Zhili, Songjiang Prefecture, Shanghai Prefecture.

Since the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the crown prince Zhu Cihong opened Shanghai as a commercial port and set up Shanghai Prefecture for nearly ten years.

The Suzhou Creek, the Huangpu River, and the Yangtze River not far to the north were located in Shanghai, where the imperial court built a large number of docks.

The upper reaches of Suzhou Creek is Taihu Lake, and after Yan Yingyuan's governance, the shores of Taihu Lake are the richest areas in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the surrounding areas of Changzhou, Huzhou and Suzhou, goods from these places, such as silk fabrics, can be transported along the Suzhou Creek to Shanghai, and then transshipped through the Huangpu River and into the sea from the Yangtze River.

In just a few months, people from all over the world were able to enjoy the products from the Ming Dynasty, such as gorgeous silk and exquisite porcelain.

The Yangtze River stretches for thousands of miles, flowing through many important large cities, such as Nanjing, Anqing, Taiping, Wuchang, etc., the Yangtze River basin area is vast, rich in products, and complete in talents, which is not possessed by any other river in the Ming Dynasty.

The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

At the beginning, after the news of Shanghai's opening spread throughout the country, a large number of talents went down the Yangtze River, and businessmen came one after another.

In the past ten years, Shanghai has vigorously developed commerce and trade and encouraged the development of handicrafts by virtue of its unique geographical location, the excellent policies of the imperial court, and the proper administration of local officials.

Shanghai Prefecture has developed rapidly and gradually surpassed the two cities of Quanzhou and Guangzhou, and has become the most prosperous port in Daming.

Nowadays, on the major streets of Shanghai, there is a bustling flow of people every day, horse-drawn carriages are endless, shops and wine shops are displaying flags, commodities are full of eyes, and the fence is full of lights.

Due to the development of foreign trade, all countries have commercial pavilions in Shanghai and embassies in Nanjing.

Nowadays, Shanghai is full of foreigners of different skin colors, hair and strange clothes, who move with the crowd and sit in restaurants.

Some of them also speak a variety of different languages, and some foreigners speak stiff Chinese, bargaining in various shops, and they are like a cosmopolitan city.

Some people of insight in the south of the Yangtze River began to admire Emperor Tianwu and praised him not only for his outstanding political and military achievements, but also for his excellent economic construction.

After a long period of war and recovery, as well as the hard work of Emperor Tianwu, who can be called a model worker, the current Ming Dynasty has become a strong country again!

It has become a truly peaceful and prosperous era, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country has sufficient grain and silver!

Outside the Japanese Merchant House, a middle-aged man dressed in a wufu (later kimono) surveys the bustling street.

He was a Japanese merchant named Hikawa Okasaka, forty years old, and money made him look quite a hero.

Hikawa Ganghan looked at the bustling streets that could not be seen at a glance, and sighed: "This Ming Kingdom is becoming more and more prosperous, and even this ordinary road is so smooth!" ”

He knew that the street under his feet was paved with a kind of long-lived mud, and some trees were planted on both sides, which the Ming people called "Evergreen Road for Eternity".

Not only that, but there are also some horse-drawn carriages on the street, and the wheels are all made of rubber tires, which are very comfortable to sit in.

However, because rubber is too precious, this kind of car is very expensive, and only the nobles and wealthy merchants of the Ming Dynasty can afford it.

I heard that in order to fight for rubber resources in the Ming Dynasty, in recent years, the forces of the Southern Military Governor's Office have penetrated into Annan and other places, establishing strongholds there, and a large number of Ming merchants have run over there.

Hikawa Ganghan also wants to get a piece of the pie, and has been applying for qualifications from the Ming official in recent days.

Back somewhere in the museum, Hikawa Okasaka pushed open the door, and there were also two or three people dressed in Wu costumes, all of whom had gloomy and fierce expressions on their faces.

This time he came to Daming to do business, and Hikawa Okasaka also shouldered the important task of collecting information about Daming.

