Chen Mu stared at not only Iwami Silver Mountain and Kyushu Island, but also Lin Afeng's old friend Tokugawa Ieyasu.

In fact, they are not old friends, Lin Feng has never met Tokugawa Ieyasu at all, but this does not delay their connection. Tokugawa once purchased a large number of oxtails for dusting through merchants to make tang heads.

But it is enough to have this connection, Chen Mu needs a channel that can contact the three heroes of the Warring States, and trade is a good weapon. Chen Mu set a small goal for Lin Afeng - first find a way to make the poor ghosts of Sanhe rich.

"Sold silk, porcelain, oxtail, cotton cloth of all colors, the four treasures of the study, spices, carvings, Yongle Tongbao."

"Bought wood, gold, silver, copper, iron, sulfur, saltpeter, oil, salt, grain, pickles, and turnips."

"This kind of trade is not necessarily done only with Tokugawa, but also with other messy daimyos, and with anyone, there are no other requirements." Chen Mu raised a few fingers and said, "You can't sell iron tools, you can't sell armor, you can't sell books, you can't sell gunpowder, you can't buy armor, you can't buy all the raw materials you need for life." ”

"The above is a forbidden, the first offense of the forbidden person is beheaded, and the clan will be harmed, understand?"

In front of Chen Mu, not only Lin Feng, but also the businessmen who were summoned to Macheng by Hexingsheng, all listened to the clouds, and the wealthy businessman Shi Xiaolou asked thoughtfully: "Chen Shuai, Luzon is this, there is a famine?" ”

"It's not troublesome, it's just that I need these things, at a low price, but you exchange silver for copper coins, use copper coins to buy food and vegetables there, and you still earn money when you come back." Chen Mu spread his hands and said: "If you are willing to do this deal, I will issue a wooden plate on the bow of the ship and allow it to go to Japan, and if it docks at the coast and is expelled by the navy on the return trip, it can only be sold to Luzon." ”

Most of the big businessmen will feel that there is something greasy in this, and they are reluctant to participate in this business with taboos, but no matter how many small businessmen below, as long as they can make money, most of them are willing to do it. In their hearts, they all made a profit, and they all enthusiastically reported their names and asked Chen Mu for the ship's license.

In the end, Chen Mu ordered nine spring merchants and merchants, and after retreating from others, he said to them: "You look for the Japanese people to ask about their power composition, go to one place for each person, establish good relations with the local princes, collect information about each prince, and their enemies and friends, and if necessary, you can send people to Macheng for help with some ordnance, but this is the capital to save your life, don't tell others." ”

"The amount of ordnance you procure in times of crisis depends on how much food, gold and silver you can bring from Japan to Luzon, and there will be a special person to register it in Macheng. There are no cannons in the ordnance, but there are spears and arquebuses, which are enough to change the situation of the war, and they are also your rich capital over there. ”

Chen Mu's expression was solemn, and he arched his hand to a few small businessmen, making them fall down in fright, and said: "I hope that you will make money every day and give full play to your talents to prosper in business over there!" ”

These people are really small maritime merchants, they only have one boat, and they may not be big guys like Daifuku.

For them, this road is really a life-saving journey, but the maritime trade route has always been a life-saving journey, even in the past Manila trade route.

This situation was not until Chen Mu established Fujian, Guangzhou, and prospered, and integrated Lin Afeng and other Haikou that man-made disasters on trade routes near the sea were peaceful, but even if man-made disasters were peaceful, there were still natural disasters. What's more, after Chen Mu won Luzon, most of the money on this business road was gone.

They all joined the trade route after Chen Mu obtained Luzon, and when they saw the opportunity in Japan at this time, they were both excited and uneasy, and their futures were uncertain.

If they are lucky, the next time they return to Luzon they will be able to assemble a fleet of several ships and go to sea; If you're unlucky, you may not be able to come back.

But who can say for sure?

The merchants left with great trepidation, and Xu Wei stepped forward and said to Chen Mu: "If this can be done, does Chen Shuai say that he is weakening them, or is he making them more fierce?" ”

"I don't know, but it's going to be poorer."

Chen Mu rubbed his cheeks, he forced himself to pretend to be righteous and solemn for a long time, his stomach was about to cramp, he raised his hand and said: "This kind of loss-making business can only be done this once, if you do too much, you should be addicted!" ”

For him, a small profit is a loss.

However, it is indeed impossible for the few merchants sent out this time to make a lot of money, and they can only make much money by buying grain, oil and salt at a low price, not to mention that this will definitely cause prices to rise, and one day they will lose money, and even after a long time, they will not even be able to make ends meet by buying gold and silver.

But Chen Mu wanted to try.

In the dark cell of Nanyang Yamen Fort, the jailer walked to the bottom with a sumptuous food box. The dishes in the food box are different from usual, and there is even a pot of old wine, which is a rare thing even for the Macheng Banner Army, not to mention how awkward the jailer is.

I could only repeat the severed head over and over again, which calmed the gap in my heart a little and sent it to Salcedo in the cell.

The lack of sunlight for several months had left Salcedo looking much paler, in worse health, and in a state of great mental decline. The loose hair and the dirty prison clothes looked even more embarrassed.

He didn't know how many times he cursed that this cell built by the Spaniards was used to imprison the Spaniards!

The iron lock of the cell door opened, and the sound of the Ming warrior officer's boots stepping on the damp cell floor made Salcedo, who was in a cloak, raise his head, and in the light of the torches, he saw Chen Mu surrounded by the warriors in helmets and armor.

With an evil smile on the face that should belong to the demon, he stretched out his hand to him and said, "Have you eaten?" Rejoice, you're going to be free again. ”

Salcedo raised his head and looked directly at Chen Mu, the Westerner officer's face showed a rare apprehension, as if he was waiting for the next step, and the light through the cell door became even more lonely.

"That's right, Regasby on Cebu Island was defeated, is he your grandfather or grandmother...... Forget it, you're all called grandpa. Chen Mu had someone behind him set up a chair for him, he sat down and said, "Don't worry, when the castle on Cebu Island was breached, Regasby had already escaped, and my people searched the island and didn't catch him." ”

"He may have fled to Borneo or something, and now it's your turn to carry out his mission. I have found a Portuguese merchant ship, and he will send you and my men to Spain to meet your king, with my request - seven million taels of silver or equivalent, and I know that your king may not necessarily agree, he has only three options. ”

"By signing the treaty, paying it all at once or in installments, he would have another chance to trade with merchant ships in Luzon; Or, like defaulting, I will continue to arm the debt collection, and then he will be busier and busier; Or send your grand fleet to defeat me next year, I'll wait. ”

Chen Mu picked two bold and daring flag soldiers to accompany him, and in the port, Salcedo changed into new clothes and boarded the Portuguese merchant's boat, watching the captain take off his hat and salute Chen Mu on the shore, and watched the drift away from the land.

What made him feel mixed the most was the huge gunboat with all sorts of oriental gods on the bow of the ship that was dragging in the bay.

In the borrowed ship's ledger, Salcedo leaned against the side of the ship and wrote with a quill.

"We were proud to conquer the Philippines in the proudest circumstances, and it never occurred to us that we would leave it in the most dejected form, and what is even more terrible is that because of the devil's insatiable greed, I may never return to this ......" https://./14_14088/