New Shun 1730

What he said was categorical and extremely tough.

Hosoi Yasuaki also really believes it.

Based on the observations during this period, it can be inferred from some details such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, walking style, and contact with others, that Captain Liu should be a member of the family of a high-ranking official in the Dashun Dynasty.

Perhaps his father was a high official, or he was the second son of the family. In short, he was the one who was pushed to the forefront to engage in trade and make money.

The income from real estate is always not enough, and the more money, the better. Many people in Dashun are under the bureaucratic system, and there are no fiefdoms.

Yasuaki Hosoi likes to deal with such people. First of all, they understand the rules and know which ones can be violated and which bottom lines must not be violated. At least they don't have to worry about finding missionaries hiding in their ships.

The people below may be dissatisfied, because in this way, some people below will not be able to get bribes.

Yasuaki Hosoi knows the tricks of officialdom very well, and he also knows that Captain Liu knows the tricks of officialdom very well. At least he will give him a lot of bribes in the future. As for the people below who have objections because of the lack of bribes? No need to think about it.

Of course, the most important thing is that this can please the shogun. Not everyone has the opportunity to be appointed to the position of Nagasaki Chief, and not everyone can have such good luck. In the position of Nagasaki Chief, he can get the favor of the shogunate. Want something.

This time, the shogunate asked Tsushima to get a war horse, but Tsushima failed to get it. In the end, the war horse still needed to be obtained from Nagasaki.

Since Captain Liu can get things that others can't, he is a person worth getting to know.

There is no need to force him too much, you just need to let him come to trade often. When the trade volume becomes larger and larger, he will no longer be able to help but just play on the sidelines.

Both the shogunate and Hosoi Yasaki were very confident, believing that as long as the trade letter system still existed, the initiative would always be in the hands of the shogunate: if you don't want to do it, many people will do it.

Now we need each other, so of course it’s best.

This time, the shogunate has more urgent needs. They hope to get a horse doctor who can raise horses and a Chinese doctor with excellent medical skills next time.

As for the war horse trade mentioned before, it was just to test Liu Yu.

I went to a horse doctor because there were no more talented people in Japan who specialized in raising and breeding horses, and the horses they raised were getting worse and worse, and they were getting shorter and shorter.

The reason why we were looking for a skilled Chinese doctor was because Tokugawa Yoshimune relaxed the isolation policy and some Dutch-language anatomy books poured into Japan, which had a considerable impact on the Japanese medical community. Therefore, the shogunate hoped to find a skilled doctor. A senior Chinese doctor should come and visit me.

In the long list given before, Hosoi Yasuaki just wanted to test Liu Yu's attitude and also serve as a reminder for future cooperation.

Now that he had tested out Liu Yu's attitude, Hosoi Yasuaki suppressed Liu Yu's worries.

"Captain Liu, please rest assured that in the future, I will just turn to you to do such things. You have also heard that the Dutch will submit a 'story book' before entering the port. I also hope that Captain Liu will come to trade next time." At that time, submit the same "Feng Story Book". As for these two letter cards, you can give them every year for future transactions, but if you want to add more, Captain Liu please pay attention to two things. "

"One is a horse doctor who is good at raising horses, and the other is to find a Chinese doctor with good medical skills. If it can be sent during the trade next year, then two more letter cards can be issued."

"We won't look for anyone else to look for him. We can trust Captain Liu."

Liu Yu's face looked a little better now, and he nodded: "I can go back and think about this. There are some things that I still don't want you to do in a big way. If everyone knows about it, the ban will be strict, even if we have other ways. , but it’s not easy to do either.”

Who among those working in this field these days does not have official connections? It's just a matter of depth. If there is no connection at all, not to mention the East Ocean, even the Jiangkou may not be able to get out.

Hosoi Yasumi understood what Liu Yu was worried about, and also understood that the person in front of him was the best candidate to choose at this time. He comforted him again and said: "Captain Liu, don't worry, these things will naturally not be handed over to others in the future. As for the things listed on the list, Captain Liu can keep them and think carefully about what can be said and what Captain Liu thinks cannot be said. Wait. Next time, just write it down in the 'Feng Shuo Shu' and submit it."

