Wentang

Chapter 550 The Conspiracy of Xinma Island (3)

"Half of Jukibu?" Wang Dahu asked in disbelief with his eyes wide open.

"Jukibe killed Aihara, the young leader of our Kuroiwabe by despicable means, my nephew Ma Song was also killed, and dozens of warriors were killed. This feud is irreconcilable." Hamada gritted his teeth and said:
"Our department has decided to launch a war in the near future to eliminate the despicable Jukibe, and we will use half of their land as a thank you."

Going to war?Wang Dahu was very excited, but still forcibly restrained his emotions, and said in a distrustful tone:

"You two tribes have been fighting for decades, and no one can do anything to the other. Why should we eliminate them this time? If I fail, I will lose a lot of money in vain."

"That's why I came to ask Brother Wang for help. With the strength of my Black Rock Department, I really can't eliminate Juki Department, but it will be different with a thousand excellent weapons." Hamada said sincerely.

"This... is too risky, and I'm just a businessman, so I can't get so many weapons." Wang Dahu refused.

Hamada was not angry at his refusal, but he was relieved deep down in his heart. He didn't even want the land that was given to him, which proved that Wang Dahu really only wanted money and had no other intentions.

"Brother Wang, don't take me for a fool. Everyone knows about your relationship with the Datang Navy. It's easy to get a thousand iron knives."

"How do you know that I have something to do with the Datang Navy? Rumors, slander, this is slander. I am a businessman and have nothing to do with the government." Wang Dahu jumped up and said repeatedly as if someone had touched a sore spot.

"Hehe... Originally, you led a group of brothers to discuss life in the Buyeo sea area, and you took advantage of the opportunity when Datang was going to develop Dizhou and needed manpower, so you surrendered and obtained the status of a commoner." Hamada smiled pointedly:

"Later, by virtue of your familiarity with the waters from Datang to Fusang, Fuyu, you gained the trust of the Dizhou Navy to be responsible for the business along this route."

"The weapons in your caravan are all the standard weapons of the Dizhou Navy. Even the largest merchant ship you used to transport goods is a battleship eliminated by the Dizhou Navy. Brother Wang now says that it has nothing to do with the Navy. Do you think I will?" Do you believe it?"

Wang Dahu said with an ugly face: "How do you know this news?"

"Your family is not the only businessman traveling to and from this sea area. If we didn't know your background, do you think we would allow you to open a shop on the island?" Hamada said proudly.

Hearing that Wang Dahu was like a discouraged ball, he said dejectedly: "Okay, I admit that I do have connections with the Dizhou Navy, but our relationship is that I use money to buy their protection, and by the way, do some shady things for them. matter."

"A thousand iron knives is not a small amount, and I don't dare to make a decision. I have to consult with my superiors before I can give you an answer."

Hamada said with a look of hesitation: "Brother Wang's words are too insincere. This place is far away from Datang. It will take several months to go back and forth. We can't wait for such a long time."

"This...then I really have no choice." Wang Dahu said in a dilemma.

"If there is anything difficult to do, if you don't need money, you can go to Fusang people to buy ironware. Although Fusang ironware is not easy to buy, you should not be troubled by Brother Wang's supernatural powers," Hamada said.

Seeing Wang Dahu's distressed face, he seemed to refuse, he threatened: "Your shop has made a lot of money in the past six months, right? Our leader is already red-eyed. This time we will destroy Jukibe, whoever dares to stop in front will be destroyed. If you let him know that you refuse to cooperate, I'm afraid..."

Wang Dahu's face became even more ugly, but he really couldn't bear to part with the business that made him a lot of money that day. He finally gritted his teeth and said, "This matter is so important that I can't make a decision by myself. I have to discuss it with other brothers."

This time Hamada was not pushing, nodded and said: "I will give you one night, and you must give me a satisfactory answer tomorrow morning."

"Okay, Brother Hamada, let's go down and rest first." Wang Dahu said with a sigh of relief.

Hamada got up and went out. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned his head and said, "By the way, the Fusang slave girl who poured tea for us just now is not bad."

Wang Dahu said knowingly: "I'll let her take care of Brother Hamada to rest later."

Hamada left satisfied.

When he left, Wang Dahu sat back in his seat, showing a mocking expression.An aborigine dares to play tricks here, but he doesn't know that he is just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. It's ridiculous, so ridiculous.

His identity was leaked on purpose by himself, [-]% true and [-]% false.It is true that he was a pirate in the Buyeo sea area back then, and it is true that he surrendered to the Tang army.All the forces active in Buyeo know this, and it is easy to determine whether it is true or not.

