Chapter 145 The th stage, the future trend, the crazy Yan Shifan, wipe out Japan within a year!
"Father," Yan Shaoting looked away as he saw Yan Shifan getting angry. He looked a little embarrassed, but he still said:
"I just wanted to verify my guess. After all, my Yan family has no shortage of fruits, wine and drinks. But when my father gave them to me, he was very serious. It's inevitable, inevitable..."
As he spoke, Yan Shaoting's voice gradually became lower.
"Shifan," Yan Song raised his hand, "Shao Ting was able to make such a conclusion based on this information alone. We should be happy." After that, Yan Song looked at his grandson kindly, "Shao Ting, can you take grandpa and your father to see the big cat you just mentioned?"
When Yan Shaoting heard that his grandfather Yan Song wanted to see the big cat he raised, his heart moved. He nodded and stood up.
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren headed towards Yan Shaoting's residence.
The Yan Mansion is very large, and Yan Shaoting's residence is an independent and quiet courtyard. However, the courtyard has been locked at this time, and two of Yan Shaoting's followers are guarding the door.
"Master!" Seeing Yan Song, the two followers' faces changed and they immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Open the door!" Yan Shifan said coldly.
He was still somewhat dissatisfied with his son's wasteful behavior.
That was a spiritual resource. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, only a dozen people were qualified to use it. But his prodigal son actually used it to feed livestock. What kind of family is this? How could they do that?!
The two followers glanced at their young master, then silently went to open the door.
"You are right here." Yan Shaoting ordered, and then made a gesture of invitation at the door, "Grandpa, Father."
Yan Shifan helped Yan Song into the yard, and Yan Shaoting closed the door at the back. As soon as they entered the yard, they heard a low cat's meow, and the next moment the door of the main house suddenly opened.
"Bang!" The next moment, a huge orange cat about five feet tall and as huge as a big insect appeared. Yan Song and Yan Shifan subconsciously took a breath.
Seeing such a huge beast, even Yan Song subconsciously took a few steps back, with an indescribable look of shock in his eyes.
Fortunately, the cat had an extremely thick iron chain tied around its neck, and there were also iron chains locked around its waist and abdomen.
A pair of golden vertical pupils stared at the three generations of the Yan family. When it saw Yan Shaoting, it whimpered. Obviously, it recognized this little guy as its master.
"How can it be so big?!" At this time, Yan Shifan came to his senses and took a breath, then turned to look at Yan Shaoting, "How much did you feed?"
Being scolded by Yan Shifan, Yan Shaoting lowered his head and said, "The pills, wine, fruits, and rice my father gave me..."
"I'll give half to the General."
General is the name Yan Shaoting gave to this orange cat.
"I don't know what's going on with it. Since it started eating those things, its body has grown very fast. Then I stopped, but its appetite has continued to grow..."
“…rebellious son!” Upon hearing that Yan Shaoting actually used half of the spiritual resources he gave him to feed the cat, Yan Shifan was immediately furious. He pointed at Yan Shaoting and shouted angrily: “What’s the point of raising this beast so big, other than wasting the family’s food!”
"I'll have this beast slaughtered shortly..."
Yan Shifan was still cursing, while Yan Shaoting lowered his head, not daring to breathe.
However, Yan Song, who was standing by, was staring at the big cat in front of him, which lowered its head and licked its paws. There was an inexplicable look in his old eyes, and he was muttering to himself.
"Feeding spiritual creatures can make living things grow bigger..." As he spoke, Yan Song suddenly froze, and then a gleam of light suddenly shot out of his eyes. "If the imperial court's war horses are nourished with spiritual creatures, wouldn't it be possible to support an unprecedentedly powerful cavalry?"
"What?" Yan Shifan was stunned when he heard what his father said. He was a little unresponsive. Why did his father suddenly bring up the cavalry again?
"Shao Ting, you have done a great job this time!" Yan Song said with a smile on his face. He reached out and patted his grandson on the shoulder, then looked at Yan Shifan: "Don't you understand yet?"
