The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The hall became quiet.

Yan Chengjin didn't like the way of reporting, "I have good news and bad news", which seemed to be a way of keeping people on edge.

Xie Qian felt the change in the eyes around him and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, Songjiang Prefecture has recovered a large ship!"

Emperor Hongzhi was very pleased, his eyes shining, "Wang Qing's family is really my right-hand man. Just after taking office, he recovered a large ship for the court."

Xie Qian handed over the memorial and hesitated, "Your Majesty, the person who recovered this large ship was Liu Jin."

Emperor Hongzhi remembered that the prince had stolen the poison from the Imperial Hospital a while ago and brought it to Songjiang Prefecture for the companions of the East Palace.

Li Dongyang and others were a little surprised.

Qin Hong, the Minister of War, was a little embarrassed. The Ministry of War was helpless, but a eunuch broke the situation first.

Seeing the doubts of the officials, Xie Qian said, "Liu Jin poisoned 273 people."

Yan Chengjin was a little surprised. Facts have proved that bad people can do good things if they are used in the right place.

In history, Liu Jin also did good things after he came to power.

Under Zhang Cai's suggestion, officials who came to Beijing to meet the emperor were not charged with regular fees.

When Liu Jin was in power, officials who went in and out of the capital had to pay money.

If there was no money, they would be arranged openly, such as staying in jail for a few days, or being transferred to a remote place to serve as a local official to experience farm fun.

The people in the streets cursed, and Liu Jin was confused. What does it have to do with you if I arrange corrupt officials? It's fine if you are not grateful, but you still scold me?

Zhang Cai told him that the regular money he collected was exactly what the officials plundered from the pockets of the people.

After Liu Jin understood it immediately, he stopped collecting regular money, and his official reputation finally improved a little.

Another good thing is to rectify the military settlements. Those who can rectify the military settlements are all courageous people. It can be seen that he was also a eunuch with aspirations.

After reading the memorial, Emperor Hongzhi was a little angry: "How can the people of the Ming Dynasty become Japanese?"

Li Dongyang and others could not see the memorial, so they could only stare blankly and wait for Xiao Jing to pass it down before discussing it.

Yan Chengjin's voice sounded: "The disaster will not affect their families. They know that they will be beheaded after being caught by the government. In order not to implicate their families, they tied their hair, wore Japanese swords, pretended to be Japanese, and cut off contact with their families."

Since the Yuan Dynasty, the power of Japanese pirates has gradually expanded. Japanese pirates are not pure warriors. Their leaders are often merchants.

Japanese pirates can help gentry transport goods to Ryukyu and island countries, which is why they have been repeatedly suppressed.

The Ming Dynasty implemented a maritime ban, and Japanese pirates can help gentry bring goods.

Just like live streaming and bringing goods in later generations, huge profits can be made. Japanese pirates are anchors and gentry are merchants.

How could the merchants bear to see the anchor go to waste? They wished they could be online every day.

Emperor Hongzhi was thousands of miles away and did not understand the situation on the southeast coast.

He sighed: "This... what's the point of pretending to be a Japanese? Fleeing day and night, and not planting the good fields."

Yan Chengjin did not dare to respond to Emperor Hongzhi's words. If he really wanted to peel it off, he would poke the pain point of His Majesty again.

A few years ago, after Ye Qi reformed the salt law, merchants no longer had to transport grain to the border to exchange for salt permits.

Not only did the granaries of the Nine Border Guards become empty, but most importantly, those salt merchants lost money and went bankrupt.

They borrowed money to sell salt, and after losing money, they had to go to sea to become pirates.

Pretend to be a Japanese pirate and do overseas business.

There are two advantages to being a Japanese pirate. You don't have to pay back the money. Anyway, you will be wanted by the government if you are a Japanese pirate.

The second is that you can make money. You can do business with a ship.

You can make a lot of money by reselling goods to Ryukyu, Korea and island countries.

The handicrafts of Ryukyu, Korea and the island countries were far inferior to those of the Ming Dynasty, and they relied on foreign imports to meet domestic demand.

