Chapter 47: Houjin's Choice (Part II)

The Wa Kingdom, since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, has been constantly invading the coast of China, so it is also called the Wako.

The widow is also short. The Wa Kingdom is very short, with an average of about 1.4 to 1.5 meters, and 1.7 meters is a real great man. But short and concise is probably what describes this nation. They may not have good moral qualities, but they are really desperate to die.

No one else's life is afraid, and the side that fights and doesn't dare to fight will naturally lose. Besides, the armaments of the Ming Dynasty have long been abandoned, and the soldiers are all getting by, so it is impossible for them to fight with others in such an environment. Therefore, along the coast, there were even more than a dozen Japanese robbers, and Cheng Dù made Nanjing City shut down.

For Houjin, they are not too strange. The first thing that came to mind should be the divine wind when the Mongols crusaded against the Japanese who refused to surrender.

Hundreds of thousands of Mongol elites fell into the water and died, and the Wa Kingdom became a non-conquering country for Mongolia. To this day, the Mongols are still apprehensive about crossing the sea to defeat the Japanese invaders. The Houjin, who was not much different from the Mongols, naturally never thought of crossing the sea to attack the Japanese state.

Therefore, after Fan Wencheng said this mentions, Huang Taiji was directly stunned for a while.

Perhaps, he didn't know what to say at the moment...... If you don't fight, you feel that you are afraid of the Japanese country, and the lesson of beating the Mongols is chilling.

"Your Majesty, there is no kamikaze in the Wa Kingdom, but it just so happens that the Mongols set out in the summer, which is when the typhoon is raging. Coupled with the fact that the Mongols' seafaring and shipbuilding skills were too poor, this was the result of that failure. Naturally, the Mongols would not admit that they were stupid, so they said that the Japanese were protected by gods, and the Japanese also needed to be propagandized in this way, so things became like that.

Let's look at the current Zheng Zhilong and the former Liu Xiang, and then look at those Franc Ji and Hongyi, they beg for a living at sea all the year round, and often travel back and forth between the Wa Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty, why are they no problem?

The lies that have been handed down from previous generations, it's time to reach out to our generation. Weichen is not talented, but he also conducted some investigations on the Wa State, and found that the above may be insufficient resources, and many things are not self-sufficient, but there are three things that will not be lacking. One is a large gold mine, one is a large silver mine, and finally a rich sulphur mine!

If the first two are mined, we can exchange them for what we need. Even we can follow the example of Zhang Hongbin, who bought Chinese slaves to fill our population and labor force in the Chinese forces in the south. Needless to say, the main ingredient of gunpowder is sulfur. I heard that Zhang Hongbin is also buying a large amount of sulfur, which does not seem to be used for gunpowder, but for other industrial products, so it can be seen that if this thing is mined, it will also be a big way to make money.

Not to mention, after deducting those so-called samurai classes, ordinary people know how to endure more, know how to flatter more, and work harder than the Chinese people. As long as they don't starve to death, they will be able to explode into an unprecedented labor force......" Fan Wencheng argued, and at the same time lured him to his advantage.

I have to say that Huang Taiji couldn't keep it directly.

"However, we didn't go to sea because of the ship......" Huang Taiji was a little anxious.

"This is simple, we don't have it, but Zheng Zhilong has! We just need to ally with them, say that all the goods are subject to them, and the ground they lay will reduce their business taxes, and I believe they will know how to choose. In fact, all they have to pay is to transport us over, and we will take care of the rest. I heard that there is also a certain background in the manufacture of guns and artillery, and it will be very easy to find a craftsman when the time comes. We even need to provide drawings and don't need to worry about guns and artillery, especially not enough bullets. Fan Wencheng said excitedly.

"Contact Zheng Zhilong immediately!" Speaking of this, Huang Taiji is simply stupid if he doesn't fight the Wa Kingdom.

Coincidentally, one of Zheng Zhilong's fleet happened to come to Liaodong to do business, and the leader happened to be Zheng Zhilong's third brother Zheng Zhibao.

Huang Taiji personally found Zheng Zhibao and explained his intention to cooperate. When he heard the news that Houjin actually planned to defeat the Wa State, Zheng Zhibao immediately wondered if Houjin was poor and crazy...... When you think about it, you think it should be. As for Huang Taiji's mention of yì, it is absolutely fake to say that there is no temptation, in fact, Zheng Zhibao also feels that this cooperation is very feasible.

If you win, the Zheng family caravan will pick up the bargain in the back, and if you lose, you will directly turn around and bite them, pretending to help the Tokugawa shogunate, and then maybe you will be able to obtain the official trade rights, and you may be able to trade freely in various places!

No matter how you look at it, the Zheng family has taken advantage of it, and Zheng Zhibao feels that the eldest brother Zheng Zhilong has no reason to refuse.

So verbally, a preliminary covenant was made with Houjin, but this covenant can only be regarded as an intention of the two sides. The formal signing still requires Zheng Zhilong to come.

After saying goodbye to Zheng Zhibao, Huang Taiji still called his seventh brother Abatai over.

"Your Majesty, is there anything to find a minister?" Abatai replied respectfully.

"At present, there are two options, one is to attack North Korea and the other is to attack the Japanese state. I'm going to divide my troops into two places for the raid, so the two of us are one person and one place. Brother Seven, take a look, which one do you choose? Huang Taiji asked, pointing to the map.

"Wechen chooses the Wa Kingdom...... "Abatai was very unhappy in his heart, and this question seemed to be the answer.

After all, if Huang Taiji personally went to the Wa Kingdom, then who would rule Houjin? Doesn't giving such a heart-wrenching answer make people suspect that they are going to rebel?

Dolgon is gone, and Houjin has been completely captured by Huang Taiji, and no one can resist. In that case, let's go to the Japanese country silently to make a living.

"I heard that the Japanese country is full of gold, and the Japanese women are charming and obedient, maybe you can try it." Huang Taiji said with a smile.

"Cheng Majesty xià auspicious words, the minister will naturally go and take a good look." Abatai could only answer like this.

"Remember, if it doesn't go your way, come back immediately! We don't have many brothers left, and I don't want to lose more brothers...... To conquer the Wa Kingdom, Zheng Zhilong will take our warriors over. They have a specialist doctor who can treat seasickness, but the way across the sea will not be easy. Huang Taiji said solemnly.

"The minister will be careful." Abatai was finally a little moved.

Half a month later, Zheng Zhilong personally came to Liaodong, talked with Huang Taiji, and after determining the specific interests of both parties, he signed an alliance with him.

Three days later, hundreds of large ships, carrying 30,000 Houjin warriors, began to cross the sea.

At the same time, Huang Taiji personally led his headquarters and killed North Korea......