Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 398 Korean Empire, Japanese Mercenaries (please subscribe, please vote)
Bang bang bang bang three times, two officers from the Shanzi Camp of the General's Mansion Guard held their sabers on their waists, held out their chests and bellies, and swaggered ahead to lead the way. They led Guanyin Bao into the gate of the General's Mansion. After only a few steps, I saw a tall, muscular middle-aged man standing in front of the dripping eaves of the second door of the General's Mansion.Not looking at the king's python robe on his body, nor at the staff and bodyguards surrounding him like stars and the moon.Just look at his half-opened and half-closed eyes and his stern demeanor. Who else could it be besides General Li?
This young man killed Aobei, and defeated Guangdong. He then went north to Jinling to raise the banner of righteousness, established Prince Zhu San, and reopened the Ming Dynasty.Then he led his troops to pacify the two Huaihe Rivers, returned to Beijing to drive away the Eastern King, and then followed the example of the sages and great dukes, and established the national policy of a republic between monarch and ministers, creating a new situation for the world.Later, he led [-] republican tiger soldiers to defeat the three emperors with one general, destroyed Dongjing, defeated the Western Zhou Dynasty, and defeated the Northern Qing Dynasty. For one or two years, his horses did not take off their saddles and their men did not take off their armor. They marched eastward and westward, creating a " There is a great situation in which the world is divided into three parts and there are two parts.”

And General Li, who has accomplished such a career, has just turned 30 this year.

It is rare in ancient times to have such achievements at such a young age. Perhaps there are only Liu Xiu who became the emperor at the age of 30, Li Shimin who became the emperor at the age of 28, and Zhu Hongwu who started from a bowl and founded the Ming Dynasty at the age of 40. , can we discuss the level with the person in front of us?

Seeing these former little brothers have such achievements, and his achievements were achieved while stepping on the Qing Dynasty that was about to fall, Guanyin Bao couldn't help but sigh.

Li Zhongshan's eyes also fell on his former "Brother Guan", with a certain amount of criticism and amusement, but he still put on a smile, cupped his hands and said: "Brother Guan, are you okay?"

Guanyinbao also clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Thanks to the Duke of Sui, I still have a job to make ends meet. This time I came to Nanjing to run errands for the Duke of Sui."

Li Zhongshan pointed to the door with a smile and said with a smile: "Brother Guan, I have heard in Nanjing about the great things that the Duke of Sui Dynasty did on Kyushu Island in Japan. This was something that even Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, did not do it. , It’s really amazing. Brother Guan, follow me in quickly, sit down and talk to me about the Duke of Sui’s attack on Kyushu."

Guanyinbao smiled and said to Li Zhongshan: "Shikai, that's why I came here!"

Li Zhongshan laughed, took Guanyin Bao's hand and walked into the inner hall.The staff and bodyguards filed in behind them, and it looked like the two good brothers were really affectionate.

After entering the inner hall, the guests and hosts sat down.Li Zhongshan just looked at Guanyin Bao with a smile.

Guan Yinbo had a naive smile on his face: "To be honest, we didn't expect the Japanese pirates to be so unwilling to fight! Our attack on Hakata Bay was a feint attack, used to attract the attention of the Tokugawa shogunate. Therefore, the Duke of Sui Dynasty did not send any troops. The real elite troops only sent out the new army he trained in North Korea and the North Korean navy trained by Shi Junmen. Only about half of them, just over 4000 people, actually landed on the beach of Hakata Bay. The rest went to attack the entrance of Hakata Bay. Shiga Island and Noko Island. However, we never expected that with less than 4000 Korean soldiers, we defeated the Japanese pirates' Fukuoka Domain, and even Fukuoka Castle was defeated by us!
This Japanese pirate's martial arts skills have obviously been worn away in more than 70 years of peace and prosperity, so Duke Sui felt that this was a God-given opportunity! "

Hearing what Guanyin Bao said, Li Zhongshan immediately knew that Yang Qilong must have some bad idea again, but he remained calm and said with a smile: "Oh? I wonder what the God-given opportunity that Third Brother Yang thinks is?"

The room suddenly became quiet, and Li Zhongshan's staff Zhou Chang, Yao Qisheng, Dai Zi, Luo Wenzao and others all turned to look at Guanyin Bao.Guanyin kept her smile intact, picked up the teacup and took a slow sip.

