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Chapter 955 – 951【Smart Man】

Chapter 955 951【Smart people】

The Han Chinese merchants really came, and even brought some cement to recruit local people to vigorously build the city town…well, the community outside the city.

At the same time, many goods were also shipped, such as cotton cloth and rice.

This made Zong Yizhen and his retainers feel that it is not bad to belong to the Celestial Dynasty. They have copper and silver mines in their hands. Silver cannot be consumed in North Korea, and copper ingots are often subject to economic sanctions by North Korea. Now they can be sold to Chinese businessmen.

In the past 100 years, the copper ingots in Tsushima Island have exploded twice, and the warehouse is full but cannot be sold. The reason is simple. They angered the king of North Korea and ordered a ban on the purchase of copper ingots from Tsushima Island.

The island is embarrassing.

When the population is less than 10,000, there is a lack of labor for mining, and there is also a lack of military protection.

After the population exceeds 10,000, they are worried about the lack of food.

If the population exceeds 15,000, some of them will have to be evicted forcibly, otherwise there will probably be a famine. Because North Korea strictly controls grain exports, and Japan has a deadly enemy, there are silver and copper mines in Tsushima, but no grain can be bought.

After the Chinese merchants came, Zong Yizhen immediately made a fortune, and all the copper ingots in his hands were replaced with grain and cloth.

The retainers who own mines are now county officials, mayors, and village chiefs. Whenever there are mines on their land, they immediately organize the people to mine them, hoping to take the opportunity to make a fortune.

Actually, there aren’t many mines in Tsushima Island.

I used to think that there were a lot of mines because the sales were not good. Now that Chinese merchants have come, the silver and copper mines on the island are estimated to be exhausted in a decade or two.

Zongyi could speak Japanese and Korean since he was a child, and knew how to write Chinese characters. Now that he is a county magistrate, he has started to learn Chinese again. When he sold copper ingots to Han merchants, he hired a man from the merchants to practice speaking Chinese all day long.

But the really awesome one is Guangyou Oura, now changed to Guangyou Pu.

Pu Guangyou said to Zong Yizhen in private: “Xianzun, we used to be teachers and students, as well as monarchs and ministers. Now we are superiors and subordinates. The county lord asked me what I should do in the future. Do I want to hear the truth or lie?”

“What is the truth? What is the lie?” Zong Yizhen asked.

Pu Guangyou said: “False lies dormant secretly, accumulating strength and rebelling.”

Zong Yizhen shook his head: “How is this possible? The island can only accommodate more than 10,000 people. If there are more than 12,000 people, there will be food shortages, and if there are more than 15,000 people, there will be famine. How can we have an army to fight against the Celestial Empire? Let alone the Celestial Empire, Even if the king of North Korea sends troops, we can’t stop it at all.”

Pu Guangyou said: “Since you can’t rebel, you can be a Chinese courtier with peace of mind.”

Zong Yizhen asked: “What should Chinese courtiers do?”

Pu Guangyou said: “The county lord is the lord of an island, but the emperor will not allow you to occupy the island for a long time. Maybe two or three years, maybe five or six years, the county lord will be promoted and transferred outside. The emperor will promote you, and the county lord will not leave you. leave?”

“There is no other way if you don’t leave.” Zong Yizhen said.

Pu Guangyou said: “The county governor will be transferred to another place. The magistrate of Yuma County will be replaced by Han people, and the officials of the county government will also be replaced by Han people. Will you still be able to control the island by then?”

“No.” Zong Yizhen shook his head.

Pu Guangyou said: “The county’s honor is on the island, and the island property can be regarded as family property. Once you are transferred to Han as an official, you must be honest and selfless, because your superiors and subordinates are watching you. You must not be corrupt. You must not make mistakes, otherwise you will be severely punished, and the imperial court will take the opportunity to attack Tsushima Island.”

Zongyi really thought about it: “It seems so.”

Pu Guangyou said: “The county lords should learn to speak Chinese, and from now on they will regard themselves as Han people. Then, be honest and selfless, upright and upright, and it is best to make political achievements. The more you are like this, the more chances you will be promoted. The emperor also hopes that you will be like this. .”

