Chapter 1621 Double circulation of internal and external trade
The internal circulation is not enough to support the value of Spo's food stamps, so what if the Spo family can monopolize the external circulation? Is it enough?
Although the land of the island country is barren, this volcanic island is famous as a treasure island.
The island country has a lot of gold, silver and copper, but in an agricultural society, these precious metals that cannot be eaten or drunk will only increase prices and cannot be exchanged for a large number of cheap daily necessities.
Originally, the Ashikaga Kankai trade pioneered by the third-generation shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had solved this problem and provided the island country with a channel to exchange trade goods from the Celestial Empire.
It is a pity that the short-sighted Wu family destroyed this hard-won trade channel due to internal strife, and had to starve and suffer poverty with gold and silver.
China was the trade center in the agricultural era. Many small countries in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia completed trade exchanges through the China tribute system.
Even in the far west, the Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road were once the most important trade routes in the world.
But now, the Western countries in the Age of Discovery are still unable to get rid of their dependence on Eastern trade goods. The large amounts of silver brought by Spain and Portugal from the Americas are quickly being siphoned off by the Celestial Empire.
China was the dominant trading power in ancient times. Silk, porcelain, and tea were all high-tech products of this era and were sold all over the world.
Until Britain used some special products to break China's trade deficit, China's position in the world trade network had always been unique and super strong.
The island countries located in Northeast Asia have never gotten rid of their trade dependence on China.
After the Kanhe trade was cut off, the only way for the island countries to trade was to purchase high-priced Chinese goods from North Korea and Ryukyu, or to obtain them by force through smuggling and Japanese rebellion.
Yoshigan persuaded Akechi Mitsuhide to be the dog of the Ming Dynasty. His reason was to learn from Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and reopen the Kanhe trade.
But now the Ming Dynasty does not take the island barbarians seriously. The Jiajing Japanese Rebellion that once ravaged the southeast has been basically cleaned up by the Ming Dynasty military generals headed by Qi Jiguang, so it is not a big problem.
In other words, Yiyin didn't have much leverage to make Da Ming take a second look at him, let alone have any value in being a dog to Da Ming.
Da Ming doesn’t accept all cats and dogs. If you want to be Da Ming’s dog, you have to make Da Ming feel the value of his united front.
Yiyin couldn't find a solution for the time being, but Lilu's suggestion made him see another possibility.
The cold wind of winter was raging, but the room was as warm as spring. With Christina's last high voice, Yiyin opened his eyes and wiped his sweat.
On his left was Lilu, who had surrendered long ago, and on his right was Christina, who had just given up her last bit of fighting spirit.
And Tachibana Kanade was sitting motionless by the door. It was because the weather outside was too cold, and Yoshigan gave special permission for Tachibana Kanade to stay in the room.
Yiyin stood up and looked to the left and right.
Lilu with blonde hair and golden eyes, Christina with red hair and red eyes, and Kanade Tachibana with silver hair and silver eyes sitting in a corner in a daze, Yoshigan had the illusion of traveling to another world.
Looking at Kanade Tachibana, who had a normal expression, Yoshigan suddenly felt a little pity. It would have been better if she had white hair and red eyes, and given her a robot called Shiwaro.
Lihua opened his mouth and said.
"I don't know why, but I always feel that the saint is thinking of something very rude."
Yiyin's brain twitched and he followed the good advice.
"Xiao Zuo, come on, shout, help me, Mr. Shiwaro!"
Tachibana Kanade looked at Yoshiyin with cold eyes, as if he were looking at a fool.
"Although I don't understand what you are talking about, Saint, I still feel insulted. It feels even more humiliating than the last time you asked me what mapo tofu rice is."
Yiyin coughed and smiled awkwardly.
"Although you speak Japanese very well, you don't understand the island culture. I was actually just making a good-natured joke, really."
Tachibana Kanade looked at the two exotic beauties beside Yoshigan and said calmly.
"I will ask Yukino next time I see her."
Yiyin's face froze.
"Actually, it's not that important, so it doesn't matter if you don't ask."
As if he could see Yoshiyin's guilty conscience, Lihua Zuo said coldly.
"Tonight is a once-a-week mission, saint, please look forward to it."
Yiyin's face turned even paler, and he even felt that his arms were trembling and his lumbar muscles were strained.
But even if the words were not congenial, Tachibana Kanou did not leave.
Because these two southern barbarian women did not have the trust of the people, Tachibana was here to watch. This was the result of the strong request of the Kamao clan, and Yiyin had to agree.
