The ships that escorted Chongwen north to Hirado were the Yasufunes of Gohodo, a small sheltering ship that went up and down the hundred materials. Due to the headwinds in winter, the boat could only rely on oars to move slowly along the coast, and it was only 80 miles in the evening that it docked at a small o'ang mouth called Pingdao.

There is a small fishing village with a few families on the island, all of them are as poor as ghosts, Chongwen is too lazy to go ashore to spend the night, gnawed a few mouthfuls of dry food, and rested in the cabin. It rains again in the middle of the night, and winter in Kyushu is really annoying, and the oceanic climate makes it often rain overcast and cold.

Chongwen couldn't sleep, sitting cross-legged in the cabin silently thinking about his thoughts, Hanako came in and put a robe on him, and quietly retreated.

Nohime sent someone to deliver a letter, what the hell happened? There is no doubt that the shogunate's edict has already arrived at the Kyushu Exploration House, but it is a pity that the current Shibukawa Mitsuyori is not the same as his predecessor Imagawa Ryōtoshi, he is a playboy, can he order the Kyushu wealthy clan to exterminate the Matsuura Party? If not, what will the shogunate do? What does Nohime have to tell herself?

Outside the cabin was the sound of waves and drizzle, and the cold wind blew into the cabin through the cracks in the board, and Chongwen fell asleep in a daze. He dreamed of the endless recitals of the Qianqing Palace, and the gloomy eunuchs, courtiers, and trembling palace maids around him... He was fed up with the deathly repression, and he still tormented him in his dreams.

In the evening of the next day, with the captain shouting to collect the sails, Chongwen saw the port of Hirado, the source of life in the country.

Hirado and Sakai Castle are somewhat similar in that they are located on a plain of impact, protected by towering rocks, and similarly have no walls. In this fertile land of commerce, there are not even police officers to maintain law and order, and the armed sailors on the Hirado Yasushi ship are not easy to mess with, and it is better to wipe their necks if they dare to make trouble here.

More similar to Sakai Castle, there were no rulers here, and there was no meeting place in Sakai Castle, and large and small affairs were settled through negotiation between the four Great Kangshang Gangs. Due to the great prestige of Wu Zhi, the owner of the Five Peaks, and the fairness of his people, few people disagreed with him, in other words, Wu Zhi was the invisible king of Hirado.

If there is any difference from Sakai Castle, it is that most of the harbor is full of tall and sturdy Kang boats, and most of the buildings in Hirado Castle are Kang-style buildings, Mandarin is the common language of Hirado, and the streets are mainly Dakang costumes.

When Chongwen stepped on the Hirado Pier, he looked up and saw a tall stone archway, on which were engraved with four big characters: Haibo Shunping. There is a couplet on the stone pillar: crossing the waves in the boat depends on the power of a sail, and watching the sun and moon on the sea depends on the nine-day grandmother spirit. On the north side of the pier, you can see the magnificent Mazu Temple, which is the city of thieves and a paradise for smugglers.

Chongwen was greeted on the dock by Xu Hai and Chai Demei, seeing three guests jumping off the gangplank with a little maid, Chai Demei strode forward to salute, and said: "Go to sea, you have been wronged these days." ”

Chongwen smiled: "I have any grievances, everything is not worried in Fujiang Island, and I am very happy." But the two of you are in Hirado, so you are in a dilemma, and your life is like a year. ”

Chai Demei said in a low voice: "Kyushu Dazaifu has finally come with accurate news, now the Hirado merchant gang can't believe us, let's go into the city, they want to ask for guilt from the big sea." ”

The group got into a carriage and headed straight for the city. The horse is Dakang Liaodong Malaysia, the car is a luxury carriage made by Dakang craftsmen, the angle iron claddle, the iron nail inlaid wheel, the cover of vermilion paint, the car inlaid with gold and silver, and the fox skin curtain blocks the drizzle and oblique wind outside. Even in Dakang, such a vehicle can be called luxurious, let alone a poor country.

However, Chongwen used to be the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven Luan drove a mobile palace towed by 23 horses, and this car was nothing. In the rickety carriage, Chongwen closed his eyes and enjoyed it for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "How did this guy Shimomura Ryoshi find you?"

Xu Hai said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it's still an arrangement to go to sea, I'm afraid that going to sea to Sayuri and these tricks to open a museum in Hirado is just to find out and pass on the news, and making a fortune is just a convenient thing." ”

Chongwen waved his hand again and again: "This is Brother Mingmei's proposition, I'm mainly thinking about the Fortune Cow, that female sumo wrestler Takahashi Island is a good match for the Fortune Cow, and I can't let it go." "The dignified son of heaven opened a green building, and no matter how thick-skinned Chongwen was, he had to think about the face of his ancestors.

The car burst into laughter.

Xu Hai said: "I went to Hirado to meet my uncle, and my uncle felt the grace of going to sea, so he naturally wanted to do a good job of the things that Longwang Island had to explain." He bought two three-story buildings adjacent to Hirado and connected them with a skybridge, which led to the opening of Hirado's largest kabumachi, named Hanaworld. ”

Chongwen smiled and said: "Flower world, one flower and one world, one tree and one Bodhi." Does Qinglou also have such a Zen feeling?"