"The Duke of the Sui Dynasty has prepared to increase his troops in Kyushu. He wants to send seven or eight battalions of the new Korean army and several battalions of Zhili training troops ashore. He will first capture the three prefectures of Chikuzen, Bunzen and Hizen in the northern part of Kyushu, and then Xu Map the entire territory of Kyushu Island. At the same time, send troops to Ezo and capture the entire Ezo Island. In this way, Duke Sui can not only seize the springboard to the New World, but also dominate the surrounding area of ​​the Whale Sea!"

Guanyin Bao's words made Li Zhongshan take a deep breath.

Why is this Yang Qilong so capable?Just usurp a country in North Korea, wouldn't it be nice to be the king of North Korea?This is the territory that his ancestor "Emperor Yang Guangda" failed to win despite losing the entire Sui Dynasty!

Now I see that Japan is easy to bully, so I want to occupy Kyushu and Ezo. Is this because I want to build the Korean Empire?

Yang Qilong didn't even think about it. Japan is a "big country" with a population of more than 2000 million, which is almost the same as France.Now it's just because it has been stable for a long time, and it was "stupid" by the Tokugawa shogunate, so the force value has dropped much compared to the chaotic days of the Warring States Period.Encountering Yang Qilong's new North Korean army who absorbed "Li Datou's advanced military experience", of course it couldn't withstand it for a while.

But Japan’s heritage is there!Japan's population is twice that of North Korea, its economy is at least two or three times stronger than North Korea's, and it also has hundreds of thousands of professional samurai - these are all very good sources of soldiers!

Once the Japanese recover from the onslaught of the Koreans and begin to absorb the advanced military technology of the Ming Dynasty and the West, will little Japan have to embark on the road of imperialism again?
He knew in his heart that this matter was not easy to solve, but the smile on his face still remained, "Japan is not a small country. Compared to North Korea, it has a vast territory and a large number of people. It will not be easy to break! What if there are heroes in Japan? He was born, rectified the vassals, absorbed the advanced military science from the East and the West, and trained soldiers as strong as the new Korean army. Can Sui Guogong still capture Kyushu Island?"

After listening to Li Zhongshan's words, Guanyinbao took out a small fold that had been prepared from his sleeve, stepped forward and handed it over with both hands.Then he sat back down and just watched the change in Li Zhongshan's expression with a smile.

Li Zhongshan glanced briefly, his face sank slightly, and then returned to normal.

This made Guanyin Bao a little surprised, because he knew what Yang Qilong's book said?
This Yang Qilong also did his homework before entering Japan and found out how many mountains of gold, silver, and copper there were in Japan. These are all what the Ming Dynasty lacked!In addition, Yang Qilong also knew that the Japanese had a large number of people, but at the same time he also knew that Japan engaged in the kind of vassal politics that could easily divide the country into civil war.Therefore, he suggested that the Ming Dynasty could enter southern Kyushu and northern Honshu in the name of aiding Japan and resisting Korea, and support powerful vassals dissatisfied with the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, so that they could challenge the authority of the Tokugawa shogunate.

In addition, Yang Qilong also predicted that the Tokugawa shogunate would probably defect to the foreign barbarians because they were unable to expel the Korean invading army and become the lackeys of the foreign barbarians. Perhaps in the future, Japan would be divided into three, with North Korea controlling part of it, and the Ming Dynasty supporting and overthrowing the Tokugawa vassals and controlling part of it. The foreign barbarians supported the Tokugawa generals in controlling part of it.

And as long as these three parts can maintain a balance, both Ming and North Korea will eventually gain a foothold in Japan!

This Yang Qilong thought was quite beautiful. Most of the foreign servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who were captured in Macau and sent to Beijing followed him. It is estimated that he is now a master who has opened his eyes to see the world.

Li Zhongshan hummed: "Sister Yang wants to use cannibalism to annex Japan's land and population bit by bit, right?"

The Japanese themselves are quite familiar with this method, and now they are about to be used on themselves - the time when the Japanese pirates are in danger is coming soon!
Guanyinbao smiled and said: "Exactly."

