Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Ten: From the river to the ocean, from Korea to the Ming Dynasty...
"O Great Bodhisattva Hachiman! Uncle, are you saying that gold from wealthy merchants will not be easily sold? Is this a guarantee of credibility to conduct trade that is ten times the value of gold?"
"Yes! It can be understood that way!... In Kyoto's trade, there are expensive goods from all over the world. Arms and tea sets from Sakai Port, ceramics and seafood from Hakata, Japanese paper and knives from Echizen, linen and tea from Omi, Yamashiro's
Kyōyaki and silk, Owari, Akita war horses, Kaga, Noto lacquerware, and even silk porcelain from the Ming Dynasty... The more valuable the product, the more difficult it is to barter! Sometimes it takes years to
It takes a long time for the unit to be settled..."
"At such a time, there must be sufficient gold currency to guarantee the trade flow of wealthy merchants from various places. And middlemen who can provide sufficient currency will naturally be welcomed by business groups from various places and get a share of the pie!..."
"Actually, gold, silver, copper coins, no matter what kind of currency, are manifestations of the reputation and strength of big businessmen! But gold is the most precious...Similarly, business groups from all over the world will only choose to trade with those with strong wealth and sufficient currency.
A wealthy businessman, rather than a small businessman who can't make money and can only barter. Because this kind of trade has the lowest risk, is least likely to cause trouble, and even reduces profits by 10% or 20%, it is acceptable. And a stable and reliable trading partner
, often once a decision is made, it will last for one generation!…”
The great businessman Morino Kiyoshi smiled slightly and talked about the way of dealing with wealthy businessmen. For the Kazuto people of this era, they have the most significant characteristic in the Han cultural circle, that is, they attach great importance to "channels between people".
And be suspicious of "agreements on paper".
This is a completely different habit from the European world. The reflection in business is an abnormal "recognition of people". Once certain business channels are established, they are very exclusive and will not easily give new people the opportunity to enter...
"Guangguang, on the battlefield of merchants, gold is not only your credibility in the eyes of others, but also a guarantee for more trade, and it is also the most important stepping stone! This is a precious 'ticket', not only for merchants to
It is useful, and it can also be used as a gift to make friends with noble public officials, influential monks and officials, and powerful martial arts families! Giving gold as a gift can be a kind of "elegance" to any kind of noble person. And
Giving other specialties as gifts is sometimes humiliating..."
"Even when trading with merchants from the Ming Dynasty, especially the kind of private trade that is extremely profitable and risky...the sea owners who are both merchants and bandits don't pay much attention to our other goods. No matter how exquisite they are,
Folding fans, no matter how excellent knives, no matter how thick lacquerware, the quantity they can accept is limited... But they only like gold and silver, the more the better!... Gold and silver are the best maritime trade currencies, especially gold! Those sea traders
The gentry of the Ming Dynasty behind the Lord seemed to attach great importance to gold objects made of gold, and would even take them into the tomb after death..."
The great businessman Morino Kiyoshi had a gloomy look on his face. When he mentioned the rich maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty, he still couldn't forget it. After all, any kind of Ming country goods shipped to Heguo, even just Ming country copper coins, could bring huge profits several times!
A precious utensil from the Ming Dynasty, they are also the favorite gifts of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty!
But at the moment, the shogunate continues to undergo major changes, and the nobles behind him are gradually losing ground in unexpected rounds of shuffles. He has basically lost hope of obtaining a license for the "Kanhe Trade".
If you can't take the safe "exploration trade", you can only try the extremely risky private trade. The path of those Western countries...
"So, Guangguang, a piece of gold talisman with you is just its original value. But in the hands of wealthy merchants, it is a guarantee for intermediary trade, a way to open up the door of noble people, and a way to penetrate business groups from various places.
A stepping stone. And if you can get out of the He Kingdom, it is the only hard product that can communicate with the sea masters of the Ming Kingdom!..."
"Buddha's golden body! The gold obtained from the Ezo land can pass through our hands and flow into the hands of the ministers of Kyoto, the merchants of Sakai Port, the samurai of the Western Kingdom, the sea masters of the Ming Dynasty, and finally it flows into the hands of the gentry and noble families of the Ming Dynasty.
