The waters west of Kyushu Island in the Japanese state, in the Tsushima Strait between Korea and the Japanese state.
Thousands of large ships are on the sea, heading north along the ocean currents, heading towards the Golden Continent where gold is everywhere.
"We have arrived at Japan. This is Kyushu Island. If you go further north, you can reach Yinshan County."
Tian Erniu put down the telescope in his hand, compared the map carefully, and said with a smile on his face.
With the development of maritime trade, trade exchanges between the Ming Dynasty, Japan, and Korea became more and more frequent.
The route from Daemingjin to Japan is quite mature. Tianjin Ocean Trading Company took the lead and built a port and transfer station on Muma Island (later Jeju Island) along the route.
The construction of Muma Island port and transfer station greatly facilitated merchant ships heading to Japan.
The huge fleet traveled smoothly without encountering any problems. Both the personnel and materials were in perfect condition.
"After a short rest here in Yinshan County, our next destination is Yuxi."
"If a transfer station and port are established here in Yuxi in the future, it will be much safer to travel to Huangjinzhou."
Next to Tian Erniu, Zhao Houhou also put down the telescope in his hand, pointed at the fish creek on the map and said.
"Don't worry, there is gold here in Yuxi. It won't be long before it becomes prosperous."
Tian Erniu said very confidently.
The fleet continued to move forward mightily, and soon arrived at Yinshan Port in Yinshan County.
"Haha, welcome, welcome~"
The magistrate of Yinshan County, Tong Yuan, expressed a warm welcome to the arrival of the Tian Erniu fleet.
For the berthing of these thousands of ships, the berthing fees alone are a considerable amount of income, plus the supplies of these ships and their consumption during the period of rest here in Yinshan County.
It can definitely greatly stimulate the development of the entire Yinshan County.
This is very important for Yinshan County now.
"Tong Yuan, Yinshan County is developing very fast, and the scale of Yinshan Port is already quite large."
Tian Erniu carefully observed the entire Yinshan Port and said to Tong Yuan with a smile.
He and Tong Yuan are both old acquaintances.
In the past, before Tong Yuan took the imperial examination, he helped Liu Jin manage the properties under his command, and he was very familiar with people like Hetian Erniu.
"Average, average~"
“The main thing is to rely on everyone’s support~”
Tong Yuan smiled and said modestly.
"Are the goods and personnel I want ready?"
After some pleasantries, we soon got down to business.
"The goods have been prepared a long time ago. They have been shipped from Tianjin and are waiting for you to take them to Yuxi."
"As for manpower, I see that we don't have these Japanese people here at the port. They work very hard and the wages are very cheap. You can just pull them over."
Tong Yuan nodded solemnly and said.
He knew that Tian Erniu led the team to the Golden Continent, and Liu Jin had already told the many industries under his command to actively cooperate.
It is easier to travel to Golden Continent, and Tian Erniu is also tasked with establishing colonial strongholds along the route.
The first colonial outpost was Fish Creek.
Yuxi is relatively close to Yinshan County. It only takes more than a month to travel from Yinshan County to Yuxi, so Liu Jin has arranged for people to transport a large amount of materials to Yinshan County in advance.
In this way, the transportation capacity of the fleet can be greatly saved.
There are still several colonial strongholds to be built on Golden Continent, and the supplies carried by the fleet are very valuable.
Try to replenish everything that can be replenished here, so that when you get to the Golden Continent, you will be able to handle it with ease.
"Hmm~"
"Is there any merchant ship here willing to help us transport it to Yuxi?"
Tian Erniu nodded, thought for a while and asked again.
"There should be people who are willing to do it. As long as the price is high, there will definitely be people who are willing to go. It's not just going to Huanghuangzhou, but just to Yuxi, there are still people who are willing to go."
"If no one really wants to go, we can also come up with a system. All trading companies going to Golden Continent will either contribute effort or money. Anyway, they will help establish the colonial stronghold in Yuxi."
"After the establishment of this colonial stronghold, there will be a transit point for the trip to Golden Continent. This is also for everyone's benefit."
Tong Yuan thought for a while and replied.
"Well, please help arrange some ships to send these supplies and personnel to Yuxi. This way I can have a lot of space left and can bring more supplies to Golden Continent."
When Tian Erniu heard this, he immediately laughed even louder.
"No problem, leave it to me. There are many ships coming to Yinshan Port now. There are several big ships every day. You can hire enough ships casually."
