Tatsuhiko Akiyama and Hisashi Kamikawa chartered three ships of the Ming Kingdom and set off from the port of Bozu.

With the deepening of the Satsuma switch, the Shimazu clan was no longer willing to go to sea to trade, and they only needed to guard the customs to get tariff silver and a large amount of goods.

By reselling these goods through the Seto Inland Sea, you can easily earn a large amount of money.

The trade also spread to the entire coast of the Seto Inland Sea, and many castle lords did not hesitate to issue the so-called "Draw Order" for the sake of luxury, that is, each household must offer a young man to serve as a levy, regardless of gender, as if collecting taxes.

And the various forces in Kyushu are also about the same, and the largest business is the Ouchi clan, but the Ouchi clan is surrounded by Hosokawa, Niko, Otomo and other forces.

Faced with the same dilemma as the Shimazu clan, he did not dare to launch a large army to storm and annex other small forces, nor did he dare to fight on multiple fronts.

Firearms seem to be powerful, but in fact, in the absence of heavy artillery, they are beneficial to the defenders.

Therefore, the Ouchi clan had no choice but to curry favor with Dong Qin, that is, he hated Dong Qin's-stirring sticks, and was afraid that Dong Qin would cut off the supply of firearms and saltpeter.

In terms of commerce and trade, Kyushu is also getting deeper and deeper with Eastern Qin, and without Eastern Qin, their lives will be chaotic.

Take the city lords and nobles everywhere as an example, now they have to eat white sugar every day, and without the sugar and salt of Eastern Qin, he has to eat tasteless.

They knew that this was not a good thing, but for the sake of profit, no one dared to offend Dongqin.

Guns, FMCG, compradors, and now Kyushu Island have collected these three things, which is equivalent to the lords of Kyushu and got the script of the Republic of China.

And it is still sinking, the compradors will make the Kyushu people kneel, the guns will exacerbate the division, and all kinds of foreign luxuries will make the Kyushu elite degenerate.

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Five days later, Tatsuhiko Akiyama arrived at the port of Naha in the Ryukyus.

It now belongs to the Ryukyu Special City of Huaxia Kingdom, and a huge boundary monument has been erected not far from the port.

I haven't been here for more than two years, and when Tatsuhiko Akiyama walked in the port, he couldn't help but secretly exclaim: "Is this place all Qin people?" ”

I saw that the street was full of people with short hair and short clothes, and even many women were wearing women's clothes in the style of Dongqin.

Kamikawa Hisashi, who accompanied him, was also shocked, and less than two years after the annexation of the Ryukyus by the Eastern Qin, it was completed and changed here.

Terrible! Awesome!

They walked around at will, but found that the Ryukyuan people had no sorrow for the loss of the country, and they were full of smiles one by one.

Tatsuhiko Akiyama found a familiar shop, and when he saw that the shopkeeper was also wearing a short hair and a short coat, he couldn't help but be indignant: "Li San, less than two years after the death of the Ryukyus, you are wearing the clothes of Eastern Qin, don't you feel guilty?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It turned out to be Lord Akiyama!" You don't know this, this Dongqin master is good! Not only did the tax be reduced, but after the establishment of the Ryukyus city! What is also a package introduced...... With the development plan, I have made more money this year than in previous years! ”

"That'...... Nor should we turn our backs on our homeland! ”

"Hehe, Ryukyu is the royal family's Ryukyu, what do I have to do? The people of the Eastern Qin came, the taxes were reduced, there were more ships to do business, roads were built again, and the farmers were allocated fields. Such a Dongqin master, what are we doing against him? ”

"What does it mean to be able to shave your hair and be easy to wear, forget your ancestors, be willing to be ruled by a foreign race, and make more money?"

"Heh, the old man of Dongqin speaks Chinese, uses Chinese characters, and the country name is Huaxia, is this considered a foreign race?" The shopkeeper was not happy.

"Alas!" Tatsuhiko Akiyama had nothing to say, and after a long sigh, he hurriedly left the shop.

With such a buy-in, I am afraid that in the future, no one will remember the homeland of the Ryukyus.

For some reason, Tatsuhiko Akiyama suddenly worried about Japan.

At present, the forces of all parties are not necessarily stronger than a Ryukyus, if the Eastern Qin also comes to Kyushu like this, the consequences will be unimaginable!

