Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 96 Nagasaki Customs
"Brother Xian, why did you persuade Zuo Ji to go to sea today? Do you know that this will offend Uncle Zhang?" After returning to the guest room of Wuzhen Temple, Li Guoshu found an opportunity to ask Lin Haidao quietly.

"Isn't it great for a son to inherit his father's legacy?" Lin Hai smiled nonchalantly, "Second Uncle Ou was a hero and had many Japanese heroes under his command. Don't you want me to let Zuo Ji bring them back together? Wouldn't that be the case for us? An extra helping hand?”

"No, no." Li Guozhu waved his hands repeatedly, "Without Uncle Zhang's nod, Zuo Ji would not have been able to leave the sea. If he offended Uncle Zhang for nothing, wouldn't he be stealing the chicken but losing the rice?"

"Zuo Ji has someone, and I have money. Why must Master Kongji nod before I can go to sea?" Lin Hai replied lightly, "The elder brother is afraid of the old monk, but I am not afraid of him. The younger brother went to persuade Zuo Ji. If he wants to blame him, he can't blame the elder brother. superior."

Li Guozhu saw that he still insisted on going his own way, and couldn't help but become a little anxious: "Xian brother, you must not make mistakes! Uncle Zhang's foundation in the Japanese country is not trivial, and it will not do you any good to offend him."

Lin Hai looked at Li Guoshu for a long time and then smiled: "Brother, why can't you turn the corner? It is precisely because Master Kongji has deep roots in the Japanese country that I want to encourage Zuo Ji to go to sea."

Li Guozhu pondered these words and did not react for a while. He only heard Lin Hai continue to say: "Uncle Zhang and your father are not very close friends. We can only call them friends because of Uncle Ou. Looking at his words and deeds yesterday, it seems that he has not He regards his eldest brother as his nephew, but Zuo Ji is different..."

Li Guozhu finally came to his senses. Yesterday he took Lin Hai to see Zhang Jingquan. The latter was very indifferent to Lin Hai's arrival. He only asked a few questions about the process of their acquaintance, and then arranged to eat Lin Hai in the name of Wuzhen Temple. goods so that he could fulfill his promise to Matsuura Takanobu.

Li Guoshu then asked Zhang Jingquan to go with him to see Nagasaki. First, he interceded for the Matsuura family regarding the last incident of Heizang. Second, he banned Zheng Zhilong's ship from coming to Nagasaki on the grounds that he was a pirate.As a result, Zhang Jingquan rejected him very simply, arguing that it was not convenient for outsiders to get involved in secular affairs.

Li Guozhu was completely exhausted at that time. This matter was just a piece of cake for Zhang Jingquan. He did not expect this result at all.

After all, just at this time last year, Zhang Jingquan personally went to Penghu to help Li Dan mediate between Ming and He.This was the only time he took action after becoming a monk. Other than that, he taught Zuo Ji and the little novice monk next to him to read every day, and basically had no interest in worldly affairs.

"Brother Xian, what you mean is that as long as Zuo Ji inherits his father's business, Uncle Zhang will help us in the future?"

"Does this need to be said? Zuo Ji and eldest brother are as close as brothers. As long as he goes to sea, the three of us brothers will naturally be one. By then, Master Kongji will definitely be more concerned about eldest brother's affairs."

This analysis was so insightful that Li Guozhu couldn't help but be unconvinced. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Sure, let's do it. I'll persuade Zuo Ji."

"No, I will take care of this." Lin Hai waved his hand to stop him, "Eldest brother not only cannot encourage Zuo Ji to go to sea, but also persuades him to listen to his adoptive father, just like today."

Li Guozhu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately understood the link.Lin Hai considered defeat before thinking about victory. It could be said that he had considered everything. Now he was completely convinced.

According to Lin Hai's plan, even if it failed in the end, Zhang Jingquan's anger would be directed at Lin Hai, not Li Guozhu.After all, he was responsible for the Japanese market, and Lin Hai only needed to deal with the supply of goods to Ming and North Korea.

But in this case, Li Guozhu could not persuade Ou Zuoji. He asked with some worry: "Zuo Ji is still a baby, and I don't know if he has the courage to go to sea without telling Uncle Zhang. How do you plan to persuade him?"

Lin Hai chuckled: "Brother, please relax, I have my own way."

At night, the lights on both sides of Nagasaki Bay gradually dimmed, and the ambiguous red light of the stars became more eye-catching in the night.Those are the red lanterns hanging in front of Yunu's house, which were depicted in many Japanese anime in later generations.

Wandering girls are what the Japanese call prostitutes. Like all prosperous ports in this era, Nagasaki became a paradise for men at the beginning of its opening.

