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Chapter 262 What has been delayed for more than three hundred years; the debate on arming the new Japanese army
As an imperial envoy who canonized the king of a vassal state, the ostentation is naturally extraordinary.

All kinds of flags were fluttering in the wind. There were dozens of cars and motorcycles clearing the way in front, followed by several armored vehicles, trucks and guards with live ammunition. People who don't know may mistake this for the convoy of the head of state.

However, the canonization ceremony is not something that can be done immediately, and there will be a few days of preparation before that, such as fasting for three days.

To say that the Great Ming canonize Japan can actually be traced back to the Wanli period, and that is another trivial matter, which is quite funny when you go deeper.

In the year of the Imjin Japanese Invasion, North Korea, which had been peaceful for a long time and had endless internal strife, collapsed thousands of miles away.Because the Koreans lied that there were only more than a thousand Japanese pirates when they asked for help, the thousands of troops sent by the Ming army to the North Korean army for the first time found out that there were as many as ten thousand Japanese pirates in the area, so they retreated.

In addition, the Koreans initially promised to provide food and grass for the Ming army, but it was empty talk, so the Ming army, which was not lightly cheated, had to prepare to transfer a large amount of food and grass when they regrouped.

During this period, in order to find out the situation of the Japanese pirates as much as possible, and to delay the time to gather troops and horses, the imperial court sent missions to the court to negotiate with the invading Japanese pirates. Among them was the "famous" Shen Weijing.

This person can be regarded as a person, a native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. When he was young, he was the food chief in the village, participated in the anti-Japanese war, did business with the Japanese, knew Japanese well, and also met the father of the concubine of the Ministry of War Minister, and finally recommended himself as a An important member of the mission sent by Ming Dynasty.

After arriving in Pyongyang, Shen Weijing started negotiations with the Japanese representative, Governor Konishi, who conveyed the request of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was full of confidence and thought he had already won a big victory:

First, the Ming Dynasty needed to marry a princess to be the emperor's concubine;
Second, the two countries will develop official trade tomorrow;
Third, tomorrow the two countries will forever swear an alliance;
Fourth, the four capitals of North Korea were returned, and the remaining four were ceded to Japan;
Fifth, North Korea must send a prince to Japan as a hostage;
Sixth, North Korea should never rebel against Japan.

Obviously, none of these conditions could be agreed by the Ming Dynasty, but Shen Weijing calmly said that there was no problem, so President Xiaoxi thought it was feasible, and sent his retainers to Shuntian Mansion in the capital to continue negotiations.

In short, after Shen Weijing falsified and forged the Japanese "Guan Baijiang Biao", the imperial court had no doubts, and Emperor Wanli was also very happy. After all, relying on negotiations alone to save Daxing from fighting is a good thing no matter what.

However, when the imperial mission carrying the imperial edict arrived in Osaka, they read out the imperial edict "Conferring Toyotomi Hideyoshi as King of Japan":

"... Zier Fengchen Hei Hideyoshi, rising to the sea, knowing and respecting China...Love is firm in obedience, kindness is in tenderness, Zitfenger is the king of Japan... I am grateful for the emperor's kindness..."

As it should be, the arrogant Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very angry.

but!He still accepted the canonization and hosted a banquet for the delegation of the Daming Mission.

However, the war continued. After several years, it finally ended with the Ming army defeating the Japanese pirates to the south of Korea.

As the instigator of this oolong, Shen Weijing was arrested and imprisoned, and was beheaded by Emperor Wanli two years later.The imperial court’s evaluation of this big flicker is recorded as: "We respect the thugs in the market, sneak into foreign countries, advocate the theory of Japanese slaves begging for titles, cleverly plan to block the army, lead to withdrawal of border guards, and humiliate the country."

The edicts, books, and seals bestowed on Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Wanli period still exist today, and they are properly preserved in Osaka.

So a few days ago, the imperial court ordered the envoys in the Osaka Concession to take them back temporarily and send them back to the capital for the emperor to have a look at.

When the imperial edict and the book were presented, Zhu Shiyan and all the cabinet ministers were very moved.

Both the edict and the book making are made of yellow silk brocade, with auspicious clouds, auspicious cranes, and dragon patterns on the edges, and the big seal of "The Treasure of Guangyun" at the end.

The exquisite imperial decree before them is as fascinating as if it is engulfed in immortality. From the 21st year of Wanli to the 38th year of Changchang, it has been a total of 345 years.

The heaviness of history makes people hold their breath subconsciously. Perhaps more than 300 years are nothing compared to many cultural relics that have been around for thousands of years, but the imperial decree also contains the profound meaning of Guozuo.

