Chapter 1,423 The flowing golden sea route, a 'big plan'!
"Ahem! Generous Golden Chief, you don't have to be like this, you don't have to be so enthusiastic..."
"Ah? This mountain tiger warrior! Uh!..."
The river surged and flowed into the Sea of Ezo. The clear river surface reflected the golden light, and also reflected a majestic tiger warrior and a businessman bending down by the iron tower. Two monk soldiers wanted to step forward to protect them, but they were punched by the tiger warrior.
feet and fell to the ground.
"Buddha! Stop it, stop it! ...Ahem!"
Mori Yeqing coughed and tried hard to remove the five kilograms of gold that was bending his neck. He raised his head in awe and glanced at the tall and majestic tiger slave. The huge pressure brought him instinctive uneasiness and fear.
Then, he shook his head with a wry smile, looked at the "ferocious Shantao Chief", and sighed.
"Dear Golden Chief! I already know how powerful your department is, so there is no need to demonstrate to me anymore..."
"God bless you! Kazuto's big businessman, I have a lot of gold here, but I only trade with my friends!... I know that you businessmen are very quick-thinking, like foxes... But no matter where you are in Kyoto, behind the scenes
How powerful you are... Even in this cold and icy north, you have to abide by my rules!"
"I understand...Buddha witnessed it! Golden Chief, we are friends now, real good friends! I respect you very much, you are my best trading partner!..."
"I hope so!"
Zuvalo was expressionless and said a few words. Then, he waved his hand and asked the tiger slave to retreat, and looked at the group of craftsmen again.
“Keep trading! My friend!…”
"Hi!…"
Soon, two more senior craftsmen came forward and formed a pair, one man and one woman. The tall and sturdy man, called "Aso Aida", was a good hand at growing hemp and weaving. The short and thin man
The woman's name is "Weaver Yui", which sounds like a person who is capable of "weaving, dyeing and knotting".
"Are you a linen weaver? What is linen?"
"Uh!... Hemp is... a straight, tall, thin grass... the stems can be pulled out to weave cloth... the hemp seeds can be pressed into oil. They are unpalatable, but very cheap..."
Chief Shantao's first question almost stumped Aso Kaida. After hesitating for a few words, he fumbled around and took out a handful of "hemp seeds" from the cloth bag and showed it to Zuwaro.
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"Look! This is...the seed of hemp!..."
"Hey! It's a bit like a peanut in the shell, but a little smaller..."
Zuvalo widened his eyes and looked at the "hemp seeds" he had not seen for a while. There is no doubt that in East Asia and South Asia in this era, hemp and ramie were grown. In the Near East and Europe, flax was mainly grown.
.And these small hemp seeds in front of you have provided the most important textile raw materials in East Asia for thousands of years. From the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, linen was the most daily textile in the Chinese cultural circle!
"Well... do you have an apprentice? Farmers are the poorest and the poorest, so there are no apprentices at all? Okay, just put these seeds away and go to the boat!..."
Zuvaro waved his hand, and a warrior from the kingdom came over and took Aso Kaida away. Although he didn't know what this guy's "hemp growing skills" were, for the sake of getting a new crop from the West Sea Continent, this guy
It’s worth the money!
"Witness the Lord God! Are you a weaver and dyer? Well... you can weave colorful patterns and dye colorful cloth?..."
As the only female senior craftsman, Yui was timid, her voice was very low, and her whole body was shaking when she spoke. She painted her face gray, probably to protect herself. In fact, for such a thin and flat piece,
The woman and the tribal warriors around her had no idea at all.
"Sir...Sir, I can weave 'Omi cloth', and I am best at 'twisted valerian indigo dyeing'... This... this is the strip of cloth I weave and dye..."
As she spoke, Oriome Yui took off a tie from her bun, and then held it with both hands and unfolded it. The tie had extremely fine warp and weft yarns, which was very soft, but it still maintained the toughness of hemp. A light blue streak
The color cloud pattern extends along the lace, and in Zuvalo's eyes, it looks like a slender and agile "cloud snake".
"Ah! This craftsmanship!...It's almost the same as those two silk clothes!...Did you really weave and dye it?..."
"Yes!...I dyed it..."
Oriome Yui's knees felt weak and her face turned red, as if she was about to cry. She was an outstanding weaver at Omi Obo and could weave Omi cloth that was "as light as feathers and as soft as wind". Her skills were superb.
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Based on the high price of Omi cloth, even if you just give it to the weavers, it will be more than ten dan a year, which can support a large family! In fact, they, the weavers and craftsmen, are the most important wealth of the boss, although there is no
Personal freedom, but as long as you work hard, you will have no worries about food and clothing. Until that bloody night, the vicious shogunate army attacked and burned the entire castle town to ashes...
"Hmm... Do I look very vicious? Why did this female weaver tremble like a rabbit when she saw me?..."
Zuwaro was puzzled. This was the first time his face failed in front of a woman. It can only be said that the intimidating power of the name "Chief Shantao" was too "terrible" in the eyes of the farming tribes in the south.
Yeah...but it doesn’t matter, as long as you have real ability!
