After taking Amami Oshima, the Satsuma clan's power in the Ryukyus was finally completely wiped out.

However, after all, this place has been controlled by the Shimazu family for ten years, and there are still many Japanese people on the island.

Amami Oshima currently has a total population of about 35,000 people, of which 4,000 are Japanese.

In the end, Li Xianzhong decided to hand over 500 of them to the local Ryukyu tribe for execution.

First, it will make these Ryukyuan people breathe a bad breath, and second, they will have the blood of the Shimazu family on their hands, and it will not be easy to turn back in the future.

The power of the early Ryukyu Kingdom was limited to the main island of the Ryukyus, and the Amami Islands were conquered later.

During the Ryukyu period, the chieftains of the island often refused to accept the control of the Ryukyu king, and could not fully trust these natives.

As for the remaining 3,500 Japanese, they were used as slaves along with the Japanese on the island of Ryukyu.

In any case, Ryukyu Island was in ruins, and it took a lot of labor to build a port, a fortress, and a sugar cane plantation.

These Japanese are not in vain as free labor.

However, Amami Oshima is relatively close to Kyushu Island.

These Japanese slaves were all taken to the main island of the Ryukyus, and did not stay on Amami Oshima, lest they instigate a counterattack by the Shimazu family in the future.

As for the Ryukyuan people on Amami Island, Li Xianzhong decided to maintain the status quo.

Anyway, if they were taxed in the name of the King of the Ryukyus, the tax rate would definitely be lower than that of the Satsuma Domain.

The industries and land that the Japanese had encroached upon on the island must have been taken over by the East Ryukyus Company.

Of course, in the current situation, the exploitation of the Ryukyuan people should not be too heavy, so the employment relationship is still adopted.

These Ryukyuan people only need to pay taxes normally, and the tax rate is about 30% lower than the original tax rate of the Ryukyu country.

After all, the expulsion of the Satsuma clan is a cause for celebration, and it is also necessary to make these Ryukyuan people feel the benefits, so that they can accept the leadership of the new regent Geng Zhongming with all their hearts.

In addition, the Ryukyus mainly developed commerce and trade, and collected the trade tax of merchants through the customs.

These Ryukyuan people did not create much value in the first place, and the land tax was collected just to ensure sufficient food rations.

As for the specialty, the most valuable cash crop on the island is currently sugar cane.

Sugar cane had already been introduced to southern China around the time of the Zhou Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the "yellow mud water drenching decolorization method" for refining white sugar was very mature.

The ripe sugar cane is squeezed with a pulp truck, put into a tank, boiled into a yellow-black syrup with fire, and poured into another tank to coagulate into black sugar.

The black sugar in the funnel is poured with yellow mud water, and the black slag flows into the tank below from the funnel, leaving hoarfrost in the funnel, which is the white sugar of the Ming Dynasty.

White sugar is as white as frost, so it is also called "frosted sugar".

The use of yellow mud to adsorb impurities and colors in sugar, in fact, this method was inadvertently discovered in the reign of Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong, and it was only widely used in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, at this time, these Ryukyuan people on the Ryukyu Island did not master this technology of bleaching sugar, and they still produced the yellow-black cane sugar.

White sugar, which has been quite popular in the Ming Dynasty, is still a rarity in Japan and North Korea.

Has a pretty good market.

Of course, the first batch of white sugar was not used for sale, but was transported to Liaodong as a strategic material.

Li Xianzhong is still looking forward to the effect of mixing sugar with gunpowder.

In addition, Li Xianzhong asked Kong Youde to transfer half of the fortune ships from the naval division of the Ming army stationed in Korea to garrison Ryukyu.

The North Korean sailors were accompanied by 10,000 North Korean laborers, including shipbuilders, miners and plasterers skilled in the use of cement.

In addition to sugar cane, sulfur is also an important mineral.

The outlying islands of the Ryukyu Kingdom were rich in sulfur, and now the sulfur is self-sufficient, and it also saves Li Xianzhong a lot of silver.

