In August this year, the Macau-Portugal-China-Japanese trade fleet arrived in Nagasaki under the leadership of commander Andre Pessoa. Many Japanese sailors under Arima Harunobu died in Pessoa's suppression. Although, this incident was not It was caused by Pessoa. Afterwards, the Japanese side issued materials stating that the Japanese crew should bear all the responsibility for the incident. However, Arima Harunobu Daimyo was still brooding about the incident and was waiting for an opportunity to retaliate.
Andre Pessoa used Japan's opportunity to successfully obtain a red seal from the shogunate to ban Japanese sailing to Macau on the grounds that there had been a fierce conflict between Arima Harunobu's men who had docked in Macau and local citizens. This was actually Yin's decision. As a result of Feng's secret instigation, he wrote to the Macau City Hall saying that as long as the Macau Portuguese prohibit the Japanese from trading in Macau, they can increase the shares of the Macau Portuguese in the Sino-Japanese trade fleet.
Andre Pessoa's move actually meant that Japanese merchants were no longer allowed to go to Macau to buy raw silk. The exclusive trading privileges of Portuguese merchant ships were recognized. Of course, the Japanese side did not know that the Chinese company held nearly half of the Macau trading fleet. This decision was unanimously and strongly opposed by Japanese traders.
Yin Feng is adjusting his overseas trade policy during this time; due to the disruption caused by Huatian Company and the increasing strength of the Dutch in the Indonesian Islands, in Nanyang, the company is temporarily making every effort to consolidate the trade markets in Malacca, Aceh, Banten and other places. Shrink the front line from Batavia to avoid the vicious competition with Huatian Company in Batavia to lower prices. In addition, Yin Feng sent Mai Xiaoliu, Huang Zhao and others to Siam, and Banten contacted the British to trade with China.
Yin Feng's plan is to squeeze out the Dutch's sphere of influence and introduce British forces to fight against the Dutch. Of course, the Portuguese in Macau are also cooperation partners of the Chinese Company. The Japanese have always been the target of the Chinese Company's exclusion. Therefore, this time the Portuguese Yin Feng of the Sino-Japanese Trade Fleet took the initiative to sell part of his shares to the Portuguese in Macau and provided a batch of silk to Andre Pessoa at a low price.
Andre Pessoa was dissatisfied with Arima Haru's confidence in his harsh treatment of the Japanese thugs who were exerting power in Macau. He took advantage of Pessoa's trade with Japan and ordered Pessoa to kill many Japanese in Macau. The acquisition of the red seal was intended to control Japan-Portuguese trade privileges and was reported to Tokugawa Ieyasu one by one. After receiving the appeal from Arima Harunobu, Tokugawa Ieyasu was immediately furious: he ordered Pessoa to be killed. He also claimed to pursue the Jesuits. And The responsibility of the Portuguese in Nagasaki. Tokugawa Ieyasu, who listened to one-sided opinions, made such a decision. It immediately put the Jesuits into a very unfavorable situation and also put the Portuguese fleet into crisis. The Portuguese shareholders of the fleet held a meeting and decided. Andre Pessoa stayed alone in Nagasaki to face the wrath of the Japanese Tokugawa Shogunate, so as not to harm the entire fleet.
Also suffering was Tokugawa Ieyasu's overseas trade agent. The Jesuit missionary, the Portuguese Lu Ruohan. He was Andre Pessoa's "general word" and translator. The Japanese Jesuits faced the wrath of the shogunate. As a last resort, Pacio, the deputy director of the Jesuits, suggested that the responsibility should be placed on Lu Ruohan, because as Andre Pessoa's "complaint", he may have played a role in Pessoa obtaining the seal. The role of pushing the waves away.
