Hearing the word Zhang Dou, Shang Xin's heart hung up. He said in a snort: "General Zhang! I don't know if there is anything that Xiao Wang needs to do, please just ask, Xiao Wang will do his best, even if he is broken! ”

"Prince Shangxin doesn't need to be nervous, since you want me to send troops to Changsheng Island, then you need to use the silver!" Zhang Dou said with a smile.

Hearing Zhang Dou's words, Shang Xin settled down. It's good to say that their Ryukyus have always been in good weather. Every year, there is an endless stream of merchants who come to them to buy rice, and they make a lot of money. Although a lot of it was looted by the Japanese bandits, it was still taken out for less than 300,000 taels of silver.

Thinking of this, he said, "General Zhang! As long as Changsheng Island helps Xiao Wang drive out the Japanese invaders, Xiao Wang is willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver! ”

Zhang Dou nodded after hearing this and said, "Then thank Your Highness the Prince for your generosity!" ”

Shang Xin was overjoyed when he heard this, and his bottom line was 200,000 taels. It doesn't matter if you can't spend all the 300,000 taels, as long as you can drive out the Japanese in a few years, you can earn back the silver.

"I wonder when the general will send troops?" Shang asked anxiously.

Zhang Dou nodded and said, "The weather is getting warmer on March 15, and Changsheng Island will definitely send troops to help His Royal Highness the Prince drive out the Japanese invaders!" ”

Shang Xin was about to kowtow to thank Zhang Dou for his righteous move, but he heard Zhang Dou say again: "Wait a minute, His Royal Highness the Prince can go to Senate Du to discuss the specific cost of sending troops!" After saying that, Zhang Dou left directly, leaving Shang Xin with a bewildered face.

What's the situation? Isn't the plucking of the money done after deliberation? Why is there anything else to spend? Is there anything else that can't be done? Can his own 300,000 taels fill the bottomless pit of Changsheng Island?

Shang Xin came to Du Ziteng with a nervous heart, and as soon as he met, he saw Du Ziteng's calm old face, and the displeasure in his heart was written on his face.

Shang Xin hurriedly borrowed the gift and stuffed a piece of jade into Du Wisteria's hand without a trace. Du Ziteng got the beautiful jade, and the displeasure on his face eased a little.

"Lord Zhang asked Xiao Wang to come to Mr. Du to discuss the matter of sending troops to Ryukyu, and he hoped that Mr. Du would advise him on the specific matters. As long as he can send troops to help Xiao Wang drive out the Japanese invaders, Xiao Wang will be grateful! Shang Xin's posture was very low, almost to the point of being low.

Du Ziteng straightened his face and said leisurely: "To be honest, no one on Changsheng Island wants to send troops to Ryukyu!" Du Ziteng's first sentence frightened Shang Xin into a cold sweat.

"Please teach me, sir!" Shang Xin hurriedly sent another piece of cat's eye.

Seeing Shang Xin like this, Du Ziteng said, "First of all! The purpose of the adults gathering troops on Changsheng Island is to drive out the Jiannu and recover Liaodong, and the soldiers around the adults also went to the island for this purpose to join my family. Sending troops to the Ryukyus is not the desire of the soldiers, so there is a lot of pressure on adults! ”

Du Ziteng's words are still believed in agreeing, and he is not a day or two on Changsheng Island. The people on the island have an unforgettable hatred for Jiannu, you can say that the court is not good on Changsheng Island, but you must not praise Jiannu for being able to fight. Otherwise, it is certain that you will be beaten, and there is no place to complain if you are beaten.

Shang Xin nodded and continued to listen to Du Ziteng: "Secondly! The island had just finished two major battles, and the soldiers were exhausted. Without half a year's cultivation, you can't be sure of victory, so it's very risky to help His Royal Highness the Prince send troops to Ryukyu this time! ”

This time Shang Xin was not happy to listen, he retorted: "Senator Du slow down! The Ryukyus only had hundreds of Japanese pirates, and it was easy to drive them out with the Changxing army. What about risk? ”

Du Ziteng said disdainfully: "If you just want to drive out those hundreds of pirates, why do you need to send troops, just send a few sea ships to quell the pirates." Could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince wants Eternal Island to send troops like this? Isn't Your Highness afraid of the retribution of the Japanese Invaders? ”

Du Wisteria's words hit the nail on the head, and Shang Xin was ashamed when he heard it. If of course hundreds of Japanese can be easily exterminated, the problem is that the Satsuma Domain will definitely not give up after the extermination of the Japanese and Japanese Empire.

