"I knew there was going to be a problem." Xu Lang put the briefcase on the table, "Guannan is too anxious, he wants to expand to 1,500 people at once, and he doesn't need auxiliary police." Their salary for an ordinary patrol is almost equal to the salary of one of our captains and majors, and the financial designation cannot afford it. ”

Cheng Yiyi ignored Xu Lang and continued to think about her thoughts.

Xu Lang asked again: "How much ginseng and deer antler velvet are left in our family, do you need to buy some more?" ”

"You can rest assured about this." Cheng Yiyi replied, "Zhiruo has already agreed with the store that she will deliver the goods once every half a month, and send them to us directly at home, so we don't need to go in person." ”

Xu Lang stood up and said, "I'm a little tired today, go sleep for a while first, and then call me when you eat." ”

Cheng Yiyi raised his head and asked, "You are not tired one day, what is it that makes you, the chief of the general staff, tired today." ”

Xu Lang smiled: "What else can I do, it's not for Tsushima Island." ”

Xu Lang was just about to leave, but Cheng Yiyi stretched out his hand and grabbed him: "Are you going to Tsushima Island this time?" ”

"I don't know." Xu Lang really didn't know, because the Military Commission had not yet made a final decision on the selection of the Tsushima operation.

"Do you want to go yourself?" Cheng Yiyi continued to ask.

"I'll try not to go, let TechnoAlpin go this time, I'll stay at home with you and the children."

Cheng Yiyi lowered her head and kissed Xu Lang's hand gently: "Just have your words." ”

Xu Lang returned to the bedroom and lay down, tossing and turning, but he couldn't sleep. The General Staff of the Combined Fleet to Dengzhou has come up with a final resolution, and there is nothing wrong with the resolution, but Xu Lang always wondered if he could take some other way to attack the Manchu Qing and Tao Min from the side.

Wang Hua had already reported Chen Yuhan's matter to the General Staff, and Xu Lang felt that it was not impossible to let Chen Yuhan make trouble in the rear of the Manchu Dynasty, but I was afraid that it would not help much, after all, Chen Yuhan's forces were still too small, and whether he could survive was still a question.

Xu Lang is currently thinking about whether he can send Yokoji Keiji back to Japan, and dredge up Japan's relationship through Yokoji Keiji or Shinyu Saemon, at least so that Japan will not be so easy to rely on Taomin.

Japan will put down the Shimabara Rebellion this year, and next year, in 1639, Japan will issue its fifth lockdown decree. This time, the main content was to prohibit Portuguese ships from coming to Japan, and only Chinese and Dutch merchant ships were allowed to trade with Nagasaki. At this point, Japan's seclusion system was finally completed. Japan maintained a policy of seclusion for more than 200 years, until 1853, when it reopened under pressure from the U.S. gunboat policy. During the period of "national isolation," Japan maintained certain trade relations with China, the Netherlands, and North Korea. China and North Korea were countries in the East and close neighbors, and Japan obtained silk, woollen fabrics, books, high-end consumer goods, and weapons from its trade exchanges. This trade was completely monopolized by the shogunate, which allowed for economic control over the local feudal lords. The Netherlands was a Western European country, mainly Protestant, and promised the shogunate not to proselytize, and the goods brought by Dutch ships included silk fabrics, cotton fabrics, medicines, clocks, sugar, and European handicrafts. Japan's exports are mainly seafood such as shark fin.

Xu Lang wanted to seize this opportunity to expand the trade volume between Yulin Bay and Zheng Zhilong and Japan, and it was best to monopolize trade with Japan. Because the situation has changed significantly, the Westerners have been expelled from Taiwan, and the Dutch power in Japan has been greatly reduced, and Yulinwan and Zheng Zhilong can just go to fill this vacancy. If we can really start a comprehensive trade with Japan, then Tao Min should not pull Japan over.

