Before Goryeo takes over Iyo Island, Japan will definitely try its best to empty all the resources on the island.
Population is also a resource.
And it’s a very important resource!
Since hundreds of thousands of young and strong men have been sent to mine.
The corresponding hundreds of thousands of women must not be let off easily given the consistent conduct of the Japanese country.
This is why Feng Yibo thought of this answer.
As for the remaining old and weak, it probably depends on whether they are determined or not.
Even without this incident, many places in Japan still have the custom of abandoning the elderly for adoption.
Feng Yibo guessed the answer casually, and Gouzi was naturally stunned.
"Indeed, as the uncle thought, the Japanese country issued a decree related to women."
But he seemed still dissatisfied, nodded, and then said:
"However, I believe you can't guess what kind of decree they issued."
Perhaps he was afraid that Feng Yibo would guess again, but Gouzi didn't show off this time.
He swallowed and said the answer directly:
"The government decree issued by the Japanese state is the "Prostitution Prohibition Order."
Normally, banning brothels should protect these women.
But what I mentioned earlier was the woman who settled Iyo Island.
What does this have to do with outlawing brothels?
But judging from the consistent style of Japan, there must be something fishy in it.
"ban?"
Feng Yibo frowned slightly and said hesitantly:
"Is it a monopoly?"
He said a little unconfidently.
Because even if we monopolize brothels across the country, it would be difficult for hundreds of thousands of women to be housed together, right?
"hiss!"
Unexpectedly, before Feng Yibo finished speaking, Gouzi took a breath of cold air and was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time.
He knew that his uncle was full of wisdom and thoughtfulness.
But I never expected that it could be done to this extent!
Is this what the uncle once said, "One leaf knows the autumn"?
After hearing a few words, can you see the truth behind it?
This time Gouzi was completely convinced and said with emotion:
"My uncle is really a living Wuhou. He knows the autumn from a leaf, and he has no plans left!"
Feng Yibo was a little surprised when he heard this.
But when I think about the consistent style of Japan, I feel that it is natural.
Hearing Gouzi's emotion, he felt a little funny in his heart.
But his face was smiling without saying a word, looking enigmatic.
Seeing this, Gouzi calmed down his shock and hurriedly began to tell the story of the whole incident:
"The Japanese country came to discuss with me earlier and wanted hundreds of thousands of women from Iyo Island to go to Donghai County and Dawei to work and make money. They said they wanted to pay off their debts as soon as possible."
More than 100,000 men on Iyo Island have gone to mine, what about the free women?
This question was placed in front of Yama Asakusa.
Will he choose to give up?
The answer is, of course not.
For the Japanese country, young women can also make money!
The most direct way is to discuss with Donghai County.
Let these women go to work in Donghai County and earn Black Dragon Coins directly.
"I thought it would be a good thing for Japan to pay off its debts quickly. Although I didn't dare to agree easily at the time, I didn't refuse either."
When Gouzi recalled what happened at that time, he couldn't help but sigh:
"After all, it's a matter involving hundreds of thousands of people, so I have to ask for your permission anyway! I just didn't expect that things would change again after my delay."
Since this matter is related to the "Brothel Prohibition Order", could it be...
Feng Yibo's heart was shocked when he heard this.
Now, Gouzi said things have changed.
Could it be that these hundreds of thousands of women will no longer work?
wrong!
Could it be that hundreds of thousands of people went to sea together?
This bold guess reminded him of a movie from his previous life.
Of course Gouzi didn't know what he was thinking, so he sighed and continued:
"After the Japanese Kingdom was fully opened to the outside world, merchants from Donghai County and Dawei came to the country after hearing the news. For a time, the ports in the Japanese Kingdom became prosperous. Following this, the business of the port brothels was particularly prosperous."
Hearing this, Feng Yibo joked casually:
"Have you tried it?"
"No no!"
Gouzi shook his head repeatedly and explained:
"The quality over there is actually very average, but the price is cheap. The Japanese women are very obedient and always have to kneel down to talk. They are very popular among sailors and merchants."
The explanation is so clear that no one would believe it if they had never been there.
Feng Yibo felt a little funny when he heard this.
From what he said, he still looked down upon those Japanese girls.
But Japanese girls of average quality are considered normal by dogs.
But with his status in the Japanese country, they will definitely get him some high-quality goods, right?
However, Feng Yibo just asked casually and naturally he would not go into details.
Gouzi smiled when he saw him, and continued hurriedly without asking any more questions:
"There was a Japanese inland man named Takeda Nobutsuna. He discovered this phenomenon and gave Yama Asakusa an idea."
