I'm really not doing business

Chapter 543: The Fly Camp and the Dog Gou in the Great Construction of Dingjian
Oda Nobunaga's line is destined to fail. He seems to have given farmers a way to survive, charging only one-third of the annual payment, and also gave ashigaru a way to survive, and greatly improved the treatment of ashigaru, in order to replace the samurai class's emphasis on force. His control and the method of walking on two legs gave him a powerful army, sufficient food and wages, and military miracles of breaking through the encirclement network several times.

But he cannot do one thing, which is to turn the military into an extension of politics and cannot curb violence. The violence in his hands is still disordered.

Oda Nobunaga made countless attempts. He built Azuchi Castle, replaced Kyoto as the political center, made himself the de facto emperor of Japan, that is, the people of the world, and then spread military power throughout the world. His steps were constantly improving. Promoting the importance of the military will make the military an extension of politics, making it increasingly difficult.

Of course, the ballast stones must be heavy enough to allow the ship to sail stably without being overturned by strong winds and waves. However, the ever-expanding ballast stones will eventually lead the Japanese country to a dead end, which is to resort to militarism.

Both Oda Nobunaga and his successors will fall into this dilemma and eventually have to go back to the original path and establish a shogunate and local autonomy.

The current chaos in the Japanese country has actually been experienced by the Central Plains before. It was the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms that were divided into vassal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty. It was a dark era. The most representative sentence of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the late Tang Dynasty is that the emperor Ning has a kind. yeah? Those with strong soldiers and horses will do it.

order? Where does the order come from? Some people only have killings. It seems like a high-spirited sentence, but behind it is the infinite admiration for disorder. It seems that as long as there is disorder, one can become a master, but in fact, in a world of disorder, everyone is a precarious victim.

An Chongrong, the military commander of the Chengde Army who said this, was defeated in successive battles and lost all the advantages of strong soldiers and horses, and was eventually killed by Shi Jingtang's Jin army.

The low-level warriors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms formed an alliance of interests to intimidate their superiors and military generals, forcing the superiors to support the bandits and respect themselves, or simply rebel. These low-level warriors not only killed the civil servants who refused to cooperate, but also killed the low-level military generals who were unwilling to join the gang, and even Jiedushi was also killed, and the so-called "lower restraint" was the norm.

From the time when Huang Chao conquered Chang'an and the world was in disorder, to when Chai Rong captured Huainan and threatened to engulf the world, a total of seventeen Jiedushi were killed by their subordinates in the mutiny, including Xue Neng, Zhi Xiang, Gao Xun, Li Keju, Zhu Mei, Gao Pian, Wang Chongrong, Li Kegong, Liu Jianfeng, Wang Gong and so on.

Now, Mouri Terumoto doesn't have to worry. He has precious gunpowder for war. He only needs to keep mining silver in Iwami Ginzan to exchange it. Similarly, Oda Nobunaga can also exchange it for silver. gunpowder.

This is Xu Wei's analysis of the current situation of Japan.

In the era of the late Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms, it was common practice for subordinates to conquer superiors. Even the leaders of Jiedushi and Fangfanzhen were so precarious. One can imagine how miserable the people were.

Firearms are huge profits, especially in war zones.

Daming is a businessman, he only needs to rely on the advantages of goods to do business, rob? There is no way to make war fortune quickly.

Once Oda Nobunaga is defeated again, the position in the world will be his, Mori Terumoto!

In the first confrontation, Terumoto Mori relied on his transcendent status as the second navy of Japan and the size of 600 ships to completely annihilate the Oda Navy and completely block Oda Nobunaga back to Kyoto. Moreover, Terumoto Mori Yuan further occupied Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which was located twenty miles away from the Kyoto Imperial Palace (the emperor's residence), which could be said to have driven a nail into Kyoto.

Feng Bao frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I have a foolish opinion."

Feng Bao made a fist with his right hand and hit his left palm hard.

There is nothing beautiful about the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

During the war, it was always more expensive and expensive.

