Chapter 322 12. The Nanman Brothers Each Have Their Own

Let’s not mention the matter of Ashikaga’s sworn relatives for the time being, nor the matter of tens of thousands of troops outside Sakai Town dividing the spoils day and night.

In front of Xiao Pingtai stood a man with a shaved head, only ring hair, and his whole body wrapped in a robe. He is around 20 years old, but it may be because he has endured hardships and lacked maintenance, and his life is not as pampered as his European counterparts. His actual age may be younger.

Needless to say, it was Father William, a Jesuit missionary.

Next to him is a man with beautiful hair, neatly taken care of. The gold-rimmed glasses were hung with thin gold locks on the bridge of her tall nose. The age of around thirty is the stage when a man reaches maturity. If he were born five hundred years later, it would be no lie to rely on his reputation to make a living. The professional-looking businessman has a warm, polite and approachable smile. The most surprising thing is that he can speak ancient Japanese.

This is William's cheaper brother, Hess, the assistant merchant of the East India Company.

"Nice to meet you, Magistrate Minamoto, Judge Fujiwara." It's a pity that the greeting was very good, but the rest of the Japanese was obscure and incomprehensible. I really don't know which second-hand dealer I learned it from.

"Nice to meet you, too." Imagawa Yoshichichi was about to nod his head in salute, but saw Koheita extending his hand to shake hands, so he followed suit.

"I think your brothers should know our purpose of coming. Your missionary leader praised us highly for your moral character and ethics." Xiao Pingtai presented a tall hat to us.

In the end, it was impossible to communicate in Japanese, so a Japanese servant from Kyushu still acted as the translator. Fortunately, these two people's Japanese is poor, but they can understand it, and they can't speak it well.

"We came today to buy a Folang gun." Imagawa Yoshichichi was a little impatient.

Seeing that the two people opposite looked a little uncertain, Xiaopingta immediately added.

"It's the eagle cannon on your merchant ship! The kind of cannon with a rotating bracket and multiple blunderbuss."

After Xiaopingta finished speaking, the two people opposite him understood. Hess understood what he meant, and his business instincts naturally flourished.

"What you need is something expensive and rare at the same time. This is not something I, a little assistant businessman, can decide." After saying that, an unobservable smile flashed across Hess's face.

"Mr. Hess, why are you doing this? Japan has been trading with Dameng on the other side for many years. We have known for a long time that Folang's guns are very popular in Dameng. There are thousands of them. How can they be precious goods?" Mrs. Xiaoping Don't be afraid of them asking for a lot of money.

Seeing that Xiao Pingtai was a knowledgeable person, William opened his mouth, but was immediately held down by his elder brother.

"The Great Meng Kingdom covers an area of ​​thousands of miles. It is said that the population is 10 million, and there are a hundred cities as huge as Sakai. Of course, such a huge and rich empire should have cannons to match."

Hess's perspective is not novel, but it is useful. How big is Da Meng? How big is Japan? Da Meng has a lot of money, so naturally he has a lot of cannons. That’s why the cannons in Dameng don’t seem to be cherished, but they are actually very expensive, valuable and rare.

Imagawa Yoshichichi became anxious when he heard this. He had read books and knew the power and glory of Dameng. Although Japan is not small, it is only bigger than the cute Nanzhili. There is no way to compare with it, but I am afraid that the Folang gun is too expensive and cannot be bought.

"Then you tell me how much a Folang gun costs?" Xiaoheita was about to continue playing Tai Chi, but Imagawa Yoshichichi spoke first.

"Since you are so sincere, the total cost of transporting the company from Macau to Sakai will cost you about 5,000 guan!" Hess thought that he had completely bluffed Hiraita and the others.

"Five thousand kan!" Imagawa Yoshiuchi stood up in shock, and Xiaoping Tai was also shocked by the lion's big mouth.

I really think that the two of them are like three pigs. They can cut you in the middle with a knife and squeeze all the oil and water out of you.

"It seems that Mr. Hess does not have the basic sincerity in doing business." Xiaoheita also stood up, preparing to take Imagawa Yoshichiro and leave.

This Hess, on the other hand, was completely calm and seemed to be walking slowly without seeing you off, letting you go.

Koheta had already taken the first step with Imagawa Yoshiaki, and she didn't say anything to stop him.

However, William suddenly stood up and said, "You two adults, don't be so impatient, we can still talk."

As he said this, he came up to grab Imakawa Yoshiuchi, who turned around three times. This man was also a human spirit. It was obvious that Imagawa Yoshiuchi wanted him very much and was very reluctant to let him go.

"Oh, how to talk about it?" Xiao Pingtai didn't expect that they really didn't care about Xiao Pingtai leaving, so he became curious and took advantage of the opportunity to sit down again.

"The dioceses in Kyushu have been greatly expanded, but I heard that the glory of the Lord has not been spread in the place where you are. If you can be allowed to go to preach on behalf of the Society of Jesus, and provide the necessary venues and security protection, the church can donate a cannon. To your country. "William's negotiation skills are not as good as his brother's, but he is cunning and simple, which makes people naturally willing to trust him and get close to him.

Xiao Pingtai felt bright, well, it turned out that she was waiting here. On the surface, it seems like a small favor can be exchanged for a so-called cannon worth five thousand guan. But in fact, the Jesuits' tentacles can reach Shinano Ebon.

"I'm really sorry. The religion my master believes in is completely different from your church. We can't decide whether he can accept your request to preach." Mrs. Xiaoping was not willing to let go.

"Isn't this your heir? Isn't he qualified to make the decision?" William pointed at Imagawa Yoshichichi in disbelief.

"I'm sorry, although the young master is the biological son of the lord, he has been adopted by another daimyo by the general of Kyoto." It's easy to fool Imagawa Yoshichika, but it's not easy to fool Kobayata.

"In that case, we can only sell the cannon to you at the price of 5,000 kan." Hess mentioned 5,000 kan again without leaving any trace. He obviously knew that 5,000 kan was a huge sum of money for any daimyo.

"I'm really sorry, this price is too high and we can't accept it." Kobayata waved his hands repeatedly to show his attitude.

"In that case, then good day, both of you." Hess didn't give in at all and sent the guests away directly.

"Okay, good day, sir." This time Kobayata was really ready to leave. The two brothers clearly wanted to eat them. Either make a lot of money or successfully preach, in short, they were not willing to lose anything.

When the two came out, Imagawa Yoshichika was quite annoyed.

"Tanzheng, we can get the five thousand kan if we grit our teeth. If it doesn't work, I see that the Lord of Kyoto has allowed the missionary work. I will report it to my father and he will surely agree."

"Yuttomi-dono, I tell you the truth, the cost of a Portuguese gun is only three hundred kan!"

"Three hundred kan! They dare to sell it for five thousand kan! Why don't these southern barbarians go to the streets to rob!"

"Aren't they robbing now!"