After discussing the important event, the sedan chair also arrived, Wu Ping, Yang Zhizhong, Cui Guangnan, Tang Xiuji stayed on the boat to wait, the east 'gate' Qing changed into a Confucian clothes, stepped into the Japanese-style sedan chair, Brapa led a team of musketeers in front of the way, left Shingoro, right Shinrokuro, each led eight samurai, according to the sword, Yu Buci, Anthony, Andrew, Lasso and others followed on horseback behind, Li Rongjiu led the team to protect, the residents of Hirado on both sides, the front row of admiration, the back row of people jumped up for fear of not seeing, Qinghuaxiang firm has unified the external caliber, not to say business, only to say that a son of the Ming Dynasty overseas study, came here - businessmen naturally do not believe it, but the foolish people are happy to spread it.

At this time, the Japanese archipelago was divided into princes, and Hirado Island was also controlled by maritime merchants, and the maritime merchants were mainly Chinese maritime merchants, so it is no exaggeration to say that the Hirado and Goto areas had become colonies of Chinese maritime merchants at this time. However, for this short period of history, Japan's records are naturally deep, and only a few words 'reveal' some historical clues.

Looking up, among the people walking on the pier, Chinese clothing and Japanese clothing are equally 'colored', but it is not wrong to judge the proportion of Chinese and Japanese population on this island only by clothing! Because there are also Chinese who wear Japanese clothes for freshness, there are also people who wear Chinese clothes and decorations for the sake of Ronghua, and there are ordinary people who are ingenious and integrate the new clothes and accessories of the two countries, and some people are not particular about 'messing' wearing! In addition, Taixi costumes, Nanyang costumes, and Korean costumes are mixed in, and the bustling atmosphere is also quite international.

The sedan chair left the dock soon into the city, the onlookers on both sides still did not decrease, there were not only those who watched the excitement, there were big merchants sent to inquire about the news, there were many monks chanting mantras to sell peace, the tea maker held the tea set and shouted to boast of his good tea, all hoping to attract the nobles in the sedan chair to stop and make a fortune, who expected the east 'door' to celebrate but was unmoved.

After entering the city, after walking seven or eight steps, I heard the voice of the warbler and the swallow, it was not one or two 'female' people shouting loudly, but I don't know how many 'female' people whispered into a gentle sea! What's going on here? According to Japanese historical records, after the arrival of Chinese maritime merchants in the port, the population of the townspeople of the Matsuura Peninsula and the entire island of Kyushu suddenly decreased significantly, both men and women. When the number of men decreased, they came to Hirado Island to work as wage earners, and when the number of 'women' decreased, they came here to comfort the sailors who traveled thousands of miles across the ocean. At this time, there are singers and dancers with heavy makeup on both sides of the road, those who scratch their heads and "make" postures, those who fold fans and half-cover their faces, and those who directly hold out the two white "flowers" and "flowers" and shake them.

In order to maintain a sense of mystery, the East Gate Qing sat in a sedan chair and did not even lift the curtains, but outside Li Rongjiu Brapa and the others were so amused by this scene that they secretly swallowed their saliva, but they did not dare to act rashly in the way of the East Gate Qing's orders. It was easy to come to the front of the two shops in charge of Du Guoqing, and the east 'gate' Qing got off the sedan chair.

Because the flat land was cheap when the shop was opened, it was almost owned by the merchant as soon as he pointed to the place, so these two stores were also very large. There are two wooden plaques hanging on the front 'door', one side of which reads the east 'gate' and the other side of which is written with the character Du.

Du Guoqing's eyes fell on the Du character when he looked at the east 'gate' Qing, and quickly took it off with a smile, and the east 'gate' Qing said: "During my stay here, I hung another sign and wrote the three words Qinghuaxiang." "Du Guoqing should be, and please invite the east 'gate' to watch in the shop.

This shop is not only big in terms of "door" and deep enough, but although the shelves cannot be said to be empty, there are not many things, and the east "door" Qing frowned and said, "What's going on?" ”

Du Guoqing smiled bitterly: "Most of the shops in Hirado are like this, and everything has been robbed by the merchants of the world and Kyoto, as well as the royal merchants of the daimyo everywhere!" ”

Yu Buxi smiled and said: "In this way, business is very good, not depressed." ”

Du Guoqing hurriedly said: "Yes, yes!" ”

Dong Men' Qing turned his head and said, "When I turn around, I will go and bring the goods such as linen, red thread, sewing needles, iron pots, and sugar, and fill this storefront!" It's so empty, it's too unseemly! ”

When Du Guoqing heard this, he thought that they were all groceries, so he asked tentatively: "Fourth son, where is the raw silk?" ”

Dongmen' Qing smiled: "On our ship, there is no raw silk!" ”

Du Guoqing was stunned, but he had already issued an order to let people go back to pick up the goods.

Behind the shop is a small patio, beyond the patio, there are two two-and-a-half-story small buildings, one is Du Guoqing's own residence, and the other is reserved for the leader of the East 'Gate' family who led a team to the Japanese trade. In the small building where Du Guoqing lives, the appearance is far inferior to the small building next to it, but the things used in daily life are readily available, the east 'door' Qing first went to Du Guoqing's house, and saw his family - including his two Japanese daughters-in-law, and then went to the small building next door to take a look, and saw that the room was also quite elegant, with a sword hanging on the wall, Chen Guqin on the desk, and said with a smile: "I can't see that you still have this taste!" ”

Du Guoqing hurriedly laughed and said: "No, no, it wasn't like this originally, it was the owner of Wufeng who stayed here for two nights, and he added a few things by himself, and he didn't take them with him when he left, and I didn't dare to 'mess' around." ”

The east 'gate' celebrated and said, "I see." "I'm going to look at the warehouse again.

