Early the next morning, in front of the Grain Merchants Association, a group of shogunate soldiers in bright armor and high spirits suddenly galloped in front of the Kyoto City Trading Warehouse.

The high-roller rice merchants were so frightened that they looked at each other, and they didn't know what these people meant, and some whispered, "Could it be that the shogunate came to forcibly collect grain?" ”

A Ming businessman nodded and said, "Well, I see that eight or nine are not far from ten, there is still a war ahead, these calves are seriously short of food, and I feel that they are ready not to go on the right path." ”

As he spoke, a shogunate ashigaru shogun suddenly unfolded a scroll of silk cloth and read aloud: "The shogunate is telling you that the state affairs are difficult, the people are miserable, and there are profiteers here who are doing illegal things, and the price of grain is ........"

"All grain shops must be opened within two days, reduce the price of rice, relieve the poor, and violators will be severely punished!"

As soon as these words came out, as if they had detonated countless flowering bombs, there were many discussions among the crowd of the Grain Merchants Association, some were angry, some were desperate, some were incredulous, and so on.

In addition to them, there are many Japanese who have a good life in advance, and buy grain from the Ming merchants at a high price, and then sell it at a higher price to earn the difference.

This kind of business makes money very quickly, and there is no worry about not being able to sell it, especially after the closure of a large number of grain stores, the grain has become more cherished, and the price has doubled several times, and people have bought it.

Therefore, many Japanese people rushed to the chamber of commerce early to talk to the grain merchants, hoping to buy more goods.

However, today, the shogunate has forcibly interfered with the market and lowered the price of rice, isn't this ruining their jobs?

The bright red seal of the Great General of Zhengyi on the notice was as dazzling as a sharp knife, stimulating the hearts of all the grain merchants and second-class dealers present.

If we do what the shogunate says, it is completely conceivable that after the rice market starts tomorrow, the price of grain will inevitably plummet all the way.

At that time, the price of rice, which was more expensive than gold the day before, fell from seven or eight silver yuan a stone to three taels of silver and one stone, and he did not know how much silver he would lose.

The angry Japanese surrounded more than a dozen shogunate regiments, accusing and scolding, and there was a situation where it was very imminent.

The leading Ashigaru general was not flustered, and without saying a word, he ordered the soldiers to shoot a warning.

A moment later, a few muskets cracked, like popping beans, and the strong smell of sulfur spread through the wide courtyard, startling everyone to come back to their senses.

I saw that the Ashigaru general shouted angrily and said, "Just now it was just a warning, whoever dares to stop the shogunate from acting will be killed immediately!" ”

The shogunate generals were full of voices, and all the grain merchants and high-rollers were shocked and dodged away one after another.

It wasn't until the soldiers and horses of the shogunate dissipated at the end of the street that there was an unstoppable burst of chaotic shouting and scolding from the courtyard of the trading warehouse.

A businessman from Daming Zhejiang straightened his neck and said: "Anyway, Lao Tzu doesn't sell, how can I make the price of grain rise again, and now I don't know how much less I will make if I sell it, and it ......hurts to think about it."

"Yes, we are merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and we have a strong country as the backing, these Japanese people dare not come hard, so let's wait."

When a word woke up the person in the dream, everyone felt a little more confident, and even the Japanese businessmen and second-class dealers felt an inexplicable confidence.

Two miles to the south of the trading warehouse, there is an inconspicuous restaurant, called Sun Moon Building.

Originally, the business of Riyue Lou was not bad, but in the past two days, due to the rise in food prices, the catering industry has been seriously affected, and the front door of the restaurant is full of birds, and there are almost no customers.

The Sun Moon Building is empty, a quiet, but the underground "warehouse" is very lively, more than a dozen brocade guards dressed in Japanese costumes meet here to discuss, and the leader is Li Tingbiao, the head of the Ming Dynasty intelligence who came to Japan.

Li Tingbiao has been more than 60 years this year, but he seems to be full of energy, his pace is steady, and his vicissitudes of life reveal a look of embarrassment, which makes people dare not look at each other.

Behind him, there stood a young man of twenty-four or five years old, the young man with long eyebrows like willows, his body like a jade tree, and he looked like a humble gentleman.

