After the fourth master and I wear each other [Qing wear]

Dongying, Yuanlu 15th year, Mid-Autumn Festival.

Many moon-watchers gathered on the banks of the ponds in various parts of Edo Castle.Looking at the moon in the sky for a while, and admiring the reflection of the full moon in the water for a while.

This year, the night sky is even more gorgeous, with fireworks all over the sky.There are also famous kabuki on stage one after another, and the sweetness of Tsukimi Dango leaves a lingering fragrance in the mouth.

However, there is something else that can be called a glimpse.

The Yamamachi Club held an exhibition of good things, and the finale was like a foreign object, a glass relief screen-"Moon Congealed in the Autumn Sea".

As the name suggests, the glass relief sea water is dark blue and light blue, the waves are turbulent, and the bright moon of the fifteenth night hangs in the night sky, sprinkled with hazy moonlight.The glass is transparent, and the bright moon in the sky is reflected on the screen, and the light and shadow float, like a fantasy dream like a flower in a mirror and a moon in water.

It is said that this glass screen came from the Qing Dynasty. It was auctioned by the Yamamachi Club and will be sent to the Edo Temple.In the future, when people go to worship Buddha, they will still have the opportunity to watch the "moon-condensed autumn sea" to practice Zen and enlightenment.

There was an endless stream of onlookers, but there were more people who didn't see it.Fortunately, I have the opportunity to visit the temple again in the future, otherwise it would be a great pity.

Word of mouth spreads the truth.

A glass embossed screen is blown so magically that it seems to be a misty fairy, and various haikus are recited one after another.

There are even rumors that the glass is made by the fairy art invited from the Moon Palace. If you can sense the dark power between the flow of light and shadow, you can get the ability to bring the dead back to life.

Bring back to life?

Is this rumor too absurd?

Yamamachi Yoshino said that it is not an exaggeration at all. This statement is related to his personal experience, not a rumor at all.

In late July, he sneaked off to Nagasaki to take a boat ride. If he hadn't met the Zhen brothers, he would have been killed by a sea monster octopus.

The brothers of the Zhen family came across the sea with the glass, and they came so timely. They stretched out a helping hand in the vast sea, but they were guided by some kind of divine power.

Yamamachi Ryono will remember that evening forever.

The boat he was on was almost overturned by a giant octopus, and the figure riding the wind and waves appeared in the gorgeous sunset, and also appeared at the most important moment of his life.

Then there is a battle like splashing ink.

Holding a long sword in his hand, Zhen Jun seems to be blessed by the sword spirit of Tiancongyun Sword, and he joins hands to fight the sea monster octopus bravely and wisely.

In Zhen Jun's eyes, the violent wind and huge waves are just a gentle breeze blowing on his face.

Zhen Jun and Zhen Jun's sword killed the evil octopus monster in the sea.

The giant octopus was broken into several sections, and the dark blue blood sank into the sea, dyeing the seawater into a mass of ink that seemed so thick that it couldn't be melted.

From that moment on, it was destined that Admiral Nagasaki Port would spread a new myth and legend.

The setting sun is like blood, Lord Zhen of the Middle Earth killed sea monsters with his sword, and the sea was like black ink.

The sword went away, the blood dissipated, the violent wind and waves subsided unknowingly, the sea was sparkling again, and a full moon rose.

People who are illuminated by the light golden moonlight will be blessed by the sea god, and will not be attacked by sea monsters in this life.Ask who is the god of the sea?That man, Lord Zhen of Zhongtu, is the incarnation of Sea God.

As the protagonist of the legend, Wu Fuyi firmly denied it three times.

Yamamachi Rano may have been soaking in the sea for a long time, and his perception of the outside world was infinitely exaggerated at the moment of life and death.

The real situation is that the Qing expedition team approached Nagasaki at the end of July.

The road is fairly smooth.She was thinking about whether she could reach the shore safely, but when there was only one day of the voyage left, the waves suddenly swelled, causing the ship to sway.

