Originally, the Ouchi family was an important part of the Ming Dynasty's entry into Japan, because the Ouchi family instigated the stupid son of the Otomo family to provoke the bottom line of the Ming Dynasty, so the Ouchi family was punished while depriving the Otomo family of the right to come to the DPRK.

It's just that the Ouchi family refused to marry a daughter, which led to the deterioration of the relationship between the two parties.

Daming's sea power was demonstrated, directly cutting off the Kanmon Strait, causing the Ouchi family to be cut off from Kyushu Island, and there was a risk of being expelled from Kyushu Island such as the Otomo family.

According to the normal script, whether it is to prevent potential huge losses or to use the resources of the Ming Dynasty, the best way to do this time is to send the eldest lady of the Ouchi family, and the two sides quickly reconcile.

However, things didn't go according to the script at all, and they kept talking to Daming, and their territory in Kyushu did not shrink.

Zhu Youzhu has always been puzzled by this strange thing, and he also strengthened the investigation into the cause of the incident, thinking that it was the guardian sister who broke out the power of the wilderness, but in the end he found that it was his own people.

After all, the enemy of China is not outside, it is precisely some vested groups that keep claiming to be prosperous.

Zhu Youzhi originally thought that after all the incidents in the capital, his hands might not need to be stained with blood anymore, and the reputation of the tyrant could be weakened, but he found that Jiangnan was not bloodied and the river was also a loss to 80 million compatriots.

At this time, in the blue sky of the East China Sea, several seagulls are flying freely.

The Korean Peninsula is bathed in the summer breeze in April, and a large amount of vegetation has re-covered the land, making it look lush.

Farmland has been carved out of the plains, crops are being grown, and a river that runs from east to west feeds the life here like a mother river.

In cooperation with the maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty, the Joseon State has built the Seoul Port dozens of miles away from Seoul, which is also the largest window of Korea to the outside world.

In the port of Seoul, a group of North Korean workers sweat profusely to carry bags of grain and traditional Chinese medicine onto the ship, as well as boxes of unusually heavy items.

When the Korean merchant Li Zhongguo saw that the merchant ship had been loaded, he personally sent the Ming merchant to the dock and said: "I wish the distinguished guest a smooth return!" ”

Although he has been engaged in trade for many years, he has rarely encountered such a high roller, and this trade has made him a lot of money again.

As long as the two sides continue to cooperate, then he will definitely be able to become the richest man in Korea, and he may be able to enter the sight of the Ming Emperor in the future.

The owner of the merchant ship is a young man, holding a painting fan, accompanied by two beauties next to him, looking very graceful: "Li is in charge, whether life is smooth or not depends on his own ability, and this son will also send you a word today!" ”

"I don't know which one you want?" Li Zhongguo knew that this son's energy was amazing, and he seemed very humble and authentic.

"I went to Quantai to recruit the old department, and I will kill Yama with a banner of 100,000. If he succeeds in Ling Yunzhi one day, he dares to laugh at Huang Chao's husband! Hou Haotian faced this middle-aged North Korean man who was half a bandit and half a businessman, and he also gave a patchwork poem.

Although Song Cheng once imprisoned him in a prison in Suzhou, he did not commit an unforgivable mistake after all, and finally came out of the Suzhou prison easily.

It's just that after this turmoil, he is also aware of some of the current situation.

Originally, he wanted to support his father to ascend to a high position in the court, but after experiencing Song Cheng's humiliation, he knew that the current court was simply a miasma, and today's Son of Heaven would only reuse unsociable officials like Wang Yue.

After escaping from prison, he left Daming directly, planning to devote himself to the Jiangnan business founded by their younger generation in Jiangnan to build an incomparably powerful business empire.

He no longer intends to hide himself, not only to show his ambitions, but also to completely change the tyrant-ruled dynasty.

Li Zhongguo's cultural level is limited after all, but he still presents a sycophant and says: "The son is good at writing, and the contemptible people remember!" ”

"Set sail!" Hou Haotian saw that the goods were full, so he put away the painting fan and waved forward.

Due to the more and more frequent trade between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, a particularly large amount of Korean rice was transported to the capital from here, resulting in many Ming merchant ships sailing on the Han River.

Hou Haotian's merchant ship was a two-masted sailing ship, showing his deep financial resources.

Ships laden with cargo leave the port of the Han River and enter the port along the west of the Han River. The sea vessels seemed to be unusually heavy, noticeably slower than other merchant ships, creating a white ripple across the river.

