different warring states of japan

Chapter 442 Make Money
Akechi Mitsuhide sat back at the tea table with his back straight and his expression indifferent.

She slowly raised the teacup in front of her, ripples circled on the surface of the tea.With the movement of raising it, it trembled violently, and when it was brought close to the lips, most of it had been spilled.

She raised her head silently, swallowed the small amount of tea in one gulp, and savored it carefully.

"Cut, it's really terrible. I really don't have the talent in this area."

She silently looked into the distance, her gaze was inexplicably gentle.

"Sure enough, I'm only good at those nasty dark tricks."

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Sakai Port, Shinsengumi resident.

Takada Yono played with the Kinpan in his hand, and asked Imai Sohisa who was sitting at the bottom.

"What did Tsuda Zongji say?"

"She said she was willing to share the Hokuriku Road trade route with you, and offered [-] pieces of gold, just begging my family not to sell the goods in her warehouse at a low price."

Takada Yono looked at Imai Sohisa coldly, making her forehead sweat.

Tsuda Zongji was really in a hurry. She was also doing an exclusive business, and the profit was several times that of the business. It would not hurt her nerves to have [-]% of the goods taken away by the Shinsengumi.

It's a big deal to increase the price!Business is always risky, just pass it on to the next owner.

The loss here is [-]%, and the resale price increases by [-]%, which is another profit. It is still the Sibo family who is blamed and scolded, which has ruined their reputation.

Takada Yono, who has been honed in Sakai Port for a long time, already knows this kind of business routine.

But she sold goods at half price in Sakai Port in exchange for supplies to support Shiba Jin, which really killed Tsuda Zongji.

Thirty percent of the goods are sold at half price, which is equivalent to smashing the market.Not to mention the price increase in the future, she Tsuda Zong and being able to maintain the original price are all good skills.

For this reason, she had to use the road of Imai Zonghisa to offer money to Takada Yono and beg for it, and raise her hands high.

Takada Yono stared at Imai Sohisa dripping with cold sweat, and then said slowly.

"Five hundred pieces of gold is still a small sentence of about one tael, and one tael of gold is equal to [-] Wen, which is only seven hundred and fifty pennies.

My sympathy is really cheap, if it is a big sentence, it will be fine, I will not be a human being. "

Imai Zongjiu was flattering and flattering on the face, but he was complaining in his heart, and sentenced to ten taels for one coin, which was [-] guan.

The low-level warrior Ji became an official, with an annual income of only about fifteen guan. If this is the person you want, the huge loss might as well let the Shiba family sell the inventory directly.

You are really greedy.

Takada Yono didn't bother to care about how she saw him, his mind was full of money, and he needed enough money to buy supplies and send them to Siba territory.

War is the most expensive business, and no amount of supplies is enough to fill this bottomless pit.

She said.

"Don't cover up for her just because you have accepted her benefits."

Imai Zongjiu was so frightened that he was so frightened that he fell to the ground and kowtowed.

"How dare the subordinates accept bribes and spoil the important affairs of the master!"

Imai Zong has been wronged for a long time, she is rich in social status, and she wants to have a smooth official career on the way of the Wu family, how can she lose the big for a little property.

Tsuda Zongji did intend to give it, but she really didn't accept it!
Takada Yoshino waved his hands, disapproving.

"It's okay to confiscate, as long as you do things faithfully for the lord, the rules of the Wu family are not so strict."

Imai Zongjiu wanted to cry but had no tears, but Takada Yono put the blame on her, what else could she say as a subordinate?
Blame your boss for being blind?I had to cry silently and take the blame.

Originally, he wanted to say a few good words for Tsuda Zongji, but at this moment he kept silent and dared not speak out.

Takada Yono glanced at her, feeling satisfied.

Imai Zongjiu was a great businessman in Sakai-Hong Kong, a master of tea, and now he has the identity of a samurai family, and his reputation is rising day by day.

It must be beaten from time to time, lest she get carried away, forget her dignity, and get out of her control.

Takada Yono tossed the golden sentence in his hand, smashed it among the five hundred small sentences on the table, and stretched himself.

"Tsuda Zongji woke up too late, and told her that I don't want her Hokuriku Road trading point, and hand over [-]% of the warehouse inventory, which is an apology for disrespect to the Shiba family.

You give half price to the merchants in Sakai Port in exchange for military supplies, and continue to transport them back to Sibo territory. "

Sohisa Imai asked curiously.

"Master Takata is all about seeking the Hokuriku Road business point, why did he give up all of a sudden? Isn't this an important matter at home?"

Takada Yono smiled slightly, his gaze was far away with tenderness.

"Of course the lord is wise and saved me a lot of effort.

Echizen Tsuruga's Asakura family and Noto Hatakeyama's Shang Fushin contacted me. It turned out that the master had already made a layout on the Hokuriku Road and discussed the matter of connecting to Hong Kong.

