Chapter 143 Ouyang Lun’s thigh feels stronger than Zhu Yuanzhang’s! ! (Please subscribe!!!)
I remembered!
It’s Sora Aoi-sensei! ! Among the 1t learning materials on my computer in my previous life, I had the highest proportion! !
No wonder it looks so familiar!
'Tong-faced giant' lives up to its name.
"Cough cough."
"Take them all down first and keep them under strict guard. This is a treasure!"
In his previous life, he would have been very excited if he saw Teacher Cang in person, but now that he has a "high position", "a loving wife at home", and a "steady" person, he will naturally not mess up his sense of proportion because of women. After all, There is a saying called something.
A woman can only affect the speed at which he draws the sword. Although he does not draw the sword, it will also delay him from making money!
After taking Teacher Cang or Huanzi's sister and brother down, it didn't take long for Ma and Fang Mingqian to return to the room.
"Sir, the people going to Japan Island have been arranged! In order to ensure the success of the mission, the general has arranged two groups of people to contact the northern and southern dynasties of Japan respectively." Fang Mingqian said.
Ma He also said: "Prince Prince Consort, that Wang Zhi is just a weakling. He has used all the various criminal methods before he has even used them halfway."
"According to Wang Zhi's account, his base camp is at the Eight Islands in Changshan, which happens to be the junction of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. All the combat troops he brought here have been wiped out by us, and those who were lucky enough to survive have also been captured. "
"Now the eight islands in Changshan are full of smugglers and their families. If the defense force is poor, as long as our fleet kills them, the entire eight islands in Changshan will be under our control."
Ouyang Lun nodded, "Where is Wang Zhi's wealth hidden? Have these been explained clearly?"
"I made it clear, and I also asked him to mark it on the map. Most of them are on the eight islands in Changshan, and some are on some uninhabited islands along the coast of Shandong/Beizhili/Liaodong. We can go there at any time. Taken together with those smuggling personnel and channels, Wang Zhi’s net worth is really worth 1000 million taels!”
Ma He said truthfully.
Ouyang Lun nodded again, "We did a good job, let's do it now."
Not finished yet.
Another soldier ran in and reported, "Sir, someone just came to deliver a letter, saying that Liu Yi, the commander of the Liaodong Capital Division, wanted to come and pay a visit to you!"
"Dusi Commander Liu Yi, Liaodong Dusi is an area under military control. There is no Chief Secretary or General Inspector, so the military and political power is in the hands of the Dusi. Currently, there is no appointment of the Liaodong Dusi Commander, so this guy is the largest official in Liaodong, commonly known as Number one!"
Ouyang Lun thought to himself.
At this time, Ma He said: "Prince Prince Consort, when I was interrogating Wang Zhi, I also learned a piece of news, that is, this Liu Yidu commanded his colleagues to be first annihilated by the Japanese pirate army, and then was surrounded by the Japanese pirate army. Xingcheng, if we didn’t come, Xingcheng would have been destroyed long ago.”
"Now that we have eliminated the Japanese pirate army, we have not only recovered Juhua Island, but also saved Xingcheng. At this time, Liu Yi came to visit, most likely to thank us for our rescue."
Ma He's description is similar to Ouyang Lun's guess.
"In that case, let's see each other."
As the commander of the capital, Liu Yi had a second-rank official position. He also controlled the capital of Liaodong and was a proper official of the border. Apart from the rank of Prince Consort, his official position was also higher than his own. Of course, this is not the point. The point is to appear. North Zhili is Liaodong, and the Yong'an Mansion under his jurisdiction is close to Liaodong. In the future, he will inevitably have to deal with Liaodong. It will be good for the two sides to meet and get to know each other.
As Ouyang Lun nodded.
After a while, three generals wearing purple flower armor walked in.
"I, the Commander-in-Chief of the Liaodong Capital Division, have sent Liu Yi, the acquaintance, to pay homage to Ouyang's consort!"
"The Commander-in-Chief of the Liaodong Capital Division, Ma Yun (Ye Wang), pays homage to Ouyang's consort!"
Even before they arrived, the three of them had figured out that the one who saved them was the fourth consort of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang/Zuo Shenzheng, Chief Secretary of Northern Zhili Province/Ouyang Lun, the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture. The most important thing was the identity of Zhu Yuanzhang's consort. As a feudal official, they would definitely look down on consorts, but Ouyang Lun had just saved them with his invincible appearance. He was already a benefactor and had the status of consort. If it weren't for the inconvenience of wearing armor, Liu Yi and the others I definitely want to kneel down for Ouyang Lun! Therefore, even if the three of them hold real power, Liu Yi is a second-rank official and is willing to salute Ouyang Lun when he sees him.
"Master Liu/Master Ma/Master Ye, please forgive me."
