I rode a sedan cage and passed through the most prosperous trading street in Nagasaki. After separated from everyone's communication, the sedan cage spread one circle after another and entered a tea shop on a small street. Li Mingxun walked in with a smile. There were only Yingchuan Datong and Jueyan in the small shop. There were a few plates of snacks on the small table in front of them, a dumpling dipped in sauce and a plate of oil tofu.

"Try this oily tofu, it is covered with fish crumbs, and it is the most delicious bonito!" Yingchuan smiled and pushed a plate of oily tofu in front of Li Mingxun.

Li Mingxun waved his hand. He was not interested in fish. He had eaten fish for a long time on the sea and felt even more nauseous. He had to say, "Datongshi, Zen master, please tell me if you have anything to do. After coming out of Fuji Temple, my appetite has been hanging. How can I have the appetite to eat?"

Yingchuan smiled slightly, and looked at Jue Yan beside him and said, "Mr. Li, you have already read the registration at the port. You said you are from Fujian, and there are indeed many Fujian sailors on your ship. But Mr. Li, we also noticed that there are more than a dozen Thais in your guards, and we, Tang Tongshi, know the best about Fujian and have never heard of your name!"

Jue Yan reminded at the right time: "A young man without a strong background suddenly took out more than 20,000 deer skins. It's so terrifying!"

Only then did Li Mingxun realize that he was showing his strength. You know, even at the peak, the Dutch who dominated the deer skin market only transported 150,000 deer skins to Japan a year. Li Mingxun suddenly took out so many, especially this year when the deer skins decreased, it was really hard to understand.

"Is that so, is it scary?" Li Mingxun smiled slightly, and he knocked on the table and said, "I don't think it's scary. The sea is boundless and anything can be born."

"Mr. Li, can you tell me your true identity?" Yingchuan asked. He thought for a while and said, "Except for the shopkeeper of Tenglong Trading Company, I sent someone to ask a lot of people coming to Hang Tang, no one knows."

Li Mingxun was a little helpless. He was telling the truth, but seeing that the two of them had no intention of expressing their intention at all, Li Mingxun simply said: "What do you think I am?"

"A pirate, or a voluntary man, a puppet of the Spanish." Jue Yan said bluntly.

Li Mingxun smiled slightly and thought to himself that this person is still somewhat capable. In essence, raw silk and most of the deer skin were taken by robbing the Spanish. This is a real act of piracy. As for the latter speculation, it is also very close to reality. At sea, there are only four forces that can provide such a quantity of goods.

"Mr. Li, we are waiting for your answer. This is related to our next cooperation. Please answer carefully." Yingchuan stood up, bowed and said seriously.

Li Mingxun said: "I am the big shopkeeper of Tenglong Trading Company. This is a fact. As for the pirates, you two will not know that on the sea, the pirates and pirates are not in conflict. As for the Florians and the Spaniards, if you want to trade with these two, I do have a channel."

What Li Mingxun said is a fact. Although he and the Spanish are completely in opposition, there is no difference between Spain and Portugal for Japan, and there is no difference between the two. Therefore, Li Mingxun can go to Macau as an intermediary to find Portuguese. Speaking of which, after Japan locked up its country, the Portuguese who went to war with the Dutch and the Spanish did not have a good life. The reason why they could persevere was entirely due to Zheng Zhilong. This guy had an unforgettable experience in Macau and was also interested in cultivating Portugal to fight against the Dutch, and has been helping Portugal trade with Japan.

"Okay, your answer cannot satisfy you, so I can't reveal the truth. I can only tell you in a vague way that our family intends to engage in secret trade with you." Yingchuan said.

Seeing that Li Mingxun did not ask, Yingchuan said: "Our secret trade is related to banned goods, mainly saltpeter, gunpowder, iron cannons and Guodeng. My subordinates observed that your guards all have Spanish iron cannons of high quality, so I feel that you have this strength and use this courage."

Li Mingxun narrowed his eyes and looked at the two of them. Yingchuan was a little anxious, but Jue Yan's face was hesitant. He could be sure that the two of them had different opinions, or that they did not belong to the same family.

