Female slaves were different. This was prepared by Zhu Yijun for Daming's bachelor. In this era where concubines were not allowed, coupled with the influence of the emphasis on men and women, Daming was really short of women.
The ratio of men and women was unbalanced in later generations, and it was even more unbalanced in this era. Bachelors were unstable factors, so it was better to import some!
The female slave trade could stimulate Daming's bachelor to work hard. He had to work hard to earn money to buy women in the Japanese Empire.
At the same time, Daming's handicraft workshop also needed a large number of female workers. The shortage of female workers in Daming was even greater than the shortage of male workers.
In the future, the Japanese Empire might allow male slaves, but it was definitely not now. Rice had to be eaten one bite at a time. Zhu Yijun believed that it was better to be safe than radical.
Although Zhang Weixian didn't know why the emperor wanted to do this, Zhang Weixian didn't care about it.
When the tribes fought on the grassland, if one side won, they would kill all the men above the wheel height and bring back all the women and children. This was not a rare thing.
If the emperor didn't want them, then so be it. It wasn't like the female slaves didn't make money. Other things didn't matter. Zhu Yijun's imperial edict was everything.
"Lord Zhang, before this official came to the Japanese Empire, His Majesty had issued an imperial edict to this official. There are some things that this official needs to discuss with Lord Zhang." Seeing that Zhang Weixian had finished reading the secret edict, Zhao Lian said with a smile.
Although Zhao Lian said it politely, Zhang Weixian knew what Zhao Lian meant. The emperor gave some things to Zhao Lian, and these things required his cooperation.
However, Zhao Lian couldn't say that he wanted to cooperate. It would be too impolite. Although it was a discussion, Zhang Weixian didn't think that there was anything to discuss.
"Lord Zhao, please speak!" Zhang Weixian looked at Zhao Lian with a smile and waited for him to speak.
Zhao Lian nodded and said, "Before I came here, His Majesty told me that after conquering Jiuzhou, His Majesty was going to change the name of Jiuzhou. It's just an island in Nihon.
His Majesty personally bestowed this name. From now on, the island will be renamed Fukushima, the Daming Fukushima. At the same time, nine cities will be built on Fukushima. "
"Three of the cities will be used to reward the soldiers who have performed meritorious service this time. They can be called sealed cities. Of the three sealed cities, one for the navy and two for Sir Zhang's subordinates."
Although the city was sealed, it did not mean that the city was truly yours. It was similar to how the Imperial Court used to bestow a vassal king.
All the income of the city belonged to the city lord, but taxes still had to be paid to the imperial court.
At the same time, the officials in the city were appointed by the imperial court, and the garrison was also appointed by the imperial court.
Even so, it was still incredible!
A city, a city, how much wealth would that be!
With this city, even if the future generations did not live up to expectations, they would not have to worry about food and clothing.
"The city lord of the sealed city must be someone with the title of Earl or above. Sir Zhang can first report the merits of this battle to the soldiers. Although the imperial court will not reward them with money, there will still be a title as a reward.
Those who deserve to be promoted will be promoted, and the imperial court will not mistreat them. Does Sir Zhang understand? "
Zhao Lian smiled and looked at Zhang Weixian. His eyes were full of envy. This sealed city should belong to Zhang Weixian, right?
Tsk tsk, this was a sealed city!
Whether it was from the perspective of glory or reality, it was an existence that made people salivate. At this time, Zhang Weixian was also a little surprised. He could not help but sigh in his heart. His Majesty was really magnanimous!
He was really generous!
The imperial court had even given back the vassal king's fiefdom, but now they were giving a city to a meritorious minister. How generous was this to the minister?
In fact, the previous vassal king's fiefdom and the current sealed city were completely different things. It just looked similar.
However, Zhang Weixian also thought of another thing. That was, what should he do?
Didn't he want to seal the city?
Of course he wanted it, but there were only two for his side. In any case, Cao Wenzhao would definitely get one. It was reasonable to say that the other one should be given to Li Rusong. The Li family's father and son were also glorious in the war.
After thinking for a long time, Zhang Weixian decided to give up. Did he need to seal the city?
Japan had only conquered Fukushima.
"Sir Zhao, rest assured, I will arrange this matter!" Zhang Weixian looked at Zhao Lian and nodded.
Zhao Lian nodded, then said with a smile, "The rest is the construction of the city. The nine cities are scattered all over the Nine Regions, and they need to be built as soon as possible. The people I brought have people in this area. The construction of the city and road construction needs a lot of labor and a lot of Japanese people to do the work. I will need Sir Zhang's help in this matter!"
Zhang Weixian nodded, "This is not a problem. It will be arranged soon. The manpower is not a problem."
Zhang Weixian and Zhao Lian quickly reached a consensus. Fukushima had entered a new stage. The first thing was to report the merits and seal the city.
These two matters caused the morale of the Ming Army to soar.
The other matter was the slaves. The female slaves were sold, and there was money, so the rewards were naturally given.
All the money was issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and remitted directly to their hometown. In recent years, the Daming trade had developed, and the Royal Bank had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
With money, they could earn more money and merits by making contributions. The morale of the Daming Army was very strong.
However, Zhang Weixian did not choose to attack the main island of the Japanese Empire. Instead, he began to help Zhao Lian lay the foundation in Fukushima. The army began to clean up the entire island, and anyone who resisted was killed.
They captured able-bodied men to build the city, and a large number of female slaves were also captured. At the same time, they began to support those who were willing to surrender on the side of the Japanese Empire.
The entire Kyushu was rapidly developing in the direction of colonies, and this place would also become the benchmark of the Daming Colony.
At the same time, Zhang Weixian did not forget about the intelligence war. A large number of Dongchang spies sneaked into the main island of the Japanese Empire. They were everywhere to recruit people and instigate rebellion, and they publicized the achievements of the Ming Army.
From the war in Korea to the war in Kyushu, they were all very detailed. They also explained the purpose of the Daming Army, which was to rescue the Mikado from the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
While the Daming Army was developing in Fukushima, the people on the main island were in a panic. No one knew what to do next.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the capital of the Daming Empire was quite tense. Today, the Emperor summoned Qi Jiguang to the palace.
After returning from Korea, Qi Jiguang had been living in seclusion. The Emperor also gave Qi Jiguang preferential treatment. He could stay at home to recuperate. He did not need to be on duty, and he did not need to be called to the roll call.
But today, the Emperor summoned Qi Jiguang to the palace. This was not the key point. Something happened before this.
Ebuyan Chechen of Chahar presented a Heirloom Imperial Jade Seal. However, this Heirloom Imperial Jade Seal was fake.
The words "Emperor's Seal" were engraved on the Imperial Jade Seal. How could this thing be real?
This matter made Zhu Yijun furious, and the atmosphere in the entire court suddenly became tense.
A few years ago, Ebuyan Chechen of Chahar once held up the Heirloom Imperial Jade Seal in an attempt to prove that he was fated to unify the grassland.
Now that Ebuyan Chechen of Chahar came to surrender, the Emperor wanted the Heirloom Imperial Jade Seal, and you took out this thing?