The Jesuits living in Nagasaki held a discussion. As a result, they decided that in order to continue their missionary activities, Lu Ruohan must leave Japan. And Andre Pessoa was arrested by the Nagasaki minister and thrown into prison. Tokugawa Ieyasu at this time He had not yet decided to completely cut off overseas exchanges. He also gradually learned the cause of the Macau incident. Therefore, he did not actually kill Andre Pessoa. At this time, Yin Feng sent Han Jing to Japan to inquire about the situation. Han Jing, who was in charge of the Ministry of Trade, Kyo was very familiar with Andre Pessoa. After hearing the news, he took the initiative to bribe Nagasaki to pay and secretly redeemed Andre Pessoa and fled Japan with him.
Andre Pessoa, who is grateful to the Chinese Company, is very knowledgeable. He knows that after he returns to Macau, he can only regain his original status and interests by relying on the Chinese Company.
He took the initiative to report a piece of information to Han Jing. This was what he learned from the Englishman Miura Anzhen when he went to Sunfu to meet Tokugawa Ieyasu: Naotomo Yamaguchi, the shogunate of the Tokugawa shogunate, requested Miura Anzhen on the order of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Adams will build five large sailing ships by March next year and hand them over to the Shimadzu family for use; and they will be warships used against the Ryukyus, so he is asked to design some gun emplacements to place cannons.
Yamaguchi Naotomo didn't seem to have any sense of confidentiality. The British Miura was about the same. Andre Pessoa got a lot of news from them that the Shimadzu family was about to send troops to attack the Ryukyu Kingdom; moreover, Sendai Domain Date Masamune was also going to send troops. Support. At the same time, there are many ronin in Japan who are encouraged by the Shimadzu family and are heading south to join the expedition to Ryukyu.
The most critical point is that it seems that the Shimazu family of the Satsuma domain is not only targeting Ryukyu. The Western sailing ship they are preparing is for ocean voyages. Moreover, they are practicing asceticism in the Spanish missionary Sentama Dasmarinas. With the help of soldiers, they prepared a large number of iron cannons and trained a large number of iron gunners. They also drew a map of Taiwan with the help of the Jesuits. Yuki Kayama of the Shimadzu family also personally went to Miura Anzhen's house to ask him about the route to Taiwan. Several.
"This means that attacking Ryukyu is only the first step in attacking Taiwan. In March...that is to say, before March next year, the Japanese in Satsuma will not start attacking. We don't have much time." Chen Zhongji said at the high watchtower He felt a chill and sneezed involuntarily. He turned to Andre Pessoa and cupped his hands. He said in fluent Portuguese: "On behalf of our ship owner, I would like to thank you, Captain Pessoa. I will write to you." Give it to Captain Yin. Let him make corresponding arrangements for your status in Macau."
Pessoa quickly expressed his thanks and said: "I know that the Chinese Company and General Yin are friends of the Portuguese. I am willing to serve the ship owner in the Chinese Company's fleet."
"This should be no problem. You can talk to the ship owner in person when you arrive in Taiwan." Chen Zhongji dismissed the happy Portuguese. He turned to Luo Aquan and said: "Now, it is certain that the Japanese in Satsuma will be killed after March next year. We are attacking Ryukyu and will also attack Taiwan. We have not been able to find out other specific information such as the deployment of troops, the number of ships, the situation of generals, the route of dispatching troops, and other important information."
Luo Aquan asked with some confusion: "Brother Chen, the Japanese pirates' attack on Ryukyu is imminent. Everyone in the Ryukyu Kingdom has felt the threat. But, will the Japanese pirates really attack Taiwan? Didn't they have the entire army in Taipei five years ago? Has it been destroyed? Don’t they know the power of the Chinese Company?”
Luo Aquan was a musket shooting genius who was discovered by Yin Feng from the slaves of the Zeng family. He followed Yin Feng to defend Beishan Pass. After escaping from Luzon Island, he became a sharpshooter under Yin Feng; Yin Feng redeemed him and gave him his freedom. He was allowed to learn combat skills from Portuguese mercenaries; deep down in his heart, Luo Aquan became Yin Feng's die-hard supporter and had a blind superstition about the company's strength.
