Chapter 154: Crow's Word: Great Prophecy
The next morning, Yuwen Wen had just finished washing up, and Sima Da and others had already arrived at his residence to discuss the introduction of Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues and monks. Seeing that the old man was so sincere, he felt a little disgusted.
Oh, this kind of guilt needs to be washed away by double the spread of Buddhism!
Seeing Yuwen Wen's appearance just now, Sima Da and others apologized, he had no choice but to be so anxious because he would set off with the boat to Namba today and follow the Buddha statue to the capital, so he had to settle the matter before departure.
"Brother-in-law, that Buddha statue can be taken directly to Namba's port. Why do you have to do this in Hakata Port yesterday?"
"Yu Langjun, Hata is the place where the boats must be parked after crossing the sea. It can be regarded as the main gate of the same country. When we invite a Buddha statue to come from the east, we naturally have to treat each other with courtesy, just like welcoming the arrival of the distinguished guests at the main gate."
"Since that's the case, let's get back to the topic."
Yuwen Wen had ulterior motives, but things must be done, so the details of sending Buddhist scriptures to Japan must be settled as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late to find something wrong when it is implemented.
Sima Da and others wanted to convince Su Wo family to send someone to wait for the ship sent by "Yu Wen" (Yu Wen Wen) at the Port of Bota, but it was 365 days a year. It was not a solution to wait like this.
The Fobu family of the Pai Buddha School is not a fool. If they also send people to wait in Hakata, once the ship docks and rushes to the Suwo people, they will deceive the crew into trusting the Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues and even monks, which will be a waste of effort.
Therefore, both parties must have tokens. The ship sent by Yuwen Wen and the Suwo people connected. Both parties must have tokens. Only after each presents the agreed token can they conduct "transactions" with confidence.
In addition, we must also prevent "prodigal businessmen" from impersonating the name, because the Suwo family must use political resources and fight for some "privileges" with the court. In order for Yuwen Wen's ship to open a convenient door at Bota Port, we cannot let Xiaoxiao take advantage.
Then there is the date. Nowadays, you can see your face when sailing. When the hyacinth arrives, you have to pray that God will bless you when crossing the sea. Don’t encounter storms and waves and bury them in the belly of fish, so the exact date of arrival cannot be determined.
It can only be decided according to past experience, that is, the months when ferryers or sea merchants arrive in Hakata by boat are more frequently.
The so-called frequent and frequent are not much. Apart from the people coming here, there are not many wealthy merchants who frequently travel to Central Plains and Japan to do maritime trade, but there are always fixed seasons.
Yuwen Wen was not very clear about the route from Central Plains to Japan these days, and what specific months are suitable for sailing? I really don’t know what the requirements are. However, he felt that the coastal ship owners were aware of it, so he said that he would find out clearly when he arrived in Jiankang.
Every year, the ship sent to Japan will be determined according to the "market". The Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues, etc. will naturally be better. As for monks who spread the Dharma, it may not be certain. After all, Yuwen Wen can't sell monks.
Yuwen Wen referred to the token of the joints in the Ming Dynasty to refer to the practice of Sino-Japanese Exploration and Cooperation Trade in the Ming Dynasty. The specific operation is to use code words. Given the risks of navigation, it is naturally mainly based on content, and the paper does not matter to be "original".
After a while of discussion, I decided to write twenty code words, and these code words were written on paper, in duplicate, and Yuwen Wen, Sima Da and others held one, each of which was stamped with the private seals of the two at the same time.
The ship sent by Yuwen Wen selected one of the code words and wrote them on paper in turn, and used the private seal he had "backed up" from the other party to seal it. This paper was used as a voucher for the ship to be escorted. When he arrived at Hakata, he connected with the person who picked up the ship.
As for the reward, Yuwen Wen said that the first time he cooperated to talk about money was "sad feelings". Buddhist scriptures, Buddha statues or monks are of course "free", but they may "stop" bring some Central Plains items, such as silk, cloth, etc., and then "that's the point".
"Langjun, this is not easy to grasp. Japan also has specialties. Do we need to prepare some?"
Simada and others are very experienced. Of course, they know that it is not easy for Yuwen Wen to collect Buddhist scriptures and organize Buddha statues to ferry the sea boats. There are only ones and twos that are used to take away, so they will definitely give some rewards.
After finally getting in touch with his hometown in the Central Plains, he cherished this opportunity very much.
"Special products? Uh... sulfur, there are many poisonous insects along the Yangtze River, and many sulfur needs to be used as medicine." Yu Wen Wen said, "Sulphur in Shannan is scarce. If the father-in-law can return home with a full load of sulfur, we will be grateful."
"Mr., the matter of sulfur is bound to me!"
"Since that's the case, please wait and see next year!"
There is no harbor within Yuwen's sphere of influence. It is a daydream to make a fortune by day, but since you have sent a ship to send Buddhist scriptures from thousands of miles to Japan, the Buddha statue has to transport something back, and at least fill the gap.
But Japan has not many things worth selling back these days. Local products are boring, but there is one kind of resource that is good: sulfur.
