Han Ming's conversation, which could be called a direct provocation, was naturally presented to Tokugawa Yoshimune as quickly as possible, and when he finished reading the conversation record of the two, his brows kept frowning and he didn't say anything for a long time.

The old and middle school on the side also frowned, but they didn't dare to speak first, they knew that when Tokugawa Yoshimune fell into this contemplative state, he was the most taboo for others to disturb, especially since he was still a very smart general, and he could think of what everyone could think of.

After a long time, Tokugawa Yoshimune sighed softly, with a little firmness in his eyes, as if he had made up his mind,

"After all, we think that Da Chu is simple, they will never want to see the realization of the combination of public and military, and they will never tolerate the rise of Japan in the East in the future - maybe here, we can only tolerate a real power, and if Japan wants to become such a big country, it can only follow the path of Hideyoshi Gong back then, and only by defeating Huaxia can Japan completely get rid of the cage."

Mizuno Tadashi on the side was greatly surprised, and he hurriedly whispered: "General, today's Great Chu is by no means beyond the reach of the shogunate, their strength is too strong...... However, the current shogunate is not even able to truly unify Japan. ”

The public and local powerful feudal clans have always been pressed on the shogunate's body like two big stones, although Tokugawa Yoshimune is already a rare emperor in the shogunate, but there is no way to get rid of it completely, and today, it has finally become the weakness of the shogunate.

A look of pain flashed on Tokugawa Yoshimune's face, he stood up suddenly, and said sharply: "But the shogunate has to face it after all, you go and look at the current Shimazu family, look at the current Satsuma Domain, which has completely become the puppet of Great Chu, they have plundered too much wealth from Japan through the Satsuma Domain, if we continue to endure it, we will only be sucked blood all the time in the future——"

The old and middle men looked at each other, and they also saw the helplessness on each other's faces, because what Tokugawa Yoshimune said was not even enough to describe one ten-thousandth of this matter, and a terrifying fact was about to happen in Japan at this time, that is, under the full-scale invasion of Dachu Capital, Japan was gradually selling itself out.

The reason why the problem has deteriorated rapidly in just a few years is purely because the problem of Japan's currency reform in those years has left a legacy today, that is, under the leadership of the Dachu Central Bank, almost all of Japan's currency issuance rights belong to Dachu, coupled with the long-term trade deficit problem, so that Japan's gold and silver are rapidly losing to Dachu, and even many Japanese businessmen are running to Shanghai and Nanjing with their wealth, which further increases the loss of gold and silver in Japan.

In today's eighteenth century, the paper money economy has not yet arrived, and the monetary policy of various countries often needs to be linked to gold and silver, so the amount of gold and silver reserves also determines the circulation of the country's currency.

It is equivalent to saying that the shogunate not only did not eat its own seigniorage, but also had to pay a seigniorage tax to Dachu in reverse.

Mizuno Tadayuki sighed deeply and said in a low voice: "General, after all, we still have to be patient for now, if we can't successfully realize the combination of public and military, the shogunate will not be able to face the current situation at all, not only with the external threat of Dachu, but also need to be vigilant against the public!" ”

"Public ......."

Tokugawa Yoshimune's eyes showed a hint of contempt, he didn't care about the so-called emperor at all, if it wasn't for the checks and balances of the local powerful clans, what if he killed the emperor? The ministers could only kneel before him and pray for the re-erection of an emperor.

Thinking of this, Tokugawa Yoshimune already had an idea in his heart, he looked at the old middle school, and said in a low voice: "The shogunate's strategy to achieve the combination of public and military forces must not be shaken, otherwise the previous achievements will be wasted, and the shogunate will never have the opportunity to make a second attempt........ As for Da Chu's side, we still have to take a relaxed posture and not let them be alert. ”

Mizuno Tadayuki immediately nodded and said in a low voice: "I will personally go and explain to Han Ming, and maybe I can ease it up when the time comes...... It's just that those powerful feudal clans in the southwest may not let go of this opportunity, and that Lord Han Ming Han came all the way from the Satsuma Domain, and the strong feudal clans such as Choshu, Hizen, and Tosa are probably also stepping up their contacts. ”

Tokugawa Yoshimune muttered to himself, "I shouldn't have let Da Chu's hand reach to the Satsuma Domain in the first place....... It's really a big loss. ”

Indeed, although the four powerful feudal domains in the southwest have always been the sworn enemies of the shogunate, and the Satsuma domain is even more of the sworn enemies, the shogunate's betrayal of the Satsuma domain to the Great Chu was still criticized by many people, and in everyone's opinion, this was purely a betrayal of Japan's interests - to this day, Tokugawa Yoshimune does regret it.