Xu Hai said curtly: "This name was given by the owner of Wufeng, and everyone thought it was good, so they used it." I don't think it's appropriate to go to sea, so I changed my name to another one, and it didn't officially open anyway. ”

Chongwen looked at him and said, "Are you really a person who can't tolerate people on Dragon King Island? Since I came to Pingdo to find a good thing, how can I take a little misunderstanding to heart, and thank Mr. Wufeng for giving me a name." ”

Chai Demei said: "It is precisely because I know that the big sea is a person, so I dare to persuade the second to go to sea, and I didn't cause a big disaster." ”

Chongwen nodded and said, "Mingmei handled this matter properly, and Ah Hai also did a good job." Let's not talk about that, that guy from Shimomura won't go straight to the theater as soon as he arrives in Hirado. ”

Xu Hai said with a smile: "He has never seen the world as a pirate in the countryside, and he carries a lot of silver, and when he arrives at the Hirado Flower World, where will he go if he doesn't go to the biggest trick house." Sayuri recognized him at a glance, and it happened that I was supervising the repair in the flower world, so my mother brought Ryoshi Shimomura to me. However, this person was very stubborn, and he refused to hand over the letter when he died, and he said that he could only hand it over to Da Chuhai himself. ”

Chongwen smiled and said, "The guy who betrayed others casually, do I dare to hand over such an important matter to him, where are the others now?"

Xu Hai said with a smile: "Naturally, he is still in the flower world, good wine and meat are entertained, and Kabuki is waiting, that guy can't be happy." ”

Chongwen nodded and said, "So, what is the trend on the Dazaifu side?"

Flower World is a pure wooden building, connected by a wooden sky bridge. Hirado Chuo Avenue is called Nakano Avenue, Kawauchi Town to the east, and Yamanaka Town to the west, and the Flower World spans both sides of Nakano Street, and the overhead bridge crosses overhead, making it look extraordinary. This side of Kawauchi Town is called Yurilou, and the side of Yamanaka Town is called Senkakaku.

got out of the car in front of the lily building, and several well-dressed men in front of the door greeted them, all of whom were the leaders of the Pinghu merchant gang. Chai Demei introduced them one by one, the one with the scar on his face was Xu Weixue from the Shexian Gang, the thin but sharp-eyed one was Lin Guoxian, the small-tailed guy from the Raoping Gang, the burly bearded man was Hong Dizhen of the Zhangzhou Gang, and Wu Zhi, the owner of Wufeng, did not show up.

Because the detention of Chongwen is Wu Zhi's business alone, the others don't feel embarrassed, only Xu Weixue has to give a big salute when he sees Chongwen. Saved his nephew, and is also the only heir of the Xu family, this is love, and it is ashamed to be plotted by the Shexian gang for no reason. was both grateful and ashamed, which made the old pirate a little embarrassed, Chongwen grabbed him to the death, so he didn't bow down.

Chongwen and the elders smiled and saluted, and everyone pushed Chongwen to go first, this time Chongwen was no longer polite, and strode into the lily building.

I saw that the building was very tall and wide, the lobby on the first floor was full of Kang-style tabletops, and there was a large stage in the center. The second floor is all empty, and there are private rooms along the corridors around it. The third floor is the big casino of Xu Yi's dream, with double land, dominoes, leaf cards, horse hanging, and even a special weaving room and cockfighting arena for gamblers to squander.

The lobby on the first floor has already knelt on the ground, led by Sayuri, and there are 5 servants in the back, 4 Sakai Castle police officers, and Kabuki bought from Yamaguchi Castle, Kang Yan chefs, casino thugs, and menzi coachman bookkeepers, there are no less than 100 people. A female mountain knelt at the end, but the Lai Cai Niu did not look in that direction.

Chongwen's eyes were sharp, and he noticed Ryoshi Shimomura in the crowd, the guy was on the ground with his hands on the ground, his head was about to drop to the floor, but Chongwen didn't care about asking questions for the time being.

Sayuri bowed down and said, "I'm waiting to greet the lord, the lord has worked hard." ”

Chongwen didn't bother to correct her, turned his head and said to the people of Hirado with a smile: "I joined the mother, and when I arrived in the flower world, I don't know if I am a host or a guest." ”

Xu Weixue said loudly: "The flower world is the industry of Longwang Island, and of course the big sea is the master." ”

Chongwen laughed and said: "You can really calculate, so it can only be my treat, this flower world has to be a banquet before it opens, wouldn't it be a loss of money." ”

Hong Dizhen said heroically: "Now that this lily building has been repaired, it is better to choose a day than to hit the day, so I will open it first today, and I will talk about it later." In this way, the host should feast guests, and we also have a meager congratulatory ceremony to offer, and it can also make the big sea erosion possible. ”

Everyone applauded, and there was quite a posture that it was decided like this.

Chongwen turned around and asked Sayuri, "What kind of dishes are there in the building?"

Sayuri bowed and said with a smile: "Even if there are Kang dishes and Chinese dishes, the famous chefs of the two countries are invited, and the concubine never dreamed that there are such exquisite dishes in the world, so you can rest assured when you go to sea." "What she never dreamed of was not only exquisite dishes, but such a magnificent restaurant named after her, life is like this, what more could a husband ask for.

Chongwen smiled: "I'm fed up with the meal, and the birds fade out of my mouth, so you should take a good Kang-style table." ”

The Pinghu merchants are rich and rival the country, and He Yi is naturally a big spender. Lin Guoxian, a small-tailed guy, sent a big ship with 300 materials to cover the ocean, and Hong Dizhen sent a Huizhou opera troupe! No one knows how he came all the way to Pinghu. Chai Demei gave a good horse in the Western Regions, snow-white and without a single stray hair, even in Dakang, he is a peerless horse.

The congratulatory gift of the Shexian Gang is very mysterious, and according to Xu Weixue, it is to be presented separately.