Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The reason why Zhuo Wenyuan was able to boast about Haikou is because although he is a big family in Yuyao, he secretly runs a private salt business, and his connections spread all over Zhejiang. Naturally, he is related to some powerful people and local snakes. Wu Shu is also very interested in this. So much so that if the promise can be fulfilled, Zhuo Wenyuan will be recommended as the county magistrate. Zhuo, who is full of joy about this, naturally makes arrangements.

However, it takes time to contact the local tyrants, and the risk of rebellion is high. Naturally, those who are interested will have to weigh one or two before making a decision. With a down-to-earth formation, they successively occupied the water villages of Chang (Guo) and Shi (Pu) abandoned by the Qing army, and further occupied the entire Xiangshan area in mid-April, and played Zheng Kezang to rebuild the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty.

On the fifth day of May in the 45th year of the Yongli calendar, Zheng Kezang formally dismissed Hong Lei from the post of Zuo Shenzheng in the political affairs hall, and then recommended him to Zheng Jianguo as the minister of the Ministry of War and the supervisor of Zhedong military affairs.Of course, Zheng Jianguo agreed to Zheng Kezang's proposal, and also appointed Chen Shengwu as Zhejiang Chief Secretary Zuo Shenzheng and Governor of Eastern Zhejiang.On the same day, Zheng Kezang appointed Uncle Jieyang Wu Shu as the capital and general of Zhejiang Province. So far, Zheng Kezang announced the establishment of the first provincial-level agency of the Ming Zheng regime in the mainland.

On May [-], the newly formed Fifth Regiment of Zheng Jun Hailongxiang Division landed in Haitan.Three days later, Zheng Kezang dismissed Yang Ying from his position as a councilor in the political affairs hall, and recommended him as the minister of the Ministry of War and supervisor of military affairs in eastern Fujian, and Zheng Jianguo approved it.Zheng Kezang also appointed Wu Qian, the former secretary of the General Administration Department, as the right counselor of the Chief Secretary of Fujian and the governor of Eastern Fujian, and appointed Bohong Gongzhu of Yueqing as the capital and general of Fujian. formed.

On May 21, Zheng Kezang appointed Ke Ping and Zheng Bin as the left and right of the Zhengshitang to participate in politics, and Lin Sheng as the general chapter to join the military.As the saying goes, one hair can affect the whole body. The promotions of Lin Liangrui, the judge of the lawsuit, Cai Ji, the secretary of Baoquan, Sun Youlao and Lin Xian, caused a series of changes in the officialdom of Zheng Zheng in the Ming Dynasty. Until the end of June, Zheng Ke Zang Cai completed the re-arrangement of personnel. So far, the influence of Chen Xianqiao's family and his relatives, the Hong family, in the military and political affairs of the Ming and Zheng Central Committees has been quietly weakened.

"Since the beginning of spring this year, the number of fish caught by the Ezo people has decreased significantly, even less than half of the same period last year." In a fanhouse in Matsumae Town, the Ryohama Group, a business organization from Omi, is holding a meeting with a serious expression. "We must not just sit back and watch the current situation, otherwise this year's business is doomed to lose money."

As the saying goes, if you don’t do thousands of money-losing businesses, the businessmen present have contracted the management rights of various places in Ezo from the Matsumae clan according to the site contract system. Each family has to pay the Matsumae clan 200 taels of silver every year for this. For the above contracting fees, no one is willing to see the money wasted in vain.

"The situation has been clarified. It is a group of businessmen from Dongning who have privately established a trading house, a fortress, and a shipyard at the mouth of Ishikari River. They buy wood and meat from the Ainu people with wine and white rice for building large ships. Because of their The price was very high, so the Ainu tribes traded with them one after another, so naturally they didn't care about fishing and hunting for us."

"Dongning?" Although this word is a bit unfamiliar, the merchants in Ezo are not a closed group, and they will naturally understand each other's origins when they whisper to each other. "Does the feudal lord know about this? The Dongning people came here uninvited, which is obviously infringing on Japan's territory. We must ask the feudal lord to stop it."

"The feudal lord is visiting Edo, and the big bosses of the feudal clan dare not easily start a dispute with the Dongning people." A participant said dissatisfied. "They were frightened by the number of iron cannons in the hands of Dongning people, and it was a waste of us to pay them so much money every year."

"However, there are indeed too many Dongning warriors." Another businessman said distressedly. "So far, it is said that five or six banners of the reserve team have been found, and there are at least 900 people. Even if the samurai, farmers and soldiers of the entire Matsumae Domain are mobilized, they are only one-third of the Dongning people. How can a war be fought?"

Another merchant blinked and suggested, "Maybe we can add the ronin we recruited."

"A few years ago, the shogunate had a law of peace in the world. According to this law, no famous person is allowed to fight privately." A businessman who sat a little further away responded with a gloomy expression. "So even if we can drive away the Dongning people, if the shogunate knows what we have done, don't say that we, the end of the four people, can't stop it, even the Matsumae clan will have to get rid of it immediately."

As soon as this sentence was said, all the merchants present were silent. Yes, the shogunate was waiting to withdraw the feudal clan early in the morning. Will the Matsumae clan be united with the merchants at this time?After being silent for a long time, a businessman said slowly, "Can you go to Edo to petition?"