"After eating spiritual creatures, these animals will become extremely large and naturally powerful. If the imperial court's war horses were also nourished with spiritual creatures, how powerful would they be?"
"If the cavalry had these war horses, who would be able to pose a threat to our Ming Dynasty? By then, all the surrounding countries could be trampled and destroyed!"
After hearing what his father said, Yan Shifan finally came back to his senses. He stared subconsciously at the big cat sitting on the ground and looking at them.
He was so angry just now that he ignored the benefits of this for a moment.
A kitten that can be easily picked up and played with in the hand has now become so huge. Doesn't that mean that the cat's speed and attack power have also increased?
By the same logic, if the imperial court's war horses were given some spiritual substances to cause changes in their bodies, would that mean that the speed and endurance of these war horses would also become faster and stronger?
If the imperial court had such a cavalry army, what other military force in the world could compare with the Ming army?
"Yes!" Suddenly, Yan Shifan seemed to have thought of something. He clapped his hands and laughed with his eyes shining:
"In this way, wouldn't it be possible to completely conquer the surrounding countries and the grassland tribes in the north in just a few years and make them part of the territory of our Ming Dynasty?"
"Land!" Yan Shifan said excitedly: "The more land we have, the more spiritual resources our Ming Dynasty will have in the future..."
For a moment, Yan Shifan began to tremble all over because of the huge profits he saw.
"Dad," Yan Shifan suddenly turned his head and looked at Yan Song, and said excitedly, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to the palace and tell the emperor the news."
"Raising war horses and training a brand new army must be the responsibility of my Yan family!"
"And Japan? Why bother playing internal warfare with them? Just send a large cavalry army and use warships to cross over and push them straight in!" Yan Shifan said as he began to pace excitedly.
"Japan belongs to my Yan family, as well as Ryukyu, Annan, Siam... they are all my Yan family!"
"As for the people in this place, well, just load them all onto ships and drive them to the sea. Find an island to exile them to, and turn the remaining land into spiritual fields. Yes, that's what we'll do!"
Looking at the excited Yan Shifan, even Yan Song's old face turned dark. He felt that his son was too greedy.
He is really cruel, vicious and crazy, just like... just like a poisonous snake, which is so greedy that it wants to swallow an elephant and is not afraid of dying of starvation.
He actually wanted to transfer the lands of the surrounding countries to the Yan family. Have you ever thought about how the emperor feels?
Yan Song knew without thinking that as long as his Yan family dared to own so much land, they would inevitably face a catastrophic disaster.
Of course, that was because he didn't know that Yan Shifan's true identity was an evil poisonous snake, otherwise he wouldn't be surprised.
"Don't rush to enter the palace," Yan Song said slowly, but very penetratingly, interrupting Yan Shifan's fantasy of a better life in the future, "Today, the cabinet submitted the memorial."
"Tomorrow, the emperor will definitely summon the cabinet to Yuxi Palace to discuss state affairs, and..." As he said this, Yan Song turned around, and Yan Shaoting hurriedly stepped forward and supported the old man.
"If the imperial court wants to raise war horses and restructure the army, it won't be the turn of my Yan family."
"Besides," Yan Song said, glancing at Yan Shifan who was looking at him, "You only see the use of spiritual resources, raising war horses, and training powerful cavalry, so that you can conquer other countries..."
"But if the war horses become strong, the military supplies will also cost a lot of money. Although there are still more than 40 million in the account of the Ministry of Revenue, the emperor obviously has other plans for this money..."
"The most important thing is that what will be implemented next is Zhao Zhenji's national policy of 'accumulating land and reducing clans'. After that, the court will carry out the second phase of land reform, and all of this will cost money!"
At this time, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren had already arrived outside the yard.
"I always feel that the third and fourth stages of the emperor's reform are a bigger game. The money in the Ministry of Revenue's account is probably not enough. Generally speaking, the Ming Dynasty is still short of money."
When Yan Song talked about money, he deliberately emphasized his tone. Obviously, he meant that "money" refers to more things, such as spiritual objects!
