different warring states of japan

Chapter 1502

Yiyin looked at Christina, and slowly put down the knife he was playing with.

Lilu breathed a sigh of relief at his gentle gesture, and smiled flatteringly.

"I am willing to serve you, my lord."

Yiyin didn't look at Lilu, but stared at Christina and said.

"You are going to participate in this joint battle. I have requisitioned your ship and the guns on it."

Christina nodded.

"I am willing to serve you, Your Excellency, but I have a request."

Yi Yin frowned.

"What qualifications do you have to negotiate with me now?"

Christina shook her head.

"Lilu and I are guilty people, we are willing to serve you free of charge, but the crew on the ship will not be willing, there is no such thing as fighting for the lord of the island country in the voyage contract.

Without their assistance, the ship cannot be moved and the cannon cannot be used. Therefore, I hope that you can give them a corresponding reward, so that I have a reason to persuade them to work for you. "

Yiyin touched his chin and asked.

"How much profit can you get from sailing to the island country?"

Christina looked at Lilu, Lilu said.

"A shipment of goods is worth a hundred gold coins from your place. We follow the monsoon and come here once a year, staying for three or four months at a time."

Yi Yin nodded.

"A small sentence of one hundred gold coins?"

A small sentence weighs one tael, and Lilu only pays 100 taels of gold for one run.

In the early Ming Dynasty, one tael of gold was worth forty taels of silver. During the Wanli period, because of a whip method, the Ming Dynasty began to move towards the silver standard. During the same period, a large amount of American silver poured in, and the ratio of gold to silver fell to about [-]:[-].

The island country has a large amount of gold reserves, and the ratio of gold to silver is far smaller than that of the Chinese Empire, so there is arbitrage trading of precious metals, and Imai Zonghisa made his fortune from this.

100 taels of gold is a huge sum of money for ordinary people, and Lilu and a boat crew have traveled half the world, relying on this little gold.

Of course, they exchanged the gold-silver ratio of commodities along the way, and the income from a trip was by no means as little as 100 taels of gold, but this gold was their indispensable basis for arbitrage.

Yiyin thought for a while and said.

"I'll hire all of your crew, make an offer."

As soon as the matter of money was mentioned, Lilu's eyes lit up and she regained her energy, she pinched her fingers and said brokenly.

"I don't know if this battle will end this year, we may not catch up with the monsoon to leave, and next year's income will be gone.

Geez, that's a lot of money. "

Lilu secretly looked at Yiyin, seeing that Yiyin was about to pick up the knife again, she was so frightened that she hurriedly said.

"Four hundred... no, 380 gold coins! Do you think it's okay?"

Yiyin glanced at her, but didn't counter the offer.

"Then 380 gold small sentences."

Seeing that Yiyin agreed so readily, Lilu felt a little distressed, it seemed that her offer was too low.

Christina nodded.

"I will try my best to persuade the crew to serve you, and we will leave the island country after this war is over."

Yiyin looked at Christina, he had a feeling that as long as the war ended and left the island country, the red-haired female officer would not come back, and she would convince Lilu that Yiyin would never see them again.

Christina wanted to fulfill the contract and leave freely, but Yiyin didn't want her to do so.

Yiyin hoped to keep these two southern barbarians for his own use.Especially the proud Christina, Yiyin likes to see her rebellious and helpless appearance.

Turning his gaze to Lilu, Yiyin knew that Christina was difficult to deal with, so he decided to attack Lilu.

"Lilu, you said earlier that there is an agreement between the southern barbarians. You can't hand over the artillery to the islanders.

So now, you not only gave me artillery, but also fought for me. Doesn't this violate the agreement between the southern barbarians? "

Lilu smiled wryly.

"You are right, my wise lord. I seriously violated the agreement. Therefore, the Western Portuguese Chamber of Commerce will definitely punish me.

To tell you the truth, I bought my trade license from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce through the help of a Portuguese friend.

Therefore, I will soon lose my trading license, and the trading ports leading to the island country will be closed to me, and my request to dock for supplies will be refused.

This time, it should be the last time I take the island country route. "

Yi Yin nodded.

"Your honesty pleases me.

