Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 228 The Japanese Kingdom after the War
According to Zhu Tianqi's arrangement and plan, the first thing Wu Sangui had to do was to recruit the Japanese army, because the Ming army under him was only [-] in total, which was definitely not enough to manage the entire Japanese country.

At the same time, Zhu Tianqi also sent people to send tens of thousands of flintlock muskets and new artillery to Wu Sangui to ensure the Ming army's absolute advantage in military equipment. In this way, it could make up for the Ming army's numerical disadvantage. insufficient.

Wu Sangui relied on these muskets and artillery to manage most Japanese armies and counties with a smaller Ming army. Ming army garrison stations were set up in various counties and counties across the Japanese country, and troops were stationed to maintain local security.

The Japanese king is still the nominal ruler of the Japanese country, ruling in Kyoto, and the Japanese imperial court has basically remained. However, all officials, large and small, have begun to be gradually held by women. Except for a few who passed the review of the review team set up by the Ming Dynasty, they were able to stay in the Japanese country. Except for the male ministers, the Japanese king re-selected suitable women to appoint other official positions that were vacant due to disposal.

However, there is no need to worry that these women do not have the ability to govern. After all, they will not be needed to truly hold power in the future. The main work of the Japanese court in the future will be to carry out some secretarial administrative work under the supervision of Ming officials.

The Japanese country no longer maintained the previous vassal system, but changed to the county system. The country was divided into about 68 counties according to the existing vassal state. There were counties under the counties and villages under the counties. Because the Japanese country had a very large land area. It is small, with a total population of less than 3000 million, so there is no need to continue to set up more levels.

After all the men of the Japanese country were transported out of the Japanese country in batches and sent to Siberia, the Japanese country only had a population of more than 1000 million, and management became easier.

In other words, the original vassal-level administrative divisions of Japan were turned into counties, and the county-level administrative divisions were turned into counties, and the next level down became villages.

Because the counties of the Japanese state were too small, at most the size of a state or county in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army only needed to set up one guard post in each county, and each guard post only needed to station no more than a thousand Ming soldiers. army, plus some adapted Japanese troops.

The Japanese court had to set up county offices and county offices step by step, and dispatch officials to govern. Of course, the officials' power to govern was very limited. Generally speaking, they could only manage small issues such as civil disputes. The matter must be reported to the Ming army officers at the guard station, and the Ming Dynasty will intervene and manage it.

In terms of military affairs, the Japanese court no longer established an army or any armed forces, and the public security work of the Japanese state was entirely managed by the Ming army.

In terms of economy, since only women will be left in the Japanese country in the future, Japanese people will only engage in agricultural production and service industry operations. All Japanese people can only choose to work in agriculture or engage in the service industry. The so-called service industry is called "in the words of Japanese people" "Custom industry" is an industry that allows outsiders to experience the customs and customs of Japan.

Of course, this industry also requires many talents in various fields. In addition to direct employees, there are also people who do logistical work of serving tea and water, some who are responsible for attracting customers and doing publicity work, and some who are responsible for collecting payments and accounting and doing administrative work. , so the employment opportunities for Japanese people are far wider than imagined.

According to Zhu Tianqi's plan, in the future, the entire Japanese country will be built into a world-renowned entertainment resort similar to Las Vegas in later generations. It will also be a gold-selling cave that gathers the three major items of H, D, and D. In this way, Come and turn waste into treasure, turning Japan, an island country with barren land and scarce resources, into a good place to make money.

In addition, the current minerals, port trade and other places of the Japanese country are all taken over by the Ming Dynasty, and specialized officials and troops are stationed to take charge of operation and management. This can be considered as a way to bring great benefits to the Ming Dynasty before building the Japanese country into a country of entertainment. Several big items for huge gains!

Especially the silver mines of Japan, which Zhu Tianqi has been coveting for a long time. The silver mines of Japan were one of the most productive silver mines at this time, accounting for one-third of the world's silver production. Zhu Tianqi How can you let it go?

Therefore, after Zhu Tianqi arranged the Japanese military and political matters, as well as the follow-up construction plan, the second task assigned to Wu Sangui was to quickly capture the Izumo Domain. In the Shimane County of the Izumo Domain, there is a Zoma Yinshan is the largest silver mine in Japan.

After Wu Sangui occupied Zuomo Silver Mountain, he followed orders to station troops in the silver mines, waiting for officials and miners sent by the court to mine.

