Xinshun 1730

Chapter 457

Yiyi Jianxiang is familiar with Sinology, and has a vague grasp of the logic within the Celestial Dynasty system.

If there is no external force to intrude, if there is no external force to break the barrier of the Celestial Dynasty, either the whale will succeed, or it will be a vassal honestly. There is no third way to choose.

However, a warship costs 70 taels of silver, even if Liu Yu's quotation is inflated, it can be discounted to 50 taels.

If you really want to eat your guts to the point of devouring the Central Plains, the Western Regions, and the Southwest at once, even if you lick the gall, you really can't lick such national and financial resources.

Song Ping Huizhen has not yet despaired to this extent, and hesitantly said: "Master Guan Bai's words seem to be exaggerated."

"Exaggerated?"

Yi Yi Jian Xiang turned his lips back and asked with a wry smile, "How can you exaggerate the truth?"

Just like the story Liu Yu always told in the court, at this moment, Jianxiang also thought of that story.

Before refuting Matsudaira Teruzhen, he told the story first.

"There was a man from Chu who was wading across the river. His sword fell from the boat into the water, and he jumped into the boat and said..."

After the story of carving a boat and seeking a sword, Yiyi Jianxiang said again: "Before, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered the court, Ming sent troops, Hideyoshi was defeated and retreated, and Ming also retreated. I didn't ask any more questions, and I didn't force anything. I just thought that Japan didn't exist anymore. That's right."

"Why? It's just because of Hai Bo's obstruction, and the Ming Dynasty's Yin Jian, the navy of the Ming Dynasty did not dare to cross the sea easily."

"Nowadays, the Tang State's navy is invincible within ten thousand miles. From Tang State to Edo, thousands of elite soldiers can be transported. As for Nagasaki and other places, it is easy to transport more than [-] troops."

"It's the same thing when Tang has no navy."

"When the Tang State had a navy, it was another matter."

"With naval gunshots, what's the difference between Japan and North Korea? That's why I said, the only way to do this is to be prepared to devour the Central Plains. If you can't swallow the Central Plains, then you don't have to try the courage."

Matsudaira Huizhen is an old guy, but she still didn't turn her head around for a while.

One piece of Jianxiang sighed bitterly and asked: "If North Korea cuts off tribute, refuses to accept China, expels Chinese businessmen, prohibits Chinese trade, organizes and trains new troops, builds a navy, encourages independence, and gathers for training... China will How to do?"

"With Tang's navy so strong, there is no difference between Japan and North Korea. Do you think that North Korea has always been so unambitious? We pay tribute to him, but Japan pays tribute and leaves whenever he wants? It's just because the Yalu River is too narrow and the sea is too wide."

It is very intuitive to describe such a scene.

I imagined the scene of North Korea cutting off tribute, expelling Chinese businessmen, mobilizing soldiers, and agitating public opinion, and the consequences are self-evident.

It's just that Japan has never had the opportunity to experience the feeling that North Korea can experience since ancient times. It thinks that it is different, but it doesn't know that it is because the sea is too wide.Once the sea is no longer a barrier, the way for North Korea to survive until now is the right way.

The treaty given by Liu Yu is very clear, and everything is stuck in the neck of Japan.

According to Zhaoren or Matsudaira Huizhen's understanding, it is to secretly train troops and secretly build ships. Once a small success is achieved, first take back the customs, then quietly fight back to Ezo, capture Ryukyu, and then take the opportunity to capture North Korea.If you can stand still, stand still; if you can't stand still, retreat back to retreat and stand on your own.

That's why Yiyi Jianxiang told the story of "carving a boat and seeking a sword".

Only then can they say that they always like to formulate a strategy, and then never consider whether the other party will definitely follow their strategy, but think that even the world will make way for their strategy.

Ichiichi Kaneka asked rhetorically: "If Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered the dynasty, and the Ming Kingdom had a navy like the Shun Kingdom today, would Toyotomi Hideyoshi be able to retreat completely, and the Ming Dynasty would not pursue it?"

"Uh..." In one sentence, Zhao Ren and Matsudaira Huizhen were all speechless. If there was such a navy or an army at that time, wouldn't they be held accountable?I'm afraid it's not about directly bombarding Osaka Castle.

For a long time, Zhaoren felt that there was still a last ray of hope.

"The size and wealth of the Central Plains are beyond Japan's reach. But the so-called general trend of the world, if it is divided for a long time, it must be united, and if it is united for a long time, it will be divided. When its politics is not improved and the country's situation is dark, it may not be impossible."

