Xinshun 1730

Chapter 155 The Difference Between Officials and Businesses
Living in the house of Tang Tongshi Mei Shisanlang is considered a great deal of affection.

The sailors and others in Chinatown are under the jurisdiction of the ship owner, the Japanese street chief, and Tang Tongji.

The so-called "there is also a knife at the door who keeps guarding day and night, but if you buy a fish or a vegetable, you have to go through his inspection before you can enter the museum."Before the country was locked down, big businessmen could buy houses directly in Hirado and other places, but now they can't.

In Tangren Town, there are also clear divisions. There are Jiangsu and Zhejiang gangs, Fuzhou gangs, and Zhangzhou gangs. The three parties are in the same situation.

After all, this kind of trade policy is like this. If you get one more trade license, others will get one less. Tang Ship has a total of 25 trade letter cards, and there is no more one.Everyone can only roll up.

After staying here for a few days, Liu Yu also inquired about the situation in Japan. It seems that this trade is indeed a pain.

It is easy to ship goods to Japan, raw silk, sugar, mercury, and medicinal materials can be exchanged for money.

But going back is hard to say, the most in-demand commodity today is copper.

A box of 100 catties, a box in Japan counts bribes, transportation and other money, about 13 taels of silver.

Ship back to Dashun, as long as the goods arrive, 25 taels a box, as long as they go ashore, they can be sold.

If you can secretly transport it to the Dutch, you can earn more. Now Europe is also short of copper, not only for casting money, but also for casting guns.

Except for copper, there is not much that can be sold in Japan, and the rest are collectively referred to as "俵物".

It sounds like dried salted fish, squid shreds, dried kelp and the like, but in fact there are porcelain, giltware, ornaments and so on.It may be to prevent the porcelain from breaking, so it is filled with some dried kelp, dried abalone and the like.

During the war at the end of Ming Dynasty, the production of Chinese porcelain was hindered, and the Japanese seized the opportunity to fire porcelain on a large scale.

Relying on the advantages of sea transportation, the Dutch began to import a large amount of Japanese porcelain, the so-called "Imari ware", after they could not get Chinese porcelain.

Over the years, Dashun has gradually stabilized, and the advantage of Japanese Imari ware has gradually decreased.

Looking at the posture, if the porcelain can be adjusted properly, it shouldn't take long before Imari ware can no longer be exported.

Copper can be sold at a good price when you go back. The dried sea cucumber and dried abalone among these things have not been very easy to sell in recent years.

The south is okay, but the north eats less, and the other is also produced in Liaodong and other places. At that time, the low-level registration of Danhu was cancelled, and some Danhus immigrated to the coast of Liaodong, and gradually began to pick abalone and sea cucumber in the coastal area of ​​Liaodong. .

If you ask again, you really don't know what to transport for other things.

If you transport grain, it’s okay to press the warehouse, but Japanese rice is not cheap, and you will lose money when you go back.

Arai Shiraishi, who came up with the new order of Masanori, is considered a man of insight. He said that "grain and the like are like hair, which will never stop; hardware and the like are like bones, which will never be regenerated." outflow.

Chinese businessmen were able to lower prices before.

The capital is strong, and after arriving in Nagasaki, they cooperated with each other. The Jiangsu-Zhejiang Gang, the Fuzhou Gang, and the Zhangzhou Gang worked together to discuss it. No one bid, and waited for the Japanese businessmen to take the initiative to lower the price.

Japanese merchants want to deal with copper, mines, turnover, and interest...they can’t overwhelm these maritime merchants, so they can only lower their prices. I’m afraid that Chinese maritime merchants will not buy them, and rely on other goods to make up for the loss of copper prices. The goods are repaid with interest and the money is cheap.

But now it's the other way around. As soon as the trade token license was issued, the three gangs began to fight among themselves, and the price of copper also rose. Although it was still profitable, it also rose from 13 taels to [-] taels in recent years.

The three major gangs that could unite to lower the price, now hate each other, which makes the generals tremble, as long as the ship comes, they can receive bribes, and the ship owners only want to get a trade license.

Liu Yu was too lazy to bribe, so he directly engaged in contraband. Not to mention the first trade license, he also got 700 taels of "reward silver".

China has 25 trade licenses, and the Netherlands has 6. It seems that China has a big advantage, but Japan is actually more willing to do business with the Netherlands. At least those "Imari-yaki" porcelain can be sold, but I didn't hear it. It is said that a Chinese businessman sold porcelain from Japan back to China.

Since I live in someone else's house, it is difficult to say some things, for fear that the walls have ears.

Some things can be chatted casually, so Liu Yu asked Lin Yunwen, if the porcelain is shipped to Japan, can it beat the local Japanese porcelain.

Lin Yunwen actually doesn't understand the concept of free trade, but he still gave the answer based on his own experience.

