Rebirth: I’m Lv Bu

Chapter 302: Sea trade

Ai Lang said: "To be precise, I want to know whether the Japanese people can make me a lot of wealth. You are a large-scale merchant dealing with Japanese people. You should know their situation, right?"

Seeing that Ellen didn't hide his intentions from Gao Shen, he was immediately impressed. This Gao Shen actually had great ambitions since he was a child, but the hypocritical manner in the officialdom made him very disgusted and disgusted, so he simply left the official career and took over his father's mantle to start a business career. Over the years, although Gao Shen left his official career and became a maritime merchant, he had to deal with the government. He was used to seeing officials’ ugly faces, and he was actually very repulsive to those in the officialdom. Today, I can say that I was forced to meet Ailang, but he didn’t. Thinking that the legendary general in front of him was completely different from the people in the officialdom he was used to, he said straightforwardly what he thought, without any hypocrisy! This makes Gao Shen a great joy!

Deeply clasped his fist and said: "In fact, overseas Japanese people are much poorer and weaker than us, but they are rich in silver, sulfur and many precious Chinese medicinal materials. Because they are overseas citizens, they are also very rich in marine products! We trade with Japanese people, in fact, mainly based on Barter, exchange our various products for their various materials, among which swords and silk are the most sought-after goods!..."

Ellen was surprised and asked, "Swords and silk are the most sought-after goods?" Gao Shen nodded, "Exactly!" Ellen chuckled, "I thought it was porcelain and silk?" "Return to the general. Although porcelain is a relatively popular item, it is far inferior to swords and silk. After all, the Japanese can produce porcelain themselves, but the level of craftsmanship is not as good as ours."

Ellen nodded and asked curiously: "Why are our swords so popular with them? Are our swords better than theirs?" The reason why Ellen asks this question is entirely out of modern social memory. In his memory, Guizi's katana is world-famous, and there are few swords comparable to it in the world.

Gao Shen couldn't help showing a strange look, and clasped his fist, saying: "The craftsmanship of the Japanese swordsman actually originated from our China, but the level of craftsmanship is limited, and the refined iron materials are not pure, so the swords he casts cannot be compared with China! Because of its lack of iron ore and low iron production, it is difficult for the armies of the princes to guarantee that they are fully equipped with iron weapons, and often only the elite troops around the princes can be fully equipped with iron weapons. Therefore, the Japanese are very important to our Chinese iron. Swords are in great demand! In fact, the sale of iron swords to the country is now the most profitable item in the maritime trade. In addition, iron farm tools are also very in demand in the country!"

It was the first time I heard about this kind of thing, and I only felt incredible. In fact, Ailang is rare and weird. In fact, until their Warring States period, that is, the late Ming Dynasty in China, the armies of the famous people in various places still used bamboo spears, and iron armor was still very rare at that time. This also shows that the Japanese iron industry Behind. Even if they made a sharp katana, they could not change this fact.

Ai Lang asked with a smile: "You three generations of trade with Japanese people must have made a lot of money, right?"

Gao Shen smiled bitterly, and clasped his fist: "The general does not know. Although the Japanese are a foreigner, they are very cunning. The profit we earn from our trade is not much higher than that of domestic trade! Unless it is a sword and a sword. silk!"

Ailang thought for a while and asked: "If I try my best to trade with Japanese people, how much do you think I can earn in a month?" After thinking deeply, he clasped his fist and said: "Return to the general, if I can fully supply swords, it will be a month. Earning 200,000 taels of silver should not be a problem!" Ai Lang was overjoyed and asked: "What you said is true?"

"How dare the villain speak nonsense? The general may not know. Now the country is in a melee and civil strife. The demand for swords, armor and bows and arrows is much greater than usual! At this time, if we can supply swords Armor and other equipment will surely make a fortune!"

Ailang asked in surprise: "The Japanese are in civil strife?" Ailang has a bad history. He doesn't know much about the history of his country and this era. Naturally, he is even more unclear about the long history of the Japanese. In fact, in this era of the Japanese Kingdom, it can be said that the fighting was inextricable. The local forces and the royal clans and factions attacked each other for power, and the fighting conditions were extremely tragic. Some scholars once believed that the fierceness of the war within the Japanese country in this era may be even greater than the so-called melee in the Warring States period. Without this melee, the population of the Japanese in the seventeenth century would have reached the total population of the Japanese in modern society. Up. However, this view cannot be accepted by most people due to lack of archaeological evidence.

Deeply clasped his fists and said: "The villain has fought the Japanese a million times a while ago, and he has witnessed a great battle with his own eyes. Each of the two sides sent 10,000 horses to fight on a plain. Everyone was like a beast, killing corpses everywhere and blood flowing into rivers! "Speaking of this, Gao Shen couldn't help frowning, "Although these Japanese Japanese are short and poorly equipped, they are as fierce as beasts, which makes people shudder!"

