When setting out from Tianjin, in order to boost morale, Ning Yuanbo Li Shouhan announced the reward for this expedition in front of the controlled armies at the oath meeting.

"Those who capture and behead the slave chieftain Hongtai, the puppet prince Hauge, the puppet kings Dorgon, Duoduo, Abatai and others, and those who wish to obtain weapons can get 10,000 people of equipment, as well as ten twelve-pounder cannons and supporting ammunition. Whoever gets the silver will be rewarded with 200,000 gold! ”

This reward immediately made the accompanying armies smack. Obediently, I heard that the eldest lady in Ningyuanbo's Mansion is a casual spender, but I didn't expect that our president, who would spare no expense in order to avenge his daughter.

Ning Yuanbo's heavy reward quickly spread throughout Liaodong and Jimen. It was also the messenger feather cavalry who was as anxious as a spark to travel everywhere and immediately spread to Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Denglai, which made the mainland officials and soldiers also very excited!

Grandma's! Whether it's Slave Chief Hongtai or Dolgon, it's too far away from us, and Abatai is right in front of us! Maybe our ancestors' graves are buried in the right place, and Abatai just happened to hit our knife!

When the news of the alarming garrisons in Gyeonggi, Shandong, and Tenglai reached the ears of Li Huayu of Jinan Prefecture, he was receiving the Ryukyu prince and the Tokugawa family's envoys in the palace of King Deok.

Since Shouhan led more than 20,000 horses to the north, Abatai, Wang Ke and others, who were originally suppressed by the strong military force of the Southern Yue Army for a while, immediately seemed to return to the sun. He kept attacking cities and conquering cities and counties in various parts of Shandong, looting prefectures and counties. He even tried to go south for a time, opening roads to Henan, Nanzhili and other places, and establishing contact with Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, and other troops who were besieging Kaifeng, the capital of Henan Province, to make the momentum even bigger, forcing Li Shouhan to divide his troops to the south in the face of an increasingly erosive situation, so as to relieve the pressure on Huang Taiji in the Liaodong battlefield.

Such a trick, if it was replaced by other Ming officials, it would be like an urgent document to go to Jingshi and Li Shouhan like snowflakes. It's just that. Now in Shandong, Denglai and other places, it is the eldest son Li Huayu.

Between implementing his father's decree and preserving the local government of the Ming Dynasty, he did not hesitate to choose the former.

The more dilapidated the local states and counties of the Ming Dynasty are, the easier it is to implement the law of the father's division into the mu and the payment of grain. The more people who flee, the easier it will be to implement the strategy of migrating south!

At this time, the son of the Ryukyu king Shang family, who was sitting opposite him with a smile, came for something related to this immigration.

More than ten years of trade with Nanzhong. Since undertaking the business of providing fresh water, vegetables, fruits, and fresh meat for the naval division and fleet of the Nanyue Army, the Shang family is no longer the breathless Shang family who was bullied by the Shimazu family back then.

A large number of sugarcane exports were not only exchanged for a boatload of white rice, but also for the intimate protection of the Nanyue Army.

Comparing the heart to the heart, to be able to have such a peaceful time when the treasury is full and the food and clothing are abundant, the king of the Ryukyus is all grateful for the kindness of Ning Yuanbo. King Shangfeng of the Ryukyus originally planned to send his son to Hue for a New Year's pilgrimage, and by the way, he talked about the fact that all the land in the Ryukyus will be planted with sugarcane next year. It is hoped that Nanzhong will increase the import of rice, edible oil and other necessities. When the prince heard that Ning Yuanbo was supervising the conquest of rebels in the land of Qilu, he ordered his companions to turn the bow of the ship and go north.

I didn't want to, but I met my old acquaintance Li Huayu in Jinan. The two had dealt with each other as early as a few years ago because of the matter of immigration and reclamation, and many Ding Zhuang, who had gone to Taiwan and other parts of the country to carry out reclamation and labor export in Taiwan and southern China, were passing through the Ryukyus or deliberately taking the Ryukyu route to screen and reorganize these people. In order to clear out the spies that may be lurking inside, and completely disrupt the original social structure formed by the ties of clan relatives and fellow villagers.

It was in this situation that the two Second Ancestors became familiar.

