I am the king of the dead

The Haining and the Lujiang are warships, while the Daming Treasure Ship is an ocean-going ship, so it can be built faster. The armed forces of these thirty ocean-going ships are far inferior to those of the Haining and Lujiang, but they are still equipped with artillery, muzzle guns, long and short Bird guns and other firearms.

Of course, whether it is a battleship or an ocean-going ship, in the eyes of the small country of Quer, there is no difference, they are all heavenly soldiers and generals.

After reading the memorial, Yu Qian asked a little puzzled: "Isn't this something that was agreed in Songjiang Mansion before?"

Zhu Qiyu wanted Li Binyan to go to the horizon to have a look, but as the Songjiang governor of Daming, Li Binyan could not do without the Songjiang Mansion and Daming. Look.

And these thirty treasure ships of the Ming Dynasty are the ships used by Tang Xing-Li Binyan to sail around the world. In order to prepare for the round-the-world voyage, the Songjiang Prefecture Shipyard specially tailored ships for the fleet to face the wind and waves, and the Songjiang Prefecture also began to recruit sailors Lux pass and so on.

All preparatory work is proceeding in an orderly manner.

In addition to the main fleet, Ming Dynasty also has a fleet that will set off from Ryukyu and go eastward from the country of Wa to survey the world's shipping routes. This ocean-going fleet will never come back if it rushes away, just like Xu Fu went to sea and there is no news. , to explore.

The scale of this team is very small, only thirteen boats, and the leader of the team is Peng Sui, a famous boat master.

This is the grand strategic plan of Ming Dynasty's land and sea development, and Yu Qian doesn't see any problems.

Zhu Qiyu said sadly: "I just remembered the treasure ships from the Yongle period. Even if they were dismantled, bought, or chopped for firewood, they just rotted on the ship's berth."

The Ming Dynasty is not short of money or raw materials. The wood in Luchuan and Jiaozhi is enough for the Ming Dynasty to build a hundred-year-old sailing warship without a shortage of wood; In the three halls of Beiya, Nanya, and Songjiang, the Ming Dynasty has no shortage of officers and boat masters; the Ming Dynasty also has no shortage of sailors.

What made Zhu Qiyu sad was that the previous treasure ship was slowly rotting on the berth.

This kind of decay is like a wound that cannot be healed. The occasional dull pain reminds Zhu Qiyu of the unprecedented prosperity of Daming's maritime activities. It's a joy to burn.

"Alas." Yu Qian's myriad of emotions turned into a sigh, and there was a long silence between the monarch and his subjects, and the atmosphere in the entire imperial study room became extremely depressing.

Yu Qian was a Jinshi in the 19th year of Yongle. He was one of the first batch of Jinshi after the capital was moved to the Ming Dynasty. He was also the first Jinshi who dared to criticize Zhu Di face-to-face in the imperial examinations. And the witnesses, Your Majesty is saddened by the quiet decay of the ship, why is Yu Qian not sad?

"Compared to Yongle today, it is still not as good as it is. I and you should work hard to move forward and live up to the weight of the ancestral temple and society." Zhu Qiyu judged what he had done in the past ten years, and he was convinced that there was still a lot of gap compared to Yongle years. , so we need to move on.

"Your Majesty is wise." There was determination in Yu Qian's words.

Your Majesty is extremely wise, how did His Majesty ascend to the throne?

King Jili was captured and stayed in Yibei, and all the dragons in the Ming Dynasty had no leader. From King Tan to emperor, he finally killed his elder brother King Jili with his own hands, and secured the throne.

Under such circumstances, His Majesty can completely exaggerate the various events during the 14 years of King Jili's reign.

As long as His Majesty opens this mouth, there will be countless people following to criticize King Jili's faults, and in this way, His Majesty's throne will be more stable.

But His Majesty did not do that.

After the death of King Jili, His Majesty seldom mentioned it, let alone mobilized the mouthpiece, the Minister of Rites, Hu Wei, and the eunuch of Sanjing Factory.Di Bao and so on, verbally criticized King Jili, and did not liquidate the sins of the past.

