golden scales

The Shimabara Rebellion was triggered by the Tokugawa shogunate's strict ban on religion and the use of the stake to burn Christians to death. One of the symbolic events was the "Hirayama Changcheng Incident". ..

Hirayama Changchen was originally the captain of a Zhuyin ship. Because the ship was a Chinese-style flat-bottomed boat, he was arrested by a Dutch ship when he was mistaken for a Chinese ship on the way back to Japan from Manila.

While searching the Hirayama ship, the Dutch accidentally discovered two Spanish missionaries, so they presented it to the Tokugawa shogunate as treasures.After the shogunate interrogated, Hirayama Changchen and the two missionaries were all burned at the stake, and the remaining twelve crew members were also executed.

Since then, religious persecution has expanded into trade restrictions. The Portuguese were first expelled, then the British, and finally Spanish ships were strictly prohibited from sailing in the first year of Kanei.In addition to the Zhuyin certificate, Japanese ships must obtain a "Book from the Laozhong" before they are allowed to go to sea. Japanese living abroad are also strictly prohibited from returning to the country, and they will be executed upon returning to the country.

Under such a blow, Catholicism was quickly suppressed in Japan.

Until the autumn of Kanei 14, there was a great famine on the Shimabara Peninsula and the Amakusa Islands in the Higo country in the south, but the lord Matsukura Katsuya still collected the annual tribute according to the old practice, and brutally executed the farmers who could not pay the annual tribute.Update June [-] East Neighbor Night Banquet Song Shang Qi Sincerely, as Engels said, religion is spiritual opium and has the effect of relieving pain.Under the oppression of the cruel reality, farmers have turned to Christianity to seek spiritual relief.And this violated the biggest taboo of the Tokugawa shogunate—the impact of theocracy on secular power, which triggered a new round of cruel banning of religion.

On October [-] of the same year, under the double pressure of famine and religious persecution, Mamura Shimabara launched an attack, killed the deputy official of the Matsukura clan, Hayashi Heemon, and broke through the domain weapon arsenal.The Shimabara Castle, the main castle of the Matsukura family, was surrounded by a group, and the curtain of the Shimabara Rebellion was set off.

"The reason for the failure of the Shimabara Rebellion lies in the words 'cage city trapped'." Yang Wei said: "The shogunate has ten times as many soldiers, and it is certain to break the city. I am afraid that except our army, it is impossible for any army to be able to do so." Defend the city under such circumstances. Their best strategy is to roar and spread, with the slogan of 'survive without food'. Launch a larger-scale... 一揆."

Yang Wei originally wanted to use the word "chaos", but finally felt that these people were sympathetic, so he chose the Japanese term "一揆" to avoid praise or criticism.

"Only by making a big splash can we arouse the sympathy and attention of religious daimyos, and finally unite to carry out the downfall." Yang Wei said: "As long as we can make a slogan of downturning, I think there will be many daimyos who fish in troubled waters will join in." Update [-] Shang Qi Zongyi, the singer of the East Neighborhood Night Banquet on July [-]th, nodded.Regardless of others, the Mori family and the Shimadzu family will definitely not let go of this opportunity. It doesn't matter what religion they believe in.The important thing is to be the enemy of the shogunate.Moreover, there are hundreds of thousands of Japanese who believe in Catholicism. Once the momentum spreads, it is indeed likely to cause a "Ichikui" that shocked the whole country.

"The next step," Yang Wei said, "is to communicate with the Dutch. Promise trade benefits to obtain support in goods and arms. During the Shimabara Rebellion, the Dutch played a very important role: it was their artillery that bombarded the militia. In the end, the city was destroyed. But they also believed in Christianity in religion, so it can be seen that they were simply lured by the shogunate's small profits."

Zong Yizhen nodded again.He already looked at this extremely young Ming army staff officer differently.

"Without a clear understanding of the grand strategy, no matter how many tactical victories there are, it is doomed to failure." Yang Wei said: "The Shimabara Rebellion really broke out suddenly. If we can send someone to contact Daming to intervene before then, the result will be certain." are different."

Wei Yun thought to himself: At that time, it was the tenth year of Chongzhen, how could there be any spare energy to meddle in the Japanese affairs.

He glanced at Yang Wei, and happened to see Yang Wei also looking at him.There was a sly look in his eyes.

— Yo, he seems to understand something.

Wei Yun was a little surprised.

"How can you prove that your strategic vision is correct?" Zongyi asked really.

"Well, it's very simple. It won't be long before Yizhen Palace will be able to buy "Records of Kou Bian" from Daming. Just compare Li Zicheng's and Zhang Xianzhong's career paths. It will be confirmed." Yang Wei responded calmly, without any excuse for himself.

Taking history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs. In Japanese history, there are too many myths and too little connotation, so that we can only follow China to pick up my teeth.

Zong Yizhen was stunned by Yang Wei's attitude, he was quite amazed, and couldn't help exclaiming like his father: "How many people are there like Your Excellency?"

Yang Wei learned a lot from eating, so he kept silent.

