As soon as Jiang Xinghuo heard the word "Japan".

Combined with Zhu Gaoxu's somewhat flickering eyes.

He already knew Zhu Gaoxu's true identity, and he knew that the previous incident between Iwami Yinshan and Sado Jinshan had probably reached the ears of the high-level of the Ming Empire.

Perhaps, if Zhu Di had more executive power, he would have sent an envoy to Japan to check it out at this time.

And so on and so forth

Emissary?

Memories of the past began to emerge in Jiang Xinghuo's mind.

Li Jinglong, this kid, wouldn't lie to me and say that he was going to Ryukyu, but he actually went to Japan, right?

When I think about it this way, many details that I didn't care about in the past are instantly connected.

Thinking of Li Jinglong's mourning appearance before departure, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but cross his hands in embarrassment and rub his fingers.

If you don't mention Japan's gold and silver mountains, according to the original development of the historical line, Li Jinglong should not have such a thing as going to a foreign country, so there is a high probability that he really went to Japan.

But fortunately, at this time, the old fox Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was in power, and because he coveted the exploration trade, his attitude towards Daming was very friendly, and there should be no danger to his life.

However, Japan at this time seems to be very suitable for example.

After all, geopolitics is such a thing, and you have to give some examples of countries that students can know, otherwise, people won't understand it if you take Ying as an example, right?

Although Jiang Xinghuo's Japanese historiography is not very good, he also vaguely remembers that the beginning of Japan's Warring States Period began with the famous Onin Rebellion of the Eastern and Western Army.

And the rebellion of Yingren is from the current time, that is, more than sixty years later.

In other words, Japan, which had just ended the confrontation between the North and the South Koreas, had already laid the root cause of turmoil for the rebellion between the Eastern and Western armies.

So, if we follow the theory of geographical balance, can we ignite the fuse of the turmoil in Japan in advance, and rekindle the powder keg in Japan, which has profound contradictions among various strata and has only been temporarily suppressed by the powerful Ashikaga Yoshimitsu?

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a moment, and felt that it was possible!

As soon as he thought that he might make Japan enter the Warring States Period more than sixty years ahead of schedule, Jiang Xinghuo felt as if he had made great merit.

After all, if according to the derivation of the unipolar tube, it is impossible for the monkey to invade Lee's Korea without ending Japan's Warring States Period, without this file, Wanli will not resist the Japanese and aid Korea, and the Liaodong border army of the Ming Dynasty will not be greatly injured, and the Liaodong border army will not be able to take advantage of the situation if the wild boar skin is not injured, and that will be

In short, even if this set of unipolar management theory is not used, it can provoke a Japanese civil war, and it will really reduce a lot of trouble for China.

Just when Zhu Gaoxu was a little nervous, Jiang Xinghuo finally spoke.

"Japan is a good example."

"Do you have any knowledge of the political situation in Japan?"

Although Zheng He had also seen the intelligence sent back by spies from Japan, his role was a bandit at this time, so it was naturally difficult to say that he had such knowledge, so he looked at Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't know at all, but the problem was that he mentioned it, so he had to drive the ducks to the shelves.

"A little heard, a little."

Jiang Xinghuo smiled: "Well, it's okay, let's talk about it briefly." ”

"We will analyze specific problems in detail, and in accordance with the theory of geographical balance, we will put them on Japan one by one, and see which ones are suitable for Japan at the moment."

"The first one, divide and conquer."

"First of all, Japan at this time had a foundation for divide and rule, why? The reason is also very simple, because Japan has just ended their era of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which is somewhat similar to the unification of the Sui Dynasty in our China, that is, there are still deep-rooted contradictions of various forces in the locality. ”

Speaking of which, Zhu Gaoxu understood a little.

Zheng He also answered: "That is to say, just like the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty inherited from the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Southern Chen, although the country was destroyed, but due to the long-term war, cultural and customs differences, it seems to be a unified country, but the seeds of internal division have long been planted, or they have never been bridged." ”

Zhu Gaoxu twisted his beard and said: "I heard the story of Mr. Storyteller, the story of the heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty, that is, the Guanlongmen valve gained momentum, vigorously suppressed the original Northern Qi and Southern Chen nobles, and the family that served as prime ministers in Hebei Jiangnan in the past dynasties, when it came to the Sui Dynasty, he couldn't even be a petty official Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Grand Canal, and conquered Goguryeo three times, which exhausted the civil and material resources of the Northern Qi and Southern Chen's hometowns, so the trend of collapse has long existed. ”

"Exactly."

Jiang Xinghuo continued: "Moreover, not only were there contradictions between the forces of the Southern and Northern Dynasties before, if the three islands of Japan (Hokkaido has not yet been developed) are regarded as a whole, then the contradictions between the west and the east on many issues are also very profound, such as their attitude towards the Ming Dynasty, which is completely different."

"Why is that?"

"Because the specific situation in the east is different from that in the west, the west is close to the Ming Dynasty and Korea, and the Ryukyus, they prefer to do business, and the daimyo in the west, such as the Matsuura clan, the Otomo clan, the Ouchi clan, the Kono clan, etc., if the method of divide and rule is used, then they are all objects that can be wooed, because they are deeply aware of the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the huge profits of maritime trade."

