Xinshun 1730

Chapter 405
After watching the lively steamed buns and other officers at the side, they couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but think of the joke about "heresy" in Western countries that Liu Yu told them.

A staff officer saw that the old man was very interesting, and joked: "Old man, I don't think you are a true Confucian scholar in terms of the 'order of mercy for animals' you mentioned just now."

"Don't you hear that the people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least? Mencius said: You should punish the lone husband and the people as traitors."

"A true Confucian student, under such circumstances, should hold high the flag of righteousness, go to Edo, emulate the revolution of Tang and Wu, and kill the thieves. Even if you don't do this, you should die to remonstrate. But what about you? Didn't do anything, What's the use of that?"

"Speaking of which, the one who really practiced the righteous mantra of 'the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least' must be the ancestor emperor of Dashun. Raising righteous soldiers to punish injustice, although he seldom reads, he has True meaning too."

Yusen Fangzhou shook his head secretly, yelling in his heart that the stinky farts are unspeakable, he really misinterpreted the righteousness of the scriptures, and secretly thought as you said, those who lead people to rebel, wouldn't they all be sacrificed in the temple?It really is the words of no king and no father.

I also thought, I am afraid that Zhu Zi's learning is no longer used in the Tang Dynasty, and the principles are often chaotic, and China is really lost, but it is not Zhendaner.

Thinking of this, a sense of justice grew in my heart, and I said angrily: "I heard that the Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and the country is governed by benevolence and righteousness. Since the 50 year, the two countries have stopped fighting for [-] years. Why are they fighting again today? The people suffered from the disaster of war?"

Several staff officers were eager to try, and were about to say something about what they said when they followed Liu Yu to Tosa, but they heard Mantou say: "This is not the Imperial College, nor is it the Li government. We don't have the heart to talk to you, why go to war, we have our own country Book."

"Now that the war is starting, since you are Ma Shou's side servant, you just go back and send a letter. Ask Zong Yiru to prepare 8 taels of silver, and I will guarantee that I will not occupy his country. You may not know, a few days ago We have only three to five hundred soldiers, and we have captured Kochi Castle in Tosa, do you think you are more worthy of Marco than Tosa?"

"Since he went out to fund the army, let him pay tribute to the Celestial Dynasty and guard it for the Celestial Dynasty, and he still has the honor of being a knight."

"If not, I will lead my troops to attack."

"Looking back at the few people around me, they all fought against Kochi Castle in Tosa. Returning from Tosa, they came to Tsushima again. With this level of efficiency, Ruo Zongyi is like a soldier, so he knows that he is invincible."

"Tsushima, the Heavenly Dynasty is about to be settled. Tell him that there is no second choice."

"Referring to another place, even if Edo agrees, it will be too late."

"Leaving the guard and fleeing without authorization is also a capital offense. Let him think clearly."

After finishing speaking, he handed a document that had been drawn up to Yusen Fangzhou, and sent several people to guard it.

This is a well-established plan. The navy will not directly capture Tsushima, at least not for the time being.It cannot be captured until after gaining a firm foothold in Busan and sending the follow-up army.

But the navy still hopes to vote for itself. As long as Tsushima is blocked and the warships appear, they can force Tsushima Fan to surrender or run away.

When necessary, a kind of tacit agreement can be reached: if the people of Tsushima Fan really want to run away, they can be paid to let some people go and let them go.

The main reason is that the feudal lord of Tsushima Fan has a close relationship with the merchants, and they know everything about it.The navy is not familiar with the place, so it is more convenient to leave it to local snakes to collect money.

The naval staff had planned long ago that the businessmen and daimyos on Tsushima Island would definitely be offended.

As long as the trade between North Korea and Japan is cut off, it will cut off the fiscal revenue of the Tsushima Domain and the financial resources of those merchants involved in the Japan-North Korea trade.

Anyway, if you want to offend, it's better to offend more severely and squeeze out the money.

On the contrary, feudal clans such as Changzhou and Hirado have no trade opportunities under the closed country policy. Once the country is established, Dashun's superior military strength and technology will be extremely beneficial to these daimyos.

