Hearing Fan Liang's words, Liu Fan shook his head helplessly, in fact, in addition to worrying that Wang Zhi would make trouble, there was another thing Liu Fan was also worried about. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info But as a traverser, there are many things that Liu Fan can't say to Fan Liang. There are some things that Liu Fan can't say even if he knows. Liu Fan also has some understanding of the current situation in Japan. Today's Japan is under the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.

After the rule of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japan had just entered the Edo period not long after the end of the war. Since Tokugawa Ieyasu replaced Toyotomi Hideyoshi as the de facto ruler of Japan, he established a shogunate in Edo. By the time Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun, came to power, the shogunate was largely organized. The shogunate domain accounted for about a quarter of the country's land, and the rest was held by daimyo (princes) and was called a feudal state. The shogun is the supreme ruler of the country, with an elder under him, who decides policies, oversees government affairs, and is responsible for controlling the imperial court, daimyo and foreign affairs. The daimyo was the ruler of each feudal state, and he had the direct rule of the people under the clan elders, the year of the year, etc., and had the administrative, judicial, and annual tribute collection rights of the territory. The shogunate set up inspectors and inspectors called metsuki to supervise the feudal states, and controlled the daimyo by means of the daimyo visiting the shrine and changing the daimyo to change the daimyo, but the feudal states remained relatively independent. As a result, a political system was formed in which the feudal states under the control of the Tokugawa shogun were divided and ruled. This is also known as the "Edo period". This era is similar to the early Han period in China. Although the shogunate controlled most of Japan's political power, it also had a large number of princes.

It stands to reason that Japan will have more opportunities to take advantage of this, but Liu Fan knows that this will not last long, and the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate is about to enter its peak. Because Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, had completely taken control of the power of the Tokugawa shogunate. Although Tokugawa Iemitsu was dull and weak when he was young, he grew up to be tenacious and domineering and wise. The restoration of Nikko Toshogu Shrine, the most luxurious shrine in Japan, which was later called "the beauty of the sun", the construction of the most luxurious warship of the shogunate, the Atakamaru, the pacification of the largest riot in the Edo shogunate, and the arrival of 300,000 people in Beijing...... These breathtaking historical events were all created by three generations of generals. As the founder of the nearly 300-year rule of the Japanese shogunate, Tokugawa Iemitsu naturally had his shrewd and capable side. Such a person's mind and means are very amazing. If he wants to reap enough benefits under the rule of this kind of hero, Liu Fan is not sure enough. What worries Liu Fan even more is that Tokugawa Iemitsu is about to implement a policy of closing the country to the outside world. Liu Fan had to establish stable trade relations with Tokugawa Iemitsu before he closed off the country, otherwise even if he opened up the routes to Japan, it would be useless.

Although this matter is not easy, Liu Fan is not without advantages, as the orthodox Shandong chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Fan has his back to the Ming Dynasty and has a higher starting point than Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate, and his innate identity determined that he could not have too much intersection with the upper echelons of power in Japan. Liu Fan is different, he can use his identity to stand at a very high height to face the Japanese ruler Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Ten days later, after everything was ready, on the second day of the second month of the second month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Fan Liang led more than 10 warships, more than 20 large and small merchant ships, a total of 43 sea ships, set sail from Qingdao Port, and set off for Japan with Liu Fan's ardent expectations.

Above the sea, thousands of blue waves, Fan Liang stood on the deck and looked at the scene of the water and sky in the distance, and couldn't help but think of Liu Fanyin's entrustment before leaving. Carefully took out Liu Fan's handwritten letter from his arms, and Fan Liang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The tension was also slightly relieved. On this trip to Japan, in addition to trading, Fan Liang also had a mission, that is, to go to Edo to meet Tokugawa Iemitsu on behalf of Liu Fan. As Liu Fan's commander-in-chief, he reached a trade agreement with the Tokugawa shogunate.

Just when the Jiaozhou fleet sailed to Japan with expectations and confidence. On the other side, what Liu Fan had been worried about also happened. Under the manipulation of some people, as soon as the Jiaozhou fleet left Jiaozhou Bay, it was learned by Wang Zhi, who was nested on a small island in the Bohai Sea.

After learning the news that the Jiaozhou fleet sailed out of the harbor for Japan, Wang Zhi was overjoyed, and hurriedly gathered his leaders to prepare to teach Liu Fan a lesson to avenge the last battle of Jiaozhou. By the way, salvage a sum to make up for the constraints at hand in recent years.

To say that Wang Zhi's life has not been easy this year, since the defeat of Jiaozhou, Wang Zhi's strength has shrunk significantly, although the ship did not suffer much loss, but the manpower has been reduced by more than half. Coupled with the rise of the Zheng family on the southeast coast, Wang Zhi, whose strength had been greatly reduced, did not dare to go south, so he could only go north to avoid the Zheng family's edge. In addition, without the "big rear" of Shandong, Wang Zhi could only plunder some Ming or North Korean ships on the northern coast to survive. Compared with the flowery south, the north undoubtedly has a lot less oil and water, so not only has Wang Zhi's strength not recovered much in the past year, but even his life has been tight. For the Jiaozhou Broken Army, the culprit of all this, Wang Zhi is undoubtedly deeply disgusted.

In the council hall, Wang Zhi looked at the subordinates who were whispering below with red eyes, and said fiercely, "You all know the news, those shrunken turtles in Jiaozhou have finally come out of the turtle shell now." Now is the time for us to show our skills and take revenge. What do you think we should do? ”

"Fuck it, of course! The big boss, the younger brother suggested that the big boss should take us out of the nest and give them a hard time before the turtle grandchildren in Jiaozhou arrived in Japan! Show them how good we are! The second master said without hesitation

Hearing the words of the second master, the big and small leaders below applauded loudly, clamoring to go to sea to fight to the death with the Jiaozhou fleet. In order to avenge the humiliation of Jiaozhou.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wang Zhi nodded with satisfaction, and was about to speak, but heard a voice beside him, "I don't agree with the words of the second master!" ”

Wang Zhi's smile immediately stopped on his face, turned his head stiffly, and asked in an unkind tone, "What does the military advisor mean by this?" Could it be that you still have pity for those people in Jiaozhou? ”

"Nope! Absolutely nothing! The Grand Commander should know that the hatred between Zai Xia and Liu Fan is no less than yours! The hatred of exterminating the clan is difficult to wash away the hatred in my heart, even if the water of the Bohai Sea is poured out. But we have to be sensible, what is the benefit of defeating the Jiaozhou fleet now? They had just set off, and they were carrying worthless porcelain, cloth, and the like. Could it be that after we defeat them, we will have to go to Japan and exchange them for silver? Therefore, it is advisable to wait until they return from Japan before it is too late! ”

In the dim cave a gloomy and white face was revealed in the light of the fire. If Liu Fan was here, he would definitely exclaim, "It's Yan Jizhi!" (To be continued.) )