Then came the construction of several major port cities in Japan. Zhu Tianqi also asked Wu Sangui to station Ming troops in major port cities to ensure trade security. At the same time, Zhang Guoji and Zhang Shili were responsible for managing the major port cities in Japan. trade operations.

While doing these things, Wu Sangui was also responsible for gradually conquering those vassal counties that had not surrendered to the Ming army, and clearing out the resistance forces in the Japanese country, as well as the Japanese resistance forces that had cooperated with the Ming army. Now that the Japanese country has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, If they surrender, then the rebels will have no use value to Wu Sangui, so naturally they cannot be kept.

But now it is not easy for Wu Sangui to get rid of the rebels. With the help of the rebel leader Ueda Xianqiu, the leader of the rebel army has agreed to come to see Wu Sangui and said that as long as Wu Sangui can help the rebels To clear away the remnants of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Wa Kingdom, the rebels will help Wu Sangui persuade the Emperor to surrender to Ming Dynasty.

But the plan failed to match the changes, and the court seemed to have run out of patience, and directly ordered Li Banghua and Wu Sangui to attack the Japanese capital of Kyoto, capture the Japanese emperor, and force the Japanese to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Naturally, Wu Sangui couldn't let Li Banghua take the lead, so he immediately led his troops straight to Kyoto. How could he care about the rebels?

At this time, Wu Sangui finally fulfilled his wish, captured Kyoto before Li Banghua arrived at the Japanese emperor, and accepted the surrender of the Japanese emperor on behalf of the Ming Dynasty. However, at the same time, his cooperation and transactions with the rebels naturally collapsed because of this. .

The Japanese rebels carried out uprising activities under the pretext of overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate and supporting the Japanese emperor. Now Wu Sangui has directly contributed to Kyoto and captured the Japanese emperor. Naturally, the rebels can no longer cooperate with Wu Sangui. In theory, They still have to fight Wu Sangui as an enemy and come to rescue the emperor.

But after all, the Japanese rebels only regarded the emperor as a banner, and they did not really support the emperor or be loyal to the emperor. Therefore, they naturally would not go to war with Wu Sangui for the emperor and die in vain. They still knew how much they weighed. Yes, he definitely doesn't have the ability to confront Wu Sangui head-on.

Therefore, the rebels chose to hide their traces and completely disappeared from Wu Sangui's sight.

Wu Sangui naturally knows what the problem is, and even if he and the rebels have not turned against each other yet, they will never negotiate face to face again. The rebels probably no longer trust him, and it will be difficult to find them now. It's not that easy anymore.

Wu Sangui is not afraid of making enemies of the Japanese rebels, but the current situation still gives him a headache. After all, with real swords and guns, Wu Sangui's annihilation of the Japanese rebels is as easy as squeezing an ant to death, but now The Japanese rebels wanted to hide in secret to fight against themselves, and they wanted to play this kind of "cat and mouse" game, which would be a big trouble.After Wu Sangui distributed the new muskets and artillery issued by the imperial court to the Ming army under his command, he began to order the guards stationed in various counties and counties of the Japanese country to dispatch small troops to raid various places in the Japanese country and eliminate the remaining hostile forces of the Japanese country. and hunting down Japanese resistance members.

Although most of the Japanese rebels were farmers and low-level soldiers who were coerced into joining, those who served as leaders were all down-and-out samurai or ronin. They had undergone certain military training and had relatively strong anti-pursuit and anti-reconnaissance capabilities. , so the Ming army's gains were very limited and they could only capture some insignificant people.

Wu Sangui gradually lost his patience. If the Japanese rebel forces were not eliminated, they would always threaten the security of the Japanese territory. If they caused any trouble and let the court know about it, wouldn't he be punished for it?Wu Sangui decided that he should increase his efforts, gather troops, and take action personally.

On the other hand, Li Banghua and Zheng Zhilong have also returned to the capital to resume their duties. This is Zheng Zhilong's first time in Beijing to meet the saint, so he is inevitably a little nervous.

Although Wu Sangui, a latecomer, won the first victory in the Conquest of Japan, Zhu Tianqi also awarded Li Banghua and Zheng Zhilong a lot of rewards. He even awarded Li Banghua an even greater reward than Wu Sangui. As the commander of the Ming Navy, Li Banghua He played a vital role in this battle, and he is the real hero.

As for Zheng Zhilong, Zhu Tianqi also promoted him to the third level and once again gave him an opportunity to make contributions.

"Zheng Zhilong, I heard that you are also quite powerful on Dongfan Island. Is this possible?"

