Yan Zhongji read the contents of the imperial edict with a look of disbelief on his face, then pondered for a moment, and then turned around and bowed to Qi Jiguang: "In that case, I'll say goodbye to you later! I'm sorry that Marquis Qi didn't say this to you later that evening."
Yan Zhongji said and walked out first.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Xie, Xie Sidan and everyone else who came to Qi Jiguang's place all stood up and looked at Yan Zhongji in astonishment.
Yang Xie also asked.
Yan Zhongji suddenly smiled bitterly: "We have indeed thought too much. Let's go. If we stay any longer, we will just be treated as a joke."
After hearing this, Yang Xie and Xie Sidan had no choice but to say goodbye to Qi Jiguang.
"Wait!"
But at this time, Qi Jiguang stopped them.
Yan Zhongji stopped first, turned around and bowed his hands, and then asked cautiously: "What else can Marquis Qi give me?"
"Go back and tell those people behind you that since the King of Qin knows about the Heshi Bi, it can only belong to the King of Qin. From the moment the court decided to open the sea, they should accept the court's arrangement for the world's Haili, and not think about how it can really be done. I’ve been hiding this from the court!”
"Trade can only be formal trade, not smuggling. It must go through the court's customs, and there must be trade cooperation. Otherwise, once the navy turns into pirates and robs them, the court will not redress their grievances."
"In addition, they cannot go to places where the imperial court has not approved trade. Once they go, they will be treated as navy soldiers and traitors. The imperial court will not redress their grievances, and will even take credit for the navy."
"As long as they trade honestly, we will return the legal goods to them, and the shops will be returned to them, no later than ten days;"
"If they break the contract, they can impeach me; but all goods prohibited from trade by the imperial court will be confiscated!"
"I know that none of you dare to claim it, but you have to tell the people behind you to pay up the taxes on the smuggled legal goods as soon as possible. Don't really throw away all the smuggled goods just to save some tax money. "
After Qi Jiguang said this, he waved his hand and said, "Go away!"
"you!"
"yes!"
After Qi Jiguang met these people, he invited Yu Dayou and Chen Lin and other generals, and told them that Yan Zhongji had come to negotiate.
After Qi Jiguang told the Japanese generals about this, he said: "General Yu and General Chen are in charge of the Fujian and Zhejiang navies. They must be very clear about how profitable this Japanese trade is. The goods I have recently seized can be regarded as Once you gain experience, you can actually earn a million taels from a shipment of goods."
Yu Dayou and Chen Lin just smiled.
The two of them had actually participated as navy generals, so they naturally knew it.
But because they were military ministers and under the control of civilian officials, they could not directly participate in smuggling. They could only share some benefits from the smuggling gentry group, otherwise they would be impeached and punished.
Qi Jiguang knew it too, so he continued: "It's like having a table of good food here. In the past, the Japanese and local gentry shared the food, and we warriors would only get the leftover soup."
"But the situation is different now. Now the Japanese are not qualified to share. They want to work with us behind the court's back to give us some of the share that originally belonged to us, so that only we and the local gentry can eat this meal. It is equivalent to us still You have to kneel down to eat their leftover soup, but this time you have to share more leftover soup."
"This is to kill the beggars."
Chen Lin said with a smile at this time.
Qi Jiguang also smiled slightly: "A gentleman should not focus on profit, but just like a businessman! Presumably the two generals are also loyal and righteous, and they are magnanimous gentlemen!"
"And what I said was just an analogy to let you know the faces of these people."
"But, to follow this metaphor, why do we have to be so mean and don't know how to invite His Majesty to this table and let His Majesty sit down and eat first? We are standing like them, waiting for His Majesty to eat. After we finish, let’s divide it up. Your Majesty will eat less alone than there are so many of them, right?”
"That's the truth!"
"Why is it that His Majesty is not even qualified to serve the food, and then he has to wait for them to finish eating and then give us some leftover soup? What have we become?"
Yu Dayou nodded, and then asked: "Are you a dog?"
"The food here already belongs to the Zhu family, not the Matsuura Omura family. If you want to be a dog, it is also the Zhu family's dog. You don't have to be a dog for them to eat the food they stole from the Japanese slaves behind the court's back!" "
Chen Lin said at this time.
"They are the only ones who provide the food and meat, and even the cooks are theirs. Without them, this meal would not be possible."
