Gyeongwon County, Incheon City.

The snow had already fallen one after another, and in the midst of this snowstorm, the neat fake knights were silently boarding the boat. Not far away is the city wall of the Incheon commercial market under construction - the first batch of 8,000 Goryeo slave laborers were directly recruited from Gyeongwon-gun, and they were all the troops of the Gyeongwon Lee and Gyeongwon Kim clans who were relocated. These slave laborers were not transported to Hokkaido or Tamna Prefecture, but were used locally in Keiwon Prefecture.

According to the plan, Incheon City in Gyeongwon County will exist as the seat of Andong Prefecture in Youju Town for a long time.

In addition, the city of Incheon, which is located next to Hanyang Province in Nanjing, will also become one of the three major commercial markets in Youju to control the economy of Goryeo.

The other two major commercial markets are Nampo Commercial City on the banks of the Dadong River and Busan City in Busan. These two counties and three cities, plus Tamna County, which was restructured from Tamna County of Goryeo, and Andong City in Tamna County, are a total of three counties and four cities, which is the jurisdiction of Andong Province, the fourth government under the Republic of Youzhou.

From the map, it is a bit fragmented, and it is far away from Tianjin Mansion, the base camp of Wu Haogu, and it doesn't seem to have much oil and water, as if it doesn't matter much.

But Wu Haogu himself knew that the Andong Mansion was actually a pawn used to control Goryeo, infiltrate Japan, seize Japan's gold, silver and bronze, and explore the New World at the same time. Its role cannot be overemphasized.

These things in Wu Haogu's planning seem easy at first glance. But it's very difficult to really do it. Regardless of exploring the New World, even Goryeo and Japan were not as easy to deal with as later generations imagined.

The Goryeo Kingdom was carried by the Jurchens for eight years, plus the navy and artillery of Wu Haogu, before it finally collapsed. This strength really can't be considered weak. Moreover, the terrain of Goryeo is mountainous and very barren. It is a piece of land that is not worth investing too many resources, and the power that Wu Haogu can invest in it is naturally very limited.

At this time, Japan's military strength was not comparable to that of Goryeo, but before Goryeo was captured, Wu Haogu did not have a very useful springboard that could enter Japan. Tamna is a springboard, but it has many drawbacks. First, its own productive forces are insufficient, and it is impossible to support large-scale intervention and movement against Japan; Second, there is no good harbor on Tamna Island, and the fleet can only anchor for a short time, and it is difficult to stay for a long time; The third is that before Goryeo was dealt with, Tamna itself was still threatened by Goryeo.

In addition, Japan, which has weak military strength, has two relatively sober military and political leaders. One is the Emperor of Shirakawain. A man who has been in charge of Japan for decades and is in power.

One is the leader of the emerging Japanese samurai group, Genji Pillar Minamoto Yoshiya, that is, the Hachiman Taro Yoshiya, who is greatly famous in the history of Japanese samurai.

Both Shirakawain and Minamoto Yoshiya recognized the danger of "founding the country". At the same time, they also realized the strength of the Great Song Dynasty's maritime power.

So they've been carefully dealing with Wu Haogu. Japan's country has always been between opening and not opening.

Even after the fall of Tsushima Island and Oki Island, Shirakawain has been carefully promoting the crusade against Goryeo. It seems that he didn't really want to fight, but used the fight as a banner to appease the domestic samurai, and at the same time dealt with the Song Dynasty's sea and land market ship system.

Although Minamoto Yoshika was appointed as the general of the expedition to the west, with full responsibility for the crusade against Han Kou and the recovery of Tsushima Island and Island, he did not really send troops, but died of illness a few years ago.

As soon as the Gen Yoshiya died, the position of the general of the Seisai fell to his third son, Minamoto Yoshitada, who succeeded the pillar of the Gen clan. However, before Yizhong could reorganize his army and crusade against Goryeo, he was assassinated himself. And Yuan Weiyi, who ascended the throne, was only 14 years old, and his official position was low, so it was impossible to serve as the general of the expedition to the west.

As a result, the Japanese government and the opposition have to discuss the selection of the general for a long time......

