my days with tyrants

Chapter 284 Picking Peaches

"this is okay too?"

Yang Feng listened to the new version of Royal Secret compiled by Qi Tai and others with a shocked face.

Of course, understandable.

It can only be said that they were forced to really start to use their brains.

And it's a smart way to do it.

Because his previous toss in Shanxi, although it can be said to have a perfect ending, it made Daming's heart grow grass. In the past two years, Shanxi has developed extremely fast, and industry and commerce have exploded. In just two years, he has already lost money. Tax package, close to maintaining balance of payments.Although the gentry in Shanxi were forced to divide their fields, they started to enjoy greater happiness by relying on industry and commerce. Factories were established in the carnival of free capitalism.

And the military supplies in the border town also provided them with a broad market.

Weapons, ammunition, military uniforms, armor, and even canned food were continuously produced, and transported to Datong, Shuofang, and even distant Yanran and Hanhai through the wooden rail that was almost completed.

Even Beiting and Anxi have them.

This was originally the main trade route for Shanxi merchants.

It's just that Mongolia didn't surrender in the past, so the imperial court banned the import of materials to Mobei, but now with the surrender of various Mongolian ministries, it just opened the door to a new world for Shanxi merchants.

It's like a carnival.

Which other provinces, especially coastal provinces such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, are not envious?
Which of those gentry would not want to?

But when Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, they dared not speak out, and could only endure in silence, watching the continuous flow of gold and silver from overseas into the bank, and they could be caught in Jinyiwei's prison for any usury.At the same time, guarding their land that could have been used to grow various cash crops, they can only grow worthless rice there, and have to endure various industrial and commercial restrictions from the court.After finally surviving Zhu Yuanzhang's death, I didn't expect that Zhu Yunxi would intensify. Even the imperial examinations that they finally relied on to get in had to be reformed, and they had to go to the West to compete with the people for profit with the dignity of the emperor.It is conceivable that when the mighty fleet goes south, the huge amount of goods brought back will drive the price of the goods in the hands of the gentry to such a pitiful level.

black pepper?

A fleet of people going south can pull back several million catties at a time.

No need to buy, just grab it.

In this case, if under the banner of Zhu Yuanzhang's posthumous edict, Zhu Yunqi was regarded as the King of Wu, and then the de facto separatist regime was implemented under the banner of King Wu, wouldn't it be possible to play whatever you want?

Precious money?

You can open your own bank!
This is actually a good thing. The gentry all admit that it is a good design to add banknotes to banks. After all, it existed in the Song Dynasty. They just can’t bear that they can’t open a bank. If Zhu Yunqi separatists Jiangsu and Zhejiang, then they can open their own bank. Yet?

You can also go overseas to trade by yourself and make a lot of money directly overseas.

Bans such as tea can also be lifted.

Even the salt industry can be let go.

……

Everything can be let go.

The prosperity of the eight wild and salty songs!
but……

"You still don't care?"

Sister Liu said curiously.

This is not a vassal king's trouble, but to push the gentry to simply reshuffle the system in Daming. Anyway, Zhu Yunxi's throne is extremely upright, and it is impossible for everyone to make a fuss about it.If this is the case, then simply bypass the emperor. Of course the vassals like to separate regimes, and the gentry also like to separate regimes. Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang's division of feudalism has already laid the foundation for them.

They just need to defeat the emperor and force the emperor to admit it.

Besides, it's not that the emperor didn't leave it.

Even if a vassal king or a province or all command envoys, there are still several provinces that have no vassal kings at all. Even if the three mansions of Su, Song and Chang are turned into fiefdoms of King Wu, the emperor still has other provinces in Zhili and Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong. These provinces have no vassals at all.Anyway, the country was ruled by Emperor Daxing. As the heir, he gets the biggest piece, and it is reasonable for the other descendants to get a piece each. What's more, everyone will still respect him as emperor in the future. Isn't it enough for him to have the throne?

"Don't worry, let's watch them play first, and besides, I don't need to protect their imperial power for the Zhu family.

Some of Lao Zhu's designs are right.

But not quite right. "

Yang Feng said.

Why should he intervene?

He is not a filial son of the Zhu family, nor is he obliged to safeguard the imperial power for the Zhu family emperor.

Just watch them make a fuss, pick the fruit when the trouble is almost over, and then carry out reforms on the basis of Lao Zhu's current system, such as the guard system is doomed to collapse, why not change it, such as simply setting up the reserve service.For example, Lao Zhu has indeed done a lot in restricting land mergers, but it is obviously not enough, so he simply nationalized and added the permanent tenancy system, and transactions are not allowed in the future.As for the new population, those who have wasteland nearby will open up wasteland, and those who do not have wasteland will move out.

