Chapter 246, I have already made several million taels before reaching the Golden Continent
In the Hyogo-notsu port of the Japanese Kingdom, in the residence of Akamatsu Maru, Akamatsu Maru entertained distinguished guests from the Ming Dynasty with good wine and delicious food. The dishes were delicious, the wine was drunk three times, and there were beautiful women in the company. Everyone chatted and chatted.
Naturally, the more we chatted, the more engaged we became.
Du Mingen wanted to know something about the situation in Japan from Akamatsumaru, and Akamatsumaru also wanted to know about the Ming Dynasty from Du Mingen.
Although the Japanese country often had contact with the Ming Dynasty, it could not be compared with North Korea after all. The Ming Dynasty and North Korea were connected by land, but not with the Japanese country. In addition, the road was far away and communication was inconvenient, so the information transmission was naturally more difficult.
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"I didn't expect that there is a place like Golden Continent at the end of the sea to the east of our Japanese country. The Ming Dynasty is worthy of being a kingdom, and there are actually experts who have visited this Golden Continent."
Akamatsumaru heard Du Mingen talk about the Golden Continent and the huge world outside the Ming Dynasty. This surprised all the Japanese people present including Akamatsumaru, Kamigetsu Ichiro and others.
Naturally, the Japanese people know very well about the sea to the east of the Japanese country. It is not that there are no Japanese people who have tried to explore this sea, but they have never been able to know where the end of the sea is.
Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty knew first that at the end of the sea to the east of Japan was the Golden Continent, a place full of gold.
"The main reason why we went to Golden Continent is for high-yielding crops. Although our Ming Dynasty is a superior country with abundant resources and abundant people, there are frequent famines and people are hungry all over the land. Our Emperor, the Ming Dynasty, loves the people like his own son. I heard that this gold
There are high-yield crops in the continent, which also makes us go to the Golden Continent.”
Du Mingen said with a smile, then thought for a while and asked: "I wonder how the situation is in your Japanese country?"
Akamatsumaru listened quietly. Now when he heard Du Mingen asked about the situation of the Japanese country, he sighed slightly and said: "Since the Onin Rebellion, the shogunate in our Japanese country has lost control of the daimyo in various places. Now all the heroes have joined forces to compete in the world.
, the situation of our Akamatsu family is not optimistic either, and the surrounding daimyo are all eyeing us."
He had nothing to hide from Du Mingen, because in his opinion, the Ming Dynasty had no thoughts about the Japanese country at all. The Ming Dynasty occupies the Middle-earth Divine State, with abundant resources, abundant resources, and outstanding people, which is far from what the Japanese country can compare with.
Not only was the land of the Japanese country small, earthquakes often occurred, the land was extremely barren, and it was surrounded by the sea. There was little room for development, and there was no comparison with the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, he was not worried at all about what Daming would think of Japan after he learned about Japan's situation. In his opinion, Japan was a gift to Daming, but Daming might not accept it.
What's more, the Ming Dynasty is the suzerain state of the Japanese country, and the relationship between them has always been good.
Du Mingen listened carefully and got a general idea of the situation in the Japanese country. The power of the Muromachi shogunate was weakening, and famous names were rising in various places. As for the nominal Japanese emperor, he had always been a mascot and had no substantive power.
The famous names in various places are not like Japanese emperors at all.
This is an era when heroes rise together, and it is also the beginning of chaotic wars.
After understanding this, Du Mingen felt confident. This was definitely a good thing for the daimyo, because the Japanese country was in chaos, which meant that if he came to Japan to do business in the future, there would be more opportunities to make money.
Not to mention anything else, just selling weapons to the Japanese country will definitely be very profitable, and the routes of the Japanese country will also be opened in the future.
The banquet lasted until very late, and then Du Mingen stayed directly at Akamatsumaru's residence. Akamatsumaru treated him thoughtfully in every aspect.
This is not only because of the glass jade horse given by Du Mingen, but also because of Du Mingen's identity. Of course, as a member of the Chisong family, he is also thinking about the Chisong family.
The Akamatsu family occupies the fertile land of Harima Country, and other daimyo around them are eyeing Harima Country. However, Harima Country is not very powerful, and the surrounding daimyo are all powerful daimyo. They are all very ambitious and want to replace them.
