Xinshun 1730

Chapter 143 You can't help but believe, quality is useless

The name of the camp is Xiaozhan, and the ship number is Shuguang.

They all mean the same thing, the road is long, and this is the first step.

The emperor thought so.

Liu Yu thinks so, and doesn't think so.

Thinking about the halo on his body, the Qingzhou Army, training troops at Xiaozhan, and the ship's name is Aurora, he was a little worried that he would not be able to restrain himself.

After Bai Ling and others retreated, the emperor summoned Liu Yu alone, and finally asked how to break the situation.

Military training is okay, immigration is also successful, but how to break the situation in Japan?
Wa Kingdom has not come to pay tribute for a long time, and sent an official ship to go there. Although it is polite, it politely expresses that please don't send official ships again in the future.

Dashun is short of copper, especially with the development of the commodity economy, there is a real shortage of copper coins as currency.Liu Yu also proposed to allow North Korea to use Chinese money, which requires copper to be obtained in Japan.

However, Japan's trade policy makes it difficult to trade in Hong Kong.

In the future, it is said that Japan will open the country, order it to pay tribute, and force trade; now it is still far from this step, and the navy is used to support the navy, and the emperor does not want to invest too much money...mainly because he cannot afford it.

Li Gansui really wanted to ask, how to make money before the navy was formed?

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have found a businessman who has been to Japan for trade a few months ago. I asked some questions."

Hearing this, Li Gan nodded, secretly approving in his heart.

I thought Liu Yu was really for the country.Before the matter was completed, he first considered what to do if he used it in the future.If everyone in the court is like this, this society will be stable for thousands of years, but it's a pity...it's actually a white crane among chickens.

"You can never forget, it shows your loyalty. You can just do it, you can rest assured. But what did this businessman who has been to Japan say?"

That's what I've been waiting for.

Liu Yu was about to say that Japan was collecting war horses, military books, and ancient books of the state. Li Gan was furious when he heard the words: "It's really a wolf's ambition! Do you want to repeat what happened in the Renchen year? What you said that day is really far away." Take a look at it. In the future, when Junggar is flattened, disasters will come from the sea. Whether it is the Westerners, or the Japanese country. If they don’t change their minds, they should really follow what you said, build a navy early, and wipe it out in one day.”

"Is there any businessman from the Kingdom of Chaos to bring these prohibited items?"

Liu Yu smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, how did you get over the sea with thousands of miles of borders? Is it true that Wang Zhi and others did not go out to sea in closed-door training in the previous dynasty? We are separated from Japan by a strip of water, and lures are in front of us. Your Majesty will not be able to control even if you are in closed-door training. Besides, I am short of copper in the dynasty, so I should buy copper from Japan."

Speaking of copper, Li Gan also sighed.

Indeed, there are thousands of miles in the sea, and the forbidden sea cannot be restrained at all.Besides, even if trade with Japan is banned, should Nanyang and Western Oceans also be banned?

But if you want to ban it, you must ban it completely, otherwise it is meaningless.

And even if it is completely banned, the facts have already proved that it is useless.In addition, Taizong had a legacy that the country should not be locked up, because the female officials and eunuchs had to go to the temple to cry and complain, and this legacy cannot be changed at all.

Li Gan thought that Liu Yu had some way to prohibit it, but he didn't want Liu Yu to say: "Your Majesty, since you can't help it, I think...why not do it officially?"

Before Li Gan was shocked, Liu Yu said again: "Your boldness, please use the deadly plan! The Japanese are ambitious, so they should use the deadly plan to make them misjudge. In this way, they will not only mess up the Japanese, but also get silver and copper." Trade. At this time, I dare not advocate privately, let alone make a statement in the court, so I ask His Majesty privately, and I ask Your Majesty to make a decision."

"Dead time?"

After contemplating this word for a while, Li Gan vaguely understood the meaning, and asked, "How to do it in the dead?"

"Return to Your Majesty. Your Majesty needs to be firm on this matter."

"What's the matter?"

"Riding and archery and martial arts are useless. The formation of flintlock guns and bayonets is the right way."