His Majesty was obviously so heartbroken, but he still didn't do that, because if he did that, more people would fish in troubled waters, and the consequences of expansion would be detrimental to Daming, and His Majesty was fully aware of the consequences.

Would King Jili be so merciful after returning to Beijing for restoration?

People know how to make mistakes and correct them, but King Jili can't, Yu Qian can't understand this very well.

So Your Majesty is wise, but King Jili is stupid.

Yu Qian is a direct minister. When he said that His Majesty is wise, he was wise with eloquent and meaningful words.

After Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian discussed state affairs for a long time, they ended today's performance.

"Has Yuan Bin's memorial for this month arrived?" Zhu Qiyu asked Yuan Bin, counting the time, and it was the time for Yuan Bin to play again, one memorial every month, even if it was not a big deal, the memorial for greetings from the Taoist priest would also be reported The situation in the next country.

Shanye Yuan Gongfang, as the biggest Warring States daimyo in the Wa country, is now extremely powerful. Yuan Bin, who holds the Shanye Yinshan and Anyi Yinshan, seems not satisfied, because the largest Iwami Yinshan in the Wa country is still not under the control of Daming.

Recently, Yuan Bin is seeking to eliminate the Yamana clan entrenched in Iwami Yinshan.

Xing'an rummaged through the memorial, handed Yuan Bin's memorial to His Majesty and said: "It has just been delivered, and the sea is no better than the ground. Sometimes it is often two days later or two days earlier."

Zhu Qiyu finished reading the memorabilia, and said with bright eyes: "Yuan Gongfang didn't do it himself, but borrowed the hands of others to destroy the Shanming clan entrenched in Shi Jianyin Mountain. Yuan Bin is smart."

It was not Yuan Gongfang's forces that were in charge of eliminating Ishijian Yinshan's entrenched forces, but Ouchi Kohiro of the Ouchi clan and Nizi Qingding of the Nizi clan.

The cleverness of this decision lies in the fact that Yuan Bin's influence in the Wa Kingdom is too powerful. If he forcibly annexed Iwami Ginzan at this time, that Ashikaga Yoshimasa who has no skills but strange hobbies is afraid to call on all the famous names in the Wa Kingdom , Resist Yuan Bin together.

Don't be too easy to use methods such as co-cutting Dong Zhuo.

But Yuan Bin did not use force this time, but borrowed a knife to kill people, and used the other two daimyos to annex them instead of directly controlling them. This would not cause all daimyos to worry, but also put Iwami Ginzan under his own control.

"It was the idea of ​​envoy Li Bing." Xing'an explained with a smile on his face. As a poisonous man, Li Bing's schemes are naturally very vicious, but it doesn't mean that Li Bing only uses force to suppress people and doesn't know how to judge the situation.

In the situation of the Wa Kingdom, the power in Yuan Bin's hands is not strong enough to sweep all the big names in the Wa Kingdom.

"Li Bing's daughter is determined to marry into the palace. Li Bing loves his daughter very much. In order to let her marry into the palace, he even traveled thousands of miles to the country of Wa, but how can Tai'an Palace be so easy to get married?" What?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Xing'an and asked, "Then Li Bing's daughter is married."

"No, she has become a nun." Xing'an said helplessly, "Li Bing's daughter is still at home, and there are many people who talk about her marriage. Later, she said that she has become a nun and she will not marry."

This Li Bing's daughter is also a bit temperamental, if your emperor does not marry, I will not marry.

Tai'an Palace has the rules of Tai'an Palace, His Majesty has decided not to accept daughters of civil servants, that is, not to accept, even if it is broken, the rules are the rules, His Majesty wants to be extra merciful, and Xing'an also needs to talk about it.

It's okay for Li Bing's daughter to be fine, but what about the maid?

Day and night defense, home thieves are difficult to prevent.

Zhu Qiyu didn't intend to break the rules either, Tai'an Palace was his home, and it was Zhu Qiyu's private matter, he would not confuse public and private matters.

"I hope this Li Bing won't hold grudges against me because of this, and then delay the official business." Zhu Qiyu approved Yuan Bin's memorial and ended the topic.

Will Li Bing feel resentful because his daughter can't get married, which will affect his official duties?

Of course not.

