In the Ming Dynasty, due to the abundance of historical materials, later generations had a further understanding of a type of merchants.

This type of merchant is called a pirate merchant.

While doing business, you can be a pirate.

Li Dan is exactly this kind of businessman.

Regarding Li Dan's life, it is impossible to verify. It is only speculated that he may be a native of Quanzhou, who did business in the Philippines in his early years, and later moved to settle on the island of Kyushu in the Japanese country.

Because of his similar experience with another pirate merchant, Yan Siqi, he is often mistaken for the same person.

In fact, they are a partnership.

The two are each other's insiders, Li Dan is responsible for business, and Yan Siqi is responsible for doing dirty work.

One became a merchant leader in the Wa Kingdom, and the other became a great pirate.

Yang Chengying hadn't been in contact with any of them before, but he had a lot of dealings, mainly physical.

With the smooth trade of Port Arthur, Yan Siqi attacked Port Arthur several times, but was repelled by Zu Tianshou.

Mo Mazi had a molar tooth, which was knocked out during the battle at that time.

Knowing that Port Arthur is not easy to mess with, especially after Geng Zhongming's Perak camp came out, it felt even more tricky.

Li Dan and Yan Siqi never had the idea of Port Arthur again.

The two sides were uneventful until Yang Chengying's fleet broke into the Hirado Domain.

This infringed on Li Dan's core interests.

He had to come forward and talk to Yang Chengying.

In fact, Yang Chengying was also looking for him.

The reason is very simple, it is impossible for one's own sailor to float outside for a long time, and he needs someone to protect him overseas.

Li Dan, who is also a businessman and a thief, is just right.

"Yang Shuai, you should know the truth of 'a strong dragon does not suppress the head snake on the ground'."

Li Dan's tone was very gentle, and the content was murderous: "Of course, Li has no intention of threatening. Li has a small face in the Hirado Domain, and if Yang Shuai needs anything, he can come to me. ”

There is no threat yet, and the abacus beads are about to jump on the face.

Yang Chengying smiled: "Gong Li misunderstood. I've heard of Li Gong's name for a long time, but I haven't had a way to meet each other. It is true that the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, but the problem is that the clouds and fog are spitting fog, which is the dragon's strength.

No matter how powerful the ground snake is, he can only take advantage of your bite, that's all. ”

"Yang Shuai, don't underestimate the snake, if the poisonous snake bites, it will enter the bone for three points, and it will even kill someone."

Li Dan followed Yang Chengying's words and continued to threaten.

His meaning is very clear, if you don't follow the rules, I will be the poisonous snake, giving you all kinds of stumbling blocks and forcing you to cooperate with me.

"Snakes, insects, rats and ants are indeed difficult to deal with, if you cut off his contacts and open his nest, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Yang Chengying glanced at Li Dan and smiled faintly.

Li Dan is an old man in the end, and shook his head calmly: "The three holes of the cunning rabbit are not so easy." ”

"What if this person who overturned the table was not me, but the shogunate far away in Edo!" Yang Chengying said with a smile.

Historically, Yan Siqi and others tried to fight against the shogunate, because the shogunate issued a decree to close the country and take the trade power into its own, which hit them very hard.

Yan Siqi, Zheng Zhilong and others made a bloody alliance, but they were suppressed by the shogunate and forced to flee.

At that time, Li Dan had been dead for many years.

"That's kind of interesting." Li Dan asked in a deep voice, "Could it be that you plan to find the Edo Shogunate and expel us from the Hirado Domain?" ”

Yang Chengying listened and laughed.

Li Dan frowned slightly, feeling that he had thought simply.

As a super boss, being considered to "want simple" is a very shameless thing.

Especially the other party is a young man.

Li Dan picked up his wine glass and took a sip to relieve the embarrassment in front of him.

The young man waiting behind Li Dan was Zheng Zhilong.

He was very sensible and scolded loudly: "Yang Shuai, don't be too rampant!" If you really want to fight, it is not certain who will lose and who will win! ”

Wu Sangui retorted: "Not necessarily. Again, you will not be allowed to escape easily. ”

"You!" Zheng Zhilong wanted to say more, but was stopped by Li Dan raising his hand.

He found that Yang Chengying's laughter did not mean mockery.

"Yang Shuai seems to have another opinion, you might as well say it, let me, a stupid person, have a long insight."

"Don't dare to be. I just have an idea of the general trend. ”

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

"In order to consolidate its rule, the shogunate will definitely change the mercantile strategy left behind by Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and there are all kinds of indications that this is indicated. In the future, the only way to trade overseas was to cooperate with the shogunate.

So, who would the shogunate most want to work with? Of course, the Ming Dynasty, the officials of the Li Dynasty, the Hirado Domain, the Tsushima Domain, etc., were all at risk of being controlled.

In this case, as a sojourner in the Hirado Domain, will you be treated in the same way? ”

"Well...... this" Li Dan was speechless for a while.

He did face this dilemma.

Speaking of which, he escaped from Luzon. Relying on his connections, he became the maritime merchant with the most seals, but he knew very well in his heart that this was because the Ming Dynasty cut off official trade with the Wa Kingdom, so he had this opportunity.

Once the two sides established a trade relationship, the shogunate would unceremoniously discard his half-.

But he was so sophisticated, he thought about it for a while, and then said: "Yang Shuai came this time, I'm afraid he didn't get the approval of the Ming Court, aren't you afraid that Yanguan Kechen will impeach you?" ”

"The impeachment of my recital has long been piled up, and it is not bad for these two things."

Yang Chengying said: "What's more, with you here, I'm afraid that there is no place to shirk responsibility?" ”

This is not a lie.

If he is impeached by the imperial history for being too fierce, Yang Chengying can take advantage of the attack on Port Arthur to say that he is taking the sailor to Xingshi to ask for the guilt, and has no other meaning.

"Ruthless enough." Li Dan's brows furrowed slightly.

As far as he knew, none of the general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty was as bold as him and dared to bring the sailor to such a far place.

If it was another general soldier, not to mention that his face was impeached and swollen, and the military affairs and affairs of a town were abandoned, he would also be held accountable by the emperor.

However, according to the intelligence, Yang Chengying often led troops to go on expeditions, and everything was left to his subordinates. It can basically be regarded as a political and communicative person.

Seeing Li Dan's slightly changing face, Yang Chengying smiled and said: "Of course, the solution is not nothing, this requires you and me to work together." ”

"Cooperation?" Li Dan's eyes lit up, "Please advise." ”

"I will be a backer for you, of course, referring to the maritime trade route from the north to Port Arthur, the Li Dynasty, and the Wa Kingdom."

Yang Chengying said: "In the event of a blockade in the future, you can also continue to do business by relying on the word 'official'." ”

"What price are we going to pay?" Li Dan asked.

"One, it is necessary to import and sell the goods of my Jinzhou Town; 2. To ensure the smooth flow of trade routes; 3. It is forbidden to disturb merchant ships in the vicinity of Denglai. ”

"Hmph, what if I don't agree?"

"If you don't agree, I won't force you. I'll take my Yangguan Road, and you take your single-plank bridge. It's just that I'm a kind-hearted person and can't bear Jiangnan being invaded by Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries. Before beating them, there is a lack of a suitable opponent. ”

"You're threatening me!"

"Don't dare, I'm just expressing what I want to do in the future. Not only Portugal, the Netherlands, and Spain have to clean up the waters of the South Sea. ”

"It's not a small ambition."

"Don't dare, I just know a little about the enemy country."