"Master, if Japan allows the sale of porcelain, Jiangxi porcelain will definitely defeat Imari. It's just that there is a ban now, and foreign porcelain is prohibited from being sold in Japan. Several ships came with porcelain before, even the trade license The certificates are all taken away, and the original goods can only be returned.”

After Lin Yunwen told what he knew about porcelain, Liu Yu made a judgment and agreed with Lin Yunwen's statement.It appears that Japan still has a lot to squeeze.

For the next two months, Liu Yu has been wandering around Tangren Town and Nagasaki City. Although there are samurai following him whenever he goes out, he only treats the other party as non-existent, just to increase his knowledge.

I asked about the trade of the Dutch here, and found that it was similar to what I guessed.After the Dutch were able to get the goods directly from the Chinese port, they did not look far away and stopped selling cloth in India, but directly chose porters between China and Japan.

The goods brought by the Dutch are similar to those brought by the Chinese shipowners, the difference is that there are more Western items, but the share is not large.

For the Dutch, this is a huge risk.

Or these years have been so calm that the Dutch have completely forgotten to consider the risk of China's sudden ban on sales to the Netherlands.

After asking again and again, and confirming the composition of the goods in the Netherlands in the past ten years, Chinese goods accounted for more than [-]%, Liu Yu knew it well.

After wandering around for two months, the shogunate finally sent someone over.A samurai named Matazaemon Tomita was sent to inspect Shishi's riding and shooting techniques for himself.

Liu Yu's move of bringing horses and warriors caused a great shock to the shogunate.Hagyu Soshichiro is not only a master of Confucianism, but also a confidant of the shogun. When compiling and training books such as "Daming Law", although it sounds like a closed door, Hagyu Sochiro still passed "Daming Law" and "Minghui Code". " and other books, basically understand the political structure of the former Ming Dynasty.

Some things are guesses, and some things can be directly asked by immigrants from the previous dynasty after they went east to Japan, but Hagyu Zongshichiro doesn't know much about Dashun's situation.

The situation in the south is not bad. Whether it is a Jiangsu-Zhejiang maritime merchant or a Fujian maritime merchant, you can know a lot about the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, the northern port is not open, and the other is closed. Regarding the many internal situations of Dashun, it is difficult to obtain a comprehensive understanding by relying on reading and guessing at home.

The good family group is a fairly closed circle, and it is naturally impossible for businessmen to know the internal situation.

Hagyu Soshichiro had written [-] questions to the Sinology masters here in Nagasaki before. If they could answer all the [-] questions, they would be able to improve the shogunate's understanding of the internal situation of Dashun.

This time, he heard that Dashun might be a close friend of a high-ranking official involved in smuggling, Hagyu Soshichiro thought this was a rare opportunity.

The shogun also agreed with his statement, and sent Matazaemon Tomita, who was skilled in martial arts, to inspect the skills of the "skilled bow and horse" samurai of Oshun, and at the same time asked Hagyu Soshichiro to write some new questions.

There are not only some inquiries about intelligence gathering, but also some goods that they want to obtain, and I urge Nagasaki to handle them together.

And think that the value of this merchant is very high, unlike those merchants who can only deliver raw silk, we should pay attention to the value of this merchant.If it is confirmed that this person really brought a powerful warrior, then more trade credit cards should be given to him appropriately, so as to gain trust and long-term contacts.

Yasaki Hosoi had already seen Shi Shiyong's ability, so he didn't dare to report it before he had seen it.Now the people from the shogunate who specialized in verifying this matter have also arrived, so they set up a banquet and invited Liu Yu, Shi Shiyong and others.

Since arriving in Japan, Liu Yu has never talked to Shi Shiyong about Japan, because he has already said enough.

Shi Shiyong also understood Liu Yu's meaning: teach casually, you can teach casually about personal bravery.

Liu Yu also told Shi Shiyong before, to live here with peace of mind, not to deliberately collect information, just to record what he saw and heard in his mind.

Now knowing that the Japanese shogunate sent a special person to see it, Shi Shiyong also cheered up, rode on a mule-like horse, took out his treasured horn bow, and galloped to show off some horse bow skills Fan.

A lot of fancy moves, but also a lot of practical skills.

Tomita Matazaemon is an expert in Japanese martial arts, and one can see that this person is indeed a talented person with extremely high means. Although he doesn't know how to use swordsmanship, as far as bow horse is concerned, it seems that no one in Xikaido can be defeated.

The rest of the people present, such as Hosoi Yasuaki, Fukami Yulin and others, were also amazed.

Knowing that Youlin is a man of culture, seeing Shi Shiyong's abilities, he used an allusion and sighed.

"With such a talent, it's the prime minister's fault to make it fall into disrepair!"

After the translator lost the taste of this sentence, Shi Shiyong recited the words that he had rehearsed countless times in his heart.

