Chapter 539

"Hmm?" Yang Chendong seemed to suddenly think of something, and seemed to be awakened. He looked at Cai Ge and said, "yes, there was a sentence from Cai emissary just now that really reminded his country's public that Nanming is rich in land and resources and has a large population. Maybe we can think of a way from this."

"Oh, what can I do?" Cai Ge asked with glowing eyes.

Yang Chendong didn't immediately say the result, but first kept silent and then talked to himself, "The so-called vast territory and abundant resources are good. Unfortunately, those things can't be taken or moved away, and Nanming won't want mercenaries to intervene in things there, so this item can be removed. As for the large population, my father remembered the words of the mercenary leader a while ago. He said that if you want to build a general base of Jiaozhi and mercenaries, you need a large population. Obviously, this war After that, there were too many Jiaozhi dead people, and the population had shown a negative growth trend. If Nanming could provide some population, maybe it would be possible to borrow money. "

"Provide population?" Cai Ge looked confused when Yang Chendong said, with no confusion and confusion on his face.

"Yes, that is to provide population." Yang Chendong seemed to have made up his mind, "Now Nanming trained the new army to ask for money, but nobody's money came from the strong wind. It's obviously impossible to pay nothing and empty mouth white money. On the surface, the Yang bank looks like its own government is in charge, but in fact, you should be able to guess that the mercenary leaders are behind it. Apart from others, just those who sell well all over the world The goods are all produced by mercenaries. I'm just doing a little favor. "

"Yes, yes." Cai Ge kept nodding his head. There have long been conclusions about the Yang family bank and some industries in the capital of the northern Ming Dynasty, such as Xianju and Tianwaitian. They also think that such achievements have nothing to do with Yang Chendong. After all, he is so young and the Yang family background is so innocent. How can so many good things suddenly appear in the world? That one One explanation is that there are others behind him. This person is likely to be the mysterious mercenary.

Now Yang Chendong has explained himself, and the result is the same as others' guess. No wonder Cai Gehui nodded and agreed at this time.

Seeing that Cai Ge agreed with him, Yang Chendong knew that the matter had become seven or eight tenths. Then he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Most of the silver in the Yang family's Bank belongs to mercenaries. If you want to borrow money from them, you must get their consent. That is to say, you need to pay what they are satisfied with. In this way, the only thing you can pay is the large population. In this way, there is no need for any mortgage. Nanming gives people, and we pay the money directly It's easy. "

"Trading population? But don't you know what the rules are?" Cai Ge was confused and forced by Yang Chendong's words. People do buy and sell people, but most large families lack servants, so they occasionally buy some. It's normal to say more than ten or dozens, less than one or two. The amount of money traded is also very limited, ranging from a few Liang silver to ten There are several hundred Liang. But this time Nanming needs tens of thousands of liang of silver. How many people do you need to buy and sell?

Seeing Cai GE's doubts, Yang Chendong explained: "Population trading has existed since ancient times. I don't need to say more about this. The only problem with this transaction is that the silver gap needed by Nanming is too large, so the number of natural population and transactions must be large. Well, the local government is in charge of the mercenary leader, my brother, and buys a woman of Daming with 20 liang of silver. She is ten years old The children below 15 Liang silver, the elderly over 50 Liang silver, and the men between 14 and 40 years old are 50 Liang silver. As for how many people Nanming can provide, how much gold and silver will mercenaries pay here? "

After a long walk, Yang Chendong finally put forward his need for a large population in a very dark way.

The reason why he didn't mention this matter as soon as he came up was that Cai Ge would have some other ideas. Like now, it would be more acceptable for people to put forward such an exchange condition when the other party has no way out.

Cai Ge really didn't think too much. Instead, he began to calculate the account of the population transaction in his heart.

Take a woman's twenty Liang silver as an example. In fact, the price is not very rich. After all, when some big families want to buy a maid, the price is often higher than this. But there are many people who can't stand mercenaries. They don't choose, especially in terms of appearance. It's not comparable to those big families. A woman's twenty Liang silver is ten One is two hundred Liang, and one hundred is two thousand Liang. What about ten thousand? What about one hundred thousand? Isn't it two million liang?