More than ten years later, the shogunate centralized and managed the wandering girls' houses scattered in Nagasaki City, forming the spectacular Maruyama Yukaku. There are more than 1000 wandering girls living in it, accounting for about [-] of the total population of Nagasaki. Four out of four, the prosperity of the prostitution industry in Nagasaki can be seen from this.

On this night, in Maruyama Town and Yoshihe Town, where there are many tourist houses, the narrow streets were crowded with tourists as usual. Most of them were from the Tang Dynasty. Occasionally, you could see a few Western-style big noses and Japanese faces. Very few.

The wandering girls in Nagasaki originally mainly served foreigners, and they can be said to be the predecessors of later generations of Nanyang girls.Most of the wandering girls' houses in Nagasaki do not accept foreigners, mainly because being a traveling girl is not a glorious profession. Many of the traveling girls who come to Nagasaki want to be bitches and build memorials, and they are not willing to meet them here. fellow countryman.

Lin Hai was also walking through the crowded crowd at this time. In front of him was Chen Yaozu who was responsible for guiding the way, and beside him was the sneaky Ou Zuoji. "Third brother, why are you so nervous? Most of the people here are from the Tang Dynasty. You probably won't meet anyone who recognizes you." Lin Hai patted Ou Zuoji on the shoulder, making the latter jump.

Ou Zuoji covered his face with a Japanese fan and said, "If my adoptive father finds out, he will break my legs."

Lin Hai then grabbed Chen Yaozu and said, "How far is it? I think these wandering girls' houses are all about the same. How about we find one nearby?"

Chen Yaozu turned around and said: "Come on, come on, the restaurant I went to last night was really good. Both Slender Monkey and Crooked Mouth agreed."

After a while, the three of them came to a large house built on the mountain.The house is a common wooden building in Japan. At first glance, it is as big as half a football field. There are two rows of red lanterns hanging in front of the door. On the lintel are five large characters - Maruyama Kagetsu Tower - written in long lines.

"That's it." Chen Yaozu said and stepped forward, followed closely by Lin Hai and Ou Zuoji. When they walked to the door, they saw that there were no walls in the mansion, but instead were divided into rooms with colorful curtains. There are various colored glass lamps, and from time to time the sound of pipa comes from inside.

"Hey, Mr. Chen, hurry up and invite us inside. Mamasang has come out to meet guests." Mr. Gui, who greeted guests at the door, was from Tang Dynasty and spoke authentic Hokkien dialect.

The three of them entered the gate immediately, and Ma Sang, who was wearing heavy makeup, quickly came up to him, and also said to Chen Yaozu in Hokkien: "Oh, Mr. Chen, I have been looking forward to having you here, why don't you want a wife today?"

The so-called taifu is a high-end wandering girl who has been trained since childhood. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also proficient in piano art, tea ceremony, Japanese singing, go, etc. In later generations, she is also called oiran in the Japanese country. The money to spend the night is naturally not cheap.

Chen Yaozu had been in Nagasaki for two days and had become a member of the family. He smiled and said to Lin Hai: "The Taifu is the leader of the Japanese army. Brother, do you want to give it a try?"

Mama Sang saw that Lin Hai was the one talking today, so she quickly changed her target and said, "What's your surname, this young master? I wonder what kind of woman you like?"

This was the first time Lin Hai visited a brothel in ancient times, and he said casually: "My surname is Lin, what kind of brothels do you have here?"

Mama-san said with a flattering smile: "Our Kagetsu House is the largest tourist house in Nagasaki. It has everything. There are more than a dozen servants, and there are also many servants. What's even more rare is that we have gathered people from overseas. The daughters of all nations depend on the son’s preference.”

"From which countries are there women?"

"There are Japanese ones, Korean ones, Ryukyu ones, Siamese ones, Annan ones, as well as Aranda's ones, Folangji ones, Yingguili ones. I have them here if you can name them."

"Well... the Eight-Nation Alliance." Lin Hai turned to ask Ou Zuoji, "Third brother, do you want one of each? Anyway, it's my treat."

Ou Zuoji still covered his face with the Japanese fan: "I want to clear out two of the waiters..."

"Then call all the shepherds here, and my brother will pick two to comb."

While Lin Hai ordered his mother to sing, he complained silently in his heart: The kid just has no experience, what's the point of being a henkeeper? Who bothers to drive a manual transmission these days?
However, it is understandable that his sworn brother is still a boy for the most part.

Chen Yaozu asked from the side: "Brother, what about you?"

"One from each of the eight countries Mama Sang mentioned just now."

"Brother is mighty!" Chen Yaozu said to his mother, "Me too."

(End of this chapter)