Chapter 294: Point General (Part 2)(2/2)
"Yes." Cui Xian said tactfully, Wang Zhaoming and his party would return to China soon, and a series of major events were about to happen.
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The news spread quickly, and many people came to ask, but Zheng Lang did not answer. As the end of the year approached, it suddenly snowed in Hangzhou.
Sier jumped up excitedly and said, "Official, why does it snow in Hangzhou?"
"Who said that it doesn't snow in Hangzhou, it's just snowing," Zheng Lang said. Suddenly he thought of something. It's warm winter now, but not many years, the Song Dynasty will usher in a tragic time. Little Glacier, this little Glacier is not as bad as the late Ming Dynasty, and it is also very serious, and has been going on for more than a hundred years.
It caused many bad effects, the worst was during the Wang Anshi reform period.
In the cold winter, Hebei crops can only harvest for one quarter a year, and the yield has dropped sharply, but the harm is not limited to this. The small glaciers often bring about some abnormal weather, such as severe drought or heavy flooding. Wang Anshi happened to encounter a severe drought that was rare in hundreds of years. This natural disaster has become the best excuse for the Conservatives to fight back against reforms.
The direction of history will slowly change.
But what impact will this little ice river have on your future generations?
After thinking for a while, he said to Sier and Cui Xian and other girls: "Let's go and see West Lake."
"Okay," Sier jumped up happily.
But she was worried a lot and wanted a child, but never fulfilled her wish. The most anxious thing was Xing'er. She was three years older than Zheng Lang. In Zheng Lang's eyes, twenty-four years old was like a flower blooming, but twenty-four years old in this era was a terrible age.
Zheng Lang had no choice but to do nothing, and no one was moved. What should he do if he asked him to do?
When I arrived at the West Lake, there was a thin layer of snow on the ground. The green mountains stood silently in the distance, and the lake water was clear. The newly built long dike was like an oath, crossing the West Lake. If you want to be beautiful, you have to spend two years planting trees next year, carrying flowers and grass, and growing in the next year, you can see the enchanting scene.
But at this time, the brick piers were repaired, the stone steps were repaired, and the pavilions and arches were prepared one by one. Although there were no flowers and trees, you could see a rough beauty.
Xing'er stared at the long embankment intently, turned her head and said in a daze: "Official, you are so capable. Others are just practicing water conservancy. Only officials not only cultivate water conservancy, but also transform water conservancy into a landscape."
There are also places where you are not capable, such as not being able to drink, and your ability to have children is also poor...
After walking around, just as he was about to go back, two yamen run over and shouted loudly: "The boat is back."
"Oh, go and see, it's not right, I'll welcome you." Zheng Lang said, picked up Zheng Ping and ran to the dock. Anyway, he didn't like to wear official uniforms, so everyone knew that now, no one would blame him for wearing casual clothes.
When I arrived at the dock, I had surrounded many people, most of them were merchants who rushed to the scene after hearing the news.
However, a black line appeared on Zheng Lang's forehead.
He had ordered some Japanese women to come back to find an excuse, but when he came to Wang Zhaoming, it changed its taste. Anyway, this time it was not for a deal, and the empty ship returned, I don’t know where he got it. At least thousands of Japanese women were brought on the several ships, some were standing on the dock, some were standing on the boat, and some were lying in the arms of sailors or soldiers. From a distance, the flowers were green and the willows were extremely fragrant. Zheng Lang pulled Wang Zhaoming aside and blamed him: "Eunuch Wang, if you bring so many women back, wouldn’t you let me give you a message to Yanchen?"
"Major Zheng, I know, but there is no way. There is a princess of the Wanu Kingdom in the middle."
"Princess?"
"Look, the woman in the red and yellow dress is the royal woman of the Japanese royal family."
"She is here to borrow seeds, too?"
"I don't know this, but Japan is very chaotic. I heard that the previous emperor appointed his aunt as the concubine of the East Palace, and then his cousin as the concubine. Tsk, I don't know that human ethics are ugly." Wang Zhaoming shook his head and said, "What is this woman's name? When she heard that she was coming to our court, many noble women followed her, and some noble women borrowed seeds on the boat. Look at a woman who was wearing my court-chung skirt, a woman from the Fujiwara family, who borrowed at least seventeen or eighteen seeds on the boat."
