Chapter 610: The Best Gift (Page 1/1)

Tokugawa Iemitsu looked at the row of warships in the harbor from the Edowan pier, and an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.

The shogunate's savings over the years had become twenty-one warships in front of him, and he didn't know if he was doing the right thing.

Perhaps it was the worst decision he ever made in his life, but Tokugawa Iemitsu did not regret it. He would rather gamble on the future of the shogunate than deal with the pirates entrenched on Jeju Island, for which he has made a desperate bet.

"Shibata! How long does it take for a sailor to go out to sea to fight a pirate? Tokugawa Ieko looked at the battleship and asked the question as if he had inadvertently asked it.

Shibata Oku couldn't help but complain secretly when he heard this, but the general couldn't help but answer when he asked. I had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Your Excellency, General! The soldiers of the Naval Division have been able to fly the new warships, they have been able to fulfill the instructions of the Dutch instructors, and there is no problem at all in navigating the Edo Bay! ”

"Is it just sailing in Edo Bay?" Tokugawa Iemitsu's words were frighteningly cold, and Shibata Daiku, the sailor general on the side, immediately knelt on the ground.

"General! The training time of the sailors is still short, and the three months are just to familiarize the soldiers with the operation. At this moment, there is no chance of winning the decisive battle with the pirates at sea, and the general is asked to give the sailor another half a year. If he can't defeat the pirates then, Shibata is willing to apologize! Shibata Oku slammed his head on the ground after speaking, and he didn't get up for a long time.

Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't know that the training time of the sailor was too short, but he had a reason to have to go to war with the pirates. He didn't look at Shibata Daiku, who was kneeling underground, his eyes were empty, and he said leisurely: "The shogunate doesn't have half a year!" ……”

Since the promulgation of the loan decree, although the shogunate has received a large amount of money, it has also completely offended the merchants of the Japanese state.

Although the status of the merchants was not much stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty, their power should not be underestimated.

The merchants who remained on the island did not dare to move, but the merchants who fled to Jiuzhou Island did. They wielded silver judgments and envied the wandering warriors in the country.

The shogunate's borrowing order made the merchants understand that no matter how much money they make without force, they are fat sheep in the eyes of others. As long as you want, you can eat them at any time, even the bones are left.

Some merchants who had suffered heavy losses were also wandering among the daimyo in various places to plot something, and when the time came, they would start a campaign against the shogunate in the Wa Kingdom.

Tokugawa Iemitsu knew all this, and he knew which daimyo were about to move. Tokugawa Iemitsu turned a blind eye to all this, as long as he could defeat the pirates, not only would he be able to get rid of his shame, but he would also be able to deter the daimyo who were about to move.

At that time, all problems will be solved, and if they suffer another defeat, then the Tokugawa family will be able to control a few direct territories near Edo.

The Wakka lost control again and re-entered the Warring States period. At that time, the shogunate may have held on to its direct domains and waited for an opportunity to make a comeback. It may be destroyed by others and disappear into the history of the Wa Kingdom.

Tokugawa Iemitsu is taking a big gamble, and if he wins, he will completely control the Wa Kingdom, allowing the Tokugawa family to rule the Wa Kingdom for a long time, and perhaps use the newly built naval division to capture Korea and realize his dream of setting foot on the mainland.

The defeated Tokugawa family will be in a crisis situation, and the entire family is in danger of extinction. That's why he was in such a hurry, and the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for the shogunate.

Just when Tokugawa Iemitsu was in a hurry, the shogunate was in a hurry to train the sailors. Jeju Island has gathered a large number of Changheung troops, and there are as many as 38 naval warships alone. There are more than 400 seagoing vessels of all kinds, covering almost the entire sea.

In the port of Jeju Island, countless soldiers and their loved ones said goodbye and stepped on the sea ships and sailed out of the port, and the sea ships were constantly loading goods.

Among the people who said goodbye to their families, Michiko reluctantly stuffed the prepared food into Ma Xiaoliu's bag.

This is a cake that she and her neighbor North Korean woman newly learned, and she didn't rest all night in order to make this kind of food that Ma Xiaoliu was used to eating.

She hoped that this night would never pass, so that Ma Xiaoliu could stay by her side forever.

But she knew that this was an impossible wish, and every time a man went on an expedition, in addition to seeing off her own man, all she could do was silently pray for her husband's safe return.

"Michiko! I'm not at home, you have to take care of your parents and children. Don't worry about me, wait until I come back to bring you the most beautiful gift! Ma Xiaoliu didn't say anything about love when they were separated, he could only use simple language to express his concern for Michiko.

Michiko raised her head slightly, so that the tears in her eyes would not slip. She had heard that she should not shed tears when she saw her off, which would be unlucky. The tears of her relatives during the send-off may never come back, so she tried her best to control the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes.

still squeezed out a poignant smile on his face, and opened his mouth to say, "Husband! Go with confidence! Michiko doesn't want any gifts, as long as her husband can return safely, it's the best gift for Michiko! ”

This scene played out in the harbor non-stop, and the soldiers of the Changxing Army said goodbye to their families and boarded the sea ships one after another to march towards the sea.

Zhang Dou waved goodbye to the two ladies who came to see him off on the battleship, and as the battleship departed, the shadow on the pier became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared.

Looking at the boundless sea in the distance, Zhang Dou silently thought in his heart: Tokugawa Iemitsu, there should be an end between you and me!

The Wa Kingdom is not far from Jeju Island, and if the Changheung army starts a war with the Xiyi people, the shogunate will take the opportunity to sneak attack Jeju Island, which will really cause a lot of trouble to the Changheung army.

Being able to deal with an opponent before starting a war with the Xiyi people is a good choice for the Changxing army.

Therefore, when Zhang Dou got that the shogunate might make some kind of agreement with the Xiyi people, he began to prepare for the action against the Japanese state.

Taking advantage of the fact that the shogunate's sailors had not yet been trained, they sent troops to the Wa Kingdom, which was to hit the shogunate out of hand. Only by extinguishing Tokugawa Iemitsu's hopes in the cradle can the Nagahei army achieve victory at the minimum cost.

The last sneak attack on Edo Bay had already beaten the shogunate half to death, and this time he came to Edo Bay again to completely wipe out this place.

In order to prevent the Choko army from storming the Uraga waterway again, the shogunate built a large number of forts on both banks. On the fort, the shogunate used a large number of artillery purchased from the Dutch, and the silver sentence for the purchase of artillery alone made the shogunate almost bankrupt.

But Tokugawa Iemitsu forgot one thing, if the Nagako army did not take the Uraga waterway, no matter how much artillery was arranged there, it would become an ornament.

The Wa Kingdom was an island country, and there were too many places for the Changxing army to land. No matter which side of the Uraga waterway the Choheung Army chooses to land, it can easily dodge the forts of the Kaifu.

As long as the Nagako Army did not appear outside the territory directly under the shogunate, it is believed that most of the daimyo of the Wakoku would choose to wait and see.

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