What are the arrogant people afraid of? Of course, the people who are afraid are more arrogant, and after experiencing this coercion and intimidation, Matsuura and Ryuzoji are completely convinced. When Xie Hong asked, they also knew everything.

What Xie Hong asked was not a secret, most of them were about the distribution of mineral deposits in the Wa Kingdom, as well as the situation in various places, don't look at the two of them just in a remote corner, but they really know a lot about this information.

After emptying the stomachs of these two people, Xie Hong can be regarded as having some understanding of the pre-Warring States era of mud bombing.

If Xie Hong were asked to comment on the characteristics of the Warring States Period, he would only say one word, chaos! It's very messy. As long as you think about it a little, you will know that an island as big as the Japanese Kingdom turned out to be divided into sixty-six countries, which is quite auspicious, but how big each country is, you can also imagine how big it is.

The names of several sub-islands actually come from this, Kyushu Island has nine countries, so it is called Kyushu Island; The island of Shikoku is made up of four countries, so it is called Shikoku; As for Hokkaido, there were no inhabitants at this time, so it was not among the 66 countries.

And in every country, there is often more than one force, and those who can completely control one country are generally considered to be powerful daimyos, but if they can control two or three countries, it is even more conceivable.

For example, here in Hizen, the nominal guardian surname is Shaoji, but in fact, the power of the Shaoji family is distributed in the hands of many important ministers, and Ryuzoji Temple is one of them, and it is still a relatively powerful one.

That's not all, as long as you record all those forces, you can always find some way. However, the mud bombardment of the Warring States is far more than that.

The scale is large and small, and a farce is being staged everywhere, these large and small forces are changing all the time, unless they are specially researched, it is difficult to completely understand the situation of the Warring States, at least Xie Hong has no such intentions.

Take the dragon temple Yinrong in front of him as an example, Xie Hong doesn't know this person, but he knows the surname of the dragon temple, in the Warring States period on Kyushu Island, the dragon temple family is still a little famous, presumably the fame of the dragon temple is also based on the young two family.

It is said that the pattern of this Warring States is very large and there are many forces, but Xie Hong is not here to recall the game information of his previous life, so he just understands these forces at random, and his main concern is mineral deposits, especially gold and silver mines.

All he knew was the gold mines of Sado and Kai, and the silver mines of Iwami, but in fact, in this era, the distribution of gold and silver deposits was extremely wide, and there were many gold and silver mines on Kyushu Island alone, and those three were just the three largest and most famous places.

Sado and Kai are too far away for the two local tyrants in Kyushu, even if it is a rumor, it is rarely spread here, and they can't give much information, but the two of them know a lot about Iwami's silver mine.

As Xie Hong understood, a large part of Iwami's silver mines were exposed and could be mined without exploration, so the Wa people had already started mining there two hundred years ago.

Although I know the exact situation and location, it is a little troublesome to occupy it, and at the moment Iwami's silver mountain is controlled by the Ouchi family.

By the time Oda Nobunaga became active in the Warring States period, the Ouchi family had disappeared, but at the moment, this daimyo that Yoshiro had never heard of was a well-deserved number one overlord in the Chinese region of Kyushu and Yumoto.

The guardian of the Seven Kingdoms, plus this year's departure to Shangluo, according to the understanding of the two local tyrants, Ouchi Yoshixing is likely to have successfully invaded Kyoto and become the world of the Wa Kingdom, and it is indeed a little troublesome to grab food in the mouth of such a force.

There is nothing in Ouchi alone, even if it cannot be attacked for the time being, it will not be a problem at all to transfer a few thousand people from Liaodong next year to cooperate with the Korean colonial army.

The key lies in the reaction of the other party, if under the call of the other party, the forces from all over the country rise up to attack it, then even if the silver mountain is captured, troops must be sent to garrison. With the poverty level of the Japanese state, eighty percent of them still have to transport logistics from Liaodong, so in the end, the gains may outweigh the losses.

Xie Hong went to sea to make money, of course, he would not do this kind of business that may lose money, and he also has a solution to this, but the effect is a little slower.

The method is very simple, that is, to follow the example that the later powers did for China, support agents, provide weapons and equipment and other resources, let them expand, and after occupying Iwami Ginzan, you can sit back and enjoy it.

But...... Xie Hong rubbed his temples, a little headache, this agent is not easy to find, these two in front of him are quite deferential, and he also has the heart to support it, anyway, it is close, if he is not satisfied, he will fight again.