It is certain that they will send troops to the Ryukyus in a big way, and if they do not conquer the Satsuma Domain, the Ryukyus will never have peace. Shang Xin arched to the ground when he heard this, and said in his mouth: "General Zhang Gaoyi, Xiao Wang admires it very much!" Xiao Wang thanked Mr. for hundreds of thousands of people in Ryukyu, and if he succeeded in removing the Japanese Koukou, he would be rewarded heavily! ”

Du Ziteng continued, "After the defeat of the Satsuma Domain, it is not known what the attitude of the Wakoku shogunate was. If the shogunate is still standing up for the Satsuma Domain, it will be a protracted war! ”

Hearing the Wakoku shogunate, Shoshin's face turned white. The local strength of the Satsuma Domain made Ryukyu helpless, and if the entire Wa Kingdom went into battle, his Ryukyus would have to go back to the Wa Kingdom.

Du Ziteng saw Shang Xin's pale face and said again, "The most important thing is that my family sent troops to Ryukyu this time, but there is no edict to send troops. Needless to say, there are risks involved! ”

It is a capital crime for the Ming Dynasty to send troops without an edict, and the risk that Zhang Dou took can be imagined. Shang Xin was completely speechless, he lowered his head and said: "Senator Du, don't say it, Master Zhang can help Xiao Wang drive away the Japanese and Xiao Wang is grateful." If there are any conditions, Xiao Wang will definitely do it! ”

Shang Xin put on a posture of a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, and Du Ziteng knew when he saw Shang Xin that all the things that the adults had confessed had been done. As long as you are still convinced, it will be much easier!

Du Ziteng said: "His Royal Highness the Prince! If Changsheng Island wants to send troops to defeat Satsuma and even the Wa Kingdom, sailors are indispensable. Those big guys cost a lot of silver taels for a trip, and one is not a lot of money for you to spend 10,000 taels! ”

Shang Xin nodded, if he could hire a Galen ship for 10,000 taels of silver, he raised his hands in approval.

He calculated in his heart that the dispatch of ten Galen ships was 100,000 taels, and he still had a net worth of 100,000 taels of silver left.

He also stopped Du Ziteng and said: "If you want to defeat the Satsuma Domain, you need to send at least 5,000 foot soldiers and 1,000 cavalry, and these soldiers need to spend a hundred taels of silver to hire because they are not willing to fight, I wonder if His Royal Highness the prince has any objections?" ”

The muscles on Shang Xin's face throbbed, and six thousand soldiers were six hundred thousand taels. His heart was beating a little so fast that it almost took him out of breath.

Du Wisteria's words made his face look much better, and his heartbeat slowly decreased. Otherwise, Prince Shangxin would have died at the negotiating table without waiting for the Changxing army to send troops.

"Your Royal Highness the prince doesn't need to be in a hurry, there is no need to rush the matter of money. There is no silver to pay back slowly in installments, if His Royal Highness is sick because of the silver, Du will die! Du Ziteng said.

Hearing that he could repay the money slowly, Shang Xin's heart settled down. As long as he can drive out the Japanese invaders, he will admit the great price.

Originally, he planned to cede half of the country in exchange for Changsheng Island to send troops, but now it is definitely more cost-effective to let Changsheng Island send troops just by paying some silver.

Seeing Shang Xin's face softened slightly, Du Ziteng said: "These six thousand people are not fighting for Immortal Island, the firearms, war horses, and armor they use are ......."

Just when Shang Xin was dizzy and sweating profusely, Du Ziteng took out a contract and said, "Your Royal Highness! As long as you sign this contract, Immortal Island can send troops! ”