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Yamauchi Nobumasa is about to arrive at Ie Island with two sea-going ships.
The two sea-going ships are actually lucky ships of more than 200 tons purchased from Fujian in the Ming Dynasty.
Yamauchi Nobumasa is forty-four years old this year.
He comes from a Maori family with a minor surname.
When he was sixteen, he went to Korea with Maori Hidemoto, an important minister of the Maori family, and participated in the first Battle of Ulsan.
He defeated the Ming army led by Yang Hao and Ma Gui of the Ming Dynasty.
Shinsei Sword Three Ming soldiers, so far, Yamauchi, with his loyalty and prudence, has gone from being the concubine's son of a lower-level samurai to the position where the Maori family ship is today, and was awarded a height of 2,500 stones.
You must know that after the defeat of the Battle of Sekigahara, Maori fiefdom It was reduced from one million koku to 360,000 koku, and was divided into Nagato and Shufang two countries.
The original three thousand retainers of the Maori family were all dispersed, leaving only a few hundred.
The head of the Maori family even sat down with the retainers over Shi Gao's matter.
Come down and discuss how to reduce stone height , this is also a rare act of embarrassment among the daimyo, and it is even said to be a joke among the daimyo.
Under such circumstances, it is not easy for Yamauchi Nobumasa to maintain the height of 2,500 koku, and it also reflects his family master Mouri Hide.
Just the status in my mind.
After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Maori family lost the fertile land in central China, as well as the Iwami Silver Mountain, and their income was greatly reduced.
Nagato and Shufang were coastal areas, and the land was slightly poorer.
The Maori family became increasingly difficult.
However, after all, the Maori family had once He is one of the top names in the world.
He is an unyielding Maori.
When he is poor, he wants to change.
So Maori Xiu decided to learn from Satsuma.
There is no doubt about the learning ability of the Japanese.
Doubtful, they opened up maritime trade, purchased merchant ships, and increased trade with the Ming Dynasty and Southeast Asia.
However, as the main force of the Western Army at that time, the Maori family, Tokugawa Hidetada and Tokugawa Iemitsu had to turn a blind eye to monitor even when they slept.
This was doomed to the Maori family.
It is impossible for our country to get the opportunity to send troops to Ryukyu, and it is impossible to even have a larger fleet.
However, sea trade can still be carried out.
The Ryukyu trade route that Qinjin's Yamauchi Nobumasa was able to preside over was smuggling.
Nagasaki and Hirado, where the Nagasaki branch was located, were the external ports designated by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Transactions here had to pay heavy taxes.
In particular, the Nagasaki branch could go from The trade volume tested the strength and hidden secrets of each daimyo.
Therefore, the Maori family secretly opened up a smuggling trade route and went to Ryukyu to trade with merchants from all over the Ming Dynasty. , and the Satsuma Shimazu clan, the actual controller of Ryukyu, was also a member of the Western Army.
Although they resisted the Tokugawa passively, they were not part of the Tokugawa clan after all.
Moreover, the Maori furniture fleet coming to Ryukyu for trade attracted Ming and Southeast Asian merchants.
Franji, the Dutch businessmen had a huge attraction.
After all, the Maori family was not a small vassal, and the Maori family still had to pay taxes, so the Satsuma Shimazu family turned a blind eye and acquiesced.
Yamauchi Nobusa has been traveling between Nagato and Ryukyu in the past few years, bringing a huge source of wealth to the Maori family.
It is estimated that the trade route can bring an income of more than 100,000 koshi to the Maori family.
In the past few years, the trade route has been relatively safe and smooth.
The biggest losses have been several typhoons and several ship overhauls.
As for pirates, this route is originally controlled by Japanese pirates.
As for Chinese merchants who are both pirates and merchants, they all understand that Japan The status of the Maori family, and several of the ships are Ming Dynasty second- and third-class Fuchuan, which are also invincible in East Asia.
There are two large barrels on the ship, which can fire two miles, more than ten iron cannons, and several warriors.
Dozens of ashigaru are enough to protect you.
This time we arrived safely to the east of Ie Island, not far from Naha Port.
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Yamauchi Nobuzuki was thinking about how much raw silk and silk he could get from the 80,000 taels of silver, brass, sulfur, tachi, folding fans, etc. he brought this time.
Porcelain, silk, cotton, and finally how much profit.
