Sailing from Tianjin, the maritime merchants who travel to and from the Japanese country will generally transit in Weihai Port, one is to stop by the way, and the other is to make more space for the cabin, one more transit port, and when you set off, you can bring less supplies and more goods. In the trade with the Japanese Kingdom, the space in the cabin can be called an inch of land, even if it is good to install a few more copper plates.

However, if you start from Lushun, you don't have to be so troublesome, Xie Hong chose the original route, that is, along the Korean Peninsula all the way south, anyway, there are only people and coal on his ship, if the supplies are not enough, just go directly to the shore.

Now it is July, the sky is clear, the scenery along the way is very good, but the billowing black smoke from the ship is quite discordant, in addition to some choking and causing smoke pollution, the noise of the machine also makes Xie Hong a headache, alas, technology is the first productive force, the steam engine is not as good as the internal combustion engine.

But compared to the suffering of the North Koreans, his little discomfort is not worth mentioning. There are winds and waves and fish on the sea, and occasionally there will be a little storm or something, but the black smoke coming out of the sea is a strange thing that has never been heard of.

Some people say that the sea god is angry, some people say that there are monsters on the sea, and some even say that this is the king who is guilty of the heavens, and the heavens reward and punishment, and all kinds of theories are different.

King Li Mao ate vegetarian food for three days for this reason, and issued an edict against himself. He didn't care, anyway, the government and the opposition were not rich, even if it was a king, the staple food was kelp, kelp was good, nutritious and healthy, and he was used to eating and eating.

As for the edict of sin or something, it is even more cloudy, and he is also used to it. Those comments circulating in Liaodong are well-said, since you can't resist, why not close your eyes and enjoy it?

But he was depressed by another effect of this strange incident, which was the intensification of the wave of North Korean exodus.

Since last year's Liaodong borrowing incident, the refugees in northern Korea have begun to flee to the Yalu River, and at the beginning, the small imperial court and the northern aristocracy still tried to control it, but even many of the soldiers sent out joined the fleeing team.

Even so, there are still many people who go north over the mountains and mountains, and for such people, the nobles can only cry out in vain. After the spring, some people returned from the north, and the Korean monarchs and ministers were overjoyed, thinking that it was the manifestation of the ancestors, so some people realized that they had lost their way and praised the magistrates.

But the good times didn't last long, and those who came back were here to pull people, and they scattered to various villages, and then described their life in Liaodong, which immediately aroused the interest of countless people.

In fact, their life in Liaodong is not very good, they eat less than dogs, and they do more than cattle, at least compared to the people of Liaodong. But there is a theory in the world called the theory of relativity, everything has to be relatively speaking, such a life seems miserable, but it is much better than being a pariah in North Korea, and there is hope!

The Governor of the Kingdom of Shang, the champion Hou Ye said that as long as you work hard for thirty years, you can get a green hat, as proof of permanent residence, if you wear a green hat for three consecutive generations, then you can get the household registration of the Ming Dynasty! Come to think of it, that's a great deal! Being able to become a citizen of the Ming Dynasty is a good thing that I can't dream of.

As soon as the news spread, the wave of fleeing immediately resumed, and this time there were people who knew the way well, and it was not a problem to cross the mountains and mountains, and the Korean people forgot to die in order to go to Liaodong to give themselves a green hat to wear.

As a result, the population in the northern part of Korea has become more and more sparse, and only the coastal banks are relatively better, and the life here is somewhat better than that in the interior.

The Korean monarchs and ministers are not too stupid, and they also understood afterwards that those who came back were all human traffickers sent by Liaodong, but what if they knew? Not to mention that those people in the south have become the leading party, even if they are united, they can't help others, alas, bear with it, and forbearance becomes gold.

As a result, it didn't take long for the incident to happen at sea, and the result was miserable, and the people on the eastern coast were also frightened, and it was rumored that North Korea was going to die, so a catastrophe would fall from the sky.

Even the coastal fishermen joined the fledgling, and eventually, with the exception of the tenant farmers, who were trapped by the aristocracy, the northern part of Korea was left uninhabited, and it was completely devastated and empty.

Xie Hong naturally couldn't understand the resentment of the Korean monarchs and ministers, and he didn't care when he knew that no matter what era, the rise of a country would always bring many victims, which could be regarded as a kind of primitive accumulation. Compared with the bureaucrats' favorite internal oppression, Xie Hong felt that his method was the best.

