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- Tianzheng seventh year, June.
Li Xiao¡¯s new residence, Chengweishan Yufang, was finally completed.
"Yufang" is a term attributed to a follower of the Xiangzong sect, so naturally it is no longer suitable for the name of the new city.
So for the new Weishan Imperial House, Li Xiao made the decision after listening to the opinions of the retainers.
I feel a little bit bitter, such as Beijing City, such as the mighty and domineering words such as Tiancheng, isn't this embarrassing?
Therefore, Li Xiao decided simply and low-key to call Xinju City Weishan City.
The new Oyama Castle is built on the small Tateno platform in Kanazawa Plain.
This mesa is actually not very big, so Li Xiao had spent a lot of effort to level several nearby hills to serve as the outer walls of the city.
The new Weishan Castle did not follow the construction of Japanese castles, but adopted the standard construction of Chinese castles.
It is also a defensive city wall that includes the entire residential area.
Like the capital of the Ming Dynasty in this era, the castle tower where Li Xiao is located, as well as the Honmaru and Imperial Palace are located at the northernmost end of the city.
To the south of the city are residential, commercial and residential areas.
?This place is connected by a thoroughfare, similar to the Zhuque Street in ancient Chang'an City, running from north to south, dividing the entire Weishan City into two, divided into two large areas.
The Higashi District is the residence of retainers and town residents.
In the Nishi District, there are three major towns: Meikuni Town, Nanman Town, and Terauchi Town.
The first two towns entertained people from the Ming Dynasty respectively, and Nanman people came here to take over.
Mingguo Town was completely built by Li Dantanzhi and the others without spending a penny on Li Xiao, and the same is true for Nanman Town.
As for what they build, Li Xiao does not impose any restrictions at all.
Therefore, in Nanman Town, various churches were built. When Li Xiao looked from the castle tower, there were domes erected.
In addition, you can also see various Western-style residences. So far, due to Li Xiao's long-term good relationship with the Nanman people, more than 2,000 Nanman people have settled here.
Plus the Nanman people from several other port towns. There are no less than three thousand Nanman people settled in Li Xiao's country.
Among these southern barbarians, they were mainly Portuguese at first, but with the strong rise of Spain and the Netherlands in the Han Dynasty, there were more and more Europeans in the ports and towns.
Especially in Spain, the current King of Spain, King I, attempts to annex Portugal because of his status as a Portuguese royal ancestry.
Historically, in 1580, Philip I would send the general Duke of Alva to occupy Portugal, and at this time Spanish power would reach its peak in history.
??The Netherlands had not yet seceded from Spain, but in this low-lying country, the struggle of resistance never stopped.
On land, Prince Maurice, one of the creators of the Western Phalanx, led the Dutch to fight for independence.
? And collectively known as the Dutch people who are horse drivers. Also taking advantage of the powerful trade, the competition began in Heng.
Therefore, in Nanman Town, the Western countries are at odds with each other.
But they didn¡¯t dare to act recklessly in Weishan Royal Square, because here, Li Xiao had a strong naval force. and his powerful Ming Guohe allies.
A magnificent four-wheel carriage drove slowly on the ramp in Nanman Town.
With the gauze curtains drawn, Li Xiao looked at the neat stone paths and the European-style houses standing side by side against the hillside. For a moment, he seemed to have arrived in Europe in the movie.
It seems that these Nanman people have a great sense of beauty in urban architecture.
The carriage passed by slowly, and Li Xiao saw a few upper-class Nanban people on the stone road, wearing high hats and holding civilized sticks. They held hands with a lady wearing a lace dress, walking slowly along the street, seeming to enjoy the afternoon sunshine. .
When the other party saw his carriage, he immediately bowed and saluted, which was very polite.
Li Xiao nodded slightly and lay back on the comfortable cushions of the carriage. Three packhorses drove the four-wheeled carriage on the stone road. This was also the legendary troika.
This three-horse carriage is smooth and not bumpy, and its speed is much faster than that of the ox-cart.
Naturally, this carriage was given to Li Xiao by the Portuguese as a tribute.
Before the Meiji Restoration in Japan, due to the scarcity of horses, there were only ox-carts and no horse-drawn carriages.
In China, there is no good solution to the steering problem. Most of them only have two-wheeled carriages, not four-wheeled carriages.
Of course, although a two-wheeled carriage is simple and easy to travel, its carrying capacity and travel comfort are definitely not as good as a four-wheeled carriage.
Li Xiao was lying on the carriage, surrounded by hundreds of bannermen and close guards.
Just now, he had a sumptuous lunch at the Portuguese General Chamber of Commerce in Nanman Town with Cabral, the newly appointed president of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in charge of East India, and several Portuguese businessmen.
This Cabral has some blood from the Portuguese royal family.
The purpose of his coming to East India was to expand Portuguese trade here and prepare to establish the Portuguese East India Company.