"Stop, stop, don't mention it," Zheng Lang wiped his sweat again.
"I won't mention it."
"We must not mention it," Zheng Lang wiped his sweat again. A woman borrowed seventeen or eighteen species. What would the chaos on the ship look like?
"Okay, don't mention it, but I'll bring back good news. The Japanese sub-country is even more serious than you said. The Japanese emperor is like a puppet, and his power is mainly in the hands of the Fujiwara family. He or Hei clan and Toyotomi Rin is the regent of Guanbai, who is the prime minister."
"I know, you said it concisely."
"There are more power in the hands of the shogun, and the samurai forces in various places are faintly separated from the court. Because of the inconsistency between the superiors and subordinates, various nobles and some large samurai groups are full of power conflicts and contradictions, and they are mostly resorting to force resolution. Without my tricks, their country is already in chaos."
"It's good news, but you must remember to continue to divide and find ways to make their respective forces smaller and smaller. It's best to provoke some conflicts and make everyone dissatisfied with the Ping family. If you can achieve this goal, it doesn't matter if you spend more money. Otherwise, the silver mine will never be stable."
“Yes, I will remember.”
"Say it further."
"Master Zheng, you are so amazing. You are rich. You don't know that after we found the mine from the two states of Denglai, we almost lay on the mountain and didn't think about it."
Zheng Lang smiled slightly and said in his heart that if it weren't for the rich mine, it would be difficult to mine, so why should we rob this food from the tiger's mouth? Although the political situation in Japan is very favorable at this time, the Ping family is not easy to mess with. He said: "I have known this for a long time, and I won't mention it, but talk about the negotiation."
"Yes, after we confirmed the two mines, I brought a gift to the Emperor of the Japanese Slave Kingdom. He was very happy and the negotiations went smoothly. At that time, he proposed two methods. The first method was to let our dynasty send troops to help him support the dignity of the Japanese royal family."
"Can't agree."
"That's right," Wang Zhaoming dared to agree. His Majesty was hesitant to send troops to the northwest, and it was overseas, so the price was too high.
"The second condition requires me to give him 200,000 high-quality brocade silk, spices, medicinal materials, porcelain, books, stationery, and 200,000 guan of copper coins, which will be paid in fifty years, but one fifth of the money must be paid in the first year. The list is on the ship, and I calculated it, and it costs about one million guan. In addition, I also proposed that some bows and arrows were needed, and I agreed, but I did not dare to agree too much, and I only agreed to provide three thousand ordinary bows and arrows."
"Yes, the number of bows and arrows is still too high. You can't make the other party strong. Do you understand? If you give less money, this time you return and give him one-fifth of what he needs. This is an extra gift, and the rest will be paid in 50 years."
"Why?"
"In the past, when the Enyuan alliance, Kou Zhun said that although there are more than 300,000 yuan, it is worth it. If the profit is not high, the Khitan will not be moved, and the peace agreement will become a piece of empty text. The truth is the same. If they want to move, they will be less. This is the fundamental point."
"But there are some local forces, especially the silver mine, where local warriors ask for supplies, and the Ping family also asks for supplies. I have promised them that more than 800,000 yuan of supplies."
"Not much. When I go back this time, I will give them 200,000 guan of supplies. Don't underestimate these two mines. What I said can mine 100 million taels of silver and 3 million taels of gold. It is not a false statement. Even if the difference is not much. It is worth more than 200 million taels of guan, and only 2 million tons of guan will be used to buy a peace. Why not do it? I am afraid that I can't buy peace, otherwise I will be willing to add twice the amount."
"I feel more confident with the words of the prefect Zheng. Moreover, I made an oath with the Emperor of the Japanese Nun Kingdom, cut down trees and erected boundary monuments, and then engraved stones on the monument with Chinese characters and fake characters of the Japanese kingdom. This is a map," Wang Zhaoming took out a map from his arms.
Zheng Lang was overjoyed when he saw it.