There is another question, Xu Lang thinks about it similar to Zhang Guodong, whether Yulinwan will turn his face with Chongzhen. At present, most of the travelers in Yulin Bay feel more and more that it is too difficult to reform the Ming Dynasty by peaceful means, not to mention the mainland, but also the entire Hainan Island, it is extremely difficult to implement a system even in modern times. In the future, what method can be used to persuade or coerce Chongzhen to accept the hypocrisy system of constitutional monarchy, and everyone's hearts are bottomless. If the method of coercion is adopted, then Chongzhen will definitely turn against Yulin Bay in order to protect his rights, and at that time, can Yulin Bay resist the joint attack from the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and even the Westerners with its own strength.

The more Xu Lang thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and all kinds of ideas went through his mind several times before he finally came up with an idea.

Cheng Yiyi's voice sounded outside the bedroom: "Xu Lang, have you woken up, if you wake up, you will come out to eat, Lu Lao and Aunt He are back." ”

Xu Lang got up from the bed and came to the living room while rubbing his eyes: "I haven't fallen asleep at all, let's eat first, and then sleep well after eating." ”

"Xu Lang." He Yun looked at Xu Lang and said with some distress, "Have you been too tired lately, there are a lot of things to do in the General Staff, don't be too tired." ”

"I know, Aunt He." Xu Lang rubbed his face, picked up a pot of wine from the side and poured it for Lu Tianxiang and He Yun, "The Combined Fleet will depart at the end of August, and the General Staff has a lot of things going on now, I will pay attention to it." ”

Lu Tianxiang also glanced at Xu Lang distressedly: "I won't say anything more, you have four children now, and it is not easy for Yiyi and Zhiruo to run this family, you should pay more attention to yourself." ”

"I understand, Lu Lao." Xu Lang was still thinking about Japan in his heart, and asked, "Old Lu, after the defeat of the Toyotomi family, do they still have any relatives in Dongying?" ”

Lu Tianxiang understood what Xu Lang meant, thought for a while and said, "I'm older now, and I don't remember some things too clearly. But I remember that Toyotomi Hideyoshi should have a granddaughter who is still in Toei, called Toyotomi Wanko, who is about forty-six or seventeen years old this year. ”

"Yes, Lu Lao." Xu Lang became interested, "Old Lu, tell me about this Toyotomi Wanzi carefully." ”

"Let's eat first." Cheng Yiyi glared at Xu Lang dissatisfied, "Can you talk about these things after eating." ”

"Eat, eat." Xu Lang apologized again and again.

After dinner, Lu Tianxiang and Xu Lang took a pot of tea and sat alone in the courtyard.

"I also have a rough idea of this Toyotomi finish." Lu Tianxiang picked up the teacup and said, "Toyotomi Hideyoshi's grandmother is Toyotomi Hideyoshi's own sister, because Toyotomi Hideyoshi has not had a son for a long time, the eldest son Toyotomi Hideji and the second son Hidekatsu born to his sister have become Hideyoshi's adopted sons, and Toyotomi Hidekatsu is Toyotomi Hideyoshi's biological father. Hidekatsu later fell ill and died in Joseon, and Wanko's biological mother married Tokugawa Hidetada, Tokugawa Ieyasu's heir, under the arrangement of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Wanko was adopted by Aunt Qi. Later, when Toyotomi Wanko was 12 years old, she married the new head of the Kujo family, one of the five families, Kujo Tadaei. In 1615, the Toyotomi family in Osaka collapsed, and the Tokugawa shogunate gained control of the entire country. Wanko's biological mother, Asai E, became the shogunate's imperial daisho and gave birth to an heir, Tokugawa Iemitsu. Through this relationship, Wanko became the titular adopted daughter of her titular stepfather, Tokugawa Hidetada, after the demise of the Toyotomi family. As the head of the public family, her husband Tadaei also became an important intermediary between the public family and the samurai family during the Tokugawa period because of his wife's relationship. ”