There are many volcanoes in Japan and there are many sulfur. Yuwen Wen really needs to use it as medicine when he gets sulfur, but what he uses is gunpowder. Sulfur is really lacking in Shannan. Of course, another kind of white thing is even more lacking, but it is just inappropriate now.
Japan (Japan) is rich in silver, and Shimiji Silver Mountain is a world-class super-large silver mine. It was not mined on a large scale until nearly a thousand years later. In the 17th century, Shimiji silver production accounted for one-third of the world's output.
Before silver, a Spanish-American colony, entered the Central Plains on a large scale in the late Ming Dynasty, silver produced in the Japanese Ishimi Yinshan was the source of most marine silver in the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty's maritime merchants arrived in Japan with all kinds of goods, and they were transported back and forth. This kind of trade was profitable, and I don't know how many huge monsters, white silver, and even strong guarantees to implement the silver standard.
But the question is: he is now unable to protect himself, and it is still a matter of whether he can gain a foothold. He doesn’t have enough resources to support soldiers. He has to invest in resources to play a big voyage. There are probably not many ships that can arrive in Japan safely within a year, so the most urgent task is to be a blasting madman.
After formulating various matters, Yuwen Wen called Zhou Faming to send Simada to the dock together. The old man was also very hard-working to promote Buddhism in Japan. Welcoming the Buddha statue was just a chance. He traveled around Japan on weekdays to visit foreign monks who came to visit.
As soon as we approached the dock, we saw two gangs confronting each other, quarreling fiercely, and we couldn't understand what to say. Yuwen Wen knew that he admired Buddhism again, and the two schools of Buddhists were competing, so he decided to stand by and watch and not cause trouble.
Simada and others walked over quickly and participated in the dispute. Seeing that the two gangs were about to switch from speaking to acting mode, Yuwen Wen did not stop. He felt that he would not do anything, and there was no problem with speaking.
"You are said to be knowledgeable about Japanese language?" Yuwen Wen asked someone next to him. This was a sailor from the shopkeeper Cui's fleet. He seemed to know Japanese language, so he temporarily acted as his communication.
"The younger one understands a little bit, and it's okay to just say it simply, but it's just a few words."
"Well, what I want to say is not complicated, it's very simple." Yuwen Wen pondered. He planned to give Sima Da and others a little bit. After all, he was his own person, so it would be too unreasonable not to speak.
"What should I say?" The temporary incident caused a cold sweat, for fear that what Yuwen Wen said was beyond his ability.
Unexpectedly, Yu Wen Wen used the lion's roar and shouted loudly to everyone present: "Are you not afraid of God's punishment if you obstruct the Buddha statue's itinerary like this?"
The voice was very loud, attracting the attention of everyone present. Seeing someone shouting loudly, everyone looked at the person who was calling. The temporary communication was frightened by so many people staring at it, but Zhou Faming took it forward: "Say it in Japanese."
"Ah...ah..."
"Boy, dare you not say it?" Yuwen Wen looked at the other party with a slight smile.
Seeing this, the temporary news agency shivered and stinged the bullet and shouted what Yuwen Wen had just said in Japanese. Seeing that everyone was not moving, Zhou Faming poked it with his elbow and shouted it several times with a bitter face.
The group of people who confronted Simada and other groups of Buddhist worship sects were stunned for a few breaths after hearing the call, and then they looked contemptuous. There were also a few who pointed at Yuwen Wen and shouted loudly.
Yuwen Wen couldn't understand Japanese language, but it did not prevent him from feeling the contempt from the other party's movements and his expression. If he had been in China, he would have been verbally swearing, but he would have been too lazy to do anything in this foreign country and turned a blind eye to all kinds of ridicule.
Just help me, just get the meaning. Anyway, the battle between the two sects of worshipping Buddhism and pai Buddha in Japan has nothing to do with him. Seeing the "mascot" official of Su Mu's family coming in the distance, the atmosphere of confrontation between the two sides began to drop, Yuwen Wen and Zhou Faming were relieved.
It was a mess in Hakata. If it arrived in the capital of Japan, how exciting the fight between the two sides would be!
At this moment, a sudden dark wind broke out, and the bright clear sky that was originally sunny suddenly became darker. It seemed that a large cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, blocking the sunlight tightly.
Everyone looked up and saw that the sun that could not be seen directly dimmed, as if something was swallowing the sun. After a moment, the sun disappeared in the sky, and the daylight instantly seemed like evening.
"ah!!!"
The scene was in chaos, and many people knelt on the ground and kept bowing. For people of this era, this vision represents the anger of the gods, and just now, someone loudly declared that there would be punishment from heaven if they disrespect the Buddha.
According to folk rumors, when the sun disappears, when monsters and monsters rushed into the world to start killing. There are also rumors that Tiangou wanted to eat the sun, so he had to beat gongs and drums and drive Tiangou away.
"Langjun...this..."
Zhou Faming looked at the dim sky, turned his head and looked at Yuwen Wen in surprise. He heard clearly what he had just called. Although he didn't believe it, it was too...
Chapter completed!