Jeju Island and Nagasaki are very close. At the speed of a flying scissor ship, it is only half a day's journey. But Yang Fan did not take the Royal Flying Scissor. After all, this ship could easily cause trouble.
Yang Fan mobilized a duck-butt boat, also known as the old lock boat, and docked at Nagasaki when night fell. The fleet was cruising in the open sea. If there is an emergency, it will provide rapid support.
The old lock ships were Western hulls with Chinese sails, and there were many along the coast at that time. Yang Fan's shipbuilding base could not build so many ships at one time. Shipbuilding took a long time.
Simply purchase a large number of ready-made ships such as Fuchuan and Guangzhou Shipbuilding, and put them into use after being refitted in Jeju Island.
This old lock ship is equipped with boilers, steam engines, and propellers. It is also equipped with two 30mm Gatling cannons at the bow and stern. It is closed with wooden boards.
When necessary, the four wooden boards can be lowered to fire at enemy ships. Yang Fan found that the 30mm cannon was not very effective against wooden-hulled ships.
It is much better than solid bullets, because Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian ships don't even have keels, and the ship's siding is only three inches. The intensive attacks of the machine guns quickly turned the waterline into a colander.
They don't even have watertight compartment technology, so they can only watch thousands of small holes spraying water together. Therefore, two machine guns are enough.
Nagasaki is currently the only open port in Japan. There are a large number of merchant ships from Southeast Asia, India, Arab countries, and European merchant ships anchored here.
Europe is mainly composed of countries that believe in Catholicism. After Catholicism was suppressed, it was mainly the Dutch. There were also some Spanish people.
The current general is very ambivalent towards the Europeans. He needs their goods and at the same time is worried about their religion instigating the people.
The vigorous development of Jili Zhitan in the western half of Japan made the generals feel like they were in trouble. During the Warring States Period, the Ming Dynasty in various places wanted to win foreign aid, which led to the formation of a unique force among the Jili Zhitan daimyo.
But the Warring States Period was over, and the generals began to solve the various remaining problems left behind. At this time, they discovered that even if they are one nation, if they believe in different religions, there is a danger of splitting.
Therefore, Japan changed its previous policy and began to close the country. Only one open port was left in Nagasaki. All foreign merchants who came to Nagasaki were not allowed to leave Nagasaki without special permission from the shogunate.
But the largest number of merchants who came to Nagasaki were from the Ming Dynasty and North Korea. The shogunate was relatively lenient towards these two countries. After all, they were old customers for thousands of years and knew the details.
In addition to being wary of the navy and worried about Ming's revenge because of the Korean War forty years ago, he was very friendly to businessmen and even treated Ming's pirate leaders with courtesy.
People like Wang Zhi and others are honored guests in Japan, and they dare not offend them. Otherwise, trade will be affected and tax revenue will be reduced.
Momoko's fiefdom is in Beji Village on the outskirts of Nagasaki. Her late husband left her a small territory.
There are three thousand acres of paddy fields, several mountains and woodlands, a small fishing port, and hundreds of small fishing boats. There are three hundred warriors attached to her, and there are four to five thousand people.
If she hadn't had a warehouse in Nagasaki and traded with Westerners, she really wouldn't have been able to support three hundred samurai.
But now, her wealth has reached an astonishing level because she has monopolized the trade between Yang Fan and Japan.
Over the years, she has secretly recruited ronin,
There are already 50,000 ronin working for her order. After the Warring States Period, these second-generation samurai who lost their jobs in large numbers regained Lumi from Madame Momoko and were able to support their families.
The price is that the whole family believes in the religion. The family members live together. The church will arrange jobs or schools for the women and children. Of course, the family members are also hostages. If they rebel, the price is unbearable.
But who cares about this? The whole family is going to starve to death. At this time, salary is more important.
Of course they know the general's attitude towards Jili Chidan. In the past few decades, there have been various massacres and persecutions at one time or another, especially after the great martyrdom of Yuanhe.
Often dozens of believers were caught by officers and soldiers and burned to death in the market.
But the general didn't give them a bite to eat. They were all remnants of the Western Army, and they were all bastards who had better die of hunger. At this time, did they have any other choice?
It's impossible for them to put down their samurai arrogance and go pull carts and pick up dung. Therefore, becoming Mrs. Peach's thug is the best way out.
Where the store can no longer open and is oppressed by the local bullies, in a few days there will be a boatload of samurai who will hack them all to death.
Over time, Taozi, who had opened up connections with the government and had strong underground power, almost monopolized grocery stores, pawn shops, and water transportation. The entire Kansai region, from Osaka Castle to the west, was full of peaches.
The goods from the Yang family units poured into Japan like a tide. Most of the goods were handed over at sea. Taozi did not dare to pay taxes and enter customs because the amount could scare the general who heard about intermittent impotence and pay directly.
Edge up.
Just smuggle it all. The tax money is also saved. This money is enough to pay the samurai's salary. Taozi has always been careful about budgeting.
Yang Fan took his family and got off the boat. There was a carriage waiting for him. The Yang family bought a hundred acres of land in Nagasaki and built a huge building complex.
After all, this is the base of trade between the Yang family and the West. There is also the Nagasaki branch of Xinghe Bank. There is a Xinghe Supermarket that is no smaller than the imperial capital. There are also carriage shops, ironware shops and other shops. There are also more than a dozen Ming Dynasty flavors.
Restaurant, a four-story Chinese-style hotel, a theater, etc.
This is the highest-end shopping, leisure and accommodation area in Nagasaki.
Before Yang Fan landed, someone had already informed the shopkeeper. When Yang Fan and others got off the boat, a long European-style light carriage was already waiting on the pier.
Tu Shanyue and the others chattered and directed the maids, carrying large and small boxes and cages, and checked into their own hot spring hotel in Nagasaki.
"Sir, the architecture in Nagasaki looks so unique. It doesn't look like the style of Japan. I heard that Japan is all built in the Tang style." Tu Shanyue said in amazement.
"This city can be said to have been built by the Dutch and Spanish, both in European style. You see, there are many blond and blue-eyed barbarians. They are all from Catholic countries." Yang Fan introduced them to them.
From today onwards, the villa area at the back of the hotel will be closed for business and will be used exclusively to receive the owner and his party.
That night, we had dinner with local specialties. We tasted fish and Japanese delicacies. I was very happy.
"Sir, although these sashimi and sushi taste good, the colors are also so pretty. Do they all eat with their eyes?" Xiao Niangpi teased.
"Yes, only we, Da Ming, have found the right place to eat. What we care about is the taste, not the colorful presentation." Lin Yueru said with a smile.
Yang Fan said: "By the way, are the gifts for Mr. Wei and Mrs. Taozi ready?"
Xiao Niangpi rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "We have already prepared it. Wei Gong's was chosen by me and Yueru together. As for the master's little lover, I prepared it myself."
Lin Yueru also joked: "Master always deceives Taozi, why I will go to Nagasaki to visit Taozi during the cherry blossom season. The cherry blossoms have fallen several times. Taozi finally expected Master to come."
Yang Fan touched his nose in embarrassment. Talking about gifts for his lover in front of his wives made him a little ashamed.
"Master, don't be embarrassed. Taozi is the biggest overseas customer of my Yang family, with a profit of more than three million taels a year." Xiao Niangpi said with a smile. "I should have been better prepared."