Zhang Guoan, the owner of the island, listened very patiently to the two of them to finish explaining the matter. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It turned out that when they first proposed to mine the Iwami mine, the Ouchi clan, the guardian of Iwami Province, agreed.

Ten plate armor, ten rope armor, and other fine leather armor, high-quality cotton, cotton linen, and beautiful satin, and still pay so many mining taxes every year, this business is good business!

Of course, the Ouchi clan will agree with one mouth------ everyone knows that there is a silver mine there, but it is not worth mining, and there are people who are willing to do it, and it is a good thing to give such a large amount of mining taxes.

So, things should go very well!

However------

Mihara Koi knelt in the office of the island lord Zhang Guoan, his head was pressed to the floor, and he said: "Dear island master Zhang, it is really wrong to go down!" ”

At the same time, the merchant of the Satsuma Domain almost stuck his head to the floor, and he also said, "Yes, respected Lord Zhang, we gave him too much------

It turned out that Iwami Country, which was only equivalent to the level of a state capital in the Great Song Dynasty, was also dominated by various forces, and no one could dominate ------ because of their so-called mining taxes, which made other lands in the country, especially Xin'en landowners, dissatisfied and took the opportunity to make trouble.

When the Kamakura shogunate was first established, various institutions that had been private institutions of the Yoritomo were transformed into public institutions, and the shogunate's system was reorganized.

At the local level, the wartime guardianship and land system were continued.

In estates throughout Japan, a strong family member is appointed as a guardian based on the principle of one person per country.

Guardian was originally known as the Chief Pursuer and Enforcer, and then gradually unified into the position of Guardian.

The duty of the guardian is called the "Three Great Crimes", and it is mainly to lead the other royal family members under his control to guard the major battles, inspect and search for those who have committed serious crimes such as rebellion and murder.

In addition, the guardian also handled the affairs of the inner shrine temple and post road, commanded and supervised the daily duties of the imperial family other than the Daiban service, communicated the laws and regulations of the shogunate, and appointed the imperial family.

The head of the land was held by the imperial family, who were the representatives of the shogunate in the estate, and their main tasks were to inspect, collect taxes, and manage the land.

The head of the land is divided into the head of the ability to block the head and the head of the new grace.

Most of them were the original owners of large estates, who had dual control over the lord and the land, and the farmers of the manor had a stronger subordinate relationship with them.

The Shin'en land was a family member who had made war exploits for the Kamakura shogunate, and the Kamakura shogunate gave them the confiscated land of the Taira clan, which became the Shin'en land of one side.

In order to consolidate his local power, the Shin'en landlord strengthened his control over the peasants based on the position of the landlord and the provision of land, and relied on the power of the shogunate.

This was originally a relatively reasonable management structure, but because the strength of the Ouchi clan, a representative of the ability to block the land, was too weak, and there were many contradictions with the Shin'en land in Iwami.

In fact, there is no way, Iwami belongs to the mountain ****, and it is the westernest of the eight mountain **** countries, and its strength is originally weak.

It is bounded by Izumo Province and Bigo Province to the east, Shuho Province to the southwest, Nagato Province to the west, Aki Province to the south, and the Sea of Japan to the north.

The mountainous region of China at the southern tip of the country is the dividing line with the Sanyang Province countries, and the mountains stretch all the way to the sea.

In Japan, only the Takatsugawa River basin forms the Yoshida Plain, and only a few fields can be planted.

Due to the frequent exchanges with the Shanyang countries since ancient times, it is also full of contradictions, even for three melons and two dates, and it can also make trouble.

Now, everyone knows that Iwami Mine can produce silver, but everyone knows that whoever refines it loses money, and the silver they get can't even get back the charcoal money, but no one fights for this.

They're just eyeing that mineral tax!

In this way, the chaos arose, and the Shinen landleaders in Iwami's country, instigated by some foreign forces, even used the excuse that Iwami Mine was illegally opened, and they sent samurai to drive away all the people who opened the mines.

