At that time in East Asia, maritime trade was flourishing in items such as spices from the South Seas, porcelain and silk from China, deerskin and molasses from Taiwan, and silver from Japan.
當時東亞的海上貿易繁榮昌盛，包括南洋的香料、中國的瓷器、絲綢，台灣的鹿皮、蔗糖，日本的銀幣等，都在東亞海域進行交易。