Chapter 2171

Yu Chengli has lived in Hirado for a long time, so he is naturally more aware of the conflict of interest between the Hirado clan and the shogunate than the outside world. For a long time, the shogunate has tried to control Japan's foreign trade and let the taxes from these commercial activities be directly included in the treasury of the shogunate. But how can it be done?

Japan's navigation industry is not developed, so cross-border trade is basically concentrated in the westernmost areas of the Japanese archipelago, close to the East Asian continent, such as Hirado Domain, Tsushima Domain, Satsuma Domain and other places. The shogunate has limited control over these areas.

Able to adjust slowly bit by bit.

Nagasaki was a trading port launched by the shogunate under this background. In addition to trying to gradually bring Japan's cross-border trade to Nagasaki, it also used this method to keep out foreign missionaries that the shogunate had always disliked.

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Haihan had never sent intelligence personnel to Japan before, so he didn't know much about Nagasaki. He could only piece together the situation in Nagasaki through some fragmented information. People like Yu Chengli who had been there before

A businessman would definitely be able to provide more information than Shiro Amakusa, who was previously sent to the local area to perform a secret reconnaissance mission. Moreover, the businessman's perspective on local society must be different from that of the military, and the opinions given may be of more reference value to Yang Yun.

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If Yang Yun wants to know information about Nagasaki, the foreign businessmen brought back by the military from Hirado are undoubtedly the best people to ask. However, not all of these businessmen have been to Nagasaki, so he has to spend time talking to the people he is talking to.

During the screening, Yu Chengli took the initiative to visit him at this time, and Yang Yun naturally would not let him go. He really asked the right person.

Under Yang Yun's careful questioning, Yu Chengli slowly let go of his guard and told Yang Yun some of the information he had.

He also thought very clearly that it was unlikely that he would return to Japan to run his business again, so whether Haihan would attack Nagasaki next would not have a direct impact on his future life. At the moment, he was talking to Haihan

If the official cooperates well, he may be able to leave a good impression in front of Mr. Yang, which will definitely be beneficial to his future business in the area under Haihan's rule.

Yang Yun asked carefully, and Yu Chengli answered in detail. This made the people behind Yu Chengli miserable. After eating at noon, they sat in the conference room on the second floor waiting for Yang Yun to receive them. They were all drowsy from waiting.

Yu Chengli didn't want to miss this rare opportunity to gain favor in front of Yang Yun. After talking for more than an hour, his mouth went dry and he almost emptied his mind of all the information related to Nagasaki. However, as Yang Yun asked more questions, he gradually

As he went deeper, he gradually understood that if Haihan really wanted to send troops to attack Nagasaki, the official who asked him to understand the situation would not be Yang Yun. Therefore, the purpose of this conversation may not be out of military considerations.

, but the Haihan people are considering the possibility of opening up the Nagasaki trade route.

Yu Chengli actually didn't quite understand why he had just finished conquering Hirado and then started doing business with the Japanese. Did Haihan really not care about the other party's face?

Of course, Yang Yun would not give him a detailed explanation of the real reason why Haihan sent troops to attack Hirado. In addition to the confidential orders issued by the top management, the interest considerations involved were too complicated. Even Yang Yun did not fully understand the executive committee.

All the reasons for the decision to go to war.

Trade! Yang Yun knew very well what direction he needed to focus on. As long as he could manage the trade activities in Zhoushan Colonial Zone well, his future would be bright. Why did Japan get beaten? Why did his boss try to establish trade with Japan after that?

Relationships, those are not important, Yang Yun knew that he had to complete this task to prove his professional ability.

The information provided by Yu Chengli is undoubtedly of great reference value. At least it allows Yang Yun to examine the operating conditions of Nagasaki Port from the perspective of a foreign businessman. Judging from Yu Chengli's description, Yang Yun can basically identify Nagasaki.

There is still a big gap between the port's trade scale and Dinghai Port, and it is even slightly inferior to Hirado Port.

Before Kaihan sent troops to attack Hirado, the first choice trading port for foreign merchants in Japan was still Hirado, which had a relatively mature trade environment. However, as the shogunate revised the trade regulations in 1635, Portuguese and Dutch merchants began to be required to only

Go to Nagasaki to trade. Later, the Portuguese were even prohibited from entering Japan for trade, so they could only sneakily settle in Hirado, which was not strictly regulated.