Zheng Zhilong was startled when he heard the words, cold sweat broke out from his temples, and he hurriedly replied: "Returning to the emperor, there is indeed such a thing, because the land in my hometown is barren, and now there are years of severe drought, and the people are hard to harvest. Recruiting victims, distributing money and food, and sending them to Dongfan Island for reclamation, everything I do is to help the imperial court relieve the disaster, and I have absolutely no other intentions, and I hope the emperor will see clearly!"

"Hahaha——" Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but laugh loudly after hearing Zheng Zhilong's words, and then said: "Zheng Zhilong, I didn't say that you did something wrong in this matter. Why are you so nervous? Could it be that you have a guilty conscience?"

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he suddenly became wet with sweat. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty. I am absolutely double-minded. I hope the emperor will understand clearly!"

Zhu Tianqi looked at Zheng Zhilong with a smile, and said after a long time: "Okay, I know that you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and I not only know that you have transported victims to Dongfan Island to reclaim wasteland many times, and you have also helped The imperial court repelled the invasion of the Helan people, and I will remember everything you did for the imperial court!"

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, and his hanging heart slowly fell to the ground.

The smile on Zhu Tianqi's face faded, he stood up, with a resolute expression on his face, and said loudly: "Dongfan Island is my land of China, how can we allow the Taixi people to occupy it?
The Taixi people occupy Dongfan Island. They not only exploit the people of our Ming Dynasty and plunder our Ming Dynasty's products, but also use this as a basis to eye our Ming Dynasty's maritime territory. How can I tolerate it?Now that the time has come, I have decided to send troops to regain Eastern Fan and expel the Taixi people! "

Having said this, Zhu Tianqi focused his attention on Zheng Zhilong and asked loudly: "Zheng Zhilong, I want to entrust you with the important task of recovering Dongfan. I wonder if you dare to take it?"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong didn't hesitate at all. He straightened up immediately, clasped his fists and replied loudly: "I am willing to take on this important task, drive out the Taixi people for the imperial court, and recover Dongfan!"

"Okay!" Zhu Tianqi immediately raised his hand, and Wang Yuanbao held Shang Fang's sword in his hands and delivered it to him. Zhu Tianqi grabbed Shang Fang's sword, walked off the platform, walked to Zheng Zhilong, and said: "Today, I will I will make you the general of Futai and hand over the eight main battleships of the Ming Dynasty to you. I hope you will not disappoint my expectations of you!"

Zheng Zhilong raised his hands to receive Shang Fang's sword, and immediately kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely live up to your Majesty's trust in me!"

Zhu Tianqi nodded slightly, "Then I will just wait for the good news!"

After coming out of the Huangji Palace, Zheng Zhilong suddenly felt confident and full of energy. He held Shangfang's sword in his hand and his chest was full of passion.

Li Banghua smiled and cupped his hands to Zheng Zhilong and said, "Congratulations, General Zheng. After we go to recapture Dongfang, General Zheng will become famous!"

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly returned the gift with his hands raised, "Master Junmen has promoted this official, and he is also doing things for the court and sharing the emperor's worries. How can he only think about his own future and wealth?"

Li Banghua smiled, but didn't say anything more. He just turned and said: "Let's go, we have to rush back to Dagokou as soon as possible to hand over the warship!"

Zheng Zhilong naturally had no objection. Although Zheng Zhilong and Li Banghua had just arrived in the capital and had not even had a good breath before they had to rush back to Dagokou, which was a bit hard, Zheng Zhilong could not care less at this time. Let’s consider the question of whether it’s hard work or not. After all, those eight main warships are the “treasures” of Li Banghua, the Governor of Coastal Defense. If they are willing to hand them over to me so readily, they have given me enough face.

Li Banghua didn't think that much, nor was he jealous because the emperor gave Zheng Zhilong the important task of recovering Dongfan, because he knew that the emperor also valued him very much, and leading troops in war was not his expertise.

Now that the war against Japan has been going on for nearly half a year, it's time for him to go back and reorganize his Ming Dynasty navy and inspect the Ming Dynasty's shipyards. Managing the army, training troops and building ships are what Li Banghua is good at. As for Let Zheng Zhilong, a military general, do the expulsion of the Taixi people and the recovery of Dongfan.

Li Banghua happily handed over the eight warships to Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong did not stay much and led his men to sail the eight warships back south to his hometown to make preparations.

(End of this chapter)