I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

"That's fine. If it weren't for His Majesty's special instructions, I wouldn't want to talk to Yan Siqi. If he doesn't shed some blood this time, don't even think about asking Daming to help him like this in the future!"

Originally, Yuan Keli had no idea that the emperor wanted to secretly help Yan Siqi raise troops in Japan.

However, since he became the governor of Nanzhili, he often had to deal with trade issues with Japan. Coupled with Japan's occupation of Ryukyu, the imperial court was preparing to launch troops against Ryukyu.

The emperor also felt that sending troops to Ryukyu could cooperate with Yan Siqi's launching troops in Japan, so he informed Yuan Keli of the whole story.

And when he heard the emperor's plan, he was immediately dissatisfied.How can I, the great dynasty of heaven, do such a thing of inciting others to rebel?

However, Li Dan quickly convinced him that there was nothing wrong with instigating Yan Siqi to rebel.

Yan Siqi is alone and needs Ming's support. When the time comes, he will use money to buy food, weapons, supplies, and recruit refugees to go to Japan and other places. He doesn't know how much income he will bring to Ming, and he can also help Ming solve the refugee problem. How can he It's not fun to do it.

Hearing what Li Dan said, Yuan Keli didn't want to go through with the money even if he was reluctant. In addition, the emperor had already greeted him and made plans, so he couldn't say anything.

Therefore, he specifically told Li Dan to let Yan Siqi express his opinions, otherwise he would not be blamed for being rude.

When Li Dan saw Yuan Keli's instructions, he immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the matter was over, Yuan Ke immediately asked Wang Jianzhong and Li Dan to go down and make preparations. As long as Yan Siqi was sure, he could start preparations.

Wang Jianzhong and others retreated, but Yuan Keli was not idle for a moment, so the Nanjing Ministry of Rites immediately sent someone to report that the Dutch East India Company's mission was waiting at the Nanzhili Yamen.

When he saw this, he didn't delay and immediately asked someone to bring them in.

He was just going through a formality with the people from the Dutch mission. He was just presenting Ming's request to the Dutch mission, and then after discussing the content with them, he asked them to go to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit, so as to prevent them from going to Beijing without success. And return.

As for the requirements, they were very clear and the cabinet had already sent them to him. They were nothing more than a ransom for prisoners of war and compensation from the Dutch East India Company. There was nothing to elaborate on.
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Governor Yuan Keli was busy negotiating with the Dutch, and Li Dan and others were not idle either.

In the afternoon of the next day, he led his people to the Qinhuai River early as agreed with Yan Siqi.

In the early years of Hongwu, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the construction of the fourteenth floor of Qingyan, Danfen, Meiyan, Liucui and so on to accommodate official prostitutes. It became popular all over the world and flourished for a while.

Now more than 200 years have passed, and the Yinghua business on the Qinhuai River in southern Zhili is becoming more and more prosperous.

In the area from Tongji Gate to Zhonghua Gate and across the Jiulong Bridge, Qinhuai Painted Boats are densely clustered next to each other, and all of them are famous prostitutes who are stunning in the south of the Yangtze River.Even though it was already afternoon, tourists were already arriving one after another, inviting a few literati and poets to meet on the boat to play games and have fun.

But Li Dan had a purpose for coming here. He passed by rows of boats in a sedan chair and stopped in front of a boat with carved railings, sills and silk curtains.When he got off the sedan chair, the people who had been waiting by the boat immediately came to greet him.

"Shopkeeper Li, no, Mr. Li."

Li Dan looked up and found that the person coming was none other than Yang Tiansheng, one of Yan Siqi's top brothers. This man was considered the second-in-command in Yan Siqi's business group.

"Shopkeeper Yang, I haven't seen you for a long time. Is your shopkeeper here?"

"What Mr. Li said is that it has been almost a year. After your rapid rise, you have not forgotten to support me. I am very grateful. My shopkeeper has been waiting in the boat for a long time, and I also asked Mr. Li to come with me."

Upon seeing this, Yang Tiansheng immediately waved his hand and asked Li Dan to get on the boat. When Li Dan walked in, he found that this painting boat looked simple and unpretentious from the outside, but it was extremely luxurious inside, with carved beams and painted pillars, and bright palace lanterns all over the boat, making the interior feel like daylight. .

But despite being so gorgeous, the boat was unusually quiet and empty. It seemed that Yan Siqi had reserved the place.

Li Dan only went upstairs to the hall and found that Yan Siqi had prepared a table of food and wine, waiting for Li Dan's arrival.

"Hahaha, Mr. Li, you are fine."

When Yan Siqi saw Li Dan going upstairs, he immediately stood up and walked forward, greeting Li Dan with a bow.Li Dan looked at the middle-aged man in his thirties in front of him and felt deeply in his heart. He had been fighting with him for several years, and last year it even came to a life-or-death situation.But today the situation has changed, and they are once again exchanging cups like brothers. "Brother Yan, you are putting me off by saying this. I was just lucky enough to be recruited by the imperial court, but you have great ambitions, and once you succeed, you will be the master of the party, which is not something we can compare with."