At that time, the old Zhong Anteng Nobuyou, who advocated using the Great Chu to attack the Satsuma Domain, suddenly panicked, and he hurriedly fell to the ground and said in a low voice: "General, it is really this time and that time, the introduction of the Great Chu to attack the Satsuma Domain at that time was completely for the sake of consolidating the position of my shogunate, and it is really a long-term strategy......."

Tokugawa Yoshimune stretched out his hand to stop Anteng Nobuyo from continuing, and said: "It's useless to talk about this now, we can't let the Satsuma clan take the opportunity to make trouble at the moment, and we can't let Dachu find a way to continue to mix—we must continue to realize the plan of combining public and military forces according to the plan we made earlier, and I will leave it to you as for the current difficulties." ”

"Hey, General."

The elders hurriedly bowed their heads to express their attitude, but at the same time, a thunderbolt flashed in the sky, which made everyone's hearts feel a little heavy.

Tokugawa Yoshimune walked to the window, looked at the rainstorm outside, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's really eventful." ”

.........

Kagoshima.

It has been a full decade since the Satsuma Domain fought with the Great Chu back then, but after the smell of gunpowder has completely dissipated, the Satsuma Domain at this time has become a matter of things and people, and the pattern is very different.

After the defeat of the Satsuma Domain, not only did they lose the Ryukyus, but the head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Munenobu, was also taken to Nanjing, and for a full decade, Shimazu Munenobu was never able to return to Kagoshima to take up the domain, and the power of the Satsuma clan fell into the hands of Yukiharu Kurahisa.

In the past ten years, Xue Qing Cangjiu has vigorously promoted his cronies, attacked and squeezed out the close branches of the Shimazu family, and continued to hold high the banner of anti-curtain, united with the strong feudal clans in the southwest to defend themselves, and also hugged the thighs of the Great Chu, allowing the Great Chu to trade in and out of the Satsuma Domain to do business, and even allowed the Great Chu army to garrison in the Satsuma Domain.

Therefore, today's Satsuma Domain is no longer the style of the first powerful domain in the southwest, and has really become a dog of Dachu.

"It's good to be in good shape! Of course, we in Japan want to achieve a combination of public and military forces! ”

Xue Qing Cangjiu had a smile on his face, he was older than ten years ago, the gray hair on his head was much thinner, and the age spots on his face were a little hideous, of course, everyone knew that this Satsuma clan was a really good person!

Otherwise, when the Shimazu family lacked a ruling figure, who would take in the unemployed samurai? Who is feeding those ronins who only have a knife and a life?

Han Ming sat next to Xue Qing Cangjiu, but turned his head and whispered to another major general officer wearing the uniform of the Fu Han Army: "Brother Xu, I really didn't expect that when I came to Japan this time, everyone I saw would be a combination of public and military forces, you have been in Japan for a long time, can you explain to me, what is a combination of public and military forces?" ”

The major general officer was the chief of staff of the 6th Division, Xu Youjie, who participated in the battle against the Satsuma Domain, as a typical academic officer, he was naturally promoted to general in the past ten years, and then he was sent to Japan to serve as the governor of the Satsuma Domain, with full responsibility for all military training and command work in the Satsuma Domain.

Hearing the meaning of Han Ming's words, Xu Youjie touched his beard and smiled, and said in a low voice: "I do know that this so-called combination of public and military is nothing more than either the public family swallowing the shogunate, or the shogunate swallowing the public family, but I don't understand why Cangjiu also presides over the public military combination, does he still want to be swallowed by the shogunate?" ”

Xue Qing Kurajiu suddenly laughed out loud, shook his head and said: "That's just the delusion of the madman Tokugawa Yoshimune, but it's not the case for Da Chu, if Da Chu can dominate and turn Japan into a vassal state, can't he combine public and military forces according to his own ideas?" Where did the government come from, and where did the shogunate come from? ”

Han Ming's expression froze, and he stared at Xue Qing Cang for a long time and said solemnly: "The old man is not drunk, why is he talking nonsense at this time?" ”

