The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 398
The Tokugawa shogunate chose to trade honestly, and Huang Han was not prepared to bully others too much. He just wanted pricing power, and the Japanese could not decide what to sell, how much to sell, and what price to sell.

Huang Han has long thought about how to trade, it is impossible to buy luxury accessories and handicrafts, but to buy resources and food as much as possible.

This time, I will mainly buy copper and rice, supplemented by sulfur, saltpeter and lead. If there are still tonnages, I can also buy other foods that can be stored for a long time, and I can also buy some dried fish.

I went to the Japanese sea trade privately, doing business for the first time, and I am afraid that it will take two or three months to go back and forth if I am not familiar with the place. What should I do if the court cannot find the leader of the "Red Banner Army"?
It doesn't matter, the lord can go to sea!In history, Yuan Chonghuan went to Shuangdao to trick Mao Wenlong into meeting.

What's wrong with Huang Han going out to sea to inspect coastal defense?Moreover, the "Red Banner Army" also has water battalions.

As long as they go out to sea, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents. If the court happens to find Huang Han, Song Pengfei, Yang Danian, Wang Zhanpeng, etc. at this time, it can be said that the fleet may be lost in a storm.

Shen Xianyi, a senior captain who used to travel to Japan frequently, was summoned by Huang Han many times, and the most talked about was Japan Marine Trade.

Shen Xianyi is now the captain of a new warship with a displacement of [-] tons. He is a sixth-rank military officer. Since the navy basically has no military achievements, the official position given is not high.

There are about 300 sailors and gunners on a new large-scale warship with a displacement of more than [-] tons.

Shen Xianyi was only making suggestions when capturing the Liaohai merchant ships, and even personally persuaded the sailors and gunners of the merchant ships to surrender to the "Red Banner Army".

He used to go to Japan with no more than ten armed merchant ships, all of which were No. [-] blessing ships, and each ship was equipped with five or six bronze six-pound guns.

The location of Japan's foreign trade was Nagasaki, which was the only foreign trade port chartered by the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period. Merchant ships from Ming, Luzon, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries traded here.

Shen Xianyi was worried that without prior contact, Huang Han might not be able to get rid of the dozens of ships that Huang Han personally brought on board in a short period of time. Among the needed goods, copper ingots were already strictly prohibited by the Tokugawa shogunate. It would be difficult to get too many resources.

He suggested: "General, I think it's better for you not to do this trade yourself. Because we carry a lot of goods, it's not easy to find what we need to buy, and we don't know if we are allowed to stay in Nagasaki for two or three months. This time, Xiaguan will contact the source of goods and buyers, and next time the general can go with Xiaguan."

Huang Han said with a smile: "The Tokugawa family only secluded the country to control commerce and trade, which is for other countries. He is not the king of Japan, but a general who conquered barbarians. I, General Ping Liao of the Ming Dynasty, went to trade with him because I looked down on him. Besides, he has not For exporting copper ingots, there should be a lot of supply on hand, and it is just right to sell them to us."

Shen Xianyi thought that Huang Han didn't understand Japan's internal affairs, and said with a wry smile: "General, the General Zhengyi is equivalent to the king in Japan, and the Tokugawa shogunate manages the entire Japan. We used to go to Japan for trade and at most find a daimyo as an intermediary. How can we meet him? General Zhengyi traded directly with the Tokugawa shogunate."

Huang Han said proudly: "You will know that everything is possible if you go to Japan with me this time, then I will arrange for you to negotiate with Tokugawa Iemitsu. You wouldn’t have traveled so far for business yourself.”

Shen Xianyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt that it was inappropriate to say something, thinking that Huang Han was too confident.

He could only cup his fists and say, "Your Majesty is familiar with Nagasaki. At that time, I will try to contact the Tokugawa shogunate with the daimyo who often cooperates, and try to get an interview with Tokugawa Iemitsu."

Huang Han smiled, and he said mysteriously: "You don't need to worry about this matter, the Tokugawa shogunate will naturally invite you to negotiate, I know you understand Japanese, and have taken in a few accountants who are proficient in Japanese.

At that time, you only need to lower the price severely. All in all, the selling price of the goods we carry is the same as before, but the goods we buy must be [-]% lower than before. "

Shen Xianyi's face was full of helplessness, this general is very good at war and doesn't know how to do business at all, he will sell you [-]% of the price of things that others don't want to sell?Dream about marrying a daughter-in-law and think about good things!

Huang Han was well aware of the virtues of little devils, and he also knew that the Japanese pirates who made a fuss in the Jiajing year were actually Han mercenaries, and it was not the Japanese who had the audacity to invade Daming.

At this time, in the eyes of the Wa people, the Ming Dynasty was an unattainable existence, and the goods of the Ming Dynasty were their favorite. Owning the books of the Ming Dynasty was a means for the Wa people to show their identity and knowledge.

Drive an advanced warship to Edo Bay to show off your power, grab dozens of ships for fun, and kill a few forts. Just look at Tokugawa Iemitsu and dare not trade with Daming?Does Daming want the copper ingot he controls or not?

In Daming, copper is money. In Huang Han's eyes, copper is money, a resource, and an indispensable raw material for shipbuilding.

The parts below the waterline and the bottom of seagoing ships need a large number of tinned copper plates to prevent corrosion. Without such protection, the life of seagoing ships will be doubled, and the maintenance cycle will be shortened accordingly, reducing the service life and increasing costs.

Since he took action to rectify Ningyuan's soldiers and horses, it was equivalent to swallowing [-] to [-] soldiers and civilians in Ningyuan. Huang Han touched the nerves of too many civil servants and generals, and now he is almost the target of public criticism.

Don't be too ostentatious at this time, Huang Han decided to take advantage of this time to go to sea to do business and fade out of the sight of civil servants and generals.

The situation in the Ming Dynasty in the fifth year of Chongzhen was not too bad. This was because the establishment of slaves had subsided a lot.

After Huang Han's analysis, the Jin army did not launch a large-scale attack. It may be that the slave chief took the initiative to deal with Mang Gurtai to solve internal problems, and it was also because the four years of fierce fighting in Chongzhen made the old soldiers tired and needed to be refreshed.

The "Red Banner Army" follows the concept of an advanced army, attaches great importance to discipline and the training of each soldier. The soldier manual regulates many combat regulations. These rules and regulations will guide officers and soldiers to fight. The town governor will use this as a standard record The gains and losses of soldiers in battle.

It is impossible to cultivate famous generals with such a model. This is related to the prestige of the Qi family army. Qi Jiguang is famous, but is anyone familiar with the generals under Qi Jiguang's command?

Huang Han is taking this way of leading troops, advocating collective strength and ignoring the general's individual talents, because Huang Han firmly believes that all conspiracies and schemes are scum in the face of absolute strength.

(End of this chapter)