Chapter 84
Legend has it that these guys all have the problem of seppuku after being defeated, and Li Xiao waited for a long time and didn't see anyone cut open his stomach. waited for a Japanese man who claimed to be called Konishi Nagamasa, who spoke fluent Northeast dialect, which made Li Xiao question whether his Northeast dialect was standard.
"We, the lord of the domain, hope that you will treat us with kindness and release our prisoners of war." Konishi Nagamasa stood opposite Li Xiao, his hands clasped in his sleeves. If it's not a geta kimono, there's also a strange samurai bun. It doesn't seem to be much different from the Confucian students you see in the capital!
"Be kind to your prisoners of war, and release them?" Li Xiao is very uncomfortable with this kind of language, which is more like an order than a negotiation.
"Uh-huh!" Nasal and airflow caused by a special mouth shape, Konishi Nagamasa nodded.
Li Xiao pursed his lips helplessly, this answer is too rich in Northeast characteristics.
"We can call you Ming maritime merchants." Konishi Nagamasa finally said the confidence of his words!
In the name of samurai, most of these Ming people in the Wa Kingdom actually worked part-time as pirates. After all, the country is so big, and it lacks everything except volcanoes and earthquakes. Due to the lack of domestic productivity, many things could not be manufactured, so many merchants of the Ming Dynasty were able to engage in maritime trade.
Although the security at sea is not good these days, there are often pirates and other troubles. But after all, the profits are lucrative enough, and many people even hire private armies. International trade between China and Japan thrives in this difficult environment.
Nine Ghost Jialong arrested a group of such people, and he didn't want to take them hostage at first. Instead, they coveted their ships, and the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty was far more developed than that of the Wa Kingdom. The sea ship built is also larger than that of the Wa Kingdom, and it is because of the nine ghosts that Jialong took a fancy to their warship, so he let his subordinates grab this one.
At that time, I thought about extorting some ransom, but I didn't kill anyone. Unexpectedly, now I have seen miraculous results. Nine Ghost Jialong is gambling on whether these Ming people on the island will care about their life and death.
If you meet Wang Zaijin, or Chen Hailong. This group of maritime merchants is dead, in their eyes. It is far more practical to take the heads of the Japanese in exchange for promotion and fortune than to save these maritime merchants.
But Li Xiao can't do it, in the end, he was born in New China and grew up under the red flag. He was taught that he would never allow aliens to kill his countrymen wantonly.
Glancing at the surrendered Japanese prisoners of war, Li Xiao smiled and said, "No! ”
"What?" When Konishi Nagamasa heard Li Xiao's words, his eyes immediately widened. The worst happened, and the man in front of him didn't seem to plan to hand him over.
"Then you are not going to release our prisoners of war? If you kill them, we will also kill those Ming maritime merchants. ”
"Konishi Nagamasa, who gave you the confidence to talk to me like this. Remember, Lao Tzu has the final say in this place. If you talk to me like that again, I'll have someone throw you off the cliff. ”
"The two countries will not fight each other!"
"Make Nima, in the eyes of Lao Tzu, you are a piece of. If you want the lives of these bastards, there is only one way, and that is to take money. Three hundred taels of silver for one person, Tong Suo is not deceived! Li Xiao stretched out his hand to organize the eager Ao Canghai, who wanted to throw Konishi Nagamasa under the cliff right now.
"Three hundred taels of silver?" Konishi Nagamasa was taken aback, this price was very outrageous. Although the kingdom of Wa was rich in gold and silver, it did not cost one person three hundred taels of silver.
"Yes, it's three hundred taels. If you have money, you will fucking ransom people, and if you don't have money, you will make them all to do coolies. Looking at the body, it is quite sturdy, although it is a little smaller, but it is no problem to sell three or five hundred taels per person. Ao Canghai pouted and shouted on the side.
Li Xiao glared at Konishi Nagamasa with his nostrils, with a posture of recognizing money but not people.
"The price of three hundred taels is too high, can you!"
"Not negotiable!"
"Big brother, after all, those maritime merchants are the people of the Ming Dynasty. If it doesn't work, let them exchange it with the maritime merchants, and let them fill in the money if it's not enough. Look what! Li Xiu had already evolved into a roundworm in Li Xiao's stomach, and he saw Li Xiao squeezing his eyes at him. When I saw Ao Canghai looking like a philistine, I knew that these two people were singing double reeds. Now that the white-faced one is finished, it's time to sing the red-faced appearance.
Li Xiu consciously played his role.
"What do you want those people for?" Secretly praised Li Xiu's quick response, and Li Xiao said dissatisfiedly.
Konishi Nagamasa saw Li Xiu lying next to Li Xiao's ear and saying something, and Li Xiao looked noncommittal. Li Xiu said something again, and Li Xiao said with a reluctant face: "I'll throw it to you, no matter what." A matter of a few hundred people! ”
After Li Xiao finished speaking, he didn't care that Konishi Changzheng turned his head and left. Anyway, I haven't seen Xiaoyu on the island until now, this little girl must be frightened.
Ao Canghai "snorted" in his nose and left, he thought that Sister Qiao was about to go crazy. At this time, if you don't go to the heat, where is the time to grind your teeth with a little devil.
