As Nohime expected, the coalition forces successfully passed through the narrow waterway between the west coast of Kishu and Jijima, and not a single warship of the Hosokawa family was found. The Hosokawa naval forces abandoned this pass and withdrew to Awaji Island, and the coalition forces entered Osaka Bay without a single shot.

The second went out to sea laughing, fired a shot at the west, and made a small demonstration to the Hosokawa navy.

The fleet bypassed the cape of the pass and turned to the northeast, and the 100-mile sea journey was the final destination of Sakai Castle, and the sea route that the people of Ryuo Island had opened up with great difficulty was about to succeed.

The Dakang sailors were so elated that they even gave up gambling in the cabin. These energetic fellows gathered on either side of the ship, imagining the women of Sakaijo and the sake, making rough jokes with each other, and bursting into laughter from time to time.

Sure enough, it is the most prosperous place in the country, along the way the villages are connected to the villages, you can see endless rice fields and neat roads from the sea, from time to time there are exquisite mountain cities passing by, the huge Buddhist temples and shrines are everywhere, and the dense population is comparable to the prosperity of the south of the Dakang River.

It's just that large livestock are rarely seen, there are no ploughing cattle in the fields, there are no horse-drawn carts on land, only small flatbed vehicles pulled by people, and most of the merchants are carrying cages. Occasionally, a samurai can be seen on a straddle horse, carrying a bow and arrow, with a sword and a rib stick stuck in his waist, shouting on the road. It's just that the horse is not much different from Dakang's donkey, if it weren't for the short man, his feet would have to be dragged to the ground.

Most of the pedestrians wore wide hats, their faces hidden under the hats, deep clothes of linen, large belts tied around their waists, and barefoot grass shoes. The servants were poor, and there were hardly any satin clothes on the road, and there were very few fine and thick cotton cloths. There was also a lack of dye, and the shore was a dense blue-gray, and the women were no exception, but there were monks who wore khaki robes, and were a little angry.

Occasionally, there are nobles who take a small sedan chair carried by two people, which is different from the Dakang big car on the shoulder, the sedan chair is hung under a thick bar, and the car is as small as a pigeon cage. At first, Kang people thought that they were carrying some heavy objects, but when they saw someone coming out of the pigeon cage, they realized that this was the sedan chair of the mother, which caused the guys on the boat to laugh and scold madly.

The maids also wear large hats when they travel, and the hats are covered with light yarn, which is as long as the waist and abdomen, and even to the feet and feet. Stepping on clogs under his clothes, walking with Tingting's writhing buttocks, where have Dakang warriors seen such a style, always attracting a burst of heart-wrenching whistles and ridicule.

However, most of the maids are peasant women in the field, rough and stupid, except for Xu Yi, who is wonderful, no one has such taste.

The Kang people are strange that these people hardly raise poultry and livestock, not to mention large livestock such as cattle and horses, not even pigs, sheep, geese and ducks, only a few chickens and dogs. However, dogs are used for hunting and guarding against theft, chickens are used to tell the time, and the servants don't even eat eggs.

Because there are no noisy and pooping livestock, the village is smaller, quieter and cleaner than Dakang. This made the Dakang soldiers a little uncomfortable, Nima Village is quiet like a ghost, where are there people and animals, is this home?

Chongwen was a little worried, and asked Nongji: "Don't you guys eat meat?" My brothers fish and shrimp every day, and they can't eat without meat, and they can't fight to death without power. ”

Nonghime said: "The country of Qi is the country of gods and Buddhas, and the warriors of the princess do not eat meat, except for some fish. Only the peasants in the countryside are hungry and will poach some elk and wild boars, and it is not easy for you to replenish the meat. ”

Chongwen silently looked at the scenery of the country on the shore, and said for a long time: "Since the servants don't eat meat, then the prince's winter fur and soldiers' armor are naturally extremely lacking, and where do the leather goods in Qicheng come from?"

Nonghime said: "Naturally, it is Liguo and Dakang. ”

Chongwen sighed: "In the Kumano Mountains, there are countless elk muntjac wild boars and bears, but because of the barrier of the Jidao Pass, the people of Kii can't eat rice, and they have to go thousands of miles to the country and Dakang to buy leather goods. I'm going to get justice for the pirates of Kumano and Bozu anyway, or I'm sorry for those unjust souls at the bottom of the sea. ”

Nohime clenched his hand and said, "You can think like this, no one in the whole world can stop your new course, and you will become the new god of Mianjin, the benefactor from the sea." ”

Chongwen asked in a low voice, "Then are you willing to become a goddess?"

Nonghime didn't answer, but pointed to the wide port in the distance and said, "Look, Kuncheng!"

The city is not a natural harbor, and there is no sea rock deep into the ocean to block the sea breeze. However, this is Osaka Bay, and except for a few narrow waterways, it is basically a closed sea area, and there is no strong sea breeze, so it is not a disadvantage of Kijo. The able merchants did not know how much human and financial resources were expended to build a large pier out of stone for ships to moor.

The atmosphere here is different from the quiet country towns along the way, and the noisy atmosphere is blowing in the face.

Countless merchant ships can be seen from afar, with sails covering the sky and the sun, and there are almost no idle berths in several stone ports that are almost a mile deep into the sea. Among the countless small boats, you can also see the tall and large Kangsha foreign boats. Because the draft of the ships is too shallow and the strength is not enough, it is difficult to enter the ocean routes, so many merchants buy Kang ships for ocean trade.