The Takeda family was originally powerful, second only to the Ashikaga Shogunate in its heyday.
But later, the Takeda family became one of Master Odaji's achievements.
After being defeated by Master Oda Yoshi, most of the territory was reduced.
He also lost all his ports and became an inland daimyo.
However, a skinny camel is ultimately bigger than a horse.
This time the Japanese nation was defeated in the East China Sea. As an inland daimyo, the Takeda family unexpectedly survived and retained most of its strength.
Yama Asakusa, the leader of the Japanese country, came to power through peace negotiations and received strong support from Takeda Nobutsuna, the leader of the Takeda family.
He also recommended himself to the Japanese court as an official, and won the trust of Yama Asakusa.
When Feng Yibo heard this, he frowned slightly and said doubtfully:
"So the Japanese court issued the "Brothel Prohibition Order" just to monopolize the brothels in all ports?"
This was different from what he thought.
He couldn't remember the details of the movie he just thought of.
But it should be overseas!
What's more, there are more than 100,000 people on Iyo Island.
Even if we monopolize the brothels in all ports, we can't support so many women going to sea together, right?
When Gouzi saw Feng Yibo's expression, he knew that his uncle had finally guessed the truth this time.
For some reason, he felt slightly relieved and said with a smile:
"Takeda Nobutsuna did recommend that brothels be nationalized. However, after the final discussion, the "Brother House Prohibition Order" issued by Japan did not fully follow this suggestion. Instead, it declared that all private brothels were illegal and all prostitutes must work in state-owned brothels. Selling oneself in a hotel.”
After working on it for a long time, it turned out to be a monopoly.
It just changed from direct collection to monopoly of resources.
Feng Yibo was slightly stunned when he heard this.
This method of removing money from the cauldron sounds much gentler than directly nationalizing brothels.
It may seem that the food is better, but in fact it may not be.
Although the brothels were not taken over, the most important resource of the brothels, that is, the prostitutes, were nationalized.
But, this still has nothing to do with the 100,000 women on Iyo Island?
Gouzi didn't let his doubts last long and continued:
"Not only that, Yama Asakusa also took the opportunity to issue an order to all the people of Iyo Island, saying that all Japanese people are subjects of the lord of the country, and they should come forward to contribute when the Japanese country is in trouble!"
The implication is that these Japanese women also belong to the king?
The money from selling one's body will naturally return to the owner of the country.
To be honest, only the Japanese country could come up with such a shameless decree.
If he were in the Central Plains Dynasty, he would probably be criticized by thousands of people.
There is a high probability that someone will take the opportunity to rise up, and there will be responses from all directions.
Without him, such a debauched and unprincipled king would have no place in the Central Plains.
Others still have to find excuses when they rebel, but if they meet such a monarch.
That is what is really "the right way defeats the wrong way".
It is a pity that the concept of peasant uprising has not existed in the Japanese country for thousands of years.
At most it would be a riot.
Kill the daimyo below, or ask for a reduction in taxes, and it will be settled.
No one has ever mentioned that "princes, generals, and ministers would rather have their own kind", and no one has ever questioned the legitimacy of the country's leader.
"As a result, the Japanese state began to severely crack down on illegal prostitution in the country, and only allowed legal sales in state-run brothels. This ensured that most of the income from the brothels at various treaty ports belonged to the Japanese court."
Sure enough, the Japanese court was successful at this point.
Feng Yibo was not surprised when he heard this, but...
Gouzi's words sound like he's foreshadowing something?
"On the other hand, after the "Brothel Prohibition Order" was implemented for a period of time, the Japanese court came to me again and asked about going to sea to work."
Speaking of this, Gouzi's expression was a little complicated.
He sighed softly and then said:
"But in fact, I got the news that the Japanese court is organizing more than 100,000 women to go to Donghai County and Wei Dynasty to sell themselves, and the money earned from prostitution will be used to pay off the compensation!"
The Japanese state declared to these poor women:
They belong to the Japanese country and the country's master, and they must dedicate everything they have to the Japanese country!
The king is planning to arrange for them to work overseas this time.
To pay off the war debts they owed, they also made money for their own families.
From beginning to end, the Japanese court did not mention selling oneself at all.
But they could hide it from these women, but they couldn't hide it from the dog.
After the Battle of the East China Sea, all the ports of Japan were unconditionally open to the Wei Dynasty and Donghai County.
Many famous people are extremely flattering to Gouzi in private.
In the hope that Donghai County can trade from their port.
Even if the tariffs are all interest on compensation, the profits from trade are not fake.