Li Huayu, who is now in charge of Shandong and Denglai, saw the eldest young master of the Shang family, and suddenly thought of the granges in Rizhao and other places today, and those cotton fields that stretch for dozens of miles at every turn. A large number of Tuntian soldiers were mobilized. Gather together and form an army to nearby states and counties, or follow your father to Liaodong to fight the Tartars.

But in this way, what about the cotton fields in the area where these tuntian soldiers were originally located? Originally, these cotton fields were responsible for providing a steady stream of forage for thousands of insatiable Guoxiama looms in Nanzhong. If they can't get the huge amount of cotton they need, then the entire industrial chain will be lost and hit.

However, those chubby white cotton peaches need countless people to be watered with sweat and countless fertilizers to grow lazily and chubby.

Tens of thousands of laborers have been drained away, and Zuojinzhou County, which originally provided fertilizer and manure to these cotton fields, is also in danger, who knows when it will be attacked by Abatai's gang. The bandits lurking in the dark corners open the gates of the city to their masters, and give them to the city?

The unexpected arrival of the eldest young master of the Shang family inspired Li Huayu.

"If all the 36 islands of the Ryukyus are to be planted with sugar cane, the guano on the Amami Islands and Yaeyama Islands should also be cleaned up."

Li Huayu has been to Ryukyu several times, and he also understands the situation on the Ryukyu islands.

This is on the Amami Islands and Yaeyama Islands. Nothing else, but the island is home to a large number of seabirds such as albatross and seagulls. These guys, as the natives of the islands, inhabit and breed on these islands. At sunrise, the birds come out and fall together, and their huge wings are connected and covered with enough to block out the sun. These seabirds don't know how many generations have lived on the island. Guano is covered in many layers, covering all parts of the island tightly, and even a few streams cannot escape the excrement that falls from the sky.

This excrement has been piled up here for thousands of years, at the mercy of the sea breeze. But now, these inconspicuous, and even a little disgusting, things have become the best choice to attract Li Huayu's attention.

"Your Highness, isn't it intentional about those things that are reincarnated in grains?"

Young Master Shang couldn't figure out what Li Huayu meant for a while, but just tested His Royal Highness Li's intentions.

"Huh! What this official means is that instead of saying that your islands are deserted, it is better to organize people to open them up and clean up the guano that has accumulated over thousands of years. After that, sugar cane is planted. ”

Li Huayu calculated very clearly.

It is the first month of the year, and there are at least nearly two months left between now and the beginning of spring planting. During this time, military supplies were transported between Taiwan, Dengzhou, Guangdong, and Hue. At least 100 ships transporting migrants from all over the world will pass through the Taiwan Strait.

He fought with the idea of these ships. In the past, most of the ships transporting migrants had to stay in Taiwan for a period of time, and during this short period of time, this capacity was idle. It's not so much about letting these boats sit on the dock in vain and let the sea breeze blow and the waves play. It's better to do some work for this official!

With hundreds of large sea ships, it is not a problem to run two round-trips to Ryukyu and Dengju in a month, so that the problem of raising fertilizer for the cotton fields that had troubled him was solved. As for the labor problem, we might as well lead the displaced people from all over the country to Rizhao, because these hungry people vote with their feet, and wherever there is food, they will go there consciously or unconsciously.

The complexion is calm. Sitting opposite Li Huayu and tasting this year's Jiangnan autumn tea, the eldest young master of the Shang family was tumbling in his mind.

has dealt with Li Huayu and Nan Yuejun for many years, and he also knows that these guys are all indifferent things on the surface, but often those things can be turned into magic in their hands. It's just that the eldest young master of the Shang family can't figure it out if he wants so much guano for the Nanyue Army?

Is it really like what is said in Journey to the West, "Bird droppings accumulate in the mountains and sweep thousands of catties"? After that, it goes through a series of complex means. What kind of magic weapon can be made from these bird droppings, or can be used to enrich the country and strengthen the army?

I thought about it for a while. The eldest young master of the Shang family suddenly felt relieved. After a burst of laughter, he mocked himself. In the land of small bullets, Ryukyu should not plan to do anything to enrich the country and strengthen the army, just follow the Nanyue army and follow Ning Yuanbo's horse ass honestly, so that you can ensure that your wealth is rich.