Li Gan frowned slightly, and said, "I have been firm on this matter for a long time, so why do you have to say it again?"

Then he thought of the word "dead time", and suddenly said: "You mean... to use the dead time to make the Japanese think that riding and archery and martial arts are the right way? This... don't the Japanese know?"

He believed that flintlock guns and bayonets would be the right way for the army in the future.According to what Liu Yu said, it does make sense. With bayonets and flintlock guns, the flower team becomes a pure team. It was already explained very clearly in the policy theory "Army of Control" that day.

Since it is the right way, it is like the earth is round, and if you draw three strings and four strings, it must be five.You know today, I know tomorrow, and I will always know, and finally it will be right.

Although dead time is available, but the Japanese are not stupid, could they really be fooled?
"Return to Your Majesty. The Japanese people are still feudal now. There are generals at the top, great names at the bottom, and warriors under the big names. If you want to lead an army with spears, you must first break the feudal system. This is also difficult."

"Japanese warriors take martial arts as their duty. They use knives and bows more often. The martial arts of this dynasty are based on geometry, warfare, and arithmetic; the Japanese martial arts are based on bow, shoot, knife, and riding skills. Therefore, please choose from the army of children. People with excellent martial arts skills, especially the method of riding and archery. The Japanese people are now popular with "Eagle Hunting", and they like riding and archery the most, so as to cultivate their martial arts virtues. To be a man of the dead, one must be loyal, and one must have the ability of Houyi Fengmeng."

"Um……"

The boy army has the emperor's confidantes, who are both skilled in martial arts and loyal enough.Since martial arts are high, naturally they disdain to use muskets, not to mention being better than Hou Yi, but there are some coincidences in archery.

Yi Ding was mostly used in the previous dynasty, and the Mongolian riding and archery method was still passed down. This is indeed not a problem.

Thinking about what Liu Yu said, it is indeed reasonable.

Forbidden, since you can't help it, why don't you do it yourself?

Do it yourself, use your time, and you can still control it.This is exactly one way.

Because Li Gan's mind is still very clear, he can't help it.If you think it can be banned, it is tantamount to deception, and the huge economic loss cannot be afforded.

It has been known since ancient times that businessmen value profits.Japan's special trade policy makes it inevitable for businessmen to break the law for profit.

Since his heart was moved, he said: "Death can be used, but it can't be completely depended on."

Liu Yu thought to himself, what a dead time, it's just to find a high-level reason to facilitate smuggling.If I don't find a samurai who can ride and shoot, how can I get a trade license from Japan?It's just that I don't dare to do this myself, so I have to report it to you.It’s just a matter of time, if it’s unnecessary to say that the death time is unnecessary, it’s just to find out the intelligence of Japan, is it possible that he really expects to fool the Japanese into fools by relying on his words?

"Your Majesty is wise. I am training soldiers this time. When the soldiers are successful, I can return to the dead. But the minister wants to use the dead time to meet with the Japanese. One is to test, and the other is to invite them to trade. If it is successful, you can do it every year. Get hundreds of thousands of catties of copper, and make a profit, and build a navy."

"I think that if the navy is prosperous, even if the Japanese understand that it is a dead end, reforming the system, feudalism and counties... All of these have been done, and then changing the military system, what's the use? Shut up and lock the sea; if When they build ships, they bombard and raid them. Can the Japanese move their shipyards to the mountains?"

This is getting to the point.

Li Gan laughed and said: "Of course! If the navy is prosperous, even if the Japanese are really out of the Shang Dynasty; even if I rebelled against the court, Shen Gong Wuchen taught them the law of land warfare, what's the use? Your consideration is extremely thoughtful. I I agree, I will do it in the future, play it by ear, if there is a new law, just play it."

"I'm in the forbidden palace, so I can't know the affairs of the Japanese state. The so-called general is outside, and the emperor's order is not accepted. You Liu Shouchang, I can still trust you."

After laughing, his face darkened again and he said: "Liu Yu, Liu Yu, the five-year period, don't forget it. I want to see results."

"The minister will not dare to forget."