Except for a few inland daimyo, almost all Japanese daimyo maintained good business relations with Donghai County.
Whether it is goods from the Wei Dynasty or goods from Haixi, the caravans in Donghai County have everything.
As long as you give money, there is nothing you can't buy.
With this kind of news, more than one person revealed the specific situation to Gouzi.
Gouzi was naturally shocked when he heard such a thing.
But while he was shocked, he thought of the warning center in Donghai County.
Therefore, he still did not directly reject the Japanese request.
Instead, he came back to report to Feng Yibo and wait for the uncle to make his own decision.
The Japanese country is still the Japanese country after all!
Feng Yibo could not help but feel a little emotional at this time.
Is this the tragedy of being born in a twisted country like Japan?
That’s hundreds of thousands of people!
The movie he thought of before was called "Looking Homeward".
The Japanese girl in it was sold to Nanyang by the Japanese country and sold her body for the country.
There are hundreds of thousands of people in this group, and they were once called "Nanyang Sisters".
They are also defeated countries, and they are also Japanese girls.
The same is said about dedication to the country, and the same is to earn foreign exchange.
They are also asked to work overseas, and they are also forced to sell their bodies...
The difference is that such a thing happened in advance in this time and space.
Considering that the war has come to an end for the time being, Japan and Donghai County have also begun trade.
Feng Yibo only pondered for a moment and then said:
"Only one brothel in Donghai County is being warned. If they open a brothel in the past, they must comply with our requirements."
As soon as these words came out, it was obvious that he agreed.
In fact, Feng Yibo just felt a little compassion.
But it only moved once, and it was fleeting.
Even if they don't agree, these Japanese girls will not have better results.
Besides, what does the Japanese girl have to do with him?
He was responsible for the flower growers and demoted the traitors to prostitutes.
Then why can't we just let Japanese women become prostitutes?
He was responsible for the people of the Wei Dynasty and resisted pressure to prevent brothels from being opened casually in Donghai County.
But he has no responsibility for the Japanese girl!
"The first point is that the words "Japanese women's hall" must be marked. In any Japanese women's hall, only Japanese women are allowed, and no Han women are allowed."
The matter of a brothel is actually nothing in this era.
Relatively speaking, Donghai County is already an anomaly.
In fact, Feng Yibo just gave himself an explanation.
But as long as he doesn't persecute his own people on his territory, he doesn't want to have to worry about people from other countries.
And blocking is worse than sparing. Since the Japanese want to repay their debts as soon as possible, let them fill the gap in the market.
Besides, it would be good for him to pay off his debt as soon as possible.
Even if it’s ten coppers at a time, you’ll receive ten customers a day.
That person had one hundred copper coins a day.
After one year, the cost will be three million silver coins, right?
There is only one brothel in Donghai County, Jingjing Hall, and there is still a huge gap in this business.
Even if Donghai County does not have such strong purchasing power, consider the costs of food, clothing, makeup, and taxes.
But only counting 30%, it still amounts to one million silver coins.
"Second point, all brothels in Donghai County must be inspected regularly. If it is found that people from Donghai County and Dawei are being persecuted, they will be sealed up without asking the reason, and those in charge will be killed!"
It's allowed, but it must be limited to Japanese women.
If there is someone who is a fool, he borrows the Japanese girl's house and opens a brothel.
That would go against Feng Yibo's original intention.
Therefore, restrictions must be strict.
"The third point is to charge three times the commercial tax, tax evaders will be directly seized, all properties will be confiscated, and personnel will be repatriated within a time limit."
Feng Yibo naturally would not engage in loss-making business.
If Japan wanted to open a brothel, it would be no problem.
But want to bypass the exchange process and earn Black Dragon Coins directly?
Then let’s make up for Donghai County’s losses from taxes!
“That’s all I can think of for now, and others will be added later.”
Feng Yibo thought about it again, but there was nothing else for the time being, and then he said:
"If they can accept it, they can go to Donghai County to operate it."
Gouzi nodded and asked again:
"Where's Da Wei?"
"I'll give you a memorial here. It's not a big problem."
The Wei Dynasty had its own brothel and Chu Guan.
Whether it's the Qinhuai River in Jinling or Hualiu Lane in Duzhong.
They are all famous places for fireworks and places of dust in the Wei Dynasty.
Even if half of these hundreds of thousands of Japanese women were sent to the Wei Dynasty, they would be able to spread almost all over the prosperous places.
In this way, it can somewhat reduce the chance of Wei women falling into prostitution, right?
It’s barely a good thing!
