By James Clavell
ISBN-10: 0440178002
ISBN-13: 9780440178002
A daring English adventurer. An invincible eastern warlord. a gorgeous lady torn among methods of existence, methods of affection. All introduced jointly in a unprecedented saga of a time and a spot aflame with clash, ardour, ambition, lust, and the fight for power...
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How do you talk direct to him? How're you going to work the priest? How discredit him? What's the bait? Come on, think! " "Yes. Of course, I'm sorry. My name's John Blackthorne. I'm English, Pilot-Major of a Netherlands fleet. " "Fleet? What fleet? You're lying. There's no fleet. " "All in good time. " "Why are you the pilot of a Dutch privateer? " Blackthorne decided to gamble. His voice abruptly hardened and it cut through the morning warmth. "Que va! First translate what I said, Spaniard! " The priest flushed.
The pirate leader was looking up at them motionlessly, pale blue eyes unblinking, catlike, in front of his rabble crew. Yabu said, "Omi-san. First I want to go on the ship. " His voice thickened as he contemplated the pleasure he had promised himself. " Omi leaned closer and lowered his excited voice. "Please excuse me, but this has never happened before, Sire. Not since the Portuguese barbarians came here. Isn't the crucifix their sacred symbol? Aren't they always deferential to their priests?
China would allow no trade. Chinese silk cloth was vital to make the long, hot, humid Japanese summer bearable. For generations only a minuscule amount of contraband cloth had slipped through the net and was available, at huge cost, in Japan. Then, sixty-odd years ago, the barbarians had first arrived. The Chinese Emperor in Peking gave them a tiny permanent base at Macao in southern China and agreed to trade silks for silver. Japan had silver in abundance. Soon trade was flourishing. Both countries prospered.
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