In fact, Yan Song could understand Yan Shifan's thoughts.
If the Ming Dynasty could really train such a terrifying army... then sweeping across all the other countries would not be a joke.
It can even be completed in a short period of time. Faced with the benefits that are right in front of him, which are within reach, let alone Yan Shifan, even he couldn't help but be tempted.
A cat, after being fed with magic wine, magic melons and magic fruits for a few days, grew to the size of a giant insect.
If those war horses are continuously fed with spiritual herbs, they will become stronger and stronger, and the power of the cavalry will naturally be stronger.
But there are many factors that must be considered here, for example, if the war horses are strong, can the soldiers control them?
Should the soldiers as a whole also be strengthened? Otherwise, no matter how strong they are, they are only as strong as their war horses. How can the soldiers become stronger? Do they have to divide the spiritual resources? Is that possible? They don't even have enough to share!
After listening to his father's words, Yan Shifan immediately calmed down.
"After all, it's still because we're short of money!" Yan Shifan clapped his fist. "Before, I thought that 40 million was enough to do a lot of things. Now, after completing the national policy of 'concentrating land and reducing clans', the emperor still has to complete the third and fourth stages of reform..."
Yan Shifan frowned as he spoke, "Dad, where are we going to get the money then?"
"Before, when the emperor was in seclusion, he asked the cabinet and the six ministries to come up with a method for currency reform," Yan Song said, "Now the Ming Dynasty has gradually changed from copper coins to silver."
"Taxes are all calculated in silver, especially trade with overseas countries, which has also been paid in silver in recent years, so..."
"I understand!" Upon hearing this, Yan Shifan's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at his father Yan Song with admiration and said, "Japan's Iwami Silver Mine! Dad, have you thought of this a long time ago?"
"Oh," Yan Song turned his head slightly and glanced at his son after hearing his son's words, a smile appeared on his old face, "Once we conquer Japan, a large amount of silver will surely flow into the Ming Dynasty."
"The Emperor said before that a method for currency reform must be found before the 44th year of the Jiajing reign."
"It is already the forty-third year of the Jiajing reign, and there is only one year left until the date set by the Emperor."
"Japan must be eliminated within one year!" Yan Song's tone suddenly became serious.
And the black tiger lying in his sea of consciousness suddenly raised its head, its blood-red eyes emitting greedy and ferocious looks.
In terms of greed, Yan Song was no less greedy than his son Yan Shifan, but unlike Yan Shifan, who only had ambition but no strength, Yan Song would plan ahead and observe quietly after seeing the piece of fat meat.
If you don’t take action after that, then it’s fine. But once you do, you will definitely get the fat meat.
"Don't worry, Dad. According to the original plan, Oda Nobunaga, with the support of Xu Yuanliang, has begun to expand towards the entire western part of Japan." Yan Shifan said, reporting the current situation in Japan to Yan Song.
"Now Japan's 'San'in Road', 'Nankai Road', and the entire eastern part of 'San'yo Road' are all under his control. It should be over within a year at least."
"Where is Takeda Shingen?" Yan Song asked again at this time.
"The progress is almost the same. Mao Haifeng has Prince Yu's support behind him. I heard that Tan Lun wanted to send troops to Dragon Scale Island, but was rejected by Hu Zongxian..." Yan Shifan hesitated and said, "Dad, should we also send troops to Xiangyun Island? I'm afraid Hu Zongxian will do something weird."
"Don't worry. If we want to mobilize troops against Japan, we will have to go through the Emperor. Ruzhen will definitely not disobey."
"This Hu Zongxian is an ungrateful person!" Yan Shifan was furious when he heard Yan Song say this. "Is he clearly trying to sever ties with my Yan family?"
"Waiting for the Emperor's order is correct, but if my Yan family wants him to do something, he will take advantage of it? What's going on? Is Hu Zongxian an ally of my Yan family?"
