In late April, Li Yuntian bid farewell to Keiko Yamaguchi, who had been away from the country for nearly a year and it was time to go back.

Before leaving, Keiko Yamaguchi hugged Li Shan with red eyes and told him that he must listen to Li Yuntian's words and not be naughty and willful.

Li Shan is very sensible and tearfully agrees to Keiko Yamaguchi, who has experienced too many things since he was a child, so he is precocious than his peers.

Although Keiko Yamaguchi wanted to tell Li Yuntian about Li Shan's life experience several times, but in the end she couldn't open this mouth, and now Li Shan and Li Yuntian get along very well, and everything will go naturally.

"Keiko, take care!" Li Yuntian didn't know how to comfort the sad Keiko Yamaguchi, after all, if it wasn't for the last resort, Keiko Yamaguchi wouldn't leave Li Shan in Daming, and finally burst out of his mouth with a smile.

"Hmm!" Keiko Yamaguchi smiled at Li Yuntian when she heard this, then turned on her horse and walked away surrounded by the guards.

At the moment when the horse galloped, Keiko Yamaguchi could no longer control the feelings in her heart, and tears burst out of her eyes, and this scene of father and son not knowing each other deeply pierced her heart.

Shortly after Keiko Yamaguchi set off for the Wa Kingdom, the envoys of the Wa Kingdom landed at the port of Ningbo, and the shogun, Ashikaga Yoshihito, sent a delegation to the Ming Dynasty to plead guilty, and presented Chen Guangzong's head, hoping to appease the anger of the Ming Dynasty.

The envoy of the mission was an old acquaintance of Li Yuntian, the main envoy was Sakamoto Yoshigen, who ranked third among the old people of the shogunate, and the deputy envoy was Matsuyama Ming.

Although Sakamoto Ryogen came to the Ming Dynasty this time to ask for guilt, the main purpose was to appease Li Yuntian, the Wa State was actually not worried about the Ming Dynasty attacking, what they were worried about was that the Ming Dynasty cut off trade exchanges, and the trade between the Ming and the Wa State had doubled in recent years, and it had become the most important financial source for the Wa State, so the shogunate did not want any problems.

Otherwise, the goods used by the daimyo to trade for the Ming Dynasty would be smashed in their hands and suffer serious losses, which was definitely not something that Ashikaga Yoshihito wanted to see.

Therefore, Sakamoto Ryogen's first task in coming to Daming this time is to obtain Li Yuntian's understanding, and only with Li Yuntian's understanding can a war be avoided between the two countries, and commerce and trade can be carried out normally.

Upon learning that Li Yuntian and Ma Yu had gone to Suzhou Prefecture to inspect the local tax reform, Sakamoto Ryogen immediately sent Matsuyama Ming to meet Li Yuntian and clarify to Li Yuntian that Chen Guangzong's matter had nothing to do with the shogunate, and that he had already killed Chen Guangzong and dedicated his head to the Ming court.

If it weren't for the inconvenience of Sakamoto Liangyuan to see Li Yuntian, he would definitely go to Suzhou Mansion in person, after all, Li Yuntian was only a prince of the Ming Dynasty, and Sakamoto Liangyuan, as the official envoy of the Japanese Mission, should be the first to visit the orthodox emperor, otherwise it would be unreasonable and violate the taboo of the Ming Dynasty.

Obviously, Li Yuntian's city government will definitely not see Sakamoto Liangyuan, and will be angry because of this, thinking that Sakamoto Liangyuan is deliberately trying to frame him, so Sakamoto Liangyuan will lose more than he gains.

For this reason, Sakamoto Ryogen set off north with Chen Guangzong's head and went to the capital to plead guilty to the orthodox emperor, while Matsuyama Ming went to Suzhou Mansion to meet Li Yuntian.

In the south of the Yangtze River, in addition to Nanjing, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and Suzhou are the three most important cities, and they are also the richest places in the south of the Yangtze River, which involve the greatest entanglement of interests, so these three places are the focus of Li Yuntian's attention and consumes the most energy.