自秦伊始，历朝历代享国时间参差不齐，秦朝15年、西汉210年、东汉196年、隋朝38年、唐朝290年、辽朝210年、北宋167年、南宋152年、元朝98年。

The rise and fall of a dynasty is like the changing lights, sometimes shining and sometimes dim. The Ming Dynasty, which should have perished in the 17th year of Chongzhen, has survived in another form to this day.

The new dynasty created by Emperor Shizu is excellent in terms of legitimacy, and there is no dispute about the integrity of the blood and the country.

In terms of lineage, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty was a descendant of Liu Fa, the king of Changsha, and his father was only a county magistrate, who was already a member of the declining royal family; the emperor Shizu of the Ming Dynasty was similar, only a lieutenant of Fengguo, and also a member of the last generation of the royal family.

In terms of winning the country, Han Shizu overthrew Wang Mang with few enemies and many enemies, and once again ruled the world after 12 years, and the people's aspirations; It took years of fierce fighting to calm down the north and south of the river.

Nevertheless, in a narrow sense, the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty are often regarded as two dynasties with the same country name, although the main structure is similar, but the official system has been quite different, and the capital city and lineage have changed.

For the same situation in the later Ming Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties actually didn't care about this. The so-called "gentleman is open and honest, and villain is long-term". Since the orthodoxy is completely sufficient, there is no point of guarding against it.

Do you want to determine the distinction between before and after?The government and the opposition often bring up the old matter every three to fifty years, but every time the pros and cons have quarreled with each other, but there is no result.

In fact, there are many emperors who think this kind of debate is quite interesting, and by the way, they can take the opportunity to add fuel to the flames and divert the political conflicts.

At this moment, Zhu Shiyan turned his head and coughed a few times, and lightly touched the place covered with the big bright red square seal.

"Time goes by so fast. I have been in power for more than 30 years, but this imperial edict has been ten times longer than mine."

"It can be regarded as the last stroke of what happened more than 300 years ago." Zhu Liqie, standing on the left side of the imperial case, said calmly.

Zou Zhuoyun, with complex eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It's finally settled. This is a matter that has dragged on for more than ten generations."

"Father, let's talk about the strategy for the future." Zhu Liqie paused, and continued: "My son still insists on the previous views in some aspects, and should not be allowed to control large-scale troops, and the command of the military cannot be released .”

This is part of the many strategies for dealing with Japan, but it is also the most important part-how to arrange the defense of the Dongying Islands?

Should we help them rebuild their army?

Is it better to have a larger or smaller army?
With such an army in the Japanese imperial court, shouldn't other feudal towns also form armies that can compete with it?
How should dispatch and command rights be allocated?

Do you want to allocate funds to assist in the construction of permanent defense lines in key places in the archipelago?
The mainstream view of the Constitutional Council is to support the formation of a light infantry force of about 6 people and a small number of independent artillery units; the navy is mainly composed of torpedo boats, mine-laying boats, and small submarines for offshore defense, supplemented by some coastal defense artillery units; Fighter planes, dive bombers, and torpedo planes.

This plan has been unanimously approved by the National People's Congress, the Renhe Party, and the Datong Party.

Another view is much bolder. In simple terms, the number of troops is increased to five heavy-armored divisions (not armored, only the number of artillery equipment), about 10 people, and each local town will form a light-armored division.The size of the naval and aviation forces should also be expanded, and the navy must have one or two destroyer units capable of assisting the Ming Navy in carrying out transportation escort missions.

This plan is obviously more radical. Even within the Chinese Communist Party there are many voices of opposition, but the Sun Moon Society, Pioneering Advancement Association, and the Democratic Party still generally support it.

To put it simply, one is to use it as a housekeeper and watchdog, and the other is to make it a thug and running dog.

"Isn't this kind of consideration a little too cautious?" Li Guangyuan pondered: "In the future, when the war starts, the war area will spread all over Southeast Asia, and there will be a lot of supplies and manpower needed, and there will be continuous garrison to maintain stability. It is not cost-effective to rely entirely on our own army. .”

"It's not absolute. Both Annan and North Korea can follow with some troops to assist, at least it is enough to maintain the stability behind the front line." Zhu Liqie replied accordingly.

A long front, a long logistics line, and a vast occupied area require a large number of troops to maintain.

It cannot be said that under the wartime economy, the imperial court could levy unscrupulously and violently. More conscription would have to pay an equal price-the reduction of young and strong labor force will not benefit the country's economy and stability.

As the Minister of Finance, Li Guangyuan is naturally not happy to see this situation, and it is a little bit that can be diverted.

"Your Highness, Annan's main defense is in the direction of Burma, and he should not be able to tell much about Nanyang." After speaking, Lin Xi shook his head slightly, and said half contemptuously and half helplessly: "As for North Korea, I think it's too much."

The Metropolitan Governor's Office and the Ministry of War also have assessments of North Korea's strength, but the conclusions of the summarized reports are not optimistic.

