Chen Zhengcao is the commander of the Tuanshan Landscape Division, and he is naturally no stranger to the affairs of the East and the South Seas. Na Iwami is located on the northwestern coast of Japan, near the direction of Damei.

Iwami Province -- In these days, the Japanese liked to call the place roughly equal to the land of the Ming Dynasty as "country". This is also a matter of Mu You's way, after all, the Japanese Communist Party is only the size of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Zhengcao did not have any special impression of the place "Iwami Country", because in his mind, the port where the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty traded was located in the southwest, that is, Nagasaki and Hiroshima in later generations.

Chen Zhengcao was slightly stunned, and looked at Zhang Zhang with a puzzled expression: "I haven't heard of any large ports in this Ishimi country, let alone any business district!" ”

Zhang Zhang touched his nose, and then said coldly: "In my heart, the Wa Kingdom is ten times more hateful than Jiannu!" ”

Chen Zhengcao couldn't understand it even more, this Nima Kingdom and Daming are separated by the sea, and the eight poles can't go together. That Jiannu was extremely vicious, occupying a large area of land in eastern Liaodong, killing and enslaving millions of Han people, and repeatedly entering the customs to plunder, which can be described as the biggest enemy of the Ming Dynasty - but Lord Zhang said that the Wa Kingdom is even more hateful, this ......

Zhang Zhang was silent, after all, what will happen in a few hundred years? But if he didn't speak, Chen Zhengcao could only ponder by himself.

Thinking about it, Chen Zhengcao could only think of the two things of the Jiajing Dynasty's Japanese invaders to disturb the Ming coast, and the Wanli Dynasty's Japanese invaded the Ming Dynasty's vassal state Korea.

However, in the year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang taught the widows to be human beings, making them regret coming to the world; And in the Wanli Dynasty, Li Rusong beat the Japanese so that they couldn't take care of themselves. It's all a win. Why is Master Zhang so angry with the Japanese Kou?

Thinking about it, since Lord Zhang wants to hold down the Japanese and beat him. That Chen Zhengcao naturally didn't have a second word, anyway, he was indeed not a good bird.

Come to think of it. Chen Zhengcao no longer thought about the reason, but pulled the topic to specific actions. Chen Zhengcao glanced at Zhang Zhang and said, "My lord, if we send troops to Ishimi, I'm afraid that the troops are a little stretched." ”

Zhang Zhang bowed slightly, knowing that what Chen Zhengcao said was not wrong at all.

Japan has a small territory and a large number of people, which is a disadvantage, but militarily speaking, it is a great advantage.

The Korean War in the Wanli year. When the Japanese invading army landed in Busan, the number of Japanese troops at that time was between 150,000 and 200,000. And the first army of the Ming Dynasty to rescue the Korean State was 3,000 people. This Nima ...... The Ming Dynasty really dared to fight, which shows how much the Ming Dynasty despised the combat power of the Japanese at that time!

However, it was impossible for 3,000 men to fight against an army of 200,000, and even 200,000 Japanese pigs, ah, no, Akita dogs, 3,000 men could not be killed-until later, when Li Rusong gathered troops and horses from Liaodong and crossed the Yalu River to rescue Korea. His army was only 40,000.

The Battle of Salhu and the Battle of Songshan between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Kingdom, uh, and the "My Great Qing" were two decisive battles, and the Ming army was only a hundred thousand in size. However, Japan launched a war of aggression against Korea. and gathered an army of 200,000. If we look at the fact that Japan only has one province, the Ming Dynasty, their ability to mobilize for war is really staggering.

Chen Zhengcao was a little puzzled: Iwami, what Master Zhang said must be controlled. Is it necessary to occupy it now? What's in it for you?

Chen Zhengcao wanted to persuade Zhang Li, but he didn't know where to start. He is not really to blame for that. In these years, the Japanese people were barbarians, and the scholars of the Ming Dynasty had some hatred for their root wood.

But. The tension from the twenty-first century is different.

Zhang Li's eyes deepened, and after a moment of silence, he finally spoke: ", do you know what is the most profitable business in this world?" ”

Chen Zhengcao was stunned, didn't think about it, and immediately responded: "Of course it's a maritime businessman!" That Zheng Zhilong has accumulated hundreds of millions of fortunes in a short period of time, and he is really the richest person in my Ming Dynasty! ”

Zhang Li coughed dryly, and said with a smile: "Maritime merchants are profiteering, but they are not the most profitable - if you want to say that the most profitable is naturally a business without capital!" ”

Chen Zhengcao frowned, shook his head and said, "The place where the birds don't poop in the country of Wa Guo doesn't feel like a good place for my subordinates to go." ”

Zhang Zhang took out an object from his waist, slapped it on the desk with a snap, and then glanced at Chen Zhengcao meaningfully, and said lightly: "Ishimi, there is this thing!" ”

Chen Zhengcao took a closer look, but saw that the thing that was photographed by tension on the case was a silver ingot!

Chen Zhengcao blurted out: "Silver?!" ――Your Excellency is saying that Iwami has a silver mine?! ”

Zhang Zhang nodded: "That's right, and the output of Iwami Silver Mountain is huge." ”

It is clear that in the first half of the 17th century, the Iwami Silver Mine in Japan produced one-third of the world's silver. If you compare it with oil, the so-called tyrant countries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait in later generations are simply weak.

It is said that Japan should be very rich because of its high silver production, but unfortunately this is not the case. First, the silver mines were controlled by the rulers and used for their own life of poverty and luxury; Second, they also confirmed the nickname of being stupid and having a lot of money, a shipload of porcelain for a shipload of silver, how many silver mountains this Nima is not enough to change......

Chen Zhengcao thought for a while and said, "My lord, this silver mine is fragrant!" Then how could the generals of the Tokugawa family of Japan give up? ”

In those years, the emperor of Japan was in real power, and the power was in the hands of the shogun, and the current shogun was the Tokugawa clan, so Chen Zhengcao said this.

After a pause, Chen Zhengcao continued: "My lord, if the Japanese state gathers on a large scale, we are afraid that we will not have enough troops!" ”

Zhang Li let out a thoughtful "um", and then said: "I didn't say that this matter would be implemented immediately, and it would be okay to wait until the end of the Korean War." However, you have to prepare for the cross-sea landing, the captain of the Marine Corps is Li Dingguo, and it is time for him to go through the training. ”

Chen Zhengcao knew that Zhang Zhang valued Li Dingguo very much and had been with him for a long time, so he was not surprised. After thinking for a moment, he said to Zhang Li: "My lord, then the subordinate will immediately return to Ning Yuan's middle right office to start preparations. The North Korean side will not be able to drive the Tartars away in spring at the earliest, and although there is still plenty of time at the moment, after all, it is a cross-sea operation, and the subordinates dare not be careless. ”

Zhang Zhang nodded in agreement, and then spoke: ", you have to worry too much, Ishimi Silver Mountain I must win!" (To be continued.) )