Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1376

Gao Wushi asked three questions in a row, Liu Xin opened her mouth and thought for a while, but found that she couldn't answer.

She didn't know if Japan really had hundreds of thousands of samurai ronin who couldn't be arranged, but Gao Wu never spoke empty words on these matters, and every word must have a basis, so since he said so, Liu Xin had no choice but to So believe it.

What is the concept of hundreds of thousands of samurai rogues? Liu Xin thinks that she may even be clearer than Gao Yushi, because there are many samurai rogues among the Liu family's elite servants "Jianwoyi Ding", and most of the time they even account for reached more than two percent.

Surrendering Woyi Ding, as the name suggests, is the Japanese pirates who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.However, the issue of the origin of the Japanese pirates has been mentioned before. Most of the Japanese pirates who invaded the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty were actually pirates of the Ming Dynasty, and the "true Japanese" among them may only have one-tenth appearance.

However, the descendants of Japanese and barbarians were a little different, because Liu Xian really wanted to select those who were brave and capable of fighting, so the proportion of real Japanese was higher.

There is no doubt that the real Japanese dare to fight and can fight.As for why, it is actually simple: Japan was in the Warring States period at that time, and there were samurai and ronin everywhere in the country. They needed to have enough force to ensure their own safety and obtain their own future.

At this time, the mainland of Ming Dynasty has been in peace for a long time, and the people don't know soldiers, and soldiers don't know how to fight. That's why there are strange things that a few hundred Japanese pirates dare to attack the city of Nanjing.If not for the birth of famous generals such as Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, etc., the coast of Daming would have been regarded by the Japanese pirates as their back garden.

And those Japanese pirates who were desperate because of the defeat of the daimyo they followed became the backbone of the Japanese pirate group.Even Qi Jiguang admitted that the real Japanese can fight, and they need to recruit the best soldiers and cooperate with the best tactics to suppress and defeat them. It can be seen that at least in terms of personal combat effectiveness, these people are far from comparable to those of the guards in the south of the Ming Dynasty at this time.

The vassals were recruited from these Japanese pirates, and the real Japanese accounted for more than [-]% - but after so many years, this ratio has declined, and many brave men in the Ming Dynasty have been filled. .But no matter what, Liu Xin knew how powerful these ronin warriors were.

After all, people rely on this to survive and eat.

And now Gao Wushi told her that there will soon be hundreds of thousands of people in Japan who are eager to fight for food and have no place to arrange, so Jinghua's conquest of Japan at this time is not just a soft pillow sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in extreme poverty ?This is not a question of whether you can fight or not, but it is close to the nature of relatives hurting enemies, and it is completely uneconomical.

Therefore, Liu Xin couldn't answer the highly pragmatic first question.

Gao Pragmatism's second question is what is the reason for attacking Japan.Liu Xin had never thought about this question at first, but when Gao Wu asked, she realized that it was indeed a question.

Since ancient times, China has been famous for its emphasis on being a teacher, but now it is actually unknown to "be a teacher" in Japan.Even though the Japanese pirates have invaded the coast of Daming for so many years and caused so much harm, the problem is that these Japanese pirates themselves are not accepted by the Japanese authorities, and the Japanese authorities can’t wait to exterminate them—they are all left by the daimyo who were defeated by them Naturally, they also wished to cut the weeds and get rid of the roots.

This even led to some diplomatic embarrassment: Da Ming asked the Japanese in power about the Japanese pirates, and the Japanese in power said that they also wanted to exterminate them, but they were too busy with internal strife to deal with them, and they also said that Ming could fight and kill them at will, and they all clapped their hands. Applause.

So Daming sat on the wax: Damn it, it turns out that they are really a group of thieves, who have nothing to do with other people's government.

Of course, this can also explain why the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance can still do business with Japan with peace of mind-Japan is Japan, and Japanese pirates are Japanese pirates. Although they are both Japanese, the two are not the same.At least not now.

At the same time, even Liu Xin knew that Japan was one of the "countries not conquered" set by Zhu Yuanzhang.Although Zhu Yuanzhang set the "Nation of No Conquest" because he did not want future generations to be militaristic and make the mistake of "warrior will surely perish", but since he stipulated it, as his descendants, it is difficult for the emperor of Ming Dynasty to find out what reason to violate.

The emperor represents the imperial court. Since the imperial court cannot fight, what reason does Gao Wushi find to go to war?Japan is not Annan. The history of the Chengzu period can be pulled over and edited, so that Gao Yushi can pick up a ready-made "right to claim". Daming has never ruled Japan, and he may not even have thought about it. Unless Gao Yushi compiled it himself One, otherwise there would be no suitable reason to conquer the present Japan inexplicably.

In this way, Liu Xin couldn't answer the highly pragmatic second question.

