In the twenty-fourth year of Jiajing, Annam, Ryukyu, and Ushide paid tribute.

In the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, Ryukyu and Turpan paid tribute.

In the twenty-eighth year of Jiajing, Ryukyu

Thirty-one years of Jiajing,

Thirty-two years of Jiajing,

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In the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing, Ryukyu paid tribute.

Tang Yi read all the records and was also surprised, the Ming Dynasty has long been not the prosperous era of all countries, and the countries that pay tribute every year are limited, but there is only one country, that is, Ryukyu, which pays tribute almost every year, and is called a minister every year, and the frequency is so high, far above all the vassal states, especially in recent years, almost every year to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, a loyalty, it simply makes Tang Yi awe-inspired.

After all, Tang Da Zhuangyuan was a very suspicious person, he turned forward again, checked the previous record, and the frequency of Ryukyu tribute was indeed higher than that of other feudal states, but it was only once in three or five years, and it was not frequent enough to come every year.

That's a weird thing!

Tang Yi narrowed his eyes and asked lightly: "Since the twenty-fourth year of Jiajing, the Ryukyu tribute has been obviously frequent, was there any major event that year?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Wenyu and Tang Hezheng glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Wokou! ”

"That's right!" Tang Yi frowned, "Since the rebellion of the Japanese Invaders, Ryukyu has frequently paid tribute, let's say that Ryukyu is loyal to the ****, but don't forget, from Ryukyu to Daming, the island in the middle is entrenched by Japanese Invaders, how do they carry tributes, through layers of nets, and successfully reach Daming every year?" ”

"Good question, sir." Yang Wenyu thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that the Ryukyus and the Japanese are colluding?" ”

Tang Yi did not rush to speak, but flipped through the inventory again, the Ryukyu tribute was not only frequent, but also quite large, the tribute included cloth, wood, sulfur, and swords. They are all good things, and they are worth more than 10,000 taels every time.

You must know that the Ryukyus add up to 120,000 people, how can they make up so many things?

Unless someone is behind it, who is funding the Ryukyus?

Thinking about it along this line of thought, Tang Yi suddenly felt a shudder, and his body shook for a while. was so frightened that Yang Wenyu hurriedly supported Tang Yi.

"My lord, Ryukyu is just a small country, it's not worth mentioning, if you suspect that Ryukyu is disloyal, just go to an official document, it's not worth hurting your body."

Tang Yi sat on the chair and shook his head slowly, "If Ryukyu is just colluding with the Japanese Kou, it doesn't matter. But haven't you thought about it? How can such a small number of people in the Ryukyus fight against the huge Japanese invaders? I was worried that Ryukyu had fallen into the hands of the Japanese Invaders, and that the so-called envoys were just sent by the Japanese Invaders. ”

"Ahh

Yang Wenyu was also frightened, and exclaimed: "No, Ryukyu is a country anyway, how can it be controlled by the Japanese invaders?" ”

"What's impossible, the Japanese can conquer the city in the Ming Dynasty, just Ryukyu. What's it? The Wako had always advocated tributary trade, and they pretended to use the Ryukyus. In the name of tribute, the Ming can be exchanged for much-needed goods, and the mission can also spy on the reality of the Ming Dynasty and listen to information, if I were a widow, I would do the same. ”

Although it is a little bizarre. However, the suspiciousness of the Ryukyu Mission is indeed suspicious. Tang Yi fell into contemplation again, if the Ryukyu Mission was really the painting skin of the Ryukyu, then they were representing the interests of the Ryukyu, and this time the Ryukyu Mission bought more than one million taels of goods. In other words, it was bought for the Japanese Kou.

Wang Yueying can see that Ryukyu does not have the ability to digest so many commodities, and the Japanese are different, they control the routes from the north to North Korea, the Japanese invaders, and the south to Luzon, Malacca and other places, not to mention more than one million taels, even if it is ten times more, they can digest it.

In fact, for Tang Yi, he is not so pedantic, and silk porcelain is not a prohibited item, and if he wants to buy it, as long as the money is given, it doesn't hurt to sell it to them.

Although the Japanese will make money and develop and grow when they get the goods, in the same way, the Ming Dynasty will make money and become stronger, and the pass depends on who develops faster and gets more benefits. At this point, Tang Yi has a strong confidence in Daming, or in himself.

But the question is whether the pirates are willing to trade honestly, and if they have other plans, then things will be in trouble......

Tang Yi knocked on the table and muttered, "Mr. Yang, you immediately go to the Ryukyu Mission in my name and ask them why they are buying so many things. ”

"Yes." Yang Wenyu turned around to leave, and Tang Yi added: "Don't startle the snake, the main thing is to see who has the final say in the mission." ”

"Understood."

sent Yang Wenyu away, and Tang Yi asked Tang Hezheng to invite Yu Dayou over. The old general was dusty, with a layer of rust on his forehead and cheeks,

As soon as he saw Tang Yi, he said excitedly: "My lord, the brothers of the sailor are ready, this time to escort to Malacca, the insurance premium alone is 150,000 taels, enough to build ten more big ships, and finally I am thinking about building thirty or fifty cannons on the ship, if it is really useful, we can bomb the Japanese into the sea and feed Wang Ba!" ”

"Hahaha, it's best if my brother is motivated, but I have to correct you a little."

