The Han merchant Jia Zhen came, and even brought some cement to recruit the local people to vigorously build the castle town...... Well, out-of-town neighborhoods.

At the same time, many goods were brought in, such as cotton cloth and rice.

This made Zong Yizhen and his retainers feel that it seemed that it was not bad to belong to the Celestial Empire. They have copper and silver mines, and the silver cannot be consumed in North Korea, and the copper ingots are often sanctioned by the North Korean economy, and now they can sell them to Chinese merchants.

In the past 100 years, the copper ingots of Tsushima Island have been blown up twice before and after, and the warehouses are full but cannot be sold. The reason is simple, they angered the Joseon king and ordered a ban on the purchase of Tsushima copper ingots.

The island is awkward.

When the population was less than 10,000, there was a lack of labor for mining, and there was also a lack of military security for security.

After the population exceeded 10,000, they were worried about not having enough food.

If the population exceeds 15,000, some must be forcibly evicted, or there will probably be a famine. Because North Korea strictly controls grain exports, Japan has a sworn enemy, and Tsushima has empty silver and copper mines, but it cannot buy grain.

After the Chinese merchants came, Zong Yizhen immediately made a lot of money, and all the copper ingots in his hands were exchanged for grain and cloth.

The retainers who owned the mines were now county officials, town heads, and village heads, and whenever there were mines on their territory, they immediately organized the people to mine them, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to make a windfall.

Actually, there aren't many mines in Tsushima.

In the past, I thought that there were many mines because the sales were not good. Now that the Chinese businessmen are here, it is estimated that the silver and copper mines on the island will be dug up in one or two decades.

Zongyi Zhen can speak Japanese and Korean when he was a child, and knows how to write Chinese characters, and now he is a county magistrate, and he has begun to learn Chinese again. When he sold copper ingots to Han merchants, he hired a man from the merchants, and practiced speaking Chinese all day long.

But the real awesome is Oura Mitsutomo, and now it has been changed to Ura Mitsutomo.

Pu Guangyou said to Zong Yizhen in private: "County Zun, in the past, we were teachers and students, and we were also monarchs and ministers, but now we are Shangguan and subordinates. The county asked me what I would do in the future, whether I wanted to hear the truth or a lie? ”

"What is the truth? What is a lie? Zong Yizhen asked.

Pu Guangyou said: "The lie is secretly dormant, accumulating strength to rebel. ”

Zong Yizhen shook his head: "How is this possible?" The island can only accommodate more than 10,000 people. If there are more than 12,000 people, there will be a shortage of food, and if there is a famine for more than 15,000 people, how can we have an army to confront the Celestial Empire? Not to mention the Celestial Empire, even if the king of Korea sends troops, we will not be able to stop it at all. ”

Pu Guangyou said: "Since you can't rebel, then you can be a Chinese courtier with peace of mind." ”

Zong Yizhen asked: "What do Chinese courtiers do?" ”

Pu Guangyou said: "The county is the lord of an island, but the emperor will not allow you to occupy this island for a long time. Maybe in two or three years, maybe five or six years, the county will inevitably be promoted and transferred. The emperor gave you a promotion, and the county will not leave? ”

"There's no other way to leave." Zong Yizhen said.

Pu Guangyou said: "The county is transferred to another place, Tsushima Zhixian will be replaced by Han, and the county officials will also be replaced by Han, will you still be able to control this island at that time?" ”

"I can't." Zong Yizhen shook his head.

Pu Guangyou said: "The county is on the island, and the island property can be regarded as family property. Once you are transferred to Han to become an official, you must be honest and selfless, because your boss and subordinates are staring at you. You must not be corrupt, and you must not make mistakes, otherwise you will be severely punished, and the imperial court will take the opportunity to attack Tsushima. ”

Zong Yizhen pondered: "It seems like this. ”

Pu Guangyou said: "The county should learn to speak Chinese, and from now on consider himself a Han person." Then, be honest and selfless, upright, and preferably make political achievements. The more you are like this, the more chances you have of ascending, and the Emperor wants you to do the same. ”

"And then?" Zong Yizhen asked.