Li Zhongshan shook his head. He seemed to have no interest in Japan's population and land, nor did he want the gold, silver, and copper mines there. "Now that China has not yet unified its three parts, how can the Ming Dynasty have the power to attack Japan? Besides, the New World is not open to the public." The land is huge, a hundred times better than Japan, and the Spanish who occupy most of the New World only have a total of 700 million people. There are only one-third of Japan's. Even if they work hard, they can't hold on to such a huge ancestral legacy. I had an agreement with Sange Yang , I would be satisfied as long as I enclose a piece of land in Ezo and use it as a supply station for crossing the Pacific Ocean. However, the Zheng family’s business in Japan has always been quite big, and they may be willing to get involved. "

After all, Guanyin Bao's visit was not in vain. Li Zhongshan finally agreed to let Zheng Jing intervene.Guanyinbao smiled and said: "The Duke of Sui also wrote a letter to King Zheng Yi. If you, Shikai, can help say hello, then the next thing will be easy to handle."

Everyone saw Guanyin Bao take out another envelope from his sleeve, and wondered how big of a pocket this Mongolian man had sewn into his sleeve.I saw him handing over the envelope calmly and sitting back upright.

Li Zhongshan took the envelope and found that the envelope did not contain any money. Apparently, he wanted Li Zhongshan to pass the purpose first.He was not polite, took out the letter paper inside, unfolded it, and started reading. After reading for a while, he knew that Zheng Jing was definitely going to join Japan.It turned out that Yang Qilong suggested that Zheng Jing hook up with the daimyo in southern Kyushu and provide military aid in exchange for mercenaries there, and then use Japanese mercenaries to compete with the Dutch and Spanish for territory, so that the Dutch and Spanish would discover the Japanese. If they are helping the Ming Dynasty fight the war, their relationship with Japan may break down.Even if there is no breakup, the Zheng family can obtain Japanese mercenaries from Kyushu, and they can attack the miasmatic lands in Southeast Asia.

There are too many diseases in that place, and soldiers from the Central Plains can easily die of the disease if they drive there. If too many Chinese soldiers die, it will be difficult for anyone to explain.If you use Japanese mercenaries, you won't have this worry. No matter how many people die, it's just a matter of money.

Obviously, Yang Qilong wants "foreign military advisors" around him, and all they come up with are "foreign strategies"!
But having said that, Zheng Jing came forward to contact the Shimazu family and hire the Satsuma clan's army to fight in Nanyang. It was a good strategy. You should not underestimate the ancients!No one who can make waves in history is a fuel-efficient lamp!

Thinking of this, Li Zhongshan smiled and said to Guanyin Bao: "Brother Guan, you and King Zheng Yi are not familiar with each other. I will forward this letter to you, and I guarantee that the matter can be settled! You go back and tell Brother Yang, and ask him not to be too worried." You underestimate the Japanese. With [-] to [-] Korean soldiers, you can’t take down the three kingdoms of Kitakyushu. If you really want to do it, send more troops!"

"Okay! Okay! This Sui Duke's method is great! I'm worried that no one can go to Luzon Island!"

Zheng Jing took Yang Qilong's letter and read it for a while before he couldn't help but applaud.However, Li Zhongshan, who invited him here, frowned slightly and seemed thoughtful.

Now the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Dynasty, and North Korea have all made progress!
Under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan was originally a backwater. Now Yang Qilong, Zheng Jing, and the Dutch East India Company have all entered the situation in a big way. After stirring up the situation, can the Japanese devils not wake up?

The East Asian world is really getting more and more lively!
"King Yi, I have nothing to say if you want to use Japanese mercenaries. That will save us from leaving tens of thousands of corpses in Luzon. But have you ever thought about it? If we can use Japanese mercenaries smoothly, , the capabilities of Japanese mercenaries will become stronger and stronger! After they finish fighting outside, what will happen after they return to Japan?"

When Zheng Jing heard this question, he just sneered: "What will happen? At most, the bottom will conquer the top, and then separate one side! General, you don't have to worry about Japan becoming unified and strong in the future. We have guns and cannons, and we still have money. We can help Those big names who support them with money and guns fight against each other!

As long as we don't let Japan unify, they will never be able to unify!

Back then, the Tokugawa family was able to dominate the world because I, the Ming Dynasty, didn't care about overseas affairs.If Ming Dynasty takes action, that Toyotomi Hideyoshi will not be able to defeat the heroes! "

It seems to make sense. Li Zhongshan thought to himself: This Zheng Jing is making great progress!
"Okay!" Li Zhongshan nodded, "King Zheng Yi, I will also get involved in this matter. My Guangdong Trading Company also wants to hire some troops from Japan! Who do you think I should find better?"

Zheng Jing smiled and said: "I'm looking for Shimazu, and you're looking for Maori. These two families are both poor vassals with too many warriors to support them!"

