Han Mo really couldn't imagine that Guan Shaohe would say such news, he only felt a tightness in his heart, although he didn't get along much with the Lord of Du Island, he still felt very sad about the death of this sea elder.

"Today is a day of great joy for your mansion, Shaohe didn't want to tell the fifth young master about this today, so as not to ruin your interest." Guan Shaohe sighed lightly: "But since the fifth young master has moved to ask, Shaohe ...... Shaohe can't hide it, and I hope that the fifth young master won't be surprised. ”

Han Mo shook his head, his expression gloomy, and finally asked, "How did you go?" ”

"Wows!" Guan Shaohe smiled bitterly: "At the beginning, the beasts we only treated as Wanomaru were troublesome, and we didn't think they were strong enemies, but now it seems that they are even more fierce than we imagined." When the fleet came back from landing, I learned that the owner of Du Island had been killed. He looked at Han Mo's eyes and said slowly: "Fifth Young Master, the trade of the sea has brought us huge profits, all of which are brought about by the courage and courage of the Fifth Young Master. ”

Han Mo shook his head and sighed: "It's just that the time and place are favorable. If I hadn't been born on the side of the sea, and I was a direct descendant of the Korean ethnic group, and I met a rich man like you, this sea route would not have been opened so easily. ”

Guan Shaohe shook his head, "The world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit." No matter what happens in this world, as long as it is found to be profitable, it will become extremely sought-after. At the end of the sea trade, there are five young masters behind to support it, and now no one dares to step in, but on the other side of the sea, there is trouble. In the past, in the Nanyang area, the so-called Japanese people were just a group of pirates who ran out of the Wanomaru country. According to Miss Du's understanding, the princes of the Wanomaru country were in chaos and extremely poor, and these bandits were actually defeated soldiers of the defeated princes, who were expelled from the mainland and left in the sea. In order to survive, they will not only often plunder the people in the South Seas, but also often return to their own land to plunder and slaughter their own people, which is more vicious than jackals. ”

Han Mo knew that the death of the Du Island Lord must be involved with that group of widows, and his expression suddenly turned cold.

"Last year, Miss Du killed two Japanese bandit leaders, one is called Nine Ghosts Xinglong, and the other is Shimazu Inukuro, these two are in the Wa no Maru country, which are both small princes, because of the defeat, they were exiled to the sea, plundering the South Seas for a living, doing many evils, and dying innocently." Guan Shaohe said softly: "But there are dozens of princes in the Japanese Pill, you beat me and I beat you, today he gets up, tomorrow I win, Feng Shui takes turns." After the nine ghosts Xinglong and Shimazu Inukuro were killed by Miss Du, their subordinates had a civil strife, and the dragons were leaderless, and there was a guy named Shimazu Tsukihisa in the middle, who was the nephew of the nine ghosts Xinglong, who was ruthless, and took some people to quell the civil strife and became the leader of the bandits. Afterwards, Shimazu Tsukihisa did not continue to stay in Nanyang, but returned to China with a few hundred subordinates. ”

Han Mo frowned, Guan Shaohe said a few words, but it made Han Mo feel that this Shimazu Yuejiu was much more terrifying than the two bandits before, this person did not immediately retaliate against Du Bingyue's merchant fleet, but left Nanyang with his subordinates, his heart was strange.

I only heard Guan Shaohe continue: "This time, there is no trace of this bandit for more than half a year, although there are many other Japanese bandits in Nanyang, but the forces are relatively weak, and this group of Japanese people likes dog-eat-dog the most, fighting with each other, and it is not too much of a threat to the merchant fleet." In fact, in the past six months, it is the best time for our business, and the exchanges are also extremely smooth, and now we have figured out the route, as long as there is no accident in the sea, we can go in one direction a month. ”

Han Mo heard the meaning of the words and asked, "You mean that the death of the Lord of Du Island is related to Shimazu Yuejiu?" ”

Guan Shaohe nodded and said: "When the caravan returned, the fleet was ambushed by a Japanese fleet, and the two sides had a big battle at sea, although they finally repelled the group of Japanese people, but the Lord of Du Island was seriously injured and died before he landed, and his last wish was to be buried in the East China Sea. Speaking of this, he shook his head and said with a wry smile: "In this battle, we suffered more than 100 casualties, but fortunately, our crew members are all from the sea, and they are all brave and good at fighting, otherwise the casualties will be more serious." However, the Japanese also left more than 100 corpses behind and retreated, and they were happy when they left, saying that they were Shimazu Tsukihisa's subordinates, and they were ambushed and attacked in the sea to avenge the original shame. ”

Han Mo smiled coldly and said lightly: "It's time for them to learn the rules of being a man." ”

Guan Shaohe continued: "Originally, there was such a big incident in the sea, I meant that Feixin informed Fifth Young Master Yu of you, but later, as soon as everyone discussed, Miss Du understood your recent situation and knew that your orthodox soldiers were at the border pass, so she insisted on not telling you about it." Not only that, but she also insisted on continuing to trade at sea, Shaohe dissuaded her, but Miss Du said that this sea trade was the responsibility of the fifth young master to their father and daughter, and now that the Lord of Du Island is gone, she is still alive and cannot delay the trade of the sea. And she also said that thousands of sea people in the East China Sea are now living steadily because of sea trade, if they cut off the trade of the sea because of the fear of the Japanese people, it is to cut off the life of the sea people, and in the Nanyang side with many Nanyang merchants have made a business agreement, if the goods can not be transported on time, not only more than ten trading houses in the South Seas will be implicated, but the reputation of our Central Plains people will also be greatly damaged, so she and Graybeard insisted on going to the South Seas out of this sea ......! Speaking of this, Guan Shaohe's face showed admiration, and he gave a thumbs up and said: "Fifth Young Master, Shaohe has seen many characters in his life, and there are no lack of young talents like the Fifth Young Master, but there are only a handful of heroines like Miss Du, and Shaohe really admires it from the bottom of his heart." ”

When Han Mo heard this, he also sighed in his heart, Du Bingyue's temperament was already free and heroic, and after being bumpy in the sea in the past few years, he was gradually able to see the overall situation clearly.

