The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 479 Traitor
"The governor of Luzon sent a letter. The hype in the letter is actually testing our attitude towards overseas Han Chinese."

Tang Qing'an put down the letter raft in his hand and tapped it with his fingers.The wooden table made a slight "dong dong" sound.

Zheng Guoliang, the first director of the Overseas Department, nodded and replied seriously.

"Jeju Island's sea trade, the trade from Spain, hits a new high every year. This year's trade volume is as high as 300 million taels. Not to mention the port tax and tax, the difference can bring us 70 taels of silver .”

"Including other taxes, it's nearly a million taels of silver a year. And the Spanish governor also wrote a letter, and he will maintain his attitude and strongly support the trade with us."

With 100 million taels of silver in hand every year, even as the director of the overseas department, Zheng Guoliang had to consider whether they would turn against Spain because of their too radical attitude.

The sea trade of Jeju Island is dominated by the ocean trade of Western countries, followed by the trade of Southeast Asian countries, and finally the trade between Jinzhou and China, as well as the trade between North Korea and Japan.

The main trading targets of the former are Westerners, while the main targets of the latter are overseas Han Chinese and businessmen from Southeast Asian countries.

Golden State can get various commodities and silver taels every year, with a total value of more than three million taels, and Spain accounts for one-third.

According to the military salary of the soldiers in Jinzhou, 17 soldiers can be paid.

It can be said that Jinzhou's officials' salaries and military expenditures all come from maritime trade.

Tang Qing'an did not feel disgusted by the officials' worries, it was a responsible act.Golden State officials are doing more.

"You have to look at it from both sides."

Tang Qing'an laughed.

"We earned 100 million taels of silver in maritime trade, and Spain can earn at least 300 million taels of silver. We care about this, and they care more about it."

"This."

After listening to the general's explanation, Zheng Guoliang still felt a little uneasy.

Speaking of which, he is also an old man in Jinzhou.

When the guerrilla zone was not established, during the first few years when the general went to sea, he divided the area from Zhenjiang to the east bank of Changbai Mountain in Jinzhou, and he served as the chief officer of the Beijing Branch Road.

He is an official who has grown up with the development of Golden State.

In terms of emotion and reason, Tang Qing'an must pay attention to Zheng Guoliang's ideas.So Tang Qing'an carefully analyzed it for Zheng Guoliang.

"There are many differences between Western countries and our East."

"Regardless of Tang, Ming, and Zhou, they represent the East and are a unified country. Therefore, in the face of external enemies, we must unify our approach from top to bottom, and focus on eliminating the other party."

"There are many Western countries, and there are constant wars among them, but no one can eliminate the other, so a compromise is adopted."

It was the first time Zheng Guoliang heard what the general said, and it was very novel.

"Western countries, even if they fight wars, they will not cut off trade. Fighting wars is fighting, and doing business is doing business."

"Isn't that an enemy?"

Zheng Guoliang said in surprise.

When the barbarians rebelled in the past, there were domestic businessmen who did business with the barbarians. Although they were repeatedly prohibited, they only dared to do business in private, which was an act of traitor.

According to the general, the behavior of smuggling businessmen is actually a normal thing in Western countries, which makes Zheng Guoliang puzzled.

"Just like Spain and Portugal, originally two countries, because of the change of king, they merged into one country."

"Although it has become a country, it does not prevent them from fighting internally, nor does it hinder the businessmen of the two countries. There are confrontations and cooperation overseas."

"For the profit of two or three million taels, Spain will not cut off the trade of Jeju Island, which is not in line with their national conditions."

"Besides, our Golden State didn't come forward directly, how could he blame us."

Tang Qing'an finally said.

The fighting spirit of overseas Han people is worth learning.

After the Han people went to sea, through their hard work, they could become a group that mastered the means of production in various countries.

For example Luzon.

Before the arrival of Spain, the overseas Chinese controlled all aspects of Luzon, and they were the most powerful group except for the local chiefs.

When Spain first arrived, although there were not many people, they were backed by the country, regardless of equipment, warships, or the quality of soldiers, it was not something ordinary civil groups could fight against.

Therefore, he repeatedly raised the butcher's knife and slaughtered the local Han people in order to regain the management rights from the Han people and stabilize his heel.

So Tang Qing'an provided equipment, warships, and dispatched veterans and military officers to make up for their shortcomings.

East.

Follow the rules of the Great Zhou.

Those who follow the rules are welcome guests.Those who do not follow the rules are enemies who need to be punished.

In order to make people abide by the rules, Tang Qing'an delegated power to the Overseas Department and Tuo Tujun Town.

For overseas affairs, it is not acceptable to use traditional habits. It is necessary to delegate power to allow local governments to respond flexibly.

