Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifteen: Taiwan Mi Five Colored Prayer Flags, It’s Like Seeing Me Buddha Personally Coming!
From Santaru in the north, to Ezo Mutsu, Ugo Echigo, to Noto Wakasa, Izumo Hizen, and all the way to the southern Ryōdo of Korea! Such a turbulent "golden trade route" was something Mitsuhiro Uizaki had never imagined.
A magnificent picture! And the value it brings is by no means just gold!…
"Buddha! A trade route driven by gold, as long as it can be opened up, it will bring great potential... The furs of Ezo and Mutsu's horses can be sold directly to Hizen or even smuggled to North Korea.
In the hands of private traders... and Korean 'craftsmen', Korean ceramics, Hizen tea, and Izumo swords can also be shipped to the North!..."
"On the basis of safeguarding the interests of the trade route, the clans along the way also have channels for communication and dialogue, and can even become allies! ... As the big businessman who created this trade route, and as the link between the clans, I, Morino,
Qing Dynasty, you can escape from the identity of 'Kyoto Royal Merchant', 'Member of Omi Merchant Group', and 'Monk of Miao Court', and become a legendary wealthy businessman of a generation!..."
"Buddha! If I can have such influence, even the nobles in Kyoto will have to think twice if they want to take action against me! ... Maybe I can become a figure like Tao Zhugong, who can go boating on Lake Bipa and bring people with him.
With wealth and reputation, live a peaceful life!…”
At this moment, the desire to break out of the prison burned hotly in Morino Qing's chest. He was familiar with the history of Tang Dynasty and had seen too many real-life examples. He had never seen a big businessman in the shogunate in Kyoto who could bring rich wealth with him.
The family property will be safe and sound until old age. The final outcome is often either to confiscate the property and die, or to hand over the family property and go to a temple to become a monk...
Morino Kiyoshi didn't have much hope at first. He just thought that he would be satisfied if he could hand over his rice house and retire when he was old. But now, with the shogunate declining and government orders not leaving the capital, he suddenly discovered
Another possibility! Another possibility to change one's status, hold one's head high, and walk out of the Kyoto prison!
The prerequisite for this possible realization is to open up the planned northern trade route and connect the various forces along the way! And to open up this trade route, in addition to his contacts and network as a middleman, what is more important is the "people from the source"
"Golden Power" is the "gold" from Shantao's "Golden Clan" that can knock open all clan halls!
"Buddha's golden light, please wake me up!... The key to the problem now is to grasp the key issue... Well... This so-called 'Golden Clan' is really as Guangguang said, with an astonishing scale, at least several
Hundreds and thousands of kilograms of gold?... If there are not huge enough interests, even if I exhaust all my contacts, it will be impossible to maintain the northern trade route..."
"In addition, are these 'restoring' Shantar Yuan bandits really willing to pay 5 pounds of gold for an 'invited' North Korean master craftsman? Can this price be increased a little more? For example, double it.
...After all, if the daimyos of the Western Kingdom want to send out samurai, there will definitely be casualties. Although they have never cared about human life and will plunder North Korea on a daily basis without commission. But when they really want to negotiate, they will definitely use this as a reason to share a lot of benefits.
Plus the transportation costs along the way, we have to talk about it!…”
"As for the additional gains from plundering, such as ordinary craftsmen from Korea, how much will the Santar people want?... Such as breaking through the 'Mokpo' in Jeolla Province and destroying the Mokpo Shipyard... Hiss! Mokpo is a tough one now! Ten
After breaking through once many years ago, the Western Kingdom brought in several big shipwrights, including the gold shipwright who built the foreign ships, and sold them to Kyoto and Sakai Port... The Kingdom of Korea obviously strengthened its defenses, and the daimyo of Kyushu no longer
I've never succeeded. Well, let me think about it... In addition to Mokpo, there is also Yeosu, and the Yeosu Shipyard is closer! I just don't know how to prepare for it..."
"Of course, the North Korean shipyards are very heavily guarded. The easiest thing to seize is the civilian workshop. For example, the white porcelain official workshop in Dongnae, Gyeongsang Province (i.e. Busan)... If the white porcelain official workshop of the North Korean government is robbed,
, while catching a few master craftsmen, there will definitely be dozens of ordinary craftsmen and apprentices... What is the price of these people from the Shantao tribe? How much? You have to negotiate clearly in advance... If it is not possible, it is cheaper and handed over to the daimyo along the way.
…”
Intense thoughts surged in Morino Kiyoshi's mind, approaching the bottom line of his Buddhist control step by step. In the final analysis, there was only one key question: did the Shantao "Golden Clan" have enough gold?
As a businessman, you must first determine the cost of the trading object before you can decide how much effort to put in and how much "goods" to collect. You can never just throw it into your hands. As for the channels for "purchasing goods", it depends on Amitabha, whether you see it or not.
mercy…
"Stop, stop! All karmic obstacles arise from delusional thoughts! Let's stop delusional thoughts. Let's first take a look at Shantao people's abilities!..."