"As for the eastern part of Japan, the Uesugi clan, the Ogasawara clan, the Hojo clan, and the Takeda clan, they knew very little about the Great Sense, or they were more willing to exploit the Japanese peasants in the land than to engage in maritime trade, and they were more autonomous."

"Or in other words, the eastern and western parts of Japan are suitable for division and rule, and the middle region is suitable as a battlefield for them to strangle."

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"Write it down!"

Zhu Di commanded in a deep voice.

At present, the spies in the Japanese mission belonging to different spy systems have been transmitting news through a steady stream of ships between the Ningbo port of Daming and the port of Hirado under the jurisdiction of the Matsuura clan of Japan.

The Matsuura clan, a daimyo who relied on piracy to maintain their wealth and income, became the most active in fighting pirates at this time.

No one has trouble with money, especially Matsuura knows that if some things are not done by themselves, others will do them, so the benefits will not be on their turn.

It's such an honor to be Daming's dog!

Therefore, Zhu Di's understanding of Japan began to gradually increase.

"Mr. Jiang is right, and from the perspective of population size, it is almost impossible for the Ming Dynasty to conquer Japan at one time, and if it is possible to divide and conquer, it is indeed a good way."

It is to be said here that the population of Japan at this time exceeded 10 million, and after four years of Jingjing Battle and war, the population of the Ming Dynasty was 66 million, of course, there are many runaways and hidden households, perhaps the real population number can reach about 80 million.

But can Japan's land area be compared with that of the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, the population density of Japan is actually far greater than that of the Ming Dynasty, and there are tens of millions of people. Not to mention tens of millions of people, even tens of millions of pigs, they can't be killed!

Once the group resists, Zhu Di will have to weigh whether the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command are enough.

Moreover, in the matter of conquering Japan, it is impossible for Zhu Di to send too many troops, otherwise the country will be unstable.

What's more, at this time, Japan was different from the Ming Dynasty in terms of race, culture, customs, language, etc., and it was impossible to assimilate it in a short time.

Therefore, divide and conquer is indeed a good way.

"Divide and conquer, Li Shangshu, this matter will be taught to you to prepare, the Ministry of Rites will come up with a strategy, and the relevant information will be sent to you."

Li Zhigang's expression perked up, character belongs to character, ability belongs to ability, Li Zhigang still has the ability to do things, especially this kind of thing that can greatly show his face and greatly increase the authority in his hands.

A big husband can't be without power for a day, who would dislike having more power?

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Zhigang looked at the wall with burning eyes.

This inexplicable trip to prison is really the right one.

The prisoner named "Jiang Xinghuo" on the other side of the wall is really the savior of his career!

Thinking of this, Li Zhigang was actually a little grateful to Jiang Xinghuo.

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Jiang Xinghuo didn't know that on the other side of the wall, the book of the Daming Rite Department felt to himself.

Jiang Xinghuo continued: "The second one, cut the meat with a knife. ”

"The cutting of meat here is naturally not the cutting of one's own meat like the Buddha cut the meat to feed the eagle, but the cutting of other people's meat!"

Naturally, there was no meat at hand, but it didn't prevent Jiang Xinghuo from picking up a few branches and putting them on the ground.

"For example, you are two forces, and in the middle, there is a force destined to be slaughtered, that is, the fish and meat on your board, so if there is no external intervention, let you fight and rob, what will be the result?"

Zhu Gaoxu replied honestly: "Whoever grabs it is whomever it is, or whoever grabs it as much as it is." ”

Jiang Xinghuo nodded and said: "For the forces within the enemy country, or between different enemy countries, it is naturally the case, with a piece of fat, everyone is salivating, so they will rely on their own ability. But this is not the case with the geopolitical balance of power. ”

"So what?" Zheng He felt as if he was about to open his mind.

"Of course, to be a flesh divider of this high status."

Jiang Xinghuo said calmly: "There is a premise for being a meat divider, that is, there is a sharp meat cleaver in your hand. ”

"This meat cleaver is military power."

"In other words, if I don't want this piece of meat, it won't directly harm your interests, but it doesn't mean that you can fight for this piece of meat that I don't want at will. The meat cleaver is in my hand, you must distribute this piece of meat according to my will, you must compete to please and appease me, otherwise I will be unhappy, so I will give you less meat, if you are not convinced, then you must know that this meat cleaver in my hand can not only cut the meat on the board, but also cut your meat. ”

After this easy-to-understand explanation, even Zhu Gaoxu understood it.

"I see!"

Zhu Gaoxu's eyebrows fluttered and said: "What Mr. Jiang means is that if there are any forces in Japan that are weakened and want to be attacked by a group, then Da Ming can not participate in taking meat, but how to divide this piece of meat has to be decided by Da Ming!" ”

Jiang Xinghuo also smiled and asked: "Then who do you think, who is the biggest piece of meat in Japan?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned and woke up in an instant.

"It's the shogunate!"

Jiang Xinghuo just stroked his palm and said nothing.

