"That's a good idea!" Yu Xiang patted his thigh: "Over the years, we have always been unhappy with Japan's trade, and the reason is that there are no of our own people over there." If Kazuo Shimazu really has a certain strength, he might as well support one or two. It's just that it doesn't matter if we get him a Ming general, the question is will the Japanese take this official position seriously? ”

"Why shouldn't it be serious, that's our officer of the Ming Dynasty!" Smile generously; "Although it is said that our Ming Dynasty has fought for a long time with the Japanese Invaders, my official position in the Ming Dynasty is still in Japan. After all, we are the Heavenly Empire. The officials of the Heavenly Empire are always tougher than what Hinata Shou and the like were sealed by their Emperor Wako. Moreover, Shimadzu's strength is not weak now, and if we can be the middleman of our trade with Japan, it will be even stronger in the future. By that time, all he needed was a name. ”

"How much strength does this Shimazu Kazuo have that deserves to be generous, and you are so supportive?" Yu Xiang asked curiously.

Dafang: "There are about 4,000 ronins, pirates and sailors under his command, and hundreds of ships of all kinds. ”

"So much!" Xiao Yu was taken aback.

"It's a lot, if you help him, maybe this old widow will really be able to compete with the Tian Chuan family's navy in the future." Dafang smiled: "This guy wants to be a big name and wants to go crazy, you probably don't know it yet."

。 Back then, his mother was very favored by the head of the Shimazu family, and once said in front of her that she wanted to make Shimazu Kazuo her heir. It is estimated that he also said it casually at that time to make them happy. As a result, this kid took it seriously, and now he is thinking about working with the Shimazu family. ”

After listening to him, Yu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, fortunately, there is this Japanese dwarf, the general is happy to see him, maybe he won't blame you." ”

He also said: "Our general has a long-term vision, and does not care about the length of the moment, although you can't raise military funds for the army now, but this Shimazu Kazuo is worth 200,000 taels of silver." ”

At that moment, the generous fleet sailed south, sailed on the Yellow Sea for three days, and finally sailed into the mouth of the Yangtze River.

The moment he saw Chongming Shasuo, all the sailors on the fleet cheered in unison, and Xiao Yu was even more happy to spit out a mouthful of yellow bile water from the boat: "It's finally here, it's finally home, I've fainted to death these days, and if I sit on the boat for a few more days, I have to fold here." ”

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"My subordinates have met the general, I haven't seen the general for two years, my subordinates, my subordinates ......" finally saw General Sun Yuan's face, his generous eyes were hot, and he couldn't help choking.

Compared with two years ago, Sun Yuan's skin is darker, and his lips have grown short beards, which looks quite majestic.

Sun Yuan smashed his fist on the shoulder: "Boy, it has become much stronger, and it has become an adult." Hehe, you are now my general of the Navy, commanding so many men and horses, my Ningxiang Army's family foundation in the past few years has been smashed on you, you have to shoulder this heavy responsibility. Why, he is still crying like a child, how will he command the soldiers and horses in the future? ”

Huang You and the others beside Sun Yuan also laughed, but Dafang was a little embarrassed, and wiped his face: "General, subordinates, subordinates are happy." ”

After speaking, he kowtowed heavily again: "General, the things you explained, your subordinates did not do a good job, please punish the general heavily." ”

Sun Yuan helped him up and said, "It's just that the matter of military funding has not been implemented, it doesn't matter, it's just another idea." You've been able to bring Kazuo Shimazu here, and that's a great achievement. ”

Hearing Sun Yuan mention his name, he knelt behind Shimazu Kazuo and knelt forward: "I've seen General Sun." ”

"Get up

。 Sun Yuan looked at this dwarf with a smile: "Your matter, General Fang Wei has already told a certain person." If you want to be the daimyo of the Shimazu family, it's not a big problem. The reason why you have not been able to fulfill your ambitions is nothing more than a lack of strength. In the future, we can cooperate well, and I can leave all my maritime trade in Japan to you. You only need to work for a few years, and you will come together, and you will be reported to the imperial court and made you the general of Japan. ”

"Ah, the villain of the general of Zhengyi doesn't dare, that's that...... The villain only needs to be an ordinary big name. Shimazu was shocked.

"Oh, why don't you make yourself a white person?"

"Ah, that villain doesn't dare."

"Haha, forget it, I won't tease you." Sun Yuan laughed out loud, joking, General Seiyi and Sekihaku are the official positions of the former shogunate Toyotomi Hideyoshi, if Kazuo Shimazu is awarded these two official positions, he will inevitably be expropriated by the Tokugawa shogunate in the future, and there will be no way to gain a foothold in Japan: "You are mainly short of ships and people now, but in the final analysis, you are still short of money." What should I do if I am short of money, earn it! ”

As he spoke, Sun Yuan pointed to the seat next to him and motioned for him to sit down: "Since you came to my Yangzhou Town today, let's discuss the future cooperation and discuss what to do in the next business." ”

"Yes, General." Kazuo Shimazu sat on half of his butt in the chair, cleared his throat, and said: "General Sun, there are still thousands of people and horses on the villain's side, and hundreds of ships of all sizes. Therefore, the Japanese general can rest assured. The villain means that in the future, the Ningxiang Army will be responsible for the safety of the shipping lanes from the Ming Dynasty to Japan, and the villain will be responsible for selling the goods and then extracting a certain amount of shares. The villain had already told General Fang before, according to the total value of the goods, ninety-one is divided, you nine and I one. ”

