Faced with the biggest crisis in the history of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Mitsuhisa was not in the mood to celebrate the victory at Fukuyama Castle, but hurriedly took a boat back to the inner castle of Bungo Prefecture - this is the main city of the Toyotomi family, and the only castle belonging to the Toyotomi family.

However, it was the samurai of the Shimazu family who were in charge of the defense of Funai Castle...... Because there are not many samurai directly under Toyotomi now.

Now there are one country and two prefectures in Japan, one is the Edo shogunate; One is the Regency government of the prefecture, that is, the government of the Toyotomi side headed by Toyotomi Kunimatsu.

The reason why they have to act in the name of the regent government is because the Toyotomi regime (in fact, the Sacho regime) needs to be diplomatically recognized by the Kingdom of Spain, and it is not possible to use the name of the Toyotomi family, which is not the imperial family of Japan, and cannot represent Japan at all, and it is not qualified to sign a treaty of betrayal and glory!

Therefore, after discussing with Mori Tsunahiro and Asano Tsunashi, Shimazu Mitsuhisa set up a Japanese regent government in Funai Castle - to help the Japanese Emperor Gosai regent!

Emperor Gosai was really lucky, a Toyotomi regent in the west, and a Tokugawa shogun in the east, both helped him govern the country...... The only thing that is not so good is that the Ming Emperor does not recognize his existence! However, King Philip IV of Spain now recognized the emperor and sent a Spanish diplomatic mission to the castle with de Belasco as its ambassador.

Mitsuhisa Shimazu ran back to Funai Castle from Fukuyama Castle in a hurry, just to discuss countermeasures with the Spanish ambassador!

Now that the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa shogunate are going to jointly hold the Japanese college entrance examination, after the exam, the ronin of Japan will have a place to become samurai, who is willing to help the Shimazu family fight? The Shimazu family can't afford to pay such a high price!

Unless Spain can help the Shimazu family......

"Imperial examinations?" De Belasco asked, "What does this mean?" ”

"It's the meaning of doing well in the exam, and giving it to an official!" Mitsuhisa Shimazu explained in a somewhat stiff Chinese.

He didn't speak Spanish and De Belasco didn't speak Japanese, but both spoke Chinese, so they communicated in Chinese.

"What?" De Belasco was taken aback, "And this kind of thing?" Can you become an official if you do well in the exam? ”

"Yes, yes, that's what it means!"

"Don't look at the pedigree?" De Belasco was still a little unconvinced.

"It's not that I don't look at it at all," Mr. Shimazu said, "but it's not very important...... Mainly look at the test results! ”

"How can this be?" De Belasco exclaimed, "This is so barbaric! ”

De Belasco was also from a noble family, and his father was the governor of New Spain!

So he is 100% in favor of being reincarnated as an official...... How can an official not rely on reincarnation? Reincarnation is determined by God, so reincarnation as an official is determined by God who can and cannot be an official. How can the Chinese change the decision of Almighty God by passing an exam full of luck?

This is the Antichrist! It's going to hell!

Shimazu Mitsuhisa nodded heavily, "Isn't it......?" It's so hateful! All the ronins of Japan will be thrown to the side of the Daming and Tokugawa shogunates, and it will be difficult for us to defeat them! ”

"Will they all vote for it?" De Velasco shook his head, "How is that possible?" Didn't you say that there were hundreds of thousands of ronins? How can they all be voted over? How many official positions can they give? ”

"Not only do they have official positions, but they also recruit soldiers through the imperial examination,......" Shimazu Mitsuhisa said with a frown, "If you do well in the exam, you can become an official, and if you don't do well in the exam, you can become a soldier, and there is always a salary to eat." The Tokugawa family is preparing to recruit 20,000 troops through this examination to form a new army, and the Ming court intends to recruit 80,000 soldiers! ”

"Recruit, recruit 80,000 soldiers?" De Belasco was taken aback, "Why so many?" They're going to ......"

De Belasco knew that the number of Ming troops from all walks of life together was likely to reach a million!

