14. Dazaifu Secret Air
However, before Fujiwara Nakazen was impeached, news suddenly came from Heian Kyoto-doiri: When Emperor Kanmu was visiting the Kanquanyuan with the princes, he suddenly issued an order to expel Nakazen's sister Yaozi from the Prince's East Palace and to strip him of his status as a female official!
Zhongcheng's face was so angry that his face was blue and purple. He knew that Emperor Kanmu could not stand the ambiguous scandal between his sister and the Crown Prince An Dian.
In any case, this emergency was considered to be a possibility of impeaching Dazai Shuai Yutomoto.
Later, I learned that the person who released the medicine was his brother-in-law, Arumiya Doctor Fujiwara, and "I am really a pig who has no idea of the overall situation!" Zhongcheng was so angry that he cursed.
Three days later, according to the agreement, Zhang Xi's fleet carried the return of "Yamabu King" and returned from Namba Tsu.
When most of the Japanese royal family members and ministers in Heian Kyoto knew about it, the stone in their hearts finally came to the ground.
In the future, the Tang family's sea boats will never stop at Hakata or Namba. This kingly land of Japan cannot be contaminated with external foul diseases.
But they didn't know that on the second-last deck of the fleet, Zhang Baogao was sitting cross-legged at the stern, looking at the sandbanks piled up in Namba and the terrain of the surrounding bays, and quickly drawing the "Nanba Tu Sutra" with a fine brush.
As long as several sand plowing ships come and dig the navigable rivers well, Nambazu is completely available, and the Japanese technology is not up to standard - Zhang Baogao thought so.
Monk Kōkai also followed the boat and after receiving it from Sukiyoshi's Grand Society, he was preparing to go to Tang to seek Dharma.
He and Zhang Xi, the commander of the Feizhao Army in Huaihai Province, were on the same boat, and handed Prince Yi Yu's reply to Zhang Xi.
Zhang Xi took the letter with a smile on his lips.
In fact, Dazai Shuai Fujiwara Yutomo's letter was forged by him instructing Yang Xi to accompany the group.
But it was precisely because he seized the entanglement of interests among the Japanese aristocrats that Prince Yiyu saw the content of his "handwritten letter" and replied without hesitation.
A few days later, in the Dazai Government Department, "Too radical, the two islands of the nine countries, private trade?" Fujiwara Yuto unveiled his grandson Prince Iyu's letter, was shocked, stood up, and said this term, stuttering.
Using the excuse of supplying the ship, the Tang family fleet in Hakatazu was docked for the second time on the return trip. Zhang Xi and Zhang Baogao sat upright, opposite Fujiwara Yutomo, saying that the prince's letter was completely true.
"The Tang family can send twelve large ships privately, and come to Bodo six times a year." Zhang Xi promised, and then he asked the officers to bring out a few things - a set of elegant Suzhou porcelain, a gorgeous Yangzhou copper incense burner, Xuanzhou pen and ink stationery, Yangzhou bamboo paper, Shuzhou and Shouzhou tea balls, and several bundles of good raw silk.
"There are also war horses for trade. If the general needs it, the military staff can also be traded..." Zhang Xi said bluntly.
Fujiwara Yuto's face looked even more excited.
As Kong Hai was sitting beside him, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
These things were originally hidden in the trunk of the boat, but Zhang Xi didn't take them out, just waiting for this moment.
Fujiwara Yuto no longer had the original calmness and elegance. He knew that the Tang family and sea trade were all extremely intimate goods. As long as these goods were available, the Dazaifu would inevitably become a powerful trading base, and the Fujiwara Nanjia and Prince Iyu would also become Japan's leading power. As Shiraro Zhang Baogao said to him before, Duke Gao Yue of the State of Defense said, "Whoever can master the trade with the original path can become Japan's overlord."
What is the price?
Zhang Xi's answer was unexpected. He said that only Japan needs to exchange a large amount of minerals, "Liuhuang."
Flowing yellow means sulfur.
