Chapter 277: Tamna Island Since Ancient Times
"This is the Great Tomorrow soldier who came to Tamna?"
Although he was a hardcore pro-Qing faction, he had long tied his wealth and honor to the Manchurian Eight Banners in Shenyang, but when his fleet approached Tamluo Island and saw the sailor warships patrolling back and forth in the middle of the sea, Jin Zidian was still a little frightened, in addition to some trepidation, but also out of the awe of the suzerainty for many years.
Those very sturdy gunboats, with at least more than a dozen guns of all sizes listed on each side of the ship, looked at their own boat with the banner of Taijitu, and couldn't help but feel ashamed of themselves in their hearts.
However, these patrol sailors did not stop and make trouble, and when they heard that the king of Joseon had sent someone to reward the army, they simply boarded the ship and inspected it, and found that it was all wine, meat, property, gold and silver, etc., so they waved their hands to signal that they could pass.
However, after landing, surprises followed.
On the road to Jeju City, a group of soldiers from the Ming army with helmets and armor and weapons came by. Jin Zidian went to the governor of Denglai and went to the capital several times, and he knew the inside story of the Ming Dynasty well. A soldier who can wear full armor or open armor or dark armor must be a personal soldier of the commander of the army.
"Lord Parliament, my subordinates have been in Jeju for many days, and the soldiers I have seen are all dressed like this, and they don't mean to show off in front of us."
The eyeliner who reported to Seoul told Kim about what he had seen and heard in Jeju City.
Hearing this, a chill rose in Jin Zidian's heart. Since he came ashore, not a single Korean official has come to greet him. Along the way, I saw at least 1,000 Ming soldiers, all of whom were sturdy and lean, with red faces and well-nourished oily skin. If these people are all the family members of the generals of the army, then at least one of them is a general soldier with a seal.
From time to time, island residents chased the marching procession with small baskets and sold citrus and abalone to Ming soldiers, while some young Korean women stood bare-breasted outside a temple that had been turned into a barracks, looking for a rice master.
From time to time, horse owners would lead carefully selected horses to various military camps outside the city in an attempt to turn their horses into silver dollars.
A team of North Koreans changed into fat jackets in the style of Daming that they had just received, and looked at each other, quite a bit like a monkey. After teasing each other, they looked at Jin Zidian and his party with the eyes of a superior person looking at an inferior person, and did not say much. Just head to the docks.
There. Several more ships docked, and a large number of food supplies, artillery, knives, guns, military uniforms, flags and other logistics and water prices were unloaded from the ships.
The Ming Dynasty is determined to win my North Korea!
From the cannons of ships at sea, to the elite soldiers and horses on land, and the horses on the island. Recruit the Korean Ding Zhuang on the island to enlist in the army. The impact of giving Jin Zidian is extremely strong. There is only one answer that can be obtained. Da Ming is so aggressive, it is by no means easy to end!
"Lord Yizheng, there is an old man on the island who said. When the Renchen Rebellion was in place, the same was true of the soldiers of the Great Tomorrow, countless elites, countless money and grain burdens came from the Ming Dynasty across the sea. Until the Japanese were driven out. â
"Smack!"
Kim raised his hand fiercely and slapped the member of the Luo Party who acted as an eyeliner on Tamna Island! What you don't want to listen to, what do you say! When the Ming Dynasty crossed the sea to the east, it was to help our North Korea repel the invasion of the Japanese Guan Bai Fengcheng Hideyoshi, what did you come here for? What I'm afraid of is learning from Xue Li Zhengdong! Want me to wait for a good look!
The things of the world are really good spirits that do not lead to bad spirits. Kim Zidian was stumbling towards Kim Zidian because he was talking about the events of the Japanese rebellion in the past, and he was shoehorned from inside the Jeju City Gate, with a burst of alcohol in his mouth, and his clothes were covered with oil stains.
Seeing this group of short men who were less than five feet tall rushing towards him, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his back. In addition to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty also issued an order to recruit the warriors of the Wa Kingdom? It seems that this mission is by no means an easy task!
"Yaga!"
A samurai with a sword and a rib stick stuck in his waist deliberately bumped into one of the guards of Jin Zidian, but he was the first to open his mouth to curse, and casually gave the guard with a steel fork in his mouth.
"Protect your lordship!"