"You three are all pillars of the imperial court, how can you salute me! It's inappropriate."
These are naturally scene words, and Ouyang Lunna picked them up at his fingertips.
The effect is natural and very good.
Liu Yi and the other three were originally prepared to face Ouyang Lun's cynicism. After all, they had lost ten thousand elites, and at the same time, they almost broke through the city wall and drew their swords to kill themselves.
"Ouyang Prince Consort is so powerful that he can wipe out the Japanese pirate fleet with just a flick of his hand. He is truly the object of our worship!"
Liu Yi said with great respect: "Liu Yi and the people of Liaodong will definitely remember your kindness to Liaodong!"
"If Prince Consort Ouyang has any instructions from now on, I, Liu Yi, will do my best to help!"
Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "We are all part of the Ming Dynasty. We should help each other. I can't ignore you when you are in danger, but I really have a favor here that I need your help with!"
Hearing that Ouyang Lun wanted to help directly, Liu Yi was a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the prince-in-law asked for benefits on the spot.
Of course, you should repay someone for saving your life. "Ouyang Prince Consort, please speak."
"The Japanese pirate fleet was sunk by my ship. Although many Japanese pirates were killed, some Japanese pirates still escaped to the shore. I need those Japanese pirates alive, and I also trouble Master Liu to send people to Yong'an Mansion. "
Ouyang Lun said with a smile.
"This is no problem at all!" Liu Yi nodded. He had no use in taking these Japanese pirates. He was worried that he had no place to detain them. Now someone actually wanted these prisoners. It was too late for him to be happy! "Ouyang Prince Consort, I don't understand. Keeping these Japanese pirates will only waste food. Moreover, these Japanese pirates are extremely ferocious and difficult to tame. It's better to kill them and avenge the soldiers and people killed by the Japanese pirates!"
Ouyang Lun shook his head, "Mr. Liu, you are wrong. Killing them will actually give them relief. The real revenge is to make them experience extreme pain and at the same time drain them of all their value."
"We in Yong'an Mansion are building a lot of buildings recently, and we need people at every construction site. It's just the right time for these Japanese pirates to work as free labor, so that they know what hell is!"
In fact, Ouyang Lun wanted to send these prisoners to Siberia to let them feel the despair. Unfortunately, Siberia is not yet under Ming's control.
Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Liu Yi first nodded in agreement. He hated the Japanese pirates now, and he would naturally approve of the Japanese pirates being tortured like this. But then he remembered the rumors he had heard before, and he had an idea in his heart. .
"Ouyang Prince Consort, Liaodong was initially settled, but it is still very poor, I think."
"Don't even think about it, I don't have any money!" Ouyang Lun decisively refused before Liu Yi could finish his words.
Just kidding, what is the purpose of his hard work in building an ocean-going fleet?That is to make money. I spent hundreds of thousands on a war and finally made more than 100 million. But I couldn't let Liu Yi leave. Wouldn't his work have been in vain?
I, Ouyang Lun, will never do a loss-making business!
"Ouyang Prince Consort, you have misunderstood!" Liu Yi quickly explained: "Did I hear that you don't need laborers to work for you? Although Liaodong is poor, it still has a large population, and we often fight with Bei Yuan and others. , there will be many prisoners, and if these prisoners are not killed and waste food, they will easily rebel again. If Ouyang Prince Consort is willing, our Liaodong Dusi is willing to provide you with these labors. You only need to give us some military support!"
That's a good idea! Proper cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
Rising labor costs are a necessary issue for economic development.
In the past, when Yong'an Mansion had not yet developed, a large group of people could be recruited to work as long as they were in charge of food. However, with the development of the economy, the monthly salary of ordinary workers has increased from less than one tael to forty taels, and in science and technology In an era when there were almost no people, labor costs and material costs accounted for the absolute majority, so Ouyang Lun's previous method was to attract people from Beizhili to work in Yong'an Prefecture. The wages of these people would be about less than those of locals in Yong'an Prefecture. , the cost was reduced, and then the Ming Dynasty corvee was introduced, and the cost was reduced again. Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang was almost arrested. Fortunately, part of the profit was handed over in time, so that the Ming corvee could generate income and escaped the disaster.
But now, Liu Yi proposed a cheaper labor force for him-prisoners! Regarding prisoners, he will not abide by the "Geneva Convention for Prisoners". First, 996 must be arranged for an eight-hour working day?It doesn't exist at all. You work overtime until you doubt your life, and you have a maximum of four days off per month. You also have to arrange for people to go crazy, and those who don't obey will be whipped directly!Of course, you still have to give them some money and try to make a bigger pie. For example, after working for ten years, you can settle in Yong'an Mansion and get rid of your prisoner status, so that even prisoners can work hard.