"You will be promoted quickly, but if you are promoted to a certain position, you may be transferred to the Qingxian Yamen, and the Han people will not let you hold real power," Pu Guangyou said. It's best to move your family away from Tsushima Island, and the court will be completely at ease with you. And the clan will also have the opportunity to become a big clan in the Han region in the future. Isn't it better to be a big clan in China than to be the owner of Tsushima? ”

Zong Yizhen thought carefully and did not speak again.

Pu Guangyou also said: "Those retainers on the island, I guess the ending will not be very good, and it is estimated that half of them will be beheaded or exiled. Only then could the Chinese emperor really take possession of Tsushima. If the county is not cautious, I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the fate of extermination. ”

Zong Yizhen was so frightened that he hurriedly asked, "How can I be promoted quickly?" ”

"Political achievements!"

Uramitsuyu said: "Mobilize the people to dig the canals on the east and west banks of Tsushima Island. It doesn't matter how many people are tired to death, the more people on the island die, the happier the Han emperor becomes. And the county can also rely on the achievements of digging the canal to quickly leave Tsushima Island, a place of right and wrong! ”

Zong Yizhen asked, "What about Your Excellency?" ”

Pu Guangyou said with a smile: "I have already communicated with the angels, the Pu family moved to Hebei Province, gave up the land of Tsushima Island, and went to Hebei to redivide the land. I was able to work at Hongroji Temple, specializing in teaching Hongroji temple officials to speak Japanese and Korean. ”

"I see." Zong Yizhen nodded.

The two guys who created the golden age of Tsushima each decided to retreat and sold the other retainers.

In particular, Pu Guangyou, who has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, understands too well what is going on in China. He can go to China to be an official, why should he hide on a remote island?

There is another thing he didn't say, his second son is smart and clever, and he has already reached the quota of Tianjin University. In the future, both their father and son will be officials in China, and the family will still be able to divide the land in Hebei Province, and it is very likely that they will become an official family after a hundred years.

Moreover, Uramitsu was familiar with the situation in Japan, and although he taught foreign languages at Koroji Temple, he could not turn into a real diplomat.

Maybe before he retires, he can achieve the position of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple!

Pu Guangyou said: "Remember, you are Han. ”

Zong Yizhen buried his head in his seven-grade official uniform, nodded and said, "I'm Han!" ”

Zong Yizhen already knew what he had to do, and worked hard to learn to speak Chinese, dig canals, exhaust civilians, and make as much money as possible. Convert all the silver and copper mines on Tsushima Island into their own property. Then, with his political achievements, he took his family and property and moved his family to Han to become an official.

At that time, he will be an official of the imperial court, and his family will have a lot of money, and the rights and wrongs of Tsushima are none of his business.

To be honest, the Zong clan has been very aggrieved for hundreds of years.

When the Korean army arrived, they had to surrender and surrender, and only got an official position as a Tsushima commander. North Korea allocates 200 stone beans a year, not for him, but for the whole of Tsushima.

The Japanese army killed, as mentioned above, the men of the whole island helped to fight, and finally died on the Korean battlefield.

In the past, it was able to monopolize the Asahi trade, but with the rise of the Han merchants, there was little profit left in this trade. It's better to make money and run away, and go to the world of flowers in the Celestial Empire to be chic and happy.

Before the residential area outside the city was built, Zong Yizhen, in the name of the magistrate, ordered the men of the whole island to dig the canal.

The broken canal was not long, and he dug it through history.

This time in a hurry, there is no need to be sympathetic to the people, just like Pu Guangyou said, it is better to tire more people to death, and the court will migrate the Han people to come over.

Anyway, he will slap his ass and leave, and the court will punish those retainers again, and let those retainers bear the responsibility for mutilating the people!

When the people of Tsushima were requisitioned to dig canals, the Koreans also attacked Japanese merchants.

