On the sixth day of the third month of the 11th year of Zhengde, the Great Dynasty Meeting officially began, which lasted for six days before and after, and ended completely on the 11th.

The process is no different from previous years, the Qingtian Order of the World has its righteous attributes, the officials can't change the emperor's will, and the matter of the Tusi Son of Heaven is not said at the court meeting.

Therefore, the court meeting itself was not alarmed, and only the fact that the political envoy did a good job and which governor did a poor job attracted attention.

On the afternoon of the 12th after the Great Meeting, the Son of Heaven summoned a cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries to once again discuss the main affairs of the year.

The head of the cabinet, Wang Wei, is in charge of the overall situation, including Xinjiang, all provinces, all matters of people's livelihood and prisons, one by one, can not be omitted, the cabinet deputy Yang Tinghe is still focused on innovating government affairs, all maritime trade, industrial affairs, everything must be effective, the new cabinet old Zhang Xuan is one thing - Qingzhang Tianmu.

Of course, this is not a strict division of labor between the three of them, and the first one has to take care of everything, but the severity is different, Yang Tinghe and Zhang Xuan are somewhat similar to assist, helping him to support the two stalls first.

Zhu Houzhao is still very good at calling people, he divides the affairs of his courtiers clearly, and ensures that he can find people for any problems.

And the structure of the cabinet was determined.

In the distant East China Sea, the Daming Sailor, who has always been concerned by everyone in the imperial court, finally has the slightest news.

Although the emperor said that he was worried about the victory or defeat of the expedition, in fact he was confident in his heart, unless he encountered a big sea storm and the ship was destroyed by a natural disaster.

Because Japan at this time was a fragmented and fragmented country, the nominal Ashikaga family was not able to control the whole country at all, and the so-called powerful daimyo in the local area, whether it was the Hosokawa clan, the Ouchi clan, or the Oda clan and the Kyogoku clan, the territory they controlled was basically the scope of a town, and the troops they could organize were even less worth mentioning.

What's not to win here?

According to the emperor's decree, Wu Wending mainly solved two things, one was to conquer the Hosokawa clan and the Ouchi clan, and solve the problem that the people of these two families threatened Ming officials and stole shipbuilding, textiles and other confidential matters, of course, this was the reason for sending troops, in fact, it was a blow to the two most powerful Ming Dynasty and also to show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty to the Muromachi shogunate, which represented the official.

The second is to solve the mystery of the 'Ouchi clan's sudden wealth' mentioned by Mei Kejia at the beginning.

Wu Wending, a 45-year-old Ming courtier who was born as a jinshi, served as a pusher, had a tough style, and became a naval commander basically solved these two problems.

Iwami Province is located in the southwest of Honshu Island, and it is one of Japan's many reiching countries, even Wu Wending only learned after arriving here that this can also become a country, and in addition to Iwami Province, there are Izumo Province, Bigo Province, Zhou Defense Province, Nagato Province, and Aki Province...... A small island with a big fart is divided into dozens of countries.

The guardian of Iwami Province is the Ouchi clan, this family made its fortune through the Nikmei trade, and the current head of the Ouchi clan is named Ouchi Yoshiko, who is actually a contemporary hero, and it is he who led the Ouchi clan to get rid of civil strife and began to compete for territory with neighboring countries such as Izumo and Reserve.

This is a brief process, but in fact, the history of Japan is extremely complex, and there are so many people involved, which is actually a side representation of the so-called chaos of the Warring States period.

No matter how great a hero is, he must be constrained by the times, how can a hero who fights with towns and weapons every day face tens of thousands of troops?

By the time Wu Wending inquired about the place and landed in Iwami Province, the entire Honshu Island seemed to be quiet.

The more than 10,000 soldiers who came down from the ship and had been trained by him all year round were unimaginable to these people, and they never thought that the army of the Ming Dynasty would come here.

These few months were a time when the Japanese nations were deeply shaken, and people from Ashikaga and Hosokawa families who were far away in Tokyo sent people to Iwami Province to meet them.

The title of Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has never been as real as it was at this time.

From the New Year to March, Wu Wending was ready to leave.

