[It's still a big chapter.,It's a Japanese chapter to draw a full stop and start to turn into the plot.,There is a time error in the description of Taiwan in the previous article.,At this time, the name of Taiwan has not yet come out.,So it was modified]

Unlike other merchants who came to the banquet, Hirayama was already a naturalized citizen.

All this happened only half a month after the 'liberation' of Manila, which even he thought was incredible, and then he drove his own merchant ship back to Japan with the Li family's fleet.

He was born in Sakai Port, a place that thrived as a merchant and had a greater commercial background than Nagasaki, but he moved to Hirado long ago, simply because he had been baptized as a Catholic.

As a seaman with a seal, he traveled between Manila and Hirado for many years. In addition to Chinese goods and 'Luzon pots' (note: a kind of pottery that was mostly produced in China and imported into Japan through Luzon, and was praised by the tea man Sen no Rikyu and became a luxury item by the major celebrities), his crew often included some Kiritan and Jesuit missionaries who tried to smuggle into Japan.

For a businessman like Hirayama, it's hard to tell whether the initial religion was born of faith or more personal consideration, but the apparent egalitarian atmosphere among believers certainly helped to break down the traditional hierarchical shackles in Japan, which did benefit his business, at least within the Cheshitan community.

This year was supposed to be his last voyage to Manila, where he was commissioned by the Society of Jesus to smuggle 26 persecuted Cheechtin in cargo, but next year his destination will be Macau, where recent rumors suggest that believers seem to be doing better than Luzon, and Jesuit priests admit to him that the presence of a group of Australians has changed things, and that a surprising change is taking place on an island in southern China.

Originally, he was not too interested in all this, so it didn't take long for him to forget about it.

But the raid on Cavite by the Aussie and Song forces made things interesting, they did not plunder the harbor and merchant ships as the Dutch and British did, and they never even harassed them, and it would have been difficult for ordinary residents to notice the change had it not been for the landing of the Aussie and Song soldiers and the change of port flag.

During the days of the siege of Manila, except that they could not leave the port, they lived a clean life. The Provisional Military Control Council of the Australians in Cavite even solved a lot of life problems for the maritime merchants in the port, such as providing them with food and drinking water, and promising to exchange goods for goods at a fair price after the end of the war.

Therefore, when the chief in charge of local provisional security announced that Manila had been "liberated" soon after, he did not feel so uneasy, although he was just an ordinary Chejitan, but he also felt the discord between the Portuguese and the Spanish Dominicans belonging to the Jesuits, not to mention that the Nagasaki acting official who had just come to power this year was the first to report to the shogunate that his predecessor Murayama and other people had come to power. Since Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Nagasaki has been divided into inner towns and outer towns, with the inner towns being the Jesuit Cheitan, which was mostly supported by the Portuguese, led by the last family, and the Outer Town, which was supported by the Spaniards, led by Murayama and other An.

It was not until the end of last year that the two factions finally found a fatal handle to report to the shogunate that Murayama and other sons of Yasuno secretly sold a large amount of gunpowder to the Toyotomi family before the Battle of Osaka, so that he could replace him as the new acting official here, and Murayama was sentenced to death by the shogunate, which once again proved to some extent the iron law that heretics are more hateful than infidels.

Hirayama understood that there would be fighting everywhere, and even within the church this kind of strife had never disappeared, because as a believer in the baptism of the Jesuit priests, he did not feel that the defeat of the Spaniards was nothing, but more of a blessing that the goods and ships had been saved.

He knew that every time Chejitan arrived by ship would be welcomed by the Spaniards, and that a few important people would even be greeted with cannon fire from all over the city, the life of the Christians was not very satisfactory, and their fate was actually dull or even lonely when the Manilan authorities gradually forgot about these aliens. In addition to the ronin and craftsmen who were able to come out to serve the authorities, the relief and spiritual sustenance of the Church became the only pillar of their lives.

