A knife in love

Chapter 2934
Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "We are not envoys sent by the imperial court to go to Fusang this time. Naturally, we can't take a boat into the wharf of Fusang country with great fanfare. We have to find a way to hide our whereabouts, and then sneak into Fusang country secretly. If you want to come to that island It is a transit place for businessmen from various countries to sneak into Fusang country."

When Li Qiufeng said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "As for how to infiltrate Fusang Kingdom, you can leave it to Ding Guan and the boss of the boat. Having been to Fusang country, there is naturally a way to send us to Fusang country safely."

After the fleet sailed through the waters of Duanlonggou, there was no big storm again.Five days later, at dusk, the big ship suddenly stopped moving forward, and only circled the sea within a radius of three or four miles.At that time Li Qiufeng was reading a book in the cabin, Ding Guan came to see him in a hurry and said that the island where food and water were supplied was not far away, the fleet had to stop here temporarily, waiting for the Fusang people on the island to come to respond.

When Li Qiufeng was talking to Ding Guan, Murong Danyan heard the movement next door, not knowing what happened, and hurried to Li Qiufeng's cabin.After hearing what Ding Guan said, Murong Danyan was puzzled, and said: "Mr. Ding once said that it only takes one day and one night to start from this island and reach the wharf of Fusang Country we are going to enter. Since So, why don't we go straight to Fusang country, why should we delay on this island?"

After listening to Murong Danyan's words, Ding Guan said with a smile on his face: "Ms. Mu doesn't know something. We are not envoys from the imperial court when we go to Fusang Kingdom this time. If we approach Fusang Kingdom in a big boat, the court of Fusang Kingdom will definitely be terrified. I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble. What's more, the Fusang Kingdom is not peaceful, the imperial court exists in name only, the famous names in various places are constantly in dispute, and there are many bandits, so we must not sail into the Fusang Kingdom wharf openly. The island we are going to anchor is called Matsuda Rock Island is about [-] miles away from the big cities on the west coast of Fusang Kingdom. Matsuda Rock Island is under the jurisdiction of the Matsuda family, the daimyos of Dewa Kingdom, and is known as the largest island in the west sea of ​​Fusang Kingdom, and its scale is quite large.”

When Murong Danyan heard what Ding Guan said, he couldn't help rushing to say: "Izuyu country? Aren't we going to Fusang country? Why is there another Chuyu country?"

Ding Guan said with a smile: "Although the Fusang Kingdom is called a country, in fact the imperial court has existed in name only. There are dozens of famous names all over the country, similar to the magistrates of our Ming prefectures. These famous names are rebellious, and they honor Fusang in name The king of the country is the king of the country. In fact, they do their own things, and they don’t pay attention to the court of Fusang country at all. The places under the jurisdiction of these daimyo are often named after the country. For example, the Matsuda family occupied the land of Deba, so they called this place Out of the feather country."

When Ding Guan said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Fusang Kingdom is divided into two big islands, not to mention the narrowness of the country, there are high mountains and dense forests everywhere in the country, and a few flat lands are also very barren, and there is not much food to grow. Dewa country is located in the northern part of Fusang country, and the Matsuda family was appointed as the daimyo of Dewa country by the court of Fusang country. In terms of the amount of land under its jurisdiction, the Matsuda family can be regarded as one of the largest daimyos in Fusang country. However, there are many mountains and forests in Dewa country Rapids, the land that can be cultivated is pitifully small, so although the Matsuda family occupies a lot of land, the food they grow is pitifully small. There is not enough food, and there are not many officials and people who can support Deyu Kingdom, and people from other places come to seek refuge There are almost no people. As a result, the Dewa country can recruit very few soldiers, and naturally it cannot compete with those rich daimyo. If the land is not too barren, I am afraid that the Dewa country will be wiped out by other daimyo long ago.

"The Matsuda family knew that the situation in Dewa Country was critical. They had to accumulate money and recruit troops to save their family's status and lives. It's just that the land under their jurisdiction is too barren and the people are few. It's more difficult than going to heaven to search for money. Helpless. Under such circumstances, the Matsuda family even started to plan overseas businessmen. It should be known that although Fusang is a small country in the middle of the sea, there are no rare things in the country. Many envoys and skilled craftsmen went to Datang to learn the architecture and handicrafts of Datang. Later, Datang encountered the Anshi Rebellion, and gradually declined, and there were chaos in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the confrontation between Song, Liao, Xia, and Jin. The buildings and handicrafts of that time have been lost in the Central Plains, but Fusang has retained many of them. Therefore, many clever gadgets made by the master craftsmen of Fusang can be sold in the Central Plains for huge profits. The swords made by the Fusang Kingdom are rare sharp weapons in the world. It costs about 150 taels of silver to buy a high-quality sword in the Fusang Kingdom. Once it is brought to the Central Plains, it can be sold for at least 2000 taels of silver, and the income is more than ten times?
"In addition to bringing things from the Fusang Kingdom to the Central Plains for sale, our Daming's jade, medicinal materials, and patent medicines are also the favorite things of the dignitaries and nobles of the Fusang Kingdom. If we can bring these goods from the Central Plains to Fusang, we will benefit a lot. Therefore, although the Daming Sea is strictly prohibited, merchants are not allowed to trade goods between Daming and Fusang, but there are still many merchants who venture out to sea and travel between the two countries to obtain extremely rich profits.

"Although merchants can earn huge profits by selling goods between Daming and Fusang, pirates are rampant and often rob merchant ships. The court of Fusang and the local daimyos are very greedy and extort huge amounts of money from merchants. Therefore, merchants travel between Daming and Fusang. The profit is huge, but it also takes great risks. If you are a little careless, you will not only lose a penny, but also lose your life.

"The Songtian family was worried that they could not get enough money to recruit troops. Seeing that the businessmen were in distress, they came up with a clever plan to make a fortune. The patriarch of the Songtian family gathered all the soldiers capable of fighting in the Dewa Kingdom, and attacked the people more than 800 miles away from the west bank of the Fusang Kingdom. Fire Rock Island. Although seven or [-] people died in battle, they finally occupied Fire Rock Island, changed the name of the island to Matsuda Rock Island, and brought it under the jurisdiction of Dewa Country. After the Matsuda family occupied Matsuda Rock Island, they sent someone to secretly contact Merchants from Daming and Fusang Kingdom promised them that they could trade goods on Matsuda Rock Island as long as they paid money. Dewa Kingdom sent troops to garrison Matsuda Rock Island to protect merchant ships and merchants. The merchants were worried that there was no place to trade with confidence. After this news, I was really ecstatic. When selling the goods, I sailed straight to Songtian Rock Island. The Matsuda family not only sent troops to protect merchant ships and merchants on Songtian Shore Island, but also sent warships to sweep the five hundred miles around Songtian Rock Island. They are not allowed to harass merchant ships and rob merchants. With the protection of the Matsuda family, merchants can safely and boldly conduct transactions, and more and more merchant ships are heading to Matsuda Rock Island. The Matsuda family collects tax money from merchants and accumulates With a huge amount of property, they can recruit troops and buy horses, and their power has greatly increased. Several daimyo saw that the Dewa country was becoming more and more prosperous, and they coveted it. They sent troops to attack the Dewa country, but they were defeated by the Matsuda family and fled. The strength of the Matsuda family has grown day by day over the years. All the big names around are afraid, so they can only show their sincerity to the Songtian family, for fear of offending the Songtian family and ending up with a fate of death."

(End of this chapter)