Legend has it that these guys all had the problem of seppuku after defeating them. Li Xiao waited for a long time and no one cut his stomach open. However, a Japanese man who called himself Nagamasa Konishi came and spoke fluent Northeastern dialect, which made Li Xiao I really question whether my Northeastern dialect is standard.

"Our Lord, I hope you will be kind to us and release our prisoners of war." Konishi Nagamasa stood opposite Li Xiao, with his hands folded in his sleeves. If it weren't for the clogs and kimono, he would also have a strange samurai bun. It seemed to be similar to what he saw in the capital. There is not much difference between those Confucian scholars!

"Treat your prisoners of war well and release them?" Li Xiao was very uncomfortable with this kind of language that sounded more like an order than a negotiation.

"Yeah!" With the nasal sound and the airflow caused by the special mouth shape, Konishi Nagamasa nodded.

Li Xiao curled his lips helplessly. This answer was so damn Northeastern.

"We can call you Ming merchants." Xiaoxi Nagamasa finally revealed the reason for his words!

The Ming dynasty of the Japanese state were in the name of samurai, but in fact most of them worked part-time as pirates. After all, the Japanese state was so big and lacked everything except volcanoes and earthquakes. Due to the poor domestic productivity, many things could not be manufactured, so many businessmen of the Ming Dynasty Maritime trade began.

Although the security of the sea is not good these days, and there are often pirates and other troubles. After all, the profits are huge enough, and many people even hire private armed forces. The international trade between China and Japan thrives in this difficult environment.

Jiugui Jialong captured a group of such people. At first, he did not want to use them as hostages. He just wanted to covet their ships. The shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty was far more advanced than that of the Japanese country. The ships they built were also larger than those of the Japanese country. Jiugui Jialong was the After taking a fancy to their warship, he let his men grab it.

At that time, I wanted to extort some ransom, so I didn't kill anyone. Unexpectedly, now I have seen a miraculous effect. Jiugui Jialong was just betting on whether the Ming people on the island would care about their life and death.

If you meet people like Wang Zaijin or Chen Hailong, these merchants will be dead. In their eyes, taking the heads of Japanese pirates in exchange for promotion and wealth is far more practical than rescuing these merchants.

But Li Xiao couldn't do it. After all, he was born in New China and grew up under the red flag. The education he received would never allow foreigners to kill Chinese people wantonly.

After taking a look at the surrendered Japanese prisoners of war, Li Xiao smiled and said, "No!"

"What?" Xiaoxi Nagamasa's eyes widened immediately when he heard Li Xiao's words. The worst case scenario occurred. The man in front of him seemed not to hand over the person.

"Then you are not going to release our prisoners of war? If you kill them, we will also kill those Ming Dynasty maritime merchants."

"Konishi Nagamasa, who gave you the courage to talk to me like that? Remember, I have the final say in this place. If you talk to me like that again, I will have you thrown off the cliff."

"The two countries are at war without killing each other!"

"Shit, in my eyes you are a piece of shit. If you want to save the lives of these bastards, there is only one way to get money. Three hundred taels of silver per person, no one can bully an old man!" Li Xiao stretched out his hand to organize the people who were eager to give it a try. Ao Canghai, this guy really wants to throw Xiaoxi Nagamasa under the cliff right now.

"Three hundred taels of silver?" Konishi Nagamasa was shocked. This price was very outrageous. Although Japan was rich in gold and silver, there was no price for a person of three hundred taels of silver.

"Yes, it's three hundred taels. If you have money, come and redeem them. If you don't have money, I'll make them all do hard labor. They all look very strong. Although they are a little smaller, they can be sold for three hundred taels each.

Five hundred taels is still no problem." Ao Canghai shouted from the side with his lips curled up.

Li Xiao glared at Konishi Nagamasa with his nostrils, as if he recognized money but not people.

"The price of three hundred taels is too high, can you do it?"

"No negotiation!"

"Brother, after all, those maritime merchants are from the Ming Dynasty. If it doesn't work, let them exchange it with us. If it's not enough, let them fill in the money. What do you think?" Li Xiu had long since evolved into the roundworm in Li Xiao's belly.

, when he saw Li Xiao winking at him and Ao Canghai looking like a philistine, he knew that the two of them were singing a double act. Now that the white-faced one had finished singing, it was time for the red-faced one to appear.

Li Xiu played his role very consciously.

"Why do you need those people?" Li Xiu secretly praised Li Xiu for his quick reaction, but Li Xiao said dissatisfiedly.

Konishi Nagamasa saw Li Xiu lying next to Li Xiao's ear and saying something. Li Xiao looked noncommittal. Li Xiu said something again, and Li Xiao said helplessly: "Throw it to you.

Never mind. It’s a matter of hundreds of people!”

After Li Xiao finished speaking, he turned around and left regardless of Xiaoxi Nagamasa. Speaking of which, Xiaoyu has not been seen since landing on the island. This little girl must be frightened.

Ao Canghai snorted and left. He almost went crazy thinking about Sister Qiao. If he didn't go to the hot house at this time, he wouldn't have time to grind his teeth with a little devil.