The only improvement they have compared to Japan is that they will not be burned to death for their religion, and nothing else seems to have changed much.

In Hirayama's view, this is not much different from the various religious essences of Japan before, Osaka, north of Sakai Port, there was a war between the believers and the lords more than 30 years ago, but at that time the owner there was the Honganji Temple of the Ichizo sect, and the Catholics were more on the side of Oda Nobunaga, who tolerated the church.

But who knows that if you change the place and the name, the believers of God will not wage the same war against the Daimyo? Hirayama even felt that it would not be long before this kind of thing happened in Japan, and the root cause was only the antagonism between classes and the injustice of the world.

Of course, the foundations of the wars of religion are widespread even in Manila, but in different forms.

But Hirayama was surprised to find that in the city under the rule of the Ao Song Dynasty, this foundation seemed to have really disappeared.

It was a city with clean and tidy streets, red-faced townspeople, swaggering warriors, and laughing schoolchildren. Religious and non-religious people lived in harmony, and many construction sites were busy day and night, and workers worked tirelessly all night.

There are no beggars or ronins in Sanya, and the city is like a sleepless machine devouring the rapidly growing population. In the few days since I visited Sanya, the port has been changing at a speed that is visible to the naked eye, and I really don't know what it will become in a few years

He has eyes to see and ears to hear, he has traveled back and forth between Nanyang and Japan all the year round, and he is not ignorant of the affairs of Australians, at least exquisite Australian goods have flowed into Manila a lot in the past two years, but in Sanya he is the first time to experience the governance model of Australians and the life of the people.

It can be said that it is full of shock, it turns out that ordinary people can still live like this, at least the diet of naturalized people is already better than that of many daimyos.

Fu Xiaofei told him that it was the responsibility of the Senate to give the naturalized people a decent life, and it was also to maintain the development of the country in a better and better direction. The consensus of the elders is to make the social foundation adapt to the level of science and technology, without the support of the entire social grassroots, relying on some inventions and technological leadership alone is just to make a wedding dress for others.

Even if the same weapon is told to the Ming Dynasty of all the techniques and taught them to do it by hand, but I am afraid that there will be no better results except for letting the technology flow into Houjin after a few years and making it catch up, since such a thing has been foreseen, the Senate will not let it happen in its own territory.

Better treatment and benefits can attract more immigrants to naturalize, while also powering their own industrial machines. After all, in addition to war, people's spending power will be an important indicator of productivity, and it is better to let more civilians share the benefits of development than to the royal family and rich people who only know how to bury their money in the soil, and the effect is more long-term than relying on hard technology without roots.

Hirayama didn't think the patriarch was lying, but he couldn't think of many truths, he only felt that it was a means for the Australians to recruit troops, but after visiting a football game at Sanya Primary School, he seemed to have been hit by something in the soft part of his heart.

Born in the troubled times of the Warring States, it was easy to encounter the peace of the world but did not see much peace, Japan's current order comes more from the coercion of the shogunate, if in the words of the Ming Dynasty, it is just afraid of power and not virtue. Compared to the teenagers in the Australian Academy, he was obviously touched, he hoped to live in such a city, and hoped that his children and grandchildren could get such a life.

It took a few days to break the heart defense, and even the purification ceremony did not shake Hirayama much.

"Chief, I'm willing to go with you to Takasago Province." After the feast, he once again expressed his heart to Ping Qiusheng.

"You have more important tasks to do."

"Huh?"

"You should be more familiar with the route of the Seto Inland Sea than Li Dongzhu and the others, and I have an important matter for you to do here."

Seeing that Ping Qiusheng didn't seem to be perfunctory, Pingshan calmed down, "Although the chief commands, the villain will not be dishonored." ”

"This time I went to Shikoku, you think that reliable people can make a list and report to me, remember, this time it is not a colonization but a business, and it doesn't matter if it is Kiritan, but people must be able to be trusted, as for the officials of the shogunate, I will come forward, the less you are implicated, the better......"