"How is it possible." The host immediately denied it. "Sandu merchants who can speak in front of the shogunate dare not petition casually, let alone us." Everyone knows the subtext of the host. If you want to petition the shogunate, at least you must first prepare a tribute of more than 10 taels. The cost is also calculated separately. Even if everything goes well, and the report is in the hands of the elders of the shogunate, nine out of ten they will have to get a return ticket. How can such a large expense be borne by the small businessmen who run the Ezo land. "So just put pressure on the Matsumae clan and use them to break through the joints of the shogunate."

"That will cost money." Kiya Santaro shook his head desperately. "We are all small businesses, and we have managed to save this little money. If we invest it in this bottomless pit, we don't know how long it will take to get back the money. So in my opinion, it is best to provoke the Ainu people to attack Dongning's camp. Well, if the Ainu people win, everything will be fine, even if the Ainu people lose, it will not hurt us much, and the matter will become big, and it is impossible for Matsumae Fan to stay out of it."

This method is good, and all the businessmen nodded their heads frequently, only a few people questioned: "Dongning's hands and feet are bigger than ours, how can we make the beneficiary Ainu people attack them?"

"Not all tribes have benefited." Hiroya Santaro smiled slightly. "There are also many battles between the various tribes of the Ainu people. As long as we operate well, there will naturally be some Ainu people who don't want to see their old rivals become stronger."

"Although Hikiya's idea is good, what about the combat power of the Einu people?" Kudoya Shinichiro was also a samurai with Miao characters in his ancestors. Naturally, he thought that his knowledge of the art of war was not comparable to that of some businessmen around him, so when he saw the big guys, he was very surprised. Yasantaro was full of praise for his suggestion, and he immediately jumped out to object out of jealousy. "This is not to cause trouble for Dongning people, but for ourselves," he explained triumphantly when he saw the puzzled crowd. "If all the people from the Eastern Eminu were killed by the Dongning people, who would we rely on to provide the catch?"

A group of businessmen clicked their tongues suddenly, and Shinichiro, who had won a big victory, suggested: "Instead of finding a way to expel the Dongning people, it is better to choose to force all the tribes in the Western Eizo not to accept the employment of the Dongning people, and not to travel eastward." The people of Ning provided materials such as logs, so the people of Dongning could not gain a foothold in Xiyi, so naturally they had to leave."

"There is a saying in Chinese that is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Kudoya's move is in line with the essence of the art of war." The businessman next to Shinichiro complimented this, but just as the smile appeared on Shinichiro's face, he listened to the man continue road. "But what if the people of Western Eminu are unwilling to accept our request?"

"What should I do?" Kudoya Shinichiro said murderously. "Please come forward to crusade against this disobedient man. If you think about it, you may not be able to make up your mind whether to fight against the Dongning people, but to deal with the Aizu people, the Matsumae Domain should have the strength. At most, let's contribute the guards of our respective merchant houses." Come out and let the vassals join the crusade team."

As the voice fell, the businessmen on the side nodded frequently. It must be known that as early as the ninth year of Kanbun (1669), the Matsumae Domain had failed miserably in the attack on the Western Ezo, so the direct rule of the Matsumae Domain had never extended to the entire Now that Ezodi has such an opportunity and the full support of businessmen, I believe Matsumae will be tempted.

At this time, not reconciled to his proposal being rejected, Hikiya asked rhetorically, "What if the people from Dongning help the people from the West?"

"The people of Dongning needed guards after they built the city wall and the shipyard. How many soldiers and horses can they spare to help the various tribes of Western Ezo?" Shinichiro replied confidently. "Even if they sent troops to support them, wouldn't the Japanese samurai be inferior to them? Maybe after being defeated in the field, the Dongning people were so frightened that they fled Ezodi."

The merchants laughed lightly, but Hikiya still frowned: "The key is whether the master is willing to take this risk."

"If we don't make any money, Matsumae Fan won't get any more money next year." Shinichiro responded with a grim face. "The bigwigs who want to come to the feudal clan should understand this."

"Kudouya's words make sense." The host nodded and said with a final word. "In this way, I will submit a petition to the Matsumae clan according to this statement. In addition, the Matsumae clan will always subsidize part of the military expenses when they send troops. I estimated that there are about six hundred guan, which is almost the same. Please use the old ones proportional payment."

"Slow!" Shinichiro Kudoya shouted. "Honya is willing to pay half of it." It was a new thing that someone rushed to pay, so all the businessmen looked at Shinichiro, not knowing what he was planning, but the answer was soon revealed. "However, after driving away the Dongning people, the dock they left behind needs to be handed over to Kudoya for management."

"Kudouya is easy to calculate, how big a ship can be built with so many docks." Santaro Hikiya, who had just been robbed of the limelight, immediately sang the opposite tune. "In this way, I will also pay three hundred guan. How about handing over this dock to me?"

"You?" Shinichiro looked at Hiroya coldly. "I must have this dock."

Hiroya said disapprovingly, "Then I will offer four hundred guan."

"Okay, stop arguing." The host interrupted with a light cough when he saw that the two were showing signs of losing their temper. "The Dongning people's city wall will be destroyed according to the shogunate system. As for the shipyard, whether Matsumae will let go is another matter. Everything will be discussed after the Dongning people are driven away."