After accepting the detailed list of inquiries and about to leave, Shen Jianyoun brought another thick pile of books, hoping that Liu Yu could help him in private.

"This set of "The Examination of the Seven Classics by Mencius" is the legacy of the Confucian scholar Yamai Ting of the humble country. It was completed by Soshichiro Ogi and has just been published. He read the ancient books that came in during the Tang and Song Dynasties, compared them with the new books today, and verified them. There are some things that are not very clear. I hope you can bring it back to China and publish it so that you can conduct Confucian exchanges, or you can use it as a guide, or you can ask the great Confucians of your country to correct you."

This matter was considered a serious matter, so Liu Yu agreed without hesitation, thinking that he was not sure whether the book could be printed or not, so he might as well leave it to the old scholars in the Imperial College to study it.

Holding this set of books, Liu Yu thought about it and felt a little want to laugh.

Japan attaches great importance to Zhu Xi's studies. This time, the historical changes in the late Ming Dynasty caused those who were keen to explore what was wrong with Confucianism to stay in the country. On the contrary, those who believed that Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism was correct traveled east to Korea and Japan on a large scale.

Zhu Xi's theory is increasingly prosperous in Japan. The question is... according to Zhu Xi's logic, how to evaluate the relationship between the emperor and the general who resisted the barbarians?

He didn't know whether this set of books was against Zhu Xi or recognized Zhu Xi. He probably couldn't understand it very well, so taking it back would be considered a kind of cultural exchange.

On the other side, Lin Yunwen and others have also completed the trade.

This trade itself is illegal, but they got on the bus first and bought the ticket later, and got a temporary trade letter, but they had to wait until mid-December to get the goods.

They were queue jumping, and they got the quota trade for the second year. Because they were the first in line, they could get the full quota of copper.

When the time came, their ship first took 1,200 boxes of copper, got 26,000 taels of silver, and loaded a ship of treasures, waiting for the wind to be good before setting sail.

After counting the number of sailors and confirming that there were no Japanese mixed in, they sailed away from Nagasaki Bay, and Liu Yu was relieved.

This year's three trade letters have been obtained, and after calculating the income, going to Japan is indeed a way to make quick money.

Everyone knows that going to Europe to sell porcelain and tea will make more profit, but the reality is cruel and they can't go.

The 20,000 taels of silver can cover the cost, and the copper can be sold at double the price. The remaining items can be sold slowly or at a discount, which can bring another 20,000 taels.

Seeing that it was a lot, and thinking that it was only half of a level 5 ship, the mood suddenly became a little depressed.

He called the few people who were brought to see the world together and asked them what they thought.

These young men had been vomiting on the Dawn for several months, and they were no longer seasick. They performed well all the way.

They said they saw the world, and they felt that they really saw the world.

Du Feng followed Liu Yu to attack the castle of the Rakshasa people and saw a lot of silver, but he never thought that silver could be earned so easily?

A ship went to Japan for a round trip, and it was tens of thousands of taels of silver?

Chen Qinghai also knew that the "monthly salary of five taels" that made him excited was so cheap.

While sighing, Du Feng asked tentatively: "Master Liu, according to what you said, the Japanese gave a total of 25 trade letters to our merchants. The profit of a ship going back and forth is 40,000 taels, and the profit of 25 ships is 1 million taels. If one million taels a year is invested in the navy, according to your calculation, at least a fleet of dozens of ships can be bought in three or two years."

"If those merchants take it, what can they do? If you say that they compete with the people for profit, if the government sells it, those who produce silk will also make a profit. If you say that you are afraid that those people will have no food and clothing and become pirates, let them be. The Japanese are also closed to the country, and they can't make money from smuggling. When the navy is well trained, what will these pirates count for?"

His thoughts are probably the common thoughts of the four people. They all looked at Liu Yu with puzzled expressions on their faces.

