Chapter 343: Cai Jing, who is full of joy and sorrow

With the assistance of Murong Zhi, Taira Masamori was like a bamboo, and successively captured Iga, Omi, Ise, Shima, Owari, Mikawa and other places, and this large area fell into the hands of the Hei family.

Since Iwami has not yet been discovered, the largest amount of silver production in Japan is currently in the Ise region, and although the silver mines in Ise are not as concentrated as Iwami, and the silver content in the ore is not as high as Iwami, due to its wide distribution, Ise also produces a lot of gold and silver.

At the peak of silver production in the Ming Dynasty, Japan produced 200 tons of silver per year. Among them, 38 tons of Iwami Ginza are only one-fifth of Japan's annual mining volume.

Taira Masamori took Ise and other places this time, and according to preliminary statistics, a total of 270,000 taels of gold and 21 million taels of silver were contributed to the lord of Yangda Island.

The whole process is simple, but you don't have to think about it to know that there is blood on every tael of silver.

But what does this have to do with Lord Yang Dadao, it's not him who scrapes the ground, it's Ping Zhengsheng.

He just secretly spoke, and I have to say that little Japan is rich in gold and silver.

Of course, this is hundreds of people's savings, and Yang peeled them ...... Well, it should be said that Heimasamai scraped off three feet of land in Ise, which is rich in gold and silver, and it is normal to find 20 million taels of silver.

The lord of Yang Dadao ordered Mo Rongzhi to send people to send people to take these gold and silver treasures to Jiaolu Port for loading, and the lord of Yang Dadao brought three official ships, but they were not enough, Lin Ruhai and their four ships were also requisitioned, and the silver was loaded and transported back to the Great Song Dynasty directly.

Lord Yang Dadao is awake to the power of the world these days, drunk and lying on the knees of beauties, what princesses, concubines, and granddaughters of the prime minister are in the palm of their hands, and Emperor Horikawa and Hei Munemi are afraid that he will be idle and interfere in Japanese government affairs, or to mention them, and constantly select beauties to send him, just hope that he will indulge in beauty every day, and it is best to die directly on the belly of a woman.

Lord Yang Dadao studied the ** Sutra and was familiar with Dong Xuanzi, but he was not a junior brother who didn't know anything, how could he let Emperor Horikawa fulfill his wish?

The beauties sent were not mistaken, singing and indulging in wine every day, hugging left and right, so happy.

It wasn't until Qing Niang came to Tokyo that the owner of Yang Da Island began to restrain a little, and he took Qing Niang to play Kyoto, visit the Imperial Palace, row on Lake Biwa, and enjoy the scenery everywhere; Although Yang Yi has no good impression of Little Japan, he has to admit that the scenery of Japan is indeed very beautiful, and when he travels in the mountains and rivers, he often makes people intoxicated and do not know the way back, as described in Qing Niang's words.

On October 16 of the first year of Wenchang of the Great Song Dynasty, Cai Jing, the head of the household, went out of the gate of the household in a car, and walked slowly south along the royal street. Although Cai Jing is now only one of the six Shangshu, he has not been ranked as the prime minister, because his younger brother Cai Bian is already the right minister of Shangshu, which is equivalent to the deputy prime minister.

But he has been crowned the prince of the country, and he has a voice that is not inferior to the prime minister in the court, and although Cai Jing is sleek, he is indeed very capable in governing and managing money; In the past few years, the Great Song Dynasty has fought several wars, and it has to resettle hundreds of thousands of soldiers and party people, plus the huge river control project, everything is like flowing water, and the Great Song Dynasty can support it, and it can be said that Cai Jing has made great contributions.

And Cai Jing is only fifty years old now, and with his merits and ability, it is only a matter of time before he enters Shangshu Province, so I don't know how many people invited Cai Jing to the banquet a while ago.

But now, a huge crisis is looming towards Cai Jing.

Cai Jing half-lifted the curtain of the car, watching the scenery of the street along the way, Tokyo City is more prosperous than in the past.