Tong Yuan agreed immediately.
"Let's go, I'll take you to taste the food and beauties of Japan~"
After speaking formally, Tong Yuan patted Tian Erniu on the shoulder and led Tian Erniu towards the county seat of Yinshan County.
Thousands of large ships, each with more than a hundred crew members, totaling tens of thousands of people arrived at Yinshan Port.
Suddenly the entire Yinshan County became extremely lively.
There is no doubt about the spending power of these thousands of people.
These people from the major trading houses of the Ming Dynasty were very rich themselves, and they had been wandering at sea for a long time. They were completely relaxed when they arrived at Yinshan Port.
The restaurants, teahouses, brothels, etc. here in Yinshan County are doing a lot of business beyond imagination.
At the same time, all kinds of supplies were purchased by people from these trading houses, allowing the Japanese people here in Yinshan County to feel what it means to be rich.
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In the huge port of Ginzan Port, tens of thousands of Japanese people are working hard. Kotaro is working very hard. In order to get the surname given by the magistrate, he really works like his life, and he has been working for several days.
All received the best reviews.
His wife and family are very supportive of him working so hard.
There is an essential difference between having a surname and not having a surname. Whether you can raise your head and lead a better life depends on whether you can seize this opportunity.
"Everyone, come over here~ Everyone, come over here~"
At this time, Dong Tailang's voice sounded.
When everyone heard Dong Tailang's words, they quickly put down what they were doing and gathered around.
"Everyone, I just received the order from the county magistrate. The county magistrate needs 1,000 people to go to Yuxi to establish a route transfer point."
"Yuxi is a place north of our Yinshan County, only a few hundred kilometers away from the northernmost part of the Japanese country."
"Adults need people who are obedient and work hard."
"If you go to Yuxi, you can get 2 taels of silver per month. In addition, it also includes three meals a day, and the food is enough. If you perform well in Yuxi, the county magistrate will directly give you a surname. In addition, in the future we will develop in Daming
After Golden Continent, you can get one hundred acres of land here in Golden Continent.”
Dong Tailang conveyed the latest order from Yinshan County Magistrate Tong Yuan.
"Sir, I'm going~I'm going~"
Kotaro didn't even think about it, he just raised his hand and said.
"I'm going too~I'm going too~"
Others immediately raised their hands.
They don't even know where the fish creek is.
But it doesn't matter. It's money, you can get a surname, and you can get land in the Golden Continent in the future. How can you miss such a good thing?
As for where is the Golden Continent?
It doesn't seem to matter anymore, it must be Ming Dynasty's territory anyway.
"Xingtaro, you count as one~"
"You're not good, you don't even take your work seriously."
Seeing that everyone was very active, Dong Tailang smiled and started to order people. Soon, his place was confirmed.
Recruiting a thousand people to build a stronghold and port here in Yuxi only takes a few months, and there are too many people who want to go.
Tong Yuan easily recruited thousands of people to build a transit base and port here in Yuxi, and by the way, he also had the manpower to mine the Yuxi gold mine.
The fleet has been resting here in Yinshan County for two full days. The Japanese girls in the brothel and Chu Pavilion here in Yinshan County almost died of exhaustion in bed.
"Dang~dang~"
As the departure bell rang again, thousands of large ships continued on their way.
"Fish Creek~"
On one of the large ships, Kotaro and many Japanese people crowded on the ship, looking towards Ginzan Port.
His eyes were full of expectation,
Yuxi is a very strange word and a very strange place.
However, within the past two days, he had already found someone to inquire with the Ming Dynasty people and roughly knew the location of Yuxi.
It is not far from Japan, the nearest place is only a few hundred miles away.
And this time when they go to Yuxi, they don't need to stay too long. They only need to work here in Yuxi for about four months.
Yuxi is very north, and in the words of Ming people, it has a very high dimension.
It will be very cold in winter and it will be difficult to survive here in Yuxi.
So in winter, they will blow back again.
At that time, he, Kotaro, will not only be able to earn money, but also have a surname that belongs to his own family, a surname that will be passed down from generation to generation.
The fleet headed north in a mighty way.
Because there are old men like Tian Erniu leading the way, coupled with accurate maps, the most advanced navigation technology, first-class ships and sufficient preparations.
The fleet's route was very smooth, and it went smoothly without any difficulties.
More than a month later, the fleet arrived at Yuxi very smoothly.