"Who among those who have joined my Yan family is like him?" Yan Shifan's eyes turned cold as he spoke, "It's better to abandon a chess piece that is out of control and still wants to break away from its master!"
"Dad, why not take this opportunity to give it up completely!"
Yan Shifan's idea was very simple. He didn't like Hu Zongxian's attitude towards work. You should listen to the emperor, which is what you should do. But you directly ignore the orders of the Yan family and act insincerely. This is not acceptable.
"Yan Shifan!" Yan Song shouted directly, "Ruzhen is not our pawn, he is my student!"
"From now on, you are not allowed to target him again!"
"Hu Zongxian and Tang Shunzhi, one in the south and one in the north, have received so much kindness from our family. You are raising them like raising two ungrateful wolves..." Yan Shifan said, and walked quickly to Yan Song, blocking his way, and said angrily:
"Don't think I don't know anything!"
"Don't you see clearly that the Ming Dynasty is destined to expand abroad in the future, and there will be no lack of military factions in the court?"
"Perhaps, the cabinet will also need to be expanded in the future. What do you think? Do you want to push Hu Zongxian or Tang Shunzhi into the cabinet?"
When Yan Song heard Yan Shifan's words, he raised his eyelids. He didn't expect that his son could see this step.
Indeed, in the current Ming Dynasty, land reform, administrative rectification, and rising national strength have been achieved. The emperor has not stopped them from planning to carve up Japan, so it is obvious that they will expand in the future.
What does external expansion mean? War!
War cannot be separated from military officers, and the new nobles in the court in the future must be officials with military honors.
Therefore, he had to plan ahead and ensure that the cabinet had his own group of military honor personnel.
Unexpectedly, Yan Shifan also saw through it.
I can only say that my son has made great progress in recent times.
Yan Shifan became more and more excited as he spoke, and his speech speed became faster and faster.
"Don't forget, our whole family is regarded as thieves by the world. Do you think that if you push these two ungrateful wolves into the pavilion, they will be grateful to you? Will they stand with you to deal with Qingliu?"
"Who said that? Our Yan family can only do dirty things for the emperor and can only be treacherous and flattering?" Yan Shifan said, laughing angrily, "Ha, now you think that you can be a loyal minister by recommending two frontier officials and great heroes who fought against the bandits in the eyes of the world?"
"I tell you, even if you push them into the cabinet, they won't be grateful to you. Even if you stand with more loyal ministers, people will not call you a loyal minister. Black is black!"
"Enough!" Yan Song was also angry after hearing what Yan Shifan said. "You have no right to interfere in my decisions. It is not your turn to interfere in who I want to use or who I want to push into the cabinet!"
"Don't forget, I am the Prime Minister!" After saying that, Yan Song took his grandson and strode away.
"...You!" Looking at his father's back, Yan Shifan's face suddenly turned pale. He pointed at Yan Song's back and scolded, "You will regret it sooner or later, humph!"
After saying this, he turned away.
He was just testing the waters, but he didn't expect that he would actually guess right. His father actually intended to push Hu Zongxian and Tang Shunzhi into the cabinet.
In his opinion, this was simply cultivating enemies.
At noon the next day, there was a drizzle of rain and snow above the sky.
Under the wall of Xiyuan Palace, Zhao Zhenji stood calmly beside Xu Jie and others with his hands in his sleeves.
"Meng Jing, if your national policy of 'gathering land and reducing clans' succeeds, you will be a great hero," Zhang Juzheng looked at Zhao Zhenji and stroked his long beard while speaking, "by then, I'm afraid there will be immortal magic to bestow upon you."
Hearing this, Xu Jie and Gao Gong couldn't help but look towards Zhao Zhenji.
"This move will completely offend the royal family." Zhao Zhenji showed a bitter smile on his face, but he was actually smiling in his heart.
Because just last night, Eunuch Lu came to him and personally taught him the magic, but no one knew about this.
Moreover, he had no intention of telling these to those who were currently his allies. He planned to practice silently and then quietly surprise everyone when the time comes. Well, the expressions of these people would surely be very interesting by then.
