Privately accepting the children of Fanbang as apprentices is strictly not allowed, but it doesn't matter by the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang also set a rule that officials were not allowed to make friends with Fanbang envoys in private. Wang Yangming still made friends with the monk An, and also wrote an article to say goodbye, and I didn't see anyone talking about this.

However, Wang Yuan's personality is "cautious", just like he does not accept the three thousand taels of apprenticeship.

In addition to Ouchi Yoshitaka, there are also Fenggang Guiyang and others, these Japanese students who came to apprentice, Wang Yuan is ready to send them to Guozijian to study. It's one thing to want to go or not, just put your name on the Kokukoji, and you have to ask the Ouchi clan to make up a diplomatic document, and it must be in the name of the king of Japan.

The Ming Dynasty not only recruited foreign students, but also allowed them to participate in the imperial examinations and become officials.

In the third year of Hongwu, four Goryeo (not yet called Joseon) students were allowed to study in Nanjing. In the Hongwu four-year examination, the North Korean student Jin Tao was admitted to the third list of jinshi, and was awarded the official county cheng - the jinshi at that time was rarely directly awarded the position of county magistrate. Jin Tao did not stay in Daming as an official, but chose to return to China, and later became the prime minister of Goryeo.

As for the Japanese students, they were recruited from the 22nd year of Hongwu, and Guozijian also built dormitories for them.

The most favored was the Ryukyu Kingdom, which had not yet been unified at that time, and there were three kings of Nakayama, Nanshan, and Kitayama coexisting. The King of Zhongshan and the King of Nanshan were recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang at the same time, and each sent students to study in Daming.

However, after Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, there were fewer and fewer international students, because the admission conditions were stricter. Even his own son North Korea, sending students to study abroad was also politely rejected by the emperor, and gradually countries were too lazy to apply, otherwise there would definitely be many foreign officials.

By the way, there are many civil officials and eunuchs from Jiaozhi, that is, Jiaozhi has become a vassal state of Annan, and these people are still in China as officials.

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Zong Shiqian bowed down and presented a knife box: "This famous object is offered by the garrison. ”

In order to make it easier for Wang Yuan to take the knife, part of the wooden box has been opened.

Wang Yuan took the scabbard and copied it out, and slowly pulled out the sword. I saw that the blade was shining with black and shiny markings like catfish, which looked strange and windy, and it seemed to be indeed extraordinary.

The inscription on this knife is very simple, only six words "Bichu Qingjiang Sadaji", and it is uncharacteristically not engraved on the stem of the knife, but on the "inside" of the blade.

Wang Yuan pointed to those six words and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

Zong Shiqian explained: "This knife is a famous object cast by the Chinese Qingjiang knife craftsman Zhenji. ”

"I see." Wang Yuan understood it, and it was the same as carving "Zhang Xiaoquan" with a kitchen knife, but the craftsman also engraved the production address by the way.

Zong Shiqian was afraid that Wang Yuan would not understand the subtlety, and explained: "Sadadji was one of the most famous sword-casting masters in Japan more than a hundred years ago. Any daimyo in Japan who receives a sword forged by Sadaji will regard it as a family heirloom. ”

Wang Yuan suddenly had a bad taste and asked, "Doesn't this knife have a name?" Dragonflies cut, boy chops or something. ”

Zong Shiqian said, "Your Excellency the Governor can name himself. ”

Wang Yuan thought for a while and said, "Then let the craftsman engrave the eight words 'Physical Wuji, My Heart is Endless', and the name of the knife 'Wuji' or 'Endless' can be." ”

A generation of famous knives, the Infinite Blade, was born! (Note: This knife is also known as Infinite Slash, Endless Slash, Endless Blade, and Physical Treasure.) ）

The blade of this knife is five feet long (day ruler), about one meter four or five, and the blade alone is taller than many Japanese generals, and even a lot longer than Wang Yuan's dragon bird knife.

Wang Yuan waved his knife twice and asked, "This knife is used for horse warfare?" ”

Zong Shiken explained, "Your Excellency, this is a wild sword, which is mainly used in horse warfare. ”

The reason why the Ouchi clan gave this famous knife to Wang Yuan was that Japan was mainly engaged in foot combat at this time, and secondly, this knife was too long for anyone to get used to, so it could only be placed at home as an ornamental object.

Ouchi Yoshitaka suddenly muttered a few words, and Zong Shiqian translated and said, "Children don't know etiquette, and I hope to see the martial arts of the Governor-General." ”

"Yes."

