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Chapter 773: Local climate and soil will inevitably support local people
Hashiba Hideyoshi, with 30,000 men, moved to Busan and left the Chungju front line. From the very beginning, Hashiba Hideyoshi refused to have a direct confrontation with the Ming Dynasty. He would rather bear the stigma of a coward than resist the Ming army in Seoul.

That's not resistance, that's suicide.

The tense situation on the Chungsu front was deliberately created by the Ming Dynasty. Hashiba Hideyoshi realized from the beginning that this was a trap and now he just ran away.

Qi Jiguang also gave the emperor a New Year gift, a Japanese matchlock rifle, and sorted out the development history of Japanese muskets for His Majesty.

In the sixth year of Zhengde, Portuguese Governor Jorge captured the Strait of Malacca; in the twelfth year of Zhengde, Portuguese court pharmacist Tome Pires and his envoy Huo Zhe Ya San came to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute; in the third year of Jiajing, Huo Zhe Ya San was beheaded in public; in the twenty-second year of Jiajing, the Portuguese fleet arrived at Tanegashima, a small island in the southern part of Kyushu Island, Japan.

Tokiyoshima, the lord of Tanegashima Island, spent two thousand taels of silver to buy two muskets. The next year, the large ship arrived at Tanegashima again. Tokiyoshi sent his retainer, Kanbei Kiyosada, to learn how to make muskets imported from the West. Under the guidance of the Portuguese, in the 23rd year of Jiajing, Kanbei Kiyosada made the Japanese musket, also known as the Ashigaru cannon.

Five years later, the Shimazu clan of Kyushu used iron cannon when attacking Kajiki Castle.

From the 27th year of Jiajing to the 43rd year of Jiajing in the southeastern war against the Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates had already used a large number of foot soldiers and artillery. In the "Six Reports of Victory in Fujian Sea", the Ming Dynasty seized a number of large guns, Portuguese guns, and iron guns from the Japanese pirates in Wuyu, Huangqiao'ao, Dongshan Island, Wukengshe, and Yiyu in Zhangzhou Prefecture.

Zhu Yijun looked at the Japanese cannon in his hand, observed it for a while, took out the toolbox, and disassembled the Japanese cannon in front of him into parts.

The whole gun is four feet one inch long, with a wooden stock, made of ebony, with a thick lacquer and no cracks;
The gun body is different from the Ming Dynasty's cylinder, it is octagonal, there is no rifling inside the fire gun, the ring hole sight is not the peep hole sight, and the tail of the barrel is closed with a spiral tail bolt;
The gun is equipped with a rain cover, which can be used in light rain. The trigger is composed of seven parts and uses a brass spring. When the trigger is pulled, the spring provides power to buckle the ignited matchlock to the firing port.

Each teppo ashigaru also carries a file to grind the projectiles, which Japan calls No. 1.6, which are six-centimeter-weight and -centimeter-diameter projectiles. Because the casting mold is not precise enough, the ashigaru need to grind the projectiles in their spare time.

There is also an accessory called a Zaohe, which is also made of lead and can combine a projectile and gunpowder for loading, making the loading process easier and faster on the battlefield;

Gunpowder is divided into two types: mouth powder, which is the fine gunpowder placed in the firing port to ignite the gunpowder; the other type of gunpowder is called jade powder, which has coarse particles and is used as propellant in the barrel of the gun.

"The Japanese muskets have some good stuff, but not much." Zhu Yijun took the cannon in his hand and tried it out, but it was extremely uncomfortable to use. This was because the Japanese were generally short, while Zhu Yijun was tall and strong, so the cannon felt a little cramped in his hand.

Compared with the bird guns that were widely equipped by the Ming Dynasty, the quality of Japan's bird guns was a bit poor. The smoothness of the barrel was relatively low, which resulted in a low range and affected accuracy. When the tail bolt was opened, a lot of gunpowder residue remained, proving that the combustion was incomplete.

"General Qi said in his memorial that Japan's ability to manufacture iron cannons is something that the Ming Dynasty should pay attention to." Zhu Yijun said solemnly, "Lingbu Tang's idea is very good. Zhongzhou should be turned into a meat grinder. It would be great if it continues like this."

"After the New Year, an edict was issued to all major governor-general's offices and customs offices, strictly prohibiting the sale of saltpeter to Japan."

The ability to manufacture iron cannons means that Japan possesses complete production technology, which is worthy of vigilance.

