Daming Yuanfu

The start of the Japanese Civil War is not unexpected. After all, letting Japan fight a civil war is a highly pragmatic goal, and he has made enough preparations for this. According to his plan, this battle must be fought sooner or later, otherwise the too-large samurai class will definitely become a hidden worry when Gao Yuan takes charge of Japan in the future.

Of course, it's not just for showmanship. After all, Japan is just a pawn on a pragmatic chessboard, but its pawn is just a little bit bigger.

The role that Japan will play in the highly pragmatic chessboard is actually pretty good. After all, the Japanese are relatively highly Chinese and are basically at the same level as North Korea and Annan. At the same time, Japan's national characteristics have certain advantages over Annan - they are more diligent and have greater endurance.

In layman's terms, it means that it is obedient enough and willing enough to work, especially suitable for being adopted as a dog. As long as it is done properly, the Japanese are still very useful.

As we all know, Japan has a small land area but a large population. Gao Yuanfu was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see such a tragic image, so he had long decided to reduce the burden on the Japanese archipelago.

Civil war can also be considered a burden reduction, but this is only the first step. After the civil war is over and they have stabilized internally, Gao Yuanfu will recruit a large number of Japanese to go south to southern Xinjiang and Nanyang, and may even recruit to the South Asian subcontinent to serve as subordinates for Beijing and Annan, Siam and other countries with a high degree of Chineseization. There are "assistants" of every level in every kingdom.

Of course, the household registration and naturalization system is a highly pragmatic and proud work, and Japanese people going south will definitely be able to enjoy it. This is Gao Yuansuke's great kindness to the Japanese. It is really not a treatment that everyone can enjoy.

In the end, how far these Japanese can get through depends on their own performance. However, when Gao Yuansuke recalled Japan's attitude towards his beautiful father at that time, he felt that the Japanese now have a "future to look forward to".

Closer to home, the outbreak of the Japanese Civil War was ultimately driven by external factors—in other words, it was initiated by Kai Narita.

It stands to reason that as a Japanese woman and a female warrior trained by the Daimyo family, Kaihime should not do such a thing to provoke a civil war in Japan. In fact, this is not the case. The "national view" that later generations are accustomed to does not exist in most cultures of this era, or at least, it does not exist obviously.

The same is true for Japan. They have not yet understood a very key concept in Chinese civilization: the Huayi debate. It is precisely because of this that Japan, North Korea, and Annan all like to use the concept of "Little China." As everyone knows, when they call themselves "Little China", it actually means that they do not understand the true meaning of "China" at all.

The only thing that corresponds to "China" is "barbarians", because whether it is "China" or "Chinese", the reason why this concept is proposed is to distinguish between self and non-self.

The "I" is civilized China, and all of you "not-I" are barbarians.

In this case, what kind of "Little China" do you think you are? Between civilization and barbarism? Therefore, even though Japan and other countries have a relatively high degree of Chineseization, in the final analysis they still have not learned the essence. Even if they read Chinese books, they also know that "people who are not of my race will have different minds." However, they either do not understand the scope of "my" "race", nor do they know how to distinguish it perfectly.

Of course, they can't tell the difference now, because Japanese culture, Korean culture, and Annan culture all extend from Chinese culture, like some kind of "tributary." When they need to figure out the scope of "my race", they have to trace their origins culturally. As a result, they trace their origins to Chinese civilization. So how to distinguish it? They can only admit that China is their cultural motherland.

In addition, during the Song Dynasty, Japan had a fine tradition of "transferring their species" to merchants from the Song Dynasty who went to Japan. Therefore, the Japanese now do not reject the Han people in terms of civilization. Instead, they are very willing to intermarry with the Han people, and believe that this can make their own When offspring receive some kind of "promotion", not only will they not be discriminated against in the family, but they will also be looked down upon.

To put it simply, the mentality of the Japanese at this time is a bit like that of some people in later generations who were brainwashed and fooled by seed oil boiling. They mainly worship "China". Someone may ask, how could Toyotomi Hideyoshi launch the Imjin Japanese Rebellion and aim to replace the Ming Dynasty?

The reason is simple: enter the customs. That is to say, "When the barbarians enter China, China will be conquered."

It is precisely because they themselves only dare to say that they are Little China, and they are always thinking about the Greater China. It happens that the Chinese civilization itself also said that "when the barbarians and the Di enter China, they will become the Chinese." Isn't that wonderful? After I broke into China, I It has become China! What ideal could make their hearts swell more excited than such a diaosi counterattack script?

Of course, most of these things belong to the subconscious psychology of the Japanese at this time, and they may not think about it themselves at ordinary times, just like the current Kaibi: I am a member of the Gao family, of course I have to plan for my husband’s family! Besides, doing this will also be of great benefit to the Narita family. Why don’t I do it? As for Japan, come on, Japan is just Little China. I am already a Big China, so what is there to miss about Little China?

