In the East China Sea in May, gusts of sea breeze are blowing from east to west, and the sound of seagulls is always heard in the offshore area.

Samzhi Island, Daming City.

Early in the morning, a fleet of ships came from the east and slowly moored at the dock.

Since the Ming Dynasty established a city here, this wharf has become more and more lively, with more and more merchant ships coming and going, and has become a commercial center for the Ming Dynasty, North Korea and Japan.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

The 3,000 garrisons are well aware of their sacred mission, and they will take turns to conduct drills in the large school yard in the city every day, showing a surging and upward vitality.

A middle-aged man in samurai costume walked into Daming City on clogs, although it was not the first time he had come here, but when he saw the street in front of him that led directly to the Governor's Palace, he couldn't help but sigh at the magic of Huaxia.

Unlike other daimyos, the Ouchi clan had their sights set on the sea for a long time. At the beginning, he was mainly a collaborator of Daming maritime merchants, but his mind has become active over the years, and he also set sail to Daming City.

Ouchi Jio is the younger brother of the head of the family, Masahiro Ouchi, and this time he came on behalf of the Ouchi clan and followed a Ming soldier to the front of the Ming Governor's Palace.

The guards of the Tokai Governor's Mansion saw that Ouchi Jio and his party wanted to enter directly inside, and immediately stopped them: "Slow! ”

"What?" Ouchi Jixiong's brows frowned slightly, and he immediately looked at the sturdy Ming soldier in front of him.

Huo Hai was not held accountable by Xu Shiying for finding a woman to give a ticket last time, and even took out gold to settle the dispute for himself, so he found a strong sense of belonging here, and then he was promoted because of his military merits.

Now he was in charge of the security of the Tokai Governor's Palace, and immediately said loyally: "Since you want to see the Governor, please hand over the katana you are carrying to us for safekeeping!" ”

"You dare!" A black-bearded samurai behind Jio Ouchi immediately drew his sword and said as if he was ready to make a move.

Huo Hai seemed to be accustomed to this kind of reaction, and said lightly in the face of the flashing katana: "Your Excellency the Governor has also explained, this is not a mandatory requirement of the Governor's Mansion of the East China Sea, you can also insist on bringing a knife into the palace!" ”

"Our katana never leaves our bodies, lead the way!" Ouchi Jixiong naturally chose to bring a knife into the house, so he said lightly.

Xu Shiying, the governor of the East China Sea, learned that the Japanese Ouchi clan was coming, and he also personally came forward to entertain him: "Ouchi Jixiong, I haven't seen you for a long time, please take a seat!" ”

After this period of experience, Xu Shiying's eyes are bright, and she has become more and more like an ancestor. After decades of inactivity, he finally found the value of his life here.

Although his current situation is far more dangerous than that of the capital, he likes his current life very much and has a greater sense of accomplishment.

Now, through the maritime trade dominated by cotton, it has not only stimulated the domestic textile industry, but also allowed a large number of overseas goods to continue to flow into the Ming Dynasty.

As long as it persists like this, not only will the Ming Dynasty become richer and stronger, but also the people's lives will get better and better, which is the most correct path for the revitalization of China.

It is worth mentioning that it is said that guarding the border of the city is the hardest job, but this is not the case here at all.

These 3,000 soldiers were poor military households that everyone hated in the country, but now they have become the wishful husband of everyone in Korea, which makes this army unprecedentedly united.

It's just that many soldiers have been infected with bad habits, and once the day of payment comes, the Jiangnan-style houses not far from here must be a night of fish and dragon dance.

"Thank you, Governor!" Ouchi Jixiong knew that Xu Shiying's identity was extraordinary, and responded very politely.

Xu Shiying was in charge of the military and diplomacy in the East China Sea, and the Ouchi clan was one of the important pedals for the Ming Dynasty to intervene in Japan, so he said straight to the point: "Ouchi Jixiong, how many cotton pieces do you want to come over this time?" ”

"Your Excellency, your cotton cloth is really good, so we want a thousand more horses than last time! On top of that, our master would like to be able to buy more bows, so please forgive me! Ouchi praised the Daming cotton cloth that had brought him profits, and then pleaded.

Hey?

Hearing this request, Chen Shan, who was next to him, couldn't help frowning slightly.

Japan is similar to Korea, although they know how to make their own bows and crossbows, but the quality is completely different from the compound bows produced by the wardepartment Wang Gong factory, so the Ouchi clan also wants to buy bows from the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Shiying was not surprised by this request, but shook his head slightly: "Didn't we already say earlier, your Ouchi clan can only trade twenty at a time, and a limit of one hundred a year!" ”

"We have more and more members now, but the loss of the good bow is getting bigger and bigger, so please be tolerant, we will definitely have a good reward!" Ouchi knew that things couldn't be so easy, and hinted very sincerely.

