When Toyotomi Hidenaga heard Hideyoshi's question, he felt a tightness in his chest and became quite depressed. This was because the Japanese were looked down upon in Bactria and could not receive the same treatment as the locals.
For the past two years, the Daxia merchant group, led by Dayuan merchants, has been actively seeking business agents in Fusang. Although most of the profits were taken by the Daxia merchants, the profits that slipped through their fingers made many Fusang daimyo rich, including some who were forced to submit to them.
Japan has always been a closed island nation. The Japanese pirates, who liked to plunder, only brought back money, not technology. In Qin Mo's previous life, the island nation didn't introduce beef until very late, and the castration technique for livestock wasn't mastered until the 18th century, resulting in extremely low productivity.
Under this closed environment, a large amount of goods from the Great Xia Dynasty flooded into the entire territory of Fusang, exchanging them for Fusang's abundant gold and silver, while also causing unrest among various powerful figures.
Everyone was poor; even with gold and silver, nothing could be bought. So, whether you ruled or I ruled, there was no need to fight to the death. For example, the Battle of Sekigahara, hailed as the largest battle in Japan, involved 150,000 soldiers, yet only 3,000 died. Was that still a war?
But what if there are sufficient benefits? If there are gold and silver mines in one's own territory, then one can buy enough luxury goods for enjoyment. Then it won't be so easy for you to take my territory. It will be a fight to the death.
Silk, cloth, and porcelain were originally the most popular items in Japan, but this year the trend has suddenly reversed, with ironware from Okinawa becoming the most sought-after goods. Both sickles and hoes are in high demand. Japan's forging techniques are quite good, and samurai swords have always been of excellent quality. As for why so many knives are being made? Heh... are they even needed?
All the ambitious people are looking for suitable merchants from Great Xia to cooperate with. Who is suitable? Naturally, it is the powerful and influential people of Great Xia. Everyone understands the principle of a dog relying on its master's power, but does Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as the regent, also want to be a dog?
"Alright, everyone go back and rest! Hidetsu, go and call Maeko in."
"Hi!"
Toyotomi Hidetsugu nodded in agreement and followed the others out, leaving only Hideyoshi's older brother, Hidenaga, inside the house.
"Hideyoshi, heretical cultivation techniques... are ultimately unorthodox methods; what if they backfire..."
"Brother, Hideyoshi needs time, but my lifespan is almost up. What is there to worry about?"
"well!"
Toyotomi Hidenaga was helpless upon hearing this; even his younger brother, though a prodigy, could not resist the call of death.
When Hidenaga stepped out of the room, she encountered Konoe Maeko, who had come to visit. As the adopted daughter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, she was sent to the palace and became the emperor's consort. The emperor possessed a dual cultivation technique originating from the Great Xia Dynasty.
My head hurts so much…
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