The fake is that the businessman is just his coat, and his real identity is a member of the Datang Dizhou Navy.I came here not to do business, but to plan the island of Malaysia.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't need a fake identity, how could the Ainu people on Xinma Island have set aside a piece of land for him to open a business and a brothel with confidence.

He has planned for so long to let the two largest tribes on Xinma Island go to war, and it is best for both sides to lose.The reason why he hesitated to provide weapons was just to prevent the people of the Black Rock Department from becoming suspicious.

The more hesitant he is, the less he wants to participate in this matter, the less the Black Rock Department will suspect that he has ulterior motives.

As the sky was getting dark, Wang Dahu found an excuse to leave the island, and deliberately greeted Hamada to prevent Hamada from being suspicious.It's just that Hamada was indulging in the gentleness of the Fusang slave girl, so he ignored him at all.

Then the Moonlight Clipper traveled tens of miles quickly, stopped next to another small island, and was taken to the small island after matching the connection code with the guard.

At this time, hundreds of tents were pitched on the deserted island, and hundreds of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty moved freely here.

All the way to the tent in the center, I saw the target of this trip inside, and it was Cai Yang, the captain of the Datang Dizhou Navy School.

"I've met Colonel Cai." Wang Dahu saluted respectfully.

Although he also bears the title of captain, but he is a lieutenant who was temporarily promoted to carry out the task of Xinma Island. Cai Yang is a lieutenant with real power.Knowing how to be a man, he naturally puts his posture relatively low.

Cai Yang showed neither humility nor arrogance, and said with a normal attitude: "Lieutenant Wang, you are here, sit down."

After Wang Dahu sat down, he said: "The good news just came that Li Ji, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, defeated the main force of the Turks in Bingzhou and captured Xieli alive."

"Really?" Wang Dahu said in disbelief.

"When I first heard the news, I couldn't believe it was true. The Turkic people have been riding on the heads of us Central Plains people for decades. A few years ago, they even fought all the way to the edge of Chang'an City, shaking the whole country." Cai Yang said with emotion. road:
"No one would have imagined that the situation would turn around completely in just two years. Even the Turkic Khan Jieli was captured alive. I wouldn't believe it if it wasn't for the seal of the governor."

"British Duke is worthy of being my famous general in the Tang Dynasty, which makes people yearn for him. I don't know how this battle is fought?" Wang Dahu said excitedly.

"Use 15 kings to defeat [-] Turkic elites in one fell swoop." Cai Yang said.

"..." Wang Dahu was dumbfounded. It was shocking enough to defeat the Turkic people and capture Xieli alive. He didn't expect that the real battle situation was even more...absurd, he could only think of this word to describe it.

One-on-three, are the Turkic people soft-legged shrimps or my Datang people are already so strong?

Cai Yang seemed to understand what he was thinking, and said, "My Tang soldiers will fight to the death, but the real decisive factor is Yue Hou's mighty cannon."

Wang Dahu asked in surprise: "Yue Hou participated in the battle?"

Cai Yang said: "Yue Hou didn't participate in the battle, the Shenwei Cannon is a sharp weapon he forged."

Wang Dahu asked: "What is the Shenwei cannon? It is so powerful."

Cai Yang shook his head and said: "It is said that it was built according to the divine punishment outside Chang'an City. It can attack enemies outside of the book, and each blow can cause dozens of deaths."

"Hiss...the world has such a terrifying weapon, I really can't believe it. Fortunately, fortunately, fortunately, this weapon is owned by me, Tang Dynasty, fortunately, I am from Tang Dynasty." Wang Dahu took a breath and said.

"Hehe...you're lucky." Cai Yang said with deep empathy.

"Besides, there is good news for you."

"please say."

"The governor's letter said that the imperial court decided to expand the Dizhou navy into four Zhechong mansions, and there is still a shortage of officers. What Yue Hou and the governor mean is to choose the best from our navy." Cai Yang said excitedly:
"The governor's letter said that if we can take Xinma Island in the near future, I will be recommended to lead Zhechong's mansion as Captain Zhechong. You, Wang Dahu, can be officially promoted to captain and lead a battalion of troops."

"Wow." Wang Dahu stood up from his seat and bowed respectfully in the direction of Dizhou: "Thank you for your trust, Wang Dahu will fulfill his mission."

Then he turned around and told Cai Yang the purpose of his trip.

After hearing this, Cai Yang said happily: "Well, Captain Wang did not disappoint me. I agree with the weapon matter. When you go back, you can take someone to Fusang to buy weapons. But it's not a thousand, but more The better."

Wang Dahu asked suspiciously, "Why?"