At the same time, Shirakawa Academy approved the doctoral group to open a academy in Japan to spread Confucianism. And supported the opening of Kyoto University Academy, and also awarded the secretary of Kyoto University Academy, Muto himself, a high-ranking official of Zheng Shaobi.

In order to make Muto Jinichi, who was from a humble background, qualified to be a high-ranking official at the level of Danzheng Shaobi. Shirakawain also said that Muto Jinichi, who was born in the Abidyu clan, was a wild seed of the Chikugo Tachibana clan, and asked him to marry the daughter of the elder of the Tachibana clan, so that he could be a high-ranking official.

For Muto Koichi, who was born in a wealthy local family in Japan, becoming a "Tang Shang family" is tantamount to a step to the sky, and he is naturally grateful to Shirakawain.

With the help of Muto Kinichi, who has become Tachibana Kinichi, Shirakawain's horizons have also broadened a lot, and he has become more aware of the fragility of Japan in front of the Great Song Youzhou Army.

After opening his eyes to look at Youzhou, Shirakawain's position became even more erratic. On the one hand, he frequently made overtures to Youzhou and the Great Song Dynasty, gave certain privileges to Tianjin merchants, and also introduced Tianli Academy; On the one hand, he refused to fully open the country, and did not agree to open more commercial markets in Kyushu or Honshu, and at the same time built more castles in Kitakyushu in the name of "anti-Korea".

If Wu Haogu hadn't known that Japan was rich in gold and silver, and that Japan was a springboard for eastward expansion into the New World, Wu Haogu would probably not have embarrassed Japan.

But Wu Haogu knows a lot of things. And he also has a sharp weapon to open the door of Japan - the black ship.

Wu Haogu, who was about to leave Qingyuan County and return to Tianjin Mansion, was saying goodbye to Zhifeng Zhifeng, who had come to see him off, in a newly built small pavilion on the wharf.

Although this trip to Goryeo was a complete victory, Wu Haogu's brows kept frowning, as if he had a lot on his mind.

"Teacher, please rest assured, there are soldiers and horses of the fifth general in Goryeo, and there is Qingyuan County in hand, and the Goryeo court in Hanyang will not dare to disobey us."

"What's the use of being obedient?"

"If they're obedient, we can make money."

Wu Haogu listened to Zhang Zhifeng's words, and just smiled: "How much money can Gao Li have?" I'm afraid that the cost of the fifth general's garrison will not be able to come out. Japan is rich in gold and silver, which is the most important thing! ”

He glanced at the smug protégé and shook his head slightly. In fact, the most suitable candidate for the post of Zhi'an Dong Mansion is Su Shi. It's just that how could the Su family be in the company of a rebellious minister and thief? At least until Su Zhe dies, Su Shi will not return to his side.

In the same situation, there is also Li Gang, who is now stranded in Shanghai, and with the support of Ji Yi, he also set up a Shanghai University of Arts and Sciences, and also recruited a group of teachers and students from the Yuntai Academy and scholars from the West, preaching what "reason produces true knowledge", making it clear that he wants to set up another mountain, and parting ways with the positivist faction.

The departure of Li Gang and a group of teachers and students of the Yuntai Academy is of course also the cause of academic disputes, but it is undeniable that the Great Song Dynasty still won the hearts of the people. Therefore, the secession of Youzhou caused a large-scale brain drain of the Wuhao ancient group.

But fortunately, Zhang Zhifeng, a great talent who is an official, finally did not leave him.

Zhang Zhifeng didn't know much about the situation in Japan, so he asked: "Please make it clear to the teacher, how should the students deal with Japan?" ”

Wu Haogu thought for a while, "Black boat, Han Kou, Sado Island!" ”

The black ship refers to two gunboats, and in the Youzhou army, the black ship is the code name for the gunboat.

Zhang Zhifeng also knew the location of Sado Island, which was said to be rich in gold, and it was very close to the Echigo region of Japan, which was rich in rice, so it had always been the focus of the Youzhou Army's work against Japan.

However, the Japanese side is not stupid, and has always been hypocritical and unwilling to make concessions on the issue of "joint development." Later, when the secession of Youzhou was encountered, Su Shi, who was in charge of negotiations with Japan, simply went to be the secretary of Quanzhou City, and did not mix with Wu Haogu.

