第一百零四章 另一个战争(二)
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刚刚入役的“雅克萨”级蒸汽机帆船第二舰“尼布楚”号,此时正安然行驶在种子岛赤尾木港外海,与它一同伴航的,还有“雅克萨”号机帆船——两舰同属于第三舰队鄂霍次克海分舰队,同时也是该分舰队仅有的两艘船只。此番前来种子岛附近,主要还是为了与萨摩藩展开走私贸易,唔,这是魏博秋魏副司令亲自主导的项目,并且也得到了常开胜常司令的首肯,指示由海军和日本公司一同参与。
而之所以派出两艘武装运输舰前来,主要还是考虑到这种船机动灵活,即便事有不谐,也能轻易逃去。两艘船的船舱内装载了不少在定海县采购的生丝,以及由台湾银行转售来的台湾蔗糖、鹿皮、樟脑等物,全是过往日本贸易的紧俏物资,应该能在萨摩藩有些销路。不过,这个萨摩藩听说名声一向不怎么好,赖账、打劫是家常便饭,因此两艘武装运输舰上也载运了驻守虾夷地的守备队官兵两百余人,由清国降将常春统率。
“雅克萨”级机帆船远远地在赤尾木港以外下锚碇泊,然后派遣几名军官和文员上岸交涉,领头的便是在台湾银行内充任安保科科长的桥口顺之助——这厮恰恰便是出身萨摩藩——与其接触的是一位藩中武士,名曰桥口弥二,据说与桥口顺之助还有些拐着弯的亲戚关系。
两人很快便在港内接上了头,桥口弥二代表藩主岛津光久一口允诺了东岸人送来的货物,桥口顺之助闻言大喜,立刻塞了一块五十元面额的金币给弥二,算是辛苦费了。
桥口弥二迅速将金币收入了怀中,然后仔细看了看四周,发现几名下级武士正带着农民远远地整理着货物和钱币,并未注意这边的事情,因此悄悄松了一口气,道:“顺之助你离家已久,不知如今藩内的情形。江户那边对家主非常不信任,不但下令藩中断绝对外贸易,同时还不允许我们开采金银,藩中财计日益窘迫。这还不算,幕府还派了不少巡见使、隐者、目付(均为特务的官职)散布藩中,四处侦刺情报,简直……”
桥口顺之助闻言也是默然。现在日本正处于闭关锁国状态,各大名被限制得很厉害,想要与外界进行贸易都不可能,说起来也就东北强藩伊达家比较吊了,他们借着山丹贸易的擦边球,大搞走私贸易,不但弄了一堆外国商品来,就连特么的假钱都让他们弄得泛滥无比。可偏生这假钱做得比真钱还真、还好,大家都爱收藏,而不愿持有市面上流通的劣质铜钱,进而搞得日本自己的钱币开始缓慢贬值,也算是一桩令人啼笑皆非的事情了。
而也正是看到东北诸藩在这种走私贸易中发了大财,萨摩藩才动了也和东岸人搞走私贸易的念头——当然岛津氏本身也不是什么纯洁的小绵羊,你要是以为他们私下里没有搞走私贸易那就太天真了,只不过大家都避着幕府罢了。而幕府也不是完全不知情,只要你搞得不是太夸张,那么一般也不愿多事,睁一只眼闭一只眼罢了。
因此,这其实才是萨摩藩胆敢和东岸人勾搭上,搞走私贸易的真实原因,搞点小钱花花而已。不过话又说回来了,一旦萨摩藩与东岸的走私贸易开始大行其道,并逐渐培养出一个既得利益阶层后,这规模还能不能有效控制住就是一个问题了。君不见伊达家现在走私贸易越搞越大,已经使得幕府都为之侧目并打算出手整顿了吗?人的贪欲永远是无止境的。
远处几个下级武士检点完货物后,便驱赶大群农兵——其实说农兵都勉强了,叫“本百姓”更准确一些,因为其实就是直属于领主的领民,没有自由,是事实上的农奴。按照德川家康谋臣本多正信的话来说就是,“收农民的贡赋,要不使他们死,也不使他们活”,由此可见一斑。
而除了“本百姓”之外,萨摩藩(包括其他贸易发达的地区)内还有大量被称做“水吞”、“小前”的雇工,他们多是无地贫农,生活极为艰难,比起本百姓还不如;与他们类似的还有下级武士(在乡武士)的世袭农奴,如“谱代下人”、“名子”、“被官”等等,生活境遇也相当差。
魏博秋本人就对这些日本底层百姓比较感兴趣,来之前就嘱咐桥口顺之助等人帮忙多多搜罗,他另有大用。桥口顺之助牢牢记得了此事,打算等交易完毕后就找桥口弥二打听一下,看看能不能雇佣一些水吞、小前出海拓荒,甚至生活困顿的流浪武士也是雇佣的对象——他自己之前就是了——至于说奸猾的“町人”(即商人和工匠,桥口君对这个群体印象颇差),他觉得还是不要多引进得好,当然这未必符合魏副司令的意见。
双方之间的第一次贸易进行得还算顺利,桥口顺之助等人用小艇来回转运,运来一船物资就交割一船,倒也不虞岛津家赖账。日本人用来支付货款的方式是部分金银铜加部分实物,包括硫磺、刀剑、文具、扇子、漆器、家庭用具等,东岸人对此也无异议,因为黑水地区对这些生活用品的需求一直很旺盛,根本不虞卖不出去。
而令东岸人有些意外的是,囿于之前对日本贸易贫乏的了解,东岸人一度以为他们只要生丝、鹿皮、蔗糖等物,因此主打的也就是此类,准备的货品相当单一。可接触下来才知道,日本人对丝绸、棉布、麻布、呢绒、苏木、染料、香料、铅、锡、药材等商品的需求都非常大,且碍于幕府的锁国令(导致海外日本商人大量破产),这些商品的获取一直相当困难,因此只要东岸人和萨摩藩胆子够大,那么这桩生意大可做得,毕竟长崎的荷兰、郑氏商船也受限颇多,不可能敞开供应这些货物——正所谓人有多大胆、地有多大产是也,就看你敢不敢冒着触怒幕府的风险做了。
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