Morino Kiyoshi took several deep breaths to calm down the distracting thoughts in his mind. This time he went north, but he had prepared five ships of goods, each of which was a big ship of 400 kilograms! Among them, there was a ship full of rice.
, a boatload of cattle, a boatload of horses, a boatload of refugee craftsmen, a boatload of weapons, armor, wine, salt and tea.
If the Shantao tribe can eat all this large amount of goods and take out dozens or hundreds of kilograms of gold...then North Korea's next "big business" will have a basis for negotiation! And now there is no deal before there is any more fantasy.
There is no benefit in thinking about it.
Thinking of this, Morino Kiyoshi changed the topic and returned to the Oyezaki clan itself and the management of the Ezo land.
"Mitsuhiro, the sixty-year-old Ise family hero, was able to secure the Izu Peninsula last year because he promulgated the 'German Policy' and lowered taxes to 'four public and six citizens', which allowed the people to return.
!… And now, the Uyizaki clan does not rely on that piece of land. As long as you implement the policy of 'four citizens and six citizens', no matter where they come from, the people will fight to the death for the Uyizaki clan!"
"The virtuous government of the four public officials and the six citizens will lead the people to fight to the death?... Well, if the land tax is reduced, the shortfall will be... let me calculate it."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Mitsuhiro Uizaki pondered for a long time and estimated the deficit of 800 koku a year, which is about 6 gold talismans. His eyes flashed for a while before he nodded in response.
"Witness the Buddha! If this trip to the north and the trade with the Shantao tribe can be as fruitful as last time... I will officially issue a decree to implement the Four Publics and Six Citizens!..."
"Okay! Mitsuhiro, as long as everything goes well and the transaction is completed...the decree of the Four Publics and Six Citizens is promulgated, the hearts and minds of the people of Ezo will definitely return to you! At that time, it will be decisive for Matsumae to protect Andong Jingji."
What a great opportunity!…”
"Yes! What my uncle said is absolutely true! When my father was still alive, he controlled the guardianship of the lower country through marriage. And the Uyizaki clan itself was the guardian of the upper country. The last nail in the Ezo land was left by the Andō clan.
Matsumae Mamoru... Our family has already planted several hidden secrets in Matsumae... But Shantaoren's name is more useful than the previous plan, and he can explain it to the head of the Andong family!..."
Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's eyes were sharp, revealing the ferocity of the Northern Samurai family. He held the handle of the sword at his waist and said with a smile.
"Uncle, I am in charge of the Katsuyama Hall. You and the Kudo clan elders will go on a trade trip to the north for my family!... Thousands of plans in the future are all counting on this transaction!..."
"Okay! This is my wish, and I am bound to do so!..."
"Haha! May Buddha protect us!..."
Morino Kiyoshi knelt down on the table and bowed. The two looked at each other and both laughed.
The spring of April passed with laughter. The spring of May came under the sun. Ezoland is sunny all year round, and there is no obvious dry season and rainy season. Only in July and August, there will be slightly stable rainfall. Therefore,
, the farming here is very intensive, and water channels must be opened and watered frequently. But now, the farmers in the spring plowing are already busy, sowing the seeds of rice and millet...
"Put in the seedlings, and the rice fields will be fertile... I pray for a good harvest and pray to the gods... The good wind blows, the blue sky is high... The grace of the earth nourishes the rice!..."
"The seedlings are planted, the rice is planted, the rice is grown...this year is the grain, the god is willing...the wind is beautiful, the sky is blue...the earth is green, and the rice is raised!"
The farmers were singing rhythmic farm songs and were busy in the fields along the river. Then, a farmer suddenly stopped and knelt down in the field, with his head facing the direction of the road. Then, everyone
They all knelt down and faced the road.
"Tap! Tread!..."
More than two hundred Japanese warriors, carrying the flag of the Oyizaki clan and leading more than a dozen war horses, headed north along the road. Their flags were bright "four diamonds", representing the Qinghe River of the Takeda clan.
The origin of the Genji clan is almost the same as the "cut diamond pattern" of the Kai Takeda clan.
"Wow! Wow!..."
Five large ships of 400 stone sailed along the twists and turns of Ezo coast, almost level with the samurai team, heading to the desolate north of Ezo. However, these large ships did not have any samurai family crests, but only rooftops.
The five-color sutra flags of Tantric Buddhism and the traditional Chinese inscriptions on the Buddhas of the five directions have a unique status of being unimpeded in the country!
"Namo Tathagata the Terrible Body! Namo Tathagata the Expansive Body! Namo Tathagata the King of Nectars! Namo Tathagata the Wonderful Colored Body! Namo Tathagata the Precious Victory!..."
Taimi's five-color sutra flags, blue, white, green, red and yellow, can stop greed, anger, ignorance, pride and doubt, as if you saw me, the Buddha, coming personally!
