According to history, it was only in the second half of the sixteenth century that Japan ushered in a grand wave of precious metal mining and became the largest silver exporter in Asia - but Ximen Qing suddenly felt that he could advance the wave of precious metal mining in Japan by five years.
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Importing Japanese silver to mint coins - Ximen Qing, who was worried about how to deal with this money shortage, was like a drowning man pulling on the life-saving log. He also thought about changing the import to plunder, but after calculating the military and trade
After comparing the costs, the head of state had to regretfully give up the extremely tempting idea.
After sending away the Korean students, Ximen Qing gave an order: "Bring to me those two Japanese businessmen who are suspected of commercial fraud!"
Zheng Qing and Sun Junming are now in despair. They were first ruthlessly abandoned by the Goryeo mission, and then heard negative news about life and death from the jailer - the laws of the Chinese Federation are extremely strict, and official corruption and commercial fraud are severely punished.
Punishment!
As for the severity of the crime, the jailer didn't say anything. He just looked at the two foreigners with Chinese names with sympathy and left without even accepting a bribe.
Zheng Qing and Sun Junming were both heartbroken. Although they were from the Japanese country, they had also heard that the corrupt officials who fell into the hands of the Great Emperor of the Chinese Federation, Ximen Qing, were doing buy-one-get-10-free business - a person
To commit a crime, the whole family, young and old, must be involved. Babies and old men will be treated equally under the butcher's knife.
Businessmen who commit commercial fraud are treated the same as corrupt officials? They are dead this time!
Zheng Qing and Sun Junming have plunged themselves into the biggest crisis in their lives.
In fact, there was some water in what the jailer said. Because after the reform of the prison system of the Federation of China, jailers cannot collect illegal money from prisoners’ families, and cannot lynching prisoners at will. For many jailers, these two cannot hold each other’s heads.
If you suppress it, there will be no fun in living in this world.
Therefore, these extremely boring jailers do not mind torturing the prisoners with specious words. Although they cannot make them suffer physically, they can make them feel depressed mentally and satisfy the dark psychology of these jailers.
In order to revitalize and protect emerging businesses, Ximen Qing did enact strict laws, but they were not so strict as to enjoy special treatment like corrupt officials.
Seeing the frightened faces of Zheng Qing and Sun Junming in the prison, the jailers felt extremely happy. Just as they were having a good time drinking in response to the prisoners' desperate mood, Ximen Qing's order came.
After many twists and turns, Zheng Qing and Sun Junming's legs were weak when they came to Ximen Qing. They were just businessmen, not warriors.
Ximen Qing smiled and looked at the two Japanese people who were prostrated. He originally wanted to ask them to get up and sit down to talk, but after thinking about it, it was a rare pleasure in life to occasionally go against his own psychological mysophobia, so
Ximen Qing gave himself a luxurious opportunity.
So Ximen Qing asked condescendingly: "Can you speak Chinese?"
Zheng Qing and Sun Junming nodded like chickens pecking at rice, as if they were afraid that they would be beheaded at the next moment, so while they still had a chance to survive, they tried their best to stretch their necks so that they could enjoy the feeling of being alive more.
Ximen Qing smiled. It was really refreshing to be able to communicate about the home field advantage in the language of his own country!
Next, Ximen Qing did not mention a word about this unfortunate commercial breach of contract, but only asked about the domestic affairs of the Japanese country in detail. He finally asked the right person. As businessmen, Zheng Qing and Sun Junming had to keep in touch with the officials of the Japanese country.
They also need to understand the life preferences of ordinary people, so these two people have broad vision and extensive knowledge, allowing Ximen Qing to get a lot of useful information from them.
In 1116, the year of Japan was called Eternal Four Years. The current emperor of Japan was called Emperor Toba. Although he was the seventy-fourth emperor, he was still a thirteen-year-old boy. All domestic affairs were handled by his grandfather.
Emperor Shirakawa took care of everything.
The emperor of Japan was called the emperor after he abdicated, and the emperor who became a monk was called the emperor. This Shirakawa emperor is sixty-three this year, but he is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp. This man became the seventy-second emperor of Japan in 1072.
The title was Emperor Shirakawa. Due to the old age of the Fujiwara clan,
With the weakening of the aristocratic power, Emperor Shirakawa had the opportunity to seize real power. However, in order to control the political power more effectively, he abdicated in 1086 and gave way to his son Emperor Horikawa. He became emperor and continued to govern, thus creating the Japanese Kingdom.
’s administrative system.
In 1096, Emperor Shirakawa became a monk and became the emperor of the Dharma. However, he neither received the ordination nor the title of Dharma. He still clung to power. In order to effectively control his son, he even sent his sister Atsuko away.
Entering the palace, let the thirteen-year-old Emperor Horika
Married to his 32-year-old biological aunt. With such a strange father, it was certainly not comfortable for a son. So in 1107, Emperor Horikawa kicked to death, and Hiroyuki Shirakawa made his grandson, Prince Sohito, the emperor.
This is the current Emperor Toba.
The Patriarch of Shirakawa inherited the tradition of the Japanese people. He was fond of fishing and had a fierce and surly personality. One time, the Patriarch of Shirakawa was so dissatisfied with the rainy weather that he actually ordered rainwater to be filled in basins and thrown into prison as a "punishment."
