Chapter One Thousand Three Hundred and Eighteen: Lots of goods with people, huge amounts of gold!
"Ancestor, my brother Shantao, Mr. Kudo expresses his sincere respect for your previous hospitality. You are like a lantern in front of the Buddha, illuminating the smile on the corner of the Buddha's mouth. You also have the same compassion! ... Can you follow the agreement?
, and also release the three captured roving dysprosium cavalry of our clan?..."
"Yi, my brother Kazuto. The reindeer need sleds and hounds to guide the direction. The horses also need ropes and good horse breeders. The tribe intends to retain three cavalrymen to raise horses for the tribe. Unless...there are new ones
Manpower can take over from them..."
As the sun sets, the transaction between the kingdom and the Oyizaki family suddenly accelerates. In this barbaric and barren wilderness of Ezo, trust is a very precious thing, just like a newly sprouted vegetable seedling. Therefore, both parties
I don't want to spend the night here, it's too unsafe.
The kingdom detained three cavalrymen of the Uyizaki family and asked for horse breeders and cattle breeders. Mitsuhiro Uyizaki was only a little surprised and didn't say much. He gave a few instructions to his confidant Kinichiro, and he said, "Hey
"With a cry, he walked straight towards Kazuto's group of young and strong men and women.
Afterwards, the warriors yelled a few loud words, and the five trembling Songqian farmers were pushed out by the frightened crowd. After the warriors asked sternly for a while, they took the five people to the "Chief Shantao"
In front of him, Kinichiro leaned into Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's ear and whispered something in a low voice. Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's eyes lit up immediately and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
Anticipating the unfortunate fate, the farmers in Matsumae wept and pulled each other, but no one dared to speak out and resisted the samurai of the Oyizaki clan. The superiority and inferiority of the country were determined by the cruel swords of the samurai and the monks.
It has been built up through the disciplines of gods and Buddhas from generation to generation. Even if they are forced to a dead end, there are not many Kazuto farmers who dare to resist, unless... religious organizations are involved.
"Ancestor, my Shantao brothers! These three are the horse breeders in Matsumasa. The old man with a hunchback is called Ema Qingcao. The two younger ones are his sons, named Ema Qingcao.
Horse hay. They are the new horse breeders from Ou in the south a few years ago... This time, their family of three was recruited by the army, and they are also responsible for taking care of the horses. They are all competent horse breeders!"
"This old man originally painted horses for the temple and made horses and wooden horses, so he was called 'Ema'. Later, it seemed that the temple had horses, so they made him a horse breeder, and even got married. Finally, it seemed that the temple had horses.
The temple was burned down by bandits, and the monks either died or fled, so naturally they could not survive. So, as the property of the temple, their family was directly sold to Songmae by the monks, and they continued to raise horses..."
Mitsuhiro Uyizaki smiled and talked a lot patiently. But there was only one reason why he was so patient.
"My brother Shantao, this horse-raising Lao Doucao, is actually a painter in the temple community! He can both raise horses and paint, and he is really a powerful craftsman. But I don't know if he is suitable for you.
What’s your intention?…”
"The temple's horse breeder and painter? What's his name? Beangrass who can paint horses?..."
Hearing that it was "the craftsman of the temple", Zuvalo was a little curious and looked at the old man Kazuto in front of him. The old man was so scared that he was trembling and didn't dare to raise his head, let alone show any skills.
However, his two sons, who were fifteen or sixteen years old, dared to raise their heads and take a look, then quickly lowered their heads.
The three names of this family are also very interesting. Bean feed, grass, and hay, which sounds like the work of feeding horses. If they go to the Kingdom in the Lake and can really continue, maybe there will be a few more names, such as
"Potato seedlings", "sweet potato seedlings", "corn grass", "pumpkin leaves". I don't know which of these large cattle and horses that have never existed before would prefer to eat?
"Yi, these three horse breeders, plus the two cattle breeders behind, I will give you a golden talisman together!"
Looking at Mitsuhiro Oyezaki's smiling face, Zuvaro waved his hand boldly, and Tamiso threw another gold talisman to Kinichiro. Kinichiro knelt down to pick it up, patted the dust, and carefully put it in the basket with his face
Everyone laughed. This is another pound of gold and ninety stones of rice in cash!
"God bless you! By the way, what are the names of these two cattle breeders?..."
"How can cattle breeders have names... Oh! The older ones are called Yanggyu Ichiro, and the younger ones are called Yanggyu Erlang!..."
Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's smile remained unchanged, and he casually named the two cattle farmers and turned them into brothers.
In the country of Japan at this time, except for the "craftsmen" with higher status, ordinary civilians almost did not have surnames. Everyone was called "the second child who cultivates the land" and "the third child who chops down trees". It's like
The craftsmen who appeared before, such as "woodwork", "takeuchi", "chubai", "lacquer", "oxtail", "weaver", "light tile" and "potter", are all their jobs.
, just put a ranking or reference behind it.
"Yi, does anyone raise those two-legged poultry?..."
"Oh! Zu, there are about a hundred farmers over there. They are all used to farm work, and most of them have raised poultry. When the time comes, you can choose any of them and they can handle poultry well!..."
"Huh? These one hundred are all for my farmers?..."
"That's right! There are more than a hundred, more than sixty men, and more than forty women, all of whom are skilled in the field. This time so many young and strong craftsmen have been recruited to serve, the guardian of Matsumae is not happy. Now they are all handed over to
You all have to die in battle when you go back... The pressure on my family is indeed not small!... Zu, my Shantao brothers, look, we made an appointment before?..."
