"That's right. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 "We have to find someone to repair the Hizen Domain and even the shogunate, and let them help us: all merchant ships coming to Japan cannot trade in Nagasaki without a tax payment certificate issued by us." In this way, these profiteers must pay taxes in order to survive, otherwise the trade will not be able to continue, which is called a trick of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, which is more effective than seizing a ship and breaking a leg. ”

Liu Quan was dumbfounded and stammered, "This...... Are the Japanese willing to do it? The subordinates don't sound very reliable......"

"Under normal circumstances, of course it can't. The reason why the Japanese were able to tolerate us making a big fuss in Nagasaki was mostly because of our strength, and they did not dare to offend us easily, and if we tossed it for a few days, we would eventually return home. But let them give us taxes, things are of a different nature, not just two words can make them succumb, you have to speak with your fists......"

Liu Quan scratched his head: "But the Japanese people are so obedient, they all say that they don't hit the smiling person with a hand, there is no decent reason, it's not easy to do it, right?" ”

"That's right, if the teacher is unknown, it will arouse the hatred of the Japanese, and when the time comes, let alone let them cooperate with our tax agreement, even the Nagasaki Merchant House will not be able to open. After all, we have to rely on Japan to make money, not to expand the territory, there is no need to tear your face. Xia Nan said, "Call Mr. Sima, Master Lin and a few of them, and go to Hyosuke Amagasaki to find that fat man to set up his mouth and see where to start......

Half an hour later, inside Hyosuke Amazaki's mansion.

There were a few bottles of "Tianya Xiang" on the table, and the guests and hosts were already drunk, and Amagasaki Hyosuke said with a snort of wine: "The wine brought by General Xia is really strong, and I have never drunk such a good wine......"

"This is a high-grade wine produced in Qiongzhou, and the degree is not comparable to your sake." Although he drank a few glasses of soju, Xia Nan remained sober and did not forget the purpose of his trip, and asked on the side, "Mr. Amagasaki, we are friends and want to ask you a question." Are you dissatisfied with what we are doing? ”

Amagasaki Hyosuke thought that Xia Nan was worried, and hurriedly replied: "Please rest assured, General Xia, the commissioner has already revealed the inside information to me, and the Hizen clan regards General Xia as a friend, and he won't mind some trivial things." ”

Xia Nan was a little disappointed when he heard this, why didn't this fat former clan have a temper? If only they had sent samurai to attack in anger, they would have used this as a reason to force the Hizen clan to agree to all their demands. He thought for a moment and asked, "Nagasaki is also a direct territory of the shogunate, and it's been seven or eight days, and the news should have reached Edo, doesn't the shogunate mind?" ”

Amagasaki Hyosuke thought for a while drunken and replied: "I don't dare to speculate rashly about the shogunate's thoughts, but according to the thoughts of the Hizen Domain's Ito Yoshisuke family, it is estimated that even if the shogunate learns about this, it will not have much reaction, after all, the shogun's tax collection is not for Japanese merchants, and there is no substantial damage to the Hizen domain and the shogunate, so ......" He still has a layer of meaning that he has not said, since Ito Yoshisuke and the Nabeshima family are unwilling to offend such a strong man, the shogunate may not be willing to offend.

When he left Hyosuke Amagasaki's mansion, Xia Nan was disappointed, and he complained to Lin Weiye: "Is this still the devil we know?" We made a big fuss about Nagasaki, which can be regarded as a slap in the face, and there is no reaction from the Hizen Domain to the shogunate......"

Sima De interjected: "General, my subordinates don't understand very well, do you have to get into trouble with the Japanese to the point of doing something?" We have punished so many businessmen, and there will naturally be fewer tax evaders in the future, and the goal will be achieved. ”

Lin Weiye said: "You didn't understand what the general meant. Temporary deterrence cannot be effective forever, let alone breaking a leg, even if the head is cut off, as long as there is an opportunity, businessmen will always find ways to evade taxes. The Taizu of this dynasty peeled the skin and stuffed the grass, but he still couldn't stop the corruption of officials, which is a ready-made example. Only by blocking their way out from Nagasaki can tax evasion be curbed at the source. ”

Xia Nan nodded: "Lao Lin still understands me." ”

Returning from Hyosuke Amagasaki's residence is a section of the road near the sea, where there are not many houses or even pedestrians.

Yang Youji led the guards to follow and be responsible for protection, and when he saw the silence around him, he frowned. When I was walking through this road to Hyosuke Amagasaki's house just now, I saw a few pedestrians, but why didn't I see anyone after an hour or two?

At this moment, there was the sound of Suosuo's footsteps ahead, but there was no figure in sight. Yang Yuji's instinct as a hunter made him react correctly, and almost without thinking, he ordered: "Protect the general, get ready for battle!" ”

At the end of the empty street, a number of Japanese samurai suddenly appeared, holding katana swords in both hands, shouting "press for me" and rushing up.

Yang Youji had rich combat experience, and at a glance he judged that it would take enough time for these people to rush over and shoot, so he immediately ordered the soldiers to line up in battle formation.

Due to the narrowness of the streets, the 100 soldiers of the accompanying 100 guards could not be deployed, so they could only send 20 people in two rows to block the attack, and the rest were on standby.

As the twenty soldiers in front loaded their projectiles and prepared to give orders to fire, footsteps rang out from behind.

Xia Nan and the others saw that a group of women's iron artillery teams wearing samurai uniforms with white backgrounds and red edges appeared in the rear, arraying sixty or seventy paces away with their guns raised and aiming, obviously wanting to use the pig of the other samurai to contain the opponent and attack from both sides.

This costume is no stranger to the summer south, and it is actually a person from the Satsuma Domain. Xia Nan secretly scolded, "They are crazy, they are actually doing it on the streets of other feudal countries!" ”

By the time Yang Youji transferred half of his men to this side, the warriors of Zhutu had already entered the range of their rifles, and the iron artillery team over there had also finished loading the projectiles, and the momentum of the flanking attack had been completed.

Yang Youji gave the order in accordance with the infantry drill code: "All of them, aim at the target, shoot freely, fire!" ”

"Bang bang bang", aiming at the side of the samurai, twenty rifles fired in unison, and the roaring and running samurai fell one after another, and the momentum of the pig burst was stagnant.

On the other side, the women's iron artillery team took the lead, while the guards soldiers came first, making up for the little time difference with well-trained movements, and both sides opened fire almost simultaneously.

"Bang bang bang", there were loud gunshots, smoke filled the air, people fell on both sides, and the fallen gap was immediately filled.

Xia Nan, who was sandwiched between two groups of soldiers, turned pale, and at such a close distance, if a stray bullet hit him, it would be really unjust. Starting from Hujiazhuang, how many battles have been fought, all of them are intact, this time don't capsize in the gutter and be attacked and killed by a group of Japanese madmen.