Chapter 368 War Dividends
For two consecutive days, Fan Ning and Sima Yang rode horses around the country under the escort of a hundred cavalry. The population of the country was mainly distributed around Akita Castle. Novels.
In addition, there are also people in the Yuri area in the Okara Peninsula and the southern part of Yuri, but most of the population is still concentrated within 20 miles of Akita Castle and exists in the form of a village.
There are hundreds of villages on both sides of the Akita River, with a population of nearly 60,000, and more than 300,000 acres of farmland are reclaimed. In addition, there are endless vast fields.
"Yang Sima, do you think we can open a ranch here?" Fan Ning pointed to the grassland in the distance with a horse whip and smiled.
Yang nodded, "Of course it can be opened as a ranch, but how do you explain to the Japanese court? They will definitely come and negotiate, after all, this is not Kunzhou."
Fan Ning smiled slightly and said, "Then let's rent it. I've been renting it for 99 years. I'll give them some rent symbolically every year. I think as long as I admit that the Wuguo belongs to Japan and satisfy their face, they should agree to rent it to us."
"Actually, I think the strategic commander should consider the imperial court. When we invade the Yuguo, there will definitely be many ministers accusing us of being unkind."
"Even if we cook dishes, everyone likes it. Besides, if it is a major event like sending troops, someone will definitely jump out. However, the government gave me the power to handle Japanese affairs, and we set up a strategic buffer zone for Kunzhou. I think the government will support it. As for Zhizhengtang, so much gold and silver will be transported back to make up for the financial deficit of the court. They are too happy and there should be no big problem."
Yang Xinran smiled. Fan Ning said something really reasonable. He stroked his beard and asked again: "How to place the Kun tribe's people?"
Fanning thought for a while and said, "I plan to give them two pieces of land, one is located in the Nanlu Peninsula, with 30,000 acres of land on it. If they can convert to farming, they can farm and settle there, and also place the Ouyu Mountains to them. They can continue to hunt in the mountains for a living, or they can flow out of the sea along the river, which can be regarded as the most righteousness for them."
"This plan is OK, but what should the residents of the Nanlu Peninsula do?"
"Move them to Akita Castle, where there is enough land for them to reclaim the population, concentrate the population, and facilitate management."
"What about the garrison?"
"I plan to station a thousand troops in Akita Castle and leave thirty warships, which should be enough."
The two turned their horses back to Akita Castle. When they passed by a village, the people in the village came out and kowtowed. Although the Song army was an outside invader, Fan Ning promised to exempt them from all taxes, which made the people extremely happy, and the invaders became liberators.
"The rice yield here is very high. I heard that each acre of rice produces three stones of rice, and the annual output is one million stones. They eat it themselves. In addition to the consumption of the army and miners, it is only 500,000 stones a year. What will the remaining 500,000 stones be handled?"
Fan Ning smiled and said, "I plan to buy it from them at the price of twenty cents of rice. It is 500,000 shi, which is 100,000 guan. They can also sell labor and mining, fish, pick pearls, and help the clans raise horses. In this way, every household has some spare money. Then, the Song Dynasty's tea, porcelain, cloth, shoes and hats, jewelry, rouge and other daily necessities will have a market. Their lives will improve. If Japan wants to take back this land, I am afraid that the local people will rise up to resist."
Fan Ning looked back at Yang and smiled and said, "As for the 500,000 s of rice that can be sold to Japan for 200,000 taels of silver, we will make double the difference, we will not lose, right?"
Yang sighed lightly, "It's better to consider the long-term problem!"
Fanning returned to Akita Castle. As soon as he arrived at the gate, soldiers came to report, "The messenger of the Abe family is here!"
Fanning expected that the arrival of the Abe family envoy was that he did not return to Kunzhou because he was waiting for news from Mu Ao.
Fanning asked again: "Where are they?"
"Waiting in the city's government office!"
Fan Ning nodded and urged his horse to run into the city. The official office in the city was the garrison of the Imperial Kingdom. It was the official office set up by the Japanese court in the Imperial Kingdom. The current garrison was the Kiyohara Mitsura, who had died in the battle.
Fanning planned to set up this government office as the command post of the Overseas Strategic Commander Akita, with one commander and one judge, as a military and political institution stationed in Akita Castle.
Fanning turned over and dismounted in front of the government office and walked into the gate. They saw two people sitting in the lobby. One was Sasaki Abe who had come to ask for help before, and the other was a half-white old man, both wearing loose Japanese mashi. When they saw Fanning come in, they hurriedly knelt down to worship.
Fanning nodded, "Please sit down, two!"