Xue Qingcang shook his head with a wry smile, and said softly: "Lord Han, I am naturally not talking nonsense, I naturally understand the thoughts of His Majesty of the Celestial Empire - if Japan really wants to combine public and military, then it can only complete the reform under the orders of His Majesty, otherwise the army will arrive in Kagoshima in an instant, and how can Japan stop it at that time?" ”

Han Ming said softly: "That's right, Da Chu will never sit idly by and watch Japan achieve reform, not only Your Majesty, but even the Privy Council will not underestimate Japan's potential." ”

Yes, although not many people in China at this time could afford to look down on Japan in the east, and there were even many who had not heard of this country, but in the Privy Council, a whole plan for war against Japan was prepared all the year round, and it was said that it was a direct order from His Majesty the Emperor, who even said a word at that time.

"One day, let our flag fly on Mt. Fuji!"

In this era, no one knows how rich the emotions are contained in this sentence, but the Privy Council General Staff feels strange that although this place claims to be the highest peak in Japan, it only takes a few days to really fight down!

However, when carrying out relevant intelligence espionage and preparing for the plan against Japan, the relevant education received by the Japanese samurai group surprised the Privy Council a little, because it can be seen from the report that they have a certain potential to take off - of course, the premise is that China is completely lost, otherwise they still have no chance to rise.

It's just that this trace of potential constitutes the focus of the current Great Chu's strategy against Japan, completely defeating it, and conquering this country from spirit to body, can completely pinch off this potential, so that they will never have any danger again.

Of course, Xue Qing Cangjiu didn't know the cause and effect of this, but it didn't prevent him from expressing his thoughts, and he saw this seventy-year-old man kneeling on the ground and humbly said to the young man who was nearly forty years younger than him.

"I, Xue Qing Cangjiu has deeply realized how small Japan is compared to the Celestial Empire, so small that all the people can only survive for a long time, if you want to truly realize the take-off of Japan, you must not try to improve yourself like the shogunate, but should follow the big ship of Da Chu and conquer the new world in the future!"

Finally, Xue Qing Cang Jiutu saw that his plan was very simple, that is, relying on the rise of Huaxia, he could continue to open up to the East and West in the future, and the colonial interests he occupied at that time could also give them a piece of the pie, and then they would be happy to go to the colony as dogs and dominate!

Han Ming squinted, he was somewhat surprised to find a pragmatic Japanese, not as arrogant as those in Edo, the general even wanted to challenge the authority of Great Chu in all of East Asia? It's a big joke!

"Xue Qing Cangjiu, I agree with what you said, but I want to ask, what about your own interests? And what about the interests of the Satsuma clan? ”

Xue Qing Cangjiu said in a low voice: "If that day comes, Japan will unite under the command of the entire Great Chu, naturally there will be no Satsuma Domain, and I will also become Your Majesty's courtier, and all the gifts Your Majesty has given me at that time will be all my interests." ”

Seeing that Xue Qing Cangjiu had decided to rape him that day, Han Ming naturally didn't say anything, just raised his glass and said with a smile: "What Cangjiujun said is reasonable, if that day comes, I must also take care of Cangjiujun." ”

Xue Qing Cangjiu had a smile on his face, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all, the whole person seemed to be much younger, but he was no longer the old appearance before.

A few days later, when everything in Japan had been taken care of, Han Ming rushed to the port of Kagoshima, preparing to return to Nanjing by boat to report the situation in Japan to Emperor Ning, but when Han Ming had just arrived at the port, he saw several large ships docked at the side of the port, and many Japanese were carrying down large black wooden boxes from the ships, and there were many Satsuma feudal soldiers guarding them.

Han Ming's face suddenly felt a little strange, and he asked Xu Youjie, who was beside him, "What is this?" Still so mysterious? ”

Xu Youjie smiled, but beckoned, only to see several feudal soldiers hurriedly trotting all the way over, standing respectfully in front of the two.

"Bring the box and open it!"

"Hi Yi!"

Soon, two Japanese brought in a black wooden box, and then opened it directly, only to find that the box was containing several old-fashioned Hanyang-made muskets, which still smelled of grease, and it was obviously a good product that had just been shipped out of the warehouse, although it was not as good as the latest rifles of the Wehrmacht, but it was far stronger than the iron cannons used by the Japanese now.

Han Ming's expression was a little complicated, he waved his hand, motioning for the Japanese to move the wooden box, and then sighed softly: "I'm afraid this battle will be fought sooner or later, and it may not be a good thing to fight it early." ”