At this time, the hero Ouchi Yoshixing had become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty who endured humiliation.

But because Wu Wending left 3,000 soldiers, he still had to endure humiliation and bear the burden.

On the other hand, Xing Guan carefully observed and understood today's Japanese society under the escort of soldiers, because he wanted to report to the Son of Heaven. The people of Dongying Island are like sitting on a blazing fire and cooking oil, and there are constant disputes and wars in various places, and it is more common to kill people and sell goods, but it is a way to survive when they are Japanese. ”

Wu Wending also opened his eyes, "Yes, when I read the history books, I knew that the people were not living at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, but I really saw it with my own eyes when I arrived here." ”

"Before the expedition last year, Xia Guan also told the emperor that Japan is also a market for millions of people, and now it seems that there are hundreds of thousands of people at most, and probably only the children, nobles and officials have purchasing power."

Now Xing Guan also mentions the word purchasing power.

Wu Wending was not worried, "With that underground silver vein, this trip is worth it." ”

On their return trip, there were not only people from their own country, but also people from various places. They all followed the Ming Dynasty to show their hearts to the emperor and kneel down to beg for friendship.

Wu Wending did not expect such a situation, he did use force and taught a few disobedient so-called countries a lesson, but he did not expect that all parts of the country would come to vote one after another, and there was a feeling of being convinced by a fight.

Moreover, the Ashikaga family, who represented the Muromachi shogunate, took the lead in claiming to the Ming Dynasty.

What surprised him the most was the Ouchi clan, Ouchi Yoshixing's initial unruliness and later deferential posture were simply like two people.

It's like they're on their way back, and Ouchi Yoshiko personally came to deliver it, and all the details are respectful.

Ouchi Yoshixing listened to the sycophants on the dock, saying that the lord of the house showed softness, which must have confused the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, and he himself felt so, which was also the reason for the change in attitude.

But Wu Wending and Xing Guan, who were standing on the deck, were both familiar with history, and they were smiling on their faces, but they actually understood everything in their hearts.

Wu Wending mentioned the underground silver vein, Xing Guan reminded, "This person named Ouchi Yixing, can bend and stretch, has a deep mind, is by no means incompetent, and he must also value the silver vein, in recent years, the Ouchi clan has relied on this underground silver vein, which is also the lifeblood." How can the lifeline be handed over to others? ”

Speaking of this, Xing Guan couldn't help but think of the one million taels of silver that were placed in the cabin.

It was dug up from the ground, which made him feel a little strange, in the past he used to grow food and earn silver, but now he has a feeling of 'growing silver'.

"You mean to say that you want to be a waiter, right?"

"Not bad."

"I don't know if they know it."

Xing Guan laughed, these strategies of Ouchi Yoshixing seem to be clever, but for some reason there is a feeling that he is very naïve, which makes people see it at a glance.

"I guess I don't know, otherwise I shouldn't be like this."

Wu Wending didn't have too complicated thoughts, "After all, I went back, and I asked the emperor to decide how to deal with such a person in the end." I'm only worried about the silver vein, three thousand people may be missing, and if a few million taels of silver are missing......"

In the Ming Dynasty, once the escort of millions of taels of tax silver went wrong, it would not only not be seen for many years and shake the world, but also would directly bring losses to the imperial court, which was basically a beheading.

Wu Wending is analogous to this crime.

Xing Guan comforted: "It's okay, no matter how powerful Ouchi Yixing is, but the method of smelting restricts him, even if he acts secretly, he can't steal much." Besides, the silver he dug up still has to go to Daminghua. ”

In Xing's view, this is the key, it is true that there is a silver vein, but it is necessary to have good smelting technology in order to greatly increase the output, and this is also the focus of his report to the emperor.

If he can, he hopes to move Daming's smelting technology directly, he doesn't know very well how Daming smelts, whether it is more advanced, if not, ask Mei Kejia for help, see if Nanyang has it.

All in all, after discovering this place, the credit of the two of them will not be able to run, and Daming will definitely benefit immensely.

Xing Guan thought about it at the beginning, and felt that Ping Haibo should also be meritorious, after all, he was the first to raise the question of the Ouchi clan's sudden wealth.

(End of chapter)