Ryukyu is known as Wanguo Jinliang.

Due to the special geographical location, it is particularly keen on maritime trade.

In another time and space, during the Wanli period, the Ryukyu lord Mao clan attracted the invasion of the Japanese Satsuma Domain, controlled the government of the Ryukyus, and made the Ryukyus a puppet of the Satsuma Domain.

It's just that Japan didn't dare to directly annex Ryukyu, so it has always adopted the method of supporting the Mao clan to control the national government of Ryukyu, and the king of Ryukyu has not been abolished, but has been acting as a puppet.

The Ming and Qing dynasties did not react too much to this matter, as long as they could continue to accept tribute from the Ryukyus.

And from Dongfan to Ryukyu, it is even easier than crossing the Heishui Ditch.

After three days of smooth sailing, Lekai Dog and the others arrived on Kume Island in the Ryukyus.

This Kume Island is not Kume Island hundreds of years later, but a remote island at the mouth of the Kong'e River.

The island, with some defenses on it, is not well fortified and has no effective firearms.

The reason why the defense force was placed on this island was simply that the river led directly to Shuri Castle, and if you conquered this island, you could reach Shuri Castle in less than half a day.

As the Long March was about to sail into the port of Naha, it was surrounded by more than a dozen small boats and ordered not to come any further, and only after it became clear that they were trading ships did they dock at Kume Island, where they were first monitored by the Ryukyu army.

It was also the first time for Lehi to go to another country, and in the face of this situation, his heart was somewhat uncertain.

Zhang Sanfeng, who was seasick, said very contemptuously that the army on this small island was not enough to light a round of artillery on the ship.

Soon, a man dressed more gorgeously came to the pier in a sedan chair, and after glancing at the Long March in surprise, he sent a message asking the ship to send someone down to be questioned.

After thinking for a moment or two, Li Haigou sent a Ming crew member down.

I saw that after the crew member communicated with the man for a while, the two of them actually laughed cordially, and they looked quite familiar.

Li Haigou looked at the misty lake, and it was not clear why the two were laughing and barking.

After the man came back to report, he realized that the Ryukyu official spoke Hokkien dialect, and his ancestral home was Fujian!

When they learned that most of the Li Haigou were from Fujian and Zhejiang, they were immediately exempted from questioning, and kindly asked them to get off the boat quickly, and they wanted to be entertained.

Li Haigou thought for a while and said to Zhang Sanfeng: "You stay on the ship with artillery, I'll go down to negotiate first, and if the situation is not right, I'll leave immediately!"

Zhang Sanfeng couldn't help but spin the world and nodded: "This is excellent!" But it's better to let the artillerymen find a place to rest, seasickness is too bad! ”

Li Haigou stifled a smile, and after even claiming that it was, he got off the boat with a dozen students.

"Your guest is also a Tang person?" When the man saw the main owner, he immediately asked excitedly.

Li Haigou said in confusion: "I used to be from Zhejiang, and now I am from Dongfan!"

The man smiled and arched his hand: "Zheng Bin, a courtier of the lower country, has seen the distinguished guests from the Ming Kingdom!"

Li Haigou didn't bother to refute, and he also arched his hand: "My name is Li Haigou, the envoy of the king of Dongfan, and this trip is to establish trade relations with the Ryukyus!"

Zheng Bin glanced at the Long March and the other two ships again, as soon as he looked at the type of ship, he knew that the two ships were lucky ships, and naturally understood that these people were inseparable from the Ming Dynasty.

When I heard what the king of Dongfan was, I naturally thought that this group of people was also from pirates.

Thinking of these people's clothes and hairstyles, he can only say that this group of people is with the Ming Kingdom, but I am afraid that there is a deep enmity in the sea of blood, otherwise, the ancestral home of Fujian and Zhejiang, should not forget their ancestors like this!

"There's no rush in trade!" Zheng Bintang said with a smile: "Please also invite distinguished guests, go to the cold mansion for a short rest first!"

"That's great!"

Saying that, Li Haigou took a student named Li Xiaohei and followed Zheng Bin to a small mansion on Kume Island, and the strange thing is that the buildings here are all Hokkien style.

