The East China Sea has clear skies.

A dhow with white sails sails slowly sails out of the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula and then heads south along the coastline, rippling across the pristine seas.

There is a special flag hanging on the ship, I don't know if it is a reference to the family crest of the Japanese family, the pattern is a fish, but the side of the fish-shaped pattern is a door.

Those who are skilled in maritime trade already know that this is the banner of the most active Jiangnan merchants in the East China Sea, and they have faintly become the true overlords of the East China Sea.

As the Tokai Governor's Office prevented Ming merchants from heading to Japan under the guise of going to Korea, and intensified patrols along the western coastline of the Korean Peninsula, they quickly adjusted a completely new route.

Although they went to sea from the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, which would greatly increase their transportation costs, they were not worth the benefits they received.

With the dual support of their Jiangnan firm's technology and personnel, the Otomo family has already started mining operations on the island of Kyushu, and the Ouchi family's Iwami silver mine has begun to produce silver.

After their more in-depth estimates, the silver ore of the Otomo family was about 30 million taels, and the Iwami silver ore of the Ouchi family was as high as 200 million taels.

With such a large amount of silver, it was like a dream.

Not to mention that the imperial court, which was happy to levy a tax on silver and salt of one million taels, even if the wealth of all the people in the entire China combined, it was not as good as the silver mines of the Otomo family and the Ouchi family.

It was precisely because they realized that the Otomo family and the Ouchi family had wealth beyond that of Huaxia, so they decided to firmly hold the thick thighs of the Otomo family and the Ouchi family, regardless of the cost.

As for the court controlled by that tyrant, one day he will be made to pay for his hostility, and sooner or later the tyrant will die quietly.

With countless voyages, it's clear where the reef is, so there's no need to worry too much about the safety of the voyage.

"You all be careful at night, this time there is not only high-quality flour, but also the best lamp oil in our Daming, and all personnel are not allowed to open fire!" Hou Jing was in charge of the escort this time, and repeatedly told the crew members under him.

In response to the lighting needs of the Ouchi family, they also purchased a large amount of lamp oil in Jiangnan, and then prepared to send this batch of lamp oil to the northern part of Kyushu Island via North Korea.

Now the Da Nei family is also more and more aware of enjoyment, and ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty are reluctant to use lamp oil, and as a result, the wealthy Da Nei family actually wants to build a Changming City.

"Eight! Who's it, don't light it all! A Japanese samurai at the head held his sword and yelled menacingly at the surrounding crew.

The crew on the ship enjoyed the high treatment of the Jiangnan Merchant now, especially they knew that the Jiangnan Merchant had the energy to reach the sky in Jiangnan, so they naturally nodded again and again.

In fact, they didn't know that they were going against the Ming court, but they already didn't have the Ming Emperor in their hearts, as long as they gave them enough money and silver to do anything.

It was getting late, the sea was rough, and the wind and clouds were changing color.

Faced with the changing weather, the merchant ships were forced to dock in the bay to rest.

In order to let Ouchi's family have the best oil lamp in Daming, they did not have an open flame that night, and all the personnel on the ship stayed quietly in the cabin.

As the morning dawned, the ships sailed out of the bay.

The crew left the Korean Peninsula and headed straight for Kyushu Island, with triumphant smiles on their faces.

Suddenly, a fast-approaching three-masted galleon appeared on the horizon, and the three sails on the mast were full, so the speed of the journey appeared to be extremely fast.

"What's going on?"

The crews of the merchant ship gazed alarmingly at the three-masted galleon that had suddenly headed straight for them, and a sense of foreboding welled up in their hearts.

"It's not good, it's really the Ming Army!"

As the three-masted galleon got closer and closer, they also saw the flag of the Ming Dynasty navy, and they couldn't help but suddenly panic.

If it was in the Jiangnan region, they didn't need to be afraid at all, but the East China Sea Governor's Mansion was controlled by Xu Shiying, but Xu Shiying was the emperor's most loyal lackey.

Now that the warship under Xu Shiying's command has appeared, then they are probably more than lucky.

"Sure enough, it's Jiangnan Merchant again!"

"There are really a lot of Dongying samurai on this ship!"

"We've endured it for so long, it's time for them to know the consequences of rebelling against Daming!"

……

A group of Ming soldiers stood under the banner of the hunting dragon, and now they were equipped with the latest single-hole telescopes, and they talked about the merchant ships in front of them.

They actually already knew about Jiangnan firms going south to Kyushu Island from here.

It's just that for some reason, their governor did not allow them to obstruct it, but turned a blind eye to Jiangnan Firm's continued delivery of supplies to the Ouchi family.

