My wife is Invincible East

For Zhu Moye, who has reached the peak of Gangjin realm and is unable to see or hear anything, the girl's gaze naturally cannot be hidden from his perception.

He secretly sighed in his heart, wondering if he was too coquettish. He had made a girl fall in love with him so quickly.

As he thought about it, Zhu Moye became melancholy. No matter in his past life or this life, he spent most of his time on cultivation. When it comes to love between men and women, he is really a complete novice.

It's not that he hasn't had women before. In his previous life, after completing a mission, he often needed to find a young model, a celebrity, a high-class socialite, etc. to have sex with.

But that was purely a way to vent, and it didn't make his heart beat at all.

If we have to say that he has had feelings for women, it would probably be the girls in novels, such as Huang Rong in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Ning Zhongze in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, etc.

Precisely because he had never experienced this, he was curious about what kind of power could cause an emperor like Zhu Jianshen, who was not incompetent, to become corrupt.

“Love, love and happiness?”

Zhu Moye was lost in thought and couldn't help but utter a bunch of incoherent words.

Shang Minglong and the others were confused after hearing this. They had all stayed in the palace for a lifetime and didn't understand, so they wisely chose to remain silent.

However, the kneeling Hosokawa Ono's eyes lit up, as if he saw an opportunity.

Which young boy or girl doesn't have love in her heart? This little prince is probably at that age. As long as he is interested, there is hope!

So he boldly stepped forward, taking advantage of the opportunity, and said in a hoarse and experienced voice, "Love is a poison that can make people stupid. It can make people tolerate and understand everything about the other person, and give everything for them, even their life."

Hearing Hosokawa Ono's voice, Zhu Moye finally came back to his senses and said unhappily, "Nonsense, do you even need to tell me that?"

The example of Zhu Jianshen is right before our eyes, and it is obvious that Hosokawa Ono's flattery was directed at the wrong person.

Ono-kun's face turned bitter. Love is the most wonderful thing in the world, and no one can predict it. He thought his experience was more than enough to fool a child, but he didn't expect that the child would not buy it at all.

"You came to the Central Plains to pay homage to the Emperor and to send troops to help you pacify Yamana Mochitoyo, right?"

Seeing that Hosokawa Ono had fallen silent, Zhu Moye was too lazy to tease him anymore, so he went straight to the point and got to the point.

Nani! ?

Hosokawa Ono's pupils suddenly shrank. The battle between the two daimyo Yamana and Hosokawa had only happened in the last few months.

It takes one month to travel from Japan to the Ming Dynasty, and more than two months to go back and forth. No matter how powerful the two factories and one guard of the Ming Dynasty are, it is impossible for them to deliver the news to the Ming Dynasty so quickly!

How did this evil little prince know this?

Hosokawa Ono suppressed his fear and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is very clever. This is exactly why Ono came to Daming. I hope the Crown Prince will help me!"

Now that everything has been seen through, there is no room for negotiation. I just hope the other party doesn't ask for too much.

Zhu Moye clapped his hands, smiled, and said, "I just like dealing with smart people."

"Well, let me think, how can I blackmail you?"

Ahem, this chapter talks about love, it's not meaningless, but the first heroine you have been waiting for is logging into her account and will be online soon, so I am just laying the groundwork in advance.

Chapter 30 The Lion Opens His Mouth

A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Hosokawa Ono's forehead, and he quickly wiped it off to avoid showing any abnormality.

This Ming Dynasty Crown Prince looks no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, but why does he speak and behave like an old fox?

And without any disguise, he directly told me how he was going to blackmail me.

This time, I'm afraid I'm going to bleed heavily.

At this time, the war in Japan was in a tense state. Although Daimyo Hosokawa had an army of 170,000 and Daimyo Yamana Mochitoyo had only 110,000, the enemy had a geographical advantage.

The advantage of the 170,000-strong army could not be demonstrated at all, and the battle was difficult to determine the winner.

As long as the task of requesting the Ming Dynasty to send troops for help is not completed, the Hosokawa family's army will be in greater danger.

No matter how big Zhu Moye's demands were, he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.

"Your Highness, please tell us. As long as the Ming Dynasty is willing to send troops to help us quell the rebellion, we will do our utmost to do what we can."

Hosokawa Ono gritted his teeth and put on a generous appearance, but his heart was actually bleeding.

"Okay, enjoy it."

Zhu Moye chuckled, clapped his hands, and then raised the corner of his mouth slightly, asking playfully, "It is said that Japan is rich in gold and silver veins, but lacks minerals such as iron, copper, and tin?"