Hou Haotian saw that the weather was very good today, so he lay down on the Taishi chair leisurely, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and enjoyed this leisurely sailing time.

"Childe, give!" There are two beautiful beauties next to him, and he looks very well-behaved and authentic.

Hou Haotian opened his mouth slightly, that is, he ate a full grape, and he was very satisfied with this kind of free life now.

Staying alone at sea at ease, with beautiful women as companions, and envious glances around from time to time, is simply a kind of fairy-like day.

Only two days later, the ship sailed off the Korean Peninsula.

According to the traditional route between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, at this time, the sea ship will change its ship, sail in the southwest direction, and finally return to the southeast sea line of the Ming Dynasty.

Hou Haotian's sea ship did not sail southwest, but chose to continue south, and even deviated to the southeast.

"Childe, where are you going? Are you going to our Daming City? ”

"What are we going to Daming City for? This time, I will take you to a more interesting place! Hou Haotian looked at the south from afar, and said with a mysterious smile.

Anyone who is familiar with modern business knowledge knows that it is the middleman who makes the most money.

Whether it is the route from Daming to North Korea or the route from Daming to North Korea, these two golden routes have gathered too many gold diggers, resulting in fierce competition.

However, in the process of practice, shrewd Chinese merchants soon discovered that they could engage in third-country trade, that is, they opened up the route from Korea to Japan.

Although Japan and Korea are both absolutely backward countries, there are still some complementary goods between the two countries, which provides the feasibility for Ming commerce to engage in third-country trade.

For example, they can export Japanese swords to Korea, and they can also transport Korean medicinal materials to Japan, and they can make a huge profit here.

Of course, these are the ways of ordinary businessmen in the Ming Dynasty, but Hou Haotian, who is the reincarnation of Zhuge from self-deprecation, is playing even more.

The merchant ships went all the way south, and it was very smooth.

The East China Sea Governor's Office set up by the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the inspection of the Ming route to Japan and North Korea, but did not attach importance to the route between Japan and North Korea, and even ignored it.

The clever Hou Haotian found that the Ming Dynasty strictly inspected the agricultural tools of the merchant ships going to Japan, but the merchant ships going to Korea would be much more relaxed, so there was a big loophole here.

Although merchant ships needed to go to Korea and then to Japan, the advanced agricultural tools of the Ming Dynasty were extremely favored by Japan, but it was a very lucrative business.

In this commodity cargo, there are agricultural tools that the Ming court wants to prohibit, and the current court is simply giving them the opportunity to make a lot of money in vain.

After a few more days, the ship came to the northwest of Kyushu Island.

Although the original pier was destroyed by shells from the Tokai Governor's Palace, a new simple pier was secretly built not far from the old site.

When the ship arrived, a large group of people came here to greet them as a person hurried back to report.

"Brother Hou, is everything going well?" Zheng Jie is now the guest of honor of the various daimyos, and he also asked with concern at this moment.

Hou Haotian knew what Zheng Jie was worried about, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "Naturally! How could those idiots in the Governor's Mansion of the East China Sea think of us operating like this! ”

"Lord Zangtian, this is my good brother Hou Haotian!" Zheng Jie's hanging heart finally fell, and he introduced it enthusiastically.

Although the Ming Dynasty blocked the Guanmen Strait, there was no big problem in smuggling a few people over, and the Ouchi family sent the most trusted retainer, Kurada Masayori, over.

"It's a false courtesy, but all the goods have been shipped?" Kurada Masayori doesn't like these two sellers seeking glory, but they are business-like.

The corners of Hou Haotian's mouth rose slightly, and he said very proudly: "This time, not only did I bring all the goods in the list, but my son also added a little extra pig iron, which can be regarded as a small care from my son to the young master of the Ouchi family!" ”

"How many pounds of pig iron are there?" Kurada Masarashi secretly rejoiced in his heart, but he pretended to be calm and authentic.

Hou Haotian opened the painting fan in his hand and reported the number: "Ten thousand catties!" ”

"One...... 10,000 catties! When Kurada Masori learned of this data, he almost jumped for joy.

The biggest problem of their big family now is the shortage of pig iron, if they add another 10,000 catties of pig iron, then they don't have to worry about weapons at all.

Originally, I thought that this traitor's son-in-law was hateful, but after learning that he was so generous, he only needed Daming to have a few more such sons.

Hou Haotian saw Kurada Masari's surprise in his eyes, and said with a slight smile: "Please!" ”

Kurada Masalai is no longer polite, even if he personally brings people on board.

