Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

When Niu Zhuang heard this, he just stretched out a palm and said.

"This number, I want this number!"

"Our brothers traveled thousands of miles to Shanxi with you. We are not familiar with the place, so we can't do it without any protection."

"As long as you can give us a 50% wage increase, we will go with you to Shanxi."

There is no doubt that Niu Zhuang is now opening his mouth to the lion.

However, this is how negotiations are meant to be: ask for a high price, and then pay back the money when you get it!

When the host heard this, he said calmly.

"It's 50% impossible."

"The wages given to you by the imperial court are already generous. If Shanxi wasn't in urgent need of manpower, they wouldn't have given you a penny more."

"But it's just an extra ten and a half percent. The shopkeeper probably agreed because he needed people urgently."

"But, what you want is really too much!"

"Fifty percent?"

As he said this, the master from Shanxi just shook his head and said.

"Absolutely impossible!"

When Wang Shun heard this, his hand under the table gently tugged at the hem of Niu Zhuang's clothes, reminding Niu Zhuang to stop.

The true nature of an honest man is clearly revealed.

Niu Zhuang felt Wang Shun's action of pulling his clothes, but he seemed to feel nothing at all, and said without changing his expression.

"Don't be so arbitrary with your old words."

"Since I dare to talk to you like this, I'm naturally confident."

"If you can promise to give us a 50% wage increase, I can recruit dozens of brothers for you, and everyone will be a skilled worker."

"They all came to work on the construction site when the imperial court first started building the railway."

With that said, Niu Zhuang took another sip of wine and then spoke.

"Isn't there a shortage of people in Shanxi? The boss above you must be in a hurry. We have recruited dozens of people for you at once. Won't your task be completed?"

"Anyway, the bosses above are responsible for the wages. If it's more or less, what does it have to do with you?"

As soon as Niu Zhuang said these words, the expression on the face of the master from Shanxi changed.

He lowered his head and began to ponder with a gloomy expression.

After a moment, he spoke.

"Twenty percent, I will increase your wages by up to 20%."

"Any more and you won't be able to decide."

When Wang Shun heard this, his expression was obviously moved and he wanted to agree.

But he did not act rashly, but waited for Niu Zhuang to speak.

He can now see that his little brother is indeed smart and clever, and he is relatively stupid, so there is no harm in listening to him.

Niu Zhuang licked his lips and then said.

"Thirty percent!"

"Twenty percent is a little less. It's not easy for us to travel all the way from Huai'an to Shanxi and travel across mountains and rivers."

"After we pay wages, each person will take out 5% every month, which will be used as your tea money."

Niu Zhuang was also a businessman.

He knows that when doing business, giving kickbacks is actually a very practical negotiation skill.

If you use this trick well, most business deals can be negotiated.

Because most people will not refuse such things as harming the public and enriching private interests.

Especially when the fat one is still his private self.

Hearing this, the host's face was obviously moved, but he still spoke.

"Okay, 30% is 30%!"

"However, considering that you two have recruited so many people for our employer, the wages given to you two can be calculated as a 50% increase..."

The owner is also a sensible person and knows that kickbacks are something that cannot be taken alone.

You also have to give the other party some benefits to seal the deal.

Seeing this, Niu Zhuang poured himself a full glass of wine, drank it all, and then spoke.

"I toast you!"

After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

The spicy wine entered his throat, and a flush appeared on Niu Zhuang's face.

……

As soon as the imperial court approved Shanxi Shanxi merchants' plan to raise funds to build the Beijing-Taiwan Railway, those Shanxi merchants began to make preparations.

Exploring routes, preparing sleeper rails, recruiting workers...

All preparations are proceeding in an orderly manner.

As soon as the engineers dispatched by the imperial court arrive in Shanxi, construction of the Beijing-Taiwan Railway can be officially started.

At the same time, Ming Dynasty also sent a team of engineers studying hydraulics to conduct exploration work along the Yellow River.

Prepare for the project to divert the Yellow River back to its original course.

Before the Ming Dynasty, all they did was repair the Yellow River embankment.

To put it bluntly, it means repairing the places where the Yellow River bursts and strengthening those weaker places.

The amount of work is not too big!
However, in the long run, this is definitely not a solution. If the Yellow River problem only treats the symptoms but not the root cause, sooner or later the banks will burst again.

Therefore, after the Ming Dynasty ended the Northern Expedition and had some spare manpower and material resources, it began to prepare to invest a large amount of manpower and material resources on the Yellow River to regulate the river.

Nowadays, the entire north has entered into a booming construction wave.

