Chapter 129: Otaru City Comes
When we walked to the special reception hall, there were two teams of people standing outside with distinct flags. One team was our three elite infantrymen, led by two uncles of Rakshasa, and the other team was wearing blue military uniforms. This was exactly the color of Wuqian army's uniforms.
Looking at the soldiers on our side, they obviously looked much rosy. Although the armor of the Wuqi Army was neat, they were obviously tired, and they were so thin. Not to mention anything else, if only a hundred people were fighting, the three**s should have defeated the Wuqi Army.
"Master Bao!"
Seeing me coming, everyone quickly saluted.
When I saw me walking into the bamboo house in Shishiran, the two officers moved obviously. The two uncles of Rakshasa next to me sneered, threw out the big knife around my waist, and threw it into the middle of the two teams with a "clang".
The Wuqian army was shocked and pulled out the sword, looking nervously preparing for the war.
"You'd better be more concise." Kancherov said lightly: "If you want to fight, then start now. Otherwise, don't have any dissatisfaction with our young master. I will regard you as your choice against our Three Kingdoms Village."
The two leaders of the Takeki Jun were so angry that they wanted to cry.
Before the Takesaki army was hit by the Hatan army, if a mere village dared to speak to them like this, they would have cut off the heads of the disrespectful guys without hesitation.
But now is different. Not only did the Takesaki army encounter heavy attacks from the Hatan army, but even Chitose Castle was also captured and looted by these native farmers. In addition to the navy that they rely on for pride, their infantry was worse than Chitose Castle. What else could they use to fight against Sanguo Village?
Besides, looking at these two vicious Rakshasa ghosts, and soldiers behind them who were far more powerful than their size and size, the leaders knew that they could not win.
Since you can't win, you can only pretend to be a turtle.
The two glared at them angrily, chose to take a step back, and lower their heads, thinking that nothing had happened.
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I didn't know what was going on outside. When I walked into the room, I walked through a small room outside and walked into the living room where a long desk and two Grand Master chairs were placed.
It is said that on the Hoiyi Island, people with some status have to be used as a guest room at home. They must be made into a whirlpool, with tatami mats on the ground and a small table. The two of them were cross-legged, which made them very ancient.
But the master was from the Song Dynasty. He didn't use tatami mats, but only placed his desk, a chair for the Taishi who were sitting on guests, and a room full of flowers and birds, and ancient poems written by Tang Dynasty poets, which was the absolute atmosphere of the Central Plains. Compared with the etiquette on the Japanese island, it was much more elegant and grand.
Drinking the covered bowl of tender bamboo leaves tea was a middle-aged man. He looked surprisingly simple, looking like he was in his forties and not as old as he was. His eyes were very solid, not as flickering as Shi Qiulang, and his mind was very firm.
When I came in, neither he nor the master meant to speak, but he was talking about "good tea", "good painting", "good vision" and other useless nonsense from time to time.
When I saw me, my master gave me a wink. I didn't feel like I smiled secretly. After all, my master was not from a businessman, so I couldn't keep calm when talking about business. In this regard, he was not as good as Master Ba.
"Your Highness, what do you want to do when you come to our Sanguo Village?" I felt quite childish and asked directly.
"You are His Highness Silver Star. In Shinju, Shinju, from Otaru Castle." He didn't care, but stood up and saluted me.
"Nomura..." I asked in a deep thought: "His Highness Nomura Shimokushita Takahei, who is your person?"
"It's my distant cousin."
"Oh." I said my head slightly: "The greetings are over, you should have the intention."
"Your Highness Yinxing is really refreshing." Nomura Shinzhu turned to his master with a smile, "Your Highness Shen, what do you mean is the same. Will you talk about it after you come down to the Youth Yinxing Palace?"
"Yes, although he is young, he will be handed over to his hands in the future, so it is okay to exercise him early." Chen Han said with a smile on his face. Before he came, he never thought that Shinzhu of Nomura was so difficult. He obviously wanted others, but he always ignored the key points, which made it difficult to understand.
"Then, I'll just say it."
Nomura Shinzhu sighed inwardly. Before coming, he visited Sapporo Castle and Chitose Castle and heard a lot of news about Sanguo Village.
Without exception, those people said that the one who came out of Sanguo Village was actually a 11 or 2-year-old boy, but this boy named Yinxingbao was extremely cunning and difficult, and he was very decisive in his killing, looking like an adult in his thirties or forties.
Nomura Shinzhu knew about what he had to say when facing someone, so he didn't hide it at this time and said straight: "My family, please ask me if there are any ships floating down at Liuyin Harbour recently?"
Floating or not?
The master didn't understand.
