The choice is easy to make.

When Fang Yizhi chose a proper "self-ganming", in Dalian Port, more than 100 miles away, a galleon was slowly sailing into Dalian Port.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Hotta Masamori stared at Dalian with a solemn expression.

Li Baguan, who was beside him, saw that he didn't say a word, so he said.

"My lord, this time I came to the Celestial Empire, and the general will definitely agree to rescue Japan, please rest assured."

Rescue Japan!

But in just eight months, Japan has suffered an unprecedented shock.

Wakako!

Once upon a time, the Japanese from the sea have been suffering from the Ming coast, from north to south, and many people have died tragically among the Japanese invaders. It's just that the Japanese never imagined that one day, pirates would attack the coast of Japan.

On the 10th day of December last year, the Tartars who attacked from the sea sacked the Nagato Domain, burned the city, and killed the soldiers and civilians, and when the news reached Edo, Hotta Masamori, like everyone else, did not take this seriously at all, and even felt that it had severely damaged the strength of the Nagato Domain.

But who would have thought that a month later, the Tsushima clan reported that it had been sacked by the Tartars. The 3,000 Tartars even directly killed Tsushima ashore and directly occupied the Tsushima domain, and the clan of the feudal lord finally broke through the siege and escaped from Tsushima under the protection of his retainers.

Over the next few months, the coast of Japan was attacked everywhere. And the reality that each robbery was successful and the harvest was extremely large greatly stimulated the Jurchen pirates, who did not expect that there were so many treasures on a small island, so the number of lootings became more and more.

When these Jurchen pirates invaded Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate was both shocked and puzzled, in history, they had been attacked by Goryeo pirates, but in the past two hundred years, only they robbed people, so there was a reason for others to rob them?

But now I don't think about it, these pirates not only robbed everywhere, but also took possession of Tsushima, where did these fierce pirates come from? Although they were confused, after seeing the money rat tails on the corpses, they still called them "captives" (i.e., dongkou), and the Jurchen pirate raids were also called "dongkou into the kou".

Although the Tokugawa shogunate tried to resist the attacks of these Eastern pirates, they retreated from the sea after more than ten days of plunder, without giving the Japanese a chance to fight back.

After being passively beaten for half a year, in the face of the rampant piracy of the Eastern Pirates, especially the request of the Daimyo to build a ship, Tokugawa Iemitsu naturally thought of Daming's father - he wanted to use Daming's father's hand to fight the Dongyu pirates, after all, these Dongyu pirates all set off from Korea.

"As long as General Pinglu is willing to send troops, he will definitely let Donglu take care of himself and be unable to invade Japan, just like the "Dao Yi into the Kou" back then. ”

"Dao Yi into the Kou" is also 600 years ago, when the Jurchen pirates invaded Japan, after a raid off the coast of Japan, the Japanese called these Jurchen pirates "Dao Yi" (that is, Dongyi), the pirate raid is also called "Dao Yi into the Kou".

Later, Japan sent envoys to Goryeo to negotiate, and Goryeo sent a large army to exterminate this group of pirates, and since then there has been no large-scale organization of pirates to plunder Japan. It is precisely because of this "successful experience" that Tokugawa Iemitsu will send Hotta Masamori to Dalian for help.

With Daming's father making a move, those Dongyu will not be wiped out soon! At that time, those foreign daimyo with different ambitions will naturally have no excuse to build large ships, and the shogunate will be able to monopolize the huge profits of foreign trade as it does now.

Tokugawa Iemitsu thought very well, but Hotta Masamori had no bottom in his heart.

He felt that this matter was definitely not that simple.

Lobbying the general to send troops, how could he be willing to send troops?

"I hope the general can read for the sake of Japan's obedience and send troops to attack the prisoners!"

Then, Hotta Masamori looked at Dalian getting closer and closer with a solemn expression.

Finally, the ship docked in port, and as soon as the ship docked, the customs officials came up, and as soon as they heard that there were widows on board, they immediately shouted loudly.

"It's okay for the Japanese to go ashore, but the weapons must be handed in!"

