There are four larger islands, but the cold Hokkaido in the Wanli period is still in the hands of the Ezo people, and the place where the native people and clans live is called the three islands of Dongying, which is Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, of which the southwest Kyushu Island is the closest to the East Asian continent, whether it is the economic and trade exchanges with the Chinese Celestial Empire and Korea, or the exchanges with Western colonists, they are the first to lead the trend for a while.

Matsuura-gun, which belongs to Hizen Province, is located in the westernmost part of Kyushu, and Hirado, the home port of Goho maritime merchants, is located on the coast of Matsuura-gun, which means that Hirado is located almost in the southwest, hanging alone on the sea, looking out over the East Asian continent.

There are large ships moored in the harbor, there are clumsy ships built by the old-fashioned lap method, Chinese-style fortune boats with round and rich hulls, and "Nanban boats" that imitate the style of Western colonizers Galen ships.

The headquarters of the Wufeng Maritime Merchants is located in the Hirado Port with the mountains and the sea in the background, and the continuous Chinese-style buildings are pure blue tile powder walls, eaves and arches, and the maritime merchants and their families who live in them also have wide robes and large sleeves, which are very different from the people who wear kimonos and step on clogs.

From another point of view, how could Wang Zhi not be a colonial invader who emerged in the Age of Discovery? Establish colonial strongholds, monopolize maritime trade, armed convoys, and drive out indigenous peoples...... There was no essential difference between the Goho maritime merchants in Hirado Port and the Western colonists led by the British East India Company.

If the missionaries protest, claiming that they have brought the gospel of God in addition to the previous ones, then let's take a look, in the middle of the houses of the five peaks and maritime merchants, the tallest building is the Mazu Temple, where incense is flourishing, and the sound of reading can be heard from the private school not far away: "It is a pleasure to learn and learn, and it is a pleasure to have friends from afar......

Perhaps the only difference between the Wufeng maritime merchants and the Western colonizers was the attitude of the mother state towards them.

The Ming Dynasty, which was controlled by the Qing Dynasty and the powerful smuggling groups, undoubtedly took measures to suppress and restrict, so what were the Western barbarians of the same era doing?

Britain's great pirate Francis? Drake and Wang Zhi have similar identities, Drake is also engaged in armed trade at sea, and his identity is also a businessman and a thief, but unlike Wang Zhi, he has official support from the British political axe, and even a personal friend of Queen Elizabeth of England, and cooperated with the British Navy to defeat the huge Spanish Armada in the Battle of Graveland, and was named Lord of England by the Queen, and climbed to the highest peak of honor.

If Wang Zhi doesn't die, will it be the Drake of the East? There is no answer to this question forever.

Twenty years have passed since Wang Zhi's death, and the Wufeng Maritime Merchants have been squeezed out by the powerful smuggling syndicates, the Soben Zhenwei and the Spanish and Portuguese colonists, and their power is not as strong as before, and now they are on the verge of life and death.

The big house at the bottom of the Mazu Temple is one of the most conspicuous buildings in the whole port, the second generation of Wufeng shipowner Jin Yingji is wearing a black sea tiger velvet coat, sitting in the middle of the tiger skin chair, black clothes lining her face is more and more white, and her expression is delicate and has a kind of awe-inspiring majesty.

The large group of maritime merchants below were standing or sitting, and everyone had a little anxiety on their faces.

A dark-skinned, forty-year-old strong man arched his hand and persuaded with great anxiety: "Young master, those dog officials in the court are all liars, I can't believe it!" Back then, the father-in-law believed Hu Zongxian's nonsense, threw down the good foundation, and said that he wanted to serve the court loyally in exchange for the opening of the sea ban, but what was the result? Gone and never returned! There is no more wronged person in the world than his old man! ”

It was Wang Zhi's confidant and righteous son Mao Haifeng who spoke, after Wang Zhi was beheaded, he really tried his best to maintain the situation of Wufeng Maritime Business, which left today's foundation, it turned out that Wang Zhi did not see the wrong person, Mao Haifeng was loyal, and after the old lord's widow Jin Yingji grew up, he served her as the master.

Wang Zhi died unjustly when the imperial court failed to appease him, leaving Mao Haifeng with a bloody lesson that he will never forget.

Thinking of the deep hatred with the Qingliu corrupt Confucianism and the powerful smuggling group, Mao Haifeng hated it so much that he waved his hand: "And the matter of Caoyin last time, it has been shipped out of Baishuiyang, why should the young master return it to them?" In the end, these people's fat and people's ointment have not gone into the pockets of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they have ill-gotten gains, so why not take them...... Forget it, in short, I can't trust the court, this matter of appeasement has to be considered in the long run. ”

Jin Yingji's slender and slender fingers crossed her hands, and she said in embarrassment: "What the righteous brother said is reasonable, and the little sister doesn't fully believe in the imperial court, but after the Shimazu clan defeated the Otomo clan last year, the power is like Zhongtian, and there is a tendency to sweep Kyushu, and our Matsuura is also in danger, if we don't seek the canonization of the imperial court, how can we deal with the Shimazu clan?" ”

No one has been able to answer this question.

There was a little old man in his fifties with a thin body arching his hand upwards: "The owner of the ship, in Ye's humble opinion, it is nothing to follow the Shimazu family, as the saying goes, good birds choose trees and perch, virtuous ministers choose the lord and serve, since the court has defiled us as pirates, and never treated us as the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is not a big deal to follow the Shimazu family......"