Then the quantity of gunpowder becomes the key to the victory or defeat of the war.

Feng Bao said in a low voice: "Is this Mouri Terumoto eager to launch a war at this time to attract Oda Nobunaga's main attention? Oda Nobunaga is unable to take care of looking for the traitors around him, and can only focus on On top of the war, this traitor, the traitor, comes all of a sudden at the critical moment!"

Jing Kaichidao was sponsored by the Japanese state, and the Japanese state received sincere thanks from the Ming emperor. Of course, there was only gratitude, not even verbal thanks.

It wasn't until Chai Rong entered Huainan that things swept the world, and military was included in the extension of politics, which became the greatest political correctness. Zhao Kuangyin finally put it under complete control, and it was considered that the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms was summed up, and violence finally stopped. Completely out of control, becoming controllable.

Ming Dynasty did not have to fight in person. He only had to do one thing, which was to control the flow of gunpowder so that they could bleed dry.

As a commodity in short supply, it is reasonable for Ming Dynasty to increase its price a little, because the demand has become strong and the supply remains unchanged. The one with the highest price will get it. This is the law of the market!

The history of the Central Plains is very long, and many things are lessons learned through the sacrifice and bloodshed of tens of millions of people.

The current Japanese country is in a state where violence is completely out of control, and Oda Nobunaga gave Ashgaru extremely high treatment, which not only gave him strong military power, but also meant that violence was further out of control and moral decay, whether Oda Nobunaga or Oda Nobunaga, Neither Toyotomi Hideyoshi nor Toyotomi Hideyoshi could solve this problem. The subjugation of the superior by the inferior is inevitable, and it will be generalized. It can only be transformed into a war machine, constantly launching wars, and eventually destroying itself in the war.

And the most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty can control the balance of victory and defeat in the Japanese civil war, keeping them in a position where it seems that as long as they work harder, they can eliminate the opponent, and then make a fortune.

Now that money can be earned from the Japanese country, like a hungry vampire who finally caught a big blood bag, he will naturally take a big sip to get the blood back.

The focus of the game was sea control, and Oda Nobunaga relied on an house ship equipped with six cannons. Mouri Terumoto also had cannons, but gunpowder was needed to launch the cannons. The Japanese country did not have saltpeter, so they could only rely on the ones on the toilet wall. Collect the white frost little by little. For war, that little bit of white frost is not even enough to fill the gap between the teeth.

The party struggle between the two Song Dynasties basically revolved around the reform advocated by Zhao Kuangyin and the ancestral law advocated by Zhao Guangyi. Any reform and innovation would be accompanied by a strong army, but any conservative counterattack would be accompanied by an emphasis on civil service and depreciation of military force.

Even Qi Jiguang, who started his career as a guest soldier, opposed the dismantling of military garrison stations and wanted to maintain the strength of military garrison stations and strengthen the army by establishing a Beijing camp in order to prevent violence from disorder and bring violence into order. below the range.

Oda Nobunaga wanted to find out who the traitor around him was and did not start a war, but Mouri Terumoto sent his uncle to attack. At the same time, he teamed up with several daimyo to prepare to continue the joint strangulation of Oda Nobunaga. It may be a long war, but Ming Dynasty can sell firearms and gunpowder again!

The price is that these soldiers will devour everything they pass by, and the violence is completely out of control. It is like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. These tooth soldiers have no morals at all, and their lives are in ruins.

The weakness of the two Song Dynasties, and the blame for the Song Dynasty's inability to develop civilized and military forces was due to Zhao Guangyi. After his defeat, he was too afraid of being defeated by force and taking his place.

It is true that this abundant martial virtue brings the combat effectiveness of the army, which has reached the pinnacle of all dynasties. A professional army has high morale and fierce combat. Infantry can defeat heavy cavalry in a way that only elites can do at other times. Things abound in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

Of course, there is also Zhu Yijun's expectation for them. They can try to increase the price of gunpowder ten times first. If that doesn't work, increase the price twenty times, fifty times, or a hundred times, it will work.