Seeing that his comrades were beaten by the Japanese warriors for no reason, Jin Zidian's personal soldiers did not care about stepping forward to seek justice for their comrades, but on the contrary, they quickly gathered around Jin Zidian to prevent some Japanese from being unfavorable to the political lord.
"Bastard thing! Don't be rude! â
A shout of reprimand came out from the group of Japanese warriors, and a few Japanese warriors who had just pulled out their swords in front of the Korean master and servant to raise their might and intimidate them immediately retreated when they heard the sound, stood sideways to the side, and dodged a path.
"Across the street, is it Lord Kim?"
The person who spoke was none other than the third generation of the Tsushima Domain, the heir to the head of the clan, Soyima.
The Tsushima family is a very strange force to exist zĂ i.
The head of the family, Zong Yizhi, once believed in Christianity, but broke away from Christianity. Married the daughter of Konishi Yukinaga, but divorced after leaving religion. He was given the title of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was in charge of affairs with Korea, but because he wanted to trade with Korea, he called Korea a vassal. In the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tsushima clan joined the Western Army, but Ieyasu needed the Tsushima clan to carry out diplomacy against Korea, and at the same time, he also knew that the Tsushima clan would not pose any threat to him, so the Tsushima clan was not changed, and was still named Tsushima Clan's security and took on the diplomatic mission against Korea.
The reason why there is such a strange existence is entirely because of the geographical environment.
Tsushima Island, which is located right between the Korean Peninsula and the northern part of Kyushu in Japan, is an unbiased nestle between the two.
Because Tsushima originally had very little arable land, the clan was nominally a daimyo with a height of 100,000 koku, but the actual income was more than 10,000 koku. Before the economic operation and circulation of the Jong family was not established in the period of trade with Yugoslavia, it was largely dependent on trade with the Korean Peninsula.
This is why after receiving a handwritten letter from Li Peiting, the Zong family was busy sending the heir of the head of the family to Tamna. Can't afford to offend!
Those who accompanied Zong Yizhen to Tamna Island also included the old qualified retainers of the Zong family. He was regarded by Yizhi and Yicheng as a diplomatic confidant. For the sake of the importance of this visit to Tamna Island, the Zong family did not hesitate to urgently recall this monk, who had been sentenced to exile because of the fierce conflict with Yanagawa and the principle of "making noise and making two successes", from the place of exile and sent him to accompany the young master. It was because he was familiar with North Korea, and he had visited Korea twice and was familiar with the princes and nobles of North Korea.
Seeing a familiar person, Jin Zidian landed a stone on the ground this time. On this mission, someone threaded the needle, and. For the sake of the face of the Zong family. This head of his own will not be thrown into the sea. At most, he was beaten out with a stick.
With his heart settled, Kim Zidian restored the etiquette and demeanor of the right council under one person in North Korea and above ten thousand people.
"It turned out to be Ruodian, and Elder Fang was here."
Under the kind invitation of Zong Yizhen and Gui Bo Xuanfang, Jin Zidian and his party went to the temporary military camp of the Tsushima clan to settle down.
"I haven't seen him for a few years, but the councillor is still as handsome as ever." Gui Bo Xuanfang deserves to be a professional diplomatic monk. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was slapped by a series of sycophants that did not cost money.
"I haven't seen you for years. Elder Fang's cultivation was also becoming more and more exquisite. "Carefully taste the tea made by the Zong family for the three of them. Jin Zidian took a closer look at the two monarchs and ministers by the lamplight.
I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.
Both of them were covered in silk, especially Gui Bo Xuanfang. It is a brocade robe, which is woven with gold thread. Under the lamplight, as Xuanfang's breathing fluctuated, the gold threads on the robe shone brightly.
Both of them have a strong nouveau riche smell.
In the eyes of Jin Zidian, who is familiar with the situation of the Zong family, this Zongyi Zhen Tonggui Bo Xuanfang is completely a villain's face, "You two must forget the time when you came to my mansion to complain about trade?!" â
But this is just what he thinks in his heart, as a seasoned politician, Jin Zidian still has the ability to control this point. On the occasion of tasting the new tea, he bluntly asked Zong Yizhen which commander or supervisor of the Ming army is here on this Tamna Island? The official must meet with the adults and explain the hardships of the small state of the lower country.