Suddenly, a horn sounded from the mainmast observation deck, which indicated that there was a ship nearby.
If there was an enemy ship, it would be three horns.
Yamauchi Nobumasa walked out of the stern cabin with a matriarch Hieda Yoshio and two attendant samurai, yes again Trust me, the large sums of gold and silver every year are tempting.
Every time I go on a voyage, two people come together, of course the main one is Yamauchi.
Yamauchi saw two masts exposed in the distance to the northeast.
Yamauchi picked up the single-channel telescope from the attendant and looked at the incoming ship.
He saw that the incoming ship slowly appeared.
He saw that the incoming ship was not big, only his own ship.
Half the size of the ship.
However, the sun and moon flag with a blue background was raised on the main mast of the ship.
It was the flag of the Ming Dynasty.
Sanai did not pay attention to it.
There were many ships of the Ming Dynasty coming to Ryukyu.
Just when Yamauchi was about to put down the telescope, the ship suddenly turned around and saw that the speed of the ship was much faster than his own.
He saw the ship going back the way it came and headed straight away.
Yamauchi jumped in his head and put down the telescope.
Kazuya had just put down the telescope.
Hidden glanced at each other and saw the surprise in the other's eyes.
This had never happened before, and Yamauchi did not discuss it.
"Send the order and prepare the whole ship for battle."
Yamauchi issued the order.
One of the two attendants informed the deck sailors and the ashigaru, and the other entered the lower deck to inform the ashigaru.
Soon the ashigaru, all clad in bamboo armor, walked out of the lower deck one after another.
Under the leadership of their respective samurai, some were operating cannons and some were sorting iron.
Cannons, some organize three spears, swords, ribs, and armor on their bodies.
The deck was busy for a while.
Yamauchi Nobumasa was not a first-time brother on the battlefield.
He returned to the cabin and put on the tachi without haste under the clothes of the two attendants.
The one Yamauchi put on was a Nanban tachi, which was of course imitated by the Maori family.
Since he was fighting on a ship, this set Equipped with the main protection for the upper body, Yamauchi put on a breastplate painted brown, put on a headband, and finally inserted the tachi and ribs, and walked out of the cabin with his attendants.
On the deck, he saw all his subordinates all dressed up, with a military appearance. just , Yamauchi nodded.
However, when Yamauchi saw Yoshio Hiroda, his good mood was interrupted.
He found that Hirota's face turned pale and his eyes flickered a little.
Yamauchi curled his lips.
The reason why Hirota was chosen was not because of his bravery and good fighting skills.
But he was obedient, and he learned Chinese from his father who was proficient in Sinology.
Although he was stumbling, he could understand it, knew some domestic conditions in the Ming Dynasty, and was able to talk to Ryukyu and Ming merchants.
But, is this courageous?
Well, Yamauchi was too lazy to touch him again.
At this time, the observation tower sounded three horns, and the atmosphere on the ship became tense.
Yamauchi Nobuzuku hurriedly picked up the telescope and looked forward.
He saw five ships approaching, two small ships at first, and two smaller ships behind him.
The lucky boats were divided into two columns.
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In the end was a lucky boat that was almost the same size as myself.
The five boats gradually came closer, and the people on board gradually became clearer.
I saw that the sun and moon flags were all raised on the five ships.
The people on the ships were all wearing uniform uniforms and short clothes.
They couldn't see the calendar.
Wait, Nobumasa Yamauchi was suddenly shocked.
There were armored soldiers on the last three ships. , there were several generals in red jackets on the last big ship, the Ming Army.
How many years had passed?
Shanuchi was in a daze for a moment.
It had been more than 20 years since he saw the Ming Army again.
Yamauchi Nobumasa thought for a while and immediately ordered the Maori family's family crest to be raised.
When the Ashigaru raised the three-star crest in a hurry, various thoughts flashed through Yamauchi's mind.
Yamauchi, who always went to Ryukyu to do business, knew something about it.
Regarding the situation of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty Wanli's conquest of Korea can be said to have hurt both Japan and Japan, and drained the family's wealth.
Recently, I heard that the north is not at peace either.
It is powerless to deal with the surrounding tributary countries such as Korea, Ryukyu, Chenla, and Hanoi, and tries its best not to provoke any border conflicts.
What's going on today?
Yamauchi Nobusa raised his telescope and looked at the large ship in the middle.
