In Edo, Japan, Tokugawa Iemitsu came to Gong Zifang's mansion with a few guards.

Gong Zifang planted many exotic flowers and plants in his yard, and he was comfortable and comfortable to take care of it day by day.

It is not as desolate as imagined, although it does not have the prosperity and comfort of Jinling, but it is also a good place.

After listening to the report of the little soldier at the door, Gong Zifang wore civilian clothes and walked into the hall.

Because of the Han style to the east, Japanese people today rarely wear those ugly traditional costumes, and Tokugawa Iemitsu himself wore Hanfu.

"The Lord of the Kingdom is here in person, so I don't know what I would like to ask for?"

Tokugawa Ieguang was upset when he saw this person, he was also the governor stationed in Japan, Zhu Dadian was amiable, and Gong Zifang seemed a lot more difficult to get along with.

Because of Sakai Nobumitsu's recklessness, the Tokugawa family lost 80,000 Japanese soldiers who could fight well, which made the daimyo clans everywhere not calm.

Everyone was originally a subordinate of the monkey Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and you Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly jumped out to be the boss, isn't it because of your strength that we can't beat you. Now that your samurai are all dead, it's a bit inappropriate to want to be the general of the expedition, right?

The Tokugawa family was anxious with a row of blisters on his mouth, looking very disgusting, and said with anger: "Lord Gong, the Satsuma Domain and the Changzhou Domain have now openly disobeyed my dispatch, I heard that they are still recruiting troops and mobilizing samurai, my people have died too much in Korea, and it will be difficult for us to control the situation if this continues." ”

Gong Zifang was furious, slapped the table and roared: "It's just too unusual!" The lord of the country can rest assured that as long as I am here, I will not recognize them as legitimate, and only Tokugawa is the orthodox of Japan. ”

The Tokugawa family almost vomited blood, and after forcibly swallowing it, he said with a pleasant face: "Gong Dudu, we need the support of the Daming Water Division, and our troops are not enough to suppress the rebellion." ”

Gong Zifang, who was still angry and indignant just now, suddenly became worried, and sighed: "I won't tell you, our Ming Dynasty is also suffering from internal and external troubles, and my subordinates actually have no soldiers and horses, all of them are seconded Denglai sailors." They belong to the Ministry of War, and even His Majesty the Emperor has no right to transfer them without authorization, because it is too expensive for the Navy to fight. You must know that building a ship now is not cheap, and there are cannons, gunpowder, armor, food and grass, and soldiers' salaries and bounties, all of which are money.

Daming has been fighting for so long, and everyone knows that the treasury is empty, but they don't dare to say it for the sake of face. I'm a gentleman, I'm not afraid of suspicion, so I'll tell you the truth, we have no money. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu stared, his hands propped on the table, and he was about to burst out, Gong Zifang wiped his eyelids, picked up the tea and gently blew the white mist.

"How much silver does that cost?" Tokugawa Iemitsu finally chose to compromise, and now he doesn't have that capital, so he broke with the Ming Dynasty.

Gong Zifang suddenly came to his senses, put down the teacup, and said: "What did the lord of the country say, the Ming Dynasty and Japan are brotherly countries, and I can't do anything to help you fight the war and ask for money." Even if the imperial court wants to do this, I have to fight to the death!

The samurai of the Tokugawa family are not cold, we are not mean people, you don't have to worry about a tael of Japanese silver, as long as you sign this contract. ”

After speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and Tokugawa Iemitsu saw that he had already prepared, and even pretended to be for a long time, and his hatred was raised to a higher level in his heart.

Gong Zifang not only prepared the contract in advance very intimately, but also prepared a Japanese one, which was pushed in front of Tokugawa Iemitsu together.

"Mutual Treaty of Developing Countries?" Tokugawa Iemitsu was a little surprised, thinking that he would set his eyes on his Iwami silver mine, but he didn't expect it to be just a matter of trade.

On closer inspection, Tokugawa Iemitsu saw the viciousness of this treaty, and the contract written on it even seemed very fair.

The Ming and Japan did business with each other, and neither country charged each other's merchants tariffs, so that Japan and the Ming were really like one country in the business world.

But one of the twists and turns lies in the fact that the goods of the Ming Dynasty are all sought-after goods in Japan, and the merchants of the Ming Dynasty can often make a lot of money when they come to Japan, but it is difficult for Japanese goods to sell in the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, the tariffs paid by the Ming merchants to Japan were a large part of their financial revenue, and in the long run, the loss of money was even more than the surrender of silver mines.

Gong Zifang looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu, and was a little nervous in his heart, this matter was done, it was a precedent, and he could write a book to Hou Xuanyan in the future, so that he could do it everywhere overseas.

In the end, Tokugawa Iemitsu decided to solve his urgent need and happily agreed, after all, the harm of this matter was long-term, but the threat of the Satsuma Domain and the Nagasu Domain was imminent. It's like a person who is dying of thirst, and you tell him that there is a bucket of water that is not clean, and drinking too much may not be good for his health. So does he drink or not?

After Gong Zifang got the contract, he stood up, clapped his hands, patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, the lord of the country, I will write to ask for soldiers, and the two daimyo clans dare to be disrespectful to the shogun, it is simply unreasonable!" ”

Gong Zifang is far from being as pitiful as he said, he wants to mobilize the Songjiang Water Division and the Denglai Water Division, it is just a matter of one sentence.

Hou Xuanyan gave him full command of all the generals of the two naval divisions, and even mobilized the soldiers and horses of Shandong.

The streets of Japan are bustling again, and they are full of hustle and bustle preparing for war.

Countless well-trained soldiers and horses were transported to Japan by sailors, and the port of Nagasaki was already armored like a cloud, with swords and guns. Shandong soldiers and horses who had just returned from Shanhaiguan boarded the ship from Dengzhou; Zhejiang soldiers boarded ships from Wusong River and landed on Japanese soil.

Japan's territory is long and narrow, and troops can be quickly dispatched from the sea and mountains to attack the nests of several strong feudal clans, so the Daming Navy Division is full of deterrence. The combination of giant ships and cannons was even more terrifying, and it soon ravaged the whole of Japan.

Gong Zifang was very cooperative in helping Tokugawa Iemitsu to kill the Quartet, as long as the shogunate said a word, he would fight whoever he wanted. Tokugawa Iemitsu is like a player who is used to using the weapons of the novice village, and suddenly one day he obtains a weapon against the sky, and he experiences the feeling of being open, pressing all the disobedient daimyo to the ground and rubbing it.

In a carriage, Shimazu Tsunaki, a daimyo from the Satsuma Domain, was taken to Edo by prisoner wagon.

In Japan, the daimyo domains that were close to the shogunate were near Edo, which is now Tokyo, and the more distant they were, the farther their territories became. The Satsuma Domain was the westernmost of Japan's four islands, and its relationship with the shogunate can be imagined.

Through the sneaky dealings with the Francos and the Dutch, the Satsuma clan gradually grew, and its power increased dramatically over the years. This also made them dare to argue with the Tokugawa shogunate, after all, with the support of the Francos and the Dutch, their weapons were more advanced than those of the Tokugawa.

But even so, it was far from being the opponent of the Daimei Water Division, and Kagoshima was soon breached, and the whole family was captured in Edo.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tokugawa Iemitsu swept away several powerful feudal domains, completely wiped them out, and took over their territory directly.

Japan, gradually stabilizing ...

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