There are many volcanoes in Japan, and this species is the most common, especially Shinoo, Suruga, Hida and Kyushu, which are the most abundant.
Fujiwara Yuto asked the Tang family why it was like a remnant.
"Liuhuang can kill crop insects and can be used for printing and dyeing." Zhang Xi was very cunning. He never mentioned that the most important Japanese Liuhuang used to go to the Tang family was to refine gunpowder.
"Liuhuangyi, how to compare prices?"
Faced with Yutofumi Fujiwara's question, a nice jingle suddenly sounded in the Dazai Government Hall - Zhang Baogao took out a string of Huang Cancan money from the box and placed it in front of Dazai Shuai.
The Kaiyuan Tongbao of Tang Dynasty, this money is of sufficient color, excellent texture and heavy. It is stringed with a good black silk rope, like a necklace on the lady's fair neck, touching the floor, making a solid and pleasant sound. This sound seems to have a breathtaking magic that makes Fujiwara Yutoo irresistible.
"Yi Guan, or a piece of money, after that, with the development of private trade between the Tang and Dazaifu, Kaiyuan Tongbao will flow more and more into your country. At that time, you will take this money. If you want wealth, you will have wealth. If you want rice, you will have rice, you will have rice, you will have people, and if you want livestock, you will have animals."
This is the magic of money!
Prince Iyu, who was dormant and low-key, also said in a letter to his uncle Fujiwara Yutomo: If the father does not agree to trade, then rely on the Dazaifu to start a maritime trade with the Duke of Wei of Tang, Gao Yue, in private. This is a matter of benefiting each other. Please be sure to allow it.
So Fujiwara Yuto agreed, asking Gao Yue to strictly abide by the agreement, and he could only come six times a year, and there were only twelve ships each time. The owner must carry the documentary license of the Secretariat of the Huaihai River, and the goods imported and exported were also limited, and Dazaifu had the right to draw taxes.
Now, Zhang Xi and Zhang Baogao both smiled satisfied.
This trip is worth it.
In Hakatazu, the Keisuji, who belongs to Fujiwara Yutotao Dazaifu, renovated the Tang family fleet and replenished fresh water, wine and vegetables. Then Zhang Baogao ordered the start of the boat. In the sound of the water, Muāāā with a gripper was pulled up from the sea. Then the square sail and the spinnaker also rose up and quickly bulged in the direction of the wind, bringing the fishy smell of the ocean. Monk Kooka clasped his hands and bowed to his hometown surrounded by sea fog and volcanoes, saying goodbye.
But two days later, Kōkai felt that the itinerary was wrong.
Zhang Baogao, wrapped in soft mattresses, was cross-legged at the bow of the boat. Because the clouds and fog were too big, the sun, moon and stars could not be seen, so he held Si Nanzhi and distinguished the direction.
"The fleet is heading north, and this is not the direction to Yangzhou or Mingzhou." Kong Hai asked.
Zhang Baogao looked at him and nodded, "Yes, don't go to Yangzhou for now."
"Where to go?" Kooka was a little panicked. Could it be that the fleet still has tradable goods?
"Go to my hometown, Wandao." Zhang Baogao said firmly.
Kong Hai was stunned.
Wandao is located at the southernmost end of the Korean Peninsula. It is located next to Danra Island (Jeju Island) and Hakatazu, Japan, form a triangle, controlling the entrances and exits of Haidong Trade Middle Road and North Road.
Within one day, more than ten Tang ships arrived at Pukou on the south side of Wandao.
At this moment, Zhang Baogao took out a wooden iron tube weapon from the bottom of the ship's cabin, then wrapped it with a slowly burning rope around his body, and stuffed four lead balls into his mouth, which were bulging. Then he looked at the eye of the Kamekai and boarded a boat. Each of these boats had two boats, and the boat had no sails. It was made of light wood such as big bamboo and paulownia. It was shaken in shallow water with boats and shuttled like flying, also known as "green dragon".
More than ten blue dragons, carrying more than two hundred Baishuilangs, quickly boarded the island of Wan.
Chapter completed!