Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 491, Iwami Silver Mine

"Speaking of gold mines, I do remember one thing."

Liu Jin, who hadn't spoken much, thought for a while and said with a smile.

As soon as everyone heard it, they immediately looked over.

"I don't know if you still remember that I mentioned that there is a super-large silver mine here in the country of Wa, and the silver mine in this silver mine has hundreds of millions of taels of silver."

Liu Jin asked with a smile.

"I remember that it was also in Wangyue Tower. Liu Jin, when you talked about the overseas world, you mentioned that there was a large silver mine in the country of Wa."

Zhu Houzhao had a good memory and said immediately.

"A silver mine with hundreds of millions of taels of silver~"

Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Zhang Mao all took a breath when they heard this. The hundreds of millions of taels of silver is definitely an astronomical figure, even for Daming, it is also an astronomical figure. A silver mine in China actually contains hundreds of millions of taels of silver. This is definitely a big mine.

"Have you found the location of the silver mine?"

Zhang Mao quickly asked, he loves getting rich the most. If the silver mine with hundreds of millions of taels of silver can be controlled in his own hands, there will be a steady stream of silver in the future.

"Yes, I sent people to the country of Wa, and I have roughly found the location of this silver mine~"

Liu Jin nodded, and then said to Xiao Jing.

"Its location is located in Shimane County, Kyushu Island, Japan. At present, this place is ruled by a daimyo called the Ouchi family in Japan."

"Big name?"

Emperor Hongzhi was slightly puzzled.

"This daimyo is equivalent to the nobles on the side of the Wa country. The current Wa country is very chaotic. The daimyos in various places are divided into one side, and they are almost local princes. Of course, the Wa country is very small, and the sphere of influence of these daimyos is not large. The range of one or two counties."

Liu Jin quickly explained.

"Shimane County is located near the sea, and the Waguohai is to the north. If you want to go to the Golden Continent, you have to pass through the Waguohai."

"The current governor of the Ouchi family is Yoshiko Ouchi. The strength of the Ouchi family is very average. They have already roughly known that there is a silver mine in Iwami, and it is being mined on a small scale."

After listening to Liu Jin's explanation, everyone finally understood the location of the Ishijian Silver Mine, and also had a general idea of ​​the internal situation of the Wa Kingdom.

"Liu Jin, do you have any plans for this Ishijian Silver Mine?"

Liu Jian looked at Liu Jin, and he had already heard that Liu Jin must have malicious intentions. There is no doubt that he wanted to swallow such a huge silver mine into his stomach.

"What do you plan to do?"

"Of course, I stole the Iwami Silver Mine."

Liu Jin smiled and said, without concealing it, neither blushing nor out of breath, as if it was a matter of course.

"That's right, the silver mine with hundreds of millions of taels of silver is no worse than the gold mine in Yuxi and the gold in Huangjinzhou, and it's so close. If God doesn't take it, it will be struck by lightning."

When Zhu Houzhao heard it, he immediately shouted excitedly.

"..."

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian looked at each other slightly. The prince is hopeless. How can there be any demeanor that a prince should have? What is the difference between this and a robber?
"After all, this Wa country is my vassal state of Ming Dynasty. Is it not good for us to grab the things of the vassal state?"

Liu Jian thought for a while and said.

"There's nothing wrong with it. It's just a silver mine. There are hundreds of millions of taels of silver. How many people do we have in Daming? If we snatch a silver mine, it's almost like getting back a few taels of silver for everyone in Daming."

Liu Jin didn't speak, but Zhu Houzhao spoke first.

"The Kingdom of Wa is a vassal state of my Ming Dynasty, and the people of this Kingdom of Wa are naturally the subjects of Your Majesty. This robbing of things from the Kingdom of Wa is really not the style that a big country should have."

Xie Qian also shook his head and said.

"Pedantic~"

"This Wa country just comes to pay us tribute from time to time. What kind of vassal state is this? If it is really a vassal state, then the Wa country should restrain their people and should not come to the southeast coast of our Daming to plunder."

"Last year, the Japanese pirates ransacked a town along the coast of Zhejiang and killed thousands of people."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Xie Qian, and then said, "Zhejiang is your hometown."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Xie Qian had nothing to say immediately. He knew about this. The problem of Japanese pirates has always been a problem. As a coastal area, Zhejiang is often attacked by Japanese pirates.

"And you may not know that recently when our fleet went to the Japanese country, many ships were ransacked by Japanese pirates, and one ship was even completely ransacked, and all the Ming people on it were killed. "

"In addition, the Wa country is now starting to impose heavy taxes on our merchant ships, requiring us to pay more taxes before allowing us to go to the Wa country to do business."

"Where is this vassal state of our Ming Dynasty? North Korea is our real vassal state. It pays tribute every year and never dares to offend us in the slightest."

