Chapter 236 Midnight Murder

The Ming Dynasty implemented a fetter system for the barbarians in the frontier and remote areas of the interior, that is, the Tusi who had been passed down from generation to generation to manage the local aborigines.

However, within the framework of the Ming Dynasty, many places cannot be understood literally, for example, for the Wufeng maritime merchants, even if they are the chief soldiers and governors, they are not as affordable as the most xiǎo Tusi, just because Tusi can "have its land, manage its people, unify its soldiers, hereditary its position, govern its place, enter its stream, and accept its seal", that is to say, it is almost equivalent to a xiǎo kingdom in terms of independence, and all kinds of things are solved by themselves, and they do not have to be constrained by the government.

The Tusi system is mostly implemented in the southwest region, and it is not common at sea, since the Three Treasures eunuch went to the West, and Shi Jinqing of the old port has been sealed as a consolation envoy, there has not been any maritime power to be sealed Tusi, which shows the sincerity of the imperial court.

For a while, some people under the command of Máo Haifeng were shaken, and secretly discussed that it was not bad to be enshrined in Tusi, not too constrained by the imperial court, in fact, they maintained their independence, and they had an official title, and they changed from Haikou to a local official recognized by the imperial court, so they went back to their hometowns to visit relatives and friends, worship and sweep graves, and did not need to secretly mōmō.

Seeing the reaction of her subordinates, Jin Yingji smiled at Qin Lin - no wonder it came so late, with such generous conditions, the imperial court must have argued for a long time, after all, since Shi Jinqing, he has not sealed the toast on the sea for more than a hundred years! Even Zhang Juzheng, who was in control of the court situation, cited the old precedent to make such a bold decision, it was not easy to imagine, and he was blamed for Qin Lin being late just now, but he was wrongly blamed.

Máo Haifeng thought for a while, and was about to ask Qin Lin, but then turned his head and asked Jin Yingji: "Young master, did the imperial court mention where our Yingzhou governor's lawsuit will be managed, and which province will be subject to the bird's anger of the plague official?" Is it Zhejiang, or is it? ”

Jin Yingji didn't figure it out herself, so she gestured to Qin Lin with her eyes.

"Nan Zhili." Qin Lin replied unhurriedly: "Directly under the center, you don't have to fight with any local official." ”

The Ming Dynasty had a total of thirteen provinces in the south, seven in the north and six in the north, border military regions such as Hamiwei and Nuer Gandusi, as well as direct subordination in the north and south.

Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there have been governors and ministers in charge of various important affairs and inspectors to supervise the officials of the whole province, and the Tusi in these provinces still have to be subject to the jurisdiction of the above-mentioned officials, such as the Yongshun Xuanwei Division in Xiangxi, although it is a big Tusi of the three products, it is still subject to the jurisdiction of the three provincial departments of Huguang and the governor's patrol and other big xiǎo officials.

For example, Wang Shizhen is the Yin of the three products of Ying Tianfu, but his jurisdiction is still only Ying Tianfu, and he cannot control other state capitals within the scope of Nanzhili, and theoretically Zhenjiang Mansion and Changzhou Mansion are directly responsible to the six central departments.

The newly established Yingzhou Governor's Office is located in Nanzhili, that is to say, it is directly managed by the center, and it is completely unrestricted by local officials.

Qin Lin threw out a bombshell and slightly dialed these contents, and all the maritime merchants were overjoyed, and immediately more and more people were inclined to accept the appeasement, and kept glaring at Máo Haifeng.

Jin Sakura smiled at him and quietly gave him a thumbs up.

Seeing that Qin Lin's victory was in hand, the balance in the hearts of the Wufeng maritime merchants was gradually tilting towards the Celestial Empire, Shimazu Xiǎo Torimaru was in a hurry like something, and was about to argue, Iga Ghost Qing stopped him, squinted his eyes and looked at Qin Lin, and said with compassion:

"The envoys of the Ming Kingdom are too arrogant! Matsuurazu Hirado Port is our Japanese place, what kind of Yingzhou governor's lawsuit do you want to seal, and how did you set it up in my country? Is this the will of the Ming court, or are you arrogatory? Why didn't you know about our shogun? ”

Qin Lin narrowed his eyes, his gaze touched Iga Ghost Qing, only to feel that the other party's eyes were full of ghosts, and he was really a fierce opponent;

Iga Ghost Qing is Iga Liushang Shinobi, killing people is not counted, and other idlers dare not make eye contact with him, this time and Qin Lin's eagle-like sharp eyes collided, the corners of his eyes hurt slightly, and he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, and secretly said that the envoys of the Ming Kingdom were by no means ordinary people.

Qin Lin and the officials jointly asked to appease the Wufeng maritime merchants, of course, it cannot be said that their home port is in Hirado, Japan, but can only say that "on the Oriental sea, the land of barbarians is mixed, about 800 miles away from Ningbō", Zhang Juzheng also played a word game, and generally said that the Yingzhou chief lawsuit was set up on the islands of the East China Sea, and did not specify which island, anyway, the Central Celestial Empire did not care about overseas barbarians, and there were many islands in the East China Sea, and no one would have to study which one it was when they were full and had nothing to do. ,

There is no mention of the port of Hirado in the decree or the official seal letter, and it is impossible for Qin Lin to really set up the Yingzhou Governor's lawsuit here, otherwise Japan will send an envoy to Jingshi to appeal, or cause a dispute between the two countries from other means, and the unlucky one will definitely be him, the deputy of the Jinyi Guard.

