Chapter 657 Seiko Fujiwara, Twelve Single Clothes, A Lady From Japan?
Chapter 657 Seiko Fujiwara, twelve singles, a Japanese noblewoman?
Author: grid fish
Songyue Castle.
The people living in the city are mainly Han people and merchants. Of course, this place has also become a distribution center for trade between Goryeo, Dayan and the coastal countries.
Since the morning, Songyue City has been in chaos for a while. People say that Dayan has raised troops across the sea to attack Goryeo. People in the city ran to the port to watch the excitement. As a result, they saw Dayan's warship cluster on the far sea gradually getting away.
Go, the Korean people have settled down.
Wang Lin disembarked incognito with Yan Qing and dozens of merchants dressed in royal robes and went ashore along the coast. They were led by people from Murong Company and quietly entered Songyue City.
This city is completely different from the last time Wang Lin made a surprise attack on Goryeo.
It must have gone through several reconstructions and expansions, and the current size of the city is comparable to the county towns in Dayan, and the layout of the city's furnishings is basically similar to that of Han Dynasty.
Both sides of the two streets running east-west and north-south are lined with shops and restaurants. At the intersection of the two streets, there are the Yamen stationed here by the Great Yan Imperial Court, the Songyue County Yamen, and the Baiyuan Yamen stationed here by the Jinyiwei.
Household.
On the city gate tower, flying high is the bright red Dayan flag.
Of course, as landowners, the Koreans also established official agencies in Songyue City to cooperate with Songyue County in managing this trading city and collecting certain taxes.
The city's commercial tax was collected by Dayan at 80% and Goryeo at 20%.
Because of the large concentration of merchants, even though the city has a small population, its tax revenue is not low.
The city is very lively, with merchants from all over the world wearing various costumes going back and forth, hanging out, trading with people, or shopping.
Wang Lin and others walked along the flow of people. Wang Lin chuckled and said: "Xiao Yi, it seems that this small town is extraordinary now. I didn't expect that Dayan has such a trading city overseas.
, this should not be underestimated from now on, Jinyiwei needs to strengthen its manpower."
Yan Qing received the order in a low voice, but his eyes were full of vigilance as he looked around.
Although the emperor's visit to Songyue City was secretive, no one could guarantee that the news would not be leaked. If an assassin appeared, the consequences would be disastrous.
After walking around the city, he saw that the customs and customs were no different from those at home. Wang Lin couldn't help but exclaimed: "I don't know who the county magistrate here is. He is a capable person. He can run a small overseas city in an orderly, orderly and prosperous business.
You can do a lot."
Yan Qing lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, the county magistrate of this city is named Li Zhihuan. His mother is a Korean and his father is a Han. He was a Jinshi in the former Song Dynasty. After selection by the cabinet, he was stationed in this city as the county magistrate, and he has the authority to know the overseas trade of Korea and other matters.
Shi, although he is the magistrate of the county, his rank is the fifth rank.
This man has both civil and military skills and is a talented person. He has been in charge of Songyue City for two years and has made outstanding achievements and has a good reputation."
As the commander of the Imperial Guard, the spy chief around the emperor, and the head of the intelligence agency, it was easy for Yan Qing to master the relevant information about Songyue City.
In fact, the Jin Yiwei of the Hundred Households in Songyue City was headed by Zhang Sheng of the Hundred Households, and his Jin Yiwei had already hid around the emperor in civilian clothes as a secret sentinel.
If there is any trouble, Zhang Sheng and his subordinates will immediately step forward to defend the holy bow.
Wang Lin stood on the side of the street and looked up at the Songyue County Government Office not far away. Suddenly, he had some idea of wanting to meet Li Zhihuan.
To be able to implement the Dayan code system and Han customs and culture in an isolated overseas city, and to actually contribute a lot of taxes to Dayan in a mere small town, this person is definitely a talent.
Wang Lin hesitated for a moment, but before he could make a decision, he suddenly heard a fierce noise coming from ahead.
Wang Lin frowned and stepped forward to take a look.
Surrounded by a group of people, seven or eight black-clad warriors were guarding a slender woman wearing a veil and a red and blue long skirt with wide sleeves. She had long, shiny black hair.
Behind the shoulders.
Wang Lin recognized at a glance that this was the traditional dress of Japanese women in the Heian period, twelve singles.
The so-called twelve single garments, formally known as Wuyi Shang attire or women's room attire, are composed of Tang Yi, Shang, top, top, gao and single garment.
At the end of the Heian period, rituals, nepotism, hair knots, crowns, etc. were added.
"Twelve" does not mean there are twelve floors, but refers to many floors, which means very luxurious and more of a status symbol.
Japanese woman? Wang Lin's thoughts flashed in his mind, and his deep eyes immediately fell on the woman.
In his previous life, Wang Lin traveled to the island country and visited the Heian Period Museum. Among them, what he remembered most was the Twelve Singles. In terms of clothing, it was elegant and luxurious. In modern words, it was very classy.
It is not surprising that a Japanese woman appears in Songyue City. This city is a trading city, and there will naturally be Japanese merchants coming and going.
More than a dozen young men dressed as Goryeo warriors surrounded the Japanese caravan aggressively, shouting angrily and speaking in Goryeo dialect.
Yan Qing frowned and waved quietly.
Zhang Sheng, a member of the Jin Yiwei family in Songyue City, quickly squeezed through the crowd and lowered his voice: "Master Hou, I know these Koreans. The leading Korean is named Jin Huanzheng. He is a descendant of the Jin family in Kaicheng and the prime minister of Jin Fubi.