Mitsuhiro Oyezaki smiled respectfully, leaning forward slightly, his posture almost as low as the dust. Seeing the other person's appearance, Zuvaro touched his nose, smiled and shook his head.
"Yi! It turns out that the horse breeder was going to get together with the farmers to sell it to me?... You! It's really... Tamicao, according to the previous agreement, give him four more gold talismans!..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The warrior leader Tamicao looked around, and the golden talisman on his body was also emptied. He turned to give a few instructions to the Unanga warrior Xiong Da, and Xiong Da left alone
He held a heavy deerskin bag in his hand, and with his big, strong hands, he took out four gold charms from it.
"Hiss! This mountain bear man is so tall! He is as tall as the Buddha statue in the temple!..."
Kinichiro held four kilograms of gold charms in both hands and raised his head in shock. Looking at this "Shan Tao Warrior" who was more than 1.9 meters tall and wearing triple armor, he truly felt what a bear-like pressure was. And the three and
The leaders looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.
"Buddha! Such a brave Shantao warrior, wearing three layers of armor, can still move freely... If he really charges into battle, he is Shantao's 'Bear of the North'! How can we resist it?
?…”
Feeling the obvious "beating" of the Shantaru people, Mitsuhiro Uyizaki bowed his body and once again tightened the greed in his heart. Zuvarro released three of the Uyizaki clan's Yabushi horse cavalry. Of course, they were two legs.
Those who returned did not include horses.
"Zu, my brother! The donkey you are asking for is very rare in this country. It only appears in the tributes received by the general. It is difficult to obtain for the time being. As for the breeding animals of sheep and domestic pigs, they have to come from the wealthy Kyoto area.
If a big businessman brings it, the price may be slightly higher, similar to that of a horse..."
"Yi, don't worry! As long as you bring the animals, I won't treat you badly in terms of price! Xiong Da, give him another gold talisman as a deposit! Regardless of donkeys, sheep, pigs, or more females
Horses and buffalo...We must bring as many as possible to the next trade next year!..."
"Hi! Buddha has witnessed that I will do my best!"
Mitsuhiro Oyizaki bowed his head again and saluted, and even the elders of the Kudo family and the Atsutani family bowed in unison. The flexible and pragmatic attitude of the Kazuto clan was like the nomads on the far north snowfield, which made Zuvaro very happy.
I am satisfied, even more satisfied!
After all, if Kazuto recognizes gold, he is simply worshiping him. With just a little bit of the kingdom’s specialty gold, he can drive Kazuto’s clan like a hunting dog to fulfill His Majesty’s instructions! Then, he can bring back a steady stream of products from the West Sea Continent.
kingdom.
And with the running of the Kazuto clan, the exploration team does not have to continue to risk capsizing and risk being attacked by large tribes heading south. They only need to wait here for the goods to arrive... This is really a great deal!
"Ancestor! The last of these is the list of supplies I brought this time. Just like the agreement, there are twenty large baskets of ironware, half of which are iron pots favored by the Shantao tribe, and half of which are tools and spearheads for daily use. Twenty rice wines
The big boxes are all good things produced by our family. Twenty stones of rice are also good rice that we have in stock... In addition, we also brought five stones of salt, which has always been a favorite product of the Shantao tribe! ...If your tribe
If you need it, we can give it to you!…”
"Hmm...iron pots, tools, spearheads, rice wine, rice...wait! Hundreds of kilograms of salt? So much salt?! You and the Ren clan produce salt?..."
Zuvalo had been very calm until he heard that there was a huge amount of "salt", and then his eyes suddenly opened wide. You know, if these "salt" were transported to the snowfields of the far north and transported to the hands of the mountains and deer,
With just a few dozen kilograms, you can recruit strong young men from tribes large and small to work hard! This is real hard currency among the various tribes in the north, from the far north peninsula to the far north coast, thousands of miles east to west!
"Producing salt? Oh, yes! Zu, my brother. Every clan along the coast produces salt. And our Ezo kans occupy such a vast coast, and we can't even sell all the salt we produce...cough! Quality
It’s so good that demand exceeds supply! These five stone salts should be used as a witness of our brotherhood! They are my gift to your Shantao tribe!…”
Mitsuhiro Uyizaki almost let it slip. He also didn't expect that Chief Shanta would attach so much importance to "salt".
Heguo is an island country, and its handicraft industry is very developed. Salt is indeed produced everywhere, and the output is very high. However, Heguo has many clans and a low degree of centralization. There is no strong central government like the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, which can use salt to sell salt to the whole country.
Taxation. Therefore, the Japanese shogunate did not have a salt and iron franchise and could not collect salt taxes. Salt was just an ordinary product, so the price of salt was naturally horribly low.
In fact, in the salt-producing Ezo region, one can buy more than one stone of rice, but nearly two stones of salt. In other words, the price of salt is even cheaper than the price of rice!…
"Lord God! This Chongshan Tribe is actually a Wagong clan that is rich in salt?...Well, these materials that are urgently needed by the tribes in the far north need to be stored in large quantities. This way, during the fishing season in summer and autumn, they can be salted in large quantities.
Make food, support more tribes, and absorb more people!…”
Zuvalo blinked, thinking far away. But when he came back to his senses and saw Mitsuhiro Uyizaki looking at him eagerly, he couldn't help laughing.
"Haha, God bless you! Xiong Da, take out five more gold talismans and give them to our Kazuto friends! Tamicao, transport all the ironware, rice wine, rice, and salt on the boat! ...and then bring the rest
Please release all the Japanese and Japanese prisoners!..."
"Yes! Chief Priest!... Come here and transport all the goods on board! Such a lot of goods can fill the cabin of the flagship, but only five gold charms are needed... What a blessing from the Lord God!..."