When Songshan Ming felt that when the Suzhou Prefecture was in Suzhou, Li Yuntian and Ma Yu were inspecting the prefectures and counties below, and the biggest obstacle to tax reform was the officials of the local yamen and the wealthy families who owned land, which meant that the local yamen would not be able to make any money from taxes in the future, and in ancient times, taxes were the most important source of finance.

As for the local wealthy households, although the tax per mu of land has not changed after the apportionment of the land into the mu, those wealthy families will lose the cheap labor for them to cultivate, and those tenants will definitely find ways to make a living with higher salaries after they have no poll tax pressure, and the rich society in Jiangnan, with the booming business and manufacturing industry, provides them with many choices.

This makes those wealthy families have to pay more benefits in order to keep those tenants, which is very good news for those tenants.

Although those wealthy families resisted the apportionment of the mu, they could not say any specific reasons for opposition, after all, the tax per mu of land has not changed, the only difference is that the poll tax has been abolished, so that those tenants have more choices.

Li Yuntian and Ma Yu's main task was to appease the officials of the local yamen and the wealthy families, and after the tax reform, the treatment of the local yamen officials would be improved, and the officials appointed by the yamen would also receive a stable and considerable remuneration.

For Li Yuntian, the main thing he needs to appease is those officials in the yamen, who are the main force in charge of the operation of the county government.

In fact, the biggest obstacle to the tax reform in the Jiangnan region is the officials who were in charge of the operation of the yamen, and after the tax reform, they will not only no longer be able to benefit from the tax revenue, but also have their power restricted.

However, the large number of local officials was very welcome, and not only did they have a secure livelihood but also a much higher status as a result of the tax reform.

But it is not easy to become a official in the yamen, first of all, you must be innocent, and there is no record of bullying and rampant in the township, otherwise you will not be admitted.

In Jiaozhi, the officials of the local yamen had to pass an examination, and only those who passed the grades could become officials.

Considering the special situation in Jiangnan, Li Yuntian could only adopt the principle of merit-based admission to select officials, and gradually implement the assessment system.

Li Yuntian, a wealthy family in those places, also found a way out for them, that is, to set up an industry, which not only made profits but also promoted social and economic prosperity.

Most of the wealthy families in Jiangnan are engaged in business, otherwise it is difficult to maintain the livelihood and expenses of a large family with land rent alone, and Li Yuntian gave generous conditions to those who set up industries, exempting them from commercial taxes for three years.

Not only that, Li Yuntian also asked the business bureaus in various localities to guide and assist those wealthy families to set up industries, and to make unified plans for this, so as to ensure the interests of those wealthy families as much as possible and avoid mutual conflict.

As a dignified prince of Daming, Li Yuntian was able to spend so much effort and energy on the tax reform in the Jiangnan region, and those local officials and wealthy families naturally did not dare to cause trouble, and honestly accepted the tax reform of the imperial court.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the tax reform in the Jiangnan region, Li Yuntian removed a large number of officials from the Jiangwutang and stationed them in various prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River to supervise and guide the implementation of the tax reform.

"The little envoy of the lower country knocked to see King Chung Chitose." Songshan Ming saw Li Yuntian in an inn in a small town in Suzhou Prefecture, and knelt down and bowed in a proper manner.

Because the Wa State is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and belongs to the Celestial Empire, although the Ming Dynasty did not control the Wa State, and its influence on the Wa State is very small, but Matsuyama Ming came to the Ming Dynasty this time as an envoy of the vassal state, so he made the Wa State a "lower country" and he was a "small envoy".

"You came to declare war on me this time?" Li Yuntian sat on the first seat in the room, looked at Song Shan Ming coldly and asked.

Ma Yu and several civil and military dignitaries in the Jiangnan region sat quietly on the seats on both sides, watching the scene in front of them with cold eyes, because Chen Guangzong called the Japanese soldiers to attack him in Linyun County, so they could understand Li Yuntian's complicated feelings at this time.

