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Chapter 224 One pit after another

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    Matsudaira Kubo feels like his head is buzzing now!

    He really couldn¡¯t understand why the officials of the Ming Dynasty treated him like this. They made things difficult for him at all times, and they seemed to be determined not to give up until he was forced to return to Japan!

    But could Matsudaira Kubo really take these goods and roll back to Japan in disgrace?

    That is of course impossible!

    And Kubo Matsudaira has already thought of how to balance the benefits of this tribute trade, so he can¡¯t leave!

    Finally, Matsudaira Kubo, who was forced to accept his fate, found Liu Baolu, bowed deeply and said: "Sir, please rent it to me for a hundred carriages. I will definitely return it in good condition when I return from your capital!"

    At this time, Liu Baolu was not in trouble with Matsudaira Kubo. He stretched out a finger with a smile and said: "The rent for the carriage and horse is one thousand taels. If the horse is dead or the carriage is damaged, the compensation will be ten times. In addition, if you want to hire a coachman, everyone from the capital will pay for it."  A round trip costs ten taels of silver!"

    "NaNani?"

    Matsudaira Kubo was shocked again. Good guy, two thousand taels of silver are gone all of a sudden. Although compared with the goods brought this time, two thousand taels of silver are nothing, but the problem is that now every extra tael of silver is gone.  , it¡¯s all a loss for Matsudaira Kubo!

    But can Matsudaira Kubo not pay for this money?

    Of course you still can¡¯t!

    Because there really was no charioteer among the samurai and followers that Matsudaira Kubo brought this time. In fact, only a ghost would bring a charioteer when he went to deceive the stupid emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

    So now the question is, how can we drive without a driver?

    Of course I hired the high-priced coachman here on Liu Baolu!

    In the end, Matsudaira Kubo could only say helplessly: "Well, I'll rent a hundred carriages and hire a hundred carriage drivers!"

    Unexpectedly, Liu Baolu shook his head at this time and said: "According to the rules of our Shanghai Port Shipping Department, each carriage must be equipped with two drivers for a distance of more than five hundred miles. You have to rent a hundred carriages to go to the capital, and the round trip takes nearly four days."  Thousands of miles, so two hundred drivers must be hired!¡±

    Matsudaira Kubo felt that he had been tricked and was bleeding all over his body, but what could he do?  I could only grit my teeth and ask, "Excuse me, Mr. Supervisor, why is this?"

    Liu Baolu said earnestly and sincerely: "This is not for your own good!"

    Matsudaira Kubo suppressed his anger and asked: "Excuse me, how can this be done for our benefit?"

    Liu Baolu said with a smile on his face: "Isn't this simple? Think about it. It will take a month or two to travel a long way. If you drive a carriage with only one driver, if the driver is sick or in a hurry,  What should we do when we are in a hurry and need to travel day and night?¡±

    When Matsudaira Kubo heard what Liu Baolu said, he really felt that it made sense, so he stopped entangled in the matter. Moreover, he also felt that he really had no time to entangle with the dead eunuch in front of him, so he cruelly spent three thousand taels of silver to rent a house.  A hundred carriages and two hundred drivers!

    Those coachmen actually only needed three taels of silver to travel a long distance like Beijing. This time it was more than three times the amount. Naturally, they were very happy. Some of them were so happy that they even planned to help load the cars!

    Unexpectedly, just as the coachmen were about to help, Liu Baolu said from the side: "These things are tributes to His Majesty. If anyone accidentally breaks them, his head will be lost!"

    After hearing this, of course the coachmen did not dare to help, so Matsudaira Kubo, a bitter employer, could only direct the samurai and followers he brought to pack ten ships of goods under the watchful eyes of two hundred coachmen.  Neatly stacked on a hundred carriages!

    While loading the truck, Matsudaira Kubo did not forget to purchase grain and grass, because according to Liu Baolu¡¯s car rental conditions, he, the employer, was responsible for the food, drink and litter of the driver and horses!

    When purchasing grain and grass, Matsudaira Kubo deliberately avoided Liu Baolu in order not to be deceived. However, this poor Japanese man forgot one thing. How could he avoid this local snake on Liu Baolu's territory?  ?