"We're just talking on paper, but we might as well imagine it."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at it from afar: "If Japan really divides and rules according to the east and west, and even the east and west are divided into countless small countries, and then the shogunate, a big piece of meat, is also distributed by the Ming Dynasty, what will happen next?" ”

Zheng He pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that these small countries in the east and west of Japan will fight against each other, just like our Warring States period in China. ”

"You're right."

Jiang Xinghuo said: "So the third article comes in handy, the balance of armaments." ”

"What is the balance of armaments?"

"The balance of armaments is actually the most important part of the diplomatic strategy of the balance of power."

"Because state power comes from military power, if you want to maintain the balance of power in geopolitical countries, you must maintain their military balance of power."

"Therefore, the real meaning of Article 3 is that the Ming Dynasty will provide weapons and equipment to the Japanese countries to maintain the balance of their military power."

"And this kind of provision should not be provided free of charge, on the contrary, it should be limited and high-priced!"

"At the same time, weapons and equipment should be sold as an expensive political resource, it doesn't matter if you don't have money, you can use various powers as collateral, such as part of the future taxes, tariff reduction and exemption of Ming goods, free navigation of Ming ships, Japanese countries have no right to dispose of Ming personnel, and so on."

Well, all of the above, does it feel a little familiar?

The Great Powers are myself!

I didn't expect that.

As soon as the conversation began, Jiang Xinghuo continued in one breath and did not stop.

"Since according to our deduction, Japan has been divided between the east and the west at this time, and the shogunate has been dismantled, and the Ming Dynasty has provided weapons and equipment with additional political conditions for the Japanese countries, so what should we do next?"

"Then there's the fourth, which is vertical and horizontal."

"That is to say, the Ming Dynasty wants to encourage the Japanese countries to form alliances and fight with each other, and at the same time of forming alliances, they continue to break up alliances that have lasted for too long through blackmail, intimidation, support, exchange, etc., so that the seeds of distrust will naturally be planted in the hearts of Japanese countries, and as time goes by, the blood feud caused by mutual betrayal will become deeper and deeper, until it is irreconcilable."

"After all, a betrayed ally is much more hated than an enemy."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly, he used to think that Mr. Jiang was a weak scholar, but now he really didn't expect that playing diplomacy and politics would be so ruthless!

However, when he thought of the previous class of Iwami Ginshan, Mr. Jiang's hatred of Japan, and the terrible prophecy about Nanjing, Zhu Gaoxu was also relieved.

Since Mr. Jiang is an immortal, he naturally has opened his eyes to the sky, and he knows that five hundred years before and five hundred years after five hundred years is an ordinary ability, and seeing the future makes him feel gritted his teeth and hateful, and it is not incomprehensible.

As Jiang Xinghuo's chief disciple, Zhu Gaoxu almost unconditionally supported Jiang Xinghuo's idea.

"When I go back, I must write out these strategies to balance Japan and dedicate them to my father, so as to fulfill Mr. Jiang's dream, so that those two little officials will not remember things clearly." Zhu Gaoxu thought silently in his heart.

"The fifth is to support the weak."

"In other words, the core of geopolitical balance diplomacy lies in this - maintaining the balance of power!"

Jiang Xinghuo asked: "If any weak person who is fighting in the Japanese countries can't support it, the Ming can intervene and send troops to ensure that the daimyo will not die and the country will not be destroyed, guess what the benefits of this are?" ”

Zhu Gaochu and Zheng He pondered for a moment, and Zhu Gaochu said: "Maintain the balance of power? ”

"It's not all."

Zheng He thought of a deeper layer: "Infiltration!" ”

"Yes."

Jiang Xinghuo said: "More precisely, it is called cannibalization. ”

In the era of cold weapons, when there was no way to rub machine guns, if you want to slaughter 10 million natives with hundreds of thousands of troops, it cannot be achieved from a technical point of view, so you can only use cannibalization.

Well, it's not impossible to engage in some trade related to "voluntary overseas work" in Japan, so as to alleviate some contradictions between the daimyos.

"For a country with a population of tens of millions, it is completely impossible for Daming to swallow it in one go, and he will only burst his stomach."

"But if the whale swallows it, it doesn't mean that the cannibalization can't do it."

"You just need to continue to support the weak, and keep sending the army of the Ming Dynasty to the territory of the Japanese countries, and slowly, the upper nobles of the countries will be pro-Ming, and the bottom will gradually be pro-Ming."

"Maybe ten years is not enough, twenty years is not enough, but eighty, ninety, one hundred years, after a few generations, the cultural transformation will be completed, and the local people will speak Chinese from elementary school, worship Chinese culture, and aspire to become Ming people."

"And this kind of encroachment has been carried out a lot, and slowly, the power that leans towards the Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, even if the other countries realize it, and they have achieved the abandonment of the blood feud that led to the betrayal of their allies before, and join forces to resist the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid it will be too late."

"It's like putting a frog in hot water and the frog jumps away; Put it in warm water and burn firewood underneath it, and before you know it, the frog will be cooked. ”

Looking at the far east, Jiang Xinghuo's eyes seemed to have a frog.

(End of chapter)