My life skills in Daming Liver

Eunuch Xiaoyan was transferred away, and the work of the Shibo Department had to be done by someone else. Su Ze personally brought a gift and went to visit Eunuch Tao who was sick.

For Su Ze, Eunuch Tao felt very complicated.

Well versed in the cruelty of political struggle, the eunuch is not a scholar, and he has no delusions about the court.

He has seen too many tragic endings of eunuchs who made mistakes and lost power in his life, and even "death" is considered a good result.

Eunuch Tao knew that he was bound too deeply with Su Ze, and there was no possibility of returning to the Ming court.

Even if he kills Su Ze now, there will definitely be no good results.

The queen, Lu Bing, these are all people close to the emperor, and even saved the emperor's life. What is the final result?

It's just that Eunuch Tao still has a knot in his heart. When he was in Fujian, he obeyed Su Ze's words, and when he was in charge of the Municipal Bureau, he also gave Su Ze a lot of convenience, but how could Su Ze repay him? Drag yourself to rebel!

Eunuch Tao felt that he had been tricked, and he was angry and didn't want to see Su Ze.

However, after claiming to be ill for such a long time, Eunuch Tao's anger has also subsided. Today, Su Ze's visit at the door is a step down.

Eunuch Tao understands that Minzhe has already fallen into Su Ze's hands, no matter whether he succeeds in rebelling or not, Su Ze is now Minzhe's talker.

Eunuch Tao got off the sick bed and greeted Su Ze warmly.

"Mr. Tao, this matter in Fujian cannot be separated from you! I need to trouble you to take care of the affairs of the Mint and the Bureau of Shipbuilding!"

One word from Su Ze reassured Mr. Tao that the affairs of the Bureau of Shipping and the Mint cannot be separated from him. Su Ze came here to invite him out of the mountain.

After some politeness, Eunuch Tao said: "Then Tao will continue to serve the governor."

Su Ze personally gave Eunuch Tao his pulse and gave him a prescription for recuperation. It can be said that the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

The reason why Su Ze treated Eunuch Tao so preferentially was because Eunuch Tao was a rare talent in the Bureau of Shipbuilding and the Mint.

During his time in charge of the Shipbuilding Department, Mr. Tao handled so many goods and handled them properly.

In addition to the fact that there are no problems in the books, the Shibo Department has so many interests involved, such as the local wealthy merchants, the Ryukyu missions, and the various relationships in the capital. Eunuch Tao is able to divide the interest cake without any trouble, and this ability is enough. It is arrogant.

In terms of financial ability, I am afraid that only Su Ze's father-in-law, Fang Wanghai, can compete with this Eunuch Tao.

Now that Eunuch Tao agrees to continue working for Su Ze, the atmosphere will be much better next time.

Su Ze naturally talked about the collection of the Three Immortals by the Wa Kingdom.

Eunuch Tao frowned and said:

"This matter started last year. Zajia once detained a merchant ship of the Ryukyu Mission, saying it was exporting cotton cloth. In fact, all the cotton cloth was wrapped with three immortal coins. The Japanese country has been coveting my Daming's copper coins for a long time."

Su Ze smiled and said: "The Wa country is now in the 'Warring States' era when gangs are fighting for hegemony. At this time, it needs more currency in circulation. The country of Wa does not have mature coinage technology. In terms of silver, those who have a large population but have no money in the territory. The powerful name of the silver mine disagreed, and in the end they compromised, so we can only use our Daming copper coins."

"So that's the case. I said that those Japanese countries obviously produce their own silver, but they don't use it themselves. Instead, they want to use our Daming's copper coins. It's really strange."

Su Ze said again: "Copper coins have other meanings to the name of the Japanese country."

Although Eunuch Tao is familiar with overseas trade, he still doesn't know enough about the situation in Japan.

Su Ze said: "In the current 'Warring States' era of the Wa country, the most powerful names belong to the Hojo and Takeda families of the Dong country, and the Dong country daimyo is the most powerful daimyo in the entire Wa country."

