In the blink of an eye, summer is coming. It's been a leisurely few months in the clouds. He didn't understand business matters, so he didn't interfere. In addition to practicing every day, it is to play with the little mountain and water, and then to chat and drink with the brothers.

After dinner that day, Jiang Yuan suddenly said seriously: "Brothers, let's discuss something." ”

Seeing his rare solemn return, everyone ended their topic and looked at him in unison.

The fat man was very satisfied with his appeal, and couldn't help but sit up straight: "You all know that the Great River Alliance has taken good care of our Chamber of Commerce during this time, which also enables us to continue to expand in a short period of time, and the business is getting bigger and bigger." I don't know what the reason is, but the relationship is good. ”

"But I always feel a little strange, it stands to reason that an organization as big as someone can't match our newly established small chamber of commerce, and a lot of business is thrown over to make money, it doesn't use us to make any effort, to put it bluntly, it's to send money to us. This makes my heart a little unsettled, as the saying goes, nothing to be courteous or a thief, and for no reason to take such care of us is not just because I am handsome, right?"

Ignoring everyone's disdainful eyes, the fat man continued: "My father has some strength, but at most he is a little deacon in the Shang League, and he will definitely not be able to enter the eyes of others." Zhang Bao's father has a good relationship with Dajiangmeng, but Dafa is not his industry, and he can't sell his face to us, so I think about it, he Dajiangmeng will definitely be useful to us. ”

"Sure enough, today Dajiangmeng came to a steward, negotiated a business with me, and expressed his willingness to cooperate for a long time. But I didn't say yes right away, I just said that I would discuss it with my brothers and then give him an answer. ”

According to him, it's not a difficult business to do, and it's very profitable. In fact, it is to use the identity of an intermediary to help Dajiangmeng receive goods, and each order has a profit of hundreds of thousands of taels, and we can get two percent. But the seller is a little disgusting!

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help frowning. It is no stranger to the Japanese people, and the location of Jiangdu is the main transit station and distribution center of water transportation, so it can come into contact with many people and things that cannot be seen in the inland.

Japan, as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, still had frequent contacts with its neighbors, so it was also common for the Wa people. But everyone doesn't like this race that has a shaved head and a bun, wears a pull board with bare feet, and resists a big knife. Because these people are rude, drunk, and lustful. He often gets drunk and sings and dances, and flirts with passing women......

"This afternoon, I specially asked a few chamber of commerce managers who have dealings with Japan to inquire. Jiang Yuan continued: "The current Japan is headed by a general named Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and their emperor is actually just an ornament with no real power. ”

"When I was founded in the Ming Dynasty, Japan sent an embassy to pay tribute and declare allegiance. But that place has few people and few people, and there is a shortage of materials, even if it is a tribute, there is nothing to do. However, the court's return gift was very rich, far more than ten times and a hundred times what they took out. So those guys took tribute as a way to make money, and they came several times a year. Finally, the imperial court couldn't stand it anymore and restricted them to only come once a year, so they focused on smuggling again. ”

Later, it was discovered that smuggling still costs money, and it is better to use robbing to get money quickly, so some ronin, samurai, fishermen, and homeless people who lost their heads in the war started to become pirates. Those people robbed everything they saw, silk, cloth, porcelain, and medicinal herbs were all worth a little money anyway. And the means are vicious, killing people and setting fires** women do all kinds of evil, so everyone calls these people widows. ”

"I, the Ming Dynasty, once asked the Japanese government to exterminate the Japanese Invaders, and I also dispatched sailors to fight against them. But those people were very slippery, relying on their familiarity with the terrain of the sea to hide everywhere, and when the sailors had withdrawn, they came out to do evil, and they have been suppressing them endlessly. The largest of the current Japanese chieftains, Kojiro, had several thousand men under his command, and spent most of his time robbing merchant ships at sea, and sometimes going ashore to rob coastal residents. ”

"Could it be that the Great River Alliance is doing business with the Japanese and collecting stolen goods?" asked Yun Yun puzzled.

"Not really. Jiang Yuan explained: "There is also a group of Japanese people, whose strength is second only to Kojiro. The leader's name is Yokota, and he also has a thousand people under him, who only do smuggling business and do not rob, and the Great River League has dealings with him. ”

"Isn't there nothing good in Japan?" asked Xiaoxiao.

"Well, but there is a lot of production along the coast of Japan. They don't have skilled craftsmen in their own country, so they can only sell raw materials, especially sea pearls and black pearls, which are of good quality and cheap. The Great River League has always had deals with them, buying them at a low price and selling them to jewelers in the south at a high price. ”

"But I heard that the imperial court may announce a ban on the sea recently to crack down on smuggling. On the cusp of this storm, Dajiangmeng didn't want to be the first bird, and he was reluctant to give up this piece of fat, so he found such an inconspicuous small chamber of commerce as us as an intermediary. Although there are some benefits, it is better to be safe. If something really happens, I guess we'll be sold by patting our butts!"

