When they arrived at Wangbei City, they unloaded the rice and the women they had bought, and the people of their own women's department accepted them, and those who remained in Wangbei City had already made some laws, and the soldiers were busy observing these bought women, looking for opportunities to please and marry. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

If you have a family, you will return to China for divorce in the future, and you will take out some money as a fee in accordance with the provisions of the law, and Chen Jian can pay this money. If you don't have a family, you can choose one to get married, and you can go back with the ship in the future.

These soldiers were not children's soldiers, they did not need to do hard labor, their monthly salaries were paid on time, and they were given subsidies by Chen Jian's private and Nanyang Trading Company, and they were also the most popular people in Wangbei City. However, the law is also extremely severe, and crimes such as rape are still punishable.

At this time, the laws were still very sparse, but many of the party members and those who accompanied the ship had studied justice, and some simple laws were enacted according to the ideology of the place of emigration.

The first to promote and the most applicable, and also to make these victims from Fujian the most touched, the most sensational is the "Marriage Law", the Women's Department also issued guns, there is no law enforcement power but there is enough supervision power.

The new marriage law did not resist much among the victims, but it caused a huge backlash among Sun Yuanhua and others, which is proof that the reversal of the situation does not exist.

This also strengthened the conviction of many of them to study the art of science rather than the way of governing the people of these states, and of course some people who were enlightened by the idea of rebellion expressed their support for this, and the first controversy between the two sides began.

When he returned to Wangbei City, the three ships sent to Japan also returned, and the people on board basically completed the tasks assigned by Chen Jian.

When he met Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada, the various maps, muskets, explosives, and other gifts that he carried with him were very popular, and these people were also very well received with their letters of state bearing the seals of the king and the council.

Tokugawa Hidetada also gave those people a set of Japanese-style armor and asked them to send them back to their homeland to the king on their behalf.

The people who went were eloquent and eloquent, making it clear that they did not believe in Catholicism and were doing what Tokugawa liked, and they showed off a new musket and field artillery, which made Tokugawa Ieyasu extremely happy.

At this time, the Dutch had not yet gained a foothold, and a Miura needle was also a British shipyard apprentice, and his knowledge and vision were not as good as those sent by Chen Jian. The problem of vision is not cultivated in a day or two, and the gap between the first batch of 30 million, the top official and non-governmental people who go to sea, and a shipyard apprentice and a company employee, is too great.

When it comes to the dangers of Catholicism, it is more level than Miura Press, how to say that Miura Presser is still a Protestant, and those people are all people who have been influenced by Chen Jian for several years, and when it comes to those things in the Spanish colony, Tokugawa Ieyasu is extremely vigilant, and Tokugawa Hidetada is more conservative than his father.

Now that the affairs of the Toyotomi family are not completely settled, after seeing these new muskets, I am also worried that the money of the Toyotomi family will be used to buy these things, and many things are naturally easy to discuss.

At this time, Tokugawa was still thinking about re-establishing trade relations with the Li Dynasty, and still wanted to open up direct trade with the Ming Dynasty, and many people also participated in the trade and made a fortune.

Not only that, but the Tokugawa family also hoped to send someone back to the Republic with Chen Jian's fleet to establish direct trade relations, but the envoy only said that he would go back to discuss it without giving a direct reply.

The affairs of the merchant house, trade, and the ship were basically agreed, and the envoys had a very good impression of Japan. If nothing else, this country has a lot of silver, and in the eyes of these merchants, it is more attractive than the Ming Dynasty.

But they also knew what the Japanese wanted, and when the cost was calculated, these merchants, rather than the workshop owners, wanted to be monopolists and middlemen in the trade between the Ming Dynasty and Japan, which would be more profitable.

Patriotic businessmen will consider choosing lower profits to transport domestic raw silk and develop their own industries, but the personification of capital will naturally choose higher profits, so for these people who are full of profits, Chen Jian's behavior of marrying the Ming Dynasty has become "prescient" and has a higher reputation.

For this reason, Jian Chen quickly gathered the people in the fleet together and discussed one thing.

He ate both ends, saying that he had received news from merchants in the Ming Dynasty that the Japanese might attack Ryukyu, but in fact no one told him, but he knew about the fall of Ryukyu in March next year.

This is the best time to open up relations with the Ming Dynasty, and if all goes well and you can go to Beijing next year, then this event will deepen the impression and goodwill of the Ming Dynasty, and at least get the same treatment as a Portuguese.

It was also the last preparation he made for trade and foothold.

He was the supreme commander of the fleet, but the use of the army had to be consulted with those sent by the state, so he summoned these people together.

"Mr. Chen, we have just established a trade relationship with Japan, and we are interfering at this time...... Isn't it a little out of place? I think that if our country was fighting for the Spanish colonies, and suddenly a group of people came to fight against us, we would definitely be extremely dissatisfied. ”

"yes, that country has a lot of silver, and it's a good trading partner, and we don't agree with that."

Chen Jian said, "You guys are wrong. Let me ask you, if Japan can trade directly with the Ming Dynasty, is it still necessary for us to exist? ”

"Of course it's not necessary."

"yes, so we're going to bury a nail between the two countries. If you don't give them any chance to trade with each other, it's a perfect opportunity. The vassals of the Ming Dynasty were attacked by Japan, and we killed them in the name of being hired by Ming officials, is it still possible for the two to make peace and trade? ”

Everyone figured out a little taste, they are very familiar with this kind of thing of burying nails and making-stirring sticks, and the history books say that there are a lot of such things.