"The reason why this Dongguo daimyo is stronger than other daimyos is mainly because they use the high-level system."

"The system of the Wa Kingdom is very different from that of the Central Plains, but Mr. Tao can be understood as the Guangao system, which is a feudal system in which the land is allocated with the copper coins received every year."

Mrs. Tao is in charge of the affairs of the shipping department, and he also has some international vision. He nodded and said: "I heard that the national system of the Wa Kingdom is backward, and it is still in the era of princes and princes who sealed off the land. Is the governor really like this?"

Su Ze thought for a while and said, "It's almost like this. The land ownership of the Wa country is complicated, so it's okay to understand it this way."

"These daimyos, who are similar to princes, once again sealed their lands to their retainers, based on Guangao."

"Take the tax generated by the land as the high value. For example, if the tax generated by a piece of land is 100 per year, then the vassal can receive so much money from the village on his own land."

"Copper coins are the unit of measurement for the enfeoffment of the Wa Kingdom, because the Wa Kingdom cannot inspect and clear the land like the Ming Dynasty, and there is no way to determine the clear grain output of the land. It can only use this method of negotiating taxes with the village to determine the value of the land it owns. "

"The reason why Dongguo's daimyos are stronger than other daimyos is that they have a relatively complete and fair high-ranking system, which allows retainers who have made military exploits to be compensated as they should be, and has enough copper coins to circulate to ensure the operation of this system. "

"Because of the existence of the Guangao system, copper coins are not only the currency in circulation, but also the foundation for the Japanese daimyos to win over their subordinates and realize the military merit system. It is no wonder that the merchants of the Japanese country want to smuggle the three immortal coins."

After listening to Su Ze's explanation, Eunuch Tao suddenly realized: "So that's the case. I didn't expect that the leader of the Japanese country also knows the principle that rewards and punishments are clearly defined, so that his subordinates will work hard."

Speaking of this, Eunuch Tao couldn't help but sigh again, the truth that even the barbarians in the Wa Kingdom understand, it seems that it won't work in Daming.

How many ministers who made great contributions were killed. If Su Ze hadn't rebelled, Eunuch Tao would not be able to hold the position of the shipping department for long.

"Then how to limit the smuggling of the three immortal coins?"

Su Ze laughed and said, "Restriction? Why should it be restricted?"

"Since the Wa people want it, just give it to them!"

"The technique of casting the Three Immortals coins has matured. Let the mint work hard to mint the coins, and sell them to the Japanese people in a dignified way!"

Eunuch Tao looked at Su Ze in surprise and said, "If the copper coins flow out, won't there be less money in the country?"

Su Ze said: "I just want to discuss this matter with my father-in-law. Now the Ryukyu mission has brought a lot of silver every time. It is quite inconvenient for the people to use broken silver. We can mint silver coins."

Silver coins?

Su Ze nodded and said: "The silver in Shibosi's hands is enough to mint silver coins. I want to use five renminbi as the basis to mint silver coins worth half a tael."

"The amount of copper coins is too small to be used in daily life, but in Fujian's growing commercial trade, it is really inconvenient to use copper coins for transactions. Carry a cart full of copper coins."

Eunuch Tao thought about it, and felt that what Su Ze said made sense.

When they traded in the shipping department, there were too many copper coins in their hands, and they had to be counted by special staff every time.

The use of silver is heavy, and the fineness of the silver must be confirmed. In fact, it is not convenient to settle.

Eunuch Tao heard that silver coins minted by Westerners are more popular in the Ryukyu market for settlement.

Su Ze's proposal to mint silver coins is indeed a policy that is beneficial to commerce.

Su Ze said to Eunuch Tao: "Please ask Eunuch Tao to mint silver coins. You can sell the excess copper coins to Japanese merchants, but you must exchange them with silver."

"It's high! It's really high!"

Of course, Su Ze would not be polite about the minting rights sent by the Wa Kingdom itself.

