For the surrendered Japanese troops, the Ming Dynasty only required a thousand.
This was used to present prisoners to Emperor Wanli, and they were not interested in the rest.
North Korea intended to keep all the 100,000 Japanese troops. They suffered extremely heavy losses to the army and civilians in this war. The government and the public were filled with hatred and wanted to kill all these people.
After Yan Shiyi learned about this situation, his eyes lit up.
Don't throw away the prisoners you caught. I have my own way of using it.
Killing them all would be such a waste.
He immediately found the North Korean King Li Huan and negotiated with him.
And Li Hao, when he thought that the weapons of the other party to support him were so advanced, even surpassing those of the Chinese Empire, he did not dare to offend them, so the two sides reached an agreement that all the weapons of the Japanese army would be left to North Korea, and these 100,000 Japanese troops, Just leave it to them.
Everyone is happy.
The Japanese army did not have artillery, but the muskets were actually quite good, and the armor was also very elite, so Li Huan was quite satisfied. He saw the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, and naturally he was very attracted to it. It was not as good as the Great Tomorrow Soldiers, at least it couldn't be this good. Crotch?
Of course, he seems to have forgotten that no matter how good the weapon is, someone needs to use it. Given the combat effectiveness of the North Korean army, giving them space-based weapons might even miss...
And Yan Shiyi did not take away these Japanese prisoners for charity. At least for the current Luzon, these manpower is more important than the Japanese army's equipment. They don't like it anyway, and they just melt it and recast it.
Under Yan Ling's guidance, he already knew about Japan's extremely rich mineral resources, which he had been coveting for a long time. Now he finally got the opportunity. Many mines had begun to be built, and it was time to hire people.
And even if you don’t count the mines in Japan, many places in Southeast Asia are rich in resources. Some jungles also need manpower to develop. Arsenals and shipyards require people almost everywhere. These free labors do not even need to follow the Luzon government’s regulations. The working method allows you to work directly from day to night without being paid. This is what everyone wants!
With this wave of manpower enrichment, I think it will be more helpful to the development of Luzon.
When Yan Shiyi thought of this, he almost burst into laughter.
Yan Zichong, who facilitated all this, also made great contributions. He was promoted from Minister of Foreign Affairs to Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was fully responsible for foreign-related matters.
Don't underestimate this position. The Luzon Governor's Palace in Nanyang had a lot of contacts with the West in this magnificent age of navigation.
In fact, they have met many businessmen and even envoys from abroad.
For example, Britain once sought to form an alliance with them in the East.
England lost John Hawkins, which was a big blow to them.
The Galenic sailing ship modified by John Hawkins has greatly improved in flexibility and firepower, so much so that in the later naval battle with Spain, it crushed the invincible armada with Carrack's sailing ship as the main force, and became One of the important factors in winning the battle.
But after losing Hawkins, although Britain was in a state of despair, in the subsequent naval battle of Graveline, it was only a draw with the Armada, and naturally it did not force them to go north and encounter another storm. As a result, the entire army was annihilated. Spain still firmly controlled the maritime situation, and the situation in Europe changed greatly.
The British did not give up. At this time, they were in the budding period of capitalism, and their light industry had also developed to a certain extent. It was when they needed overseas markets that they used piracy tactics to attack Spanish merchant ships in large numbers. Spain was not to be outdone and dispatched many times. , launched an attack on the British fleet, and the two sides fought fiercely.
During that period, Europe was in a complicated situation, and all countries were looking for allies, and there were frequent conflicts just like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
And because of Portugal's disastrous defeat, the Luzon Governor's Palace in the East came into the sight of European countries.
Especially at that time, Spain and Portugal accounted for the majority of overseas colonization. The only place they had not set foot in was the mysterious East. As an important part of entering the East, their relationship with the Luzon Governor's Palace was their Not to be ignored.
The "China fever" in Europe at this time is adding fuel to all this.
At this time, Chinese culture had been introduced to Europe and was highly praised by European philosophical thinkers. They talked about Confucius's thoughts, and some Confucian thoughts were indeed suitable for governing the country, so the kings gradually accepted those thoughts. Thought.
At this time, the Portuguese God of War was defeated in the east, and many merchants made a lot of money in peaceful transactions, so a beautiful country that was rich, powerful and focused on etiquette was established in the hearts of Europeans.
They began to be crazy about things from the East. From the upper class to the common people, they all made it fashionable to use Chinese utensils.
As the governor of Luzon, Yan Shiyi naturally would not let go of this excellent opportunity to attract money. Seeing that Europe was so obsessed with things from the East, he immediately mass-produced those items that were unique to the East.
For example, for porcelain, he specially set up a porcelain factory and sold it in large quantities.
However, even with such large-scale external sales, the supply of these things in the West was still in short supply, and the Luzon Governor's Mansion made a lot of money.
There is also tea. When Yan Shiyi learned that Yan Ling ordered him to sell these teas to the West, he was actually a little puzzled.
"Tea is something that needs to be savored carefully. Can those Yi people taste it? They seem to be more addicted to alcohol."
Yan Shiyi said puzzledly.
"What you see are all sailors who came to the East. Even if there are upper-class people, they are mainly generals. Look at the people in the military, don't they generally like to drink?" Yan Ling chuckled and gave him some guidance. :
"The Yi people like to socialize. Their nobles often hold afternoon tea parties much more frequently than we do. If they drink, they will get drunk easily and smell bad. Will those noble women like it? Those who call themselves gentlemen. Will people like it?”
"You mean..." Yan Shiyi seemed to understand.
"Choose some good tea to package... bring exquisite tea sets, and then make up some stories to make it mysterious and unpredictable, and you can capture the appetite of those people." Yan Ling smiled lightly, the marketing routine of the previous life, He was so familiar.
At this time, coffee had not yet been introduced to Europe in large quantities, leaving tea to occupy this position first.
"It's best to find one or two heavyweights to endorse and set a precedent... As for who to find, who would be unwilling if they have money? When the tea sells well, I guarantee that we can earn hundreds or thousands of times. return."
"As for the price...it would be better to increase it fifty times."
"Fifty times???" Yan Shiyi lost his voice. Generally, good tea costs about three taels per catty. If it costs fifty times more...
Yan Ling smiled and said nonchalantly:
"You're selling it cheaply, and those nobles won't be happy to drink it."
(End of chapter)