To make a fire gun in the Ming Dynasty, 20 kilograms of iron material was needed to produce 5 kilograms of iron. Six steps were needed to forge the iron material into a gun barrel blank. Seven steps were needed to boil the barrel and pliers the gun barrel blank into a gun barrel. Drilling the gun core was to grind the inside of the gun barrel flat, which required seven steps for each gun.
There are four types of craftsmen needed for grinding; two types of craftsmen are needed to make the spark gate and the cannon head; one type of craftsman is needed to inlay the spark gate; one type of craftsman is needed to grind and chisel the gun shank, one type of craftsman is needed to drill the fine holes of the spark gate, etc. A total of thirty-five types of craftsmen are needed. Even with the iron horse, all the necessary steps are still required.

In the Ming Dynasty, the price of a bird gun was two taels, three cents and one cent of silver. After the iron cavalry was used, the price of a bird gun dropped to one tael and seven cents of silver.

The fact that Japan can make its own cannons means that they possess these skills.

Most of the barbarians that the Ming Dynasty came into contact with did not even have the ability to smelt iron. It was already very impressive that they could make bronze ware. However, after the influx of muskets into Japan, the country gradually built up its own musket industry.

Moreover, the fact that iron cannon can be used as a firearm proves that Japan also had its own gunpowder production. Even if there was no influx of overseas saltpeter, they could also scrape white frost from the walls of the toilet to make gunpowder. Judging from the distinction between oral gunpowder and jade gunpowder, Japan's gunpowder production required certain technology.

Danger! Danger! Danger! This is the hidden danger and danger of the Ming Dynasty.

Japan's wolfish ambitions are obvious. Their small territory has given them an almost crazy belief in conquering the continent.

This was also the reason why the Japanese pirates refused to retreat. The Ming Dynasty had bird guns, and the Japanese pirates also had iron cannons. The Ming Dynasty relied on the advantages of firearms to destroy the Ming Dynasty with ease, and the Japanese pirates were not without means to deal with it, so the Japanese pirates clashed with the Ming Dynasty in Zhongzhou.

Qi Jiguang did not pull the artillery to the Zhongzhou front line. In the repeated tug-of-war with the Japanese pirates, the casualties of the Japanese pirates continued to increase. In just one month, the Japanese pirates suffered more than 3,100 casualties, while the number of elite soldiers killed in the Ming Dynasty was only ten.

What the Japanese pirates' daimyo saw was the repeated pulling of the battle lines, while what the Japanese pirates' foot soldiers saw was their colleagues constantly dying.

A very strange phenomenon occurred. The Japanese foot soldiers would secretly flee to the Ming line at dusk. Even though they knew they would be castrated, they still fled to the Ming line because they could eat in the Ming line. Even if it was a very unpalatable bran cake, it was still a cake.

When the Ming Dynasty attacked, the Japanese pirates' foot soldiers would more often choose to surrender rather than resist.

During this month, the Ming army captured more than 7,400 Japanese pirates on the Korean battlefield and completed the castration.

By the end of the 14th year of the Wanli reign, the Ming Dynasty had captured more than 50,000 Japanese pirates on the battlefield in Japan and transported 30,000 Japanese slaves to Womagang. After the new year, there were still more than 20,000 Japanese slaves waiting to be transported.

The whereabouts of these Japanese slaves became a problem. There were already many road construction workers in Womagang, and keeping them in Korea would be a thunderbolt.

Japan now has a population of about eight million, but only one million of them are young and middle-aged men who can go to the battlefield. The Ming Dynasty's efforts to reduce the population of Japan have achieved initial results and have substantially changed the population structure of Japan. As long as the meat grinder of the Chungju battlefield continues, destroying Japan will not be just a matter of paper talk.

"Next year, bring the Japanese slaves to the Ming Dynasty and put them to work in the engineering corps. Womagang is a bit saturated." Zhu Yijun read the memorial and made instructions. There are plenty of dirty and tiring jobs. If there is a shortage of men for the production of white clay in Taotu Mountain, they can be sent to Taotu Mountain to dig; there is also a shortage of coolies for coal mining below 100 feet.
If it really doesn't work, send them to Suiyuan to grow potatoes and forage grass. In short, the Japanese labor force will not be wasted.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid Lord Wan will not be able to come to celebrate the New Year this year. He caught a cold yesterday." Feng Bao carefully reminded His Majesty that Wan Shihe's condition might not be very good.

Wan Shihe retired due to illness, and his retirement life was quite comfortable. However, since the old man is sick, and it is near the end of the year, I am afraid that there will be bad news.