This is due to his current lack of power. After the reunification, he will definitely have to fight the Wa country.

If the Three Immortal Coins can really replace Yongle Tongbao and become the basic currency of the Wa Kingdom, then before the war starts in the future, the right to mint coins can be used to plunder the resources of the Wa Kingdom.

With the right to mint coins, Su Ze can also use the money to support the great name of the Japanese country.

Naturally, the fat meat served to the mouth must be eaten in one bite!

After settling the affairs of the Bureau of Shipping and the Mint, Su Ze returned to the Governor's Mansion.

Xu Wei, the counselor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, took a letter and found Su Ze in embarrassment.

"Is it a letter from Hu Butang?"

Su Ze took the letter, which was written by Hu Zongxian to Su Ze.

Hu Zongxian actually wrote two letters, one to Xu Wei and one to Su Ze, and they said the same thing.

After Su Ze finished reading, Su Ze's expression did not change.

Then Xu Wei said cautiously:

"Hu Butang sent me a letter. He agreed to be an official in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, but he hoped that the Metropolitan Governor would be magnanimous and allow some scholars to leave Zhejiang."

Su Ze closed the letter and said: "Hu Ruzhen is one of the first advocates of mutual protection between Fujian and Zhejiang, so how could it be called an official career, but Hu Ruzhen has calmed down and will continue to work for the people of Zhejiang."

Xu Wei had expected Hu Zongxian to seek refuge with Su Ze.

Originally, Hu Zongxian was escorted into Beijing by the imperial court as a rebel, but now Hu Zongxian's signature on the petition is second only to Su Ze, and he is already an iron rebel on the imperial court's list.

Moreover, in order to reassure Hu Zongxian, Su Ze tried to get people from Hu Zongxian's hometown in Huizhou to move to Zhejiang even before the war started.

But for the other people in Hu Zongxian's letter, Xu Wei himself is quite contradictory.

Many of those who clamored to leave Zhejiang were also Xu Wei's old friends and colleagues. Hu Zongxian wrote to plead for mercy, and Xu Wei also had to take into account his old feelings and persuade Su Ze to agree to release these people.

Hu Zongxian recruited a lot of aides in order to fight against the Japanese, most of them were frustrated in the examination field such as Xu Wei and Wen Zhengming, but well-known literati.

The rest are officials like Tan Lun who are still loyal to the Ming court.

Xu Wei knew that some of them were still capable, so he didn't want Su Ze to let them go back.

Unexpectedly, before Xu Wei persuaded, Su Ze said directly:

"The people Hu Butang said, as well as the officials and gentry who are leaving Zhejiang and Susong Second Mansions, as long as they want to leave, let them go."

Xu Wei was about to open his mouth to persuade Su Ze, but he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Governor, do you want to let them go?"

Su Ze said: "Let it go, we are benevolent and righteous teachers who want to hang people and punish crimes, and we are not bandits who want to force people to join the gang. If you are willing to stay, I, Su Ze, will use those who are talented. If you don't want to stay, No matter how talented you are, you won’t use it for me.”

Xu Wei still didn't understand and said: "But these people returned to the Ming court. Some of them are familiar with Zhejiang military affairs, some have prestige in Zhejiang, and some have their own ability. If they are used by the Ming court, or our Zhejiang-Fujian coalition army What about bad words?"

Su Ze said with a smile: "If the Ming court could fight, it would have done so long ago. Whether the Ming court can fight or not has nothing to do with these few officials and gentry. Could it be that these scholars can still go to the front line?"

"If the Ming court wants to fight, we will defend; if the Ming court wants to attack, we will defend."

Xu Wei looked at Su Ze. These days he had been thinking about Su Ze's intentions.

It stands to reason that a call for rebellion was issued, but Su Ze did not move northward, even a symbolic attack on Nanjing, and Zhenjiang stopped fighting when it hit a wall.

Xu Wei has never seen Su Ze rebel like this in history.

