Two million taels of silver to buy five thousand flintlocks. Such a big deal, and it is a weapon transaction. It is definitely not something that the Japanese in front of him can decide.

So, the Japanese had just reached a preliminary agreement with Ou Xiao, and hurried back to Tokyo with a model musket used for experiments to report his achievements to the top leaders of the shogunate...

Ou Xiao was not wrong. The Japanese representing the Tokugawa Shogunate Consortium had just left. Since seeing Ou Xiao, other representatives of the consortium who had been silent, became active immediately.

Surrounding Ou Xiao, he rushed to ask if there were any other goods in Ou Xiao's hands.

The situation in front of me is exactly what Ou Xiao wants to see.

So, Ou Xiao, who had a strange smile on his face quickly, took these Japanese people to a huge sea boat, and took out some samples of food, salt, and glass mirrors for them to appreciate.

As for the various questions raised by these Japanese during the appreciation process, Ou Xiao explained them as patiently as possible, so that each of them would be full of expectations and greed for these products.

After feeling that the temperature was almost the same, Ou Xiao spoke directly.

"Everyone, everyone has seen the things. I can tell you with great certainty that these goods, even if they were placed in the Ming Dynasty, will be of price but no market..."

"So, the price of these goods will be very high. I wonder if the consortium behind you can eat these goods. If you can't eat them, I can only transport them back to the Ming Dynasty for sale..."

After Ou Xiao finished saying this, he could clearly feel that the greedy expressions on some Japanese people's faces began to show signs of dissipation because of his just words.

Because, Ou Xiao's answer clearly told them.

To get these goods, yes, but they have to pay a huge price beyond their imagination.

However, Ou Xiao, who was holding the idea of ​​plundering wealth from Japan, how could he allow these Japanese to back down? The "color" of these Japanese people had just changed. Ou Xiao's voice rang again.

"However, considering your financial resources, perhaps many consortiums do not have so much cash and gold to buy these goods that are priceless. In this case, our Grand Marshal made a special decision to give everyone a compromise, that is, exchange these goods from the official with equivalent materials..."

After hearing what Ou Xiao said, the Japanese who had just calmed down became fanatical again.

As soon as Ou Xiao finished speaking, he subconsciously asked: "Master Ou, what are the supplies you want?"

"Brass and sulfur..." As more than a dozen Japanese were watching at the same time, Ou Xiao answered without thinking.

Then, he continued to speak and added: "Of course. I brought so much goods, it is impossible for me to bring back one tael of silver or gold. Therefore, I decided that half of all the goods you purchased would need to be paid in cash and gold. As for the other half, I could use brass and sulfur to pay..."

Ou Xiao's decision. For these Japanese consortiums with a slightly weaker strength, it can definitely be called a timely help. Therefore, as soon as Ou Xiao's voice fell, the Japanese people's faces once again showed a greedy expression of salt and glass mirror goods, and they wanted to take it as their own immediately...

With a greedy heart, the subsequent auction became natural...

Hundreds of thousands of dan of grain, under the advocacy of auction, the price was directly sold at a high price of 11 taels of silver per dan.

As for 20,000 tons of fine salt, a high price of 20 taels of silver per tumbled...

As for thousands of glass mirrors, they were sold at a price twice as high as the Ming market.

Soon, a data list was sent to Ou Xiao by his subordinates.

"Sir, our sales results have been counted... According to the quote just now, we can recover 6.5 million taels of silver and 250,000 taels of gold from these Japanese consortiums. In addition to these gold and silver, we can also obtain brass worth 3.8 million taels of silver and sulfur worth one million taels of silver from these consortiums."

"In other words, during this trip to Japan, we brought back a total of 13.8 million taels of silver and gold and silver worth..."

"According to the sales price of these goods in the Ming market, we made an additional 4 million taels of silver during this trip to Japan... Of course, if we only count the goods we brought, we made a total of 7 million taels of silver during this trip to Japan, which can be regarded as a huge profit..."

This was both an expected and unexpected result. The expression on Ou Xiao’s face did not change much...

After some thought, he said to his subordinates: "This result was long expected by the Grand Marshal. The Grand Marshal said it well. Since Japan began to implement the policy of closing the country, it has become a local bun. In our opinion, the most ordinary fine salt and glass mirrors are actually regarded as treasures in their eyes."

"From today's situation, these Japanese people's desire for food is far less than glass mirrors and fine salt. In addition, they have rich brass and sulfur in their hands. I think that in the future, our foreign trade transactions with Japan will focus on this."

