Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 799 Why Not Eat Minced Meat

Japan is rich in silver, which Liu Hongjian naturally knows better than anyone else.

In fact, the Iwami Silver Mine alone in the seventeenth century in Japan accounted for one-third of the world's total silver production, and the grade was extremely high.

The Edo shogunate supported trade with Franchi, the Netherlands, and Ming Dynasty through extensive mining of Iwami's silver mines, and circulated them as currency in Japan.

If I had to use four words to describe the output of the Iwami Silver Mine, it would be—horrible!
"Returning to my lord, there is indeed a silver mine in the Shimane area hundreds of miles away from here, but this place was taken over by the Tokugawa family as a territory directly under their jurisdiction, and they stationed in Yinshan to manage it. The output is not clear, but since the Tokugawa family attaches great importance to it, , I think it should not be low." Zaemon pondered for a moment and frowned.

I knew that the prince came to Dongying not simply to play, but I didn’t know that Zaemon was still a big surprise. I was still thinking about the emperor, but now I’m talking about silver mines. The prince has a lot of concerns. !

"It's them again. The Tokugawa family is really too arrogant. Cao Cao will probably have to bow down when he comes. This is not possible."

Liu Hongjian also frowned, he came to Dongying too late, the former three-legged rivalry has ended, and the Tokugawa family has become the dominant family.

If you want to win Dongying, you must first find a way to get rid of the Tokugawa family, at least let the ambitious daimyo see hope.

After all, chaos is the ladder of progress, but how can Japan fall back into the chaos of the so-called Warring States Period?Well, this is a problem, Liu Hongjian began to worry...

In the next few days, Liu Hongjian was not idle. In addition to wandering around to learn about the various customs of the Japanese people, he also had a special person butcher a cow that was said to be from Kobe, and played with it at Zaemon's house. Fried beef.

Not to mention, the fried steak was a feast for more than a dozen guards, so much so that Niu Dabangchui really thought that his master was here to visit Japan, until the news came from Edo a few days later.

"My lord, I spent a lot of money, but the Tokugawa family only allows you to enter the palace alone." Zuoemon said very dissatisfied.

Zuoemon spent tens of thousands of taels of silver for this matter, but in the end the Tokugawa family only allowed Liu Hongjian, a Ming merchant, to go alone. For those who go to the capital, the money is almost wasted.

However, Zaemon is not Liu Hongjian, nor can he make decisions for Liu Hongjian.

"It's okay, the king can go by himself." Liu Hongjian thought for a while and then decided.

There is no other reason. In the imperial palace in Kyoto, except for the emperor's family, all the servants add up to only a few dozen people, which is probably not enough for him to hold an AKM.

Besides, he was only allowed to enter the palace alone, but he brought some servants to wait outside the palace, so no one said anything, right?

Although these servants are all big-bodied and round-chested, none of them seem to be good-natured, but Kyoto is not Edo after all, and Japan is not Ming Dynasty.

The name of the shogunate is actually equivalent to the headquarters of later generations. It is a military group, and the leader of the group becomes a general, that is, the general who conquers Yi, who is in charge of all the troops in Japan.

The Tokugawa family built their nest in Edo, which is called the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate ruled. However, until the Meiji Restoration, Edo was only an administrative center, and the capital of Japan has always been Kyoto.

Kyoto is actually not that close to Edo. Even if you take the express train of the Shinkansen, it will take more than three months from Tokyo (Edo) to Kyoto.

The emperor's palace is in Kyoto, and the Tokugawa family's shogunate is in Edo. Then the question arises. If the general is Cao Cao and the emperor is Han Xiandi, isn't Cao Cao afraid of Han Xiandi fleeing?
And what if, like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, issued a clothing belt edict, calling on the princes of the world to attack the generals, what would happen?
But the fact is that if the emperor really did this, not only would no one come to serve the king, but he would be regarded as mentally ill.

The reason is simple. The emperor has been a puppet for 600 years, and the power of the shogunate is not only protected by law but also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

More importantly, the emperor himself didn't trust any daimyos. They didn't think that these daimyos were here to help him regain power, but they still wanted to use him as a puppet, which was indeed the case.

In the Edo period, the Tokugawa family was in charge of all aspects of Japan's politics, economy, and military affairs. That is to say, all matters related to people were managed by generals.