As an important raw material for gunpowder, it is of great strategic significance to be able to achieve self-sufficiency.

It's a pity that the main source of saltpeter is not in Liaodong, otherwise the gunpowder of the Liaodong Army would be completely self-sufficient.

In general, the Ryukyus are small, but they are still very valuable.

Of course, if we want to develop steadily, we must first completely solve the threat of the Satsuma Domain.

Zheng Zhilong said: "The Satsuma Domain of the Shimazu family is currently one of the top five powerful feudal clans in Japan, with a total of 13,000 troops under its command. At present, Shimazu Ihisa still has 10,000 horses in his hands, and I am afraid that he will not give up! ”

Li Xianzhong laughed and said: "When my Liaodong sailor arrives in Kagoshima, the person who refuses to give up is afraid that it will be Benbo!" ”

Just as Li Xianzhong was about to lead the fleet north to Kagoshima to force the Satsuma clan to abandon the Ryukyus, they unexpectedly took the initiative to send an envoy.

The person who came was a Japanese monk, and I saw the monk say, "Old Zong Wang, this is the elder of Honganji Temple!" This time I have come to ask you to release a novice named Huiming. ”

Li Xianzhong thought that the other party came to negotiate, but he didn't expect that he actually came to ask for someone.

So he said: "The master came from afar, it seems that the identity of this little master Huiming is not simple, I don't know if I can tell the truth?" ”

As soon as Li Xianzhong said this, the old monk really fell into hesitation.

Soon after, he said, "I wonder if the donor has ever heard of the Great Banxia Array?" ”

It took place 6 years ago in the Itachi Summer Battle, which was the last battle of Japan's Sengoku War.

After this battle, Tokugawa Ieyasu completely wiped out the power of the Toyotomi family, ending the 146-year "Warring States Period" in Japan.

Li Xianzhong naturally couldn't have been unaware.

He said: "In the previous battle of the big board winter, the Toyotomi family fell into the hands of Tokugawa Ieyasu and took the initiative to demolish the city defense of the big board and fill in the trench. This summer battle has not yet begun, and it is already doomed. ”

"The thousands of red reserve troops in Sanada Yukimura in this battle still caused a lot of trouble for Tokugawa Ieyasu."

"However, strategic mistakes cannot be made up for by tactics, and these cannot change the outcome of the fall of Dabancheng."

Zong Wang looked at the Ming General in front of him in surprise at this time, this person looked like he was in his early twenties, and he actually knew so much about the Dabanxia Array.

Especially the sentence "strategic mistakes cannot be made up for by tactics", it seems that this person is indeed a master of using troops.

Zongwang said: "Since the donor knows that Sanada survived, it is easy to explain, Huiming is the son of Sanadabu Shogun Anayama Kosuke. Anayama Xiaosuke died in battle, and Lao G's junior brother Ju Yin took Huiming as a disciple. The old man heard that Ju was invisible, so he brought Huiming back!"

Li Xianzhong was also a keyboard warrior in his previous life, and he often visited various forums.

He had also heard of this cave mountain little helper.

He smiled and said, "As far as I know, Kosuke Anayama served as the shadow warrior (i.e., substitute samurai) of Sanada Yukimura in the Osaka Summer Battle, and I heard that the two looked very similar. ”

"I wonder if this Huiming is the son of Kosuke Anayama or the son of Sanada Yukimura?"

At this time, Zongwang's heart was extremely shocked, and there were probably few people who could hear the name of Sanada Yukimura; This person can actually know the details of Anayama Kosuke, is he a demon?

However, on the surface, he still said calmly: "The donor is really good at joking, the monks don't speak, Huiming is indeed the son of the little help of the cave mountain!" ”

Li Xianzhong said: "It doesn't matter, the Shimazu family was originally a former minister of Toyotomi, and their influence used to spread almost all over Kyushu Island. Now that it has been weakened by the Tokugawa family, it is normal to have some resentment, and it is not a big deal to take in the remnants of Toyotomi. ”

"This Huiming, you bring it back to the Satsuma Domain!"