Moreover, what no one knew was that Zhao Zhenji also had his own plans in mind. It was not only Xu Jie and others who had political ambitions and ideals for governing the country, but didn't Zhao Zhenji have any as well?
Especially, in the future, he will be able to build the Immortal Dynasty with his own hands, and he will not be immune to this, but he has patience, for a very long time!
When they heard Zhao Zhenji say that this would offend the royal family to death, everyone smiled and did not deny it.
The royal family's land and properties were taken back, and the court no longer provided support, but the royal family would not be completely abandoned. The royal family would not allow the royal family to be abolished. After all, when the Xian Dynasty developed in the future, the royal family would also be a force.
A force representing the Zhu family!
Therefore, in the long run, Zhao Zhenji sacrificed the entire Zhu clan for his own political achievements, and was undoubtedly the enemy of the clan.
I’m afraid the road ahead will not be easy.
Soon, Yan Song and his son arrived, followed by Prince Yu and Prince Jing. After some greetings, they accompanied each other into Yuxi Palace.
In Yuxi Palace, the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department stood in two rows. Yan Song was still sitting by the stove, hunched over, looking very old.
Jiajing, wearing a loose white linen Taoist robe, sat comfortably on the throne. "I have already approved the cabinet's new national policy of 'concentrating land and reducing clans'. This was originally proposed by Zhao Qing," Jiajing said, raising his finger and pointing at Zhao Zhenji, saying:
"You are also in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. It would be most appropriate to hand this matter over to the Ministry of Revenue. What do you think, Mr. Zhao?"
"Yes," Zhao Zhenji took a step forward and bowed, "I will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations!"
"Okay, this matter is settled," Jiajing said, waving his hand, "With this national policy of 'gathering land and reducing clans', the problem raised by Lord Yan before can be solved smoothly."
"Three years," Jiajing raised three fingers, "Three years, by the forty-sixth year of Jiajing, the second stage will be completed."
"Let me take back all the land of the Ming Dynasty, and then distribute it according to the number of people."
"Now let's talk about my third and fourth stages."
Hearing this, Yan Song raised his drooping eyelids slightly, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
The others also listened attentively.
"The third and fourth phases should be carried out together," Jiajing said with a slightly relaxed expression, "When the third phase is implemented, the fourth phase will also begin. The fourth phase is..."
"Expand outward!"
Sure enough! Hearing these four words, everyone in the cabinet was startled, but they were not surprised at all by this decision.
"As the second phase is completed, the population of the Ming Dynasty will surge, and the people's demands will become higher and higher. The existing land and materials of the Ming Dynasty will not be enough to support it."
"So, we must start a war. Therefore, in the third phase, I intend to implement the 'war merit incentive policy'."
"This will not only improve morale, but soldiers can also be rewarded for outstanding performance on the battlefield."
"These rewards can be land, official titles, status, or even..." Jiajing glanced at everyone and said leisurely, "Medicine, spiritual resources, and immortal arts!"
After hearing that soldiers could obtain elixirs, spiritual resources and magic through military merits in the future, everyone in the cabinet became nervous.
They are all veterans in the officialdom and can be said to have a very thorough understanding of the future direction of the Ming Dynasty.
Let me ask, where is the future of the Ming Dynasty? Undoubtedly, it is war and the lands of countries outside the Ming Dynasty!
In other words, as long as you join the army, as long as you go to the battlefield, and kill the enemies and gain merit, you can use your military merits to obtain immortal magic.
If, then, one arranges for the younger generations of one's family to join the army, doesn't that mean that the family of immortal cultivation is just around the corner?
Yes, everyone in the current cabinet has a plan in mind, and that is to create an immortal family of immortal cultivators.
At first they all thought that this was a long time, but they were cultivating immortals and could wait, but now it was different.
The emperor pointed out a clear way for them to build a family of immortal cultivators in a short period of time.
Taking in the expressions of the crowd, Jiajing saw a smile in his eyes. This was exactly the result he wanted.