But I don't understand why the Nanban Sect can provide artillery to the daimyos of Kyushu without being harshly punished, but you have to accept punishment? "

Lilu sighed.

"The Liberian peninsula is one of the most influential areas of the Southern Barbarian religion. The Western Portuguese are very devout, so as long as it is to spread the glory of the Communist Party, there are exceptions to everything."

Yiyin laughed.

"I understand, they brutally broke the agreement between the Southern barbarians, but because of their beliefs, they can be forgiven by you Southern barbarians.

However, they also brutally interfered in the internal affairs of the island country and lured the samurai daimyo from Kyushu to convert. I cannot forgive them.

I am a person who attaches great importance to ocean trade. I welcome friends from the sea to come to the island country, trade with us fairly, and exchange what we need.

But I can't tolerate the Nanman Cult hiding private goods in free trade, and using benefits to lure the samurai daimyo into behaviors that are not in line with their status.

Up to now, the Nanman religion has not been granted the right to preach by the shogunate. They have no right to preach in the island country, and their behavior is very rude. "

Yiyin criticized the Nanban religion a lot, which made Lilu a little confused.She is just an ordinary businessman who only cares about money.

Regarding beliefs, the Nanman New School is not as fanatical as the Nanman Religion.So, she didn't understand why Yiyin asked her to say this.

Yiyin talked for a while filled with righteous indignation, and finally showed his show.

"The shogunate has the rules of the shogunate. On behalf of the shogunate, I welcome the mutual benefits brought about by the Nanban trade.

But the present state of disorderly trade, the impertinence of secretly using trade to entrain religious demands, must cease.

I will implore the shogunate to set up the general agent of the Nanman, Lilu, as a Nanman I trust, are you willing to act as the general agent of the Nanman and become a bridge between the shogunate and the Nanman? "

Li Lu didn't quite understand Yi Yin's long piece of diplomatic rhetoric, but she understood the last sentence about the general agent of Nanman.

As a middleman between the shogunate and Nanman merchants?Lilu's mind became active.

The Nanban Sect has spent many years trying to squeeze into the capital and obtain a formal communication channel with the shogunate, but they all failed under the brutal interference of Buddhism.

The most recent time was when Gao Xuenai set off Tianzhu in Kyoto.Xianru issued a decree to order the congratulators to go to Luo, and slaughtered the Nanman missionaries hiding in the capital, causing bad influence.

At present, the leaders of the Nanban trade are Westerners and Portuguese. Most of them are devout followers of the Nanban Religion. The Nanban Religion has great power in the Nanban Trade.

As the guardian of Buddhism, Yiyin tried to use pure Nanman businessmen like Lilu to strip the connection between Nanman trade and Nanman religion.

In doing so, there are three major benefits.

First of all, it gave Lilu enough sweetness to make her inseparable from the trade line of the island country, so she could only choose to work for Yiyin, and there is a high probability that Christina, who cared about her, would not be able to escape.

Secondly, try to kick the influence of the Nanman religion out of the Nanman trade as much as possible. This will weaken the threat of the Nanman religion to Buddhism, and Buddhist sects will definitely support Yiyin more.

In the end, Yoshigin, through his current absolute dominance in the shogunate, faced up to the demands of the Nanman people and set up the general agent of the Nanman. It seemed fair, but in fact he hoped that the Shiba family would dominate the Nanban trade.

At this time when the potential of Hokuriku business routes has been tapped and Takada Yono has started to use financial means to quench his thirst, Yoshihiro needs to plan for the future.

Yoshigin is not Oda Nobunaga. He cannot control the land through centralized power and obtain a lot of land income to maintain his rule.

The samurai value the land more than their own lives, and depriving them of control over the land is forcing them to rebel.

Yoshiyin asked himself that he did not have the courage of Oda Nobunaga. He was the leader of the traditional samurai family and could not carry out those land reforms that aroused the hatred of the samurai family.

However, the Shiba family must further develop the economy in order to maintain strong financial and material resources, and to subdue the world's samurai family, and go one step further.

If Yiyin wants to compromise with the land nobles, it can only rely on commerce and replace land income with commercial income.

The commercial market within the island country has been exhausted, and the logistics in the Kanto and Kansai are basically under the control of the Shiba family.