Due to the recovery of the Hexi Corridor, there were many times more merchants from the Western Regions than before, and people from the Western Regions in various costumes, accents, and appearances could be seen everywhere in Tibet, Uighurs, Black Khan, and even as far away as Byzantium.

Many merchants from the Western Regions have purchased real estate in Tokyo, opened shops and shops, and unconsciously reappeared in Tokyo during the Tang Dynasty, the exotic atmosphere of orchid wine serving wine in Chang'an City.

The various goods on the street are more abundant and dazzling, and it is a prosperous scene.

But Cai Jing knows that behind this prosperous scene, there is a problem that needs to be solved more and more urgently, and that is the shortage of money.

There are probably more than 10 million yuan of Jiaozi circulating in the market now, but the imperial court really can't come up with the money to recover these discredited Jiaozi.

If you can't recycle, you can't talk about rebuilding Jiaozi's reputation.

If the credibility cannot be guaranteed, it will not be possible to reissue Jiaozi, and the gold, silver and copper of the Great Song Dynasty are all lacking, and in the face of the rapid development of economy and trade, the money shortage of the Great Song Dynasty has become more and more serious, and Cai Jing is rarely comfortable all day long.

Yang Yi went to get money, but who knows how much he can get back?

Cai Jing did not have much hope for this, and he even proposed to reduce the intensity of the river control project in order to draw funds to rebuild the credibility of Jiaozi and solve the problem of money shortage first.

Unfortunately, this proposal was opposed by the majority of the courtiers, and the project of controlling the river had already begun, and if it was stopped, it would cause a lot of unnecessary consumption, and it would also be a serious blow to the prestige of the princes of the imperial court.

This doesn't work, that doesn't work, it makes Cai Jing have a headache.

If the money shortage is not solved, it will lead to a decline in the economy and people's livelihood in the Great Song Dynasty, and will lead to a continuous decline in prices; It will reduce the profits of farmers and various workshops or even lose money, and eventually lead to a large number of workshops having to close down and stop production; As a result, a large number of handicraftsmen will become unemployed vagrants, and people's incomes will be drastically reduced, people's livelihoods will become desolate, and people's lives will become difficult, further causing all kinds of turmoil.

As the phenomenon of money shortage has become more and more serious, a large number of officials have come to the table to impeach Cai Jing; If this problem is not solved, he, the head of the household, will have to come out to stand up to the thunder; I'm afraid no one will be able to save him then.

It can be said that Cai Jing is now on the edge of a very dangerous cliff, and if he can step over, his world will be incomparably vast, and if he can't step over, he will definitely fall hard...... These days, he turned down many banquets because of his annoyance, but this time it was Zhao Tingzhi, the envoy, who invited him, and he didn't want to refute Zhao Tingzhi's face, so he reluctantly went to the banquet.

Yilufang has finally arrived, and the red chrysanthemums on the flower stand in front of the door are blooming, competing for beauty, as beautiful as its owner.

When he came here, Cai Jing was in a better mood suddenly, not that he and Su Mingpei had any personal relationship; Now everyone knows that Su Mingpei was once difficult to turn into water, except that Wushan is not a cloud, and he can only look down on Yang Yi as a young and handsome and literary character.

The reason why Cai Jing's mood has become better is that when he saw Yilufang, he remembered Yang Yi's extraordinary ability; Yang Yi relied on the song "If life is only as first seen", he helped an unknown Su Mingpei to the throne of the Oiran, and now Su Mingpei is already a red and purple character in the capital, and it is rare to see an idler waiting for a lot of money.

Su Mingpei came up with a new set of clothes, combed a new hairstyle, and went out for a walk, and was immediately imitated by women in Beijing; She has become a trendsetter in Tokyo.

And Su Mingpei only sings the words of Yang Yi and Yi'an Jushi, which is also one of her characteristics and is talked about.

The reason why Su Mingpei is where he is today is because of Yang Yi, and the miracles created by Yang Yi are not limited to these?