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Japan.

The Suruga feudal clans.

Numazu Clan, lord of the Mizuno family, [-] stone.

Tanaka Fan, the lord of the city, Honda, [-] shi.

Xiaodao Fan, the lord of the city Matsudaira family, ten thousand stones.

Kai Zhufan.

Kofu clan, old Yanagisawa's family, 25 shi.

Tanimura Clan, home of Lao Torii, Akimoto's home, [-] shi.

The retainers and samurai kneeled neatly on the wooden floor, lowered their heads and waited for Tokugawa Tadaga's order.

Behind the paper door.

Tokugawa Tadaga sat cross-legged barefoot, facing three elders.Five steps away, facing Liu Xianglian who was sitting cross-legged.

"Are you really going to get to this point?"

"As far as I know from Edo, the shogunate is planning to harm the lord."

Liu Xianglian nodded slightly, and said to Tadaga Tokugawa.

"There is evidence."

"Have."

"Bring it up."

An elder clapped his hands.

The paper door was opened, and a heavily bound man was pushed down to the ground. Two warriors came in, one pressed him down, and pulled the cloth strips that blocked the bound man's mouth.

"Lord, please forgive me."

Tokugawa Tadaga narrowed his eyes, unable to keep calm any longer, and raised a scowling expression.

"I trust you, why did you betray me? Betray me to Edo?"

This scene is for people outside to watch.

Because of Liu Xianglian's shot, the spies of the shogunate hiding beside Tokugawa Tadaga were uncovered.This person informed Edo of Tokugawa Tadaga's whereabouts.

Including the letter, pointing out that Tokugawa Tadaga is pretending to be crazy, and it is certain that he is not really crazy.

In his box, a letter written by this person was found, and the evidence is as solid as a mountain.

"It was requested by the shogun."

The man told me everything, just hoping to get a way out.It's not that he didn't want to defend himself, but the handwritten letter was dug out, which made him take no chances.

"Drag down."

Tokugawa Tadaga did not kill in anger, but temporarily left the other party, maybe it will be useful in the future.

The two samurai took the man out with their hands in hand.

The eyes of the people outside the door were full of anger after seeing the traitor.

They became Tokugawa Tadaga's retainers very early because of the order of the former shogun, and the two sides were bound together.

Tokugawa Tadacho's pretending to be crazy has won their understanding, because the shogunate is powerful, and it is worthwhile to maintain the status quo. From the original territory of 70 koku, only half of it is gradually deprived.

And the behavior of traitors made all their efforts and sacrifices in vain.

If Tokugawa Tadaga died, they would also be liquidated. Even if they escaped their lives, they would lose their current positions and become civilians.It is an unacceptable consequence for them.

Behind the paper door.

"Thanks to Mr. Liu."

"If it wasn't for Mr. Liu, I'm afraid I'd be kept in the dark until my death." Tokugawa Tadaga no longer took chances, thinking of pretending to be crazy and fooling around.

Now that the traitor was discovered, whether the traitor was killed or not, the shogunate would eventually know that something happened to the traitor they arranged around them.

just now.

Before the shogunate finds out about the matter, he still has time, and there is still time.

It is also the reason why the various feudal clans arrived here.

Hearing the feudal lord's thanks, Liu Xianglian was polite, but sighed in her heart.

Before leaving Golden State, I didn't have much idea. I don't know if I can persuade Tokugawa Tadaga, because Tokugawa Tadaga's current strategy is still based on self-protection.

But the general said with certainty that there must be spies from the shogunate by Tokugawa Tadaga's side.

So after Liu Xianglian returned to Japan, she devoted her attention to Tokugawa Tadaga's cronies, and she found something strange.

Successfully dispelled Tokugawa Tadaga's luck, making him determined to give it a go.

"One more thing to ask Mr. Liu."

"The feudal lord's invitation will definitely go through fire and water."

Liu Xianglian said in a deep voice.

Before the shogunate era, the biggest power in Japan was the monastery.After the rise of the samurai, it replaced the ruling power of the temple.

So before Hideyoshi Toyoda, Japanese monks lamented the coming of the Dharma-ending era.

but.

It does not mean that the temple gave up resistance.

In addition to the forces represented by Tianhai and Chongchuan, they joined the shogunate and became the auxiliary force of the shogunate.

More temples, continue to work hard to restore the grand occasion of the Asuka era.Mainly around the Emperor.

It was easier for Liu Xianglian to act, so Tadaga Tokugawa asked him to help him contact these forces and deal with the shogunate Hidetada Tokugawa together.

"Actually, many big names are also dissatisfied with Tokugawa Hidetada."

Hearing Liu Xianglian's words, Tokugawa Tadaga did not show much.

