523 Battle of the Wa (II)
For hundreds of years, the common people of the Japanese kingdom have always been mired in poverty, they have no land, no wealth, and no **, they are deeply exploited, oppressed and ravaged by the powerful.
Especially in the past few years, with the collapse of the dynasty, the situation of endless wars in the era of the nations has made the situation even worse. They are already the poorest people in the country, and the frequent fighting makes their lives even more difficult. During the war, as the most populous ethnic group in the country, they not only did not have enough food and clothing, but also rushed to the front when the princes were fighting.
They hated the slave owners and landlords, and hated the Japanese regime that exploited and oppressed them.
Therefore, although the Imperial Army came to their homeland as invaders, after the Imperial Army eradicated the Japanese elites, distributed the wealth and property of the Japanese to the poor, and relieved them of their slavery, the Japanese people all regarded the Imperial Army as a heavenly soldier to liberate themselves, and they were grateful to the Imperial Army.
Therefore, there was no need for imperial propaganda or appeal, the people of the Japanese Kingdom spontaneously ran around, publicizing the good deeds made by the empire for the liberation of the Japanese people, and some Japanese people threw themselves into the imperial army and begged for their lives for the imperial army, and more Japanese people in areas not occupied by the empire spontaneously organized themselves to launch armed forces in various parts of the Japanese country to resist the tyranny of the local princes and welcome the arrival of the imperial army.
For a time, the island of Kyushu was mired in the agrarian revolution.
The imperial army took the opportunity to attack in all directions, and the five princes of Sanchuan and Xiaolu located on Kyushu Island were destroyed one after another.
After taking control of the entire island of Kyushu, the Imperial Army did not rush into the Japanese mainland, but adopted a steady strategy.
In June of the 27th year of the reign of the Emperor, the first batch of 500 imperial officials and servants, as well as 50 graduates of the Imperial University's Department of Foreign Languages, crossed the sea and arrived on the island of Kyushu, where they took up their posts in their respective districts according to the newly established administrative divisions of the Imperial Court.
If the army of the empire brought wealth and freedom to the people of the Wa Kingdom, then the officials and clergy of the Empire brought civilization and faith to the Wa Kingdom.
They not only brought preferential policies to the people of the Japanese Kingdom, but also gave them names according to the surnames of the Chinese people in order to facilitate management.
Don't underestimate this ordinary name and character, in the past, only the powerful were qualified to have a name, and the poor were not qualified to touch it, so they could only give a random code name for convenience. Therefore, in the eyes of the Japanese people, the name is a symbol of status, a representative of **. When imperial officials give them names, they are giving them the same ** as the magnates, which is a sign of respect for them.
For this, they are grateful to Dade.
When the clergy of the church arrived on Kyushu Island, simple churches built of grass houses sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. After the church was built, they began to teach the Japanese more advanced farming techniques, and brought them more high-yield rice grains, as well as high-grade farming and irrigation equipment that could be rented at a low price. They also presented the Blessed Virgin Mary to the local people, and taught the local children to read and learn the scriptures with the Virgin Mary textbook.
Eating the grain grown on their own land, using the money of the rich to buy clothes, reading the books of the Central Plains, and writing the characters of the Central Plains, if this was placed in the past, the people of the Japanese Kingdom would not even dare to think about it, but now, with the help of the empire, it has become a reality. The widows, who were suffering so much, once thought they were dreaming.
But the reality tells them that the changes around them are real, and they will get better and better under the leadership of the Holy Huaxia Empire.
Just as the island of Kyushu was undergoing earth-shaking changes, the Japanese people of the northern archipelago heard about the feats of the empire on the island of Kyushu.
The impoverished Japanese people in the north were excited, hoping that the imperial army would soon reach the north and save them from the dire situation.
The attitude of the local princes and the rich and noble class was diametrically opposed, and the news of the Imperial army killing the rich and helping the poor put everyone in danger, fearing that their lives would be destroyed in this catastrophe.
As a result, the contradictions between the rich and the poor classes in the Japanese country are rising day by day, and fierce armed forces are being staged in all parts of the country every day, and all parts of the country are mired in internal and external troubles.
Sun Ce knew that the time had come to take over the Wa Kingdom in one fell swoop.
On the summer solstice of the 28th year of the Shengyuan Dynasty, Sun Ce left 10,000 imperial troops and 20,000 temporarily recruited Japanese soldiers and horses to garrison Kyushu Island, personally raised 40,000 Qingzhou troops, and 10,000 sailors boarded the ship again, and drove into the mainland of the Wa Kingdom.
Throughout the twenty-eighth year of the Holy Dynasty, the people of the whole empire were silent in excitement and excitement, and the good news of the good news flew back to the imperial capital like snowflakes, and then announced it through the "Holy Light Daily", until the imperial army occupied the entire territory of the Japanese kingdom.
Who in this world doesn't want their country to be strong, and the most intuitive embodiment of strength is to win successive battles in war, and even conquer opponents. A strong sense of national pride rose in the hearts of the people of the empire, who looked forward to greater glory with their eyes and hearts.