Yu Chengli believes that the destruction of Hirado Port will not only significantly reduce the scale of Japan's foreign trade in the short term, but also cause Portuguese maritime merchants who have been banned from entering by the shogunate to directly withdraw from the Japanese market. Of course, regarding this loss, Haihan

The emerging market of North Korea has been provided to Portugal in exchange in advance, so the Portuguese do not have too many complaints so far.

Yu Chengli, who did not know the inside story, believed that after the Portuguese withdrew from the Japanese market, the market share they had vacated would be divided between the Han maritime merchants and the Dutch. However, Yu Chengli had an unspoken idea in his mind.

, if Haihan were to intervene in Japan's foreign trade market at this time, it would be difficult for either the Han or the Dutch to compete with the powerful Haihan.

However, what Yu Chengli never expected was that although Haihan was determined to open up a trade route to Nagasaki, he did not intend to do it personally at this stage. Instead, he wanted to find a reliable agent to be responsible for the implementation, so as to avoid attacks as much as possible.

The negative impact caused by Hirado.

Yang Yun did not include Yu Chengli in his list of inspection targets at the beginning, because Yu Chengli's business scale in Hirado was not large, and there was still a gap between the threshold he had set. Of course, the most important thing is that Yang Yun learned that

Yu Chengli's main trading partners in Hirado were the families of the old and new feudal lords. Although they may not have anything to do with the Eighteen Shiba Yu Party, they were still a hidden danger.

However, after today's conversation, Yang Yun's view of Yu Chengli has changed. He has developed this businessman who is not only knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but also has great ideas in doing things. He is indeed a smart man. It is no wonder that he can run high-end routes in Hirado.

But this is at best to allow Yang Yun to temporarily include Yu Chengli on the list of inspection targets, and will not immediately consider Yu Chengli as a candidate to implement the plan. Since Yu Chengli claimed that he does not plan to leave Zhoushan in the near future, Yang Yun plans to inspect him for a while.

Time, and then decide whether to give him this great wealth.

After Yang Yun finished the conversation, he stood up and transported Yang to the door of the office, and told him that if he needed anything later, he could come to see him in the business office. At that moment, Yu Chengli was flattered and thanked him profusely before leaving.

When Yu Chengli passed the conference room, he found that all the guys behind him were dozing off. At that moment, he was a little grateful for his good luck. If he hadn't had the courage to ask to see Yang Yun, he wouldn't have been able to meet Yang Yun.

It’s been such a long time since we had the chance to talk alone.

However, Yu Chengli does not yet have a clear understanding of how much this conversation will play in his future career development. He does not understand Haihan's agent system, otherwise he should be able to glean some insights from this conversation.

It tastes good.

But no matter what, he has at least achieved his purpose and obtained the permission certificate signed by Yang Yun himself. With this thing, most of the islands in the Zhoushan Colonial Zone can rest assured.

Yin Changxing was sitting under the wall outside the small building of the Business Office. When he saw Yu Chengli finally appeared, he quickly patted his butt and stood up to greet him.

"Let's go, things are done, let's add food tonight!" Yu Chengli showed off proudly.

Yin Changxing said congratulations, hurriedly went to the side and called for a soft sedan, picked up Yu Chengli, climbed into the sedan, and then headed back home.

In the evening, Yu Chengli summoned his men and explained to them his recent plans.

If he stayed in Zhoushan to run his old business, he would have to compete directly with strong local businessmen, which would be a very obvious disadvantage for him. Considering the cost of opening a shop, Yu Chengli felt that it would be difficult to open a business in Zhoushan in the short term.

, so he hopes to first try to find a stable sales channel, and then consider arrangements for purchasing land in Zhoushan. The next trip to Zhoushan's islands to inspect is to achieve this goal.

Except for Yin Changxing, the people under Yu Chengli were all old men who had followed him for many years. Even during the Hirado war, they followed him all the way to Seogwipo and then to Zhoushan. Naturally, they followed his lead and would not question the decisions he made.

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Yin Changxing, on the other hand, has always had the idea of ​​repaying his kindness. Now that Yu Chengli has made it clear that it is difficult, it would be extremely unloyal for him to leave at this juncture. What's more, he has already said hello to Xiunian before and will follow him.

Yu Chengli has been here for a while, so of course he has to keep his word.