The three ports of Camelpo, Busan, and Yanpo, collectively known as Miura, were the legal trading ports of the Asahi Trade. Since China occupies Tsushima Island, the trade between Asahi and Japan will also be cut off, so why not take the opportunity to attack the Wakan in the three ports?

The Japanese merchant houses in those ports were uprooted by the Korean government, and all the Japanese merchants were killed, and the looted goods were naturally divided among the gentry.

The Japanese merchant hall was also occupied by Korean merchants and used to do business with Chinese in the future.

The news of the occupation of Tsushima Island could not be concealed at all, and the Japanese shogunate soon found out. Although the lord of the Tsushima domain actually only has 10,000 koku, he enjoys the treatment of a 100,000 koku daimyo, which is not a trivial matter.

Tokugawa Ietsuna, the shogun, was nineteen years old and had been in power for two or three years.

His uncle, Masayuki Hoshiwa, although generously returned power, this return of power was only symbolic.

Moreover, the Tokugawa family was frail and sickly, and from time to time he was bedridden, and the government affairs had to be handed over to the old middle school. The old middle school led by Sakai Tadashiyo, as well as Masayuki Hoshina, who was full of cronies, was tantamount to joining forces to divide the power of the shogunate.

Now, the two are fighting for power!

Sakai Tadashi's fiefdom was in Ueno, and that shabby place was not near the sea, so there was no way to engage in smuggling with China. He united with the inland elders and daimyo to demand a ban on the smuggling trade.

And Baoke Zhengzhi pulled a vote for the name of the sea, and violated the order of closing the country.

"Tsushima Island has always been our territory, and it will never be occupied by China," Sakai Tadakiyoshi said solemnly, "We should raise the whole country's troops and take Tsushima Island back!" ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who was already dying, half-squinted his eyes and said: "I am not against a war with China, but a strong navy must be built first." The ships of each feudal domain should be assigned to the shogunate. ”

Tadaaki Abe also said, "It has to be so! ”

These three veterans are all staunch supporters of the closed country. Their fiefdoms were not close to the sea, but they were next to Edo, and to maintain the rule of the shogunate was to maintain themselves, and it was necessary to prohibit smuggling and prevent the local feudal lords from becoming stronger through sea trade.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna is the oldest, and if it weren't for his poor health, he should be the one who speaks.

Faced with the pressure of the three, Masayuki Hoshina could only retreat: "I am willing to dedicate all ships to the shogunate." After returning to the territory, he formed a naval army and immediately sailed to Edo to obey the shogunate. ”

Such a neat concession made the three old middle schools not know what to do.

The shogunate was in financial difficulties, and the local lords sent ships and what money to feed the naval forces?

This thing has to be gone!

The main problem was finance and the rule of officials, and in the first few decades, at the beginning of the establishment of the shogunate, Japanese politics was still relatively clear.

With the shogun's fall from power, it has become increasingly corrupt.

Especially after Sakai Tadashi took power, this guy was a big corrupt official. He openly betrayed his official position, and later became an elder, and even invented forms such as "bribe appointment schedule" and "designated bribes", which led to a bribery industry chain centered on luxury goods, imported goods, and local specialties.

The whole country is already rotten, and the army of the whole country is also corrupt.

Smuggling is serious on the seaside, but the retainers in the interior are also smuggling, and even instruct the incumbent samurai to be responsible for securing the goods.

I am afraid that such a force will have a fight with North Korea, and it will not be a strong Japanese army in the Warring States period for a long time.

Sakai Tadashi only kicked off the prelude to corruption, and Tanuma Yoshiji, who later came to power, even openly declared: "Gold and silver are more valuable than human lives, and those who give gold and silver to ask for the opportunity to serve the public will have the most loyal hearts." The amount of gold and silver given is enough to enlighten people's hearts. He also said, "Yu went to the city every day and worked for the country, and he never felt at ease for a moment." After retiring from the dynasty and returning home, I saw the piles of gifts under the corridor, and I forgot the fatigue of the day and was refreshed. ”

(End of chapter)