In the Ming Dynasty, legal Sino-Japanese trade was carried out in the form of a "conquest trade", in which the Japanese king paid tribute to the Ming Emperor and was allowed to enter the port with goods and a similar license. According to the regulations, the trade mission should not exceed two ships and two hundred people, once every ten years, and the survey is also changed every ten years. However, such a long cycle and such a harsh trade restriction could not meet the commercial needs of the people, and the merchants themselves were not allowed to organize their own voyages to Japan to do business, so the ten-year deadline was often not observed, and the merchant ships often came again before the deadline was reached, and the size of the ships and the number of people often exceeded the standard, which was actually the result of commercial interests.

In the early years of Jiajing, Japan's exploration and trade rights fell into the hands of Hosokawa and Ouchi from the shogunate. After the victory of the Ouchi clan, Yu Jiajing sent a merchant group to Ningbo Port in the second year of Jiajing, but the Hosokawa clan merchant ship also arrived at Ningbo Port with the expired "Hongji Survey", and bought off the eunuchs of the city ship division through the hired Ming deputy envoy in advance, so that they could enter the port first to inspect the goods.

The Ouchi clan was very dissatisfied with the news, and led the samurai to attack and kill the Hosokawa clan envoy, rushed into the city, and attacked the Ming army. Most politicians at the time and later generations of this incident thought that "they were too eunuchs", but the stubborn Jiajing Emperor believed that "the disaster was caused by the city", so he arbitrarily abolished the Ningbo City Ship Division and cut off trade with Japan. It is a "battle for tribute".

Since the "Battle for Tribute", the Ming Dynasty has implemented a sea ban, so now everyone who goes to sea to do business is smuggling! The conservatives of the Ming court were complacent, but they could not stop the ambition and courage of the coastal people to rush overseas. Conservative corrupt Confucians do not know the general trend of the world, and do not care about the people's livelihood and suffering, in the face of the Haikou do not think of rectifying the coastal defense and be aggressive, in the face of the growing overseas trade, they cannot take advantage of the situation, but passively come to a ban! However, there are many people in Fujian, and the people in the coastal areas rely on the sea for their livelihood - the weak and timid fish and catch shrimp, and the strong and bold go to sea to break into the world! This sea is forbidden, but their way of life is cut off! The Ming court punished the crime of "Tongfan" very severely, and he was really sentenced to be killed! Originally, if ordinary people were allowed to do business, even if they had to pay heavy taxes, as long as they could survive, how many people would kill their heads? But now that all the regular channels have been blocked, they can't survive, so they have no choice but to take risks and smuggle into the sea.

Dongmen Qing is going to go to the moon port at this time belongs to Zhangzhou, located in the southeast of Longxi County, the lower reaches of the Jiulong River estuary, about 50 miles away from the capital city of Zhangzhou, the geographical location is about near Xiamen in the later generations, the mountain is close to the sea, there is a natural harbor to berth the ship, and far away from the political center of the Ming Dynasty, so the whole place is full of vitality, is one of the most important smuggling centers in China in this era, and is called "Little Suzhou and Hangzhou" in the world.

The trade route of Yuegang led to Japan and Liuqiu in the east and Luzon and Siam in the south, and the Portuguese, who were mistakenly referred to as the Francos (an ancient transliteration of the Franks, which were used by Hui merchants to refer to Christian Europe or, more specifically, Portugal) had been here for several years. This smuggling port bordering the East China Sea is home to dozens to hundreds of Portuguese who trade spices, gold and other goods for food and raw silk with local residents to sustain their trade routes in the East and South China Seas. Because it is an important distribution center for overseas trade, the business is developed, and the people do not farm, so in the eyes of the righteous man and the gentleman, the life of the residents of Yuegang is obviously luxurious and erosive! Their costumes are not only often transgressive, but even full of people's style! And what especially makes the Taoist gentlemen look at it is the folk customs here!

The customs of Yuegang, if you want to sum it up in one sentence, that is: men are fierce, women are **!

Contrary to the gentlemen of Taoism, Dongmen Qingyi, who has been close to the righteous man and gentleman for eight lifetimes, is like a fish in water when he arrives here! The spirits were also lifted. However, he came to Yuegang this time not to have fun, but to find a boat to escape, so he turned a blind eye to the young women and dolls coming and going in the streets and alleys, just thinking about how to go to sea and how to get on the boat.

Before the battle for tribute, the Dongmen family had long controlled the beauty of Quanzhou City, and after the battle for tribute, he was deeply involved in smuggling, so the work at sea can be said to be the origin of Dongmen Qing's family education, but Dongmen Qing is still young after all, and he has never heard of navigation affairs, and has not really experienced going to sea like his father and brother, and he has been in contact with relatively high-end affairs for a long time, such as who is strong and who is weak among the various factions at sea, how to combine maritime merchants and pirates, how to mediate the relationship with Shilin officials, and even the policies of the imperial court. The attitude is also certain, but when it comes to the practical level of affairs, especially how the middle and lower levels operate, he can't. Although he had a rough idea of the fact that Yuegang was controlled by those sea merchants and was affected by which pirates, he didn't dare to look for these people after losing his family backer! As for how a person can hire a ship to go to sea with some fine gold and silver, they have not taught these Dongmen tyrants Dongmendu - because the members of the Dongmen family never have to take such a low-level route when going to sea.