Yu Chengli saw that no one among his subordinates expressed any objections, and he was very happy at the moment. After working in the business field for so many years, he had seen many cases in which the trees collapsed and the hozens dispersed due to poor management. After he was forced to evacuate from Hirado to Zhoushan

Later, my business was going through a very difficult period. At this time, it was commendable that I was able to persist and still fully trust my subordinates.

After deciding on a general strategy, Yu Chengli asked everyone to pack their bags and prepare for the activities after leaving Zhoushan. Yu Chengli appointed an experienced and prudent subordinate to stay in Zhoushan to handle orders from consignment merchants. Although there may not be any orders, but now for

Yu Chengli said that dried shrimps are also meat, so if you can sell them for what they are worth, it is the last word to get the funds back as soon as possible.

Early the next morning, Yu Chengli went to Dinghai Port in person to rent a suitable boat to leave Zhoushan. At the port, he met Portuguese businessman Gonzalez, whom he had not seen for many days.

After the two arrived in Zhoushan, they were busy with their own affairs. Yu Chengli was too busy recently and had no time to contact Gonzales. He never expected to meet at the port.

Yu Chengli cupped his hands and said, "Long time no see. How is Boss Gang doing?"

Gonzalez responded: "This place is not easy to live in! The competition is too fierce. After looking at it for more than half a month, I still can't decide which line of work to do. How about Boss Yu?"

"To each other!" Yu Chengli sighed and said: "Zhoushan is indeed prosperous, but it is indeed a bit difficult for businessmen like us who are neither up to nor down to do business here."

Most of the merchants who have opened stores in Zhoushan are quite capable. Many of them are mainly engaged in wholesale business, and some are manufacturers themselves. Their relatively low operating costs are completely beyond the reach of outsiders like Yu Chengli and Gonzalez.

Although their previous business scale in Hirado was not small, when compared with other businesses in Zhoushan's environment, the gap immediately emerged. Yu Chengli could only settle for the next best thing and choose to open up the township market. Although this market

The space is much smaller than the trade market of Dinghaiport, but at least it is a goal that he can strive for.

And Gonzalez has no conditions to choose Yu Chengli's approach. As a Portuguese, it is difficult for him to go deep into the Haihan Township to do this kind of business for ordinary people. Even if he can speak Chinese, he will still be looked down upon by the villagers.

Being an alien, it is difficult for him to integrate into the local society as quickly as Yu Chengli.

"I plan to leave Zhoushan and visit North Korea." Gonzalez said: "I heard that our country has negotiated trade conditions with North Korea and can go to the capital of North Korea to do business."

Yu Chengli didn't know much about North Korea, so he couldn't comment on whether Gonzalez's choice was good or bad, but he still had some doubts about whether this destination was suitable for businessmen of their level.

"Joseon is very close to Haehan. Even Seogwipo was lent to Haehan as a temporary military camp. Then the capital of Joseon has probably been swarmed with Haehan merchants, right?"

In response to Yu Chengli's reasonable doubts, Gonzalez could only respond with a wry smile: "You have to go and see what the situation is before you know. Maybe there may be some valuable local specialties, and you can earn a lot of money from a trip."

I can take care of it for half a year."

Yu Chengli didn’t quite agree with Gonzalez’s optimism, but he didn’t refute him. When he was staying in Seogwipo, Yu Chengli had already carefully asked Yin Changxing if North Korea had any particularly valuable products, but maybe Yin Changxing

His knowledge was limited, perhaps because North Korea really didn’t have any special products, but in short, he didn’t get a clear answer.

Of course, Seogwipo is a remote area of ​​North Korea after all, and it is definitely not as good as the capital. Maybe Gonzalez will find some good things there that are suitable for reselling back to Portugal.

However, Gonzalez's ship had been requisitioned by the Hirado feudal army during the Hirado War, and he could not get it back. So now he does not even have his own ship, and can only find a ship to Seoul in Dinghai Port.

The two of them can only take a boat to leave Zhoushan now, so they can be regarded as brothers in need. They just have to say goodbye at the seaport, and they don't know when or where they will meet again next time.

"I hope that when we meet again next time, we have all made a fortune and can sit down and have a good drink in peace!"

"There will be a day, I believe it won't be too long."

The two said goodbye at the dock and each embarked on an unknown journey.
Chapter completed!