Yan Siqi smiled even more when he heard this, but he knew that the key to the success of his army now lay in Li Dan, so he naturally would not neglect him.So he quickly invited Li Dan to take a seat, and they all began to talk about old friendships. After several cups and cups, they soon got down to business.

"Brother Li, when Jin Yiwei contacted me through you last year and said that he would help me start a rebellion, I was very surprised. I thought to myself, how could I, Yan Siqi and He De, make the Ming Dynasty pay so much attention to the emperor? This really makes me wonder. . But in the end, I also figured it out. I, Yan Siqi, am a sinner and of no great use to the court. Now that the court takes pity on me and is willing to help me, it is already good. Even if I, Yan Siqi, are used, I, Yan Siqi, are willing to do so.

Now, after years of preparation, I already have 3000 troops ready to start an uprising next March.So I came to Nanjing specifically this time just to meet Brother Li.If I start an uprising, will the promise that the court promised me before still count?After all, I am waiting for the people of the Ming Dynasty to start a rebellion in Japan. If I can recruit a steady stream of people from the Ming Dynasty, I will have more confidence in fighting. "

Yan Siqi's words were sincere. Originally, he was not very sure about the uprising.

But since the imperial court said it would help him, his confidence has greatly increased.Therefore, I came here this time to finalize the matter completely so that he could make final preparations.

Li Dan can naturally understand Yan Siqi's concerns. After all, this kind of thing is done with one's head high, and it has become a land-locked territory. There is no fear that he will die in a foreign land and die as a guest in a foreign land.

"You should be at ease about this matter. When I came here, I had already met with Mr. Bi, the Governor of South Zhili. The previous conditions remain unchanged. As long as you can afford the money, the Tongzhou Firearms Workshop is open to you. Guns, blunderbuss and other firearms, Tiger cannons, Folan cannons, and even Krupp cannons are also available.

However, these all require pre-ordering. If you are in urgent need now, they are also available ready-made.After the Liaodong War, the imperial court has a large number of armors and weapons and even firearms vacancies that can be sold to you, so there is no need to worry about weapons.As the saying goes, as long as there is money, there will be people. "

Yan Siqi was overjoyed when he heard this. This was one of the things he was most worried about.

As the saying goes, a good woman cannot make a meal without rice, and weapons are the top priority of his trip to the Ming Dynasty. Now that he hears Li Dan's promise, he knows that this is a worry-free one.

"Okay, I'm just waiting for this sentence. Let me tell you the truth, although I only have 3000 troops now, the more military equipment the better. I plan to pre-purchase [-] spears and swords, [-] sets of armor, and [-] weapons. Bird cannons, four hundred tiger squat cannons, and fifty Krupp cannons."

When Li Dan heard this, he took a sharp breath and suddenly felt that Yan Siqi was very ambitious.

But the more this happens, the happier he becomes. Isn’t this a clear gift to Daming?As an official who interacts with Yan Siqi, the more money Yan Siqi gives him, the more he will profit.

"There is no problem. As soon as your payment arrives, these things will be allocated to Daming Trading Company, and they will contact you then. Such a large amount of goods cannot be handed over to you by then. One-third will be allocated to you first, and the rest will be paid to you by Daming Trading Company will keep it for you, and when your uprising succeeds, the rest will be fully disbursed."

Hearing what Li Dan said, Yan Siqi was completely relieved.With so many weapons, he can definitely raise tens of thousands of troops after the uprising is successful. By then, except for the Satsuma Domain, there will be no one in the Ming Dynasty on Kyushu Island who can compete with him.

But if he wanted to succeed in the uprising, he still needed Daming to help him with one thing, and that was people. Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to ask:

"Brother Li, where is that man? When can I recruit him? The Japanese are short and timid in battle, just like monkeys. If I can have a steady stream of manpower to support me, then the matter will be settled!"

Seeing Yan Siqi so anxious, Li Dan's mood is completely understandable.He smiled and said:

"Haha, don't worry. Your Majesty has already agreed to this matter, allowing you to recruit refugees in Tianjin, Shanghai, and Quanzhou to go to Japan. You can train them for your use. You can recruit 1 people in advance. However, in order to clear the relationship, although it is up to you Recruitment, but transportation, placement and other matters must be handled by Daming Trading Company, you can just contact them."

Yan Siqi was overjoyed when he heard that the emperor had given permission, but when he heard that Daming Trading Company wanted to handle transportation, placement, etc., his expression changed slightly.But he quickly thought about it. He wanted to ask for help from Daming. Now that the court could help him like this, it was understandable, and he couldn't say anything else.

"Okay, that's it. How to calculate the cost?"

This is the highlight. Seeing Yan Siqi so happy, Li Dan is not upset.He slowly drank some wine from the wine glass, and then slowly wrote three words on the wine table.

"150 taels!"

Yan Siqi took a closer look and found that it was written 150 taels.Seeing this, Yan Siqi couldn't help but curse secretly.

This court is too dark. With 150 taels per person, I really think I am running a gold mine. With so many people and additional equipment, money, food and other items purchased, my expenses for this trip are at least about 300 million taels.

Seeing Yan Siqi's silence, Li Dan smiled slightly and drank the wine in his glass slowly, waiting for Yan Siqi to express his position. (End of chapter)