Hirado Castle River Inner Town is actually a peninsula that extends into Hirado Bay, and Mazu Temple is right in the heart of the peninsula.

To the south of the temple is a grocery store called Kakutaya, which mainly sells some goods. The temple of Mazu Temple is very dissatisfied with the Kakudaya, and the smell of the sea even overwhelms the incense in the temple, and how difficult it is for Nanban spices to reach the land, how much can not suppress the smell of the materials.

Miaozhu appealed to the Hirado Office several times, wanting to drive away this small businessman, and the public office was also in a dilemma. The place where Mazu is enshrined is smelly, and it is indeed unusual, but the Kakuda family does not steal or rob, and operates legally, and there is no reason to drive people away, so this matter is delayed.

Now that it's easy to do, the East China Sea merchant group directly paid money to buy this store, and the price naturally made the Tsunoda family very satisfied. The merchant group also bought a few nearby houses, and after renovation, this is the main hall of the Tokai merchant group. The group meeting, the arbitration hall, the cabinet hall and the boat master hall are all located here, and it also includes the cabinet vault, the meeting hall, the meeting room and the pavilion and so on.

The bureau contracted the Dragon King Xuan of the Flower World as the general ledger room. The Liuju Bureau chartered a private suite in the Qianzhang Pavilion as the general ledger room, called Guanhai Pavilion. The big shopkeeper of the flower world went to sea to do things quite properly, and specially excavated the silver cellar, which was guarded day and night to ensure the safety of the silver.

Unconsciously, the spring of the second year of Yongji arrived.

After the opening meeting, all families and Macao hurried back to raise money, gather the crew, and prepare to do the big ticket. Several group elders coordinated in the main hall, and the flower world ran on both sides of the main hall, busy feet did not touch the ground, but no one complained. This is not the first time in history that the heroes of the sea have united to do the big business of changing the dynasty, and everyone's spirit is excited.

On a rainy day in February, Zhang Lian, the chief treasurer of the Dragon Bureau, discussed with Chongwen in Longwangxuan: "The silver that I Zhelin promised the cabinet has arrived, when will the gold and silver from Longwang Island arrive?"

Chongwen said: "Xu Hai has already taken my letter to receive the silver, and it is only a matter of the past few days. ”

Zhang Lian said: "The gold and silver of Longwang Island is the big one, and when you arrive, the silver of the cabinet will be paid by most of the bank, and the loan of the cabinet will also come down." First of all, I would like to tell you that the Ryuju Bureau does not want to compete for business with the Ryukyu Guys, and I plan to set off our fleet from the port of Tagou on Tofan Island, pass through Yaeyama and Miyako Island, and enter the southern country of Ryukyu Mountain. We go north, they go south, and whoever takes it will be theirs. ”

Chongwen nodded and said, "That's right, the Kyushu pirates will be members of the East China Sea Merchant Group sooner or later, don't conflict with them." It's just that I haven't walked south of the Ryukyus, and I don't have a detailed chart for you. ”

Zhang Lian said: "Back then, the Daogan family went to Dongfan Island to fight the dog port, killed a lot of Dongfan barbarians, and knew about the sea route of Shiheng and Miyagi, and it was not clear if you went further north, but only 500 miles of sea distance around the left, not afraid." ”

Chongwen sighed: "Longwang Island has a needle road from Ningbo to Ryukyu in the second sea, but unfortunately it is not in my hands, otherwise the danger will be much smaller." If you take the Ryukyu route, you must do a good job of needlework, that is the life of our merchant group. ”

Zhang Lian said with a smile: "They are all old people who have gone to sea, and these truths are always understood, so I don't need you to tell them." ”

The two were discussing, and Kayama Yoshimasa came in to report, saying that Wu Zhi had come to invite, the General Administration had a guest, and the group meeting was going to discuss.

Chongwen said with a smile: "If what I expected is not bad, eighty percent of it is Matsuura Nobuyi who has arrived, and the Kyushu soldiers have surrounded and suppressed Matsuura, and he dares to go to Hirado, it seems that he is determined to join the group." ”

Zhang Lian frowned slightly, and said: "He is asking for help, and the servants are all stubborn, didn't Yoshihiro Ouchi lie to you? ”

Chongwen leaned in front of him and whispered, "You are worried about other people's Tsushima Island and Izaki Island, I heard that there is a silver mountain on Tsushima Island." ”

Zhang Lian said with a smile: "You can't hide anything from the big sea, Tsushima and Yiqi are the gateways to the country, don't you want to be in the hands of our Kangren?"

Chongwen pondered for a moment and said: "It's still the same sentence, the East China Sea is too big, can it all be in our hands? As long as the servants are with us, what's the harm in accepting them? Kayama Shihisa is leading the Kyushu pirates and is opening up the route from Amami to Ryukyu, if they really succeed, you still can't start a war with them." We are businessmen, not military leaders, so why fight if we can cooperate. ”

Zhang Lian nodded and said, "This is also reasonable, and we have to see what kind of person Matsuura Shinwei is, let's go and meet that old man first." ”

The two stood up and prepared to leave, but Kayama Yoshimasa on the side said, "There is a guy named Ryosuke Nitta from Kyoto, who said that he has something important to see you." ”

Chongwen smiled slightly, it seemed that Hosokawa Yoriyuki was finally scared. It was a huge mistake for him to participate in the Shitennoji tea party, and as long as the shogunate participated in the tea party, it would definitely make him lose the advantage that was rare in a thousand years.

