"Does this belong to those southerners?" Kong Er slowly walked onto this huge merchant ship, which was much larger than those coastal merchant ships in the past. He felt an inexplicable sense of security under his feet.

"Yes, steward, that group of southerners brought several large ships like this, and there are a lot of people!" The Yaman who led the way said respectfully with a smile on his face.

"This group of southern barbarians never expected to have such financial resources!" Kong Er said with a sideways glance, then raised his chin and said in surprise.

"Do these Lingnan people really have what we need?"

"Of course, Butler Kong, how have I ever lied to you?" Yaren patted his chest and said confidently:

"A few days ago, I went to see their ship. The bundles of spears were so sharp that it made my heart tremble!"

"Let's go, let me go and take a look!" Kong Er's pupils shrank and he said immediately. It seems that there are powerful forces behind these people!

"Exceptor Wu, this is the housekeeper of the Kong family!" As soon as the tooth man saw Wu Qing, he immediately introduced with a smile on his face:

"This is Wu Yuanwai from Lingnan. He is engaged in maritime business and his family fortune is very strong!" The word Yuanwai was more used to describe merchants at this time, unlike in the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing the two of them speechless, Yaren naturally understood each other and stepped back with a smile, leaving some space with the two of them.

"Your Excellency, are you here from the Confucius Mansion?" Wu Qing asked politely.

"Of course, you already know my intention, so you won't say anything anymore!" Kong Er raised his chin slightly, and said in a reserved and slightly arrogant tone:

"Our Kong family is naturally sincere, but I don't know if I can be sincere?"

"Nature is the same!" Wu Qing replied immediately and made a petition.

After waving his sleeves, Kong Er led two young men and walked into the cabin calmly, followed closely by Wu Qing.

Needless to say, the status of the Confucius family in Shandong has always been limited to diligent court changes, and no Confucius family has ever moved. There is only one thousand-year-old family in Shandong.

But it is really surprising that the Confucius family, which has always been passed down by literature, began to purchase weapons from outside.

Who doesn’t know that the Confucius family was extremely respectful to the imperial court and never said a word? This is probably the secret of the Confucius family that has been passed down for thousands of years. But today they are purchasing a large number of weapons. Could it be that the Confucius family has changed?

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After a while, Wu Qing and others arrived at the warehouse, and a bright scene of various weapons appeared.

"Look, this spearhead has been forged by our craftsmen many times. It's so sharp that it costs five guans a piece!"

"The arrowheads of this bow and arrow are made of steel. The blade is long and can penetrate strong armor. The arrow shafts are made of fine birch wood. They are straight and unbent. Each long bow has fifty arrows!"

"Twenty shields..."

"One hundred and fifty crossbows..."

Lin Linzongzong introduced about ten kinds of weapons. The price of each weapon was several percent higher than the market price. Although it was expensive, Kong Er nodded with satisfaction:

“The quality is really good, I want these!”

Although the continuous victories in foreign wars have allowed the imperial court to gather a lot of power, naturally, those rules and regulations that disappeared in the troubled times have now reappeared.

The expansion of local military force will naturally weaken, and Shandong is no exception. Moreover, for some time now, the undercurrent has become more and more turbulent.

"The price is not a problem. As long as you have as much as you have, we will charge you as much as you want. The Kong family in Qufu has the financial resources!" Kong Er said with his nostrils raised to the sky.

"If you don't have weapons, pig iron is fine. As long as it's shipped, I'll add 50% to the market price for you!"

"Of course, we don't just have weapons, we also have some ivory and tortoise shell pearls. Why don't you come and see them too?"

"I'll buy all these things of yours at the market price. Next time you must bring two thousand spears and one hundred thousand arrow clusters!"

After he left, Li Jiacai slowly appeared.

"I never thought that even the Confucius family couldn't bear the loneliness!" In recent days, there has been talk of selling some specialties, and several waves of local forces have come to explore and put forward requests to buy pig iron and weapons.

"The emperor of Tokyo personally sent people to the Confucius Mansion to survey the land. Every year, the Confucius Mansion had to receive at least tens of thousands of dans of food. The Confucius Mansion spent thousands of guan every month. How difficult is it to go from extravagance to simplicity? In the long run, despite the support of the court,

But how many days can we survive?”

"It only took a few days to find out this information, which is not bad!" Li Jia nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction.

"The entire Qingzhou, not just the Confucius Mansion, the families with tens of thousands of acres of land can't stand the loneliness. They are like piles of dry firewood. If they only lack a few sparks, they can ignite a raging fire!"

At this point, Li Jia had to admire Guo Rong's courage. He was worthy of being the most wise king of the Five Dynasties. He immediately found the pain point of his rule - land.

During the years of troubled times, a large amount of land was occupied by local forces, which damaged the central government's finances and foreign war capabilities, and even weakened the central government's control over local areas.

Nowadays, the world is torn apart. If we want to gather strength faster and unify the country, we must lift the curtain of land.

It is easy to eat but difficult to spit out. It is related to the lifeblood of the future survival of a wealthy family. How can it be so easy to hand over?

"Then Sir, you..." Wu Qing looked at the weapons on this ship. Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire?

"There will be no peace in the Central Plains, and only the small countries around it can live a good life!" Li Jia smiled slightly.

"By the way, we can also make a fortune. We can also buy some specialties and sell them to Korea and Japan. We can also make a fortune. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"

"Congratulations, Sir!" Wu Qing bowed his hands in admiration.

"From tomorrow onwards, you will stay in Dengzhou. This place is an important port on the way to Goryeo and there are many merchants. This housekeeper of the Confucius is a local snake. It is always a good idea to contact him more."

When the Southern Han Dynasty and the Fujian Kingdom paid tribute to the Central Plains, they also entered Dengzhou, and then entered Tokyo and Bianliang, which were important transportation routes.

At this time, there were two routes to Japan. The southern route was from the Shandong Peninsula to the Yellow Sea in the east, to the southwest of the Korean Peninsula and south to Japan. It passed through the rough Yellow Sea and was extremely dangerous. Envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty often took this route.

There were many casualties. As for the North Route, it sailed from the northeastern sea of ​​Dengzhou (Penglai County, Shandong) through Daxie Island (Changshan Island), Weixin Island (Guifan Island), and Wuhu Island (Nanhuangcheng Island).

It is 200 miles north to cross the Wuhu Sea (that is, the sea surface of Bohai Bay north of Wuhu Island) to Mashishan (Laotieshan) Dongduli Town (Lushun).

Passing through Qingnipu (Dalian), Taohuapu, Xinghuapu, Shirenwang, Lutuo Bay, and Wugu River (Yalu River near Dandong) in the east, there is a land route to the Bohai King's City (ten miles southwest of Zi'an County, Heilongjiang).

Going down the coast of the Korean Peninsula is Japan.
Chapter completed!