Cabral, who took office as a new official, did not stay in India or Macau for a while, and took a boat directly to Japan. After only staying in Hirado for a short day, he took a boat directly to Kaga Mikuni Minato to land.
For Li Xiao, Father Torres and others strongly recommended him.
Cabral knew that the other person¡¯s talents could not be viewed by an oriental person according to the ideal definition. The other person was described by Father Torres as a man with great ambition, vision and insight.
At the same time, the other party was clever in dealing with the Ming Dynasty, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and other forces. Relying on joint trade, he accumulated a large amount of wealth and used it to build a powerful army.
After hearing this, Cabral did not dare to neglect. Not only did he want to get to know Li Xiao, a powerful figure, but more importantly, Li Xiao was now an important business partner of the East India Company in the future.
At present, the gold and silver trade between Li Xiao and the Portuguese has reached more than half of the Portuguese gold and silver trade in Japan, and they are the major customers of the East India Company.
Whether it is Father Torres or others, they all adopt different methods to please Li Xiao. As for the missionary work, God forgive me, it is not the most important thing for Cabral.
So during lunch, Cabral mentioned resentfully many times that despite the good relationship between Mr. Li Xiao and the Portuguese, the Portuguese¡¯s share in the gold and silver trade was not as good as Li Xiao¡¯s. Those friends from the Ming Dynasty, so this is really hurtful.
Li Xiao couldn¡¯t help but feel funny when he thought about what happened at the banquet just now.
Cabral tried every means to win over him, and finally introduced his two sisters in a grand manner, and Cabral¡¯s two sisters are also of Portuguese royal blood.
If Li Xiao can agree to his conditions, he does not suggest that Li Xiao have an in-depth and meaningful exchange with his two sisters.
Li Xiao couldn¡¯t help but smile after seeing this. Did he accept the Xiaobata sisters as his wife¡¯s side wife, so others thought he had the sisters¡¯ evil habits?
So in the end, Li Xiao couldn¡¯t thank the Portuguese Ocean Horse sisters enough.
However, Li Xiao made a condition and asked Cabral to provide another interest-free or even low-interest loan to allow Li Xiao to tide over the current tight financial situation. In return, Li Xiao will consider investing in the gold and silver trade. In terms of distribution share, Portugal is more inclined.
Anyway, under the abbot of Dazang Changan, the mining volume of Sado Gold Mountain and Kamigang Silver Mountain is increasing day by day. It is not that he cannot share a little share with his business partners.
The provision of loans still made Cabral hesitate. After all, Li Xiao already owed the Portuguese a lot of money.
As far as he knew, Li Xiao ordered three latest Spanish galleons from the Spanish in one go to fill his navy, and the money was advanced by Portuguese merchants.
Now I¡¯m asking myself how to get money. It¡¯s really a bit troublesome for Cabral to convince the following big businessmen.
But later, when Cabral thought that the East India Company could consolidate its position in Asian trade in the future, he finally agreed to Li Xiao's conditions.
In the carriage, Li Xiao felt very comfortable and rested his head on his hands.
After completing the negotiations with Cabral, he will indeed be able to survive this period of financial crisis. When the revenue from Japan-North Korea trade and gold and silver trade arrives next year, he can say goodbye to the deficit on the books.
After leaving Nanman Town, Li Xiao's carriage drove into Mingguo Town.
Unlike Nanman Town, Mingguo Town also has its own characteristics. There is a Mazu Temple, Malizhitian Bodhisattva, and even a church in the town.
This is not surprising. Many people in the Ming Dynasty believed in Catholicism. Zheng Zhilong is a good example of this.
However, in addition to Catholicism, Zheng Zhilong also believes in the Bodhisattva Mali Shiten and the Japanese Hachiman God. He is the type who worships whenever he sees a temple.
The buildings in Mingguo Town are basically in the style of Fujian and Guangdong. Many people speak country slang, both southern and northern Fujian dialects.
This made Li Xiao, who was used to listening to Japanese in the carriage, feel even more friendly.
He thought that if he truly retired in the future, he could live here and return to the ethnic group.
After all, what the Chinese value is that a tree grows thousands of feet high and its fallen leaves return to their roots. This sense of identity is hidden deep in everyone¡¯s heart.
So even though we can¡¯t go back to the modern era, nor can we go back to the Ming Dynasty, living in a place like this can be regarded as living in Chinatown.
Li Xiao¡¯s carriage passed by, and everyone in the town knew Li Xiao¡¯s identity.
At the moment, many people were gathering outside. When they saw the carriage, they stood on both sides to avoid it in an orderly manner.
For these people who have left their hometowns, it is enough to have a comfortable place to stay and not be bullied.
Li Xiao has done all this.
Therefore, these people's gratitude to Li Xiao is also real. They feel different when facing Li Xiao who does not hold up a sign to avoid and travels quietly.
Of course, for Li Xiao, it is also his duty to provide a safe place to live for these compatriots who are drifting in Hengheng. (To be continued
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