The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 441
Chongming Island, located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, is an alluvial island in the Yangtze River Delta.

The terrain of the whole island is flat, the land is fertile, the forests are luxuriant, and the products are rich. It is a famous land of fish and rice.

At this moment, in a village north of Chongming Island, a large number of Wa people gathered together.

If you just look at it from the outside, you can't tell the difference between the Japanese and the Ming people.

In order to deceive people, there are many real Ming people on the periphery.

Maybe it's a bit strange, why would the common people of Ming Dynasty do things for the Japanese?
In fact, in the history of the past and present, the people at the real bottom have never said that they care about who is the real master of this piece of China.

Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, and sacrifice for the country are completely different concepts for ordinary people.

Whoever can give him a bite to eat is the master, and this is the true embodiment of the current world, especially the people in the marginal areas.

They don't have a big picture, and now that there are many ethnic groups in Ming Dynasty, they naturally don't have any ethnic concepts.

All they want is a life.

The so-called prosperity, the people suffer, and death, the people suffer, is such a truth.

So it's no big deal to do things for the Japanese.

A Japanese man dressed in brocade clothes of the Ming Dynasty called all the small commanders to discuss in the lobby of the village.

"The news came from Zhenhaiwei, saying that he promised us to buy firearms."

"But the price will be increased by two levels, and only three hundred firecrackers, thirty matchlock guns, and thirty small cannons will be provided."

The Japanese Asai Ryoichi narrated it in fluent Ming Mandarin.

In fact, at present, for many Japanese nobles, especially outside the Japanese country, they do not communicate in Japanese, but in Chinese.

However, their spoken Chinese is more inclined to the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, which is somewhat different from the current Ming Mandarin.

But the feeling of speaking, including some modal particles and speaking habits, is no different from that of ordinary Han people.

If they don't say it themselves, even the Ming Han people will not be able to feel the difference at all.

After all, for such a vast territory as the Ming Dynasty, it is very rare to be able to roughly understand the pronunciation of ten miles away.

Only literati masters who study will learn Ming Dynasty Mandarin.

Like the Mongolian language, no matter how popular it was during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, it was limited to court officials and could not reach the common people at all.

"This price is too outrageous. These thousands of households in Zhenhaiwei really think that our money is blown by kamikaze, and the amount is too small."

"You can't even equip 300 people, and the purchase price of gunpowder has not been mentioned yet. How can there be such a business? This is to bully us, Baga!"

A samurai aristocrat, with a long knife hanging from his waist, said unhappily.

However, his words did not get the approval of other people present.

Another little commander said: "Master Asai, when did they promise to deliver the goods?"

"The morale of the Ming army in China is very strong now. We urgently need to get the firearms and send them back to General Ashikaga. Only in this way can we better fight against the Ming army."

"If I can buy some craftsmen who are proficient in gunpowder and firearms, the emperor will reward me."

Ryoichi Asai shook his head and said, "Mr. Aso, things are not that simple. Craftsmen who are proficient in firearms are all in the hands of the Ming government, and they are not within the reach of Zhenhaiwei."

"It is very rare for us to be able to buy firearms from Zhenhaiwei. I summoned you here today not to discuss how to obtain craftsmen, but how to smoothly purchase firearms from Zhenhaiwei. firearm."

Hearing this, all the Japanese leaders fell silent.

They are shouldering a special mission, which was sent to them by His Majesty the Emperor and the Shogun.

Not only them, but also other Japanese maritime merchants in Daming received such news.

If he can get the firearms of Daming and go back, he will definitely get a real reward, and even become a great nobleman, which is not to say that it is impossible.

However, the Ming court's control over firearms is too strict. There is no circulation of sporadic firearms in the market, which means that there are no merchants selling firearms at all.

The craftsmen of firearms all have strict restrictions, because of their current relationship, they are completely out of touch.

"Damn it, the owner of this group of British chambers of commerce is actually Ming Ting's great-grandson. His snowflake salt has cost us a lot of money from the Wa Kingdom. I never thought that he would do such a thing with such a noble status."

A leader complained.