If it weren't for the accident at the beginning, he would have become a shogun, and he would also suppress the strength of daimyos everywhere.

pity.

If it wasn't for his grandfather, he wouldn't have missed the shogun.

Why couldn't he die two years earlier?Thinking of this, Tokugawa Tadaga could not help but blame his grandfather Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Thousands of rebels from the Sakishima Islands united the dissatisfied forces in the Ryukyu Islands. After the arrival of the Tuotu Army Town, they launched an attack on the people of the Satsuma Domain stationed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

With their guidance and support, Taishan overwhelmed the officers and soldiers of Satsuma.

King Shangfeng.

With the officials, greet the arrival of Jin Jiangjun outside the palace.

This is because Shang Feng didn't show too much joy for the arrival of the Jin Jiang army, because he heard the name of this army.

Expand the soil!
What soil?It sounds like Shangfeng has an ominous sign.

as predicted.

Temperance made Peng Dahai impolite, using the excuse of saving the Ryukyu Kingdom and going north to attack the Amami Islands.

Request the Ryukyu Kingdom to provide food and expenses for the army.

Hearing that there was a quantity of [-], Shang Feng's heart trembled, and he asked how long the supply would last. After learning that it was at least one year, Shang Feng gave up.

Although it is also under the banner of the Great Zhou, this army is definitely not from the Great Zhou.

But what could he do.

The third officer Weng Shengji and his family were executed, and the new third officer was Zheng Zhou.They are the descendants of immigrants who were sent by the emperor to help the development of the Ryukyu Kingdom during the pre-Ming Dynasty.

After controlling all aspects of political affairs in Ryukyu, Shanbei, Zhongshan, and Shannan, Peng Dahai personally led part of the army to recover the Amami Islands.

The fleet cut off the support and supplies of the Amami Islands and easily recovered Yoron Island.

Then there is Oki Yongliangbu Island, which is surrounded by raging waves and rocky reefs. It is extremely difficult for ships to approach, and it is easy to run aground and sink.

However, the Jinjiang army had a guide and sent out small boats. In the end, hundreds of new allies, led by Ge Shifeng, landed in the Chongyongliang Department.

The local officials of the Ryukyu Kingdom first went to various villages to appease the locals so that they would not be deceived by the Satsuma clan.

There was no resistance along the way. In the end, only a dozen people from the Satsuma domain were encountered. Facing the fierce new coalition army, they chose to kneel down and surrender.

Until the new Oshima, the island connected by Tokunoshima and Road Island.

The soldiers of the Satsuma domain hid in the mountains and forests, which became a difficult problem that could not be solved quickly.

Ge Shifeng left one.Peng Dahai led most of the troops to recover Oshima Main Island, which is also the main island of the Amami Islands.

Seeing that the enemy's large army left, and there were not many people left, the soldiers of the Satsuma Domain launched a surprise attack on the east bank of Qiu Decho.

After leaving more than three hundred corpses behind, they fled back in embarrassment.

Of course, Ge Shifeng would not let them go easily, he would only chase them down calmly, because there were still five horses left behind, which caused great trouble to the scattered Satsuma soldiers.

There were more than 50 corpses left along the way, and less than [-] people managed to escape.

The mountains and forests are dangerous.

Ge Shifeng asked the rebels from the original Sakishima Islands to tell the local people that one Japanese head can be exchanged for one stone of grain.

After hearing the news, the local people, who were familiar with the terrain, rushed into the forest spontaneously, and even clashed for the head.

In less than three days, the [-] soldiers led by Ge Shifeng completely wiped out the local Japanese invaders.

The Dashima main island covers an area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers. There is a special Dashima silk, a silk cloth dyed with local mud. There are [-] factories and workshops on the island to produce this product.

Because the Amami Islands are close to Kyushu Island, the power of Kyushu Island on the island is very strong, and many forces are close to Satsuma.

Oshima Daikan of the Satsuma Clan, a local big house, organized 2000 people to launch a surprise attack when the new coalition army landed.

The naval guns on the battleship finally had a chance to show off.

2000 people were staggered by the bombardment of the ship, and their morale collapsed immediately.

See here.

Peng Dahai immediately ordered the soldiers of the new coalition army who landed on the shore to chase and annihilate the enemy's defeated army, and they must annihilate the opponent in one fell swoop.

Because of Oshima's actions as acting officials, Peng Dahai easily regained the island and only injured more than a dozen people.

There are people in the hands of the new coalition.

It is the rebels of the Sakishima Islands. These prestigious people were resettled in various places and became a new big house.

less than a month.

The Ryukyu Kingdom escaped from the clutches of the Satsuma Domain and became a vassal state of Dazhou again.

(End of this chapter)