Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

When Lu Tuoding asked for 1000 million taels of silver, Chu Mo curled his lips disdainfully and said:

"You must have heard of who I am. Let alone 1000 million taels of silver, even 10000 million taels of silver. For me, that is not a difficult task."

"I just don't know if you have the ability to take my money."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Tuoding's original joy instantly turned into fear, and he immediately made a defensive posture and said:

"Sir, are you going to regret it?"

Chu Mo snorted coldly: "I said that no matter what the outcome is, I will not do anything to you. The reason why I said this is just to hear your exact news."

"It's impossible for you to just say that there are mountains of gold and silver, and I will offer you these 1000 million taels of silver, right?"

Hearing what Chu Mo said, Lu Tuoding was obviously relieved.

However, when he thought that he had to tell Chu Mo the news before he could continue to negotiate the price, Lu Tuoding couldn't calm down.

After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said:

"I believe in your character, so I will tell you the truth. As for whether you think this news is worth 1000 million taels of silver, that is up to you."

As he said that, he looked at Chu Mo with a look of death.

Chu Mo chuckled twice, looked at Lu Tuo and said:

"Don't try to bully me with your words. If it was useful, I would have been eaten up long ago. You can rest assured and I will definitely give you a fair price."

After getting the affirmative answer, Lu Tuoding was willing to let go:

"Sir, we captured several Japanese people before. According to their accounts, three extremely high-quality gold mines and a large-scale silver mine were discovered in their hometown."

When he heard that the gold and silver mines were in the Japanese country, Chu Mo spit out the sip of tea he just drank.

Then he pointed at his nose and asked Lu Tuoding: "Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Japanese country is still a country after all. Do you think that with the few troops I have, if you ask me to attack a country, are you crazy or do you think I am invincible?"

"If it's the former, then get the hell out of here. If it's the latter, thank you for looking after me. I'm not so crazy that I'm tired of living and want to rush to die."

Hearing what Chu Mo said, Lu Tuoding's face twisted. Was he indeed a little crazy?

However, after remembering the news those Japanese people told him, Lu Tuoding's eyes became firm again.

"Sir, it's not as difficult as you think. According to what the Japanese said, there were basically no people living around the large mines they discovered. They also discovered them accidentally when they were escaping from the war. .”

"Moreover, the current Emperor Suiko of Japan is an old woman. I heard that one foot has already been put into the coffin, and her son died a few years ago."

"Due to the struggle for the position of crown prince, the Japanese civil strife has continued in the past two years, and the Japanese people have been in dire straits. Therefore, some people often flee across the ocean to our Tang Dynasty."

"It is precisely because of this that I was lucky enough to catch those two wandering Japanese."

After hearing what Lu Tuoding said, Chu Mo instantly fell into deep thought.

If what the other party said was true, then it might be possible for him to give it a try.

However, the risks involved are too great. If one thing goes wrong, you may lose all your money.

Thinking of this, Chu Mo nodded towards Lu Tuoding and said:

"I know about this matter. You go back and wait for the news first. When I find out whether the current situation in Japan is consistent with what you said, we will discuss it in the long term."

"Don't worry, since I promised to cooperate with you, I won't eat alone. Besides, you haven't told me the specific locations of those mines yet. The entire Japanese island is so big. Even if you know there is a gold mine and want to find it, then It’s like finding a needle in a haystack.”

Lu Tuoding nodded, knowing that Chu Mo was right.

Even if you know the specific locations of gold and silver mines, if you don't have someone to guide you, it would be just a dream to find them.

After sending Lu Tuoding away, Chu Mo paced back and forth for a while, then he said to the secret guard on the side:

"Go and call Wang Dehai and tell him that I have something to see him."

Soon, Wang Dehai trotted in under the leadership of the secret guards.

Seeing Chu Mo, Wang Dehai immediately bent down and saluted:

"Master Chu, are you looking for me?"

Chu Mo hummed, pointed to the chair for him to sit down, and then asked straight to the point:

"You often follow Li Shimin in Chang'an, and you should have met many envoys from various countries. I wonder how much you know about the current situation in Japan?"

Hearing Chu Mo mention the Japanese country, Wang Dehai was stunned for a moment, and then said doubtfully:

"Sir, the Japanese usually land in the sea areas around Henan Road and Jiangnan Road. There should be very few Japanese around you. I wonder if you have discovered that there are Japanese causing trouble when you mention it like this?"

Chu Mo didn't hesitate at all, nodded directly and said: "That's right, the prince is indeed very good at predicting things."

"Just now, one of my men came to report that a group of Japanese took advantage of our loose defenses and attacked a village under my jurisdiction and killed many people. Therefore, I invited you to come here. Ask about the situation of the Japanese."

"Then I wonder how the adults are going to deal with it?"

Wang Dehai did not answer Chu Mo's question, but asked instead.

Chu Mo's eyes flashed and he said slightly angrily:

"They killed my people, so I naturally want to avenge them."

"If nothing else, they killed 200 of my villagers. I have to kill at least 20000 of them to relieve the hatred in my heart."

After Wang Dehai heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched uncomfortably.

Then he said sternly: "Master Chu, as far as I know, the current queen in the Japanese country is called Feng Yushuiwuji, and she is estimated to be 74 years old now."

"Because a successor has not been designated for a long time, Japan has been experiencing constant civil strife in recent years, and the relationship with the Tang Dynasty has been intermittent and unstable."

"My lord, if you want to go on an expedition to Japan because of a small loss, I am bold and want to give you a piece of advice."

"Although Japan is nominally a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, because it is blocked by the sea, the route in between is difficult and dangerous. It is extremely dangerous to reach it without a strong navy and people who are familiar with the waterway to lead the way."

"It doesn't matter, let alone a small Japanese country. If anyone dares to touch me, I will destroy them all even if they run to the ends of the earth."

Chu Mo did not take Wang Dehai's advice seriously at all.