Chapter 204: Intensifying Contradictions

g or 3g.. Chapter 204 [Intensifying Contradictions]

The city of Geranza was suddenly attacked by the "Japanese", and the Dutch suffered heavy casualties, and the news first reached the Ming Dynasty and then to Japan. Coastal officials were curious about what Japan was going to do. Not many people know the inside story of this.

The people of the Ming Dynasty don't know the inside story, and the Dutch don't know it either. The Dutch immediately sent a report to the East India Company the next day, hoping to increase their forces against Japan and maintain the glory of the "coachman of the sea".

Japan is not strong, but compared with the Dutch, they have a clear numerical advantage, and if they don't have a plan, it is impossible to eat Japan.

In Kyoto, Japan, Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third shogunate general, got the news and immediately summoned all the auxiliary ministers to the palace to discuss major matters.

The shogunate now had absolute dominance over Japan, and the emperor had become a puppet. The Japanese ministers were also nervous, having chosen to work with the Dutch to drive out the Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian Catholic missionaries from Japan. Although there was some unpleasantness with the Dutch before, it was also the Dutch who took the lead in the first place, and it didn't matter if the hostages were taken. Now that the Dutch stronghold in Taiwan has been destroyed, things are hard to bear.

Tokugawa Iemitsu shouted, "Who the hell led people to beat the Dutch?" Is it a pirate of the Genno family? Find out about this as soon as possible."

Auxiliary Minister Yoshimichi Kato: "General, we can contact Daming and let them mediate." Let's just say that it was done by pirates, and our government doesn't know. ”

Another minister, Jiu Nenghe, also disdainfully said: "Do you think that as long as we say something good, the Dutch will let us go?" Are they as stupid as the officials of the Ming Dynasty? If the Ming Dynasty does not invade us, it will not look down on our barren place. The Dutch, however, were desperate to establish a foothold in the East. Now that there is a reason to send troops, how can they let it go so easily? ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu sighed: "The Dutch may not be able to conquer us, but our domestic economy is recovering, and if we start another war, we will not gain anything." If you are not careful, you may also be encroached upon by colonizers. Asking for help from the Ming Dynasty is a must. ”

Japanese Admiral Suzuki said: "General, I think there is something strange about things, now the Ming Dynasty has reorganized the navy along the coast, built a large number of warships, and opened a sea ban." They are not the same as before, maybe there is some ambition. Now the Jin Kingdom of Liaodong occupied Korea and moved to live in Korea. ^UC e-book is available for free ^^ The Ming Dynasty no longer has the threat of border passes, and they are likely to expand further, what if this incident is deliberately provoked by them? Zheng Zhilong has already taken all his family back to the mainland, and he has already taken refuge in the imperial court, if his people pretend to be samurai and attack the Dutch......"

Everyone stopped talking. They felt that it was a possibility, but they couldn't be sure. In the war during the Wanli period, they were already afraid of the Ming army. Even if this was the case, they didn't dare to fall out with Daming. The powerful Eight Banners Army has been defeated by the Ming Dynasty, and if the Ming army is ruthless, they may be destroyed.

Tokugawa Iemitsu said: "If the Ming army wants to fight the Netherlands, this makes sense, because the Dutch occupy their Taiwan." But why blame us? Do they want to plot against our country? Before the Ming Dynasty opened the sea ban, Zheng Zhilong took the initiative to increase trade with us. Does this look like it's going to hurt us? ”

Everyone was silent, and the truth was hard to guess.

The purpose of business cooperation with Japan is to get rid of suspicion. Jin Yiwei was ordered to find A Furong, and had already started planting in the interior, and occupied the mountainous areas of the Golden Triangle generation for mass cultivation. It's harvest time. Ao Bai has also made people carry letters to the south. Ask to get some fruit as soon as possible to conduct the experiment. The deal with Japan has only just begun.

On the other side, Van der Vaart, Duke of the Netherlands in India, was furious, and he was the first Dutch commander in the East. As soon as I heard that the Japanese dared to attack their stronghold and rob them of their belongings. He immediately sent people back to discuss how to deal with Japan, as long as the Ming didn't care, they wanted to occupy Japan as a new stronghold.

Although there is not much benefit in occupying Japan, there is not much benefit in falling out. But if you don't respond, you will let Spain see the joke. The Spaniards have also been eyeing Taiwan for a long time. Now the incident in the city of Geranza has given the Spaniards the opportunity to occupy the initiative in Taiwan. Whether it was against the Sea of Japan or Spain, they needed to increase their troops.

The Dutch thought about the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese, and thought that the Ming court officials were a bunch of mentally retarded people. At that time, the Ming army had 200 warships and 10,000 people against only 13 warships, and the Dutch, with more than 900 troops, could not attack again and again, and fought fiercely for eight months. At that time, the Haikou Li Dan was in the middle of the mediation, and the conditions for the withdrawal of the army were as follows: the Dutch withdrew from Penghu Island, the Ming court did not object to the Dutch occupation of Taiwan, and the Dutch trade with China was guaranteed. The Ming army gave the Dutch the impression that naval warfare was not good, so they knew that the Ming army was rebuilding the navy, and they did not feel any threat.

