Gaizhou, the general military office.

"Yiguan, you've been to the Wa Kingdom for so long, you won't just bring yourself back, right?"

After seeing the dusty Zheng Zhilong, Yang Chengying said half-jokingly.

The maid brought him a cup of hot tea.

Zheng Zhilong took a sip and said with a smile: "How can it." My subordinates went to the Wa Kingdom this time and brought back a big man from the Wa Kingdom to you. ”

"Oh? Who is it? ”

"His name is Imagawa Naobo, and he is from the Ashikaga family of the Kiyowa Genji clan, and now serves as the high family of the shogunate."

The Gao family is not a surname, but a position in charge of various ceremonies in the shogunate.

Imagawa Naobo is a descendant of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the grandson of the Imagawa clan, a Suruga Sengoku daimyo Imagawa Shin, who is twenty-seven years old this year.

Yang Chengying smiled: "Such an important shogunate figure, how did you bring it to Jinzhou Town!" ”

"That's a coincidence. His subordinates were ordered by the commander to see his father-in-law, and he happened to meet the return of an envoy sent to the shogunate by the Matsuura family. The shogunate was interested in doing business with the Ming Kingdom and wanted the Matsuura family to facilitate the matter. ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "I consulted with the Matsuura family, so I personally went to Edo to meet with the general of the Japanese kingdom and stated his desire for trade in person. ”

This experience is really legendary, and Wu Sangui and others were taken aback when they heard it.

In fact, this had something to do with the current predicament of the shogunate, who were eager to trade directly with the Ming Kingdom.

In addition, the news of the visit of the Kanshu naval master to the Hirado domain was something that the shogunate had heard about it, which led to a meeting between the two sides.

"The shogun immediately sent Imagawa Naobo to come to Jinshu Town with me to discuss trade matters."

Zheng Zhilong continued: "The Tsushima Domain's Nori Genkata and Yanagawa Choko, and the Hirado Domain's Tagawa Shinichi came together with Imagawa Naobo.

In order to facilitate negotiations in the future, his subordinates specially took them to observe the naval operations of our naval division, the drills of the reserve battalion, and the drills of the Yingyang battalion. ”

Looking at the meaningful smile on Zheng Zhilong's face, he knew that the effect should be very good.

Gui Bo Xuanfang and others still know about them in the Ming Army era in the Wanli period, and they must have been shocked very much this time.

"Where are they now?" Yang Chengying asked.

"I arranged for them to stay at the pavilion, and I told them, I'll report to you first." Zheng Zhilong replied.

Yang Chengying nodded: "You did a good job, after the deed is completed, I will have another reward." ”

"Subordinate Xie Dashuai rewarded. In fact, the younger brother Zhihu and his friend He Bin were wrongly loved by the handsome and entrusted with a heavy responsibility, which is already a great grace to his subordinates. ”

"They are them, you are you, those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have done wrong will be punished."

"Yes. So, when does the marshal plan to meet them? ”

"Tonight, I'll set up a banquet for them, and by the way, I'll pick you up and wash the dust."

"Xie Dashuai."

Zheng Zhilong got up and clenched his fists.

Yang Chengying said: "You go back to see your family, and then bring them to the General Military Mansion in the evening." ”

"Yes, the subordinates retired." Zheng Zhilong retreated.

After Yang Chengying waited for him to leave, he turned to Wu Sangui and said, "Please come to the four of you from the literary hall, I have something important to discuss with them in the study." ”

"Yes." Wu Sangui retreated.

Yang Chengying set off to the study, and on the way he thought about it in his heart.

After a wave of personnel changes in western Liaoning, it will take some time for Yuan Chonghuan to train Guan Ningjun.

Zhenghongqi, which was originally stationed in Quang Ninh, was also transferred back to Shenyang by Nurhachi, and sent his concubine Babutai to guard Quang Ninh, and it was unlikely that he would attack.

As for Houjin, it is said that Nurhachi's health has not been good, and he sent the three major beylers out to fight Inner Khalkha, and there must be a lot of articles here.

Since there is no major war for the time being, it is completely possible to go to the Wa Kingdom.

He arrived at the study, and as soon as he sat down, Ning Wan and I waited for the four people from the literary hall to walk in.

"The handsome man is looking for us." Fan Wencheng said.

"Sit, I have something to tell you."

After they were seated, Yang Chengying continued: "I plan to lead the mission to the Wa Kingdom and negotiate with the shogunate in person. ”

The four of them listened and looked at each other.

Ning Wan said in a deep voice: "Dashuai's going to the Wa Kingdom must be the result of careful consideration, I heard that the Wa State Shogunate sent someone to Jinzhou Town. ”

"Yes, a feast will be held for them in the evening."

Yang Chengying said: "There are three reasons why I went to the Japanese country.

First, I needed to find a new big market for cloth and other things, and there was nothing more suitable than the shogunate.

Second, Jianyu's vitality has been greatly damaged after this battle, and he will not go south for the time being, so I have time to go.

Third, if you want to pave the way for the future, you have to go to the Japanese country to conduct on-the-spot investigations. ”

In fact, there is another reason, Yang Chengying is inconvenient to say, and they don't understand it.

The reason for this is that there is a problem within the town of Golden State.

With back-to-back victories and last year's drought, two problems arose.

The first is skyrocketing prices, and the second is too much hot money.

It's easy to understand the skyrocketing prices, but there is a shortage of food. Naturally, prices will skyrocket in an agricultural empire based on food.

There is too much hot money, because Yang Chengying rewards meritorious soldiers these days, so that there is already more silver on the market.

There is nowhere to go for this money, and the purchase of houses and land is restricted, which indirectly promotes the soaring prices in the market.

The best way to solve this problem is to establish a savings system and absorb hot money.

However, this kind of thing cannot be operated by the current bureaucracy, and if the army is used, it will go against Yang Chengying's original intention.

It's hard to peel it off and go back to the way it was.

So, he came up with a new way.

Fan Wencheng said: "During the period when the marshal went to the Japanese Kingdom, what should Jinzhou Town do? ”

"After I'm gone, you can do your part. In the event of a major battle, it is commanded by General Zu. ”

Hearing Da Shuai mention himself, Zu Tianshou was a little excited and immediately got up.

Who is not excited to be able to command such an elite army!

Yang Chengying motioned for him to sit down, and then said, "General Bao is responsible for defending the city, Mr. Ning is in charge of advice, and Mr. Fan is in charge of logistics." ”

Ning Wan nodded and said, "The handsome arrangement is very proper, can you bring it with you?" ”

"No, I'm only going to take the guards with me this time. The old rule, take some merchant ships to go, whoever goes first, this time don't go too much, only take the top fifty. Yang Chengying said.

Fifty merchants' merchant ships, even if there are four ships per person, are only two hundred ships, which is indeed not much.

"Take out all the cloth from the textile mill and let the people buy it, but not the cloth for the buyers, but the notes for subscriptions."

Yang Chengying said: "When I come back from the Wa Kingdom, except for the wages of the sailors, all the rest will be given to the people according to the purchase quantity and the price sold in the Wa Kingdom, and the people will be given silver or valuables of the same value. ”

This sentence surprised the four people present.

According to the meaning of the marshal, it is to only collect money and not give goods, and wait for a while to come back to give more money or valuable goods from the Wa Kingdom.

It's unheard of.

"In the name of the Bunkan, a proclamation is issued."

Yang Chengying didn't explain further, but said with a smile.

It's complicated to explain, but let's see results.

The four of them looked at each other, clasped their fists and saluted, and then got up to leave.