As he was talking, Yingchuan handed Li Mingxun a list, which was full of product lists and prices. Judging from the price of a thirty-five taels of silver for a match gun, Yingchuan's family has great financial resources and urgent needs, but Li Mingxun has no choice at the moment. All his firearms are derived from Lin Cheng's takeout from Manila, and the seizures from the Spanish. At present, it is only enough, so where can they be sold to others?

Li Mingxun thought in his mind that in his plan, Japan was the main market. Even if the situation was opened up in the Ming Dynasty in the future, considering the Jiashen national crisis that swept across the entire Ming Dynasty in the future, Japan, which was rich in gold and silver ore and lacked raw materials, was still a good market. Judging from the current transaction situation, being able to make friends with some Japanese powerful people is very beneficial to trade.

Even if you don’t consider the long-term strategy, there is one thing that requires the cooperation of capable people, that is, buying livestock.

After thinking for a while, Li Mingxun felt that he could take out two cannons, sufficient amount of cannon medicine, and fifty guns as a deal. The reason was very simple. There are thirty-six cannons on the Tiger Shark now. If it weren't for competing with the Western powers, it would be okay to have less. Recently, Li Mingxun's strategic plan has been to keep a low profile.

"Two, what are you going to pay the bill?" Li Mingxun asked.

Yingchuan was slightly stunned. He did not expect Li Mingxun to agree so happily. Seeing the young man writing on the paper with a quill pen, he replied: "Gold and silver, below can represent the family to use gold and silver to settle the bill!"

Lee Mingxun waved his hand and said, "If it is a bulk trade, I do hope it is gold and silver, but this time it is a trade, I hope to get the support of the two, so I hope to check out the goods I need and accept the price I set."

While speaking, Li Mingxun pushed his handwriting in front of the two. Yingchuan and Jueyan had not seen it yet, their faces had changed drastically. The first priority of this test transaction between the two was to keep it confidential, and the gold and silver were small in size and easiest to deal with it. As for the price, Yingchuan already felt that the price he offered was very favorable. Before the country was locked, the price of a high-quality South Barbarian iron cannon was only about fifteen taels, and the price he gave began to double.

Jueyan stood up and said, "Mr. Li, please don't be so arrogant, we don't accept it..."

Before he could speak, Jueyan was stopped by Yingchuan. Yingchuan blocked him in front of Jueyan and said seriously: "Master, wait a moment, don't be upset, so as not to disturb the distinguished guests."

Yingchuan had already hurriedly browsed the contents on the paper and placed them on the table in front of Jueyan. Jueyan sat down unwillingly, picked up the paper impatiently, took a look, and almost jumped up. The more he looked, he became more and more shocked, because he found that Li Mingxun's newly formulated conditions were not harsh at all, but rather loosened a lot, such as reducing the price of a Spanish iron cannon to twenty taels, and the unexpected price of the national collapse (cannon) was 3,000 taels, far lower than the expected price.

"Mr. Li, this..." I felt Yan's rude feeling, his lips trembled and could not speak. I was embarrassed to speak anymore, so Yingchuan had to ask.

Li Mingxun supported his hands with his jaws and said in a gentle tone: "Two, I am a businessman. I think only a reasonable price can create long-term and stable cooperation."

Yingchuan's face changed slightly, and he looked at Li Mingxun's eyes a little confused. He knew in his heart that he had set such an outrageous price to facilitate the transaction. He urged the Japanese-Chinese family to make a deal, but now he has long-term cooperation, which is completely beyond his expectations. He has improved his strength to Li Mingxun a little.

"Okay, let's talk about the transaction. There are two problems. First, the national collapse. As far as you know, there is no national collapse on your Yongjin Centre. The second problem is the goods you want to trade, Japanese swords and mules and horses, which are also things controlled by the shogunate. How should Mr. Li keep it confidential?" Yingchuan asked seriously.

Lee Mingxun said: "You only saw the Yongjin, because among the ships coming this time, only the Yongjin can enter Nagasaki Port. The firearms you want can be obtained from another warship!"

"Warship?" Jueyan grabbed one of the keywords.

Li Mingxun nodded slightly: "Yes, warships are no less than warships of Dutch plywood!"

Yingchuan was more interested now, and he said, "Okay, where is this warship?"

Li Mingxun nodded slightly: "It takes two days to sail, right outside the sea, we can deliver the goods on the spot and barter them."