    So Matsudaira Kubo soon discovered sadly that everything in the Ming Dynasty was so expensive. A monthly ration for more than 1,200 people cost more than 2,000 taels of silver. You must know that in the Japanese country, 2,000 taels of silver was enough for ten thousand taels.  People have been eating it for a month!

    In order to move this food and grass, Matsudaira Kubo had to rent ten more carriages and twenty coachmen!

    Looking at the money bag getting more and more deflated, Matsudaira Kubo felt like he wanted to cry without tears, but fortunately everything was ready and he could finally hit the road!

    Under the urging of Matsudaira Kubo, more than a hundred horse-drawn carriages were as anxious as a bereaved dog.They rushed out of Shanghai Port like a fish that slipped through the net and headed all the way to Suzhou. The only ones left behind were the smiling Liu Baolu and the merchants at Shanghai Port. They really made a lot of money this time!

    Long after the convoy disappeared over the horizon, the interpreter sent by Matsudaira Kubo also came back. His face was bruised and his clothes were torn into rags. It was obvious that something bad had happened to him.  !

    In fact, this interpreter was also unlucky. Matsudaira Kubo sent him to find Su Jing, but Su Jing had already left Suzhou in a carriage with his entourage. Naturally, when the interpreter chased him out, he would not be able to find him!

    At the same time, this Shanghai port was originally a newly built port, surrounded by deserted land. The interpreter wandered around for a long time without finding Su Jing, and he also lost his way. In the end, he met a group of fishermen. He was dressed as a Japanese and naturally caused a stir.  Fishermen's alert!

    "As a result, the fishermen saw that although the interpreter was dressed as a Japanese, he had no weapons and a stupid look on his face. Why should they be polite to him?  Go up and get a beating!

    This interpreter spoke quite authentic Chinese. When he was beaten, he kept shouting that he was an envoy paying tribute to the Ming Emperor. He was afraid that he would be beaten to death by those fishermen!

    And those fishermen were also reasonable people. When they knew that the people who were being beaten were not Japanese pirates, but the tribute envoys, they stopped and enthusiastically showed him the way back to Shanghai Port!

    It¡¯s just that Matsudaira Kubo had long been cheated one after another and had forgotten that he had an interpreter. After loading the car, he ran away in a hurry. So after the miserable interpreter returned to Shanghai Port  , I can only stand blankly on the streets of the unfinished Shanghai Port and cry without tears!

    Liu Baolu, on the other hand, caught sight of the lost interpreter and stepped forward and asked, "Looking at you, you should be from the Japanese country. Are you a servant of the Japanese envoy?"

    As if grasping a life-saving straw, the interpreter knelt down to Liu Baolu, kowtowed repeatedly and said: "This sir, the younger one is the interpreter of Lord Matsudaira Kubo, the envoy of the Japanese country. Because he was sent by my lord to do something, he came back.  There was no trace of my adults after that. I wonder if you know where my adults went?"

    Liu Baolu rolled his eyes and asked with a smile: "How many interpreters are there around your Lord Matsudaira Kubo?"

    Although the interpreter didn¡¯t know what Liu Baolu was asking about this matter, he immediately replied: ¡°Reporting to your lord, Lord Matsudaira Kubo only has an interpreter beside me, so I must ask you to send me to find my lord as soon as possible!¡±

    "That's it!" Liu Baolu rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then pulled Wang Quan aside and asked in a low voice: "Can you ride a horse?"

    Wang Quan nodded and said, "Sir, although I am from the south, I have been traveling all year round, so of course I know how to ride a horse!"

    Liu Baolu patted Wang Quan on the shoulder and said, "That's very good. Our family will give you a small fortune today. Please come here!"

    Wang Quan quickly put his ear in front of Liu Baolu, and Liu Baolu muttered in his ear like this. The more Wang Quan listened, the brighter his eyes became, and finally his face was full of respect for Liu Baolu!

    After Liu Baolu finished speaking, Wang Quanshen bowed deeply and said, "The kindness of your support will be unforgettable by me!"

    Liu Baolu nodded with satisfaction and said: "Go quickly! Don't delay the important event!"

    Wang Quan gave another salute and left in a hurry!

    Only then did Liu Baolu look at the interpreter who was looking straight at him, beckoned with a smile and said: "Come here, we will show you something good!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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