After hollowing out half of North Korea, the manpower of Liaodong suddenly became abundant, and more of the people of the Ming Dynasty joined workshops and schools, or became farmers, and the Korean serfs who worked. In this process, Xie Hong perfectly copied the black slavery system of later generations, if it weren't for the sacrifice of the slaves, where would the freedom of the rice country come from?

Therefore, the more serfs there are, the better, and intimidating the North Koreans is just as good for their physical and mental health, good mood, good appetite, and that's it.

When opening up the route, Xie Hong spent a month on the road, but at this time, it only took more than ten days to retake the old road, which is the benefit of technology.

"Brother Xie, why are you here in person?" The movement of the steamship fleet is not small, and Maang, the governor, has also gotten the news a long time ago, and he was even more surprised to see Xie Hong when he came out, "Is there okay over there in Lushun?" ”

"Brother Ma, you're stupid to ask, look at our big ship, hehe, this is called a battleship, it's amazing, how can something happen?" Without waiting for Xie Hong to answer, Jiang Bin hurriedly said: "Don't you see it, when a hundred cannons are fired, it is called a spectacular, louder than thunder......

Ma Ang was dumbfounded when he heard this, and his heart was fascinated, and he shook his head for a long time, and praised in his mouth: "No wonder there is so much smoke, it turns out that this is the legendary evil spirit, tsk, it's really amazing, it's amazing!" ”

"Brother Ma, what's the situation on Wajima?" Xie Hong interrupted this out-of-tune conversation and asked directly.

"Good, not ordinarily good, it's great!" This time, it was replaced by Maang, "Sado's gold mountain has been mined, and after the Nagao family got reinforcements, they are also expanding to Shinano country, and the war is quite smooth, and the daimyo of the Akabei cavalry has shaken the Kanto region, and after the spring of next year, I think they will be able to attack Kai......"

As he spoke, he glanced at Xie Hong with a strange expression, which made the latter glare back at him with some puzzlement, Ma Ang shrunk his neck and continued: "The silver mined by Iwami Silver Mountain has been transported back in batches, and it is still being mined one after another. ”

"That's right," he patted his head and said with some frustration: "Maori family matter, Brother Liu said that he was going to Lushun to meet you, and then go back to Bazhou, I just left the day before yesterday, but I happened to miss it." ”

"Liu Qi?" Xie Hong was still very concerned about this rebel leader in later generations, but with the development of the Tianjin New Deal, he gradually became less worried, most of the displaced and destitute people went to Tianjin, and the rest of the tenant farmers also settled down, there was food, who would rebel, not to mention that with his observation, Liu Qi did not seem to be ambitious.

"Don't worry about this for now, let's get down to business first, Brother Ma, you let someone gather some ronin."

"Ronin? How much? What do you want them to do? Maang was surprised.

"I'll tell you when I go back, move as fast as possible, maybe two or three hundred can be recruited, will it be too much?" Xie Hong asked without answering.

"Not much, the most people in the Wa country are this kind of people, aren't they beggars and warriors, you can do it with a few shouts in Nagasaki, just take care of the food." Ma Ang pursed his lips, casually summoned a pro-soldier, instructed a few times, and after sending away the pro-soldier, he suddenly complained: "I said Brother Xie, why did you bring Ling'er and them?" Isn't that asking for trouble? ”

"It's not troublesome, I won't go ashore when I'm running errands anyway, and they won't see that scene." Xie Hong was stunned.

"Hey, who said that, I mean the other one, what? You don't know? Ahem, forget it, help people to the end, so let's do you a favor again, lure Ling'er away, so that it is convenient. Ma Ang walked away talking to himself, making Xie Hong confused.

He turned his head to look at Scarface, only to see that the other party was smiling meaningfully, "Brother Jiang, what Brother Ma said, do you know?" What the? You don't know? Don't deceive people, you don't know why you laugh at this German surname. ”

"Brother Xie, don't pretend to be confused, didn't you personally order that?" Scarface's smile is a bit silvery when you look at it.

"What I ordered?" Xie Hong was at a loss.

