Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Just as the Southwest War was in full swing, Shenzhi Island in the East China Sea encountered a cold current coming to the Pacific Ocean.

Since the Ming Dynasty built a city and opened a market here, it has promoted the economic prosperity of the island. However, the three thousand soldiers stationed here were bound to cause trouble.

Jeju pastor Li Junbin came to Daming City with a group of state government officials, and also led a man and a woman who looked like a father and daughter, but they wanted to launch an attack.

It has been several months since Xu Shiying came to Daming City to take up his post. Now he has slowly entered the role of governor of the East China Sea, and he understands the burden he carries.

Under his governance, he not only achieved comprehensive cooperation with North Korean cloth merchants, but also started trade with the four parties on the island, and even had contact with Japan.

Every time he saw batches of foreign supplies being shipped back to China, he felt His Majesty's foresight and felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

He only managed the city and the three thousand soldiers under his command, especially in this territory that was co-governed with North Korea, so uncontrollable things would inevitably happen.

Xu Shiying met with Jeju Mu Shou and Ku Zhu at the Governor's Mansion. After understanding the whole story, he said calmly: "I wonder where the notes you just mentioned are?"

"Sir, these two pieces of paper are not enough to wipe your butt. Isn't this a clear sign of cheating?" the old man said, and took out two cloth tickets angrily.

Xu Shiying glanced at it lightly, then turned to look at Li Zhunbin next to her: "Sir Shomu, others don't know the value of these two cloth tickets, but do you think these two cloth tickets are not valuable?"

"Mr. Governor, this is not a matter of money or lack of money, but that your soldiers have behaved like beasts!" Li Zhunbin's face suddenly sank, and he immediately said on the line.

Huh?

The woman next to him, who had been silent all this time, noticed Li Zhunbin's reaction and immediately looked at the two bills thoughtfully.

Xu Shiying glanced at the pretty woman, then looked at the old man and said: "You may have misunderstood. The two cloth tickets in your hand can be exchanged at any cloth shop authorized by our Ming Dynasty. Two pieces of cotton cloth can even be exchanged for eight taels of silver if you take it back to Daming!"

"Are you serious?" The old man's eyes suddenly lit up.

Chen Shan stood next to Xu Shiying with his knife in hand, and scolded him: "How outrageous, can our Lord Governor still blackmail you?"

When the old man heard this Ming general scolding him, he couldn't help but believe it.

Xu Shiying drank tea, paying attention to the reaction of the woman next to her: "Your name is Yingzi, right? These two cloth tickets can be exchanged for two pieces of beautiful cotton. Did you know about this in advance?"

It was at this time that Li Zhunbin coughed heavily and looked at Yingzi with a somewhat menacing look.

Naturally, Xu Shiying heard the news and turned to look at Li Zhunbin next to him and said: "Li Mushou, I heard that your ancestor was the founding general of Korea. Although you are a descendant of a collateral lineage, you can still be regarded as a meritorious queen of your country. But so ?”

"Exactly! My ancestor Li Zhuguo was one of the military commanders Taizu relied on, and my Li family is still considered a prominent family in the court!" Li Zhunbin looked proud.

Xu Shiying held the lid of the tea and poured the tea lightly, then said slowly: "I would like to introduce myself! My ancestor Xu Da followed the great ancestor and created immortal achievements. He was named King of Zhongshan and hereditary Duke of Wei. He lives in Nanjing to this day. . The ancestor of the family, Xu Zengshou, is the third son of the ancestor Xu Da. Because of his contribution in helping Taizong to pacify the situation, he was promoted to Duke Dingguo and now lives in the capital. As for the governor, he is... the eldest son of Duke Dingguo!"

"You...you are the crown prince, you...aren't you a civil servant?" Li Zhunbin said in surprise as his bloodline, which he had always been proud of, suddenly became worthless, appearing incoherent.

Xu Shiying knew that as the Governor of the East China Sea, it was easy for people to mistake herself for a civil servant, so she turned her head and looked in the direction of the capital and said with her hands in hand: "Thanks to your Majesty's kindness, I am able to serve as the Governor of the East China Sea as an exception!"

"Our eldest son is just keeping a low profile. Do you really think that a dignified fourth-grade official can behead him just as he says?" Chen Shan raised his chin slightly, looking proud.

