1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 273 Wouldn't it be over if both Kyoto and Edo were taken down?

"Xinjinshan is the territory of the English, and ordinary Chinese have no support. It is absolutely impossible to get rich by panning for gold in Xinjinshan." Liang Yao said.

"I do have some contacts in England. If Hong Junmen is interested in the gold from Xinjinshan, I would like to contribute. It's just Liang's business in Guangdong. In the future, I hope Hong Junmen can make it easier and take care of him."

"Hahaha, you and I are from the same hometown, so we should take care of each other, but is there really gold in Xinjinshan?" Hong Mingxiang became interested, but he was still skeptical about whether the rumored Xinjinshan was rich in gold.

"Whether there is gold or not, I don't care. Hong Junmen can only find out by sending someone there." Liang Yao laughed.

When the two were talking, Hong Mingxiang's soldiers boarded the Roland with a few fish: "Master Junmen, the fishermen just sent us some seafood as a thank you for expelling the British ships. "

Hong Mingxiang looked ashamed. He looked at the fish in the soldier's hand, then shot the soldier with sharp eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you give me the money?"

"Master Junmen, this is given to us by the fishermen to thank us. Besides, the brothers have not received their salary for three months, and the family is almost unable to open the pot. Where did the money come from?" The soldier lowered his head and said. .

"Bastards! How do I tell you guys on weekdays! Shuisheng, you are also from Xiangshan, and your ancestors also depended on the sea for their livelihood. You should know that it is not easy to make a living at sea!" Hong Mingxiang reprimanded sternly.

"Ordinary navy brothers, it is true that they have not been paid in March, and it is difficult to live, but you guys, this army has never treated you badly!"

Hong Mingxiang was well aware of the fact that the Guangdong Navy had been in arrears with their salaries for three months, but his soldiers still received a certain amount of silver and rice every month, and it would be nonsense to say that they had no money.

"Master Junmen has treated me with such kindness as a mountain!"

The soldier hastily knelt down and said.

"Okay, don't be ashamed here! Take the seafood, collect some money and send it to the villagers. We will treat these seafood as ours." Hong Mingxiang waved his hand impatiently and said.

"Subordinates retire!"

The soldier got up and handed the fish in his hand to the soldier beside Hong Mingxiang, and then left the Roland.

"This fish, Hong, deserves it!" Hong Mingxiang glanced at the fish in the soldier's hand, and then suggested, "Young Master Liang, why don't you and I have a drink with this fish as an appetizer today?"

"Liang has exactly this intention." Liang Yao said.

Three days later, Hu Jinchen handed over the list purchased these days to Liang Yao: "All the supplies needed for the expedition to Japan have been purchased and shipped.

Liang Sen, who rushed back to Guangzhou from Nagasaki, also reported to Liang Yaohui: "Da Longtou, the Cantonese and Fujian merchants in Nagasaki asked me to tell you that they have stockpiled rice, noodles, livestock and seasonal vegetables in the Tang Dynasty in Nagasaki. can provide logistical support for your army."

After carefully looking over the list in his hand, Liang Yao handed it to Hu Jinchen and asked, "Where is General Perry?"

"General Perry has boarded the Mississippi and is ready to weigh anchor and leave the port." Hu Jinchen replied.

Liang Yao nodded, and then said to Liang Sen who was beside him: "Liang Sen, follow me to the Mississippi to report to General Perry about the situation in Japan."

"Yes!" Liang Sen said.

After finishing speaking, Liang Yao walked towards the Mississippi not far away. Soldiers from the California Infantry Regiment and Arizona Infantry Regiment were lining up to board the ship in an orderly manner.

Hong Mingxiang, who was ordered by Xu Guangjin to monitor Liang Yao, looked at this elite army with serious military appearance and clean and tidy clothes, and had mixed feelings in his heart.

Hong Mingxiang knew in his heart that with the military strength of Guangdong Province, it might not be able to stop Liang Yao's elite army.

