In fact, what he said is also a half-truth, the officials of the Japanese shogunate took the opportunity of closing the country to restrict the extortion of Chinese businessmen There are indeed many phenomena, but this kind of trade is actually more beneficial to China, because the shogunate is now only trading with China and the Dutch, and it has virtually eliminated many competitors for China. However, after all, Shimazu Tadashi has not been involved in the details of trade between the two countries for a long time, and he naturally does not know the secret.

"For the sake of trade between the two countries, for some gold and silver ......" Shimazu Tadashi narrowed his eyes slightly, "Are you really just doing it for these purposes?" ”

"I don't know what the feudal lord means?" Zhou Pu was a little surprised.

"Your emperor of the Han Kingdom is a great hero, and I am afraid of him." Shimazu Tadashi suddenly said, "If he hits Kyushu and doesn't want to withdraw his troops, then I will become a sinner of Japan." ”

What Japanese sinner would you be afraid to be? If you were afraid of becoming a Japanese sinner, you wouldn't have come to see me, just because you were afraid that our Han army would snatch your Kyushu nest after defeating Japan...... Zhou Pu's heart sighed slightly.

"Don't worry! I just want to uphold morality for Japan, and I don't have any wrong thoughts. Japan has never been the royal land of China, and it can be regarded as a respectful vassal country, and China has no reason to invade Japanese land! Zhou Pu's face was stern, of course he couldn't tell the imperial court's plan to cut off the port of Nagasaki after the war, "In addition, the Shimazu family has owned Kyushu for many years, but it was forcibly seized by the shogunate, so that now it can only be trapped in the Satsuma domain, and my country also feels that the shogunate's practice is against justice, and after the war, Kyushu Island must return to its original state." ”

"Dahan plans to give Kyushu Island to the Shimazu family after the war?" Shimazu Tadashi's white beard trembled slightly, "Is this true?" ”

"This is what the Emperor of the Han Dynasty said himself, where can it be a lie?" Zhou Pu replied proudly, "If you think about it, the land of Japan has not been the land of China for thousands of years, and the people of Japan are not the people of China. What's the use of taking it here? Is it to turn the people of Japan into the people of China...... Isn't that a waste of money? I am wise and wise, and I will never do such a futile thing. As long as Japan can restore discipline after the war, and then resume normal vassal, economic and trade exchanges between the two countries, our DPRK will naturally cease its troops and withdraw its troops, so that the two countries can share peace. ”

Tadashi Shimazu was finally tempted.

He found that the young man had a point, and he had no reason to refuse. It is unlikely that the Chinese Emperor will continue to raise a large army in Japan to attack, but it is only possible that after defeating the shogunate, most of them will be withdrawn after obtaining satisfactory compensation - as for spending money to send these people away, it is also the money spent by the imperial court and the shogunate, what does it have to do with him?

Moreover, as this young man said, with the strength of the Han Navy, as long as he can occupy Kyushu Island, even if his advance to the north is frustrated, it will not be a problem to at least rely on the navy and the power of the Satsuma Domain to hold Kyushu Island.

If everything goes well, go directly to Luo, let Japan change the world, and spit out the evil anger of many years; If anything doesn't go well, at least you can rely on the power of the Han Navy to hold Kyushu, divide one side, and fight against the shogunate.

As long as you can repay the hatred that the shogunate has been bullying you, and then include the entire territory of Kyushu Island into the power map of the Shimazu family, what about the imperial court, and what does it have to do with you?

Thinking of this, the old man finally stopped hesitating.

Tokugawa Ieyasu and Tokugawa Hidetada are both dead, so let's fight with the Tokugawa family's imps again!

"How many cannons can you give me now?" His eyes suddenly widened and he stared at Zhou Pu coldly.

"What?" Being stared at by him like this, Zhou Pu was slightly startled, and he didn't react at once. He didn't expect that this old man was still questioning just now, but how could he suddenly talk about this issue without warning.

"The emperor of the Han Dynasty can't just ask you to bring a few words over since he wants me to help, right? What does he want to give me, you are an envoy sent by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, you will not know. The old man's tone was still very flat, but it was already a little more ruthless. How many cannons can you give me now? ”

The iron cannon in his mouth was actually nothing more than a musket, and it was an arquebus sold by the Spaniards and Portuguese. These arquebuses were primitive and not very powerful, but after they were introduced to Japan, they quickly became a weapon for the Japanese to fight each other during the Warring States period. However, in recent years, many muskets made by the military workshops of the Han Dynasty have also flowed into Japan, although the number is very small and most of them are directly monopolized by the shogunate itself, but some still flow into the hands of the Shimazu family, the workmanship of these muskets is much better than the iron cannons they had before, whether it is range, firepower or stability are much more than their original concept, making him unbelievable that they are actually made by mainland craftsmen themselves.