Zong Wang said: "The old man thanked the donor! ”

However, Li Xianzhong did not let Zongwang go back, but invited them to his flagship Kaiyuan.

When passing by a desert island, Li Xianzhong specially ordered Kaiyuan to come with a salvo.

Looking at the desert island full of messes, Zong Wang fell into deep thought. They couldn't resist such firepower from the Ming army at all, not only the Satsuma Domain, but even the Tokugawa family couldn't resist it.

A few days later, the Liaodong Naval Division entered Kagoshima Bay, located southwest of Kyushu Island, and several Ataka ships that tried to come up to stop the Ming army were quickly sunk.

After that, the Ming army sailors swaggered to Kagoshima, although Kagoshima was also equipped with a few earthen cannons, but where was the opponent of the Ming naval guns?

Zong Wang hurriedly said: "Please also ask the donor to calm down, the old man will persuade the head of the family to give up Ryukyu!" ”

Soon, the Shimazu family brought the agreement signed by the king of the Ryukyus and said that they would renounce the vassal relationship of the Ryukyus.

However, instead of demanding compensation from them, Li Xianzhong asked Zheng Zhilong to negotiate trade with the Satsuma clan as a representative of the East Ryukyu Company.

Although Japan has only opened the port of Nagasaki to the outside world, they are still eager to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

The Tokugawa shogunate sent envoys three times in a row to ask the Ming to allow trade with Japan to be opened, but the Ming refused without exception.

Li Xianzhong's willingness to trade with the Satsuma clan undoubtedly gave them a favor.

He didn't want to weaken the Satsuma domain too much, otherwise he would help the Tokugawa shogunate strengthen its rule.

Although it is not yet possible to intervene in Japan, it is always necessary to find a way to add some obstacles to the Tokugawa shogunate.

Li Xianzhong can enhance the strength of some daimyo through targeted trade.

The Satsuma clan was able to quickly accumulate wealth and expand its power through trade with the East Ryukyu Company.

Originally, Li Xianzhong was going to go to the westernmost part of Honshu Island to hang out at the "Choshu Domain", after all, the largest silver mine "Iwami Silver Mountain" was located there.

But suddenly I received news that something big had happened in North Korea.

On August 13, Daishan, who had been resting for more than half a year, finally couldn't bear the loneliness and launched an attack on North Korea.

Zhenghongqi suddenly attacked Fengshan and Tonggu Mountain in Huanghae Province.

The Ming army stationed in Korea held the city and did not allow the Tartars to break through to the hinterland of the Yellow Sea Road.

However, on the other side, the North Korean army in Gangwon Province was crushed under the attack of the red flag.

In just a few days, Tongchuan, Huaiyang, Jinhua and other places were lost one after another, and 5,000 Korean defenders surrendered either to death.

The red flag was along Gyeonggi Road, and it went directly to the vicinity of Wangjing Hanyang in North Korea.

At this time, the 500 Ming troops stationed outside Hanyang, the king of Korea, were hurrying to help defend the most dangerous North Han Mountain Fortress north of Hanyang!

With the help of the Ming army, the Korean army finally held the fortress of Bukhansan.

But at this time, there was harassment in Hanyang City!

Originally, many Korean ministers complained about the Ming army stationed in Korea, believing that the Ming army deliberately did not attack Pyongyang and only wanted to rely on Korea to make a fortune.

In particular, the DPRK led the government to pay for its own money, colluded with the Ming army, sold refined salt, and engaged in smuggling, which seriously damaged their interests.

Jin Jin and other Western Party figures, who were suppressed by Jin Zidian before, are also ready to act at this time.

They took advantage of the Tartar invasion to make a big fuss, spreading the word about Kim's incompetence everywhere, and successfully instigated several Praetorian Guard generals.