"Your Highness. That's a clever plan! made Xiao Wang Mao suddenly. However, to open up a desert island, Xia Bang is short of money and food tools. ”

Li Huayu looked at the sincere expression on the face of the eldest young master of the Shang family, and smiled playfully on his face. The bullshit lacks money and food tools, but he is just planning to ask for some benefits! It's not excessive. If you want someone else's things, it's still okay not to give some money!

"Ten stone guano, I'll give you a silver dollar. as labor and food silver. All you Ryukyus need to do is pack these guano in straw bags and carry them to the docks, and wait for my big ship to arrive, and then load them and take them away!" ”

Although it did not fully meet the price he envisioned, in the environment of the Ryukyus, ten stone of guano and one silver dollar were enough to make a little money. Moreover, in the Yaeyama Islands and Amami Islands, guano is like dirt, just dig it up. And it's much easier to dig than dirt.

"His Royal Highness's orders, how can a small state not obey it? However, there is also a little reluctance. ”

"Speak!"

"Can you exchange the money for rice to pay for it?"

The eldest young master of the Shang family is not stupid, and now most of the land in the Ryukyus is used to grow sugarcane, and the price of rice has naturally risen. Rice is used to pay for wages, but everyone is happy!

Nowadays, Nanzhong, Liangguang and Fujian are also harvesting bumper harvests year after year, and Taiwan, which is across the sea from Fujian, has enough rice in the Turbidity River basin to feed the current population on the island, and there is a slight surplus. It is just right to process a batch of aged paddy in the ballast warehouse. So, how can such a request be rejected by Li Huayu?

The envoy of the shogunate family sitting on the side, the old middle Matsudaira Nobutsuna, has seen white hair on his temples for many years, but he has become a pot-bellied man, and at this time he has been smiling at the transaction between Li Huayu and the eldest young master of the Shang family.

Since the pacification of the Kyushu Movement, there has been a peaceful scene in the Wa Province that has not been seen in hundreds of years. The daimyo everywhere only buried their heads in their own territory, and the things that could be exchanged for grain, rice, cloth, and silver money were only discovered by someone, and they were immediately highly valued by the daimyos. Animal and plant products, which can be cultivated in large quantities, will naturally be promoted in the shortest possible time. If there is something buried in the mountains and forests that the Lord of the Celestial Empire needs, the daimyo will naturally not hesitate to organize people to mine it, which is the so-called "fast flow of water".

In a strange country like the Wa Kingdom, which has been fighting wars for hundreds of years and its population is still growing, there is no need to worry about war in this peaceful day, and a large number of sea ships have brought grain, rice, oil and salt. Everyone just needs to study how to make money and buy it. As a result, the pressure to survive suddenly decreased, and the population skyrocketed.

For a few years, the light was in the direct domain of the shogunate. The population has increased by at least nearly a million, and I really don't know if these farmers and townspeople devote themselves to the tireless business of being human beings every day after sunset.

The population pressure is high, and it is also a huge pressure on the shogunate. There is a lot of food in demand, and there is more money to buy it. And if you want to earn that money, you need to provide more jobs. However, in this way. You want a completely agrarian country, and you don't have so much spare land to cultivate, what do you do?

However, fortunately, in the territory of the Japanese Kingdom now, both the general and the daimyo know that the young master in the Emperor's Palace is actually the blood and blood of His Royal Highness the Li family. Otherwise, why did Ning Yuanbo's Mansion allocate at least 10,000 stone of high-grade japonica rice and at least 5,000 yuan to His Majesty the Emperor every year for what to do? In addition to silver, money, grain and rice, almost every time someone from Ningyuan Bofu came to the Wa Kingdom to convey the uncle's instructions and needs or do things. But all those who have some faces in the palace have to go to the Emperor's Palace to meet the young master who was born by miracles from heaven, and all kinds of fine utensils and toys are not to mention, and the humility of words and demeanor are respectful, even when facing the Tokugawa shogun, there has never been a star.

If there are such people who don't ask for it, do they really think that the shogunate is a fool?