However, with the expansion speed of the Warring States Daimyo known to Xie Hong, even if he has his own support, but with these two crooked melons and cracked dates alone, when he hits all the way from Hizen to Iwami, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold, and it will be almost the same if he changes to Oda Nobunaga.

It doesn't matter if these two don't work, then find it locally or nearby, Xie Hong's eyes were blazing, and his fingers were wandering on the map, and the center was of course Iwami.

"Are there any forces around Iwami that are stronger? It's better to compare it with the Ouchi family? ”

The two wealthy families of the Japanese Kingdom glanced at each other, and the feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger.

Before today, in their eyes, the Ouchi family was a giant that people couldn't look up to, and even the young second family guarded by Hizen could only rely on their snorts, which little minions like them could use their brains? What's more, it's just a silver mountain, and silver is not everywhere, so it's not worth it to provoke the big inner family for this?

But the adult in front of him is even more amazing, he is from the Ming Kingdom, and there are all kinds of magical means, the most terrifying thing is that he is still a ruthless character who kills people without blinking, if he doesn't work hard, maybe he will be killed in a blink of an eye, what are you afraid of?

"The Niko family has unified the Izumo country twenty years ago, and the governor of the family, Niko, has been working hard for a long time, blocking the expansion of the Ouchi family, and is regarded as a thorn in the side of Ouchi Yoshiko, in addition, the local power of Yasuki is also very strong, and the eight families such as Komoto, Amano, Yoshikawa, and Mori have formed an alliance, and they are not very deferential to the Ouchi family, and there are ......"

Matsuura Koshin's status is not as high as that of Ryuzoji, but the news is a little more well-informed, and he is very familiar with the situation around Iwami.

When he heard Nizi, Xie Hong felt a little familiar, and after hearing the word Maoli, his eyes lit up, Maori Yuan, this guy seems to be a relatively active figure in the early Warring States period, maybe he is a good agent.

Thinking of this, Xie Hong interrupted Matsuura Xingxin's explanation and asked directly, "How is the power of this Maori family?" ”

"Maori?" Matsuura Xingxin shook his head, "My lord, the strength of the Maori family is very weak, the previous family governor Hongyuan just died last year, and the successor to the family governor is Xingyuan, who is only serving this year...... With them, let alone against the Ouchi family, even among An Yun's people, they can only be regarded as a very weak party, and in the opinion of the next, the Nizi family is more in line with the requirements of adults. ”

"Hiromoto Mori? I haven't heard of it, is there a one named Maori Yuan? Xie Hong asked again.

"No, actually, adults ......"

"Well, maybe I haven't been born yet, or I haven't grown up yet, but it doesn't matter, Iwami is Maori there." Xie Hongli ignored him, meditated on his own for a while, suddenly raised his head, his eyes lit up, looked directly at Matsupu Xingxin, and asked word by word: "Matsupu Jun, are you willing to serve the Ming Emperor?" ”

"Emperor Ming!" This is not the first time Xie Hong has used this trick, but whether the trick is good or not is not fresh or not, Matsuura Xingxin was stunned.

Today, Emperor Samoto is still alive, but the power of the country is in the hands of the shogun, and of course, the latter's power is only in name. According to the general saying, whoever can lead the army to control Kyoto will be the one who counts...... But in fact, these are superficial, and it's not easy to do it alone, and you have to fight to know if you are convinced. In the final analysis, in the Sengoku period, the only rule was that whoever had the biggest fist was the one who said, and the emperor and the general were just decorations.

At the same time, although due to various reasons, the Wa Kingdom no longer maintained enough reverence for the Central Plains as it did in the Tang and Song dynasties, but the people in this island country still have a considerable longing for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. Especially in the case of Matsuura Xingxin, who had frequent contact with the maritime merchants of the Ming Kingdom, this situation is even more vividly reflected.

Although the strength of the Songpu Party is not bad, but he has no status in the Wa Kingdom, and suddenly heard Xie Hong's solicitation, his mood was also like walking from hell to heaven, for a while, he was completely stunned, his throat was blocked, and he couldn't speak.

"What? You don't want to! Xie Hong hadn't spoken yet, but Ma Ang had spoken first.

Based on his understanding, since Xie Hong has made up his mind to let him be in charge of the affairs of the Japanese State and North Korea, then this matter will be a certainty, and if he subdues this Japanese pirate, there will be no shortage of dealings in the future.

