The reason why Ryukyu King Shangfeng chose to attach it was actually very helpless, because he had always been a puppet.

Previously, the Wakoku Satsuma Domain sent troops to attack the Ryukyus and occupied the northern islands of the Ryukyus, and Shoho, a dignified Ryukyu king, was forced to submit to the lord of the Wakoku Satsuma Domain. Later, the Satsuma Domain was broken by the Japanese peasant army, and the Ming Dynasty sailors came to help the Ryukyus eliminate the Japanese samurai left behind by the Satsuma Domain. However, this Ming naval army did not leave, but was stationed in the Ryukyus in the name of protecting the Ryukyus, and hundreds of Ming officers and soldiers needed Ryukyu support.

Ryukyu was just a small overseas country with tens of thousands of people, the land was barren, and the national treasury had little income, so in the past, it was possible to earn some silver by transiting between the Ming and the Wa Kingdom. In recent years, the Wa Kingdom has closed the country, and there are fewer and fewer Ming maritime merchants passing through the Ryukyus, and the Xiyi maritime merchants will choose to come to the Ryukyus because they are not allowed to trade in the Wa Kingdom, but after the Satsuma Domain occupied the Ryukyus, they directly controlled these trades, and the silver earned in the sea trade did not fall into the hands of the royal family at all. The Satsuma Domain was destroyed, and the Ming people came again, and the sea trade silver still had nothing to do with the Ryukyu royal family.

In the entire Ryukyu Kingdom, the annual tax revenue is only a few thousand taels of silver, which is not enough to supply the hundreds of Ming soldiers to eat and drink......

Moreover, although Shang Feng was the king of the Ryukyus, the state affairs were controlled by several major families in the Ryukyus, all of whom were descendants of the Han Chinese. In other words, the Han people controlled the Ryukyu court and the Ryukyu islands, and the natives of the Ryukyu Kingdom were ignorant and could not help Shangfeng at all. Shang Feng is a dignified Ryukyu king, in fact, he is almost the same as a puppet. There's no power, there's no money to enjoy, deep in the middle of nowhere, and it's not much fun to live. Occasionally, Shang Feng learned some of the situation of the Ming Dynasty from the soldiers of the Ming army stationed on the island, especially after hearing about the prosperity of the south of the Ming River, his heart became restless, and he gave birth to the mind of attaching the Ming Dynasty. Although he is the king of the Ryukyus, but the population of the Ryukyus is only tens of thousands, both the area and the population are not as good as a county in the Ming Dynasty, how much does it mean to be the king of this overseas island, it is better to attach the Ming to the Ryukyus, and then get a title in the Ming Dynasty, and live a chic life.

The news that Zeng Zhong brought back naturally made Shang Feng ecstatic, he never expected that he would be crowned a duke, although he didn't have any power, but his status was high. The duke's income alone was higher than the tax revenue of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

"Hurry up and prepare, this king, no, this prince will go to Nanjing as soon as possible to meet His Majesty the Emperor." Shang Feng said impatiently.

......

The arrival of Mao Liangzhe and Zheng Zhilong also brought more than 3 million sea trade silver, which made Zhu Youzhen breathe a great sigh of relief, and the silver in the inner treasury was refilled. This man, if he has money in his pocket, he won't panic.

Yuan Keli also set his eyes on this money, and came to the palace many times, complaining about the grievances, but Zhu Youzhen didn't pay attention to it at all. I handed over the family silver, salt tax, merchant tax and field tax to the household department, but I still thought about my own sea trade silver, which was really too much.

Of course, Yuan Keli also has a hard time, Nanjing City has just fought a big war, all the ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have just been captured, and Juntian has to establish town and village official mansions, to dig ditches, and to repair the palace for Zhu You, and everywhere he needs money.

"There are many wealthy businessmen and gentry in various parts of the Yangtze River, and I have heard that there are a lot of people with millions of family assets, so if you can't copy a few, won't the treasury be rich." Zhu Youzhen said casually.

Yuan Keli's face suddenly changed greatly: "Your Majesty, how can you raid your house without guilt?" So what is the difference between a court and a robber! Besides, didn't Your Majesty say that commerce and commerce should be encouraged, and that the gentry would be allowed to keep the workshop as long as they were willing to surrender their land on their own initiative? ”

If the house is raided at will, everyone in the Jiangnan gentry will inevitably be in danger, which is very unfavorable to the rule of the imperial court, which Yuan Keli does not want to see.

"I'm just helping you find a way, Yuan Shangshu, if the household department is short of silver again, you can tell me that I will make a holy decree, ordering the army and the Jinyi guard to cooperate with the household department to raid the house, and the copied money will rush to the household department." Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

"Farewell!" Yuan Keli's face turned pale, and he said goodbye and left. He knew that Zhu Youzhen had done it, and over the years, Zhu Youzhen had too many families.

"Lord Yuan." As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, he saw Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiangnan, coming towards him and taking the initiative to greet Yuan Keli.

"Lord Hong." Yuan Keli arched his hand, barely showing some smiles.