God - His desire for power extends to this son, and even calling him crazy seems to be lenient.
With such a powerful person in the Japanese country, the domestic affairs can be imagined. However, Tsushima Island in the northwest of the Japanese country is high in the mountains and far away from the emperor. There are no jiazi on Tsushima Island. It is so cold that I don’t know how old it is. You will be your emperor and I will be mine.
Business.
Tsushima Island is located between Goryeo and Japan, and has a unique advantage in shipping. Because Ximenqing vigorously developed maritime commerce after the rise of Ximenqing, ships began to be sent overseas continuously during the Liangshan period. After the destruction of the Song Dynasty, it became even bigger
Maritime merchant
The intensity of the war greatly affected Tsushima Island. The wealthy clans on the island also organized fleets to trade between Tsushima and Goryeo. They exchanged Japanese products for Korean ginseng and purchased Chinese ginseng from Goryeo at high prices.
raw silk, silk fabrics.
The Tsushima clan actually wanted to bypass Goryeo and go directly to the Central Plains for trade. Unfortunately, they were limited to raw materials and could not build a strong sea ship like Ximen Qing's, so they had to travel a short distance between Goryeo.
However, the products of the Japanese country are really limited. Although the Zong family is a wealthy family, it seems to be cash-strapped and stretched in the "international trade" with Goryeo. But Goryeo's ginseng is a hard currency. After all, it is indispensable to be a queen.
Therefore, everyone loved the nobles of the Japanese country. With no other choice, the Zong family had no choice but to search around and load whatever they saw. This time, Guan Qing and Sun Junming, who belonged to the Zong family, loaded up a boatload of silver and went out to make a living.
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Who knows, although silver is valuable, things that are too valuable cannot be sold, and even robbers are not interested in it. If you snatch this thing, it is too heavy and takes up space. It is such a burden that is difficult to get rid of, so you don’t want to give it away for free.
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Zheng Qing and Sun Junming were dumbfounded. When they heard that there was an opportunity to go to China, they immediately embraced it. In their imagination, China was a heavenly country where everyone was extremely rich. When they arrived in the Central Plains, their silver should be enough
Can it be sold?
Unexpectedly, dreams are dreams and reality is reality. When they arrived in the land of the Central Plains, Zheng Qing and Sun Junming discovered that silver was not popular even in the Celestial Empire. The two Japanese donkeys were exhausted and had no choice but to take risks.
It's a waste of money, but in the end, people still can't reveal their evil intentions, and they get away with it and end up in jail.
Ximen Qing listened with great interest and asked casually: "How is the current silver output of your Japanese country?"
Zheng Qing and Sun Junming supplemented each other and answered cautiously. Since Emperor Shirakawa came to power in Japan, glitz and glamor has flourished, and there is a huge market for all kinds of silverware and silver ornaments, which has promoted the silver mining industry. And since Emperor Horikawa, the son of Emperor Shirakawa, suddenly became famous.
After Nian's early death, silver tableware suddenly became popular, and the nobles got a piece of it to test poisons, which proved to be effective and revitalized the prosperity of the silver mines.
Therefore, the current domestic silver production in Japan is indeed not low, but the domestic demand has become saturated, and it has to look overseas. Unfortunately, the silver seems to be at the wrong time. Goryeo cannot sell it, the Chinese Federation cannot sell it, and Japan cannot sell it.
The silver mines and silver industry in China are destined to be in dismal business.
Ximen Qing burst out laughing after hearing this, and had the two envoy merchants pulled down, bathed and changed their clothes, and then had a full meal.
Sun Junming and Zheng Qing's faces turned pale for a moment, thinking that this must be their last meal. After eating, they swung their knives "click" and "click", and they were so dead that they could no longer die, and the boatload of silver was also lost.
Isn't this what everyone in the world does when they are greedy for money and kill people, from the government officials to the bandits?
The two businessmen were so frightened that they even forgot to beg for mercy, but after taking a bath, they saw a table of delicious food waiting for them, and their souls came back. In the Japanese country, this was a delicious meal that only the emperor could enjoy! If you die, you will die.
Come on! Eat your mouth before you die!
With the determination to die, Zheng Qing and Sun Junming started chewing without raising their heads, and ate like crazy. Later, the person in charge of the food refused to let them eat, not because they were stingy, but because they continued to eat.
The goods themselves will support themselves to death first.
Zheng Qing and Sun Junming, who had choked in their throats, were taken out again. Just when they thought they would say goodbye to the guy who was eating, they discovered that they were not sent to the execution ground, but were sent to a quiet and elegant place.
Come to the yard.
Ximen Qingzheng and a group of people were waiting for them here. Seeing the two Japanese businessmen coming, Ximen Qing got straight to the point: "Your crime of fraud was an unintentional mistake, so you only imposed a fine and compensated the other party for the breach of contract and mental loss."
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Zheng Qing and Sun Junming, who had narrowly escaped death, looked at each other - they were now at the end of their rope and could not afford to pay even a fine.
But Ximen Qing's next words turned them from the pain of a narrow escape into the ecstasy of a hundred deaths - "I bought your silver!" This is exactly:
They only use silver as currency, but they use Japan as a miner. But they don't know what will happen next. Let's hear the explanation next time.