It soon became apparent that the boat was being attacked from below by a giant octopus, which tried to drag the boat underwater.

Not only one ship was attacked, but also a Japanese ship within sight range was also swaying.

Why do giant octopuses attack fishing boats?Which species of octopus can survive in shallow water?All of this will be discussed once the hull is under control.

It's not easy to kill a giant octopus. The tentacles of this thing are as big as half a sea ship.They appear in pairs, and they can even cooperate with each other.

Even if she can really get rid of the octopus by herself, it is impossible to fight alone.

There were mostly elite guards from the Kangxi faction on board, and they were too tough in front of them, which meant that the record of losing to King Zhijun was suspicious.Not to mention that sea battles are different from land battles, how could the fourth elder brother have the opportunity to practice sea battle skills?

You can't do things like self-destructing vests.

Therefore, the subsequent successful beheading of the octopus is the result of concerted efforts.

Wu Fuyi did one step more than others.

Fishing Yamamachi Yoshino out of the sea, maybe that was the reason why the other party had too much imagination.

Just make up your mind.

This person is the third son of the president of the Shanding Chamber of Commerce, and he doesn't correct his idea that his gratitude is over the top, so it will be more convenient for the trip to Japan.

Dongying entered the Yuanlu era, and private industry and commerce gradually emerged.

Under the lock-up order, the commerce and trade in Dongying Island continued, which gave the various chambers of commerce a chance to stand out, and gradually they were able to control part of the right to speak.

Yamamachi Chamber of Commerce occupies a place in Edo Castle.It was a correct decision to fish Yamamachi Ryono ashore, and it gave the expedition team another way.

Not only came into contact with Ishida Ki, which originally cooperated with Suo'etu, but also had a new channel for selling glass products.The competition between the two is more conducive to raising the price of glass products.

Business is one aspect, and it is more important to be able to visit Japan in depth.

Yamamachi Ryono took over as security and took the Zhen family brothers north to Edo.He can be a guide for whatever he wants to eat, drink and play.

The brothers of the Zhen family, of course, are Wu Fuyi's pseudonyms.Before, she called herself Zhen Si, but now Yinzhen is given Zhen Jiu's pseudonym.

After exchanging pleasantries with Yoshino Yamamachi, he agreed to his proposal.Under the guise of traveling north to Edo Castle, this journey is to observe the reality of Japanese society.

Due to the limited number of people that Yamamachi Rano could bring into the country, the soldiers were divided into two groups.

Wu Fuyi ordered the other two sea-going ships to return after they were fully loaded with goods, so that they could take care of their pockets and bring back the large sum of silver from the sale of the glass screen.

After she and Yinzhen finished their trip to Edo, they returned to the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo Bay.

Going south along the coastline of Dongying on the Pacific side, it is about half a circle around the island. After crossing Kyushu Island, you will return to Daqing the same way.

In the next three months, I gained a lot along the way.Except that he never met the rulers of the Tokugawa shogunate, he glanced at everyone he wanted to see, and guessed the current political situation in Japan.

In general, Dongpu wants to become a whole of its own.

This can be seen from the change in Dongying's concept of the calendar.

Dongying has been using the Chinese calendar since the Tang Dynasty, and this custom lasted for more than 1000 years.

It wasn't until the Tokugawa shogunate settled in Edo Castle that they began to compile their own calendar.Although this set of calendars is mostly adapted with reference to the Yuan Dynasty calendar, it is also said to be the first local calendar in Japan, "Zhenheng Calendar".

Calendars are very important.

It not only tells about the changing seasons of spring plowing and autumn harvest.Observation and timing is a manifestation of the imperial power granted by heaven, and the calendar has become a symbol of the emperor's power.

Dongying's self-compiled calendar more or less reflects that it no longer blindly agrees with Chinese civilization, but wants to create its own independent system.

Apart from the calendar, there is one thing worth thinking about.

After the Tokugawa shogunate took power, it brought all the important mines on Dongying Island under its direct jurisdiction, which further promoted Dongying's goal of unified casting and issuing currency.

