▁Ch ō s ok abe ▁Mot och ika ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁standard ▁procedure , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁mar itime ▁law ▁that ▁any ▁vessel ▁str and ed ▁or ▁w reck ed ▁in ▁Japan ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁cargo ; ▁he ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁tempt ed ▁by ▁the ▁cargo ▁itself , ▁since ▁the ▁Nan ban ▁trade ▁and ▁the ▁wealth ▁associated ▁with ▁it ▁rarely ▁reached ▁Sh ik oku . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Spanish ▁crew ▁protest ed , ▁Mot och ika ▁suggested ▁that ▁they ▁take ▁their ▁case ▁to ▁H ide y oshi , ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁head ▁of ▁government , ▁and ▁recommended ▁they ▁seek ▁help ▁from ▁his ▁personal ▁friend ▁M ash ita ▁Nag am ori , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁commission ers ▁under ▁H ide y oshi . ▁Captain ▁L ande cho ▁acted ▁upon ▁the ▁advice ▁and ▁sent ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁officers ▁to ▁the ▁capital ▁Ky oto , ▁with ▁the ▁instructions ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁rende z vous ▁with ▁the ▁Francis can ▁fri ars ▁and ▁avoid ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁Jes uits . ▁ ▁Inter view ▁and ▁reaction ▁ ▁Ch ō s ok abe ▁Mot och ika ' s ▁recommendation ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁dub ious ▁faith , ▁as ▁M ash ita ▁Nag am ori ▁saw ▁profit ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁situation , ▁and ▁ad vised ▁H ide y oshi ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁cargo ▁for ▁the ▁court ▁tre as ury . ▁The ▁Jes uits ▁caught ▁wind ▁of ▁the ▁matter ▁and ▁offered ▁to ▁inter ced e ▁on ▁beh