"That's right. The Japanese Empire is located on an island. It doesn't have much, but it does have countless valuables like gold and silver."

At this point, a hint of pride flashed in Hosokawa Ono's eyes. We don't have much of anything else, but we have a lot of money!

But when he saw Zhu Moye's strange smile, he shuddered inexplicably, as if he was in big trouble.

Zhu Moye smiled and said happily, "Okay, then I will make a deal with you."

"One pound of copper, iron, and other minerals in exchange for one hundred pounds of silver. There's no limit to the quantity. This prince will take as many as you have!"

I won’t stop until I’ve shocked the world with my words!

Hosokawa Ono fell headfirst to the ground. He had originally thought that he could make a perfect deal with the Ming Dynasty, obtain a large amount of copper and iron to make equipment, enhance the strength of the Hosokawa family, and make a great contribution.

Unexpectedly, it attracted a wolf.

Although gold and silver are indeed not very valuable in Japan, even in the Song Dynasty hundreds of years ago, iron and copper were the common currencies in Japan.

However, after hundreds of years, the uncivilized Japanese barbarians also became more intelligent. They started to conduct maritime trade with the Ming Dynasty and learned the uses of gold and silver.

In Japan today, gold and silver are obviously much more valuable than copper and iron.

One pound of silver, after paying taxes in the Ming Dynasty and establishing connections in local coastal areas, can be used to buy hundreds of pounds of pig iron.

But in the hands of the Prince of the Ming Dynasty, one pound of iron could be bought for a hundred pounds of silver, and the price difference was tens of thousands of times.

This is not a transaction at all, but as he said, naked extortion!

No wonder there has been a legend in China since ancient times about young geniuses who became prime ministers at the age of twelve. This is indeed true. The young prince in front of us is a complete monster.

"This... Your Highness... isn't the price too high?"

Hosokawa Ono wiped a cold sweat from his forehead. If he agreed to this condition, this guy would empty the Hosokawa family's warehouse!

"Humph! Buy it if you want, or get out if you don't! I, the prince, just don't want to aid the enemy."

Zhu Moye was not polite at all and turned his back on them, wanting to expel them from the country.

Especially the word "aiding the enemy" was said particularly loudly.

Obviously, it means that if you don't make this dishonest deal, don't even think about the Ming Dynasty sending troops to quell the rebellion.

Shang Ming and others burst out laughing. The prince was eloquent and ruthless, and there was almost no one in the Ming Dynasty who could compare to him. A Japanese who had studied Chinese culture for several years was fooled by him, wasn't he?

Hosokawa Ono's face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd, and he kept smiling bitterly. It was a great humiliation to be repeatedly defeated by a young man.

But he had to swallow the bitterness, which was extremely frustrating.

Fortunately, he has lived for sixty years and has seen all kinds of storms. His psychological quality is not comparable to that of the young man like Hosokawa Masamoto, so he was not so angry that he vomited blood.

"Ten thousand catties! Xiao Ye can buy ten thousand catties of pig iron from the prince! I hope the prince can agree to Xiao Ye's request."

Ten thousand kilograms of pig iron is equivalent to one million kilograms of silver being spent, and Hosokawa Ono's heart is bleeding.

A full ten million taels! The annual tax revenue of the entire East Japan is only a few million taels. Even in a year of great harvest, it would not reach ten million taels.

If the Hosokawa family was not an old warlord with a history of hundreds of years and had not plundered countless people's wealth, they really would not have been able to come up with so much money to satisfy Zhu Moye's appetite.

However, the Hosokawa family was not a miser who only took in money and never spent it. In order to maintain the power of the warlords, most of the money they plundered was spent on annual expenditures.

The money stored in the warehouse is actually not that unimaginable.

It is not easy to come up with these 10 million taels.

"Ah... the daimyo gave me 20 million taels to build connections with the powerful in the Ming court, and also to give to Emperor Chenghua as a gift so that he would send troops to quell the rebellion. I've already spent half of it now. I hope it's worth it."

Hosokawa Ono sighed inwardly. Although he felt extremely painful, he did not regret it too much. The little prince in front of him was the only son of Emperor Chenghua and the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Using half of the money to bribe him might achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Moye's slightly unhappy voice suddenly entered his ears:

"Hmph, ten thousand catties of pig iron? My Ming Dynasty is vast and rich in resources. You dare to trade with me for a mere ten thousand catties? Go home and play!"

