After being discovered, Zheng Hongkui and Lin Ye were shocked at the same time. Sui-Uncle Haha-

Zheng Hongkui hurriedly denied it.

Lin Ye slowly calmed down.

Finally, slowly kneel on the ground and put your head on the ground.

"The villain Kono, the retainer of Nabeshima Katsumo, the lord of the Saga domain, admires Chinese scenery wholeheartedly. is begging Zheng Jun to be smuggled into China, uncle, don't blame Zheng Jun. The villain bears it with all his might, and the villain has seen the style of the Chinese heavenly kingdom for several months, although he has no regrets in death! Dare to be affectionate, to forgive the crime of trespassing, I hope the uncle will allow it! ”

Lin Ye, it should be Kono, said earnestly, with a feeling of death in his tone, like a worshipper, who can rest in peace after finally seeing the holy land.

This made Yang 'Chao' couldn't help but sigh secretly, the first sigh This person is really a Japanese, and he actually begged the Zheng family to bring him to Jiangnan, and the second sigh is to sigh that the Japanese are really the best students in the world, no matter whether they learn authentically or not, but the kind of 'spirit' that can put aside everything and learn from others is still very impressive.

But at the same time, it is accompanied by a deep inferiority, knowing a nation that does not have much honor for its own civilization and always feels that other people's culture is better, what self-esteem can have in the bones, self-esteem is sometimes accompanied by pride, the peak of self-esteem is pride, and then it turns into inferiority, and later generations of Chinese are this type, after being ravaged by the West, they have become excessively inferior.

"Kono? Get up and speak! ”

Yang 'Chao' knows what Kono and Zheng Hongkui are afraid of, this is a Japanese, the Japanese in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, Yang 'Chao' is a naval officer, and his duty is to guard against the Japanese, and when others see the Japanese and want to fight and kill, Yang 'Chao' should directly cut down the Japanese.

But this Kono is obviously a very important partner of the Zheng family, Yang 'Chao' can't move him at this point, just a Japanese, what's the point of killing, and it's not a real Japanese robber, of course, when encountering a real Japanese robber, the Ming army will be crushed for thousands of miles, which makes people feel ashamed.

And Yang 'Chao' admitted. I was a little touched by this 'spirit' of Kono's yearning for Chinese culture, and I didn't want to kill him in my heart.

Kono was pulled up by Zheng Hongkui in surprise, he didn't actually want to die, but after his identity was revealed. He felt that he was going to die, and he risked his life to see Yang 'Chao', that is, Yang 'Chao' the savior of thousands of miles, which was really in line with the righteous demeanor of the 'Spring' and Autumn Warring States Period, and the Japanese did not respect Confucius and Mencius very much. But he learned the atmosphere of the 'spring' autumn and Warring States period from China, so he risked his life to see Yang 'Chao'.

As a result, he was really discovered, and he thought he was going to die, so he wanted to choose an honorable death like seppuku, but Yang 'Chao' didn't seem to want to kill him, which really made Kono feel lucky.

He seems to have come to China, although he is indeed very satisfied after seeing a lot of things, but if he can take it back and brag about it, it is a real happy life. You must know that Japan as a whole has great respect for Chinese culture, and people who have been to China can be a seat in the family after returning home, ranking in front of an old man, and will be admired by others.

"Someone will take Master Lin down to rest."

But Yang 'Chao' didn't have anything to say to Kono, fortunately, he was brought down first, but he had something to say to Zheng Hongkui.

"Fourth Master Zheng, shouldn't you explain to this official?"

Yang 'Chao' had a cold attitude, Yang 'Chao' didn't care that the Zheng family brought a Japanese to Nanjing, but for ordinary people. This is a taboo thing, you brought a Japanese to the Ming Jingshi, what do you mean.

So Zheng Hongkui was also shocked: "Uncle forgive your sins." This man was an important retainer of the Saga Domain of the 'Hita' country, and he was very influential in Nagasaki. The Zheng family's trade is in Nagasaki, so it's not easy to refuse. ”

Yang 'Chao' snorted: "How many widows have you brought to my Daming?" ”

With Zheng Hongkui's courage, he also had to kneel down and beg for mercy: "Uncle spare his life, this is the first time, and the next time the officials will not dare." ”

Yang 'Chao' helped him up: "That's it." Next time, you might as well bring a few more! ”

"Huh?"

Zheng Hongkui was stupid. I don't know what it means.

Yang 'Chao' said: "You can bring more here, but there is a requirement, that is, you must really admire my Chinese customs, if you provoke the Japanese Kou, I am afraid that your Zheng family will not be able to afford it." ”

Zheng Hongkui was puzzled and said, "What is the meaning of Lord Yang?" ”

Yang 'Chao' smiled: "Promote Daming culture!" ”

The concept of people in this era is too strange, the Japanese want some Chinese books, and they have to think of all kinds of foreign tricks, blackmail maritime merchants, etc., to make Yang 'Chao' say, open to exports to Japan, it doesn't matter whether you make money or not, cultural aggression.

This group of scholars, holding a group of sour articles, is reluctant to take them out, but they are really good things, and the Japanese have learned them.

Therefore, Yang 'Chao' wanted to find a group of Japanese to come to China to have a look, let them be influenced by the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River, and then go back as a pioneer in spreading Chinese culture, and at the same time export books to them in large quantities and sell them the way of Confucius and Mencius.