Zhu Yijun was silent for a moment and then said, "Send the chief physician to take a look."

He did not plan to go in person, not because he was afraid of bad luck. When Zhu Xixiao, Yu Dayou, Tan Lun, Shi Maohua and others left, Zhu Yijun went to visit them, but that was the last moment, and he was afraid that if he went, he would delay the chief medical officer's treatment.

There were so many things to do to welcome the emperor, and the etiquette was too complicated, which affected the patients' rest.

On the evening of the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Yijun met with ministers who came to celebrate the New Year in Tonghe Palace. This year was the same as in previous years, except that Zhang Juzheng was promoted from Earl of Yicheng to Marquis of Yicheng.

Zhu Yijun asked his eldest son Zhu Changzhi to attend and meet with the ministers. Zhu Changzhi will start school next year, which is considered as the Crown Prince leaving the Eastern Palace to study.

The teacher was still Zhang Juzheng, so Zhang Juzheng could become the imperial tutor for three terms.

Leaving the house to study means having the actual status of a crown prince. This is a tradition established since the Jiajing period. The emperor's attitude is very clear and he does not intend to undermine the system of primogeniture.

However, Zhu Yijun did not appoint a crown prince, and the court officials remained silent and ignored the matter.

The emperor and his ministers had reached a consensus on this issue long ago. Zhu Yijun still had to go on a southern tour, and the regent would be Prince of Lu Zhu Yiliu. Zhu Changzhi was too young to handle miscellaneous affairs, so once the crown prince was enthroned, Zhu Changzhi would become regent.

With a six-year-old child as regent, Zhu Yijun's southern tour was definitely not going to be smooth.

Zhang Juzheng was promoted from Earl of Yicheng to Marquis of Yicheng years ago.

In the original historical line, from the 14th year of Wanli to the 29th year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli, who lost the protection of Zhang Juzheng, began to have a direct conflict between the imperial power and the power of his ministers, and a 15-year-long struggle for the foundation of the country was about to begin.

Emperor Wanli was isolated and helpless in the struggle for the foundation of the country. He fought against his ministers alone and had not yet won.

The chief ministers of the cabinet, such as Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping, Zhao Zhigao, and Wang Xijue, more than twenty ministers and vice ministers of the six ministries, and more than three hundred officials of the six ministries and the Censorate in the capital, would rather be dismissed than support the emperor's decision, not only the position of the crown prince, but also various other decisions.

After Emperor Wanli liquidated Zhang Juzheng, his subjects would never fight for the emperor again.

Zhang Cong in the early Jiajing period, Yan Song in the middle and late Jiajing period, Gao Gong in the Longqing period, and Zhang Juzheng in the early Wanli period, these prime ministers, without exception, would try every means to help the emperor achieve his ambitions, whether it was new policies or money and grain, even if it risked the disapproval of the world, they would do what the emperor really cared about.

However, since the tenth year of the Wanli reign, Emperor Wanli's purge of Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Juzheng's pursuit of fame and fortune and disgrace have caused extremely bad effects. Later comers, even if they are the prime ministers, have to consider their retreat.

Fighting in battle for your emperor may not necessarily lead to a good ending, but following official conventions and the collective will will definitely lead to a good ending.

Now Zhang Juzheng is still bringing Ming officials to Tonghe Palace to celebrate the New Year, and he still holds the position of Prime Minister.

Before the Chinese New Year, the emperor went to have a meal there to show the harmony between teacher and student. Before the Chinese New Year, the emperor also issued an imperial decree, preparing to promote Zhang Juzheng to the title of Marquis of Yicheng in recognition of his contribution in the great victory in Korea. Zhang Juzheng refused, so the emperor stubbornly issued another decree. Zhang Juzheng still refused, so the emperor issued another decree.

At this point, Zhang Juzheng had to agree even if he didn't want to. Asking the emperor to issue four decrees would be extremely disrespectful.

On the third day of the first lunar month in the capital city, the sky was gloomy. Under the howling north wind, the haze in the capital city was swept away, but soon snowflakes began to float in the sky. The snowflakes soon became dense, and the sky and the earth were covered with white.

Amid the howling cold wind, the Ming Emperor's jade carriage appeared in front of Wan Shihe's mansion. No matter how reluctant he was, it seemed that the time to say goodbye had come.

After a long-term cold, the chief physician judged that Wan Shihe, the Minister of Rites since the Wanli Restoration, would die in the next day or two.

