"Since you are a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, I will protect your safety."
He Guangyi looked at the kneeling Xie Jinzhong, helped him up with his own hands, turned to Sanichiro and said, "Go tell those Japanese to get out of here right now!"
This sound was almost like a shout.
Sanichiro bowed subconsciously, "Hai!"
But then he felt a little embarrassed and said in a low voice, "Lord Dutang doesn't know something, actually..." After saying that, he paused and continued, "It's not a villain who can tell the difference for them, these people under the banner of Ming Dynasty
Merchant merchants are actually not that..."
"They did not fly the flag of the Ming Dynasty at sea. When they encountered small merchant ships, they swallowed up the people and goods, killing people and stealing the goods. When they entered the seaport of Japan, they flew the dragon flag to avoid taxes and smuggling."
As he said that, he took a few steps forward and said, "Sir, you can't just listen to his words. The reason why you came to Japan this time is..."
"You, hum!" He Guangyi interrupted the other party impatiently, "I have given you a Ming Dynasty status and official position, but you have no courage at all. You are hesitant and timid in what you say and do!"
"Since we are the people of the Ming Dynasty, what's wrong with smuggling? What's wrong with evading taxes? Even if we have to deal with it, we, the people of the Ming Dynasty, can only be dealt with by me, the Ming Dynasty. Humph, the officers and soldiers besieging the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty at sea? Isn't it also an act of banditry!"
Speaking of this, He Guangyi looked at the Japanese warriors with disdain and sneered, "Show them my official seal and father-in-law, huh, the Chisong family and the Hongsong family have offended me, the angel of the Ming Dynasty.
Can they afford it?"
Sanichiro hurried over and chatted in Japanese.
Suddenly, the Japanese warriors looked at He Guangyi in a different way, and their expressions were no longer as unruly as before.
"Dutang!" Zhang Dabiao said softly to He Guangyi, "These Japanese people seem to be bullying the weak and afraid of the strong! Just now they were shouting at the neck, but now they know our identity, look at them nodding and bowing!"
He Guangyi did not speak, but stared straight at the Japanese warriors.
The latter group felt He Guangyi's gaze and bowed together. One of them said in broken Chinese, "I don't know that you are an envoy of the Ming Dynasty. How offended!" After saying that, he added, "This is Akamatsu Daimyo.
If you don’t abandon the territory’s offshore waters and are willing to land ashore, the Akamatsu Daimyo will be greatly honored!”
"I have a heavy responsibility, so I don't want to delay it too much, so I accept it with kindness!" He Guangyi said lightly, then looked at a few Japanese warriors, "I have a saying in the Ming Dynasty, how can you walk by the river without getting your shoes wet?
. I think this is not the first time that you have besieged the Ming Dynasty merchant ship, and this will definitely not be the last time."
"It was fine if Ming didn't know before. In the future, we just need to let Ming know! Humph!" At this point, He Guangyi's expression suddenly changed, "Fire!"
Seeing that He Guangyi was okay with the first few words, but became furious with the last few words, several Japanese warriors were suddenly a little surprised.
Before I had time to think, I felt the deck beneath my feet shaking violently several times.
Immediately afterwards, the roaring thunder was deafening, and a large amount of gunpowder smoke began to fill the air.
On the second floor of He Guangyi's flagship, all the cannons set up opened fire. In an instant, the sea surface was like a tsunami, with waves rising one after another.
The Japanese ship closest to the artillery landing point was not only caught off guard and almost hit by the cannonball, but also because it was too close, all the Japanese warriors on the ship turned into drowned rats. Some people even became unsteady and fell off the ship.
"..." The leader of the Japanese warriors on He Guangyi's ship was furious and asked, "What does this mean?"
"Guess?" He Guangyi looked at the other party and sneered.
The atmosphere on both sides became tense again. On the lower deck, the voices of the sailors shouting about charging and reloading were particularly clear.
"This time, I will let you go. After all, I am a guest from afar!" He Guangyi continued, "But next time, I will let the Ming Dynasty know that you and other Japanese officers and soldiers have besieged the Ming Dynasty merchant ships and plundered them without authorization.
