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Chapter 145: Yan Siqi's Decision

And where did the goods in the hands of Chinese merchants come from? Needless to say, most of them were obtained through smuggling.

Even so, the Tokugawa shogunate gave Chinese businessmen great care and preferential treatment.

Just after Tokugawa Hidetada took over as the shogun, he drafted and issued a document strictly prohibiting Xiyi merchant ships from docking in the territories of other daimyos to engage in merchant activities, and to berth in Nagasaki or Hirado.

Regarding the Tang ship, that is, the Chinese merchant ship, no matter where it landed, it could be a merchant according to the owner's will.

In Nagasaki and Hirado, some Chinese maritime merchants were also taken care of, and the shogunate issued them a red seal permitting them to live and trade.

Now, a big pie hit the heads of the Tokugawa family, making Tokugawa Hidetada and others dizzy and surprised.

Directly trade with Ming Dynasty, no tribute, no middlemen to make the difference; send permanent envoys to each other, better communicate and contact, and jointly deal with Xiyi...

Yay, our country of Wa can get along with Daming on an equal footing!
What does this mean, it means that the Tokugawa shogunate is awesome, all of your big names, give me honestly!
To deal with Xiyi together is exactly what the Tokugawa shogunate is going to do, why did Daming think of going with us again.

As for other conditions, it is not a problem at all!
The system of "planting flags with books" was implemented for Chinese businessmen in Japan, and they were not allowed to trade in Japan without the certificates and yellow flags issued by the Ming court;

Similarly, the Ming Dynasty also recognized the Wa Kingdom’s Zhu Order, and the unlicensed Wa Kingdom merchant ships were not allowed to dock for trade.

Why did you think of going with our shogunate again, and we are preparing to issue a lock-down order!
Only the Japanese businessmen who were most loyal to the shogunate were issued a seal, and the shogunate monopolized overseas trade.For other big names, drink the northwest wind.

As for the Chinese businessmen in Japan, it's nothing to do with the shogunate.That's an order from your emperor, don't blame us.

Although Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada attached great importance to trade with Ming Dynasty, they made efforts to restore Ming-Japanese relations and resume exploration and cooperation trade.

However, the indifference of the Ming Dynasty remained, so the shogunate could only adopt incentive policies for Chinese businessmen, and more and more Chinese ships came to Japan to engage in smuggling trade.

In other words, there are so many smuggled Chinese businessmen in the country, which has a lot to do with the policies of the shogunate.

As long as the shogunate agrees to the conditions of the imperial court, those smuggling sea merchants will be strangled.The court has left a way for them, if you don't go, you will die!
Lin Huazhong, who already had an official rank, felt happy, hugged the Japanese girl beside him, laughed and drank the wine brought by another Japanese girl.

On the opposite side, Tokugawa Hidetada and Dong Qichang were already shoulder to shoulder, their eyes were intoxicated, as if they were two brothers.

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Hirado, Chinese community.

Yan Siqi's house is very large, and there are many people coming and going.Because he is not only a group of maritime merchants, or the boss of pirates, but also a "snail" of the local government of Wa country who is in charge of trade.

However, there is a different atmosphere in the courtyard today.He seemed very wary and a little nervous.

But in a room with relatively tight guards, Boss Yan, who is usually not cared about by many people, is sitting upright with a respectful expression on his face.

Opposite him, sat two people.A young man with a gentle face was talking freely, while a guy with a serious face was sitting there rigidly.

Yang Tiansheng sat next to Yan Siqi, but he was not as cautious as Boss Yan, and sometimes he would interject with a smile to adjust the atmosphere in the room.

"The tree is a thousand feet tall, and the leaves fall back to their roots. This is what His Majesty told the officials himself." Wu Zheng cupped his hands in a certain direction, and said, "No matter how much money you earn, it is hard to return home. In the end, you can be a ghost from a foreign land." Isn't that what Brother Yan wanted?"

Yan Siqi's face was moved, this sentence directly hit the hidden pain in his heart under his strong appearance, and it can even be said to be the pain of most Chinese sea merchants living in Japan.

Chinese people have a strong sense of locality. As the saying goes: "Falling leaves return to their roots", which is a vivid portrayal.

