Smuggling Daming

Hearing that Ise Likang asked him to take the lead in attacking the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, Ashikaga Kazuki sneered in his heart. Although he had no contact with Zhou Zhong, judging from the actions of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce during this period, he could also know that the other party must be extremely shrewd. Since he dared to destroy the Jeolla Chamber of Commerce and the Shangquan Chamber of Commerce in a row before, he would naturally guard against others' sneak attacks on the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.Moreover, if his Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce is really torn apart from the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, then I am afraid that there will only be an endless situation in the end. At that time, Ise Likang can withdraw, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and even seize Beigang's interests from it. .

Although he knew that Ise Likang had selfish intentions, Ashikaga Kazuki would not express his thoughts directly, but he smiled at Ise Likang and said: "Ise-kun, although most of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's staff are scattered in various places They are in the fleet, but they are closely related to the two major chambers of commerce, the Xie family and the Hong family. Even if we unite, I am afraid that we will not be able to wipe out the Nanyang chamber of commerce in a short while. In case the Xie family and the Hong family send reinforcements , I am afraid that it will be us who will be destroyed in the end, so we must not confront the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce until the last moment."

Hearing Ashikaga Kazuki's words, Ise Likang couldn't help but said anxiously: "Brother Ashikaga, our chamber of commerce is now at the critical point of life and death. Of course, your Ashikaga chamber of commerce has a big business, and it takes longer than our small and medium-sized chamber of commerce to support it." It will be longer, but if all of our small and medium-sized chambers of commerce close down in the future, I am afraid that the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce will not be able to survive in Shuangyu Port!"

"Ise-kun don't need to say too much, I naturally have my plan!" Hearing Iserikang's words imply that their Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce is only interested in the present.Regardless of the life and death of other Japanese chambers of commerce, Ashikaga Kakki couldn't help but feel a little angry, and his tone became a little more serious.

At this time, Ise Likang was also surprised. Just now, he only wanted to persuade Ashikaga Kazuki to fight with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, but he did not expect to speak seriously in his impatience. He immediately apologized and said: "Brother Ashikaga, my brother made a slip of the tongue for a while, I hope you don't take offense!"

Ise Likang worships Ming culture, whether it is clothing or speaking habits.They are all very similar to Daming people.Ashikaga Kazuki originally couldn't understand Ise Likang's dress up like a smart person, but now they are facing the common enemy of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, and Ise Likang is also a representative of the Japanese small and medium-sized chamber of commerce, so Ashikaga Kazaki I didn't want to offend the other party too much, so I smiled and said at this moment: "Ashikaga-kun doesn't need to apologize, I also know that you are having a hard time now. But what you don't know is that our Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce is also having a hard time. Don't look at us The business of the Chamber of Commerce is relatively large, but the expenditure is also very large. Now the supply of goods in our hands has been reduced by more than half, and the Chamber of Commerce is now unable to make ends meet. If we don’t want to find a way to solve it, I’m afraid we will be the first to fall down instead.”

Seeing Ashikaga Kazuki did not blame him.On the contrary, he also exposed his shortcomings and told himself that the situation of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce was not much better than his own. Although Ise Likang didn't know the truth or falsehood of the other party's words, it did make him feel a lot better.

However, although Ashikaga Kazuki stated that he did not want to confront the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce head-on, Ise Likang did not give up, and then persuaded Ashikaga Kazuki to stand up as a representative of the Japanese to fight for his rights, but it is a pity that Ashikaga Kazuki has a stubborn character.The identified things will not change anyway, so no matter how Ise Likang persuades.The other party just disagrees.

Seeing that today's persuasion would no longer have any effect, Iserikang stopped pestering him, and soon stood up and left with a sigh and shook his head. Although Ashikaga Kazuki tried his best to keep him for dinner at the chamber of commerce, it was a pity that Iserikang didn't bother him at all. I was not in the mood to eat, so I finally got up and said goodbye.

After seeing off Iserikang, Ashikaga Kazuki returned to his Japanese-style study, and saw him kneeling there with a pensive look on his face.

In fact, the situation of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce is not as serious as he said before. As one of the four major chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port, the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce also has its own supply channels. The merchants who bought the goods turned to the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, but at least half of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce’s supply of goods remained, and he continued to transport some special products from Japan, so although the current profit of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce has decreased a lot, but self-protection is still Still no problem.

However, although the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce can protect itself, from the standpoint of Kazuki Ashikaga, he is also very dissatisfied with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. Dilemma, even some time ago, he was thinking about how to calculate the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, at least to destroy the cooperative smuggling business of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, but what happened later made him change his mind.