Not only the two mines, Zheng Lang gave an order before leaving, that the land needed a little more to confuse the other party. Otherwise, as soon as Wang Zhaoming returned, the Japanese sent craftsmen to investigate and could tear up the treaty immediately. That oath, take it seriously? In the future, if you can grow crops, vegetables, raise some livestock and poultry, there will be many people, soldiers, craftsmen, mined slaves and workers, representatives of various merchants, and some officials. You can buy it from Japan. What if you turn against it? You don’t have to worry about food. When you smelter silver and metallurgy, you need to burn trees.
It is also said that one is mine, and the other is trees. Trees are covers, but when negotiating with the other party, they regard it as their main purpose. They must be done in the same way, cut down some trees, tie them into rafts, and drag them back to the country with a boat along the way. It doesn’t matter how much to drag, but for the Japanese to see, we really need trees.
Therefore, there are high requirements for the candidates for negotiations, but Zheng Lang underestimated Wang Zhaoming. He had to do these dark and shameless things, and the eunuchs were successfully completed. The two places had more than 6,000 hectares of land and more than 400 square kilometers.
"Okay, OK," Zheng Lang was very happy and said, "No, after returning, we built a stone wall together on the periphery, and then we built a few more stone tablets."
After mining, we must occupy these two places, and we must make these little Japanese slaves disgusted for generations!
But listening to the whispering woman's voice, Zheng Lang ordered the yamen runners around him: "You will give me the next order. Anyone who leaked any matters I discussed at the North Gate last time will be severely punished."
After thinking about it, I was still worried that I had to send these women away. Staying in Hangzhou would cause trouble sooner or later, so I had to ask Wang Zhaoming to leave quickly, so I found a nearby shop, borrowed paper and pen, and wrote immediately.
First, there are laws, such as going to sea to require a visa. This one is not money-free, unlike later generations, and has become an important measure for the government to make money. It is also necessary. Zheng Lang did not object, but the following laws will not be changed. First, the seamen are not allowed to go to the Silla Goryeo realm, and it is changed to consult as appropriate. If the ship is not allowed to rely on Goryeo, how can you ask someone familiar with the birth of the girl as a guide and a translator?
The goods you bring must be filed in a lawsuit and can only be boarded after registration. The sea passengers themselves must be covered by three residents and must be kept, otherwise they will be chaotic. Prohibited items and military equipment are not allowed to be boarded. This item must be changed again. Prohibited items are relaxed and the items of military equipment are allowed to be brought after registration and review. Without weapons, they will be protected on the sea. After arriving at the other side, how can they protect themselves?
There are strict restrictions on the date of going to sea, such as the six months from Guangzhou to Hangzhou. These six months include back and forth, shipment and purchase, and the date must be limited, but the time must be relaxed, and the time ordered by the court is too tight.
The ships of the Song Dynasty were all large ships, with hundreds of people on the big ones and nearly a hundred people on the small ones, with giant merchants as the leader, deputy head of the main and miscellaneous matters, and the Maritime Bureau gave Zhu Ji. This is obviously impossible. This time was not the case before. Where did there be so many Zhu Ji? The personnel on the ship set up a baojia, and when someone died on the ship was killed, they would take money. This is the most painful thing. God knows whether people would die? They died of illness, were not adapted to the land, drowned, killed by pirates, and there were too many unexpected things at sea. They would always take money, so who dares to register at the Maritime Bureau?
As for other regulations, there were many modifications, which were the conditions proposed by Zheng Lang at that time. If it was not changed, there was no way to sail on a large scale.
Another advice was made to set up a prison, which was temporarily managed by Hangzhou, but in fact it was managed by him himself, and others did not understand! After getting on the right track, it was inevitable that it would be under the jurisdiction of the court. It was not appropriate to rely on Hangzhou to manage such an important prison, which was low in power and heavy responsibilities.
I also wrote about the reasons for private equity investment, which must be written, otherwise some officials would do it randomly.
It is to grab food from other countries. In some places, there are small countries or tribes, so there is no need to be afraid. However, like the mines in Japan, the faster the action, the better. They are all courts, and they are not responsible and cannot get faster. They often lose their big profits.