“And then?” Zong Yizhen asked.

“You will be promoted very quickly, but when you reach a certain position, you may be transferred to the idle yamen. The Han people will not let you hold real power,” Pu Guangyou said. “At that time, you should train your children and grandchildren and let them go to school. Be an official. It is best to move your whole family away from Tsushima Island, and the court will be completely relieved of you. And the Zong clan has the opportunity to become a big family in Han in the future. Being a big family in China is no better than being the owner of Tsushima Island powerful?”

Zongyi really thought carefully and didn’t speak again.

Pu Guangyou said again: “The retainers on the island, I guess the ending will not be very good. It is estimated that half of them will be beheaded or exiled. Only then can the Chinese emperor truly occupy Tsushima Island. If the county officials are not careful, I’m afraid I can’t escape the fate of extermination.”

Zongyi was really startled and asked, “How can I get promoted quickly?”

“Achievement!”

Pu Guangyou said: “Mobilize the people to dig the canals on the east and west sides of Tsushima Island. It doesn’t matter how many people die from exhaustion. The more people on the island die, the happier the Han emperor is. The county officials can also rely on the people who dig the canals.” Achievements, quickly leave Tsushima Island, a place of right and wrong!”

Zong Yizhen asked: “What about your Excellency?”

Pu Guangyou said with a smile: “I have already communicated with the angel. The Pu family moved to Hebei Province, gave up the land of Tsushima Island, and went to Hebei to redistribute the land. I can work in Honglu Temple and teach Honghe Temple officials speak Japanese and Korean.”

“I see.” Zong Yizhen nodded.

These two guys who created the golden age of Tsushima Island decided to retreat and sold all the other retainers.

Especially Pu Guangyou, who has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and understands what is going on in China. He can go to China to be an official, why should he stay on a remote island?

There is one more thing he didn’t say, his second son is smart and has already reached the quota for admission to Tianjin University. In the future, both father and son will be officials in China, and the family can still divide the land in Hebei Province. It is very likely that they will become an official family in a hundred years.

Moreover, Pu Guangyou is familiar with the situation in Japan. Although he teaches foreign languages at Honglu Temple, he may not be able to become a real diplomat.

Maybe before retiring, he can take the position of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple!

Pu Guangyou said: “Remember, you are a Han Chinese.”

Zong Yizhen looked at his seventh-rank official uniform, nodded and said, “I am a Han!”

Zongyi really understands what he should do. He works hard to learn to speak Chinese, digs canals, exhausts civilians, and earns as much money as possible. Realize all the silver mines and copper mines on Tsushima Island into their own property. Then, relying on his political achievements, he took his family and property and moved to Han to serve as officials.

At that time, he will be an official of the imperial court, and he will have a lot of money, so the right and wrong of Tsushima Island have nothing to do with him.

To be honest, the Zong clan has been very aggrieved for hundreds of years.

When the North Korean army came to kill them, they had to surrender to express their submission, and only got an official post as the governor of Tsushima County. North Korea allocates 200 stone beans every year, not for him, but for the entire Tsushima Island.

The Japanese army came to kill. As mentioned above, all the males on the island helped to fight, and finally died in the Korean battlefield.

It used to be able to monopolize the Asahi-Japanese trade, but with the rise of Han merchants, there is not much profit left from this trade. Why the **** would it be better to get money and run away, and go to the world of flowers and flowers in the Celestial Dynasty to be happy and unrestrained.

Before the residential area outside the city was completed, Zong Yizhen, in the name of the county magistrate, ordered all men on the island to be called to dig the canal.

The broken canal is not long, and he dug it through in history.

This time in a hurry, there is no need to be sympathetic to the strength of the people. As Pu Guangyou said, it would be better if more people were exhausted, and the imperial court would relocate the Han people.

Anyway, he will slap his **** and leave, and the court will punish those retainers again, and let those retainers bear the responsibility of harming the people!