He couldn't help but mutter, could it be that this Ryukyu is all Fujianese?

After entering the mansion, Li Haigou found that although it was not as elegant as the Song family's private room, it was quite elegant.

As soon as Zheng Bin waved his hand, a few girls dressed as maids began to bring tea and some snacks.

“&*…… ¥#¥%" Li Xiaohei asked suddenly.

The maids were stunned for a moment, then respectfully saluted Li Xiaohei, and then hurriedly retreated.

Seeing this, Zheng Bin was also vigilant: "Your envoy's entourage is a native of the Ryukyus?"

Li Haigou was also a little confused, he shook his head and said, "This person's name is Li Xiaohei, and he is a native of Dongfan Island."

"Li Xiaohei, what did you just ask?"

Li Xiaohei looked at Li Haigou and said, "Master, I just understood what these girls were saying, and asked if they were also from Dongfan."

"Oh! This ...... "Lehi dog has a bit of a big head.

Zheng Bin smiled and said: "Your envoy is not surprised, I understand, the islands here are continuous, and the natives on these islands speak similarly!"

Lehi Dog snorted, silently remembering the discovery in his heart.

After sitting down, Zheng Bin said a few polite words, and then said in a low voice: "Your envoy, your king, did you do it...... Buying and selling by sea? ”

"Buying and selling at sea?" Li Haigou glanced at Zheng Bin strangely, this guy dared to think of himself as a pirate.

Without waiting for him to speak, Zheng Bin grinned and said, "Your envoy can rest assured, no matter what you do, as long as you come to Ryukyu, business will be done!" And we are also fellow villagers, with thirty-six surnames in Kumi, and our ancestral hometowns are all Fujian! If you don't take care of your fellow countrymen, who do we take care of, don't you say? ”

"Kume thirty-six surnames?" Li Haigou hurriedly asked: "So, in this place, are most of them Fujianese?"

"Well, your envoy may not know that in the entire Ryukyus, there are no less than 100,000 Han people! Even if it is a royal family, most of their ancestral homes are ancestors in Fujian, Zhejiang and other places! ”

"One hundred thousand!" Li Haigou was speechless: "Isn't that the entire Ryukyus under your control!"

Zheng Bin smiled and said: "Your envoy may not know, the natives here are stupid and stupid, if there is no Han people, I am afraid that Ryukyu is still a wilderness!"

Lehi Dog sighed and said, "Yes! Just like Dongfan Island, if there is no king, I am afraid that it will be a wilderness! ”

"Then your lord, what kind of goods do you want to sell in the Ryukyus?" Zheng Bin cut to the point.

"Dongfan goods, one is fur, two Xia Bu, three is iron pot, and there are more than a dozen threshers!" Lehi Dog is like a treasure.

Zheng Bin squinted his eyes and thought for a while, he was very happy in his heart, the goods obtained by these pirates must be able to reduce the price by one or two, he nodded and said, "Okay!" These goods, our Kume thirty-six surnames, can be fully collected! It depends on what you mean! ”

Li Haigou was a little unsure, and made a request: "In addition to trade, there is another thing on this trip, that is, we hope to be able to communicate with other merchants who come to Ryukyu and have a lot of exchanges!"

Zheng Bin glanced at him and said, "This is not difficult, even if you want to see the king, we can help introduce you!"

"Just! Your lord's goods, if they are not clean, then ......" Speaking of this, Zheng Bin showed a mysterious smile.

Li Haigou said unhappily: "Your Excellency, rest assured, these goods are all produced in Dongfan, and the goods are marked with the place of origin!"

Zheng Bin was choked for a moment, and then said: "It's abrupt!" So what do you want to do? ”

Li Haigou lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "This time, half of the goods can be traded to you, on the condition that next time, we can't be stopped from going to Naha Port." If the price is right, every time we come to trade in the future, we can sell you half of the goods, as long as you guarantee the safety of our trade! ”

"Also, introduce Japanese businessmen to us!"

Zheng Bin's smile dispersed, knocked on the table and said, "I'll talk about the goods after seeing them!"

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