Originally, there were Ming troops stationed in the DPRK outside the city, and they still had some traps, but at this time, the Ming army happened to go north, giving them an opportunity to take advantage of.

Taking advantage of the fact that the main forces of Jin Zidian's cronies were transferred outside the city to defend against the Tartars, Jin Jin and others took the opportunity to mobilize troops to surround Jin Zidian's mansion.

He also wrote to the king of Joseon, Yi Liang, requesting that he be removed from office and ordered to receive the political money.

Li Liang also knew that the North Korean people were very dissatisfied with the current situation, and if he did not sacrifice Jin Zidian at this time, it was likely that he would become the target of venting for hundreds of officials and ordinary people.

Dead friends are not dead and poor, and the king of North Korea, Li Liang, had to sacrifice Jin Zi at this time.

In this way, Kim Zidian was dismissed from office by the king of Joseon, Yi Liang!

However, Jin Jin and others are not stupid, they know that Jin Zidian's backstage is actually not only Li Liang, but also Li Xianzhong, the governor of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, they always believed that the Ming Dynasty should not pay for the military salaries and armaments given to the North Korean garrison, and at most supply the Ming army with some grain and grass.

Originally, they took the opposition to North Korea's supply of Ming troops stationed in the DPRK as their political slogan, and after they came to power, they naturally resolutely implemented this policy.

Originally, the Ming army controlled the coastal area of Korea, and it was difficult for them to send an embassy to the Ming Dynasty

However, at this time, half of the warships of the Ming army stationed in Korea were transferred to Ryukyu, and most of the other half were transferred to the banks of the Yalu River to prevent the Tartars from crossing the river.

Jin Jin decisively sent a delegation to the Daming Jingshi.

When Kong Youde got the news, the North Korean mission had already set off for most of the day, and there were no warships near Incheon at this time, so he had to watch the North Korean mission go to the capital.

Kong Youde knew that the consequences of this matter were very serious, and once the imperial court knew about the situation in North Korea, it would definitely cause Ning Yuanbo big trouble.

He had to put pressure on the Joseon king Li Liang as the representative of the Ming army stationed in Korea, asking him to ensure the personal safety of Kim Zidian; Hurry up and send a letter to the capital to inform Mao Yuanyi and Li Xianzhong of the matter with Ryukyu.

After receiving the news, Li Xianzhong decided to return on the Kaihara, which had the fastest speed, and left the other ships in the Ryukyus for the time being.

Fortunately, at this time, the Satsuma clan had been reconciled, and there were no major problems in the Ryukyus for the time being.

Zheng Zhilong can solve the trade matter by himself.

Deng Gang said: "Ning Yuanbo rest assured, this place is not far from Incheon, and it will take almost 3 days to get there." ”

Li Xianzhong shook his head and said, "We won't go to North Korea, just go back to Yingkou." ”

Although it is not known whether Mao Yuanyi and Wei Zhongxian can suppress the influence caused by the North Korean envoys, the Donglin Party will definitely not let go of this opportunity to deal with themselves.

At this time, he must be in Liaodong, and if someone in the court makes him bad, he can send troops to deal with it in time.

These damn sticks actually made this one for themselves.

This Kong Youde is still not ruthless enough, if he were to change to himself, he would definitely assassinate these coup ministers as soon as possible, and then rescue Jin Zidian.

As soon as Jin Zidian came to power, he immediately sent a second batch of envoys to Daming to recover the first batch of envoys.

Now he sent someone to inform him that he had been delayed for nearly ten days along the way, and I am afraid that the capital has been turned upside down at this time!

The sudden visit of the North Korean mission still attracted the attention of Han Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Because according to the custom, the embassy should be notified in advance before the arrival of the mission, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple should also arrange to greet them.

This time, the North Korean mission came quite abruptly.

Soon, Han Yi personally met with Song Wenqian, the North Korean envoy Licao's verdict.