What is the Emperor doing?The answer is very simple, the emperor is not a human being, since the emperor is a descendant of a god, you can just take care of the relationship with the god, such as determining a year name or something.

To the Tokugawas, there was nothing suspicious about a little-known merchant admiring their Emperor and wanting to see him.

Few people can change the things that Liu Hongjian has settled down, so things are settled like this.

It's not too far from Nagasaki to Kyoto. After finalizing the itinerary, Liu Hongjian took a group of people to Kyoto the next day.

There are not many entourages, there are fifteen people in total including Niu Dabanchui, but these people have AKMs that are polished and shiny.

This thing is a rare item, and its appearance is very different from the old-style firearms in Japan. It is wrapped in a layer of sackcloth. As long as the gun is not fired, no one knows what it is used for.

Naturally, Zaemon was also brought here, he is a competent interpreter.

The group walked for eight or nine days without any risk, and when they really stood in front of the gate of the Emperor's Palace, Liu Hongjian couldn't help shaking his head again.

This... is too chilling!
The dilapidated palace wall is less than half the height of the Daming Palace, and the dilapidated wooden palace inside the palace wall can be seen from a long distance, and there is no one to be seen from a distance from the gate.

If it wasn't for the guards standing at the door, Liu Hongjian would have thought he had come to a dilapidated Taoist temple.

It's just that Liu Hongjian's jaw dropped even more. After some accommodation, Liu Hongjian finally met the Emperor whom he had been thinking about for a long time.

Just in the morning, Emperor Houguang, who was only 16 years old, received Liu Hongjian at breakfast time, and he was drinking porridge.

The emperor is drinking porridge?Liu Hongjian's eyes were straightened, and judging from the color of the porridge, it was clear that some chaff was mixed in it!
This stuff is a must-have item on the dinner table of the people in the mainland of Ming Dynasty in the years of natural disasters, and now it appears in the palace of Dongying Kingdom, and the emperor is drinking it!

If it wasn't for the little emperor drinking with gusto, Liu Hongjian would have thought this guy was acting. He really wanted to say to the young emperor, why not eat minced meat?
"My lord, you should salute the emperor!" Zuoemon reminded after seeing Liu Hongjian standing by the side staring at the porridge in the emperor's bowl in a daze after saluting himself.

"His Majesty the Emperor, I take the liberty to invite you to see you because I wish to make offerings to the Imperial Palace in my own name, so as to repair the old palace in the Imperial Palace."

Liu Hongjian ignored Zaemon, stood in the bedroom of Emperor Houguang, bowed with hands folded, and got straight to the point.

He pursues pragmatism. In his opinion, those complicated etiquettes are all imaginary, but the money in his hand is real. He doesn't think that the little emperor will reject his kindness, because the little emperor is his father and queen. Mizuo has done even more outrageous things to support the people in the palace.

"How much can you offer?" Sure enough, Shao Ren immediately put down the porridge in his hand after hearing Zaemon's interpreter. He didn't care whether Liu Hongjian gave him a big gift. Trampling is not worth mentioning.

"One hundred thousand dollars." Liu Hongjian said casually, also unambiguously.

Shaoren is the name of Emperor Houguang. One hundred thousand coins refers to the Kuanwen Tongbao currently in circulation in Dongying Kingdom. One hundred thousand coins is about equal to ten thousand taels of silver in Ming Dynasty.

One hundred thousand is not too much, but it is definitely not too little. Liu Hongjian has a lot of money now, but the reason why he only reported such a figure is to scare the little emperor, after all, he is just a stranger.

Indeed, Liu Hongjian did not play tricks, and immediately asked Zuoemon to hand over a bank note worth [-] renminbi, which was also the most reputable local bank in Kyoto.

But who would have expected that even so, the 17-year-old Emperor still opened his mouth into an O shape.

"I heard that you are just a businessman from Ming Dynasty, why did you make an offering to the imperial palace?" Shao Ren was stunned for a moment before withdrawing his gaze from the bank note.

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PS: After research, during the Tokugawa shogunate period, the emperor did live on porridge when he was most embarrassed, and [-]% bran was added to the porridge.

　Thanks to book friends 20190503175357226, Gu Xingyin, and Drunken Lights for the 100 taels.

　　
　
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