Wang Yuan smiled, swung his knife and slashed, and a sword light slashed over Yoshitaka Ouchi's head.

Ouchi Yoshitaka was so frightened that his vest was sweating, and Wang Yuan took the knife before he reacted, feeling as if his scalp had been cut off. He reached out and touched it, but there was no blood, only a handful of hair cut off by the tip of the knife against his scalp.

Japanese samurai boys, it doesn't matter if you have hair or not. Anyway, when I grow up, I will fight for a few more years, and the hair follicles on my scalp will be worn out by the helmet, and they will either be bald or Mediterranean.

Ouchi Yoshitaka was shocked, amazed by Wang Yuan's sword skills, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Please teach me martial arts!" ”

After listening to Zong Shiqiandao's translation, Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Learn Chinese well." ”

Wang Yuan liked this wild sword a lot, but unfortunately it was not of much practical use.

It's not easy to pull the knife out of the sheath when fighting on foot, it's too long, and you must unsheath the knife first when drawing the knife.

Horse warfare is even less practical, only against non-iron-clad enemies, and is extremely unsuitable for cavalry hedging - it should be used correctly to slash non-iron-clad infantry on horseback, or to engage enemy generals on the battlefield (the explosion is powerful, but not suitable for prolonged combat).

Wang Yuan inserted the wild sword back into the sheath, put it on the confession case, and said, "I sent silver again, I sent a treasure knife, and I also sent the eldest son to apprentice." Let's be honest, what the hell does the Ouchi clan want me to do? ”

Zong She's humble bow and replied, "Dare to ask the Governor, don't hand over the sea quotation documents to other feudal lords in Japan. ”

Wang Yuan immediately smiled: "The Ouchi clan wants to monopolize trade? ”

"In the whole of Japan, only the Ouchi clan has a new exploration document, and it is reasonable that the Ouchi clan should monopolize Sino-Japanese trade. ”

The survey document was issued to the king of Japan, and in the past both the Ouchi and Hosokawa clans had it. However, after Liu Jin's downfall, the civilian-bureaucratic clique issued new documents and declared the old documents invalid, and the Ouchi clan monopolized official trade between China and Japan.

Wang Yuan sat down with a golden knife: "Don't talk about Japanese daimyos, even Japanese businessmen, as long as they give enough silver, they can get the sea quotation documents." If the Ouchi clan wants to monopolize trade, they can build more ships and kill other fleets so that they dare not go to sea. ”

"This ......," Zong Shi Qian said in an instant.

There are really not many sea ships of the Ouchi clan, and their performance is worrying, so they can only be stacked by numbers in a naval battle.

Today, there are four types of ships in Japan, and in the final analysis, one type of ship was developed, and the initial type of ship can be referred to the "sampan".

Make the sampan bigger, and it's called Japan's "Kohayen".

If you make it bigger and taller, add many oars and small sails, and you will be able to get the "Sekibune" in Japan.

Bigger and taller, with more oars and bigger sails, the Japanese "Ataka Bun" can be used for offshore navigation and the Asah-Japan trade.

Continuing to make it taller and bigger, making more oars and bigger sails, and adding wood to the bottom of the ship to make it able to withstand the big waves, this is the "Ming Boat" used in Sino-Japanese trade. This thing doesn't even have a keel!

Japan's shipbuilding technology at this time was probably similar to that of the Tang Dynasty of China, and the type of ship was very similar to that of the Northern and Southern Dynasties of China.

It is already the limit of the "Ming Ship" to run Sino-Japanese trade, and it dares to fight with other ships at sea? If it is replaced by a battle in the offshore and inland seas, the Ouchi clan's naval army will not be worried, once the anger of the people is aroused, the pirates and pirates will unite and be able to beat the Ouchi clan to the point that they dare not go to sea.

Zong Sheqian knelt down and kowtowed: "The Ouchi clan wholeheartedly supports the Governor, please give the Governor some convenience." ”

Wang Yuan finally accepted someone else's son as an apprentice, and then accepted a treasure knife, and after thinking about it seriously, he said, "That's it." There is no limit to the number of trading ships in the Ouchi clan's sea quotation documents. Other people's sea quotation documents can only be five boats at most, and if you want more, you have to add silver. ”

That's an advantage.

Zong Sheqian was quite happy, and kowtowed again: "Thank you, Lord Governor, for your kindness!" ”