136 Episode 135: The Merchant of Ming

side: Kuyuan Yima

The stalls at the Hot Field Festival also ended in a big day.

Returning to Naguno, a merchant who came during the day decided to meet him because he said he was already waiting at Naguno Castle.

"Is this a pearl?

"Yes. A Merchant of Ming would want it. It's an artificial pearl manufactured in space."

I just want to avoid taking the Elles to a formal look, whatever the festival is like during the day. Although today's merchants see it and are famous for their tailings.

Because it's a hassle for the Nanbans to come and let me see them.

The eye-catching product for the Ming merchant is a pearl. Later I started selling ceramics not long ago in a glass of European-style glass. Three other species are dried shiitake mushrooms and dried abalone, dried catfish and shark fins. And some of the products we deal with.

There will also be demand for Awabi Namako shark fins, known as the three species of mounds, which are the main exports of the Edo-era of historical reality.

Yeah, I think I got a little iron for the industrial village, too. If possible, I want them to bring iron ore or coal and sell iron. Elle said it would make enough money. I also have a small amount of steel, but I can't sell it with the hassle and demand of forging. I'd think of a few knives. It's Namakura.

"El. Speaking of which, what happened to the maintenance of the island?

"It's already done. We have robots dressed primarily as 3,000 inhabitants on our father and mother islands."

"Not a lot?

"The less. Given the size of the economy"

And the fact that Ming's merchant is here means it's time for the Ogasawara Islanders to go.

Looks like the Sage Navy wants to go out into the ocean, and they want to carry loads off the island. Well, the Sage Navy can't do it for the moment because they don't have a ship that can go out into the outer ocean.

Exactly the modified ships of this era make offshore navigation too reckless.

"It's just that Iwo Jima should be kept secret for the moment. There are related facilities for spaceports and in-atmosphere aircraft."

"Well, you're gonna be okay."

"Yes, there is no problem as the surrounding waters are already being monitored by a convoy of escorts, including satellites and unmanned submarines. And in the Indian Ocean, we have a Kraken-type unmanned submarine to delay the missionary's arrival."

Kraken is next for the white whale. What is written in the history of future generations? You won't believe me though.

It's best if missionaries don't come. Even if it comes, I can't even deal with it if Oda doesn't get any bigger.

Would you rather circulate information around Kyushu? Missionaries don't necessarily have good intentions, they have a hand in the push for religion and the invasion for it.

Around Otomo still seems crazy about religion though. You've been crushed by historical facts. I don't even think I need it. Well, now you're a better merchant than that.

Between the sights of Naguno Castle, Nobunaga, Jing Soo and I were to deal with Ming's merchants.

It's not Wang Zhi's "Hey, hey, hey" is it? He is a tradesman who is said to be the former brainchild of this era. He said he was talking about Elle. He said we've made deals, too.

"Raise your face."

"Ayer! Daytime People Al!? It was your lord, Arca!

"That's my father. Well, that's a good story. What's his name?"

"Wang Zhen" Wan Chin "Al. I'm sorry to work rude, sir."

Hmm. Wasn't it Wang Zheng? Like a good one. Like a shame. Well, isn't it possible that such a big man will come?

After that, Wang Zhen was answering a story that Nobunaga had asked to make a question-attack.

He also seems to be one of the clandestine traders known as Kuo.

I don't know if it's true or false, but the purpose of coming to Ozhang is still commercial.

As a matter of fact, rumors that mysterious Nambarian ships have recently appeared off the coast of Japan are already becoming quite well known among Kyushu and Ming's coasts.

When Wang Zhen went to Sakai for business this time, he heard that Nanban ships were coming to Ozhang frequently, and he wanted to know the connection with the rumor.

"An unidentified Nambarian ship? Is it your ship?

"I think maybe it is. I checked that Nanban ship over there and built it on my own. We also had knowledge of the other ship."

"Ayer! I didn't think anyone but the Nanbans had a Nanban ship, sir"

"There's a lot going on in the South Barbarians, too. They're not like us."

His story is quite interesting. From what I can tell, Nanban is a business opponent as well as an unafraid opponent.

Well, Spain's still ahead of us to conquer Russon, but you'd know they're not very tough guys if you dated them.