Zhang Bao was timid, trembling and said: "Then let's not agree! If you go against the court, you will be killed!"

The fat man smiled bitterly and said, "You should do what I want!" But let's eat other people's mouths and take other people's hands short. The Great River League deliberately let us make so much money, and provided protection for us, if you don't do it, you won't do it!"

"Jiang is the territory of the Great River League, not to mention anything else, if we offend the Great River League this time, our business will immediately be reduced by half, and there will be people stumbling in other aspects. Even if we admit it, we will make less if we make less, but once the Great River Alliance releases the wind to explain that it has a holiday with us and no longer protects us, the team of the Sky Wolf Gang will be able to kill our kang the next day! ”

The crowd was silent, and they didn't know what to do.

After a while, Yun Yun said: "I think so, I'll do this." I've been out of the Chamber of Commerce for most of the past year or so, and even though I have rarely been seen, I don't know much. I took over the business in my personal name, and the chamber of commerce vouched for me. Even if something happens, it's a big deal that I'll be gone, and who will be able to catch me after hiding for three or five years!"

Everyone discussed for a long time, thinking that this method was feasible, but they were a little worried about taking risks alone.

Feng Cheng said uneasily: "Brother Yun, I heard that those widows are very temperamental, once they drink too much, their father will cut them, or I will accompany you." ”

Yun shook his head: "No." In Dafabet these days they are all too familiar to you. Besides, your martial arts path is biased towards flexible sneak attacks, and the sea is so empty that it is not conducive to your performance. And once I leave, you will have to protect the Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Then I can always do it, right?" said Xiaoxiao.

"You can't do it!" Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly: "Trading with the Japanese people is all at sea, and they never dock. The Great River League will arrange for a fisherman I know to take us on the boat. But there is a rule by the sea, that is, you can't take a woman out to sea, it's unlucky. ”

"Am I still not able to make a disguise?"

"I still don't want it!" Yun hurriedly reassured: "Let's not say that it will be too embarrassing once someone finds out." Let's just say that eating, drinking, and Lazar are on the boat all day long, and it's not convenient for you to be a girl!"

Seeing Yunyun's resolute attitude, Xiaoxiao had no choice but to pout.

The matter was thus settled, and everyone brainstormed and analyzed the possible contingencies and how to deal with them. More than a dozen possibilities and solutions have been proposed. These include tsunamis, hurricanes, sea monster attacks, etc. The black line at the end of the cloud that listened to it stopped again and again.

"I'm just going to carry it like that, and I'm going out for a few days and I'm going to encounter so many strange things that haven't happened in a hundred years! Do you want me to come back or not?"

Everyone hurriedly explained that it was all for his good and prepared.

Yun waved his hand: "It's useless to think about it so comprehensively, the most important thing is to improvise." I only have one question, what if I can't swim?"

......Ahh

The next day, Jiang Yuan replied to Dajiangmeng, saying that he was willing to accept the business. Dajiangmeng was very pleased, and promised that the payment would be paid by them in advance, and the Dafa Chamber of Commerce only needed a person to support him, and repeatedly told Jiang Yuan that his tone must be tight. The person who picks up the goods is ready to go at any time and waits for their notification.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Yuan invited three swimming teachers back to the cloud, it is said that they have all eaten water rice all their lives, and basically gave a straw to cross the Yangtze River, and carried out three-dimensional all-round training for the cloud.

Because Jiang Yuan had already promised a lot of money and let out the words, he must be taught to the extent that even if he can't cross the sea, he must be able to float on the water for ten days and half a month without drowning. Although several masters slandered in their hearts, they would die of starvation if they didn't drown! But the fat man was the owner of the money, and several masters also made great efforts, and even taught the housekeeping skills to the clouds without hiding their own skills.

Not to mention, after a few days of hard training, the masters found that Yunyun's understanding of the great sport of swimming is really not high! Although he paddled hard, he couldn't really see that he was swimming forward with bad eyes. It's just that to the surprise of the masters, they held their breath for a long time, and they had done experiments to let the clouds dive down for half an hour and come up again without blushing and panting.

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but wonder: "Your talent in martial arts is so good, and you enter the country so quickly, why is it so hard to learn to swim?"

Yun replied angrily: "I grew up in the mountains, and the stream on the mountain can't even fill my feet and neck, so how can I have the opportunity to practice swimming! Holding my breath is also an internal skill that has been practiced to a certain extent, and the body has its own internal circulation, and I don't rely too much on breathing." ”

Helpless, Jiang Yuan had no choice but to send the master away, and asked without giving up: "If I don't let people do two scratchers, you will hold your breath anyway, sink to the bottom of the sea and plane, maybe it's not slower than swimming!"

As a result, the annoyed cloud kicked into the water......

On this day, news came from the Great River Alliance that the other party was ready to trade and set off early tomorrow morning.