The reason why Ashikaga Kazuki suddenly changed his mind was mainly because Zhou Zhong came back a few days ago with a team of Jinyiwei with hundreds of people, and there were rumors in the port that Zhou Zhong had a close relationship with Da Tianzi. Many people even think that the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is able to develop so rapidly because of the support of the Great Heavenly Son.As for the Jinyiwei team, they were sent by Da Tianzi to protect Zhou Zhong.

Originally, Ashikaga Kakki did not believe this kind of rumor easily, but soon he heard some news from Songjiang Mansion, knowing that those Jin Yiwei came with the imperial edict of marriage, and he even went secretly The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce observed for a while, and saw with his own eyes that those Jin Yiwei really respected Zhou Zhong, which made him finally believe most of the rumors.

Ashikaga Kazuki actually didn't care about those Jinyiwei, but the relationship between Zhou Zhong and Da Mingzi. Assuming that Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is really supported by Da Mingzi, then judging from the fact that Zhou Zhong is protected by Jin Yiwei, then Zhou Zhong must also be highly valued by Da Tian Zi. This news is definitely great news for Ashikaga Kakki.

Ashikaga Kazuki was born in the Ashikaga family of the Japanese shogunate. In fact, his real name is Ashikaga Yoshio. He is the cousin of the current shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiki. He and Ashikaga Yoshiki grew up together. The relationship between the two is very good, but this Although the Ashikaga family at that time still retained the position of general, the power was controlled by the Hosokawa, Ouchi, Hatakeyama and other families. In their hands, the Ashikaga family was just a signboard that could be used at any time. Not much real power.

Yoshio Ashikaga has a stubborn personality since he was a child. When he saw his family becoming a puppet in the hands of others, his heart ached. Under the circumstances, Yoshio Ashikaga decided to leave the family and seek ways to revitalize the family outside. Finally, after years of hard work, he changed his name to Ikki Ashikaga and finally gained a firm foothold in Shuangyu Port. The Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce has also become one of the four major One of the chambers of commerce.

With the development of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, Ashikaga Kakki can be regarded as the overlord of the sea, but he has not forgotten his original ambition. Family connections, especially after knowing that his cousin Ashikaga Yoshiki became the shogun, he began to strongly support his cousin's pro-government, but unfortunately he has not been able to succeed.

Ashikaga Yoshio was originally the tenth shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, but within a few years of becoming a shogun, he was abolished by a coup and had to go into exile. During that time, Ashikaga Yoshio gave his cousin With little help, almost all the property earned by the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce was given to Ashikaga Yoshiki for restoration. As a result, in the third year of Zhengde, Ashikaga Yoshiki took advantage of the civil strife in the Hosokawa clan and joined forces with other daimyos. He successfully reset in one fell swoop and became the shogun again.

However, after Ashikaga Yoshiki became a general again, he was still emptied by various real power families and did not restore the real power in the hands of the shogun. For this reason, Ashikaga Yoshiki also had conflicts with several real power families, but it did not help. The puppet is still puppet.

Although Ashikaga Kazuki is far away overseas, he has always maintained close contact with his cousin Ashikaga Yoshiki, and he is also very familiar with the situation in Japan. He also knows that the big names in Japan now hold real power, although he can support his cousin. Property, but it can't affect the overall situation, unless he can help his cousin find a big backer, and the best candidate for this backer is undoubtedly Daming.

Speaking of which, the Ashikaga family still has a relationship with Daming. When the third-generation shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was in power, he sent envoys to Daming many times to request trade with the Ming court. Issuance of survey and agreement, allowing Japan to come to Daming for trade in the name of a vassal state, once every ten years, and the trading place is Ningbo Port next to Shuangyu Port, which is one of the reasons why Japanese people gather in Shuangyu Port.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu admired the culture of Daming, and finally opened up the business route of Daming. In order to commend Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Zhu Di finally awarded him the title of "King of Japan" and gave him a gold seal. The generals also all inherited the title of King of Japan and traded with Ming under this title.However, it should be noted that the Japanese king is completely different from the Japanese emperor. At that time, the Japanese emperor had become a puppet, and the Ashikaga family was the real power holder. Unfortunately, the Ashikaga family was also emptied later, and the power was dispersed among the daimyos.

It is precisely because of such a relationship that Ashikaga Kakki discussed with his cousin Ashikaga Yoshiki, hoping to use the power of Daming to suppress the daimyos in various places. Unfortunately, Daming does not interfere in the internal affairs of each dependent country. In the name of the king of Japan, he asked Daming for help, but the officials of Daming didn't want to pay attention at all. It was even more impossible for them to enter the palace to see the son of Ming, so there was no progress in asking Daming for help.

But now Zhou Zhong's appearance gave Ashikaga Kakki hope. If Zhou Zhong really belonged to Da Ming Zi, then he might be able to directly ask Da Ming Zi for help through him. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)