In 1633 Japan became a ”locked country” and foreigners were banned from entry. The nanban trade brought European weapons and goods from China, but suspicion of European motives and the influx of Christian missionaries eventually resulted in the policy of “sakoku”. Japan had little contact with outsiders, and Europeans were considered coarse and crude when measured against traditional Japanese etiquette. If you can find the Shogun's personal ship the Nihon Maru sink. The player takes on the management of one of these clans, with the goal of dominating other factions and claiming his rule over Japan. How does trade work in Shogun 2 Trade ships generate trade goods by being placed on trade nodes. This gives Kyushu factions, such as the Shimazu Clan and Otomo Clan, a significant advantage over other clans in terms of potential trade profit. Ships coming into Batavia from the Netherlands carried supplies for VOC settlements in Asia. Trade nodes return in Total War: Shogun 2, operating in a near-identical fashion to previous iterations. Nanban means “southern barbarian”, the term used for the European merchants who traded with Japan from the 1540s onwards. Standalone Total War expansion, Fall of the Samurai, is out, and it's really rather good. A typical “nanban” ship was the caravel, a European design with two masts and lateen-rigged sails. If a daimyo can afford it, and is willing to trust barbarous, uncouth Europeans, he can hire these ships for his fleet, but at a very high cost. For protection, trade ships are fitted with powerful European cannons, giving them some of the capabilities of a warship. Their cargo also makes them a prime target for the notorious wako pirates who haunt the Japanese coastline.
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Nanban Trade Ship This European merchant ship is armed with powerful cannons as defence against pirate raids.Įuropean or ‘nanban’ traders are the main source for cannons and matchlock firearms, along with other valuable goods, such as silk from China.