Therefore, although the Yuegang place is not big, after Dongmen Qing entered the Yuegang, he felt that he couldn't touch the north.

Ships from China to Wadao usually depart during the summer months from April to early July, when the southwest monsoon prevails along the coast of China. The period of returning from Japan is mostly in late autumn and early winter, when the northwest wind blows more in the Kyushu area of Japan, and the northeast wind blows more in the southeast coastal area, and the boat is fastest at this time. Now that the monsoon has risen, in order to catch up with the delivery date, the merchants and coolies are all busy, and everyone is running to the wharf where they want to go and the ship they want to go to with a clear goal. This night he slept in the inn of Yuegang, and got up in the morning to ask Xiao Ertao for news, at this time Dongmenqing was still essentially a gentleman, and his temperament was completely different from the traders who came and went in Yuegang to make life and death money, so Xiao Er couldn't help but have some embankments for him, afraid that he was sent by the government to investigate, and he would talk about it between his words, and not leave a word of truth. Dongmen Qing heard that he was already suspicious, so he didn't dare to ask again, so he settled the account and went out, thinking: "I often hear the third brother say that most of the ships in Yuegang go to sea from Huyu, so why don't I go to Huyu to have a look." ”

According to the laws of this dynasty, if a large ship with more than three masts is not allowed to be licensed, not only is it not allowed to be built, but it is also not allowed to berth. In normal times, local officials deceived their superiors and subordinates, and no one paid attention to this outdated and rotten law, but recently the sea ban has been tightened again, and sea ships generally do not dare to stay in mainland ports, but hide in the islands of the ocean. The merchants of Yuegang usually hid their ships in Huyu, which was later known as Kinmen.

After Dongmen Qing got out of the hotel, he looked for a pedestrian to ask for directions, but at this time everyone was busy, no one who knew had time to pay attention to him, and it was useless to ask if he didn't know, so it was easy to ask a man who looked like a homeless man, and the other party looked at Dongmen Qing twice, and said: "This son, it's the first time to go to sea, right?" ”

Although he was seen through by the other party, Dongmenqing still held on and said, "No, I'm going to see a friend in Huyu." ”

The homeless man sighed and said, "If you want to go to Huyu, you have to cross the sea, and if you want to cross the sea, you have to find a boat first, and now it is on the shipping schedule, if you don't book it early, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy a boat space even if you have money." Did the friend of Childe book a boat for Childe? Dongmen Qing said no, and the homeless man said, "If that's the case, the son has to rent a boat first." However, ......" said that he stretched out his hand, Dongmenqing smiled, knowing that the other party was asking for money - he was not annoyed but happy, because the tutor of the Dongmen family has always been "transactions can be relied on, and 'good people' can not be trusted", so the other party asked for money Dongmenqing was relieved, so he took a piece of loose silver to him, and the homeless man got the money and was in good spirits, pointing to the southeast and said: "Go all the way from this path, take the left road at every fork, walk about five miles, there is a hotel, and there is a word written on the shop flag." The owner of this Zhang Ji Hotel is called Zhang Wei, who is the most ancient and enthusiastic, and everyone in Full Moon Harbor knows it. In addition to selling wine, he also helped individual tourists find boats to go to Huyu. You've found him, and you're always right! ”

Dongmen Qing was happy, so he followed his instructions and walked along the path, there were many ruts and footprints on the path, and there were pedestrians on the road, which showed that it was not a remote place, so Dongmen Qing was not worried. After walking for two miles, there is a fork in the road, and when the fork is made, take the road on the left, and walk for two or three miles, the ruts and footprints on the road are gradually thinning, and the pedestrians are becoming fewer and fewer. After walking five or six miles, I saw a wine shop with a word written on it. The liquor store is open to the east, and in front of the store is a small pond, in which two small boats are moored, the pond leads to the river, and the river leads to the sea, which is the unique pattern of the southeast coast.

Dongmen Qing saw that there was no one in this wine shop, he was a little vigilant, thought about it, and turned back to the market, bought some things that didn't matter, chatted with the owners of several shops, and casually mentioned the name Zhang Wei, but all the bosses and vendors gave a thumbs up when they heard this name and said: "Boss Zhang!" That's a good man in our moon port! ”

Dongmen Qingxin said: "The word of the whole town seems to be not a trap. Then he said casually: "I heard that he opened a wine shop, but I don't know how to go." ”

The person who was asked told the truth, and sure enough, as the homeless man said, Dongmen Qing dispelled his doubts and found the Zhangjia wine shop again, so he tossed back and forth, and it was already afternoon when he found the wine shop again. There was no one in the wine shop, Dongmen Qing shouted twice outside, and then came out of a man with red eyes, this man was short, but the muscles on his shoulders and chest were like stones, and his eyes were red as if he had just cried, but when he saw Dongmen Qing paying attention to his eyes, he was glaring again, and that stare was like a flash of cold light, hiding a threat in his stubbornness, Dongmen Qing didn't dare to look at him again, and asked: "Big brother is Boss Zhang?" ”