You have to push.

Ordinary people will not go out unless forced.

In short, those gentry dared to make big things, why didn't Ambassador Yang dare?
But the premise is that there is a quarrel, and when the quarrel can't end, only then can he intervene in picking peaches as the adjudicator, but now the good show has just begun!

"Then have you ever thought about it, whether the emperor wins or the vassal king wins, they are still a Zhu family in the final analysis, no matter Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunqi or Zhu Di must maintain the Zhu family's world, some fundamental things will not be fooled by you. Moreover, Zhu Yunxi obviously wants to get rid of you now. He is already the emperor, and there is no need for someone else to tell him what to do. The little princess has suggested to him many times, let him first coax the vassal kings into peace talks, and then wait for you to come back. If you are rejected by him, he doesn't need you anymore. If you go back and solve this mess, then what is he an emperor? He should know the truth about Zhu Yuanzhang's transfer of you to the sea.

Apparently he's also happy to let you go at sea forever. "

Sister Liu said.

Yang Feng smiled slightly.

Of course he is well aware of this.

The imperial decree was indeed Zhu Yuanzhang's intention, but Zhu Yuanzhang had long since ignored his affairs, and he was already bedridden at that time. Of course, it was Zhu Yunxi who issued the imperial edict.

This is normal.

Even an emperor would not tolerate his existence.

Zhu Yunxie did take him as his teacher, but let alone a teacher, he is a real brother. Didn't he just die when he took the throne?He is a qualified emperor, at least in terms of killing Guojue, he is already qualified, but his temper is a bit impatient, but it is also normal, after all, he still has the chance to win until now.Lao Zhu took care of everything for him. Zhu Di was driven to the Western Regions, and all other powerful feudal clans were driven away. Even Yang Feng planned to deal with him. He had nothing to worry about at all, and of course he couldn't wait to start exercising his will .

As for now, it was just a little accident.

But he will still win.

After all, Sapphire had already surrounded Kaifeng, Cao Zhen's army had also arrived in Wuchang, and surrounded Wuchang with Li Jinglong Huihe, and although the Zhu Gaochi brothers seemed not weak, they were unable to break through Zhou Dexing's resistance after all.

In fact, they can only protect Beiping at present.

Although Zhou Dexing was old, he was still a veteran. In terms of qualifications alone, even Xu Huizu and others could be honored as juniors in front of him. This kind of veteran didn't need to do anything, and his presence was enough to ensure stability.

And then as long as Kaifeng is opened, everything will be over.

And this is inevitable.

Lan Yu surrounded Kaifeng with an army of 20, including the Shenji Battalion of [-]. This strength itself was sufficient, and he was just waiting for the siege artillery to arrive.

"Speaking of which, there is not much time left for them."

Yang Feng said with emotion.

Suzhou.

Dongting Mountain.

"It's just nonsense, isn't it absurd!"

Yao Shan, the prefect of Suzhou, looked at the fake Zhu Yunqi in front of him.

"Ke Yi, you should do extraordinary things in extraordinary times, not to mention that I have sent someone to Kaifeng to deliver a letter. Please come quickly, King Yan and others will be happy to see the success. These strong men were sent by Prince Yan to help. The only thing is to have a response. Suzhou Wei elites have already been dispatched to the north, leaving nothing but the old and the weak. Suzhou is so loyal. Once there is a response, the Suzhou Wei will not dare to interfere.

Here is the imperial edict of Daxing Emperor, Ke Yi is a former minister of Emperor Daxing, and he only needs to obey the edict. "

Qi Tai said.

Then he pushed forward the forged so-called will.

Of course it's fake!
Even Yao Shan knew that it was a forgery.

but……

"Brother Ke, if Brother Ke followed the order of the prefect of Suzhou to obey the will of Emperor Daxing and welcome the king of Wu to return to the vassal, all the elders in Suzhou obeyed. As for the Suzhou guard, there is nothing to worry about, it is nothing more than a bribe."

Huang Yue, a good friend beside him, from Changshu, Ding You's past, said.

"But where did the soldiers come from?"

Yao Shan said hesitantly.

Everyone was embarrassed for a while, this question is very important.

First of all, it is impossible for them to fool the common people into following the army.

Suzhou is the richest.

The common people are so bored, follow them into this royal infighting?At most, he just watched the fun from the sidelines, and in fact, even the gentry would watch the fun from the sidelines. After all, the reason why Qi Tai did this was because he had nowhere to go.