"I ask you, do you have an idea about the flintlock?"

"There is."

"it is good."

He also didn't ask Liu Yu's thinking, but chose to "employ people without doubt, and doubt people without".Anyway, given the money, I don't want half a suit of armor, half a gun, and a half helmet from the imperial court.

Otherwise, no one would have any ideas, and in the end he would choose someone else, and Li Gan knew what it meant to be drifting.Liu Yu, at least at this moment, is still credible.

Before letting Liu Yu leave, Li Gan gave Liu Yu half a token.

…………

When I got home, I tidied up a bit, and then I was going to check the examination papers and select the qualified ones.

On the way back in the evening, I went to Yang Erguan Hutong again, and routinely asked Hannibal about the content of the French military drills.

After walking for a while, a person suddenly appeared from the corner, wearing a bamboo hat, his face could not be seen clearly, holding a Miao knife in his hand.

Liu Yu dodged back subconsciously, and touched the spring wheel gun that had already been loaded with gunpowder at his waist, but the man put the knife on the ground, raised his hands and asked, "But Liu Yu Master Liu?"

Asked kindly, but Liu Yu didn't put away the gun in his hand, holding it up and asked, "Who are you?"

"Someone is good at martial arts, and also good at riding and archery. I wanted to pass the martial arts palace, but the martial arts palace of the country is not the martial arts of the previous dynasty, but I want to test geometry and arithmetic..."

Liu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and when he heard the word "riding and shooting", he had already guessed the identity of the other party, shook his head and said, "No. You obviously want to consider Martial Virtue Palace, with all your abilities and proficiency in bow and horse, you will definitely come out ahead. However, Someone insulted your master and was killed by you, so he fled. In the Martial Virtue Palace of this dynasty, martial arts were emphasized, while writing was despised, and geometrical calculations were just for the selection of military subordinates. Am I right?"

The man cupped his hands and said: "My lord, it's clear! The villain just killed someone and fled. He has all the skills, but someone insulted my master and was killed by a certain person. He can't be admitted to the Martial Virtue Palace, otherwise he will be the leader."

After speaking, he threw a token that was only half in Liu Yu's hand. After Liu Yu checked it carefully, he compared it with the half that Li Gan gave him, and it fit perfectly. He hid the token on his body and said: " That's how it is. All right, come with me."

After confirming the token, Liu Yu also retracted his musket, and the man followed behind Liu Yu, instead of going to Duke Yi's mansion, he went to the small courtyard near Wude Palace.

Although Mantou was curious, he didn't ask any more questions, but went to prepare tea.Seeing that Liu Yu didn't avoid steamed buns, the man knew he must be his confidant.

"Competing with Japanese swordsmen, do you have confidence?"

"Don't dare to call yourself invincible, but you are not afraid."

"Can ride and shoot?"

"Adept at bowing horses."

"Why do you dare to die? Loyalty? Benefit? En? Hate?"

"kindness."

"Where is the grace?"

"Your Majesty was still the prince."

"What's your name?"

"I will call you whatever your lord wants me to be."

"Very well, so your name is Shi Shiyong."

"Yes, my surname is Shi, and my name is used in the world. But I don't know the name."

"Heisei."

"Yes. It is used in the history of the world, and the word Pingcheng. The ancestral home is Jizhou, and he studied in Liaodong, so the master's reputation is not obvious in the southeast."

Liu Yu smiled, smashed up what he said just now, and asked again. Not only did the sentences match, but there were also richer details.

He took off the bamboo hat and took a closer look, and saw that this person was ordinary-looking, neither good-looking nor ugly, the kind he couldn't find in the crowd. In his thirties, with a strong physique, Liu Yu asked one last question.

"Do you have a baby?"

"Yes, and many. There are wives, but no concubines. If you have to accept them, you really don't want to."

"Traveling far away to Fusang, don't you miss me when I'm alone?"

"You don't need to be suspicious, but you don't need to be suspicious. Why does your lord think that I went alone? Your Majesty said: Trust is not trustworthy, and quality is useless."

(End of this chapter)