Zhang Jing ordered someone to get the codex.

The outside of the codex was sealed with lacquer, apparently top secret.

Zhang Jing tore it open, and then opened the codex.

It's a lot of small print.

In the small print, what is recorded is the situation against the Francois and the Netherlands in these days.

Among the Francophiles, the Portuguese are still entrenched in Macao, while the Dutch people are now the most powerful, known as the country of ten thousand ships, with countless ships, they entrenched in the Ryukyus, that is, Taiwan Province in later generations, and established a large number of fortresses and ports, in a vain attempt to control the trade in this area with the help of the Ryukyus.

In addition, the Spaniards have established extensive colonies in Sumatra, Luzon, Chenla and other countries, and their sphere of influence has become larger and larger.

They have established various trade and colonization sites and have a set of effective regulations for the management and transportation of their posts.

Therefore, Wang Cheng believes...... It is impossible for the caravan of the Ming Dynasty to really make huge profits.

Because if you rely on the scarce goods of the Ming Dynasty, you may be able to trade on your own and get some profits, but once the caravan of the Ming Dynasty wants to transport the goods to all parts of the world, it will inevitably be resisted.

This includes the looting of pirates, and also includes the fact that after the goods were transported to the local area, the local Francois and Dutch, who had long established roots, would often instigate and use the natives or others to incite hatred against the Ming fleet.

For example, in Luzon and other places, incitement to exclude Han was not uncommon, so that the Han people who had emigrated to the sea were deeply affected.

On the contrary, those Francois built a strong fortress, enslaved the local natives, instigated relations behind their backs, instigated people to plunder the Han people, and profited from them.

These Western countries, whether it is Luzon, Sumatra and other places, are already the hinterland of the Central Plains Dynasty, after all...... Since the Qin and Han dynasties, there have been people who have sent envoys to the dynasty to establish a relatively stable relationship with the Central Plains Dynasty, and the Han people have been moving to these places for a long time, dating back to the Three Kingdoms period.

Such an intimate relationship will still come to such a point, it can be seen that this Francois man should not be underestimated!

Wherever they went, they first used force to suppress and terrify the natives, but at the same time they were the best at manipulating people's hearts and minds, and were more zealous in exporting their religion and language, and in this combination of rigidity and softness, their dominance was often very strong.

Wang Cheng therefore asserted that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to trade, even the Western countries encountered such a predicament, let alone want to let the fleet go to Tianzhu, Kunlun, or even further away to obtain the rich benefits brought by trade.

If you want to solve this problem, the first thing to solve is precisely these Francis and Dutch people who are entrenched in Ryukyu and Luzon at the doorstep of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Jing looked at it carefully, subconsciously nodding his head, Wang Cheng obviously had a very clear understanding of the situation in various parts of the world.

This kind of understanding can only be realized by going to sea in person and dealing with the Francois and Dutch people in Macao and other places all year round.

Continuing to look down, at the end of this codex, there is a more important thing mentioned.

In Quanzhou, Jin Yiwei caught a fine work, this person has a deep relationship with the Francois and the Dutch, has been inland, spying on the intelligence of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Cheng observed him for two years, but has never chosen to arrest.

After all, I finally found a fine work, if you catch it, how can you put a long line to catch a big fish?

Until recently, Wang Cheng was aware of the other party and had begun to spy on the situation of the Ming Dynasty's various coastal guards, as well as the stationing of troops along the coast.

This immediately made Wang Cheng realize that there might be a huge change overseas, so he immediately made a decision, immediately arrested him, and after secret interrogation, he was immediately sent to the capital.

He did not say in the Codex what the man confessed.

But...... Obviously, Wang Cheng thinks that this matter is not trivial, and Zhang Jingyi must be let know the inside story.

Zhang Jingyi put down the codex, his face softened slightly, and then said to the hundred households: "It's very hard to come all the way." Okay, now it's none of your business, just hand over the prisoners to prison, you can take the people and have a good rest. ”

The hundred households said, "Yes." ”

The reason why Zhang Jingyi didn't ask more about these hundred households was mainly because his accent was really strange.

Zhang Jingyi is a man of action, and a few hours later, Zhang Jingyi appeared in prison.

And the prisoner had already been put into prison clothes after taking a bath.

He looked terrified.

Obviously, before coming to Beijing, he had been 'taken care of' by the Fujian and Guangdong Thousand Households.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Jingyi appeared in the interrogation room, he immediately stood up as if reflexed, and then looked at Zhang Jingyi uneasily.

Zhang Jingyi looked at him lukewarmly and said, "Do you know what kind of place this is?" ”

"Yes." The man said: "This is Hell. ”

This person's accent is actually quite normal.

Zhang Jing walked back and forth a few steps with his hands behind his back before he said, "Do you know why I took you?" ”

The man said with a sad face, "Yes...... Know. ”

Zhang Jingyi sat down and looked at him with a smile.

