"So in Japan, the most valuable thing is not gold and silver, but the technology to smelt gold and silver." Zhu Zhen was afraid that Zhu Hejian would not tighten the string of secrecy, so he tirelessly said: "So even if the transportation cost is higher, it must be smelted in a centralized manner to facilitate confidentiality." ”

"Because once they learn the process of refining gold and silver on a large scale and at low cost, their gold and silver production will inevitably skyrocket, and their strength will increase greatly. At that time, not only will they try to take back the mountains of gold and silver that they ceded to us, but they will also become uncontrollable, which will greatly increase the cost of our rule, so we must put secrecy first. ”

"Yes, for the minister, keep in mind His Highness's entrustment." Zhu He hurriedly nodded heavily, and finally understood why His Highness wanted him to be in charge of this work, it turned out to be really important.

"The city department has a special secrecy department, which regularly conducts secrecy education for sailors and businessmen on board every year, and conducts secrecy inspections from time to time. Seeing this, Shen Rong also suggested.

"Very good, just do it, feel free to mention any good ideas to me." The sixth child approvingly: "Confidentiality work is no trivial matter, and it cannot be overstated. ”

"Understood!" Shen Rong and Zhu hurriedly responded in unison.

"That's all for the gold mine, Zhu He, it's not easy for you to concentrate on doing this one thing well." Zhu Zhen said and said to Shen Rong:

"As for coming to you, it's for you to meet the representatives of the Tang people."

"Tang people? Representative? Shen Rong was a little unsure: "Is it a Chinese who came to Japan from the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"What are the people of the Tang Dynasty doing here, most of them took refuge in Japan at the end of the Song Dynasty." Lao Liu explained: "Then there is the group of Jiangnan Han people left behind by the failure of the Yuan Dynasty, these people have multiplied until now, and the number is considerable. ”

Although the Japanese called them Tang people, they were very wary of them, and they were not allowed to own land and tribesmen, but only allowed them to teach, do business, and engage in handicrafts. To put it bluntly, I want to use their knowledge and skills, but I don't want to accept them. Of course, this also has something to do with their own reluctance to become Japanese, so they have always been a group, outside of Japanese society. ”

"Whatever the reason, these people can be exploited." Zhu Zhen continued: "I heard that Wang Shi conquered the Japanese and broke the Southern Dynasty, and they sent thirty-six representatives to visit the labor army with valuable gifts. ”

"This king met with the first few and found that they spoke well, knew Japan very well, and had contact with the three religions and nine streams. And the mood to return to the Ming Dynasty is very urgent. So let Lao Shen Ling come to meet them and see if they can be organized, such as setting up a 'Ming Tang Chamber of Commerce', and the city division will give them a certain share of trade, so that they won't have a sense of belonging? ”

"Yes." Shen Rong hurriedly nodded and smiled: "In the future, there will definitely be a need for a large number of interpreters who understand both Chinese and Japanese, and these people are very suitable." ”

"It's a waste just to use them as interpreters, Japan is a very closed country, not only xenophobic, but also its own people can't move, so these Tang people are a very valuable resource. We should take advantage of the fact that they have lived in Japan for several generations and have contacts with all walks of life, and let them take the initiative to gather intelligence and help us spy on Japan. The sixth said in a deep voice:

"Our intelligence is so accurate this time, they have made a great contribution."

"Understood." Shen Rong hurriedly nodded solemnly. I didn't expect His Highness to have such intentions.

"Remember, never underestimate Japan." Zhu Zhen Zhengse taught the two: "Don't look at them now that they are closed and backward, and they look like weak chickens, that's because we have formed an all-round generation gap for them." ”

I have to admit that the Yuan Dynasty was an era of China's most rapid scientific and technological progress, and in just one hundred years, scholars could only turn to the study of astronomy and mathematics because of their hopeless careers.

In addition, the Mongols' power spanned Europe and Asia, bringing a lot of Persian science and technology, which was quickly digested and absorbed by the Han people, and the combination of East and West reached a higher height, thus achieving great progress in astronomy, shipbuilding, metallurgy and other aspects.

And because of the bad relationship between Yuan and Japan, Japan has not learned at all. Therefore, when facing the huge ships and heavy artillery that are completely different from the Yuan army, they will look so pitiful, weak and helpless.

"But the people of this country are shrewd and strong, good at forbearance, and even better at stealing teachers." Zhu Zhen continued with a serious expression: "We must be soberly aware that our technology is not strong enough that others can't learn it. If we don't take precautions, they will soon learn from the past and bridge the generational gap. At that time, if you want to defeat them again, you will have to pay a tenfold and hundredfold price. ”

"Therefore, we must always be vigilant, and we must not leak any technology to them, especially the key technologies of gunpowder, shipbuilding, and navigation, and we must not leak them, nor can we let them get relevant talents, otherwise they will make enemies for themselves! On the contrary, the longer the advantage is maintained, the longer our good life will last. ”

"Yes." The strings of the two finally tightened, and they finally realized the importance of secrecy.

"If we want to stay crushing for a long time, in addition to continuing to improve ourselves, we also need to lock up their development." Zhu Zhen instructed:

"How do you lock them down? In addition to doing a good job of secrecy, it is necessary to use all means to prevent them from progressing, or even driving backwards. ”

"......" The two of them were confused for a while, and they didn't understand this aspect at all.

"The ministers have never done this kind of thing before, for fear of missing His Highness's big business."

"It doesn't matter, no one has done it before." Zhu Zhen shook his head and smiled: "When this king gives you a few examples, you will understand." ”

"For example, don't the Japanese admire Confucianism, so they invite those well-known Confucians to come to Japan to give lectures. Their doctrines of the Three Principles and the Five Constants, all of which are heretical except for me, are particularly suitable for the development of in Japan. ”

"Yes......" The two couldn't help but upturn the corners of their mouths, Your Highness This is a standard disaster to the east, bring the rotten Confucians who are against him in China to Japan, and let them teach the Japanese to clean their ears.

"Isn't Buddhism prevalent in Japan? This Buddhism is a good thing, it makes people follow the rules and practice in the next life, so who cares about this life? ”

"Yes, if the Japanese are all resigned, what else do we have to worry about?" Shen Rong and the two of them understood a little.

"That's right, so you have to associate more with Japanese temples and sponsor their Dharma teaching activities. You can also invite senior monks and monks from China to give lectures, and don't just stick to Zen monks, I think invite the masters of Lamaism to come and give little Japan who has never seen the world to some tantric shock, and the effect may be better. The more the sixth said, the more he said:

"If I can bring Hinduism to Japan, then I would call it a lore."

(End of chapter)