Fortunately, Mihara Koii and they had already loaded two boats of ore, otherwise the four boats that went there would have all returned empty-handed.

Zhang Guoan's index finger tapped on the table, and the corners of his mouth sneered.

In fact, this is nothing, in another three hundred years, after they learned the smelting method, they almost beat the dog brain for the brains of this mine people!

Zhang Guoan, the island lord, sneered and said: "You two get up, it's none of your business, that guardian is Ouchi Hongzhen, it's too incompetent!" ”

These two guys commissioned them to open the mine themselves, and it had nothing to do with their family in Japan, and such a thing was indeed not something that the two of them could settle with.

Zhang Guoan, the owner of the island, said leisurely: "They have detained my mining equipment------ causing a lot of losses." ”

The current head of the Kamakura shogunate is Hojo Tokimune, who has not long been in power and is young and vigorous.

In 1268, Kublai Khan, the leader of the Tatar bandit group, was in full swing, and he ordered a Goryeo envoy to Japan with a letter, which ostensibly demanded the establishment of diplomatic relations, but in fact demanded tribute from Japan.

At that time, the Kyoto Imperial Court finally answered after several studies, but it was panicked and at a loss, so it had to go to various shrines and temples to pray for days.

If history does not change, the big boss Kublai Khan will threaten the war in 1271 and 1272, which frightened Japan, at that time Hojo Tokimune gritted his teeth and refused, but also announced that the whole country had entered a state of tightness----- but now there is not, the Tatar group is now too busy to take care of itself, where are they still thinking about Japan.

Zhang Guoan, the owner of the island, not only blocked the gun for the Great Song Dynasty, but also blocked the gun for Japan------ which is really helpless.

He asked, "What is the attitude of your shogun?" ”

The two looked at each other, speechless for a moment, neither of them reported upward.

The relationship here is very delicate, and if the guardian Hirosada Ouchi reports upwards, even if he wins, he will end up with a result of poor management.

If the new landowners who occupy the Iwami mine report to the top, even if they win, it will be the result of losing one of them.

it!

Zhang Guoan, the owner of the island, immediately understood, this meant that if he issued another mining tax, he would unbutton it!

Zhang Guoan, the owner of the island, thought for a while and said, "Ouchi Hongzhen collected the mining tax, and he didn't pay it?" ”

Mihara Koi immediately said: "I must turn it in, I heard that he handed in five plate armor and five rope armor, and was praised by the general------

"Okay, then it seems that the strength of Hirosada Ouchi is insufficient, and I met someone who plays underworld tricks------ I want to help him!"

“------”

The two men didn't understand for a moment.

Zhang Guoan's island lord asked directly: "How many warriors are there in the hands of those new land leaders?" What about Hirosada Ouchi? ”

"There are about 200 people in the Shin'en land, and there are less than 50 people in Ouchi Hirosada's hands------"

No wonder you can't even the internal things!

The island lord Zhang Guoan immediately ordered: "After you unload the ore, you will return directly, go to Jeju Island first and wait, I will send you a hundred samurai ------ temporarily act as the person of Ouchi Hongzhen, and do not need him to be in charge of logistics!" ”

He added: "There is no royal law here, if you don't obey the orders of the guard, the country will be gone!"

Go tell Ouchi Hongzhen, show the appearance of a chief, and deal with the underworld forces together, and be a model of the country according to law! ”

It is common sense to seize the moral high ground if you play ****.

Although the two of them didn't understand the details very well, they completely understood the basic meaning, and the two of them were immediately overjoyed, thinking that Zhang Guoan, the island owner, could be angry with himself!

They gladly took the order and left.

After they left, Zhang Guoan went to see the ore that was brought back, which were all typical copper-silver associated ores, according to the data, the grade of these silver ores was more than 3.5 kilograms per ton, which was far beyond the grade requirements of industrial mining.

But in this world, except for the island of Liuqiu, whoever smelts loses money.

In total, more than 200 tons were brought back, not counting copper, and nearly 70 kilograms of silver could be refined. (To be continued.) )