! And the road it can open is the real golden road, the road of the Seven Lucky Gods’ treasure ship full of wealth and luck!…”
"Guangguang, do you understand? This is why your father Xin Guanggong said that Shantao's gold trade is really 'too involved'... This is not only the huge wealth of gold itself, but also what gold can bring
Come the infinite greed and possibilities!…”
Having said this, the big businessman Morino Kiyoshi stretched out his hand and patted Mitsuhiro Uyizaki on the shoulder again. Mitsuhiro Uyizaki touched his chin, his eyes stagnant, obviously lost in thought. These "golden knowledge" are very important to him as a remote Ezo.
For a samurai family leader who grew up on earth, he is indeed a bit over the top...
"Buddha bless you!..."
Seeing the look on his "nephew's" face, Morino Qing pursed his lips and swallowed the last sentence without finishing it.
In fact, he knew that with Takeda Nobuhiro's character, if he was still alive and healthy, he would probably limit the gold trade with the Shantaru people to the scale that the Oyizaki clan can control, and then hide it deeply... And in that way
, even if Morino Kiyoshi is an old friend of Takeda Nobuhiro, there is absolutely no possibility of being involved in it! But the gap between Mitsuhiro and Nobuhiro, even Nobuhiro himself, is clear. This is why he would not hesitate to fight before his death.
He made a promise before and pulled him in...
"O Lord Xin Guang! The waters of this Shantao trade are too deep... Guang Guang is too young to be able to row a boat. But I am more experienced and can barely row on the sea, but I don't know what is hidden behind the tide.
What are you wearing?"
"What do these Shanta people, these 'golden clans', who suddenly appeared, want? Are they really the remnants of the Yuan invaders, and want to recruit the craftsmen and Dingkou to restore the country in the north?... Or,
Will they eventually go west and take their strengthened tribe to join the 'Great Yuan Great Khan' on the grassland?..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Morino Kiyoshi can't think clearly, he knows too little. Therefore, he must take action himself! Go and take a look at the so-called "Shan Tao Golden Tribe"
, actually participate in a "gold trade". Only in this way can he estimate the risks, scale and potential of this kind of transaction, and how much he should invest!
If these Shantao tribes really have sufficient gold reserves as they say, and are willing to exchange five gold talismans and five kilograms of gold for a "great craftsman", and there is no upper limit... then he is not
No, I really put a lot of effort and thought into using my connections with the nobles to connect with those rude Western celebrities.
If it can be exchanged for a large amount of gold, there will be a reward of five times or ten times... I think those poor daimyo will be willing to use the lives of some low-level warriors to exchange for the wealth to support the entire clan on the vast Korean coast!
"Well...the wealthy merchants of the Western Kingdom, the samurai families behind those wealthy merchants... Speaking of which, Watanabe Masumi's background, his younger brother, was able to unite the divided Ryuzoji family bit by bit...That's really a powerful person, with a very good appearance.
!…It’s just a pity that my ocean-covering boat and Masumi Watanabe on board...it’s such a pity, such a pity!”
When he thought about the ocean-covering ship that he sent out, it only went to sea successfully for a year, and then there was no news about the Far North trade the next year... Morino Kiyoshi was very scrupulous about the ocean trade. Although the loss that time, although
It can't be said that it was a pain in the neck, but it also made him a little disgraced. The original promise of bringing back treasures to the nobles was finally fulfilled with make do.
After all, there is no powerful force behind Morino Kiyoshi, who will protect him at all costs. Japan also does not have a mature marine insurance industry like Europe, allowing a group of business groups to share risks. After all, although Kazuto lives on an island
, but it is still a real mainland nation, lacking the motivation for navigation, exploration and trade, and also lacking the technology of shipbuilding and navigation positioning...
"Headmaster! Headmaster!... News from Kyoto!..."
"Huh? Xiang Erlang, what's wrong?..."
When Morino Seiwen turned around, he saw the usually steady head Matsushita Shojiro running down from the boat at a trot. He tried hard to stay calm, and with trembling fingers, he handed the "house manager" Morino Seiji a letter.
.And Morino Kiyoshi just opened it and looked at it for a few times, his expression suddenly changed, and his mood fluctuated sharply.
"Buddha! This earth-shattering change involved all the generals, leaders, and guardians... And in the end, he actually became the most powerful nobleman?!... If I didn't remember
Wrong, he is only 29 years old this year, right?! It’s incredible!…”
