After finishing talking about the recruitment, Zhu Youdong returned to his seat at his desk, lay down in an indistinct manner, and then changed himself from the official 'lone' to the ordinary 'I': "Okay, everyone,

Let’s stop talking about the business first. Next, which one of you will talk to me about His Highness the Ninth Prince of Japan?”

"Speaking of this person, Your Highness, I have been staying in Japan for several months, but something happened that aroused my interest. It is said that this thing was done by the Ninth Prince of the Tokugawa family."

"Oh? What is it?"

What Tian Ergen handed over was a comic created by Tokugawa Takechiyo. After Zhu Youdong got it, he flipped through it, and a familiar smell hit his face.

Although limited to the printing level of this era, the clarity of this comic cannot be compared with that of later generations, but the strong masculine style of Tetsuo Hara in this comic still shocked Zhu Youdong.

This is undoubtedly the work of a time traveler. Could it be that the person in Japan was a cartoonist before time traveling?

The Book of Songs, Han Fu, parallel prose, Tang poetry, Song lyrics, Yuan music, Ming and Qing novels, Peking operas, dramas, movies, TV series, live broadcasts, Tiktok... The development history of China's mainstream media communication methods vividly reflects a law: in order to spread widely, easy to understand is the most fundamental requirement.

.

Comics are something that not only children love to read, but even adults with little literacy can easily understand them. After all, just reading novels requires readers to understand, think, and imagine, but reading comics is much easier.

.Although adults reading comics for a long time will cause their own understanding, expression, and imagination to be seriously damaged. But there is no doubt that in this era, such propaganda methods are really a big killer!

"Guozhu, Siqi, have you seen this thing in Japan?"

"Seen."

"How does it feel?"

"It's great, Your Highness. After reading the first book, I'm looking forward to the second one. Oh, by the way, now in Japan, uh, no, there is a new word in the Japanese country called Zhui Fan."

"Well, I just flipped through this book. It's about Oda Nobunaga's attack on Imagawa Yoshimoto in Okezazama. Hey, this Imagawa Yoshimoto is obviously a brave and famous archer, but he is painted in the book

A fat guy with a fat head and a full intestine...Can the descendants of the Imagawa family agree?"

"Haha, Your Highness, what can I do if I don't agree? I can't afford to offend this painter. But then again, is Imagawa Yoshimoto so powerful? Hmm~~ I seem to have caught something."

Looking at the confused Li Guozhu and the thoughtful Yan Siqi, Zhu Youdong nodded secretly: the former is at most a general, while the latter is really a natural commander!

"Siqi just said that he seems to have caught something. Let me explain it to you." Shaking the comic in his hand, Zhu Youdong said: "For nearly a thousand years in the Japanese country, samurai have been the masters of this country. And what do these guys value most?

What? That is, can one's own martial name be passed down to future generations? So, what other way is more convenient than such comics to pass on the martial names of various famous samurai? There is no doubt that those close to the Tokugawa family are

The image in this comic will be better. Those who are hostile will be vilified and slandered in various ways. This method used by the Tokugawa family is enough to capture the minds of most samurai. This is the power of this comic.

!”

"That's it. Thank you for clarifying my doubts, Your Highness. I used to think that this object was just a child of His Highness Ninth Prince having a temper tantrum, and it was just a joke. Now it seems that there is a deep meaning in it..."

"So Takechiyo is not simple. Well, tell me, what other obvious changes have there been in Japan in the past six or seven years?"

"...Your Highness, speaking of this, one thing comes to mind. That is, the Okubo Changan family, who used to take care of all the finances and taxes for the Tokugawa family, were ordered to commit hara-kiri at the end of last year."

"What?" After hearing the news, Zhu Youdong could no longer pretend to be calm like when he got the comic book, but suddenly jumped up.

Okubo Choan needs no further explanation for those who like Anei games. To put it simply, his position in the Tokugawa shogunate was that of the deputy prime minister in charge of the economy.

This man came from a humble background, but had a natural sensitivity to numbers. During Tokugawa Ieyasu's decades of campaign, he was always able to keep the Tokugawa army well-fed and clothed, and he was able to quickly and quickly after the Tokugawa family suffered a major defeat.

The provision of new soldiers, money and food allowed Tokugawa Ieyasu to recover. In this regard, he is very similar to Xiao He in the early Han Dynasty.

But this guy had many more problems than Xiao He: corruption, bribery, personal enrichment, Catholicism, and resentment when the Tokugawa family began to suppress Catholics in the country... In the historical perspective, he died in 1613. In the same year,

His coffin was opened and his body stabbed, and all seven of his sons were killed.

But in this plane, all of this happened seven years in advance.

"Then what? Is His Highness the Ninth Prince now in charge of the Tokugawa family's finances?"

"His Royal Highness Taisun will see you thousands of miles away."

"Tsk~~" He slapped his mouth and shook his head in displeasure. Zhu Youdong said: "Is there any more?"

