When the situation in Houjin changed drastically, Yang Chengying was still on his way to the Wa Kingdom.

He landed in July, and under the escort of the shogunate army, he successfully met Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, at Nijo Castle.

When Nurhachi was soaking in the hot springs in Qinghe, Yang Chengying was leading Tokugawa Iemitsu to appreciate the goods he brought.

"Princess, please look!"

Yang Cheng responded to the order, and the merchants lifted the tarpaulin on the carriage, revealing the neatly arranged python satin inside.

The beautifully woven python satin, under the sunlight, shook so that everyone present couldn't open their eyes.

These high-ranking shogunate officials are all people who have seen the so-called great world.

They could tell at a glance that the quality of this batch of python satin was excellent. Looking at the silk cloth on other carriages, although it is not as dazzling as python satin, it can still be seen that the weaving skills are very high.

People have a heart of comparison, compared to the Chezhidan daimyo who wore Nanban strange costumes, these traditional daimyo still like python satin from the Ming Kingdom.

Tokugawa Iemitsu also looked surprised.

Some time ago, the Hirado clan sent him some python satin. At that time, he was curious to know where the Hirado Domain got so many pythons.

In his impression, only the Tsushima clan was able to obtain a large amount of python satin because of its proximity to the Li Dynasty. As a result, the daimyo of the western country was obviously dressed much more luxuriously than the eastern country.

Through the people sent back by Imagawa Naobo, he knew that these were all from the town of Jinzhou in the Ming Kingdom, a large town with very strong military strength and economy.

Since python satin and cloth are of such good quality and can make a lot of money, why don't I monopolize it!

There are also soaps that smell very good, and although they are expensive, they are really good to use.

Thinking of this, Tokugawa Iemitsu already had an idea in his heart.

"Distinguished guests, the goods brought are all produced by your own land?"

The Tokugawa family's eyes are full of incredibleness.

"Of course. Except for python satin, which is a product of Jiangnan. ”

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "However, I have a channel to get good goods." Compared to the departure from Ningbo, which is often attacked by pirates, my sea is very safe. ”

"I've heard someone say that Your Excellency has a powerful sailor under your command, so that pirates don't dare to attack the coast."

Tokugawa Iemitsu said with admiration on his face.

When it comes to harassment, the shogunate feels a headache.

In fact, in this regard, the Ming Dynasty also faced problems as serious as the shogunate.

Yang Chengying hurriedly said: "I don't dare to accept the false praise of others." ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu invited Yang Chengying to take a seat and ordered Kabuki to perform a dance.

When they performed, they didn't speak, but they were thinking about it in their hearts.

Yang Chengying's mind was very simple, first to establish a relationship with the shogunate and ensure the income of silver and copper. With these things, prices can be stabilized.

As for the matter of standing up for Zhongshan Kingdom, it will be carried out in the future, and we must get through the difficulties in front of us.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was also thinking that if he took back the trade power all of a sudden, it would be tantamount to adding another layer of instability to the unstable western country, so it would be better to push the boat down the river and let the Tsushima domain and the Hirado domain be the middlemen first, and then take it back later.

The Tsushima and Hito clans were very simple, and they didn't want to lose their right to trade.

The dance in front of him was lively, but several parties were very calm, thinking about each other.

After a while, the dance ended.

Tokugawa Iemitsu smiled, "I have an immature idea, please refer to the distinguished guests. ”

"Princess, please speak." Yang Chengying responded politely.

"I want Imagawa Naobo to be our representative, and to co-preside over trade with the Ming Kingdom with the Hirado and Tsushima feudatories."

"This one does. I think that, in addition to private trade, you can make a list of what you need and submit it to our market company, which will buy it at the price. And vice versa, so do we. ”

In the past, official trade was dominated by tributary trade. It's not just that the status is not equal, but the price is not equal.

Although this is helpful for promoting national prestige, it is not a normal economic and trade exchange.

Yang Chengying's suggestion, to put it bluntly, is to take what each side needs on the basis of strengthening ties between the two sides.

This kind of detail naturally does not need to be negotiated by Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Imagawa Naobo said: "In such trade, how can we distinguish between official ships and civilian ships?" Is it possible to follow the old approach? ”

In the past, it was referred to as the exploration trade.

Exploration trade is also known as "tribute trade", foreign merchant ships carry tribute and their own local products to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming court after receiving tribute, purchasing goods, in the form of "national gifts" to return the Chinese goods needed by foreign businessmen, is a trade with an obvious tributary trade nature.

Of course, Yang Chengying can't do that.

Not only is it a problem that it can't be done, but it's also because this kind of trade is too bad for the Ming Dynasty. Hundreds or thousands of people have been exempted from customs duties after landing on the shore.

He said with a smile: "In business, civil ships go ashore to pay taxes, and as for official ships, they only need to pay the purchase price." As for how to distinguish it, you can compare it with the vermilion ship. ”

When the Tokugawa shogunate authorized overseas trade, it was stamped with a four-cornered seal, and the ship that held this seal-shaped trade was called a seal.

The scope is Annam, Siam, Luzon, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries.

The Tokugawa family didn't do anything, and gave Imagawa Naobo a look.

Imagawa Naobo said: "Exploration trade, this is something that began at the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Kingdom, why can't it be done." ”

"Since you want to use the 'Exploration Trade', please sail your ship to the coastal area."

Yang Chengying said with a smile.

The implication is that I only belong to the semi-official, you want to be official, and go to the Ming Court yourself.

It's all a thousand-year-old fox, what are you talking about here!

Imagawa Naobo said: "I'm far overseas, I don't know the purchase price of Mingguo, what if the price is set low, or if it is set high?" ”

"How many times a year do official ships come, but how many times do civilian ships come?"

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "I'm afraid that only a nobleman like Lord Imagawa would say such things." ”

It made Imagawa Naofang blush a little.

Tokugawa Iemitsu also felt that his face was dull.

Yang Chengying played a round game: "Of course, Lord Imagawa and I are talking about business for the first time, so it is inevitable that we will be unfamiliar. Imagawa-sama has benefited me a lot from waka and Confucianism. I believe that we will be able to cooperate happily in the future. ”

Imagawa Naofang's face eased slightly.

Tokugawa Iemitsu said, "Okay, this matter is decided. In the future, we will cooperate more. With that, he picked up a glass of wine.

Yang Chengying also picked up the wine, signaled to him, and drank it all.

Early the next morning, Yang Chengying took his guards all over his body to sell cloth, soap, and other items at Nijo Castle.

It attracted the local people to stop one after another.

The big and small aristocrats heard the news and came to buy it.

In just one morning, all the goods were sold out.

The news was reported to Tokugawa Iemitsu, which made the young general sigh again, this business is really profitable!

"Imagawa Palace, you have to contact Yang Chengying more, and when I take back the trade power in the future."

Tokugawa Iemitsu secretly met with Naofang Imagawa: "You want to hold me up, understand?" ”

"Your Excellency, please rest assured that your subordinates will live up to your expectations."

Imagawa Naobo bowed and said.

The two ministers stood in the castle tower, looking at the bustling place in the distance.

That's where Yang Chengying sells things.

By this time, he had switched to buying grain.

Those who sell a lot of grain will receive a piece of cloth for free.

For a while, it was very lively.