Especially the island countries, when the Muromachi shogunate era came, the shogunate and the island courts confronted each other, and there were disputes between the major lords from time to time. They were in urgent need of various materials, which gave the Japanese pirates an opportunity to make a fortune.

Li Dongyang nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right. The areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are extremely rich, and the paddy fields are fertile. The behavior of abandoning the fields to become bandits is really incredible."

Liu Jian nodded.

Xie Qian then presented the second memorial: "Your Majesty, there is another memorial. The Japanese pirates have landed and robbed again, in Shanghai County..."

He did not dare to read it out, so it would be better for His Majesty to read it himself, so that there would be a buffer period and he would not be too shocked.

Emperor Hongzhi opened the memorial and read ten lines from top to bottom. After reading it, he could not calm down for a long time.

"The Zhenhai Guard and Jinshan Guard set up by the court in Songjiang Prefecture really disappoint me!"

The Japanese pirates went ashore to rob, and with only more than 800 people, they beat the Zhenhai Guard and made them flee in panic, and the officers and soldiers of the government office could not catch them.

After reading the memorial, Li Dongyang, Liu Jian and others also said indignantly: "The guards in Songjiang Prefecture should be rectified."

But who should be sent to rectify them?

The eyes of Emperor Hongzhi fell on Yan Chengjin, and he said calmly: "The Right Assistant Censor of the Censorate."

Yan Chengjin was stunned for a moment. What did His Majesty ask him to do in a roundabout way?

"I am here, Your Majesty can just call me Yan Qing home."

Emperor Hongzhi said: "How about you rectify the guards in Songjiang Prefecture?"

Yan Chengjin's heart skipped a beat.

Of course I don't want to go. The Japanese pirates come up every now and then to chop people...

One mile away from the capital, the risk factor will increase by one. Only the capital is the safest in the world.

He will never leave the capital.

"I see that you have quite a bit of experience in organizing the capital camp. The Songjiang Prefecture garrison is much easier than the capital, but it is just a small witch compared to a big witch."

Qin Hongxian bowed and sneered: "I think Yan Chengjin is the best choice. He is young and it is a good thing for him to go and gain some experience."

Xie Qian bowed and said: "I second the motion."

"I and others second the motion!"

After a while, there were six ministers who seconded the motion.

Only Zeng Jian and Han Wen did not second the motion.

What made Yan Chengjin most disappointed was that even Li Dongyang stood up to second the motion.

"If your majesty issues an order, I will naturally be willing to go.

Please allow me to mobilize 50,000 troops from the capital to Songjiang Prefecture."

Emperor Hongzhi pulled his mouth hard and said: "I asked you to rectify the garrison. What are you going to do with 50,000 troops!"

Yan Chengjin said seriously: "To rectify the garrison, we must recruit soldiers again.

Now the Japanese pirates are so frightening that even the government cannot catch them. If their prestige is not destroyed, who would dare to sign up for the army?

I roughly estimated that it would take 50,000 people to suppress the Japanese pirates."

Li Dongyang and others looked disgusted.

Although it is true that it is necessary to destroy the Japanese pirates for prestige, but isn't it too much to bring 50,000 soldiers?

You have taken all the troops of the capital with you. If the Tatars go south from Xuanfu, who will guard the capital?

Emperor Hongzhi showed the same expression as Li Dongyang, and said disdainfully: "I don't need you to go, you recommend someone for me."

"I think it's better to let Wang Shouren deal with it together?"

After pacifying the Japanese pirates, Wang Shouren should not need the court to issue an order, and he will also rectify the guards of Songjiang Prefecture.

He is a person who likes to meddle in other people's affairs by nature.

"The court only needs to issue an order to Wang Shouren."

Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang and others think it is feasible.

Isn't Wang Shouren the key figure in rectifying the Beijing camp?

Qin Hong said worriedly: "It is not known whether Wang Shouren can find the eight large ships back, and now he is asked to rectify the guards..."