"Do you have any apprentices? Oh, they are all dead? Then when you return to the tribe, you can accept a few more female apprentices! ... Such a delicate job, and tribal women with rough hands and feet may not be easy to learn... It is better to learn from Ayi
Find some from the Nu tribe!…By the way, you also have to learn how to weave cotton!…”
"Tiger slave, give me money!..."
"Pa!..."
The last master craftsman who came forward had a fearful expression, but he was neatly dressed and his skin was much whiter. He actually had a formal name, "Kawasaki Ginzo".
"Buddha has mercy! This man is an outstanding silversmith from Gyeonggi Province. He can make all kinds of exquisite silver jewelry... He can also make gold, and his hands are very skillful!"
Morino Kiyoshi smiled, closed the folding fan in his hand, and gently tapped Kawasaki Ginzo's forehead. The man's face instantly turned pale, with fear and hidden hatred in his eyes.
In this era, gold and silversmiths who have access to precious metals have never been a low-end industry! Their status in society is even higher than that of many low-level warriors. This is because the people they deal with on a daily basis can make gold and silver utensils.
The customers often come from a variety of backgrounds. Not to mention, in this business, even if there is no adulteration and just a few scraps, you can make a lot of money!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "What a pity! This outstanding gold and silver craftsman found refuge in Todaiji Temple in Nara. And the Kegon Sect of Todaiji Temple has always been at odds with our Tendai Sect. Last year
A fight broke out between hundreds of monk soldiers... This great silversmith from Gyeonggi Province was really not protected by the Buddha. He was robbed and kidnapped by the monk soldiers of our sect. He should not be seen in front of people again, which would damage the reputation of our temple..."
"Dear Golden Chief, this man is a rare gold and silver craftsman, especially famous for his expertise in making silver teapots and silver incense burners! Although he is still far from a master craftsman, he is a real craftsman.
The money tree of the future! Just like the gold charm in your hands, the workmanship is too crude. As long as it is carved with a little precision, the value can be greatly increased!…”
"So, this gold and silver craftsman needs at least twice as much, ten gold talismans!..."
"Huh? A conflict between the two Kazuto temples? Send troops to plunder each other?... So, this gold and silver craftsman has an unusual background. Maybe he knows a lot about Kazuto's internal affairs?..."
Zuvalo looked at the gray-faced Kawasaki Ginzo with sharp eyes, pondered for a while, and nodded.
"Tiger slave! Give him ten gold talismans!..."
"Pah! Pah!..."
After the shipwrights' transaction was completed, both Zuvaro and Morino Kiyoshi had satisfied smiles on their faces. Needless to say, Zuvarro was satisfied. These senior craftsmen were in control of something the kingdom had never seen before, or even seen before.
Outstanding skills.
As long as the skills of the West Sea Continent are passed back to the kingdom with these craftsmen, the technical level of the Lake Kingdom, the Mexica Alliance, and even the entire Central American world will skyrocket!
As for Morino Kiyoshi, a master craftsman, seven senior craftsmen, plus about forty apprentices' family members as gifts...for just one ship of people, he exchanged sixty gold talismans, which was enough
Sixty pounds of gold!
"Sixty kilograms of gold, 8,000 stones of rice! The generosity and wealth of the Golden Clan is beyond my imagination, like a golden dream!..."
"And for such a huge fortune, how much dividend should be given to the Uyizaki clan?...Half and half? Impossible! The cost for our clan to collect, provide relief, and transport these craftsmen is...well...about 300,400 koku of rice? No.
!You can’t calculate it like this, you must also include the risks borne by the temple, and the loss of reputation once it is exposed!…”
"Let me think about it... Then count one-third of the sixty kilograms of gold as the cost and write it down in the account. The rest will be divided equally with the Oyizaki clan and give them a dividend of twenty kilograms of gold! Ah!
Twenty pounds of gold! So much!… Stop and watch, stop and watch! Restrain greed and have a long-term vision!…”
Morino Kiyoshi did some mental calculations and calculated that the profit of this trip was about 200%, which is a full 20 times! Compared with this huge profit "artisan-gold trade", the previous cattle and horse trade, and the subsequent materials
Trading, that kind of 3-4 times profit seems a bit worth mentioning!
"Buddha! The Shantao tribe is really paying a sky-high price in exchange for these skilled craftsmen! What do they want to do?...How deep is their capital?"
"If such profits can be maintained, then opening up the 'trade route' to North Korea... is a matter of course. It is imminent and the golden light is unlimited!..."
After thinking for a moment, Morino Qing straightened his clothes and saluted Zuvaro again. Zuvaro also sincerely returned the salute with a smile. Then, the two of them spoke almost in unison.
"Witness the Lord God! I also need another kind of craftsman, a very urgent and important craftsman! I am willing to pay a high price!"
“Buddha’s blessing! I have a ‘trade route’ that can connect me to North Korea and get more and better craftsmen!…”
"Say it!"
"You say it first!"
The two of them paused at the same time and looked at each other with a smile. At Shiribetsu Kawaguchi in Ezo, in the golden light of dusk, the "Chief Shantao" and the "Kyoto wealthy businessman" finally "colluded" together. They cherished each other,
They whispered intimately that they were going to start a "big plan" and create an unprecedented path of craftsmanship flowing with gold!…
