Surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one side, Nagasaki is a natural harbor. Originally, it was a small fishing village, and more than 300 years ago, it was occupied by the Nagasaki clan, hence the name.

However, in the second year of Zhengde, that is, the fourth year of Yongzheng of the Wa Kingdom, it was the base camp of the Matsuura Party.

According to Xie Hong's understanding, the Songpu Party is a pirate gang, but according to their self-positioning, it should be called a samurai group, of course, there is no difference between them.

Although the identity is not embarrassing, the history of this group is quite long, and the current leader Matsuura Konobu is already the twenty-fourth generation of the family governor.

Like the previous governors of the Matsuura family, Matsuura Konobu's greatest wish was to get rid of his current identity and get the peace of a certain daimyo and become a small daimyo.

This year, the Ouchi family Shangluo was originally a good time to make meritorious contributions, but the other party's vision was too high, and he couldn't look down on the wild way of the Matsuura Party.

And completely dependent on Ouchi to start from scratch, Matsuura Xingxin is unwilling, after all, the Matsuura Party is also the proud of the famous party in Hizen Province, and its strength far exceeds that of ordinary small daimyo, compared to the water army alone, he can even be on a par with the guardian of the Seven Kingdoms like the Ouchi family, how can he be willing to be completely dormant?

It doesn't matter if you miss this opportunity, Matsuura Xingxin has enough patience, and his own generation can't do it, so he will wait for the next generation. The Matsuura family sits on the port of Nagasaki, and they share a lot of profits in the trade with the Ming Kingdom, and they will one day have the strength that makes people look good, and maybe they can get a letter of appointment from the imperial court at that time, after all, this is an era of lower grams.

Thinking of the trade with the Ming, Songpu Xing's confidence is a burst of joy, the Ming country is really a good place, the production of silk, tea, ceramics, are the world's unparalleled treasures, every year and the Ming country of the sale of the sale, can make a lot of money, Songpu Party can have today's prosperity, relying on these.

The weather is getting hotter day by day, and I think that the fleet of the Ming Kingdom should be almost there, and when the transaction is finished, you can buy more ships and expand the size of the fleet. If you have enough boats, you can wait until winter, and then you can consider going to Korea or even Myeongkook.

I heard that in the Ming Kingdom, even if it is a small county, ordinary people live in brick houses, not to mention big cities such as Hangzhou and Nanjing.

What about looking at your own side? Nagasaki is considered a good place in Hizen and even in Kyushu, and the name of prosperity has even spread to Shikoku and even Kinai.

But the buildings in the city, most of them are just bamboo houses, even if they live in their own city, they only have a circle of earthen walls, which are inferior to the ordinary people of the Ming Kingdom, which is really unfair, you know, you are a strong man in the Hizen country, and the name of martial arts has even spread all over Kyushu Island!

If you can go to the Ming Kingdom to loot, then ...... Before last year, this was actually an unrealistic conjecture, most of those predecessors followed the merchant ships of the Ming Kingdom, and there were also those who crossed the East China Sea with Xiaozao, but there were very few, and basically no one came back.

Just last year, Matsuura Xingxin had already mentioned to a few familiar Ming maritime merchants that they wanted to buy a ship from them, and it was really impossible to buy a shipwright, and those people were also quite moved, saying that they would go home and ask the master of the house, and this year they would bring an answer.

If there are ships of the Ming Kingdom and the guidance of those familiar maritime merchants, then going to the Ming Kingdom is no longer a conjecture, but a practical plan.

As long as you do this great thing yourself, then the pirates of Kyushu Island and even China and Shikoku will presumably respect the Matsuura Party, and even the daimyo and the imperial court will look at it.

At that time, it will be possible to realize the dream that the Matsuura family has been waiting for for a long time. Thinking of this, Songpu Xing's confidence was hot, and he looked forward to the arrival of Ming maritime merchants even more.

"Your Highness, Lord Xie of the Ming Kingdom has arrived, do you want to receive him?" It was a sunny day, and Matsuura Konobu thought it should be a good day, and sure enough, what he wanted to do, the person he was looking forward to had finally arrived.

"Great, Xie Sang has finally arrived, please invite him in." He was overjoyed, quickly sat up straight, and commanded solemnly.

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a white face and beard walked in, and the long-awaited Xie Sang of Songpu Xingxin was of course not Xie Hong, but Xie Feng, the owner of the Xie family in Jiangnan, that is, Wang Hai's competitor.

"Xie Sang, long time no see, has it always been good? I've been looking forward to you for a long time, how about it, the matter we discussed in winter, your lord has an answer? Matsuura Xingxin greeted him a little, and then asked impatiently.

"His Royal Highness Matsuura, have you been well?" Xie Feng is very disdainful of the vulgarity of the Japanese people, but he has not been in the Japanese country for a day or two, but he is also familiar with the other party's style, although he is disdainful in his heart, his face is silent, and he greets the other party warmly.

"There is no problem with that matter, the head of my family is a generous elder, and I heard that His Royal Highness Matsuura admires the Central Plains Wind Discussion, and he is also willing to help His Highness. If Your Highness is willing, when you return to the next voyage, you might as well send someone to follow, and when you get to the south of the Yangtze River, there will naturally be a ship to offer, and you can also enjoy the friendship of the landlord below, what does Your Highness mean? ”

"Good, good." Matsuura Koshin was very excited.