But now that things are back on track, there are orders from the imperial court to act, and their East China Sea Governor's Mansion can show its fangs at the small Jiangnan business.

Chen Shan is a Shandong man in his thirties, with a burly figure, upright facial features, and thick eyebrows, looking ahead with a fierce look.

He was the captain of this warship, and he was also the first batch of generals to be stationed in Daming City, even one step earlier than Xu Shiying to come to the East China Sea.

Chen Shan has experienced so many years of homesickness, but he is already a proper patriotic general: "Open the cannon and let these traitors all go to hell!" ”

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

With an order, the eight heavy guns at the bow of the ship were ignited one after another, and after the fuse rattled, lead bullets weighing as much as ten catties rose from the muzzles of the guns, and then smashed towards the merchant ships in front.

In the East, which is now dominated by cold weapons, heavy artillery is an absolute weapon of destruction at sea, and it is also the Ming army's reliance on all maritime forces to reduce the dimensionality of attacks.

In fact, the merchant ships of the Jiangnan Merchant are also equipped with artillery, but this kind of artillery is okay against ordinary pirates, and it can only be furnished in the face of heavy artillery with terrifying range.

Bang!

Bang!

Lead bullets leaped into the air, but fell from the sky.

Some of the lead bullets fell on the surface of the sea and splashed more than 10 meters of water, some hit the deck of the merchant ship with large holes, and some of the lead bullets smashed on a Japanese samurai, and immediately splashed a splash of blood.

The crew of the merchant ship screamed in horror and fled in all directions, finally deeply understanding the horror of the Ming navy.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

It was only a new round of shelling ensued, and shells kept falling on the merchant ship, causing the entire hull to tremble violently, and sawdust and debris flying everywhere.

Burst!

Burst!

Whether it was a Dongying samurai or an arrogant Jiangnan evil slave, when the lead bullet hit, their bodies were as if they were directly exploded, and blood splattered.

No......

The arrogant Japanese samurai had already drawn his katana, but when he saw a cannonball fall head-on, he also showed a terrified expression at the end.

It's just that his body is also made of flesh and blood, and suddenly the flesh and blood splashed again.

"Oh no, it's out of the water!"

It is not known whether it was caused by the violent collision of shells, or if someone accidentally ignited the lamp oil stored in the cabin, and a huge fire suddenly burst out in the middle of the hull, and a low explosion was heard during the process.

"Stop!"

Chen Shan saw that the merchant ship had caught fire, and even temporarily stopped the shelling.

"Please help us!"

"We are Chinese compatriots, how can you see death and not save us?"

"We're not going to get through again, please give us a way out!"

……

The firelight reflected the faces of Hou Jing and the others, and their frightened and desperate expressions were distorted and magnified in the firelight, but they all begged the Ming Navy to come to the rescue in panic.

Under the effect of lamp oil, the fire has spread rapidly throughout the cabin, devouring one life after another, and screams are constantly heard from the fire.

"If you knew today, why bother at the beginning, it's too late!" Chen Shan saw from a distance that more than 100 people on the ship were buried in the flames, and he looked very indifferent.

Not to mention that such a huge amount of Daming lamp oil can't be extinguished at all, and he has no reason to save these traitors, what the rise of Huaxia needs is patriots, not these scum who are willing to be dogs because the Ouchi family has a silver mine.

Most importantly, those who resisted the emperor's decree would not die a pity.

The clothes of Hou Jing and the others were burned, their skin was scorched, and they struggled and cried out in pain.

The deck was littered with charred corpses and wreckage, and the stench of burnt and death filled the air.

The merchant ship's mast collapsed in the fire, and the bottom of the ship was burned through in the fire, and finally it could not bear the weight of the hull and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

The bodies and wreckage of the crew were floating on the surface of the sea, and their deaths were horrific, with the fear of death on their faces, some of whom had been burned to black coals.

"Another one!"

Just as Chen Shan wanted to evacuate, through the single-hole telescope, he saw a Jiangnan merchant ship coming towards him from a distance, and his eyes immediately flashed with a touch of murderous intent.

However, no matter what kind of cargo this merchant ship carries, another dimensionality reduction blow is about to be staged, and their mission this time is not to allow any merchant ship of the Jiangnan Merchant to transport goods from North Korea to the Ouchi family and the Otomo family.

At the same time, a sailing ship flying the dragon flag is slowly approaching from the west, heading to the western part of Japan's main island of Honshu.

Yamaguchi Castle, Ouchi's family house.

Although Ouchi Yoshixing is still a minor boy, after nearly half a year of training, the whole person has obviously matured a lot.

Because he successfully resisted the coercion of the Ming Dynasty, and now he is leading the Ouchi family to be thriving, so he can't help but have a little more youthful arrogance.

