Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

At this time, the East Island Kingdom became a place where the various countries had frequent activities. When the envoys of the Liao Kingdom were in Ping'an, Zhang Yin, a native of the Xu Kingdom, also traveled eastward again. However, the number of people sent by all parties was small, and the information transmission was inconvenient, so it did not cause too much movement.

The ship that Zhang Yin was on was the "light boat" of the Jiaolong army, taking the length of the big food ship and the Jiangnan ship, it was obviously much better than the ships of the Liao people. However, he also chose the route carefully this time, starting from Huainan Haizhou (Lianyungang), going straight east, and first finding the land coast of Koryo... The advantage of this route is that it is not easy to go to the wrong place.

Then find Tamna Island (Jeju), go north along the southern coast of Koryo, and pass Tsushima Island as a reference. Afterwards, the route will go northward along the coast of Japan... This time Zhang Yin did not go to Heianjing, but to Sanin | Road. This place is located on the west coast of Japan.

Under the guidance of the guide, they arrived at the mouth of a river called Sanping River a few days later. Liu Jin, a "merchant" dispatched by Bing Cao Si two years ago, has been waiting at the ferry for many days.

The two didn't know each other, but they felt extra cordial after showing each other tokens. Zhang Yin is from Shu, and Liu Jin is from Guanzhong. He is not from his hometown, but he feels very different in this foreign country... After all, people live in groups. In strange places, it is probably an instinct to live in groups; that is why there are countries and tribes.

Liu Jindao: "My subordinate, the master of Gaoqi, likes medicinal materials and porcelain the most. Have you brought it with you for Zhang's affairs?"

Zhang Yin hurriedly turned his head and pointed at the sailboat parked at the mouth of the river: "These big boxes all listen to Mr. Liu's words."

"Very good." Liu Jin said with a sigh of relief, "Japanese doctors often study the medical books of the Central Plains, and some prescriptions have to use imported medicinal materials, so the medicinal materials are very beneficial. And the noble officials who live in Ping'an capital like exquisite porcelain. These things can make a lot of money in the hands of Zhuang officials."

Zhang Yin nodded and said: "So that's how it is... But the Privy Council wanted to investigate the terrain near Yinshan and establish a foothold. I'm afraid it would be difficult to get permission to win over only one owner."

Liu Jindao: "This statement about the Zhang family's affairs is wrong. This owner is not simple. The family above him is Fujiwara Asari, a nobleman in Ping'an capital! The owner of Takasaki's status is not high, but he has a lot of influence in the local area. He also has a big family in Ping'an capital to take care of him, and he is not afraid of the government.

The owner of the villa dedicates the land to the lord and the family in order to obtain the protection from above, which is enough to fight against the local government, the state secretary, and the county secretary. "

Zhang Yin was thoughtful.

Liu Jin talked eloquently again: "This is also forced. In the past, the country's state and county officials were unscrupulous. It would be unbearable for local landlords not to offer land to join the big clan."

After hearing this, Zhang Yin hurriedly took out the pen and paper from the package, licked the tip of the pen with his tongue, and quickly wrote the record on the spot. Liu Jin was very surprised when he saw this, and Zhang Yin didn't explain it. The man who served in the Cao Division might not know that Zhang Yin had presented the dossier before, so he got the honor of meeting the emperor.

After they talked about it, they asked the sailors to tie the medicinal porcelain to their horses, and under the guidance of Liu Jin, they went to Gaoqizhuang along the road on the north bank of the river mouth. There is a mountain forest to the east of the mouth of Sanpingchuan River. It is really impossible to walk. Everyone walks north from the flat road by the sea, and then turns south to the north of the mountain range, bypassing the heavy mountain.

In the evening, Zhang Yincai was taken outside a villa at the foot of the mountain. Liu Jin obviously knew someone from Gao Qi's family, so he went in first with a horse in a camel box, and asked Zhang Yin to wait outside.

Not long after, Liu Jin opened the gate with an old Japanese man wearing wooden clogs. The old man bowed first and chatted a few words. Liu Jin said: "Mr. Gao Qi has invited Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Yin followed them into the stockade and then into the house. There are many houses in this village, but each one is very small, especially the corridor inside, which makes him feel depressed.

"Cuckoo!" An unknown solitary cry of birds came from the mountain outside, but it made the manor house at the foot of the mountain flat and silent, and there was an inexplicable terror. Japan has a large population, but Zhang Yin's two trips to the east, except for Ping'an capital and the important ports in the south, he rarely saw cities, which always made him feel like he was in the wilderness. Zhang Yin is more used to living in big cities like Chengdu and Tokyo.

"Wow!" A wooden door was pulled open suddenly, Zhang Yin didn't even expect that there was a door there, which made him startled. Then I saw a wide and fat man kneeling in the house with his hands on his legs. A few women were kneeling beside him.

The Japanese man sat on his knees, leaned forward and bowed, and said in a full-fledged manner: "Ji Li wah!"

Zhang Yin turned to look at Liu Jin: "..."

Liu Jin said: "This is Mr. Gao Qi, he welcomed Mr. Zhang and thanked him for the gift." He turned to Mr. Gao Qi and clasped his fists again: "Wow..."

The owner of Gao Qi asked Zhang Yin to take a seat in front of the table with wine and vegetables, and the women came up to serve the wine, and the women kneeling beside Zhang Yin even looked at him. Zhang Yin naturally did not look sideways.

Liu Jin talked with the owner of Takasaki in incomprehensible words, then turned his head and whispered to Liu Jin, "This is not in Tokyo, and no one cares about it. The woman next to him will accompany Mr. Zhang tonight. Take a look. If you are not satisfied, ask Takasaki-kun to change. He has a lot of maids."

Zhang Yin said in astonishment: "What kind of system is this?"

Liu Jin said with a smile: "We have to go to the country to do as the Romans do. This is also Mr. Gao Qi's wish, but not everyone can play!"

Liu Jin talked to the owner of Takasaki again, and the two laughed "haha" with obscene looks on their faces.

At this time, the owner of Takasaki said slowly in Chinese with inaccurate pronunciation: "It is not indecent to come and not to go. Mr. Zhang will give you a big gift next time. How should I repay it?"

It turns out that this fellow understands Chinese, which makes it much easier. Zhang Yindao: "It's my first visit to bother me, and I was warmly received by the owner of the Takasaki estate. It's just a gift, please accept it with a smile, Takasaki-kun."

Takasaki was overjoyed, raised his wine glass and said, "Please."

Zhang Yinsui took a cup and drank it all down. Feeling that the wine was not very strong, he said: "Do it first, as a respect."

He knew very well in his heart that the reason the Japanese treated him so enthusiastically was for the sake of profit.

Takasaki said slowly again with difficulty: "Mr. Zhang is a businessman?"

Zhang Yin pondered for a moment: "I have an official position in Xu State, but I just do some copying, junior official. My family sells medicinal materials, not to mention general medicinal materials, even Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng and other things can be obtained."

"Haha..." Gao Qi picked up the wine glass again, "Mr. Zhang is very disrespectful in this great gift. If you can send medicinal materials in the future, I will definitely offer you a good price."

Zhang Yindao: "I don't know how much Gao Qi-kun needs. A thousand catties a month?"

Gao Qi's eyes suddenly stared like lanterns: "This... I'm afraid I won't be able to spend so much capital, but I will find a way."

Zhang Yin immediately said: "As long as Gao Qi-kun is interested, the payment can be made on credit first, but..."

Gao Qi's face was flushed, and he said impatiently, "But what?"