Han Mo really didn't expect that Guan Shaohe would actually say such news. He felt a little nervous. Although he didn't get along much with Lord Du, he was still very sad about the death of the sea elder.

"Today is a happy day for your mansion. Shaohe didn't want to tell the fifth master about this today, so as not to discourage your interest." Guan Shaohe sighed lightly: "But since the fifth master has asked, Shaohe... Shaohe cannot hide it, and I hope the fifth master will not be surprised."

Han Mo shook his head, looked sad, and finally asked, "How did you get there?"

"Water!" Guan Shaohe smiled bitterly, "At the time, we only thought that the beasts of Uinomaru were troublesome, and we didn't think they were powerful enemies. Now it seems that they are even more fierce than we imagined. The last time the fleet landed on the shore, I realized that Lord Du was killed." He looked at Han Mo's eyes and said slowly, "Fifth Young Master, the trade at sea has brought us rich profits. All of this is brought by the courage and courage of the Fifth Young Master."

Han Mo shook his head and sighed: "The right time, place and people are just harmonious. If I had not been born on the side of this sea, and had a direct family member of the Korean tribe, and had met a rich man like you, this sea route would not have been opened so easily."

Guan Shaohe shook his head, "The world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit. No matter what happens in this world, as long as people find profitable, they will become extremely popular. There are five young masters behind the sea trade, but no one dares to intervene in now, but there is trouble on the other end of the sea. In the past, in the Nanyang area, the so-called Japanese people were just a group of pirates who ran out of the Uinomaru country. According to Miss Du and others, the princes of Uinomaru's country were in chaos and were extremely poor. These pirates were actually defeated soldiers of the defeated princes and were expelled from their homeland and left on the sea. In order to survive, they not only often plunder the people in the Nanyang area, but also often return to their own land to plunder and massacre their own people, which is even more vicious than jackals."

Han Mo knew that the death of Lord Du must have been implicated in the group of Japanese people, and his expression suddenly became cold.

"Last year, Miss Du killed two Japanese bandit leaders, one named Jiugui Xinglong and the other named Shimazu Inujiro. These two were in the Uinomaru country. They were both small princes. Because of their defeat, they fell to the sea and plundered Nanyang for a living, doing many evil deeds, and died." Guan Shaohe said softly: "But Uinomaru has dozens of princes. You hit me and I will beat you. Today he gets up, and I will win tomorrow, and the feng shui will change. After that, Jiugui Xinglong and Shimazu Inujiro were killed by Miss Du, their tribes had civil strife and had no leader. There was a guy named Shimazu Tokijiro, who was the nephew of Jiugui Xinglong. He was cruel and ruthless, and he brought some people to calm the civil strife and became the leader of the pirates. After that, Shimazu Tokijiro did not continue to stay in Nanyang, but returned to the country with hundreds of subordinates."

Han Mo frowned, Guan Shaohe said a few words, but Han Mo felt that Shimazu Yue was much more terrifying than the two bandit leaders before. This man did not immediately retaliate against Du Bingyue's merchant fleet, but instead led his troops to leave Nanyang, with his strange heart.

Guan Shaohe continued: "This trip has been gone for half a year without any trace of this pirate. Although there are many other Japanese pirates in Nanyang, their power is relatively weak. Moreover, this group of Japanese people like to bite dogs and fight each other in the most, which does not pose too much threat to the merchant fleet. In fact, for the past six months, it is the time for our best business, and the exchanges are extremely smooth. Now that we have figured out the route, as long as there is no accident at sea, we can go on one direction in one month."

Han Mo heard the meaning of his words and asked, "You mean, is the death of Lord Du Island related to Shimazu Yueji?"

Guan Shaohe nodded and said, "Just the last time the caravan returned, the fleet was ambushed by a Japanese fleet. Both sides fought a great battle at sea. Although they finally repelled the group of Japanese, the Lord Du Island was seriously injured and passed away before they landed. His last wish was to be buried in the East China Sea." Speaking of this, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "In this battle, more than 100 people were killed or injured. Fortunately, our crew members were all born at sea and were brave and good at fighting, otherwise the casualties would be even worse. However, the Japanese also left more than 100 bodies to retreat. They were happy when they left, saying that they were Shimazu Yueji's subordinates, and they were ambushing and attacking at sea in order to retaliate against the original shame."

Han Mo smiled coldly and said lightly: "It's time for them to learn the rules of being a human being."

Guan Shaohe continued: "So big happened at sea. I mean Feixin told you, Master Yu Wu. But later everyone discussed that Miss Du learned about your current situation and knew that your orthodox soldiers were at the border, so she insisted not to tell you about this. Not only that, she insisted on continuing to go to sea trade. Shaohe dissuaded her, but Miss Du said that this maritime trade was the responsibility of the fifth master to their father and daughter. Now that the Master Du has gone, she is still alive and cannot delay the maritime trade. She also said that the number of thousands of sea people in the East China Sea is now stable because of the sea trade. If the sea is cut off because of fear of the Japanese.