During the Qingchang period, the shogunate had unified regulations on the shape, size, and pure silver ratio of silver ingots.Followed by the standardized management of copper coins.

Since 60 years ago, a large amount of Yongle money from the Ming Dynasty has circulated in Dongying, and copper coins privately minted in Dongying have caused confusion in the copper coin market.

After the Tokugawa shogunate came to power, it successively issued new coins such as Qingchang Tongbao, Yuanhe Tongbao, and Kanei Tongbao.

After continuous recycling and exchange time and time again, the continuous circulation of Yongle money in the market was finally completely eliminated, and absolute control over the currency in circulation in Japan was achieved.

Wu Fuyi noticed this news because the present is not what it used to be.

It has been 90 years since Dongying's Qingchang year.

Tokugawa Tsunakichi, the dog general, changed the policy of good money during the Keicho period, and began to mint a large number of bad coins from the eighth year of Genroku.To put it bluntly, it means that a sufficient amount of gold and silver is not used to make money, and the saved part is all pocketed.

The result is not surprising at all. Seven years later, prices in Edo skyrocketed, and the economy began to be in chaos.

Why pay attention to Dongying Currency?

Because the currency system in the Qing Dynasty is also a mess, not only the imperial court can mint coins, but also local mints.

Wu Fuyi didn't know much about this aspect, after all, the fourth elder brother had never been to the transfer department to practice.She can only use a pool of muddy water to summarize the current status of the Qing Dynasty's currency system.

This trip to Dongying, on the one hand, opened up the market for selling glass luxury goods, and took a sum of gold and silver back.In addition, it is necessary to learn from Japan's currency management success and failure experience.

In order to obtain detailed comparative data, it is necessary to deal with different chambers of commerce.Attend some parties and get the data that's hidden between the lines.

There is no need to pay more, as long as you can turn a deaf ear.

Mainly to shield those exaggerated praises from Yamamachi Rano.

For example, he claims that he can't tell what is good about Zhen Jun, but he just feels that Zhen Jun has a "momentary splendor, eternal coldness" and a touching feeling.

Complimentary words inevitably spread in various chambers of commerce, and everyone knew that the Zhen family brothers who came from the Qing Dynasty this time were not like human beings.

Bear with it, bear with it.

For the sake of real money, and for the sake of gaining rich experience, I endured it in three months.

In early October, a Qinghai ship sailed out of Tokyo Bay, preparing to return to Jianghai Customs.

Yinzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, he can be regarded as getting rid of those Dongying people.

"Fourth brother, you really have the foresight. Fortunately, we came here under a pseudonym, otherwise, thinking that our real names are mentioned in those weird stories, I would get goosebumps all over my body."

"Okay, put away your goosebumps. From today on, read a few more books every day. If the meaning is not clear, let Wang Tongyi translate it on the spot."

Wu Fuyi's return journey did not carry any rare treasures, and the money that should be sent back had been sent back by the other two ships a month ago.

She bought a bunch of books in Dongying, covering calendar, arithmetic, agriculture, local folklore examination and so on.

Anyway, I bought it if I thought it was valuable, just to see how far the thinking and theoretical level of today's Japanese scholars have developed.In the case of the lock-up order, have they absorbed Western learning?

When Yinzhen heard about reading, his old problem of selective dizziness when he was studying had recurred.

Wu Fuyi didn't give Yinzhen a chance to pretend to be sick, "Don't wait until you return to China to study again, you are idle on the boat. Think about those Dongying people, although they are full of praise, but not all of them sincerely welcome you.

We went to spy on the development of the Japanese society. Why didn't the people in the chamber of commerce want to get our information, such as handing over the formula of glass products.You should have encountered such a lot, right? "

Yinzhen had no choice but to nod.The glass products are so exquisite that they can be lived in as rare goods, and the businessmen are chasing profits. There are indeed a wave of people who want to make stereotypes.

He is smart, and his answers are impeccable.The point is, he really doesn't know the specific production process, so he can only talk nonsense.