For most Chinese people, there is a traditional awareness that the place where I was born is my home.

With this kind of awareness, even if you live outside for a long time, you will feel that you don’t have a sense of belonging.

Especially after death, many Chinese wandering abroad want to bury their bones in their hometown, and even have a memorial tablet in the ancestral hall.

Therefore, despite the fact that the Chinese businessmen living in Hirado and Nagasaki are rich and live well.But there are not a few people who want to go home with a clean slate and show their glory in front of the folks and elders.

Yang Tiansheng was well aware of Yan Siqi's psychology, seeing him moved, he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and said: "The imperial court issued an amnesty order, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Yan Siqi hesitated, he certainly hoped to return to his hometown Haicheng.There are clans, relatives and friends, and the homecoming he dreamed of countless times.

But the end of Wang Zhi, a sea merchant and pirate, had to make Yan Siqi worry about the future.

"Don't dare to say anything?" The cold-faced man suddenly said, with contempt on his face, he said, "Who killed Wang Zhi, and when did it happen? When is the Holy Son of Heaven in power now, and he didn't kill anyone indiscriminately?" .”

As he said that, the cold-faced man took out the letter of pardon from his pocket, and spread it on the table for Yan Siqi to watch, "This is the edict of pardon written by Wan Sui himself, and will it go back and forth?"

"The grassroots dare not." Even Boss Yan, who risked his life on the sea and licked blood with a knife, knelt down on the ground in front of the emperor's handwritten pardon.

Yang Tiansheng stretched out his hand to help Yan Siqi up, and sincerely persuaded him: "A vulgar businessman like brother can be summoned by Long Live, but he is only killed for Brother Yan?"

Yan Siqi laughed at himself, and said: "How dare a certain ant be arrogant, and even more believe in Brother Yang's words. Besides, if a certain life is dead, how can he work long live?"

Pausing for a while, Yan Siqi showed a resolute look on his face, and said: "The emperor is merciful and merciful, and forgives the crimes of the grassroots. The grassroots are willing to run like dogs and horses."

Yan Siqi was not all moved, and his doubts had not all disappeared, but there was a thread in the matter, and he was willing to fight.

What's more, the Ming Dynasty opened up the sea ban and reached a trade agreement with the Wa Kingdom. The Chinese businessmen who lived in the Wa Kingdom were almost equivalent to washing away the charges of "pirates".

Both countries use restrictive methods such as "Feng Shu" and "Zhu Zhuang", which is tantamount to strangling the necks of the Japanese sea merchants.

If you don't receive the "Book of Honor and Flag" from the imperial court, you will not be allowed to come to Japan for trade; on the contrary, the Ming Dynasty also uses the "Zhu Zhuang" of the Wa country as a symbol.

It seems that there are loopholes to exploit, but there is another rule.That is, those who have "Zhu Zhuang" can only be Japanese merchant ships, and those who "place books and flags" are all Chinese merchants.

This is very strict. Maritime merchants who want to continue to do business in the country of Japan can only return to the country to receive the "book and flag".Those who were guilty in the past can be written off, as long as they donate money to build the port, and then build shops by themselves.

As for smuggling, it is still capable, but it is impossible to come here in Wa country.

Selling in the East, sailing to the West.The current maritime trade consists of these two wealth routes, and the imperial court can be said to have won one.

Boss Yan was not stupid, on the surface he was moved and thanked the emperor for his kindness, but he had already thought clearly in his heart and weighed the pros and cons accurately.

Moreover, being the first to respond to the court's call seemed dangerous.But "thousands of gold buy horse bones", the imperial court can make such a big move as banning the sea, so how can it go to such lengths to kill a maritime merchant and scare away others!
Yan Siqi thought that he was not that important, and even felt confused by being favored by the court, and was very puzzled.

Needless to say, in Japan, even here in Hirado, his strength is far inferior to that of Li Dan, a non-Japanese sea merchant who has the most seals.

Therefore, when Wu Zheng proposed to choose a date to meet Li Dan.Yan Siqi knew that this opportunity was won by his good brother Yang Tiansheng, so he had to hurry up.

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(End of this chapter)