The area of the Izumo Domain is not large, but it is a place of residence.

However, at this time, the population of the Izumo Domain was comparable to that of Hangzhou, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River.

In addition to the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the land and water divisions stationed in the Celestial Empire, a large number of merchants have gathered in the Izumo Domain, as well as more than 100,000 Japanese people who originally lived in this land.

During this period, the Japanese people were mainly old and weak, women and children, and adult men either became servants of the Celestial Empire, or were recruited to Iwami to become miners, adding bricks and tiles to the prosperity of the Celestial Empire.

However, according to Jia Cong's observations, the Japanese people here not only have no hatred for the Celestial Empire, but are more in awe and gratitude......

"The Prince, the lower officials follow the instructions of the Imperial Court and implement the policy set by the central government in the Izumo Domain, and the necessities of daily life, such as grain and salt, are subject to official tickets, and silver is not allowed to be traded. The officials and the people were divided into grades, the Celestial Empire was the first class, and the four counties of Liaodong, that is, the original Goryeo people, and the first batch of Japanese people who surrendered to the Cheng Celestial Dynasty were the second class, all of which had the daily ration of the imperial court, and there would be no shortage of food and clothing. But if there are those who are disloyal to the Celestial Empire, the nine clans will be slaughtered......"

The Imperial Court had already had enough officials in the Izumo Domain, and its highest Anmin official was a high-ranking minister of the former Lee clan Goryeo, named Park Jung-tae, who led the country to the rank of 5th rank and served as the governor of Izumo Prefecture.

From Jia Cong's point of view, not to mention anything else, this person is still very proud to be able to wear the scarlet official robe of the national dynasty.

The people who used the officials of the former Goryeo to govern Wajima, those bigwigs in the center really studied the hearts of the people thoroughly.

Even if this guy's methods for the Japanese people are not mad, they can be regarded as ruthless that the Confucian scholars of the national dynasty cannot do.

At least this man didn't blink an eyelid when he talked about killing.

"After Izumo was annexed to the imperial court, a large number of merchants came across the sea, and in addition to bringing the grain, grass, salt, and tea that Izumo needed, they would take a large number of Japanese women with them when they returned. In accordance with the rules of the imperial court, the lower officials collected commercial taxes, and the amount of taxes obtained, totaling 1,678,000 taels of silver last year, was sent to the capital ......"

The high profits of the slave trade are truly staggering.

Jia Cong watched the Japanese girls with happy faces say goodbye to their parents and board the ship, and knew that compared to the Japanese island, which couldn't even eat rice balls, the Celestial Empire was really a heavenly country.

Going to the Celestial Empire to be a maid for others, as a concubine, eating rice, meat, and beautiful clothes to wear, this is already the consensus of the Japanese people of the Wa Island domains under the rule of the Celestial Empire.

Ridiculous and pitiful.

However, Jia Cong's compassion for the Japanese is limited to those ignorant and ignorant Japanese women, and the men should go to mine for the Celestial Empire.

"What are those people doing?"

Most of the people not far from Jia Cong's finger were military men dressed in Daxia standard armor, and they were gathering in one place to make noise.

Park Zhengtai bowed down and said: "Back to the prince, there is a Japanese girl who has no family living there, and after a visit by the government, the women there are all innocent and disease-free. His Royal Highness King Jing gathered it together, and those who had military merits and no wives at home could go here and take one back as a concubine. ”

"Nonsense!"

Jia Cong frowned when he heard this: "In case those widows have evil intentions, wouldn't it be dangerous for me to be a soldier?" ”

As he spoke, he was about to step forward to check the situation, but Park Zhengtai looked puzzled, and quickly followed to explain to Jia Cong: "Why is the prince so worried? To be able to become the concubine of the warriors of the Celestial Empire is a great blessing for a Japanese woman......"

Park Jung-tae really didn't talk nonsense, and before Jia Cong approached, he saw an extremely magical scene.

I saw a carriage suddenly stop beside me, and a small woman wearing a pink coat and a delicate bun stepped out of the carriage, and followed a captain to the crowd.

"Master, the slave's sister has a gentle personality, which is the most suitable. If the master can bring the slave's sister back with him, the slave and the sister will definitely serve the master well and be loyal to the master......"

Perhaps it was because of the excitement that the little woman even spoke in the Japanese language later.

However, Park Zhengtai is a person who is proficient in the Japanese language, and made a simple translation for Jia Cong.

Roughly this widow has a younger sister, who is waiting for the selection of the soldiers of the Celestial Empire in this strange "marriage agency".

"According to the rules established by His Royal Highness King Jing, one person can be chosen for one hundred households, and two people can be selected for a thousand households, or in exchange for a reward of equivalent silver. As for the prince's worries, according to the observation of the lower officials this year, that kind of situation will not occur. In fact, the women of the Japanese people are even luckier to be able to go to the Celestial Empire to enjoy happiness than to serve the daimyo and generals of the Japanese Kingdom. Junhou, a man of the Celestial Empire, that really cherishes women! ”

After listening to Park Jung-tae's explanation, Jia Cong can be regarded as having figured out the key.