Now there are only two of the three Duke's Palaces left in the capital, and the British Duke Zhang Mao was ordered to live idle. Today's Duke Ding's Palace can be said to be the most distinguished noble of the dynasty.

In particular, this prince has now gained the trust and importance of His Majesty, and has become far away from other martial arts heroes.

"So...that's it!" Li Zhunbin looked at this Ming Dynasty's top martial artist with an extraordinary background in horror, and he suddenly felt extremely frightened.

Xu Shiying looked at the pretty woman and said calmly: "This governor will not favor my subordinates. Now I just want to know that you are being coerced?"

"This stinky bitch has a huge appetite. She must have been looking for a man to eat while I was out working, right?" The old man turned to look at his wife, obviously not angry at all.

Yingzi bit her teeth and argued angrily: "After you found out about this, you have always cared about whether the two bills are true or false, but have you cared about me at all? He is better than you, and I am willing to sleep with him. , now I have two tickets for you, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

this……

The people present couldn't help but look at each other in shock when they saw the couple's reaction.

Seeing that the old man and his young wife were about to fight, Xu Shiying immediately stopped him, then took out a piece of gold and said: "After all, the problem is that my soldiers are at fault! Now I will compensate you and your wife for this piece of gold, and that will be the end of the matter." So far, how’s it going?”

"Okay!" The couple who were quarreling just now stopped quarreling immediately, and the old man said quickly with shining eyes.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!

On the high platform of the main campus, six young men were being caned with their bare arms.

In fact, it is not just the case just now, but there have been many similar cases recently.

Three thousand soldiers are stationed here, but they have a lot of cloth tickets in their hands. Many young people with strong energy will not be able to survive the day of returning home, but they want to solve certain needs here.

But now there has finally been a commotion, and now it is natural that some people cannot escape punishment.

Xu Shiying summoned three thousand soldiers and stood on a high platform to give a lecture: "The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did something but did not do something! Even if you are overseas, you bully women like this, you are simply bringing shame to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!"

The three thousand soldiers in the audience silently lowered their heads when faced with such criticism.

Xu Shiying saw the following reaction in his eyes and continued to talk: "Although Huo Hai did something wrong, everyone knows that he stuffed the tickets, so he just stuffed two tickets!"

this……

When the three thousand soldiers heard Xu Shiying's characterization of Huo Hai's whole case, they couldn't help but look at each other and found that things seemed different from what they thought.

Xu Shiying looked at a kidnapped young man being dragged up next to him. He looked decisive and said: "Whoever dares to do that kind of thing in the future will not be punished. Once the matter comes to this governor, there will only be one end." !”

puff!

As Chen Shan swung his knife down, the young man who was tied up immediately fell to the ground.

ah?

The three thousand soldiers watched the violent young man being executed and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

It's just that I don't have too much fear in my heart. Instead, I feel that the implementation of this military law is very reasonable. After all, looking for a woman without giving me money is no different from an animal.

Seeing that the young man who directly committed violence was executed, Xu Shiying raised a finger seriously: "How you want to spend the military salary given to you by the court is your freedom, including using money to find women. I am the governor There is only one requirement now, and that is to do the Ming Dynasty's military affairs well, can you do it?"

"Yes!" Three thousand soldiers responded immediately.

Xu Shiying liked this kind of morale very much, and asked loudly: "Can it be done?"

"Yes!" The voices of three thousand soldiers soared into the sky.

They all come from poor backgrounds. Although they left their hometowns to come here, the food here is very good and the monthly salary is like a dream.

Even though something like this happened this time, the main reason was that each of them had money, but the woman on the island seemed to have a good impression of them.

Now, although the governor beheaded the violent young man, he actually opened an opening for them to spend money to find women, so they no longer need to be sneaky in the future.

Xu Shiying faintly felt the morale of the three thousand soldiers below, so he asked again: "Whose soldiers are you?"

"Da Ming! Da Ming!" Three thousand soldiers shouted in response.

Xu Shiying was also deeply proud of such a powerful Ming Dynasty, and asked again: "Who are you loyal to?"

"Emperor Hongzhi! Emperor Hongzhi!" The three thousand soldiers did not forget the wise emperor.

Amid this roar, Daming City seemed to have penetrated an inch deeper, standing firmly on the east side of Shenzhi Island, connecting North Korea to the west and Japan to the east.

Governor's Palace, Council Chamber.

