A few days later, the Long March entered the port of Naha under the guidance of a small boat.

As soon as this big ship entered the port, many people looked at it, and it really stood out from the crowd!

It is two stories higher than the 400 Fortune Ship, and the hull is more wide, not to mention that the sails on it are strange and numerous.

It took half an hour to find a suitable berth.

At this time, the port of Naha was also very prosperous, and although the wharf was simple, there were many ships.

The reason for this is that the Ryukyus have always been a springboard for trade with the Ming Dynasty in the southwest corner of Japan.

Both Zhejiang and Fujian seamen like to follow the ocean current monsoon to Fukuoka, and this route passes through Shandong, Dongjiang Town, North Korea, and finally stops in Fukuoka.

Fukuoka is the territory of the Ouchi clan, and it is precisely by virtue of the sea trade that the Ouchi clan has become the most powerful feudal lord in western Japan, and it can be said that he is the hero of the western country!

The Tsushima family in the southwest corner of the country did not have as good maritime trade conditions as the Ouchi clan, so they simply took the initiative to attack and quietly carried out Sino-Japanese trade.

They did not take the most convenient shipping routes, but used the Ryukyus as a springboard to directly contact Fujian merchants.

This route seems to be the closest in a straight line, but without the help of ocean currents and monsoons, the voyage is longer and more prone to shipwreck.

After the arrival of the Portuguese and Spanish, due to the characteristics of Western sailing ships, this route became a route connecting Japan, Southeast Asia, China, and the Americas.

The Shimazu clan also acquired a large amount of advanced technology through Westerners, and their army was also the first to use arquebuses.

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The tax collector from the port of Naha quickly ran over and respectfully inquired about the status of the Toshi Dog's cargo.

Under Zheng Bin's sharp scolding, the tax officer immediately froze.

Lehi Dog smiled, enjoying the feeling of being in the limelight.

Zheng Bin smiled and led the way in front, afraid of snubbing this God of Wealth, he had already thrown some goods out, and found that he could make a lot of profits if he tossed it upside down, and he immediately wanted to bow to Li Haigou.

Soon, they came to a place called Hiradokan, and Zheng Bin asked Li Haigou to wait.

After a while, he led in with a few people dressed as would-be robbers.

Having been robbed by the Japanese robbers, Lehi reflexively stood up.

Zheng Bin hurriedly introduced: "Brother Li, these are all friends of our Zheng family, who have been engaged in trade for many years and are very reliable!"

The leader of the Japanese Kou bowed to Li Haigou and said in pure Chinese: "Tatsuhiko Akiyama, a citizen of a small country, has seen your envoy!"

Li Haigou straightened his body and said unhurriedly: "Li Haigou, the special envoy of the King of Dongfan, has seen you!"

Zheng Bin smiled beside him and said, "A few people will talk slowly, and they will retire first!"

Li Haigou frowned, thinking that these people would have already ventilated with Zheng Bin in advance?

Tatsuhiko Akiyama had a solemn expression, and after sitting down, he said: "Your envoy, we can buy all your goods, and increase the price by two percent!"

"This ......" Lehi Dog was stunned, this is too direct!

He pondered: "Trade with Japan, my king has always attached great importance to it!" This time I came to the Ryukyus, and I was told to see if I could get in touch with Japanese businessmen! ”

"Your Excellency, we are the retainers of General Shimazu Tadamasa, different from ordinary merchants!" Tatsuhiko Akiyama said suddenly.

Lehi Dog was a little confused, he didn't understand the difference.

In fact, this was the rule of the Shimazu family's trade, and every time the feudal lord led the trade with these merchants.

This is very similar to the tributary trade, except that Shimazu Ieki has the qualification to pay tribute, and now only the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan can pay tribute to the Ming clan.

"That'...... And you general......"

"Ask the noble envoy to sell all the goods to us! We add 20% to the price! Tatsuhiko Akiyama said sincerely.

Li Haigou was stunned for a moment, and there was something wrong in his heart, why did this group of people seem to know what they were selling?