……

Satsuma Domain, Kagoshima Castle.

In the Shimazu family's mansion, Shimazu Shigehiro, the current head of the Satsuma clan, was holding a samurai sword in his hand and kneeling behind a table.

In front of him, Nomura Tsukaji, the head of the Satsuma clan, was reporting on the Ryukyu Incident with a solemn expression.

"Lord, Ryukyu has been captured by the Ming army."

"The samurai and Ashigaru sent by the Satsuma Domain to reinforce Ryukyu were almost completely wiped out. They either died in battle or became prisoners of war of the Ming army."

"We, the Satsuma Domain, have completely lost Ryukyu."

"I would also like to ask the lord of the domain to give an order to assemble all the samurai and ashigaru under the domain to launch a cross-sea expedition to recapture Ryukyu from the Ming army. I would like to be the vanguard of the army and chop off the heads of the Ming people with the katana in my hand. "

Nomurazukaji said with a sincere tone.

Because, as the patriarch of Satsuma Domain and the chief steward of Satsuma Domain, no one understands the importance of Ryukyu to Satsuma Domain better than him.

Currently, most of the Satsuma Domain's annual fiscal revenue comes from Ryukyu, which is achieved by collecting customs duties on ships traveling between Japan, East Asia, and Southeast Asian countries.

Now, with the Ming army regaining Ryukyu, the Satsuma clan wants to obtain customs revenue from Ryukyu, which is just a fool's errand.

For the Satsuma clan, this would not easily kill them!

Shimazu Shigehao was relatively calm after hearing this.

Just spoke.

"Don't be anxious, this matter needs to be considered in the long term."

Shigehao Shimazu was a famous enlightened daimyo before the Japanese Meiji Restoration. He had been interested in Western culture and technology since he was a child.

After he took over as the lord of the domain, he even borrowed money to open Western-style schools in the domain and actively absorbed advanced Western technology and culture, thus cultivating many talents for Japan's overthrow movement.

Such a person naturally has a brain.

Not the kind of low-level samurai who will risk everything when his brain gets hot.

He can realize the gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Satsuma Domain. Even if the Ming Dynasty now captures Ryukyu, the lifeblood of the Satsuma Domain, he does not want to rashly expand the war without being sure.

But Nomura Tsukaji, the family elder, didn't understand this and still spoke.

"Lord, I can't wait!"

"We, the Satsuma Domain, cannot lose Ryukyu."

When Shimazu Shigehao heard this, he just nodded and said with a serious face.

"Of course I know this."

"But Nomura-kun, you must first understand who our enemy is and what the enemy's strength is."

"If you can't understand these things and just start a war rashly, what's the difference between this and seeking death?"

"I am the lord of the Satsuma Domain, and I must be responsible for the entire domain."

"We must not rashly expand the war just because of temporary loyalty."

Shimazu Shigehao understood the size gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Satsuma Domain.

Unless they can tie the entire Japan to the Satsuma clan's ship, they will be qualified to compete with the Ming Dynasty.

However, the Tokugawa family is now in charge in Japan, not the Shimadzu family.

The Shimadzu family is considered to be the representative of the foreign daimyo, and their relationship with the Tokugawa family is not harmonious.

If the Shimazu family caused trouble in the Ming Dynasty, the Tokugawa family would not mobilize all of Japan to help the Shimazu family get through.

Therefore, even if Shimazu Shigehao knew the importance of Ryukyu to Satsuma Domain, he would not act rashly.

If given the chance, he would naturally want to take back Ryukyu.

But if there is no chance, Shimazu Shigehao will be resigned to his fate and can only think of other ways to make up for the loss after losing Ryukyu.

Because the arm cannot twist the thigh!
If he is not angry, he would rather have sex with Daming.

Then the losses that Satsuma Domain will face may be even greater next.

After all, Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven!
Although the country has just been restored, it relies on the prestige accumulated by the ancestors of the past dynasties. In East Asia, it is an absolute authority.

At the very least, the Satsuma clan absolutely did not dare to challenge the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing this, Nomura Tsukasa was indeed still dissatisfied, and said with an ugly expression.

"Lord, we cannot swallow this breath."

"If we, the Satsuma Domain, are not the opponent of the Ming Dynasty, we will report the matter to the shogunate and unite the power of all Japan to declare war on the Ming Dynasty."

"Back then, His Excellency Taige fought against the Ming Dynasty and North Korea. Although the victory was a failure, the Ming Dynasty also felt uncomfortable."

