different warring states of japan

Chapter 1988: Double Cycle of Domestic Demand and Foreign Trade

Takada Yono said.

“Since the death of the third generation shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Kankai trade fell into the hands of the Hosokawa family and the Ouchi family. The two families competed fiercely, which eventually led to the Ningbo Japanese Rebellion, causing the Celestial Empire to cut off the Kankai trade.

After the Eighth Generation Shogun, the island country fell into civil strife. A large number of ronin went to sea to survive and were hired by maritime merchants. Japanese pirates reappeared.

During the Jiajing period, the Japanese pirate rebellion was even greater than that of Hongwu and Yongle. The Celestial Empire negotiated with the island country several times, but the Ashikaga generals no longer had the ability to limit the Japanese pirates' rampage.

In the end, the Chinese Empire completely closed the door to trade with the island countries, and it would be extremely difficult to reopen the exploration and cooperation trade. "

Yiyin said in a deep voice.

“Emperor Hongwu of the Celestial Dynasty ignored General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu’s request for tribute because the Celestial Dynasty had nothing to ask for from the island nation.

Emperor Yongle was open-minded, not because he was moved by the sincerity of General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but because the emperor made a lot of money during his seven voyages to Southeast Asia and needed peace on the southeastern coast.

Japanese pirates were raging in the southeast and hindered China from doing business in Nanyang. This gave General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu a chance to perform.

In fact, Yiyin is not a saint. It's just that the Jiajing Japanese Rebellion was too famous, and it also caused the famous general Qi Jiguang. He was a member of the Celestial Dynasty in his previous life, so he naturally knew some of the details.

Yiyin nodded slowly.

If foreign trade can maintain long-term profits of more than 150,000 guan, the 80,000 Sibo establishment that the saint has in mind can be tried.

Because the plains of the island country are too small and scattered, no single large plain can have the agricultural strength to suppress the entire island country.

The Celestial Empire has no demand for our island country, so it is naturally difficult to reproduce the good opportunity that General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu encountered. "

Yiyin wants to build a Sputnik world based on the Eighty Thousand Princess Warriors. On the one hand, it must rely on internal economic circulation, and on the other hand, it must increase foreign trade.

But the sage was far away in Kinki Kanto, and he had a clear understanding of foreign trade affairs. He was truly a sage.

“Even if the Kanhe trade is difficult to reopen, we can still use the Nanman trade as a source of strength to increase the amount of transshipment trade with China.

After the Yongle period, the Chinese Empire closed its borders and made no further attempts to go to Southeast Asia. Instead, private smuggling flourished and hiring of prodigals led to the resurgence of Japanese rebellion. Until the Jiajing period, Zhejiang and Fujian fell into deep corruption.

Or, establish a new financial system based mainly on commercial revenue and rule the entire island country with absolute financial resources.

Domestic demand on the Kanto Kinki trade route can bring long-term benefits of 150,000 guan to the Shiba family.

Behind the 80,000 Sibo establishment are 80,000 families with a population of almost 4 to 50 million, accounting for one-twentieth of the island country and half of the Wu family's population.

Or, try your best to torment the foreign vassals, leaving everyone in a weak state, unable to resist the rule of the Sibo family.

Therefore, if the Shiba family wants to completely control the world and not be a cripple walking on one leg like the Kamakura shogunate and the Ashikaga shogunate, they must change the financial basis of the regime's reliance on the agricultural economy.

The Chinese people in the southeast want to make money from smuggling, but they don't want the Chinese court to get a share of the pie, so chaos along the coast is naturally better than tranquility.

Takada Yono said.

Although the islanders were a farming nation, they were unable to establish a financial system like the Celestial Dynasty, which relied on agriculture as the cornerstone to support the population and centered on land taxes, land taxes and human labor.

Foreign trade promotes domestic demand, internal and external dual circulation, and Sibo's financial resources surpass those of island countries, and the world can truly be at peace. "

After the chaos, the new Wu family regime wanted long-term peace and stability.

The island country is very poor, with a population of 10 million, but the land income is only 20 million dan. Based on the calculation of an adult woman's annual ration of 2 dan, the islanders are basically hovering on the line of hunger for a long time.

Takada Harano looked at Yoshihiro with admiration. She had been in Sakai Port for ten years and had collected all kinds of information before she could grasp the slightest bit of truth.