"As for the Wa Kingdom and Annan, when they are beneficial, we are the suzerain country. When it is not beneficial, we will turn our faces and deny people."

Zhu Houzhao is eloquent, of course he had discussed these matters with Liu Jin in advance.

Some things are much better for Zhu Houzhao than for himself. Zhu Houzhao is a prince, he is fearless, but Liu Jin is not.

"That's right, the Japanese pirates from the Wa country often raid the coastal areas of our Daming, and they also pose a threat to our merchant ships. The Wa country also imposes heavy taxes on us. It simply doesn't take our Daming seriously."

"I think we should give them a hard lesson, let them know that our Ming Dynasty is powerful, and we can also protect our people."

Zhang Mao was undoubtedly on the side of Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao. His merchant ships were also threatened by Japanese pirates. The Japanese country collected more taxes, which seriously affected Zhang Mao's interests.

"However, it is not good to use force against a vassal state after all, right?"

Liu Jian shook his head slightly. He still opposed the use of force against vassal states, and as a civil servant, he naturally didn't like to use force, and he didn't like to use force to solve problems.

"I think we can issue a decree to the Japanese king of the Japanese country, and let him restrain his subjects, so that the problem of the Japanese pirates can be solved naturally."

"Sending an edict?"

Liu Jin couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

"Liu Gong, you may not know that although the Wa King of the Wa Kingdom is the monarch of the Wa Kingdom, this is only in name. In fact, the Wa King of the Wa Kingdom has no binding force on the names of various places. Power, so he doesn't have any control over all parts of Wa country at all."

"The real words of the Wa country are the big names from all over the country, and they are the princes and kings."

"What's more, if warnings are useful, we Ming's Japanese pirates and pirates would have been dealt with long ago."

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Liu Jian suddenly had nothing to say.

First of all, he doesn't know much about the situation in Japan, and secondly, his thinking is too naive, and if he continues to talk, it will only appear that he is ignorant.

Emperor Hongzhi has been thinking carefully, hundreds of millions of taels of silver, to be honest, he is very tempted, now he understands the benefits of being rich.

With money in hand, everything is easy to do. If there is no money in hand, even if he is the emperor, many things cannot be done.

If the Iwami Silver Mine with hundreds of millions of taels of silver can be eaten in his stomach, he will have a stable source of income in the future.

"Recently, the military expenditure is too high, and it is indeed time to find a way to increase revenue. What's more, these Japanese people dare to charge heavy taxes for my Ming ships."

Emperor Hongzhi actually had a choice in his heart, he was inclined to use force directly to snatch the Iwami Silver Mine.

What's more, now that Japanese Japanese pirates attacked merchant ships and imposed heavy taxes, it also affected the interests of Emperor Hongzhi. In the final analysis, interests determine everything.

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi also wanted to save face. It is really a bit unpleasant to say something about robbing the vassal state, and it will easily destroy the image of Daming.

"Yes, we must teach the Wa people a lesson, let them understand that whoever offends my strong man will be punished no matter how far away he is!"

"What's more, this Japanese country is also a necessary place to go to the Golden Continent. If the Japanese pirates are not wiped out, our fleet will not be able to think about peace in the future."

Zhang Mao also nodded solemnly, and then added.

"Waguo is the only place to go to the Golden Continent?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dongyang asked quickly.

"Well, it is a must pass, whether you go to Yuxi or Huangjinzhou, you have to go through the Japanese country. After the spring, many fleets of my Ming Dynasty will go to the Golden Island, and these Japanese pirates will not be cleaned up. , If you don’t ask the Wa country to be obedient, these fleets will be in danger.”

Liu Jin nodded and said.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian became a little anxious. Going to Huangjinzhou to dig gold is a very hot topic now. The three of them also invested a lot of money in some fleets.

If the fleet is taken away by the Japanese pirates, wouldn't it mean that their money will be wasted. Thinking of this, Liu Jian quickly said: "Your Majesty, this Japanese country is ambitious, and the small country of Cuoer dares to repeatedly offend me. I request your Majesty to send a large army to wipe out the Japanese pirates and warn the Japanese country."

"I also think that the Japanese pirates should be taught a lesson~"

Xie Qian also said hastily.

"I also think that the Japanese should be taught a lesson severely, and the Japanese pirates should be severely cracked down to protect the people of Ming Dynasty~"

Li Dongyang also said seriously.

Regarding their own money, these three people finally stopped being pedantic. They all bluntly said that they would use force against the Japanese pirates.

Otherwise, in this kind of private occasion, it is generally not necessary to talk about the minister, but just say me. This shows that the three of them are also very anxious at this time.

There is no way, there are many fleets heading to the Golden Continent, and the three of them have also invested. It is related to their own interests, and their positions have changed immediately.

(End of this chapter)