Chapter 65 Monk Jueqing

Hu Zongxian stepped forward and started talking.

Generally speaking, the establishment of the Japanese Six Guards is very effective. It has two functions: the first is the benefit and the second is the obligation.

The biggest advantage is the sea trade. Hu Zongxian divided the sea surface share to the six guards in Japan by evenly dividing the six guards.

In fact, if you really want to talk about it, it is also a solution to trade for tribute.

The tribute trade itself is to bind the government and businessmen of the vassal states to this country. In Hu Zongxian's plan, the Japanese merchants who came from China to dock with commodities were only from six garrisons. Whether they were selling locally or transported to the island of Honshu.

All are OK.

In this way, without affecting the Ming Dynasty merchants and the Beiyang Governor's Office, the Japanese Six Guards were given a share of their wealth.

This is the first benefit.

The second advantage is the support for weapons. As a subordinate of the court, the Japanese Six Guards have the authority to purchase weapons. However, this also has a fixed quota.

Then there are other benefits, the biggest advantage is that the Japanese Six Guards have the identity of a Ming people.

Only when the Japanese Six Guards issued a certificate, it proved that this person was Chinese and had all the powers of the people of the Ming Dynasty. In compliance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he could travel and settle down in the Ming Dynasty to do business, even take the imperial examinations, etc.

It seems useless. But Zhou Mengchen doesn't believe that in such a chaotic situation in Japan, those capable Japanese would not want to have a better way out. A reasonable road from Kyushu to China will definitely attract many people.

Zhou Mengchen felt a little sorry for the imperial examination.

The Beiyang Governor's Office has a small population and is remote. According to the Ming Dynasty, such local imperial examinations must be attached to other provinces. Guizhou candidates have been taking exams in Yunnan for a long time.

Zhou Mengchen took the Beiyang Governor's yamen to the four prefectures in Jiangnan.

The examinations of the Four Prefectures in Jiangnan can be said to be the death test area. Some people even say that if you can take the scholar in Suzhou, you will have the foundation for taking the Jinshi. If there is really someone who wants to be admitted to the imperial examination, Zhou Mengchen could only observe a moment of silence for him. Zhou Mengchen felt that he might not be able to pass the scholar in Suzhou. Not to mention these Japanese people who became monks halfway through.

The reason for doing this is not because Zhou Mengchen deliberately made things difficult for the Japanese, but because this is the easiest thing to do.

The reason is nothing special. The imperial examination is the top priority for gentry. Its importance is just like the college entrance examination score line in each province. Most provinces do not like foreign candidates. Even Yangzhou has a large number of foreign salt merchants in Yangzhou. The children of these salt merchants took the imperial examination in Yangzhou, which caused dissatisfaction among the locals and caused a big storm. It was finally settled.

Therefore, if Zhou Mengchen attached the Beiyang Governor to another place, something would happen if he accidentally did not.

But there is no problem with the four prefectures in Jiangnan.

It’s like the Henan college entrance examination is never afraid of someone immigrating in the college entrance examination. The Jiangnan four governments have a difficulty in death. Even if some Japanese come, they can’t even be considered a cannon fodder.

They were willing to come, but Jiangnan scholars said they had no feelings.

In addition to these benefits, it is the responsibility to the Beiyang Governor's Office. It is to pacify the sea and protect the normal passage of Ming merchants. Pirates are not allowed to come out. If there are pirates, the army of the Beiyang Governor's Office will be dispatched. Wherever they pass, they will have to send troops to enlist and bear the obligation of food, grass and military expenses.

This kind of expedition is obviously a bit of punishment.

The most important role of the Beiyang Governor's Office in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty was to eliminate Japanese pirates. Zhou Mengchen's private goods were to protect business roads, and some commodities were contracted by the Daming masters behind the Japanese Six Guards. The commodities sold to the Japanese were not just commodities.

The wider the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's business, the higher the customs income, which is also a good thing for Zhou Mengchen.

There are many details of these things, which require a lot of verbal remarks. Hu Zongxian talked about them for a long time.