"I wanted to take the Martial Virtue Palace, but my mentor was hurt by others, and I killed several people in a row for revenge. It is exactly the law that a chivalrous man is forbidden to commit crimes with martial arts, and murder pays for his life. You can't get into the Martial Virtue Palace. I was empty, so I crossed east to this place. My husband lived in the world and made a name for himself. Uncle Qian, also from Song Dynasty, was obvious in Qin Dynasty. I just imitate the stories of ancient scholars."

These words have been rehearsed countless times in my heart, and I have held them back for nearly a year. At this time, I burst out, really full of emotion.

After finishing speaking, Shen Jian Youlin couldn't help but praise: "The style of a real ancient scholar!"

Yasuaki Hosoi asked Matazaemon Tomita, who was sent by the shogunate to investigate, and Matazaemon Tomita also said that this person's martial arts were indeed extraordinary, and there were many skills that samurai would not know, which could be learned.

Now that the tradition of eagle hunting has been restored, some people should be sent to learn from this person and compiled into a book for future generations.

Since he was very satisfied with Shi Shiyong, Yasuaki Hosoi also fulfilled his original promise. In addition to the previous ones, he issued a total of three 15-year trading licenses to Liu Yu.

Two are from the 25 Tang ship licenses, and the other is a temporary license that allows temporary entry into the port for trade next year.

[You and other Tang ships traded with the country, and there has been an endless stream for many years.But the people who come here are so mixed and nonsensical that profiteers violate the prohibition.Today, there is a special limit on the number of ships in each port.This year, how many ships are sold at a certain port, and the goods carried by each ship are estimated to be worth about, so I can understand my psychology.For the overdue clauses, one of the shipowner's relatives will be willing to make a record, and the joint venture will give a photo, that is, a letter card as proof. 】

[On the day of entering the port, verify the ticket, and the ship will enter the port upon payment.Those who have no proof can be sent back.You and other merchants in the Tang Dynasty must be more cautious, and no license will be given to those who violate the regulations.Investigate according to the case, and never lend lightly.Everyone should be cautious...]

[Enjoy insurance on November 14, [-]. 】

A total of three trade licenses were obtained, and Liu Yu was quite satisfied. After the banquet, Yasuaki Hosoi asked Liu Yu to discuss in private.

This time there was no outside interpreter, but a special Tang language interpreter sent by the shogunate.

"Captain Liu, two war horses are too few. If possible, please bring another batch of war horses next time. This can issue a special trade letter card. The price of a horse is 60 taels of silver, or the equivalent price of copper is also discounted. Can."

"In addition, there are some other goods. If you can bring them, not only will you receive them all, but you can also get more trade credit cards."

After speaking, he handed a title to Liu Yu.

The complete set of "Dashun Huidian", Wude Palace military art textbooks, buffalo horns, horn bow craftsmen, Chinese medicine, prescriptions, war horses, horse medicine, art of war, officials' attendance standards, grain yield per mu, soldiers' salaries, naval establishment, water Division battleship information...

Liu Yu just glanced at it, then "turned pale with shock", got up and said, "If this goes on, it's worth not doing this trade. Don't you know the truth of the long flow of water? If there is another invasion of North Korea in the year of Renchen, how will this business be returned?" Can it go on? Besides, when the time comes, I will wait for my life, and hundreds of thousands of people in my family will be killed! Let it go! I will return this trade letter card to you, and the trade will not be done."

Seeing Liu Yu's attitude, Hosoi Yasuaki was even more convinced that the person behind Liu Yu was an official figure.If it were those sea merchants who saw this form, at most they would grimace and express that it was difficult to obtain, and would think of a way, inevitably hating their lack of skills.

But this person turned pale with shock when he saw it, and even mentioned the invasion of the dynasty in the year of Renchen, obviously he knew the seriousness of the matter.

In other words, the person was so alarmed that he could get what was listed on the paper, why should he care so much if he couldn't get it at all?

Yasuaki Hosoi made a judgment, and hurriedly spoke to appease him.

"Sir, don't panic, it's not what you think."

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "The horses, bow horses and warriors are all used by General Yingshou. It's nothing. But these..."

"Mr. sit down, since our country has been in seclusion, there has been no news. The reason why we inquired about the Chinese system is just to imitate it. Don't you want to learn from China, but you want to learn from Western barbarians? Our country has no intention of conquering the dynasty again, it's just that the two The country has been separated for a long time, and I admire the laws and regulations of the Celestial Dynasty, so I asked the gentleman to bring these things."

Hearing this, Liu Yu seemed to be calm, nodded and said: "If you say that, it seems to be reasonable. It's just that this matter must not be disclosed to others like this. If it is leaked, it will inevitably be thought that your country has the intention to raise troops again. At that time, the Chinese court will ban the trade with the East, so what can I do? If it is just because I admire the laws and regulations of the Chinese Dynasty and want to learn, this is not impossible. But this matter can no longer be mentioned with other businessmen. There will be many people talking about it. I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to make trouble. Just leave it to me. If it can be done, I will do it. If it can't be done, if I can't do it, none of the businessmen who come here can do it. "

(End of this chapter)