"Your Majesty, Lord Wan..." Feng Bao didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear, the time would not be long.

The fearless Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was actually a little hesitant when he stood in front of the gate of Wan Shihe's mansion.

Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature.

It sounds nice, but when the moment of farewell comes, I feel a mixture of emotions and am overwhelmed with bitterness.

Wan Shihe was braver than Zhang Juzheng's relative-in-law, the Minister of Justice Wang Zhigao. Even Wang Zhigao was afraid, but Wan Shihe was not. He resolutely stayed in the Wenhua Palace. It was true that he was addicted to power, but this was also bravery.

"Let's go." Zhu Yijun took a step and walked into the mansion.

Li Shizhen and Chen Shigong briefly reported the situation to His Majesty and then invited His Majesty into the inner room.

"No need to be so polite." Zhu Yijun took a few quick steps and said hurriedly. Wan Shihe, who was lying on the hospital bed, wanted to get up and salute, but was stopped by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I am honored to see you." Wan Shihe tried, but found that he could not move, so he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please do not blame me. I am really unable to pay my respects."

Zhu Yijun sat on the stool and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. I'll see you again when I recover. There's still plenty of time."

"Haha." Wan Shihe smiled, shook his head and said, "I know my body condition. I won't make it through this New Year."

The complications caused by the cold were eating away at his body. Although he was in good spirits, Wan Shihe knew that he didn't have much time left. He took out a memorial from the bedside, handed it to the emperor, and whispered, "Your Majesty, I have one last plan to offer." The moment the memorial was sent out, Wan Shihe breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. He had been worried that after he passed away, the memorial would not be delivered to the emperor, and he had been worried about that for a long time.

"I will read it carefully when I get back." Zhu Yijun put the memorial into his sleeve. This was Wan Shihe's last will. The emperor didn't know what it was about, but a dying man's words are good, so it was probably about the major events of the country.

"There's good news from Korea. All of Oda Nobunaga's direct subordinates have withdrawn. They didn't fight the Ming Dynasty to the end in Chungzhou. Hashiba Hideyoshi retreated to Busan." Zhu Yijun began to talk about the affairs of the court, starting with the civil unrest in Taizhou Prefecture in Zhejiang. He talked for a long time. Most of the time, it was the emperor who spoke, and Wan Shihe would occasionally join in.

Wan Shihe shook his head slightly and said, "I have seen that the difficulty that Yuan Fu is worried about will not happen to Your Majesty."

When Wan Shihe heard that the emperor had sent the imperial guards to Xuanfu and Datong to visit the people to see whether Zhou Liangyin had really been eliminated successfully, at that moment, Wan Shihe was very sure that His Majesty did not trust any of his ministers. Perhaps only Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang were on the list of absolute trust.

"I'm not sure, how can the Grand Master be sure?" Zhu Yijun was stunned, somewhat curious about how Wan Shihe came to this conclusion.

The difficulty of overcoming death is the curse of the king. Once you reach old age, you will become demented. Even the long-lived emperor cannot escape this curse.

Wan Shihe looked at Feng Bao, but didn't see the Secretary, so he whispered, "Your Majesty is addicted to power! And it's even more addictive than mine. People say that Your Majesty likes money, but that's not true. Your Majesty just likes power."

"Hahaha!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Yijun smiled brightly and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Mr. Wan, Mr. Wan, even when you are sick, you still don't forget to make up stories about me."

Wan Shihe said hurriedly: "Hey! This is not a fabrication, this is my sincere words. Your Majesty's love of power is not a bad thing in my opinion. The hardest thing to overcome is laziness. Your Majesty loves power and will not slack off. After all, power will slip away from your hands if you are not careful. You must be careful at all times."

"Okay, I'll think of it as the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan praising me." Zhu Yijun didn't care about Wan Shihe's deconstruction of the emperor, and as a matter of etiquette, Wan Shihe had actually always been studying people.

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"Shen Li can be used, but he is too straightforward and does not know how to be tactful. If Your Majesty can give him some advice, he will be very useful." Wan Shihe felt a little tired and his eyelids were a little heavy.

"I understand. Grand Master, have a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow." Zhu Yijun let go of his hand and prepared to leave. Wan Shihe was seriously ill, and continuing to talk would be a waste of energy.

At this time, the emperor was still hoping for a miracle to happen. After all, Shi Maohua had survived a serious illness and held on for a while.

"His Majesty."