Ailang didn't care, he only cared about whether he could make money. However, I feel that I am now preparing for a war in the near future, and I don't have enough swords and armors by myself. How can I sell the excess to the Japanese? Ellen couldn't help but feel distressed. Chen Gong saw Ai Lang's expression in his eyes, and immediately understood Ai Lang's thoughts, clasped his fist and said: "General, there are still a lot of damaged armor and swords in our warehouse!" Ai Lang has fought with all opponents over the years. A large number of damaged armors and swords were piled up in the warehouse. Some of these damaged equipment belonged to Lu Bu's own army, and more were collected from enemy troops when Lv Bu's army cleaned the battlefield. There are dozens of them in total. Thousands of things! Since the cost of repairing these armors and swords is almost catching up with the new ones, these armored swords have been piled up in the warehouse and no one cares about them.

After hearing Chen Gong’s words, Ai Long immediately looked at Gao Shen, and asked, “Are the damaged armor and swords easy to sell?” Gao Shen smiled and clasped his fists: “Lord, most Japanese people are still using stone tools or even Fighting with bamboo spears, the damaged swords are countless times better than those! What's more, even if our swords are damaged, they are stronger than the intact swords they cast themselves! The sales are absolutely not worrying, but after all, the damaged swords will not sell well. Well, the price may be affected to a certain extent...."

Ellen laughed and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter! High, deep, I will give you full responsibility for this matter, and you must make as much money as possible for me! I will give you 10% of the profit, how about? "

Looking at Ai Lang in a dumbfounded manner, he never expected Ai Lang to be so bold! After returning to his senses, he hurriedly clasped his fists in gratitude and said: "The lord trusts the Caomin so much, and the Caomin is grateful! It is the blessing of the Caomin to work for the Lord. How can the Caomin dare to reap the benefits! !"

Ailang said in an unpleasant manner: "If you want you to do something, naturally I have to pay you! This is the case!" Looking at Ailang dumbly, he said quickly: "In this case, the grassroots will receive 1% of the profit. That's it! Many grassroots dare not ask for it!"

Seeing his insistence, Ai Lang was happy to make some money, so he smiled and nodded in agreement. Said: "You can talk to Lao Chen about specific matters." "Yes."

Chen Gong said to Ailang, "General, did his subordinates bring Gaoshen back to the government office to discuss specific matters?" Ailang nodded, "Go." The two worshipped again and left the hall.

Seeing that there was nothing left or right, Ai Lang simply came to the study. Seeing that there are a lot of documents that he needs to review, he has a headache. However, I had to deal with any headaches, took a deep breath, walked to the back of the bookcase, sat down, and began to review the official documents. I don't know how long it has passed, when sleepiness struck, Ailang fell asleep on the desk.

When I woke up, I saw pitch black outside the window, and I don't know when. Ailang sat up, and suddenly found that a robe draped on her body slid down! Ai Long was taken aback. He didn't remember that he was wearing a robe? Picking up the robe, she immediately smelled two beautiful fragrances that were like orchids and musks. Ailang couldn't help but laugh, and muttered: "It's my eldest wife and cicada," he was about to take the robe away. At this time, he smelled the other two. The kind of sweet fragrance, could not help laughing: "There is also the fragrance of Da Qiao and Wudie. They have all been here." Then he saw a large basin of hot water on the desk in front of him, and the hot water In the middle are several large and small porcelain cups. With a heart move, Ai Long took out the porcelain cups one by one, because they were still hot because they were kept in hot water. Uncovering the lid, I saw that every porcelain cup contained the same supper or delicacy, which was naturally prepared for him by his wives. Ai Lang was so happy that he couldn't help muttering: "Wife is good!" Then he picked up the porcelain cup full of milky white fish soup and drank it, only feeling exceptionally delicious.

Ailang swept away the supper food prepared for him by his wives like the autumn breeze sweeping the fallen leaves. He only felt his belly bulge and feel very comfortable.

Stand up and come out of the study. I saw a bright moon hanging high in the night sky, the night was like washing, clouds like yarn, and the scene was very beautiful. At this time, there was a burst of joyous hustle and bustle on the distant streets, and Xuzhou's nightlife had just begun!

Ailang couldn't help asking the soldier on the side: "When is it now?" The soldier immediately clasped his fists and said: "Return to the general. I only fought the second shift not long ago. Now it should be the first moment of the second shift." , Is the ancient Chinese saying for timekeeping, also known as Haishi. In modern terms, it means the two hours from nine to eleven in the evening. The first moment of the second shift, that is, the first moment of the second shift, is nine o’clock in the evening. Until a quarter past nine.

Ailang nodded, and then remembered that Huang Yueying had gone to Xiao’s house and didn’t know if she had come back, so she asked, “Has Yueying come back?” The soldier said, “I’m back to the general, but I haven’t heard the report. Presumably Madam has not returned yet."

Ai Lang immediately became worried when he heard this, although it was not too late, but his wife could not help but make him a little bit before returning home. Feeling that there is nothing left or right anyway, just pick up Yueying. At this point, he said to the soldier: "I'm going to pick up Yueying." The soldier quickly asked for instructions: "Do you want to call General Dianwei?" Ai Lang waved his hand, "No need, no need! You don't have to follow. , Can something happen to your own city?" He said he was already walking forward.

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