"To put it more clearly and simply, use very low-cost glass mirrors and fine salt to exchange for the very expensive brass and sulfur in the Ming Dynasty from the Japanese, and of course, the silver that Japan produced very abundantly."

"Only in this way, our foreign trade transactions between Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces with Japan can achieve a huge profit..."

Speaking of this, Ou Xiao actually said one thing in his mind, that is, to use a bunch of almost useless things to plunder as much Japanese wealth as possible and weaken Japan's economy and war potential...

The first trip to Japan in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces was a huge victory.

The Later Jin royal court, far away from the pass, also welcomed an envoy from Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Huang Taiji, the emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, did not take the envoy who came in a hurry to take it seriously.

On the one hand, it is because the Ming Dynasty's dispatch of envoys to the Later Jin Kingdom this time was not a righteous mission. For Huang Taiji, this secret mission by the Ming Dynasty's court was not only an insult to the Later Jin Kingdom, but also an insult to himself...

As for another aspect, the Later Jin Kingdom in front of him is still in a state of hostility with the Ming court. In this case, as the Emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, how could he summon an envoy from an enemy country?

Therefore, Huang Taiji, who had this idea, directly ordered Fan Wencheng, the first Han minister of the Later Jin Dynasty, to meet with the envoy of the Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps because both of them were Han people, there were not so many words when speaking.

With the envoy who was trusted by the Ming Dynasty court, he had a brief greeting with Fan Wencheng and told him the purpose of his trip.

As a Han man who had tied his destiny to the fate of the Later Jin Dynasty to a trace, Fan Wencheng had long forgotten his identity and ancestors.

Therefore, as soon as the messenger finished speaking, Fan Wencheng fell into deep thought, thinking about the huge benefits that Later Jin might have gained in this action.

Soon, Fan Wencheng's eyes closed tightly and two rays of light shot out.

As the other party waited anxiously, he asked back in a calm tone as much as possible: "I want to know what benefits the Later Jin could get from this action if the Later Jin agreed to the request of the Ming court..."

The imperial envoy replied without thinking: "The entire Liaodong Peninsula... As long as the Later Jin sends troops to Liaodong, the imperial court can acknowledge that the Liaodong Peninsula was occupied by the Later Jin..."

Regarding this answer that seemed to have paid a great price for the court, Fan Wencheng refused without thinking: "A joke... Does the Ming Dynasty think that I, the Later Jin, are all in the Later Jin? The Liaodong Peninsula is not in the hands of the court. My Later Jin sent troops to occupy it. It was my Later Jin who took it down. What happened to the Ming Dynasty court?"

"So the benefit you mentioned is not a good thing at all, let alone impress Dasang..."

Hearing this, the messenger's forehead began to see beads of sweat the size of beans directly due to nervousness.

However, when he thought about his mentor Zhang Qianshu's delay on his back before leaving, he suppressed the worries in his heart and asked in a calm and soothing tone as possible.

"I don't know what kind of interests you think can impress your khan..."

After a faint sneer flashed across Fan Wencheng's mouth, he replied to the envoy of the Ming Dynasty: "Everyone knows that the firearms of the Tiger and Leopard Army are very powerful. And my Later Jin Iron Cavalry is not good at fighting in the field because he is good at cavalry and is not good at fighting in the field."

"Under this situation, if my cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty wants to take over the Tiger and Leopard Army in Liaodong, he must have a firearm unit that is very good at siegeing. Therefore, I hope that the Ming Dynasty court can provide the Later Jin Dynasty with a batch of firearms, especially heavy artillery for siege. I believe that with these heavy artillery, the Khan will definitely agree to send troops to Liaodong. After all, the Tiger and Leopard Army is also an enemy of the Later Jin Dynasty, and the Khan will also take revenge..."

Speaking of this, beads of sweat as big as beans appeared on the forehead of the Ming envoy.

Because Fan Wencheng's conditions are too harsh. Firearms are not only the advantage of the Tiger and Leopard Army against the Later Jin Iron Cavalry on the battlefield, but also the advantage used by the court against the Later Jin Iron Cavalry.

If Fan Wencheng's conditions are met, a group of heavy artillery that can be used to attack the city will be given to the Later Jin Dynasty. Then the court will not have any advantages when facing the Later Jin Dynasty in the future.

Just when the nervous messenger thought that after this harsh condition, Fan Wencheng must have no other conditions. Fan Wencheng's voice actually rang again.

"In addition, there is another problem, that is, the military strength of the Later Jin..."
Chapter completed!