His third question made Liu Xin even more foolish: even if Gao Yushi mobilized his servants and even the garrison troops in various places in southern Xinjiang to defeat Japan, what should he do next?
Is he, Gao Situ, planning to quit Daming and change his career to become the Emperor of Japan?
What a joke, in terms of land resources, Japan is not as good as southern Xinjiang. Gao Situ even kept the kings of southern Xinjiang without dealing with them. How could he go to Japan to hang out?Tokyo is not hot right now.

And the core of the high-practical question is how to explain this war action: we can understand that you are fighting in southern Xinjiang. After all, they are all a group of Jiji countries.But what do you mean by beating a country that will not be conquered for no reason? What the Taizu said doesn't work for you?In other words, do you really plan to establish a country overseas?
This is a big problem.

Liu Xin thought about it and had no choice, so she sighed and said, "It's such a pity, if Ishijian Silver Mine can be obtained, your plan can actually be greatly advanced."

But Gao Wushi seemed to be quite open-minded, shaking his head and said: "Although it doesn't work now, there is still a good chance in the future, and you don't have to look like you're wrong."

Liu Xin was startled: "Why is that?"

"You must have heard of the three major Wanli campaigns, right?" Gao Wushi moved Erlang's legs and looked a little proud: "Let's ignore Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi will be forced to come and tease him. Ming dynasty."

Liu Xin was surprised and said: "I just remembered something, but... Isn't Toyotomi Hideyoshi the guy who unified Japan? He has unified Japan, who can force him? The emperor should have no real power at the moment, it seems that it is not good Bar?"

"Actually, I've already said this." Gao Wushi tilted his head and looked at Liu Xin: "There are hundreds of thousands of samurai ronin waiting to be fed, but after the reunification of Japan, the interests must be redistributed, and there is no need to raise so many The army, so these samurai ronin have become an unstable factor in society. At this time, if you are Toyotomi Hideyoshi, can you arrest them all and kill them all?"

When it came to this kind of military-related matter, Liu Xin was very good at it, and immediately said: "That's definitely not possible. If I were him, the first consideration at this time would be to farm and let these people create value. But Since you specifically mentioned the redistribution of interests, presumably Japan does not have that much land to distribute. In this case, you can only launch a war and let this group of people be consumed naturally."

"Smart, as expected of my secret... Oh, Gao Shen." Gao Yushi coughed, and said, "So you see, hundreds of thousands of vicious bastards with fuckers in their hands are staring at him, and if he doesn't launch an attack How can the battle go on?
But Japan is isolated overseas. Now that the reunification is complete, if you want to start a big war, you can only look at Daming.At this time, he will find that if he wants to fight against Ming Dynasty, it is best to have a 'beachhead', and this beachhead actually has only one choice, and that is North Korea.The most famous and most influential battle among the three major campaigns in Wanli was the battle to aid Korea and fight against the Japanese. "

Liu Xin said: "I remember that the three major Wanli campaigns were all won, so the North Korean battle was also won by Daming, right?"

"At least the Japanese are gone, North Korea is back to normal, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi is said to have died of anger." Gao Wushi curled his lips: "In this way, it is indeed a victory."

"Why do you seem a little disapproving?" Liu Xin was a little surprised.

"It's not too late to talk about it later, let's talk about the current business first." Gao Wushi pulled the topic back and said: "Since Toyotomi Hideyoshi took the initiative to send troops to start this war, and North Korea is crying after being beaten up." Shouting to Da Ming's father for help, and then dragging Da Ming into the water, then at least during the war, I must have a reason to attack Japan--that's what I want to say."

Liu Xin nodded at first, and then realized something was wrong, and asked, "Why are you willing to attack Japan again now? Could it be that Japan has suffered heavy losses in North Korea, and has even reached the point where the country is empty?"

Gao Wushi laughed, and said: "Of course it is very serious, it can even be said to be very serious. Even Toyotomi Hideyoshi's direct lineage suffered huge losses. This is not the case. How could there be Tokugawa Ieyasu in Japan later?"

Liu Xin was stunned, then thought about it, and said: "If this is the case, the first and second of your three problems just now are considered to be solved, but the third problem does not seem to be completely solved, right? Are you going to encourage the emperor to occupy Japan for a long time, or even eat it all at once?"

Gao Wushi shook his head: "Even if I instigate this matter, I'm afraid it may not be effective. Japan is a bit special. If Ming Dynasty directly occupies it, it may be another Annan in the hands of Chengzu."

"Then what do you think, if you don't occupy it, can Ishijian Silver Mine get it?" Liu Xin's focus has not changed.

Gao Wushi lowered his eyelids: "Da Ming didn't occupy the southern border either."