In order to ensure the long-term stability of the Wa Kingdom under the rule of the shogunate, the sea was peaceful. As the number two person in the Tokugawa shogunate, Lord Matsudaira went to the emperor to ask for an audience. Please ask His Majesty the Emperor to give him a letter. He came to see His Royal Highness Li with this letter in his arms, hoping that His Highness would lend a helping hand when he saw that the two armies fought side by side to quell the Shimazu Rebellion, and that the Wa Kingdom had been showing respect to the Celestial Empire over the years, and also in the face of the Tokugawa family, who had always provided for the emperor's mother and son.

"Please ask Your Highness to mediate with the general on your behalf, or increase the import of grain and rice to our country. Increase the number of purchases of various types of local products produced in our country. Or allow us to increase the export of labor and women to all parts of the south and central China. So as not to have too many idle wandering children in our country, and there will be trouble in idleness! ”

This is Matsudaira Nobutsuna's original intention to ask to see Li Huayu.

Increasing imports and exports to the Japanese state, or increasing the number of laborers and women in the Japanese state, these are all good things for Li Huayu, and even for the entire Nanyue military system. At present, there are construction sites, forestry farms, shipyards, road construction, etc. There is a large labor shortage. Even among the many granges, there is also an increasing demand for Japanese labor. The Li family itself is in several large farms in Siam, and there is a shortage of at least thousands of Japanese laborers every year. The introduction of more coolies, or low-end labor, is exactly what the Nanyue army needs at the moment, otherwise, it would not have provided Chongzhen and the Ming court with such dedication to provide troops and money and food, in order to be able to immigrate in large numbers? It is rare to have such cheap labor as the Japanese people to use, and the most important thing is that the Japanese themselves rushed to put it forward.

However, the little cooperation method proposed by Matsudaira Nobutsuna was difficult for Li Huayu to decide.

"Your Highness, you need manpower in the land of Qilu, so it is better to let those laborers of our country work in the grange of Ningyuan Bofu. In this way, the people of our country could first go to Ryukyu to help His Royal Highness Shang collect guano, and then they could go to Qilu with the ships transporting these guano to serve the general. ”

This is undoubtedly a good idea. It not only solves the problem of fertilizer in cotton fields, but also alleviates the problem of labor shortage in cotton fields.

However, it is absolutely not!

It is only because Shouhan once mentioned in many high-level meetings of the Nanyue Army and many informal occasions on the issue of using Japanese cannon fodder and labor that the Japanese can be used anywhere. However, it shall not be used in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Not even with both feet!

Many people don't know what to do about this, but after thinking about it, they are relieved, "I think it was the troubles in the coastal areas during the Jiajing period of the Japanese Emperor, and the war with the imperial court in Korea for several years during the Wanli period. With this pimple, of course, the lord taboos the appearance of Japanese people in the interior of the Ming Dynasty! Since they can't appear in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, let them go to Burma, to Punggara, to Shizhou, and to Kurumos. In short, we need to use a lot of people! ”

How can these people understand the wariness and hatred of the Shouhan for the Japanese people?

However, no one dares to touch the bottom line of the Han Dynasty on this issue, not to mention, there are useful people everywhere, and the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty is full of displaced people, so why spend the limited capacity on transporting Japanese laborers, which is tantamount to digging wells by the river, why bother to spend a lot of time?

Since there is a ready-made statement, Li Huayu will come easily.

"Matsudaira old and middle-aged adults, I understand the kindness. It's just that I think you've seen it, and I've seen it recently, and the locals are in a hurry to find something to do, so how can they squeeze out an errand for the Japanese people? The second brother Hua Bao wrote several times, complaining about the lack of manpower in the construction, and the third brother was also in urgent need of manpower in Banggara and other places. Looking down, it is better to send the people of your country to the south. ”

This reason made Matsudaira Nobutsuna speechless. But now that his purpose has been achieved, he no longer bothered about where the labor would be used. He didn't even discuss the annual output labor figure with Li Huayu, those things naturally had to be handled by the person in charge, as His Royal Highness Li Huayu only had an attitude.

"My country, thank you for the kindness of the general's father and son! If the general wants to take a step higher in the future, when he can use the country, His Royal Highness will say a word, and the whole country and His Royal Highness have flesh and blood feelings, so they will naturally go to the soup and fire, and they will never give up! ”

Carefully tasting the taste in Matsudaira Nobutsuna's words, Li Huayu always felt that something was wrong. (To be continued......)