Echizen Tsuruga Port, Noto Nanao Port, Echigo Naoetsu, and local daimyos will fully support my family's port transportation.

With the joining of the merchants of the three samurai families, our Sakai Port goods can be connected with the seaport on the Hokuriku Road in a few days after delivery, without any hindrance. "

Imai Sohisa looked shocked, this was a way she had never thought of.

Her idea is still traditional merchants, contacting various merchants, buying shares and participating in merchants, and sharing benefits.

However, Yoshihiko Shiba prepared for Takada Yono, but it was a road to the sky, using political alliances to drive business development.

The ports of Hokuriku Road follow the currents of the outer ocean, and they are not in the same line as the Seto Inland Sea, which supports the trade of Sakai Port.

The Tsushima Islands are one of the maritime hubs for the Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula to Japan. The other route is Ryukyu, which trades with Southeast Asia and the South.

Every year, countless merchant ships come to Hakata Port in Kitakyushu on the Tsushima Ocean Current.What Sakai Port takes is the distribution goods from Hakata Port via the Seto Inland Sea.

The Tsushima Ocean Current is a circle. In addition to the prosperous Hakata Port in Kitakyushu, the Tsuruga Port in Hokuriku has also used a few special products from the Northeast since ancient times.

For merchants, this trade route is mature and feasible.

Take Tsuruga Port, transfer through Nanao Port on the Noto Peninsula, and the sea route can go all the way to Echigo Country, Sado Country, and even Dewa Country.

Just because the Hokuriku Road is closed and chaotic, few merchants have the courage to sell goods in large quantities.

Most businessmen take the relatively safe and stable Tokaido, the route of the Imagawa family.

But last year, Imagawa Yoshimoto died in battle in Owari, and the Imagawa family started civil strife, and the commercial roads on the Tokaido line have been affected.

If at this time, there is a route in the Hokuriku Road that is maintained by the local samurai, and the sea trade route leads directly to the Kanto, and even the land of Ou.

What a benefit!

The sea route is shorter than the land route, with fewer checkpoints and more income.

Once the Shiba family can take charge of this trade route and become the shipper of Sakai Port, Takada Yono will be the God of Wealth for the merchants in Sakai Port.

With this bright prospect, Tsuda Zongji's Hokuriku merchant counted a p, of course he kicked her away and played big by himself.

Imai Zongjiu admired it from the bottom of his heart, and the samurai knew how to play.

If this happens, the Shiba family will be able to keep pace with the Miyoshi family in Sakai Port.

Miyoshi's family held a knife, and everyone had to give in and pay.

The Shiba family held the money bag, and whoever wants to make money as a businessman, didn't they scramble to kneel and lick it.

Imai Zongjiu was delighted, but Takada Yono was thinking about the Omi War after the spring plowing.

Even though she was already trying her best to transport supplies, it was still difficult to meet the needs of Iga's army for a while, and the time was too tight.

But she has to get this thing done, and this is an excellent opportunity to expand the voice of the family and must not be missed.

she asked.

"How much money do we have?"

Imai Zongjiu looked bitter and reluctantly answered.

"Except for the necessary working capital, all the military supplies have been bought.

These days, the armed forces in Sakai Port have increased by [-]%, and the grain has increased by [-]%.

I can't buy it anymore, Mr. Takada, those profiteers are raising prices, waiting for me to sell it. "

Takada Yono was silent, Imai Sohisa said well, there is nothing wrong with business.

Knowing that the Shiba family is buying supplies in a big way, and everyone is covering up their prices to raise prices, who doesn't want to suck a little more blood.

And the turnover reserve fund can no longer be moved, otherwise it will hurt the fundamentals.

Takada Yoshino invested in Imaiya through the sugar decolorization method, but neither of them took it seriously.

What really made Imai Zonghisa work hard was the samurai status given by Shiba Yoshigin.

However, the decolorization method was used by Takada Yono to trade with various parties and take shares in various arms businesses. The formula has long been flooded and is worthless.

Back then in Owari, a catty of raw sugar cost [-] Wen, and white sugar obtained through decolorization cost [-] Wen per catty.

Sakai Port is a wholesale place for imported goods, and the price of imported sucrose is already low. After bleaching, the cost is only one hundred cash.

The decolorization method is simple, and after it spreads, the price will collapse.

Today, the price of white sugar in Sakai Port is only [-] yuan, completely reduced to an ordinary commodity, and it no longer has the luxury b price when it first appeared.

Now in the hands of Yono Takada, the real profitable business is finance and armaments run by Sohisa Imai.

Originally, she was only in the business of iron cannons, but at the request of Yono Takada, she opened the way with the sugar decolorization method, and continued to invest money in the trading of various weapons and equipment.

Although it seems that the business has become bigger, after the exchange of interests, the shareholding of the profiteering business of Iron Cannon has decreased instead, and the profit is far less than before.

What is still making money now is finance.

(End of this chapter)