Kim Yong-tae and his entourage left where they were standing and began to walk towards the bustling commercial street outside the port.

Along the way, they were shocked and amazed by the changes in Nagasaki, and all of this was completely different. In particular, there is no longer that cowering and malnourished dish on the faces of the Japanese people.

What's going on?

It's just that I haven't been to Nagasaki for half a year, so why did Nagasaki become like this?

If it weren't for the familiar wooden pole on the Nagasaki pier and the sign of Nagasaki Rakusa Town, Kim Yong-tae would have thought he had gone somewhere else.

"My lord, do you want to take a car? Rickshaw, absolutely convenient, only three big bucks are enough. ”

"My lord, do you need rice balls? It has fragrant shredded pork and mustard in it. ”

"Does the gentleman want to stay in a hotel? Our Shinzaemon is a new store, the interior is very elegantly decorated, and it is close to the umbrella company, so it is convenient for a businessman with status like you to do things anywhere. ”

"Sir, do you need to unload the cargo? Our Tengji team is willing to serve you! ”

Kim Yong-tae and the others kept coming up to talk to them, or to sell some snacks, or to sell them some business, or to ask them if they needed help.

Oh, my God!

The Japanese have become different.

Their opinions are very obscene, and one by one they are lazy.

When did they become so diligent, and they still had a yearning for happiness on their faces.

Isn't it possible that Lord Nagasaki will no longer oppress them?

Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to be explained.

It's not just that Kim Yong-tae saw the Japanese people that made him feel incomprehensible and surprised, but also after walking into the commercial street, Kim Yong-tae's shock was even stronger.

The prosperity of the commercial street has already shocked Jin Yongtai and them.

Today, Nagasaki is under construction under the impetus of the Imperial Administration of Commerce in Nagasaki.

First of all, there is the commercial street that is very close to the pier. Straight asphalt roads are being built, and shops and inns are under construction, as well as taverns and bathhouses.

The various shops that have been built and put into use are constantly coming and going, and the level of activity is completely different from that of the former Nagasaki shopping streets.

You must know that when Kim Yong-tae came to Nagasaki half a year ago, there were only two or three taverns.

And there is only one hotel.

When you walk down the street, it's always deserted and you don't see any pedestrians at all.

Even when I saw pedestrians, most of them were ronins and wild samurai, as well as those who were in a hurry.

Occasionally. On the street, there will be some ronin and wild samurai who draw their swords and fight, and the law and order are very bad.

But now, it's completely different.

The streets are densely populated with pedestrians, both men and women.

There were also people with weapons walking down the street, but there was no fear on their faces other than avoiding them.

Not!

Who are these men with weapons?

Suddenly, Kim Yong-tae thought of this question.

Walking through the shopping streets of Nagasaki, Kim Yong-tae sees the most Imperial soldiers dressed in 18th-century European military uniforms, although there are also samurai and ronin with samurai swords. But on the faces of those samurai and ronin, there is no longer any fierceness and unruliness in the past.

Even Kim Yong-tae noticed that when those people in strange costumes walked past the ronin and samurai, those ronin and samurai all bent down and saluted. As a sign of respect.

Who are these people?

How can they gain the respect of the Japanese samurai and ronin?

You must know that the samurai and ronin here in the Wa Kingdom are quite exclusive.

The samurai class, in particular, was even more xenophobic.

Maybe. I'm ignoring something.

The changes here in Nagasaki may have nothing to do with the Ming Empire, but because of these people in strange costumes.

Kim Yong-tae had a flash of inspiration in his mind. Suddenly, such an idea came to me.

It seems that the flag on the pole of those huge warships seen on the pier is a flag with a big red background.

Although there were five patterns on the flag, he was sure that it was definitely not the pattern used in the Ming Empire's army.

It's just that I saw the flag at the time, but I didn't think much about it.

But after walking the streets of Nagasaki Commercial Street and seeing so many Song Empire soldiers on the streets, Kim Yong-tae began to connect them all.

"Zhao Zhenchang, maybe we all thought wrong. The changes here in Nagasaki are not because of the Japanese themselves, nor because of the Ming Kingdom, but because of other people. ”

Kim Yong-tae gave way to a group of Imperial soldiers, led his companions to the porch of a shop selling puppets, and spoke to his companions who followed him.

The man named Zhao Zhenchang paused for a moment after hearing this, then looked at the imperial soldiers who were shopping, and then fell silent and thought about it.

"Maybe you're right, we're all wrong. It is impossible for the Japanese people to have such means, and the Ming Kingdom will not help Nagasaki develop in this way. Looks like we're about to find the truth. ”

After figuring this out, Zhao Zhenchang looked up at Kim Yongtai and said.

"Guys, do you want to see our products?"

Kim Yong-tae and Cho Jin-chang were talking when a voice came from behind him.

When the two looked back, they saw an old man in a Japanese merchant's kimono, looking at them with a smile.

"No, we're just standing here for a moment." Kim Yong-tae shook his head and said that he was not interested in the goods of the puppet doll shop. And the smiling old man didn't care about this, after all, he also saw that these Koreans would not buy his puppet dolls.

The reason why he came to talk to Kim Yong-tae was because Kim Yong-tae blocked the entrance of his shop, which had already had some impact on his business.

"My lord, if you are not interested in the products of this store, can you please bring your people to give way? You're standing here blocking the door of my shop, and it's going to affect my business. ”

The owner of the puppet doll shop goes straight to the point at this time.

Kim Yong-tae's face turned red and he was a little embarrassed.

Yes, he brought his guards and his companions. Isn't it just standing at the gate of someone's store, and this really has an impact on someone's store.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. We're leaving, and we're sorry to disturb your business. ”

Although the Koreans and the Japanese have a deep hatred, Kim Yong-tae came here to do business after all, so it is impossible to express this emotion.

