Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 749 Mission
Aunt Zhu said: "Now that the reorganization is completed, you should make good preparations in the next few days, and strive to leave for Japan in the first ten days of March.

As for the specific preparations that need to be made, and what to do when you go to Japan, you can go to Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi and the Military Affairs Academy to find out.

Well, if there is nothing else, the two of you will step back. "

"Yes, I will take my leave."

Zheng Cai and Yan Yingyuan responded, and they left the Hall of Martial Heroes together.

After walking for a while, Zheng Cai said, "Yuheng, why don't we go to the Military Affairs Academy first?"

Although Zheng Cai is Zheng Zhilong's nephew, he followed Zheng Zhilong to do business (as a pirate) in Tianqi five years (1625), and is now 45 years old.

Years of sea life have made his face look like a ravine, and his hair is a little gray, which makes him look quite vicissitudes, so he looks like a man in his fifties.

But his face was ruddy and he was in good spirits.

He knew that the emperor valued Yan Yingyuan very much, and the intention of cultivating him was obvious.Therefore, even if his general position is one level higher than Yan Yingyuan's, he still respects Yan Yingyuan in words and deeds.

Yan Yingyuan also felt that it would be better to go to the Military Affairs Academy first to learn about the mission, so he said "yes" as he dropped by.

The Military Affairs Academy is also in the Forbidden City, just to the west of the Hall of Martial Arts, and the two arrived in a short while.

After entering, the two went directly to the coordinating office—Li Yan, Ye Tinggui, Zhu Dadian, Hong Niangzi, and Ma Ke, the top leaders of the Military Affairs Academy, usually work here.

However, when the two came here this time, they only saw Li Yan, Ye Tinggui, and Zhu Dadian.

"Are you here to learn about the mission of the Dongyang Navy to Japan? Come, sit here." Li Yan's words were as gentle as ever, without any airs of a military minister, and motioned for the two to sit across from his desk.

However, Zheng Cai and Yan Yingyuan did not forget the etiquette, and saluted the three military ministers before sitting down.

Zheng Caidao: "Dr. Li has a good plan, we really came here to understand the mission."

Li Yan smiled, took out a document from the pile of official documents next to him, and handed it over, saying, "You guys take a look at this first."

The two were not surprised, they took the file and flipped through it together.

Now everyone in Ming Dynasty has developed the habit of explaining and explaining everything through documents first, and if there is anything unclear after reading the documents, we can discuss them in detail.

The content of the document was not too much, and the two of them finished reading it in a while, but they couldn't help but looked at each other.

Because the task given to the Dongyang Navy in the document is very simple, that is to assist diplomats in negotiating with Japan and signing some treaties.

However, the content of the treaty is not simple.

It can be roughly divided into three categories:
One is to allow Japan to open additional trading ports such as Edo, Shimonoseki, and Sendai in addition to Nagasaki to expand trade between the two countries.

The second is to allow Ming to set up concessions in Edo and Nagasaki, and to send diplomatic officials there.

Third, allow Ming Dynasty to lease a port in Kyushu and the southern part of Ezo Island as ocean transit points.

Zheng Cai was in charge of Japanese trade in Zheng's early years, so she knew a lot about Japan.

After reading it, he couldn't help asking: "Although the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate has implemented a policy of seclusion for more than ten years, it mainly targets Portugal, Spain and other Western countries that spread Catholicism.

It still allows trade through the port of Nagasaki to Ming Dynasty, North Korea, and the Netherlands, which spreads Protestantism.Isn't that enough? "

Li Yan said: "General Zheng has been in the navy all year round, so it's normal that he doesn't understand people's livelihood and economy.

In the past few years, our Daming textile industry, papermaking industry, and porcelain industry have all made great progress. Therefore, we need to export more goods overseas to obtain sufficient profits.

Japan only opened one port in Nagasaki, not to mention the limited cargo throughput each year, and the trade of many goods is still controlled by the shogunate, which is not conducive to our Ming Dynasty's expansion of trade volume.

In this way, it is natural for them to open a few more ports and relax the terms of trade. "

Zheng Cai frowned slightly.

In his opinion, this matter is not so beneficial to the Zheng family.

Because in the past few decades, most of the business between Daming and Japan was controlled by their Zheng family.

Although the Zheng family has completely surrendered to the imperial court now, they have also cooperated to form the Daming Sugar Company to jointly obtain huge profits from the sugar industry.

However, the profits from Japanese commerce and trade still account for a large proportion of Zheng's Group's annual income.

Moreover, the Zheng family's business with Japan is not through official channels, but mainly through smuggling.

If the imperial court does this, increasing official treaty ports and expanding official trade, then the trade market through smuggling channels will inevitably be squeezed.

In this way, their Zheng's trade profits in Japan will definitely decline...

Thinking of this, Zheng Cai didn't ask any more questions about this task.

Not to mention that Zheng Zhilong is currently serving as the Zuo Dudu of the Naval Commander's Mansion, and Zheng Sen is also in the secretariat and other important places of the Ming Dynasty. The two of them probably know the decision of the imperial court.

As the current Patriarch and the next Patriarch of the Zheng family, they didn't say anything, so why should he, a person who is relatively close to the side, worry about it?
What's more, with the current prestige and strength of the imperial court, the Zheng family is not satisfied with this matter, so what can be done?
Among other things, let's talk about the eight major naval divisions under the jurisdiction of the Naval Governor's Mansion. It seems that many of the generals are from the Zheng family.

But if the Zheng family wants to rebel against the imperial court, few of these generals from the Zheng family will follow, and even some of their Zheng family's children will turn against the court.

As for making troubles secretly and hindering the court, that would be a bit stupid.

Let’s not talk about how much can be achieved by secretly working hard, once it is found out, it will be tantamount to giving the court a reason to suppress the Zheng family.

Now that the Zheng family is already a top wealthy family in Daming, it can be said that the fire is cooking oil and the flowers are blooming. I don't know how many people are jealous.

If the imperial court was given an excuse to suppress her, those jealous people would surely gather around to bite off the fat on Zheng's body.

At that time, Zheng Shi felt uncomfortable.

When Zheng Cai was thinking about this, Yan Yingyuan spoke.

"What is the purpose of this in the concession ports of Kyushu and Ezo Island? Could it be that I want my Eastern Navy to explore the waterway to the American continent?"

Li Yan smiled and praised: "Ji Heng is indeed a good general whom His Majesty often praises, this guess is right.

It is true that the imperial court intends to open up a waterway to the Americas, but it does not allow the Eastern Navy to go - that would be too risky.

It is only necessary to form an ocean-going exploration squadron from the Dongyang Navy. After the squadron has explored the waterway according to the information given by His Majesty, it will not be too late for the Dongyang Navy to go to America. "

After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan's pair of red and phoenix eyes couldn't help but shine.

Since he entered Qinglong Camp and became a navy general, he has learned a lot about the American New World.

There is no doubt that America is an extremely vast and fertile new continent, where all Western countries are now competing for territory and resources to nourish their own countries.

Since Daming wants to participate in the great voyage, America must be one of the main stages of the Daming Navy!

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)