Wu Fuyi continued, "We can make glass, and Japan will be able to do it sooner or later. It's just a time difference. Now, on the one hand, we need to keep the formula, but we might as well try to develop new products that make money. Reading can inspire you."

Yinzhen was persuaded, anyway, there is nothing else to do now, so let's start reading.But I always feel that the fourth brother's behavior is a little too late for me, as if something is chasing after me.

Wu Fuyi would not say that she did have a sense of urgency.

It's not that Dongying will catch up with the Qing Dynasty next year, but a more realistic and urgent intuition.She was worried that the books on this ship would not be able to be sent back to Daqing smoothly, so she had to keep them in her mind as soon as possible.

It is not uncommon for giant octopuses to come up to shallow waters to attack fishing boats.

Did something happen to the bottom of the sea?Is there any storm disaster coming?

Consult the experienced crew.

Whether it is the captain of his own side or the fishermen in Edo, Japan, they all said that there is no problem with the weather.

Wu Fuyi could only ask the sea boat to speed up and return, and he could not really feel at ease until he reached the border of Songjiang Mansion.Otherwise, in the vast sea, no one can tell what kind of changes will happen.

The calm voyage lasted nine days.

The sea ship sailed near Shikoku Island, and originally planned to bypass Kyushu Island in the southwest direction and enter the route back to Qing Dynasty.

Great changes have taken place under the sea, and a storm is about to come.

The captain wanted to approach the shore, but the wind direction did not allow it, and the ship was pushed to the southeast.

From the world to hell in just a moment.

The sky is dark, like the end of the world.

A ship is like a leaf of duckweed when a storm hits, without the slightest strength to resist it.

The wind was raging, and the roar of the wind and waves was all around my ears, and I couldn't hear other sounds.

The hull went up and down with the waves, and everyone hugged the pole tightly. All they could do was to silently pray that the ship would not fall apart, so that their feet still had a glimmer of hope of landing on the shore.

"Everyone, don't despair. The sea ship is pushed to the southeast, which is a way out."

Wu Fuyi shouted at the top of his voice, "It is said that there are a group of small islands there, as long as we persevere, we can..."

Before I finished talking about how to survive on a deserted island, the familiar sight came in a moment of darkness, which meant that the soul was going to go back.

It seems that the previous rainy days are very necessary.The fourth elder brother was about to suffer physically, and she and Yinzhen were about to switch back.

The next moment, Yinzhen opened his eyes dizzily.

As soon as he opened his eyes, his face was blurred by the cold sea water and rain.

It's going back into your body, but there's no joy in it.

Who would have thought?In the last moment, as the Wu family, he was drinking tea leisurely on the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, and this meeting was to welcome the shipwreck attack.

"Fourth brother, are you okay?"

Yinzhen hugged the other boat pillar, reluctantly turned her head to look at her fourth brother, why did the speech stop in the middle?

Through the rain curtain, Yinzhen could still clearly see Lao Jiu's concerned face.

Not just concern, but also a kind of expectation.Not only from the face of Lao Jiu, but also from the eyes of other crew members, as if he was the incarnation of the sea god who could lead a boat to land safely.

Xu Zhen suddenly felt that his shoulders were being weighed down by a jack, and the pressure was very heavy.

Can you stop looking at him like that?Very penetrating.

It was also the first time he had encountered a shipwreck, and the escape at sea that he thought he must never have had finally come.

I should have realized it long ago. If the Buddha had blessed me, I would never have encountered wolves from the very beginning. If I hadn’t encountered wolves, I wouldn’t have crossed paths with old ghosts. If I didn’t, I would never have appeared on the sea.

What can I do now?

Buddha can do whatever he wants, he just makes do with escape, otherwise what else can he do?Even if he closes his eyes after dark, he can't change back.

I hope the old ghost's shipwreck escape guide really works.

The author has something to say: friendly reminder: the official history, 1707, the 46th year of Kangxi.Mount Fuji in Japan erupted, and the consequences can be imagined to be very serious.