Just after the first month of the third year of Tianqi, Ma Shiying came to Quanzhou.
Along with him was Wu Mengming of the Jinyi Guards.
Wu Mengming made great contributions during the inspection of the Xuan Mansion and was promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Because he was meticulous and rigorous, he This time Zhu Youxiao asked him to follow him to deal with some matters that were inconvenient for Ma Shiying to come forward.
Ma Shiying was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli Dynasty.
He first served as the head of the Nanjing Household Department.
During the Tianqi period, he moved to be a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and was highly valued by Xu Guangqi.
Of course, Xu Guangqi valued him because he felt that this person was flexible in dealing with things and was not a bookworm.
He could handle complex matters properly without offending anyone.
He was a well-rounded person.
Before coming to Quanzhou, Zhu Youxiao summoned the two of them into the palace, analyzed various situations of the trip, and gave a basic response plan.
Jin Yiwei was specially responsible for creating a fast line to communicate with them at any time.
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When we arrived in Quanzhou, we first went to Zhang Qianfang's liaison office.
The person in charge of the East Factory had already received the news, so Zhang Qianfang was already waiting here.
After the meeting, Zhang Qianfang knelt down to greet Saint Anbi, and the three of them sat down in the inner room.
Zhang Qianfang first introduced the basic situation.
Yan Siqi was bullied in the 31st year of Wanli.
He killed someone in anger and fled to Japan.
He worked as a tailor and also engaged in maritime trade between China and Japan.
He also accumulated some wealth and became famous.
He was favored by Hirado.
The authorities paid attention to him and was named the leader.
In Japan at this time, although the emperor enjoyed high prestige and was nominally the supreme ruler of the country, he had no real power.
The real power was in the hands of the shogun.
The shogun is also the largest feudal lord, directly managing a quarter of the country's land and many important cities.
The rest of the country is divided into more than two hundred "vassals", large and small.
The leader of the domain, the daimyo, enjoys the hereditary rule of the domain, but must obey orders.
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Both the shogun and the daimyo maintained their own retainers, namely samurai.
The samurai received fiefs and rumi from the shogun or daimyo, but they must be loyal to the shogun or daimyo.
These samurai were generally professional soldiers with the privilege of carrying swords.
They formed the basis of the shogunate's rule. , thus forming the feudal governance system consisting of the shogunate and the lord, the shogunate system.
Under this system, cruel exploitation at all levels resulted in the people often not being able to meet their daily necessities, and some samurai were dissatisfied with the generals and daimyo, as well as their respect for the emperor.
The combination of these gave rise to resistance and conspiracy. .
The lord of the Hirado domain at this time was the fourth generation Matsuura Nobuzada, who had a total of 63,000 koku of territory.
At this time, his younger brother Matsuura Nobuzada was at odds with him and wanted to share part of the territory.
The conflict between the two Gradually deepening.
Matsuura Nobuzada wanted to deal with his brother and contacted the samurai everywhere, and Yan Siqi, as the leader of Hirado, was the key person he contacted.
Yan Siqi was very determined.
Not only did he want to oppose Matsuura Zhenxin, he even wanted to take the opportunity to seize the entire Hirado.
He contacted many Chinese businessmen in Japan, but felt that the strength might not be enough, so he thought of the Ming Dynasty court behind Zhang Qianfang.
After listening to Zhang Qianfang's introduction, Ma Shiying thought carefully for a while and said: "The emperor means that it would be best if Hirado can be in our hands, but we must be the leader.
Can General Zhang Recruit Yan Siqi here."
Zhang Qianfang replied: "Master Ma, I'm afraid that Yan Siqi is unwilling to submit to others, so it should be difficult to recruit him."
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Ma Shiying said with confidence: "The emperor said that if he cannot be recruited, it is because the recruitment conditions are not good enough.
Can General Zhang let Yan Siqi come to Quanzhou?"
Zhang Qianfang said: "Yan Siqi has committed crimes in Quanzhou, he will not be willing to come to Quanzhou."
Ma Shiying said: "Then we can go to Hirado to meet him."
Zhang Qianfang went back to make arrangements for going to sea.
Soon his ship was loaded with goods, and Ma Shiying took Wu Mengming to Hirado.
Zhang Qianfang informed Yan Siqi, and Yan Siqi came to Zhang Qianfang's residence in Hirado.
Zhang Qianfang introduced both parties, and of course only said that Ma Shiying was the imperial household doctor who came to inspect Zhang Qianfang's shipping business.
When Yan Siqi saw Ma Shiying, he first made a big bow and said: "The sinners of the motherland have seen the doctor."
Ma Shiying cupped his hands and said, "Mr.
Yan, there's no need to be so polite.
Let's just sit down and talk."
After the two parties sat down, Ma Shiying said: "From what General Zhang said, Mr.
Yan seems to want to do something big and want to ask the court for help.
I wonder what Mr.
Yan wants."
Yan Siqi hesitated for a moment and said: "The guilty people want to expel the Matsuura family in Hirado, so that I have the final say in Hirado.
This requires some handy weapons.
If I can get a hundred flintlock muskets, then the guilty people will be satisfied. " Ma Shiying said with a smile: "I can make the decision with a hundred flintlock guns, but I would like to ask, if Mr.
Yan defeats the Matsuura family, will the shogunate recognize you?"
Yan Siqi said: "It's not that the sinners replaced the Matsuura family, but Matsuura Nobuzada replaced his brother Zhenxin.
The shogunate will recognize Nobuzada."
Ma Shiying then asked: "Mr.
Yan, are you willing to make wedding dresses for others?"
Seeing Yan Siqi smiled but said nothing, knowing what promise he should have received from Matsuura Nozhen.
Ma Shiying smiled and said: "How can you compare being under someone else's command with making the decision yourself?"
Yan Siqi's eyes flashed, and he thought for a moment before saying: "The number of criminals is too small, and the force is not high.
If it is a sea battle, we are still somewhat sure, but if we fight on land, I am afraid that we will not be able to match the Matsuura family."
Ma Shiying said: "If Mr.
Yan had the support of the imperial court, three thousand soldiers, all armed with flintlock muskets, and cannons to defend the city, I wonder if Mr.
Yan would have the courage to fight against Matsuura and even the shogunate."
Yan Siqi's eyes were wide open, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Japan is a country without conquests."
Ma Shiying was very satisfied with his expression: "Mr.
Yan is right, Japan is indeed a country designated by Taizu as a country not to be conquered.
However, during the Wanli period, Japan invaded North Korea, which made the court very unhappy, so some ministers asked for Japan to be conquered."
Yan Siqi curled his lips, thinking that you are not talking in vain.
What is the use of the minister's request?
The emperor has to speak, and the emperor dares to overturn the decision of his ancestors.
Ma Shiying understood what he meant and smiled mysteriously: "Your Majesty, you have come up with a very good idea, but this idea requires Mr.
Yan's cooperation, so your Majesty specially asked me to ask Mr.
Yan, do you want to honor your ancestors?
Do you want to be remembered forever?"
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When Yan Siqi heard this, he already knew that Ma Shiying could not be just a doctor.
He asked warily: "Who are you and what do you want to do?"