In addition to the elderly and children, there are 100000 and 2 million Liang. The existence of these people will not play a great role in Daming. On the contrary, most of their existence is a waste of food. If these people can be abandoned, can Nanming save a lot of resources?

Not to mention, a young man is fifty-two. A hundred thousand people is five million Liang!

What's the most in Nanming now, of course, is the population. In particular, the rebellion of King min caused Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and many refugees to go straight to Nanjing. On the way, Cai Ge saw countless people fleeing famine. Roughly speaking, there are one or two million people. What value would it be if all these people were handed over to mercenaries? Isn't it easy to put together the silver coins for the training of the new army?

Not to mention that the completion of the task can also reduce the pressure on Nanming, isn't it killing two birds with one stone? It must be done. The emperor will look at himself differently.

The more you think about it, the hotter Cai GE's heart is. When looking at Yang Chendong, there is a sense of heat in his eyes, "Zhongdan, do you know if there is any limit for this transaction?"

"There is no limit. It depends on how much silver you need and how many people you can provide. Of course, one thing must be explained, that is, we won't force you to buy, and you don't force you to sell. If there is a forced thing, we don't carry the pot as soon as those people arrive at our side and want to escape, or if they want to commit suicide on the way The body still needs to be sent back, and the silver must also be returned, otherwise it will not benefit everyone if it annoys the mercenaries. "

Yang Chendong must make things clear. He knows Nanming's way of doing things too well. Anything can be done to achieve the goal. If you really send some weak and sick people to yourself, and they leave all the good seedlings there, you don't know how many families to break up. Under such circumstances, can the Han people who have been traded feel at ease to stay and work on their own side?

If so, I don't know how much energy it takes to do the ideological work of these people every day. In order to avoid such a thing, some ugliness must be said in front.

"Of course, of course, we Nanming will not do such a villain." Cai Ge quickly waved his hand, although he did have such an idea. In fact, similar incidents will occur in the process of trading people, but we really can't go too far. Otherwise, it's really not good to annoy mercenaries.

"Well, even if Cai emissary knows how to handle this matter, his father won't say anything more. It's such a thing. You can go back and reply to the emperor. If you agree, the Yang bank will first enter Nanjing City, Songjiang mansion and Jianning mansion, and then the transaction will be carried out there. Finally, all the people will be transported to Songjiang Mansion by you There will be mercenaries sailing to accept the population. You can take the silver from the Yang bank in three places through the bills they write. "

After Yang Chendong gave a charter for the way and process of transaction, he put forward a request, "I need my fourth brother to manage the three newly opened Yang banks. The public knows that he should be in Nanjing and Kyoto now. It should be easy to find him."

The fourth brother is Yang Yang. Before, Zhu Qizhen wanted to use this person to threaten Yang Chendong. But now that everyone is cooperating, the so-called threat no longer exists.

As Cai Ge, I naturally know about Yang Yang. Before coming, the emperor ordered that once Zhongdan asked about it, he must explain it well. He said that he was interested in Yang Yang's ability and wanted him to be an official in Kyoto. In short, we can't make both sides unhappy because of this matter. Now Yang Chendong didn't delve into what was going on. Of course he didn't intend to mention it. He nodded again and again to say there was no problem.

Yang Chendong just mentioned a fourth brother. He believed that Cai Ge was smart and knew how to reply to Zhu Qizhen. As for what he wanted to be king, he did not mention it again. Now is not the time to persecute. It's better to get a large number of people first. As for others, he believes that things will come naturally.

The talks between the two sides went smoothly. Cai Ge was also very satisfied. After everything that should be said was said, he then got up and left. Now the battle of Jiaozhi is over, but it seems that mercenaries do not want to give up and want to use the Lancang kingdom. He needs to report this matter to Yingzong and make a decision as soon as possible. In addition, we should pay close attention to the population and trade. After all, if we get the silver first, we can train the new army first. The moment when Nanming is strong, it can come a moment earlier.