After thinking about it, he felt that this group of people was not necessarily the old friends of Zheng Bin's family, and it was very likely that Zheng Bin resold some goods and attracted the attention of these retainers.

"Okay...... Let's go! Lehi Dog decided to go with the flow.

Tatsuhiko Akiyama said happily: "Thank you, envoy! We will deliver it on the same day, and in the future, you can send your goods over, as long as you come here to find me, how much, how much we want from the Shimazu clan! ”

Li Haigou nodded: "This can be discussed, can be discussed!" That...... What do you have in Japan? My king likes half of the payment for the goods! ”

Tatsuhiko Akiyama twisted his eyebrows and thought for a while, and said, "The goods of the Shimazu clan, like the other feudal clans, have a knife and a fan, and a lacquerware screen!"

"No...... No! Li Haigou shook his head and said: "My king, as long as the materials, such as copper, iron, and all kinds of ores, you want them!"

"Copper, we've got it! We also have tin and lead! Tatsuhiko Akiyama said busily.

"Okay, just take copper, tin, and lead to pay, and you can also write a list, write down all the goods you have over there, and I'll take them back to my family to pick!"

Tatsuhiko Akiyama nodded, bowed again, and said, "Please envoy, allow me to go back with you, I want to ask to see the king of your country!"

Li Haigou was stunned, he didn't expect this widow to be so keen on trade with Dongfan.

He was silent for a long time before he said slowly, "Yes!"

Tatsuhiko Akiyama was overjoyed and hurriedly asked people to offer gifts.

Lehi took a look and found that it was actually a golden pearl.

He smiled quietly: "I have a heart, my king is very keen on foreign trade, you can go back with me, he must be happy!"

Tatsuhiko Akiyama said politely: "I hope that your envoy can say a few more good words for your subordinates!"

Li Haigou snorted, looking at these Japanese robbers, he felt that this trip to the Ryukyus was also a success.

It's just that compared to the time he went to Zhangzhou, he didn't have much choice in the Ryukyus.

What he didn't know was that it was mainly because Dongfan's goods were too precious!

Don't mention the fur, just so many iron pots can make the devil crazy.

In particular, a small-sized pot designed by Yan Zheng himself, which he designed specifically for Japan.

This pot is light and compact, and it can also be equipped with a wooden handle, not to mention the smooth inside and outside of the pot, and the rounded structure alone is particularly in line with the island country.

It's just that what made Tatsuhiko Akiyama so serious was that he saw a foot-operated threshing machine.

After observing it for himself, he became very interested in the gears and transmission rods made of fine iron.

And deliberately used the katana he carried with him to make a crack.

As a result, in front of the high-carbon steel, there was an extra gap on his treasure knife, and only scratches were left on the high-carbon steel.

This surprised me at the same time, but also took a fancy to these fine irons! He felt that as long as he bought 10,000 catties of this kind of fine iron, he could ensure that the army of the head of the family was invincible.

It's no wonder that Tatsuhiko Akiyama is so excited, it's really Shimazu Tadamasa who has been too aggrieved in recent years!

In the third year of the Ming Dynasty, that is, five years ago, Shimazu Tadamasa led an army to attack the Liver Fu clan of Osumi Province.

The Shimazu family's important minister, Shinna Tadamu, but halfway through the process, he gathered a group of people to start a rebellion. This rebellion made Shimazu Tadamasa suffer greatly, and finally had to ask his father-in-law, Otomo Masako (Bungo Kunigo, guardian), to intervene, and it was only by ceding land and paying compensation that peace was reached.

Therefore, in the past few years, Shimazu Tadamasa has been frantically making money and expanding the army, preparing for a shame.

Historically, in 1506, he once again sent an army against the Liver Fu family, but this time the war was also lost due to the support of Shinna Chungmu. After retiring to the city, Shimazu Tadamasa became more and more angry, became seriously ill, and two years later committed suicide at home at the age of 46.

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