Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

After Zhu Jianzhuo finished speaking, Yang He very wisely stepped forward and moved an embroidered pier for Ryukyu King Shang On.

Zhu Jianzhuo looked at Shang Wen's bleeding forehead and said with a somewhat moved expression.

"Quick, hurry up and send the imperial doctor to stop the bleeding of the King of Ryukyu."

"Why is the King of Ryukyu like this?"

"It is my duty as the sovereign state of the Ming Dynasty to uphold justice for the vassal state. How can I not agree?"

"Why does the King of Ryukyu have to wrong himself so much?"

While speaking, Zhu Jianzhuo made the promise in front of the ministers.

"Don't worry, King of Ryukyu. This time the Great Tomorrow will definitely help you expel the Japanese pirates and uphold justice for Ryukyu."

After listening to his son's explanation, Zhu Jianzhuo now really became interested in intervening in Ryukyu.

Not to mention anything else, Ryukyu's geographical location alone is worthy of Ming Dynasty's efforts.

Seeing this, the King of Ryukyu knew that it was time to ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to intervene, and said with emotion.

"Your Majesty... the whole Ryukyu community has been waiting for Master Wang for a long time!"

But after saying this, he continued.

"But Your Majesty, what about the invasion of Ryukyu?"

Although the Ming Dynasty agreed to send troops to help Ryukyu expel the Japanese pirates and seek justice, Shang Wen's attachment was still quite firm.

Even more urgent!

The reason for this is actually that Shang Wen has his own little thoughts.

Because the threats Ryukyu now faces are not only the foreign invaders like Japanese pirates, but also the powerful officials like the Xiang family.

If the Ming Dynasty really helped Ryukyu expel the Japanese pirates, Shang Wen could not guarantee what Xiang would do if they lost the check and balance of the Japanese pirates.

In his opinion, instead of fearfully continuing to be the monarch of this small country with few people, he might as well simply embrace the Ming Dynasty and use one-third of an acre of Ryukyu land in exchange for the glory and wealth of his Shang family.

He has admired the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty capital for a long time.

After all, he took the initiative to ask for it, and Ming Dynasty would definitely not treat him badly in the future.

When Zhu Jianzhuo heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched. This was the first time he had encountered a king of a vassal state who was so determined to annex the suzerain state.

Isn't this a bit too urgent?

It was clear that Ryukyu wanted to annex the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Jianzhuo felt as if he had been taken advantage of.

However, Zhu Jiazhuo finally spoke.

"It's okay to attach an attachment, but the Qing family must first return to the country to discuss with the ministers and people in the country, and issue a letter of credence requesting the attachment."

Well, what’s included is what’s included, and the process still needs to be done.

It basically means asking Ryukyu to hold a referendum with an attached referendum and an official document.

After Ryukyu has done this and Ming Dynasty makes another concession, the matter can be finalized.

After all, the Ming Dynasty was a celestial dynasty and the leader of various vassals in the Confucian cultural circle. We still have to talk about food and appearance.

If we really don't talk about food, those vassal states will inevitably murmur when they come into contact with the Ming Dynasty. By then, the position of the Ming Dynasty as the leader of the vassals will be unstable.

To be the boss, you don't just have to have big fists, you also have to be able to cover your younger brothers.

If a boss is reduced to sucking the blood of his younger brother and eating his flesh to survive, then his position as boss will definitely be unstable.

Seeing this, Ryukyu King Shang On hurriedly stood up from the embroidered pier and bowed down again.

"On behalf of Ryukyu, my little king, thank you for your grace!"

After saying this, he knocked his forehead against the gold brick in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After a muffled thud, another blood mark was left on the gold bricks in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Seeing this, Zhu Jianzhuo hurriedly spoke.

"Hurry up and forgive me, Qing's family, please forgive me."

Seeing the blood on Shang Wen's forehead, Zhu Jian's head was buzzing.

This King of Ryukyu is really hardworking...

Even Zhu Jing'an on the side couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, looking speechless.

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After the court meeting, Shang Wen was sent back to the post house.

Zhu Jianzhuo and Zhu Jing'an convened the cabinet and the top officials of the Fifth Army Governor's Office to discuss intervention in Ryukyu.

Interfering with Ryukyu is not a trivial matter, and Zhu Jianzhuo is not able to make a single decision. The details inevitably need to be jointly reviewed by the cabinet and the Fifth Military Governor's Office.

After everyone arrived, Zhu Jianzhuo spoke.

"I have promised the King of Ryukyu in the court to intervene in Ryukyu affairs. Let us all discuss how to do this."

"Let's see how I, Daming, can operate so that we can maximize our profits this time."

Wang Shun, the chief assistant, heard the words and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet also agrees with the intervention in Ryukyu. However, if Ming Dynasty interferes in Ryukyu, it will inevitably fall out with Japan. I don't know how to deal with this matter?"

As soon as Wang Shun finished speaking, he saw Zhang He, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty Navy, speaking.

"If Japan dares to fall out with Ming Dynasty, it will fight."

"Fight them until they know what the Kingdom of Heaven is."

It's obvious that Zhang He's attitude is very radical.

After Zhang He finished speaking, Zhang Hu, Xie Gao, Zhong Haishan and other senior Ming army officials also expressed their agreement.

To be honest, people in Ming Dynasty really don’t have any good impression of Japan.

The reason is for no other reason than the word "Japanese pirates".

Since Emperor Taizu Gao, Japanese pirates have been raging along the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Even Lao Zhu was so angry that he sent a letter: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor Zhao said, tell the people to prepare their knives, these guys are coming." , kill before talking" the imperial edict.