The trade means that the sea people have cut off their way to live, and they have made business agreements with many merchants from Nanyang in Nanyang. If the goods cannot be transported on time, not only will the more than ten trading companies located in Nanyang be affected, but the credibility of our people in Central Plains will also be greatly damaged. So she and Graybeard insist on going out to the south ocean to the south...!" Speaking of this, Guan Shaohe showed admiration on his face and gave a thumbs up and said, "Fifth Young Master, Shaohe has seen many people in his life, and there are also many young talents like the Fifth Young Master, but there are only a handful of female heroes like Miss Du. Shaohe really admires it from the bottom of his heart."

When Han Mo heard this, he also felt that Du Bingyue's temperament was free and heroic. In recent years, he was able to see the overall situation clearly.

I remember when I was with Du Bingyue a few years ago, I also said that Du Bingyue would sooner or later become the female overlord on the sea. Now it seems that the female overlord on the sea has risen.

Thinking that the merchant ship would arrive in the past few days, I was still a little nervous and hoped that this trip, Du Bingyue would lead everyone back smoothly.

"This time I come back, let them rest for a while." Han Mo said slowly: "Brother Guan, the market in Nanyang seems to have been completely opened. At that time, will we... be in trouble?"

Han Mo's question is realistic. In today's disputes, almost all four countries have already launched wars, which is no better than in peace in the past. In such an environment, whether it is purchasing goods from various places or selling Nanyang merchant goods to various places, it will be much more difficult than before.

Although Guan's Trade Bank is indeed the most powerful business network today, in the face of this chaotic world, a business group is always unable to resist the general trend of the world.

"The Fifth Young Master is clear. Now that the four countries are starting to recruit soldiers and taxes, the first thing that is to bear is merchants from all over the country. The more business the more, the heavier the taxes paid will be." Guan Shaohe smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My Guan family trade business has trade business in all four countries, and they are all forced to tax. News came from Wei that 14 of the 23 large and small trade business companies in Wei were looted and some people were killed. Now it is hard to tell whether it is the chaotic people or the officers and soldiers. Most of the other numbers have closed down and hid and do some business in secret... The lightest impact on the Feng Kingdom is, although there is no absurd thing like robbery on your Yan Kingdom, but...!" He said that he did not continue, but the expression on his face also fully demonstrated his difficult situation.

Han Mo got up and poured a cup of tea for Guan Shaohe himself. Guan Shaohe hurriedly took it and sighed: "The six counties of Yan State, our Guan Family Trade Bank has 21 stores of all sizes. Except for the four trading banks in Donghai County who were taken care of by the two sect masters, the other seventeen places also paid heavy taxes." He paused, looked at Han Mo, and wanted to speak but stopped.

Han Mo stroked his chin, smiled faintly, and said, "Brother Guan, you and I are the best friends. To be honest, no matter what your future is, our friendship will be concluded. What kind of difficulties do you have? Even if I can help, it will be better, otherwise I will share some of your difficulties."

Guan Shaohe showed gratitude in his eyes. Although he was in trouble, he still showed extremely elegant expressions. He had a calm smile on his handsome face: "The Fifth Young Master is kind and righteous. In fact, Shaohe was really confused in his heart...!" His body leaned forward slightly and he leaned closer and said, "The Fifth Young Master, Shaohe doesn't understand, and he doesn't know where he offended the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue...!"

Han Mo was stunned. I wonder why Han Xuandao would pull it in. He frowned and asked, "What does Brother Guan mean?"

"Except for the four Donghai companies, the other seventeen trading banks all paid heavy taxes, and... the tax paid was ten times higher than the same merchants...!" Speaking of this, Guan Shaohe's face was full of helplessness: "The shopkeeper in the trading bank asked the official, but he said it clearly, saying it was a document from the Ministry of Revenue, saying that it was my Guan's trading bank doing maritime transactions, so the taxes were lewdly heavy... And... Forget it, haha, the fifth young master, just treat Shaohe as nonsense, don't care!"

Han Mo looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Brother Guan, what?"

"This..." Guan Shaohe pondered for a while, and finally lowered his voice: "I don't know who has leaked it recently. The public has privately discussed that the partner of Guan's trade business's maritime trade is the fifth young master. The Minister of Revenue ordered the imposition of heavy taxes on Guan's trade business, which is to be strict in doing things and not favoritism...!"

When Han Mo heard this, a sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth, and then he smiled faintly: "Brother Guan, don't worry, I will always ask you to find an opportunity to take back such losses."

Guan Shaohe sighed: "I hope this war will end soon. The fifth young master, to be honest, who can win this battle in the end? I, Guan Shaohe, really don't care. The three kingdoms of the Central Plains have the same roots and origins. Throughout history, the separation will last for a long time, and the general trend will be the trend. I only hope that after the war is over, Shaohe can still sail with the fifth young master, do business well. This war will not end for a day, and the severity of taxes and military service will not stop for a day. After fighting, the suffering will be only the ordinary people!"

Han Mo was just paying attention to the situation on the battlefield, thinking about the Yan army conquering the city and winning the final victory, but at this time Guan Shaohe's words made him deeply convinced. Thinking that Yan State is now fighting a war of attrition, isn't it actually just to consume the lives of millions of people in Yan State? He was deeply touched, nodded and sighed: "Yes... it'll end soon!"
Chapter completed!