I am afraid that in the whole world, only the women of the Celestial Empire have the highest status.

Even in the laws of the past dynasties, there are clear regulations on what marriages, funerals, and property divisions are clearly stipulated to protect women.

Even the concubines and servants of the Celestial Empire are better off than women from the small nobility of the Japanese Kingdom.

There is a tradition that women and old people are sent to the mountains to starve to death when there is not enough food.

Soon, Jia Cong saw the captain walk out with a skinny little girl.

"The last general, Feng Yong, a thousand households in the Xiaozi camp, visited the Marquis of Yongfeng and met the Lord Zhizhou."

After Feng Yong saw Jia Cong and his party, he immediately led the pair of widows to step forward quickly, clasping their fists and saluting.

After Jia Cong replied, he carefully looked at the two widows, one big and one small.

The little woman was small, and her sister was even smaller.

Jia Cong couldn't tell her sister's age, and she didn't look like she was twelve or thirteen points......

"Feng Qianhu, can you have a wife room at home?"

"Back to the Hou Ye, the last general got married fifteen years ago, and he took care of his father and mother in his hometown in Dengzhou."

Jia Cong pointed at the pair of widows and said coldly: "Then you are planning to take advantage of the absence of your wife to please the sisters to serve you?" You said it yourself, your wife is taking care of your father and mother in Dengzhou's hometown, so you repay her like this? ”

Feng Yong was stunned for a moment, he didn't dare to coax the Marquis of the National Dynasty, and hurriedly replied: "Master Hou, the last general has been married so far, and there is only one daughter under his knees. The last general hasn't thought about taking a concubine all these years, this is still this woman who saved me when the last general was in danger, and after meeting her again, I wanted to repay her...... The last general always has to leave a queen for the Feng family! ”

Oh?

Jia Cong's face changed a little better, he was not dissatisfied with Feng Yong's concubine, but mainly disgusted with those who abandoned their wives when they had a little talent.

Listening to Feng Yong say this, his wife has not given birth to a son for more than ten years of marriage, Feng Yong can treat her as consistent, and he can be regarded as a good man who values love and righteousness.

Jia Cong waved his hand and told him to get up.

"You are a good man, I hope you can be worthy of your wife's hard work over the years."

Feng Yong clenched his fists again and said: "The last general will follow the teachings of the Hou Ye, and he will not dare to be that unkind person." ”

"Hmmm......"

Jia Cong's eyes were once again on this strange "marriage agency", and he was still a little worried in his heart.

He suddenly asked Feng Yong: "Do you think His Royal Highness King Jing's strategy is good or bad?" ”

"In the opinion of the last general, this strategy is excellent!"

Oh?

Feng Yong did not hide his opinion, but only listened to him: "Back to the Hou Ye, in fact, there are many unmarried people in the army, and it is very difficult for those who have many brothers in the family to marry a wife. Without this strategy, many people may not be able to marry a wife when they are old. Whether it is a Korean woman or a Japanese girl, although it is not as good as a woman in the Celestial Empire, it is always a good choice. The brothers in the army have made meritorious contributions in the past two years, mostly so that they can bring a widow back to start a family......"

It is difficult to marry a wife, and it is indeed regardless of the times.

Jia Cong also understood the reason for the boom here, and at the same time, he also thought highly of Liu Yi, the king of Jing, again.

It is worthy of being the most capable of fighting in the royal family, and the control of the minds of people in the army is at least as high as a three-story building.

"His Royal Highness King Jing really understands people's hearts, and with this strategy alone, the combat strength of the army will be increased by at least thirty percent."

He couldn't help but sigh, took out a silver coin engraved with Fu Shoulu from his purse and threw it to Feng Yong.

"Benhou rewarded you, remember your words, don't do the ugly thing of spoiling your concubine and killing your wife!"

……

Jia Cong's arrival, as well as Liu Yi's concession, coupled with Li Shiqian's treatment, made Wang Ziteng's condition much better.

No matter what he planned, under Li Shiqian's bowls of soup and silver needles, Wang Ziteng had no chance to give his life to the future of the Wang family.

After a short period of soberness, Jia Cong took the Shuai Yin Tiger Talisman from the nominal coach and began to arrange troops with Liu Yi, preparing to teach the Japanese a lesson at the right time.

Due to the heavy snowfall, military operations remained on paper.

Jia Cong's main work in the past few days has been all focused on the governance of the lands that have been conquered.

"Although the prince's 'reward strategy' is good, in my opinion, it is still far from enough."

Jia Cong took out the methods he had figured out in the past few days to calm the people, and discussed them with Liu Yi one by one.

One of the most important points is that he intends to try out the method of garrisoning troops in the Western Regions in Wajima.

