Liu Jin, who had not spoken much, thought for a while and said with a smile.
When everyone heard this, they immediately looked over.
"I don't know if you still remember that I mentioned that there is a very large silver mine in the Japanese country. The silver mine contains hundreds of millions of taels of silver."
Liu Jin asked with a smile.
"I remember that when we were at Wangyue Tower, Liu Jin, when you talked about the overseas world, you mentioned that there was a large silver mine in Japan."
Zhu Houzhao had a good memory and said immediately.
"A silver mine worth hundreds of millions of taels~"
When Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, and Zhang Mao heard this, they immediately took a breath. These hundreds of millions of taels of silver were definitely an astronomical figure. Even for the Ming Dynasty, it was an astronomical figure. This Japanese country
A silver mine in China actually contains hundreds of millions of taels of silver. This is definitely a big mine.
"Have you found the location of the silver mine?"
Zhang Mao quickly asked, this is the thing about getting rich, he loves it the most, the silver mine with hundreds of millions of taels of silver, if he can control it in his own hands, he will have a steady stream of money from now on.
"Yes, I sent people to the Japanese country and have roughly found the location of this silver mine~"
Liu Jin nodded and then said to Xiao Jing.
"It is located in Shimane County, Kyushu Island, Japan. This place is currently ruled by a daimyo called the Ouchi family in Japan."
"Daimyo?"
Emperor Hongzhi was slightly confused.
"This daimyo is equivalent to the nobles here in the Japanese country. The current Japanese country is very chaotic. The daimyo in each place are divided into one party and they are almost local princes. Of course, the Japanese country is very small, and the scope of influence of these daimyo is not large. Generally, it is
The scope of one or two counties.”
Liu Jin quickly explained.
"Shimane Prefecture is located near the sea, with the Waguo Sea to the north. If you go to Huanghuangzhou, you have to pass through the Waguo Sea."
"The current governor of the Ouchi family is Ouchi Yoshihiro. The strength of the Ouchi family is very average. They also have a rough idea of the silver mines in the Iwami area and are mining them on a small scale."
After listening to Liu Jin's explanation, everyone finally understood the location of the Iwami Silver Mine, and also had a rough idea of the internal situation of the Japanese country.
"Liu Jin, what are your plans for this Shijian Silver Mine?"
Liu Jian looked at Liu Jin. He had already heard that Liu Jin must have evil intentions. There was no doubt that he wanted to swallow such a huge silver mine into his belly.
"What do you plan to do?"
"Then of course we will seize the Iwami Silver Mine."
Liu Jin smiled and said, making no secret of it, not blushing or out of breath, looking like it was natural.
"That's right, the silver mine with hundreds of millions of taels of silver is no worse than the gold mine in Yuxi. The gold in Huanghuangzhou is not bad at all, and it's so close. If God doesn't take it, it will strike with lightning."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately shouted excitedly.
"..."
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian looked at each other slightly. The prince was hopeless. There was no grace that a prince should have. What was the difference between this and a robber?
"After all, this Japanese country is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't it a good idea for us to rob the vassal state of things?"
Liu Jian thought for a while and said.
"What's wrong? It's just a silver mine, with hundreds of millions of taels of silver. We only have so many people in the Ming Dynasty. To take over a silver mine is almost like a few taels of silver for everyone in the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jin did not speak, but Zhu Houzhao spoke first.
"The Japanese country is a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty, and the people of the Japanese country are naturally your Majesty's people. To rob the Japanese country of things is really not the behavior of a big country."
Xie Qian also shook his head and said.
"pedantic~"
"This Japanese country only comes to pay tribute to us from time to time. What kind of vassal state is this? If it is really a vassal state, then the Japanese country should restrain their people and not come to plunder our southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty."
"Last year, Japanese pirates looted a town along the coast of Zhejiang and killed thousands of people."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Xie Qian and then said: "Zhejiang is your hometown."
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Xie Qian was immediately speechless. He knew this. The problem of Japanese pirates has always been a problem. As a coastal area, Zhejiang is often invaded by Japanese pirates.
"And you may not know that recently when our fleet went to the Japanese country, many of the ships were robbed by Japanese pirates. One ship was even completely robbed, and all the Ming people on board were killed.
"
"In addition, the Japanese country has now begun to impose heavy taxes on our merchant ships and requires us to pay more taxes before we are allowed to do business in the Japanese country."
"This is not a vassal state of our Ming Dynasty. North Korea is our real vassal state. It pays tribute every year and never dares to offend us in the slightest."
"As for the Japanese country and Annan, when there is benefit to them, we are the suzerain country. When there is no benefit to them, we will not recognize them if they fall out."