Jueyan and Yingchuan looked at each other, which was equivalent to solving all their problems. Ships on the sea can be not monitored by the shogunate, and they have some ways to escape.

"Okay, since that's the case, we can prepare the goods and trade within five days." Yingchuan said immediately after thinking.

"This is the best. Five days later, the Yongjin Hu will leave. I will take you to trade." Li Mingxun said lightly.

Five days later.

After dealing with everything, Li Mingxun sold the only cargo left on the ship, replenished a lot of fresh water, fresh dishes, eggs and milk, he set off to leave Nagasaki Port, and after arriving in the offshore, he encountered a fleet of ships flying Ryukyu flags, one of which was the fleet prepared by Yingchuan. The Yongjin joined in and headed towards the bay where the Tiger Shark was moored.

It was rainy weather. When the fleet entered the harbor, it was still cloudy. After turning a cape, Yingchuan Fujisaemon saw the giant ship anchored in the bay. There were hundreds of people busy on it. The musketeers lined up on both sides. The sailors were struggling to operate the sail cables, and the gun doors on one side had been opened, revealing a powerful giant cannon.

It was not until the small boat sent by the Yongjin that he had announced his identity that all the guards ended.

As a Tang Tongshi, Yingchuan Fujisaemon has dealt with the Dutch a lot. When he was young, he had seen many Portuguese and Spanish warships in Nagasaki, but it was the first time to observe the large splint ship at such a close distance. The Tiger Shark is also a giant ship that he has seen.

Because there is no pier to use, Yingchuan could only climb up the rope ladder like Li Mingxun. He immediately asked to visit the artillery deck of the Tiger Shark. After seeing the rows of artillery on the two-layer artillery deck, Yingchuan was convinced that this was a genuine large plywood ship, not the armed merchant ship that often appeared on Nagasaki to go out to the island.

Looking at the black-bottomed golden dragon flag floating in the wind on the mast, Yingchuanyue was interested in Li Mingxun's identity. The Tenglong Trading Company in the young man's mouth did exist, but he couldn't say whether it was a puppet of the Spanish or the Folang Jiren. After all, most of the sailors on the Tiger Shark were Spanish, and this name itself was not commonly used by Thais. The key is that a puppet is not qualified to make such a big decision.

During several tests in Yingchuan, Li Mingxun avoided them. The two sides finally completed the transaction. The Tiger Shark used a winch and a sling to hang two eighteen-pound cannons, as well as some muskets. In exchange for the exchange, in addition to five thousand taels of silver, there were twenty war horses, forty pack horses and two hundred Japanese knives, as well as belly rolls and armor-hanging armor-type armor.

Captain's Office of the Tiger Shark.

Li Mingxun, who returned to the Tiger Shark, felt completely at ease, sat by the window, holding a glass of wine, and watched the sailors busy moving vegetables, fruits and freshwater to the Tiger Shark, and drove all the livestock into the cabin of the Yongjin. At this time, Simmons walked in, his face full of excitement. Even though he had been stuck on the Yongjin for the past few days, he still knew that this trip to Japan made a lot of money, and the dividend he personally received was over the reward for serving the Spanish for three years.

"Do you have a drink? Simmons, I feel you want to celebrate!" Li Mingxun picked up the bottle and shook it slightly.

Simmons was full of excitement: "Why not, Your Excellency, wine is the elixir of communication between man and God. As a devout believer, I have the responsibility to report my joy to God."

Simmons poured himself a cup, drank it all, and said, "Your Excellency, you are such a smart businessman. You can sell three thousand taels of high prices with one cannon. The Japanese are really profitable, but why sell them two doors? If it were me, I would sell them twelve doors, no! Twenty doors!"

Li Mingxun turned around and glanced at the overly excited first mate and asked, "Do you want to pull out all the sharp teeth of the Tiger Shark?"

"Your Excellency, this is the Sea of ​​China, not the Atlantic, nor the Mediterranean. You should know that there are only a few countries with powerful Galen sailboats like the Tiger Shark, and there are not many. Even the most powerful Dutch in the South China Sea have only twelve ships. You, it is common for me to not meet decent warships in a year without starting a war. Why bother to worry about it?" Simmons was more optimistic than Li Mingxun, and waved his fists excitedly.
Chapter completed!