"If we, Japan, fight against the Ming Dynasty again this time, as long as we work together as one, we may be able to wash away the shame of His Excellency Taige's defeat at the hands of Korea."

"If this battle can be won, the whole of Japan will be inspired!"

After Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, he developed ambitions for the continent next door.

Prepare to use North Korea as a springboard to attack Ming Dynasty.

He even dreamed of retiring in Ningbo.

However, when the Ming Dynasty sent troops to intervene in Korea, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's dream was destined to fail.

Despite the fact that the Ming Dynasty was already at the end of its dynasty, internal strife was serious.

But the size is there, and it is still easy to deal with the little devils with one hand.

After several years of war, the so-called elites in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's hands who had been tempered by the turbulent times of the Warring States period were completely destroyed in front of the Ming army.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi also died of illness because of this!
In fact, if it weren't for the Wanli Korean War, most of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's elites were lost to the Ming army, it is still unknown whether the Tokugawa family could overthrow Toyotomi Hideyoshi's rule and establish the Tokugawa shogunate.

However, although the last time he provoked the Ming Dynasty's ruling order in East Asia, he was beaten to death.

But the little devil was obviously unwilling.

Two hundred years later, they couldn't help but get ready to take action again.

I am eager to challenge Ming’s absolute dominance in East Asia!

When Shimazu Shigehao heard this, his gambling instinct came up, and the ambition in his heart was ready to move, and then he spoke.

"But, will the Tokugawa family really take this risk with my Shimadzu family?"

Shimazu Shigehao had no confidence that he could convince the Tokugawa family to side with him.

It seems very hopeless!

Because the relationship between the Shimazu family and the Tokugawa family is very tense.

The two sides have disliked each other for several years!

Hearing this, Nomura Tsukasa smiled sinisterly and said.

"If we directly break up with the Tokugawa family, then there is a high probability that the Tokugawa family will not agree to go to war with the Ming Dynasty for the benefit of our Shimazu family."

"However, if we can use the right method and let the Ming Dynasty take the initiative to send troops to attack Japan, then the Tokugawa family will have no choice."

When Shimazu Shigehao heard this, he seemed to have grasped something important and asked.

"Nomura-kun, what do you mean?"

Hearing this, Nomura Tsukaji chuckled and spoke.

"Assassin the king and kills the driver!"

"Isn't the King of Ryukyu still in Ryukyu now? We can send samurai to sneak into the Ryukyu Palace and assassinate the King of Ryukyu."

"No matter whether this thing can happen or not, as long as we do it, the Ming Dynasty will most likely retaliate."

"And if the Ming Dynasty wants to retaliate, it must attack our Japanese homeland."

"At that time, whether the Tokugawa family wants it or not, they will only have one choice: end."

"Unless the Tokugawa family is willing to give up the banner of shogun, otherwise, he must do the work of respecting the king and repelling the barbarians."

"We must also call on all Japan to do it together!"

Nomura Tsukasa is a talented person, but his ideas are quite consistent with the evil nature of the Japanese nation.

Selfish and extreme!

For the Shimadzu family's own selfish interests, he does not mind dragging the entire Japan into the quagmire of war.

In order to regain Ryukyu, he would not mind letting the whole of Japan follow the Shimadzu family to gamble on the national destiny.

When Shimazu Shigehao heard this, the expression on his face was obviously moved.

Although he vaguely felt something was wrong, he still nodded and said.

"Well, you can give it a try!"

"Let Nomura-kun be responsible for this matter!"

"I believe Nomura-kun will be able to produce a result that satisfies me."

Hearing this, Nomurazukaji just bowed and said.

"I am determined to fulfill my mission!"

……

At the end of the seventh year of Xuanwu in the Ming Dynasty.

The atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger inside and outside the capital, and every household has begun to post couplets and hang red lanterns, preparing to celebrate the New Year happily.

Zhu Jing'an also decided to hold a banquet in the royal garden of Yuanmingyuan to entertain the officials.

Let everyone spend the last New Year's Eve of the Xuanwu Year happily.

Because, after the New Year, Zhu Jing'an will succeed and proclaim himself emperor.

At that time, the world will change into a new one. This year's festival is quite memorable.

In the Yangxin Hall, Zhu Jing'an and Zhu Jianzhuo sat on the same couch. There was a small square mahogany table on the couch, with melon and fruit refreshments on the table.

Zhu Jianzhuo took a sip from the teacup and asked.

"Jing'an, you will ascend the throne after the new year. Have you thought about the reign name?"

"Do you think about it yourself, or do you choose what the cabinet recommends?" (End of Chapter)