But I raised my eyebrows in an instant.
Ba Ye once said that among the common words of the navy, the word "floating" is often used, which means that the ship floats away directly because of poor storage or problems during the navigation...
Of course, saying "floating" is just a very tactful statement, which actually means "sinking".
Nomura Shinju should be here to do business, so he definitely is not a satirizing that our ship sank due to an accident. If that is the case, what would he mean?
After thinking about it, I suddenly saw the smile on Nomura Shinju's face, and was inspired by inspiration: Could this be a vague way for Nomura Shinju to buy a boat?
"I wonder which of the only ships in my house have disappeared from my house, according to His Highness Nomura's knowledge?" I asked tentatively.
It is truly worthy of being the Silver Star Treasure known as the "Dragon Boy"!
Nomura Shinzhu secretly praised in his heart. After a little analysis, he would know about this. If he continues to grow, would there be other forces on Essay Island?
Thoughts flashed, Nomura Shinzhu whispered: "I heard it was a large ship of 300 people, three large ships of 100 people, and five small ships. What do you think?"
I gasped, "Your Highness Nomura, Otaru Castle has too much appetite. Not to mention whether we can float not so many ships, do you Otaru Castle have so much gold? Then, let me give me a reason to strengthen the enemy and weaken yourself?"
"It's easy to discuss money." Nomura Shinzhu was not showing any weakness: "Your Highness, do you think all the shipbuilders are in Sanguo Village. Even if we get a few ships, how big a storm can we cause?"
"You can re-recruit craftsmen, and your navy is very well-trained, at least better than ours."
"Your Highness, don't you know? The navy in Ota Castle has almost lost all the last fierce battle with the Hatan army." Nomura Shinju said sincerely: "So, we do not threaten you."
Of course I know the fact that the Otaru navy was beaten to pieces by the Hatan army.
But at the same time, I also know that the reserve force of Otaru City's naval army is very strong. Although more than 2,000 naval army were lost, they still had nearly 1,500 naval army staying in Otaru City without moving. According to Baye, this is the habit of all naval army. In order to avoid not even having seeds, all naval army will leave more or less seeds before going to war, so that they can rebuild in the worst case.
I have to say that Nomura Takahei of Otaru Castle is very harsh on shipbuilding craftsmen, but he spares no effort in cultivating naval troops. At least their population is only 20,000, but they have about 4,000 naval troops. This is a very heavy burden.
On the other hand, it was precisely because the navy occupied almost all the resources in Otaru Castle that Nomura Takahei did not pay much attention to shipbuilders, and I finally picked up the cheap ones.
"It is impossible for a big ship to give you." I shook my head.
Shen Han was drinking tea quietly, but when he heard this, his brow frowned and then he relaxed again.
"We have money!" Nomura Shinzhu tried hard to win, "In addition, we also have the tung oil and wood that we need most in shipbuilding. The wood on the Hokkien Island is not as good as that of the Great Liao Kingdom, right? Our wood is all hemlock trees bought from the Great Liao Kingdom!"
I have to say that the bait thrown by Nomura Shinzhu is very powerful.
The most consumed by shipbuilding is wood, tung oil, and iron nails.
It’s okay to say something about tung oil and iron nails, but the biggest factor that determines the ship is wood.
Master Ba told me that if you can use all the small red sandalwood ships in Nanyang, you can use them for 30 or 50 years in freight or combat. Even if you hit a ship that is two or three bigger than you, the ones that are damaged will definitely be someone else's, and it will not be a small red sandalwood ship.
But the reality is that the family property of our Sanguo Village is not enough to recruit a small red sandalwood boat. This thing cannot be afforded by the fat merchants of the Song Dynasty, let alone us.
Well, I'm here to illustrate the importance of good wood. Although small redwood is a very unrealistic idea, choosing the best wood to build a ship within an acceptable range is what everyone expects on weekdays.
Except for a small number of strange woods, most of the woods are better in the north than in the south, because the north is very bitter and cold, and even the inside of the trees grows very closely, not as soft and swollen as the trees in the south.
The root of the Great Liao Kingdom is still in the north of the Heishan Mountains and Baishui. The mountains there are majestic and majestic, the forests are endless, and countless trees have been numerous for a hundred and thousands of years. They have always been the first-class wood for shipbuilding that everyone likes.
Especially hemlock trees, although the yield is large, the quality is very good. Not only is it tight and strong, but the trunk is thick, and hemlock trees with a diameter of three or five meters can be seen everywhere. This is a large wood that is integrated and does not need to be pieced together. It is most suitable for materials for the bottom of the cabin and the outer surface of the ship.
Chapter completed!