Everyone on Daming's side was sweating in their palms, and Huo Chonglou lowered his voice: "Chief Qin, are we planning from the long term?" ”

Qin Lin was not in a hurry, he had already made up his mind, and immediately snorted coldly: "The Wufeng Maritime Merchants live in Pingdo, but they are not Japanese, I will be the toast of the people of the Feng Dynasty tomorrow, do you still want your Japanese consent?" ”

As soon as Qin Lin said this, he immediately received the support of many maritime merchants, Chinese accounted for more than eighty percent of the Wufeng maritime merchants, and the other two percent, and the Koreans accounted for half of them, so they naturally would not admit that they were Japanese.

However, Hirado is indeed a place in Japan!

Huo Chonglou still didn't understand what was sold in Qin Lin's gourd, and he opened his eyes to make a mistake, only to feel that Chief Qin was getting more and more unfathomable.

Qin Lin winked at Jin Yingji, "In the past, because the imperial court regarded you as widows, and the coastal government often cleared it with a large army, so it couldn't stand on its feet, so it could only temporarily live in Hirado Port; Now that he has been appeased, he has set up a lawsuit against the governor of Yingzhou......"

The glint in Jin Sakurahime's eyes flickered, and she immediately continued: "The East China Sea is so big, you can go everywhere, why bother to stay in a corner of Hirado!" ”

The maritime merchants suddenly boiled, the rich and noble do not return to their hometowns like brocade clothes at night, and now they have earned so much money, why do they still stay in Pingdo? After being appeased, he returned to his hometown generously, and he could also open a business base on the islands closer to the Central Plains, and the cost in all aspects was much lower than that of Hirado!

The two envoys of the Shimazu family glanced at each other, Xiǎo Torimaru's heart was shocked, and Iga Ghost Qing's dead face became more and more sunk.

The reason why they were able to hold the Wufeng maritime merchants hostage was because they set up their home port in Hirado, and the reason why Hirado was chosen back then was also because Wang Zhi was worried that the place close to the mainland would be easily attacked by the imperial navy.

Now that the policy of the Ming court has changed, there is no need for the maritime merchants to stay in Hirado, and at present, the Shimazu family has not yet hit Matsuura County, where Hirado is located, and the Wufeng maritime merchants want to leave, and they can't stop it!

Rao is Iga Ghost Qing yīn has a lot of tricks, and he was caught off guard by Qin Lin at this time, and he couldn't do it.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more unfavorable, Ye Ma jumped out and shouted: "Hirado is the foundation of my Wufeng maritime business......

"Don't throw it away easily!" Máo Haifeng strode out of the crowd, staring at Qin Lin with blazing eyes: "What kind of heart is the government ......?"

Qin Lin replied with a harmless smirk.

máo Haifeng didn't expect Qin Lin to be such a scoundrel as the deputy Qianhu of the Jinyi Guard, so he was angry for a while, paused and said: "Close to the coastal islands, it is convenient to do business and return to your hometown, but if the imperial court wants to suppress us, it will be convenient!" One day, the dog officials turn their faces and don't recognize people, won't we stretch our necks and be slaughtered again? Hirado is the inheritance left by the old lord, and it must not be abandoned! ”

Qin Lin smiled bitterly and mō his chin, máo Haifeng's accusation, he was really speechless, the lesson of Wang Zhi's blood last time proved that this court is not worth believing, and now even if he puts in ten times the effort, it is difficult to dispel everyone's doubts.

Even Jin Yingji was moved by Máo Haifeng's words, and whispered to Qin Lin, "The slave family can trust you, but it can't trust the court, hehe, although your quasi-Taishan Weng is in the court, Sister Zhang Xiǎo's vinegar jar, but I can't wait to beat the slave family to the edge of the sky!" ”

Although Jin Yingji is joking, she actually has hidden worries.

Máo Haifeng and the other brothers didn't know, only Jin Yingji and a few henchmen knew that the secret agreement with Zhang Juzheng was actually mutually beneficial, Wufeng maritime merchants cleared the Jiangsu and Zhejiang magnates for Zhang Juzheng to go to the sī group and contributed taxes, and Zhang Juzheng was the backer of Wufeng maritime merchants in the court, and opened the sea ban for them to make profits.

Therefore, Jin Yingji fully believed in the sincerity of the imperial court's appeasement this time, and was also extremely excited when Qin Lin proposed to move out of Hirado Port.

However, from what Máo Haifeng said, Jin Yingji thought of another question: Zhang Juzheng could not be in the phase forever, and after him, if the new Shoufu made a 180-degree turn in the policy of his predecessor - this kind of situation often happened in the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't the Wufeng maritime merchants who had moved to the coastal islands be in danger at that time?

Qin Lin smiled slightly, he already had a complete set of plans to solve this problem, but he couldn't say it in public, at least not by him, an official of the imperial court, to make it public.

"Midnight three watches, I'm waiting for you in the room, I have my own tricks and tricks," Qin Lin leaned into Jin Yingji's ear and said with a wicked smile.

NV One Piece's ears immediately turned red, and he stared at Qin Lin with disgust: "Sir, it's really obscene!" ”

"Boss Jin, now you are also a chief! Yingzhou Governor's lawsuit. Qin Lin blew lightly and blew a few strands of hair on the corner of Jin Yingji's forehead.

"I've got you!" Jin Sakura pouted helplessly, and announced that the meeting would be suspended, and that it would be discussed again tomorrow to make a decision.

That night, Qin Lin didn't wait for Jin Yingji, because at the second watch, a terrible and piercing shout broke the silence of the night and woke people up from their sleep