They were not cornered.

Of course, the Suzhou gentry also followed them, but most of them were watching the excitement.

This is inevitable.

"In fact, there is no shortage of available soldiers in Suzhou. As long as each family is willing, even tens of thousands of soldiers are easy. If the gentry of Su Songchang and the three prefectures are willing, there are even [-] soldiers."

Huang Yue said with a mysterious smile.

Everyone looked at him suspiciously.

"Everyone, it is indeed difficult for the local people to be used by us, but you seem to have forgotten how many Japanese slaves there are in Su Songchang's three mansions, not only Japanese slaves, but also Korean slaves, and even Annan slaves. These people can sell their lives Yes. As long as we give them money, they can all work hard. As for ordnance and the like, it’s not worth mentioning. It’s enough to collect it from the people. The only problem is that you have to have money.”

Huang Yue said.

There are indeed many Japanese slaves in this area.

Of course, the official status is definitely not a slave. Under Zhu Yuanzhang's system, the gentry had no right to keep slaves at all.

But you can hire workers.

Su Song often includes Zhejiang. The industrial development has been rapid in recent years, especially the textile industry. This is a natural advantage. All kinds of hydraulic machinery are inseparable from the water network, and it is best to have a water network that does not freeze all year round.And this area is the largest water network area, and it is also the largest grain-producing area. There is enough surplus grain to feed the non-agricultural population, but the disadvantage is that the wages are relatively high.

After all, ordinary people do not lack food and clothing. In this case, if they are willing to enter the factory, they can only be paid high enough wages.

But for textile owners, of course, the lower the wages, the better.

Who is the lowest?
Japanese slaves.

He eats less than a dog, works more than a donkey, and no one cares if he is whipped to death.

But it can't be said to be a Japanese slave.

Because they were actually brought by the generals of Fusang City Command and Envoy Division. The latter was far away from the Emperor Tiangao in Fusang. He was basically lawless. Ming dynasty.They are slaves of the chieftains, of course there is no slavery restriction for the latter, not to mention Fusang, even the chieftains of Yunnan and Guizhou are also slaves, and the textile owners here have a low salary for a Japanese slave, and it is not for a Japanese slave. , but to the foreman in charge of managing them.

The latter of course took it back to the real master behind them.

Then the gentry will take care of the Japanese slaves.

And the Japanese slave's appetite is at best a dog for the gentry.

All that's left is to keep them locked up in endless work in textile workshops...

Well, it's actually selling piglets.

Japanese version.

I have to say that the hearts of capitalists and profiteers are equally dark.

Of course Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know.

He didn't care about things these past few years, who would bother him with such trivial matters.

Of course Zhu Yunxi knew, but this was an important business for the generals of the Fusang guards, and he didn’t need to cause complaints. Moreover, these Japanese slaves weaved cloth for Daming, and in the end they were sold to the Japanese and other subordinate countries at a high price. The gold and silver they exchanged were still Daming’s. It's actually not a bad thing.

So he didn't care.

In fact, this kind of situation is very common, including the fact that Yang Feng was in Huining. He used the extremely low-cost labor force of the Japanese country to make up for the high cost of industry and commerce caused by the high cost of employment for the people of Ming Dynasty.It's just that Yang Feng is mainly Japanese women, while those in Jiangnan are mainly Japanese men, but regardless of men and women, they all use the blood and tears of the Japanese people to build the industrial foundation of Daming.The law itself cannot be said to be illegal, because they are still the direct subjects of the Ming Dynasty, not the vassal subjects of the Wa Kingdom. Their slaves are with the chieftains of Fusang and even the generals of the Weisuo.

The latter, as their master, ordered them to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to help their friends, which is legally correct.

Of course, it cannot be said that it is completely legal.

After all, there is still a household registration management, but this problem can also be solved, it is just that the local officials in Fusang will guide them.

But now these Japanese slaves can indeed be used as cannon fodder.

After all, they are working hard.

"Then, can these promises of the King of Wu be supported by the Suzhou gentry?"

Fang Xiaoru handed a scroll of blood to Huang Yue.

The latter unfolded immediately and looked at the content above.

Open the sea ban, allow merchants to go to sea for trade, open the banking industry, allow merchants to run banks, open up all minerals, allow merchants to mine freely, and abolish the system of land not leaving the capital...

Huang Yue smiled and closed the blood book.

"Your Majesty, please rest here for a few days, and I will return to Suzhou soon. There will be good news soon."

He said to the fake Zhu Yunwen.

(End of this chapter)