At this time, in the Shouge of the Honmaru Hall of Sakai Castle in the Seto Inland Sea of ​​Japan, Yuan Bin was discussing with Ji Duo, Yue Qian, Chen Fuyin, Li Bing and others, discussing how to gradually erode the Yamana clan of Iwami Yinshan.

"The warriors of the Ouchi and Nizi clans are no match for the Yamana clan." Yuan Bin said to the other four while looking at the pond newspaper in his hand.

Ouchi and Niko's attack on Yamana has already begun. Even though Yamana's strength has been greatly reduced in the melee in Kyoto, Ouchi and Niko are still not Yamana's opponents. Abandon armor.

Li Bing said indifferently: "Let Ouchi and Nizi consume the strength of Yamana, and then send Yuan Gongfang's warriors there. It's just a change of clothes."

Yuan Bin was silent for a while, Li Bing was a poisoner after all, so he said such words so plainly.

"That's fine, but it's just a fight between trapped beasts, let the Da Nei family and the Nizi family consume it." Yuan Bin put down the pond newspaper, and said with some hesitation: "I heard that Li Yushi's daughter became a nun. , this twisted melon is not sweet."

"Yuan Gongfang..." Li Bing said with a sneer: "It's not me. If Yuan Gongfang returns to Beijing in the future, his majesty will do whatever he asks. If your majesty doesn't say anything, don't do it. left."

"Huh?" Yuan Bin looked at Li Bing in confusion.

"Do you know what those civil servants standing on Fengtian Hall are?" Li Bing said calmly, "They are all monsters who cannibalize people and don't spit out their bones."

"Political monsters who have no love for their children and no emotions. They hold the interests of the world and play games in the court. Even if the common people in the world don't care, they can still manage their personal affairs?"

Li Bing laughed at himself and said, "I am also the censor of Qiandu who stands in the court hall and has a seat at the banquet, so I am the same as them."

"Today I can assist Yuan Gongfang to run amok in Japan for the sake of making meritorious deeds. Tomorrow, I can betray Yuan Gongfang for profit. I am the most ruthless scholar."

"Yuan Gongfang, Commander Ji, and Commander Chen, don't be honest with scholars and open your heart to each other."

This is completely a kind reminder by Li Bing, he came to Japan and naturally planned to marry his daughter into Tai'an Palace, but if he couldn't do it, he could also win a miracle card for himself, and then use it as capital to go further.

It is true to spoil a daughter, and it is also true to want to make contributions.

Yuan Bin was silent for a long time and said: "Then Yu Shaobao is also a scholar. What you said is not comprehensive and biased."

As the most dangerous and brave general in Ming Dynasty, Yuan Bin rarely said something for scholars. Not all scholars in the world are like Li Bing said, for example, Yu Shaobao has love and righteousness.

Li Bing immediately shook his head and said, "Yu Shaobao's situation is special. Although he is the head of all officials, he is now the Marquis of Wen'an with hereditary martial arts, not a civil servant."

Hereditary is the end of official selection, Yu Qian has reached the end, of course he can stand on the dry shore and watch the show.

Ji Duo frowned and said, "Tang Xing and Li Binyan have just confided in each other, and there's nothing wrong with it. Tang Xing often pretends to be Li Binyan, leaving all kinds of evil debts everywhere. Boundary monuments were thrown away, treasures were buried."

Li Bing was stunned and said: "Before Li Binyan went to Shandong, how could he be considered a scholar? At that time, both inside and outside the court ridiculed him for being ignorant of current affairs. , Li Bin said he would do it."

"If it wasn't for His Majesty's strong protection and sending Tianzi Tiqi to protect him, Li Binyan would have disappeared a long time ago. He is now the governor of Songjiang, and His Majesty specially equipped him with the Yongle Sword to protect him. Otherwise, would he be able to sit securely in that position? "

"To put it nicely, it's honest and innocent, but to put it bluntly, it's stupid and childish. In such a big court, there is only one Li Binyan. This is a rare character."

Also for the governor of an important place, the governor of Yingtian, who once served as the tyrant of the Nanya government, and even invited Li Xian, who was appointed by the imperial court for Liu Yuniang, a prostitute in distress, did not need the protection of the Yongle sword at all.