"What? Lord Yuan is in a bad mood. Hong Chengchou smiled.

"Alas, isn't it too expensive for the household department during this time, I heard that the sea trade silver has arrived, I want to ......" Yuan Keli said, briefly talking about what happened just now.

"Lord Yuan, with all due respect, you have gone too far this time." Hong Chengchou said.

Yuan Keli was surprised: "What's too much?" ”

Hong Chengchou said: "Your Majesty said before that the sea trade silver will return to the inner treasury. Lord Yuan, your behavior today is equivalent to snatching silver from His Majesty's hands, isn't it too much? ”

Yuan Keli said: "The silver is not spent by me in the household department, but used for the national economy and people's livelihood, isn't it better than mold in the inner treasury?" ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "The household department needs to spend, but Your Majesty's inner palace doesn't need to spend?" Those of us who are courtiers should share your Majesty's worries, and we can't always let Your Majesty wipe our butts for us. ”

"Which and where?" Yuan Keli shook his head and said.

"Lord Yuan, think about it." Hong Chengchou smiled slightly and walked towards the palace gate.

......

"Your Majesty."

"Hong Aiqing is flat and gives a seat."

"Your Majesty, the formation of the Yangtze River Naval Division has been basically completed, and now there are a total of 500 river boats, 30,000 soldiers of the Naval Division, and the chief soldier Zheng Zhilong has taken office and is training and running-in."

"Your Majesty, there is news from Huizhou that Li Dingguo has taken the Huizhou Mansion, and it won't be long before the entire Huizhou Mansion will be recovered."

Hong Chengchou told Zhu Youzhen about the matter. He is the governor of Jiangnan, and he is also the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, in charge of the military and political affairs of the entire Jiangnan, and he is responsible for training troops and attacking wars.

All in all, the situation in Jiangnan is now very good. The battle of Nanjing, while defeating 200,000 anti-thieves, also scared the Jiangnan gentry, who were originally ready to move, are now more honest than the other, for fear that the emperor will do something to them.

Li Dingguo also has a red lady, who is responsible for attacking the provinces, and often as soon as the army arrives, the officials and gentry of the provinces take the initiative to open the city and surrender, and they dare not resist at all. After the recovery of the provinces, the next step will be to release the slaves in Juntian, and the gentry in Jiangnan are very cooperative, and they have taken the initiative to hand over the fields at home and release the slaves at home, for fear that one will not be raided by the Praetorian Guards.

Nanjing City has just conducted an official examination, and more than 1,000 officials have been selected for the examination, most of whom are low-level scholars, and the real scholars still disdain this kind of examination, and they don't want to be lowly officials at all.

After emergency training, the officials were urgently transferred to the newly recovered provinces to form town and village government organizations. Of course, they are not qualified to serve as chiefs like the mayor, and they are generally served by the Praetorian Guard's consolation officer or supervisor.

"Thousands of veterans are scattered in various prefectures and counties, serving as officials at all levels, which has drastically reduced the number of elite veterans in the hands of the ministers, and the combat effectiveness of the Praetorian Guard has declined." Hong Chengchou sighed.

"Aren't there 100,000 new recruits?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

"These 100,000 recruits have only been trained for two months, and they have not yet formed combat effectiveness. If you want to take them to war, you have to train for at least a few more months. Hong Chengchou said.

"I didn't plan to send troops on a large scale before the summer harvest, so you can train with peace of mind." Zhu Youzhen said.

"I understand." Hong Chengchou put his mind at ease, he was afraid that Zhu Youzhen would not be able to bear his temperament and would hastily order the troops. Although the Jiangxi rebels had just been defeated and their morale was low, they could survive with these 100,000 new troops. But there will be a lot of casualties, so there is no need to be in such a hurry.

"By the way, Your Majesty, there is one more thing, there is some chaos in Huizhou." Hong Chengchou said again.

"What's going on?" Zhu Youzhen frowned.

When General Li and General Hong invaded Huizhou, some rebellious people in Xiuning, the capital of Huizhou, took the opportunity to cause trouble, broke through many wealthy merchants' estates in Xiuning, and divided the property and land of wealthy merchants. Li Dingguo was furious when he heard the report and wanted to lead troops to suppress these rebellious people, but was stopped by the Red Lady, and the two had some disputes. Hong Chengchou said.

Zhu Youzhen was stunned, he didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"The two of them didn't make a fuss, did they?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

Li Dingguo is young and vigorous, although the red lady is a woman, she is jealous and hateful and does not understand the rules of the Praetorian Guard, only because there are more cavalry under her command, so she was ordered to work with Li Dingguo, but I didn't expect that there would be a mess.

"It is reported that Li Dingguo is quite restrained and has not clashed with the Red Lady's subordinates." Hong Chengchou said.

"That's good, that's good." Zhu Youzhen nodded, and finally put his mind at ease.