"This "Fusang Construction Corps Trial Policy" was told to Your Majesty earlier, the prince might as well take a look at it first."

Liu Yi was already dizzy when he heard this, and Jia Cong, this kid, was re-managing taxes, dividing land and relocating people, and setting up public schools, and these tedious official duties sounded like a headache.

He is a rough man, and discussing with him about people's livelihood matters, isn't this embarrassing for him?

However, this construction corps is related to matters in the army, so Liu Yi had to cheer up and take the thick note and look at it.

"Isn't it too much to have 100,000 soldiers?"

Garrisoning troops is not as simple as fighting a war, and pulling people back to the Central Plains after the battle is over.

It would be more difficult to directly let the army stay on Wajima, which is far away from the Central Plains.

Liu Yi's brows were furrowed to kill flies, and after a long time, he rubbed his eyebrows and said: "It's not easy to do, it's hard to leave the homeland, it's okay to stay here for a while, if you want to stay and settle on Wadao, this king is afraid that even if there is a military decree, it will be difficult to pick out 100,000 people." ”

Jia Cong also knew that this matter was quite difficult, Wadao was not as good as the Western Regions, and the Western Regions had been operated by the Central Plains Dynasty for several generations, and psychologically belonged to the national dynasty.

Not counting Wajima, this place is separated by the sea, and even the fastest ship has to drift on the sea for two and a half months.

He nodded: "That's the truth, so I think the prince might as well raise the reward a little more." Not only will we give wives and concubines to the soldiers who are willing to stay, but we will also give them large enough fields to build comfortable houses......"

As long as the soldiers who are willing to stay in the town of Wajima, the court will issue daughters-in-law, houses, land, and ......

As long as these soldiers want, the court will send it.

I don't believe that if you do it to this extent, you can't keep people?

Jia Cong's thought startled Liu Yi, and her eyes widened in shock.

"How much silver does this cost? The king's plan to exchange military merit for widows was to save money for the imperial court. If you kid does this, it is impossible to complete it without eighteen million taels of silver. ”

The 100,000 troops were carried out according to Jia Cong's method, and each person was calculated according to 50 taels of silver, and the settlement fee alone was 5 million taels of silver.

Coupled with the double salary he said, those Pixiu from the household department must not rush to Wajima to strangle them?

Jia Cong didn't care about the consumption of silver, smiled and said, "Ten million taels of silver, Shijian Silver Mountain mining for half a year is enough." I think the prince understands the importance of Wadao to the imperial court. It is very cost-effective to exchange one or two million taels of silver for a Fusang Bu political envoy who is completely in the hands of the imperial court! ”

"The king knows it's a good deal, but it's hard to do. This king is not only worried about the problem of silver, but mainly because this is an army of 100,000 people, and the number of people is too much, and it is still separated from the Central Plains by the sea......"

Liu Yi couldn't sit still, he got up and paced back and forth in the study.

This is a place across the sea, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and 100,000 troops are here......

"Then who is in control of this cantonment army? You never thought that if the people who controlled the 100,000 troops had a disobedient heart and caused some trouble, the two of us, the first to make this decision, would lose our heads! ”

100,000 horses, he Liu Yi has fought all his life, and he has never commanded an army of 100,000.

Jia Cong helplessly pointed to the notebook pinched in Liu Yi's hand, and said with a wry smile: "I said Lord, you should also finish reading this notebook first." I wrote above that the tun army was under the direct control of the emperor, and the liuguan was sent to manage it, and it was rotated every three or five years. The same is true for lieutenant generals and colonels, who rotate every five years! In addition, Fusang implements the separation of military and political affairs, and the logistics are in the hands of the civil ministers, and the lieutenant generals and colonels are not allowed to interfere......"

Soldiers' armor, grain and grass, military salaries, etc., are all in charge of civilian officials sent by the imperial court, and military lieutenant colonels are only responsible for training and combat affairs.

In addition, it is necessary to set up a political office in the army, and the imperial court will directly appoint and dismiss political commissars to be responsible for the ideological and political work of the army.

With a multi-pronged approach, after ten or twenty years, Fusang will be completely in the hands of the imperial court, no different from the provinces of the Central Plains.

After Jia Cong explained all the terms to Liu Yi, the most capable person in the royal family was completely impressed by Jia Cong's control of people's hearts.

"You kid, you're more calculating than your father!"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "This is also a helpless thing, just to Beiting, Anbei, Anxi and other places, the dynasties have not been defeated." But every time we finish a battle, our army withdraws, and after a few years, it will become a big problem for us. If we want to completely control the island, we will either move the people over or garrison a large army. Lord Wang, do you think it is easier to move the people over or the military tun? ”

Needless to say?

If you move people to a legendary barren land like Wajima, you may not be able to move a few people even if you put a knife on your neck.

It's still Juntun, at least he is still somewhat sure that he can leave a lot of people.

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