Yin Xi couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, hasn't the meeting with Arai Junmi already been reported? After a moment of thought, he already understood that Zhenwu wanted to squeeze some gold and silver from the Wa Kingdom to make up for the recent expenses, and he bowed down and replied: "Your Majesty, the Wa Kingdom agreed to cede Yokosuka, and Arai Junmi also agreed to buy firearms and ammunition and military supplies such as cowhide and pig iron at a high price.

In addition, according to the investigation of the envoy to the Wa Kingdom to canonize the Wa kings and generals, due to the large loss of gold and silver, the Wa State has seen a serious situation of cheap and expensive silver, and the currency system is also quite chaotic. ”

Currency restructuring? Was it a shortage of gold and silver, or was it deliberately aimed at the Qing Dynasty's trade with the Japanese? Zhenwu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, he had a little impression of this, the Wa Kingdom is indeed losing too much gold and silver, this is a good opportunity, he groaned slightly, he looked at Yinxi, and said: "The 'Four Great Hengs' are stationed in the Wa Kingdom at this time, and the implementation of the silver ticket should be an excellent opportunity, I will use the war reparations of the Wa Kingdom as the principal of the 'Four Hengs' stationed in the Wa Kingdom, you discuss it with Zheng Shichang to see if it can work, and then discuss it in detail with Arai Junmei."

In addition, although the Wa Kingdom could not squeeze out gold and silver, but there were many people, it was completely possible to exchange rice for people, and the Americas were now in urgent need of a large number of manpower to pioneer, and a number of princes and nobles should be very welcome to the Wa slaves who were good at farming, and it was not a problem to sell them at a good price, and they could transfer rice from the Nanyang Domains to trade with the Wa Kingdom. ”

The Four Great Heng's stationed in the Wa Kingdom? Yinxi, Yinxiang was stunned when he heard it, what does Zhenwu mean by this? Plundering the gold and silver of the Wa kingdom with silver tickets? Or do you want to use the 'Four Great Constants' to indirectly control the finances of the Wa Kingdom? This is really a good way, with the backing of the Qing Dynasty and the Yokosuka stronghold, there is no need to worry about security at all, and the war reparations of the Japanese State are used as the start-up capital of the 'Four Great Hengs' stationed in the Japanese State, which is purely an empty glove white wolf, and the exchange of rice for slaves is even more profitable, and I don't know how many times the profit is when it changes hands.

"The ministers obey." Yin Yu hurriedly bowed down, got up and said with a smile: "Emperor Shengrui Tiancong." From one small clue one can see what is coming. The ministers are really ashamed of themselves, the 'Four Great Heng' stationed in the Wa State can solve the urgent needs of the Wa State, and the shogunate who wants to come to the Wa State will not refuse, so the minister immediately went to talk to Zheng Shichang in detail. ”

Yinxiang also said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Yokosuka is not only a strategic location, but ships going to the Americas can also replenish freshwater materials in Yokosuka, and now the 'Four Hengs' are stationed in the Wa Kingdom. Its importance is self-evident, I wonder how many troops the emperor expects to garrison in Yokosuka? ”

Zhen Wu said with a smile: "Since the thirteenth brother has asked this, I think he has already thought about it in detail, so there is no need to hide it, tell your thoughts and listen to it." ”

"Your Majesty." Yinxiang bowed slightly and said: "The area around Edo is mostly plains, and the scale of the cavalry of the Wa Kingdom is not small. The ministers thought that a cavalry of considerable size should be stationed in Yokosuka, and of course, the navy was even more indispensable, considering the current shortage of troops and supply problems, it should be controlled at about 5,000 men, and the navy and the new army of the Praetorian Guard should be four or six. ”

Five thousand is a bit less, but now it is the limit, and it can only be slowly increased later. Zhenwu groaned slightly. Cai said: "The specific garrison general, can there be suitable personnel to recommend?" ”

When it comes to personnel. How dare Yinxiang talk nonsense, he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, there is no suitable candidate in the hands of the garrison generals, and I sincerely pray that the emperor's sacred heart will be tacit." ”

Seeing that Yinxiang avoided suspicion, Zhenwu didn't say much, the generals stationed in the Japanese state must be ruthless, bold, and good at causing trouble, so as to create friction, provoke trouble, and find an opportunity to invade at any time, Zhenwu meditated for a moment before saying: "Let Nian Qianyao go for the time being, grant him the rank of general soldier, lead 3,000 new guards to settle in Yokosuka, and grant the title of vice admiral of Tianjin Navy Wang Tangxiang, lead 2,000 navy, not equipped with battleships, all with auxiliary ships stationed in Yokosuka." In addition, newspapers and periodicals in Beijing reported that the Qing Imperial Navy and the Janissaries were stationed in Yokosuka, encouraging merchants to trade in Yokosuka. ”

"Obey." Yin Xiang hurriedly bowed and said.

Zhenwu nodded slightly, and said: "Now that the tenth brother has gone to Nanyang, Nian Qianyao has gone to the Wa Kingdom, Yue Zhongqi is also about to lead 10,000 people to Xi'an, and the Shunyi camp is about to be hollowed out, expanding the recruitment of 20,000, in the face of all the banners and the people's expansion, it is not necessary to be limited to Zhili, the surrounding provinces can apply for the examination, and the quality of the soldiers cannot be lowered. ”

As soon as he heard that the recruitment was expanded by 20,000, and that it was facing all the flags and people of the surrounding provinces, Yinxiang's heart couldn't help but move, it seemed that the battle in the northwest was already on the line, he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Minister Yinxiang respects the holy oracle." ”

Yinxi is worried, when will the navy and the new army of the Praetorian Guard continue to expand their recruitment, and the expansion will be enough, but they will increase the salaries of the soldiers, and if this continues, the annual tax income of the imperial court will not even be able to pay the salaries of the soldiers, didn't the old fourteen think about this problem?