He didn't have the heart to go shopping anymore, so he hurried to the hall.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, thinking of all the actions of the Eastern Qin people, as if they all harbored evil intentions.

If it is really from the Eastern Qin people, I am afraid that the entire Kyushu, and even the whole of Japan, will not be able to achieve a single domination.

"Dong Qin is much stronger than a few years ago!"

Kamikawa nodded and said: "I also feel that the style of a Ryukyu has changed greatly, but it has not reduced its prosperity, and it is rare for there to be so many ships coming and going!" ”

Tatsuhiko Akiyama said sadly: "Pity me Japan, it has always been a small country, and it can only be at the mercy of others!" ”

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A few days later, the Shimazu envoy arrived at the port of salt after presenting his credentials.

As soon as the ship entered the port, many people lay on the side of the ship and let out bursts of exclamations.

At the beginning of the year, a 40-meter-high lighthouse was built in Yangang.

The lighthouse extends from the trestle and is built about 300 meters offshore in the form of a cast embankment, which seems to reach into the sky.

Little Japan, who has never seen a tall building, was shocked by this lighthouse at a glance.

When they came ashore, even Tatsuhiko Akiyama was surprised by the tall buildings in front of them.

The four-story red brick building stands in an extremely orderly manner, and there is a large chimney emitting black smoke in the distance.

The streets were paved and horse-drawn carriages were galloping.

The wharf is roaring constantly, the box crane is constantly loading and unloading goods, and the workers on the wharf are only working with their heads down.

The steamers in the harbor are acting as tugboats and are helping the ships to dock at a rapid pace.

Whether it is a long-haired Ming person or a short-haired Dongqin person, they all seem to be very busy.

Tatsuhiko Akiyama walked dumbfounded, looking up as he walked, the official in charge of the reception had been waiting for a long time.

After confirming the congratulatory gifts of the Shimazu clan, they were taken into the carriage.

"On this trip, the places you can visit are the First Stock Exchange, the railway station, the Martyrs' Garden, and the breeding station." The official in charge of the reception handed over a copy of the itinerary.

Tatsuhiko Akiyama naturally had no choice, and after signing, he listened to him.

This time I came to Dongqin, except for the rules that have not changed, the rest have changed.

In a short time, they were taken to the First Stock Exchange.

The official who received the reception took the booklet and introduced: "The First Stock Exchange of Huaxia is a stock exchange dominated by financial stocks, which can raise production funds, optimize the allocation of resources, attract the public to participate in public management, promote the development of the company, short-term and centralized risk diversification, and is conducive to the collection of short-term funds scattered by the people of the whole country into a concentrated, long-term huge capital ............."

Tatsuhiko Akiyama listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more confused he became.

But when he entered the door, he was immediately frightened by the scene inside.

I saw that there were short-haired businessmen and long-haired Ming businessmen, all staring at a large wooden plank.

Their eyes are full of greed and desire, like a gang of gamblers.

"Rise! Rose! Rose! ”

"Fall! Fall! Fall! ”

Both groups of people were secretly shouting, and when they waited on the big wooden board and added a sentence to sell XXX, some people were happy and some were discouraged.

Tatsuhiko Akiyama couldn't see it, but he could understand it.

There were some Ming businessmen who sat on the sidelines and watched, they were at the table of three or five, drinking small tea, but they were always talking about business.

It's a place where only profit is pursued! Tatsuhiko Akiyama quickly put a label on the stock exchange in his heart.

Before leaving, the official in charge of the reception handed over a pamphlet with a smile and said: "Welcome to your home country, give us a lot of publicity, and we will set up similar institutions in Japan in the future!" ”

Tatsuhiko Akiyama nodded and took the booklet casually.

Next, the mission was taken by horse-drawn carriage to the railway station.

The group was quite curious, thinking that these two iron bars were laid on the ground, what kind of fame was this Dongqin people doing?

When the train came, the faces of the group turned pale in an instant, and Tatsuhiko Akiyama was also so frightened that his legs trembled.

Monsters made of iron, emitting black smoke, are slowly coming.

This is completely beyond their understanding, and it is also different from their perception of the world.

It's like a group of monkeys that suddenly see people riding horses, and they are also shocked.

It wasn't until he got on the train that Tatsuhiko Akiyama came to his senses and began to carefully observe the train of the Eastern Qin people!

When he saw the scenery outside the window receding, a tremor from his soul made him stunned, and he couldn't make a sound for a long time.

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