Ming Zuo

Chapter 1069 Benefits Above All

In Kyushu Island, everyone knows the legend of Tiantong.

All Catholics firmly believe that Tiantong is the incarnation of God and will lead them out of distress and into heaven.

Therefore, when the villagers of Kotsu Village and Arima Village launched a riot, their first thought was to ask Tendo to come out of the mountain and lead them to resist the evil feudal lord.

And what is Tiantong doing at this time?

He is in Nagasaki, meeting the Dutchman.

"Everyone is a believer in God, and they still want to help us to overthrow the evil name for the sake of the same belief."

The person kneeling in front of Skrtel was very young, only sixteen or seventeen years old.But he is tall and tall, estimated to exceed [-] meters.

Among the Dongpu people, this is definitely considered tall and stalwart.

Moreover, this person looks very handsome, with a touch of poignant handsomeness.

This handsome young man is the god of all Kyushu Catholics.

That is Tiantong.

His name is Amakusa Tokisada.

In fact, as long as you hear the name, you can know that behind his Tiantong deeds, there is obviously a strong sense of marketing.

Amakusa Tokisada, Amakusa of Amakusa Island, Amakusa of Lord Amakusa.

The name itself, in the era of the Tokugawa shogunate, meant alienation and resistance.

Not to mention, Amakusa Tokisada's father, Masuda Yoshiji, was a retainer of Konishi, and was born to be the deadly enemy of the Tokugawa shogunate.

However, the Tokugawa shogunate has become a major trend. If they, the influential figures of the old era, want to recast the past scenery, they can only stir up the situation and wait for an opportunity.

The old ministers of the Konishi family and the Arima family are very powerful. After these years of active work, they have really created a great reputation for Amakusa Tokisada.

Of course, behind this is actually the acquiescence of the big names in the west.

After all, the daimyos in the west were not very obedient to the Tokugawa shogunate.

They are willing to do anything that can bring trouble to the Tokugawa shogunate without risk.

But raising tigers is bound to cause trouble.

As Amakusa Tokisada's wings gradually plump up, the first target to strike is the daimyo on Kyushu Island.

The first to take the lead was Matsukura Katsuie of the Tangjin Domain.

Before the incident, Amakusa Tokisada and his cronies discussed and felt that the power in their hands was too weak and there was an extreme lack of weapons.

They decided to ask the Dutch for help.

Hope the Dutch can provide them enough support for God's sake.

Of course, it would be the best if the believers in Europa thousands of miles away learned of the persecution of God believers by the Tokugawa shogunate and could send a coalition army.

Sitting across from Amakusa Tokisada, Skrtel felt nothing but genuine nausea.

Do these damned scumbags understand that believing in God also requires methods?

You Catholics should all be burned.

No way, who called the Dutch Protestants yet.

The relationship between them and Catholics can be described as life and death enemies.

Now Catholics actually come to ask Protestants for help, and the Dutch will only agree after being kicked in the head by a donkey.

If he hadn't seen that there were more samurai beside Amakusa Tokisada, he would have wanted to take action immediately and capture this traitor from Japan and send it to the officials of the shogunate.

Since there was a risk, Skrtel decided to fool around.

"The shogunate's persecution of God's believers is heinous, and the East India Company has reported this matter back to the country. The believers in Europa were indignant when they heard about it, and they decided..."

Before the words fell, someone outside interrupted.

"Why wait for Europa's reinforcements? We won't stand by."

Hearing the familiar voice, Skrtel couldn't help but frown.

Amakusa Tokisada and the people he brought were extremely nervous, and several of them had already held the handle of the knife.

The sound of footsteps approaching, the door was pushed open, Shen Tingyang strolled in the courtyard, more comfortable than in his own home.

The young Amakusa Tokisada looked at the Han people who walked in.

"I know you. You are an official sent by the Xia Kingdom. You are our enemy in Dongying. Why do you want to help me?"

Shen Tingyang smiled slightly, walked to Scott and sat down.

"We are the enemy of Japan, but not your enemy. It is the shogunate that will kill you, not us."

It's a very simple truth, and Amakusa Tokisada understood it as soon as he heard it.

His face was a little relieved.

"Xia Guo wants to deal with the shogunate through me?"

Shen Tingyang picked up the teapot by himself and poured himself a cup of tea.

"There is a saying in China that an enemy's enemy is a friend. Since there is no conflict of interest between us, our common enemy, the shogunate, should work together to deal with him, right?"

Amakusa Tokisada thought silently.

He knew that Shen Tingyang kept saying that he wanted to deal with the shogunate, but he actually had bad intentions for Dongying.

As a native of Japan, he is very vigilant about this.

But the reality of the situation made him understand that he was not qualified to refuse Xia Guo's help.

Because he is a thorn in the side of the shogunate, the shogunate wants to kill him more than Xia Guo.

In the face of the pressure of survival and the desire to restore the country, everything else must be left behind.

"What do I need to pay?"

It can be seen that the young Amakusa Shizumi was trained very well.

He knew very well that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and the people of Xia Guo came over to help him, so there must be something he wanted.

Shen Tingyang admired his wisdom.

"We will provide you with weapons and even instructors to help you train soldiers. You can use the captured items on the battlefield to pay back the expenses. Once you succeed, we hope that Dongpu will be fully open to Xia and the Netherlands and allow us to go anywhere Do business."

This is the condition.

Amakusa Shizhen thought about it carefully, and found that Dongying hadn't lost anything.

As a Catholic, he tends to be open-minded.

Moreover, he saw the help of foreign trade to Japan, and he understood the significance of it better.

Although Xia Guo asked for full opening up, it would make a lot of money from Japan.But such opening up will also bring great benefits to Japan.

Amakusa Shizhen, who had completely figured it out, bowed deeply to Shen Tingyang.

"So... please!"

Amakusa Tokisada and his men left, but Skrtel was not satisfied.

"These are heretics."

Shen Tingyang was even more dissatisfied with his judgment.

"Even God knows how to choose in the face of interests."

These words made Skrtel's face change drastically.

"You are blaspheming the faith. We Dutch will never cooperate with pagans."

Shen Tingyang smiled meaningfully.

"Our Royal Highness Xia Guo is also a Catholic. Is the Netherlands planning to sever diplomatic relations with Xia Guo?"

Skrtel was dumbfounded on the spot.

Of course, the Dutch know Princess Xia's beliefs.

But so what?
The fight between the Netherlands and Xia Guo is really hot, and the relationship between them is getting deeper and deeper.

The Netherlands has never thought of being hostile to the Xia Kingdom because of their beliefs.

(End of this chapter)