This Zheng Jing has good vision!
Later, wasn't the backbone of the Japanese Empire the Choshu Army and the Satsuma Navy?

Zheng Jing was not the only one who fell in love with Japanese mercenaries!
As far away as Edo Castle, Governor Spearman of Batavia, who was negotiating the terms of cooperation with the Tokugawa shogunate, also immediately sent Blau to Blau after learning that the Japanese had been defeated by the invading Korean army in Kitakyushu. Will and William Valls, the head clerk of the East India Company's commercial office in Nagasaki, both called him to his office in the Karatsu clan's mansion, closed the sliding door that was not soundproof at all, and began to discuss how to carve up or utilize Japan!
"Governor, it seems that the combat effectiveness of these Japanese is not as strong as imagined! Do we really want to hire Japanese troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty?"

The person who raised this question was William Valls. He had worked in the Dutch merchant house in Dejima, Nagasaki for many years, and he once went to Edo to meet the general - as a Tokugawa retainer!
He originally thought that Japan's samurai army had a certain fighting capacity, but the ongoing Battle of Kitakyushu surprised Valls.

"No, it's not actually us who want to hire Japanese soldiers." Spearman shook his head. "It's the Spanish who want to hire Japanese soldiers. We won't go to war with the Ming Dynasty for the time being, although our motherland is discussing the establishment of an anti-Ming agreement with Spain. Son! But our East India Company is a commercial company after all, not a country. We must fully consider the company's commercial interests. And the reason why the Dutch motherland conflicts with the Ming Dynasty is also because our East India Company has an interest dispute with the Ming Dynasty.

So we still have to hide behind the scenes as much as possible!We can provide funding, weapons and equipment, and even troop transport ships to the Spanish, and we can also connect Spain and Japan.But we try our best not to let the VOC flag fly on the battlefield with Ming Dynasty! "

"The Governor is right!" Brouwer said with a smile, "If there is a war with the Ming Dynasty, there will be no way to do business and make money. As for the combat effectiveness of the Japanese soldiers, there is no need to worry. I have served in Macau for many years and have witnessed China with my own eyes. How the military power of China has risen step by step, I believe that the Japanese can do as well as the Chinese!"

Spielman nodded and said: "But the Japanese lost a key battle after all. Now, they need us more than we need them. So they must make major concessions to us before we will give them enough." support! They must really want our support now!”

"Governor," Valls asked, "what terms do you want?"

"First is the concession!" Spearman said, "I need to get a port in Edo Bay as a stronghold for our trade in Japan! Secondly, we need equal trade status. We are not retainers of the Tokugawa Shogunate, we are free Dutch businessman!”

Under the Edo Castle, the Mito Domain Residence.

Although Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the elder of the shogunate, has suffered major setbacks recently, this Tokugawa "Aoi Third Generation" still has some prime ministerial bearing. At this moment, he can still calmly play chess with his teacher Zhu Shunshui, and he can play a game of Go. Walking without any fuss.

"Guangguo, your chess skills have improved again, which is good. But the conflict between you and North Korea is much more difficult than a game of Go!" Zhu Shunshui played with the chess pieces and said lightly, "Today I received a letter from General Nanjing. He asked me to return as soon as possible. Do you have anything you want me to bring to the general?"

"Yes!" Tokugawa Mitsukuni said calmly, "Please tell the general that the Tokugawa shogunate can provide convenience for Ming Dynasty's ships sailing to the New World! In exchange, Ming Dynasty should immediately stop all support for Yang Qilong. Teacher, I Do you know the relationship between General Li and Yang Qilong? But I still hope that you, teacher, can explain to General Li that once Yang Qilong conquers Japan and achieves the unification of Japan and Korea, the new country will have a population of more than 3000 million!

With such a big country lying on the route from the Ming Dynasty to the New World, will the Ming Dynasty continue to transport people and materials to the New World in the future?Will this big country compete with Ming Dynasty for territory in the New World?

Even when the Ming Dynasty wants to unify China in the future, will Yang Qilong side with the Qing Dynasty and fight against the Ming Dynasty?As for Japan, at least we will not interfere in China's internal affairs. "

Zhu Shunshui nodded and said with a smile: "I understand, but these words are not appropriate for me to convey to you, right? Otherwise, you can send an envoy in the name of the Japanese general to Nanjing to interview the Ming Dynasty general!"

(End of this chapter)