Perhaps Du Feng felt that he had not said enough, so he continued: "The Japanese pirates were a scourge in the previous dynasty, but at that time we banned the sea and they did not. Now that the Japanese have banned the sea, we have never seen our pirates harassing everywhere, let alone the Japanese themselves rushing to go out to sea as pirates."

"In this case, wouldn't it be faster to make money by engaging in official monopoly trade? If you say that you are competing with the people for profits, you are competing for the profits of merchants who go to Japan, but you don't touch the profits of others. Moreover, those merchants who go to Japan either go to Nanyang or recruit them, and the rest can be left to become pirates. What can we do? If the Nanyang trade is not banned, then both Westerners and we will have to fight. Pirates; Japanese trade is run by the government and escorted by the navy. Can a few pirates become a force to be reckoned with? "

"One million taels are added a year, and you know how much money this is. Let's say 20% is given to the household government and 30% is given to your majesty's treasury, and there are still 500,000 taels a year. Although it is still not much, isn't this navy taking shape?"

Liu Yu looked at the four young men who were thirsty for knowledge like hungry chicks, and smiled: "If things in the world are so simple, it would be simple. According to your idea, there is no need to engage in trade, just collect all the land taxes, let alone build a navy, even if it is enough to build another navy in Guangdong. This matter involves too much, don't think about it for now. It can only be done bit by bit. "

"Don't think about it, I don't dare to say such words with my body. Besides, I don't have enough strength now, and some things can't be done even if I think of them. Even if it is official today, they will become pirates. Do you think your little broken ship can defeat those pirates who have changed their careers? When they burn and loot for a while, public opinion will be in an uproar. Who do you think will be blamed?"

"It's not that this matter cannot be done. You have to wait until you, the navy, can really fight all over the East China Sea without any opponents before you can do it with confidence."

Du Feng couldn't help but said: "Lord Liu, what you said It's boring. If you are invincible in the East China Sea, do you still need to do this? If you don't do this, relying on this little money every year, when can you be invincible in the East China Sea? "

Liu Yu looked at Mantou and asked, "Ziming, what do you think?"

Mantou also shook his head and said, "It seems that what Du Feng said makes sense. I have weighed it and it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. In fact, in the current special situation of Japan, the most appropriate thing is to have a fleet like Zheng He, run trade officially, and trade directly with Japan. It can both support the navy and make profits. "

Look at Chen Qinghai again, Chen Qinghai's idea is similar.

"In Tangren Town, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang gangs, Fuzhou gangs, and Zhangzhou gangs are fighting for trade licenses. It's better to run it officially, do their best, and the money can be invested in the navy. In the future, when the navy is getting stronger, as the adults said, gunboats will open the port and let them increase the trade licenses from 25 to 50, or more. What's wrong with this?"

"Nanyang is different from Japan. It's not easy to make money from Westerners in Nanyang trade, because we can't go to Europe now. But we can go to Japan, and Japan itself is also closed, and the trade volume is only so large, so why can't this be run by the government?"

The other one also had the same idea.

Liu Yu didn't talk about the complicated situation here, but encouraged them about the idea of ​​"gunboat diplomacy". Although this was subtly instilled by him on weekdays, it must be said that this thing took root very quickly. This experience made them more convinced of one thing: Japan's silver is so easy to make money, isn't it better to force Japan to open trade?

Especially since they can recognize the difference between Japanese trade and trade with Europe, this idea is already very new. He really encouraged it, but in the end he just laughed it off and didn't mention the official business.

As soon as he returned to Weihai, Liu Yu asked Lin Yunwen and several old family members from home to sell all the goods together. After deducting the money for buying ships and goods, they made a net profit of 40,000 taels.

He directly withheld the money for the next purchase, sealed the 40,000 taels of silver, and wrote a detailed memorial about his experience in Japan, and also packed the thick set of "Seven Classics and Mencius Examination of Texts".

He sent someone to the capital with the silver and these things.