Hearing this, Zong Yizhen and Gui Bo Xuanfang looked at each other and smiled. The smile is so mysterious that I can't help but feel creepy.
"Lord Yizheng really thinks that the thousands of troops on this island are the Heavenly Soldiers of the Ming Kingdom?" Twisting a strand of silver hair, Uncle Gui Xuanfang began to answer questions for Jin Zidian.
"If the current Ming Dynasty can have such thousands of troops, your country will still be forced to carry out the alliance under the city by the barbarian soldiers of Jianzhou?"
The words were as sharp as a knife, and Gui Bo Xuanfang's words were very sharp, but they pierced Jin Zidian's most sensitive nerves like a knife.
"If it's the Ming army, then why did my clan and the Wudao family come to help?"
A series of questions gradually blew away the fog in Jin Zidian's mind like a strong sea breeze.
"What does Elder Fang mean?"
"Do you know who my clan has been doing business with all these years? Do you know where the fine cotton cloth and foreign sugar that my clan sells to your country come from? â
"Excuse me?"
"Adults can look at the banner of the Ming Army outside, the Ming Dynasty is true, but it is the Southern Ming Army!"
South Central Army!
It's a thunderous name!
When dealing with the Qing soldiers who invaded Korea, Jin Zidian had heard this name countless times from the mouths of those stout and stout Jiannu.
In the Ming Dynasty Gyeonggi, in the plain field battle, it was a miracle in the Ming army and the Korean army to be able to respond to the attack of the two armors with red flags with thousands of people. And the South Central Army even created an even greater miracle and wiped out these two Jiala in one fell swoop!
Although the Qing army mentioned this matter in a secretive and vague manner, from various channels, Jin Zidian could still piece together the basic graphics of this battle. The flags were still gloating about the losses of Manchuria and Mongolia with red flags.
The Qing army of the two Jiala can basically drive tens of thousands of Korean soldiers everywhere and collapse into an army.
And being able to cleanly eliminate the two Jiala, and behead thousands of Nanzhong troops to Jeju, this is obviously going to be unfavorable to our North Korea?!
With their attitude and methods towards the Qing army, what kind of drastic measures will be used against the leader of the pro-Qing faction like Jin Zidian, Jin Zidian does not dare to think about the terrible consequences. In his heart, he couldn't stop cursing Zhao Guiren beside the king, "If it weren't for your cheap babbling." How could this official fall into such a dangerous situation? â
He sat there in a daze, Zong Yizhen and Gui Bo Xuanfang glanced at each other, and there was a hint of imperceptible joy in their eyes.
"Young master, it's getting late, is it time for dinner?"
The little one beside Zong Yizhen knelt down respectfully in front of him and asked for instructions.
"Lord Parliament, in a hurry today, please have a meeting here. Tomorrow, there will be a banquet for the adults to catch the wind. â
said it very modestly and politely, but after the banquet began, it also made the self-confident and knowledgeable Jin Zidian a little stunned.
In front of each person is a small charcoal stove. White charcoal burns in the furnace. The beating flames scorched happily on the nets made of copper wire. A woman picks up a piece of fat and thin pork belly with long, silver-inlaid bamboo chopsticks and puts it on a copper net. The copper grilled by the charcoal fire has excellent heat transfer performance, and immediately makes a small stinging sound, and the room is filled with an enticing aroma of meat.
Zong Yizhen actually set up a barbecue table to receive Jin Zidian!
"If the temple is like this, do it like this. It's a bit too expensive. This made Jin really flattered! â
"I don't need to say much. We are also generous to others. When the army first landed on the island. The Commander ordered a rough map of the island to be sent to General Lee. â
After seeing the topographical sketch of Tamna Island, Shouhan saw a very familiar name on the map, Halla Mountain!
This mountain claims to be able to take down the entire galaxy. In addition to being the commanding height of Tamna Island, it is also a product of volcanic eruptions. However, none of this is what makes it famous. The reason why it is known to Shouhan is entirely because of the barbecue.
So, out of a spoof mentality, Shouhan ordered people to make barbecue stoves and copper meshes and other things, and ordered people to send a fast boat to Tamluo Island and hand them over to Xu Huanshan. At the same time, Chen Tianhua in Guangdong and Yongsheng in Songjiang were ordered to buy pigs, chickens, ducks, buffaloes and other goods, and send them to Jeju Daying by boat.
