Chapter 940: Fierce Imperial Merchant

The island countries have implemented the "Goki" and "Seven Provinces" in the country, and the whole country is divided into five order countries, and the transportation areas that radiate to the national capitals of each country with "Kinai" as the center are divided into seven provinces.

"Seven Roads" refers to the whole of Japan outside Gyeonggi, because of the imitation of the Chinese and Tang Dynasty systems, all called "Dao", a total of seven roads: Tokaido, Higashiyamado, Hokuriku, Sanyodo, Shan**, Nankaido, and Sekaido.

Li Nan took a warship in Hizen Province in Saikaido, which was actually Nagasaki in later generations, and because it was suitable for mooring ships, the empire had already established a port and garrison base here.

Today's island nation of Nagasaki is actually mostly controlled by the Empire.

Around this port, there are many houses and cargo holds built by Chinese merchants, because the island country's economy and living standards are extremely backward, it can be said that anything can be sold here at a good price, so it attracts a lot of merchants.

When the Song State was still there, the status of merchants had already improved, and after the establishment of the empire, although the two classes of industry and commerce were still not comparable to the peasant class, except for the old people with deep-rooted ideas, basically no one in the empire despised them.

The number of merchants in the empire is constantly increasing, all merchants like to explore and take risks, with the empire's fleet vigorously clearing, the four seas are leveled, so going to the island country and Goryeo to do business and make a fortune is undoubtedly the safest and fastest way to make a fortune.

The people of the island nation have two very different voices about the arrival of the Imperials.

Those people at the bottom who live in embarrassment do not have a good impression of the emperor who rules them, and it is most important for them to live and live the best, so many people from the island countries come to work for a long time.

These island people are clever enough to help the imperial merchants buy and sell all kinds of goods, and the stupid ones will do some coolies, and the Chinese merchants are not stingy, so these island people are much better than the original life.

Although it has only been a few years since the empire entered the island nation, the whole of Nagasaki has changed dramatically. Whether it is the population, the living conditions of the people, or the number of new buildings, etc., it is far beyond other regions.

It is estimated that in a few years, Nagasaki, which is regarded as a remote area by the islanders, will surpass Kyoto, the only prosperous place in the minds of the islanders.

Of course, these are superficial phenomena, and the people of Nagasaki have indeed made a lot of money and are living better and better, but the merchants of the empire are not stupid, and if they don't make enough profits, how can they be willing to throw money away?

After coming to the island country, the merchants, under the guidance of the people who had a heart in the empire, sold all kinds of imperial goods on a large scale, and also bought various things at high prices.

In addition to abundant fish, forest and water resources, the island nation also has a small amount of mineral resources, such as gold, silver, lead, copper, coal, silica, chromite, zinc, and manganese.

In the past, what the Chinese dynasties needed most was the three metals of gold, silver, and copper from the island countries, but today's Chinese Empire can be said to have everything.

Precious timber, all kinds of ores, and even the volcanic ash from the volcano eruption were purchased by imperial merchants.

In the eyes of the people of the island country, the people of the empire are a group of stupid and rich guys, who even want useless volcanic ash, and they don't know that these volcanic ashes contain a large amount of trace elements such as iron, aluminum, copper, zinc, magnesium and calcium, which are very suitable for the growth of crops as a fertilizer.

The resources of the island country are flowing out like crazy, but almost no one pays attention to these in this era, but with the dumping of a large number of imperial products, it has also had a huge impact on the island country. As prices skyrocketed, the lives of the islanders, who still had little income outside Nagasaki, became more and more difficult.

The Fujiwara family in Kyoto Castle could get enough benefits from the trade between the two countries, but many of the big families who did not get the benefits began to oppose fiercely.

As soon as Li Nan's ship entered the port, Mrs. Qing led her generals to greet her, including Angelica and Elizabeth, who also served in the Pacific Fleet.

Under the protection of the Imperial Forest Legion, Li Nan took the Fu family sisters and followed Mrs. Qing to the residence prepared for herself.

This residence seems to have been specially built for Li Nan, and the construction techniques are all Chinese techniques, but looking at the gurgling water in this courtyard, the pine and cherry trees planted just right, the style and layout reveal a strong island style.

Not only from the outside, but when you enter the wooden house, you can see that there are wooden tables and handmade tatami mats from the island country inside.

That night, the Nagasaki Port base was brightly lit, and in order to welcome His Majesty the Emperor, Mrs. Qing and other women took great pains to bring the special delicacies of the island country to the table.

In terms of eating, the island people in this era are really far from China, and Li Nan tasted a bite of Su honey that only the nobles of the island country can eat, and almost died of sweetness.

Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, Li Nan wanted to drink a glass of wine to relieve the sweet and greasy taste in his mouth, but the wine of this island country was also extremely sweet.

Li Nan frowned, sniffed the other dry goods and seafood on the table that were exquisitely presented, but did not taste good, and waved his hand and said, "Let's take them all down, let's change some Chinese food for me." ”

"Hehehe......" Seeing Li Nan's appearance, Angelica and Elizabeth, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help laughing.

Mrs. Qing smiled and motioned to several island girls who were waiting at the banquet, ordering them to remove the food and replace it with the Chinese food that had already been cooked.

Seeing the prepared appearance of the three of them, Li Nan immediately understood, and pretended to be angry and scolded the three girls: "It's really bold to come out, you dare to play with your husband!" ”

Elizabeth said coquettishly, "Humph! Whoever told you to throw our sisters at sea will not be ignored! ”

Angelica also helped: "Yes, yes! You used to call people baby, but now we can't even see you! ”

This is the way things are between men and women, when their women start to complain, then you don't need to talk about any more reasons, not to mention that Li Nan has the Fu family sisters around him.

The emperor had no choice but to soothe the three daughters softly, and finally relied on his superb kissing skills to suck the resentment away from their hearts.

I thought that I would serve these three female admirals of the Imperial Navy well tonight, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Qing clapped her hands, and the two wooden doors in the room were gently opened, and a woman wearing the costume of an island country appeared in front of Li Nan.

Thanks to the aesthetic views of the empire, today's island women have given up the vices of applying lead powder, pulling out eyebrows, and graffiti teeth with black iron paste, and have also removed the twelve gorgeous long dresses weighing 20 kilograms, so at least they can be seen as they are.

Judging from the height of this woman, she is less than 1.5 meters, so she must be an island country, but her appearance is too outstanding, which can make people easily forget this shortcoming.

With the help of the bright candle light, you can see this young island girl, her skin is better than snow, her eyes are like a pool of clear water, and when she looks forward to it, she has an elegant and pure temperament, which makes people can't bear to blaspheme, but there is a hint of seduction in the cold arrogance and agility, and it makes people can't help but have a reverie.

Li Nan, who saw the beauties of the island country in the future, quickly appeared in his mind with the names of two beauties, one was Takako Matsu, and the other was Hoka Yasaku, and the girl in front of her seemed to have fused all the advantages of the two women, and she was really a stunning beauty.

Noticing that Li Nan's eyes were staring at this woman, Mrs. Qing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I know that you will come to the island country, so the concubine found you a maid, I don't know if Yuzao is still in line with your wishes?" ”

"This woman's name is Tamamo Mae?" Li Nan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this name, and he always felt as if he had heard it somewhere.