Because for these Japanese maritime merchants, the one they were most familiar with before, that is, the one they had the most contact with, was the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

In their feeling, all chambers of commerce in Daming have a feeling of discrimination against the Japanese, but the Qunying chamber of commerce is particularly enthusiastic.

Coupled with the popularity of Snowflake Salt among the Japanese aristocrats and its high profits, this also led to a very friendly relationship between most of the Japanese maritime merchants and the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

Even in the country of Wa, many Japanese merchants cooperated with the Qunying Chamber of Commerce and established branches in the country of Wa.

Now that such a sudden reversal has really caught them, the Japanese maritime merchants, by surprise.

Because of too many channels, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce had communicated with each other without any precautions before, since the beginning of the Mingwa War.

The maritime merchants of the Japanese kingdom suffered extremely severe blows, and often many lairs and strongholds were easily discovered and killed by the Ming army.

The hundreds of Japanese people living in this village today are actually composed of more than a dozen maritime merchants.

Every little commander sitting here had his own warriors and sailors before.

"Master Asai, do Zhenhaiwei and the others still want to eat us?"

Ignoring the complaints from the commander next to him, an older commander asked.

Asai Ryoichi said, "We have cooperated with Zhenhaiwei many times. They were trustworthy friends before."

"But now, our country is at war with Daming's country. They are soldiers of Ming Dynasty, although there is no guarantee that they will think about us."

"After all, at this time, in their eyes, we can be the secret work of the Japanese country, and their credit."

"Zhenhaiwei is here in Shanghai. It has a strong territory, power, and wealth far beyond ours, so we have to be prepared for both."

Hearing Asai Ryoichi's words, all the leaders of the Wa kingdom nodded.

As soon as Ryo Asai saw this, he took advantage of the situation and said: "Our location on Chongming Island has already been known by Zhenhaiwei, and there is no way to hide it from them. Therefore, I suggest that only half of the people be left. Before Zhenhaiwei comes, the others go first. Go away and hide."

"If everything goes well, then there is no need to say anything. If something goes wrong, let others know that Zhenhaiwei is no longer reliable."

With the agreement reached, all the Japanese leaders began to act and arrange.

It's just that in the corner outside the house, a thin and thin Han commoner had a look of ecstasy with golden eyes shining at the moment.

He was the original resident of this village, but the money given by the Japanese was the least in his hands.

When he saw these Japanese people rushing in just now, he guessed that there must be something going on, and now he has overheard them all.

"I've made a fortune, I've made a fortune. If I sell this news to the officials in the government, I can definitely get a lot of money in exchange."

"Unexpectedly, I, Liu Laosan, would have a day of making a fortune."

Liu Laosan sneaked away, ran all the way to the beach, boarded his small fishing boat, and headed towards the other side of the sea without hesitation.

Looking at the information in her hand, Zhu Ying felt a little headache.

Because of Zhenhaiwei's situation, he felt a little tricky.

From the standpoint of justice, it would be no problem for Zhenhaiwei to kill all of these things.

After all, it has already involved the interests of the Ming court. It can be said that it is robbing the court's wealth at another level.

But in terms of the current situation of other guards, the Zhenhai Guard is quite good.

At least the gray business they do does not involve some moral bottom line such as human trafficking. It can be said that they are using their own advantages to exploit money mainly from businessmen.

From the perspective of future generations, designation is not acceptable, but in today's fucking world, without the people's fat and people's anointing, it really isn't a big problem.

"It seems that we can't take a tough attitude towards Zhenhaiwei, we can only use both soft and hard tactics."

The reform of Ming Dynasty still has a long way to go. It is obviously very impossible to completely change the phenomenon of collecting money in the army and establish complete discipline.

Being able to handle the guards around the capital well has reached Zhu Ying's current limit.

Unless it is said that all of Ming's 200 million sergeants are turned into recruits who do not need to farm, this is of course not in line with the current national conditions.

Especially now at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, most of the generals in the army are almost full of recklessness, and the cultivation of elite qualities is just the beginning of a start-up.

At this time, Uncle Zhang walked in: "Boss, at our Chamber of Commerce, a citizen from Chongming Island came to report, saying that he had discovered the collusion between the Japanese and Zhenhaiwei."

