The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 356 Jiajing: "Ancestral teachings? I don't recognize them!"

Beijing, Xiyuan, Renshou Palace,
Jiajing, wearing a Taoist robe, is now exercising.

Coming to his side, Jia Jingzhong handed him tea and said, "Your Majesty, take a rest!"

"Has there been any news from the two provinces? Are there any more Japanese pirates?"

Looking at Jia Jingzhong, Jiajing sat on the futon and asked,

"Reporting to your majesty, Zhang Xinzhi immediately launched a campaign to suppress the pirates after arriving in Jiangnan! There has been no news of the Japanese pirates recently!"

Jia Jingzhong spoke with a smile on his face, and he was also worried about Zhang Cheng.

Because the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River are just like cutting leeks, one batch after another!

But just as Jia Jingzhong finished speaking, the young eunuch outside reported: "Your Majesty, Commander Lu Bing wants to see you!"

"Oh? Let him in!"

Hearing that it was his foster brother, Jiajing spoke casually,
Not long after, Lu Bing walked in quickly and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

"The matter that made you come here in person must be something serious, right? Could it be about the two provinces of Jiangnan?"

Frowning, Jiajing couldn't help but become serious.

He let Zhang Cheng go because he believed that he could pacify the Japanese pirates, but now it seems that Zhang Xinzhi can't handle the matter either!
"Your Majesty, this is a happy event, a great happy event!"

Seeing Jiajing like this, Lu Bing happily stepped forward with a smile on his face.
"Great joy, what joy?"

Looking at Lu Bing curiously, Jiajing also asked with great confusion,

"This is a secret report from the two provincial naval commanders. Your Majesty, please read it yourself!"

He handed it to Jia Jingzhong, and Lu Bing was very happy.
Because when he first saw the letter, he was also very scared, but when he saw the numbers later, he was completely dumbfounded.

"In that case, let me take a look!"

After opening the memorial, Jiajing nodded with satisfaction when he saw what Zhang Cheng had done.
After all, Zhang Cheng's writing skills are quite good, and he never talks nonsense, which makes him feel comfortable reading.

But in the next second, Jiajing frowned, because Zhang Cheng actually attacked Kyushu Island without authorization!

You know, Taizu originally established the motto of "a country that should not be conquered"!
But then, Jiajing took a deep breath and said, "Twenty million taels of silver? And four hundred thousand taels of gold."

"what?"

Looking at Jiajing in astonishment, Jia Jingzhong also screamed at this moment.
But just as he covered his mouth, Jiajing also held the memorial and laughed, "Well, well, well, you are worthy of being the commander-in-chief of the two provincial naval forces appointed by me. You really brought me a big surprise!"

He spoke excitedly, Jiajing had already forgotten his ancestral teachings.

Because in front of 20 million taels of silver and 400,000 taels of gold, these are just "jokes"!
Jiajing: Grandpa Taizu, you were joking back then, right? You must have been joking!

Zhu Yuanzhang: Come here, I will tell you slowly!

"15 million ounces of silver are produced each year."

But when Jiajing read to the end, he was stunned.

Because these 20 million taels are not a one-time income, but are produced every year for 400 years.
When Jiajing took a breath of cool air, he couldn't help but feel light and fluttery.
Because if the Ming Dynasty really had so much tax revenue every year, wouldn't he be a wise and enlightened ruler?
"Lu Bing, you must immediately send the Royal Guards to Kyushu Island. I want to know whether this is true or false!"

Looking at Lu Bing with bloodshot eyes, Jiajing was completely furious at this moment.

Because he was also overwhelmed by this sudden wealth,
Now, let alone the ancestral teachings, even if Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty came in person, he would have to rob the silver!

A month later, when Shen Lian, Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan arrived at Jiuzhou Island by boat, looking very unhappy, they saw Zhang Cheng in a military camp, rewarding the "oiran" below with silver in his hand!