Even in her opinion, maybe "Greater China" is a concept that can include "Little China". It's like if you are a county magistrate, of course you have no problem listening to the governor. But one day when the governor comes, do you have a problem listening to the governor? That's not to mention the emperor coming.

What exactly did Kafihime do? Of course, they are fueling the flames, supporting both sides, and arming both sides, making both sides think that the situation is obviously in their favor, and it is time to fight to the death with the other side and compete for the world.

Even, in order to balance the strength of both sides, Kafiji reassigned several weights to the "Eastern and Western Armies" after asking for instructions. For example, the Shimazu family, who had accidentally ended up on the side of the Western Army in history, this time because the Shimazu family had been Kyoto's trading partner for many years, and the whole of Japan knew their position, so they sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu in advance.

But there are also some that are not well-known to outsiders, such as the Kuroda family. They have not stated their position. This time, they were arranged by Kaiji to go to the Western Army. Although they also belonged to the Western Army in the original history, the main force did not go to Sekigahara. , but this time he was arranged to fight in a decisive battle. There are other famous figures who seem to have their own positions, but are actually manipulated by Kaiji under orders, so I won't list them one by one.

In the end, there was only one question left: If Tokugawa Ieyasu of the Eastern Army could believe that Jinghua supported him, then why could the Western Army dare to believe it?

The reason is very simple. Kaiji told Ishida, Mori and others, clearly saying: "How many people are betting on both ends, why can't Jinghua do it?" Everyone was stunned.

Yes, whether it is the Japanese Civil War this time or the Battle of Sekigahara in original history, many famous figures are actually hedging their bets. The simplest method is, for example, if there are two brothers in the family, then one will go to the Eastern Army and the other to the Western Army; if there are two fathers and sons, the same is true. If the father goes to the Eastern Army, then the son will go to the Western Army.

It sounds a bit outrageous, but it is actually reasonable. It is not easy for all the famous names to survive until now, especially many of the famous names are still inherited from their ancestors. Of course, some of the wisdom of the predecessors must be inherited. In troubled times, not everyone can aspire to the top. Most people have a bottom-line thinking: at least I can't lose my ancestral legacy.

Therefore, hedging your bets is the most practical option. Even if one of them is unlucky, at least the other one can always get some credit. Not to mention how many rewards he gets for his credit, at least he should be able to keep the family business, right?

It has been said a long time ago that the Japanese value family names and nothing else.

At this point, everything needed for war is present, except for a little spark.

Mars came soon, and as expected, it was still "Naoe Shape". This matter has been mentioned before, so I won’t repeat it. In short, Tokugawa Ieyasu used this as usual to launch a "punishment war" against Uesugi Kagekatsu.

In response, Ishida Mitsunari raised his famous "Great Fortune" banner that confused later generations but was indeed very famous, calling on daimyo and ambitious people "loyal to the Toyotomi family" to rise up in response.

In the end, the Tokugawa family decided to gather the army in Qingsu Castle and then "go to Luo", while Ishida Mitsunari decided to gather the army in Osaka Castle and then go to face Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Gao Pingshi couldn't help but smile when he read the letter: "This is interesting, Qingzhou, Osaka. In this case, the decisive battle place is still in Sekigahara, right?"

The Battle of Sekigahara is quite famous, but the specific location of Sekigahara is something that many people have not noticed. In fact, this place is not far outside Gifu City, and the small plain is called Sekigahara. Gifu is the place where Toyotomi Hideyoshi's lord Oda Nobunaga rose to power. It was originally named Inabayama Castle.

However, Gao Pragmatic just said it casually. After all, the reason why the decisive battle between the East and West armies broke out in Sekihara in history was mainly because the main force of the Eastern Army was inexplicably delayed for a period of time (of course there are other reasons).

Without this, Osaka would be much further away from Gifu than Kiyoshu is from Gifu. Assuming that the two sides have agreed on a time to send troops from Osaka and Qingshu to each other, then the two sides should actually meet at Azuchi Castle, the more famous city where Oda Nobunaga later lived.

Gao Pragmatic continued to look down, "... each sent out their troops, and the Western Army went to Fushimi Castle first to pay homage. Young Master Hideyori came to see Mitsunari and did not express his support or not. He only said: 'You want to go to war? Then be good. Let's fight'. Sancheng said to everyone: 'Young Master encourages us to fight well'...

Ieyasu went to Qingzhou to supervise the war, and there was a big banquet at the foot of the city. From here to Gifu, there was another big banquet. Someone around me asked: ‘Why not take the heads of three adults first? ’ Ieyasu smiled and said nothing. The next day, a motorcade arrived outside the city. Ieyasu personally inspected it and made ten large tubes. Ieyasu laughed and said to everyone: "The army can be launched." "
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PS: Basically completed, leave a description of the results in the next chapter.