"Hmm." Scarface nodded affirmatively, thought about it, and added again: "At the last annual meeting, what Brother Ma said should not be wrong." ”

"......" is really not good if he manages too many things, his brain is not enough, and he can't remember things? Xie Hong touched his nose and simply didn't want to think about it, anyway, the hole cards were revealed immediately.

"Brother Xie, I'll let them go to the newly built beach, the beach here is better, the sea is warm, come on, go to the governor's palace, I'll show you something good." The ability to talk is still good, and he will come back soon, this person laughed cheaper than Jiang Bin, and Xie Hong got goosebumps when he saw it.

Now that the human and financial resources are abundant, the governor's palace of the five islands has also been renovated, but it has the appearance of a walled city, but there is no decoration in it, and it looks a little empty.

The inside of the hall is exactly the same as the custom of the Japanese people, with a wooden floor on the floor and a cloth curtain in the middle, dividing the room in half.

Xie Hong exclaimed: "Brother Ma, you don't have to be so hard, right?" It's not a shared house in Yanjing? ”

"Hard? Where will it be difficult, it's good here, but what is a share house in Yanjing? Is it the same new industry as Jumbo Zhai...... Brother Xie, sit quietly, let's start right away. The chatterbox's mouth is called a fast, even asking and answering, a series of words, pushing Xie Hong to sit down, he turned around and slapped his face, and shouted: "Hajimei!" ”

"......" Xie Hong was speechless to see that the curtain was lifted, and a woman in a kimono walked out on tiptoe, saluted him, and then knelt on the ground, and then, one by one, one after ......another, "Brother Ma, after buying the woman, you will directly load it on the ship and send it to Tianjin, will it be over?" How can I have time to inspect the goods? Otherwise, let Brother Jiang accompany you, and I'll come when I go. Xie Hong pursed his lips, knowing that there was nothing serious, and the eldest brother pimped his brother-in-law, how wrong to think about this matter.

"Brother Xie, you can't go," Seeing that Xie Hong was about to get up, Ma Ang hurriedly stopped him and explained, "How can this be confused?" Those sent to Tianjin are all from civilian families, these are the princesses of major famous families, I will introduce you to ......"

"This is Miss Kaede from the Matsushima family......" Maang introduced from the beginning, pointing at them one by one, "This is Miss Sora of the Aoi family...... This is ......"

Matsushima Kaede? Sora Aoi? It's very familiar, Xie Hong came back to his senses, I wiped it, it turns out that my uncle doesn't want to pimp, he wants to be an action movie director? Otherwise, how could so many action movie stars be discovered?

"Last time you told me that you wanted the Tiger Nosuke of the Uesugi family, it's not that they don't care, it's really not, it's probably a rumor that's wrong. Alas, don't you know, the head of the Uesugi family sent me all his wives, and it is impossible to hide the princess and not hand it over, you must know: wives are like clothes, and the daughter is at most a small padded jacket, what is he reluctant to do? ”

"Then now this is ......" Xie Hong was dizzy when he heard it, you accept all the wives, your taste is too heavy, right?

"The quality is not enough, let's make up for the quantity, you see, these are all the daughters of famous families, you can pick a few at random, let me tell you, in terms of my countless daughters, it is still Miss Lan of the Maori family who is the most suitable, don't you like young people? Miss Lan is only nine years old, just right for you! Don't worry, Ling'er, I will enlighten her well, anyway, just take a concubine, isn't it common for a husband to have three wives and four concubines? You know: A woman should keep the way of women, and jealousy is the most important thing......"

I was embarrassed, and Xie Hong burst into tears.

Brother sent a Maori Kogoro, and here he will exchange it for a Maori Lan, it's really a natural cycle, isn't my brother just asking out of curiosity? How did it become Lolita? The nine-year-old yellow-haired girl Du Nima sent it to me, and this Lori is also called Mao Lilan...... Brother's reputation is completely over.

As a superior, you should really be cautious in your words and deeds, otherwise, the consequences will be very serious, I casually told Brother Ma, and then the Governor's Mansion casually mentioned it to the daimyo of the Wa Kingdom, and the result is like this, Brother should be happy, right? This means that the authority of the Ming Dynasty is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, otherwise can people send their wives and daughters?

"It's all a family, you don't have to be so moved, good brother, don't you be angry!" Seeing Xie Hong's reaction, Ma Ang, who successfully transitioned from governor to action film director, expressed his relief.

(To be continued)