Although Huang Ji'an is from the Xu family, Yu Ren knows him very well and knows that he is a capable person. Moreover, due to his last trip to Zhejiang, the two also established a deep friendship.

At that time, Huang Ji'an was just an inconspicuous little person in the Xu family; and now, due to Yu Ren's repeated recommendations, he has become the No. 4 figure of Xu Xinsu's old subordinates, only under Xu Hai and Liu Long.

When Yu Ren heard that Huang Ji'an was coming, he hurried to the door to pick him up.

It was seen that Huang Ji'an did not bring his followers, and only Shi Bin was followed behind him.

Although Yu Ren was happy, he was a little surprised, "Aren't you in Zhejiang? When did you come back?"

"We have just arrived at the island. Mr. Qu sent me a letter to the boss to report the situation in Zhejiang and Fujian, and escort a batch of silver back. I heard that the boss had gone to Chongming, and Gong Yu was on the island, so we came to see my husband first." Huang Ji'an said.

Yu Ren nodded, he knew why Qu Jing sent Huang Ji'an and Shi Bin at the same time. Because Huang Ji'an represented the old subordinates of Xu Xinsu, led by Liu Long, and Shi Bin represented the group of emerging forces of the Xu family led by Yu Ren.

At this time, the Xu family was no longer the Xu family that was more than half a year ago. At this time, the Xu family mainly had two new forces, and due to the expansion of the Xu family in Zhejiang and Fujian, these two camps recruited many new people respectively, which greatly improved their strength. However, relatively speaking, the strength of the new forces represented by Yu Ren grew faster.

Since Yu Ren brought people to Xu Xinsu, the conflict between these two camps has never stopped. Yu Ren couldn't help but admire Qu Jing's care.

After hearing Huang Ji'an's explanation, Yu Ren quickly let the two of them into the house and explained to them about his visit to Hirado. He also showed them the letter written by Li Ying.

"I want to take Ji'an with me, but I wonder if Ji'an has time?"

Huang Ji'an thought for a while. "I really want to go with my husband in my heart, but I have to explain this matter clearly to Xu Dadang. I think Xu Dadang will not ignore Miss Li's affairs, and there will be some arrangements. Please rest assured, Mr. Yu."

Yu Ren knew that Huang Ji'an was right, so he had to wait patiently.

It was not until it was too late that Xu Xinsu's ship came back. Yu Ren hurriedly went to the dock to pick it up. Seeing that Yu Ren was so anxious to send a message to him, there must be something big, so before he could get home, he asked him, "My nephew suddenly returned to the island and was so anxious to send me a message, but what urgent thing happened?"

Yu Ren then took out the letter sent by Li Ying to Xu Xinsu.

Xu Xinsu looked at Xin, frowning deeper and deeper.

Of course he understood what Yu Ren meant, and there was no need to say that he was going to save Li Ying. However, Hirado Castle was his Li family's sphere of influence. Hirado was far away from here, so it was unlikely that he would take all the fleets with him. Even if he really brought all the fleets, it would be difficult to capture Hirado Castle. Moreover, this result must not be what Li Ying wanted to see, and naturally it was not what Yu Ren wanted to see.

But if he didn't care, Xu Xinsu felt uneasy inside. If this was just Li Ying's business, he could ignore it. But if it was implicated in Yu Ren, he could not ignore it. The reason why Xu Xinsu was able to be granted the position of guerrilla general by the court, transformed himself from a half-stealer and half-shang person to a general with the imperial enthronement; he also expanded his business several times in the Southeast Sea. After all, the first hero was Yu Ren. Xu Xinsu knew this very clearly in his heart.

Driven by gratitude, although Xu Xinsu knew that this trip was extremely difficult, she decided to help Yu Ren.

"What are your nephew's plans?" Xu Xinsu did not express his opinion immediately.

"I plan to bring Ji'an and Shi Bin with me, and then pick up a dozen smart subordinates, bring a ship of cargo, and go on the grounds of depreciation. As for how to save Ying'er after arriving at Hirado, I have to act according to the opportunity." Yu Ren did not hide it and told his plan in his heart.