"This one does." Sun Yuan nodded: "So, Shimazu, let me ask you, what business do you want to do, what goods are best to sell in the Japanese market?" ”

"It's not easy to say that there are any goods that are easy to sell, and the silk and porcelain of the Southern Barbarian goods and the Ming Dynasty are sold very well. The villain means that Yangzhou Town is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and the tea, porcelain and silk in the south of the Yangtze River are very good. ”

Sun Yuan shook his head: "Although these goods are valuable and the profits are high, the money is too slow. I still have to do it, but at the moment I have other ideas. ”

Kazuo Shimazu: "Please also ask the general. ”

Sun Yuan threw an eagle on the table: "We will do this in the future."

。 ”

Shimazu Kazuo was stunned: "Isn't this the silver dollar you minted, general, what kind of business is this?" Could it be that the general wants to do the opposite, spend money to buy goods in our Japan, and then ship them back to the Ming Dynasty to sell? But we don't have anything good to sell in Japan! ”

He was confused, the Ming Dynasty was rich all over the world, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, which was simply a vast land. Usually those who did the sea trade bought tea, silk, porcelain and spices from the south of the Yangtze River, and either shipped them north to Japan or shipped them to the South Seas to sell to Europeans. These four items are naturally the largest goods in the maritime trade, and the profits are extremely lucrative.

In other words, the Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty was, to put it bluntly, a raw material base, not a market. Sun Yuan did the opposite, isn't that a mess?

Moreover, if Japan can have any good goods, it is difficult to transport Japanese rice to Jiangnan, so it is no wonder that it will not be bankrupt.

"You still have good things in Japan." Sun Yuan laughed: "For example, gold." ”

Before he finished speaking, Kazuo Shimazu exclaimed, "I see, I understand, yes, we have a lot of gold in Japan." Moreover, this kind of thing is small, the transaction is simple, the cost of transportation is low, and the general can buy as much as he wants. ”

Sun Yuan: "Okay, then you can find a way to help me buy gold in Japan, and I will pay for it with tea, silk and porcelain." ”

"That's fine."

"Also, I'm going to buy silver."

Kazuo Shimazu seemed to understand a little: "General, this is a business to make money?" ”

Sun Yuan: "That's right and no, it's called precious metal trade." After speaking, he pointed at Yu Xiang: "Xiaoyu, Dafang, you go down and discuss with Shimazu to see how to get this sea trade in the future, and then take out a charter." ”

"Yes." All three stood up at the same time and were about to retreat.

Sun Yuan stopped them: "Yu Xiang, you get it as soon as possible, you will go to Nanjing with me early tomorrow morning, and then prepare to go to Henan to crusade against the thief army." ”

"Yes, General!" Xiao Yu was ecstatic.

Next to him, the commander of the naval division glanced at him with envy and jealousy, and was depressed: I have fought a lot of battles at sea in the past two years, but how can it be as refreshing as fighting in all directions by the general's side, and I would not have been the head of the navy if I had known it

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When the three of them retreated, Huang You, who was sitting next to him, was puzzled: "Why does the general think about buying gold and silver in Japan, I really haven't heard of this kind of business in sea trade before." ”

Sun Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Huang, let me ask you, what is the current price of gold?" ”

Huang You: "Prosperous Gu Dong, gold in troubled times, such as wars everywhere today, the price of gold is extremely high, and the ratio of gold to silver is one to ten." ”

"I know this, one tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, but Brother Huang, you probably don't know the ratio of gold and silver in Japan."

"Please ask for advice."

Sun Yuan raised the four fingers of his right hand.

"One to four, ah!" Huang You stood up in shock, dumbfounded: "How much...... One tael of gold can only be exchanged for four taels of silver...... This, this, this...... Just one trip back and forth, it's twice as profitable......"

The benefits are too great!

"Brother Huang, don't be too happy, this is just the beginning!" Sun Yuan smiled: "Actually, my goal is mainly silver. I want to mint a batch of copper coins and send them to Japan to buy silver. According to real historical records, since the Ming Dynasty implemented the silver standard, a whip law, American silver began to be imported into China in large quantities.

Throughout the seventeenth century, China consumed almost half of the world's silver production.

With the massive import of silver from the Americas, the price of silver also began to fall. Based on the price of rice, one tael of silver in the early Ming Dynasty was equivalent to more than 1,000 yuan in later generations, and by the middle of the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, the price of silver had fallen to more than 500 yuan, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was only worth more than 300 yuan. The reason is simple, silver is, to put it bluntly, nothing more than a precious metal, not a modern currency secured by national credit.

If you can keep the input of silver and use the silver you have at hand as collateral to issue Eagle Ocean, this profit is much stronger than that of simple sea trade.

So, Sun Yuan roughly told Huang You about his thoughts.

Huang You was only dumbfounded when he heard it, and he couldn't help but gasp cold air in his mouth: "I think this method is feasible." However, our current problem is that we must immediately prepare 200,000 taels of silver for military expenses and a large amount of military supplies, and the general's distant water cannot quench the thirst of the near. ”

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