Xinshun 1730

Chapter 154: Ask the Egg, Not the Chicken

Mei Sansanlang is just a questioner, and he doesn't understand things that are too profound.

But he didn't understand, but someone above understood.

The person who actually presided over the interview was named Shen Jian You Neighbor. His Sinology background is very deep. Recently, he is translating "Ming Hui Dian" as a training pronunciation for it.

Earlier, in order to obtain more information, the shogunate directly asked the so-called "Eastern Metropolitan Speaker" Hagyu Soshichiro to personally draw up a lot of content to be asked, and handed it over to Fukami Youne, so that he could meet some familiar people. Ask the owner of the Bylaws to get some more insight.

This Hagyu Zongshichiro is quite famous, and his elder brother is even more famous, Hagyu Sorai, a master of Confucianism.

When Dashun rebelled against Neo-Confucianism, Hagyu Surai also countered Confucianism in a similar way, advocating the restoration of the old school, known as the School of Confucianism, and had a considerable influence, probably like exegesis, but not entirely.

Hagyu Soshichiro is currently busy translating "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" and doing lectures. He wants to ask many things about China, and some Confucian scholars who went to the east during the war are very clear about the Ming Dynasty. What you need to know is the various differences between Dashun and Daming in terms of system.

Therefore, as early as four or five years ago, Hagyu Soshichiro drafted eighty questions, sent them to Nagasaki, and handed them over to Fukami Yujin who was translating "Daming Kaidian".He is a lecturer in the eastern capital and cannot leave, so he hopes that Shen Jian You Neighbor can choose some suitable people to ask these eighty questions clearly.

However, under the thinking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, few people who run the boat really know too much.

This time, I heard that a sea merchant had brought a war horse, and I saw that You Neighbor knew that such a sea merchant must be capable, and must have a deep friendship with the government.

Yasuaki Hosoi, the governor of Nagasaki, also knew that this person must have a lot of background, so after a little discussion, he asked Fukami Youne, a master of sinology, to come and ask about the situation first, and then Yasuaki Hosoi personally received him.

Seeing Youlin's Sinology skills are good, but his Chinese is very average. If there is any problem, Mei Shisanlang needs to be the middleman to pass on the problem.

After hearing Liu Yu say that he not only brought war horses, but also warriors proficient in riding and archery, Shen Jian Youlin was even more convinced that this was an excellent opportunity to find out news about Dashun.

In any case, a person who can bring horses and warriors to Nagasaki is by no means a good person, and must have a huge background.

Only with a background can one have insight.

But this needs to be asked slowly. Seeing that You Neighbor knew what these businessmen cared about most when they came here, he asked Mei Shisanlang to translate.

"The war horses you brought, after inspection, if they are not castrated, they can be exchanged for trade tokens. As for the warriors you said are proficient in riding and archery, this needs to be verified. What's your name? Where is your home? This ship is your ship Where did you set sail from and how long did it take you to reach Nagasaki?"

A series of questions were asked. Liu Yu only said that his surname was Liu, and that he was just "doing things for the real big shots. He heard that Japanese trade could make money, so he sent horses and samurai. If this transaction goes well, the Japanese want to follow up." Whatever you want, you can talk to me."

These words immediately stunned Shen Jian You Neighbor, and he didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Liu Yu also pretended to be profound, he didn't say so much, and there was a bit of arrogance in his demeanor, obviously he was not used to others asking questions.

Anyway, he was not afraid at all. If he really revealed his secrets, he was an official of the imperial court.

Besides, anyone who can think of revealing his secrets is just a guilty conscience.

Seeing that the Japanese continued to ask, Liu Yu said directly: "You want to eat eggs, why do you have to ask where this old hen laid eggs? I don't like you asking too much, you guys insist on If you ask too many questions, then this trade can be done or not.”

This kind of attitude made Shen Jianyoulin dare not ask further questions. After asking those sea merchants before, the attitude of the sea merchants was all grateful. Bai Yu, thank you for your kindness many times, and bring glory to your family, nothing more than this..."

The trade token is stuck here, but anyone who comes here wants to trade, and if you want to trade, you have to lower your posture.

Not only can the posture be lowered, but even some words that are taboo in Dashun can be used here, licking is called a no taste.

Liu Yu wanted to lick a few trade tokens, but he didn't want to lick them in such a low profile, he had to lick them in his own style.

This kind of high profile of "trade can be done or not done" really makes Shen Jian You Neighbors a little bit unbearable, not knowing what should be asked and what should not be asked.

After asking some random questions, Liu Yu was asked to rest here first.

Just say to ask again tomorrow.

As a result, when Shen Jian You Neighbor came back the next day, his attitude was quite different from yesterday, and he directly issued a eviction order.

"Since the promulgation of the "New Regulations on Maritime Trading" in the fifth year of Zhengde, those who do not have tokens are not allowed to trade. Please come back."

Liu Yu thought for a while, and felt that the only one who knew that he wanted to use Shi Shiyong as a spy was the emperor.

Other than that, the rest is meaningless: Isn't it okay for officials to smuggle into their own pockets?Could it be that Japan still cares about Dashun's integrity?Why, Dashun's corrupt officials can't come to Japan to do business?
That being the case, Liu Yu thought to himself: How old are you, and you still play this kind of childish tricks.