The Shiba family has already begun to promote the New Life Movement, and has basically completed a prosperous life with white rice, white tofu, and white radish as its goals.

According to the food output of the island country, it is actually impossible to maintain this quality of life.

But if 95% of the population of the island country are producers and the remaining 5% of the population are consumers, it can be maintained. The Sibo food stamp system is actually a pocket-picking financial game. The purpose is to collect the resources of the entire island country and let the Ji warriors who are loyal to the Sibo family consume them.

Then use the Wu family, which accounts for 5% of the population, to suppress the other 5% of the population, and the 90% of the untouchables.

Using 95% of the population to support 5% of the population will naturally make Spoland a beacon for the Wu family and a paradise.

The Spo food stamps used to achieve this goal are just a piece of paper. If you want to exchange for supplies in the long term, you must make this piece of paper have sufficient transaction value.

The value of food stamps cannot be supported by internal circulation on trade routes alone, so the value of foreign trade must be added.

The island country has always been inseparable from China's products. China's fabrics, medicinal materials, books, tea, porcelain, etc., even an iron pot or a fishing net, can be sold for a big price in the island country.

After the Kanhe trade was cut off, Chinese goods did not disappear in the island countries. The islanders transshipped and traded Chinese goods through the peninsula and Ryukyu, and now there is also the Nanman trade.

If Spo's food stamps can buy Chinese goods, just like the TV tickets used in the Friendship Store, the food stamps will have irreplaceable transaction value.

The internal circulation is supported by the internal logistics of the island country, and the external circulation is supported by Nanman trade. Both internal and external repairs form an economic system in which the output of the entire island country is traded with Sibo food stamps.

Once this is done, Spo's food stamps will be more valuable than gold, silver and copper. There is no shortage of gold and silver on Treasure Island, but there is a shortage of supplies.

Yoshigami and Takada Yono looked at each other, and they felt quite connected with each other at this moment.

Takada Yono smiled.

"Now that there is no chance to reopen the Kanhe trade, the new Nanman trade that Ms. Lilu is responsible for must be firmly grasped."

Yiyin nodded.

"good."

Thinking of the importance of his two southern barbarian lovers, Yiyin decided to invite them to Duowen Mountain City to sit more, move more, and communicate with each other in simple and in-depth ways when he had time.

The new trade with the Southern Barbarians opened up by Lilu and the Spo artillery team in charge of Kristina have irreplaceable economic and military value.

Yoshigan was not suspicious, but the Kamao clan who was listening carefully to the national policy looked at Takada Harino in confusion. This person seemed to be speaking for the southern barbarians.

Little did the Kamao clan know that Takada Haruno, under the instigation of Takada Yukino, had already reached a tacit understanding with Relu and Kristina who were stationed in Sakai Port.

The Nanman people are also human beings, and they also want to put down roots and thrive.

Given the current status of the saint, even if the two southern barbarian women were lucky enough to have a child, they would probably not be able to survive in this extremely xenophobic island country.

Employment is one thing, but living here for generations to come is another.

They are very useful to the Shiba family now. The saint can make special promotions and entrust them with important tasks. But if the chaos in the island country subsides and the exploration trade is reopened, what use will they have?

It's not that the saint will be snobbish and abandon them, but if they can't integrate into the island country's society, no matter how they go in the future, it will be a dead end.

As for the Takada sisters, there is exactly one way for them to survive, and that is New Shintoism.

The islanders are xenophobic and look down on blond and red-haired foreigners, but the followers of the Nanman religion on Kyushu Island fanatically support their beliefs, causing even the daimyo who rule them a headache.

Since ancient times, the best way to break the monopoly of local clans is faith.

You and I are both surnamed Li, and our ancestors are from the same family. You and I live together in Chang'an. We are both Chang'an people. These fellow villagers, connected by blood, are not worth a slogan dedicated to the cause of liberating all mankind.

Lilu, if Kristina wants to integrate into the narrow society of the islanders, it is best to take the route of religious identification.

Isn't it wonderful to believe in a saint and meet a male god to give birth to a descendant of the god? From then on, the descendants will enjoy prosperity and wealth.

The Takada sisters were attracted to each other, and Lilu and Christina were not stupid, so they naturally accepted the Takada sisters' olive branch.

They became the first batch of believers of the new Shinto religion that had not yet opened its doors, and they were particularly loyal and fanatical ones.