"It's good to fight! The more lively the fight, the better!" Zhu Yijun replied to Xu Wei's memorial with a smile. A governor who can make money is a good governor. Zhu Yijun wrote more than 400 words, mainly telling Xu Wei and others to watch the fun. Go back and watch the fun, but don't get yourself burned. If you are in doubt, run away first. You don't have to be a martyr. The Ming Dynasty does not need martyrs. As long as the Japanese dare to launch an attack on the Nagasaki Governor's Palace, the Ming Dynasty Navy will definitely destroy the Japanese!
This is the promise of the Ming Emperor.

If you lose, you have nothing; if you win, you gain everything.

After Zhao Kuangyin died, his younger brother, Zhao Guangyi, the god of donkey-cart war, was defeated one after another and could only move towards civil and military power.

What's the cost? The price is that the Central Plains lost the Sixteenth State of Yanyun. In order to get ahead, anything can be sold. For the sake of the emperor, even the emperor will not hesitate.

Two years later, Oda Nobunaga produced 6 house ships in Ise country. The house ships equipped with six cannons defeated Mori Terumoto's arrogant navy. So far, Mori Terumoto completely lost the power of Osaka Bay. Control of the sea.

"speak."

In the fourth year of Wanli, Mouri Terumoto and Oda Nobunaga began a direct conflict, and the core of this conflict was the control of the sea in Osaka Bay, the outlet of Kyoto.

Xu Wei's memorial arrived at the completely thawed Bohai Bay by water. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty received Xu Wei's memorial the next day. It was not so much a memorial as it was the experience of the Eastern Expedition. The treasure notes contained in it were extremely beneficial to the Ming Dynasty. The six volumes of this book made Zhu Yijun unable to put it down.

With the passage of time and the long peace, people gradually forgot the horror of completely out-of-control violence, and then they were unable to understand and appreciate the value of Zhao Kuangyin. However, the Ming Dynasty also had similar concerns and worries, that is, the placement of guest soldiers.

"It doesn't matter who wins or loses between Oda Nobunaga and Mouri Terumoto. What matters is that Ming Dynasty will win." Zhu Yijun smiled very happily after reading Xu Wei's memorial. Of course he should be happy when making money! He had just cut off 700 million silver as the start-up capital for the Beijing Kaichi Road. The construction cost of one mile was as high as 9800 taels, which made Zhu Yijun, the richest young man in the capital, feel a little pain.

Reporting to the emperor was a slogan that was shouted during military training in all dynasties, but to rescue the head of Guizhou, the army had the obligation to rescue the head of Guizhou. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Qi Jiguang's family was the only one.

"The final word!"

Zhu Yijun nodded repeatedly and said: "You know conspiracy and conspiracy. If you can't defeat Oda Nobunaga head-on, then break through from behind. Once the military begins to mobilize, the water will become completely muddy. At this time, as long as Oda Nobunaga has a little bit If you neglect your defense, you will be killed. If you cannot defeat Oda Nobunaga, you will use conspiracy."

"This is something I must guard against. Qi Shuai said, don't be overly arrogant at any time or in any place, otherwise you will be defeated. I should take this as a warning."

"Tsk, tsk, this Oda Nobunaga is surrounded by dangers everywhere."

Feng Bao looked around and whispered: "Your Majesty, I suspect that Oda Nobunaga is surrounded by traitors. Not only Akechi Mitsuhide, but also Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu under him are probably traitors. Otherwise, There is no way this Ashigaru could appear within five steps of Oda Nobunaga with a blunderbuss."

"You mean, there are already traitors around Oda Nobunaga, and people are tempted?" Zhu Yijun was stunned.