"It is reported that the Tokugawa shogunate announced that it will start minting its own coins this year."

"Hiss~~" After taking a deep breath, Zhu Youdong stood up irritably: "Time waits for no one, time waits for no one!"

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the country of Japan did not officially issue currency. The most widely circulated currency it used was the Yongle Tongbao of the Ming Dynasty. In the 16th century, the currency between China and Japan

The most common private trade is for Chinese merchants to buy large amounts of red copper and silver in Japan, and then settle the transactions with Ming Dynasty copper coins.

The silver produced by Japan's Iwami Ginzan in the 16th and 17th centuries accounted for one-third of the world's silver production at that time. However, due to the lack of minting, a large amount of silver was leaked out - a minted silver coin was more than

A piece of silver of equal weight is worth much more.

In the Ming Dynasty, China was an outstanding country in foreign trade. A large amount of silver flowed into the country every year. But the Ming Dynasty government was so strange: whether it was clearly paying salaries to officials and soldiers or conducting large-scale private transactions, it was all in use.

Silver has been used as the equivalent. But the official does not consider using silver for minting.

In Zhu Youdong's plan, when he ascends to the throne in the future, he will carry out currency reform. Before that, although a large amount of silver has been deposited in the country, first, he, or the royal family, must have sufficient silver reserves. Otherwise, the currency system

Reform can easily fail.

And where do the silver reserves come from? Spain and Japan.

But now Japan is about to start currency reform... huh? No! In Japan at this time, there is still a tragic war brewing.

Hey! If I don't take this opportunity to give you some eye drops and some stumbling blocks from the Tokugawa family, how can I be worthy of my experience of playing Anei games day and night before time travel.

"Siqi, I have something to ask you to do."

"Your Highness, please give me your instructions."

"This matter is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will lose your life."

"Since I have pledged myself to His Highness, I will only obey His Highness's orders."

"Well, Siqi, you have been in the Japanese country for four years. Have you become proficient in the Japanese language?"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I am very proficient in Japanese."

"Hehehe, very good, I want you to sneak into Osaka Castle and find a way to contact Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son, Toyotomi Hideyori!"

"I see, I understand. I will definitely fulfill my mission."

"Well, Guozhu, I also want to ask you and Captain Li to help with this matter."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, we are all descendants of China, and we have no shirk in this matter!"

"What?" After hearing the news, Zhu Youdong could no longer pretend to be calm like when he got the comic book, but suddenly jumped up.

Okubo Choan needs no further explanation for those who like Anei games. To put it simply, his position in the Tokugawa shogunate was that of the deputy prime minister in charge of the economy.

This man came from a humble background, but had a natural sensitivity to numbers. During Tokugawa Ieyasu's decades of campaign, he was always able to keep the Tokugawa army well-fed and clothed, and he was able to quickly and quickly after the Tokugawa family suffered a major defeat.

The provision of new soldiers, money and food allowed Tokugawa Ieyasu to recover. In this regard, he is very similar to Xiao He in the early Han Dynasty.

But this guy had many more problems than Xiao He: corruption, bribery, personal enrichment, Catholicism, and resentment when the Tokugawa family began to suppress Catholics in the country... In the historical perspective, he died in 1613. In the same year,

His coffin was opened and his body stabbed, and all seven of his sons were killed.

But in this plane, all of this happened seven years in advance.

"Then what? Is His Highness the Ninth Prince now in charge of the Tokugawa family's finances?"

"His Royal Highness Taisun will see you thousands of miles away."

"Tsk~~" He slapped his mouth and shook his head in displeasure. Zhu Youdong said: "Is there any more?"

"It is reported that the Tokugawa shogunate announced that it will start minting its own coins this year."

"Hiss~~" After taking a deep breath, Zhu Youdong stood up irritably: "Time waits for no one, time waits for no one!"

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the country of Japan did not officially issue currency. The most widely circulated currency it used was the Yongle Tongbao of the Ming Dynasty. In the 16th century, the currency between China and Japan

The most common private trade is for Chinese merchants to buy large amounts of red copper and silver in Japan, and then settle the transactions with Ming Dynasty copper coins.

The silver produced by Japan's Iwami Ginzan in the 16th and 17th centuries accounted for one-third of the world's silver production at that time. However, due to the lack of minting, a large amount of silver was leaked out - a minted silver coin was more than

A piece of silver of equal weight is worth much more.

In the Ming Dynasty, China was an outstanding country in foreign trade. A large amount of silver flowed into the country every year. But the Ming Dynasty government was so strange: whether it was clearly paying salaries to officials and soldiers or conducting large-scale private transactions, it was all in use.

Silver has been used as the equivalent. But the official does not consider using silver for minting.

In Zhu Youdong's plan, when he ascends to the throne in the future, he will carry out currency reform. Before that, although a large amount of silver has been deposited in the country, first, he, or the royal family, must have sufficient silver reserves. Otherwise, the currency system

Reform can easily fail.
Chapter completed!