Yang 'Chao' felt that this was very meaningful and necessary.

But Zheng Hongkui couldn't understand it, he felt that this was probably some special habit of Uncle Yang, and he didn't dare not be satisfied.

Moreover, bringing some Japanese guests to China will help increase their relationship with the Zheng family, and at the same time, they will also want to show the strength of the Zheng family, show that the Zheng family is able to speak in China, so that the Japanese authorities dare not underestimate it, the Japanese have been a little unfriendly in recent years, and feel that the Zheng family has earned too much silver from Japan.

"Also, inform me the next time I sail, I feel that it is necessary for me to send a delegation to visit the following Japan to convey the following Ming Dynasty's friendship to Japan."

Zheng Hongkui was surprised again, it was enough to surprise him by allowing the Japanese to come secretly, and he also sent people to Japan, this Japan is not Ryukyu, although the Ming Dynasty always said that this was a vassal country for the sake of face, but people did not admit it at all, and even secretly promoted Japan in Southeast Asia as the identity of the successor of China.

"Haha, don't be surprised by Fourth Master Zheng, it's just a pure cultural 'exchange'!"

As he spoke, Yang 'Chao's plan in his heart was already very comprehensive, and the candidates to be sent were basically determined, first of all, the old masters must be sent out, let them preach the way of Confucius and Mencius, it seems that in history, because of the demise of the Ming Dynasty, many old masters went to Japan, and enjoyed a high status, and were highly respected in Japan.

In addition to these old masters, you have to find characters who know all kinds of fun, culture, not only books, popular culture can most imperceptibly penetrate into it, just as the effect of Hollywood movies is far greater than the democratic ideas proclaimed by US imperialism.

So can a large number of merry sons in Nanjing City also be sent over, let them go to Japan to do poetry or something, with their poetry skills when they open their mouths, they should be able to calm the Japanese, Japanese upper-class people can speak Chinese, but they can't reach the point of exporting, let these merry sons go to cultural aggression, and at the same time enjoy the hospitality of Japanese geisha.

As long as this kind of aggression is done well, the Japanese will definitely generously pay money to buy Chinese books, paintings, and other cultural products, and they will take the initiative to assimilate Chinese culture without any cost to China.

Although Korea, Vietnam, and even the Ryukyus have quietly done some inappropriate things, such as quietly declaring themselves to be China, and also doing the same thing as the Chinese dynasty, such as a foreign ship to trade, they dare to declare to the people that a certain country is coming to pay tribute.

The Japanese said that Vietnam, the Ryukyus, and Korea were their tributary states, and the Ryukyus said that Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand were their tributary states, and Korea also declared this to its own people, and the people did not know whether it was true or not, and they would really 'stir' it up for the illusion that "all nations are coming" created by their imperial court.

Of course, no one claimed that the Ming Dynasty was their tributary state, probably because they didn't dare, for fear that the Ming Dynasty would find out and trouble them, or they felt that they might not be able to deceive the people, and no one would believe it when they said it, so their tributary countries all deleted the name of the Ming Dynasty.

Yang 'Chao' doesn't care about these countries quietly engaging in these tricks, but thinks it's a good thing, at least they accept the definition of prosperity in Chinese culture, that is, there must be a form of all nations coming to court.

First go to Japan, continue to strengthen Japan's admiration for China, take Japan as a benchmark, and then Korea, the Ryukyus, and Vietnam infiltrate step by step, and the whole East should accept certain concerns and systems of China?

Soon Yang 'Chao' expanded his plans, and it just so happened that these countries were on the Zheng family's trade list, and I am afraid that many admirers would like to come to China.

The Japanese can sit at the table after they have been to China, and receive the admiration of the villagers, and there are even more special things in Southeast Asia, such as the Chinese can kill people in the local area without punishment, and they can pass with a cow or something, probably the custom imposed by the 'Mongolian' ancients when they invaded, and the same is true for the 'Mongolian' ancients to kill the Han people in China.

It's just that this situation is changing in Southeast Asia, since the Spanish slaughtered tens of thousands of overseas Chinese in the Philippines, and the Ming court did nothing, those natives began to be arrogant in front of the Chinese, of course, they are still very respectful in front of the whites, and it is clear that Westerners are competing for China's influence in Southeast Asia.

Then, in addition to consolidating the position of Chinese culture in Korea, Japan, the Ryukyus, and Vietnam, it is also necessary to regain its influence in Southeast Asia, even at the expense of using force, but that is a plan that can only be implemented in the future, and at present, it can only play with Japan.

It was agreed with Zheng Hongkui that before they went to sea next time, they would inform Yang 'Chao' that the time would be about November and December, and Yang 'Chao's people would probably need to go to Fujian before the year, and then where to set off, pass through the Taiwan Strait, and follow the monsoon to Nagasaki, Japan, and return after the Qingming Festival.

It's only August now, and Yang Chao still has three months to prepare.

There is no shortage of experts in Qinhuaihe, so it is not wrong to 'hand' over to Kang Xiaobao to find someone to 'get' first, and he can't go empty-handed, at least he also carries a large number of special 'color' cultural items, so that the Japanese can open their eyes well, and it is right to follow Daming at all times in cultural taste.

As for the people, I haven't figured out who to find yet. novel