At the same time, he must also behave politely and not offend the Japanese on the territory of the Japanese people.

Unless he was a brain-dead, he wouldn't do it.

He was a Korean. If he makes trouble on the territory of the Japanese people, can he still have his good fruit to eat?

The answer is obvious, so Kim Yong-tae has to show it.

The owner of the puppet doll shop didn't embarrass him, after all, everyone is just asking for money.

Now that the other party has apologized, what else can he say.

The owner of the puppet doll shop looked at Kim Yong-tae and said to him, "This adult, you are from Korea, right?" Coming to Nagasaki for business? ”

Kim Yong-tae and the others are wearing costumes unique to the Korean people, so it is not wrong to judge their origin from this point, not that the owner of this puppet doll shop has a vicious eye.

At the same time, foreigners who are able to appear here in Nagasaki. Then they are basically maritime merchants who do business.

Otherwise, who wouldn't have come to Nagasaki without trouble.

The owner of this puppet doll shop is a local resident of Nagasaki, and he has seen too many people like Kim Yong-tae.

He was just a commoner before, and he didn't deal with these maritime merchants.

But since the Song Empire came. Their lives have changed a lot.

Someone like him was able to use his skills to open a shop in one of Nagasaki's most prosperous places.

Of course, the funds for opening the store are borrowed from the umbrella company, and the umbrella company also has a certain equity in its own store.

For this cooperation. There is nothing unacceptable to the owner of this puppet doll shop.

You must know that a person like him, who would believe him and lend him money to open a store.

Meantime. Most of the puppet dolls in his store were bought by the umbrella company.

It can be said that his puppet doll shop largely relies on the umbrella company to survive.

And the umbrella company was the largest commercial company in the Song Empire.

Therefore, he can be regarded as a person with a relationship with the Empire.

Under the influence of this psychology, the owner of this puppet doll shop will ask foreigners a few words every time they have the opportunity to talk to them.

You must know that there is also the shadow of the Imperial Intelligence Department here.

Yes, every foreigner who comes to Nagasaki, as a native of Nagasaki, has to test each other.

Once they detect that the other party may have malicious intentions, then they have to report it to the intelligence department.

At the same time, the Imperial Intelligence Department will also give them certain rewards.

Moreover, the Ministry of Intelligence also made it clear to these Nagasaki shopkeepers that under the rule of the Empire, they could live a prosperous life.

Once the rule of the empire is affected, then these widows, who have just lived a good life, will have to return to the old state of life.

Of course, the local Japanese residents and merchants in Nagasaki did not want to continue to live the hungry life they had before, so they cooperated very well with the Ministry of Intelligence.

For such an arrangement, the Ministry of Intelligence, of course, has their considerations and reasons.

After all, the intelligence department has limited manpower, so letting these people who touch all walks of life as their eyes and ears can often get good results.

Besides, the good life that these people have now is really brought by the empire.

Therefore, they can be said to have a relationship with the empire, unless they are willing to go back to the old state to live, to live a life of full hunger every day.

Otherwise, they will definitely know how they should choose.

Look at the compatriots in Shikoku or Gyeonggi, look at their living conditions, and look at their current living conditions.

But anyone who is not a fool will know how to do it.

The owner of this puppet doll shop knows exactly what he should do.

It's just that he hasn't found anyone who wants to be bad for the empire, so he regrets that he can't receive that good reward.

Jin Yongtai doesn't know that in the eyes of this little old man, he has become the object of investigation.

Faced with the inquiry of the owner of this puppet doll shop, Kim Yong-tae nodded: "Yes, I am a maritime merchant from Donghae Road in Goryeo, and I came to Nagasaki this time to sell a batch of mountain ginseng. Kim Yong-tae answered the other party's inquiry.

Although Kim Yong-tae could have not answered, he felt that even if his identity was revealed, it would not be a big deal.

He's seen a lot of Franc people here in Nagasaki, so there's no problem with him as a Korean.

He felt that no matter how much Nagasaki changed, it would still be a trading port after all.

The owner of the puppet doll shop was a little disappointed, after all, the other party was a businessman who came to Nagasaki to do business. And judging from the other party's answer and the expression on his face, these Koreans really don't look like they're here to make trouble.

Therefore, it seems that it is impossible for him to find any troublemakers and report them to the intelligence department to get a reward.

Although he was disappointed in his heart, he didn't show it on his face.

"I've been here in Nagasaki once in six months, but after coming here this time, I realized that it has changed a lot." Kim Yong-tae felt that he could find out the reason for the change in Nagasaki from the puppet doll shop owner, so he stood at the edge of the store and talked to the puppet doll shop owner.

Seeing Kim Yong-tae ask about the changes in Nagasaki, the owner of the puppet doll shop also had a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Yes, the changes here in Nagasaki are so great that even I, a native old man, find it a little incredible." , The owner of the puppet doll shop responded to Kim Yong-tae in a somewhat trance tone with a little emotion.

Kim Yong-tae took the opportunity to say, "The last time I left was half a year ago, and I remember that Nagasaki was not so bustling and lively. Why is Nagasaki so bustling and so lively? It's hard not to be the lord of Nagasaki......"

Without waiting for Kim Yong-tae to finish asking, the owner of the puppet doll shop shook his head.

"Our lord has given up on us and run away, and now the whole of Kyushu has changed masters." The owner of the puppet doll shop said a message that made Kim Yongtai stunned, "Our life is much better than before, and this is all brought to us by the new lord, for which we are all very grateful." ”

Kyushu has changed owners?

How did you say this, what about the lords here in Kyushu originally?

Where have they all gone?

A series of question marks flashed in Kim Yong-tae's heart...... (To be continued......)