Now, Hosokawa's alliance is crumbling, and he has to win over allies again, even if it's Ryuo Island, he doesn't want to let go easily. Now, Chongwen has finally responded to the letter that Ryosuke Nitta, a paper merchant, has brought to Hosokawa Yoriyuki, what will Hosokawa Yoriyuki give himself? But since he is afraid, what is he anxious about.

Chongwen said lightly: "Let Sayuri arrange a place to entertain him well, and wait for me to come back." ”

Birshan's head bowed and went down to explain.

After a while, the carriage was set, Chongwen took Huashan Yizheng and Laicai Niu, and Zhang Lian took the two Raoping pirate masters Xiao Xuefeng and Lin Chaoxi, respectively, got into the carriage and went straight to the Mazu Temple.

When they arrived at the main hall of the merchant group, Wu Zhi, Yan Shanlao and Chai Demei were all waiting in the conference hall, chatting with a 50-year-old warrior. Seeing the two of them coming in, Wu Zhi introduced them to this old samurai who was Matsuura Shinwei.

Everyone saluted again, and the guests and hosts sat down. Chongwen looked at this person silently, Matsuura Nobuyi was considered a tall man among the servants, wearing a samurai uniform with a tattoo, and he could see the cypress family crest. This person has gray hair, a disheveled beard that is half black and not white, two swords under his ribs, a samurai is not a samurai, and a ronin is not a ronin's dress.

Matsuura's eyes are not large and often half-closed, giving people a lethargic feeling. But once he opened his eyes, he was full of light and didn't look faint at all.

The servant offered Kang-style tea, and Matsuura Shinwei picked up the teacup and looked at it seriously, and said: "The blue and white of Jingdezhen, a good thing, I got Su Ma Liqing from Persia, and I still can't burn it." ”

Yan Shanlao smiled: "Even if it is on the dock of Yuegang, this lamp in your hand can be regarded as a fine product." ”

Matsuura Nobuwei didn't drink the tea, put the tea cup back on the coffee table, and said a few polite words to Yan Shanlao, then he looked at Chongwen and said solemnly: "I heard that His Royal Highness Da Chuhai saw the dog ascend to heaven with his own eyes, and I am very grateful." ”

Chongwen secretly thought, I didn't pay attention to sleep with your daughter-in-law, it's really... Ashamed. Peeked at Chai Demei, the guy was sitting precariously, there was no strange look on his face, and he couldn't help but throw himself to the ground with his calm admiration for this person. He said with a little weakness: "I just witnessed it, but I can't stop it, Lord Xinwei doesn't need to thank me." ”

Matsuura Nobuwei shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness Da Izumi let me know that the dog died heroically, did not live up to his status as a samurai, and did not disgrace the Matsuura clan, how can I not be grateful." ”

Chongwen sighed and said, "Actually, Lord Yixin could have been immortal. ”

Matsuura Nobui said: "Some people are rude to the lord, but Yoshinobu did not endure the humiliation and steal his life, but reprimanded him in court, he did not do anything wrong. ”

Chongwen asked puzzledly, "So, Mr. Matsuura doesn't blame Yoshihiro Ouchi?"

Matsuura Nobuwei said quietly: "The retainer is not in line with the lord's wishes, of course the lord has the right to order him to cut his stomach, but he killed the loyal and upright retainers for no reason, no matter what, it can't be said to be moral." ”

Wu Zhigan coughed and said, "Now it seems that the big sea is expected, and the Ouchi family doesn't really want to be an enemy of the Matsuura Party. The shogunate army was slow to advance on several routes, and there were no troops at all. Since the Ouchi clan doesn't want to be wiped out, can the Matsuura clan reconcile with the Ouchi clan?"

Matsuura Nobui sneered and said, "That's because he knows that he can't exterminate us at all, and we can retreat to Mishima as a last resort, and when they withdraw their troops, Upper and Lower Matsuura County will still be the Matsuura Party." Speaking of reconciliation, of course my Matsuura Party and the Ouchi family can reconcile, but how can I, an old fellow in my last years, reconcile with the person who killed my son. ”

The hall fell silent for a while, this person is still so tough at this point, in the end, he is an old pirate, and he is a ruthless character.

Wu Zhi said dryly: "Now that the shogunate must explore trade, the Kamakura Gongfang, which is supported by the Ouchi clan, advocates smuggling trade, and the Matsuura Party must not support Hosokawa Yoriyuki." ”

Matsuura Nobuwei smiled slightly and said: "No one in the Matsuura Party supports it, and it has no intention of participating in the disputes of those big people, but whoever wants to pinch us must also see if they have the ability." As long as there is your East China Sea merchant group, even if he makes an agreement with the Dakang Imperial Court, it is impossible for a tribute ship from the country to reach Dakang, and what if Hosokawa Yoriyuki wins. ”

Zhang Lian laughed: "You old man can also understand it, without the approval of the merchant group, the shogunate will not think about any trade." He suddenly smiled, stared at Matsuura Nobuwei and said, "The same goes for everyone else. ”

Matsuura Nobuwei said quietly: "Not to mention the kindness of my Matsuura clan to the Hirado merchant gang, just with my Matsuura Party's 20 foreign boats, nearly 100 ships, and 4,000 samurai, how can I be qualified to join the group." ”

Zhang Lian said: "Joining the group is not about the number of ships, but in the sincerity of the heart, otherwise you don't respect the group, you don't abide by the rules of the group, or you will be expelled from the group, why bother?"

Matsuura Nobuwei looked at Zhang Lian and said: "The Matsuura clan sincerely joins the group, and is ready to accept 18,000 gold to become the cabinet Fang Qidong, but there are also conditions below, I want Yamaguchi Castle." ”

Zhang Lian looked at Chongwen and said with a smile: "See, the trouble of your bureau is coming." ”