Shenglong City, Annan Palace.

Mo Dengyong was leading a group of Annan civil servants and military generals to lie respectfully on the square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, while Yang Cong stood in front of him, holding the imperial edict in his hand, and reciting aloud.

This imperial edict is quite long, roughly meaning that Emperor Jiajing accepted Mo Dengyong's surrender, and the Ming Dynasty demoted Annan's subordinate state to territorial territory, changed its name to Annan's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's commander's descendants were hereditary.

In addition, there are the establishment of officials such as Xuanfu Envoy, Tongzhi, Deputy Envoy, and Assistant, as well as jurisdictional authority, etc., which are thousands of words.

This means that Annan Kingdom has since become history, and the entire Annan has become a direct territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Mo Dengyong did not react much, because his jurisdiction over Annan had been clarified in the imperial edict. Although this power was somewhat different from that of King Annan, he, the general envoy, was also a local emperor, and his descendants could be hereditary, which was very close to the power he hoped for. What would he have?

However, other officials were different, especially those old ministers from the Later Li Dynasty, who were all heartbroken.

It is really sad that Annan Kingdom died like this.

Why did Yang Cong personally go to Shenglong City to read the imperial edict?

Of course he is for private matters. If it is for official matters, he doesn't have to come. Let Hu Zongxian come and give Mo Dengyong a very good face.

After the imperial edict was recited, Mo Dengyong took the lead and shouted long live, and respectfully accepted the imperial edict, and the official business was almost done.

Yang Cong went forward cordially and helped Mo Dengyong up and smiled, "Sir Mo, we will be ministers in the same court from now on, and I hope we will take care of him."

Mo Dengyong was flattered and said, "You are polite, the Governor, you are the one who wants to ask for more care."

Yang Cong smiled and said, "Same, the same, by the way, how are you preparing for the offer of a presentation?"

When he said this, there was a hint in his eyes. Mo Dengyong immediately understood and said, "Oh, it just so happened that the officials in this matter are still unclear. Governor, I wonder if I can give some guidance?"

Yang Cong nodded with the trend and said, "No problem, no problem. The emperor is probably waiting for you to surrender. It's not too late. Why don't we go and have a look now."

After hearing this, Mo Dengyong quickly made a call and then took the lead in walking into the imperial study.

Mo Dengyong had already prepared the matter of offering surrender, so naturally there was nothing unclear. After the two entered the imperial study, he respectfully gave Yang Cong to the main seat, and then stood aside and asked, "Sir, what's the point?"

Yang Cong nodded slightly and said, "Yes, have you ever thought about how to deal with more than 100,000 people under his command?"

More than 100,000 people have a considerable expense. Even if he only gives half a full meal, he doesn't pay much military salary, but he has to spend millions of taels a year. This is a huge burden for Mo Dengyong. After all, Annan has not had so much tax in a year.

He said without hesitation: "These more than 100,000 troops will naturally be cut off most of them. The subordinates are preparing to start disarmament tomorrow, leaving only 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops."

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong shook his head and said lightly: "Why are you leaving so many people to do? With the protection of our Ming Dynasty, who are you afraid of bullying you?"

What does this mean?

Mo Dengyong replied carefully: "With the protection of the Ming Dynasty, the officials are naturally not worried that someone will dare to come to the door. However, after this, the remnants of the Li Dynasty have not been completely wiped out, and Annan is still a little uneasy. For some things, the officials still have to be on guard against. The officials cannot always ask for help from you."

Yang Cong still shook his head and said, "How much combat power can your subordinates have? Otherwise, I will send you 20,000 troops, 10,000 troops in Shenglong, and 10,000 in Qinghua, so that you don't have to worry about the remnants of Li Chao in the future causing trouble for you."

Mo Dengyong was stunned when he heard this.

What does the Governor mean? Should I hold him in my hand?

This is not possible. He thought about it and then declined, "Sir, don't bother, don't bother, those evil officials of the Later Li Dynasty can still deal with it."

Unexpectedly, Yang Cong said seriously: "This is not a problem, but a shock. Do you know that the people in Annan are very tough. If the court does not garrison here, some people will always think of rebellion and independence. This is not possible. Your subordinates should send them to the Xuanfu Department to maintain local stability. Shenglong and Qinghua will be handed over to the court to guard it."

this!

Mo Dengyong hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and nodded, "The official understands."

Yang Cong immediately said, "By the way, you will be responsible for the food and salary of these 20,000 troops. After all, it is not very convenient to transport food and grass from the inland Ming Dynasty."

ah!

The food and salary of the 20,000 elite Ming army soldiers is not a small amount, and most of the taxes in Annan are probably going to be paid.

When Mo Dengyong heard this, he could only grit his teeth and said, "Sir, you also know that Annan is not as big as other provinces in the Ming Dynasty, and there are not many taxes. I am afraid that these 20,000 elite officials in the imperial court cannot afford to support them."

Hehe, if you don’t follow me to do business, you will naturally not be able to support it.

Yang Cong pretended to be mysterious and said, "I have a way to not only allow you to support these 20,000 troops, but also earn a lot of wealth. I just don't know if you are interested."

Is there such a thing?

Mo Dengyong couldn't help but curiously said, "Sir, what's the solution?"

Yang Cong said lightly: "It's very simple. I will provide you with the goods. You will sell the cloth, porcelain, silk and satin produced by the Ming Dynasty to Ailao, Siam, Donghu and other places. Of course, the Annan local area is also available."

He wanted Mo Dengyong to serve as an agent for him and occupy the market in the Southeast Peninsula.

Mo Dengyong was stunned when he heard this. Isn’t this just doing business?

He was originally a fisherman and had no prejudice against the vendors, but he was worried that something would happen if he did this.

He thought for a while, then reminded carefully: "Sir, if the officials remember correctly, the court strictly prohibits doing business with the Gentiles privately. For this reason, aren't the Southeast provinces imposing sea bans? Is it against the court's laws when we do this?"

Yang Cong asked without answering, "Sir Mo, do you know how much money you can make in these businesses?"

Mo Dengyong said curiously: "How many?"

Yang Cong stretched out a finger and said temptingly: "As long as you can do it with your heart, you can earn at least one million taels a year!"

ah!

Mo Dengyong was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought that Yang Cong's wealth would be as high as 300,000 to 400,000 taels. In that case, he could only support 20,000 Ming soldiers by working hard in business. If it was one million taels, it would be different. In a year, he could earn at least 500,000 taels and 600,000 taels!

Who thinks that the money is too much? He couldn't help but say excitedly: "Sir, can you really make so much money?"

Yang Cong said disdainfully: "This is just the beginning. If you can do your business thoroughly and know that you can make more profits by developing yourself."

Mo Dengyong couldn't understand what he developed his own profit points at all.

He quickly asked, "Sir, what does this profit mean?"

Yang Cong explained patiently: "The so-called profit point is the way to make money. For example, Donghu produces a lot of gems, but Donghu itself is not rich. There, gems cannot be sold at all. If you can buy them, give them to me and ship them to the Ming Dynasty for sale, the value can be increased by at least a few hundred times. As long as you open this item alone, you can earn hundreds of thousands of taels a year."

When Mo Dengyong heard this, he couldn't help but rub his hands excitedly and said, "So that's it, the official understands."

Yang Cong immediately asked again: "Then are you going to do it?"

Mo Dengyong nodded quickly and said, "Do it, of course!"
Chapter completed!