Xu Xinsu shook her head. "This is not OK. I know my elder brother very well. Since he doesn't want you to meet with Ying'er again, he will definitely send people to pay more attention to every merchant ship from the Ming Dynasty. If you want to pretend to be a Ming merchant and sneak into Hirado City, you are afraid they will soon find it."

"What should I do? You can't force me to hit me!" Yu Ren was also anxious.

"It doesn't have to be. I remembered it. When I went to Hirado with my elder brother, I met a local friend in Kashima. My elder brother didn't know about this. We can take a boat to Kashima first, and then my friend came forward to pretend to be a Japanese merchant from Kashima.

In this way, my elder brother’s subordinates will relax their vigilance against us, and it is easier for us to save Ying’s niece.”

Yu Ren was naturally happy after hearing Xu Xinsu's idea, so he agreed to do as he wanted.

The next morning, Xu Xinsu arranged two large sea boats, loaded with two ships of Songjiang cotton cloth, some raw silk, ceramics, etc., and set sail towards the East.

Because they dared not go directly to Hirado, their boat took a turn a little. The ship first stopped in the small harbor of Kashima.

Yu Ren and Huang Ji'an and Shi Bin did not get off the boat, but Xu Xinsu took a few followers off the boat and went to find his friend.

In the afternoon, Xu Xinsu came back and introduced his friend to Yu Ren and some others to meet him.

Xu Xinsu's friend was named Hiji Ishihara. He was a low-level official in the government office in Kashima City. Ishihara has read many books since he was a child and admired Chinese culture very much. So he gradually had an idea in his heart, wanting to go to China for his life to see what this dignified Chinese Empire looks like.

However, he was just a minor official, and his family was always poor. He wanted to go to China, but had no money to pay the ship. So that time, he took Xu Xinsu's fleet to Kashima to depreciate the goods and sneaked onto the ship. As a result, he was discovered by Xu Xinsu's subordinates.

After Xu Xinsu asked about Kiyoshihara's situation, she not only did not hit him, but also left him on the boat and promised to take him to the Ming Dynasty, and then bring him back next time she came to Japan.

As a result, Ishihara Kuji took advantage of Xu Xinsu's ship to the Ming Dynasty for more than two years. Then, he took Xu Xinsu's ship to Japan. Xu Xinsu also gave him a lot of money.

The ancestors of the Ishihara family were originally pottery craftsmen. Therefore, during the Ming Dynasty, he visited some of the more famous pottery making shops there and learned advanced Ming pottery making techniques from the potters. After returning to China, he opened a home-made pottery workshop in Kashima.

Since Japanese pottery making technology is much behind the Ming Dynasty, the pottery farm founded by Ishihara Hiji Ishihara returned to his hometown and started his business.

After only half a year, he returned all the money Xu Xinsu had sponsored him. The two formed a deep friendship from then on.

Several people sat in Xu Xinsu's cabin, drinking Japanese sake while chatting. After hearing the story of Yu Ren and Li Ying that Xu Xinsu recounted, Ishihara volunteered to offer to help rescue Li Ying.

Xu Xinsu then took the lead in telling his plan to change everyone into a pottery caravan.

"No problem. It just so happens that my family has two shops in Hirado. We have to deliver a lot of goods there every month. It is not a problem for you to go with me. But if everyone goes together, it will be a bit too big of a show." Ishihara agreed very simply.

"Then how many people do you usually send people to deliver goods every time?" Xu Xinsu asked.

"Four or five people! This time we can have two more people, six people can be arranged, and I will add seven in total. If anyone of you can drive a carriage, you can add three more people."

"I can ride a horse, can I?" Yu Ren said.

"That won't work. Riding a horse and driving are two different things." Ishihara said.

"I can drive." Huang Ji'an and Shi Bin said at the same time.

Xu Xinsu slapped her legs. "Okay, then this matter is settled. Let's send eight people to Hirado with Brother Ishihara. As for goods and carriages, it's better to use your Ishihara family's goods. Let's put the goods on my boat here for the time being! I will leave a few people behind and sell them slowly in the Kashima area, and I don't rush to sell them out immediately."
Chapter completed!