On the ocean to the east of Japan, ten large ships were sailing along the wind and water at extremely fast speeds.
On the 'Taishan', Du Mingen took out the calendar and crossed out a day on the calendar again.
"It's been a full month since I left Daming, and today happens to be the sixth day of July."
Du Mingen counted the days he crossed out, took out the map again, and compared and calculated carefully.
"We can arrive in the Guanzhong area of Japan tomorrow afternoon."
Du Mingen looked at the map of the Japanese country carefully. Before arriving, he had already learned more about the situation in the Japanese country from various channels.
The Japanese country was in the Warring States Period at this time. Since the Onin Rebellion more than thirty years ago, the shogunate had completely lost control of various local daimyo, and daimyo in various places had risen one after another.
Of course, this was still the early stage of the Warring States Period, and the Muromachi shogunate still had great control and influence over the Japanese state, and even repeatedly tried to restore its previous influence.
Only a few decades later, when the daimyo from various places conquered each other and annexed them, some extremely powerful daimyo were born, which ushered in the climax of the Warring States Period.
The rise and fall of heroes in troubled times such as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, etc. staged the most exciting period in the history of Japan.
Of course, these are all things for later. At this time, Du Mingen just knew that the Japanese country was in chaos. The Muromachi shogunate had greatly reduced its control over various parts of the Japanese country due to the Onin Rebellion, and the famous names in various places were constantly rising.
The war between daimyo and daimyo, the war between daimyo and the Muromachi shogunate, in short, the war continued.
On the afternoon of the next day, on the sea of Hyogo-no-tsu of the Japanese Kingdom (later Kobe, which was subordinate to the Harima Kingdom during the Warring States Period. During the Warring States Period, the Japanese Kingdom had 66 countries, and in many cases a place as big as a county was a country), Du Mingen led
Ten large fortune ships finally arrived here.
Hyogo-no-tsu was the largest distribution center for Japanese goods and materials in this era. It was very close to the Kyoto area, the core of the Japanese country. At this time, it was still under the control of the Muromachi shogunate.
At the port of Hyogo-no-tsu, a Japanese man saw ten large ships on the sea. His eyes suddenly widened and he couldn't help shouting: "Ships, such big ships~"
Soon, Akamatsumaru, an official from the Harima Kingdom in Hyogozu, hurried to the port with a large group of samurai.
Akamatsumaru is a member of the Akamatsu family, and the Akamatsu family is the actual ruler of the Harima Kingdom. Hyogozu is also the most important industry of the Akamatsu family.
This place belongs to the Seto Inland Sea, the core Kyoto area, and the Kanzhong Plain of the Japanese country. Its geographical location is extremely important. In addition, Hyogo-jin is the largest port and material distribution center in the Japanese country. The tax collected here every year is the Akamatsu family's.
important financial source.
Now ten large ships that had never been seen before appeared on the sea, and they were heading towards Hyogozu at a rapid speed, which made Akamatsumaru extremely vigilant.
Now is not the past. Now the rule of the Muromachi shogunate has weakened, and its influence and control over various places has been greatly reduced. The Ming dynasties in various places are constantly conquering each other. The internal affairs of each daimyo are also fighting for power. Retainers are trying to seize the family owner's property, and samurai are assassinating family governors.
Things like waiting happen all the time.
This made Akamatsumaru have to be highly vigilant, fearing that the ten ships were hostile to the Ming Dynasty.
"I've never seen such a big ship before."
Akamatsumaru looked at the ten daifuku ships on the sea and was deeply shocked. At this time, there were not only daifuku ships on the sea, but also some Japanese ships. These ships were very small compared with the daifuku ships.
Just like a child's toy.
"Where did it come from?"
Akamatsumaru frowned, and then said to the people around him: "Do any of you know about this kind of big ship?"
"Sir, these ships should not be from our Japanese country. They are most likely ships from the Ming Dynasty. Look at the flag on the ship. It should be the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty."
Beside Akamatsumaru, Kamigetsu Ichiro thought for a while and said, the Kamatsuki family is a family under the Akamatsu family, and is mainly responsible for managing Kamigetsu Castle for the Akamatsu family. Hyogo Ritsun is very close to Kamigetsu Castle.
"The Ming Dynasty's ship?"
When Akamatsumaru heard this, he was slightly surprised. Then he opened his eyes and looked carefully at the flags flying on the ship. The bright yellow dragon flag did not seem to be the color and flag that Japanese families like to use.
"Yes, it is a ship from the Ming Dynasty. This kind of ship should be called a blessing ship. We have also had blessing ships from the Ming Dynasty here before, but we have never seen such a big blessing ship, and there were ten big blessing ships at one time.
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Ichiro Shangzuki nodded and said, he is relatively old and still vaguely remembers seeing the Ming Dynasty's lucky ship once before.
After hearing what Ichiro Kamizuki said, Akamatsumaru was slightly relieved. As long as it wasn't another daimyo's ship, he didn't have to worry about being attacked.
"Why do you think this Ming Dynasty ship came to our Japanese country with such a large number of troops?"
Akamatsumaru thought for a while and asked again.
"I don't know about that. The Ming Dynasty is a kingdom with thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and abundant resources and people. Naturally, it cannot be compared with our Japanese country."
Ichiro Shangyue shook his head slightly and said that he knew more about the Ming Dynasty from books. He had never been to the Ming Dynasty or met any Ming Dynasty people.
Hearing what Ichiro Kamizuki said, Akamatsumaru had no objection, because it was a fact. In the eyes of the surrounding countries, the Ming Dynasty in this era was the Great Kingdom, and it was an existence that needed to be looked up to.
While the two were talking, a small boat quickly rowed back to the port, found Akamatsumaru and said: "Sir, these ten ships are from the Ming Dynasty's fleet. They are here to do business. They hope to be with us.
Buy and sell goods and replenish supplies."
"It turned out to be a merchant ship. I thought it was an envoy ship from the Ming Dynasty."
When Ichiro Shangzuki heard this, he immediately frowned. It was a bit abnormal that such a large fleet was just a merchant ship. However, he soon shook his head slightly. The Ming Dynasty was different from the Japanese country. The country was powerful and powerful.
There are just a few big ships, nothing to be surprised about.
Soon, as the ship got closer and closer to the port, Akamatsumaru and others were able to clearly see everything on the ship. As for Du Mingen and others on the ship, naturally they had already used telescopes to see everything clearly in the port.
Chu.
"The hair of these Japanese people is too ugly, right?"
Du Mingen used a telescope to look at Akamatsumaru and others in the port. Akamatsumaru and others' heads were shaved in the middle, with hair on both sides, and had a white skull. This is Tsukiyotou and Tangluntou. It is said that it looks like this
The head was good for warriors to fight, so it gradually became popular in the Japanese country.
"Besides, these Japanese people are too short."
In addition to this eye-catching hairstyle, Du Mingen also soon discovered that the Japanese people are really very short. Not only are they short, but the houses in the port are also very short.
Du Mingen smiled and put down the telescope in his hand. Being able to see endless countries and the world beyond the Ming Dynasty was the reason why he was willing to give up a comfortable life.
And now that he has come to the Japanese country, he has seen the Japanese people and the Japanese architecture that are completely different from the Ming Dynasty. Du Mingen is also looking forward to experiencing the customs and customs of the Japanese country here.
