Otomo Masachika and Otomo Gisuke hurriedly came to the port with their cronies, and were immediately shocked by the huge group of battleships in front of them.
In the small port, there are all large warships, and the rows of cannon holes on the warships are clearly visible. At the same time, further on the sea, hundreds of large ships are cruising on the sea, with flags flying and murderous intent.
On the land of the port, the entire port has been controlled by the army. Groups of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are standing neatly, and a large number of war horses and cannons have been transported ashore.
The Japanese people in the port were already trembling with fear. They closed their doors one by one and looked at the tall Ming soldiers in the port with fearful eyes.
"Huh~"
"Fortunately, fortunately, it doesn't look like they are here to start an attack, otherwise they would definitely use force against the people in the port."
Seeing this scene, Otomo Masachika breathed a sigh of relief. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have done nothing wrong with everything in the port and did not do anything to the people of Japan.
This made him think that Ming's army was just passing by, or was preparing to rest here. If this was the case, it might still be an opportunity for their Dayou family.
If you can curry favor with the people of the Ming court, you may be able to buy weapons, artillery, etc. from the Ming people. I heard that the Ming artillery is extremely powerful. If you can have a few powerful artillery, you will definitely be able to unify Kyushu Island.
Thinking of this, he also plucked up the courage to take his son Otomo Yishou to the port.
In the port, Liu Jin was admiring the Japanese architecture of this era. All the buildings were very low and made of wood. The style was very similar to the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty.
The Japanese country learned a lot from the Tang Dynasty in this regard, even the place names, such as Kyushu, Kanto, Kansai, Guanzhong, etc. These place names sound very familiar, but in fact, the Japanese country learned their names from the Tang Dynasty.
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"Report~"
"A famous figure from Japan came to ask for an audience~"
At this time, someone came over in a hurry and said.
"It's pretty fast~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately laughed, then thought for a moment and said, "Search carefully and don't let them bring weapons or concealed weapons, and then bring them here."
Your life is at stake, so be careful when you should be careful.
"Yes~"
Soon, Otomo Masachika and Otomo Gisuke came to Liu Jin with their bare hands and five samurai.
"Daimyo Otomo Masahiko of Japan's Kyushu Kingdom pays homage to the angel of the Kingdom of Heaven~"
Seeing Liu Jin, Otomo Masachika was very serious and led his people to bow to Liu Jin solemnly.
Liu Jin looked at Otomo Masachika and a few people around him. Otomo Masachika and Otomo Gisuke were wearing aristocratic costumes, and the people next to them were all samurai uniforms. At a glance, he knew that Otomo Masachika and Otomo Gisuke were the core.
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So Liu Jin also stared at Otomo Masachika and Otomo Gisuke and looked carefully. Otomo Masachika was probably in his forties, which is when he was in the prime of life and when his ambitions were greatest. As for Otomo Masachika, he was about the same age as him, young.
But the energy is compelling.
Liu Jin was sizing them up, and they were also sizing up Liu Jin.
Because he often interacted with the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, he knew the situation of the Ming Dynasty quite well. Masaki Otomo knew Liu Jin's rank just by looking at Liu Jin's official uniform. Then he looked at Liu Jin's age, and he immediately knew that Liu Jin was in front of him.
Jin is not an easy job. He is already a senior official at the fourth rank at a young age and has a bright future.
Liu Jin just looked at Otomo Masachika and others, but remained silent. This made Otomo Masachika and others confused for a while, wondering what kind of medicine Liu Jin was selling in the gourd.
"Otomo Masachika, do you also know that your Japanese country is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty?"
After a long time, there was a slight sweat on Otomo Masaki's forehead, and then Liu Jin slowly spoke.
"I don't understand what your lord means~"
When Otomo Masaki heard this, he frowned slightly, then thought about it and answered.
"Don't you understand what I mean?"
Liu Jin dropped his smile, stared, and said with a sneer: "Your Dayou family was the first to impose heavy taxes on our Ming Dynasty merchant ships, right?"
Hearing Liu Jin's words, Otomo Masaki's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought to himself that it was terrible. If the Ming Dynasty sent troops because of this matter, then his Otomo family would really be doomed.
"Sir, the collection of commercial taxes is the internal affairs of our Japanese country."
Masachika Otomo thought for a while and replied.
"internal affairs?"
"As far as I know, neither the Japanese king nor the shogun seems to have issued an order to impose heavy taxes on our Ming Dynasty merchant ships. It must have been your own decision."
Liu Jin asked with a smile.
"this…."
Otomo Masachika didn't know how to answer for a while. In name, the entire Japanese country was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. The nominal rulers of the Japanese country were still the Japanese king and the shogunate. The daimyo in various places had to obey the orders of the Japanese king and the shogunate.
"Let's not talk about this for now."
"One more thing, our Ming Dynasty merchant ship, the Kunlun Mountain merchant ship, was robbed by your Dayou family?"
