Xinshun 1730

Chapter 445 The steps that the vassals gave to the shogunate
Soon, Mao Li Zongguang led his people to the Dashun Army's barracks and signed the peace treaty.

Hagi, which had been bombarded to the point of impossibility, surrendered in Kaesong.

Dashun detained 1200 samurai prisoners, including Mori Zonghiro, and each samurai also notified their families to send the gold, silver, rice, etc. they could collect to Hagi Castle.

The people from the trading company appraised the prices here, and discounted the prices of gold, silver, lacquerware, silk, grain, etc. in the city.

In the next few days, the warriors of various families also sent their grain and rice to Hagi City. The grain piled up like a mountain, and the gold and silver silk lacquer knives were priced at 75 taels.

The trading company directly paid a piece of paper to count the silk and various Japanese goods at a very low price. Dashun officials can take this paper and go to the trading company branch in Beijing, Songjiang or Weihai to get cash.

Li Yan also made an account, and sent the account and the cash to Tianjin by boat and sent them back to the capital.

Although the money is quite a lot, but now he feels that it is not the time to reach out for the money, and he should consider the long-term future.It is better to return it to the imperial court first and let it be disposed of by the imperial court.

Afterwards, the Dashun Army stationed in Hagi City began to repair the defense of Hagi City in accordance with the previous order of the Privy Council, making preparations for a long-term station here.

At the same time, the news that the Dashun Army urged the Hagi Fan to lower taxes spread throughout the territory controlled by the Changzhou Fan. It was stated that under the persecution of Dashun King Renyi, all land taxes of the Changzhou Fan would be reduced by [-]% in ten years. , if the feudal lord violates the law, the common people can go to Dashun to sue.In the whole world, is it possible that the king's land, the master of the king will uphold justice.

He also took out [-] shi of rice, and asked the people everywhere to come and get it if they had no rice to cook.

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The samurai who fled back to Xiaguan brought their panic back to Xiaguan and crossed the strait.Rumors of fear are like germs, spreading rapidly among the warriors who usually hardly gather together, but now gather in piles for defense.

Only half an hour into the battle, the [-] vassal soldiers gathered by the Changzhou vassal collapsed, and it was still under the attack of the Changzhou vassal guards and Dashun.

The samurai who endured the horrific bombardment described their own experience in elaboration, like Avici Hell.

Those warriors who had seen the power of Dashun's volley of guns and survived couldn't help trembling as they recalled the scene of their companions falling to the ground one by one.Some people even twitched when they saw the white clouds in the sky, thinking of the terrifying smoke from the volley of guns down the mountain.

A mentality of fear spread among the warriors, and morale and morale quickly declined.

These warriors who thought that Dashun was not good at field battles before, now only had to think about when Dashun would attack Kyushu Island.

More samurai began to resent Shimadzu.

This group of people from Satsuma Kagoshima invaded Ryukyu, and the advantage was that the people of Kagoshima took it. These people themselves got nothing, but now they have to suffer such fear because of Satsuma.

At this time, the feudal lords of the feudal clans in Kyushu Island have quietly started contacting, preparing to put pressure on Ohmetsuke Inao Masaobu.

This battle cannot be fought anymore.

The slogan of the shogunate shouted loudly, if you want to fight to the end, if you really want to the end, then let the shogunate fight it by itself.

Kumamoto, Chikuzen and other domains no longer want to shed blood for the shogunate and Satsuma.

In the end of the war of resistance, the shogunate may survive, but what about the feudal clans of Kyushu Island?What will be left of the feudal clans of Kyushu Island?
To put it better, it is like the Changzhou Fan who owed a debt that could only be repaid in ten years.

At worst, if Dashun wants to occupy all the lands of Kyushu feudal clans, it is not impossible.

The Changzhou Domain is in Honshu, but not in Kyushu Island; Dashun does not want the land of the Changzhou Domain, but it does not necessarily want the land of the Kyushu Domain.

It just so happened that the lord of the Satsuma domain had been staying in Edo since a few years ago due to a hernia and had not returned.This incident also happened to push the Satsuma clan out of the small circle, and the lords of several big clans counted together and began to threaten Masatake Ometsuke Inao.

The first to attack was Nabeshima Religion, the lord of the Hizen Domain. On the one hand, he was a foreign daimyo, and on the other hand, the Hizen Domain faced a greater threat.