Throughout history, it seems that Lee's North Korea has never branched out?
The report of the military department is very objective but also very merciless. It bluntly stated that its army has no fighting spirit at all, has poor morale, and incidents of corruption and reselling supplies are common.

The reason, in addition to the internal power struggle, is mainly the lack of the possibility of expanding territory and the comfort of being protected by the suzerain.

The peninsula is only that big, where is it going to expand?The east and west sides are the sea, the south is Japan, and the north is Ming Dynasty.

Then, the country that was on the brink of subjugation twice in the past few hundred years has been rescued by the king's army from thousands of miles away. This invisibly made North Korea feel lazy. My dad is here to help."

And in view of the fact that the Koreans have cheated the Ming army many times in history, coupled with the poor performance it has shown now, the generals of the Ming army seriously lack trust in it.

It can be said that it is probably human nature to be anxious and afraid of pig teammates.

"Because of this consideration, I think I can only arm the Wa country for my own use." Li Guangyuan also looked helpless.

Zhu Liqie muttered: "It's not very easy to control emissaries, at least it will take dozens of years before they can truly obey. Nowadays... there are still many people who are respectful but not convinced. This can be regarded as raising a tiger in a literal sense."

In this regard, the crown prince can be said to be both conservative and radical.

He is committed to eliminating potential troubles at the root, using methods including but not limited to forced immigration, forced Sinicization education, persecution of leaders of opposition organizations, etc., to remove the backbone of the Japanese and build it into a submissive and non-threatening vassal country. Whether it will cause them to lose their fighting spirit and distract them is nothing to consider.

"I know what you think." The emperor said leisurely, "but if you focus on pulling out the teeth of the vicious dog, if you are not careful, you will get hurt instead."

He didn't say any more, but said casually: "Ning You, aren't you going to say something?"

Zhu Lingjing was also there, right behind, but she remained silent like a listener.

As a special advisor to the Executive Committee of the Chinese Party, how could he not express his opinion?

Her eyes jumped on the several cabinet ministers in front, and finally landed on Zhu Liqiu, and then said:

"I think it's better to be bold in the strategy of dealing with the Wa Kingdom. You must know that there are many people close to the Celestial Dynasty in the Wa Kingdom. It is enough to collect tens of thousands or 10,000+. Take it as the core, and then use it to attract people. Many people who have no sense of family, country or ethnicity participated."

"The risk of rebellion in the new Japanese army formed in this way is obviously very small, and its aggressiveness is not small. The former type of people will try their best to prove their loyalty and personal value to the Celestial Dynasty, while the latter type of people will fight for their own interests. Fight hard. What's more, the country of Wa is poor, and a little property or benefit can lure the hearts of its people."

"Our party has roughly estimated this. You should have read the memorials made in that report, right? The former is counted at 50, and the latter is counted at 60. This is still a matter of selecting the best and weeding out the inferior, and they can all make up [-]. If the requirements are slightly lowered, there will easily be millions of people. They are competent for maintaining law and order and stability.”

Hearing this, Zhu Liqie, who was frowning, asked back: "Is that what you think? Temptation? This kind of people is the most vulnerable to the test. It's okay when things go well, but once they are frustrated, they will immediately lose their morale. A small percentage is fine, but That many times is definitely not appropriate."

After finishing speaking, he added, "Besides, Americans have a lot of money."

"Great war is inevitable, but what matters in the general war is to maximize the use of all resources." Zhu Lingjing replied not to be outdone: "Even though our country has an abundant population, the labor force should not be small, and the injured and the dead still need to pay compensation fees. It’s okay to shift some of the pressure to Japan.”

"Don't change the subject, let's talk about the matter." Zhu Liqie said seriously with a dissatisfied face: "How ridiculous is your conception? Those who admire the celestial dynasty are the first, and those who are only interested in profit are the fifth. Such soldiers...especially the latter, how do you satisfy them? How do we settle this account? Allow them to plunder in Nanyang, and then the people will turn against each other?"

Well, the conversation that was okay before has turned into a debate between these two people.

However, neither the emperor nor the cabinet ministers intended to dissuade them. On the contrary, they watched the excitement quite briskly.

　Push the book slightly.

　　Going to the train station of the university, Lin Yu confessed his love to Qingmei.

　　But it was rejected.

　　What happened later caused Lin Yu a regret that he could never let go of for the rest of his life.

　　Ten years later, Lin Yu, although very handsome on the surface, still couldn't fill the regret in his heart, and felt as if he was dying.

　　Fortunately, he was reborn!
　　When he was reborn and returned to the time when he failed to confess his confession just now, facing the girl in front of him, his heart was not disturbed.

　　It's strange that she actually took the initiative to confess.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)