Three thousand households gathered together, and Chen Shan, the eldest, said worriedly: "Governor, you are so indulgent of the soldiers below. Once the matter is brought to your Majesty by the civil servants, we may not be able to explain it to your Majesty!"

"You don't understand our Majesty!" Xu Shiying drank tea and shook his head gently.

In his heart, Huo Guangming hoped to be so indulgent, so he immediately asked: "Mr. Governor, what do you say?"

"Although Your Majesty has been proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood, he is more pragmatic than anyone else! Now the Ming Dynasty wants us to maintain the open market here. We are not here to preach benevolence and morality, nor are we asking three thousand soldiers to be ascetics here. As long as we don't do things that harm the country or the people!" Xu Shiying made a very confident judgment in the capital, watching with her own eyes how the emperor regained control of the court step by step.

"Once such a trend helps to increase the price, wouldn't it be considered harmful to the people?" Chen Shan was still worried.

Huo Guangming carefully read Xu Shiying's words and said with understanding: "The people your Majesty is worried about are the people of the Ming Dynasty, and this kind of thing is actually a consensual thing between you and me, and it will not harm the residents of the island!"

"We really don't need to be as harsh as at home. I think the spirit of the soldiers now is stronger than ever before. I agree with the governor's approach!" Qianhu, who has been silent, expressed his position.

"If we indulge the soldiers like this, I'm afraid it will affect our combat effectiveness!" Chen Shan still said worriedly.

Xu Shiying knew that Chen Shan was a very traditional general, so he decisively said: "This is actually all your guess! Let's let them spend as they please and observe the mental outlook of the three thousand soldiers. If it doesn't work, I will give you a hard time and we will try again." Increase the number of exercises!”

"Obey!" The three thousand households were already obeying Xu Shiying's words.

Xu Shiying was not sure whether allowing soldiers to mingle with foreign women here would affect the morale of the army, but there was no strong reason to stop it.

After all, life here is indeed a bit lonely. If I didn't despise the women here, why wouldn't I want to relax my body and mind here?

But we cannot underestimate the shrewdness of businessmen in this era. North Korean businessmen are also very smart.

Not long after this turmoil passed, several large Chinese-style Jiangnan-style houses were built not far from Daming City, and red lanterns were hung in front of the doors every night.

It happened to be the day when the Ming Dynasty's three thousand soldiers were paid, and each of them had at least three cloth tickets, and they had already become a distinguished guest there.

Originally, the popular currency in North Korea was five liters of cloth, but no one was willing to walk around holding a piece of cloth. Instead, Ming Dynasty cloth tickets became the most popular currency.

On this island, Chinese lyrics and music miraculously sounded. The Chinese lyrics with foreign accents were also very charming, and soft hands were quietly reaching into the pockets of three thousand soldiers.

In Beijing, all the leaves in the city have turned yellow.

Located in the Yangxin Hall on the east side of Xiyuan, this place has become a veritable center of power. Two copper furnaces are emitting a faint scent of sandalwood.

Zhu Youtang's clothes have thickened, and he looks more and more like an emperor. He is concentrating on handling government affairs.

The Ming Dynasty now not only has the government affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, but also the overseas affairs that need constant attention and attention. In addition to the steady advancement of trade in the East China Sea, the war in the southwest is now the top priority.

"Your Majesty, this is the chicken soup that Miss Lian Mei just sent over!" Liu Jin said cautiously as he brought in a bowl of fragrant chicken soup.

Zhu Youtang saw that the fragrant chicken soup had a few snow-white chicken eggs, and the bowl of old hen's chicken soup had been cooked for more than two hours, which showed that this little goblin was very attentive.

But after getting along for a long time, he naturally knew what the little goblin was planning, so he sighed softly and said: "She will sleep with you tonight?"

"Exactly!" Liu Jin nodded gently.

Zhu Youtang put down the brush in his hand. At this moment, he had no ambition to conquer the little goblin. Instead, he raised his head and looked toward the southwest with worry: "The war in the southwest should have an outcome today, right? Hasn't the Ministry of War sent a military report today?"

Although on the cards now, the Ming army has a complete advantage and has firmly controlled the southwest war. However, Liu Daxia did not disclose the location of the Southwest archives after all, but it added some variables to Ming's use of troops.

Liu Jin was about to shake his head. After all, there was indeed no movement from the Ministry of War. However, when he looked up and saw the little eunuch responsible for conveying military information coming in a hurry, his eyes suddenly lit up.