The occupation of the Wa Kingdom was also a cause for celebration for Luan Yi. Although, he had long known that at the moment when the imperial army set sail, the Wa Kingdom was actually already in his pocket. But when it came time to really verify this ending, he still couldn't help but "Dragon Face Dayue" for a while.
More importantly, as a pilot project, the First War against the Japanese allowed him to explore a new mode of overseas warfare.
In this war, he skillfully intensified the contradiction between the rich and the poor in the Japanese state, and then won the support of the Japanese people with the help of robbing the rich and helping the poor, and with their support, he overthrew the power held by the Japanese magnates in one fell swoop.
It not only won the favor and support of the common people, but also completed the strategic goal of occupying the enemy country, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
In the current era, Chinese civilization was the first country to enter the feudal dynasty, while other countries in the world are still in a semi-feudal and semi-slave society, or even a complete slave society. In these capitals, the vast majority of the population were serfs and poor people, who, like the people of the Japanese kingdom, had the same desire for wealth and freedom...... Therefore, the strategy of the empire to conquer the Japanese kingdom is equally applicable to the vast majority of countries in the world.
Admittedly, the move to distribute land to the common people of the Wa Kingdom seems to have caused the empire to lose a lot of arable land. But don't forget, the current Japanese people are no longer the common people of the past country, but have become residents of the imperial Yingzhou. They are already Imperials in essence, and their land is still the land of the Imperial.
If you have to distinguish the people of Yingzhou from the people of the empire, it doesn't matter. As a small nation with a population of just over a million people, there is a large amount of uncultivated land in Yingzhou, which is now called Imperial Yingzhou, and these lands are undoubtedly pocketed by the Empire and sold to the outside world at a fair market price or rewarded to meritorious servants in previous wars in the coming period.
In addition, the prosperity of the Japanese people is not a bad thing for the empire, and when life improves, they will be grateful to the empire. In order to further enjoy life, they will seek more decent furniture and fancy clothes...... And these are the specialties of the empire, and in a prosperous market environment, they themselves will throw away their remaining wealth without Luan Yi's urging. In this way, the market of the empire will receive a new round of compensation, and the benefits will far exceed the value of the land itself.
As the war against the Japanese came to an end, the question of taking over the rule became much simpler.
Relying on the continuous export of talents from various institutions of higher learning in the empire over the years, the empire recruited more than 500 officials at all levels in just two months, arrived in the Wa Kingdom by sea, and took up their respective posts.
In order to facilitate the rule, Luan Yi changed the Wa Kingdom to the sacred Chinese Empire Yingzhou, which was located on the west coast of Honshu Island, across the sea from the empire, hence the name Wangjing. Lu Xun, a former official of Jiangdong, served as the assassin of Yingzhou, Zang Ba served as the governor of Yingzhou, and Yang Feng, the old shield who made outstanding contributions in the First War of the Southern Barbarians, served as the patriarch of Yingzhou. The three major leaders of the government, the army, and the religion have been put in place one after another, and the state affairs of Yingzhou have gradually entered the right track.
At the same time, there is another piece of good news that has made Luan Yi trendy for a long time.
In recent years, maritime trade has flourished. The Empire's major chambers of commerce are becoming more and more pioneering.
A few days ago, a businessman surnamed Xu Mingzhong and Dexian of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce led a group of merchant ships to set sail from Hangzhou in the spirit of opening up the market, sailing all the way south, sailing for more than a month, and found a large piece of land surrounded by an island.
After estimating the distance traveled by the ship in a month's time, Luan Yi knew that the islands and landmasses that Xu Zhong had discovered were what would later be known as Malaysia and Indonesia.
It's a pity that although this Xu Dexian made outstanding contributions to the exploration of Malay and Indonesia, the end was very miserable, not only did they not make a penny on the Indonesian island, but they were attacked by local cannibal tribes. Xu Dexian and his crew were caught off guard, a caravan of more than 80 people, more than 50 people became the lunch of the savages, and the remaining 20 people fled in time to escape back to the empire by boat, asking the imperial army to ask for help from the imperial army to avenge the dead compatriots.
To be honest, Luan Yi really wanted to avenge Xu Dexian, but the South Indies were too far away, and there were thousands of islands in a big place, so it would be difficult for the imperial army to control even if they drove over. Therefore, the transfer of troops to attack is not in line with the Empire's code of conduct.
However, not mobilizing the army does not mean that Xu Dexian cannot be avenged. After some deliberation, Luan Yi finally came up with the best of both worlds.
A few days later, the Holy Light published the decree. The Holy Decree first praised Xu Dexian's outstanding contribution to the exploration of unknown seas. And tell the people of the empire that in the sea south of Jiaozhou of the empire, there are a large number of unowned islands and lands. The people of the empire, as long as they were able, could cross the sea by boat on their own to occupy it. Whoever planted the Imperial Blood Red Cross banner on the island first belonged to whoever the flag belonged within a radius of a hundred miles. On a first-come, first-served basis, with a territory of more than 100 square miles, the empire would also grant the title of duke to the landowner, allowing him to establish a duke on his own one-third of an acre.