The Muromachi Shogunate became the new ruler of Japan.
In such an environment, the Chisong family has always been committed to continuously growing its own strength. Du Mingen in front of them comes from the Ming Dynasty. If they can get external support from the Ming Dynasty, the Chisong family can stand more firmly.
Although this possibility is unlikely, entertaining Du Mingen doesn't cost much. It's nothing more than good wine, good food, and a few women. For the Chisong family, who are landowners, this is nothing at all.
In the room where Du Mingen was resting, Du Mingen was already seventy percent drunk. He habitually took out his notebook and prepared to write today's diary.
Writing a diary is a habit that every student in the Maritime Academy is required to develop. If Du Mingen doesn't write down a diary every day, he can't sleep because he always feels that there is something unfinished. This is the power of habit.
"The seventh day of July, today happens to be the Tanabata Festival. We arrived at Hyogo-no-jin in the Japanese country very smoothly, where we were warmly entertained by the Akamatsu family."
"During the conversation with Akamatsumaru, I got a general idea of the situation in the Japanese country. The general trend of the world is that if we unite for a long time, we will divide, and if we divide for a long time, we will unite. The current Japanese country is at the beginning of division. It can be foreseen that in the future, the Japanese country will inevitably have many heroes competing for the throne.
The war is raging."
"After thinking about it, I believe that the root cause of the unrest in the Japanese country was that the Japanese emperor did not have any substantive power. The lords in various places formed their own vassal states, and there was no strong political power."
"The Japanese country has learned from China in every aspect, but it has not learned this. Since ancient times, it has always been strong branches and weak branches. Once the situation is reversed, the world will be in chaos and the country will be turbulent."
Du Mingen's diary was very brief, and he did not write a long document. He simply explained today's situation, and then expressed his own opinions on what he saw and heard.
"Sir, please go to bed early."
Du Mingen finished writing his diary, and two beautiful Japanese girls on the side very obediently made the bed. It was called a bed, but it was actually a tatami on the side of the ditch.
Then he came to Du Mingen very docilely and began to serve Du Mingen.
"Hmm~"
Du Mingen looked at the Japanese beauty beside him, smiled and nodded.
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The next day, Du Mingen slept until three o'clock in the morning.
The crazy night last night, coupled with the long period of drifting on the sea, made the whole person always on tenterhooks. Even when resting at night, it was difficult to get a good rest. After all, the environment on the ship was so bad.
It was completely different when we arrived on land. With plenty of food and wine, and a beautiful woman in my arms, I let go of everything with all my heart. It was normal to sleep until noon.
"I didn't expect that Japanese sake, even though it doesn't taste like much when I drink it, has such great staying power."
Du Mingen rubbed his head, then looked at the Japanese beauties on his left and right. He was so excited that he immediately got on his horse and galloped on the battlefield.
In the afternoon, Du Mingen walked out of Akamatsumaru's residence comfortably, feeling refreshed and refreshed.
Come to the port fleet.
"Mr. Du, how did you rest yesterday?"
Tian Erniu looked at Du Mingen's happy face and knew that he must have had a good rest.
"Haha, not bad, thank you for the hard work."
Du Mingen laughed happily, gave Tian Erniu a knowing look, and then asked: "How is the situation?"
"All the fresh water has been replaced and replenished, and the food has been replenished. However, there is no way to replenish the dehydrated vegetables. As for other supplies, we have also purchased and replenished them."
"This is the largest port in Japan. There are a lot of various commodities. Everything we need is available."
Tian Erniu quickly reported the situation to Du Mingen.
"Well, how are the sales of the things we brought here?"
Du Mingen nodded with satisfaction, this was the last stop on the way to Golden Continent.
Although you can park in some places in the north of the Japanese country later to replenish supplies, not everything can be purchased, so here, the supplies that can be replenished must be replenished as much as possible.
"The sales were very popular. As soon as our glass products were put out, they immediately caused a huge sensation."
"Although our products are very expensive, in the morning, all the glass products we plan to sell here have already been sold."