Zhu Ying's eyes lit up, and he said, "Bring him quickly."

Soon, Liu Laosan was brought to Zhu Ying.

Liu Laosan walked in all the way, never seen such a battle, when entering the back room, he didn't even dare to lift his head, and immediately fell to his knees: "Xiaomin Liu Laosan, I pay my respects to the official."

Uncle Zhang scolded from the side; "Quickly tell me everything you know."

When Liu Laosan heard the reprimand, he trembled with fright, and tremblingly said all the things he heard two days ago.

Although it sounds a bit laborious because of the accent, Zhu Ying still understands the general meaning.

It is telling that recently, there was a transaction involving firearms between Zhenhaiwei and Japanese merchants.

Zhang Bo suddenly said angrily: "What a Zhenhai Guard, today I think they are pretty good, I didn't expect to be so bold and even pass the Japanese."

"As a soldier of the Daming Guard, selling off the firearms in his hands without authorization is a serious violation of the laws of Daming."

"Boss, it seems that we need to call up the sergeants first, and arrest all these traitors first."

It's not that Zhang Bo has such a strong patriotic thought, but in Zhang Bo's eyes, Ming's money is the owner's money.

Especially the matchlock gun, which was the master's painstaking effort.

How could he bear to be sold so easily by Zhenhaiwei.

Zhu Ying frowned, and didn't speak immediately.

But thinking about the possibility of it.

Judging from the information about Zhenhaiwei, some of their actions were actually very careful.

Even if it is to save money, it does not mean that it is too much, but it can be regarded as abiding by some "rules of the rivers and lakes".

The most important thing is that in what Liu Laosan said just now, the money transaction involved is not a large amount.

This amount of money, logically speaking, shouldn't allow Zhenhaiwei to take such a big risk.

But looking at Liu Laosan, who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, thinking about himself, Zhu Ying also knew that he was definitely not lying.

If the other surrounding guards and sergeants are directly mobilized now, it will be tantamount to confirming Zhenhaiwei's crimes.

In fact, in Zhu Ying's mind, although Zhenhaiwei engaged in some periods of extorting money, in terms of scale and method, it was considered a relatively talented method.

They themselves did not directly participate, but organized a gang to carry out through indirect means.

It was learned from the news that some retired sergeants in Zhenhaiwei could continue to go to the Cao Gang to make a living, which shows that the commander of Zhenhaiwei is more concerned about brotherly loyalty.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Ying said: "It's enough to secretly summon Xuanjiawei, there is no need to summon other soldiers with great fanfare."

"Let the people of Jinyiwei closely monitor Zhenhaiwei for the past two days. If there is any action, we will follow up immediately."

Uncle Zhang was a little confused when he heard the words, but he still replied: "Okay, my boss."

Seeing this, Zhu Ying smiled and said, "Uncle Zhang, there should be a good show waiting for us."

Liu Laosan below, seeing that the officials and lords seem to have forgotten about himself, couldn't help biting the bullet and coughed.

Naturally, Zhu Ying would not treat him badly: "This is a good job, and you will be rewarded with thirty treasures. Go down and receive the reward."

Liu Laosan kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Mr. Guan, thank you, Mr. Guan."

After two days,
A large number of sergeants set off from Zhenhaiwei, led by a thousand households.

Jin Yiwei, who was hiding in the dark, saw it and quickly took a rough count.

"Good guy, people like Zhenhaiwei look like they are going to war."

"Stop nagging, report the news quickly, and no one will be seen later."

Following Jin Yiwei's secret report, the three thousand Xuanjia guards who had been waiting for a long time heard the wind and moved, but did not follow behind, but directly took a ferry from the other side and headed for Chongming Island.

Zhu Ying did not leave this time, but went into battle in person.

This made Zhang Bo on the side look very eager.

Although the owner used to lead a team to walk in dangerous places such as the desert grassland.

But now the identity is different, how can you easily take risks with a body of ten thousand gold.

However, looking at the expression on the owner's face, Uncle Zhang could only swallow his words of persuasion.

(End of this chapter)