Today, the internal repairs of the Ming Dynasty have been completed, the national strength is growing, and the problem of spiritual energy has basically been solved in disguise. Naturally, he has to speed up the construction of the Immortal Dynasty.
In the third stage, the military merit incentive policy will inevitably provide an outlet for the various problems caused by the overpopulation caused by the second stage of land reform, and this outlet is war.
Waging war can not only resolve the increasingly fierce internal competition needs and the various social contradictions caused by them, but also enhance national strength.
This is the way to make a country strong!
One day, all the land and resources on the earth will become the property of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty develops to a certain extent, the future of the Ming Dynasty will be a sea of stars.
The vast universe and the endless sea of stars will provide the Ming Dynasty with an endless supply of resources, and the Ming Dynasty will become stronger and stronger.
"When the size reaches a certain level, then..." Jiajing thought of another, more magnificent world of cultivating immortals.
A flash of thought passed through his mind, and after suppressing the ambition that suddenly rose in his heart, Jiajing regained his composure and looked at everyone.
"What? The cabinet has objections to my decision?" He spoke in a calm tone but with authority.
"We dare not, our emperor is wise and enlightened!" Everyone who came to their senses knelt down and expressed their feelings quickly.
"Stand up," Jiajing raised his hand, signaling everyone to stand up, "The second phase will be completed within three years."
"In the next three years, the Ming Dynasty will expand its army and make money. This money will be used to strengthen the army of the Ming Dynasty. Three years later, we will officially launch a war against foreign countries!" Jiajing raised his arms and said domineeringly: "I want this whole world to be the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"
"We, your servants, will devote our lives to the Ming Dynasty and are willing to die for it!" everyone said in unison.
"Okay," Jiajing stopped and said, looking at the group of greedy officials below, "I remember that before I closed the door, I asked your cabinet to come up with a set of 'currency reform' methods forty-four years before Jiajing. How about it?"
"Your Majesty," Yan Song slowly raised his arms and saluted, "In this year, the cabinet has drafted eight policies for currency reform," Yan Song took out a thick memorial from his sleeve and presented it with both hands, "This will be used as the national policy for currency reform."
Lu Fang took the memorial from Yan Song and presented it to Jiajing, and Yan Song continued to speak as Jiajing opened the memorial.
"With the current Ming Dynasty's trade with overseas countries, the use of silver has far exceeded that of copper coins."
The others also nodded slightly. Before this, taxes had been converted into silver starting in the 39th year of Jiajing.
"Therefore," Yan Song said, looking back at the cabinet members, "the cabinet has decided to completely replace copper coins with silver."
"For this purpose, the 'Eight Strategies for Currency Reform' were formulated."
"The first strategy is to strengthen the control over silver," Yan Song said, his tone slowing down. "Establish the 'Da Ming Silver Bureau' to be responsible for the casting, circulation, quality inspection and supervision of silver."
“This ensures that the silver circulating among the people meets the standards and prevents inferior silver from disrupting order.”
"In addition, the Ministry of Justice is ordered to issue the 'Silver Law' to severely punish those who privately mint or adulterate silver."
"Determine the status of silver and completely abolish copper coins!"
"Of course, the process did not happen overnight. The replacement of copper coins by silver was gradual."
"The second strategy is to establish the 'Ming Silver Treasury', which has similar responsibilities to the Ministry of Revenue. However, unlike the Ministry of Revenue, the Silver Treasury is responsible for storing silver to deal with possible crises in the future."
"The third strategy is to reform the tax system and abolish copper coins and use silver instead."
"The fourth strategy is to appropriately improve the status of some merchants and craftsmen, and encourage merchants to engage in business and craftsmen to develop new technologies, such as Ming Dynasty's firearms and weapons..."
"The fifth strategy is to strictly control the trade between the northern and southern countries, such as setting tariffs and issuing special laws to regulate the amount of silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty."
“Incentivize merchants to trade goods that can bring great wealth to the Ming Dynasty, such as silk, porcelain, etc.”