The Hizen Domain and the Fukuoka Domain are very close to Nagasaki, and every year they have to take turns to send troops to defend Nagasaki, especially to prevent foreign merchant ships from coming.

Dashun was very familiar with Nagasaki, so he didn't have to worry about it at first. He thought that even if Dashun attacked, he could only go to places like Hirado that were closer to Tsushima.

It is different now, Dashun not only can not go to Hirado, but can even make an expedition to Xiaohama.Saga and Nagasaki are both close to the sea, but they are not safe at all.

A few days ago, Dashun's navy just bombarded Kokura and Fukuoka, and now it has captured Hagi Castle. Hizen Fan believes that his military strength and the defense of Saga Castle cannot compare with Changzhou Fan. It's going to be a big loss.

Now the shogunate is calling for the end of the war of resistance, the establishment of a new king, and the emulation of Daming after the civil war.

But the Ming Dynasty did not have feudal towns, and the Daming Civil Fortress did not say to let others stand in front and cross Jinling by himself.

Now the shogunate does not provide soldiers or support, and shrinks to the front line of Edo and Kyoto, talking about fighting to the end.

Talking about righteousness, this is clearly using the hand of Dashun to weaken the southwestern feudal lords.

Dashun is really not afraid of a protracted battle, no matter what, Dashun's taxation has not been received to the point of five publics and five people.

Nabeshima Religion faced Masaobu Inao, and said bluntly: "If this battle continues, the country will be destroyed. If the Tang people reduce taxes and taxes, they will inevitably fight with traitors everywhere. How can they fight for a long time?"

"Besides, the original song is on our side. In the past, Hashiba Hideyoshi attacked North Korea, and the Ming Dynasty sent troops. North Korea is a vassal of China, isn't it Ryukyu?"

"Back when the Shimadzu clan invaded Ryukyu, they should have been aware of it. It is reasonable to take revenge now. However, why do we have to bear the crime of Shimadzu?"

"The finances of the Hizen clan have always been difficult. In order to survive the famine and repair the burnt castle tower, a large number of clan letters were issued. Now the people are poor and the samurai are struggling. It is really impossible to persevere."

"The Tang people will attack today or tomorrow, and the warriors will gather in one place, spending money and food, and the Hizen Domain can no longer support it."

"General, for the sake of Japan, there should be peace talks. If the Tang people want gold, silver and rice, they can give them as much as they want. As long as they don't ask for land, is there any hesitation?"

"It's not the general's responsibility to hunt the emperor's north. It's because of the huge difference in armaments that he is invincible. But the emperor is not at fault, and he has never violated the law of the forbidden government. How can the matter of Iho be taken lightly?"

Anyway, people from the Satsuma clan were not present, and the Nabeshima religion directly shifted the responsibility to the Shimadzu clan.

Regardless of whether Dashun really went to war because of the Ryukyu incident, it was an introduction, and someone had to take the blame and appease everyone's anger.

Just like the attack on North Korea back then, when the fight went well, no one would say anything.When things go wrong, someone has to take responsibility.

Zhaoren was captured. This was a knot in the heart of the shogunate, and he was afraid that someone would bring it out.

In any case, it must be a serious crime of harakiri for the great general of the barbarians to be robbed of his home and the emperor, right?

After discussing with the rest of the feudal lords, Nabeshima Religion decided to make a breakthrough in this matter: the shogunate has no responsibility in this matter, and they tried their best, but the Dashun Army is too strong.

Now that the Southwest Qiang Fan has endorsed the shogunate and believes that the shogunate has no responsibility, he hopes that the shogunate will take advantage of this step and stop talking about establishing a new king and fighting to the end.

It is easy to establish a new king, and it is easy to fight to the end, but the only one who survives the fight to the end is the shogunate.At the time of enfeoffment, both the pro-fan and genealogical daimyos were in the central area, surrounded by foreign daimyos.Fight to the end, the first to die is their foreign names.

Actively asking for peace is actually quite unfavorable for the southwestern feudal clans in the long run.

They also understand that if they take the initiative to ask for peace, the shogunate will inevitably reprimand them again and again, and it is not until the end that they hypocritically have to negotiate peace in view of the persuasion of the vassals.