As soon as Zhu Yijun stood up, he heard Wan Shihe's slightly weak voice.

"I'm here." Zhu Yijun hurriedly sat down and moved forward.

"The great mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, I wish I could see them again." Wan Shihe looked out the window absentmindedly and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I only hope that the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty can remain this beautiful forever."

Wan Shihe glanced at the emperor's sleeves again. The memorial he had been reading had already been handed to His Majesty, so he had no regrets.

"Okay, okay, Grand Master, please take a rest first, you will recover from your illness..." Zhu Yijun stopped talking suddenly when he got to this point, because Wan Shihe's hand had slipped, his eyes had closed, and his chest stopped rising, ending his life as a high-ranking official.

"Grand Master?" Zhu Yijun stretched out his hand, felt Wan Shihe's breath, sat on the stool, feeling a little powerless, and just stared blankly for a long time.

Wan Shihe left after saying that he hoped the Ming Dynasty would continue to prosper.

Zhu Yijun was at a loss for a moment. He couldn't accept it. He stretched out his hand again to try, and then he confirmed the fact. After a long time, he sighed, stood up, and said to Feng Bao: "Bury it properly, without any mistakes."

"I obey your order." Feng Bao hurriedly bowed his head and said.

The inscription on the stele had already been written. It was written by the Minister of Rites Shen Li. The posthumous title proposed by the Ministry of Rites for Wan Shihe was Zhong'an.

To risk one's life to serve the superior is called loyalty, to forget one's family for the sake of the country is called loyalty; to seek peace and not to quarrel is called peace, to be solemn, respectful and polite is called peace.

On the third day of the first lunar month in the fifteenth year, the emperor issued an edict to suspend court for three days. No bells or drums were rung in the capital, no whips were sounded, and no ceremonial guards were set up, in order to see off Wan Shihe.

"Send it to Lord Wan!"

Feng Bao shook off his whisk and shouted in a hoarse voice that he was carrying the emperor's edict and would bury Wan Shihe in Xishan Cemetery on the day of Wan Shihe's funeral, after Tan Lun.

Zhu Yijun will not treat Wan Shihe unfairly for his deeds before his death and his reputation after his death.

Zhu Yijun was very grateful to Wan Shihe, who had been looking for explanations from ancestral laws for various government decrees for 15 years, and his efforts in sprinkling water to cleanse the ground were extremely remarkable. Without Wan Shihe, the Wanli Reform would probably have been in disharmony.

"The memorial from Lord Wan." Zhu Yijun sat in the imperial study of Tonghe Palace and carefully read Wan Shihe's last words.

In the last days of his life, Wan Shihe thought about the Ming Dynasty's overseas expansion. The biggest problem that needed to be paid attention to was that people from the Ming Dynasty who immigrated overseas would inevitably become localized.

When it comes to being loyal to one's motherland, decision makers should not harbor any unrealistic fantasies. This is the biggest difference between onshore development and overseas development.

The centrifugal force of overseas development is far greater than that of land development.

This is the result of Wan Shihe's observations of Portugal, Spain and overseas colonies, as well as his observations of the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The overseas colonies of Portugal and Spain did not directly obey the king. Most of them were in alliance relations. There were even cases where the red-haired foreigners disguised themselves as natives and harassed the foreigners. In many cases, the king's orders were not easy to use, and the Governor's Office had its own interests.

In addition to overseas observations, there is historical experience.

Kublai Khan led Han Shihou into Karakorum and burned down all the buildings. During the short hundred years of the Yuan Dynasty, there was no shortage of Yuan troops running to the grasslands to reduce the population. For example, the Ming Dynasty's annual burning of wasteland was already being done during the Yuan Dynasty.

There are also the Jing people of Annan, who are Han people who have been migrating to Annan since the Qin and Han dynasties. They colonized in a stronghold-style and slowly absorbed local ethnic groups, gradually towns appeared and a political system was established.

But as long as there was turmoil in the Central Plains, the people of Annan would block the narrow Zhennan Pass and reject the rule of the Central Plains dynasty.

Even though most of the founders of Annan throughout history were Han people, none of them wanted to be loyal to the distant Han, Tang, Song and Ming dynasties.

This localization of overseas territories is an inevitable trend.

After the development, the army will directly become a feudal lord and become the governor's private army.

In the constant conflicts and reconciliations, immigrants and barbarians gradually formed their own politics, culture, economy, and military, and finally completed the construction of the dynasty and reached a general consensus.