The young man's name is Lu Yiqian, the second son of Lu Xiangsheng, the official Bai Jinyi Guard, and one of the candidates to succeed Li Tingbiao.

Since Zhu Cihong ascended the throne, he made a decree: all the sons and daughters of the nobles need to enter the palace to serve as brocade guards and accompany them for three years.

This provision is that Zhu Cihong borrowed from the Han system to establish a royal guard system in which the royal family and nearby nobles defend the supreme monarch, which is a bundle of interests to put it bluntly.

Although it is only three years, it is an important shortcut for some people to reach the sky in one step.

Lu Yiqian is one of the best, his father Lu Xiangsheng is an earl, is the noble of the Tianwu Dynasty, he completed all his studies at the age of eighteen, and after graduating from the Huangming Military Academy, he went directly to the palace as a companion of the brocade guard.

In just three years, Lu Yiqian was deeply loved by Zhu Cihong.

Because among all the noble children who entered the palace, Lu Yiqian had the highest level of education, he was born as a Jinshi, and he was smart and eloquent, cautious and rigorous.

As a cultural person, Zhu Cihong is naturally willing to communicate more with cultural people, and Lu Yiqian's brother Lu Yizai is the champion of the first palace examination after the reform of the Ming Imperial Examination......

Li Tingbiao swept around the people present, and said lightly: "What is the move of the shogunate of the book?" ”

A brocade-clothed guard replied: "Uncle Hui, two quarters of an hour ago, the shogunate sent troops to the trading warehouse to issue a notice, asking the grain merchants to open the door to sell grain, reduce the price of grain, and also put a few shots in the compound of the chamber of commerce to show threat. ”

"It's kind of interesting to put a gun and threaten it."

Li Tingbiao smiled, his face was disdainful, looking at what the shogunate had done, he thought that he was planning to jump off the wall in a hurry.

He looked at Lu Yiqian and asked, "How are you preparing over there?" ”

Lu Yiqian said: "Back to my cousin's words, my subordinates have arranged a group of Japanese ronin, who can start a riot at any time. ”

"Got it."

Li Tingbiao nodded slightly: "Implement it as soon as possible, let them mess up first, and buy the imperial court a month." ”

Qianhu said: "Uncle Cousin, the manager of the Royal Group asks for instructions, how to deal with it here of the Grain Merchants Chamber of Commerce, is it to open a warehouse to sell or resolutely resist?" ”

Li Tingbiao said: "Continue to resist, not a single grain of grain can be sold to the shogunate, starve to death a little more little Japan, and spend some money to buy some ronins who are not afraid of death from the hungry people, so that they can join the riot and add to the shogunate." ”

In addition, the merchants took advantage of the opportunity to make a fuss, and on the grounds of the Treaty of Osaka, they proposed to the shogunate and the feudal lords to oppose the exorbitant "imperial gold" and other policies such as strengthening the excesses of taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and forced the shogunate to reduce taxes. ”

Li Tingbiao's idea was inspired by the incident of Jiangnan merchants boycotting commercial taxes in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, as long as interests were involved, businessmen were naturally willing to make a move, after all, in their eyes, money was their parents.

The Japanese ronin made trouble, the merchants followed suit, and the two major classes opposed the shogunate at the same time, and some of the shogunate was busy during this time, let alone a month, and it was not a problem to drag on for three months.

Even if things are big and unexpected, at most, the shogunate will learn from Emperor Tianmu and send troops to forcibly suppress it.

This is better, the Ming Dynasty can justifiably send troops to Japan to maintain the safety of its own people, the Ming army is the army of justice, the righteous can no longer be just, and the kind that will be ridiculed by the whole world if it does not send troops!

Since Little Japan and the Ming Dynasty signed the "Osaka Treaty", an unequal treaty,The book is completely on the way of the Ming Dynasty.,All aspects are passive.。

It can be said that there are a hundred ways for the Ming Dynasty to kill Little Japan!

After Li Tingbiao arranged everything, he remembered one thing: "That book called Liu Sheng Taijian, have you caught it?" ”

"Uncle Hui, the guy who pretended to be Jinyiwei to assassinate the king of Japan has been caught and locked up in the torture cell."

"Well, go check it out."

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