Liu Jin looked at Otomo Masachika, and then asked coldly.
The merchant ship Kunlun Mountain was a cargo ship that had an accident recently. The cargo ship was completely robbed. Only a few crew members escaped, and this incident became known to everyone.
"No, no, absolutely not. We would never dare to loot the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Otomo Masachika's expression suddenly changed, and then he quickly shook his head and said.
This matter cannot be admitted until death. Once admitted, not only will Ming's revenge be suffered, but the Dayou family will not be able to survive in the Japanese country.
"No?"
"Where did the batch of goods sold by your Otomo family in the Kyoto area some time ago come from?"
Liu Jin asked coldly. Regarding this matter, Liu Jin had already made it clear, including the whereabouts of their goods.
"Our Dayou family bought it from merchants of the Ming Dynasty. We, the Dayou family, would never dare to loot the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty."
A lot of sweat poured out on Otomo Masachika's forehead, something happened.
And who would have thought that Ming Dynasty would respond so quickly and send a large army over. This time they definitely came to raise troops to question the crime. Whether the Dayou family can survive this test is really hanging in the balance this time.
"Don't you dare?"
"There is nothing you dare not do. You are the superintendent of Dayou's family. You are here at the right time."
Liu Jin sneered and said, it doesn't matter whether you admit it or not, they are all targeting you anyway.
"Come here, arrest them and imprison them."
"I will personally pressure you to see your Japanese king and shogunate, and let them make decisions for our Ming merchants."
Without talking nonsense to him, Liu Jin ordered coldly.
"My lord, my lord~"
Otomo Masachika looked around at the Ming soldiers coming toward him and immediately panicked.
If he is imprisoned by people from the Ming Dynasty for a period of time and leaves here, his Dayou family will basically be doomed.
When several warriors under Otomo Masachika saw the Ming soldiers who were surrounding them, they immediately surrounded Otomo Masachika and Otomo Giyou one by one. They looked at the surrounding Ming soldiers with vigilance, and it seemed that they did not intend to capture them without restraint.
"Take it~"
When Liu Jin saw it, he immediately said coldly, and a Qianhu next to him immediately understood what Liu Jin meant.
As soon as he waved his hand, the swords in the hands of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty fell mercilessly towards several samurai followers of Masachika Otomo. These samurai followers also had a few weapons, and they were able to fight with their bare hands.
But after all, he had no weapons, and it was difficult for him to fight with his two fists. He was soon put to the sword on his neck and had to surrender.
"Hmph~ How dare you resist~"
"Behead it~"
Liu Jin looked at the captured warriors and said coldly.
"Sir~Sir~"
When Masachika Otomo saw that his samurai was about to be killed, he immediately said anxiously: "Sir, sir, if you have something to say, if you have something to say, I can give you money, no matter how much it is."
In desperation, Otomo Masachika quickly said that he knew from Ming merchants that Ming officials were very greedy and very easy to use money.
"Hmph~ You should think about how you can survive."
Liu Jin looked at Otomo Masachika and said coldly.
"Cut~"
On the other side, soldiers of the Ming Dynasty captured several warriors. With an order, a cold light flashed, and several heads fell to the ground instantly.
Seeing the heads of several of their trusted samurai on the ground, Otomo Masachika and Otomo Gishu's faces immediately turned pale, and they immediately understood that the Otomo family was doomed.
The people of Ming Dynasty came here this time to raise an army to punish themselves. If they don’t kill themselves now, it is to bring themselves to Kyoto. Once they arrive in Kyoto, even if the people of Ming Dynasty don’t kill themselves, the shogun of Kyoto will kill them.
To appease the anger of the Ming people.
"Attack Otomo's house~"
After killing several warriors, Liu Jin gave the order coldly in front of Otomo Masachika.
Now is not the time to kill Otomo Masachika and Otomo Giyu. They are still valuable and need to be kept and killed here in Kyoto to frighten the Japanese king, shogunate and daimyo of the Japanese country.
Of course, it's not just the governor of the Dayou family. Liu Jin is prepared to deal with the daimyo in this way as long as he can catch them. If he doesn't kill a group of daimyo from the Japanese country, they won't know how to be afraid. And if he wants to kill, he must kill the powerful ones.
's famous name.
The ambitious Otomo Masachika and the so-called Warring States tycoon Ouchi Yoshiki were typical examples, and they were both on the must-kill list.
"It's over~"
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Otomo Masachika and Otomo Giyou suddenly felt as if they were mourning for their heirs, and their hearts were filled with despair.
"The Dayo family is finished~"
Otomo Masachika closed his eyes. At this moment, his intestines were already filled with regret.
I regret that I shouldn’t have levied heavy taxes on the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the Dayou family also made a lot of money through re-selling trade, and I shouldn’t have plundered the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty. Now it’s too late, and the Dayou family is finished.