A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 184 Japan, Iwami

"Sir, look at this account book."

A clan elder put a book in front of Yan Ling with a frown. He was the clan elder in charge of the family's finances.

Yan Ling casually flipped through it twice and then closed it.

He had expected this current situation.

No money.

Feeding these tens of thousands of refugees without going bankrupt is already a great undertaking for the Yan family, but even so, the treasury is already empty at this time.

But Yan Ling was not worried.

"It doesn't matter, I'll find a way." He smiled and said to the clan elder, "In a month and a half at most, the family will make money."

He really didn't panic, because the opportunity to make money that he had been waiting for for a long time finally came.

What industry is the most profitable?

Of course it is written in the Ming Dynasty Law!
Among these countless prohibitions, there is one that is the most profitable, and that is - opening a silver mine.

At that time, this was equivalent to mastering the money printing machine, and what was printed was real and could no longer be real.

However, the current Ming Dynasty prohibition is very strict. Emperor Chenghua is staring at his small treasury with red eyes. Zhejiang is not Yunnan, which is far away from the emperor. Although it is also a large source of silver mines, it must be really under the supervision of the tax supervisors. Digging under the nose will still cause trouble.

But in places other than Ming Dynasty, you can do whatever you want.

It just so happened that Yan Ling knew a place rich in gold and silver - Japan.

At this time, Japan had just ended the Onin Rebellion and its strength had dropped significantly. It was a good time to take action!
Yan Ling has long known that Japan has a large number of gold and silver mines, so why didn't he take action before?

Because Japan is a country, and it also belongs to a not-so-weak force.He pitted his family against a country. Wasn't he seeking death?

But now the situation is different. The end of the Onin Rebellion in Japan symbolizes the beginning of the Warring States Period. The shogunate gradually lost control over all parts of Japan, and the unified regime began to disintegrate. If Yan Ling wanted to go on an expedition, he only had to deal with one of the daimyo. .

What's even better is that the time of the 13th year of Chenghua was just right. The Yingren Rebellion that lasted for ten years ended in this year. To be precise, it was three months ago.

At this time, all the princes were seriously injured, and he only had to deal with one of the big names.

Yan Ling even felt that he did not need to launch a full-scale war to make the other party surrender.

There weren't many people left.

So Yan Ling took a boat to Luzon, where he summoned all the armed forces under the family.

The main force is the two armies of the Luzon Governor's Mansion. In addition, there are 400 family soldiers.

Since Luzon was completely controlled by the family, he has begun to develop the army there unscrupulously. Now the Luzon security army has 500 people, the blood army has 500 people, and there are hundreds of warships, including large ones. There are more than ten battleships, all loaded with artillery.

They have completely become the dominant force in Nanyang, and all traders coming and going will look at the face of the Luzon Governor's Palace.

Now is the time to use them.

At this time, the soldiers had already boarded the ship one by one, all kinds of supplies had been loaded, and they were ready to set sail at any time.

Yan Ling looked at all this and felt very energetic.

He felt as if he had returned to the era of war and iron horses 100 years ago.

The difference is that this army is now completely under his control!

"set off!"

He stood on the bow of the ship and shouted loudly. Following his order, countless sails were raised, and the fleet set sail northward against the sun.

……

After a period of boring sailing, Yan Ling and others successfully arrived at the Sea of ​​Japan.

Their target is Shimane Prefecture in the Sanin region in the southwest of Honshu Island.

This is the territory of the daimyo Daiuchi Masahiro.Before they approached Japan, they first sent out several teams of spies to understand the situation.According to the spies' reports, Ouchi Masahiro lost a considerable number of troops in the previous war. Now he controls Yamaguchi and Shimane counties, with about [-] people under his command, and has just ended a ten-year war. The army There is no fighting spirit, and the fighting power is even lower.

Currently, there are only a few small silver mines in Shimane Prefecture.

When Yan Ling heard this, he felt relieved.

"Order the entire army to prepare for battle!"

he ordered.

At this time, Shimane Prefecture did not realize the seriousness of the problem.

The warship was moored on the dock, and the soldiers were resting in rooms not far from the shore.

The war is over and it's time to rest.They thought so.

Therefore, when the row of large ships in the distance approached at full speed, they were defenseless.

The soldiers stationed on the dock were stunned: Where did this fleet come from?Hasn't the war already ceased?

For a moment, the battleship was a little closer. Only then did they react and beat the gongs and drums desperately, trying to remind their comrades.

But it was useless. The enemy ships came too fast, and it took a long time for the ships to prepare for the battle.

They could only watch helplessly as the ships turned around and aimed their flanks at the Ouchi family's warship.

"boom!"

After the earth-shattering volley, the soldiers left behind on the warship had no time to react. Their ship had already turned into a sea of ​​flames, letting out painful wails amidst the roar, and then slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

However, after several rounds of shelling, all the naval vessels in Shimane Prefecture were wiped out, and they did not even have time to mount a strong resistance.

However, those big ships did not stop moving after annihilating the navy. The muzzles of their guns were slightly adjusted and they bombarded the shore indiscriminately.

When the attack finally stopped, the coast was in chaos.

The navy camp stationed here has been reduced to scorched earth, with screams and wails constantly heard from inside. The survivors fled around hastily, trying to escape from this hell-like place.

At this time, those strange ships finally docked, and heavily armed soldiers fell from above. They quickly formed a team and launched an offensive.

After a while, the area near the dock was completely controlled by this strange army.

"Sir, except for 150 prisoners, there are no more living people here!" a soldier reported.

Yan Ling nodded slightly, took a map and looked at it, then waved his hand,

"According to the plan, act!"

"Yes!"

The Luzon army quickly divided into two groups and advanced rapidly. They wanted to defeat the Japanese troops stationed nearby before the Ouchi family could react and completely control this area.

Yan Ling looked at the mountains in front of him and smiled.

In his eyes, it was not a mountain.

It was a mine full of silver.

"go!"

he ordered.

Behind him, a guard of more than [-] people escorted hundreds of miners, carrying various equipment and walking towards the mountain.

Some survivors turned around during their escape and took one last look at the flag flying above the ship.

Chen and Luzon, these three characters are quite eye-catching.

(End of this chapter)