"This!? Will you sell it, Al?!?

"Yeah. Well. Depends on the quantity and price."

After that, when I showed the prepared items, the color of Wang Zhen's eyes changed. Nothing stands out this time but a glass of pearl and glass.

It would be profitable though.

"This baked goods is good too, Al"

"Baked goods, etc. will be clear?

"If you sell at Sakaka Hakata, you'll make money, sir."

You can't stand out evil from the very beginning. I have been asking Saji and Mizuno to make mounds for me for a long time, so I will be earning money for the Chita Peninsula in the future.

Porcelain seems to sell more expensively in Japan. It would be profitable to sell it with sakura in Ozhang.

"Speaking of which, because we don't deal in copper coins?

"If you want, I'll bring it, Al. But the quality isn't good, sir. Sometimes I get bought off, so I'm in trouble, Al."

Wang Zhen's main loads appear to be raw yarn and vitreous stones. Mr. Jing Soo seems to be familiar with the trade and asks about copper coins, but is the quality still not good?

In the end, raw yarn and nitrous stone would be the most lucrative.

"You can bring the nitrous stone, but it's cheap with the tail tension. As for us, you want medication ingredients and iron ore. Aside from those loads, I'll give you something valuable."

"You can get more pearls, Al?

"Yeah. Well."

"No sauce for that stir-fried noodle Shamen, sir?

"You can sell it, but it's not cheap."

"I don't mind, Al."

Pearls become herbal medicine and ornaments. The price is different from the other ones. Nobunaga and Jing Soo are flattered by the price.

I especially wanted gold liquor and uster sauce for things I didn't prepare.

I blew them both up a little for foreign countries, but Wang Zhen seems happy to buy them.

In the end, Wang Zhen seems to buy all the silver and copper he gets from Sakami.

"I hope it fits your mouth."

"Isn't Ming's food delicious?"

"Tomorrow is a big country with a few Japanese books in it. Naturally, the flavour of food also varies from region to region. Because the flavors of the dishes are different in Nihomoto, Ozhang and the capital of Kyoto."

Where the business talks have been somewhat entwined, this day will be a feast welcoming Mr. Wang Zhen.

The food was left to the Els and our humans.

"Iyer. There's a table, sir. And good stuff Al."

"It's convenient. It's spreading in Ozhang."

The first thing that surprised Mr. Wang Zhen was the lacquered black table.

This is plain popular, isn't it? Shinsu and Nobunaga usually seem to be eating at the table, and the Oda clan and heavy ministers seem to be starting to use it.

Whatever the common people are, the Takeshi mansion is huge. Dining with family at the table is treated like the latest epidemic from Ming and Nanban.

"Delicious, sir! I had no idea you could eat such delicious food in a Japanese book, Al!!

The menu includes shark fin soup, pork and vegetable stir-fry and shrimp stir-fried rice. And then I got a bun.

Seasoning seems to be tailored for Ming's coastal areas, without the spiciness of Sichuan cuisine.

It's a little oily compared to Japanese cuisine, so it might not suit you if you're unfamiliar with it. Nobunaga and Jingsu seem okay because they're eating our food.

The key Wang Zhen doesn't even have a "silly" eye, he eats with a bump.

"Do the people of Ming eat these things every day?"

"I think the great and the wealthy are eating, sir. But when it comes to eagles, I've never had such delicious food."

"Right."

Nobunaga and Jing Soo were surprised by the taste of Ming cuisine and again felt the awesomeness of Ming, though. Honestly, I don't think I'm ever eating any more food.

I don't know the finest Chinese cuisine, because I usually ate Chinese in the future. I think it tastes best.

There will be dishes that cannot be made because of ingredients and seasonings, but considering they are dishes served by El, they should be delicious even if served at the dawn of this era.

As it was, Mr. Wang Zhen also advanced his alcohol and told a lot of stories about Ming and Kyushu and western countries.

I think my mouth was smooth on delicious food and alcohol and I heard some pretty valuable information.

The most commercial thing to do now is still seem to be nitrous. Because of the popularity of firecracker guns, and the constant wars in the West and Kyushu.

Nobunaga and the others were surprised by the price of the nitrous stone over there. I guess it's because we sell it cheap to the Oda family.