Chen Zhongji smiled and said: "Brother Luo has traveled all over Southeast Asia and all over the East. He is also very knowledgeable about the Japanese. So what do you think of the Japanese?"
"Courageous and ruthless. Uneducated. Loves to go to extremes."
"That's what the captain said. It's hard to say what these Japanese people will do. No matter how vigilant you are against them, you can't be too cautious." Chen Zhongji shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Brother Luo, please follow Shopkeeper Han back tomorrow. Taiwan. Inform the ship owner of the information about the Frenchman Pessoa."
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The overall development of China United Company this year is relatively stable. Although there is an inexplicable competitor Huatian Company on the other side of Nanyang to disrupt the situation. However, because China Company controls the source of Chinese goods and most of China's coastal routes, the Netherlands The main supplier is still a Chinese company.
Faced with the strong competition from the Dutch, the Portuguese and the British scrambled to establish good relations with the Chinese companies and tried their best to get more goods from the Chinese companies.
For the small states throughout Southeast Asia, the Chinese Company began to show its strength; the Chinese began to unite around the Chinese Company's business houses and unite to safeguard their own interests. Moreover, in the mutual fighting between many small states and small states, the Chinese Company and Western colonization The police also started to get involved, instigating all parties to fight in order to gain their own benefits.
Although the imperial court still prohibits "traveling with the Japanese", Chinese companies have used the name of the Portuguese to trade with Japan on a large scale for many years. In this year's trade with Japan, Japanese merchant ships brought Japanese knives, folding fans, sulfur, Copper, lacquerware, etc. are the most in the past. China's exports of silks, cloths, ceramics, silver, copper coins, etc. to Japan have also reached the most in the past. Both Japanese and Chinese companies are preparing intensively for war. But trade between each other It has reached its highest peak in history.
Domestically, the Western wonders such as bells, grains, sugar, ironware and other goods produced by the Chinese Company in Taiwan have been sold to all places in the north. In the south, various toasts in Yunnan, especially grains and rice. Although Taiwan's fertile land has water conservancy problems, .However, the unique climatic conditions have resulted in high grain output; in recent years, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangnan have suffered frequent disasters, making the grain output unable to meet the needs of the people in the southeastern provinces; and the corruption and harsh government of the imperial court have caused Jiangnan agriculture to turn to cash crops. and sericulture, food cannot be self-sufficient. Therefore, in just three years, Taiwan has become the main commercial grain supply area for several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River and the southeast.
Yin Feng sent troops to drive away the pirates who were entrenched in Nan'ao Island. Due to his meritorious service, he was transferred to the Kinmen Commander-in-Chief under the Fujian General Army. He also served as an inspection officer in Taiwan. He could already wear the official uniform of the seventh rank with a rhinoceros on it and swagger through the city. However, He wore it only when he went to Fuzhou to meet the governor Chen Xingxue. After that, it was kept at the bottom of the box.
Governor Chen Xingxue and Eunuch Gao are worried about the mass incidents that have occurred one after another in the province. The White Lotus Sect rebel army in western Fujian has spread to Jiangxi and Guangdong. The customs duties at Haichengyue Port have been unable to be collected. The capital court issued a reminder order. When Daofa came, Chen Xingxue already felt that the head on his neck was a little unstable.
He had no choice but to bow to the merchants along the coast of Fujian. Now, he had no time to look for trouble in Taiwan Port.
In this year, Nurhachi, the Jurchen leader of Jianzhou in the northeast, sent his eldest son Chu Ying and his nephew Amin to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to conquer Ula. In the battle of Yihan Alin (now Jilin City), Jianzhou soldiers and horses defeated the Ula soldiers and killed them. Killed a thousand people, won 300 pieces of armor, and finally captured Alin City in Yihan. This marked that Jianzhou Jurchens were accelerating in unifying various Jurchen tribes in Northeast China.