When Liu Yuniang, Yuan Bin, Ji Duo, and Yue Qian came to Nanya as envoys to read the imperial decree, Li Xian asked Liu Yuniang to deliver the letter on his behalf. If Li Xian really had feelings for Liu Yuniang, he could still let Liu Yuniang do such dangerous things ?

Yuan Bin and Ji Duo had nothing to say, Yue Qian said with a little emotion: "The fact is true, so His Majesty is also happy for us to leave Beijing and not get involved in right and wrong. In Japan, we can do whatever we want."

Yue Qian had been in Beijing for a longer period of time and participated more in the affairs of the DPRK and China. He clearly knew that what Li Bing said was right. As an indifferent political machine, Li Bing would not delay his future because of his daughter.

As long as they don't set up the king's flag to rebel in the country of Wa, they can do whatever they really want in the country of Wa. His Majesty doesn't care, and neither do the courtiers.

"Your Majesty exiled a group of heartless scholars, as you said, to the Japanese country." Yuan Bin said with a little worry. Such a large group of scholars, coming to the Japanese country, is afraid that they will not live in peace.

Yuan Bin thought over and over again, and said to Li Bing very seriously: "If your majesty's plan is delayed and Japanese silver enters the Ming Dynasty, there is only one dead end, and I will do it myself."

Yuan Bin drew a line for these congenitals who have been exiled so far, that is, they cannot affect the entry of Japanese silver into the Ming Dynasty. This is the only thing His Majesty cares about for the Japanese country, and it is also what Yuan Bin has to do. All his actions, It is all for the smooth flow of Japanese silver into Daming, so as not to affect His Majesty's plans.

Once these prison students who have been exiled here destroy Japanese silver and enter the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Bin will kill them himself.

Chapter 818 Whether Japan is in chaos or not, I, Yuan Bin, have the final say!

The people who could be killed by Yuan Bin himself were all famous treacherous and evil people, and they would be left in the history books for thousands of years. Once someone reads the historical materials in the future, someone will see the numerous crimes of these people.

And Yuan Bin's threat is extremely terrifying, because fleeing to the corners of the Tianshan Mountains may not be able to escape Yuan Bin's pursuit.

Yuan Bin's threats were limited to not harming Japan's silver and entering the Ming Dynasty. As for the others, Yuan Bin did not intend to be too harsh.

It is already a great punishment to come to a place like Wa country, where birds don't shit.

Yuan Bin, Yue Qian, Ji Duo, Chen Fuyin, and Li Bing all took great risks to come to the Japanese country to obtain miraculous achievements. Once they are unable to do so, they can ask for help from the Ming court, especially the sharpening Dao Ming. Sailors, come to suppress.

But Yuan Bin will still give preferential treatment to these scholars who came from exile.

"The official building has been built, I hope they don't think it's too simple." Yuan Bin stood up, ready to go to Sakai Port to pick up the exiled prison students.

Yue Qian said with a bit of disdain: "Whether you don't like it or not, it's already the best we can do, and if you don't like it, just rebuild it yourself."

Li Bing said with a smile: "Letting me farm and cook by myself is more uncomfortable than killing me. They are all scholars, and they are the same."

"Hey, after you arrived in the Wa Kingdom, you now have the somewhat immoral appearance of Hu Shangshu, dare to say anything?" Ji Duo teased.

Although Li Bing keeps saying that he is a scholar, insidious and dangerous, don't trust him, but the common goal of the few of them is to protect the interests of Ming Dynasty, so, at least in Japan, everyone is a comrade-in-arms who can kill each other behind their backs .

Comrades in arms are the highest courtesy for Yuan Bin and others.

Chen Fuyin has never spoken. His character has always been cautious in his words and deeds, and he does things in a down-to-earth manner. For example, the official residence of the prison students who were exiled to the Japanese country was built by Chen Fuyin. For example, all the sites of Yuan Gongfang in the huge mountains are managed by Chen Fuyin .

Today, from the Seto Inland Sea to the Shanye Yinshan Mountain outside Kyoto, it is the territory of Shanye Yuan Gongfang, with a vast and extremely rich area. The coconut king Chen Fuyin is good at management and manages everything in an orderly manner.