Songping Huizhen also thought that Jianxiang was too desperate, and echoed: "Just like at the end of Ming Dynasty, if you sent troops at the invitation of the Ming Kingdom, it might not be impossible."

Yiyi Jianxiang sighed, and said: "This time, that time."

After finishing speaking, he looked towards the wall to the south, as if he wanted to see the Dashun warship moored in the harbor through the wall. After a long silence, he slowly said a word.

"I only hope that there will be no civil strife in China. Otherwise, Japan will be in danger."

What he said was a bit confusing, Zhaoren couldn't understand it, and Matsudaira Huizhen couldn't understand it either.

Yiyi Jianxiang was full of despair, completely devoid of fighting spirit by Dashun's navy and three-story warships.

Seeing that the two of them still couldn't understand the crisis, he had no choice but to ask: "If the Central Plains is in chaos and the heroes are competing for the throne, what will the Tang Dynasty's navy do?"

"The navy is invincible at sea, but it cannot go to the Forbidden City."

"Once there is chaos in the Central Plains, the shackles on the navy will be removed. Why not go across the ocean and establish yourself as a king? Although the Central Plains has a coast, it is thousands of miles deep. The power of the navy is only within a hundred miles of the coast."

"Japan is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and the navy surrounds it. If it is light, Kyushu and Shikoku will claim to be king; if it is serious, it will attack Edo and Kyoto."

"The Central Plains are competing, but the navy is weak; the islands are kings, and self-reliance is the roost. Have you forgotten the story about Fujiuchi occupying Taiwan?"

"The navy of the Tang people is far better than before. The Central Plains are stable, and they can still be controlled. If the Central Plains is in chaos, the ambitious people know that they can't compete in the Central Plains, so they must first focus on Japan."

"That's why I said, I only hope that there will be no civil strife in China. Otherwise, Japan will be in danger."

"If you were in charge of the strongest navy in the world, and when all the heroes competed in the Central Plains, would you choose to sit still and wait for the world to settle down and ask for a title?"

"Or knowing that there is no hope in the naval and land wars, go overseas and establish yourself as a king? Looking around, is there any place more suitable to be king than Japan?"

"That's why I said, I only hope that there will be no chaos in the Central Plains. If there is chaos, Japan will die!"

As soon as the words fell, cold sweat dripped from the foreheads of Zhaoren and Songping Huizhen. They had never considered such a problem, or they had never considered where the history would go in the Dashun civil strife with the navy.

Taking history as a mirror, it cannot be said that there is no record in history books, but not everyone can clear away the fog of history to summarize the laws.

Taiwan in the late Ming Dynasty was due to the fact that the navy was not strong enough, so it could only go to Taiwan.Now that the navy has become like this, is Japan safe?
Fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains navy can only be a show. When the time comes, why should the people in the navy continue to be loyal to the next winner who wins the Nine Tripods?Why not go overseas alone to become the king?
Yiyi Jianxiang smiled bitterly and said: "After the death of Liao, Yelu Dashi went far away to the Western Regions and achieved great things. What if Yelu Dashi had such a navy of Shunguo in his hand at that time? Japan's terrain is most suitable for the navy to roam. Guan, blocking the Seto Sea, the Four Kingdoms and Kyushu, how can we not go down?"

"It is precisely because Dashun is in full swing that the emperor of the Central Plains can restrain the military lords, and Japan can exist. If not, the navy can do things on its own. Now Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island must have been breached. Why go as far as Xiaohama and Yonago? "

"Your Majesty and Mr. Matsudaira think about the civil strife in the Central Plains, but what I see is that Japan must perish."

Zhaoren was silent, and Matsudaira Huizhen was also silent. These things were something they never thought of.

But in any case, there is no reason to refute it.

Matsudaira Teruzhen didn't know much about the secret that Ii Naosada, who committed suicide said, trained the army first to survive, but only heard about it.

It wasn't until Ichiichi Kaneka said these words that he understood how desperate Jing Yi Naosaka's remonstrance was before his death.

Maybe he didn't even hope that he could beat the normal Dashun by training the new army.

It's just in desperation, worrying that one day the Central Plains will be in chaos, the navy will go alone and choose a place to stand on its own, and Japan will survive the chaos in the Central Plains.

Because looking at the surrounding area, only Japan is the most suitable for monopolizing the king.Different species but the same text, Buddhism and Confucianism have been deeply enriched, and it is a hundred times more suitable than Nanyang.

As one Jianxiang said, if Dashun lets you have it, you can have it; if you are not allowed to have it, you will die if you cross the line.It is not impossible to have a few warships to subdue the feudal lords, but Dashun has the final say.If this line is exceeded, everyone present knows that Liu Yu will definitely take the fleet to plan for a rainy day, and it is even impossible to have the patience to wait until it is repaired.