“But prices must be strictly controlled.”
"The sixth strategy is to make public the income from all aspects on a regular basis. The Beijing inspection system can be extended to the whole country. The period can be initially set at once a year to ensure financial transparency!"
"Also, the annual fiscal expenditure must be spent where it counts. For example, as the country's strength increases and the territory expands, some necessary expenditures must not be reduced, such as military supplies, schools, and if possible, hospitals."
"The seventh policy is to spend on major expenditures such as road improvements and canal irrigation."
"The eighth strategy is that every province, prefecture and county of the Ming Dynasty should set up a 'Ming Dynasty Silver Treasury Branch' to facilitate the circulation and management of currency in various places."
As Yan Song continued to narrate, Jiajing, with the help of his spiritual consciousness, had already read through all the contents of the memorial.
"Not bad," Jiajing said, looking at the currency reform and the solution to the troubles caused by it, his face was slightly relieved, "The cabinet did not disappoint me."
When praised, everyone bowed slightly to show their humility.
"In this case, starting next month, we will begin to promote the new silver reform policy throughout the country, starting from the southeast region." In the 44th year of Jiajing, a large amount of silver will flow in.
The flow of this silver was mainly low-quality silver from Japan and America.
However, now that Japan is in chaos due to the struggle between the Qingliu and Yan parties, and the war has spread almost throughout the country, silver will not flow in on a large scale.
Within one year, by reforming the southeast region, it would be possible to effectively control the flow of inferior silver from America.
"However, there is still not enough time..." Thinking of this, Jiajing raised his fingers slightly and made a decision in his heart.
"I heard that you two interfered in Japan's internal affairs?" Jiajing suddenly spoke, looking at Prince Yu and Prince Jing.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the cabinet was stunned, and said in their hearts "Here it comes", the emperor is finally going to ask about Japan.
"Yes," Prince Yu and Prince Jing quickly stood up, "Reporting to Father, this is what happened..."
Then the two of them talked about how Japan had sent envoys to seek support from the Ming Dynasty and how they each supported a family, but of course they avoided the main point.
They only said that they each supported one person in order to speed up the unification of Japan and help the Japanese people live in peace as soon as possible.
After all, they couldn't say that they were fighting among themselves in the court, and the dignity of the royal family still had to come first.
"I understand what you are thinking," Jiajing raised his hand, "What do you think of Japan?"
When everyone heard Jiajing's question, they were stunned, but they soon understood what their emperor meant.
This was because he had his eyes on the land in Japan. Gao Gong, a member of the Qingliu faction, was about to speak when he heard this, but was grabbed by Zhang Juzheng's sleeve.
At a glance, I saw Zhang Juzheng's eyes looking at Yan Shifan beside him.
Seeing this, Gao Gong suddenly understood!
Such behavior of plotting to seize the territory of other countries is certainly not something that upright officials like them can do.
"Humph!" Sensing Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's almost undisguised "let Yan Shifan take over" looks, the young cabinet minister snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, strode out, and said:
"Reporting to the emperor, based on my understanding of this clan, I can sum it up in one sentence: they know small etiquette but not great righteousness, they fear power but do not cherish virtue, they are strong and will rob and rob, weak and servile, and they do not care about gratitude and righteousness!"
Yan Shifan stood in the court, looked around at everyone, and said, "I have read the history books and have a deep understanding of this clan. What I said above is all proven by the history books!"
"This tribe has sent envoys to learn about our Central Plains culture since the third year of Sui Daye. They have received favors from the Sui Dynasty, but after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Sui Dynasty, they did not stand up for it and did not even go to war with the Tang Dynasty!"
"This is ungrateful!"
When everyone heard what Yan Shifan said, they looked strange. Yan Shifan really had lost his mind just to have a reason to invade another country.
Small Japan went to war with the Tang Dynasty for the Sui Dynasty? Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Moreover, as far as they know, the Sui Dynasty was destroyed before it even started to educate Japan, right?