What's wrong, what talks to you again will not be my mouth, but the Ming Dynasty's artillery!"
As he said this, he flicked his cloak and said, "See you off!"
The Japanese were unwilling to give in, but firstly, the other party's warships were better than theirs, and secondly, they did not dare to offend the other party's identity, so they could only get off the ship angrily, and before leaving, they took a hard look around.
"My lord, my lord!"
I thought this would be the end of the matter, but Xie Jinzhong started to cry even more bitterly.
"Adults, please take the little ones with you!" Xie Jinzhong cried, "The Japanese are cunning. If the adults go ahead, the Japanese will come after you. In the vast sea, the little people have no way to escape!"
This is indeed the truth. Those Japanese who were defeated by He Guangyi will definitely find their way back to Xie Jinzhong. Moreover, the methods will be even more cruel.
"If I protect you for a while, I can protect you for the rest of my life!" He Guangyi looked at the other party and sighed slightly, "I don't know what you businessmen think, abandoning your family and career to come to this sea!" As he said, he looked again.
He looked at the other party and said, "That's all, just follow my fleet!"
Immediately, He Guangyi once again looked at the Japanese warships still parked on the sea, as well as the Japanese standing on the bows, and said seriously, "Before coming, some people said that the Japanese are cunning and cruel, and they can only be intimidated by the force, not gentle.
.Now it seems that it really makes sense.”
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After a storm, the fleet continued to set sail.
They were about to arrive at the seaport of Japan, so the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial flag of He Guangyi, and the envoy flag were all raised. Gradually, more merchant ships passed by on the sea. What He Guangyi did not expect was that those merchant ships saw the Ming Dynasty.
All the flags were cheered and waved.
There were even Han-looking businessmen who kowtowed to He Guangyi’s imperial envoy’s flagship from a distance on the bow. He Guangyi’s fleet also waved flags in response.
Compared with ordinary people, He Guangyi's thoughts were more careful. He secretly calculated that there were no less than dozens of merchant ships from the Ming Dynasty traveling along the way.
Ships are money, so the maritime trade of Japan cannot be underestimated.
It was not until it was getting dark and the land of Japan could be faintly seen that the speed of the fleet slowed down.
After He Guangyi returned to the cabin, he pondered for a long time.
"The emperor attaches great importance to maritime trade, but there are many courtiers and officials who obstruct the opening of the sea. This time I was sent to the Japanese country to provoke the Japanese princes and the shogunate. One of the reasons is the customs, customs, territory, and military garrison distribution of the Japanese country.
.”
"Not only that, the amount of sea trade between Japan and Japan should also be very important. Since the time of the Supreme Emperor, the Ming Dynasty has restricted trade with Japan. Under the restrictions, such a grand event can still happen. If there are no restrictions...
"
After thinking about it, He Guangyi stood up and said to the door, "Here comes someone!"
"What's the order from the capital?" said a guard in brocade clothes who was accompanying him.
"Go and call that Xie...Xie Jinzhong to come over. I have something to ask him!" He Guangyi said.
After half a stick of incense, the guard in golden clothes came to report.
"Master Dutang, maritime merchant Xie Jinzhong is waiting outside!"
In the cabin, He Guangyi said, "Let him come in!"
"This..." Jin Yiwei hesitated for a moment and whispered, "That, Dutang. Then Xie Jinzhong didn't come alone, he... he also brought someone with him, you all
Do you want to see me?"
Hearing this, He Guangyi was immediately unhappy.
But before he could speak, Jin Yiwei asked again, "Although the person Xie Jinzhong is leading is wearing southern clothes, at a glance, you can tell that he is a girl disguised as a man?"
There was suddenly no sound in the cabin.
Jin Yiwei waited for a long time and called in a low voice, "Sir!"
With a whoosh, the cabin door was pushed open directly by He Guangyi.
Staring straight at the Jin Yiwei, He Guangyi gasped and said, "Where are the girls?"
This chapter has been completed!