There are many ships unloading at the port, and there are many shouting maritime merchants and dock porters with white turbans on their bare feet, and the atmosphere is busy and prosperous. Flowing all the way to the shore, it was a huge commercial city, with regular towns stretching out of sight. In addition to those low wooden houses, there are also tall stupas and verandah flower streets, and I don't know what the famous hall is.

The sprawling city was surrounded by two moats, and in the middle of the moats there were staggered passages for people and goods, and checkpoints were set up on the passages, so that the goods of merchants could be inspected at any time, but no gate tax was charged.

There is no tax office on the wharf, but there is a rating agency, an arbitration body, and a police beep agency on the wharf where the club is located, which is used to set exchange rates, unify measurements, mediate disputes, and arrest thieves. Therefore, although the wharf is complicated, it is not chaotic, and the management of such a huge commercial city is in an orderly manner, and there is no official government, even Chongwen is amazed.

This is the city of all Kang businessmen's dreams, the city of wealth of the country.

The flotilla circled the end of a stone port, and a small flag boat came up to block the way.

On the deck of the dinghy stood a short man in a one-pattern kimono, who could not see the family crest on the costume, and seemed to be a member of the kaiwa office. This guy is not tall, combing the head of the Tang ship, standing at the bow of the ship to look at the huge fleet, waving his hand and shouting: "Stop the ship!" I am the ten people of the Huihe Institute Lianshan Cong Erlang, I'm sorry, I have to board the ship for inspection before I can enter the port." ”

Bai Jie threw down the net ladder and shouted: "Come up!"

Lian Shan didn't understand, but the meaning could not be clearer, and the oarsman approached the birdboat, and he climbed the net ladder to climb the bow nimbly, and stood firmly on the upper deck, his eyes looking around at the big ship. Rao is well-informed, and he has never seen such a huge ship. The sailors on board were all unkempt, with fierce eyes, and wearing swords, and they were not good maritime merchants at first glance.

The tall and short Dragon King Island crowd around Chongwen and came to Lianshan, although Chongwen's face was fierce, his speech was gentle: "What do you have to do?" Chai Demei served as the translator, and he had the heaviest merchant spirit, suitable for dealing with port officials.

Lian Shan asked, "Are you the Dakang Naval Army that fought with the Hosokawa Water Army?"

Chongwen said with a smile: "To be precise, we are the maritime merchants of Dakang Longwang Island who repelled the attack of pirates, and the Kumano Naval Army and the Fangjin Naval Army are our vigilantes. ”

Lian Shan muttered: "You are the first Kang ship to go to the city in decades, at least I have never seen it in my life, how did you pass through the Seto Inland Sea?"

Chongwen said: "The sea is very big, who said that there is only one route in and out of the Seto Inland Sea?"

Lian Shan understood that these Dakang sailors had found a new route. He believed that this news would soon shock the entire city, which meant that the goods of the city would no longer be subject to Yamaguchi City, and would not be subject to the countless large and small pirates of the Matsuura clan, the Ouchi clan and the Seto Inland Sea. After a long time, he said, "What goods have you brought? How can you convince me that you are here to trade sincerely?"

The two people who were annoyed next to him had already gone to sea, and Liu Guan shouted in a rough voice: "You thief and bird don't know how to do things, we are running thousands of miles on the sea with our heads, not to trade, but to play with you!"

Chongwen stopped Liu Guan, who was about to have a seizure, and still said gently: "We brought hundreds of kapok, 2,000 taels of sand gold, and agarwood, ** incense, myrrh, tortoiseshell, etc., which is indeed a sincere deal." ”

Even the mountain was taken aback, these things are the materials that are in short supply in the country, especially kapok and spices, which are necessary things for Buddhist temples, due to the difficulty of shipping, the price is extremely expensive, and even the price is not in the market, and the monks of the country are going crazy. Kapok is the best cloth for monks' robes, and spices are indispensable for temple incense.

Lian Shan shook his head and said: "These seem to be Nanban goods, not Kang goods." ”

Chongwen said with a smile: "Kang people can't traffic southern goods, which is the reason." ”

Lian Shan waved his hand again and again: "No, no, no, don't get me wrong, I mean that your new channel will pass through the Southern Barbarian Land?"

Chongwen said dissatisfiedly: "You are just a port official, is it necessary for me to inform you about the sea?"

Lian Shan bowed and said, "It's rude, I'm just curious." ”

Chongwen waved his hand and said, "It's okay, so I can enter the port?"

Lian Shan Zhengse said: "No, the law of the association and the law clearly stipulates that the fan ship is not allowed to enter the port with weapons, and you are fully armed, for fear of disturbing the merchants and people of Qicheng." ”

Chongwen sneered: "We are bare-handed, how can we walk thousands of miles by sea, not to mention far away, I am afraid that yesterday we were robbed by the pirates of the Hosokawa family, you are really ridiculous." ”

Lian Shan bowed down and said, "I'm sorry, what you said is reasonable." But there is no precedent for this state of affairs, and I cannot let you into Hong Kong without permission, but I must make a decision with the ten people of the Chamber, and you will have to wait outside the port for a while. ”

Chongwen frowned and said, "So you go and come back quickly." ”