In this environment, although Zhang Jingyi is smiling, I am afraid that in the eyes of this person, it is also extremely infiltrating.

Zhang Jingyi sighed and said: "In this place, since Emperor Chengzu moved the capital to the capital, I don't know how many people have died here. Some people have died unjustly, and some of them have died...... It's a crime that deserves it. But...... They may have come in in different situations, but before they died, most of them were miserable. ”

The man's face seemed pale, his lips trembled, and he said, "I...... I ......"

Zhang Jing glared at him: "Lao Tzu speaks, do you have the right to interject?" Come on, give me a slap! ”

Before the words fell, someone immediately stepped forward and held him down, and Liu Wenxiu, who followed Zhang Jingyi in, personally picked up his arm and slapped him a few times.

This man was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and wailed.

Zhang Jingyi said on the side: "In the past few years...... The Ming Dynasty opened the sea, and there was a slight passage through Liaodong, but it caught a lot of guys who ate inside and out. Many people eat steak inside and out, in fact...... At the end of the day, it's all about making a living. Therefore, I don't make any moral judgments. Merely...... No matter what the reason, Jinyiwei and you people, each for their own master, are not together. And now, you fall into the hands of Jinyiwei, then you remember, your life is no longer yours from now on, and it has nothing to do with your parents, wives and children, your life is Jinyiwei's, these slaps are actually nothing, not even the next horse, just let you remember some lessons. Alright, let's get down to business. ”

The man covered his mouth, and his mouth was still foaming with blood, and at this time his mouth made a whining sound.

Zhang Jingyi looked at him indifferently, but said, "What's your name?" ”

"Lin, Lin Zhen ......"

Zhang Jing said: "Do you know why I took you?" ”

"Yes." Lin Zhen didn't seem to dare to look at Zhang Jingyi directly, lowered her head slightly, and continued: "I'll fornicate with the Japanese first, and then ...... Fornication with the Dutch. ”

Zhang Jing said: "Wokou? ”

Lin Zhen said: "In the past, our family was responsible for smuggling goods, and since then, ...... colluding with the pirates...... also earned a lot of silver, and later the imperial court suppressed the widows, and the Lin family fled overseas, first went to the island, but ...... It is always difficult to make a living outside and there is no way to make a living like before, so I ...... So I went with my father to Luzon and the Ryukyus......"

Zhang Jing said: "So, you colluded with the Dutch and Francois people?" When did collusion begin? ”

"As early as seven or eight years ago......," Lin Zhen said, "the governor there, very interested in the situation of the Ming Dynasty, saw that I could speak Chinese, and had many friends in the interior, first asked me to be a translator, and then later, let me deal with the Han people in the Ryukyus, and at the same time collect information brought by the Han merchants." ”

Zhang Jing nodded, and then asked, "But why, you came inland?" ”

Lin Zhen said: "In the past two years, a large number of Han merchants and scholars have suddenly arrived...... Not only did they bring merchandise, but they also brought with them their families, and they also brought with them a lot of gold and silver...... Heard...... I heard that it was because the imperial court was fighting against some rebellion...... Many people who learned the news in advance fled with their families...... And these people ...... Most of them live in the Ryukyus......"

Zhang Jingyi frowned: "Really?" And so many fish that slipped through the net? ”

However, it is not uncommon for fish to slip through the net.

After all, Jinyiwei had no way to immediately control all the cities and villages in the entire south of the Yangtze River, and many people ran away as soon as they heard that something was going on in Nanjing, knowing that they were going to die.

There are still many giant businessmen in the Jiangnan clan, which are no better than Liao generals. The only things that the Liao generals could run away from were the Mongol tribes or the desert, but these perennial smuggling merchants and scholars knew everything about overseas many years ago.

Even the Japanese in the Jiajing period were related to many scholars and magnates, and even some were directly hired by these people to make trouble.

Zhang Jingyi continued to ask, "And then?" ”

The Governor took this very seriously, and he thought ...... This is the result of the changes that have occurred within the Ming Dynasty, and these people ...... Brought a lot of news......"

"Tell me about it."

"One ......" Lin Zhen glanced at Zhang Jing cautiously, and then said: "First, Da Ming has a lot of wealth...... All of them were raided by His Majesty, and some said that now, ...... The amount of this wealth is hundreds of millions of taels of silver, and some people believe that the value is at least a billion ...... Some people even say conclusively that they are only afraid of more than 10 billion. ”

Billion...... Dreaming.

Zhang Jingyi sneered in her heart, but thought about it...... These people ...... It's normal to have a lot of exaggeration.

Zhang Jing said, "Other than that." ”

Lin Zhen hurriedly replied, "Besides...... It's a lot of wealth...... Hiding in the south of the Yangtze River, it was too late to take it away, and many scholars and merchants, because of the urgency of the situation, could not take a large amount of gold and silver with them, so they had to hide, and fled with only a sum of gold and silver and valuables...... This is also a very impressive amount. ”