"At least [-]." Wei Yun laughed loudly, changed the subject, and said, "Your country relies too much on famous generals. As everyone knows, even if one is as talented as our Chen Junmen, a hundred or ten staff officers are needed to fill in the gaps for him. , sort out the context."

Zong Yi really knew that the "staff advisers" of the Ming army were the wise ministers who helped to come up with ideas, and they were several times more numerous than the officers who led the army.The Wei Yun in front of him is the "pen head" of the staff officer, and he is also in his twenties, but his behavior and speech are so old-fashioned that it makes people look at him.And this Yang Wei, whom I met for the first time today, looks like he is only in his teens, and he has such insight before Yuanfu, Daming is really scary!

Zong Yizhen even believed the false word "one hundred thousand" because he had heard that Ming had mobilized an army of one million to fight the Mongols in the northwest, and had mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to fight in Annan.These two directions are definitely more important than Japan, so more famous generals and talents should be called.

Thinking of this, Zongyi felt a little broken in his heart, like an ant looking up at Mount Fuji.

--No!I also want to set up a school in Tsushima, train staff, and build an army that is not inferior to the command of a famous general!

A flash of lightning flashed in Zongyi's heart, he turned to Wei Yun solemnly, and bowed deeply: "Please help me set up a school for training staff officers in Tsushima! Please!"

Wei Yun nodded slightly, and said, "Yizhen Palace, don't worry."

Yang Wei stood aside and looked at the two "sympathetic to each other", and found it difficult to accept the Japanese logic for a while: Why did Daming have to help you?Can your request override the national interest?Do you dare to ask for assistance in this situation?You really don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, right?

After getting Wei Yun's approval, Zong Yi left the Ming army's garrison with great satisfaction.

Wei Yun and Yang Wei sent him outside the door.

Watching Zong Yizhen ride his horse away, Wei Yun turned to Yang Wei and said, "Very good."

"Huh?" Yang Wei was a little surprised.

"The general staff finally sent someone with a brain." Wei Yun raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "You must have thought about how to promote Wanghua in Japan, right? Prepare a report within ten days, and the topic is the future of Japan." .”

"Yes." Yang Wei replied.

Wei Yun's feet froze slightly: "You don't seem to be excited at all?"

"Eh? Why do you need to be excited in a humble job?" Yang Wei asked with confusion.

"Your report could very well determine the fate of this country, the fate of 3000 million people living in this country."

"Well, maybe it is." Yang Wei said flatly: "But I just completed a job within the salary."

After Yang Wei finished speaking, he saluted and left.

Ten days does not seem short, but it is very tense for such a big topic.He has read some Japanese documents these days, but it is still too early to say how much he knows about Japan.For a country with a good grammar, if you want to understand its essence, this in itself is a matter of great learning.

Moreover, for consultants who are accustomed to teamwork, it is very rare to overcome such a big problem.However, this is also a test left by Wei Yun. No matter what step Yang Wei takes, it already means that he has been recognized by Wei Yun, only the degree is different.

Yang Wei didn't mind Wei Yun's opinion.According to the military laws of the Ming Dynasty, he must accept Wei Yun's leadership without violating his own job, but he does not need to win the approval of the North Korean garrison.In the final analysis, his organization still belongs to the Army Staff Headquarters.

To Yang Wei's surprise, Wei Yun gave him ten days, not simply waiting for Chen De to return to Tsushima Island, but also waiting for Mao Shi and Zhao Qiming.

Mao Shi is now in charge of the preparations for the establishment of the North Korean army.It's funny to say that now the General Staff has only given the North Korean side the establishment of one division, but the ration of officers is only one battalion.According to this inference, if Chen De wants to really build a division, he must at least report the establishment of an army.

Zhao Qiming is Chen De's political adviser, who advises Chen De on the court and politics, and has a great influence on Chen De.It was under his operation that Chen De's position in North Korea became more and more stable. There were still people in the North Korean government who fought for a general seal for him, but it was only because the Chinese officials in the North Korean court had quite a lot of opinions on whether to set up General Zhengdong or General Fubo. dispute.

Yang Wei completed his homework as scheduled and submitted a thick stack of reports to Wei Yun, but the reply he got was: "Get ready and report to Chen Junmen tomorrow."

Being able to make a report is itself a support.

Yang Wei thinks that he is not very utilitarian, but this opportunity really depends on Wei Yun's affection.

——If you can be promoted to major and retire, your pension will be much higher.

Yang Wei thought to himself.

On the first day of May in the third year of Longjing, Yang Wei stepped into the special war room located deep in the Ming army barracks on Tsushima Island.

The level of secrecy in this war room is so high that even the cleaning staff are on duty by lieutenants sent by Daming itself, and they will never be left in the hands of others.In this war room, kerosene is kept at all times, and if there is any change, it will be set on fire to burn it all, without leaving any clues.

Yang Wei never thought that such a place existed in the camp, and he couldn't help but be amazed at the various Japanese maps hanging on the four walls.It wasn't until his eyes were attracted by the sand table of the four islands of Japan on the table that he realized that Daming had put a lot of effort into Japan, a tiny country.

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