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After the banquet, Weng Yihuang was in a good mood, which stemmed from a business that had just been negotiated with an Australian maritime businessman, and the proprietor wanted to buy some copper.

If it comes to gold and silver, he will not have many ways to come from a blacksmith, and the merchants who came to Japan to trade with him will not be able to get involved in this business, and it will naturally not be his turn to be a Tang craftsman, not to mention that the newly appointed Nagasaki acting official himself will not let go of such a business.

But in the coming years, he made many friends among the Chinese merchants, and there were many craftsmen who fled and emigrated here from Fujian, and the proprietor of Ping asked him to find some good furnace craftsmen to go to Shikoku to look for mines, and he was willing to pay more wages, such a good thing has not been encountered for many years.

The Senate was not at ease that all the mining in Shikoku should be handled by the Japanese, even if the reputation of the Sumitomo family was good, even if the young proprietor was still a boy, everything should be safe.

As elsewhere, there is also a need to set up at least a few different groups to act as checks and balances. Originally, based on the opposition between the Nagasaki Jesuits and the Dominicans, they also put their mind on the last Masano, but when they thought that the relationship between the Sueji family and the shogunate was quite delicate, the Senate dismissed this idea.

Emperor Weng Yi was born in Quanzhou Prefecture, moved to Hirado more than ten years ago, and was quite famous in this place by virtue of his knife-making skills, and even the saber of the feudal lord Matsuura Takanobu was also beaten by his own hands, and he was nearly forty years old, faintly regarded as a Chinese leader here, which is why the Senate chose him.

Coming out of the Li family in Kijiota Town, Fu Xiaofei was not accustomed to the Japanese-style shoulder, so he walked south along the Jingchuan with Weng Yihuang to speak, although the trade season has passed, but the distance from the intersection to the British Merchant House is still lined with many dyeing workshops and fish stalls, and the plain castle tower of Hirado Castle can be seen across the Jingchuan River in the distance, dotted under the blue sky and white clouds, and the scenery is quite pleasant.

Weng Yihuang never expected that the other party would send him home in person, so he patted his chest and promised: "Mr. Fu, don't worry, since Weng Mou promised to do this, it will definitely be done." ”

Although he doesn't know much about the affairs of the Australians, he has the ability to look at people's morale and is good at wandering outside these years.

Fu Xiaofei said with a smile, "Brother Weng, those righteous brothers can all be pulled over this time, there is a shortage of people in the four countries, but there is a way to be rich and easy to do, Fu is not good to let Brother Weng talk about it with white teeth, there is some gold here, you can change it first and use it, and Fu will not break his promise after the matter is completed." ”

As he spoke, he took out an object from his arms, which was flat and oval, covered in heavy gold, and Weng Yihuang's eyelids jumped, and he saw at a glance the ink characters on it that were 'Tianzheng 19 years' and 'pick up two posterior vines'. He would not admit his mistake to this famous Tianzheng Ling, but this gold judgment can be exchanged for dozens of taels of silver, and it is really grand to use it as a deposit, after all, he and the other party are only meeting for the second time.

He hurriedly took the gold coin and said: "This is the best, Weng is also this consciousness, but he must bear the trust of the chief, and this time he will live up to his trust." ”

Jin Shishan, Huang Chengcan...... The moment he received the gold coin, Emperor Weng Yi had already calculated several names in his heart, all of whom were fellow villagers who were familiar with smelting and had a lifelong friendship with him.

As he walked below, Fu Xiaofei mentioned many of the details of his actions, which made Weng Dongzhu feel considerate, and the original concerns behind this business were dispelled.

Unconsciously, the two of them have walked out of six or seven miles, in front of which is the Sichuan Neipu where the Weng family is located, and the overseas Chinese craftsmen of Quanzhou live here.

When passing by Qianlibin, there were many sea girls on the beach picking up shells, all dressed very briefly, Fu Xiaofei looked at the natural feminine bearing and no sense of carving, and the skirt and shoulder leakage made people feel quite refreshing. He was staring at a handsome young girl who was rummaging through it, but the girl looked up as if she had noticed it, and seemed to be making eye contact with him.

