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Dakang sailors don't have Chongwen's cultivation, and before Lianshan Conggoro got off the boat, the people of Longwang Island shouted and scolded: "This barbarian is so rude, is he impatient!"
Liu Guan scolded the most fiercely, but Chongwen pointed to the shore and said: "You see, they are not completely defenseless. ”
Liu Guan looked over, and sure enough, there were samurai gathered on the shore, and there were always 4 or 5 hundred people, which was a reserve of troops according to the saying of the country. These guys are not poor pirates, they are all equipped with long and short knives, and a row of large swords are erected in front of the formation, especially all have iron armor, real leather and iron armor, but not bamboo and wood chips.
Liu Guan was silent, he really wanted to attack Sakai Port, although these guys on the shore would bring some casualties to the pirates, but under the cover of artillery fire, the coalition forces could always enter the city. However, after a lot of hard work to open this sea route, can we still do business after the killing spree here? I can only endure this bird anger first, and find an opportunity to beat Lianshan severely.
Chongwen was not disgusted with Lian Shan, and he asked the catfish boy to invite the nine ghosts Longliang. Huashan Zijiu was seriously injured, his head and face were covered with white cloth, and he couldn't be a director for the time being, so Chongwen invited the axle pirate Kogoro and asked him to discuss trade with Qicheng on behalf of the Huashan family. Now that the Jijima Suiseki has been removed, there is no reason why the specialties of Osumi and Kumano should not be shipped to the castle for sale.
Several people discussed for a while, and the boat of the meeting and the institute rowed over again, and Lian Shan said with a smile: "Let the adults wait for a long time, and the ten people of the association and the institute have agreed that you can enter the port." ”
Chongwen smiled: "That's right, you doubt me, how can I trust you." ”
Lian Shan said: "However, there are also conditions in the club, you can only trade at the dock, and you are not allowed to enter the city." ”
This can make the Dakang sailors angry and angry, the grandfathers have worked hard, all the way are wild and pirates, and it is easy to reach the realm of women and wine, but they can only look at it and cannot touch it, isn't this a trick?
Lian Shan hurriedly said: "It's not that you can't enter the city, it's just that you can't carry a sword, you can't wear armor, and if you have a dispute with others, you have to listen to the arbitration office." ”
Chongwen asked the nine ghosts Takara and Kogoro, "What do you mean?"
Both of them agreed, the mountain pirates have a dream of a big city in their hearts, and if they don't see the prosperity of the city with their own eyes, they don't bring it without a blade, the Hosokawa naval army has been defeated, and the city still dares to catch people.
Chongwen said: "So we will agree to your conditions, and lead the water in front of the head." ”
Lianshan turned his head to get off the boat, but Chongwen grabbed him and said, "Let the boat guide the water, I have a good business, I don't know if Lord Lianshan has the intention." ”
Lian Shan's eyes lit up and asked, "What kind of business is it?"
Chongwen said: "Now that the waterways have been opened, the muntjac skins, wild boar skins, and bear skins of Mt. Kumano, and the Kuroe lacquerware from Kishu are all good products that are the best in the country, and oranges and green plums are also produced in the east. There is also the Ryumen Tsuiyaki of Osumi Province, which has a secret recipe, and the pottery is exquisite and strong, which is definitely the first in the country. Satsuma country north of Bojin also produces shochu, which is not comparable to your turbid wine, which is clear and strong, and it is really unforgettable. ”
Lian Shan said: "Where is the goods?
Chongwen pointed at the nine ghosts and Kogoro, and said with a smile: "Then you can only ask them." ”
The pilots in Qicheng are really powerful, and with such a tight berth, more than 30 ships were crammed into the port. Chongwen rewarded the pirates with 200 Guan Wen money, which was enough for the pirates to have a good meal in Qicheng, but this money was not given for free, and the two families had to pay for it with leather goods, cured meat, shochu, vegetables and fruits, etc.
The two families and Lianshan Congjiro were discussing business in the cabin, and the coalition pirates had nothing to do, so they took the reward and happily ran to the shore to play.
There were still some minor disputes when passing through the levels, and some of the pirates who were searched for blades were quite annoyed. However, the world of flowers is in front of you, and there is still a lot of money in your waist, and the pirates are in a good mood, and they can't afford to be unhappy with a few ronins, threaten a few words, and pass the level after handing over the blade.
The few servants who were rescued on Evil Rock Island were about to leave, but Chongwen did not let them go immediately, and took them to the balcony of the stern, except for Catfish and Xu Hai who were waiting on the side, the rest of the people rushed down, and only a few of them were left on the terrace.
Chongwen said: "Dragon King Island will not forget any of the brothers who have shared hardships, I know that you are all ordinary people, your families are not rich, and some of them are still struggling to make a living, Dragon King Island will not sit idly by." ”
He motioned for the catfish boy to carry a cloth bag, and when he opened it, it was full of gold. Chongwen said: "There is some gold here, each of you can get a hundred taels, enough for your family to have no worries about food and clothing, you can take it." ”
Several servants looked at each other, not knowing what to do, they had never had a few copper coins in their lives, where had they seen so much gold, and they were stupid for a while. The catfish came to them with a gold bag and stuffed the gold into their hands with a smile. A few servants knelt down, trembling with gratitude, not knowing what to say.
Chongwen soothed them with kind words and pulled them up one by one. Then he said: "But I also have conditions, I want you to each settle down in Kyoto, do some capable livelihood, maybe I need you to help me in the future, can you agree?"
