Before returning to Kuroda Castle, at the suggestion of Kuroda Vocational High School, Kuroda Vocational High School and his party first went to the southern part of Iho-gun in Harima Province to see the living conditions of the people of Kuroda Clan. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as I entered the scope of Yibao County along the seaside, I saw Xu Weixue waiting on the road with Xu Shouguang, Li Sanbao, Wang Erzhu, Danshengyan Jingzang, and some leaders among the Ming people, or respected old men (it can be understood that they were the three elders of every city and countryside in ancient China).

"I'll see my lord." Xu Weixue and the others all knelt down in front of Kuroda Vocational Recruitment, and it didn't matter whether Kuroda Vocational High School could understand Ming Mandarin or not, anyway, Kuroda Vocational High School was on the side to do simultaneous translation for Kuroda Vocational High.

"You don't need to be polite, please get up quickly!" Kuroda said with a smile, seeing these people so respectful, Kuroda's smile at this time was definitely from the heart.

"Father said that all the adults have worked hard, so you don't need to be so polite, please get up quickly!" Kuroda Vocational High School said to everyone in the Ming dialect, as for Dansheng Rock Jingzang, although he knew what Kuroda Vocational Takashi meant, he still got up with these Ming people.

After everyone got up, Kuroda began to ask about the living conditions of the Ming people.

Through the enthusiastic explanations of these people along the way, coupled with the translation of Kuroda Vocational High School, Kuroda Vocational High School learned that the first thing is the number of Ming people, through half a year, Xu Weixue recruited thousands of people from Ming State, and now there are more than 45,000 people in Ming State, which is indeed a relatively large number for the area of cultivated land on which Ming people now depend for their lives.

Then Xu Weixue learned their smuggling trade to the Ming Dynasty, although this kind of smuggling was forbidden in the Ming Dynasty, but in private, even if the owner of Wufeng had been dead for several years, the smuggling behavior in Southeast Asia as a whole was not only not reduced, but because of the promotion of various independent new smuggling groups, the smuggling trade became more rampant, and there was no law to follow.

Of course, because of the absorption of Xu Weixue's team, the Kuroda family is also a beneficiary of this smuggling activity. The two or three hundred thousand yuan of income that the Kuroda family gets from it every year is not a joke, even if you have to deduct the commission for the Ming people, as well as the necessary ship maintenance costs invested by the Kuroda family, and the consumption of scattered supplies, the rest is enough for the turnover of many matters of the Kuroda family.

You must know that this is a huge amount of money, for example, if you buy a large number of iron cannons, you can lower the price a little, to about 100 yuan, if the Kuroda family buys all this money into iron cannons, the Kuroda family can directly organize a team of thousands of iron cannons, which will be unimaginable combat effectiveness.

Of course, this is only a theoretical possibility, after all, the Kuroda family not only needs to fight, but also rewards for retainers, comfort expenses for the families of soldiers who died in battle, wages for craftsmen in the family, funding for new territories, and raw material purchases, production and labor costs for weapons and equipment, all of which require money, and the amount is not small, so the Kuroda family cannot use this money at will. However, it is a huge income for the family, and it is normal for Kuroda to care about it.

Speaking of the smuggling trade, Kuroda suddenly thought of something, and this matter was definitely selfish.

"Father, I hope that my family's fleet can go more than just to the Ming Kingdom." Kuroda said to Kuroda suddenly.

"Kansaiwei, why do you say that?" Kuroda asked suspiciously.

"Actually, I suddenly thought of something." Kuroda said unhurriedly.

"Oh! If you have any other ideas, please say them quickly. Kuroda said eagerly, he knew that Kuroda would never be untargeted, since he said so, it must be a good thing in the interests of the Kuroda family.

"Father, the family's foreign trade now is mainly to transport the family's silver and some specialties to the Ming Kingdom in exchange for copper coins, tea, silk and other goods to be transferred, and then Sakai Town to sell tea, silk and other luxury goods." Kuroda Vocational High School first talked about the current situation of foreign trade.

"That's true, isn't that good enough?" Kuroda asked.

"I don't think it's enough, we can have other better options." Kuroda Vocational High School said seriously at this time.

"Oh, what's the alternative?" Kuroda asked immediately.

"From the family, silver and some special products will be transported to the Ming Kingdom, in exchange for copper coins, tea, silk and other goods, which does not need to change, but there is one more goods that need to be purchased in the Ming Kingdom, which is salt. After that, the fleet, starting from the Ming Kingdom, went north to the land of Liaodong, traded with the local Jianzhou Jurchens, sold tea and salt to the local Jurchens, and then exchanged them for iron ore, horses, furs and ginseng and other precious herbs from the Jurchens, and sold silk and other goods directly to Sakai Town, and iron ore and horses were strategic materials urgently needed by the family, which were kept for the use of the family, and the rest was the profit of a sea shipment. Kuroda Vocational High School said everything he thought.

"But is it going to work?" Kuroda asked.

"Father, I'll just ask Master Xu." Kuroda Vocational High School said with a smile, and Kuroda Vocational High School immediately shouted at Xu Weixue: "Lord Xu, there is something to ask for advice below." ”

"I don't know what the young master commands?" Xu Weixue said respectfully.

"Lord Xu, I intend to modify the route of navigation when trading with the Ming Dynasty, because Lord Xu knows everything about navigation, so I want to consult Lord Xu first." Kuroda said politely.

"It's good for the young master to say it directly, I'll give it to the young master's staff officer." Xu Weixue said respectfully.

"I hope that after the fleet sets off from the Ming Kingdom, it will not return directly to the island country, but go north to Liaodong, trade with the Jianzhou Jurchens, sell tea and salt to the local Jurchens, and then exchange them for iron ore, horses, furs, ginseng and other materials from the Jurchens, I don't know what Lord Xu thinks?" Kuroda Vocational High School told Xu Weixue his thoughts as they were.

After Xu Weixue heard Kuroda Vocational High School's statement, he was suddenly stunned there, looking at Kuroda Vocational High School like a monster.

"Lord Xu, what's wrong with you? Am I wrong? Kuroda looked at Xu Weixue suspiciously.

"No, young master, you are simply a genius! We've been doing this for so many years, why haven't we thought of such a good way? Xu Weixue said excitedly.

"Ahh Kuroda was confused by his reaction. (To be continued.) )