The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 512
Not long after Xiang Chuchu left, Shang Kexi came to the conference hall.

Shang Kexi brought [-] troops to stay in Japan at the beginning, Ding Yi said that they would rotate for two years, and now they have finally returned.

"Greetings to Lord Chief Soldier." Shang Kexi said happily.

It was only later that Ding Yi found out that he brought back a Japanese wife when he came back from Japan, and in the future, his subordinates stationed in Japan would like to bring back Japanese girls, saying that they were more gentle than Ming people.

Ding Yi was also speechless. He also married a Japanese woman, and he couldn't stop his subordinates from doing this. He watched more and more Japanese women in the army.

Shang Kexi stayed in Japan in November 1633, and returned in December last year. His successor was Xu Bicheng, who had been arranged by Ding Yi long ago.

After Shang Kexi came back, he replaced Xu Bicheng in Fuzhou.

And Ding Yi's reason for transferring Xu Bicheng is also very good. Some time ago, a secret agent stole the short guns of Fuzhou City, so the guard Xu Bicheng was severely punished.

When Shang Kexi came back, Ding Yi was in the army, and he rushed back from Fuzhou City today to meet him.

"Sit down, sit down quickly, you have worked hard overseas." Ding Yi smiled.

"It's not hard, it should be." Shang Kexi submitted the overseas harvest to Ding Yi.

According to Ding Yi's request, in the past two years, Shang Kexi, together with Wu Chun from the Intelligence Department and others, first organized a caravan of 200 people, and traveled all over Japan under the name of Huang Zi, who was doing business for Ding Yi and the famous feudal lords. It is still near the shogunate site, and it is also the place with the largest population and resources in Japan.

On the one hand, it is to collect information from various places, on the other hand, to draw pictures along the way, to record the topography, the situation of the troops stationed in various places, the situation of resources, the population and the situation of cities and towns.

At the same time, they bought spy works in Japan and developed Japanese traitors.

After two years of development, from Hirado to Nagasaki, and then around the shogunate's territory, the basic map has been completely drawn, and it has been formed and perfected with the Japanese local map.

Of course, the paintings in this era are relatively simple, mainly including mountains, rivers, main roads and small roads, etc., which will not be as complicated as in later generations.

In the past two years, more than 100 people have been developed as secret agents, and more than 200 Japanese traitors have been bought, all over the country.

After Xu Bicheng takes over, he will continue to do this work, and also record the distribution of minerals and other resources in Japan.

In the early stage, Shang Kexi and Wu Chun did not spend much time on drawing the map in order to quickly draw the map. After Xu Bicheng took over, he needed to increase his investment in this area. With the help of the Japanese traitor, it would be easier.

In the end, Shang Kexi also said that when he came back, he brought another boat of Japanese craftsmen, about 100 people.

"Okay, well done, it's gratifying, you did well." Ding Yi was overjoyed.

The last time he went to Ishijian Yinshan, he only listened to the report and had no time to see things. This time, Shang brought back all the materials including the map, and he did a good job.

Shang Kexi's ability is actually stronger than most of his subordinates. Ding Yi's original crew, Mali, only Zhao Dashan, Zhang Jing, Lu Chao, Ruan Siqing and a few others can compare with him.

After Xu Bicheng passed by, it is estimated that what he did would not be better than Shang Kexi's liking, but Shang Kexi has laid the foundation before, so it will be easier for Xu Bicheng to do it again.

"When will your lord plan to use troops against Japan?" Shang Kexi asked at this moment.

He felt that if Ding Yi wanted to do this, he would definitely use troops against Japan in the future.

"It's not in a hurry. We don't need to go to war now. Of course, we can wait for the country to stabilize. Right now, there is our source of money and food." Ding Yi smiled.

Shang Kexi nodded, he also felt that Ding Yi would not attack Japan so early, and Ding Yi had attracted Amakusa Haruka from Youemon there, so Ding Yi did not have to send troops by himself in the future.

"Don't tell anyone about Japan's affairs. Right now, let's do our best to develop." Ding Yi finally said seriously.

"No." Shang Kexi expressed his understanding.

Then Ding Yi asked Shang Kexi to choose one hundred acres of fertile land in Fuzhou City, and asked Ruan Wenlong to give Shang Kexi 2000 taels of silver as a bonus for guarding Japan for two years.

Shang Kexi was overjoyed, and left.

Not long after Shang Kexi left, another person appeared in the house, it was Wu Chun who also stayed in Japan for a while.

Wu Chun wanted to say something but stopped, seeing that Zhang Jing was there, he didn't say anything.

"Let's talk, they are all our own people." Ding Yi said directly.

Wu Chun thought for a while, then whispered: "Shang Kexi has been in Japan for two years, selling minerals privately, and taking care of Japanese girls. He has already collected a lot of money. When he came back, he packed half a boatload of silver, almost tens of thousands of taels."

Ruan Wenlong, Zhang Jing and others looked at each other.

Shang Kexi must have been born in Dongjiang Town. He was used to doing this in Dongjiang Town for so many years before, and Ding Yi didn't talk to him about these things properly.

Ding Yi thought for a while and asked, "Has he ever sold guns and cannons?"

"This is not."

"Have you ever done anything to be sorry for Lushun and me?"

"nor."

"People are not sages." Ding Yi sighed: "Don't mention this matter again."

"No." Wu Chun fell silent.

Zhang Jing was thoughtful, thinking carefully, had he ever done such a thing in the army, it seems that he hadn't, this damn intelligence department, he also cares about this matter?Really annoying.

Ruan Wenlong said at this time: "Strict discipline should be enforced outside, and the guard should not let the power be seen by himself."

Ding Yi now has more and more territories. There are people in Dengzhou, Jeju, Japan, and high officials. These generals who are stationed have too much power.

"This is easy to handle. The military, the government, and the business are separated, the army guards the city, the civil service manages, and the business is independent." Ding Yi thought for a while, and he really needs to control it a little bit. After all, he is on the rise. At this time, internal corruption cannot be allowed to continue.

He discussed with Ruan Wenlong for a while that night, and finally made a decision.

In Japan, there is an old Japanese friend Matsudaira Uno who has the full authority to handle the business there. From among the teachers in Lushun, a middle-aged man named Liu Guolin was selected to go to Japan to study together, and he will be in charge of Japanese business in the future.

In recent years, Ding Yi also felt that he had very few civil servants, so he set out to train the children. On the one hand, he trained the children from an early age, and on the other hand, he selected from the recruited scholars.

Liu Guolin is an upright man. His wife married in Lushun, and his children also go to school in Lushun. He is also a deeply rooted member of his family. He was selected to go to Japan to cooperate with Xu Bicheng. Xu Bicheng was in charge of the army. Liu Guolin participated in logistics and business. All mineral resources were handled by Liu Guolin. Xu Bicheng must not intervene.

Given that Japan is relatively close and has no government affairs, Liu Guolin can come back several times a year to report on the situation.

At the same time, Liu Guolin was asked to bring Ding Yi's warrant to strictly enforce overseas discipline. It is okay to play with Japanese girls, and anyone who dares to use power for personal gain will get half of the profit of the seeker.

On the other side, a man named Zhu Xiangyang was removed from the logistics department to be in charge of government affairs. Yao Xinhan used to be in charge of business. Ding Yi agreed to the two of them taking their family members with them, but neither of them wanted to bring their children with them in Lushun. Going to school, I just want to come back every year, and Ding Yi agrees.

In the future, these government and business officials will have to be rotated for three to four years, which can train relevant talents and prevent them from getting old after a long time.

(End of this chapter)