Chen Shan knew that the emperor gave them a single limit of twenty in the East China Sea Governor's Mansion, but a full fifty, and now seeing such a nervous expression on Cihou Ouchi, he couldn't help but silently turn his head to look at Xu Shiying.

After this period of contact, he knew that although the prince in front of him was not a fierce general, he was probably not very common in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Xu Shiying saw that the other party was planning to give him a gift, but he realized that the other party was very urgent, so he picked up the tea cup that had just been sent: "This governor naturally wants to help as much as he can, but the amount you want is getting bigger and bigger, which will pose a certain threat to our Daming side." Even if the Governor is willing to help you ask the Emperor for instructions, you still need to show your friendship and whether you are friend or foe to our Ming Dynasty! ”

"It's a friend, no, Da Ming is our Ouchi clan forever...... Forever overlord, I can swear now! Ouchi Jixiong was anxious, and immediately made a statement.

Xu Shiying took a sip of tea, but glanced at the katana on Ouchi Jixiong's body: "The oath is gone!" It's just that judging from your current behavior, Ben Du can't see your friendship, so you should stay here first, and Ben Tu will have to think about it for two days! ”

"Good!" Ouchi Jixiong noticed that Xu Shiying's gaze fell on the katana he was carrying, and immediately realized that he had done something wrong, so he reluctantly agreed.

Chen Shan watched the Ouchi clan's people leave, and asked curiously, "Your Excellency the Governor, do you want to raise the Ouchi clan to fifty bows in a transaction?" ”

"The profit is so big, we naturally still have to give, but we have to see if they can become docile first!" The corners of Xu Shiying's mouth rose slightly, which was diametrically opposed to the attitude just now.

Chen Shan was immediately taken aback, and reminded seriously: "I heard that after the Ouchi clan got our Daming Bow, the current territory is getting bigger and bigger, and there are already 10,000 troops!" ”

This......

Huo Guangming, who was standing on the right, heard that the strength of the Ouchi family was so strong, so he turned his head to look at Xu Shiying worriedly.

"It's so better, then we must continue to support the growth of the Great Wind Clan!" Xu Shiying gently put down the teacup, and it seemed that Zhizhu was holding the authentic.

Chen Shan and Huo Guangming looked at each other and looked at Xu Shiying in confusion: "Why is this?" ”

"Haven't we already analyzed it? The Ouchi clan can't become the master of Honshu Island! Now let's let the Ouchi clan continue to grow, which can not only exacerbate the division within Japan, but also make the Ouchi clan the target of public criticism! Xu Shiying looked up at the courtyard outside, and his eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.

Chen Shan's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately said optimistically: "In this way, the Ouchi clan will be even more inseparable from the weapon support of our Da Ming, and as long as the timing is right, we can naturally garrison the army, so as to complete the task assigned to us by His Majesty!" ”

"That's exactly the case, so let's dry it first, dissipate the sharpness of this Ouchi Jixiong, make him and the entire Ouchi clan more docile, and then agree to increase the supply of bows for their Ouchi clan!" Xu Shiying nodded lightly and said what was in his heart.

Although his main task is to open up the cotton cloth market in Japan, he also needs to adapt measures to local conditions in response to Japan's special political environment, and can even become a weapon supplier for various Japanese daimyos, so as to make money through weapons.

Compared to cotton, the bow is actually more profitable. Although the cost of a good bow is 1 tael of silver, it is sold to the Japanese for 20 taels, and the other party has to be grateful to Dade.

The Chinese were the first people to make and use bows and arrows, and since the Han Dynasty, they have evolved from single bows to recurve bows, and now they are compound bows that can make longbow tips using the principle of leverage.

Because it is easy to pull apart and the weight can reach more than 100 pounds, it has become a big killer on the battlefield, and it is simply invincible on the Japanese battlefield where there is little armor.

Chen Shan knew that the Ouchi clan was already in the bag, but he sighed with emotion: "It's a pity that the only son of Ouchi Masahiro is intellectually impaired, but I heard that Ouchi Masahiro has a daughter who is said to be extremely wise, and she is also the daughter of the first beautiful woman in Dongying, and they all say that it is a pity that it is not a man's body!" ”

"Is that true?" Xu Shiying's heart moved slightly, and she immediately asked seriously.

Chen Shan couldn't help but be stunned, but hurriedly explained: "I didn't see it, but Zhao Deputy Qianhu, who went to Japan this time, saw that Miss Ouchi playing the piano, and said that he had never seen such a beautiful Dongying woman!" ”

It was at this moment that a personal soldier hurriedly walked in, holding a special sandalwood box in his hand.

When Chen Shan and Huo Guangming saw this sandalwood box, they immediately followed Xu Shiying to greet them, because the only one who could send the locked sandalwood box was the one in the Forbidden City.

After Xu Shiying bowed, he took out the key he was carrying, and with the insertion of this key, the leaf lock was opened.

