At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 512
After receiving the edict, Shi Heng set off immediately, landed in Quanzhou, and then took the train to the capital.

He has been stationed on Wa Island for a long time, and he knows little about what happened in the country. When he returned to Beijing this time, he was almost shocked by what he saw and heard on the way. Only then did he know that the emperor had just experienced a catastrophe.

"The minister is late, please forgive me, the emperor!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at him silently, and asked, "Have you heard about it?"

Shi Heng nodded and said, "I heard."

"It's all a small scene, so don't worry. Besides, I will issue an edict when I need you. If there is no edict, it's enough for you to do your own thing."

"My minister... according to the order!"

"Tell me, how is the situation on Wajima?"

Shi Heng replied: "The three islands of the Wa Kingdom are fighting each other, and no one will obey the other. What I have to do is to support whoever is weak in strength, and suppress whoever is more arrogant. Have a good day!"

Zhu Qizhen looked around subconsciously, and said nervously: "I sent you to garrison to maintain the peace on Wa Island. It's a good thing. What did you say? The vulgar words are unbearable!"

Shi Heng grinned and said: "The minister can't speak, the emperor laughed!"

"If you have nothing to do, just read a few books. There is a great Confucian named Aoi..."

"It's Kaneyoshi Kaneyoshi of the Wa Kingdom, and his wife's name is Aoi Shini."

"Yes, yes, I got it wrong!"

Zhu Qizhen hurriedly changed his words to hide the embarrassment on his face, and said: "I heard that this person is quite powerful, didn't he come with you?"

"I'm going back to Beijing this time because I have an important matter, and I'm leaving in a hurry. Ichiichi Kaneyoshi said that he needs to make some preparations, so he postponed it for a few days."

"Well, keep talking!"

"The minister discovered several large silver veins on Wa Island!"

"again?"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly became interested and his eyes lit up.

When Shi Heng first arrived in the country of Wa, he said that he had discovered a silver mine, and organized a lot of manpower and material resources to mine it, and transported it back by boat every year. The white flowers looked very pleasing to the eye.

Speaking of this word today, I think the results are not bad.

"With the development of old mines, new ore veins continue to appear, and the reserves are astonishing, more than ten times the original!"

"Then pick it, what are you waiting for!"

"Returning to the emperor, the scale of these mines is too large, and the local human resources are seriously insufficient, so they cannot be further developed."

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said, "Then transfer people from other places!"

"I have this intention, but..."

A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on Shi Heng's face, and he said: "These mines are mainly distributed near Sado Island at the southwest end of the Wa Kingdom, which is relatively close to our Ming mainland. Since we want to recruit people, we might as well immigrate from the Central Plains. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Zhu Qizhen understood Shi Heng's original intention, and the development of silver mines in the country of Wa was basically divided into [-] to [-]%.

The local area left [-]% to maintain economic operations, and Ming Dynasty accounted for [-]%. Coupled with the loss caused during the transportation process, only [-]% was transported back to the mainland.

Now Shi Heng doesn't even plan to keep the [-]% for others, and directly takes all of it.

Moreover, if the people of Ming Dynasty immigrated there, not only would they occupy the mines, but they would also occupy the land.

When there are more people mining, corresponding supporting facilities are naturally needed. Those who build houses, open restaurants, brothels... In short, this is a siphon effect, and the development of silver mines will only increase the number of people.

When there are too many people, order must be maintained. At this time, the government can be opened and the teeth can be established. If it continues to develop, it will completely become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, the developed silver no longer needs to be transported back by the whole ship, but left behind for the development of infrastructure, which effectively avoids loss during transportation and maximizes its effect.

Zhu Qizhen understood Shi Heng's thoughts, and asked again: "I told you from the beginning that a part of the mined silver should be properly reserved for local infrastructure construction. What is the effect?"

"Going back to the emperor, the effect is not good!"

Shi Heng shook his head, and said, "The birdmen don't agree with what I have done. They all think that the silver mines belong to them, and they should leave them all. No matter how much they spend for construction, they will not be satisfied."

"It's unreasonable to turn against them!"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly lost his temper, and said: "As you said, the people will be relocated there. However, the manpower in the country is also very tight now. I will issue an edict to Korea and the Ryukyu Kingdom respectively, and I will also migrate from them. Some people, when they arrive in Wa country, it’s up to you.”

Shi Heng hurriedly saluted and said: "Please rest assured, the emperor, whether it is the Korean country, the Ryukyu country, or the local Japanese people, within three years, I will take care of them and become the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"By the way, the Academy of Sciences has a department that specializes in exploration and mining. Go to Belin and tell me that I agree, and I will send you some capable students."

Shi Heng nodded repeatedly and said, "Thank you, Shengen!"

"That...forget it!"

Zhu Qizhen hesitated to speak, and waved his hand.

Shi Heng was puzzled, and asked: "What orders does the emperor have, but it's okay to say."

Zhu Qizhen smiled embarrassedly, and said: "Actually, there is a lot of wasted manpower in the Wa country, but you didn't make good use of it."

Shi Heng scratched his head and said: "Please make it clear, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Qizhen asked: "What you see should be young and strong men, right?"

Shi Heng nodded, and said: "Opening a mine is a laborious task, and non-young and strong men cannot do it."

"Where are the women?"

"Your majesty, are you joking, how did the woman do such a heavy job?"

"They are not allowed to mine, so why can't they do other jobs?"

"Other..."

"Look, a place with a large number of miners must have some service industries, right? For example, teahouses, restaurants, tailor shops, and this... brothels, right?"

After pondering over the taste, Shi Heng suddenly realized, and said: "The emperor is right, it turns out that I didn't expect it!"

Zhu Qizhen said again: "The world has changed, and now manpower is very tight. You must be good at discovering and make full use of the wasted manpower."

"And the soldiers you brought over may not be able to come back once a year or so on weekdays. Some of them are not married, what should I do?"

"How... what should I do?"

"You find a Japanese woman for them in the local area, and they become a family, isn't it settled?"

"This, this... can it work?"

Shi Heng felt very unbelievable, he had never thought of such a thing before.

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly and said: "My officers and men want money and status. Marrying Japanese wives is to flatter them. Why not?"

Shi Heng thought about it, and it seems to be such a truth.

The Japanese people have a tradition that all women do not go out of the door without going out of the second door, and do not eat at the table, which is very particular.

However, once they get married, they will be absolutely obedient to their husbands, and they are very good at serving others.

From this point of view, it seems not bad to marry a Japanese woman...

(End of this chapter)