"Phew, phew, fart!" Mao Haifeng pointed at the little old man and scolded: "Ye Ma, have you eaten Meng Po soup, or have you lost your mind?" Twenty years ago, how majestic the old master was, subduing the 36 islands of Dongying, and thousands of ships on the East China Sea hoisted the flag given by the owner of the Five Peaks, but now you want to ask the young master to surrender to the Japanese slaves, how can you be worthy of the old master's spirit in the sky?! ”

That Ye Ma also blushed, and said angrily: "You want to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, but the court treats you as a widow, what ......is wrong with me?"

Mao Haifeng was furious, rolled up his sleeves and was about to fight with Ye Ma, and the people on both sides were clamoring.

Jin Sakurahime made a look, and Takeo Kameban took a few brothers up to persuade him, so that he wanted to separate the two sides, but these men who begged for a living at sea were all rude, where could they be separated?

Syllable! Jin Yingji smashed the teacup in her hand, her face was angry, and she said sharply: "Do you still have me as a young master in your eyes?" ”

The leaders of the maritime merchants who were pestering looked at each other, and they all stopped, Mao Haifeng stared at Ye Ma hatefully, and took his subordinates back with a smile, Ye Ma also smiled and arched his hand towards Jin Yingji, and also took two steps back.

Above the hall, there was still tension, Mao Haifeng and Ye Ma stared at each other like cockfights.

At this moment, a male duck's voice exploded at the door: "Hahaha, I didn't expect that Wufeng Maritime Merchants would also rebel in the nest, it is really not a bad surname of the Tang people (at that time, it was said that China was called Tang or Ming)!" ”

The person who came was wearing a kimono and stepping on clogs, and the top of his head was tied with the unique cupola hairstyle of the Samurai, looking silly, laughing and walking in very arrogantly, and a pair of eyes looked back and forth on Jin Sakurahime's body unscrupulously, and the smile was really obscene and disgusting.

He is an envoy sent by the Shimazu family, and Shimazu Kotorimaru, who belongs to the side of the family, is not a great figure.

Therefore, it was not him that the maritime merchants were looking at nervously, but the middle-aged man behind him who had a relegated face and would quickly disappear if he blended into the crowd.

There is nothing surprising about the rehabilitation, but the muscles under the clothes are full of explosive power, a pair of eyes are shining, and there is often a smile on the face that is not yin or yang, this is the iga ghost who is known as the "ghost seal killing" on the chilling Iga stream in Kyushu!

These two, that is, the envoys sent by the Shimazu family, have always coerced and enticed the Wufeng maritime merchants, and threw out an ultimatum three days ago, taking today as the last day, if they do not agree to submit to the Shimazu family, the negotiations will break down, and they will immediately go back to resume their lives - that is to say, the Wufeng maritime merchants will face the retaliatory action of the Shimazu family.

"Why, Miss Jin hasn't thought about it yet?" Shimazu Kotorimaru put on a look of victory in his hand, and asked for a long time: "I don't think it's difficult to make a choice, my Shimazu family is powerful in Kyushu, invincible, and the genius is about to start Kyushu hegemony for a long time, and there is not much time left for you!" ”

Jin Sakurahime sneered and frowned in disgust: "Don't forget, Oda Nobunaga was still the iron cannon provided by his father back then, do you think that Kamiluo Quanchen will allow your Shimazu family to run rampant in Kyushu?" ”

Shimazu Kotorimaru was stunned, he didn't know what to say, Oda Nobunaga's power was indeed very large, at least not something that the Shimazu family could afford.

Iga Ghost Qing laughed, and his voice was bitterly cold: "Miss Jin, Owari is a fool who hasn't even calmed down in Honshu, and his hand can't reach Kyushu yet!" Don't lie and threaten, whether you agree or not, decide in a word! ”

Jin Sakurahime's expression changed a few times, Shimazu Kotorimaru is a useless fool, but Iga Ghost Qing is not easy to deal with, and now the imperial court doesn't know what it means, no matter how you choose, it's a dilemma!

"Newspaper, newspaper-" A lookout ran in as if flying: "Mr. Quan's ship is back, and the little one sees a Celestial Empire official wearing a flying fish suit on the bow of the boat!" ”

Okay! Jin Sakura stood up suddenly, ignored the others, and hurried to the dock.

Shimazu Kotorimaru and Iga Kiqing glanced at each other, and the two followed behind and also rushed to the dock, and sure enough, there were two fortune boats parked there, and Jin Sakurahime was talking to Kwon Jeong-eun!

The two of them hurriedly walked to the bow of the boat, and saw that there was an official wearing a flying fish suit on it, but his face was not good-looking, but he was the fattest and looked like a big official, so he turned his face up and asked, "Are you the envoys of the Ming Kingdom?" Why are you here? ”

"It's so fucking rough at sea!" Lu Fatzi has sour water in his throat, and in the past few days, he has learned that sailing at sea is completely different from that inland, and the wind and waves are turbulent and make people turn over the river and the sea in their stomachs.

It's hard to get used to this kind of ups and downs, the boat is docked and doesn't move, it is smooth and steady, but the fat man feels like the sky is spinning again, and his head is dizzy.

"Wow—" He opened his mouth and vomited.

The big thing is not good, the envoys of the Ming Kingdom vomit and attack!

Rao is Iga Ghost Qing is agile, and he also got a lot of vomit, and Shimazu Kotorimaru was miserable, his face was full of filth, and he was so disgusted that he had an urge to collapse.

(To be continued)