Zhou Mengchen also knew the identity of Monk Jueqing, who was the most troublesome to Zhou Mengchen. The person who told him was Shimazu Yoshihiro.

It was precisely because of Zhou Mengchen's tolerance of the Shimazu family that Shimazu Yoshihiro was very proactive and moved closer to the Ming Dynasty. So when he knew that Daming wanted to know who the monk Jueqing who followed the Maori family was, Shimazu Yoshihiro immediately volunteered to report.

Zhou Mengchen finally knew who Monk Jueqing was? He also finally knew why the Zong family’s intelligence website could not understand. In fact, it was not that the Zong family’s intelligence website could not understand, but that most Japan intentionally or unintentionally provided protection for this person.

Because although this person is a monk, his surname is Ashikaga.

He is the younger brother of the current general, Ashikaga Yoshiki.

When Zhou Mengchen heard the news, he even didn't believe it. He asked, "Are you sure? Are you wrong?"

Shimazu Yoshihiro said: "It's okay to make a mistake. I've seen Your Highness before. Today's general is a master of talent. Although the shogunate has been difficult to return after the Yingren Rebellion and it is difficult to save it. However, today's general still uses various tricks to regain the prestige of the shogunate. The word Yi in the last general's name is the word Miao given by His Highness."

The current general is the famous swordsman general. It has to be admitted that this general is very tragic. When he took office, the shogunate was irreversible. His series of actions were all in his ability to make progress. In the end, he fought with his sword until he died with his blood.

If this general was born before the Yingren Rebellion, he might have been able to bring about a wise king in the shogunate.

It's just a pity. Giving the Shimazu family to the name of the Naoji is a means to increase his influence. Moreover, this general is not only connected with the Shimazu family, but also with the Otomo family, and even with many daimyos. It can be said that he used various means to strengthen the authority of the shogunate and let him break free from the control of the Miyo and the Three Men.

Zhou Mengchen thought to himself: "It's interesting."

He remembered the attitude of the Maori family towards Monk Kyuki. It was obvious that the general was also very influential to the Maori family. Therefore, this time the Maori family's envoy was just a cover. To be honest, it was the shogunate envoy.

Although the shogunate only has one brand now. This brand is only useful in Japan and has no use for Zhou Mengchen. However, this brand is still useful to the court.

This is thanks to the ancestors of the Ashikaga family who took over the seal given to the Japanese king by Emperor Taizu. In other words, there was no Japanese emperor at all in the Ming Dynasty, and the only one who recognized the Japanese king was the one who recognized it.

Similarly, the Ashikaga family today is the Japanese king lineage recognized by the Ming Dynasty. For other daimyos, they are just traitors. As long as the situation is unclear, the Ming Dynasty will not recognize it. What does it mean to be clear? That is, after the new shogunate is established, the Ming Dynasty will recognize the new king.

After all, the Ming Dynasty condemned these traitors only for parting morality, and most of the Ming Dynasty officials were unwilling to pay the price for this parting morality.

But no matter what, Japan still has weight among the Ming vassal states. Zhou Mengchen felt that if he could help the real Ashikaga family send people to the capital to pay tribute, he would definitely give Jiajing a big face.

This is also a credit.

Zhou Mengchen didn't know what Ashikaga Yoshiki came here to do, but I thought he had something to ask for. Isn't this a great opportunity?

Zhou Mengchen thought to himself: "I don't know what the Ashikaga family thinks?"

Just when Zhou Mengchen was thinking about Ashikaga Yoshiki, that is, Monk Jueqing was thinking, and this Monk Jueqing was also carefully analyzing the Ming Dynasty's intentions in Jiuzhou. What he saw today made him feel at ease and worried.

It is safe to worry that judging from the various actions of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was not interested in Japan. At least for this period of time, Japan was safe. But what I worry about is that over time, Kyushu may no longer be Japan's land.

After all, people's hearts are easy to change.

Although the Ashikaga family has declined, the Ashikaga family's children still have more feelings for Japan than others. However, in the current situation, what Monk Jueqing can do is just worrying about it.

Ashikaga can do nothing.
Chapter completed!