And this million people are not a rabble, some of the troops, such as the nine-sided youth army of more than 10,000 people who defeated Doni Khan's 70,000-strong army in Liaodong, are basically placed in Europe, and they can be regarded as first-class elite soldiers.

The Ming army, which had a great advantage over neighboring countries in terms of quantity and quality, actually wanted to expand further...... Anyone with a brain can imagine that this Celestial Empire is planning a new war!

Moreover, the new war that the Celestial Empire is about to launch should not be directed against the Toyotomi regime in Japan.

Because it didn't take 110,000 new troops to defeat the Toyotomi regime - the Tokugawa shogunate would recruit 20,000 new troops, the Ming would recruit 80,000 new troops in Japan, and the Ming had already recruited 10,000 new troops in Nagasaki, for a total of 110,000......

In de Belasco's view, the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa shogunate only needed to organize between three and forty thousand new armies to destroy the Toyotomi army.

Therefore, the vast majority of these 110,000 new troops will be used on other battlefields......

"They're marching to the South Seas!" Shimazu Mitsuhisa said, "That's what the Tokugawa shogunate's announcement says...... The 80,000 new troops recruited by the Ming Dynasty were to be sent to fight in the South Seas and Siam.

If they can make meritorious deeds, the Ming Emperor will reward them with a fief in the South Seas! ”

Is it really only Nanyang? Debelasco thought to himself: there must be America! These diminutive Japanese soldiers were not only brutal, but also hard-working, and were best suited to the harsh and undersupplied battlefields.

It seems that the Spanish world empire is really facing an existential crisis!

"Mr. Ambassador," said Shimazu Mitsuhisa, "you Spanish kingdom will not watch the Ming and Tokugawa shogunates collude to seize the Philippines, will you?" ”

If only that were the case! De Belasko said: If the Ming Dynasty only needs the Philippines, do you still need to seize it? As long as they are willing to evacuate from the Gulf of America, the Philippines will be handed over to the Ming Dynasty immediately......

"Of course not!" "The Kingdom of Spain has concluded a peace treaty with Great Britain, and will soon conclude a treaty and marry France, and the Spanish princess will become the queen of France!"

So...... The Spanish world empire will have enough power for the East! ”

"That's great!" Mitsuhisa Shimazu hurriedly asked, "Can you send some reinforcements to Japan?" It's better to borrow another military expense, 1 million taels of silver is enough! ”

1,000,000 taels? Deberlasco said to himself: King Philip really has so much spare money, so he will not even owe his daughter's dowry......

"Elder, you can rest assured," de Belsco said, "Our Spanish Empire is a country of gods, and we are fearless...... Even if the Ming State has an army of 1 million, we can defeat it with God's help! ”

He paused, "But you and the Regent can't fully count on Spain's assistance, because Spain is too far away from Japan. You should also hold out on your own for a while before help comes. If possible...... I suggest that you immediately send troops to attack Nagasaki! If they can seize it, it will greatly reduce the prestige of the Ming in Japan, and maybe they will not be able to raise so many mercenaries. ”

Attack on Nagasaki?

That would be a complete tear with the Ming Empire!

"Elder, please don't hesitate!" Seeing Shimazu's hesitation, De Velasco assured him, "The Spanish soldiers in Japan are very good at attacking cities, and with their help and a large enough number of troops, it will not be difficult to break through Nagasaki...... Moreover, the alliance between the Ming Empire and the Tokugawa shogunate was already very strong, and there was not much time left for the Toyotomi Regency! ”

Mitsuhisa Shimazu knew that De Belasco was right, and time was running out......

"But...... There is still a chance that the war against Nagasaki will be lost! Shimazu Mitsuhisa lowered his voice, "At that time, the Shimazu family may also perish!" Your Excellency, have you thought about this question? ”

"No, it won't!" De Belasco shook his head, he understood what Shimazu Mitsuhisa meant, "The Shimazu family will not perish, because the Kingdom of Spain will not give up any friends...... Even if Kagoshima Castle can't hold it, there will definitely be a way out.

So the Shimazu family can now stand with Spain with peace of mind! ”