Zhu Moye slammed the table, spoke harshly, and looked at Hosokawa Ono with a bad expression.

When Hosokawa Ono saw this situation, he was suddenly confused and frightened out of his wits.

Damn, a kid wasn’t scared by ten million taels of silver, but instead thought it was too little?

This is so unscientific!

Little did they know that at this moment, Zhu Moye was chopping his feet under the table, unable to contain his excitement.

He originally just wanted to extort a few million or eight hundred thousand taels as pocket money to train an invincible personal army. Once he had his own military power, he could kill that bitch Wan Zhen'er without any scruples, and he would not be able to defeat her even if Zhu Jianshen got angry.

But I never expected that the old guy would ask for ten million right away!

What is the concept of 10 million taels of silver? It is equivalent to 40 to 50 billion RMB in later generations.

Although this amount of money may not sound like much, its purchasing power during the Ming Dynasty was enough for tens of millions of people in the entire Ming Dynasty to live in peace and stability for several months.

The Ming Dynasty was different from Japan. It was a large country with a huge business. After all kinds of expenses and corruption were taken out in a year, only tens of millions of taels could be left in the national treasury for emergencies.

In Zhu Moye's eyes, the old guy in front of him instantly turned into a glowing fat sheep.

If you don’t kill, you are not Chinese!

Chapter 31 Becoming a Rich Man

"At least 50,000 jin, or no deal!"

Zhu Moye's unyielding attitude left no room for maneuver.

Hosokawa Ono's head is as big as a bucket. People are greedy and want to swallow an elephant. This guy is not afraid of eating too much.

Fifty million taels of silver, even his father Zhu Jianshen’s private money probably doesn’t have that much, right?

But the arrow is on the string and must be shot. If I don't agree to his request today, let alone ask him to help persuade Emperor Chenghua to send troops to help, judging from the situation, both I and Hosokawa Masamoto will die here.

Although this young prince is extremely cunning and has extraordinary means, he is also a lawless person. He is not afraid of causing diplomatic problems and bringing trouble to the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, he had already decided the victory thousands of miles away and knew the situation in Japan. Even Daimyo Hosokawa could hardly protect himself, which made him act even more recklessly.

The silver he brought with him was only 20 million taels, which was his limit.

At the moment, he could only put all his chips on Zhu Moye and struggled through gritted teeth, saying, "Twenty thousand pounds, this is my limit."

Zhu Moye did not reply, but just smiled mysteriously.

Just when the atmosphere was at a stalemate, the noodle-rolling girl came over with a plate and five bowls of steaming, fragrant noodles.

She placed the bowl in front of the five people and placed the chopsticks on it. She moved her head slightly and whispered in Zhu Moye's ear, "Your Highness, please do not agree to his request so easily. The Japanese pirates from Japan have been burning, killing, and looting along the coast for many years, causing more damage to the Ming Dynasty than just this little money. You have the world in your heart, and you must seek justice for the people who have been harmed."

Zhu Moye smiled slightly when he heard this, but a cold light flashed in his eyes. He nodded, picked up the chopsticks in his hand, picked up some noodles and put them into his mouth.

The rich aroma of pork bone soup fills the mouth and nose, the chewy noodles keep popping in the mouth, the fragrance fills the air, and when you swallow them, you are filled with happiness.

“Good noodles!”

Zhu Moye praised sincerely. After being used to the delicacies from the mountains and the sea in the imperial palace, he missed this kind of street snacks more. They were more down-to-earth and made people linger.

Immediately, he started to eat with relish, and in a short time, the whole bowl of noodles was gone.

Everyone looked at him in a daze. He was the prince, but he was slurping noodles like a commoner without any image at all. His speed was astonishing.

However, his recognition of Zhu Moye reached a new level.

Often, only a king who is willing to keep pace with the lives of the people is a good emperor.

Why are founding emperors often the most recognized by the people?

Because most founding emperors came from poor backgrounds and experienced the sufferings of the world, they could empathize with the common people after they gained control of the country and would naturally seek benefits for the people.

Zhu Moye felt the gazes of those around him and couldn't help laughing.

I didn't expect that by revealing my true nature, I would inadvertently win the hearts of a large number of people.

Then, a hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

Wielding a sword in the martial arts world, punishing evil and promoting good, and being admired by thousands of people, this is the martial arts world, this is chivalry!

In the previous life, because of his identity as a killer, he was destined to walk alone in the dark.

In this life, it seems that I have gradually begun to fulfill my dream of becoming a hero.

However, the last step cannot be accomplished with just passion.