Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 801: Good things
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Zhang Yin said: "However, we are going to choose a place on Gaoqijun’s site to build a walled city with water access to store goods and protect the safety of the business. As long as Gaoqijun ensures this, we promise two conditions: First, From now on, one thousand catties of medicinal materials and porcelain will be delivered to Takasaki-kun every month, and the payment may be postponed. Secondly, the price of all goods will be based on Tokyo market prices. This is a list, please go to Takasaki-kun."
Gao Qi stared at his eyes, flicked his hands on the gray temples, solemnly accepted the list with both hands, and read carefully: "That... If Mr. Zhang pays the price at this price and adds shipping, don’t you Losing money?"
He made a lot of sense. In this world, there will be no pie in the sky, not to mention that the two sides are not close to each other. If Gao Qi does not know what Zhang Yin is trying to do, he will not rest assured; only stupid people want to take advantage of it, and not worry about traps.
What's more, there are some things that can't be kept secret, and it's more sincere to take the initiative to say it. Zhang Yin pondered for a moment and said: "Ishi sees the state-owned silver mine."
Gao Qi was taken aback.
Zhang Yin said calmly: "Jun Gao Qi can also introduce a few dealers to do this together. You can use the ore to pay for the payment. We can refine the silver ore, and we can make all the losses back."
When Gao Qi heard this, he was hesitant on his face, "It is not a trivial matter to rashly allow the Gentiles to build a city..."
Zhang Yin said softly: "Gao Qijun, beg for wealth and wealth."
Two vertical lines appeared between Gao Qi's brows: "How big a walled city do you want to build?"
Zhang Yin raised his hand and said: "This yard is about the same size as Takasaki-kun's."
When Gao Qi heard this, the expression on his face suddenly relaxed. His yard is really small, and it is not a city at all. He immediately said: "I hope Mr. Zhang will send the first batch of one thousand catties as soon as possible. Take care of the nobles of Ping An Jing."
Zhang Yin laughed "haha".
At the moment, Gao Qi gave three high-fives, and a maid came in with more dishes. He picked up the wine glass: "Please!"
The three of them ate and drank, very happy. The two men were drinking well, Gao Qi accompanies the drink, drunk so drunk, and staggered to get up and leave the table to greet the maid to serve.
He was full of alcohol and came to the backyard. First, he went to a hot spring room backing the mountain to take a bath. A young and beautiful concubine smiled and undressed and went into the water to accompany him.
Takazaki burped in the water unconsciously, and suddenly felt his throat move, and he vomited by the pool without paying attention. Even he himself smelled a stench on his face. He took a breath, opened his eyes and saw a look of disgust on the face of the little concubine, and then a sweet smile appeared.
Takasaki sighed, then looked down at the loose and ugly flesh of his belly: "Miko must not want to stay with me."
The little concubine hurriedly said: "If the lord is so petting, who doesn't want it! Does the lord think that I have not served me well?" She said that she cuddled up docilely.
Takasaki stretched out his hand and stroked her young and smooth shoulder. The concubine groaned intently|moaned, put her tongue out and licked her lips, looked at Takasaki teasingly and smiled.
"No need." Gao Qi said suddenly, "For someone my age, Miko can be with me."
The little concubine said softly: "Miko is willing to stay with the lord."
Gao Qi smiled bitterly: "If I don't have the wealth, I can't give you good food and tempting rewards, I am afraid that Miko would not even want to stay with an old and ugly person for a moment. That would be really lonely! "
The little concubine looked aggrieved: "Lord..."
Gao Qi looked at her with a smile: "Money and power are good things. Without all this, how can I enjoy so much? Money is my life!"
...After a while, it was already very hot when Zhang Yin wrote the progress of Dongdao as a memorial and reported it to Beijing.
It was mid-afternoon, it was the time for office work, but Guo Shao was in the bathroom in the back hall of the Jinxiang Palace. It was too hot. He ran here to wash and cool off.
The water in a large pool is inlaid with solid wood by the side of the pool, and there are many palace ladies standing on either side, holding clean white linings and towels in their hands. Guo Shao took off without any pressure. He was embarrassed before, but now that after so long, he has long since let go. On the contrary, the palace ladies on both sides were blushing and bowed their heads. There were one or two who had just been on duty here, and their expressions were even more shocked.
Li Shanggong, who was in his early thirties, then entered the palace, ignoring his dress, went straight into the pool, and took the towel from the maid.
Li Shanggong rubbed his back with the right weight. It was neither painful nor limp. Guo Shao could still feel the touch of her fingers appropriately, giving him a burst of comfort. She said a few words to Guo Shao from time to time, which were all nice. She said: "The weather is hot. Your Majesty will take a rest. The dragon body is important."
Guo Shao wanted to come back to cool off, but he was a little nostalgic at this time. He immediately said: "Call in Cao Tai and read Zhang Yin's memorial to me. Cool here."
After a while, Cao Tai bowed into the bathroom. Anyway, the emperor did whatever he wanted, not to mention he was listening to memorials in the bathhouse, no one dared to say anything even in the hut.
Because Guo Shao has been particularly interested in Japanese gold and silver these days, Zhang Yin's insightful memorabilia made him listen with gusto.