Feng Bao bowed his head and said: "Yes, Oda Nobunaga is a man of the world. To be able to make such a big mistake is definitely not something that Akechi Mitsuhide can do. Everyone else is watching indifferently, waiting for Oda Nobunaga. After Chang dies, Hao picks his peaches. Once this kind of drama is performed, it will happen again and again. "

How did Feng Bao come to this conclusion? This is about the assassination of the king in the first year of Wanli. The more Feng Bao thought about it afterwards, the more something was wrong. How could Chen Hong, a man from the Langxia family, send the assassin into the palace? Obviously many people were watching with cold eyes, knowing or not knowing, waiting for Feng Bao to be unlucky after the emperor was assassinated.

It doesn't matter whether the emperor dies or not. If the emperor doesn't die, Feng Bao will be damned if he fails to protect him. If the emperor dies, there will be a younger King Lu who can succeed him and continue to maintain the pattern of being the master of Shao Guoxin.

So, it was really dangerous at first.

"Then Oda Nobunaga, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape the fate of being assassinated." Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and determined that what Feng Bao said made sense.

If there is a general consensus that the lower class should conquer the upper class, this kind of scene in Japan will continue to happen over and over again, never ending. Zhu Yijun didn't intend to do anything. Oda Nobunaga was a fierce man from the Japanese country. He stepped from Owari's big fool to the position of the world's people. He was not a fool. Feng Bao could understand things. Oda Nobunaga's person had long since Already figured it out.

"Hai Zongxian has formulated the anti-corruption process of Dingjian University. This is very well done and very novel. It deserves to be on the front page of Di Bao." Zhu Yijun took out Hai Rui's memorial and said happily. .

Hai Rui combined his many years of repeated experience and came up with a set of executable anti-corruption procedures. It is basically the same as what Wang Chonggu said, which is to catch the big ones and let go the small ones. By default this is the rule of the industry.

Eat something, drink something, and take something, as long as it is within the scope of "reasonable loss", and there is no excessive pursuit. Even if you want to eat or take something, you have to fight against it. However, it is also an excessive restriction of rights and rent-seeking, which leads to problems with the quality of the project. The main methods are concentrated on In terms of accountability, Ding Jian is doing a great job, so long as there are no problems, if there are problems, everyone will be punished.

Grasping the big one is mainly focused on layer-by-layer buying and subcontracting. This is the biggest problem in Dingjian Daji, and most of the scenes of getting stuck and taking things happen in the process of layer-by-layer subcontracting. among.

"Your Majesty, why don't you summon Wang Cifu to ask? Wang Cifu has unique insights into the matter of fighting corruption." Feng Bao put forward his own opinion. Hai Rui's method was already very perfect, but he still wanted to ask a big corrupt official. , whether it is useful or not is the last word.

The only person in the court who has a lot of corruption experience is Wang Chonggu. It is necessary for Wang Cifu to use his rich experience to check things.

If we can defeat corrupt officials like Wang Chonggu, that would be a good system.

Before a government order is implemented, it may be a way to improve it by soliciting opinions from all parties and pooling efforts.

"Okay, let's serve as the second assistant to King Xuan." Zhu Yijun thought it was necessary.

Wang Chonggu didn't go to Tonghe Palace until the evening. He was in charge of the production of water and fertilizer at Xishan Coal Bureau. The effect of water and fertilizer was very good, exceeding expectations. In some plots, the phenomenon of seedling burning occurred. The dilution ratio is not enough, but the local fields are already fertile.

"Wang Cifu is in much better spirits. His sword is still young and he is in good spirits." Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu and he seemed to be in really good condition.

Wang Chonggu waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "It's just a bad old man."

"Your Majesty, this water and fertilizer is good. Those coal gangues can also be used for water and fertilizer, and the burning process can also control water and fertilizer. It is really a useful tool for the livelihood of the people. The fields in the Ming Dynasty need to be cultivated by rotation. To plant one round of crops, it must be Planting a round of beans to nourish the land has a lot to do with the land being abandoned.”

"If this water and fertilizer can really be extended, wouldn't it be equivalent to doubling the number of fields in the Ming Dynasty?"

"I can't even think about it!"

Wang Chonggu talks endlessly about water and fertilizer. He has been busy with this matter recently. Planting beans to nourish the land is a helpless move because there is not enough compost. If there is enough compost, you don’t need to plant beans, but the compost is extremely limited, so All we can do is plant beans to nourish the land.