Nephew, this person controls Kaesong Trading House, the largest business house in Goryeo. He usually trades with merchants from various countries in Songwol City.
Lord Marquis, the Koreans are accusing these Japanese people of being unruly and agreeing to sell a shipload of sea salt to the Kaicheng trading house, but then they go back on their word and make another deal with the Jin people."
Zhang Sheng paused, seemed to realize something, and quickly added: "Master Hou, if this kind of thing usually happens, the subordinates will come forward to mediate so that no conflict will occur, but today..."
Zhang Sheng hesitated to speak, and quietly glanced at Wang Lin aside with eyes full of awe.
What he meant was that today the emperor suddenly paid a private visit to the city incognito. All his manpower was used to protect the emperor, and he was too lazy to care about these dogs tearing cats apart.
Yan Qing nodded slightly.
Among the crowd, Jin Huanzheng was filled with anger. He was still wondering why Dayan Jinyiwei, who maintained order in the city, had not shown up for a long time today. He and Zhang Sheng had a pretty good relationship, and they often had a drink every three or five days.
Jin Huanzheng was very angry.
As a Goryeo noble and closely related to Dayan, he was considered a prominent figure in Songyue City. However, the Japanese Fujiwara family's caravan tricked him out of thin air. It was agreed that a ship of sea salt would be purchased by Kaesong Trading Company.
, he had ordered people to go back to Kaicheng to collect the Central Plains silks, satins, tea and other items requested by the Japanese people, and prepared to trade with the Japanese people. However, they had already taken action to give the Jin businessman Wanyan Zhitian.
When Wanyan Zhiqian heard about the Yan army's attack, he had already panicked and escorted a ship of sea salt warehouses and fled in panic.
Jin Huan was angry, so he led people to block the Japanese caravan that was about to leave.
The veiled Japanese woman suddenly said calmly: "Jin Huanzheng, who said that our goods must be sold to you Koreans? We agreed at the beginning to barter, and I will wait for you for two days.
As a result, you were delayed in arriving, and I was waiting to rush back to my country, so I passed it on to Wanyan Zhishan. Is there anything wrong with it?"
What the woman spoke turned out to be Chinese.
The voice was soft and melodious, slightly stiff.
Jin Huanzheng also switched to Chinese and retorted: "It takes time to collect goods, and it also takes time to transport them from Kaesong to Songwol City. I sent people to tell you repeatedly that if you wait for a certain day, you clearly agreed.
But in order to make a profit, he sold it to the Jin people at a high price, and treated us Koreans as fools? Let me tell you, this is Korea, not your Japanese!"
The woman suddenly sneered: "Jin Huanzheng, you seem to have forgotten that this city is the land of the Yan Kingdom. In this city, you Koreans are the same as us Japanese people. There is no difference."
Jin Huanzheng was speechless for a moment.
The woman sneered again: "Don't block the road, we are going back to the country, so get out of the way!"
Jin Huanzheng's men were not willing to give in. Hearing this, they surrounded him even more.
The black-clothed warriors under the woman's command were furious, and all of them drew their swords from their sheaths, with cold expressions on their faces.
Wang Lin stood quietly outside the crowd, staring at the Japanese woman. The woman seemed to be aware of it and raised her head to look at Wang Lin.
Seeing a tall and straight-looking Han man standing outside the crowd, dressed in brocade clothes and with a graceful bearing, the woman's eyes froze slightly.
She saw with her own eyes that as soon as the man looked at him, a Han man in civilian clothes who looked like a guard beside him rushed in with several people. Jin Huanzheng recognized Zhang Sheng at a glance and couldn't help but said with great joy: "Zhang Baihu,
Mr. Zhang, come and make the decision for me!"
Under the eyes of the emperor and Yan Qing, how could Zhang Sheng dare to talk nonsense with Jin Huanzheng? He immediately coughed twice, without even looking at Jin Huanzheng, but said coldly and loudly: "This is Zhang Sheng, a member of the Jinyiwei family in this city. You are not allowed to be here."
This is causing trouble and if there is any dispute, you can go to the county government office and ask the county magistrate to make a decision."
Jin Huanzheng was stunned. He did not expect that Zhang Sheng would ignore him today and make him unable to step down in public.
The Japanese woman wrote lightly: "Mr. Zhang, we are law-abiding businessmen, and we have never owed any taxes to this city. We have sold out our goods and are leaving today. Jin Huanzheng led people to stop us. In fact, there is no dispute between us. Let's leave here.
Just go!”
After saying that, the Japanese woman waved her hand, and she and several of her subordinates separated from the crowd and walked away.
The crowd dispersed and saw that the storm was resolved. However, two of Jin Huanzheng's men were so angry that they couldn't help but rush forward to fight the Japanese. However, with a flash of cold light, the Japanese warrior in black actually stopped his hand.
With one knife, he cut off the head of one of the Koreans.
Blood spurted out, and the crowd screamed and tried to avoid falling.
Zhang Sheng was furious. The Japanese actually dared to kill people in front of Jin Yiwei. This was incredible.
Especially in front of Emperor Yan.
Zhang Sheng roared angrily and immediately led his men to surround the Japanese. The Japanese woman obviously knew that things were going to be difficult today, so she gritted her teeth and waved her hand. The black-clad warriors under her command immediately unsheathed their swords and fought with the Jinyiwei.
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The crowd watching the excitement hid under the eaves of the shops on both sides.
Wang Lin frowned. These seven or eight Japanese warriors were obviously very skilled, but Zhang Sheng and the imperial guards were at a disadvantage in just a few rounds.