"There are not only two tigers but also a pack of wolves on Xinma Island. In the past, there were tigers to deter these wolves and they could only hide in the corner. But when two tigers fight, one will die and the other will be injured. For an injured tiger, the pack of wolves should I will be interested." Cai Yang said meaningfully.

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Wang Dahu returned to the island where he lived overnight, and held a meeting in a pretentious manner. The next day, he reluctantly agreed to the deal until Hamada repeatedly urged him.

Satisfied, Hamada returned to the tribe to report the good news, while Wang Dahu took people to Fusang to buy weapons.

The reason why they went to Fusang to buy weapons was that they didn't think of this when they came, and they didn't bring extra weapons.The second is to do a complete set of things, so as not to arouse the other party's suspicion.

At this time, Fusang had just entered the reign of Emperor Shumei, and it was still 30 years before the Dahua Reform, which transformed Fusang from slavery to feudalism and brought the Emperor's rule into its short-term heyday.

After the death of Emperor Shuming's predecessor, Emperor Tuigu, a battle for the throne took place in Fusang.The regent Prince Shotoku's son, Yamabe Daiko, and Emperor Minda's grandson, Tamura, both had a chance to ascend to the throne, and in the end Tamura won and became Emperor Shumei.

However, the big brother of the Shanbei Wang family was still a prince even if he failed in the battle for the throne, and he was not wiped out by another force until the Emperor Huangji.

But at this time, the big brother of Shanbei was still a powerful warlord in Fusang, and he divided Fusang into vassal states with dozens of other forces.

But unlike the shogunate period, the emperor still has the most powerful power at this time, which is completely different from the puppet period of the shogunate period.

But in any case, the separatism of local forces provided Wang Dahu with the opportunity to have both sides.Let him flourish here, and be a guest everywhere.

In addition, Fuso bushido was prevalent at this time, and as long as he had the name of a samurai, he could buy and hold weapons at will.So not to mention that there are weapon shops in the streets and alleys, at least there is no shortage in larger places.

The key is to have money.

In an era when metals were scarce, weapons were very expensive.

But money is not a problem for Wang Dahu. Although he doesn't have much cash on him, all kinds of luxury goods are piled up like a mountain.

Datang silk, porcelain, glass, brushes, inkstones, paper, ink blocks, etc. are the most sought-after goods, which are more useful than money.

Influenced by the civilization of the Central Plains, Sang also celebrates the New Year. It just so happens that it is the end of the New Year, and rich people want to buy some good things to decorate themselves.The things Wang Dahu brought were even more popular.

He ran to seven or eight cities, found dozens of cooperative tycoons, and bought a large number of weapons in batches.Because of the rush of time, I also added a lot of money.

While he was busy buying weapons, Hai Hei Sha and Huang Yu invited the high-level officials of several small tribes to have a banquet to celebrate in the name of Chinese New Year.

In order to entertain the high-level officials of these small tribes, they took out the best things, and let these natives of Ezo live happily in brothels for seven or eight days before returning to the tribe drunk.

Wang Dahu spent ten days buying fifteen hundred weapons.Among them, there are five hundred iron utensils, and the rest are made of copper.

Fusang is rich in gold, silver, copper and precious metals, and the output of iron is very low, so iron products are more difficult to buy than copper weapons.

There wasn't much metal circulating in the market, and Wang Dahu didn't dare to make too much publicity to attract the attention of the Fusang court, so he couldn't buy weapons soon, and even if he had money, he couldn't buy them.

After counting the number of weapons and looking at the time, he decided to return.

As soon as he returned to the island where he lived on the front foot, Hamada came to find him on the back foot.

This made Wang Dahu break out in a cold sweat. Hamada's ability to find him in such a timely manner meant that he was in control of his whereabouts.

It is very likely that my behavior in Fusang during this period has also fallen into the eyes of the other party.

Fortunately, if he did not go to Fusang to purchase a large number of weapons, he would definitely arouse the suspicion of the other party, but fortunately, he was cautious enough.

But with this wave of operations, it should be able to dispel the suspicion of Heiyanbu.

Thinking of this, he went to see Hamada, but he didn't give the other party exactly one thousand weapons, but only provided seven hundred under the pretext of insufficient quantity.

Hamada didn't have too much doubt. In fact, their real bottom line is five hundred, and saying one thousand is just a negotiation skill.Now Wang Dahu has provided seven hundred, which has exceeded their expectations.

Afterwards, the leader of the Black Rock Department personally signed the contract between the two, and Wang Dahu handed over the weapons to the other party.

After the transaction, the two parties left separately, but after turning around, both parties showed sarcasm smiles.

(End of this chapter)