Qi Jiguang said.
Chen Lin suddenly said: "Then we will unite with the emperor and use the knife to force the cook to serve the food and sell it to the *** vegetable and meat seller!"
Yu Dayou and others also nodded.
"That makes me feel relieved. It's good that all the generals are understanding."
Qi Jiguang said with a smile, and then continued: "They say that the emperor is the boss, they are the stewards, and we are the thugs, but there is no time when the emperor joins forces with the thugs to change their loyalty and manage the affairs."
Not long after Qi Jiguang reached an agreement with Chen Lin, Yu Dayou and others, he received a decree for him to return to Beijing.
Qi Jiguang knew that when he returned to Beijing, he was going to be a relative of the state, and he was retiring with honor. He also knew that he was going to be made a prince, and he did not feel the sense of loss that he would no longer be able to lead troops.
Therefore, Qi Jiguang did not delay or find excuses to delay. On the day he received the imperial edict, he summoned his generals Chen Ziluan and Tong Ziming: "You will find 500 strong Japanese dogs for me. They must be able to plow the fields." , half male and half female, I will take them to Beijing to give them away."
"Japanese dog?"
Chen Ziluan was quite puzzled and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Please let me know, Commander-in-Chief!"
Tongzi Mingye said: "Didn't you see any dogs?"
Qi Jiguang had a dark look on his face, and then pointed to a group of Japanese people at the pier in front who were unloading bags of food from the ship under the supervision of Ming army soldiers and said:
"Aren't those just dogs? Could it be said that the Emperor issued an edict and said that Dongyi are also his subjects and they are people whose personality needs to be taken care of?"
Chen Ziluan and Tong Ziming suddenly understood and hurriedly explained.
Seeing this, Qi Jiguang shook his head: "You two are very brave in fighting, but your brains are not very bright. Remember, don't be too kind to these Japanese dogs. Just give them something to eat. You must tame them like beasts to avoid They will become wild again and raid southeast of me."
"Understood! Don't worry, Commander, we will definitely tame these Japanese slaves!"
Chen Ziluan straightened his chest and replied.
Tong Ziming also nodded and corrected Chen Ziluan: "To tame these Japanese dogs!"
At this time, Yu Dayou and Chen Lin also came to see off Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang walked over and said goodbye to them, saying: "The power to distribute Haili in the world belongs to the emperor. How to distribute it depends on the emperor. This is my humble opinion." I have reached an agreement with the two generals. When I come to Beijing this time, I will convey it to His Majesty. They know it, so the two generals can rest assured."
Both of them nodded and said, "Thank you!"
After saying goodbye, Qi Jiguang left Hirado and returned to Beijing by boat.
At this time, the Xu family and Xu Jie of Huating, together with Xu Ying and Su Song, Min Xichen, deputy envoy in charge of military equipment and coastal defense, and other bureaucrats and gentry suspected of smuggling into Japan, learned about the information brought back by Yan Zhongji and others through a scholar named Wang Dingbang. Qi Jiguang and others were unwilling to go behind the imperial court's back and share profits with them.
"They said that Jiangling had already facilitated the marriage between the Qi family and the Tian family, and they could no longer persuade Qi Yuanjing to agree to it."
Wang Dinghao said.
boom!
The crutch in Xu Jie's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and his lips trembled slightly.
Xu Ying hurriedly picked it up and called out: "Father!"
Only then did Xu Jie realize that he had lost his composure. He smiled at Min Xichen and others and said, "I'll make you laugh."
"It's not the old man's fault. We were also angry after hearing this."
Min Xichen smiled and replied, "I didn't expect that Jiang Ling had already facilitated this matter, but he didn't write a letter to tell the old gentleman. Besides, I can't figure out why he did this?"
"He feels that his Zhang family can no longer tolerate Shilin, so he simply invites powerful generals to become new relatives and let the emperor hold the sword again, so that no one can live an easy life!"
"Anyway, after he dies, he doesn't care whether the scholar-officials whose homes were confiscated will have other homes besides his Zhang family."
Xu Jie started talking, then sighed and said: "Jiangling has reached the state of seeking a country!"
Then, Xu Jie asked expectantly: "Do you think the emperor has hated him at Jiangling a long time ago, hated him for seizing power too much, and refused to accept his kindness and give us a chance to let him break his own arms?"
(End of chapter)
