiwara Shishi, below him is his cousin Fujiwara Nobunaga, and then two chief officials.

Fan Ning was led by two accompanying officials he had brought with him, one was Xie Jun of Ryukyu Prefecture, the other was Zhao Cheng, the chief secretary of the Jinglu Prefecture, and the other was responsible for the recruitment of more than a dozen laborers, and they and 500 soldiers remained on the ship and did not go ashore.

In recent years, the Kunzhou government and the Japanese country got along very well, especially the land around the country of Dewa, Song Cheng was clearly leased, paying a price of 5,000 yuan a year, leased for 99 years to grow grain and raise dwarf horses, Kunzhou strictly followed the agreement between the two sides, and did not settle the Song people in the country of Dewa, which gave the Japanese court face, and both sides were more satisfied.

It is precisely because of this tacit understanding that there is an atmosphere for today's negotiations.

Fujiwara Kyotsu smiled at Fan Ning and said, "I heard that the envoy is in charge of Quanzhou, and the envoy is planning to use Quanzhou Port as a base to trade with Japan?" ”

Fan Ning bowed slightly and said: "Actually, there are two things, the first is to open a second trade port, and the second is to deal with specific trade issues. ”

The reason why Fanning still decided to find the Japanese court to lead the labor lease was mainly because the conditions in the Ryukyu Prefecture were more difficult than those in Kunzhou, the Ryukyu Prefecture was too hot, there were many miasma, and there were many poisonous insects, and the labor mortality rate would definitely rise.

Secondly, this is also a favor for the Fujiwara family, the recruitment of laborers in the Great Song Dynasty is very popular in Japan, and all the people who have worked as laborers have become richer after they come back, which makes countless people red, you must know that the Japanese population at this time is as much as 10 million, and the labor force is extremely abundant, which can be used as a source of labor for the overseas expansion of the Great Song Dynasty.

This will also bring a large amount of income to Japan, which is in the interests of both sides.

Fujiwara Kyoto glanced at his nephew Fujiwara Shishi, he was not interested in this matter, so he asked Shishi to do it.

Fujiwara Shishi straightened his waist and said: "I heard Cheng Jun say that you need 25,000 young men and 1,000 young women, in terms of numbers, it is not a big problem, but if this matter is led by the Japanese court, do you need to sign an agreement to clarify some of your responsibilities, such as accommodation, labor intensity, casualty compensation, etc., and the Japanese court needs a sum of money as a collection expense......."

Fujiwara Shishi hadn't finished speaking, and Fujiwara Nobunaga next to him coldly interrupted him: "Fan Envoy Jun handed over this matter to the imperial court to respect the Japanese imperial court, otherwise he can completely contact the local Lingguo, and he doesn't need to go through us at all, I see that the money will be exempted, and it will be signed according to the previous agreement with Kunzhou." ”

Fujiwara Shimi turned his head and glared at Fujiwara Nobunaga, "Now I'm speaking, what do you think, you can talk about it when I finish speaking!" ”

"You are ignorant and arrogant, I only corrected you, why don't you listen to Fan Yuanjun's thoughts?" Fujiwara Nobunaga retorted unceremoniously.

Fujiwara Kyotsu was a little embarrassed and shouted angrily, "Shut up for me!" ”

Only then did he say to Fanning: "It's not the first time that the labor thing has happened, we have been cooperating very tacitly, I think we should do it according to the previous rules!" ”

Fanning nodded and smiled: "That's what I mean, but everywhere wants us to recruit laborers in the past, I think it's better for the Fujiwara family to recommend it, where are the laborers better?" ”

Fanning meant to give this favor to the Fujiwara family, and the Fujiwara family designated some places.

Fujiwara Kyotsu understood, and he said to Fujiwara Nobunaga: "Shishi is in charge of trade, and the labor affairs will be handed over to you, and you will recruit in the four places of Settsu, Hanoi, Izumi and Harima, so you don't have to go too far." ”

"Father, I understand!"

