Chapter 61: The Port of Nagasaki

The Tokugawa family trading hub Nagasaki Port

As one of the few treaty ports open to the outside world during the Toei shogunate, the city was influential in the whole of East Asia, as it was very easily accessible (just by sea). Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Like the eponymous city of the Earth Age, it was originally a remote fishing village, but since the port of Nagasaki opened in 1570, it has become a trading port for European adventurers, and a large amount of Western culture has flowed into Nagasaki.

After that, European merchants and flower growers also came to Nagasaki to trade, and after 1641, the country was closed to the country, and only Nagasaki was allowed to trade with China in Nagasaki and the sea carriage country, and this continued for more than 200 years.

Of course, the situation here is still different, and the Tokugawa family has been running Nagasaki for about 100 years, which can be regarded as an ancestral family business, and a steady stream of trade has made this turtle family rich.

For non-ruling families, this situation is not something to be thankful for: at any time it may be liquidated by the shogun, and the powerful daimyo in the vicinity will bring troops to fight the autumn wind.

However, the ancestors of the Tokugawa family were very clever, and through friendship and mercenaries, they managed to gain a firm foothold in Nagasaki, and because of their friendship with the Western Order, they formed the only field clergy in Toei.

Coupled with the fact that the First Fleet of Dongying (only for the island nation) was in the hands of the Tokugawa family, it can be said that the communication between Goryeo and the Silk Continent was in the hands of the Tokugawa family, and with such a strong strength, it is difficult to say that the position of the shogun will not be attractive.

It's just that Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Shota, is now a little distressed, as the youngest son of the Tokugawa family, he can actually take over the position of head of the head from many brothers, which is of course full of dirty deals.

But these are only minor problems, and now there is temptation in front of this turtle Shota - two noble Lori sisters are looking at him in fear.

"Tell me, how did you bring these two from that hellish place in Kyoto?"

Ieyasu stared at Lori for a long time, and had to sigh and ask the black-robed man beside him, and the guy shrugged and said that there was nothing to say.

"Tokugawa-sama, why don't you think about how to use these two?"

"You Xiyi are always too cunning...... Especially you, Yuri Orlov! I don't believe that an arms dealer came to my territory just to bring a noble girl! ”

Yuri smiled and waved his hand nonchalantly, "Only Tokugawa-sama can make full use of these two in the Imperial Three Family, don't you think that the riots in Kyoto have a lot to do with Nobunaga?" ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu was silent and did not speak, and the samurai sitting next to him quietly opened his eyes, and as soon as he spoke, it made people feel cold.

"Watch your words and deeds, Merchant of Death...... The rancid smell and filthy spiritual power on your body make me can't help but draw my sword. ”

"Ah, I'm sorry." Yuri didn't have the slightest hint of apologies, "If you can tolerate my presence, I think there are more arms that can be traded, such as the Uesugi family's floating battleships or something." ”

The samurai stared at Yuri indifferently, his gaze lingering over the vital points of his body until Tokugawa Ieyasu reached out to stop the hostile behavior of the two.

"Okay, don't get angry, Yanagi...... We also need more arms ...... from Yuri"

“…… Be. ”

"That's fine, Yagyu Shibei-sama, we want to live together peacefully." Yuri smiled, and then handed over a folder, "Tokugawa-sama, there is a lot of news from Edo here, I believe you need it, right?" ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded, and the clever attendant immediately took the document and informed the bigwigs present of the latest changes in Edo.

“…… According to the information that I had in my possession, there was a lot of chaos in Edo, and in order to better control the capital and contain the Xiyi army, the Oda family began to collect new taxes, and also formed a black-clothed team, mainly composed of various low-class servants and lower-class people, with a number of about 1,500 people......"

"After getting more money, the Oda family recruited a large number of recruits in the Edo area, plus hired a lot of foreign mercenaries from the Jianghu Concession, and also invited military personnel from the Brittany Empire and the Kingdom of Ribelia as instructors to train the new army day and night, and the total strength is likely to reach about 60,000 in the near future......"

"It's really unexpected, when did Oda Nobunaga's girl become so aggressive? Isn't this when she was just in power, and she needed to recruit troops on a large scale? ”

"Looks like you've done some research on what's happening in the market." Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled confidently, "Toei's recent grain market has changed a lot, and the grain trade in various places is very prosperous, especially the Oda family and the Uesugi family are frantically buying grain and grass, what do you think it is for?" ”

"Naturally, prepare for war!" Yuri directly said the answer, "There was no winner in the last joint battle, Kyoto was destroyed and the people were unstable, and the Oda family still wanted to sit firmly in the position of shogun, so naturally they wanted to divert the attention of the people, and fighting a war was a good choice." ”

"You lizardfolk have studied it thoroughly...... How they beat it was their business, but this time we were not exempt from vulgarity. ”

Except for Yuri, everyone looked at this Shota family head with some surprise, since he took over the position of the Tokugawa family, he has been emphasizing the need to learn turtles, can it be said that now there is no need to learn?

"Lord, change your strategy rashly...... Are there any new considerations? ”

"That's true, after the destruction of Kyoto, His Majesty the Emperor has disappeared, which means that the Oda family has no righteousness, and Yuri has now sent the emperor's noble daughter, do you think I should try the position of general?"

Support the new emperor, narrow the son of heaven to order the princes!

Everyone immediately thought that this would bring unparalleled benefits, and the prospect was so enticing that no one wanted to face the possible risks.

However, there were still people here who were still calm, "My lord, you said the vision, but the family's strength is at the end of the Imperial Three Families, and even with the help of the priest group and mercenaries, it seems that it still can't compete with Uesugi and Nobunaga. ”

Yagyu Jubei's words calmed everyone down a little, but the question did not stump Tokugawa, "Don't worry about this, Yuri will bring a strong foreign aid to join us, I believe you will be satisfied." ”

Yuri quickly walked into the secret room with a big man, but when he saw the other party's dress and dress, he all frowned, and Yagyu Shibei even held his sword, looking very vigilant.

The big man didn't feel anything, and he was attracted by the little Lori when he looked at it casually, "I want to fight and still have such ink, I really don't know what these Dongying dwarves want to do...... Smooth!? Yuri, are those two little beauties for me? ”

"Of course not, shut up now!" After scolding a big man, Yuri bowed apologetically to everyone, "I'm sorry, this warrior is a little too excited...... He is the commander of the expeditionary force from the Batu Empire, Lord Hayan Bhutan, and this time 3,000 Batu heavy cavalry will join Tokugawa-sama's army as mercenaries! ”