Next, Han Du continued to live in seclusion without even leaving the front door.
And Jiang Wei would come to his husband secretly every day and tell him one by one about the discussions with the Ashikaga clan.
When the Ashikaga clan heard that Jiang Wei had such food, they were naturally very happy. They also immediately expressed their willingness to buy it all.
But when it came to price, the Ashikaga clan started to tremble. They used the excuse that "there is too much food and they have to lower the price if they want to sell it to them." They tried their best to lower Jiang Wei's price.
They even naively thought that the Governor's Palace couldn't eat all this food. If they didn't buy it, the food would rot and become worthless. Some of the Ashikaga clan dared to offer a price that was only 10% of last year's price.
This price made Jiang Wei laugh out loud, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense with the Ashikaga anymore, so he simply offered three times the price and wouldn't sell it for a penny less!
Of course, the Ashikaga clan would not accept this price. They even got up and walked away immediately, and threatened that they would never buy even a grain of grain from the Governor's Palace again.
Jiang Wei left them alone for two days, and then sent someone to reveal to the Ashikaga clan that Hosokawa came here to buy grain.
The news is earth-shattering and the effect is amazing!
The moment the Ashikaga clan got the news, they couldn't wait to come to see Jiang Wei.
But at this time Jiang Wei didn't want to see them at all.
Some people among the Ashikaga clan began to doubt whether the news was true or false. After all, the Hosokawa clan was not stupid. They had so much food and paid such a high price. What good would it do to them?
The leader of the Ashikaga clan was Ashikaga Ikawa, and he vaguely felt something bad. It was possible that the other Ashikaga clan members had not guessed it, but they were unwilling to admit it.
Jiang Wei was not seen for two consecutive days. Except for Ashikaga Ikawa, no one else in the Ashikaga clan agreed to seek Jiang Wei again.
Ashikaga Ikawa knew that these people wanted to wait for news to come from the Muromachi shogunate. But they never thought that if they really waited for bad news to come from the Muromachi shogunate and they bought back the grain, would it be too late?
Ashikaga Ikawa didn't know if it was still too late, but he knew that he would rather believe it or not.
So Ashikaga Ikawa made two preparations. On the one hand, he sent people back to collect gold and silver. If he really bought 1.5 million koku of grain at that price, the money in his hand would not be enough at all, and he would need to transport more gold from the Muromachi Shogunate.
Silver came over. At the same time, he also brought the news back so that the Muromachi shogunate could prepare early. If it was a false alarm, there would not be much loss. If it could be discovered in advance, it would be a huge profit.
On the other side, Ashikaga Ikawa decided to try his best
He must do everything possible to see the governor as soon as possible. It is best to buy the 1.5 million shi of grain as soon as possible, even if it is three times the price, he will not hesitate.
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Jiang Wei agreed to Ashikaga Ikawa's request for an audience.
Ashikaga Ikawa came to Jiang Wei again, no longer as confident as before. This time his face was full of anxiety. He had always been at a disadvantage in discussions with Jiang Wei, and he agreed to all the conditions proposed by Jiang Wei.
Just to be able to sell food to him.
Ashikaga Ikawa also unanimously adopted the method of buying a batch of grain with the money in hand, and then buying the remaining grain when the subsequent gold and silver arrived. He directly bought hundreds of thousands of koku of grain, and immediately bought it
Just start loading.
Just when Ashikaga Ikawa was loading grain onto the ship despite everyone's objections, the people he sent back came back, not only bringing him enough gold and silver, but also brought him bad news.
The Muromachi shogunate was extremely shocked after receiving the news about Ashikaga Ikawa. Originally, the Muromachi shogunate, under the leadership of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, defeated the Southern Dynasty and retreated steadily. They had the complete upper hand.
However, since the defeat of Handu in the First World War and the annihilation of 80,000 elites, and the death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in the battle, the Muromachi shogunate could no longer suppress the offensive of the Southern Dynasty.
The two sides have been in a stalemate in the past few years. Although they have been fighting each other constantly, they have never even had a decent war.
The Muromachi shogunate was also lax. They did not expect that Nanchao would have the courage to attack them.
If it weren't for the news from Ashikaga Ikawa, they might have been beaten before they could find out that the Southern Dynasty had launched a large-scale military recruitment and was sweeping towards them in a mighty manner.
The news about Ashikaga Ikawa came too timely. With a tentative attitude, the Muromachi shogunate sent people to the Southern Dynasty to inquire about the news. When they learned that the Southern Dynasty had launched a large-scale recruitment of troops and did not hide the murderous intention of the Muromachi shogunate.
They met all Ashikaga Ikawa's requirements without hesitation, and sent people to order him to "transport the food back at all costs."
The Muromachi shogunate was not idle either. They took out all the food in advance and started recruiting troops on a large scale.
In other words, the lifeblood of the Muromachi shogunate now lies in the hands of Ashikaga Ikawa. If he cannot bring food back, it will take at least two months for the Muromachi shogunate to run out of food and be eaten by the hungry soldiers under his command.