Thinking of Yang Yi's vision and ability, Cai Jing couldn't help but feel a little more hope for his trip to Japan, which was the reason why his mood improved.

Let it be! If you can help me Cai Jing survive this catastrophe this time, I will definitely have something to repay in the future.

Just as Cai Jing was secretly praying, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves behind him.

I saw Huang Zi, a member of the household department, coming on a horse, and shouted from afar: "Cai Shangshu, Cai Shangshu, please stay, Hangzhou sent an urgent report, Zhang Xianggong asked Cai Shangshu to go to Shangshu Province immediately." ”

Hangzhou? What can Hangzhou do to find the household department? Cai Jing stopped his steps, turned around and asked, "Zijian is in such a hurry, what happened?" ”

Huang Zi's face was ecstatic, and he said like a bean: "Cai Shangshu, I'm overjoyed!" Scholar Yang has news, according to the Hangzhou City Bosi Emergency Report, seven big ships, full of gold and silver, Cai Shangshu, a total of seven big ships......"

Cai Jing couldn't help but grab Huang Zi's arm, his beard trembled slightly with excitement, and asked in disbelief: "Zijian, but it's true, what you said is true." ”

"Cai Shangshu, the official document of the City Shipping Division is in Shangshu Province, this can still be fake, the document clearly says that the seven ships have brought back a total of 980,000 taels of gold and 6.03 million taels of silver. According to the people who returned from the Wa Kingdom, Scholar Yang regained power for the Emperor of the Wa Kingdom, and the Emperor of the Wa Kingdom gave him gold and silver as a reward, and there will be more to come! Cai Shangshu, you have to hurry, in the letter, Scholar Yang asked the imperial court to send more ships to the Wa Kingdom as soon as possible. There's still gold and silver waiting to be brought back. ”

Nine hundred and eighty thousand gold, six million and eighty thousand taels of silver, the near market price is almost two or twenty million yuan.

Even Cai Jing, who was in control of the Da Song Dynasty's money bag, couldn't help but be petrified on the spot when he heard this number; 20 million guan is equivalent to several years of taxes in other dynasties, and now the Great Song Dynasty has an annual income of more than 100 million, and this year it may be more, but at most it is 160 million guan; But the problem is that this is the entry of the whole country of the Great Song Dynasty, and now Yang Yi goes to Japan to shop, he can easily swing back 20 million yuan, and there is still ...... behind Oh, my God! It's also shocking.

What does this mean? I don't know, Cai Jing's mind is still in a state of crash, and he can't think about it.

But one thing he knew very well was that he Cai Jing had not only stepped over the cliff this time, but also flew straight into the clouds.

"Quick! Fast! Fast! Go to Shangshu Province. ”

Cai Jing's demeanor was a little abnormal, and he even forgot about Zhao Tingzhi's marquis in Yilufang. Hurriedly jumped into the car, and when the car drove away, he remembered Zhao Tingzhi and hurriedly sent his staff to explain and apologize.

This incident not only alarmed Cai Jing, but also Cai Bian, Li Qingchen, Su Song, Yang Wei, Huang Lu, Zhang Shangying, He Shikuan and others also rushed back to Shangshu Province.

Twenty million pieces! And Yang Yi also urged to send another boat, there should be a lot of them behind.

For a while, the head of the Great Song Dynasty was as happy as the New Year, and the Empress Dowager Liu was also overjoyed when she heard it.

Yes, how many people did Mr. Yang take to the Wa Kingdom?

Thinking of this problem, even Zhang Dian, who has always been calm, couldn't help but worry, so much silver, Yang Yi has hundreds of people, as the saying goes, people die for money, birds die for food, so much gold and silver, what kind of accident can be good?

Especially the Empress Dowager Liu, she insisted that in addition to sending a ship to transport silver this time, she must send another battalion of men and horses to Yang Yi to ensure Yang Yi's safety.

For her, Yang Yi can't compare to how much silver she has.

(To be continued)