If this thing is used everywhere, the acres of land in Ming Dynasty will be doubled. What is the concept?
The Ming Dynasty wanted to unify the world, but Wang Chonggu didn't think it was a problem!
Wang Chonggu was not morbidly excited, but was excited from the inside out after finding something to do. Zhu Yijun could feel that Wang Chonggu was hiding, hiding from his past self, and numbing his thoughts with busy work.

"I know, I know." Zhu Yijun signaled Wang Chonggu not to be so excited. He took out Hai Rui's memorial, handed it to Feng Bao and said, "Let me take a look at it and check it."

Hai Rui's morality is very high, which is also his flaw. He doesn't know much about these things, and he can't get things done just by relying on his integrity.

After Wang Chonggu read the memorial, he frowned and said, "Hai Zongxian's method is very good, but there is a flaw that he did not notice."

"Oh? Tell me carefully." Zhu Yijun immediately said with interest.

"Your Majesty, please give me an example of how to empty the treasury of Datong Mansion." Wang Chonggu thought about it again and again, and decided to use himself as an example to explain the shortcomings of Hai Rui's memorial.

"Your Majesty, Datong used to be located on the border. It needed to build the Great Wall, and it also needed to build forts to light beacons to show the enemy's situation. It also needed to build city walls. These are all major construction projects on the border. Of course, there are also things that can be built not on the border. Places, such as dredging waterways and building temples,” Wang Chonggu began his explanation.

"It's all about creation."

"The imperial court needs to allocate a sum of money, otherwise the great work of building the cauldron cannot be completed. However, the imperial court has suffered a huge financial loss, so it needs a place to find a solution. The place is also very poor. At this time, it needs to be borrowed and paid back slowly in the future. "

"To borrow money, you have to go to a bank, usually the biggest bank. The biggest bank can't refuse, so you have to borrow money. Even in the county government, there are local gentry who can lend money. Originally, one only needed 50,000 silver. What can be done, at this time, it may not be possible even if it requires 200,000 silver due to the layers of buying.”

"The imperial court gave 50,000 taels of silver. At this time, 150,000 taels of silver need to be dismantled."

Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "That's not right. This project only requires 50,000 silver. The imperial court gave us 50,000 yuan to do it. Why do we need to borrow it?!"

Wang Chonggu sighed and said: "So we must put an end to layer upon layer of buying and selling, which is the biggest source of losses. It is only a little bit to get stuck and take away. As long as we fight against corruption and focus on small things instead of big things, then It’s just avoiding the important and taking the easy, and seeking personal gain by repeatedly grasping corruption.”

"You seem to be talking about Gao Gong." Zhu Yijun immediately heard the meaning of Wang Chonggu's words. Zhang Juzheng did not repeatedly arrest corruption. There are only two people who repeatedly arrested corruption in the Ming Dynasty. One is Gao Gong and the other is Hai Rui. Hai Rui Of course Rui wanted the sky to be clear and clean, so the only option was high arch.

The biggest corrupt official in the Longqing period was right in front of him, but Wang Chonggu's status was rock solid and he was not caught at all.

Wang Chonggu waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I didn't say that. Your Majesty said that Duke Xinzheng is an honest man and not greedy."

"You keep talking." Zhu Yijun knew clearly that Wang Chonggu actually admitted it. He was talking about Gao Gong, but Gao Gong himself upheld integrity and was never corrupt, so there was nothing worthy of blame. During the Longqing period, the Ming Dynasty was the master of the world. The emperor was in hiding, and Gao Gong was doing his best.

"At this time, there is an IOU of 150,000 taels. There are conditions for the bank to borrow money. You can't say that borrowing money is in vain. Even if the court borrows money, it must be profitable, but this interest is not easy to keep accounts. Wang Chonggu said in a low voice: "If you can't get interest, you can always get something else. At this time, the bank said, for example, can the land at the city gate be debited?"