So the matter of infiltrating Sado Island has been put on hold until now.

"Teacher, what does Han Kou mean?" Zhang Zhifeng still doesn't quite understand something.

"Han Kou is a pirate of Goryeo!"

"Goryeo pirates?" Zhang Zhifeng understood, "What does the teacher mean, let two black ships pretend to be Goryeo pirates?" ”

"It's not impersonation, it's hiring." Wu Hao Gu said, "The black ship is to scare people, and Han Kou is to be evil...... But don't let Han Kou get on the black ship, and the black ship can't anchor in Japanese ports. ”

Wu Haogu is commanding military affairs. Unlike the prefects of Tianjin and Yanshan, the prefects of Lushun and Andong have the name of concurrently managing military affairs. In fact, he is the governor of both military and civilian control!

"The student understood." Zhang Zhifeng said, "The students will let Han Kou occupy Sado Island, and then develop gold to present to the teacher. ”

"No, no." Wu Haogu waved his hand, "We are merchants, not robbers. ”

"Teacher means ......"

"After Han Kou goes up, you will send an envoy to Kyoto, Japan, to find Tachibana and the monk Linzheng, and ask them to find a way to obtain the position of Sado Kuniji and send troops to Sado Island. As long as Sado Island is returned to Tachibana and Kosanguniji Temple, we can naturally find the people who opened the mines to help them mine more gold, and then use silk swords and armor to exchange the extra gold. And through Sado Island, we can also get Echigo's rice, fruits and vegetables. It's easy to get east to Ezo Island. ”

In fact, the occupation of Sado Island was not too difficult for Takeyoko, but the problem was that in order to maintain the occupation, it was necessary to garrison troops on Sado Island. The garrison of 2,000 troops will cost hundreds of thousands a year. And how much gold can be mined in a year on Sado Island? The output of one ton is more than 60,000 taels, according to the current Roman price, that is, 700,000 taels of silver, almost 700,000 taels. If you follow the current price of the Song Dynasty (the Song Dynasty silver is much more expensive than Rome), that is, about 300,000 taels, it is only 300,000 taels when exchanged for copper coins.

Moreover, the current Sado Gold Mountain definitely does not have an annual output of one ton, and even if you count the silver mountain on Sado Island, after deducting the mining cost, there will not be a profit of more than 100,000 yuan a year. Therefore, with 2,000 garrisons, even 1,000 in exchange for gold on Sado Island, it is a loss-making transaction.

The profits made by the merchants of Tianjin through Sino-Japanese trade were more than one million yuan every year. The taxes received by the Youzhou City Shipping Division on trade with Japan alone were not less than 100,000 taels per year, and Japan was a big customer because of its abundant gold, silver, and brass, so its purchasing power far exceeded that of Goryeo. Historically, most of the gold, silver and brass produced in Japan went to China. Therefore, there was no need to fight for minerals, as long as we could find ways to expand trade and help Japan produce more gold, silver, and copper. Sooner or later, the gold, silver and copper dug up by the Japanese will flow to China through trade. And once the war starts, the trade between the two sides is likely to be interrupted for a period of time, which is very unfavorable for Youzhou.

"Zhifeng," Wu Haogu finally said earnestly, "you remember to me that those Japanese people are indeed very annoying (in fact, Zhang Zhifeng does not think they are annoying). But we can't shatter the overall situation of harmonious exchanges between Song and Japan. Because we have to make a lot of money from the Song-Japanese trade every year. Therefore, the mission of the Andong Mansion is to help the merchants of Tianjin monopolize trade, and also to find ways to increase the production of gold and silver in Japan, so that they can have more money to buy our good things. Finally, we will use Japan's resources to develop Ezo Island. These things are not easy to do, not only with the wrist, but also with enough patience.

By the way, the matter of sending an envoy to Japan, you will arrange it after Fan Zhiwen returns from Fujian. When he went to Fujian, in addition to discussing the handover of Taiwan with the Su family, he would also take over Su Shi's relationship in Japan. When the time comes, listen to him more, and remember not to be brutal. ”

"The students got it."

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