Zaoji wakes up very early, she is the first one to get up in the yard every day, she has to dress up, and then wake up her companions, and now she can earn money to support herself by teaching the new native mandarin, not only Just to support her, the money can allow her to buy many things that she never dared to think about before.
She just bought a silver hairpin yesterday, how could she have dared to think about it before? When I was in my own country, the most valuable thing at home was a clay pot—it was used to cook rice, but the clay pot would be broken in a short time if it was not cooked, but iron was not available, and it was used for cooking. The things that the samurai build weapons, these civilians, don't even think about owning a piece of iron in this life.
Not to mention gold and silver, which are only owned by nobles.
The girl from the same village in Zaoji became the lover of the noble, and she didn't see any jewelry she could wear.
Zao Ji cherished this silver hairpin very much.
She remembered that when her parents were still alive, her biggest wish was to buy a piece of cloth and make new clothes for her mother.
It would be nice if they were still alive, and now that they were rich, they could ask the businessman to bring their parents too.
"Zao Ji." The girl in the same room with her also woke up. Her Mandarin was not very good, but she was fluent. They agreed that the two sides would only use Mandarin to communicate, so that they could use it earlier.
Zao Ji also greeted her: "Jiehua."
Jiehua is a little younger than her early years. She is just thirteen years old this year. She said excitedly, "I'm going to the businessman today. I've saved enough money, and I'm going to take my parents over."
Zaoji was a little envious. Jiehua had parents, but she didn't, so she said, "Then you have to be careful, be polite to the businessman, and beg others."
Jiehua nodded desperately: "I know I know!"
The merchant agreed very readily. After all, he also wanted to go to the Japanese slave country, and it would be easy to bring two people back. As long as they were not samurai, the nobles over there would not care. Besides, no matter how small mosquitoes are, they are meat. I never think that money is burning hands, and I don't waste time.
Moreover, these businessmen do business between the two countries, and it is also convenient to have these women who can speak Japanese. If they are invited to do business in the future, and the two sides have a little friendship, it will be easier.
The merchant, whose surname was Zhang, said to Jiehua, "If your parents are still alive, I will bring them back. If I can't find them or they are dead, there is nothing I can do."
Jiehua hurriedly knelt down, and before Zhang Shang came to help, she kowtowed: "Master! I know, I know."
Zhang Shang sighed and helped Jiehua up: "Okay, you will wait for my good news in the city."
Zhang Shang soon left with his caravan. He also recruited a group of good players, all of whom were originally Japanese pirates. These Japanese pirates are now living outside the city. Some of them sneak into the city after learning Mandarin, and don't live outside the city , and also went to the government office to set up a household registration, became a Ming person, and began to do some serious business.
But more Japanese pirates have no other skills, and are unwilling to bow their heads and be ordinary people, waiting for the caravan to recruit them outside the city.
These Japanese pirates had also messed up a few times before, killing a lot of people, but now they are much more honest, nothing happened for two years, and business people are gradually willing to use them.
After all, no one is more familiar with the situation there than in the Japanese slave country.
They are also warriors, they know where to go to Nabai Mountain, who is in charge of which land, and who has real power. They know very well.
Zhang Shang recruited a team of Japanese pirates this time, and the leader of the team was a warrior named Ida. It is strange that these warriors all came from the Japanese slave country, but they were divided. There were four leaders in total, each other Not pleasing to the eye, but not torn.
A few years ago, I heard that there was a fight between them, and many people died.
However, the Japanese pirates who came here were basically absorbed by them.
The Japanese pirates never harassed the border town again.
The reason is also simple.
They need daily necessities, food, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, which are available in the city. If they harass the people in the city, once the city gate is closed, they will not be able to buy anything.
And their money all comes from businessmen. When businessmen recruit them to do business, they can earn a fortune. If they are not recruited, they will earn nothing.
Gradually, they became accustomed to this way of life.
And many of them have lovers in the city, and they are basically women from Japan.
With women and money, Japanese pirates became a family, moved to the city, lived with their women, and raised children.
There are many people in the Japanese pirates who are still outside the city who want to make more money, save some money, get married with their women, and move to the city to live. , As warriors, they couldn't serve the lord, but they were forced to leave their hometowns, and they didn't have the face to go back.
Ida's official statement is very good. After they are recruited, apart from the clothes themselves, the merchants are responsible for food, accommodation and transportation. This is when they are at their most extravagant. Wine and meat are available at any time, and they do not need to go to load and unload.
