Chapter 419: The Battle Against the Wa
Compared with farming to make money before, now they earn more and earn more easily, in comparison, the land they took out to support Zhu Yijun's tax reform, these are all small profits, and they will take it out. Once Zhu Yijun chooses to stop at this time, it will really be chaotic.
"Let's fight!" Zhu Yijun sighed and said, anyway, at this time, can the worst be worse than the previous life?
The colonial powers in the previous life seem to be quite developed in the end, right? Even Germany, which was in two world wars, is still very developed, right? Grab resources to develop first, and then love how to do! If the Ming Dynasty starts a world war one day, Zhu Yijun can only bless in heaven.
Anyway, dead friends don't die poor, it's better to beat others than to be beaten, isn't this the case in this era?
Japan was used by Zhu Yijun to train the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and once they practiced it, then they would naturally move. At that time, Zhu Yijun can let Li Dan and the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty form a joint caravan, of course, it must be an armed caravan, and he can provide equipment.
When the time comes, it will be good for the royal sailors of the Ming Dynasty to follow behind, the merchants will open the way, and the army will arrive later.
"Has Zhao Lian entered Beijing?" Zhu Yijun turned his head to look at Zhang Whale and asked slowly.
Zhao Lian is the governor of the Ming Dynasty in Japan prepared by Zhu Yijun, and when he arrives, it will be time for the Japanese side to start fighting.
When Zhu Yijun was thinking about attacking Japan, a very serious military meeting was also being held in the port of Busan in North Korea. There were many people involved, including Zhang Weixian, the commander-in-chief of the Ming attack on Japan, Li Rusong and Cao Wenzhao, the two generals of the army, and Qi Jin, the admiral of the Ming Imperial Naval Division, and Yu Zhigao, the deputy admiral.
There is also the commander of the Korean army, Yi Sunsin, and his two henchmen, the eunuch in charge of the Daming Dongshi Factory, the eunuch in charge of the Daming Si Rite Seal, and the godson Wei Chao of Zhang Whale in the Dongchang under the order of the eunuch. Zhang Qia, deputy commander of Jinyiwei, and Li Dan, the manager of the Internal Affairs Office, gathered together, and there was only one thing to plan, that is, to capture the Japanese state.
"Everyone, if you come to you today, you should also know what the so-called is, so I won't say much nonsense."
Zhang Weixian sat on the main seat, swept over everyone's faces expressionlessly, and said slowly: "It's okay for you to say anything, today I just want to hear everyone's thoughts." ”
Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke, and it was obvious that everyone didn't think to say anything for a while. For generals like Cao Wenzhao and Li Rusong, what is there to discuss, just fight. On the North Korean side, Yi Sun-sin has nothing to say, it is enough to fight and kill the Japanese invaders, and other North Koreans cannot and cannot participate.
"Let's say a few words!"
At this time, Wei Chao spoke first, and with a gentle smile on his face, he spoke.
Although Wei Chao's tone was soft and he had a smile on his face, no one dared to underestimate this Wei Gonggong. You must know that his godfather Zhang Whale, that is the famous smiling tiger, is ruthless! Many people say that His Majesty the Ming Dynasty is eloquent and strategic, and eunuchs like Zhang Whale dare not be evil, otherwise Zhang Whale may be Liu Jin and Wang Zhizhi.
Even so, no one in Daming dared to underestimate Zhang Whale, and naturally no one dared to underestimate the successor cultivated by Zhang Whale.
"We don't understand how to fight, and we won't talk much in front of the generals, there is only one thing we have to say, when our family left the capital, my godfather once explained that Dongchang is only responsible for providing information, as for how to fight and when to fight, it is up to the generals to decide."
"What we want to talk about is the situation of the Wa Kingdom, and the person who is in charge of the Wa Kingdom now is called Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but he is not the king of the Wa Kingdom, they call themselves emperors, but it doesn't matter. According to our intelligence, the emperor of the Wa Kingdom and Toyotomi Hideyoshi are not one, so there is no need to see them as enemies. ”
Wei Chao's words were very simple, but every one of the people present was simple, and of course they understood what they meant.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a powerful minister, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, although these words have been somewhat elevated in the Wa Kingdom, but this is the case.
Zhang Weixian nodded thoughtfully, then turned to the others and said, "So is there anything else the others have to say?" ”
"We don't want a broken and endlessly war-torn country." Li Dan spoke on the side at this time: "I hope that the marquis of Dingbei can uphold the practice of Dingbei Hou in Duoyan Sanbu and Horqin, if we really want to kill everyone in the Wa Kingdom, it will be our loss." ”
"Whether it is the War of Korea or the War of the Wa Kingdom, the imperial court has spent a lot of money, and this money must be earned back from the Wa State."
Zhang Weixian nodded again, there is no need for Li Dan to say this, Zhang Weixian also understands that fighting is about money, and Zhang Weixian is very clear about this truth. Zhang Weixian also remembered one thing Zhu Yijun told him, that is, to make money in war, so that he could continue to fight.
If every war has to consume national strength and the country's money and food, then sooner or later it will be dragged down, and this is the principle that "although a country is big, it will die if it is warlike." As long as you make money by fighting, then you can fight for a long time, and the more you fight, the stronger you get.
This point has been fully confirmed after the battle of Wara, although the cost of fighting Warat is very large, but the income earned by the Ming Dynasty from Wara over the years can not only make up for the cost of the Battle of Warat, but also provide a large number of wool cloth for the Ming Dynasty, provide a large number of war horses, and provide a large number of livestock, which makes the Ming soldiers have just the right equipment, better war horses, and stronger bodies.
The Korean War was a loss-making business, so this loss needed to be earned back from the Wa Kingdom, which was the emperor's will and the consensus of all the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty.
As a member of the nobles, Zhang Weixian knew very well that the nobles and relatives of the Ming Dynasty, the officials of the court and the local gentry were all waiting for this war of the Japanese kingdom to make a fortune. If the Wa Kingdom is broken, then their losses will be great, and the emperor will also be dissatisfied with his ability.
"Since you don't have any other opinions, then I'll start arranging the battle against the Japanese Kingdom!"
Zhang Weixian's eyes swept over everyone, and said with a serious face, everyone also became serious, at this time Zhang Weixian said the truth. The previous conversation was to solicit opinions, and everyone could speak freely, but now that the combat mission is arranged, then this is a military order, and no one dares to joke about the military order.
"After this time against the Japanese state, we have to achieve a strategic goal, that is, to annihilate the standing army of the Japanese state, which is not negotiable."
"The army of the Japanese state cannot stay, this is the primary goal, and at the same time, all the Japanese generals who advocate the invasion of Korea this time will be annihilated, they are headed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, then Toyotomi Hideyoshi will be the first to be eliminated."