Fujiwara Shimi's face was a little ugly, and he glared at Fujiwara Nobunaga fiercely, and the two of them had become public in order to compete for the inheritance of the regent.

Fanning could see it clearly, he sighed in his heart, he never understood how the Fujiwara clan had decayed so quickly, twenty years after the death of Fujiwara Yoritsu, the era of the Fujiwara family was over, and now he knew the reason, and the internal friction in the family was one of the most important reasons.

The hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen, and if there is no internal friction in a big family, even if it decays, it will not toss the foundation, but will only slowly weaken.

But if there is internal friction in the family, then no matter how big the family business is, it will die out in a short time.

In the final analysis, the history of Japan is nothing more than the history of the Saga gate, and now the Fujiwara clan in Kansai controlled the emperor through marriage, and when the samurai class represented by the Genji family and the Hojo family in Kanto gained the upper hand, the emperor was moved to Kamakura, and the Kamakura shogunate period in which the samurai family controlled the emperor began.

And the Warring States period of Japan was also a battle between various gate lord families, and Fanning now fully understands why the Fujiwara clan regards the interests of the family as supreme, and there is no imperial court in Japan at all.

Thinking of this, Fan Ning said slowly: "I have no objection to placing the new trade port in Dongcheng County, Settsu State, but in order to facilitate Kunzhou's need for material procurement and reduce the imperial court's material supply to Kunzhou, I still want to establish a small port in Kamakura, Shimokoku, specifically for Kunzhou trade, can this plan be accepted by the regent Guan Bai and Minister Zuo?" ”

Fujiwara Jiaotong immediately understood that Fan Ning still planned to bet on both sides, and did not want to bet all his chips on the Fujiwara family, which made him feel helpless, and after a while, he asked: "Can Fan Yuanjun be sure that the future trade will be between Quanzhou and Xincheng County, not between Kunzhou and Xincheng County?" ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Of course it is Quanzhou Port, and it is mainly based on official trade, Japan can set up a representative office in Quanzhou Port, and if Japan has any cargo needs, it can contact the overseas economic strategy through the representative office, as long as it does not violate the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, we will try our best to meet it." ”

Fujiwara Kyotsu was overjoyed, if it was official to official, then the Fujiwara family's financial resources would be guaranteed to the greatest extent, which was simply great.

"I fully agree that your country can also set up a similar representative office in Heiankyo, and we will do our best to meet the needs of your country."

At this time, Fujiwara Shishi said cautiously: "We have three small requirements, can your country meet them." ”

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Minister Zuo, please speak!" ”

"The first requirement is that Japan has a great demand for copper coins in the Great Song Dynasty, which used to be private trade, and the quality of copper coins is uneven, and if it becomes official trade, I hope to provide a large number of high-quality copper coins."

The copper coin trade between Japan and the Song Dynasty has a long history, and the Great Song Dynasty did not prohibit it.

Fanning nodded and said: "Copper coins can be lost to Japan, and we can even mint copper coins for Japan alone, but we must use gold sand to settle the copper coin trade separately, which cannot be ambiguous." ”

"That's totally acceptable!"

Fujiwara Shimi made a second request, "I hope that the export of pig iron to Japan will be appropriately liberalized." ”

There is no iron ore in Japan, so the lack of pig iron has always been a major problem in Japan, until the Ming Dynasty, a large number of iron tools were smuggled to Japan in exchange for silver, and the shortage of iron tools in Japan was gradually lifted.

Fan Ning refused this condition, "Pig iron is a strategic material, and the Great Song Dynasty has a strong enemy in the north, so pig iron has always been strictly forbidden to be exported, and it is no exception for any country, which is explicitly prohibited by the Great Song Dynasty decree, and I can't help it, unless the imperial court can amend the law to allow pig iron to be exported to Japan, otherwise I can't agree to this condition."