Smuggling can strengthen one's own strength.

Founding a country can expand opportunities for smuggling.

The towers near the water first get the moon, and this month is Dashun, and the towers near the water are the famous names on Kyushu Island.

They can squeeze the peasants hard, and they can really save a wave of gold and silver, buy some guns and the like, and maybe they can fight against the Edo shogunate in the future.

In fact, if it's done well, it's really possible for all these Southwest famous names to watch the show there without working hard.

Whoever contributes will be beaten.

Among these southwestern vassals, except Satsuma because of the Ryukyu incident, the rest can be drawn and divided.

The difference with Tsushima is that the island is to be taken, and the businessmen are to be driven away. There is no need to win over and divide them, just offend them to death.

Anyway, what they want is silver, and it is impossible for the farmers on the island to have silver in their hands. In the future, another wave of benevolent government of "ten tax and one tax" will be enough to win their hearts.

The merchants, samurai, and daimyos of the Tsushima domain have completely different interests than the farmers and fishermen.

Get the 8 taels of silver first, and talk about the rest.

Anyway, what I want is Tsushima Island, not the lord of Tsushima Domain.If you really want to occupy Tsushima Island without waiting for the arrival of the army, it will also show the ability of the navy and the merits of everyone.

At this time, since the person who has captured the Waguan, it is not suitable to stay here.

The officers walked out of the cabin and came to the deck. Mantou cupped his hands and said to Zhao Baiquan: "Master Zhao, I'm afraid you should get off the ship first and wait for the North Koreans on another ship."

"The military situation is on fire, and I will go to Tsushima later. I will leave all the negotiations with North Korea to Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Baiquan knew that he was only in charge of negotiating with North Korea, and he had no control over military affairs, so he hurriedly said, "Okay. If that's the case, I'll go to another ship. It's just about the face of the Celestial Dynasty. If I didn't come to welcome me, I couldn't stand on the North Korean land." Come on. Then I wish General Mi every success."

Putting down the boat and changing the boat, Zhao Baiquan went to wait on the other boat.

The navy is not a navy. It does not need to walk from Weihai to Busan, but it has to stop for supplies and rest for several days.Leaving behind those remaining ships, the battleship set sail and headed for Tsushima Island.

At the mouth of the bay of Tsushima Island, Mantou looked at the topography of the bay mouth of Tsushima Island, nodded and said: "This place is not bad, it looks a bit like Weihai Bay. It's just that Liugong Island is missing."

"But the bay is too small. If forts are placed on both sides of the bay, it can be blocked, but the bay is only a base for resupply along the way, and it is not suitable for long-term docking."

"If you get Busan, this place is like a chicken rib. It's tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to throw it away. If the navy is here, there is no need to build forts on Tsushima Island, which is a waste of money."

The staff officers also nodded, completely ignoring the vulnerable navy ships in the port, pointing out: "Brother Ziming is absolutely right."

"This Tsushima Island is the gathering place for the ex-Wago country. But it is not suitable as a long-term base. Busan is more suitable for a long-term base."

"As long as the navy is strong, the Japanese will not be able to come to Sushima. To build a fort, the garrison will be reduced, and it will be a surprise attack by the Japanese, which is not good for us. If there are more garrisons, it will be a waste of money in peacetime."

"Of course, if you get it, you must take it. Even if the Tsushima Fan decides to surrender and change the family, it will be like the group of Mongolian leaders. You can be named a viscount and throw it back to the capital to eat some salary. Here you can directly change the land and return to the people. Anyway... Anyway, the pillar of the island is trade, if trade is gone, if there is a dead island, Zong Yiru should surrender."

"It's that old man, what kind of side servant. I'm afraid he will say something that he would rather die than surrender."

Mantou smiled and said: "That's why I asked him to deliver the letter. It's clear, the lord of the Ma Fan will have his own plans, and it's good to know the old man's thoughts in advance. In order not to send someone to talk to us when the time comes, we don't plan ahead Knowing what the old man thinks, but sending him to talk because he is proficient in Chinese, wouldn’t it be a bad thing?”