He was convinced that the commander-in-chief was on the ship.
Sure enough, Yamauchi Nobumasa looked through the telescope one by one and found a Ming general who was covered in fish scale armor and surrounded by several attendants.
At this time, this man also held a Looking at him through the telescope, Yamauchi took a closer look at Ming Jiang and saw that this man was tall, more than half a head taller than most people around him.
His face was unclear and the telescope was bulky.
His face was blocked by his figure.
There were three large ships in the mountain.
There were at least five cannons on the big ships.
Among them, there was a cannon on the bow that was at least two sizes larger than the cannon on his own ship.
The other two ships also had at least five cannons of the same size as ours.
The cannon of the same number, Yamauchi, who had seen the Ming Dynasty Navy, understood that it was a Ming Navy warship, which meant that it did not carry cargo, was much faster than his own ship, and had much stronger firepower.
Big trouble.
At the same time, Zhao Lie was also handing the telescope to the interpreter Su Jianshan, who Zhao Lie asked from Zhao Haiming's merchant fleet to Japan.
Zhao Lie received the notification from the Canglong and got together with several warships, facing the incoming ship.
Zhao Lie kept observing the enemy ships.
One was a Fu ship with the same tonnage as Fu Hai, and the other was a Haicang class ship.
Yes, there are two cannons, and the ashigaru are lined up on the deck to prepare for battle.
There are iron cannons and long gun ashigaru.
The focus here is on the big barrels and iron cannons.
No matter how good you are in martial arts, you are still afraid of getting shot.
Although Zhao Lie felt that his force value was extremely high, he did not intend to get shot.
Seeing the opponent raising the flag, Zhao Lie handed the telescope to Su Jianshan.
Su Jianshan picked up the telescope and looked at it, "Sir, this is the emblem of the Maori family of the Japanese nation's Changshu domain.
It can't be wrong."
"Oh, Choshu Domain," if Zhao Lie may not recognize other vassals, Zhao Lie, one of the major promoters of the subsequent overthrow of the Choshu Domain, is very familiar with it.
Zhao Lie shouted, "Act as planned."
Huang Han announced to the whole ship, and the observation tower raised a flag to notify each ship.
Yamauchi Nobumasa watched the enemy ship approaching to a distance of two miles.
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All the ashigaru and samurai looked at him.
If it was a battle, this distance could be used to test the cannon.
As for the accurate hit in the waves, only God made the decision. , however, this is an attitude and a deterrent.
At this time, Yamauchi discovered that a Ming soldier on the bow of the leading boat kept waving two blue flags with both hands, "Sir, the other party seems to have something to say, and the other party did not fire any cannons."
Hidden Yoshio said on the side.
Well, indeed, no matter how inaccurate the sea bombardment is, the opponent's twenty-odd cannons will still have the upper hand against our pitiful four cannons.
Yamauchi Nobumasa was also mainly worried about this.
Having fought against the Ming army, he was most worried about the Ming army's navy, artillery, and gunmen.
What frightened him the most was the Ming army's cavalry.
The Ming cavalry riding Mongolian horses were tall and powerful. , has strong impact and poses the greatest threat to Japan's major armies.
As for Ashigaru's hand-to-hand combat, it seems that he just begged for three heads.
Well, if you don't fire, I won't be afraid when you get close.
Yamauchi ordered not to fire cannons, so the two sides approached strangely.
Finally, when the two sides were close to a hundred steps, they saw the Ming army's large ship continuing to move forward.
At this point, Yamauchi believed that the Ming army had something to talk about, because based on his experience, Ming army generals rarely took risks, so close to the enemy ship.
It won't be about desperate efforts, but there should be something to talk about.
Sure enough, someone on the big ship shouted in blunt Japanese: "The warriors of the Maori family listen to the truth, Lord Qianhu Wang of the Songjiang Navy of the Ming Dynasty wants to board the ship to talk."
Yamauchi Nobusa and Hidden Yoshio looked at each other.
This Mr.
Wang was brave enough.
You must know that after the fierce battle between Japan and Korea of the Ming Dynasty, they were still enemies and had not established diplomatic relations.
When the Tokugawa shogunate was first established, it planned to resume diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty refused.
This general is really brave, but Yamauchi is even more unafraid and will board my ship.
There will be nothing you can do when the time comes.
"Okay, only five people are allowed to board the ship," Yamauchi responded
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