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Since the incoming ship was not a pirate, but a survivor of the Tang Dynasty who founded the country overseas, Kagoshima was an open port in Japan, so the Shimadzu family had no reason not to allow it to enter the port.

What's more, Japan admires the Tang Dynasty the most.

Emon Tadashi also wanted to see what kind of goods the survivors of the Tang Dynasty who founded the country overseas could bring, and whether they were as good as the goods of Da Chu today.

However, he could not make the decision on such a big matter, so he first sent someone to report to the head of the family, Shimazu Ujihisa.

Not long after, Shimazu Ujihisa personally came to the port with a group of followers and guards.

He looked at the two ships on the sea and said excitedly: "As expected of the survivors of the Tang Dynasty who founded the country overseas, these ships are big and have many artillery. In my opinion, this Dawei navy might Even better than the Great Chu Navy!"

Emon Tadashi asked: "Then do we want them to enter the port?"

"Of course!" Shimazu Ujihisa waved his arms, "Send someone quickly to inform them, and then be prepared to welcome them. Don't neglect your distinguished guests!"

"Hayi!"

In this way, the Tankai and the frigate were accepted by the Kagoshima port.

Just in case, only Wang Shouzhe and Zheng Zunqian got off the ship with Cheng Minghao and a hundred Hailong Guard officers pretending to be guards.

Shi Lang stayed on the boat with the remaining several hundred people.

One can prevent the Japanese from seizing the ship. Secondly, if something happened to Wang Shouzhe and others after they landed ashore, he could also try to rescue them.

At the end of the day, you can also take the Tanhai and the frigate away to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Japanese.

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In order to express his concern for the survivors of the Tang Dynasty, Shimazujiu welcomed Wang Shouzhe and others to Shimazu's Qingshui Castle after receiving them at the port.

It should be noted that not everyone can enter Qingshui City.

The worst people who could live in it were samurai loyal to the Shimazu clan. As for civilians, they can only live outside the city.

In the same way, only distinguished guests valued and welcomed by the Shimazu family can enter Qingshui Castle.

For example, people from the Wang family of Dahai Shang.

When they arrived at the place, Wang Shouzhe and Zheng Zunqian knelt on the tatami like Japanese people, which was quite unaccustomed to them.

Because these people are used to sitting on chairs.

Shimazu had seen Wang Shouzhe and Zheng Zunqian sitting stiffly for a long time, and felt a little strange in his heart. He thought to himself: Why do these Tang Dynasty survivors kneel and sit in such an unnatural posture?
Strange as it was, he didn't ask anything out of politeness.

Shimazu is fifty-seven years old and has taken over as the head of the family for twenty-two years. He is now loyal to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and once served as the guardian of Osumi. He can be said to be an old fox.

After a brief exchange of greetings, he said: "Your country is located in the east of the Atlantic Ocean, but I don't know how many miles away from Japan? How long does it take to get here by boat?"

Wang Shouzhe said: "When it comes to sea distance, it is tens of thousands of miles. Because we are not familiar with the waterway on this trip, it took us nearly a year to reach Ezo."

Tens of thousands of miles?
Been gone for nearly a year?
Shimazu was shocked after hearing this.

Although he guessed that North America must be far away from Japan, otherwise they would have discovered it long ago, but he did not expect it to be so far away.

He originally thought that if North America was not too far away, he would report the matter to the general so that he could send an envoy to Damei in the future.

However, Wang Shouzhe's words made him give up this idea.

When Da Chu arrived in Japan, they would have to walk on the sea for more than half a month if the wind was favorable, and they already felt it was very far away.

In the vast sea, no one knows how the sky will change. The longer you stay, the more likely you are to encounter danger.

Therefore, according to Shimazu Ujihisa, having to float on the vast sea for nearly a year before reaching another continent is a narrow escape. However, the fact that this large fleet can come through such a long sea route undoubtedly shows that their ships are very strong and they have mastered superb navigation technology.

This made Shimazu admire the big boy even more.

He said, "You are indeed the survivors of the Tang Dynasty. It is really rare to be able to cross the Atlantic Ocean."

"By the way, I heard that you are coming this time. In addition to visiting Dachu, you are also preparing to open a trade route."

"Speaking of which, Japan also has a lot of good goods, and we are interested in Da'ei's goods."

"Since you have come all the way here, I wonder if you can do some business with us that is beneficial to both parties?"

"Haha," Wang Shouzhe smiled, "Even if the head of the Shimazu family doesn't talk about it, I still want to mention it. We have sailed tens of thousands of miles, and the fleet is lacking a lot of things now."

"This is the goods we need. The head of the Shimadzu family will see if he can find them all. If he can, we will make a deal with the Shimadzu family directly."

After speaking, Wang Shouzhe took out a purchase list, and Li Xiangen handed it to Shimazu Ujihisa's retinue.

Shimazu took a long look and found that they were all normal needs of some long-distance fleets, and Shimazu could barely collect them all.

He then asked: "What kind of goods did you bring?"

Wang Shouzhe took out another list and said, "This is our ship's cargo list. Master Shimazu, please take a look."

Shimazu took a long look and found that in addition to high-end silk and porcelain, two goods often sold by Dachu merchants, there were also glass mirrors, glassware, steel knives, and then there were perfumes and bicycles that he couldn't figure out. etc.

After reading it, he couldn't help but said with anticipation: "These goods of yours are very good, how do you plan to trade them?"

"That's easy to say." Wang Shouzhe smiled, and then talked about the deal with Shimazu.

In the end, Shimazu not only bought a batch of high-end silk and porcelain produced in Taipei, but also several glass mirrors and glassware, thirty steel knives, and a bicycle.

It's not that he doesn't want to buy more, but he is reluctant to buy more.

The value of these commodities in Dawei is too high. Even if he completes the supplies needed for the exploration fleet, he will still need to spend a lot of gold to exchange for the above-mentioned goods.

Of course, the Shimadzu family will never suffer a loss in this transaction - he can later sell a few of these goods, such as glass mirrors, glassware, and steel knives, to other wealthy daimyo, and he can double the profit.

After the deal was negotiated, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

When Shimazu asked someone to arrange accommodation for Wang Shouzhe and others, Wang Shouzhe said: "When we came, we saw that there seemed to be a merchant ship from China at the port, called Wang's Trading Company?"

Shimazu nodded, "Yes, it's the Wang family's ship from Zhejiang. They come to me several times every year."

Wang Shouzhe said immediately, "The head of the Shimazu family should know that we have left China for hundreds of years, and now we are eager to know the situation in China."

"Since this Wang family is from Zhejiang, he must be very familiar with the current situation in China. I wonder if the head of the Shimadzu family can introduce him on his behalf?"

Shimazu nodded, "Of course."

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Because Wang Yuanyang was also very curious about Wang Shouzhe and his party, and Shimazujihisa was introduced as an intermediary, the two parties met in a hotel in the city that afternoon.

"I, Wang Yuanyang, am the general manager of Wang's Trading Company in Japan. May I ask your surname?"

"My dear Wang Shouzhe, Tian is the steward of the fleet. This is the counselor of our fleet, Zheng Zunqian."

After some pleasantries, the few of them knelt down, but still looked at each other, as if they wanted to see something from each other's expressions and clothes. (End of chapter)