Fanning sat down in the main seat, and Cheng Qing, a member of the Translation and Richmond Office, sat aside. Although the people of the Exodus Kingdom and the Muro Kingdom all spoke Hokkien, the upper class members generally used Japanese. Sadaji Abe hurriedly introduced the old man next to Fanning, "This is my uncle Abe Mitsutoki, who is the left-behind Kaga Castle!"
Abe Mitsushi bowed deeply, "The great kindness of the Song army will be remembered forever!"
The two had learned about the battle situation between the Song army and the Yuzhe team. The Song army wiped out the Yuzhe team, which was three times more than its own, and killed more than 1,500 people. However, only seven of them were killed in the battle. The brilliant results and the huge disparity in casualties made the two frightened, so they were particularly respectful when they saw Fan Ning.
At this time, the two soldiers brought them three cups of tea. Fanning drank a sip of hot tea and said calmly: "The three major families of the Exodus Kingdom have disappeared, and the army of the Exodus Kingdom has also disappeared. Instead, the Song army will be stationed in the Exodus Kingdom for a long time. I hope that the Abe family and the Exodus Kingdom will support each other in the future to fight against the northern invasion of the Japanese court."
Abe's uncle and nephew looked at each other, and both of them showed a hint of disappointment. They also hoped that the Song army would hand over the Abe family to the Abe family, but they did not expect that the Song army would occupy it themselves. You must know that the plains of the Abe family have been coveted for a long time.
Abe Mitsushi was a little unwilling to accept it and said, "The plains of the Path Country are vast, and most of them are grasslands. They are not fully utilized. Can it be?"
Before he could finish his words, Fan Ning waved his hand and interrupted him, "It's too early to mention this matter. Let's talk about the conditions agreed before. Abe Shaojun has promised me that the gold and silver in the Abe family will be given to the Song army as a reward. I wonder if I want me to send the army to transport it or to deliver it in another way?"
After saying that, Fanning placed two huge golden keys on the table and pushed them to Abe Hikaru, staring at him with a cold look.
Cheng Qing translated Fan Ning's words into Japanese. How could Abe Mitsushita not understand the threat? If the Abe family regretted it, the Song army would directly attack Kaga Castle and get it back in person.
It is a pity that gold and silver can be mined anyway. Muao has the largest goldfield in Japan. Gold is not a rare thing for them. Abe Mitsushita hurriedly said: "This is the condition my brother personally agreed to. The Abe family will never break the promise. We will hand over the 2.3 million taels of gold and 3 million taels of silver in stock to Kunzhou. Just like before, Kunzhou can send ships to transport it. However, Muao has many mountains and poor land and has never been able to support itself. The Song army captured the country of Yu, and must have seized a large amount of food. Can we support a little bit of food?"
This requirement is not too much. Seeing that they sincerely presented gold and silver to Kunzhou, Fanning would also give him some appropriate rewards.
Fanning nodded and smiled, "I will send a ship to send 100,000 stones of rice to Mu Ao, which is our support for the Abe family. In addition, we will sell 200,000 stones of rice to Mu Ao every year. If it is not enough, it can be increased. Mu Ao will concentrate manpower to collect gold, and leave it to the Wu Country to solve the problem of insufficient food. Both sides will get their needs. Isn't this a good thing?"
Abe's nephew smiled bitterly in his heart. The lifeline of food was strangled by the Song army. This was not a good thing. Abe Sadaji was about to make an agreement, but his uncle held it down. Abe Mitsuto said decisively: "It's just decided that the Abe family is willing to form an alliance with the Song army and fight against the Japanese court north together."
Abe Hiroshi's decisiveness made Fan Ning secretly admire him. Jiang is worthy of being a hot-sex person. Abe Hiroshi knows how to advance and retreat, knows what things can be discussed and what things cannot be bargained. Using grain for gold is Fan Ning's strategy to hollow out the Abe family for a long time. How can there be room for bargaining? Only by actively compromising on issues of principle can we bargain on other issues. Abe Hiroshi is obviously very clear about this, but Abe Sadaji seems to have not figured it out.
Fan Ning smiled slightly, "It may be a little earlier to talk about this issue. First of all, we must quell the war. I plan to film the special envoy to mediate the conflict between the Abe clan and the Japanese court. I wonder if you agree with this plan?"
At this time, Sadaji Abe realized that the other party’s focus was on mediating relations with the Japanese court, which involved the core interests of the Abe family. In contrast, a little gold is nothing. As for food, does Muro really have no food production?
Sadaji Abe admired his uncle's wisdom in his heart, and he tactfully stopped talking.
Chapter completed!