Takada Yono can even use food stamps as a financial tool to dig out 200 million shi for military expenses in the Hokuriku Road commercial route market.

This is an advantage and a disadvantage.

Financial wealth is no more than land wealth, it is just a number, if it is gone, it will be gone.To continue playing this wealth game, we must constantly find new economic growth points.

The Nanban trade will be Yiyin's next goal.

Since Nanbanism and Buddhism are at odds, and since the Sibo family needs to control the Nanban trade, they should support Protestant Lancians like Lilu and Christina.

The new Nanman faction headed by the Dutch and the British cared more about the interests of trade itself, which was different from the devout Nanman Christians of the Westerners and Portuguese.

Use the Lan and British to check and balance the Western and Portuguese, let the Nanman Protestantism block the Nanman religion, and make the Nanman people bite their own dogs.

The establishment of the general agent of Nanman is to restrict the trade channels of Nanman trade in the island country, so that Yiyin can control this source of income by himself.

In doing so, Buddhism is satisfied, Yiyin is rich, and the island country can live a good life behind closed doors.

The abacus in Yiyin's heart was crackling, but Lilu, a guy whose mind is full of money, doesn't have Yiyin's foresight.

She was still asking stupidly.

"How much salary do you get for the official position of Nanban general agent?"

Yiyin was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect that he would give such a freshman benefit, and Lilu would even care about those few copper coins for the post allowance.

Christina couldn't stand it anymore, she slapped Lilu on the back of the head.

"Stupid Lilu, shut up!"

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Lilu and Christina were sent back to the port area by Yi Yin. He was playing with Gamo's sword on the main seat, and Gamo's kowtow was kneeling below him with his head bowed.

Regarding Pusheng's hometown's puzzlement, Yiyin asked back.

"Why can't I let them go? If I don't let them go, who will I use to control the Nanman ships and Nanman artillery?"

Gamo Shigo bit his lower lip.

"Your Majesty trusts these barbarians too much."

Yiyin got up and stepped down from the main seat, sat in front of Gamo Shixiang, sideways inserted the sword back into her scabbard.The two were very close, and the masculinity of Yoshihiro's body instantly invaded Gamo Shigo's nasal cavity.

Gamo's eyes were a little obsessed, and Yi Yin's sigh came from his ear.

"If they really run away, I can only blame myself for being blind and trusting the wrong people.

Do not use suspicious people, and do not doubt employing people.Since I want to use the southern barbarians, I have to try to trust them.

The conditions I offered are very tempting, and I hope they will accept them willingly. Only in this way can they really play a role in the war.

Besides, how many people in this world do you think are truly worthy of my trust?Who can I really trust?It's just another gamble.

Southern barbarians are not trustworthy?Is Warrior Ji trustworthy?
Shixiang, you have followed me for so many years, you have seen how I treat others, but how do they repay me?
Takeda Shingen humiliated me, and Uesugi Terotora pursued me. They said they loved me and had children for me, but the result was nothing more than using my kindness to satisfy their own desires.

Even Yamanaka Yukimori and Shima Katsuo, I regard them as my thighs, how do they repay me?Now the Guandong Servant, is the Guandong Servant really obeying my orders?
Everyone is telling me they are loyal to me, they love me, they look up to me, they follow me.

But why can't I feel it?Shixiang, tell me, apart from this body, what else really belongs to me? "

Gamo Shigo lowered her head and saw a drop of tears falling on the tatami in front of her. She raised her head in astonishment and found that Yoshihiro's face was full of tears.

The distance between the two was less than a foot, and Yoshigin's sobbing breath hit Kamo Shigo's face.His tears left Gamo Clan at a loss.

Yi Yin sighed.

"Money, land, power, status, sincerity, what else did I not give them, but how did they return me?

Everyone says that I have a high position and a reputation all over the world, but I don't have the slightest sense of security.

All I can really trust is this beautiful body, because I know they want my body.Only by giving this flesh and blood can I gain some sense of security.

The world slanders me, bullies me, insults me, laughs at me, despises me, despises me, hates me, and lies to me.

But I have to greet them with a smile, and use my body, which is so dirty that even I feel sick, to win them over and comfort them.