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When the news broke among the Ashikaga clan,
, everyone looked at Ashikaga Ikawa, who was determined to go his own way, with admiration in their eyes.
Ashikaga Ikawa's prestige also rose to the highest level in an instant. He stood up, looked down at everyone, and directly ordered, "Immediately deliver the money and food to the Governor's Office. We must secure the 1.5 million stone of food."
.In addition, the grain transport ship will set sail immediately to transport some grain back. Gentlemen, please do your best to protect the safety of the grain transport ship, please!"
Ashikaga Ikawa bowed down and bowed condescendingly, so that others did not dare to show any slightest contempt.
Just when Ashikaga Ikawa was busy preparing to transport back the food that was related to their lives.
However, Han Du came to the warship quietly early.
Compared to staying in the Governor's Mansion, Handu still feels that it is more free to stay on a warship. Although living on a ship is not as comfortable as living in the Governor's Mansion, at least you don't have to worry about your own safety and can do whatever you want freely.
What.
Tan Qing accompanied Han Du and looked at the ships carrying food heading north. He said with a smile: "Have you never thought about letting the food feed the fish?"
Han Du glanced at him and said: "Why feed the fish? Without these grains, the Muromachi shogunate will definitely lose. If the Hosokawa clan wins easily, then there will be so many Japanese people left. Are you going to kill them all?"
Really? That’s millions of people.”
Tan Qing knew that he had said the wrong thing and laughed twice.
Han Du continued nonchalantly: "If we want to conquer the Japanese country, an extremely weak Japanese country is naturally the most beneficial to us. And if we want to weaken the Japanese country, it will not be faster than letting them fight evenly.
That’s it.”
Han Du turned around and glanced at Tan Qing. Seeing his silence, he smiled and said: "This is like a family. If we work together, we can resist bullying. Even if the Ming Dynasty is far stronger than the Japanese country, when encountering such a Japanese country,
At this time, it is impossible to completely conquer them without paying a heavy price."
"But the Japanese civil strife is different. It's like brothers fighting against each other. No matter who wins or loses in the end, their family will definitely be gone. If their family is gone, do you think there will still be a country?"
Tan Qing sighed silently after hearing this. Everyone understands the truth, but how many people can truly let go of their prejudices and truly join hands?
Han Du lay back on the chair and asked casually: "By the way, is Jiang Wei here?"
Tan Qing immediately stood up and replied: "General, I'll go take a look right now."
Han Du nodded slightly.
Tan Qing turned around and walked off the bow of the ship, and came back not long after, accompanied by a smiling Jiang Wei.
"Students meet sir."
Han Du put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up and asked loudly: "Where is the person I want?"
Jiang Wei nodded slightly and replied: "The students are ready. There are five hundred people in total, and they can sneak into the Japanese country at any time."
Han Du couldn't help but nod after hearing this.
This matter was brought up by Han Du. After realizing the danger, Han Du's original plan to sneak into the Japanese country in person was changed to sending someone to sneak in.
However, none of the navy brought by Han Du could speak Japanese, so there was no way to sneak into the Japanese country.
But don't worry, although no one under his command can speak Japanese. But in Jiang Wei's Governor's Mansion, there are many people who were originally Koreans who can speak Japanese.
Jeolla-do was originally the easternmost point of Goryeo and the place closest to the Japanese state. It is not far from the Japanese state. Those who are brave can cross to the Japanese state without using a boat or even using a raft. On the contrary, the Japanese people
You can also cross over easily.
There has been no shortage of Japanese traces here for hundreds of years. In addition, Jeolla Province was once occupied by Japanese pirates for decades. There are not many Koreans here who can speak Japanese.
"So, are all these people willing to sacrifice themselves for the Ming Dynasty?" Han Du asked again.
Jiang Wei suddenly laughed and replied: "Sir's plan really hit the target of those Korean people. When he told them that as long as they worked for the Ming Dynasty once, they could get the Ming Dynasty household registration, none of them disagreed.
of."
After all, the Koreans are not from the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is Han Du or Jiang Wei, if you want the Koreans to work hard, it will definitely not work without spending a lot of money.
Therefore, Han Du took out the trump card of Ming Dynasty household registration.
Jiang Wei told the five hundred Koreans that from now on, they were no longer Koreans, but people of the Ming Dynasty, and immediately gave them the Ming Dynasty household registration. At the same time, he promised that these Koreans who had just become Ming people, as long as they
If they make meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty this time, they will get a house in the Ming Dynasty. Even if they die, the house will be transferred to their family members, and their family members will also be given the Ming Dynasty household registration.
Such a huge temptation naturally aroused the excitement of the five hundred Korean people, and they all wanted to sneak into the Japanese country immediately. As for the danger of this matter? What can be done without danger? As long as they can obtain the Ming Dynasty household registration, as long as their family can become the high-ranking Ming Dynasty.
People, even if they are asked to die, they are willing to do so.