A servant who looked calm said: "Your Highness Da Zhuhai don't say anything about helping, we are also from Longwang Island, Your Highness Da Zhuhai has a life, and he will not give up." ”
Chongwen nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's fine, your name is Ryosuke Nitta, I remember that you are literate." ”
Ryosuke Nitta said: "I am a paper merchant below, and I can only read a few words. ”
Chongwen took out a deerskin letter bag and handed it to Ryosuke Nitta, and said, "I have an old friend in Kyoto, I haven't seen him for many years, and I miss it very much, so I don't know if you can do it for me." ”
Ryosuke Nitta took the deerskin bag with both hands and looked down. On the bag was written a line of Chinese characters: Dakang Zhenhaiwei Anyun Producer. The word is acquaintance, but he doesn't know that this is the Dakang military letter bag. Ryosuke Nitta raised his head and asked, "Where is this letter going to be delivered to Kyoto, and to whom, it will definitely be delivered next." ”
Xu Hai leaned into his ear and said a few words in an almost inaudible voice. Ryosuke Nitta was taken aback, and looked at Chongwen in surprise, Chongwen smiled and said, "Don't reveal it to anyone, when the letter is delivered, my old friend will be grateful." ”
Ryosuke Nitta said solemnly: "Leave this matter to your subordinates, and you will never live up to the trust of His Royal Highness." ”
Chongwen patted him on the shoulder and said, "I believe in you." He nodded to the catfish boy, and the pirate boy took out a few small Rolling Sea Dragon King flags and handed them to Ryosuke Nitta and a few others. Chongwen said again: "This is the flag of our Dragon King Island, and someone will come to you with the same flag in the future, it must be your own people, you have to do what he says." ”
Ryosuke Nitta said, "Your Highness Odekai can rest assured. ”
Chongwen turned to the others and said, "You are illiterate, everything is according to Ryosuke Nitta, you must respect him, obey him, and help him is to help me." Never forget, you are the Dragon King, and we are brothers in life and death. No matter what the difficulty, if you find this flag, you will definitely get help, you know?"
Ryosuke Nitta said, "Please accept us as a retainer for His Royal Highness Da Izumi." ”
Chongwen smiled slightly and said, "There are no subordinates on Dragon King Island, and Dragon King Island does not allow anyone to serve others. To serve Dragon King Island, it must come from the heart, and we don't need friends who are hypocritical. Always remember the oath of the Dragon King: to be brothers with the living and the dead. ”
Several servants burst into tears, and from then on they were no longer civilians trampled under the feet of samurai and landheads, and behind them stood the mighty Dragon King Island, where they all had the same dignity.
Chongwen said softly: "Brothers, go home, reunite with your relatives, and settle down in Kyoto as soon as possible." Someday, we'll meet in Kyoto. ”
A few servants wept and left, what about Nohime and Hanako. Chongwen waved goodbye to Ryosuke Nitta and the others on the deck, and looked back to see Nohime standing in the veranda of the stern, the sea breeze blowing her long soft hair, like a lotus in the dirt in the hands of the rough sailors, showing more and more refined style. Now that they are about to separate, he doesn't know if they can see each other again in this life, and he can't help but feel a pain in his heart.
I was hesitating to say a few words to Nohime, and a servant came running on the dock and kept shouting something at the boat. Chai Demei translated to Chongwen: "He said that he is a tooth man of the Huajiang family in Qicheng, and the Huajiang family is an old store in the third generation of Qicheng, with strong capital and outstanding reputation. He said that he was instructed by the head of the family to inform the owner of Dakang that no matter what seafood was on board, their Huajiang family would cover it all, and the price was negotiable. ”
Chongwen had a headache, he really didn't understand these business things, he turned his head and asked Chai Demei, "Mingmei, what do you think?"
Chai Demei said with a smile: "There is nothing I don't know about the giant businessman, and I have never heard of this Huajiang clan." If my expectations are correct, we will not go to the city to sell, but to buy, and the goods we want to buy are not a small amount, and non-giant merchants cannot hoard them. Such as this Huajiang family, it may be a month after we have prepared our goods, we can wait, can Longwang Island wait?"
Chongwen thought about it, what Lao Chai said was reasonable, he patted Chai Demei on the shoulder and said: "Mingmei, I'm really not good at this business, it's up to you to deal with the merchants." ”
Chai Demei smiled bitterly: "How do I know the intention of going to sea, it's always bad to do errands properly." ”
Chongwen said with a smile: "It's better than me to do it, you are also from Longwang Island, I don't want you to work hard to fight and kill people, you can't shirk this business." ”
Chai Demei is also a cheerful person, and he agreed: "Since Da Chuhai can trust me, then leave it to me." ”
At this time, I don't know how many merchants came to the berth of the Anointing Bird ship, and they were arguing and arguing fiercely, pulling and pulling over the ownership of the ship's seafood. Chai Demei was not in a hurry, just looked at these businessmen with a smile, he knew that now was not the time for him to speak, there were many people, and no business could be negotiated, only by waiting for the servants to fight for an eyebrow, was the opportunity to talk about business seriously.
Chongwen was about to take the opportunity to slip away, when he was suddenly alarmed by a noise. Looking at the Tongcheng checkpoint, I saw a vote of monks coming from the direction of the city pass not far away, there were always 3 or 40 people, in a blue and gray crowd, the earthy yellow monk's robe was particularly conspicuous.
These monks can be different from the monks of Dakang, they have white scarves on their heads, holding a long-handled ba-shaped knife in their hands, very majestic, hugging an old monk, rushing towards the bird boat.
Liu Guan was surprised and said: "Entering the mother, this monk is so vicious, he won't be here to rob, let the brothers put on armor." ”
Chongwen said with a smile: "It may not be possible to rob, but it is possible to rush to buy, it seems that this business has been really done." ”