At that time, there will definitely be some lower-level warriors who think that the responsibility for all this stems from these foreign daimyos.In the end, the voice of cutting down the vassal clan will definitely be rampant.

The shame of the country is all because of the vassals.

Whether it can be cut or not is a matter for the future.

Now, if the fight continues, the feudal clans of Kyushu Island will be finished.

Whether Jiang will die or die now, every feudal lord knows how to choose.

The enemies they have to consider are not only Dashun, but also the shogunate.

Even the shogunate is more terrifying than Dashun. It is really cornered, and it can be used as a dog for Dashun. The shogunate will fight to the end to eliminate them all.

What Nabeshima Religion said was straightforward enough, it was forcing Ometsu to take a stand and convey everyone's thoughts back to the shogun.

Inao Masaobu's mentality has actually collapsed at this time, Dashun's field combat ability is so strong, it is really impossible to continue fighting, it is impossible to fight.

Seeing that all the southwestern feudal clans gathered together, Inao Masaobu also understood that this was what the people wanted.If the shogunate really wants to violate it, I am afraid that the southwestern feudal clans may not be willing to fight.

The ending of the Changzhou Fan was not bad, at least the warriors were retained, and the commander of the Dashun Command was also a man of faith, but he only asked for money.

But to bear at least ten years of debt and destroy more than a hundred years of accumulation, this is only less miserable than killing all the warriors and occupying all the land.

Now the feudal clans of Kyushu Island have completely abandoned the Satsuma clan, and they want to sacrifice the Shimadzu clan, so that dead friends will not die poor daoists.

Everyone knows this matter, the first two conditions of the Dashun peace talks, the first is tribute, and the second must be Shimadzu's disposal.

It's just that the lord of Satsuma is now recovering from illness in Edo, but not in Kyushu.No wonder everyone sold you first.

Inao Zhengwu sighed: "I know what you think. But now you have to guard Kyushu Island, and I can't leave. Otherwise, you will entrust your ideas to your elders and go to Kyoto together Visit the general and report the situation, how about it?"

"But, gentlemen, don't forget. Even if we seek peace, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are in full swing, and the Hagi clan is defeated, whether the peace talks are in China, but not in Japan."

Nabeshima Religion and people from the other feudal clans have long thought about this issue. The bottom line of the peace talks is not to cede land, especially the land of the feudal clans in Kyushu—except for the Shimadzu family.

In addition, all the conditions can actually be agreed.

Including paying tribute and proclaiming ministers.

Losing money, switching trades, etc., it's all negotiable.

To cede land is to rise to the level of a national thief; but to pay compensation, to become a minister, etc., is just to reorganize the country and wait for future generations, and it can only be regarded as the Chanyuan alliance and Bai Deng's humiliation.

At least, in the eyes of the feudal clans of Kyushu Island, Dashun's handling of Japan is very ambiguous.If it was really for the purpose of occupation and annexation, if Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered North Korea like in the past, he would not choose this style of play and strategy.

But now, this is only a possibility, and it may not necessarily be what everyone thinks.The initiative was in Dashun's hands. At this time, no one dared to stand up, slapped their chests and assured them that Dashun would not occupy land, but only asked for money.

Inao Masaotake watched the reactions of the crowd, and finally turned his attention to Kuroda Tsudaka, the lord of the Fukuoka Domain.

The Fukuoka domain has always been favored by the shogunate, and it can be regarded as a nail inserted in Kyushu Island.Almost every feudal lord will be given the surname "Matsudaira" by the shogunate, and his seat in Edo is also unique.

In the whole of Japan, there are only six sets of plate armor salvaged when the Dutch merchant ship was salvaged in the 28th year of Wanli.After the change, it was called Nanman Tong, and only six of them were real.Among them, there is one in Kuroda's family, which was bestowed by Tokugawa, which shows that the relationship is really extraordinary.

Now if even Kuroda Tsudaka agrees with the opinions of the southwestern feudal clans, Inao Masaobu also understands that he doesn't need to ask any more questions.

Kuroda Tsudaka has also accepted the ideas of the other vassals, and gave the shogunate the step of "the emperor's capture is not a crime of the shogunate", in exchange for the shogunate not to choose a new king and choose peace talks.In fact, this is also good for the shogunate, Kuroda Tsudaka thinks this is not a betrayal.

(End of this chapter)