With this group of people, there is no need to talk about any doctrines, beliefs and ideals, as long as there are two words, and interests are sufficient.

Chen Jian said again: "If this thing is done, there will be no chance of direct trade between Japan and Ming in this life." And we are good people, gain the favor of Mingguo, and be a middleman to make a big difference, isn't it beautiful? They took the Ryukyu and took the opportunity of the Ryukyu tribute to take the right to trade in the name of the tributary in their own hands, and we still make a fart? ”

"But...... We just made a deal with them about the merchant house, so will they ...... Directly put an end to trade with us? They have a lot of silver. ”

Jian Chen smiled: "No." They were just like us a hundred years ago, and the one closest to the Ryukyus stood not long ago on the opposite side of the current King of Japan. Besides, what are they playing Ryukyu for? If you can't trade in that broken place, you can also plant sweet potatoes, and I don't want to give it to me for free, not for trade? ”

Someone said: "But even if we look very similar to the people of the Ming Kingdom, there is no airtight wall, this ......"

"What if you know? Originally, trade is a life-and-death competition, and if we don't fight for them, we will benefit. They are bent on direct trade and bypassing the middlemen to make the difference, but of course they can't give them a chance. After the fight, it will be impossible for the Ming Kingdom to conduct direct trade with Japan no matter what, and we can stand more firmly here. Moreover, by the way, it also opened their eyes to know that the era of flint guns is coming, and it is just right to sell more muskets. This thing is a huge profit, how can it be a 200% profit, right? Japan is also not stable internally, some people don't want it, and some people want it, how can they sell guns without war? ”

"And it's a rare opportunity now. The Spaniards can't reach out, the Dutch are powerless for the time being, and in a few years we will be passive if we don't prepare in advance. ”

Someone thought for a while, and nodded and said, "That's right." One is that in this way, relations between Japan and Ming are tense, and Ming will not allow ships to go to Japan. We can obtain the rightful right to assist in the seizure of smuggling in this area, and if we want to trade, we must pass through Wangbei City, either join the company and become a shareholder, or sink and arrest it. Second, those countries in this area can trade with Japan, and we control the strait, and Japan's own ships are not realistic to trade with Vietnam and Thailand, unless they don't want to make any money, they will definitely be allowed to trade. The third is that the strength of the Spaniards and the Dutch on this side is not able to reach for the time being, and we have buried a gap in Catholicism in Japan, and the Portuguese estimate that it will be difficult to gain a foothold, and they can really only rely on us. Fourth, in this way, we can gain the favor of the Ming Kingdom, obtain the right to open the market, and obtain cheaper and better quality raw silk. ”

After this man finished speaking, several people also nodded and said: "Although people's hearts are unpredictable, from the perspective of interests, as long as there is no opposition in Japan, they will not close the country and not engage in trade." Only when there is no internal threat at all, it is possible to ignore it, and at this time there may be many people who are dissatisfied and increase the enemy. ”

Jian Chen nodded, "That's it." We have made concessions not to get involved in the spice trade with Europe, so the Dutch and Spaniards are not allowed to interfere in this trade route. The company's plan can be like this, let's make some share capital internally, and it is not affiliated with Nanyang Trading Company. At the same time, we can attract the maritime merchants of the Ming Kingdom to take shares, and there is no shortage of manpower, and we don't need to send many people to be stationed here. ”

This means that some of the profits here are given to these people who follow him to the sea, and everyone is naturally happy in their hearts. As for the construction of Taiwan as a foothold, this group of people also understands in their hearts that the Mexican Party will hold it in their hands, and the level of this group of people in opening up resettlement areas will naturally not be bad, so they can rest assured.

I asked the people of the military, who were very relieved and said: "Two battalions, plus the guns on board and the employees of the company, victory is not a problem." Their projection capacity is at most three to five thousand people. ”

Jian Chen also said generously: "This battle is worth at least 30,000 silver coins. Count the soldiers' shares, and if they die in battle, triple the shares and give them to their families. After all, this is for the sake of profit, not for the sake of the country. I'm going to persuade the soldiers? ”

The officer smiled: "You don't have to, this money is enough to boost morale." The shares of Mr. Chen's company are real money, and everyone can trust it. After turning around, I went back and had a share capital of dozens of silver coins, how could I make such a profit? ”

"Then it's decided. I sent a ship to Fuzhou to find an official from the Ming Dynasty to borrow a proper name, and it will be up to me to see if there are officials who have the courage to seek wealth and danger. The soldiers were also ready to send two clippers to the Ryukyus to inquire about the situation, but not to show any flaws. ”

The officer said again: "Do you need to make preparations?" Do you want to prepare for the revenge you incur? ”

Jian Chen waved his hand and said, "Exhaust them." Let's talk about the navy beating us first. A small battle, fought beautifully, can also be regarded as a flint gun test, go back and write a report to summarize, your boss will inevitably be rewarded. That's it? ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and asked the clerk to write down these things, press the seal, and settle it, and prepare it step by step. Chen Jian also wrote an internal party report to explain the importance of the matter for future plans, and they all agreed.

Chen Jianxin said, bring Li Dan, Sun Yuanhua and others. Let Li Dan firmly believe that this is a promising company, so as not to be the first and the first to the end; Let Sun Yuanhua and others see the new tactics with their own eyes, and if they can reveal a change in thinking that can be "united front" before setting sail, they can have the opportunity to give a great merit to these people who have not yet made a name for themselves.