And among these common consensuses, there is absolutely no loyalty to the Ming Dynasty court.

These consensuses will definitely give priority to local interests rather than the interests of the motherland. After all, we were born and raised here, so we will naturally sit where our assets are.

Moreover, there will be absolutely no goodwill towards the local indigenous people in these consensuses. This is a contradiction between survival. Regardless of whether the Ming court stops it or not, these people who go out to sea will definitely treat the local indigenous people with the greatest malice. This is not something that can be restrained by morality, but is an instinct for survival.

Wan Shihe reminded the emperor not to have too high expectations for overseas territories, and to focus mainly on gaining economic benefits.

If the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty is the four directions, then the overseas governor's office within the Strait of Malacca is the six directions. This is the core interest of the Ming Dynasty and is within the reach of the Ming Dynasty. There is no need to be overly obsessed with gains and losses in the eight directions outside the six directions.

The local water and soil must support the local people. If I get it, I am lucky; if I lose it, it is my fate.

Zhu Yijun thought about it for a long time and felt that what Wan Shihe said made sense. This was actually the concern of governors such as Yin Zhengmao and Zhang Yuanxun. They spared no expense to build a huge statue of the emperor just to let the overseas Chinese always remember where they came from.

The Strait of Malacca is the core interest of the Ming Dynasty, and this will not change in the foreseeable future.

Wan Shihe made his final statement carefully in the memorial. He did not want the emperor to show extra favor to his children and grandchildren, nor to entrust them with important tasks. Not everyone's children could pass the imperial examination and become Jinshi like Wang Qian. Showing extra favor to them would put them in the spotlight.

Wan Shihe's eldest son was appointed as the Shangbao Siqing, a fifth-rank official, his second son was appointed as a captain of the Jinyiwei, and his eldest grandson was appointed as a student of the Imperial Academy. These official positions did not involve any official duties. Although they could not be considered wealthy, they definitely had enough food and clothing.

The reason why he was cautious was that this issue involved an issue that was untouchable under the feudal monarchy, that is, wealth could be inherited through blood, but wisdom could not.

It is impossible for an emperor to be wise and powerful forever.

"So, Wan Shihe is not a flatterer. He only flatters and fawns. Is this a flatterer? Before he left, he even made a frank remonstrance to me, reminding me to educate the princes well and not to lead the Ming Dynasty into a ditch." Zhu Yijun closed Wan Shihe's memorial, handed it to Feng Bao and said, "Make a copy and put it in the window of the side hall. It was originally sealed."

It was originally sealed and was taken to the mausoleum after death. It is not valuable, but it is of great significance to Zhu Yijun.

In the fifteenth year of Wanli, the curtain was raised. The first new policy of the Ming Dynasty was to collect gold. However, this policy was carried out quietly. The person responsible for executing this order was Wang Chonggu's second son, Wang Qian. Wang Qian received this policy secretly and began to implement it based on the Yanxinglou Trading Company.

"Are you crazy? You want to take this job?" Wang Chonggu returned home and looked at Wang Qian angrily and shouted at him.

Wang Qian said calmly, "Dad, I'm an adult now, shouldn't I know whether I should answer the phone or not?"

"This is a question of whether we can do it or not! Not a question of whether we should or not!" Wang Chonggu said sternly.

Wang Qian smiled and said, "Do we have a choice? Dad, do we have a choice? His Majesty has appointed me, can I still say no?"

"Why can't I choose? When I die, you can just carry the coffin back to your hometown and retire, isn't that enough?" Wang Chonggu said immediately, "Your Majesty is a man who cherishes the past. Considering that I have worked hard for the country, how can I embarrass you?"

"I'm Wang Qian. I don't want anyone to mention me and say, 'Oh, Wang Ci Fu's son.'" Wang Qian waved his hand and said, "Dad, His Majesty let my family go, but will those wolves and tigers who eat people without leaving any bones let my family go? Will they let me go? They can't beat Dad, they are afraid."

“I want to scare them too.”

If Wang Qian wanted to accumulate gold, he certainly didn't just buy it directly. The emperor didn't even give him a clear target. He gave him a check for 10 million silver taels and 720,000 taels of gold and let him be the banker.

He can fully control gold and silver on this scale.

This is also what Wang Chonggu fears. This is a life-threatening job. If he fails, with so much money, His Majesty, with his miserly character, might want to execute the entire family. If he succeeds, it would be a matter of cutting off someone's financial resources and killing their parents.

(End of this chapter)