"There are still some left. According to your instructions, we are going to keep them. We can sell them again in the next few days or give them away."
When Tian Erniu talked about the sales of glass products, he couldn't help laughing. He approached Du Mingen and said in a very low voice: "Mr. Du, guess how much money we have sold now."
Hearing Tian Erniu's words, Du Mingen was immediately happy, stretched out three fingers and said: "Do you have this number?"
These three fingers mean three million taels of silver. In Du Mingen's opinion, the Japanese country will not be worse than North Korea, and there will definitely be no problem buying three million taels of silver.
"Hey, there is this number~"
Tian Erniu chuckled, stretched out his hand and said.
"How many are there?"
Du Mingen looked at it, widened his eyes slightly, thought for a while and said.
"Of course, Mr. Du, you may not know the situation in Japan. Although the people of Japan are short and poor, there is a lot of silver and gold here."
"Especially in the Japanese country, there is a lot of gold. When many people buy glass products from us, they pay directly with gold. In our Ming Dynasty, the ratio of gold and silver is one to ten, but here, the ratio of gold and silver is
The ratio is only one to five, so I collect as much gold as possible here."
Tian Erniu nodded and said.
Hyogo-no-jin is the largest port and material distribution center in Japan. Merchants from all over the country are gathered here, as well as the caravans of daimyo from all over the country. In addition, it belongs to the most fertile Guanzhong area in Japan, so it can be said to be the richest place in Japan.
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This is also the reason why the glass products brought by the fleet can be sold out so quickly. Not only because the glass products are very rare, but more importantly, there are many businessmen with strong financial resources gathered here. Ships from all over the Ming Dynasty
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If it were in another place, even if this glass product was rare, it would definitely not be able to sell it for so much money if it was too expensive.
"It seems that what Mr. Liu said is correct. This Japanese country is rich in gold and silver, and the Iwami Silver Mine is probably true."
After listening to Tian Erniu's words, Du Mingen thought for a while and nodded.
"No, I didn't expect the Japanese people to be so rich. There is a lot of gold and silver. This time we made a lot of money. We sold it for five million taels of silver, and a large part of it was still gold.
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"When this gold arrives in our Ming Dynasty, its value is even higher. Calculated, we can earn millions of taels of silver just from the price difference."
Tian Erniu nodded with a smile on his face. Now he has seen what it means to make money. Think about how he used to dig food in the land. Not to mention these millions of taels of silver, there were boxes and boxes of gold.
, he has never seen even a single piece of silver.
The gap between people is actually not that big. No one is stupider than anyone else. The key is to know more and see more.
After a trip to the Japanese country, Tian Erniu knew that from now on, he could make a lot of money just by using the huge exchange difference between gold and silver between the Japanese country and the Ming Dynasty. What's more, if he brought some goods with him, the round trip would be a long one.
The profits from traveling to the Ming Dynasty and Japan were astonishing, at least one million taels of silver would be earned.
"Look at your little potential, only five million taels of silver. We have just set off not long ago. This Golden Continent is full of gold. When we arrive at Golden Continent, we will bring back this boatload of gold.
It’s just called getting paid, this small amount of money is nothing at all.”
Du Mingen looked at Tian Erniu, smiled and said.
He now understands the huge profits of maritime trade, and he finally understands why these big families and gentry in the Jiangnan region are desperately trying to get the court to impose a routine maritime ban.
Without it, the profits from sea trade are too great. A trip to the Japanese country will earn millions of taels of silver. These big families, gentry, and merchants who rely on overseas business are all estimated to be as rich as the country.
Of course they don't want the imperial court to open the sea. Once the sea ban is lifted and everyone can go to sea to do business, they will have no way to monopolize this business.
Because I listened to Liu Jin's words at Wangyue Tower, I also thought about spending money to go to Golden Continent. In less than a year, there was no trace of Golden Continent yet.
But Du Mingen has already earned back dozens of times the money he invested in this matter. When the fleet was training, he made millions of taels of silver by going to North Korea, and now he will earn millions of taels of silver by going to Japan.
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He was full of expectations for Golden Continent at this time. He was looking forward to bringing back boatloads of gold from Golden Continent. That would be satisfying.