The man snorted and said, "Boss Zhang is out, I'm his buddy!" What's the matter? ”

Dongmen Qing didn't say anything, and asked first: "How do you call the eldest brother?" ”

"My surname is Wu." The man said, "Why are you asking so much!" Are you going to drink, or are you going to charter a boat? ”

Dongmen Qing thought to himself: "This person is so fierce. But his heart was two points wider, he had heard a lot of tricks on the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and knew that the more treacherous people usually were, the more Buddha-faced Bodhisattvas laughed, so he said: "I want to rent a boat to go to Huyu." ”

The man surnamed Wu said, "I have something to do, so I can't take you there." When Huang Long comes, let him take you. ”

Dongmenqing asked, "How long do you have to wait?" ”

The man surnamed Wu said: "He should come back before dusk, if he doesn't come back at dusk, you can go elsewhere to find a boat." ”

Dongmen Qing heard that he didn't plan to keep himself overnight, so he let go of two more distractions - he knew that the black shops on the road usually dragged on until night to keep people and cause harm, how could there be a reason to drive people away at dusk? He said, "Okay, then I'll wait." ”

The man surnamed Wu sat down as he spoke, and he didn't greet Dongmenqing, who didn't seem to take this business seriously, Dongmenqing sat for a while and felt bored, and shouted, "Is there any wine?" Two whole bowls come out! Grab a few more appetizers. ”

The man surnamed Wu said: "Ah Chuan is not here, I don't know how to cook, just wine, can't I drink?" ”

Dongmen Qing smiled: "Drink, drink." Seeing that this man was straightforward, I became more and more convinced that this was not a black shop.

The man surnamed Wu turned to the back to get the wine, and when he went in, he sighed, as if to say, "You are here!" When did you come back? Then he couldn't hear the sound, and after a while, he came out and said to Dongmenqing: "Ah Chuan is back, what do you want to eat?" ”

Dongmen Qing thought that there was probably nothing to eat in this small place, so he said, "Just get some of it, you can do it." ”

The man surnamed Wu went in, and after a while he took a pot of wine out, and the sound of stir-frying in the kitchen also sounded, Dongmenqing took out a handkerchief to wipe the cup clean and then poured the wine, the man surnamed Wu glimpsed it and sneered: "Girl! "I'm not afraid that Dongmen Qing will hear it!

Wipe the cup clean before drinking, in Dongmenqing's opinion, it is the most normal thing, but I didn't expect to be looked down upon here, I couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, picked up the cup and smelled it, but it was an inferior wine that I had never drunk, and I frowned and asked: "Is there any good wine?" ”

The man surnamed Wu glanced at him and said, "A man drinks alcohol, just whether it is strong or not, which is good or not!" ”

Dongmen Qing was helpless and thought: "This is probably the case in a small place." I didn't want to be looked down upon by the other party, so I raised my neck and drank, my tongue slurped, and I felt that my mouth was full of stink, so I didn't drink a cup anymore.

Not long after, a fat man came out with a plate of dishes and a smile, and when he saw Dongmen Qing stop drinking, he asked, "Guest officer, why don't you drink two more glasses?" ”

Dongmen Qing glanced at the man surnamed Wu, and said that the wine was not good enough, but said: "This wine is not strong enough." ”

The man surnamed Wu raised his head and shouted, "Ah Chuan, don't pay attention to him!" ”

Na Ah Chuan smiled and said: "The small place is like this, the small place is like this, son, you will have it." Saying that, he poured wine for Dongmen Qing and picked up vegetables for Dongmen Qing, Dongmen Qing reluctantly drank another glass, ate another bite of food, and thought: "If you are at home, what this cook cooks can only be used to feed the pigs!" But seeing that the other party served diligently, it was not good to eat two bites unexpectedly.

The man surnamed Wu saw it and said unhappily: "Ah Chuan, what are you doing to please him!" ”

Ah Chuan smiled: "He eats more, pours faster, faints longer, and we do things more lightly." ”

Dongmen Qing was taken aback when he heard this, and stood up and shouted: "You ......" It's okay for him not to move, but when he stood up, he felt that the wine was rushing, his mind was dizzy, and he couldn't stand steadily-with the amount of alcohol he had, this was something that didn't happen properly!

Ah Chuan stepped forward and kicked him over, stepped on his feet, pinched Dongmenqing's nose and poured the wine into his mouth.

Dongmen Qing choked several times, and involuntarily swallowed a few sips of wine because his respiratory tract was controlled, and after a while, the dizziness of his head became more and more serious, and he heard the man surnamed Wu shout in a daze: "Ah Chuan, what are you doing!" ”

I heard Ah Chuan say again: "This guy is a stupid shrimp, and he was attracted by Huang Long." Taking advantage of the boss's absence, we turned him over, just enough to give you enough to go back to Zhao'an......"

After that, Dongmenqing couldn't hear it clearly, as if the person surnamed Wu said something again, and after a while, Dongmenqing finally lost consciousness completely.

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