Ushigo, am I dirty? "

Yiyin spoke softly, Gamo Shigo kept shaking his head, constantly shaking his head.

Her emotions were blocked in her throat. She wanted to express her admiration and love for Yiyin, but at this moment, she couldn't.

It seemed that once she said this, she would become those shameless people who coveted the king's body, and her love for him would be tainted by the ugly people in the world.

Yiyin wiped away the traces of tears, and smiled sadly at Gamo's hometown.

"I know, you've seen what happened in the past two days, do you think I'm cheap?"

Gamo Shixiang was about to speak, but Yiyin blocked her cherry lips with his fingers, and Yiyin said lightly.

"Don't explain, I know you have emotions in your heart, but please believe me, just like you said when you swore to me.

Always believe in me, always stand by my side, no matter what happens in front of your eyes, you will follow me unconditionally.

Shixiang, don't let me lose you, I really can't lose you, promise me, okay? "

Gamo's tears welled up in her eyes, she nodded desperately, her eyes longingly looked at the poor man in front of her who had gone through a lot of hardships but never forgot his original intention, and gave everything to revive the Shiba family.

Yiyin smiled slightly, let go of his fingers and moved forward, his lips kissed the corner of Gamo Shigo's mouth, like a kiss, but also like a kiss on the face.

Then he put his arms around Kamo Shigo and whispered in her ear.

"Thank you, Shixiang, thank you for believing in me, I'm so happy."

Gamo Shigo's hands had no place to rest, he wanted to hug Yoshiyin's back, but felt that he was not qualified to do so, so he could only close his eyes silently, feeling the sweetheart who was hugging him.

At this moment, she felt very happy.

Yoshigin's mouth curled into a smile, it's done, compared to Uesugi Kenshin's dead-headedness, Gamo Jigo is really a good boy who is easy to fool.

The next moment, his smile condensed on the corner of his mouth, Gamo Shigo said softly.

"Your Majesty, Hosokawa Fujitaka-sama is here."

Yiyin let go of his hand, sat up straight and looked towards Gamo's Township, and asked.

"When did she come?"

Gamo's hometown replied.

"It's been a while, because those two southern barbarians are still talking with you in secret, so I asked him to wait in the side room."

Yiyin's waist stiffened, his kidneys convulsed, and he smiled bitterly in his heart as he looked at Gamo's rather unnatural expression.

When Hosokawa Fujitaka and himself were doing things, Akechi Mitsuhide and Gamo Ujigo were listening to the wall next door.The relationship between the heir of Izumi Hosokawa and his lord is well known in Gamo's village.

Yiyin glanced at Pusheng's Township, and said softly.

"Call her in, let's meet her together."

Gamo's township glanced at Yiyin unexpectedly.

"Your Majesty? Can I also be there?"

Yiyin gently scratched her nose with his fingers.

"Well, together."

Gamo Shigo was overjoyed, with her present, it was impossible for Hosokawa Fujitaka to do that kind of thing with Junshang again, Junshang cared about my feelings and deliberately arranged this way, Junshang has me in his heart.

The act of scratching her nose was an intimate gesture that Yi Yin used to do to her when Gamo's family was still a small surname.

At this moment, this move has a somewhat ambiguous taste, which makes Gamo Shixiang feel restless.

she said shyly.

"Your Majesty, don't scratch my nose, I am no longer the child I used to be."

Yiyin laughed.

"Understood, my hometown has grown up. Go, call Hosokawa Fujitaka."

Gamo Shixiang nodded obediently, and went out to call people happily.Yiyin watched her leave, subconsciously holding his waist with his left hand.

With the eternal 16-year-old special effects aura, he can't stand this kind of toss. From the Takada sisters Hua, Li Huazuo, to the Nanman two daughters, Yiyin can't handle this even if he has a waist of iron.

Hosokawa Fujitaka's visit must have some small thoughts, and Yoshihiro is not capable of satisfying her now.

Even if the heart is too much but the energy is not enough, the old cattle sometimes don't want to go to the field.

That being the case, let Gamojigo be present, so that Hosokawa Fujitaka has no courage, and can also soothe Gamojigo's injured little heart.

Yiyin couldn't help being proud, he killed two birds with one stone.

(End of this chapter)