Although Tachibana Kanade is also a southern barbarian, she is no longer herself, but Yukino's shadow warrior. She fought side by side with the Tongxinzhong in the battle of Yuwu Lake and gained the trust of the Kamao clan.
The only thing Yoshigami can do is to prevent Tachibana Kanade from blowing outside the door. After all, the weather is getting colder and colder. He really does it out of good intentions, not because he likes to be watched more exciting.
Just as Yi Gin and Tachibana Kanade were talking, Lilu, who had already recovered her breath, let out a groan and stood up to look at Tachibana Kanade.
"I didn't expect it to be so refreshing to be watched. It was really exciting.
To play, you islanders know how to play."
Yiyin curled his lips.
"Don't think I don't know the reputation of you Dutch people, haha."
Lilu chuckled.
"The saint has wronged me. I am an innocent Dutchman. At least before I met you, I only had two interests: sailing and making money.
However, even though I have never eaten meat, I have heard those sailors brag about it.
Saint, you are so strong that you don’t look like a man, it almost makes me fall apart. Are you a succubus from hell? It is impossible for a human man to have a body like yours.”
Yiyin smiled and said nothing.
He has known for a long time that his physique is different from that of the men in the female-dominated world, not only in terms of muscles and durability, but even when Warrior Ji is pregnant with his child, she will become as weak as in the male-dominated world.
Just because he is different, more and more Ji warriors are willing to admit his extraordinaryness and his godhood.
Therefore, in a sense, his Bishamonten Shinto was created by his own efforts.
Yiyin shook his head and started to pack his clothes. These three southern barbarian women didn't understand the rules. If the lucky one was Warrior Ji, they would have taken the initiative to lick Yiyin clean and dress him.
When Lilu saw Yiyin like this, she knew that the happy time had passed and it was time to talk about business again.
She covered the exhausted Christina with a quilt and let her rest for a while. She dressed herself first and faced the prelude of Yiyinjun who was already sitting cross-legged.
Yiyin thought for a while and asked Lilu.
"If the shogunate fully supports you, how sure are you that you can control the Nanman trade?"
Lilu shook her head.
"Sage, it is impossible for us to control the Nanman trade.
Sakai Port is only a port market for distributing trade goods within the island country. The port for foreign trade of the island country is Hakata Port in Kitakyushu.
Sakai Port actually does transit trade, distributing trade goods shipped from Hakata Port to Kinki and Kanto.
Because the Western countries of Kyushu and Shikoku are poor, the locals cannot digest these trade goods. In order to pursue greater profits, Hakata Port must spread to the relatively wealthy Kinki through the Seto Inland Sea.
The relationship between Sakai Port and Hakata Port is like the relationship between upstream suppliers and downstream distributors. We cannot control the source, and naturally we cannot control trade."
Yiyin's face became a little ugly. As his status improved, he cared less and less about the number of wealth and more about the control of trade.
Lilu's analysis poured cold water on Yiyin, but the worse words were yet to come.
"Sage, even if you control Hakata Port, it will be useless. Because you cannot control Korea and Ryukyu, they are the source of China's goods."
Yiyin felt sad.
Lilu is right. Even if it controls Hakata Port, Yiyin is still a downstream distributor, because Hakata Port is also a downstream player in foreign trade.
To control trade, he had to go one step further and conquer Ryukyu and Korea, but that would definitely anger Ming.
Even if it takes over Korea and Ryukyu, the Ming Dynasty will not trade with Korea and Ryukyu controlled by the island country. This is another Ningbo Japanese Rebellion that cuts off trade channels, which is meaningless.
Even because of North Korea's special strategic position, Ming Dynasty had to send troops to drive away the islanders.
In fact, in another period of history that Yiyin didn't know, the islanders tried to break through.
The ruler of the unified island country chose to attack North Korea and use North Korea as a stepping stone to go to China to gain more benefits. Then he was blocked by China in North Korea, wasting people and money, and was dragged down alive.
In the end, the ruler was burdened with debts, and even the returning warriors could not receive any rewards. They had to rely on a certain loyal minister and general to default on their debts, which led to the death of two generations of his own regime.
As for the other route, Minami Kyushu's name was a thief, and he conquered Ryukyu, but kept it secret to the outside world. In the name of the Ryukyu royal family, he continued to maintain trade rights with China and ate the leftovers.
Although Yiyin didn't know this history, it was impossible for him to choose either of these two routes.
There are two strategies before him.
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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