After breakfast, Ambassador Hou Dongfang sent someone to summon Prince Weikang, the seventh general of the expedition.

At this time, Prince Weikang was just a teenager.

Ambassador Hou Dongfang suddenly transformed into an enthusiastic uncle with a smile on his face.

He first took out a few pieces of toffee from his pocket and handed them to Prince Weikang.

Prince Weikang, who was originally a little scared, tasted the sweetness that he had never tasted in his life, and immediately laughed.

Mihara Koi also looked at Prince Weikang with a smile.

Prince Wellcome said, "Why are you here? ”

Ambassador Hou Dongfang smiled and said: "Your ruling does not abide by the contract, let's teach him a lesson, and at the same time, let you, the general of Zhengyi, restore real power------

"Restoration of real power? Just don't you have to sit there all day in a daze in the future? ”

"That's right! You will have a great responsibility to maintain the stable development of the whole society, so that the Japanese people can live a prosperous life, and agriculture, industry, and commerce can flourish-------

"I won't be that much------ do you still have that candy bar?"

Ambassador Hou Dongfang immediately ordered someone to bring more.

He said, "You won't be okay, I can teach you------"

Prince Weikang shook his head and said, "They won't let -------"

"I understand, I'll reason with them, trust me, they'll let it."

The toffee was delivered, and Prince Weikang munched on the toffee.

He said vaguely, "So what now?" ”

"It's very simple, you have people write a few letters stating that you, according to tradition, have restored the power of the Great Shogun, first to remove the ruling power of Hojo Tokimune, and then to try them."

"They won't let ------"

"Yes, trust me, never doubt my promises."

"------ what about the future?"

"You can exile them to Jeju Island and let us take care of them for you------ you have the power."

"Ah, what will I do if you leave?"

"Don't worry, we won't leave for the time being------ we can leave three thousand people until you grow up and the society is really stable, and we will leave."

"Ah, I can eat toffee every day-------"

"Do you want to make it possible for someone your age to eat toffee?"

"Of course I do, how delicious the toffee is!"

Ambassador Hou Dongfang nodded, this kid still deserves their support.

"Okay, you go back and get your general's seal, and I'll arrange for someone else to write the official document-------"

Ambassador Hou Dongfang sighed comfortably, which was much easier than yesterday's conversation with Hojo Tokimune.

Captain Guo Beyu led some of his subordinates and went to those stone walls to take a look in person.

He pointed to the woods not far away and said: "Let the Japanese laborers cut down the woods there and leave enough open space for us to see farther, so as not to affect the firing range of our artillery!" ”

One of his subordinates said, "Yes! It also makes those heroic samurai charge more concentrated! ”

Another subordinate said, "I'm afraid the news of the battle of Kamakura Castle has already been spread by those deserters, right?" ”

Captain Guo Beyu laughed and said: "It's useless, I heard that they have some bushido spirit, I like this, they have been charging intensively for hundreds of years, and they can't change their habits."

If they don't charge intensively, I'll eat canned fish at noon! ”

At this time, the flags came from the hot air balloons in the east and north, and Captain Guo Beyu looked at it carefully, and the communication signal soldier above said that a team of people and horses was coming from the northeast, the number of people was unknown, and it was about 20 kilometers away.

They tried to look with their monoculars, but they couldn't see anything.

Well, hurry up and cut down the trees in the northeast!

The Liuqiu army began to get busy------- and soon the hot air balloons to the west also spotted the enemy.

Captain Guo Beyu exclaimed: "I didn't expect the Japanese army to react very quickly, if it is the Great Song Dynasty, it will take at least two days." ”

Ambassador Hou Dongfang asked Prince Weikang to stamp the dozens of official documents he had written with the seal of the general of Zhengyi, and then selected dozens of people from the captives to send letters to those countless countries.

Ambassador Hou Dongfang promised that anyone who received a reply would receive 200 catties of rice and 10 pieces of cotton cloth per person.

He saw the light eyes of those ashigaru and knew that the reward was not low.

The Liuqiu army was not afraid of any war, but Ambassador Hou Dongfang believed that it was not the best choice, and the best way was to threaten each other through preaching.

Seeing that Ambassador Hou Dongfang was gone, Prince Weikang said to Mihara Koi: "You are Japanese? ”

"Yes, General."

"Then why are you helping the Liuqiu army?"

"General, I just want to die fewer people------"

"Can they really kill a great samurai from afar?"

"Yes! Or maybe a big bunch! ”

Prince Weikang was silent.

Mihara Koi said: "General, I dare to swear, they will make us rich in Japan, and they will definitely not come to squeeze us------- Zhang Island Master is a kind person." ”

"What does it mean to be rich?"

"It's that everyone has money to spend, can eat white rice, and wear cotton clothes-------"

"Ah, and there are people who can't eat white rice?! They can eat noodles!! ”

Mihara Koi smiled bitterly and said, "In Japanese folklore, many people have never eaten white rice in their lives, and many farmers who grow rice have not eaten it for several years, and they have never worn shoes in their lives.

In the territory of my Sanyuan family, because of the introduction of Liuqiu rice seeds, and the main family's reduction of land endowments, the farmers there began to be able to eat a few times.

If the Hojo government had collected less land from the land, the peasants there would have eaten a meal of white rice every day.

They exploited the peasants too harshly, and the land tax was heavy, and the taxes and materials were heavy, which was the lowest and ugliest management method------ and the land tax on the island was only more than 20% of ours. ”

"Why do you say that Zhang Island Master is a kind person? He's not going to kill me, is he? ”

"No, trust me, Shogun. The owner of Zhang Island personally said that in Liuqiu Island, it is his shame to starve a dog to death. ”

"Ah, I want you to stay with me, and you are not allowed to leave me."

"General------ my whole family lives in the Hachido River on Liuqiu Island-------

"Oh, what kind of place is that, bigger than Kamakura, or bigger than Kyoto?"

"------ is bigger than these two cities, and the beauty is the same, and the best thing is that even the poorest people there can wear cotton clothes, put on sailing shoes, and eat white rice three times a day.

If it is a destitute person who has just arrived there, the owner of Zhang Island will also give them meal tickets, so that they can eat enough, and they can slowly return ------ later."

"People there can eat toffee like me?"

"------ not yet, General. Zhang said that the development of sugar and animal husbandry will take some time, so milk candy is still more expensive. ”

"I also want Japanese farmers to be able to eat white rice, wear cotton clothes, and put on shoes!"

Mihara Koi knelt on the ground, and said with tears in his eyes: "General, I am also looking forward to this day, and I am willing to do my best for the General!" ”

"Hee-hee, okay, you are not allowed to leave me."

"If you don't fulfill the general's wishes, you will never leave for the rest of your life!"

Ambassador Hou Dongfang ignored them because he was considering forming a government for Prince Weikang, which was quite troublesome.

He didn't care about the war at all.