Everything is already different. If the decision-maker is a wreck who goes around giving money to people and reasoning, then no matter how big the country is, it will be a wreck. If, on the other hand, the decision-maker is a ruthless, scheming, expansionist person. The country will grow strong quickly. For example, Spain and the United Kingdom have starved the cowardly to death, as long as they dare to be ruthless enough, anything can happen.

Li Yan and Ao Bai were on the road, and they were also discussing ruthless things.

Li Yan asked, "How?" Are you ready to implement my plan? I think your opinions on the reform of the imperial examination and the discipline of the school are very good, but if you are not ruthless, people will not implement it. ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Brother Yan." Now the Ming Dynasty goes up to the officials and down to the people, all of whom believe in the Four Books and the Five Classics, in this case, who do you want me to kill? If you kill an official, the person who succeeds him will probably continue to promote Confucianism. Anti-holes are not something that can be changed in the short term. Your method can only cause panic and social unrest. ”

Li Yan shook his head and said: "Even Mingjun needs some violent means, like Li Shimin, he didn't become an emperor after killing his brother." What do you think should be done first? ”

Ao Bai said: "Of course, it is to make money first." Jin Yiwei will take the fruit of Hibiscus to Fujian to join us, and then we will find some people to do experiments, make something similar to tobacco and smoke it. As long as it succeeds, it will be sold to Japan. When you have more money, you can build more ships, and everything will be easy. ”

Li Yan said: "Japan's small country is so poor, why do you value it? ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Born in sorrow, die in peace." Although Japan is poor, the people there are very ambitious. This kind of ambition is worth learning from the people of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese have always wanted to occupy this place. They originally wanted to cooperate with the Spaniards, but then the Spanish could not survive against the British. They attacked North Korea, and the intention was still for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. In such a country, although the occupation is not of much benefit, it is always a scourge to stay. I wanted to destroy them. ”

Li Yan smiled: "Do you mean to destroy the country, or to destroy the people there?" ”

Ao Bai Zhengse said: "It is to destroy the people there, it is a dangerous nation." I can't be mistaken. When the Ming Dynasty was weak, they broke away from the control of the imperial court, and as soon as they were defeated, they immediately recognized their own state and attached themselves to the Ming Dynasty. These people treat Daming as a monkey. If we don't destroy them now, in a hundred years, if they grow stronger and march into the Central Plains, it will be the Han people who will be destroyed by then. ”

Others don't care, but Japan ...... He didn't want China to experience that tragedy hundreds of years from now. In the 21 st century, some people have begun to go pro-Japanese, don't these people know that the reason why the Japanese are developing rapidly is by robbing the wealth of the Chinese? Those devils still don't admit their murderous crimes, they go to worship their ancestors when they have nothing to do, and treat the ghost shrine as a shrine, maybe the past should not be investigated too much, but his hatred of Japan can't be changed.

Li Yan smiled: "Your idea is really interesting. I said to kill people internally for reform, and you didn't agree. When you go to the outside world, you don't think it matters if you destroy each other, aren't the Japanese and the Koreans human? ”

"I just have this idea, if after the occupation, they no longer resist and are willing to be assimilated, of course it is okay to leave that people." Let's see what happens. If you were going to fight Japan, would you like to go? ”

Li Yan asked: "You let me be your general, aren't you afraid that I will be a master?" ”

Ao Bai smiled: "You don't have merit, have you ever been inferior to me?" In life, there should be no high or low. As long as you don't want to kill me, I'll never deal with you. Your credit is great, if you seal a piece of land, let you be the king. I've known you for so long, I think even if you make you emperor, you're not interested, it's better to live happily now. ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "You really know me very well." I'm not interested in being an emperor. Living in the palace and not going out for a long time can be boring. Only by finding a few more wives, the erosive life of the wine pond and meat forest is more attractive, and if I am old, I may want to live that kind of life. ”

Ao Bai smiled: "Then when you are old, Nanjing's palace repair will send you and give you titles such as King of Freedom and King of Happiness." That's how you live. What do you think? When we were younger, we did more. ”

He didn't want to kill the raiders who were high in merit, especially one who didn't want to be the emperor. It doesn't matter if Li Yan is the prince, he is a really capable person.

Li Yan smiled: "Let me think about it, who asked me to live with you in He Mansion now?" ”

Ao Bai asked: "There is a question I have wanted to ask you for a long time, why have you never been married?" Hongyan likes you very much, and you can talk to her very well, why don't you marry her? Are you still thinking about your dreams? ”

Li Yan frowned and said, "No, in fact, I'm afraid of getting married." I always feel that as soon as I get married, I will be old, and I feel different. I can't tell. ”

Ao Bai thinks he may have a fear of marriage...

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