Chapter 1316 I Learned a Secret, a Big Secret that Shocked the Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 1316 I know a secret, a big secret that shocked the Ming Dynasty! …

"God bless you! My brother Kazuto, since you have brought craftsmen and livestock, although not as much as the conditions require, I still recognize you as a brother! ... For the sake of our brotherhood, your age Old man, I’ll give it back to you!…”

With a smile on his face, Zuwaro looked at Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's respectful expression and the solemn expression on the face of the other Wazuto man, and roughly guessed the political significance of the captured old man to the Wazuto tribe.

Just like the priests and elders of the kingdom, if they fall into the hands of other tribes alive, they must be redeemed no matter what for the glory of the Lord God and the reputation of the kingdom! It is estimated that this kind of political motivation is also the fundamental reason why the Heren tribe was able to quickly gather so much property, livestock, and people this time, and also brought so many warriors to intimidate them!

Fortunately, it took almost a month. He had already had many conversations with the literate old man, and he had already asked all the questions that needed to be asked...

Thinking of this, Zuvalo waved his hand. Two kingdom warriors helped Kudo Shigeyasu, the elder of the Uyizaki family, get off the Snow Wolf, and then returned to Kazuto's team.

"Ah! Mr. Kudo! You are finally back! Seeing you safe and sound is like a bird flying in spring, bringing auspicious omen of blessing! What a happy day!..."

"Young Master Guangguang... This time, I have made my family lose face and suffered the humiliation of defeat. It is all the responsibility of the veteran! I am really... really shameless. Go back and see Mr. Xin Guang..."

"This... Kudo family elder, my father has written a letter. Please protect yourself and go back to see him! My father also said that although there is a small setback this time, we can conquer Shantao in the north and attack Ezo in the east... we can still keep our family's prestige. , convince everyone! ...So, the matter is not that serious. On the contrary, this battle will benefit our family a lot!

"I will definitely abide by Duke Xin Guang's arrangement! The veteran will definitely bear the responsibility for the defeat!"

Kudo Shigeyasu looked ashamed and bowed heavily. He looked good, his hand was wrapped with a bandage to treat the injury, and he walked quite neatly. He had indeed not been treated harshly by the Shantar people. But after apologizing to the young master and announcing that he took full responsibility for the defeat, Kudo Shigeyasu opened his mouth, obviously hesitant to speak. He turned his head, looked at the mysterious "Shan Tao Ship" on the seaside, and then looked at Zuwaro who went to count the horses himself to check whether they were mares of childbearing age, and then he lowered his voice and whispered.

"This time around the Shantao trade, the origins of these Shantao people, and the shocking secrets they carry... I have been among the Shantao people for a long time, and I have already noticed it!"

"Ah? Mr. Kudo! Have you really discovered something?"

"good!"

Kudo Shigeyasu nodded heavily, his expression extremely serious. Masanobu Houtani couldn't help but be curious and came to the side. Kinoshichiro wanted to listen, but was glared at by Mitsuhiro Uyizaki, and could only take two steps back dejectedly to warn his elders.

"Witness the Buddha! These so-called Shantar people, their leader can actually speak strange Chinese, and can have a written conversation with me!..."

"Ah! Weird Chinese characters? Written conversation?..."

"Not bad! They used Chinese and not only asked about some situations in their own country, but also focused on me, asking me about the situation in Ming Dynasty and Korea!"

"Ah! Are they concerned about the situation in Ming and Korea?..."

"That's right! They have three smoking firearms, all made of bronze. They are the kind I have never seen before, not even in the entire Kanto!..."

"Ah! That kind of devil's thunder weapon?..."

"That's right! They still have a lot of gold, but they don't seem to care about gold! There are many brave mountain warriors with gold talismans around their necks!..."

"Ah! A lot of gold! Ahem...Old man, we already know this..."

"Well, listen to me! I even asked around the corner...if they were an 'ancient tribe with a golden heritage'?...They actually answered me that they were 'descendants of the gods, the bloodline of the sun and sky'. The ancestral inheritance of birds landing on trees'! They and these northern Shan Tao tribes were one family thousands of years ago..."

At this moment, Kudo Shigeyasu looked solemn and restrained the unparalleled excitement in his heart. The astonishing extent of his knowledge of this secret will not only shock the entire Republic of China and countless Shantao tribes, but will even shock North Korea and the other side of the sea...shock the Ming Kingdom, which has always been indifferent to everything outside!

And this secret is now in his hands, in the hands of the Oyezaki family! Of course, this will also be of great help in maintaining his own reputation. As the patriarch who brought back a shocking secret, as long as he proves that this secret of great value to the Uyizaki family really exists...then his capture will not only be without fault, but also a great achievement of getting into the tiger's den!