In the following years, Japanese pirates broke out along the southeastern coast every year.

Until the Jiajing period, Japanese pirates even came to the gates of Nanjing and trampled the Ming Dynasty's face into the mud. Then the Japanese invaders invaded the country during the Wanli period.

You must know that the target of the Japanese pirates in that battle was not just North Korea. They planned to come to the Ming Dynasty after invading North Korea.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi even had plans to establish his capital in Ningbo...

How can you bear this?
Obviously not.

Then, the Japanese pirates who invaded Korea were suppressed by the Ming Dynasty with a stick...

The so-called elites produced by Japan during the Warring States Period were taught well by the Ming Dynasty on the Korean battlefield. What the hell are they called the Heavenly Soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven!

All in all, although the Japanese country is located in a corner of the country, it still covets the Shenzhou Levee.

While receiving ideological education, these generals of the Ming Army were also learning history.

Naturally, he knows this very well.

In addition, under the influence of the leader Zhu Jing'an, the superiors had to be favored by the subordinates, and the Ming army generally had no favorable impression of Japan.

Before Wang Shun could say anything, Li Mu, the Minister of Household Affairs, spoke.

"Generals, don't talk about fighting. Even if you want to fight, you have to consider whether the government's finances can sustain it, right?"

Li Mu couldn't help but pour cold water on everyone.

The current Ming Dynasty is quite stingy with the army unlike the pre-Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Jing'an always paid attention to strict punishments and generous rewards when running the army. Although the military training was strict and the military laws were even stricter, the military's monthly pay, rewards, and corresponding living conditions were not generally generous.

Especially when the army goes out to fight, the salary increases even more.

For the current Ming Dynasty, military expenditure is the largest financial expenditure every year.

Military expenses, administrative expenses, plus the fact that Ming Dynasty has recently been building railways, the Yellow River embankment, and the Nanjing Imperial City... these are all big expenses.

Therefore, despite the fact that Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue has been rising steadily in recent years, its finances are still tight.

And this is exactly why Li Mu opposes the army's frequent use of force.

Because using force costs money.

The army's war allowances, post-war rewards, food, wages and weapons are all money.

As the Minister of Household Affairs and the chief steward of the Ming Dynasty's finances, what he hates most is that others come to him to allocate funds lavishly...

Then, everyone looked at Zhu Jing'an, seemingly waiting for Zhu Jing'an's statement.

Everyone knows that their say on whether to fight the war does not count, and Zhu Jingyan's decision is the final word.

Under everyone's gaze, Zhu Jing'an pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Li Shangshu, is it true that the current imperial court's finances are unable to support the Ryukyu War?"

Li Mu heard this, shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, if it were just the Ryukyu war, the imperial court's finances would still be able to support it."

"Ryukyu is a small country, so it doesn't cost much."

"But I'm afraid that the Ming Dynasty will become enemies with Japan because of its involvement in the Ryukyu War. If a large-scale war breaks out tomorrow, the imperial court's already severe financial problems may have major problems."

After Wanli aided Korea in fighting Japan, Ming Dynasty's finances ran into serious problems.

This must be guarded against!

Zhu Jing'an also fell silent after hearing this.

The projects that Ming Dynasty is currently working on, whether it is building railways, building the Yellow River embankment, or building the imperial city of Nanjing, cannot be stopped at will.

Not to mention military and administrative expenses.

Zhu Jing'an didn't want to be like Chongzhen, being armed by officials and soldiers to ask for wages.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Jing'an spoke.

"In that case, the Ministry of Finance should prepare a new batch of Ryukyu War Bonds and Ryukyu Development Bonds."

"The total bond amount is set at five million silver dollars, which is probably enough to cope with the Ming Dynasty's intervention in the Ryukyu war and the subsequent possible war against Japan."

What to do if you have no money to fight?
Of course it's a bond issue.

First, it can alleviate the financial pressure on the court, and second, it can tie domestic merchants and gentry to the Ming Dynasty's warships and make them fully support the war.

Those businessmen and gentry all spent real money to buy bonds. If the court loses the war and cannot pay back the money, then their real money will be wasted.

If these businessmen and gentry do not want their money to go down the drain, they will definitely support the imperial court in the war.

As for the issue of repayment?

How can I put it, based on the geographical location of Ryukyu, as long as the Ming Dynasty can occupy it and develop it, the income will definitely come rolling in.

Repayment is no problem!

After everyone heard this, they immediately realized and said with fists in their hands.

"His Royal Highness is wise!"

Seeing this, Zhu Jianzhuo spoke.

"Now that everyone has formed a unified opinion, let the Crown Prince and the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion arrange the war."

"The cabinet must fully cooperate."

Upon hearing this, everyone responded in unison.

Zhu Jing'an thought for a while, then looked at Gan Changsheng, the admiral of the East China Sea Fleet of the Ming Navy, and said.

"Admiral Gan, I order you to leave Beijing immediately and go south to Shanghai Chongming Military Port to put the East China Sea Fleet into combat readiness and be ready to send troops at any time."

"Subsequently, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army will issue a letter to Nanjing, asking Nanjing to fully cooperate with the East China Sea Fleet's war preparations."

"In addition, Guhui will transfer another brigade of marine troops to you to be responsible for the landing operations in Ryukyu."

"Admiral Gan, are you confident in completing this combat mission?"

Hearing this, Gan Changsheng looked stern and spoke.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, we will ensure that the mission is completed!" (End of Chapter)