Hong Mingxiang said to his confidant lieutenant Kang Enze, "Enze, pack up and go to Japan with Liang Yao's ship."

"To Japan?" Kang Enze was a little puzzled.

"Yes, you can observe the performance of Liang Yao's army in Japan for me, and report to me after you come back." Hong Mingxiang said.

If it wasn't for the busy business, Hong Mingxiang would like to go to Japan to see the performance of Liang Yao's army.

"Your subordinates obey!" Kang Enze clasped his fists and said.

In the captain's room of the Mississippi, Liang Sen nervously reported to Perry and Liang Yaohui in English with a Japanese accent: "Under the wise guidance of the Colonel, after two years of development, the Nagasaki, Hyogo , Osaka, and even Edo and other big cities have our people ready to provide support for our American army at any time."

"Two years ago?" Perry couldn't help interrupting Liang Sen when he heard the words, "You mean you came to Japan to collect information in 1850?"

Two years ago, California had just been established as a state, and it was the moment when the conflict between the slave state and the free state in the United States was at its sharpest. The expedition to Japan and forcing Japan to open the country was nothing.

At that time, Liang Yao sent spies to Japan to collect information?Could it be that Liang Yao had a plan for an expedition to Japan two years ago, and has he put it into practice?
Thinking of this, Perry felt more and more unbelievable, and even had a feeling of being led by the nose by Liang Yao. Perry even wondered for a while whether he was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force or Liang Yao was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force .

"I want to do some opium business in Japan, so I sent Liang Sen to Japan to investigate and develop offline." Liang Yao gave a set of perfunctory excuses, "Liang Sen, go on and say to General Perry Let’s talk about the situation of the various feudal clans in Japan.”

Faced with this set of rhetoric, the shrewd and experienced Perry naturally would not believe it, but the major cities in Japan have their own spies, and the chances of winning the expedition to Japan are even greater, which is very good news for him.

"Japan has always said that there are three hundred vassals, big and small, but these three hundred vassals are just an imaginary number. In fact, there are no [-] vassals, but there are still more than two hundred vassals. Among the vassals, there are twelve strong vassals. , The twelve powerful feudal clans are Kaga, Satsuma, Sendai, Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Changshu, Hizen, Tottori, Tsu, Okayama, and Tosa.

Most of these powerful vassals are located in Kyushu Island, Shikoku Island, and the southeastern part of Honshu Island. They are relatively strong and have a relatively developed economy. The Tokugawa shogunate has relatively weak control over these powerful vassals.Certain feudal clans, such as the Changzhou clan, have always been at odds with the shogunate."

As he spoke, Liang Sen took out a carefully drawn map and spread it out on the table. This map marked in detail the location of each feudal clan and the ascertained deployment of troops.

Liang Yao looked at the map. He was very satisfied with Liang Sen's work. Sure enough, to spy on Japan, he had to use the Japanese who were most familiar with Japan.

Liang Sen sent Liang Yao several maps, and these maps became more detailed each time. It can be seen that Liang Sen is very concerned about his work in Japan.

Colonel Miller, Perry's adjutant, was overwhelmed when he heard so many awkward names of the various feudal clans: "What the hell! Our army is suppressing the border. If Japan doesn't know how to flatter and refuses to found a country, it will directly attack Edo and kill their king. If they are arrested and forced to start a country, wouldn’t that be the end of it?”

Liang Yao couldn't help but said, "Colonel Miller, the Japanese shogun is in Edo, and the emperor of Japan is not in Edo, but in Kyoto."

Japan knows nothing about the West, and the West's understanding of Japan is not much better. Perry also believed that Japan was a country with a system similar to that of the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, the Japanese system is very different from that of the Qing Dynasty. Take the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese emperor as an example. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty has real power, while the Japanese emperor has no real power. Mascots and gods in the minds of Japanese people exist.

"Catch both of them. Wouldn't it be over if we knocked down both Kyoto and Edo? There are so many feudal clans in Japan, without the emperor and generals, wouldn't there be no leader?" Miller said.

(End of this chapter)