Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 809 A Gift Package for the Hirado Clan
"Qilang, this old man is just a retainer of the Songpan family. Although he is the number one, he knows that with the strength of the Songpan family, he may not be able to dominate Kyushu Island at all.

What's more, even if Kyushu obeys the orders of the Ming Dynasty, that doesn't mean that the whole of Japan will do the same, which is far from the request of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
Furthermore, if one day, the Songpan family really controls the Kyushu, but that is also the Kyushu of the Songpan family, so what does it have to do with the old man? "

Tian Chuan Yuhuang closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, then opened his eyes and shook his head in response.

"Weng Zhang, Zheng Qi said something from the bottom of his heart: the daimyos in Japan were only manor owners at first, but since the establishment of the shogunate, more than [-] daimyos in Japan have been divided into levels, so foreign daimyos such as the Songpan family are just in name only. Squire too!

Since a lord like the Songpan family can become a daimyo, why not Weng Zhang?
If one day Weng Zhang has sharp armor and many samurai, why can't he become an independent vassal?
As the saying goes, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Weng Zhang has been subordinated to others for many years, and he has also been scolded and ordered for many years. Could it be that he is so unwilling to make progress?Doesn't Weng Zhang think about future generations? "

After the Tokugawa shogunate took power, imitating the establishment system in the early Ming Dynasty, the daimyos of different strengths in Japan were divided into three categories: pro-vassal daimyos, genealogical daimyos, and external daimyos. Among them, the Owari, Kii, and Mito domains, which are known as the three royal families, are the most important.

Genealogical daimyo, also known as hereditary daimyo, refers to the generals who followed Tokugawa Ieyasu until the Battle of Sekigahara in [-].

The status of genealogical daimyos is second only to that of pro-vassal daimyos. Most of them hold important positions in the shogunate, have a certain status and power in society, but have little salary, such as Honda Masanobu and Okubo Tadarin.

The other daimyos were the daimyos who were forced to surrender in the battle of Sekigahara. Some of them have strong strength, such as Maeda Toshiie of the Kaga Domain has a territory of 77 million koku, and Shimadzu Tadahiro of the Satsuma Domain has a territory of 62 koku. , Date Masamune of the Sendai Domain has a territory of [-] koku. All three are foreign daimyos and are the princes with the most territory in the country. Even if they wanted to rebel against the Tokugawa family, they couldn't do it.

Because most of the foreign daimyo's territory is in remote places, like the Songpan family, the fiefdom is in Nagasaki, and because of the inconvenient transportation and slow information transmission here, it was selected by the Ming court as a test field for the collapse of the curtain.

Kyushu Island is the gateway between Japan and the outside world, and it is also the stepping stone for Ming to land in Japan. As long as Kyushu Island is under control, no matter what strategy is adopted against the Wa Kingdom, it can be arranged calmly.

The chaos in Kyushu Island was the most important first step, and the Matsupan clan of Hirado Domain, whose strength was in the middle of the daimyo, became the lever to leverage the whole situation.

"The population under my Hirado domain is only more than 500, and there are only [-] samurai, and the iron cannons, armor, bows, arrows, knives and guns are not complete. If you want to use this to overthrow the separatist regime, hehe, Shichiro, do you think it is possible?
I'm afraid that if the old man mentions this to the Patriarch, he will be scolded and sent out. Isn't this just asking for humiliation? "

Tianchuan Yuhuang shook his head again and said, but from his tone, Zheng Qi sensed a trace of hesitation and looseness, so he struck while the iron was hot and showed his trump card: "Weng Zhang, if the iron armor, guns, bows and arrows are all ready, then you think the Hirado clan Do you have the energy to compete with the shogunate?
When Zheng Qi came this time, the ship carried two hundred pairs of iron armor, four hundred pairs of cotton armor, five hundred powerful firecrackers, countless ammunition, two hundred bows and arrows, five hundred long spears, and fine steel guns. With the first thousand sets and one hundred shields, if the Hirado clan had no intention of standing on their own, then Zheng Qi could only bring these sharp armors back to Daming.

Although Zheng Qi's failure to fulfill the imperial court's wish would make my Lord Hou lose face, I will tell the truth about what Weng Zhang said, and then how Lord Hou punishes Zheng Qi will have nothing to do with Weng Zhang!
However, has Weng Zhang ever thought about it?From then on, no matter whether it is the court or my Zheng family, I am afraid that Weng Zhang will no longer be regarded as his own family!It is difficult for someone to transport the goods of the Ming Dynasty that Hirado Clan operates daily!

How to choose here, I hope Weng Zhang will consider it carefully!

It was getting late, so Zheng Qi bid farewell and went back to rest. He will sail back to Daming early tomorrow morning! "

After Zheng Qi finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Tian Chuan Yuhuang in salute, stood up and made a gesture to leave, Tian Chuan Yuhuang cursed in his heart: "It's bright tomorrow, but it's getting late!" Then he hurriedly stopped; " Shichiro, sit down! Is what Shichiro said just now true or false? Is it true that there are excellent armors coming with the ship? If so, maybe I, the Hirado clan, can fight against the shogunate!
However, this has to wait for the old man to ask the Patriarch for instructions!

As far as I know, most of the firecrackers used by the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were relatively weak, much worse than the iron cannons of the Japanese Empire. Could Shichiro get a few rods to check first? "

"Since Weng Zhang made such a statement, how could Zheng Qi disrespect it? I will send someone to fetch it right away!
In addition, when Weng Zhang arranges the field inspection, he might as well take a few shots of the Japanese iron cannon. Then the two sides will compare it. What does Weng Zhang think? "

Zheng Qi sneered in his heart, but there was no sign of displeasure on the surface.

"You Japanese iron cannons were indeed stronger than Daming fire blunderbusses in the past, but you waited for you to hide in a small place, shut the door and do not communicate with the outside world. How would you know that the world has changed a lot! If the officers and soldiers use it now If you bring a kind of fire blunderbuss, you won’t be able to scare the bunch of turtles like you to death!”

Tian Chuan Yuhuang's house was not far from Nagasaki Port, Zheng Qi sent his entourage to the Zheng family's merchant ship moored at the port to fetch five firecrackers, and the round trip only took more than half an hour.After getting the firecrackers, the group went to a school field where the Hirado clan samurai performed their daily martial arts. The Hirado clan daimyo Matsupan Jiro, who had been informed by Tagawa Yuhuang, also appeared in the school field in casual clothes.

Forty steps away from the school grounds stood three human-shaped targets. At the request of Zheng Qi, five warriors from the Hirado Clan who specialized in firing iron cannons appeared on the stage with haughty expressions. Matsupan Jiro and others watched with satisfaction. Watch these warriors reload ammunition.

These iron gunners are treasures that every daimyo attaches great importance to. Compared with other arms, the number is much smaller. For middle-level daimyos like Hirado, there are only 500 iron gunners. Live ammunition is also rarely used.

After a series of tedious preparations, the five warriors raised their iron cannons and aimed at the target [-] paces away. Ashgaru, who was on the head of Tsukiyo, trotted forward and carried the target back, Matsupan Jiro and others watched intently.

　Thanks to Wang Yihan's father for the reward, I wish your baby a healthy growth and a safe and happy life.

　　
　
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