"What is this official called?" Konishi Nagamasa saw that Li Xiu was talking to him, although he didn't know what medicine was sold in his gourd. But he still came over and saluted Li Xiu.
"This is our second master, the younger brother of the big boss." There was no need for Li Xiu to speak, and the guards next to him shouted.
"Oh! It turned out to be the second master, just thanks to you for maintaining it in front of the big boss, thank you! Thank! ”
"It's useless to say this, my eldest brother handed it over to me. It's not impossible to change people, but you also have to have some blood. My eldest brother recognizes money and doesn't recognize people, although my heart is towards you, but it can't make it difficult for me, right?
Such! After I say it, you just have to agree. If you don't agree, forget it! ”
"Second master, you say!"
"How many Daming Maritime Merchants do you have in your hands?"
"More than 300 people, all of them are the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they can verify their integrity."
"Then one for the other, and the rest of you will redeem one hundred and twenty. I have to let my eldest brother see the money, otherwise he won't even buy my brother's face. ”
"Uh-huh! What the second master said is that the price of one hundred taels is ......! "Konishi Nagamasa is a little embarrassed. Even if they were to change back one by one, there would be more than 400 people left. This is more than 40,000 taels of silver, and the Nine Ghosts Jialong will never agree.
"What, don't you want to take the money?"
"Second master! You said that this is enough for more than 40,000 taels of silver, and it will be difficult for our lord to take it. ”
"Hey......! Don't say that I won't tell you a way to make a fortune, you go more than ten miles upstream along the Yalu River. There's a place called Sand Nest Ditch, and it's a gold mine. The people of the Tartars have been picking there for more than a year and are now ...... I don't need to say more. As long as you take that place, let alone 40,000 taels of silver. Even if it's 140,000 taels of silver, I think you'll have no problem. ”
Li Xiu raised his eyebrows at Konishi Nagamasa!
"Is there such a thing?" Konishi Nagamasa's eyes widened, who doesn't like money.
"We wanted to smash this place, but the Tartars were garrisoned by two or three thousand men. We can't take it, so that's why it's cheaper for you. Anyway, the Tartars are our enemies, and we are willing to let them eat deflated. It's up to you if you want or not, anyway, I think I'm doing my best. ”
Li Xiu stretched out his hands at Konishi Nagamasa, saying that he could not do anything.
Konishi Nagamasa thought for a long time and stomped his feet. "Thank you, Second Master! When I go back, I will persuade the lord of the domain, if I can succeed this time, I will definitely give the second master a good reward. Ali Aduo! Konishi Nagamasa bowed deeply, turned his head and left.
When he returned to his house, Li Xiu saw Li Xiao holding Xiaoyu in his arms and listening to Li Hao's endorsement.
"The fourth brother is wrong again!" Xiaoyu played with braids with one hand and held Li Xiao's arm with the other.
"Done?" Li Xiao gently slapped Li Hao's ass with the small stick in his hand. Turning his head to look at Li Xiu, he asked.
"It's done, they have killed so many people this time, and they must not be willing to even grab the hair. I think eighty percent of those Japanese people will go to Shawogou and Tartar to fight. ”
"That's fine, without the support of the Japanese Navy. The Tartars don't have the ability to play tricks on the water, and now it's only right to cut off the connection between the Tartars and the Japanese people. ”
"Big brother! I saw that Huzi was limping, and he brought two women with him. When you came to me and said that you wanted to divide the house, you agreed. What's going on? Li Xiu sat next to Li Xiao and touched Xiaoyu's head behind him.
"Xiaobai!" A white figure came in through the window, and Xiao Yu immediately cheered and broke free from Li Xiao's arms with both hands.
saw Xiaoyu running out, and then looked at Li Hao, who was struggling to endorse. A three-character scripture was stumbled, and there were many sentences in the middle that were embezzled by him. "Go back and endorse it well, otherwise you will fight like your third brother." Li Xiao kicked it, and Li Hao ran out as if he had been pardoned.
"When the child is older, he runs to the kiln in the capital and fights with people. I was captured by the people of Shuntianfu, and I killed in Shuntianfu to get people out. ”
"The two girls are ...... Sister Yao? ”
"One is, the other seems to be some kind of maid or something. Since Huzi is willing, I will bring it back. After all, when the child is older, he also needs a woman to take care of it. Second, whose girl do you fancie, tell my brother that my brother will also give you Zhang Luo. ”
"No way!" Li Xiu stood up suddenly, startling Li Xiao, I don't know what he was doing.
"What's wrong with you?"
"No, our Li family can't marry a kiln sister back. When the girl who fills the house is still successful, the Ming media is marrying a big house. Big brother, you can't control him like that. Li Xiu was huffing and looking very excited.
"Uh......!" Li Xiao was speechless. He had an open-minded attitude towards such a thing, but he didn't expect Li Xiu's reaction to be so big.
"Ugh! If you want to do this, you can ...... it! Li Xiao didn't have an idea for a while, this matter was a family matter, but he really didn't know what to do.
"No! This thing is absolutely not good, you are the eldest brother, you have to take care of it. Even if you agree, I don't agree. Li Xiu turned his head and left in a huff, leaving Li Xiao sitting stunned, not knowing what to do.
I don't have this experience!