In fact, the ships of the Ming Kingdom are not suitable for long-distance voyages, but the shipbuilding level of the Wa Kingdom is even lower, so it is naturally more convenient to buy a ship, and he also heard the meaning of the other party's words, and the other party will provide guidance when he goes to Jiangnan, which is even more amazing, how can he not like it?

"It's just ......," Xie Feng stopped talking.

"Huh? Xie Sang, with the friendship between you and me, if there is something, you may as well say it clearly, as long as you can do it, you will definitely work hard to do it to repay your kindness. Matsuura Konobu sat up, supported his knees with his hands, and said very solemnly.

"Your Highness Matsuura, don't you know?" Xie Feng asked in surprise: "Where is Fujiang Island......?"

"Know what? Fukue Island? What's going on there. Matsuura Konobu looked dazed.

Xie Feng sighed and said: "When I came down, I stopped at Fujiang Island, and I thought that I would meet the old friends of the Songpu Party, but who would have thought that now it was a group of vicious Koreans who occupied it now, and they only got out after suffering a lot of trouble and humiliation, wasn't this matter due to the order of His Highness Songpu?" ”

"Nani?" Matsuura Xingxin jumped up and roared a little crazy: "How is it possible, Koichiro and they just passed a few days ago, how can they not be on Fujiang Island?" Moreover, how can there be Koreans on Fukue Island? ”

"His Royal Highness Matsuura, now Fukue Island has been completely occupied by the North Koreans, and there are thousands of North Korean soldiers above, I'm afraid that all of you have ...... Koichiro" Xie Feng looked sad.

The Matsuura Party is a local snake, and generally speaking, maritime merchants prefer to make relations with each other a little more harmonious, and it is convenient to do business in this way. And the relationship between the Xie family and the Songpu Party is particularly hot, otherwise how could they talk about selling ships or even luring Japanese people to Jiangnan?

Therefore, unlike Wang Hai, who cautiously retreated, Xie Feng had a much tougher attitude when facing the North Koreans.

Based on his understanding of the Songpu Party, he thought that these Korean soldiers were captured by the other party to sell coolies, and when he saw that the other party did not buy it, he wanted to forcibly leave, but as a result, thousands of soldiers poured out of the island and surrounded them.

The disparity between the crowd and the fact that he had just experienced a long voyage, most of the sailors on his ship were exhausted, and in desperation, Xie Feng had no choice but to give in, suffered some humiliation, and did not mention it, and only then left after a little blood.

Before seeing Matsuura Xingxin, he was also holding back the fire in his belly, and he was going to ask the teacher to ask for the guilt, but at this time, he saw that the other party's expression was also shocked, and it didn't seem to be fake, so he was also confused.

"It was probably the despicable and shameless North Koreans who attacked Fukue Island, so, Koichiro-sama, they all ......"

"Impossible, how is it possible?" Matsuura Konobu had blue tendons on his forehead, and his mouth was cracked, like a big frog, "With Koichiro and them, there are two hundred and fifty samurai on the island!" It's a samurai! If the opponent is a North Korean, they can defeat at least a few thousand people, even if it is a sneak attack, it is impossible to achieve this result, right? ”

It's no wonder that he can't believe it, it's really the comparison of strength between the two sides is there, and it's not been a day or two since the Japanese went to North Korea to rob. Generally speaking, as long as there are dozens of samurai leading the team, with a group of fishermen, thieves and the like, they can walk sideways in Gyeongsang and Jeolla, even if the powerful private soldiers in those places do not dare to plunder their edge, but only protect themselves in the various estates.

As a result, someone now told him that the 250 samurai under his command, which were all important forces on Kyushu Island, were actually quietly destroyed by a group of Koreans, how could he believe this?

"Baga, Baga, Baga!" Matsuura Xingxin shouted irritably: "Come on, go to Fukue Island to see what is going on, and then go to Koichiro's house to see if these idiots have left their posts without permission and caused Fukue Island to be occupied?" ”

"Hey!" Someone answered the call and trotted away.

Xie Feng didn't make a sound, just calmly watched Matsuura Xingxin jumping around there, he was very familiar with these widows, although he was very irritable, but in fact, he was also cunning, and it was better not to rashly express his opinions when dealing with them.

"Xie Sang, can you sell me a few of your ships now?" As Xie Feng expected, Matsuura Xingxin quickly calmed down, and with a fierce light flashing in his triangular eyes, he asked him.

"However, I still have to ...... next" Although there are many ships in the Xie family's fleet, he is a maritime merchant after all, and the ships are full of goods.

"We are all righteous, and we won't let our friends suffer, Xie Sang, the goods in your ship were all bought by me, and I will give you double the price, how about it? The boat is also double the price we agreed before...... When I go to Ming Kingdom in the future, I promise that the samurai of the Matsuura Party will completely obey your command, Xie San, we are friends, right? ”

"Just as His Highness Matsuura wishes." Xie Feng bowed his head deeply, both politely and to hide the smile on his face.

Of course, the credibility of the Japanese people's guarantee is not high, but what the Xie family wants is not a pure thug, but a group of scourges, and using scourges to deal with the plague god, this is what the head of the family means.

And on this basis, it is really good to be able to make a lot of money. Xie Feng did not doubt the ability of the Songpu Party to pay, the island was very poor, but it was also very rich, in addition to gold and silver, there were many scarce things in the Central Plains, such as: sulfur.

These things are quite useful for the planning of the head of the house.

(To be continued)