Although he already knew that this Ming boy would not deceive people, his heart couldn't help beating when he saw the ship full of supplies. As for the 10,000 catties of pig iron gifted, it was also neatly placed in the cabin.

Zheng Jie saw that the Ouchi family was moving goods like ants, so he approached Kurada Masari and said with a smile: "Lord Kurada, what about the contract we signed?" ”

The reason why their Jiangnan firm spent so much effort was naturally because of some schemes.

Silver is the wealth that the world tirelessly pursues, and it is an indisputable fact that there are a large number of silver mines today, and the stock of Iwami silver mines is even more shocking to the world.

"Our Ouchi family is true to its word, and the contract is ready!" Kurada Masayori has confirmed that the materials are correct, and he is also very happy.

If they want to get so many materials, they naturally need to pay the price of believing, otherwise why would they support the Ouchi family so generously to defend the territory of Kyushu Island.

The two sides soon signed a contract, and the Iwami silver mine changed hands, and the mining rights were transferred to Jiangnan Firm.

After Zheng Jie got this contract, he also said very proudly: "Don't worry, we won't be as greedy as the East China Sea Governor's Mansion, half of the silver mined belongs to the Ouchi family!" ”

After tasting the sweetness of the Kyushu silver mine, they also sent people to explore the Iwami silver mine, and they also realized that the Iwami silver mine contained huge economic value.

Once they successfully exploit the Iwami silver mine, they will be able to get at least 200 million silver, and even if they give 100 million silver to the Ouchi family, then they will have 100 million silver.

If you have this 100 million taels of silver, not to mention that you can start a crazy buy, buy and buy mode, even if you want to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

As for giving 100 million taels of silver to the Ouchi family in order to smoothly mine the Iwami silver mine, this is actually a very clever approach.

First of all, due to the community of interests, their exploitation of the Iwami silver mine will no longer be resisted, and the 100 million taels of silver owned by the Ouchi family will eventually flow back into the pockets of their Jiangnan firm.

Jiangnan merchants continued to engage in maritime trade, transporting goods such as silk, ceramics and agricultural tools produced in the country, and the 100 million yuan would eventually fall into their hands.

Hou Haotian and Zheng Jie looked at each other and smiled, thinking of the good days in the future and the money empire they had built, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but grin at the root of their ears.

With the mining rights of the Iwami Silver Mine, they will become the richest people in the history of the entire Chinese people.

"We're happy working together!" Kurada Masayori is also in a good mood and takes the initiative to show goodwill.

After their Da Nei family was blocked by the Ming Navy, they had already planned to compromise with the Ming Dynasty, but they didn't expect the Jiangnan firm to hand over an olive branch.

Not only did he get a large amount of materials from Jiangnan Firm, but he was also able to use the mining rights of Iwami Silver Mine as a bargaining chip in exchange for a wealth that the Ouchi family had never dared to think of before.

In the past, although they knew about the Iwami Silver Mine, the mining cost there was too high, and they didn't really have very good mining technology. Now that he knows the value of Iwami's silver mine, and has the technical and personnel support of Jiangnan Firm, he cooperates with the Tokai Governor's Office.

Hou Haotian and Zheng Jie felt each other's kindness, and said happily: "Happy cooperation!" ”

"I heard that your Ming Emperor has always wanted to abolish the circulation of silver taels, but is this so?" Kurada Masayori heard about the situation of Daming, so he inquired seriously.

Zheng Jie knew that Zangtian Zhenglai was worried that the mined silver would not be able to buy the high-quality and cheap goods of the Ming Dynasty, so he packed the ticket and said: "You can rest assured, the Ming Emperor will be replaced soon!" ”

Originally, they had no intention of wiping the king, after all, this kind of thing violated their literati practices, and there was too much risk. But this emperor doesn't know how to advance and retreat, so they won't be polite anymore.

Daming is not a world with one surname, but a world of gentlemen and scholars.

Zhu Youzhu originally blocked everyone's way to get rich, but now with the interests of Iwami Silver Mine and Kyushu Silver Mine, he only needs to pull some people over, and that tyrant is bound to die.

Hou Haotian clapped his hands and smiled very generously: "Lord Zangtian, this son also brought you a small gift, come in!" ”

A beautiful woman walked in and went straight to Kurada Masarayi.

Zheng Jie looked at Hou Haotian with complicated eyes, he already knew that Hou Haotian came with two beautiful concubines, but he didn't expect to give his concubine room to the widows.

But all these efforts are worth it, and now that he has the right to mine the Iwami Silver Mine, even the tyrant of the Forbidden City can only be reduced to the emperor's child. (End of chapter)