After Song Wenqian saw Han Yi, he immediately started his performance, and he said with tears in his eyes: "The Ming army stationed in North Korea has been stationed in North Korea for more than a year, and the cost is huge, and North Korea has long been unable to support it. He also asked the Celestial Empire to be sympathetic to the vassal states and exempt Korea from the expenses of the Ming troops stationed in Korea. ”

Han Yi said: "This is strange, a few months ago, the Ming Dynasty increased the number of Ming troops stationed in Korea at the request of the King of Joseon, why do you say that you can't afford the cost now?" ”

Song Wenqian hurriedly shook the pot and said: "Originally, I wanted to block the Tartars from invading North Korea, but I didn't expect to increase the number of Ming troops, and the Tartars hit near Wang Jing instead. ”

So he said: "The Ming army only cares about smuggling and selling salt in Korea, and has no intention of attacking the Tartars, otherwise it would not have recovered Pyongyang for more than a year." ”

This amount of information is really not small, but Han Yi did not express his position in time, but just asked the North Korean envoy to wait with peace of mind, and the cabinet still needs to discuss this matter.

When Han Yi's news was brought back to the cabinet, the cabinet was also extremely shocked.

Soon, Shoufu Ye Xianggao convened an enlarged cabinet meeting, and in addition to the seven ministers, he also brought officials from the household ministry and the Inspectorate.

Xiong Tingbi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, first said: "The matter of the Ming army stationed in the DPRK is a rule set by the first emperor, the Ming Dynasty guards the territory for North Korea, and North Korea raises troops for the Ming Dynasty. Now that there are 8,000 Ming troops stationed in North Korea, if we rashly cancel the supply to North Korea and we pay our own salaries and distribute grain and grass and armaments, it will be a lot of expenses, and I think this matter is absolutely impossible! ”

Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, hurriedly echoed: "Now I heard that the Tartars have raised troops to invade North Korea, and it is not good that North Korea will increase its troops, and last year's great drought has reduced taxes in many places, and now it is impossible for the household department to come up with silver to support North Korea!" ”

At this time, Ye Xianggao glanced at Xiong Tingbi with resentment, thinking that this "bear barbarian" is really good at rhythm, is the core of this matter to cancel the supply of North Korea to the Ming army stationed in North Korea?

This is clearly the Ming Governor in Korea, Li Xianzhong, who has no way to manage the Ming army in Korea, which caused the vassal states to cry.

This is a good opportunity to weaken Li Xianzhong's military power, and if he can't move his Liaodong strategy for the time being, can't he move his Korean governor?

Ye Xianggao said: "It is definitely not possible to cancel the supply of North Korea to the Ming army stationed in North Korea and increase the burden on the imperial court, and now the household department cannot come up with additional silver." ”

"I think the reason why the king of Joseon sent envoys to make a fuss was mainly because of the lack of control of the Ming army stationed in Korea. Involved in smuggling and salt trafficking, this will definitely not work! ”

"Ning Yuanbo Li Xianzhong, as the economic strategy of Liaodong, is already busy with affairs, and it is inevitable that there will be places that cannot be managed by the Ming army stationed in the DPRK! I think it is better to remove the new governor of Joseon, so that it can be regarded as an explanation to the vassal state of Korea, and presumably the king of Joseon will no longer be obsessed with the problem of the funding of the Ming army stationed in Korea. ”

Li Xianzhong's use of the Ming army stationed in Korea to engage in smuggling was almost a semi-open secret in the DPRK. It's just that no one can go to North Korea to catch him.

North Korea's profits are not small, and if the governor is changed, he may be able to get a piece of the pie.

As a result, whether it was the Donglin Party or not, almost all of them were in favor of removing the governor of Korea!

Everyone echoed Ye Xianggao's opinion.

Seeing this, Xiong Tingbi could only echo it.

Soon the cabinet's vote for the removal of the governor of North Korea was sent to the celebrant of ceremonies!

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