When they got off the boat and walked to the dock in their homeland, the Japanese pirates were very calm.
They were very excited when they came back for the first time.
But after being excited, what was left was a deep daze. Is that the homeland in their memory
There are dilapidated villages everywhere, men, women and children are naked, there are the bodies of starved children on the side of the road, and the screams of women are in my ears.
Is their country like this
The samurai with the sword was holding a woman against the wall, laughing while doing it, and the woman begged him, but he was unmoved.
Ida didn't know what happened to him at the time. He only remembered that there was a wave of anger occupying his brain, causing his body not to obey the brain's command, and he drew the sword and killed the samurai.
The woman looked at him in horror, gathered up her tattered clothes, said an almost inaudible thank you, and ran away.
For the samurai, the merchant who recruited him at the time paid the lord a large sum of money.
Ida only felt that his heart was desolate and had nothing to rely on. He was a warrior. His parents and master told him that he should learn martial arts well and be loyal to his master. If he could become a daimyo warrior, maybe one day he would become a city master. He could get He deserves the benefits of land and beauty.
But they didn't tell him what to do when a country was devastated.
In contrast, Ming is like the kingdom of heaven.
He lives outside the city, but he can see people coming and going in the city every day. Some of them walk on their legs, some ride on horse-drawn carts, and some ride on ox carts. The women of Daming have the most smiles on their faces. Women are always anxious.
The craftsmen of Daming are very respected, their country... how many craftsmen are there now
Merchants come and go, they will bring in a lot of goods into the city, and they will also take the goods from the city and pull them to other places to sell.
People were well-fed and well-fed, and they didn't have to worry about when there was going to be a war, and they didn't have to worry about samurai or soldiers breaking into their homes and taking their wives and daughters.
Ida still remembered that the businessman who took them there sat on horseback, looking at the desolate scene, and exclaimed: "Is this hell?"
Hell on earth, this is what it looks like, right
The merchant bought a lot of women from the lord. They were all refugees. They had no homes. Their relatives were also refugees. They fled from other places. But the lord did not need these women. method, without the slightest contribution to the territory.
Ida watched them get on the boat, escorted them back to the city, watched them get better day by day, and one of them became his woman.
Since then, he has often brought people back and forth between his homeland and Ming Dynasty.
It's just that the warriors and lords of the old country thought he was from the Ming Dynasty.
The people of the Ming Dynasty thought he was a Japanese slave.
When his Mandarin became more and more fluent, even the people of Daming thought he was their compatriot.
Ida felt amused at the same time and desolate at the same time.
Did he grow up in his home country and finally became a Ming person
Even his woman said that it is better to be a Ming person than to be a native of the motherland, and he scolded her for forgetting her ancestors.
But the woman said: "If we are still in the country and I follow you, can you feed me? Your brothers want to fuck me, do you dare to break with them? The lord will give you a high look and introduce you to the daimyo. In China, you can only kneel! Kneel and live!"
Ida wanted to refute her, but could not find any reason to refute.
There is chaos in the country and there are wars every day. The reason why he can say these words is because he is not in the country, he lived a good life in Ming Dynasty, he has his own house, his women occasionally come to see him, they It's going to be a wild and sweet night.
He made money to buy her rouge and jewelry, and cloth for her.
Ida has no relatives, and his friends earn about the same amount of money as him, so he spends all his money on his women.
His woman is a very pungent woman. She is smart and beautiful. She always covers her face with mud in the country. If she is not afraid of pain, she may even cut her face. When she came to Daming, she found that men can't do whatever they want. After touching her, she can finally face others with a clean face.
In fact, Ida couldn't tell why he became a lover with her.
She will spend his money indiscriminately, but she will also remind him to hide the money, rent a piece of land in the future, and build a small shop, they can do a small business together, she can make rice balls and pickles, even if she can't make any money How long will they not starve to death.
Ida remembered his departure this time, and the night before he left, his woman said to him: "If you have finished this time, don't do it, save enough money, let's rent a plot of land to open a shop, and I will give you a few more children. "
Ida pursed his lips, and there was a shy smile on his face that did not belong to his age.
He has been wandering for a long time, and he also wants to put his feet on the ground, form a family with his woman, have a group of children, and live a good life.
Ida looked at the scorched earth that had been burned by the fire and sighed softly. He still loved this land, but this land could not accommodate him.