When the people of Tsushima Island were conscripted to dig canals, the Koreans also attacked Japanese merchants.

Jipu, Busan, and Yanpu, these three ports are collectively called Miura, and they are the legal trading ports for Asahi-Japanese trade. Now that China occupies Tsushima Island, the trade between Japan and Japan will also be cut off. Why not take the opportunity to attack the Wakan in Sangang?

The Japanese commercial houses in those ports were uprooted by the North Korean government, all Japanese merchants were killed, and the looted goods were naturally divided among the gentry.

The Japanese business hall was also occupied by North Korean businessmen, and it will be used to do business with the Chinese in the future.

The news that Tsushima Island was occupied could not be concealed at all, and the Japanese shogunate soon found out. Although Tsushima feudal lord actually only has 10,000 shi, it is not a small matter to enjoy the treatment of a 100,000 shi daimyo.

Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna is nineteen years old and has been in power for two or three years.

His uncle Hoshina Masayuki generously handed over power, but this return of power is only symbolic.

Moreover, Tokugawa Ietsuna is weak and sick, and is bedridden from time to time, and the government affairs have to be handled by the elders. The old middle school headed by Sakai Tadaki, and Hoshina Masaoyuki who is full of cronies, it is tantamount to joining hands to divide the power of the shogunate.

Now, the two are fighting for power!

Sakai Tadaki’s fief is in Ueno, and that place is not near the sea, so it is impossible to smuggle with China. He united with the old middlemen and daimyo inland and demanded that the smuggling trade should be banned.

As for Baoke Zhengzhi, he will attract a lot of big names close to the sea and violate the order of closing the country.

“Tsushima Island has always been our territory, and it will never be allowed to be occupied by China,” Tadaki Sakai said righteously, “We should raise the soldiers of the whole country and take back Tsushima Island!”

Matsudaira Nobuzuna, who was already very old, half-closed his eyes and said: “I am not opposed to going to war with China, but we must first build a powerful navy. The ships of all feudal clans should be assigned to the shogunate.”

Abe Tadaaki also said: “It must be so!”

These three veterans are all staunch supporters of seclusion. Their fiefdom is not close to the sea, and it is close to Edo. To maintain the rule of the shogunate is to protect themselves. Smuggling must be prohibited to prevent local lords from becoming stronger through sea trade.

Nobutsuna Matsudaira is the oldest, if not for his poor health, he should be the one talking.

Facing the pressure of the three, Hoshina Masayuki could only back down: “I am willing to dedicate all the ships to the shogunate. After returning to the territory, let the ships form a navy and immediately sail to Edo to obey the shogunate’s dispatch.”

Such a clean concession made the three elders at a loss as to what to do.

The shogunate had financial difficulties, and the local lords sent ships. How could they use the money to support the naval forces?

This thing can only be let go!

The main issues are finance and official administration. In the previous decades, when the shogunate was established, Japanese politics was still relatively clear.

With the shogun’s power left, it has become increasingly corrupt.

Especially after Tadaki Sakai came to power, this man is a big corrupt official. He blatantly sold his official titles, and later became a big boss, and even invented forms such as “bribery appointment schedule” and “designated bribes”, which drove the bribery industry chain centered on luxury goods, imported products, and local specialties.

The whole country is already rotten, and the national army is also corrupt.

Smuggling by the sea is serious, but the retainers in the inland are also smuggling, and they even assign serving warriors to be responsible for escorting the goods.

Such an army might compete with North Korea. It is no longer the strong Japanese army of the Warring States Period.

Sakai Tadakiyo just opened the prelude to corruption. Tanuma Yiji, who later came to power, even publicly declared: “Gold and silver are more valuable than human life. Those who donate gold and silver to ask for the opportunity to serve the public must have loyalty in their hearts. The amount of gold and silver donated, It is enough to think about people’s hearts.” He also said, “I went to the city every day and worked hard for the country, and I never felt at ease for a moment. When I returned home, I saw gifts piled up like a mountain under the porch, and I forgot the fatigue of the day and felt refreshed.”

(end of this chapter)