I remember when I was with Du Bingyue a few years ago, I also said that Du Bingyue would be able to become the female overlord of the sea sooner or later, and now it seems that the star of the female overlord of the sea has risen.

Thinking that the merchant ship would arrive in a few days, he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, and he only hoped that this trip Du Bingyue could lead everyone back smoothly.

"Come back this time and let them rest for a while." Han Mo said slowly: "Brother Guan, it seems that the market over there in Nanyang has been completely opened, and then our side will ...... Are you having trouble? ”

Han Mo's question is also realistic, such as today's disputes, almost all the four countries have risen swordsmen, no more than in the past when it was peaceful, such an environment, whether it is to buy goods from all over the world or sell Nanyang goods to various places, it will be much more difficult than before.

Although it is true that the Kwan Trading House is the most powerful business network today, in the face of this chaotic world, it is always difficult for a merchant group to resist the general trend of the world.

"Fifth Young Master Mingjian, now that the four countries are in groups, each country has a large number of troops and taxes, and the first ones are the merchants from all over the country, and the more business there is, the heavier the taxes will be." Guan Shaohe shook his head with a wry smile: "My Guan trading house has trading houses in the four countries, and all of them are forcibly taxed, and there is news from the Wei country, 14 of the 23 large and small trading houses located in the Wei country have been ransacked, and some people have been killed...... The Wind Country side was the least affected, although there was no such ridiculous thing as snatching on your Yan Country's side, it was ......! At this point, he didn't go on, but the expression on his face also made his difficult situation vividly displayed.

Han Mo got up and personally poured a cup of tea for Guan Shaohe, Guan Shaohe hurriedly took it, and sighed: "The six counties of Yan Kingdom, my Guan family trading house has twenty-one facades, except for the four trading houses on the side of Donghai County that are taken care of by the two sect masters, the other seventeen places have also paid heavy taxes. After a pause, he glanced at Han Mo, and stopped talking.

Han Mo stroked his chin, smiled faintly, and said: "Brother Guan, you and I are close friends, to put it bluntly, no matter what the future of you and me is in the future, our friendship is concluded." If you have any difficulties, although it is better if I can help, otherwise let me share some of your difficulties. ”

Guan Shaohe's eyes showed gratitude, although he was in difficulty, he still behaved extremely elegantly, and his handsome face had a calm smile: "The fifth young master is benevolent and righteous." In fact, Shaohe really has some doubts in his heart......! Leaning forward slightly, he leaned closer and said, "Fifth Young Master, Shaohe doesn't understand, and he doesn't know where to offend the transfer department is still ......!" ”

Han Mo was stunned, he didn't know how Han Xuandao could get involved, he frowned and asked, "What does Brother Guan mean?" ”

"Except for the four in the East China Sea, the other seventeen trading houses have all paid heavy taxes, and they ...... The tax paid is ten times higher than that of the same merchants......! Speaking of this, Guan Shaohe's face was full of helplessness: "The shopkeeper in the trading house asked the official errand, but it was clear over there, and bluntly said that it was a document under the household, saying that my Guan's trading house was doing sea trading, so the tax was heavier...... And...... That's it, hehe, Fifth Young Master, you should be Shaohe talking nonsense, don't care! ”

Han Mo's expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Guan, and what? ”

"This ......!" Guan Shaohe pondered for a while, and finally lowered his voice and said: "Recently, I don't know who leaked out, and the people have privately discussed that the partner of Guan's trade and sea trade is the fifth young master, and the household department has still ordered the collection of heavy taxes from Guan's trade, which is a strict and non-favoritism......!" ”

When Han Mo heard this, a sneer crossed the corner of his mouth, which flashed away, and then said with a faint smile: "Brother Guan, don't worry, I will always let you find a chance to recover such a loss." ”

Guan Shaohe sighed: "I just hope that this war will end as soon as possible, Fifth Young Master, to say a word of conscience, who can win this battle in the end, I Guan Shaohe really don't care, the three kingdoms of the Central Plains, with the same root and the same origin, throughout the ages, will be together for a long time, and the general trend is just the trend." I only hope that after the war is over, Shaohe will still be able to sail the East China Sea with the fifth young master and do business well. If this war does not end, the excesses of taxes and military service will not stop for a day, and it is only the common people who suffer from the fighting! ”

Han Mo was only concerned about the situation on the battlefield before, thinking that the Yan army would conquer the city and win the final victory, but at this time, Guan Shaohe's words made him think it was true, thinking that the Yan Kingdom was now fighting a war of attrition, wouldn't it actually consume the lives of tens of millions of people in the Yan Kingdom? I felt a lot of deep feelings in my heart, nodded, and muttered, "Yes...... End soon! ”