First, copy the old path of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, become a tributary of the Celestial Dynasty in the name of the King of Japan, and reopen Kanhe trade.
But now it seems that this route is not yet mature, and the value of the united front is not enough. China will not care about it, and it still needs to wait for the opportunity.
Second, through the smuggling channels opened by the Westerners and Portuguese in the south of the Celestial Empire, Nanman trade was used to realize the transfer trade between the island country and the Celestial Empire.
However, this route is unstable, and Yiba cannot even control the domestic port of Hakata, let alone the Westerners and Portuguese people coming from the ocean.
In a short period of time, the Sibo family can gain a lot of benefits from the Nanman trade, but in the long run, this roundabout route has too many hidden dangers and is unreliable.
Yiyin looked at Lilu and asked.
"What's your suggestion? You wouldn't amuse me with an unimplementable plan, would you?"
Lilu smiled.
"My dear saint, please allow me to call you this affectionately.
I see sadness between your eyebrows, and I long to erase that trace of gloom for you. But I hope you can understand that the ocean brings endless wealth, but no one has ever been able to control it.
Your rulers in the East always like to control everything, but it is different in the West. Our rulers there prefer to invest.
The success of the Westerners and the Portuguese came from their navigators, who received investment from the royal family and set foot on the sea again and again in search of wealth.
In my hometown, we Dutch also like to invest and can trade anything, even goods that have not yet been shipped from distant places are our bargaining chips."
Yiyin complained silently in his heart, so the first economic crisis in history happened to you Dutch people, because you are really brave.
Not knowing that Yiyin was slandering her hometown in her heart, Lilu said confidently.
"Although you cannot control the visitors from the sea, you have controlled many territories of the island country, and most of the lords of Kinki and Kanto are your supporters.
Nanman merchants come here, they are eager to trade goods with you and gain wealth.
Nanman missionaries came here, they were eager to open up the situation and spread the *faith in the island country.
You have countless chips in hand, and you can achieve your wishes even if you let go of the pursuit of absolute control.
And I will be your trade representative and help you strive for the greatest benefits in negotiations.
I know very well the cost of goods obtained from Guangdong by Westerners bribing local officials in China.
I know very well how much goods the Portuguese can bring in every year from the place called Macau in China.
We Dutch people travel all over the world. I have traveled many times on the trade routes from Southeast Asia to Northeast Asia. I am well aware of the costs and risks of shipping.
With your support, I can come forward to negotiate with the Westerners and the Portuguese and get you a large amount of Chinese and Nanman products at prices far lower than those of Ryukyu and Korea."
Yiyin shook his head inwardly. Lilu was very smart, but she was still a short-sighted small businessman. She didn't understand what a ruler like Yiyin was thinking.
If you can't control it yourself, then you would rather close yourself off than give others the opportunity to develop and grow. This is the ruler's thinking.
Poor people, weak people and ignorant people have never been a problem. Losing control is what the rulers fear most.
But for the time being, Yiyin can accept Lilu's proposal, because the excessive issuance of food stamps by Takada Harano is too dangerous.
When the two prospects of Hokurikudo Trading Road and Shiba Real Estate could no longer support investors' dreams, the Shiba family needed to draw a new pie for investors to maintain the credibility of Shiba's food stamps.
Exploring Nanman trade, obtaining cheaper Chinese goods, and forming a dual internal and external circulation of the Hokurikudo trade route and Nanman trade. This picture should be able to support the Shiba family to unify the world, right?
As for the rest of the story, it is the story of Yoshigage wagging his tail everywhere, learning from Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's old wisdom, and trying to figure out how to be a dog for the Celestial Empire.
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