Unexpectedly, this Yin is still a talent, but it turned out to be just a small official. Guo Shao said twice in a row: "We need to send someone to praise Zhang Yin, he did a good job."
Guo Shao was very happy. After the failure of Japan's tributary diplomatic relations, Zhang Yin seemed to have found another solution.
At this time, the time for large-scale warfare in Japan is not ripe. If there is a low-cost way to obtain a large amount of money first, it is a wiser approach... Three million dollars of military expenditure is still too small to carry out a large-scale expedition. ; Cross-sea operations, the capacity to project troops is also limited.
In addition, Guo Shao disagrees with the strategy of directly attacking the capital of Japan. One is limited by the scale of the war, and the other is based on the Japanese intelligence reported one after another. Even if Heianjing is captured, it is very doubtful whether Japan can be controlled.
If Ping An Jing suddenly collapses and the country enters a complete separatist regime, Xu Jun will not be able to deal with this distant situation one by one. At that time, thieves were everywhere, guerrillas attacked Xu Jun, and no one was found responsible. Guo Shao always believes that once a place is out of order, it is no good for anyone.
...The goods promised to Gaoqi will be shipped east in time. It is indeed the merchant's capital to purchase it, but it is a "sea trade bank" with a complicated background, and most of the shares are in the hands of the royal family.
The construction of the Mulan Boat, the large ship of the Jiaolong Army, was slow. The world had just gone through wars, but no suitable dock was found for a while, and it has not yet been completed. The Jiaolong Army only has a few light boats that are transformed into large food ships, one carrying a maximum of dozens of people, and transporting ordnance materials. Haimao Bank managed to find some sturdy ships to make do.
Guo Shao ordered Han Tong, commander of the Dragon Army, to recruit 300 volunteers from the Imperial Army and the Guards, and people from the south who required water permeability to form the first batch of troops to cross the east, named "East Sea Command", and found the country Commander Hou Jinjun Zhang Jiankui served as the commander; Zhang Yinsheng served as a member of the Privy Council and served as the supervisor of the former camp military government branch.
These regular army soldiers and officials, dressed in plain clothes, disguised as merchants and sailors, were successively transferred to Iwami country on the west coast of Japan. Sophisticated armor, weapons, and gunpowder are hidden on the ship.
Zhang Yin is "talking about business" on the East Island, but the Tokyo court has formulated a national strategy. First establish a stronghold in Iwami Country, and then win over the local tycoons and capital aristocrats in Japan to share the benefits, assist them in developing Silver Mountain, and establish a silver mine transportation line from Iwami Country to Haizhou (Lianyungang).
The purpose of sending troops is to use force to ensure the establishment of this transportation line. This is not an ordinary business. The establishment of a "sea trade bank" involving tens of millions of businesses, and the emperor personally presides over the strategy. How can it be missed and easily abandoned?
Not long after, Lu Duoxun, the servant of the imperial court's staff department, also took the officials of the Ministry of Industry to the east, and with the assistance of the Japanese manor Gao Qi, he chose a location to build a "warehouse" base. Everyone has clarified the military laws, and when they arrive on the East Island, they are not qualified for official positions and come and go as merchants.
But in fact, many of the most important ministers of the country are in it, and officials of the Ministry of Industry have participated in the design and construction of the "Fort Never Fall" Wuding Fort. Everyone told Gao Qi to build a low walled city, but they are actually investigating in detail, they want to build a fort!
The location was quickly determined, and it was on the north shore of the Sanpingchuan Estuary. This place is really not good, but there is no good natural safe haven along the coast of Iwami country, only this place can make do. The choice is very small, so there is no need to choose.
There is silt at the mouth of the river, and the river water is very shallow, so pointed boats cannot enter the river. However, the officials from the Ministry of Industry who came here have done many water conservancy projects, even the Yellow River. First, Gaoqi and other manor owners recruited strong men. Together with the generals and sailors of the Xu army, they dug a ditch to divert the Sanpingchuan estuary; when the water at the estuary receded, the **** was built and the water was cut off, and then the estuary riverbed was deepened so that sea ships could enter the river.
In this place, it is no better than Xu's army to expedition. It is tens of thousands of troops and tens of thousands of people. The conditions are limited. The project can only dig a very narrow river, leading to the water gate of the fortress base... For the Japanese civilian husbands who only had more than 300 people and recruited, it was also a long time-consuming project.
The sandy soil on the coast here is soft and not suitable for building a fortress. The fortress was built on a small hill with a solid foundation on the north bank of Sanpingchuan... The far northeast is a mountainous area.
To build the city wall requires lime and other things. Fortunately, the owner of Gaoqi has helped. The owner of Gaoqi not only granted them permission, but also provided assistance with human and animal resources...If it weren't the case, Xu Jun had just arrived in this place, he was unfamiliar with nothing, and it was indeed difficult to gain a foothold and even more difficult to build a stronghold.
Gao Qi seems to have noticed that the men are like soldiers. Zhang Yin explained that he hired the family guardian and said that the firm still needs his contacts in Ping An Jing. The cooperation will be long-term and everyone will make a fortune! At this time, the cooperation has already begun, and Takasaki has also taken a lot of benefits, it is really difficult to stop.
In two months, another two hundred people and a large amount of equipment and materials will be shipped eastward in batches.