He also thought, if he really found something wrong, even kowtowing on the ground to ask for help would be useless.

Get up to say goodbye, leave without any nostalgia.

However, as soon as the front foot stepped out of the door, the interpreter behind said: "Just now, I am joking with each other. In fact, it is a policy that the adults want to meet the master in person, so please get up and move to another place."

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Yasaki Hosoi looked at Liu Yu carefully, but he couldn't see what the other party was coming from.

The Chinese maritime merchants who come and go here are all familiar faces, and most of them are from Ningbo and Fujian.

A trade token can provoke Ningbo maritime merchants and Fujian maritime merchants to fight each other, exposing each other's old background.

For the situation in Ningbo, Fujian and other places, the Nagasaki magistrates all know something.

But he didn't know much about things north of Huanghuai.

I asked the sailors on the ship yesterday, and the sailors didn't know the origin of the owner of the ship, they only knew that he sailed from near Shandong to Japan.

The two horses have been inspected. They are both castrated stallions, with shoulders that are not low. They are indeed two good horses.

Today's shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune is fond of hunting, and perhaps he announced the restart of falcon hunting in order to cultivate the virtues of samurai. It is a pity that the horses in Japan are getting shorter and shorter, so he asked Tsushima to find a way to get a few horses from North Korea.

Tsushima Fan couldn't do it, and Nagasaki Hiroyuki never thought that this matter would fall on him.

What is good at the top will be effective at the bottom.

Since the shogun wanted horses, he, Nagasaki Hojo, of course knew that if he could do it, his position would be long-term. Everyone knew that Nagasaki Hojo was a real beauty.

Furthermore, this person also said that he brought a warrior, which is even more good news.Falcon hunting requires the use of a bent bow. However, the war has subsided over the years, and the archery skills of the warriors have long since deteriorated. It is just in need of someone who is proficient in riding and archery skills to impart some secrets of the Central Plains.

Since this person can bring war horses, the warrior he must be talking about is not an ordinary person.

What Yasuaki Hosoi wants to ask is not the same question that Sinologist Shen Jianyoune wants to ask.

"Where did you come from, sir, can't you tell me?"

"Come from heaven, why ask? If you don't want to talk about it, you have your own secrets. War horses, warriors, are all forbidden things. If you are caught, there will be a catastrophe. If you don't ask, I won't answer. Is there an impenetrable wall? If it leaks out, it will be difficult to say if you want any forbidden things in the future."

Talking eloquently, with a relaxed expression, Yasuaki Hosoi looked at Liu Yu's manner and demeanor, and thought that this person's parents must be in high positions, and he could be at ease in front of me at a young age.

According to what he said, it is indeed so.These war horses and warriors are all prohibited items in Dashun, not only Dongyang is not allowed to sell, even Nanyang is not allowed to sell, it is extremely difficult to get them.

Now that someone brought it and what they said made sense, why ask about the behind-the-scenes matter?

I checked the incoming ship, and sent ninjas to search it. There was nothing related to Catholicism, and no missionaries were hidden. Besides the horses, the goods carried were also normal white silk, Mercury etc.

Yasuaki Hosoi felt that maybe it was some nobleman in Dashun who smuggled and traded in private?If so, everything would make sense.

This nobleman should be quite powerful in the north, so he can easily transport the war horses from the northern port.

Thinking of this, Yasuaki Hosoi asked again: "Have you ever been to the capital, sir?"

"That's where I grew up."

This answer made Yasushi Hosoi believe in his own judgment: the real owner behind this cargo is a certain nobleman.

Thinking about it this way, I really can't ask too much.If you ask too much and let the wind leak, you will really be implicated.

He knew that Dashun's system was different from Japan's. There were no real daimyos, only false titles and officials from various places. In short, their salaries were very low compared to daimyos. Maybe smuggling was a good way to make money. .

"Sir, you grew up in the capital, so can you tell us about the walls of the capital?"

"can."

This is not a secret. Even if the Japanese know how thick the walls of the capital are, they will not be able to go there for the time being.He didn't care about it, and gave a general description of the city walls of the capital. It was the first time for the officials who recorded it to hear someone explain it in such detail, so they hurriedly bowed their heads and took shorthand notes.

After asking some other questions, Liu Yu answered fluently, and even confirmed that this is a person who lived in the capital and mixed in the upper class.Yasuaki Hosoi's judgment was even more profound, and his impression became deeper and deeper, and he said: "There is a list before, if you can get a warrior or a horse, you can award a trade credit card, and there will be a silver reward. Today, the horse has been verified, and the credit card You can take it first as a token for the coming year. It will take some time to prepare the goods, sir, you can wait here for a while and temporarily stay at the house of Meisanlang, and don't live in Tangjin Town."

Yasuaki Hosoi arranged for Liu Yu to live in Tongshi's place first, while thinking of reporting this matter to the shogun as soon as possible.

Not to say anything else, but to ask the general if he has any other needs.Especially now that the general is asking people to translate and compile the canon and laws of the Ming Dynasty, and there may be other needs, which is unknown.

This person is very capable, and he can smuggle all kinds of items in Dashun. As for who is behind the scenes, there is no need to ask, as long as he can bring things.

(End of this chapter)