Chapter Ninety-Seven: There Are Millions of People in Japan

Yang Zhen said that he asked Fang Chengfeng for guidance, but it was not a joke.

Don't forget how Fang Chengfeng was named Bo, he is a man who has been to the Americas. And it's the Arctic route.

Fang Chengfeng listened to Yang Zhen's words, and with infinite emotion in his heart, he said: "This kind of thing, only adults can be far-sighted. ”

Yang Zhen said: "Uncle Fang, let's see if we are prepared enough?" ”

Fang Chengfeng said: "Don't look, the place you go to is not far from Goryeo." Just run whatever you want. It doesn't matter, the most important thing is the people. Your three ships are a few hundred people. Nothing can be done at all. Speaking of which, Fang Chengfeng seemed to think of something? Suddenly, he said, "Yes." ”

So, Fang Chengfeng immediately gave a lot of orders to the below. Then the other party rode the wind and said, "I think we have a deal to do." ”

Yang Zhen said: "Trading? I have some cargo on board, but I don't think my uncle will need it. ”

Yang Zhen's goods were all prepared for the savage tribes in the outer northeast region. These things naturally can't enter the eye of Fang Chengfeng. And in Goryeo, there is no price. When you go to the outer northeast, as long as you can change your fur. medicinal herbs, that is, several times the benefits.

Yang Zhen didn't want to do this business either.

Fang Chengfeng said: "Don't worry, you didn't sell it to me." It's that I sell it to you. However, you just have to look at the bids. ”

Soon Yang Zhen came to Tsushima Island. Fang Chengfeng took Yang Zhen to an open space, and there were thousands of people in the clearing.

Fang Chengfeng said: "This is what I want to sell you." Wa people. You just look at the price. ”

Yang Zhen was shocked for a while, and said, "These—"

Fang Chengfeng said: "Don't underestimate these people. These were the Pusan prisoners of war and the prisoners of war from the war just now. And that's just part of it. These people are also very troublesome. Some of them were sent to the rear to work as miners, and the other part was here. People die here every day. According to many people's intentions, they were all killed. But God has the virtue of a good life. I can't do anything like that. However, it can be used by you. Put it everywhere, outside are savages, control the grain, who do they know to obey? Although short in stature. However, there is still some strength. These people are enough for you to do a lot of things. ”

"How's it going, are you excited?"

Yang Zhen was indeed a little moved, and he also knew that he went to the Outer Northeast this time, not only to open up trade routes, but also to establish a stronghold. A few hundred people are actually very few. But the problem is that there is a shortage of people in Liaodong. Goryeo is also short of people.

Under the use of He Xi, the artificial gap has always been looming. Yang Zhen has already moved the idea of recruiting people from the south. After all, compared to the north. Jiangxi is a place with explosive population density, especially in Fujian, where the traditional skill is infant drowning. Not from now, but in the Tang and Song dynasties, which lasted for hundreds of years.

It can be seen how much pressure there is on the local population.

It's just that the Fujianese went to the Outer Northeast? If you want to adapt to the ice and snow of the Outer Northeast, it is probably a problem.

And these Japanese, there is not so much trouble. Some places in northern Japan. It's also very cold. Moreover, the Japanese are a very frost-tolerant people. People though have some management problems. But Yang Zhen is still confident that he can manage it well.

Yang Zhen said: "I don't know the price? ”

Fang Chengfeng said: "That's it, one or two." ”

"One or two?" Yang Zhen was shocked, one or two silver per person, this is too cheap. One tael of silver can only be exchanged for four stones of grain. Can you change to a big living person now?

