Unexpectedly, Mr. Wang got the news from somewhere and sent people to trace it all the way to Shanghai County. In desperation, Shen Jingdan had no choice but to find a group of small cargo owners and hurriedly organized a group of traders in the name of going to Japan for sea trade. After receiving the goods, he secretly brought Shen Xuan to Nagasaki.

He hoped that after a year and a half passed, Mr. Wang would not be able to find Shen Xuan and would no longer be entangled in this matter.

(Note: In the middle and early Edo period, all Chinese shipowners transporting books to Nagasaki for sale must submit a recognizance document. The document must state that the contents of the books shipped meet the requirements of the shogunate. Otherwise, they will be punished and the entire cargo of the ship will be prohibited from trading. , immediately load the ship and return.

The "Scenery of the Imperial Capital" cited above is an example.

There is a samurai family (Mukai family) that has been passed down from generation to generation, and serves as the "Book and Monument Reform Service", responsible for reviewing imported books.

After receiving the books shipped by the Tang Dynasty ship, the assistants and secretaries of the "Book and Property Reform Service" will review the contents of the books according to the catalog order provided by the ship owner. First, they will copy the preface and table of contents of the books to prepare for the explanation of the contents of the books. After completion, submit the memorandum to the Book and Property Improvement Reporting Office for review, review of the memorandum, etc.

The book change officer or his assistant then begins to review the content of the book page by page, paying attention to whether there are any forbidden words. At the same time, he should also pay attention to whether there is any paper peeling off, red dots, orpiment and eyebrow markings.

Once a banned book is discovered, it will be reported immediately; even if there is a slight doubt about the text, it must be reported to Nagasaki.

And if necessary, you should also write a "general statement" that summarizes the content one by one. If there are no taboo sentences in these books, they are ordinary books, so there is no need to write out the summaries one by one. You only need to simply mention the whole book and explain the recorded matters. That’s it, including the remaining pages.

The notice must state that "there are no prohibited contents in the above-mentioned imported books," and the Nagasaki Council will allow them to be sold based on this identification.)
Chapter completed!