Chen Shan saw a letter lying quietly inside, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "I don't know what instructions Your Majesty has?" ”

Xu Shiying took out the secret letter, but after reading the content, he calmly said: "Gather the whole army!" ”

Seoul, the capital of Korea.

After Yi Sung-gye established the Joseon state, he felt that the royal spirit of the national capital of Goryeo was already very weak, so he built a new royal capital in Hanyangying, north of the Han River.

Only two years later, in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, Li Chenggui moved the royal capital from Kaijing to Hanyang, and officially named it Hancheng, also known as "Capital" and "Jing".

There is a royal capital naturally has a royal palace, the new palace is named after the "Book of Songs" in the "gentleman ten thousand years, Jieer Jingfu", according to the Ming Dynasty palace system construction, the color tone is mainly Danqing.

The main hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace is noisy at the moment, and it has the demeanor of a great Ming minister.

"If it is because of the lack of deer tendons, it is not the Maven's doing!"

"I heard that Emperor Daming is a tyrant, we can't afford to offend, but we can afford to hide!"

"Don't forget, the Jurchens have repeatedly harassed us, and we have to think about the people in the border areas!"

"If we think about the people, now is the time for the dynasty to recuperate, and we shouldn't raise troops!"

……

Sitting above was the wordless Korean king Yi Jiao, and the courtiers below had already quarreled like a pot of porridge, but there was a main controversy faction headed by Yin Bishang, the leader of the council, and the main peace faction headed by Li Kepei, the left councillor.

The official positions of the Joseon Dynasty were divided into nine grades with reference to the official system of the Ming Dynasty, from the first rank to the ninth grade, with a total of 18 grades.

Under the king, there is an auxiliary organ - the parliamentary government, its leader is called "leading the government", under the leading government is the left and right council, but the three positions are the same as the first product, and then the lower is from the first product left and right favor, and the second rank is the left and right counselor, which is equivalent to the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty.

Under the government, there are officials, households, rites, soldiers, workers, and criminal six Cao, and the six Cao chiefs are called judgments, and the rank is the second grade; The deputy title is the judge, and the rank is from the second rank, so the six Cao is equivalent to the six departments of the Ming Dynasty.

Now because there is a major disagreement over whether to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty conquer the Jianzhou Jurchens, because the relationship is very important, so this time it is a debate.

"The Jianzhou Jurchens not only often harass the border people of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, but also the same is true for our Korean border people, so the extermination of the Jianzhou Jurchens is in the common interest of us and the Ming Dynasty! You must not forget that the Ming Dynasty is the suzerain, so why should we not send troops? Bing Cao Li Wei said very seriously.

It was not only the border people of the Ming Dynasty who were harassed by the Jianzhou Jurchens, but also often looted by the Jianzhou Jurchens because the northern part of Korea was connected to the Jianzhou Jurchen territory.

Originally, local officials were still in charge of defense, but North Korea implemented a new policy that classified the tax revenue from the border areas as the state, and the government then distributed the officials' salaries through the state.

Although the new policy reduced the exploitation of the people by local officials, it also weakened the enthusiasm of the local armed forces to protect the local area, so that hundreds of people died every year at the hands of the Jianzhou Jurchens.

It is precisely because of this that Bing Cao Li Wei is a persistent main battle faction, hoping to push North Korea to send troops to assist the Ming Qing Dynasty in suppressing the Jurchens in Jianzhou.

Li Kepei, the leftist politician, coughed lightly and expressed his opinion: "The attack on the people in the border areas and whether or not to send troops should not be confused!" The Jianzhou Jurchens also made it very clear that this matter was the behavior of some people underneath, and they had already cleaned it up, so why did they keep holding on to this matter? Look at the past half a month, after the Jianzhou Jurchen cleaned up the portal, are there still border offenses? God has the virtue of a good life, and the saint has clouds: the benevolent love others, the knowers love things, and the brave love gifts. Because of the lack of deer tendons, this is a loss of way, so I implore the king to stop the sword soldiers! ”

This......

The officials present looked at each other, no one is a fool, in the past half a month, the Jianzhou Jurchen has suddenly settled down, where is the door cleaned up.

The Ming Dynasty had already stationed troops in Liaodong, and if the Jianzhou Jurchens dared to continue to loot the Korean borderlands, they would have been kicked by a donkey to do so.

But who would have thought that Li Kepei would unashamedly claim that it was the Jianzhou Nuzhen who cleaned up the door, which was really insulting the intelligence of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces.

Li Jiao is a thirty-year-old young man, full of a bit of literati elegance, and in the face of his teacher's arguments, he seems to agree with it convincingly: "Great goodness".

Yes?

Bing Cao Jushu and other main battle officials were dumbfounded, and they all looked at the king sitting on it incredulously, does anyone really believe Li Kepei's nonsense?

Some people died, but not completely......