The warehouse is located behind two small buildings, and there is a corridor between the two small buildings, and the warehouse is walked over. The warehouse is simple and practical, the place is big enough, and the fire and theft prevention facilities are readily available, so he took a look at it and said: "As long as the people are stationed here, it can be used here." "There is a basement under the warehouse, which can store secret goods, so I knocked on the walls and ground of the basement to prevent more dark 'doors' or people dug through the tunnels, and carefully 'touched' the dust to smell whether the air in the air was 'damp' and wet. This warehouse is the foundation of inventory, so they looked more carefully than the dwelling, for half an hour, so they did not hesitate to say, "No problem." ”

Dongmen' Qingdao: "Then find a suitable time to move the goods on the ship one after another, and don't be too eye-catching when transporting the goods." Also, don't use an outside porter, it's better to make two more trips, but also to ensure the safety of the goods. ”

"That's not good." Yu Buzhi said: "The porters on the dock are waiting for us to give them business." If we don't give them business, we will cut off their livelihood and provoke their resentment, which will leave future troubles. In my opinion, those that are heavy and do not matter, we hire them to pick them, and as for the important goods, we will handle them ourselves. ”

The east 'gate' Qing said: "You think more thoughtfully than me, that's good, so be it." When the goods were arranged, he asked Guangnan to cooperate with Guoqing to arrange accommodation for the brothers on the shore. Ask Uncle Yang to arrange the security of this warehouse and shop. The statistics of the goods were 'delivered' to Anthony. Gohei and Hideyoshi remained on the ship and stood by. When the brothers are settled, you will socialize with the merchants of Guangnan, Guoqing and Pinghu, and have a good relationship, choose an auspicious day of the zodiac, and let's open a store to do business! How many things are sold in the store, one percent will be given to Guoqing, and the rest will be distributed to the brothers! ”

When Du Guoqing heard it, he guessed that in addition to these groceries, there were still heavy goods! knows that he has not yet won the trust of Dongmenqing , so he has not yet 'communicated' with himself. took out a few greeting notes from his pocket, and said: "Son, you have been ashore for less than half a day, and seven or eight families have already posted, either to come to the meeting, or to set up a banquet to invite, to wash the dust of the son, how do you think you will reply?" ”

Dongmen' Qing stretched his limbs and said, "I've been on the boat for so long, and I'm almost tired and lying down, and I really don't have the 'spirit' to meet guests." You can help me to resign, but write down all these people, and I will set up another banquet in the future to apologize to them. ”

Du Guoqing listened to his proper arrangement, so he responded yes, and then he mentioned seven or eight important things, the east 'gate' Qing sent the matter down, and then went to the small building to rest, although the living room was tidy, but unfortunately there was a lack of an intimate 'attendant', Li Chengtai ran around, not leaving the left and right, and soon Zhou Dafu also 'withdrew' to serve, although they were courteous, but after all, they were born at sea, not enough self-cultivation, poor taste, compared to the east 'gate' Qing in Quanzhou to call the people to come to the same day, the east' At the beginning of the foundation, the glory has been obtained, and the thought is to enjoy, but at this time, the foundation is not big enough, and the thinking is not strong, and the things in front of the people in front of them will be temporarily settled.

On this day, there are loud noises everywhere inside and outside the store, moving goods, greetings, drinking orders, scolding, quite noisy, but the east "door" celebration is no longer the delicate "sex" of Quanzhou ***, he has long been used to the sea, let him be noisy, and sleep by himself. Sleeping until dusk, everything was ready, he first went to the warehouse for a turn, and then went to the shop in front of him to walk and walk, Yu Buxi's men were busy putting the goods on the shelves, and when they saw the east 'gate' celebration, they all called "master" and "owner" - because he was no longer on the ship at this time, he did not call the general owner.

Because of the fear of going out by some force of people intercepted and difficult to shirk, the east 'door' Qing did not go out of the 'door', but the store space is limited, everyone is busy, and it is not appropriate to stand there by himself, so he went to the warehouse to get some musical instruments and Go, pen and ink, happened to see a copy of the "Seventeen Posts", so he took it back to the small building, spread out the paper, and went again, soon someone came to report that he could eat, he went downstairs to eat with his subordinates, after eating and his subordinates pulled some homely food, after dark, he went back to the small building, At this time, the whole shop has been quiet, the east 'gate' Qingxue piano can't be completed, only take out the 'hole' flute, blow a Fujian tune, the flute whimper, full of homesickness.

On the second day, there were more people who came to deliver the greetings and send invitations, and Du Guoqing replied according to the instructions of the East 'Gate' Qing yesterday, but at noon he received an invitation from Matsuura Takanobu, the former daimyo of the 'Fei' former country and the 25th Governor of the Matsuura clan, across the strait, and was taken aback, and did not dare to be self-explanatory, so he sent it to the East 'Gate' Qing to ask him to decide.

Dongmen' Qing inquired about the situation of Matsuura Takanobu and knew that he was only sixteen or seventeen years old this year, younger than himself, but he had been in charge of the family business for nearly two years, and after taking power, he was able to treat the people of China and Taixi kindly, and it was expected that he had a good 'mind' and vision. Du Guoqing was flattered after getting the invitation, thinking that the owner would agree immediately, but who knew that Dongmenqing just wrote a polite letter, and then asked Anthony to send it.

Du Guoqing was worried and said, "Childe, is this good?" ”

Dongmen' Qing said lightly: "How big can the territory of the Matsuura family be?" The amount of its place is not as good as my Daming and other small counties. Because he is a landlord and knows etiquette, he replied with a handwritten letter to him. Now that you are walking under my command, when you see these so-called Japanese princes in the future, you can 'straighten' your back, and don't cower! In vain he fell into majesty! ”

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