There are a lot of bastards among those from the Near Branch Royal Sect, but there are even more bastards from the Far Branch Royal Sect because they are too large in number. If it were the imperial court, it really planned to hand these people back. At present, the third master, who has no place to settle except Ryukyu, can only take him back to Ryukyu. With the character of that group of people, they might cause some big trouble when they arrive in Ryukyu. But now Ryukyu really cannot afford chaos.
Those who can stay here today are naturally smart people. Even though I was a little bit horny before, I haven't turned around yet. But when the last layer of window paper was pierced, things suddenly turned around. Indeed, it is better to keep these scourges in the hands of the imperial court than to send them back. No one in the capital would tolerate them, but if they arrived in Ryukyu, they would be at a loss to deal with them.
The few people who wanted to understand looked at Liu Jinli with some surprise. To them, although this third master is equally talented, he can be said to be the most outstanding one among the old prince's disciples. Almost everyone believed that no matter whether the old prince did not rebel, he would still be successful in the end. Whether it is to inherit the palace or inherit the throne, this third master is the most suitable candidate.
As for the rest of the disciples, they are either superficial, just an embroidered pillow, or completely ridiculous. Only this third master can put his mind to work. It's just that the third master before gave them the impression that he was good everywhere. When the old prince sent him to open up the land, there were mountain tribes everywhere. There is only one Jilong Port in the palace. As a supply port, Ryukyu has only three thousand people.
Because the previous kings did not pay much attention to it, Ryukyu Island was already in the hands of the royal family as early as the founding of the People's Republic of China. Only a small port was built on the island to provide merchant fleets with shelter from typhoons and to replenish fresh water and food when needed. Later, due to the competition among the princes, the royal palace gradually gave up the route to Japan and Korea. After all efforts were made to rectify the Nanyang trade routes, they became even more desolate.
In an entire island the size of Ryukyu, the land belonging to the palace is less than 2,000 acres. And because of the lack of manpower, the yield of these two thousand acres of paddy fields is also surprisingly low. Every year, a large amount of grain needs to be transported from Guangnan East Road. In order to retreat from the business, the old prince sent the third master there who was less than twenty years old at the time, and almost started from scratch on a blank piece of paper.
But at a young age at the time, he used a combination of kindness and power to conquer most of the mountain tribes within a few years. He recruited more than 100,000 refugees from the interior and reclaimed hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land. Nowadays, Ryukyu is self-sufficient in food, and the sugarcane fields have almost replaced part of the Guangnan East and West Road, becoming the largest icing production area in the palace. Ability and skills can be regarded as equal to each other.
However, in the eyes of these veterans, the only flaw in this third master is that he is still a little too soft-hearted. To put it bluntly, he is not ruthless enough at critical moments. But looking at it today, maybe I have experienced too much during this period. The third master also began to change, not only did he also learn to calculate. Moreover, his skills and scheming have suddenly become a bit hard to recognize.
Several people looked at Liu Jinli, and the more they looked, the more they felt that the old prince's decision to place him in Ryukyu was the most correct choice the old prince had made in these years. If someone else had been in charge, I am afraid that we would not have created such a great foundation in Ryukyu in just over ten years. Originally, they were worried that he was caring about his so-called family ties and under the pressure of the court, he would bring those ignorant uncles to Ryukyu.
Ryukyu, which is currently in a great situation, is suddenly thrown into disarray, and even endangers the current excellent situation and the foundation that has been laid so far. After all, they know very well what kind of virtue those Wang Zong have. Now that the third master would rather take the money and support these uncles than take them to Ryukyu, they were relieved.
Seeing that several of his subordinates were silent, Liu Jinli waved his hand a little tiredly, signaling for them to leave. But he looked at the candlelight and fell into deep thought. Because he knew that no matter what he thought, at least for now, it was just unrequited love. I still don't know exactly how much the court, or exactly the owner, will charge, and now I don't have much capital.
But one thing he knew was that he might have to bleed heavily this time. It's just that he is still somewhat unclear about what the Lord's purpose is for doing this. Logically speaking, even if he is alone overseas, he still has enough power to threaten the imperial trade navy and fleet, but it is not enough to make the master accept such a thing that none of the previous emperors would have accepted.
The reason why Liu Jinli believed that he could not really cut off trade routes as a bargaining chip with the imperial court was very simple. Since the founding of the Qi Dynasty, Emperor Taizu, who hated the Fan merchants who came to trade from the sea because they helped the former Tang Dynasty to defend Guangzhou, has attached more importance to farming than trade. Emperors of all dynasties were also like this.
The world of Da Qi is too rich, even if trade is cut off, at least most of it can still be self-sufficient. It is not completely impossible for the country to be closed to the outside world. Although he believed in the Lord, he was not a narrow-minded person. But if he is really forced to do that, who can guarantee that he will not burn the boat? It doesn’t take much. The first person you will praise in the past three years will be yourself.
Therefore, even after his father raised the army, he repeatedly ordered him to block the coast. Except for its own fleet, the fleets of other merchants are not allowed to go to sea. He has never really implemented it. Because besides not being optimistic about his father, this rebellion. The most important thing is that he must leave some backup. Otherwise, even if my father really succeeds, it may be difficult to deal with the aftermath.
