Chapter 997: The Sea of Gold and Silver (3)

The status of Japanese women is extremely low at this time, even if they are the princesses of their own family, their status is like that, Yang Chengzu said a few sweet words, and in exchange for Yuzi's gratitude, he was eager to kill in return. At this time, Yang Chengzu wanted to say that Yang Tinghe was his enemy, and she could most likely carry a knife to the door to cut people, and then cut her abdomen to bear the guilt.

Those accompanying female soldiers, don't look at the young lady in the family, but the actual status is not enough compared to the concubines of the big family here in the Ming Dynasty, Yang Chengzu selected a few and rewarded them to his henchmen, which made those women feel that they had found happiness. After all, his henchmen are often starting from thousands of households, and when it comes to wealth and land, they are not inferior to the low-level daimyo in Japan. Marrying into such a family, for those subordinates of Yuzi, it can be regarded as heaven.

Of course, these people are the force in the hands of Zong Yuzi, and they can't all be sent out, and Yuzi also regards this reward as a reward for female soldiers, only those who perform well and are loyal enough are eligible to be introduced to marriage by Yang Chengzu and marry to Daming to enjoy happiness. At the same time, Yang Chengzu also took in some outlaws who couldn't get along in the Jingshi and nearby, or poor ghosts who had no land to stand up, and handed them over to Yuzi to bring to Yang Ji's fleet as a supplement to their combat power.

At present, Yang Ji's fleet is in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places, and it is very easy to recruit and replenish troops. As long as the Yang Ji signboard is played, some good men will join in, and they will pan for gold overseas to make a lot of money, which has also become the way for residents of some coastal provinces to make a fortune.

These supplementary troops are not urgently needed for Yang Ji's fleet, but Yang Chengzu arranged them, Yuzi will definitely not refuse, as for the identity, in fact, they have mixed in some Jinyi Wei and Dongchang's secret agents to ensure that the imperial court will not be ignorant of this powerful force.

Jiajing Tianzi didn't worry about the loyalty of Yang Ji's fleet, and the silver that entered the inner palace and the goods sent with the ship made Jiajing happy, and rewarded Yang Chengzu with a lot of rewards. In addition to sending silver, Yuzi also brought a lot of imported goods, some of which were sold by Yang Ji on his behalf, and the other part was paid tribute to the Son of Heaven as a contribution.

Xue Niang expressed her interest in many of them, and seeing her smile, Jiajing felt that the value of these goods was much more precious than those silver taels. In the Qianqing Palace, Jiajing asked Yang Chengzu about the situation in Japan and the expected benefits, and when he heard the future development prospects and the future benefits, the Son of Heaven patted the table quite arrogantly

"Good! This business is done happily, since the Ming Dynasty has traded with Japan, the operating income of the people is not counted, and the imperial court has always lost money and made no profit. Xia Yan had calculated that since the tributary trade, the imperial court had lost about six million yuan, and today, I finally saw some money. ”

"Your Majesty, this kind of thing is like this, it is impossible to make money. But as long as Yang Ji keeps up, the money we lose in tribute will be earned back when we turn around. If we are in a hurry again, Japan's tribute envoy has been rewarded, and it is not uncommon to be robbed on the way home. In short, as long as Banzai controls Yang Ji, we will not suffer any more. ”

"In addition, it is our control over Japan, since Grandpa Hongwu listed Japan as an indisputable country, the Japanese can invade our territory and kill our people, but we have no good way to counter. Of course, the main members of the Wako are all Ming people, but there are real Wa pirates in it after all. The attitude of the princes in Japan towards the Ming Dynasty is actually not very friendly. Now it is good that our business has taken root in Japan, and we rely on money to gain status and gather information. At the same time, it can make Japan become war-torn and the people are struggling to make a living. If they can't get by, we'll be fine. We can hire outlaws who can't survive to work for us, and we can get enough benefits for a small cost. In a few years, dozens or hundreds of ships of silver will be brought in, and we will be able to train more new troops and build more equipment. ”

Jiajing listened to this prospect, naturally his heart was also surging, and his blood was excited, he was still young, and he was the age when he wanted to establish martial arts and achieve prestige. When I heard about these promises, my heart was very happy.

"The eldest brother said well, although I can't let the officials and soldiers fight in Japan, but with these means, they can also be submissive, let them know that the Ming Dynasty is not to be insulted. It's not just Japan, for example, if you go through Guangxi's excerpts, it's very well written, and now that you have money, you have to do it. There are also those toasts in Huguang, sooner or later, the imperial court will clean them up, so that they all know that there are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country. Speaking of which, it's all the credit of your big brother. Yang Ji is good, and it must be run by reliable people, otherwise, just like Wu Zong, he will still lose money after a long time. Nothing can be done, and people are criticized for nothing. That lady frost of yours is very hard, and she has also made great contributions to the country, I will not treat her badly, and I will treat her as an island chieftain when I turn around, and make her a consolation, and she will have a future. ”

Jiajing knew about the loss of money in the former imperial store, he was in the Anlu Palace, and he also knew very well that the people below operated for the palace, and often put the benefits into their own pockets, and the prince did not get much benefit. If it weren't for my sister at home to support the portal, I'm afraid my life would be very sad. The wealth is moving, five boats of silver, such a large amount of floating wealth comes in and is handed over to other ministers, at least more than sixty percent of the ink must be greedy. With such a large amount of silver into the interior, and still thinking about handing over power, for Yang Chengzu, Jiajing is now trusting beyond measure.

With the silver taels in his hand, Jiajing's confidence was strong, and he not only wanted to change the land and return to the river through Guangxi, but also wanted to train more new troops and expand the strength at hand. In addition, it includes the construction of a firearms workshop in Beijing, the manufacture of more equipment, and the stockpiling of grain and grass equipment in border affairs, so as to prepare for the reset. Some plans that used to exist only on paper are finally possible to be translated into reality with financial support.

In addition to these problems, what Jiajing wants to do most at present is to take advantage of the relatively peaceful summer to repair more altars and revise the sacrificial rules.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the sacrifice of heaven and earth was pursued, and what Jiajing now wants is to change the sacrificial system that has been implemented since Hongwu. Change the heaven and earth to divide the sacrifice into heaven and earth, and build two altars of the sun and the moon, and sacrifice the heaven, earth, sun and moon separately.

As an agricultural country, sacrifice is definitely not as simple as a simple religious activity. In the current era, sacrificing heaven and earth is definitely the most important thing. Changing the combined sacrifice to a separate sacrifice is actually a reshaping of the ritual system, changing the iron law that has been unshakable since the Hongwu Dynasty, and also announcing an attitude to the world: This world is now ruled by Emperor Jiajing, whether it is the law of the ancestors or the minister of civil and military affairs, they cannot restrict the hands and feet of the Son of Heaven. The all-out conflict between the emperor and the ministers, the imperial power and the vassals, also opened the prelude with the arrival of this batch of silver.