Fang Chengfeng understood differently, Fang Chengfeng said: "One or two silvers for two people." It couldn't be less. This is the people of the imperial court. I'm going to have to pay the bills to the top. I can't give you away for nothing. You can give silver tickets. ”

Yang Zhen immediately said, "No. Just a tael of silver per person. I can't make it hard for you. Just, why is it so cheap? ”

Fang Chengfeng said: "Except for you, is there anyone else who wants it?" Here, you will also take care of their food and send men to guard them. If you want me to see it, you can send it. ”

Yang Zhen suddenly thought of a thought in his heart, and said secretly: "There are millions of people in Japan. There are millions of people in Japan. Yang Zhen seemed to react suddenly, snorted heavily, and said secretly in his heart: "Yang Zhen, Yang Zhen, you are a scholar, and you take people as animals." I don't know. The initiator, there is no aftermath? How can you do such a thing as a reader, this is an expedient measure, an expedient measure. ”

Fang Chengfeng said, "What's wrong with you? ”

Yang Zhen said: "Nothing. That's it. I can give you a silver ticket, but there are not many ships for a while, and these people bother you to take care of them for a while. ”

Fang Chengfeng said: "There is no problem. However, we don't care about food. ”

Yang Zhen suddenly felt that he had bought it too early. said, "Okay." ”

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This unexpected situation made Yang Zhen delay on Tsushima Island for a while. Fortunately, in Goryeo, He Xi's influence is everywhere. Yang Zhen has He Xi's support, and many things are done quickly. So I continued north.

First of all, we went to the mouth of the Tumen River, where we found a narrow peninsula. Choose a suitable port.

That is, in the vicinity of the later Hai Seeping, there may be a little deviation in the site selection. But there is not much difference in other aspects. After all, there are a number of natural harbors in the Far East.

At this time, Yang Zhen was extremely fortunate to bring one or two thousand Japanese.

Japanese obedience is really good. When Yang Zhen gave them a full meal, the entire Japanese people were crying up and down. I thought I was going to die. That's because many Japanese people have never eaten white rice. They believed that white rice was eaten only by daimyos.

In He Xi's view, the people of Daming are actually very bitter. But in fact, as far as suffering is concerned, in this era, the living standards of the eldest brother, not to mention the second brother, and even the people of the Ming Dynasty are quite good. Although it is said that the people of Daming are difficult to eat a few meals of rice and white noodles all year round. But there always is. And the Japanese are very difficult to have a few times in their lives.

Not to mention, there are many unfilial sons in Daming. But most of the people still have support. Of course, because of the times, the life expectancy of the elderly is very short, and they can't support them for long. However, it is not the same as the Japanese who have the elderly go to the mountains and forests to seek death in winter.

Yang Zhen raised the rice, on the one hand, he had a lot of grain in his hands. On the other hand, it's because it's about to be winter. It's already cold. It is necessary to strengthen the construction of houses, otherwise this winter, it will be very sad. This is the only way to improve the salary.

I never expected such a situation to arise.

In this era, the common people's concept of the country and the nation is very weak. This is not only the case in Japan, but also in Goryeo, and in fact the Ming Dynasty. Those who know from their families and countries are just some scholars and doctors, and they have nothing to do with ordinary people who don't know how to read.

Give them treatment. Naturally, they don't care about the Japanese, Koreans, or Ming people.

With the efforts of the Japanese, this small castle was soon built.

Let Yang Zhen think of a sentence repeatedly in his heart: "There are millions of people in Japan. There are millions of people in Japan. ”

Yang Zhen actually discovered Japan's greatest wealth. Not gold and silver, but population. In the pre-industrial era, it was true that there was power in numbers. Population is the greatest asset. Not one of them.

It's just that regardless of Yang Zhen's willingness or not, when the Northeast was developed abroad, a large number of Japanese moved in. For the development of the Northeast, add bricks and tiles. Of course, for a long time in later generations, some historians studied this issue, saying that these people were the Ming and He clans, and they were slapped very badly by the descendants of these people.

They feel that they have been Ming people for generations, and they are following Prime Minister He. Moved from the south, it's not the birdman on the island.

Of course, that's for later.

After Yang Zhen settled here, he quickly opened up the situation. It's not because of Yang Zhen's ability, but it's close enough to Daming, many tribes know the prestige of Daming, and Ye Shen's army has passed by not far south of here.

However, it is precisely because of the proximity that the fur is profitable, but the profit is not high.

Yang Zhen secretly said in his heart: "It seems that we still have to go north." in order to feed the entire business. ”