"This! Of course there is no problem."
"Master Liu can send as many people as you want directly. Of course, these people must be healthy. I don't want anyone with missing arms or legs."
"The Yong'an Mansion has a special yamen responsible for this aspect to contact you. When the time comes, they will calculate the money for you based on the head. The price for an adult man will be set at 50 taels."
Ouyang Lun nodded.
"50 taels!" Liu Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.
"What? Do you think you have too little money?"
"No, no, no, no, just this price!" Liu Yi nodded repeatedly.
One person is 50 taels, and a thousand prisoners are 5 taels of silver. You must know that Ming soldiers only have seven taels of silver a month, and 5 taels is equivalent to the monthly salary of an army of [-].
For the first time, Liu Yi felt that money was so easy to make! ! "Thank you, Prince Consort!"
Liu Yi thanked Ouyang Lun very sincerely.
This Ouyang Consort is not only a lifesaver, but also the God of Wealth!
This thigh feels stronger than Zhu Yuanzhang! ! Must hold it! Liu Yi was originally the Pingzhang of Liaoyang Province in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Because he presented the map of Liaodong prefectures and counties and the records of money and food for soldiers and horses, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the establishment of the Liaodong Guard Command Envoy Department and named Liu Yi as the commander-in-chief, representing the Ming Dynasty to implement the military campaign against Liaodong. Management of a territory.
However, Liu Yi's purpose of seeking refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang was not simple. In his opinion, "the place where we are guarding is far away, in a remote corner of the sea, and between our elbows and armpits, all are enemy territory." His purpose of seeking refuge with the Ming Dynasty was to introduce the power of the Ming Dynasty. This is used to achieve one's own goal of separatist rule.
Zhu Yuanzhang actually understood what Liu Yi was thinking, but he needed Liu Yi to take his place to contain the remaining forces of the Yuan Dynasty and reduce the pressure on the Ming Dynasty. This is also the reason why there is currently only the Liaodong Dusi and no Chief Secretary/Inspector in Liaodong. To put it bluntly, this place is in a war-torn state. In this land, the forces of Ming Dynasty and Bei Yuan are still competing.
Liu Yi's surrender did not bring him any protection, but instead brought a crisis. The Beiyuan side naturally regarded Liu Yi as a thorn in their flesh. After all, the land of Liaodong was a springboard for the invasion of the Central Plains, whether it was defense or offense. , Liaodong must be in our hands. If we want to win Liaodong, Liu Yi must be eliminated.
Therefore, on the Beiyuan side, led by Pingzhang Hongbaobao of the Yuan Dynasty, the domestic slaves stationed in the Liaoyang village, the Hara Zhangtun stationed in the ancient city of Shenyang, and the Naha army occupied Jinshan all attacked Liu Yi.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not very concerned about Liaodong, but adopted the strategy of recruiting surrender.
Zhu Yuanzhang once mentioned a sentence in "Collection of Imperial Works": "To the east of the sea, Liao is the first frontier. Since Zhongxia is peaceful, Si must defend it... stick to its place and wait for my orders." This sentence expresses Zhu Yuanzhang's words. Attachment and attitude towards Liaodong. ,
In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the Liaodong region has great strategic value and plays an irreplaceable role in the stability of the Ming Dynasty. However, its purpose is not to use it as a springboard for land expansion, but for defense (Why do you say this? ? In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although the Yuan Dynasty in the north was wiped out, the forces of the Yuan Dynasty still existed and wanted to go south to recapture most of the country and restore its former glory. For example, forces such as the Northern Yuan Dynasty and Kuangoku Timur had been eyeing the Ming Dynasty.
However, in the early years of Hongwu, the country was eager to recuperate and recuperate. Zhu Yuanzhang did not have much material and financial resources to eliminate this remaining army. Under such a situation, occupying Liaodong could not only contain the threat of the remaining Yuan forces, but also solve all the problems in Liaodong. the hidden dangers brought about.
Based on this strategic basis, Zhu Yuanzhang carried out a two-step strategy. In the first step, he appeased Emperor Yuan Shun. At the same time, Naha, the leader of Liaodong, issued an edict to appease and appease Emperor Yuan Shun.
Therefore, there is much less support for Liu Yi, so when facing Beiyuan and other forces in Liaodong, Liu Yi is beaten most of the time, and Ma Yun/Ye Wang are still Zhu Yuanzhang's confidants, plus Juhua Island His poor performance in the battle of Xingcheng. If Xingcheng was defeated, Zhu Yuanzhang would probably kill him. This is why he wiped his neck before the city was defeated.
Even if he won the battle, he was still a little worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would liquidate him.
But now, after seeing Ouyang Lun, he has a better way! ! (End of this chapter)