Warring States Eagle

At the beginning of July in the 19th year of Tenmon ([-]), the Ariake Sea Wharf outside the castle town of Gakufu Castle in the Hizen Kingdom of Kyushu.

After nearly a year of development, it is a town under the school castle where the Luo family daimyo lives.At this time, there were nearly 3 people, and the town had expanded several times, and the south direction even extended to the shore of the Ariake Sea.

In the entire territory of the Luo family, it is already the central link from west to east and from south to north. Almost every traveler who passes by will choose to visit here, which leads to Heping Town There are also thousands of floating population in the village.At this time, the castle town of Xuefucheng has taken on a completely new look, and it has become the most attractive place in the territory of the Luo family, except for Nodakayama in Matsuura County of the Hizen Kingdom.

On this day, with the slanting of the sun, there was a shimmering scene on the sea.Inside the breakwater of the pier in the Ariake Sea, ships of all sizes are moored.Since the Luo family lifted the sea area around the Ariake Sea and Shimabara Bay, it has become the largest fishing ground of the Luo family and the main maritime trade route within the Luo family.

Many people on board had their heads tied with white cloth straps and wore short shoulders. They had lit a fire on board, and the smoke was rising, ready to start a day of life.And in the Chuanwen House on the side, many girls who got up early were dressing up facing the water bank.From time to time at the port, there are scenes where the sailors on the boat go out on the boat to bid farewell to the benefactor who had a night of fun, and the two are deeply affectionate.

When the pier gradually became lively, a closed boat plowed through the waves and sailed into the pier.When the small fishing boats on the side saw such a big boat entering the port, they immediately paddled away.For fear of being hit by this huge object.

On the bow of this closed ship.Two people stood side by side.They all looked at this prosperous wharf expressionlessly.

Among them, one was in his thirties, and the other was in his 30s and [-]s. Both of them had dark complexions and acquainted bodies. They were obviously people who were used to running on the sea.

On the surface, they are no different from the general sailors around them, but the accents in which the two speak to each other.But it is not the Japanese language, but the Ming language.

Yes, among the two, the one in his thirties was Zheng Liang's business partner in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Hai, and the younger one was Wang Zhi's emissary who set foot on the Luo family's territory for the first time.

"Haha, Brother Wang Hai, it seems that this small port in Japan is quite impressive." The young man stood on the bow of the boat, watching the bustling scene on the pier, and said with a smile.indeed.Compared with the Ming Dynasty's big city with a population of 10, this place is indeed a bit small.It can make people from the Ming Dynasty who have seen the big scene sigh.It is also very good.

Wang Hai smiled slightly after hearing the words, and said: "It is natural, this is the most prosperous place in Kyushu, and it is completely different from the Shimadzu family that Brother Mao visited before."

"Although this Wa country is small and the land is barren, it is a place rich in gold and silver. According to my father's intention, this is only a place for my family to trade and supplement supplies. My family has no intention of entering here. The most powerful lord here has reached an agreement, no matter it is for the father's great affairs, or for the business of the family, it will be a great benefit." The young man surnamed Mao said, looking at the tall city in the distance.

After hearing this, Wang Hai laughed, and then said: "Brother Mao, I have already conveyed the meaning of Brother Wang to the lord here. Since you are so sincere, the lord here is also very welcome."

"Haha, that's great. This time, Brother Wang helped me a lot. I heard that Brother Wang also worked with my father back then? I wonder if it's true?"

"Hey! That's right." Wang Hai also nodded when he heard the words, and said after a long sigh, "Back then, my brother was also cornered by local corrupt officials. He happened to meet your father, and then he embarked on this path. Later, your father I left halfway, but brother, I stayed. You have also seen the current situation."

"En!" The young man surnamed Mao nodded, "No wonder Father and Brother Wang are so familiar. There is such a past. It is said that my father also had contacts with the lord of this place?"

"Haha, that's right." Wang Hai immediately said with a smile, "At that time, it was my subordinate who was in charge of contacting the owner of the territory. That's why Brother Wang found my subordinate this time. Brother Mao, don't you know yet? This is also where you live There are many Ming people!"

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

"Let me tell you another secret. The Ming people here are all recruited from the Ming country. They are all desperate people."

"In this way, this place still has a long history with us. How does the lord of this place treat those immigrants from the Ming Dynasty?" The young man surnamed Mao asked with interest.

"It's no different from the local people. Are there still many Ming people who are officials in this territory?"

"Is there such a thing?" If it is said that the local lord recruited immigrants from the Ming Dynasty to increase the population of the territory, it is very understandable.But the young man surnamed Mao was surprised by letting Ming people serve as territorial officials.