"Young Master! All the secrets are in their gold and their golden talismans! The 'flying bird' on that golden talisman is the emblem and god they worship. It is the most authentic proof of their identity and origin. A true testimony! In fact, it is not a "flying bird", but a "flying eagle" with a snake in its mouth, and it is a flying "condor"! And with the "condor" as its emblem, it can pass down so much gold. Yes, then there is only..."

"Ahem! Young Master, the chief of the Shantar people..."

Kinoshita coughed lightly, and the three Japanese leaders fell silent instantly. Kudo Shigeyasu quietly pointed to the south, indicating that they should return to the main family. Kakizaki Mitsuhiro nodded, indicating that it should be so. Only Atsuya Masanobu touched his nose, curious as if he was scratching his heart, but his face did not show it.

Then, the three of them put on a respectful smile at the same time and looked at Zuwaro with a happy face.

"Haha! My Japanese brother! The twelve mares are indeed all mare of breeding age that can produce foals! Very good, really good! Although they are a little shorter, twelve mares at a time, it's really good!..."

Thinking of the increased reproduction speed of the horse herd after these twelve mares were transported back to Dajing Island. Zuwaro couldn't stop laughing. No, he already had a Jurchen stallion that could be bred, plus twelve mare that could produce, as long as the horses were transported back to the Far North Peninsula, he could start breeding! However, we still need to get a few more horse breeders who can take care of horses from the Japanese... well, and cattle breeders who can raise the two "water buffalo beasts"!

Zuwaro pondered for a while, looked at the three Japanese leaders, and said to the samurai leader Tami-so.

"Bring three more gold talismans! I want to give them to my Japanese friends! Thank them for their friendship in sending horses, including the Jurchen horses before!..."

"Ah, this! My Shanta brothers! What is this? What are you doing?... Ah, thank you for the Jurchen horses I gave you?... No, I... I hope I can bring more mares next time?... Uh... There are really not many mares in my family. Add another gold talisman?... That... Shanta brothers, I will try my best!"

Kakizaki Mitsuhiro held the heavy gold and didn't know what to say for a while. He was overwhelmed with emotions and was actually a little moved! Four gold tokens weighing one pound each, and three hundred and sixty stones of rice... But the Kakizaki clan really doesn't have many horses, and there aren't many good horses in the entire country...

"My brother! Actually, you can use the gold tokens to exchange for ironware and wine produced by our family, and go to the Shanta tribe in the west to exchange for really good horses!... If you have concerns and don't want to reveal your identity, you can also let your family do it for you, and split the horses you get back in 30% and 70%..."

"Lord God? Use ironware and wine to exchange for horses from the Shanta tribe? You are worried, what are you worried about? Oh, it seems that the translation is wrong..."

"That's right! Those loose Shan Tatar tribes, like the Shan and Lu tribes, don't value gold, but the practical ironware and wine produced by the He people. So, I still have to buy supplies from the He people with gold before I can go west to trade with the Shan Tatars! The He people are indispensable in any case! The gold in our hands can only be turned into truly valuable supplies and craftsmen through the He people! ..."

After this trade, Zuwaro has already had some enlightenment. In the kingdom's West Sea trade, the He people clan, which collects the kingdom's gold and provides goods and manpower, is a vital link that cannot be bypassed in any case. And the kingdom's trade base here, I'm afraid it has come to an end!

It is estimated that for a long time, it will be difficult for the kingdom to accumulate enough strength to continue to go south to the doorsteps of the huge tribes in the south to carry out dangerous trades with "huge risks", "unequal strength", "sending hundreds of kilograms of gold to the door", and "probably going without return".

Unless those big southern tribes hear the news and take the initiative to come to the kingdom by boat, and go to the port of the kingdom to conduct gold trade with "equal strength", exchanging goods and craftsmen for gold...

"Forget it! The Lord God is a witness! Since the trade channel with the He people has been opened... let the He people clan be the transit! No matter how violent the southern hurricane is, it will be weakened to a tolerable level when it blows to this distant northern coast..."

"And with the current strength of the kingdom, what it can really do is to keep dropping gold upstream of the river, just drop more and more gold!... This golden river will find a way out by itself! Perhaps, it can flow westward, flow to the 'Korea' predicted by your majesty, flow to the 'Ming Empire' that is said to be extremely powerful, and bring back everything we hope for!..."

The setting sun fell into the western sea, and the golden light dyed the red clouds. Zuvaro looked towards the west leisurely, while the He people leaders looked at him with a smile. At this moment, it seemed that there really was a golden river, connecting the "Shan Tatars" and "Heren" in the north, connecting the Great Island of Mau Xili, and finally crossing thousands of miles of waves to the empire at sunset...