Wanli 1592

Chapter 176

Xiao Ruxun smiled at Yuan Huang's question—then, of course, he was going to send Toyotomi Hideyoshi to his death.

"I plan to call back the main force of the navy to raid Busan Port, kill all the remaining navy of the Japanese pirates, completely isolate Busan, and make those Japanese pirates scream every day. After that, I will let the navy attack Japan. The mainland will further stimulate Toyotomi Hideyoshi and accelerate the civil strife in Japan, and by that time, these Japanese pirates will have no choice but to surrender.”

Yuan Huang nodded slowly, and said, "Ji Xin, are you so sure that there will be turmoil among the Japanese pirates? That Toyotomi Hideyoshi will be killed by his subordinates?"

"Well, at least [-]% are sure that there will be riots among the Japanese pirates. As long as we attack the Japanese mainland, even if it is just shelling the coast, it will be a big event comparable to an earthquake for the Japanese pirates. There will be chaos inside them. It will be divided into the main battle and the main peace, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi's troops of the main battle faction have been surrounded by us and are about to be wiped out, does Toyotomi Hideyoshi still have the confidence?"

Xiao Ruxun said firmly: "Toyotomi Hideyoshi is not far from death."

Yuan Huang nodded slowly, and then said: "Then if everything is as you expected, how should you negotiate with the pirates?"

"It's very simple, cede land for compensation, open ports, free trade is not allowed to collect tariffs, set up a concession area of ​​Ming Dynasty in the open port area, and set up an office of Ming Dynasty in Japan in the concession area. If the people of Ming Dynasty in Japan break the law, they need to be transferred to The Ming government handles it, and the Japanese side has no right to dispose of it.”

Yuan Huang was stunned when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands: "Wait, wait, I don't understand some parts of what you said. What do you mean? What free trade tariffs, what concessions, what offices ?”

Xiao Ruxun smiled, and explained slowly: "Let's not talk about land cession and indemnity, we will talk about it later, this open port free trade, that is to say, Japan cannot designate which port Daming should go to do business with, but Da Ming must designate Japan. Which port to open and how many ports to open for Ming merchants to do business.

Then the tax is not allowed, that is to say, to use the strategy of those big merchants in the southeast when we banned the sea back then, it is tantamount to a legal company. If the Japanese want to come to Daming to do business, they need to be suitable, but the merchants of Ming Dynasty To do business in Japan's open ports is not only unsuitable, but also Japan cannot collect taxes, and the right to collect taxes is in the hands of the Ming court.

As for this concession area, it is actually convenient for Ming to get in touch with the Japanese mainland outside the ceded territory, because if you ceded the Japanese mainland directly, I am afraid that Japan’s rebound will be too big to deal with, so I just choose to cede a few islands, but this concession It must be set up. This concession is equivalent to Da Ming leasing a piece of land from Japan to make it a temporary territory of Ming. The land still belongs to Japan and is only used by Ming temporarily.

Moreover, the imperial court had to send a special person to set up an office in the concession of Ming Dynasty, that is, to manage the people of Ming Dynasty who went to Japan to do business or do other things. After obtaining this certificate, you can freely do business in Japan, that is, pay business taxes as usual, but the power to collect taxes is in the hands of Daming, not to Japan. Only with permission.

And the most important point is that if a citizen of Ming Dynasty breaks the law in Japan, then only Ming Dynasty can deal with it, and Japan has no right to dispose of it. The criminal must be handed over to the Daming Office, and the Daming Office will handle it. Japan must not interfere or Asking about the results, in a word, what is mine is mine, and what is yours is also mine. Since we have won the battle, we must make Japan bleed. "

Yuan Huang looked bewildered, and it took him a while to react.

"What about all the famous places here? Oh no, what about the gold mine and silver mine you mentioned? That's the most important thing, right?"

"Of course, it will be counted in the project of land cession and compensation. I found out from Xuansu and a few Japanese pirates that Japan is rich in gold and silver. I plan to ask Japan to cede the islands that produce the most to us. But the largest Iwami Silver Mountain in the inland area, with an annual output of one million taels of silver, is scary, I plan to ask them to give us at least [-]% of the silver!"

"One million taels? This tiny country is so rich in gold and silver? Ji Xin, have you talked to the court about this?"

Yuan Huang was quite surprised.

"Of course I mentioned it, otherwise, how did the navy dispatch it? In order to force Japan to negotiate with us and hand over the gold and silver, we have paid a lot of money. If I can't get the real gold and silver this time, I will end badly when I go back. Yes." Xiao Ruxun smiled and pointed to herself: "This time the Japanese must bleed profusely, but the emperor has issued a death order. If I don't get gold and silver, I will go to see him."

"Million taels of gold and silver... How much of a shortfall can this fill?" Yuan Huang sighed, "In this way, not only will we not have to lose the treasury, but we can also make a lot of money in this battle? Is it a good deal?"

"Of course, why do we fight a battle that is not beneficial? Why should I insist on starting a war? Yuan Gong, from what you see, am I one of those brave generals who have no brains and only know how to charge forward?"

Xiao Ruxun smiled wickedly, and the smile on Yuan Huang's face became wider, and he kept nodding: "Da Ming is really lucky to have you as a general! How much a million taels of gold and silver can reduce the burden on the treasury! What a burden the common people have lightened! Moreover, there are still so many captives who can go to mines to do heavy work and serve as corvee labor instead of the common people. This has reduced the burden of the imperial court! This battle is worth fighting, and there should be many battles... No, no, no... ..."

Yuan Huang quickly shook his head, pointing at Xiao Ruxun, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "This battle of yours broke the old man's heart. This soldier's weapon is also a weapon, but it has been a consensus since ancient times, but you can, can... Oh, how can I say this, if this matter is publicized, I don't know whether it is good or bad..."

"I only know that a matter that is beneficial to the vast majority of people, even if some people oppose it due to some ulterior reasons, it is useless. Otherwise, why did no one die in the Shangjun Reform? The reason is simple, too many people have benefited, to the point that even the royal family cannot ignore it, once it is ignored, it will shake the foundation of the country, so no one dares to risk the disgrace of the world.”

Yuan Huang looked at Xiao Ruxun, smiled bitterly, and nodded.

"Yes, yes, yes, it is indeed right. If everyone can see the benefits and get benefits, how many people will oppose the reform? Today's Daming really lacks such opportunities, and it is too lacking. money."

"Yuangong, actually I've been thinking about one thing."

Xiao Ruxun stroked the short beard on her chin.

(End of this chapter)