Above the blue sea, clipper boats are speeding on the sea.
This is Li Jin's first time sailing on a clipper ship, and it does feel much faster than an ordinary lucky ship.
It's just that this kind of ship is not stable after all and can easily capsize, so Li Jin always feels a little scared when he stands on the deck.
Although Li Jin was captured by Jin Yiwei, Mao Xiang did not torture Li Jin, nor did he say anything about locking the hinges.
Just ask Li Jin not to run around, and let Li Jin move freely on the boat.
Li Jin never liked staying in the cabin. On the ship, he preferred to stay on the deck and enjoy the feeling of the sea breeze.
Looking at the endless sea makes Li Jin feel extremely comfortable.
As the sun set in the west, the sun dyed the distant sea into a golden color. Under this scene, Li Jin stood on the bow of the ship, as if he was wearing a golden armor and holy clothes, with his feet on the golden clouds, speeding all the way east.
Li Jin opened his arms comfortably, as if he wanted to fly high.
It's a pity that what awaits him in the capital is bound to be endless jail time.
"Master Li, in fact, with your merits, you only need to apologize to the emperor, and I believe the emperor will not embarrass you."
Mao Xiang appeared behind Li Jin at some point and softly tried to persuade him.
As the chief spy of the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that Mao Xiang knew everything that Li Jin did on the island.
After Li Jin decided to invade Japan, he rushed thousands of miles to attack Ishimi Castle, and then controlled Ishimi Yinshan.
Then he used the contradiction between the Northern and Southern Dynasties to provoke a deadly fight between the two families. In the end, he took chestnuts from the fire and captured the capital of Japan in one fell swoop, conquering the entire island.
Mao Xiang knew all of this.
In Mao Xiang's view, everything Li Jin did was a great contribution to the imperial court.
Not to mention, Li Jin made irreplaceable contributions to the imperial court by capturing the Jinshan Silver Mine discovered for the imperial court.
It was just the final massacre that made Mao Xiang feel a little inappropriate.
It's not because Mao Xiang sympathizes with those Japanese people. They are not of my race, so his feelings must be different.
As the spy chief, Mao Xiang's heart was as cold as ice. How could he sympathize with those damn Japanese pirates?
He felt worthless for Li Jin.
In fact, Mao Xiang knew exactly why Zhu Yuanzhang lost his temper this time.
The main reason is that Li Jin is too eccentric and doesn't know how to restrain himself.
You must know that there are nearly 200,000 Ming troops gathered on the Japanese island.
Among them were 100,000 elite troops from the Ming Dynasty's capital camp, and 40,000 from the Ming Dynasty's navy. Such an extremely powerful army must naturally be cautious.
If it were Wei Guogong, he would never have kicked this matter out.
Because Wei Guogong had been with the emperor for too long, he naturally knew where the emperor's bottom line was.
Mao Xiang always thought that Li Jin was a smart man who knew how to advance and retreat.
But the strange thing is that Li Jin seems to have a deep hatred for the Japanese, he is radical, brutal, crazy and bloodthirsty.
In Mao Xiang's view, the final massacre was simply unnecessary.
Anyway, the Japanese islands will be conquered by the Ming Dynasty sooner or later, so there is no need to kill them all.
But this shouldn't be a big deal. As long as Li Jin sends Zhu Yuanzhang a letter of apology, in Mao Xiang's view, everything will be over.
After all, Li Jin's achievements were so great that if he killed them rashly, it would probably affect the morale of the generals who conquered Japan.
But after hearing Mao Xiang's words, Li Jin smiled slightly and said:
"Only those who are wrong will apologize."
"I'm right. Those people on the Japanese island need to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. Only by letting them see the horror will they truly and completely surrender."
This was the first time that Mao Xiang saw such a stubborn young man. After thinking about it, Mao Xiang did not persuade him.
Let the royal family deal with people like this.
He was a martial artist and was too lazy to talk to Li Jin.
Anyway, in his opinion, Li Jin should not die. Even if Li Jin is similar, at least His Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen will not let him die.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince praised Li Jin highly. This time when he saw Li Jin slaughtering the Japanese wantonly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually changed his gentle face and supported Li Jin.
This shows Li Jin's influence on His Royal Highness.
Not to mention the empress, she still has millions of taels of silver with Li Jin.
If Li Jin dies, I'm afraid the palace's internal funds will be exhausted in an instant.
Thinking of this, Mao Xiang seemed to have remembered something again, and asked Li Jin:
"Master Li, I think we will open sea in the Ming Dynasty in the future. I wonder if Master Li can introduce you to a good industry?"
"If I have spare money then, I will also participate."
"You also know that although we are royal guards, the emperor's strict view is still a bit tight."
When Li Jin heard this, he smiled slightly and nodded in understanding. Then he seemed to have thought of something and said to Mao Xiang:
"I think Lord Mao, you can try the slave trade."
"Slave trade?"
Mao Xiang was a little confused and said:
“How much money can this make?”
Li Jin looked like you didn't understand and started to explain:
"Master Mao, this is a profitable business, even a no-profit business."
"Jin Yiwei is spread all over the Ming Dynasty. Don't they know exactly where there is a shortage of slaves?"
"At that time, all we need to do is use clipper ships to smuggle a large number of slaves from the Japanese islands. It will be a business without capital."
"Master Mao, do you know that this is how I started my business? It's definitely very profitable!"