"What is the name of this official?" Konishi Nagamasa saw that Li Xiu was speaking to him. Although he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, he still came over and saluted Li Xiu.

"This is our second master, the brother of the head of the family." Li Xiu didn't need to say anything, but the guard next to him shouted.

"Oh! It turns out to be the second master. Thank you for standing up in front of the master just now. Thank you! Thank you!"

"It's useless to say this. My eldest brother has left the people to me. It's not impossible to change people, but you can still get some blood. My eldest brother values ​​money but not people. Although I am in love with you, he can't let me

Difficult to do, isn’t it?

That's it! After I say it, you just agree. If you don't agree, forget it!"

"Second Master, tell me!"

"How many Ming merchants do you have?"

"There are more than three hundred people, all citizens of the Ming Dynasty who can verify their identity."

"Then exchange them one by one, and you can redeem the remaining ones one hundred taels each. You have to let my eldest brother see the money, otherwise he won't even buy the face of my brother."

"Well! What the second master said is that the price is one hundred taels...!" Xiaoxi Nagamasa was a little embarrassed. Even if they exchanged them one by one, there would be more than 400 people left. This is

Jiugui Jialong would never agree to more than 40,000 taels of silver.

"Why, you don't want to get money?"

"Second Master! You said this is more than 40,000 taels of silver. It would be troublesome for us, the feudal lord, to hold it."

"Hey...! Don't say I won't tell you a way to get rich. Go upstream more than ten miles along the Yalu River. There is a place called Shawogou. That place is a gold mine. The Tatars mined it there.

It's been many years, now... I don't need to say more. As long as you take care of that place, let alone 40,000 taels of silver. Even if it's 140,000 taels of silver, I think you'll have no problem."

Li Xiu raised his eyebrows at Xiaoxi Nagamasa!

"Is there really such a thing?" Xiaoxi Nagamasa's eyes widened. Who doesn't like money?

"We originally wanted to destroy this place, but there are two to three thousand Tatar soldiers stationed there. We can't take it, so this is an advantage for you. Anyway, the Tatars are our enemies, and we are willing to let them suffer.

It's up to you whether you like it or not, anyway, I think I did the most benevolent thing."

Li Xiu spread his hands to Konishi Nagamasa and expressed that he was helpless.

Konishi Nagamasa thought for a long time and stamped his foot. "Thank you so much, Second Master! I will go and persuade the feudal lord when I get back. If I can succeed this time, I will definitely give Second Master a generous reward. Ariado!" Konishi Nagamasa bowed deeply.

He bowed and turned away.

When he returned to his house, Li Xiu saw Li Xiao holding Xiaoyu in his arms and listening to Li Hao's endorsement.

"Fourth brother memorized it wrong again!" Xiaoyu played with her braid with one hand and held Li Xiao's arm with the other.

"Is the matter done?" Li Xiao gently slapped Li Hao's butt with the stick in his hand. He turned to look at Li Xiu and asked.

"It's done. They've killed so many people this time. They won't be willing to accept even the hair. I think there's an 80% chance that those Japanese people will go to Shawogou to fight with the Tatars."

"That's fine. Without the support of the Japanese navy, the Tatars won't be able to play tricks on the water. Now it's serious to cut off the ties between the Tatars and the Japanese people."

"Brother! I saw that Huzi was limping and brought two women with him. He came to me and told me that he wanted to divide the house, and he said that you agreed. What's going on?" Li Xiu sat next to Li Xiao, behind him

Touched Xiaoyu's head.

"Xiaobai!" A white figure came in from the window, Xiaoyu immediately cheered and broke out of Li Xiao's arms with her hands clasped.

Seeing Xiaoyu running out, he looked at Li Hao who was struggling to recite the book. The Three-Character Classic was very stuttered, and there were many sentences in the middle that he had corrupted. "Go back and recite it carefully, otherwise I will be beaten like your third brother."

." Li Xiao kicked him, and Li Hao ran out as if he had been granted amnesty.

"When the child got older, he ran into a brothel in the capital and started fighting with people. He was arrested by people from Shuntian Mansion. I fought my way into Shuntian Mansion to get him out."

"Those two girls are... Sister Yao?"

"One is, and the other seems to be a maid or something. Since Huzi is willing, I will bring him back. After all, the child has grown up and needs a woman to take care of it. Second brother, whose girl do you like, tell me

Brother will also help you."

"No!" Li Xiu stood up suddenly, startling Li Xiao and wondering what he was doing.

"What's wrong with you?"

"No, our Li family can't marry a kiln girl back. It's okay to be a house-filling girl, but it's not possible to marry a matchmaker to be the boss. Brother, you can't control him like this." Li Xiu fumed, looking very excited.

"Uh...!" Li Xiao was speechless. He had an open-minded attitude towards such reports, but he didn't expect Li Xiu's reaction to be so big.

"Uh! If you are willing to do this, just let it go...!" Li Xiao ran out of ideas for a while. This matter was considered a family matter, but he really didn't know what to do.

"No! This matter is absolutely not allowed. You are the eldest brother and you have to take good care of it. Even if you agree, I don't agree." Li Xiu turned away angrily, leaving Li Xiao sitting in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Just do it.
Chapter completed!