"This is hook ground."

"Sometimes there is interest, and sometimes there is not. Lending with interest is better, but lending without interest, who knows what you get in exchange for it!"

There was some complaint in Wang Chonggu's tone, which obviously brought back painful memories of his time as a traitor and sycophant.

The current Wang Chonggu is actually unwilling to face his past self. He was who he was back then, and he is who he is now. The two contradictions are both his unified state, which makes him feel like he is stuck in his throat. He can only use busy work to offset it. That sense of fragmentation.

Wang Chonggu once comforted himself. At that time, everyone was greedy. If you were not greedy, you would be an alien and you could not do anything! But this reason could not convince him, because there was Hai Rui in the court, and Hai Rui was really not corrupt, so this reason was not valid. A traitor was a traitor, and no matter how he tried to cover it up, he could not solve the background of the traitor.

A fig leaf is a fig leaf after all.

Wang Chonggu finally slowly convinced himself to accept this status quo.

Wang Chonggu continued: "This bank took this IOU, which was the same with or without interest, and started selling it, selling it at a lower price, cashing in and leaving. Anyway, the land has been transferred, the land has been obtained, and the relationship with the local officials has been maintained. Relationship is enough.”

"The second bank obtained the IOU at a lower cost. At this time, he went to the Yamen. The money still hasn't been repaid? At this time, the creditor has changed. The Yamen may not recognize it, but the owner of the first bank, He will act as a host, sit together, eat and drink, and the yamen will recognize the creditor. "

"The second bank got a little money as scheduled, sold the debt again and cashed out. The third creditor appeared. From here on, the Yamen will not pay back the money."

Zhu Yijun wondered for a moment and said, "Hey, it's interesting. Isn't this the same as the local government selling land? If the money is not paid later, whoever takes over this IOU will lose money."

"Your Majesty, if things come to this, it will be equivalent to selling the land, and the third bank will suffer." Wang Chonggu sighed heavily and said: "The third bank that took over was a little anxious. He thought he had sold the land with 80,000 taels. I made money by purchasing a debt of 150,000 yuan, but the yamen does not recognize such a debt, and I will suffer a big loss. "

"At this time, the third company will be in a hurry to sell. There will definitely be no losses, but there is no need to think about the profits. After several consecutive hesitations, the Yamen will not recognize this debt."

"At this time, the key person is here, someone can make this debt payable."

"Who? Who should I look for for such a headless mess that might have even replaced the local magistrate?" Zhu Yijun said with a frown.

"A broker appeared and took over the debt. The reason he took it over was because the person behind him was able to get the government to borrow the debt. Who exactly was it? There are many theories involved. There are many possibilities. In order to get the government to recognize the debt, the treasury of Datong Prefecture was completely emptied time and time again in this way, and it was even heavily in debt." Wang Chonggu finally finished what he wanted to say.

Zhu Yijun finally understood. Wang Chonggu was always talking about how to empty out the Datong government treasury. A debt that did not need to appear, after being resold at various levels, finally fell into private pockets.

"And we still can't find anyone." After listening to what Wang Chonggu said, Zhu Yijun finally determined one thing, that is, the dead-end bad debt that has changed hands many times is just a sinkhole, with layer after layer of creditors, confusing, As for the person who finally took over, after a lot of confusion, his treasury was emptied and he was still unable to trace the criminal.

Wang Chonggu shook his head and said: "Yes, corruption is happening, but you can't find anyone. Hai Zongxian's methods are comprehensive, and the only thing missing is this place. Corruption through debt is something that cannot be prevented, but in fact it must be cured , also very simple.”

"Simple?" Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Chonggu and asked in surprise. For such a complex and systematic problem, Wang Cifu actually said it was simple? !

"The debt cannot be transferred." Wang Chonggu said calmly.

Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "But the actual creditors can change."

Wang Chonggu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is silver. It will make you tremble just to see it. The debt cannot be transferred. The purpose is to find that person and see whose hands the money is."

(End of this chapter)