"In Lord Guan Bai's opinion, if this situation really happens, what chance does the Tang Navy have?"

"Ten percent. The battle of Tosa is Liu Yu's general rehearsal for the Tang Dynasty's navy to go alone in the future. Follow Tosa's method, and there will be neither shortage of soldiers nor support."

Regarding this statement with [-]% certainty, Zhaoren felt that it was a phobia that Jianxiang had developed towards Liu Yu.This kind of phobia is not only present in Yi Jianxiang, but Matsudaira Teruzhen is also very strong, for fear that those conditions hide purposes such as minting coins and sweet potatoes.

If the Battle of Tosa was a rehearsal for the civil strife in the Central Plains and the navy going alone in the future, Matsudaira Huizhen thought of Liu Yu's deception of the shogunate for ten years, and believed in the words "general rehearsal".

Zhaoren asked: "According to what you said, it would not be difficult for the Tang people to occupy Japan if they followed the method of the Tosa War. But they didn't do it. Why?"

"Because...the court of Dashun is still in existence, and what they want is gold and silver. If Dashun is in chaos, and the lords compete for the throne, how can gold and silver be more important than population and land? If there is no navy, Japan will be safe; if there is a navy, Japan will be in crisis. It's much scarier than North Korea."

"North Korea and Liaodong are not blocked by blue waves. The people are poor and the land is narrow. In the end, they still have to rely on a decisive battle on land. That is not the choice for those who want to stand on their own with a navy in their hands."

The more I think about it, the more desperate Ichijo Kaneka has reduced Japan's safety to a level that is worse than that of North Korea.But his explanation is indeed impeccable.

Because there is no chaos in Dashun, all actions in the army follow the imperial court, so the imperial court must consider the cost, consequences, and purpose of fighting.And if no one is in control of the world, will the people with the navy in their hands still consider the cost and consequences?
If the world is in chaos, and the general of the navy is in his hand, he will not be so stupid as to occupy North Korea as the foundation, because the Yalu River is too narrow.

On the contrary, North Korea will be safer than Japan because it is narrow, barren, unsuitable for the navy to be king with ships as walls, and the heroes dislike poverty rather than race.

I wanted to show weakness, obey, and wait for the future.I never thought that according to Yi Jianxiang, there is no hope for the future.

If Dashun is not chaotic, even if the gall is licked, it will not be defeated.

Dashun Ruochao, originally thought of an opportunity, now turned into the biggest crisis.

There is an inescapable circle here, if you want to prevent the second possible crisis, you must train the navy; if you train the navy, you must be noticed by Dashun, and then you must go to war.

Build and train the navy, because Japan learns from history.

It is not Japan's privilege to be able to learn from history.

And Dashun.

In this battle, Dashun has clearly seen the strategic changes brought about by the navy. It can be expected that the navy will harass and harass the army everywhere, making it impossible for the army to gather field battles and attack every corner.

With a history that can be used for reference, it will definitely stare at Japan's shipbuilding.

To organize and train the army, it is more covert.

But even if the shogunate can train a strong army, it will be deployed around Edo, and it is impossible to allow the feudal clans of Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island to train a strong army by themselves.

Because the shogunate certainly wanted to guard against Dashun, but the most important thing to guard against was the feudal clans.

Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island do not have strong armies, and they still rely on vassal soldiers and samurai. It is just like what Kaneka said, the First Battle of Tosa was Liu Yu's rehearsal for the future of the navy in chaos.

All the vassal soldiers in the navy and the Shikoku Islands will be wiped out by Dashun's navy in two days, and then follow Tosa's old example and reduce the tax and land.
After the war has been going on for so long, Dashun didn't even think about mobilizing the Shimadzu family that should be fought the most. Isn't he telling the shogunate: I support the existence of the shogunate, but I don't support the shogunate's real unification of the feudal clan?
According to Yi Jianxiang, the remaining feudal vassals are just preparations made in advance for the reenactment of the Tosa incident in the future?
Zhaoren seemed to have figured it out, and said in surprise: "So the people of Tang recalled Liu Yu, but let Li Yan, a young man who doesn't understand the navy, take charge?"

"Not confiscating the real land, but controlling the navy, so that one day the dynasty will be changed, and the Li family can still be king overseas and continue to sacrifice?"

"And if the real land is sealed at this time, are you afraid of disasters and disasters for the feudal town?"

"If the world is not chaotic, the navy will be powerless to go alone, and it will not dare to bet on the king. If the world is chaotic, can the world abide by the rules, but can't the rules survive overseas?"

(End of this chapter)