But Wang Hai nodded solemnly, and introduced: "Exactly, when I first heard about it, I reacted like you, but this matter is absolutely true, and Brother Mao's father, Brother Wang, also reacted in the same way. Haha! Back then Your lord is still going to the Ming country under the leadership of your subordinates."

After hearing Zhengliang's resume, the man surnamed Mao was amazed, and said, "The experience of the lord here is really amazing. From this, it can be seen that he still welcomes people from the Ming Dynasty."

Wang Hai nodded and said: "That's right, but to be precise, the lord here welcomes all friends who are willing to cooperate with them. In addition to the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty, the lord here also cooperates with the Southern barbarians. I got the help of the Nanman warships. Recently, I even got a large Fuchuan warship from the Ming Dynasty." Wang Hai's words implied a little warning.Remind the young man surnamed Mao not to appear arrogant in the meeting later because his navy is also good, and he should not underestimate the strength of this territory.

The young man surnamed Mao is also a smart person, so he could understand Wang Hai's implication, so he immediately smiled and said, "Hehe, please don't worry, Brother Wang. The lord of this place is the most powerful daimyo in the nearby area, with over ten thousand troops, and the navy There are also hundreds of ships, the territory is well-developed in commerce, the population is large, and it is also the area with the most extensive territory, and there must be a lot of supplies. With such a powerful name, our family is naturally unwilling to make enemies with it."

Having said that, the two men's ship slowly sailed into the port.

At this time, a small morning boat came to pick them up, and there were more than a dozen watermen standing on it. One of them, dressed as an orthodox warrior, asked them loudly, "Are you two guests from Ryukyu?"

Wang Hai immediately responded loudly: "Exactly."

The other party immediately said respectfully: "My lord, Chen Tianjie, is the official of my family here. My lord, I have already ordered you to wait here for the two of you. Please come to the port with the boat."

"Thank you!" The young man surnamed Mao clapped his hands before Wang Hai and said his way out.Just now they were talking about the fact that Luo's family had Ming people as local officials, but they didn't expect that a Ming person would appear in front of them so soon.

Immediately, the Guan ship they were on entered the pier under the guidance and docked.During this process, the young man surnamed Mao took the opportunity to ask Chen Tianjie why he came to settle here and became an official here.Chen Tianjie told him, however, that he was persecuted by gangsters and profiteers colluding with Japanese pirates, and after his family was ruined, he came to settle there.Chen Tianjie's answer immediately made the young man surnamed Mao afraid to ask any more questions, because he himself was a coastal pirate.

After the ship entered the port and disembarked, the two brought more than a dozen entourages and followed Chen Tianjie on the main north-south road of Xuefu City.Looking at the spacious avenue along the way, the neat houses on both sides of the avenue, and the bustling passers-by who seem to be used to them for a long time, the young man surnamed Mao was amazed.

From the perspective of the young man surnamed Mao, the castle town where the Luo family's daimyo lived in the city was really prosperous, and it was not much different from some downtowns in the Ming Dynasty in the past.If there is a chance, he really wants to bring his men here to have fun, but unfortunately, the name of this territory is the same as that of the Ming Dynasty, and the surrounding sea areas are subject to a sea ban, and non-Luo family ships cannot enter. Generally, passing ships also have to go through the designated outer waterways, and only a few places are open to the public.What made them feel even more depressed was that the navy of this daimyo was also very powerful, so that his own navy, which had just experienced a disastrous defeat, did not dare to provoke them. This is why he personally represented his father today as an envoy. .

After regaining his senses again, the young man surnamed Mao saw a group of young men with bamboo spears patrolling nearby, and the surrounding citizens even offered to give way to these patrols.What surprised the young man surnamed Mao most was that there were girls in this patrol team.Well, here's the novelty.The young man surnamed Mao couldn't help talking to himself.

"Eh, that's it?" Just after watching this strange group of teenagers patrolling, the young man surnamed Mao found a few more Southern barbarians.

"Hehe, they are the southern barbarians employed by the lord here, including Portuguese (that is, Portuguese) and Westerners (that is, Spaniards)." Wang Hai said with a smile.

"There are still these barbarians here? Are they hired by the local lord?" The young man surnamed Mao was surprised.

"Okay, we're going into the city!" Just when the young man surnamed Mao was surprised, they had already arrived at the edge of a bridge that was more than ten meters long and four to five meters wide in front of the gate of Xuefu City.There is a group of farmers and soldiers guarding the bridge.

Looking up, the young man surnamed Mao discovered that the city, which didn't look very tall in the distance, turned out to be so majestic when it was under his feet.So he couldn't help admiring:

"What a tall city!"

(Thank you for the monthly pass of "Swordsman of the Tang Dynasty".) (To be continued...)