When the customs officials came, they didn't care about any diplomatic etiquette, and their tone was like training their grandsons. In fact, in their eyes, these barbarians ...... The status is definitely inferior to that of Sun Tzu.

Of course, the Ming crew on the ship can bring weapons ashore, and Li Baguan, who is a Tang Tongshi, can also bring weapons, but the Japanese even have to hand in their knives, and the obvious discriminatory clauses, the Celestial Empire's discrimination against barbarians, are so frank.

But the Japanese did not dare to protest, when they came to the Celestial Empire, they themselves were inferior in their hearts, don't look at Hotta Masamori is the old middle of the shogunate, but in front of the Ming officials, no, it should be said that it is the customs officer, still involuntarily bowed slightly.

There's no way, we're Yidi, it's common sense that we are inferior in the Celestial Empire.

In fact, in these years, whether it is Japan or North Korea, they think that they are inferior to themselves in their hearts, even if they are like North Korean officials who disdain to speak Korean, they all regard themselves as Chinese, speak Chinese, and write Chinese characters, but when they think of their identity as "Yidi", they are inferior.

Fortunately, Daming's father never disliked us, calling us "like China". Although I am proud, I will inevitably feel inferior because of my background. As for the Japanese, although they created pseudonyms like Yidi, and although they borrowed a lot of Tang Dynasty Chinese, they always tried their best to learn the original Chinese language as long as they could. Just like these shoguns in Japan, although they have never recognized that they are vassal states of the Central Plains Dynasty, their bodies are honest, and they can't wait to kneel in front of Daming's father to beg for canonization and recognition.

And as "Yidi", they naturally have low self-esteem. Feeling inferior. Of course, in another time and space, this mentality changed with the rule of the Manchus in China, and even the construction of Japan's national outlook was also constructed because of the Chinese Lu Shen, who called himself "Little China", so learning Chinese and Chinese characters was still a compulsory subject for the Japanese scholars, and it did not change until after the Meiji Restoration.

But each other is not at this time.

Da Ming's father, this gold-lettered signboard, not to mention that it is used in the Confucian cultural circles of North Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, even if it is placed in Nanyang, it is also a proper scramble to kneel down and recognize Dad.

Originally, Zhu Guoqiang did not have a good impression of the Japanese, but now, in the past few months, with the deepening of his understanding of Japan, especially after realizing the usefulness of the golden sign of "Daming Dad", he has to say...... In fact, if the operation is done well, Japan will definitely become another filial son of the Ming Dynasty.

But it has to be done well. The Japanese are really Yidi!

When facing the strong, they will willingly kneel down and call their father, and the grandson should be absolutely authentic. But as soon as Dad becomes weaker, he will immediately backlash.

Historically, China, Britain, and the United States have not all been eaten by him. But as long as it is strong enough, this country is definitely the number one loyal dog.

When it comes to doing things for his master, he is absolutely loyal and has no complaints. It's hard to find such a loyal dog.

Flipping through the various pieces of intelligence that Fang Yizhi urged Japan to collect last time, Zhu Guoqiang suddenly looked up at Shi Lei and asked:

"How are we doing in Japan?"

"At the moment it is only limited to Nagasaki because they restrict our travel in Japan."

Shi Lei replied.

"That's right."

Zhu Guoqiang couldn't help but smile.

Although the Ming people were allowed to do business in Japan, they could only operate around Nagasaki, and only those who arrived in Japan in the early years were free to travel to various parts of Japan.

Well, in a few decades, their movements will be restricted!

But now!

It seems like an opportunity right now. Can we take the opportunity to ask Japan to open up more treaty ports, such as the five-port trade?

It's not impossible. After all, Japan now has its own demands, and of course, in addition to treaty ports, it can also ask for the right of free passage within Japan.

With these rights, it was easy to dismantle the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. Of course, at that time, it will be up to the Tokugawa shogunate to listen to it or not.

Well, let's meet them in the next two days. Unequal treaties are ready for you!

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Zhu Guoqiang looked at the file again, and a smile flashed on his face.

"Maybe it's ...... like this"