One of the reasons why he was so confident in the Han army's expedition to Japan was that the firearms of the Han army were too sharp, and they were by no means comparable to him or the shogunate army.

"If you talk about iron cannons, it's not without ......" After the initial shock, Zhou Pu quickly reacted.

Before leaving Beijing, he attended a closed-door meeting with the Foreign Affairs Department and the Army, under the coordination of the Prime Minister himself, and at this meeting he made a request for some arms support that might be needed for Japanese collaborators. Then this requirement was quickly met.

Dahan attaches great importance to firearms and research and development, and because the war has been endless, so the demand for muskets is very high, under the research and development of craftsmen who have been engaged in the industry for many years, the accuracy of Dahan's muskets is getting higher and higher, and the firepower is getting stronger and stronger, and there will be a replacement of weapons every few years. Each time the muskets are replaced, priority will be given to the supply of equipment for the front-line troops of the army, and then a large number of muskets will be eliminated. Most of these obsolete firearms will flow into the people at a low price and become weapons for frontier people or hunters, while some of them will be stacked in warehouses and ready to be destroyed at that time.

Therefore, in order to meet Zhou Pu's request, the participating officials of the army thought of using the waste of these eliminated firearms piled up in the warehouse to be reused and transferred to the Japanese daimyo who supported the Han Dynasty. According to their understanding, the level of firearms in Japan is very low, and it has always relied on the input of external businessmen, and the quality is inferior and the price is high. Even these weapons, which were eliminated by the Han army, were much better than theirs.

After learning of this situation, Zhou Pu was overjoyed, and immediately took his own people, followed these army officials to the warehouses around the capital, and then selected a large number of weapons. At the time of his departure, the weapons were disguised as porcelain, scattered into a number of Chinese merchant ships, transported to the port of Nagasaki, and then transported to the Nagasaki Merchant House and concentrated. Thanks to the Nagasaki officials of the shogunate who had been paralyzed by the peace for many years, and were not wary of China, things went very smoothly, and now there are many weapons in the Nagasaki Merchant House.

"How many?" Shimazu asked slightly hurriedly.

"Three or five hundred muskets, all of them are meticulously crafted, the best muskets of the Great Han." After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Pu simply decided to give all the weapons that were now concentrated to the Shimazu family, "If the feudal lord needs it, we can give you these weapons." ”

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and find a way to send it over." Shimazu Tadashi responded without hesitation, "Give me as many weapons as you have, I help you so much, it's not too much to pay you so much beforehand, right?" ”

Before Zhou Pu could say anything, he beckoned to the back, and then called the two retainers over.

"Jiangxia, Dongxiang, you two wait and follow him back, listen to his arrangement!"

"Yes!" Although their thoughts were different, the two retainers bowed their heads and accepted the order.

Because it involves the rise and fall of the whole family, honor and disgrace and even the life of the family, Shimazu Tadashi was a little hesitant before, but under Zhou Pu's persuasion, he has already made a decision, and as long as he makes a decision, he will become the resolute Shimazu master when he was young.

"The lord of the feudal domain really understands the righteousness!" Seeing that the other party had completely agreed to become the precursor of the king master according to his own wishes, Zhou Pu was also overjoyed, "Please rest assured, we will find a way to deliver the weapon to the domain lord as soon as possible, and we will never delay the big thing of the domain lord!" ”

"Don't look for me in the future, just contact me through the two of them, Jiang Xia is proficient in Chinese, very loyal, and a reliable person." Shimazu Tadashi suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky, "I've been hunting long enough this time, it's time to go back." ”

"Thank you, Lord!" Zhou Pu once again took a deep look, "Domain lord, please rest assured, it won't be long before my army will assemble and set off, and the day when the domain lord will regain his homeland is just around the corner!" ”

Shimazu did not speak again, and waved his hand, then reined in the horse's head, turned and stepped back in the way he came.

He deliberately slowed down along the way, and then motioned for his henchman Togo Shigemata to follow him.

"What does the Lord command?" Togo Shigemata knew what the feudal lord meant, so he asked in a low voice.

"In the future, you and Jiang Xia will always follow him, lead the way for him, and then tell me all his movements." Shimazu Tadashi lowered his voice, "If he wants something or where he wants to go, you must find a way to help him." ”

"Yes." Togo Shigefang responded again.

"In addition, he is an enemy of the shogunate, and he also carries too many secrets, if the people of the shogunate find him, you have to protect him from falling into the hands of the people of the shogunate, if there is really no way to escape......" Shimazu Tadashi looked at the vigorous back of the young man riding a horse in the distance, and his expression did not change, "You will kill him and Jiang Xia, and then commit suicide." ”