The Red Lady is the leader of the Henan Righteous Army, and her initiative to surrender to the imperial court saved Henan from a military disaster, and the credit is still very great, and Zhu Youzhen doesn't want it to have an accident. And Li Dingguo is the rising star of the Ming army, and Zhu Youzhen has high hopes for him.

"Send someone to Huizhou immediately to find out what happened!" Zhu Youzhen said in a deep voice.

"Who are you sending?" Hong Chengchou asked.

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while: "Let Jinyiwei be in charge of this matter and pass Liu Wenbing over." ”

......

Liu Wenbing rode a horse and galloped in the wilderness, feeling very excited.

Because of his status as a cousin with Zhu Youzhen, he was very much used by Zhu Youzhen, and for several years, he was reported as the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guard, responsible for leading the Jinyi Guard to guard the palace, and responsible for dispatching the Han generals. Although the grade in Jinyiwei is not as good as Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun, it is not the same system as Tian Ergeng Xu Xianchun, who is in charge of the Fusi of Beizhen, and no one on either side can control anyone.

However, although he has a high position in the Jinyi Health System, Liu Wenbing has not handled many cases or done many major things. On weekdays, he is only responsible for the emperor's safety. Like this business trip or the first time, how not to be excited?

However, excitement is excitement, and Liu Wenbing also knows that the reason why Zhu Youzhen sent himself to Huizhou this time is that he attaches great importance to this incident. I can't make any trouble.

Led dozens of horses out of Nanjing City, through Moling Pass all the way south, the speed was very fast, a few days later into the territory of Huizhou Mansion.

When he arrived at Huizhou Mansion, Liu Wenbing did not go directly to see Li Dingguo and the Red Lady, but ordered someone to dress up in disguise and go to Xiuning County to investigate the whole story.

Three days later, as various news came in, Liu Wenbing finally figured out what was going on.

In fact, the matter is very simple, with the end of the Battle of Nanjing, the emperor's request for Juntian to release slaves also spread all over Jiangnan, and many people in Jiangnan are ready to move.

After all, the power of the gentry is still very strong, and the place is maintained by clan forces, and before the arrival of the Praetorian Guard, there were not many people in Jiangnan who made trouble.

However, Xiuning is a little different, because Xiuning's biggest businessman, Li Weisheng, is not from Xiuning, but from Xin'an County. Xiuning is located on the north bank of Tunxi, with convenient water transportation, leaving is an important town in Huizhou, where there is the largest rice paper workshop in Huizhou.

However, more than ten years ago, the rice paper workshops were still controlled by local merchants in Xiuning, until ten years ago, Li Weisheng, a native of Xin'an, came to Xiuning, relying on the power of the DPRK and China, using various means to merge the workshops and control the Xiuning rice paper business. Xiuning rice paper is a tribute, and all the rice paper used by the imperial court comes from Xiuning, occupying sixty percent of the rice paper business in the market. Relying on the rice paper workshop, Li Weisheng earned countless silver over the years, and then set foot in the tea business, firewood, cloth and even Huai salt, and his family fortune exceeded one million.

The Li family's huge wealth made Xiuning locals very jealous, but no one could do it. Until this time, the news that the emperor was going to carry out the release of Juntian slaves in Jiangnan reached Huizhou, and then heard that the Praetorian Guard had entered Huizhou. Some Xiuning locals couldn't bear it anymore, gathered hundreds of light and strong, and in the name of Juntian, invaded the Li family's manor, robbed the Li family's money, and then announced that Juntian wanted to distribute the Li family's thousands of acres of land in Xiuning to the locals, and this move naturally made the locals ecstatic.

Li Dingguo captured the capital city of Huizhou, and was very angry after hearing about this, because Juntian has always been in charge of the Praetorian Guard, how can the people do their own business? was about to send an army to Xiuning to suppress it, but was stopped by the red lady.

The red lady was born in poverty, and she was most sympathetic to the people at the bottom, thinking that these people were too oppressed by the Li family, and when she heard about the arrival of the Praetorian Guards, she made the act of plundering and dividing the land. The Praetorian Guards only need to send people to Xiuning to help guide them to complete Juntian, how can they send troops to suppress it?

"Oppressed? I'm afraid it's a bandit who takes the opportunity to make trouble and rob money, right? Li Dingguo sneered.

"How can you think that?" The red lady was angry at the time, "If you don't survive, who will get up and make trouble?" You haven't experienced it, and you don't know how hard the people are. ”

"I don't know?" Li Dingguo smiled, "If it weren't for Your Majesty coming to Shaanxi, I would have almost starved to death back then, you say I don't know?" ”

"Since you know, you should understand these people, how can you send troops to suppress it?" The Red Lady said.

"They have robbed the wealth of wealthy merchants without permission, violated the policies set by His Majesty, and committed crimes, how can you sympathize with them without principle?" Li Dingguo was puzzled.

"Anyway, I won't allow you to send troops to suppress it." The red lady insisted.

ps: Actually, I still don't want to write today, but I'm afraid that if I don't get lazy, I'll be a eunuch, so I forced myself to write a chapter. Well, it will be updated every day in the future, and there will be no more leave this month.