It is a pity for Chen Fuyin that even with the influence of the warm current, the country of Wa cannot grow coconuts, which makes him quite regretful.

There are no coconuts under the king of coconuts.

The discovery of the Cangmingliu, the long river in the sea, and the great river in the water ushered in the rapid development of maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty, and the research on the long river in the sea and the great river in the water has never stopped. The Cangmingliu and the rivers on the ground have dry water, Like the high water season, the sea current in the water is also divided into cold and warm.

The sea current in some places is fixed as cold current and warm current, which is generally the case in the deep sea sea sea, while the sea current in some places changes with the seasons, and the temperature is comfortable.

And where the cold current and the warm current meet, the sea will be filled with boundless thick fog, which will last for years. Such a place where fog and confusion persist for many years is also called sea miasma.

When encountering miasma, it is like entering a desperate situation, unable to distinguish the direction, and becoming a lonely ghost on the sea. The ship is like a drifting duck, swaying with the wind until it hits the rock and sinks to the bottom.

Of course, there is only one person who has survived the miasma of the sea alone, and that is the most free man in Ming Dynasty, the third prince and his grandfather Tang Xing.

Yuan Bin walked out of Dianshu Pavilion. This five-storey attic located in Honmaru, Sakai City, is more magnificent than Ginkakuji Temple. After some repairs, it looks even more resplendent and resplendent. The glazed tiles radiate bright and gorgeous in the sun of brilliance.

Yuan Bin rode on the horse. In order to take care of Li Bing, who was not good at riding, the speed of the crowd was not very fast, but slowly paced in this bustling city port of Sakai.

Sakai City Port is also one of the administrative offices of Daming Overseas Shipping Department. With the prosperity of Daming Maritime Trade, this place has become more and more prosperous.

Yuan Bin's bravery is known to everyone in the entire Japanese kingdom. After all, he can kill people thousands of miles away without staying behind, and he can even retreat completely.

Before Shanye Yuan Gongfang's influence spread to Anyi Kingdom, Yuan Bin had already made a surprise attack thousands of miles away, and went to Shi Jian Yinshan to arrest the sinner of Ming Dynasty, the remnant of Confucian Mansion.

Because of Yuan Bin's bravery, all daimyos and guardians did not dare to invade, and with the defeat of Hosokawa Katsumoto, Sakaijo Port, the most prosperous port, was ceded to Yuan Bin's hands. , more and more settled down.

Political stability has brought economic stability and rapid development, and the Seto Inland Sea has flourished like mushrooms after rain.

After Yuan Bin took over, Sakai City Port underwent a renovation under the planning of Chen Fuyin. It took three years. The streets became wider and more waterways were added to prevent summer waterlogging. Street trees were planted on both sides of the streets. , this stone city also looks green.

There are various izakayas on both sides of the street. Within the scope of Sakai City alone, there are more than 90 izakaya. A bucket is a bottle. In order to meet the demand for wine in Sakai City, the food for wine making every year can support tens of thousands of people.

Sakai City is drunk with fine wine, and Kyoto is overwhelmed by clothes, which is the current situation of Wa Kingdom, and they are all closely related to Ming Dynasty.

Under Chen Fuyin's series of "human beings mercy order" policies, the size of these [-] izakayas has been reduced by nearly half.

The Human Mercy Order is a series of decrees by Chen Fuyin to let the farmers of the Japanese country live and work in peace and contentment. It includes a series of measures such as the ban on alcoholism and riots, the ban on business at night, and the collection of money from izakaya to limit the large-scale supply of alcohol. What is in effect is the ban on drunken riots.

Once caught drinking and making trouble by the school captains of the Wucheng Military Division in Sakai City Port, they will all be enslaved and sent to Yinshan to blow silver until they die.

Yuan Bin and the others never wanted to ban alcohol, and they couldn't. The reduction in the supply of alcohol was just for the stability of the law and order here, for the smooth flow of commerce, so that the Japanese bank could return to Ming Dynasty faster with the ship.

Apart from izakaya, the most places are teahouses and brothels.