Liu Xin was quite surprised: "You plan to let Jinghua occupy Japan? This... is a bit difficult, right?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "Jinghua probably doesn't have the energy to occupy the entire territory of Japan, but it can find a way to 'rent' some places, or... forget it, it depends on the situation at the time, and it is useless to elaborate now."

Liu Xin knew that the "some places" he mentioned must include the Iwami Silver Mine.This Shi Jian silver mine was Liu Xin's goal. Since Gao Yushi had an idea and decided to wait for the opportunity to win it, she didn't want to ask more carefully.

"I can't go to Japan for the time being, so you can consider the Cannington underground silver-lead-zinc deposit in Australia. That place has been leading the world in silver production for a long time, with a maximum of more than 500 tons per year. It was only around 2005. The production has been reduced due to the decline in quality, but even after the reduction, there is still an annual output of five to six hundred tons."

Liu Xin paused and added: "In other words, before 2005, the output of the Cannington underground silver-lead-zinc deposit could reach three-quarters of that of China at that time (the silver output in China in 2005 was about 2000 tons), and you have to know that China’s mining industry was at the advanced level in the world at that time.”

This touched the blind spot of highly pragmatic knowledge, and he was taken aback at the time, and replied: "I only know that Australia's iron ore and coal mines are rich and high-quality, so how come their silver mines are also very large?"

"Haven't you heard that Australia's nickname is 'the country on the minecarts'?" Liu Xin finally found a high-practical ability, and said happily: "I'm too lazy to tell you about the cause of this ore deposit. I guess you are not interested either, anyway, it is a rare super-large deposit that combines lead, zinc and silver in one."

Gao Wushi let out a long "Oh" and asked again, "How about the reserves?"

"Good question." Liu Xin raised her eyebrows: "Although mineral reserves are revised every year even in modern society, at least as far as I know, their reserves have almost reached half of the silver reserves in China. , and at the same time I would like to add that China's silver reserves are not too bad in terms of world rankings alone, ranking fifth in the world."

"Hey! China's silver reserves can rank fifth in the world? Does that mean there are still many silver mines that have not been discovered in Ming Dynasty?" Gao Wushi asked with wide eyes.

Liu Xin shrugged: "That's definitely a lot, but don't misunderstand the fifth in the world, because the distribution of silver mines is very uneven. The top three in Mexico, Peru, and Australia can beat all other countries in the world. Just like the iron ore in Brazil and Australia can hit the world."

"Oh, that's it..." Gao Wushi understood, thought for a while, and couldn't help shaking his head: "But Australia is too far away. Even if I colonize, I won't be able to develop that far in a while. Besides, you know My focus in this regard is still in southern Xinjiang and Taiwan, and the next step can only be expanded to Nanyang."

He paused, frowned and said, "Isn't there anyone close? Where are our main silver mines in China?"

"There are silver mines everywhere in China..." Seeing Gao Wushi glaring at herself, Liu Xin couldn't help but chuckle, "I'm not kidding either. Silver mines have been found in thirty provinces in China, but there is no concentrated big one." It's just a mine."

But Gao Wushi still stared at her, she couldn't help feeling complacent, and said, "As far as I know, Daming mainly relies on Shaanxi and Yunnan for its silver mines, right?"

Gao Wushi gave a "hmm" and didn't say much.Liu Xin said: "Considering various factors, especially mining costs, mining and transportation safety issues, I suggest that you might as well eat grass."

Gao Wushi was taken aback: "Grass by the nest?" For some reason, he couldn't help but look at Liu Xin.

It's a pity that Liu Xin didn't notice this time, and instead smiled and said: "In the southwestern part of Henan Province, there is a metallogenic belt at the southern foot of the Funiu Mountains. Although its total reserves are definitely not as good as the Cannington underground silver-lead-zinc deposit in Australia just mentioned. It is rich and not that dense, but it can be about one-third of it, and it may also solve your urgent needs."

Gao Wushi was really surprised: "So there are big silver mines in Henan? Is it easy to dig?"

"I can't guarantee this. I only studied geography, not mining. However, that area should not be regarded as a highly developed area in the history of Ming Dynasty or even the whole of China. No large mines were found in the past. It's understandable, so I think I can give it a try."

Gao Wushi thought that this was true. Southwest Henan is the Funiu Mountain area, which has never been the focus of development. It is indeed a dark area under the lights.

He immediately made a decision and said: "Okay, since it is in my own province, it can't be justified without exploration. You can arrange for me later, and let Jinghua Mining immediately deploy its forces to go to the exploration. If you still remember the specific location in more detail, you can also Tell them directly."

Liu Xin got up with a smile, intentionally wished her a blessing, and said delicately, "Of order, master."

Gao Wushi rolled his eyes, making Liu Xin cover her mouth and laugh.
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