In the face of the Ming envoy, he only sent his retainers Tao Qiandao and Zangtian Masanari to greet him, while he sat in the council hall and quietly waited for the arrival of the Ming envoy.

It's been another nice day, and the summer sun is shining on the very simple pier.

Xie Qian, a bachelor of Hanlin, came here again, stepping on a sturdy wooden plank and stepping off the sailboat, the unicorn suit on his body looked very luxurious, and his eyes were full of firmness and confidence.

"Lord Messenger, we have been fighting each other for almost half a year, and you are just like that!" When Kurada Masarari saw Xie Qian, who came again, he immediately joked.

Xie Qian didn't pay attention to his retainer Kurada Masanori, his face was solemn, his eyes were like torches, and when he saw that Ouchi Yoshixing did not come to greet him in person, he strode towards the mountain city.

There were a lot of Japanese samurai gathered in front of the mountain city, and it seemed that they wanted to dismount the Ming envoy, and there was even a thorn in the way that stood up to block Xie Qian's way.

Xie Qian didn't speak, but stared at the raunchy Japanese samurai.

The Japanese samurai saw that they couldn't frighten this Ming envoy, and they retreated in a daze.

Xie Qian took the initiative to come this time, not only knowing how strong the backing behind him was, but also not afraid of life and death, he walked into the meeting hall of the Ouchi family's house.

"Why didn't you kneel when you saw this young master?" Ouchi Yoshixing saw Xie Qian appearing, but it was like a preemptive attack.

Although Xie Qian has been an official in the Hanlin Academy, he has never been a coward: "If the envoy kneels, can your inner family really afford it?" ”

"It's ridiculous, why can't our Ouchi family afford it?" Kurada Masarai, who was following behind, snorted coldly, looking very disdainful.

Xie Qian still ignored the fly, but said with a straight face: "Let's be a good courtesy!" The reason why Jiangnan merchants were allowed to make some small moves before was just to make it easier to remove all the tumors, do you really think that our Ming court can't help a few little mice? ”

"Our Japan faces the sea on all sides, you can seal all the way, but you can't seal all sides!" Kurada Masori thought of his geographical advantages and seemed confident and authentic.

It's not that he's blind and arrogant, it's that he already knows the strength of Jiangnan Firm.

It is said that the Ming Dynasty prohibits the export of ironware, but as a result, the Jiangnan business name is as much as they want, and even women can give it away.

As for this seemingly very beautiful Ming court, as far as he knew, he really wanted to ban the circulation of gold and silver, but as a result, the people below did not pay at all.

Xie Qian smiled slightly, took out an official document from his arms and said, "Young Family Master, this is the ban that my dynasty just promulgated, I think you should know!" ”

Tao Qiandao glanced at Ouchi Yoshixing, and then stepped forward to take the official document.

"From today onwards, all businessmen who dare to trade with the Ouchi family will be beheaded!" When Xie Qian gave the official document to Tao Qiandao, it was also sonorous and authentic.

In fact, there was a time lag between this official document, and the imperial court first sent the official document to the various municipal departments, and then notified the Tokai Governor's Office, and finally he forwarded it to the Ouchi family.

As long as they are properly executed, then at this time, the Ming Dynasty has completed the economic blockade of the Ouchi family.

In the future, the Ouchi family wants to exchange for a grain of rice in Daming through trade, which is also a fool's dream. Even if the Ouchi family owns hundreds of millions of taels of Iwami silver mines, as long as they don't trade in the Ming Dynasty, then the Ouchi family's silver mines are no different from scrap iron.

Now the Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, but it is possible to do without the copper coins, gold and silver and seafood of the Ouchi family, but the trade between the Da Nei family and the Ming Dynasty has been too deep.

Under the curry favor of Jiangnan Firm, the Ouchi family has been able to get whatever they want for nearly half a year.

Even the Xuefeng knife and Tu Qing bow, which have been strictly forbidden by the Ming Dynasty, turned out that the Jiangnan people also brought a few, which also made the Ouchi family unable to find the north.

It's just that they never seem to have thought about what will happen to their Da Nei family once they lose Da Ming's materials.

Ouchi Xingyi was very confident, as if he had some support, so he said very confidently: "My Ouchi clan has Iwami silver mines, and there are also many silver mines in other places, can you put an end to them?" ”

After seeing the power of silver, he believed that as long as they could continue to mine Iwami, then their Ouchi family would be able to get whatever they wanted.

Even the crown of the Ming Emperor is actually only a matter of the amount of silver.

It's just that as soon as the words fell, a figure hurriedly ran in and reported: "Young master, it's not good, those miners suddenly rebelled, and all our mine supervisors in Iwami Country were killed!" (End of chapter)