Even if the so-called Japanese emperor had ten times the courage, he would not dare to go to war with the Khan. Is he being stubborn and thinking that his life is too long?
"After that, this tribe shamelessly changed the envoys to the Sui Dynasty into envoys to the Tang Dynasty, and continued to learn the culture of the Central Plains sages."
"It was precisely because of the teachings of the Tang Dynasty that the eldest prince of this clan was able to succeed in the coup d'état with the support of Nakatomi Kamatari."
"After that, this clan began a long period of reform and development. After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, this clan still had no intention of repaying the favor."
"They have been blessed with our Central Plains culture, but they have no intention of repaying the kindness. They have been harassing our Central Plains coastline until now. They are such ungrateful people!"
"Such a shameless race that repays kindness with enmity is simply a stubborn disease of the human race and a festering sore on the earth. They must be eradicated!"
"I think we can station troops on the nearby islands, and when Japan's internal war ends and its vitality is severely damaged, our royal army will attack and rectify the way of heaven!"
After saying this, Yan Shifan was filled with an unprecedented sense of righteousness. The voice of the young cabinet minister Yan Shifan filled the hall, and the voice echoed in everyone's ears.
For a moment, everyone who heard what he said felt that attacking another country was an act of justice and supreme honor.
Zhang Juzheng stroked his beard and glanced at Gao Gong. His eyes seemed to say, "See? You're confusing right and wrong, confusing black and white, and making bad things sound grand. This requires professionals."
Gao Gong's eyelids twitched, and he admitted that he really couldn't say the crazy words that Yan Shifan said.
"What do you think?" Jiajing looked at the others.
Hearing this, Yan Song knew that the emperor's intention was very clear. He was going to wipe out Japan, so he said:
"Your Majesty, there is a silver mine called Iwami Silver Mine in the territory of Izumo, Japan. I think if Japan is allowed to remain peaceful, then after the war, there will be a lot of things to be rebuilt and it will definitely develop vigorously."
"As a result, silver will inevitably flow into our Ming Dynasty. Such a huge mountain of silver flowing into the Ming Dynasty will inevitably have an impact on the newly established monetary system of the Ming Dynasty..."
Yan Song paused for a moment and continued, "Besides, what Yan Shifan said is not without reason."
"This clan is extremely ambitious. If they are allowed to grow, they will become a huge problem for the Ming Dynasty."
"Besides, the two sides are separated by the sea, and the degree of danger they pose is far greater than that of the tribes in the northern grasslands."
"Once the war breaks out, the Ming Dynasty can only passively defend along the coast. Although it is not a threat, it is also troublesome."
"Since there is a permanent solution, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the peace of our people, it is necessary to purge it."
Compared with Yan Shifan's crazy speech, Yan Song's words were very sophisticated.
It seems that if Japan is not eradicated, the national policy of the Ming Dynasty will be impacted, and the Ming Dynasty will also be harassed as a result.
After listening to this, everyone nodded slightly and began to express their opinions.
Although Yan Shifan's meaning was true, they were all respectable people and naturally could not support it openly.
"In addition," Yan Song said, with a gleam in his eyes, "I have made a discovery recently, which may help the military of the Ming Dynasty to reach a higher level. If we can get hold of the silver mountain..."
"Then this money can be used to develop military supplies!"
"Oh?" Hearing Yan Song's words, he could take the Ming Dynasty's military to the next level, Jiajing became curious. In the past few days, he had not seen or heard from the officials, so he didn't know what Yan Song's plan was.
"If you have any ideas, please share them with us."
The others also looked at Yan Song curiously, while Xu Jie's eyes gleamed and he thought to himself, "Yan Song is going to interfere in military power!"
Yan Song could see that the future "trendset" would be the military, and Xu Jie could naturally see it as well.
In addition, as the emperor just said, the military merit incentive policy covers immortal arts and spiritual resources.
In this way, military power will become even more important!
Yan Song told Jiajing about the big cat at home. After hearing what Yan Song said, Jiajing was stunned. "Spiritual beast?!"
"..."
(End of this chapter)