Zhu Houzhao was a good talker, so of course he had discussed these matters with Liu Jin in advance.
Some things are much better for Zhu Houzhao to say than for himself. Zhu Houzhao is the prince, he is fearless, but Liu Jin is not. This official is getting bigger and bigger, be careful with your words and actions, and sail with caution.
"Yes, the Japanese pirates from the Japanese country often raided the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty and posed a threat to the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese country also levied heavy taxes on us. This means that the Ming Dynasty did not take it seriously at all."
"I think we should give them a hard lesson and let them know how powerful our Ming Dynasty is and how we can protect our people."
Zhang Mao was undoubtedly on the side of Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao. His merchant ships were also threatened by Japanese pirates. The Japanese country collected more taxes, which seriously affected Zhang Mao's interests.
"But, using force against a vassal country is not a good idea after all, right?"
Liu Jian shook his head slightly. He still opposed the use of force against vassal states, and as a civil servant, he naturally did not like to use force or use force to solve problems.
"I think we can issue an edict to the Japanese king of the Japanese country and ask him to restrain his subjects. This will naturally solve the problem of Japanese pirates."
"Issuing an imperial edict?"
Liu Jin couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
"Liu Gong, you may not know that although the Japanese king of the Japanese country is the monarch of the Japanese country, this is only in name. In fact, the Japanese king of the Japanese country has no binding force on the daimyo of various places, and he has no actual power in his hands.
power, so he has no control over the various parts of the Japanese country at all."
"What the Japanese country really talks about is the names of the various places. They are the princes and kings."
"What's more, if the warning had been effective, our Ming pirates and pirates would have been eliminated long ago."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Liu Jian was immediately speechless.
First of all, he does not understand the situation in Japan. Secondly, his ideas are too naive. If he continues to talk, it will only appear that he is ignorant.
Emperor Hongzhi has been thinking carefully about hundreds of millions of taels of silver. To be honest, he is very excited. Now he understands the benefits of being rich.
If you have money in your hands, everything can be done easily. If you don't have money in your hands, even if you are an emperor, you won't be able to do many things.
If I can eat these hundreds of millions of taels of Iwami silver mine, I will have a stable source of wealth in the future.
"Recently, military expenditures have been too large, and it is indeed time to find ways to increase revenue. What's more, these Japanese people dare to charge heavy taxes on our Ming Dynasty ships."
Emperor Hongzhi actually had a choice in his mind. He was inclined to use force directly to seize the Shijian Silver Mine.
What's more, the Japanese pirates attacking merchant ships and imposing heavy taxes also affected the interests of Emperor Hongzhi. In the final analysis, interests decided everything.
Of course, Emperor Hongzhi also wanted to save face. It was indeed a bit unpleasant to talk about robbing the vassal country, and it could easily destroy the image of the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes, we must teach the Japanese people a lesson and let them understand that those who offend our strong men will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
"What's more, this Japanese country is also the only way to go to the Golden Continent. If the Japanese pirates are not wiped out, our fleet will never have peace in the future."
Zhang Mao also nodded solemnly, and then added.
"Is Japan the only place to go to Golden Continent?"
Li Dongyang asked quickly after hearing this.
"Well, it is a place that must be passed. Whether you are going to Yuxi or Huanghuangzhou, you must pass through the Japanese country. After the spring, many fleets of my Ming Dynasty will go to Huanghuangzhou to clean up these Japanese pirates.
, if we don’t keep Japan in line, these fleets will be in danger.”
Liu Jin nodded and said.
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian suddenly became a little anxious. Going to Huanghuangzhou to dig for gold is a very hot topic now. The three of them also invested a lot of money in some fleets.
If the fleet was destroyed by Japanese pirates, wouldn't it mean that their investment would be wasted. Thinking of this, Liu Jian quickly said: "Your Majesty, this Japanese country is so ambitious that the small country of Zuoer dares to repeatedly offend our great power.
I request your Majesty to send a large army to wipe out the Japanese pirates and warn the Japanese country."
"I also believe that the Japanese pirates should be taught a lesson~"
Xie Qian also said quickly.
"I also believe that we should give the Japanese a hard lesson, severely crack down on Japanese pirates, and protect our people of the Ming Dynasty~"
Li Dongyang also said seriously.
When it comes to their own money, these three people finally stopped being pedantic. They all bluntly stated that they would use force against the Japanese pirates. When they spoke, they always started with the word "chen", which was very formal, just like going to the morning court.
Otherwise, in such private situations, there is usually no need to say "I", just say "me". This shows that the three of them are also very anxious at this time.
There was no other way. There were many fleets heading to Golden Continent, and the three of them also invested in it. It was related to their own interests, so their positions immediately changed.