But unlike those weird people who painted their faces white, Zhang Cheng prefers the feeling of a lotus emerging from clear water.
"Come, come here!" Zhang Cheng couldn't help but chuckle as he hooked his hands together.
"Yes, my lord!"

The woman said something unclear, and then she moved forward, twisting her slender waist.

"Sir, my junior fellow apprentice is here!"

After opening the door and coming in, Ding Xiu couldn't help but get excited.
Looking at Ding Xiu, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but throw out the silver and said, "Can't you shout? I'm just about to take a bath!"

"You are so disrespectful to take a bath in broad daylight!"

Pointing at Zhang Cheng, Ding Xiu asked in surprise: "Hey, isn't this the daughter of that famous family?"

"Yes, she served well, and the master decided to let her father work in the mines for two fewer years!"

Looking at Ding Xiu with a smile on his face, Zhang Cheng explained,

At this moment, Jin Yichuan walked in and looked at the silver on the ground and said, "The silver, wow, it's so big!"

But at the moment when Jin Yichuan picked up the silver, Ding Xiu and Zhang Cheng looked at him with disgust.
"Brother, what are you looking at? This is silver!"

Picking up the silver, Jin Yichuan couldn't help but take a bite and said, "It's still pure silver!"

"Junior brother, please don't be so embarrassing, okay? I have some silver here!"

Taking out a handful of silver, Ding Xiu couldn't help but cover his face.
"Ah, Senior Brother, how come you have so much silver!"

Looking at Ding Xiu in disbelief, Jin Yichuan was stunned.
"Brother, you haven't forgotten, have you? We are in the Silver Mountain, the Silver Mountain!"

Looking at Jin Yichuan, Ding Xiu was really anxious for someone to offer him a price to kill his junior brother, otherwise he would not even have the face to look at Zhang Cheng!
"Forehead!"

Looking at Ding Xiu awkwardly, Jin Yichuan stuffed the silver into his pocket and said, "Brother, you know, I have been poor since I was a child. I have never seen such a large amount of silver."

"Take your junior brother to the warehouse in the back. Take as much as you want. I have plenty of money!"

Pointing at Ding Xiu, Zhang Cheng pinched the "Oiran" in his arms and said, "Alright, get off!"

"Thank you, sir!"

She bowed charmingly and left, only to see the other party waved her hand and led a group of "Oiran" away.
The warehouse in the military camp,

When Shen Lian, Lu Jianxing, and Jin Yichuan arrived here, they were stunned and said, "This is a mountain, right?"

“Yes, it’s the mountain!”

Seeing the silver covering the ground turning into small hills, the three of them were immediately horrified.
This is just like when Wang Duoyu saw 10 billion in cash, his legs went weak!
"Can you really just take it?"

Looking at Ding Xiu in disbelief, Shen Lian asked,
"If you don't have enough hands, use a bag. If a bag doesn't work, use a box."

Patting Shen Lian on the shoulder, Ding Xiu said in a rather heroic tone: "Silver, what is that? I am not short of silver!"

"How much silver does this cost?"

Swallowing his saliva, Lu Jianxing couldn't help but be surprised.
"It should be 50 million taels. Recently, two daimyo were confiscated and their families were exterminated. After all, the mine cannot be short of miners."

Ding Xiu spoke calmly, smiling.

Because in front of them, anyone alive will become a miner for the daimyo,
As for food, that goes without saying. Either you send it yourself, or the Ming Dynasty "borrows" it from you!
Anyway, Zhang Cheng has already understood the meaning of "a teacher has a legitimate reason".
Lend me money, lend me food. If you don’t lend me money, you are not giving me face. Double happiness is coming. I will hit you, and you have to hold on. Don’t surrender!

And it was under such "righteousness" that the Ming Dynasty had conquered all the surrounding areas.
Even when the so-called Shogun sent someone over, Zhang Cheng slapped him back, clearly showing that he didn't give them face!

Zhang Cheng: I was timid in the Ming Dynasty, and I am still timid here. Then hasn’t my trip been in vain?
(End of this chapter)