In embarrassment, he turned his head away in a panic, but saw the woman greet him in small steps, and said sweetly in Chinese, "Father, are you back?" ”

Fu Xiaofei reacted at this time, it turned out that the girl was not coming at him, he looked at Weng Yihuang beside him with hesitant eyes as if asking.

"This is Mr. Fu from Matsushitaya in Kijita-cho." The proprietor was also straightforward, introduced it with a smile, and then looked at Fu Xiaofei with great meaning.

"Mr. Fu, this is the little girl Ah Song......"

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"It's worthy of Teacher Fu, there are romantic debts everywhere, although I haven't seen the adopted daughter of the Weng family, but I heard that she was born very beautifully, and his wife Tian Chuan was also good-looking." Ping Qiusheng didn't know where to know what happened to Fu Xiaofei that day, and he smiled very happily.

"What are you talking about, but I just bumped into it by chance, where can I say that I can be romantic." Fu Xiaofei was a little embarrassed, who else would there be if the events of that day were not spread by Brother Weng except him.

"If you really want to prepare some wine and ceremonies directly, it will become seven or eight points when you talk about this matter, here is not as good as Daming, there are more women like Ah Song who are willing to marry outside, not to mention that he is not biological, he is willing to spread this matter to the outside, and naturally he has some affection for you." Ping Qiusheng stared at Fu Xiaofei for a while, and finally didn't continue to joke, "Okay, let's get down to business." ”

"Is it east or west?" Fu Xiaofei reacted in a trance.

"Yes, the news that Zhikura has just received from Edo says that the shogunate has decided to exile the fifty-two Kiritan and priests who were originally sentenced to death to the Uwajima Domain, but it is ......"

"But what?"

"Ten were spared, and ten ministers were also exiled there."

"Whatever, as long as he is human, he is useful, and this should be learned from the Spaniards."

It is said that in the process of conquest of the Americas, the Spanish threw the indigenous craftsmen and painters to the mines, and later generations commented that they were violent talents, but for the patriarchs, it was just that no one used them to the fullest, and the methods were a little rougher.

"I'm still the only one in Shikoku to go there in person, I'm afraid I won't be able to send you." Ping Qiu Sheng suddenly said solemnly.

Seeing Elder Ping like this, Fu Xiaofei also put down his smile, "Speaking of which, the situation in the Ming Dynasty is much more complicated than in Japan, and I am still a little uneasy." ”

"It's just to go to Tianjin, and besides, the one named Su Zhen is not still promoted by you, he should be a good helper for you, Cui Xian is also a good looker when he hears Lao Gu."

"Wang Xingping asked me to go directly to Li Kezhuo." Fu Xiaofei couldn't help but purse his mouth when he heard Ping Qiusheng say this.

As a Ping Qiusheng, he naturally knew about Wang Xingping's existence, but he didn't know enough about this person's methods," Li Kezhuo ...... This is now a celebrity in front of the emperor, are you sure it is still reliable? ”

Fu Xiaofei said: "It should be okay, every month he has to go to Tianjin to find Su Zhen to get medicine, and this time I also brought some new gadgets, he should be interested." ”

"Then you can do it yourself, I don't know when Xiao Wang will go to Beijing, his identity is much more convenient than yours."

Speaking of Li Kezhuoping's prayer for sainthood, he remembered Wang Xingping's benefits again.

"At least the year after tomorrow, he said that he would participate in the imperial examination, and there will be no shortage of things in Guizhou, copper from Yunnan, grain from Huguang, salt from Sichuan, and he has to make his own guns and cannons. By the way, the political hall should have a radio communication with Guizhou, has there been any news from his sister recently? ”

"Inconsequential news, it was reported yesterday that it was only said that the new city outside Guiyang Rouyuan Gate had been completed."

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