After working in Su Ze's Metropolitan Government for a while, Xu Wei finally understood Su Ze's thoughts.

Su Ze's occupation of Zhejiang and Fujian is a knife stuck in the stomach of the southeast of the empire.

From this wound, Su Ze can go west to Huguang, south to Guangdong and Guangxi, and can also attack Qilu along the coast.

Occupying the most affluent southeast region of the empire today, the power of Su Ze and the Ming court has been ebb and flow.

As long as it lasts for a while, with the wealth in the southeast, the Ming court will only continue to decline, while the southeast will continue to grow stronger.

Therefore, the most important thing in Su Ze's appeal to the Ming court is not to seek rebellion, but to "mutual protection".

In short, Su Ze's current strategy is "drag".

The release of these officials and gentry in Zhejiang is also Su Ze's self-confidence. He does not think that these officials and gentry can harm him, and the Ming court will not attack Zhejiang and Fujian at this time.

Xu Wei still said: "Grand Governor, let these people go home, they will definitely speak ill of you, if the people in other places are bewitched by them?"

Su Ze smiled and said: "If you let them go back, isn't it just scolding us? Saying that our Zhejiang-Fujian coalition army burned, killed and looted? Saying that we cannibalize human flesh and share wives? If these officials and gentry don't go back, isn't the Ming court also saying the same? I I heard that Zhang Juzheng is running a "Huangzheng Times" in Nanjing, and every day there are jokes scolding me, isn't it okay?"

"As for the secrets, the registered land in Zhejiang, the military deployment of the garrison, the Nanjing household department and the capital military department are more comprehensive than ours, but is it useful? Relying on these, the Ming court did not accomplish anything in Zhejiang. It’s messed up for Sang, and the anti-Japanese depends on the new army, what kind of secret information can they bring back?——Did Hu Butang vote for the 'enemy'?"

Xu Wei was speechless.

Su Ze murmured: "What I need now is time. History and time are on our side. If the release of these people can delay a little longer, it will be more worthwhile."

On August 14th, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Su Ze personally signed the decree of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, allowing former officials of the Ming court in Fujian and Zhejiang, or famous scholars to go to Nanjing.

Tan Lun, the former governor of Zhejiang, immediately went north with his wife and son, accompanied by 17 officials from Zhejiang provinces and counties.

Most of the officials in Fujian, and the remaining officials in Zhejiang, still chose to stay on the sidelines in Su Ze's territory.

However, Su Ze is no longer polite to them. No matter what rank officials are, they only ration food according to the head, and no longer treat them with good food and drink.

A scholar who has no fame and fame, if he has not violated the "Da Ming Law" criminal behavior after review, he will be released to the hometown according to regulations.

Su Ze was too lazy to recruit them, let alone spend money to support them.

In the 41st year of Jiajing, Fujian, Zhejiang and Susong Prefectures issued an appeal document announcing mutual protection, and issued an appeal against rebellion, requiring the imperial court to punish traitors, suspend major projects, and the people's livelihood and other ten articles of peace and prosperity.

The Ming court just announced that Su Ze and Hu Zongxian were rebels and traitors, and asked the people of the world to attack them together.

However, the Ming court did not respond to or refute the call for rebellion, and at the same time did not mobilize troops.

The two sides actually confronted each other smoothly across the Yangtze River.

It is said in history that Fujian and Zhejiang are mutually insured. (end of this chapter)

Ps1: This chapter is over, and the next chapter will be tomorrow.

Ps2: I thought I could repay the debt, but I still have three hundred characters short, but the plot is like this, and the water is meaningless, so make up tomorrow!

Ps3: Fat Bird had his tooth pulled out today, and his wisdom teeth really hurt. I wrote this chapter with pain, but I won’t stop updating it. We are focusing on stability!

Ps4: Does anyone want to see my wisdom teeth? The doctor said that the wisdom teeth are very standard and have grown well. If anyone wants to see them, I will send an Easter egg badge for everyone to see.