This is the beginning. In the future, more contract shares will be added, and there may be as many as tens of thousands of households. Although there will be conflicts among so many households, it is impossible to be one mind and will play a supervisory role. Officials dare not be greedy. But even if they are greedy, they dare not be greedy. God knows whether someone will expose so many mouths. All of them are done by the government, and they will inevitably be greedy. For example, tea government, the income of nearly ten million yuan, the court finally only earned more than 200,000 yuan. Letting the big households become richer, and the more harm it will benefit, letting the government government, the greedy court will not get 10% of the deficit. If this is the worst strategy, it will not be possible.
It is not just one mine, but more than ten mines will be launched within three years. Each mine requires a large number of manpower, and the court is struggling.
If more than ten mines are not unexpected, they will have a profit of more than one billion guan, which will be extremely huge. Countless large households will enter one after another, and each household may earn 10,000 or 20,000 guan. No one should underestimate this income. If you make some rules, then these tens of thousands of large households will be bound to the court, and some mineral deposits may be mined for hundreds of years. For many years, these elites will be loyal to the court. And because of this stock, they dare not do evil.
The war in the northwest is coming soon. The income from the shares is for land, giving it to the poor people, decomposing the crisis of the court, and the other is for money. Once the war begins, a large amount of money is needed to support it. For example, the income from Hangzhou this time is nearly five million stags of money and more than ten thousand hectares of good land.
After listing several benefits, we began to ask for the army. This is necessary, and there is gunpowder. If we want to start a mine quickly, we must have gunpowder. When it comes to setting up foreign soldiers, we didn't say much, but just mentioned it lightly, let the court see how brave this Jurchen army was.
One thing was said at the end.
When everything has been settled, someone will be sent to check another deposit.
It is the Toledo copper mine on Cebu Island. However, it is difficult. The Song Dynasty also had some trade deals with Luzon, but it was very backward from Luzon. The deeper it went, the less civilized the people became, and lost their transaction value. Therefore, it was not the main line of the Song Dynasty's Maritime Silk Road. Most of the people went south to enter the Malacca Strait along the Xisha Nansha, to Tianzhu, Dashi, and East Africa.
Maybe you can't even find a translation.
The weather is hot, and some people may experience severe symptoms of being unacceptable to the local environment. This is easy to deal with. Eat more apples, or put them on the boat and make some tofu, which can relieve the inacceptable to the local environment. But another problem is headache, malaria. The best one is Jinjina Cream, which once cured Kangxi's "holy medicine", and it is also OK to drink leaves and skin soup, but this kind of tree is not available in the whole of Asia now.
Only raw gypsum, Anaesthesiology, Scrophularia ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, Bupleurum, Changshan, add and subtract according to the symptoms, resulting in less effective than the prescriptions used in the Song Dynasty to treat malaria.
In the Luzon Islands, the waterway is not familiar. Although the paramecium is easy to recognize, it is not easy to find this island.
The only benefit is that there is no huge force around it, and there are some indigenous people on the island, with weak power and not enough to be a big harm. There is no benefit, and no one will go up to take risks, but with the benefit, the indigenous people above are nothing.
All this is arranged for copper.
This copper mine was once the largest copper mine in Southeast Asia. The copper ore storage capacity was 1.7 billion tons, and the refined copper content was 41 percent per ten thousand. But with current technology, it can get at most one quarter and one fifth, which is quite considerable. Even if it is ruined, it can get 100,000 tons of refined copper.
But the mining time will be very long, and it may take two or three hundred years, or even longer.
It’s not bad. The copper coins require less than five kilograms of material, and only more than three kilograms of copper is used. If you throw away the cost of transportation and casting, you will get nearly 200 million kilograms of profit.
Moreover, it is a huge companion ore, with a gold content of 0.23 grams per ton of ore. But don't take it seriously. It is lucky to take one percent of it, and you can get tens of thousands of taels of gold. There are also some small ore near this mine, with a gold content of more than nine grams per ton, and there are some iron ore. In short, it will not be confirmed for many years after mining, but the real profit will be far more than 200 million tons.
Write down these situations one by one.
At the end, I said, I did this to some extent and the heroes did not accept it, but I begged Your Majesty for one thing to kill Guo and persuade Li Wei!
In his memory, the court punished Guo Guan and Li Wei with the magistrate of Qizhou and Ruzhou. What is this? Also called punishment?
kill!
I used 5667 billion yuan to buy the heads of two people on their necks!
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