Impossible, if the old fourteen can't even see this, and can't sit in this position, I really don't know what he can rely on, can the gold and slave trade income in Africa support the expenses of hundreds of thousands of navies and the Janissaries of the New Guard? Aren't their brothers in Africa going to be rich? This is not necessarily a good thing.

Seeing that Yinxi and Yinxiang were no longer silent, Zhenwu groaned slightly, and said: "I have been running around for days, and I am tired, and I will spread the word to all departments, and tomorrow will not be early, you will also kneel down." ”

"Oh, the ministers obey." Yinxi and Yinxiang hurriedly bowed and said.

Yinxi and Yinxiang bowed and withdrew, Zhenwu also got up and stretched comfortably, Bao Fuquan bowed in, seeing this situation, he hurriedly bowed and said: "The emperor has been running around for days, and his body is tired, do you want to call the two little eunuchs to come in for a massage." ”

Zhenwu glanced at him and smiled slightly, he had a heart, knowing that he liked massage, and he actually trained two little eunuchs behind his back, but how could this massage eunuch be able to reach the concubine?

Thinking of the concubines, Zhenwu thought of the draft girls, patrolling the lucky Jinshaan, and walking for two months, I don't know which show girls have entered the palace? At that moment, he asked, "Have all the selected show girls entered the palace?" ”

Zhenwu, who listened to it, asked about the show girl, and Bao Fu hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, the show girl who leaves the brand must go through many re-looks, and those who pass the repeated re-inspection must still pass the palace accommodation assessment, and it will not be until October at the earliest, before it can be finalized." ”

Hearing this, Zhenwu's brows couldn't help frowning slightly, and he looked at it again and again, what kind of name could he see? There are not many show girls who left a brand this time, and a few of them were selected by him among the unsuccessful show girls outside the Shenwu Gate, do these blind minions still want to make a hindrance?

After a slight sigh, he said, "After two months of review, it hasn't been decided?" The draft girl is to choose concubines for me, what kind of vision do you have, I don't have to waste time to see, anyone who leaves a brand will stay in Ningchun Hall, Ruizhu Courtyard, Guanlan Pavilion, Jifeng Xuan, and I will personally assess it in my spare time. ”

Bao Fuquan's neck shrank when he heard this, how to make this, he knelt down and kowtowed, and then said softly: "Your Majesty, the show girls are all women from the Eight Banners official eunuchs, and the draft has always had certain rules. ”

Damage to reputation? Zhenwu stared at him, isn't it just lustful, what else can there be? After a slight pause, he laughed and said: "The name before and after the body, free people go to comment, besides, what is the trouble of wanting to add to the crime?" There are a lot of draft girls, and I don't care about that. With that, he dispersed.

Bao Fuquan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, how could this master be so open? There are a few emperors who can create a prosperous situation in the past dynasties who don't pay attention to reputation, this master is really incomprehensible, slightly stunned, he hurriedly got up, ordered the little eunuch to pass the decree, and then trotted to chase Zhenwu.

Zhenwu also did not take advantage of the convenience, just walked all the way to the back garden, a group of harem concubines arranged by the eunuchs and palace maids saw him coming straight to the back garden, and rushed back to report to their respective masters, after hearing the report, all rushed to the queen Hairuo, Zhenwu patrolled to Jinshan, one for two months, it stands to reason that the concubines can not see the emperor before the queen.

Zhenwu passed through the Dragon King Temple, Jianshan, Yuanjian Zhai, and Tibetan Zhai, and saw Queen Hairuo with a group of warblers and warblers in the harem in Lanzao Zhai, and the maid and the maid came up, respectfully greeted him, and said with a smile: "No courtesy, flat body." ”

After getting up, Hairuo looked Zhenwu up and down a few times before smiling and said: "This time on patrol, the emperor has lightened a lot and tanned a little, the next time the emperor goes on patrol, he should still bring a eunuch." ”

"It's healthier to get sunburned." Zhenwu smiled casually, facing a group of concubines, he was also a lot more relaxed, while saying that he glanced at the concubines, all the concubines were carefully dressed, all of them were bright and moving, looking at nature is pleasing to the eye, retracting his gaze, he smiled and said: "The northwest taste is very heavy, the dishes are greasy, Qi Concubine went to prepare a table of light dishes." ”

Qi Concubine Zhang Mengjiao was busy and blessed, and said with a smile like a flower: "The slave obeys the order." ”

Seeing that Zhang Mengjiao won the jackpot, several other concubines were secretly envious, and they were all thinking about whether they would also learn to cook, and Jia Ning, who gave birth to three daughters, said busily: "The emperor has been bumping on horseback for days, and I think it is very tired, so it is better to let the slave and maid massage the emperor to relieve fatigue." ”

"Very good." Zhenwu chuckled and said, "Let's go to Lanzaozhai, I will talk to the queen." ”

As soon as he heard that Zhenwu was going to chat while massaging, Hairuo couldn't help but remind softly: "Your Majesty, the princes still have to come to ask for peace." ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhenwu waved his hand and said, "Let them come over when we eat." As he spoke, he glanced at the concubines again, and said with a smile: "They all dispersed first, and I have taken turns turning over the cards in the past few days." ”

Hearing this, the concubines couldn't help but be secretly happy, and hurriedly squatted down to salute Zhenwu, and Zhenwu turned around and accompanied Hairuo into Lanzao Zhai. (To be continued.) )