"Lord Wang, the little envoy and others came to ask His Majesty the Emperor for their guilt on the orders of the general, but the general did not know in advance that Tang Benzong would murder the prince if he was bold and reckless, and I hope that the prince will forgive the sin."

Matsuyama Ming hurriedly touched his head to the ground and explained in a sincere panic, "When the Shogun learned about this, he had already killed Domoto Somitsu, and the head had been sent to the capital, and all the members of his family were killed in the battle. ”

"Humph!" Li Yuntian sneered when he heard this, and said expressionlessly, "In the first battle of Linyun County, I killed and injured a lot of soldiers and civilians, how can you fool it by waiting for a few words?" ”

"Lord Wang, the general knows that Domoto Zongguang has committed an unforgivable crime this time, and in order to make up for his mistakes, the general asked me to bring 20,000 taels of silver as compensation this time." Hearing this, Matsuyama quickly raised his head and said, 20,000 taels is a lot of money for the Japanese country, which shows that Ashikaga Yoshihito attaches great importance to this matter and wants to break the fortune and eliminate the disaster.

"Could it be that I lack such a little silver?" Li Yuntian stared at Songshan Ming coldly, "This king is now leading troops to level the royal city of your Japanese kingdom, and then pay you 200,000 taels of silver, are you willing?" ”

"Lord Wang, the Ming Dynasty is prosperous and rich, and the small country is less than one percent, and the 20,000 taels of silver were collected by the general with a lot of effort, and he wants to make up for the victimized people." Songshan Ming heard the threat in Li Yuntian's mouth, and at the same time experienced Li Yuntian's anger, he reached out and wiped the sweat oozing from his forehead and explained with a smile on his face.

"Make amends?" A look of disdain flashed at the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, no matter how much he made up for the death of everyone, it was useless.

"Lord Wang, the small country has always been respectful to the Ming Dynasty, and the Tang Ben Zongguang is not from our country, and what he has done has nothing to do with my country." Song Shan Ming heard the dissatisfaction in Li Yuntian's tone, and hurriedly touched the ground with his head again, and said loudly, "Please check the prince!" ”

Li Yuntian's brows suddenly frowned slightly when he heard this, how could he not hear the meaning of Songshan's inscription, Tang Benzong is just Chen Guangzong's pseudonym after becoming a widow, and this attack on Li Yuntian is also for personal grievances, and there is really no entanglement with the Japanese state, even if the daimyo of the Japanese kingdom eats the ambition leopard guts, they will not dare to do such a bad thing to the Ming Dynasty.

However, it is inconvenient for Matsuyama Ming to expose the true identity of Domoto Zongguang, so that Li Yuntian will be responsible for the battle of Linyun County.

"You go down for the time being, this king is busy with official business and doesn't have the energy to listen to your noise here!" Hearing Songshan Ming say this, Li Yuntian pondered for a while and waved his hand at Songshan Ming, as if he was not willing to talk about the matter of Tang Ben Zongguang.

"The envoy retires!" Matsuyama Ming suddenly looked relieved, got up and bowed backwards and left.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this king feels a little tired, please come back." Then, Li Yuntian nodded to Ma Yu and the others present, got up and walked out of the room.

"Congratulations to the prince." Ma Yu and the others hurriedly got up to send each other, secretly guessing the identity of Tangben Zongguang in their hearts, now they still don't know that Tangguan Zongguang is Chen Guangzong, and they feel that Tangben Zongguang should be the Daming clan from Songshan Ming's Yufeng, after all, many people along the coast of the Ming Dynasty have become Japanese in order to make a living, and since Tangben Zongguang is not a Japanese national, then it must be a Daming clan.

No wonder Li Yuntian drank back Songshan Ming, once the identity of Tang Benzong is only the identity of the Ming clan is exposed, then where is the face of the Ming Dynasty? Therefore, it is better for Domoto Zongguang to still have the status of a Japanese person.