The atmosphere in the room was serious, and Hikawa Okasaka flicked his fingers on the table and muttered: "I heard that the envoys of the Ryukyu Kingdom have come to the Ming Dynasty, and it is Mao Taiyun and Changshi Jinsiyi, the uncle of the Ryukyu prince Shangxian, it seems that these guys are quite dissatisfied with our Tokugawa shogunate!" ”

Since the fifth year of Hongwu (1372), the Ming official Yang Zai sent an envoy to Ryukyu, (discovered and landed on the Diaoyu Islands on the way), and the Ryukyu countries became vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Xuande (1429), the unified Ryukyu Kingdom still maintained a suzerain-vassal relationship with China, paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and successive Ryukyu kings asked the Chinese emperor for canonization, and never stopped.

In the 37th year of Wanli (1609), the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate sent the Satsuma clan to lead the army to invade the Ryukyus, and after the Satsuma army captured the Shuri royal castle, the catastrophe lasted for seven days, all the movable property was packed and shipped away, and more than 100 people including the Ryukyu king Shōnin were captured to Kagoshima.

King Shōnin was forced to sign the "Fifteen Articles" with the Satsuma Domain, recognizing the Satsuma Domain's control over the Ryukyus.

From then on, the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Domain monitored the internal affairs of the Ryukyus and supervised the trade peace, and became the controller of the Churyukyu trade, and the Ryukyus entered the period of "one country, two subordinates", and gradually became the de facto control of the Satsuma Domain, becoming a vassal of the Satsuma Domain.

The arrival of the Ryukyu envoy to the Ming Dynasty immediately attracted the attention of the Japanese, who feared that the Ryukyu prince Shangxian wanted to rely on the thriving Ming Dynasty to get rid of Japan's control of the Ryukyus.

When it came to the interests of the Tokugawa family and Japan, Hikawa Okasaka had to be cautious.

If necessary, he would consider disposing of the two Ryukyu envoys, and would never allow them to travel to Nanjing to meet the Ming Emperor......

While Hikawa Okasaka was discussing with a few Japanese people, suddenly the door opened, and a young woman walked in, looking at everyone in astonishment.

The little woman, a Han Chinese who was in charge of cleaning at a Japanese merchant house, was originally a lowly member of the Lehu family, but after leaving the country, she began to fend for herself and work in this employment relationship.

When the young woman saw a large circle of Japanese in the house, one of whom was still holding a handcuff in his hand, her heart was nervous, and the copper basin in her hand fell to the ground, and sprinkled water on the ground with a clatter.

Several Japanese people in the room were shocked, and Hikawa Okasaka was even more nervous, this Ming woman has been in the merchant house for several years, and she knows some Japanese, if she hears the content of the secret conversation......

Hikawa Okasaka didn't dare to gamble, and glanced at several Japanese, and they all saw the killing intent in each other's eyes.

"It's rude......"

Seeing that the scene was a little weird, the woman immediately turned around and left.

Hikawa Oka Saka screamed from the side of his heart, ran over in a few steps, and chased him into the courtyard.

The woman was terrified, and subconsciously shouted at the top of her voice: "Help!" Help......"

Hikawa Okasaka hurriedly grabbed the woman by the neck and pulled her by the collar to drag her back into the house.

The woman struggled desperately, and in such close contact, Hikawa Okasaka only felt a strange fragrance inhaled into his nose.

He looked down and saw the woman in his arms who was locked by his throat, quite handsome, and even more lovely when he struggled, and a burst of heat inexplicably rushed straight to his head......

Closing the door, I listened only to one of the Japanese with handcuffs: "Kill her!" ”

Hikawa Ganghan hesitated, of course you have to kill, but before you kill, you might as well do this woman first?

The women of the Ming Dynasty seem to look down on themselves as Japanese, and they are called Japanese people, and they feel despised when they go to the Qinglou to have fun, and they have this opportunity now......

Feeling the warmth of the woman in his arms, the primal instinct in Hikawa Ganghan's body was gradually stimulated, and he said in a deep voice: "You guys wait for me for a quarter of an hour!" ”

Hearing a bang, Hikawa Okasaka's thick and powerful right hand violently tore open the shirt on the woman's chest, and immediately revealed the bright red middle coat inside......

"Brute, let me go!"

The little woman screamed desperately, but was covered by another Japanese man, and it was only a muffled whining.

The more Hikawa Okahan listened, the more he unbuttoned his belt, took off his pants, and pounced on the little woman like a hungry wolf, reaching out to grab her pants......

At this moment, I heard a loud "bang", and the door of the merchant hall was kicked open!

"Dare to die!"

(End of chapter)