Yu Dayou was stunned for a moment, and Tang Yi smiled: "That's a turtle, not Wang Ba!" ”

Yu Dayou couldn't help laughing, Tang Yi restrained his smile, sighed and said, "Brother Yu, I'm afraid the time to go to sea will have to be delayed a bit." ”

"What?" Yu Dayou's eyes widened in bewilderment, and he asked stupidly: "My lord, everything is ready only to the east wind, and the brothers are all gearing up, just waiting to go to sea." Besides, if you miss the current time, when the first month is out, the wind direction will change, and when you go to sea at that time, there will be more trouble. ”

"Brother Yu, the sea is no better than the land, and it is not controlled by us." Tang Yi said frustratedly: "That's it, Brother Yu, don't delay much, at most five days, I'll give you a letter." ”

Yu Dayou nodded, "Your Excellency commands that the last general should obey his own orders, but the last general and his brothers are not afraid of the Japanese Kou!" ”

"Well, my brother's ability, I am naturally relieved."

Sending away the reluctant Yu Dayou, it was almost time to take the lamp, Yang Wenyu came back from the Ryukyu mission and told what he had seen and heard from the beginning.

The head of the Ryukyu mission was called Shomitsu, who was said to be the cousin of the Ryukyu king, in his early thirties, very fierce, and had two scars on his face, but he spoke very gently and very organized.

Yang Wenyu asked them about buying goods, Shangguang did not hide anything, he said that Ryukyu admired ****, and the people liked **** things. As for why they bought so much, because Ryukyu was lonely on the sea, and it was necessary to stock up on goods. He also frankly admitted that there was trade between the Ryukyus and Western countries, and even he did not shy away from saying that the Wa Kingdom was now in a troubled era of warring states, and the local princes were constantly fighting.

Silk with excellent toughness can be used to make the lining of armor, and even has some defensive ability against bows and arrows, and is an out-and-out strategic material. Due to the Japanese invaders, the Ming Dynasty imposed trade sanctions on Japan, so silk on the Japanese market is extremely rare and more expensive than gold.

Shangguang also revealed to Yang Wenyu that he was willing to share the huge profits from selling silk with Daming, and even gave him a silver ticket of 50,000 taels when Yang Wenyu left.

"My lord, this Shangguang is really an overseas barbarian, how can he be open-mouthed when he meets, and even dare to say business secrets. And he can't even figure out who is in charge, so what's the use of giving me silver? If this is changed to a conservative promotion, maybe the trade with the Ryukyus will be banned immediately, what a stunned young man, in the words of adults, the limbs are developed and the mind is simple, and people are stupid and money comes quickly! Yang Wenyu laughed as he spoke, but to his surprise, Tang Yi's brows furrowed even tighter.

"Mr. Yang, have you forgotten that I also said that pretending to be stupid is the most clever deception! What if he acts with you? ”

Yang Wenyu's eyes widened and he shook his head: "My lord, if this is a play, it is too similar, right?" ”

Tang Yi didn't speak, but secretly said in his heart that Lao Tzu used this trick to deal with Jiajing, if it wasn't like a little, could he deceive the so shrewd Emperor Jiajing!

For this Ryukyu mission, Tang Yi is becoming more and more suspicious.

In these years, no one is a fool, when you think others are stupid, people are laughing at you for being a monkey who is being played, in order not to be treated as a monkey, Tang Yi immediately called Hai Rui and Zhao Wen over.

"The most important thing at the moment is to ensure that the fleet goes to sea safely, Lord Zhao, you immediately arrange manpower, starting with the maritime merchants who came to Daming, and find out for me whether the Shangguang and Ryukyu missions are real or false." Tang Yi turned his gaze to Hai Rui again, and ordered: "Brother Gangfeng, you go and check Qingyun Nunnery to find out if the seven surnames have made any recent moves." ”

The strongest desire to sabotage the opening of the sea is the seven surnames, as long as they are not troublemakers, the problem is not big, on the contrary, if it is really instigated by them, it must not be underestimated.

Tang Yi's cadres came out together, and at this time, news came from the provincial capital, and the governor Ruan Juruan rushed to Quanzhou to participate in the departure ceremony of the city ship.

As soon as he heard the news, Tang Yi was shocked.

Ruan Que is a disciple of Ouyang De, a senior of Xinxue, a jinshi of Jiajing for 23 years, and during his tenure as the deputy envoy of Zhejiang Tixue, the Japanese invaded Hangzhou, and hundreds of thousands of people fled to the city to pray for shelter. Ruan He personally went out of the city, led the scholars to protect the people into the city, and did not die a single person, which won Jiajing's appreciation, and he was promoted all the way to the governor of Fujian.

Although Ruan Yi is a person in the mind, his ideas are conservative and oppose the opening of the sea, so when the city was completed, he did not come, but now he suddenly came, which can't help but make Tang Yi think more, what does this guy want to do?

Although he muttered in his heart, he was Tang Yi's top boss after all, and he didn't dare to treat him slowly.

Two days later, Tang Yi led the civil and military officials of Quanzhou to welcome Ruan Que into the city, Ruan Que was less than fifty years old, he was a native of Tongcheng in Nanzhili, and Tang Yi was considered a township party, after meeting, a few words of greeting, Tang Yi invited him to the prefect's yamen, a large banquet, and entertained Ruan Que.

After receiving the wind and washing the dust, Ruan Yi called Tang Yi to Xingyuan, Tang Yi carefully obeyed the rules, and after seeing the ceremony, Ruan Yi said with a smile: "Lord Tang, this official heard in the provincial capital that you are quite slow to treat the Siyi merchants, and you have lost the system of the country, but there is such a thing?" (To be continued.) )

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