Chapter 373: Canonization and Commerce
Regarding the grievances between Tokugawa Yasuaki and Toyotomi Ichiro, Han Liang knows a little bit. So at this time, Tokugawa Yasuaki said this, and Han Liang didn't think it was strange.
Shaking his head and chuckling, Han Liang said: "General Tokugawa, Toyotomi Ichiro is the biggest force in the entire Fuso except for you, if you don't canonize him, I'm afraid you won't be able to say it."
General Ben also knows some of the grievances and grievances between you and Toyotomi Ichiro, but now is not the time to be rash.
General, you think, now that Toyotomi Ichiro has his own troops, and he has the trump card of Mingbei in his hand, if he is not canonized at this time, do you think he will give up
Besides, even if Toyotomi Ichiro is unwilling to accept the canonization, once this matter spreads, do you think Akibe will stay with Toyotomi Ichiro with peace of mind, general
I'm afraid that as soon as I receive the news, Mingbei will run away.
And in this way, Toyotomi Ichiro's prestige will be hit like never before. At that time, Toyotomi Ichiro, who will not have the trump card of Mingbei in his hand, and his reputation has been hit hard, do you think he will be your opponent, general?"
After Han Liang said this, Tokugawa Yasuaki came to his senses. If the princes whose strength is smaller than Toyotomi Ichiro are canonized at this time, Toyotomi Ichiro will definitely be unwilling.
You may even attack yourself with all your might because of this.
This has nothing to do with whether Toyotomi Ichiro himself wants to be self-reliant, which is related to Toyotomi Ichiro's face.
After all, if the Great Zhou Emperor heard the names of other princes but did not hear the names of Toyotomi Ichiro, then Toyotomi Ichiro would not think that the Great Zhou Emperor had done something wrong, but would have felt that Tokugawa Yasuaki must have been behind it, so he would hate Tokugawa Yasuaki even more.
The current situation in Fuso speaks for itself.
The Imperial Navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty sent troops to Fuso and occupied the current capital of Fuso, Kyoto, leaving Emperor Meibei in exile.
But at this time, Toyotomi Ichiro's reason for raising troops turned out to be to oppose Tokugawa Yasuaki, saying that Tokugawa Yasuaki forced Emperor Mingbei to flee Kyoto.
As for what Da Zhou has done in these days, Toyotomi Ichiro has not even mentioned a word, and he does not dare to mention it.
Obviously, like Tokugawa Yasuaki, Toyotomi Ichiro was afraid that he would really anger the behemoth of Da Zhou.
After convincing Tokugawa Yasuaki in the fastest time, Han Liang sent people to contact Toyotomi Ichiro and several other powerful princes.
It's just that things are very strange, and these soldiers who were sent out were politely sent back.
"It seems that our family has to come forward!" Faced with this situation, Han Liang, the big boss, was helpless about it, so he could only let Feng Xi come forward in person.
Feng Xi is used to seeing people with all kinds of faces, and with a look from the other party, Feng Xi can guess what the other party thinks.
Therefore, after traveling to Fusang to meet several powerful princes one after another, Feng Xi returned to Kyoto City and said to Han Liang: "The matter has been completed, and General Han's side can also start preparing for the next things." ”
"Toyotomi Ichiro and the others agreed" Hearing this, Han Liang was a little incredulous.
"I didn't say it, but our family saw that these people were all moved, but they just didn't want to be the first to come out!"
"Then let Tokugawa Yasuaki be the first to come out!" Han Liang said, "Who made Tokugawa Yasuaki the most powerful, as long as Tokugawa Yasuaki was the first to be canonized, wouldn't the others be a matter of course?"
"Not bad!" Feng Xi nodded and said, "Tomorrow you can go into the city to see Tokugawa Yasuaki and arrange the canonization ceremony." ”
"But father-in-law, before that, shouldn't we do Mingbei first" Thinking of Emperor Mingbei, who was still alive and well, Han Liang said.
"You are not afraid of getting our hands dirty, Mingbei is just an insignificant puppet, as long as Tokugawa Yasuaki and others accept the canonization, they will naturally be in addition to Mingbei, an eye-catching thing, in the future, and we don't need to do anything at all." Feng Xi smiled and said, "Remember, what is the purpose of our coming to Fusang!" ”
"Xiaguan understands!" After Feng Xi's reminder, Han Liang came to his senses and abolished Mingbei's position as monarch, which is a different thing from killing Mingbei.
If Mingbei is abolished, Da Zhou can be regarded as a famous teacher, but once Mingbei is killed, no matter what excuse he uses, he will definitely make Fusang people hate him, which is not what Da Zhou wants to face.
The results of Han Liang's discussion with Tokugawa Yasuaki came out quickly.
An auspicious day was chosen, and the official canonization ceremony was held in Kyoto Castle.
Of course, other powerful princes of Fusang sent people to take a look. Seeing that Tokugawa Yasuaki was indeed canonized as the monarch of Honshu Island by the Great Zhou, the other princes did not hesitate and accepted the canonization of the Great Zhou one after another.
Within a month, Feng Xi led people to Hokkaido, Kyushu, and the three largest islands of Fuso, and canonized the three strongest princes, including Toyotomi Ichiro, as monarchs.
The canonization has come to an end, and whether Emperor Mingbei is alive or dead has nothing to do with Da Zhou. In fact, Feng Xi wished that Emperor Mingbei could live for a while longer, so that the water of Fusang could be muddy.
After the canonization was handled, Feng Xi initiated a banquet and invited representatives of the four monarchs of Tokugawa Yasuaki and Toyotomi Ichiro to gather together.
The purpose is, of course, one of the purposes for which He sent troops to the Great Zhou: to make claims.
You Fusang burned down my warship last year, shouldn't you give some compensation?
This time, I sent troops to help you expel Emperor Mingbei and canonize you as the king, shouldn't you give a military fund?
Da Zhou's requirements are all 'reasonable', the key is that there is no lion to open his mouth, just ask for a million taels of silver, and the four monarchs can easily solve it if they get together together.
The key thing is that there are several large silver mines in Fusang, and because of the previous isolation of the country, there is no outflow of silver at all, so it is still very easy to come up with a million taels of silver.
Of course, in order to show that Da Zhou really had no ill will towards Fusang, Feng Xi even said on the spot that he could let Fusang open the port, and Da Zhou would conduct formal trade with Fusang.
This time, it's terrible.
Now Fusang is not short of silver, but lacks food and clothing.
After all, in such a palm-sized place, there are tens of millions of people, and it is impossible to have no shortage of food and clothing.
Not to mention those people, even they, the princes, actually don't eat very well in winter, let alone wear.
As for weapons
The samurai under their command had very few arrows except for a sword, and even many of the troops used bamboo arrows, and decent armor could only be worn by a very few high-ranking generals.
Therefore, when they heard that the Great Zhou was going to start trade with Fusang, the four princes were overjoyed one by one. Needless to say, as long as it is a port that can be opened, Fuso has opened up to the Great Zhou......