"I'm going to let these guys know what a serious barbecue is!"
Listening to Zong Yizhen explain the origin of this barbecue, Jin Zi didn't know what it was like in his heart.
Able to provide sufficient meat, money and food for thousands of men and horses to cross the sea expedition, how much property should the South Chinese Army use for this crusade? I'm afraid that the goods I brought may not be enough for other people's expenses for a day!
"Lord Yizheng, this is the best beef, Lord Xu said that this thing is called steak, marinated with good spices and grilled, fat and juicy, and the entrance is excellent."
Pork belly, steak, chicken, and duck were served like running water. Rao is Jin Zidian is in a bad mood at the moment, he has no appetite, and the corners of his mouth are full of traces of oil. There were as many as seven or eight empty plates in front of me.
Outside, the Zong family used the entire skeleton of a buffalo, and after stewing in the pot, entertained Jin Zi's entourage, personal soldiers and other figures, and each person had a large copper bowl of beef bone seafood soup and a large bowl of japonica rice in front of each person.
"If it's not enough, you can add it!"
Some people even sobbed and cried, and they could also feel the delicate and dangerous relationship between the South Central Army and the DPRK. They suspect that this is their own guillotine.
Hearing the faint cry outside, Jin Zidian also frowned slightly, put down the cup and chopsticks in his hand, and bowed deeply to Zong Yizhen, who was sitting on the main seat.
"Thanks to the kindness of Ruodian, Jin has something to trust, and don't shirk if you look forward to it."
"Lord Chamberlain, please speak."
"If Dianxiang and Elder Fang have been friends for many years, it is true that Jin Mou came this time because he came by the will of the king of my family, called the Sacrifice Army, and he is actually asking for peace. But when I look at it today, I'm afraid that Jin's life will be lost in Jeju. If the Venerable Master Jin is not guaranteed tomorrow, please look at the relationship between Jin and the Zong family for many years, and bury Jin's body and send it back to Seoul. â
As he spoke, two lines of tears flowed down Jin Zidian's eyes, and he had to admit that these politicians from all dynasties and dynasties were good actors who could easily win the Academy Award. And definitely not NG during the performance. Whoever is NG is dead and has no place to be buried.
After listening to Jin Zidian's touching remarks, Zong Yizhen and Gui Bo Xuanfang glanced at each other, and couldn't help but burst into laughter, which made Jin Zidian both a little angry and a little confused.
"Jin is so trusted, why do the two of them laugh at Jin so much?"
"Please calm down and be impatient, and wait for the little monk to divide the benefits and disadvantages for the adults. However, before that, please order your soldiers to eat first. The little monk swore to the Buddha that the adult's trip should be thrilling and dangerous. Maybe there's a big fortune bet on it. â
Gui Bo Xuanfang's words made Jin Zidian feel a little relieved.
Hearing that there was no fear for their lives, the servants outside immediately grabbed the food in front of them, and the samurai and ashigaru who were on the sidelines shook their heads vigorously, expressing contempt for the greed and ignorance of these Koreans.
"My lord, I can't hide it. There is a private legend in the Nanzhong army that this time the army crossed the sea to the east, not to conquer Korea, but to recover the homeland! â
"Reclaim your homeland?" Zong Yizhen's words made Jin Zidian even more confused, where is there an inch of land here that is the Ming Dynasty?
"No, no! According to what the Southern Chinese Army said, this Tamna Island has been owned by the Chinese state since ancient times! â
"If it weren't for the purpose of recovering the country, thousands of soldiers and horses of the Nanzhong Army, on this Tamna Island, would be worth a lot of money, and it would not be fun!"
"Is it really not the crime of the South Chinese Army to surrender to Hu Lu for the purpose of conquering our Korea? Just to reclaim the land? â
There was a hint of surprise in Kim's tone.
"Your North Korea, known as 3,000 miles of rivers and mountains, now seems to have been looted by Hu Lu and only a group of old and weak women and children who have opened their mouths to eat and drink, right? What's the use of the South China Army?! If there is a lot of food, no one can eat it? â
Zong Yizhen snorted with his nostrils facing the sky.
Jin Zidian couldn't care about Zongyi anymore, he was really slacking off, and his heart was full of joy. (To be continued......)