When his father's rebellion was in full swing, he did not do this. Now, this is no longer a threat. The emperor was really anxious and resorted to seclusion. Things have changed so long ago, and the original property has fallen into the hands of the imperial court. Now that most of the supply needs to be purchased from the mainland, I am afraid that it will collapse first. Compared to themselves, the Fan family still has the Silk Road.
Liu Jinli knew clearly that this could pose a threat to the court, but it was far from that big. The reason why he said that was just to appease his subordinates. But this is exactly what Liu Jinli is a little confused about. What he thought he could think of, how could the more astute emperor really not think of it? Now that he knows, he is not a big threat to it.
As for restricting the Fan family, it is possible. But now that he wants to check and balance the Fan family, the emperor has many cards in his hand, and he is not the only one. It can even be said that he is not the best choice. But when he doesn't have much capital, why does he still have some leeway? Liu Jinli, who was puzzled, even thought of the most impossible possibility in his mind.
Is it for money? This is unlikely. If such an exchange is made for money, it is really an insult to the honor of an emperor. When the time comes, what will be written in the history books? Sparing a rebel, even if the person is dead, just in exchange for a large sum of money? Even if he is short of money, as the current emperor, he will not even give up his reputation. ,
In Liu Jinli's opinion, this idea was somewhat unrealistic, but he shook his head and dismissed it. But apart from this idea, I really can't think of any other reason. Liu Jinli, who had never figured out the master's true intention and had no idea about the upcoming negotiations, had the lights in the room where he was not extinguished all night long.
In fact, Liu Jinli was really thinking too much at this time. The real reason why Huang Qiong agreed to talk about this matter was not always that reason, but at least most of it was for this reason. At this moment, he was speculating on various reasons, and he thought that was the most unlikely reason. To put it more bluntly, it is really just in exchange for a large amount of money. Huang Qiong was not so stubborn and had to crush the false emperor to ashes in order to take revenge.
As long as the person is actually dead, the rest is no big deal. Crushing bones and raising ashes can only vent personal anger, how can there be the pleasure of real money? The reason that makes Huang Qiong think so is that it is not that he is really greedy for money, but that the current treasury of the imperial court is too empty. The huge military burden caused by the two-front war in the past three years almost completely crushed the imperial court's finances.
Now we have to face the aftermath of Jiangnan, and we need a lot of money and food. Spring is about to begin again, and river workers cannot save money. After the rebellion was over, there was another large amount of money to reward the troops. The national treasury, which is about to be in trouble, simply cannot meet the needs. If it hadn't been for the interception of the gold and silver transferred by the pseudo-emperor last year, the imperial court might not be able to eat even if it wanted to act like eating grain.
To be honest, I am actually quite lucky. Although they encountered the biggest rebellion since the founding of Da Qi, in the three years since the rebellion was put down, most places in the world have been doing well. The Huang and Huai rivers, which have suffered nine disasters in ten years, although there are some local waterlogging disasters, are not serious, and the consumption of money and food is not large. Although there was an earthquake in Xichuan, the impact was not large.
In addition, the Fan family is quite honest and pays business taxes in a timely manner. Otherwise, I don't know how I would have persisted in the past three years. How to maintain it? Military expenditures account for 60% of the imperial court's annual income. But even so, the imperial treasury is still empty until now. The money left for the court to deal with emergencies is less than 500,000 yuan, and it urgently needs a sum of foreign money to supplement it.
This is one of the main reasons why Huang Qiong agreed to discuss this matter. Moreover, Huang Qiong also thought that not only the body of the false emperor could be sold to his son. Even those Wang Zong who are currently detained in the capital and now in the Guilin County Prince's Mansion must be packed up and sold together. Those who, like the clan, know nothing at all, are of no use if left alone, and they have to spend a lot of money every year to support them.
Rather than leaving a group of useless people, it would be better to go back and forth wherever you go. Of course, this required Liu Jinli to spend a sum of ransom money for each of them. As for the price, it depends on the distance between them and the Guilin County Prince's current bloodline. The closer the bloodline is, the higher the price will naturally be. The further the bloodline is, the more discounts can be given on the price. Even giving it as a free gift is not impossible.
Hearing what Huang Qiong meant, Lu Mengzheng, who had never understood the emperor's attitude towards the third son of the pseudo-emperor in the royal mausoleum today, couldn't help but be shocked and dumbfounded. Some even couldn't believe what they heard with their own ears. The man who had enjoyed the generous treatment of his country for more than a hundred years was still not satisfied. Relying on the huge wealth accumulated by the ancestors of the past dynasties, they purchased arms privately and raised troops to cause rebellion.
This rebellion lasted three full years and affected almost all the roads south of the Yangtze River except for the two rivers. Huguang South Road and Jiangnan West Road, the main battlefields, are even more in ruins. I don’t know how many years it will take to recover. Even if he is dead now, according to the crimes he committed, he will be crushed and ashes in all dynasties. Why are you still using him to exchange money now?