Watching the small boat carrying Fangzhou Yusen approach the shore, the warship made a circle, divided into three teams, pulled away first, and continued to block the sea between Tsushima and Japan.

Tsushima Yanyuan, Zhanyuan City.

Here you can clearly see the big ship on the sea, Zong Yiru held the letter sent by Yusen Fangzhou, and remained silent.

What was written in the letter was really honest, there was no nonsense such as half a sentence of righteousness, but straightforward interests.

Tsushima Island, Dashun is about to be decided.

Now switching to Dashun, there is still the possibility of being knighted.Otherwise there is only one dead end.

There are no more than two choices, but both choices have to be paid.

Choosing to return to Japan and praying for a transfer in the future, is it realistic to say that he ran away without a fight in the future and wants to be transferred?

I'm afraid I will directly ask for seppuku.

Surrendering to Dashun can actually benefit the family in the long run.

If Dashun insisted on dealing with horses, the trade with horses would be abolished.

If it’s just grain income, then Tsushima is a [-] koku fiefdom. This [-] koku is not [-] koku tax, but [-] koku income from all the income after the land seizure. There is also a salary for the retainers.

Tsushima has returned to Dashun, so what is the trade between Japan and North Korea?Without Japan-North Korea trade, how much is Tsushima worth?

The letter said that if he surrendered to Dashun, he would still be a knight. The lowest rank in Dashun was the viscount.How can a year's salary be higher than Tsushima without trade?
With the warships outside, Zong Yiru still knew in his heart whether he could beat them or not.

And he also knew that something happened to Tosa. Even Tosa could be defeated. Tsushima, who is so close to the Dashun vassal North Korea, still has a way out?
Anyway, Tsushima Fan has been proficient in standing in line since ancient times. Zong Yiru has no biological son, so he can only adopt his younger brother as an adopted son, and there is no one who can really be a hostage in Edo.

It's just that it's a bit embarrassing for Yusen Fangzhou to be in front.Most of these Confucian scholars want to persuade him to be loyal to the emperor and die.

Money, for sure.

Dashun is the celestial dynasty, and what they say is what they say.

Moreover, I can serve as an example to show others the benefits of surrender, so I will not despise him.

If you give money, you can ask retainers and merchants to give.

As long as they were given the money, Dashun would let them leave by boat and return to Japan, and he was definitely willing to pay the money.

He himself said that he was guarding as a side, and he could not be separated from it unless he was ordered by the general.

There is no need for merchants to die here, it is better to pay for the road, as long as Dashun can guarantee that they can go.

The retainers are also more involved in trade, and they also have money in their hands. If you put together 8 taels, you can still get it together.

I don't even have to pay a penny to keep the family property.

Not only did he protect himself, but he also did a good deed to let the merchants leave.What's more, Dashun wanted 8 taels to help the army, so he might receive [-] or [-] taels, and it's not impossible to detain another [-] to [-] taels.

Now the only one who knows about this matter is Yusen Fangzhou, which is easy to handle.First stabilize this person, and then lure him to commit suicide and die for the country.

"Mr. Yusen, I am guarding the horse, and I cannot leave without permission, and I am difficult to fight against the enemy. The only plan now is to die in order to report to the general."

"However, even though I am dead, how can the merchants be blamed? The rest of the retainers and warriors can also retreat to Kyushu first, so as to prepare for future counterattacks and accumulate strength."

"Don't you hear that once the soldiers pass by, the merchants will suffer? I'm afraid these soldiers will burn, kill and loot."

"If the people of Tang have a promise, they can collect [-] silver and tell the merchants and retainers to retreat. What do you think, sir?"

Yusen Fangzhou thought for a while and felt it made sense. He nodded and said, "I'm old, and I can't kill the enemy if I retreat. I can only die with the lord. My lord's words are very reasonable. It's just that the "Ancient and Modern Waka Collection" I compiled has already If you have a small success, you can't bear to go to war."

"The matter of raising money is up to the lord. I also ask the lord to send someone to accompany me back to the residence, and collect the books of my life, and ask those merchants who have retreated to bring them back to Japan."

(End of this chapter)