Xie Hong's analysis of the Japanese people is still in his ears, and Ma Ang is also in charge, this cold drink is not high, but it is full of majesty, which frightened Songpu Xingxin into a cold sweat immediately.

"Willing, willing, of course the villain is willing, to serve His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, that is the blessing of the villain's three lives, it is really a happy stupidity, not a little neglected." He hurriedly prostrate on the ground and kowtowed again and again to explain.

"Very good, since Songpu Jun has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, it is his own person, and this marquis will give you the background of a thousand households in the navy on behalf of His Majesty." Xie Hong nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Come on, loosen the ties for Matsuura Qianhu, and watch the seats." ”

"Thank you Your Majesty the Emperor, thank you Lord Hou, thank you Lord Ma, ......" Matsuura Xingxin inexplicably escaped death, and got the official title of Ming Dynasty, not to mention how excited he was, he refused to stand up after being untied, and kowtowed on the ground, which was over.

"Arnold, Watashi ......" Matsuura Xingxin said in Chinese, so Yinrong of Longzoji Temple next to him didn't understand a word, but it was not difficult to guess the meaning by looking at the action, and he understood after watching it for a while, Matsuura Xingxin, who had no frugality to take refuge in Lord Mingguo, so what should he do?

In fact, he wanted to say that he was also an undisciplined person, begging for refuge, but seeing Xie Hong's lively Chinese with Songpu Xingxin, he was very ashamed, but he couldn't interject for a while, so he could only remind him weakly, so as not to be forgotten, so as not to follow in the footsteps of Youma Xinglong.

"Matsuura Chito, you tell him......" Xie Hong raised his finger.

"Ryuzoji Jun, that's ......" Matsuura Xingxin's identity is different now, and he even changed his title with him, but Longzoji Yinrong didn't have time to care, his attention was all attracted by what Matsuura Xingxin said.

"Nani? Thousands of households? Such a big official position is still the official position of the Ming Dynasty...... "His eyes widened, he didn't know what kind of official Qianhu was, but it could be understood literally, this was an official position to manage a thousand households.

You know, there may not be more than 1,000 households in the entire Hizen country combined...... Doesn't this mean that this thousand households is equivalent to the protection of a country? This official position is also too big.

"My lord, I want to, I also want to be loyal to the Ming Emperor!" Yinrong of Longzuo Temple also lay on the ground.

"Very good, then you can be an army thousand." Xie Hong was very generous, and another thousand households allowed to go out.

"Thank you, Master Hou...... "The two new foreign households were all grateful, and even forgot the resentment of being beaten just now.

"Brother Xie, you are really clever." Ma Ang had completely adapted to Xie Hong's magic, and when the two thousand households left, he first exclaimed casually, and then asked, "But didn't you say that you want to support that Maori?" How ...... it?"

Maang has already figured out the doorway inside, Matsuura is a pirate, but Ryuzoji is completely a landlord, and the so-called Maori family name is the same, and it seems a bit wasteful to support the two at once.

"Brother Ma, you don't know the specific situation of the Wa Kingdom, the more you support this thing, the better, and it's best to support one in each region. When there is a strong enemy, they can jointly attack a target; When they don't, let them fight each other, and when an agent is disobedient or too strong, let them fight each other......"

"What's the benefit of that?" Ma Ang listened very carefully, and he didn't know where to find the pen and paper in his hand, and he had the meaning of recording all Xie Hong's words as a memo.

"There are many benefits," Xie Hong said, "The greatest advantage is that the Japanese state will be in constant war, and it will never be able to form a unified regime, so that it will not pose any threat; Secondly, the war here is just the right thing for us to dump all kinds of products, such as arms, luxury goods and so on; In addition, it is convenient for us to control the resources of various places......"

He nodded and concluded: "Well, it can be used to practice new weapons in the future, and finally it can provide Hou Defang with some scripts or something, in short, there are only benefits, no harm." ”

"Then Kyushu Island is these two?" Maang kept trying to keep track of it, but he also kept asking new questions.

Xie Hong looked at the map, pointed to several small islands at the southern tip of Kyushu Island and said, "Look at the situation, it is said that before we occupy the Ryukyus, there should also be an agent in Southern Kyushu...... Well, it's good to choose the Shimazu family, if he is interested, it is the third Japanese country thousand households. ”

(To be continued)