Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 303
"Master Zongyi, so many warships of the Tang people are gathered here, and so many supplies are transported on board, it seems that they are going to attack our country of Japan very soon!"

At this time, outside the port of Busan, Zong Yixiang, the confidant envoy sent by Zong Yizhi, had already landed with a few entourages under the escort of a group of Ming troops. The situation in front of him made everyone tremble with fear.Huang Laifu didn't shy away from watching these Japanese people, using force to break cleverness, a thunderous strike, an upright teacher, no matter how much the other party spies, it's useless, but it can give them more prestige.

"That's right, the Tang soldiers are about to launch, and I hope this peace talks will be a success, otherwise we will end up in Tsushima Island!"

Zong Yixiang is worried and authentic.

Soon, they entered the city of Busan under the escort of the Ming army, and the densely packed military camps inside and outside the city stretched for dozens of miles, which made them breathless. The Ming army was so powerful, they couldn't resist it Yes, I just hope this mission will be successful.

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In the Admiral's Mansion in Busan City, Huang Laifu received Zong Yixiang, the envoy of Tsushima Island. Huang Laifu's time is precious, so naturally he has no time to talk to them. , the time is set on the fifth day of the lunar new year.

No matter what Zongyizhi thought, the warships of the Ming army would land at Dapu Port on Tsushima Island that day.If the Zongyi clan surrendered, Huang Laifu would save the lives of the whole clan, otherwise, once the Zongyi clan landed by force, the entire Zongyi clan would be wiped out.

Zong Yixiang, the envoy of Tsushima Island, had no chance to say anything, so he had to sweat profusely and hurried back with Huang Laifu's ultimatum.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month in the 27th year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty first dispatched more than a hundred warships to land on Tsushima Island. The governor of Tsushima Island, Zong Yizhi, led the whole family to kneel and surrender on the pier. The Ming Dynasty army captured Tsushima without any effort. This important stronghold of the island.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the Ming army successfully landed in Nagoya, Japan. There were more than 5000 escorting warships and more than [-] soldiers from the coalition army. Among them was Deng Zilong, the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, who led [-] infantrymen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. They had rich experience in dealing with the Japanese army. , they were the first candidates to land in Japan.In addition, there is the North Korean general Pu Renlao, who led more than [-] Korean soldiers.

Although Nagoya has been operated by Japan for many years as a stronghold for attacking North Korea, it is currently guarded by Kato Kiyomasa, with thousands of troops, but all of them have no fighting spirit, and they were breached in less than a day, Kato Kiyomasa Flee in embarrassment.The main force of the siege was the Korean army, and the Ming army was only advancing behind, as if they wanted to vent their resentment over the years. These Korean soldiers became extremely brave despite their cowardice in the country, without any casualties.

After they captured Nagoya, they massacred the city for several days, and the corpses in the city piled up like mountains. Even tens of thousands of Japanese around, regardless of men, women, or children, were all killed by them. They killed like crazy, and even Deng Zilong couldn't stop them .Deng Zilong privately reported to Huang Laifu that the madness of the North Korean army and the brutality of their methods were shocking.

The news of the destruction of Nagoya Castle and the massacre of the city spread, and the whole of Japan was shocked. Everyone said: "The Chinese and Koreans are coming to revenge!"

In the next few days, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there were as many as 5 Ming troops who landed, and the successor Ming troops continued to come in a steady stream.On the [-]th, thousands of Ming troops landed at Wenquanjin, lightly captured Tottori Castle in Iwami Kingdom, and took control of Iwami Ginzan.

On the [-]th, the Ming warship appeared on the beach of Tango Castle not far from Kyoto, showing off its power and bombarding Tango Castle, shocking the whole of Japan.

Facing the aggressive situation of the Ming army, Japan was in chaos, the five elders were helpless, and Mrs. Yodokata led the young and ignorant Toyotomi Hideyori to cry all day long, not knowing what to do!

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On the 21st, on the sea off Tsushima Island, there were densely guarded warships in the front, back, left, and right sides. Huang Laifu stood on a big blessing ship and looked out. It is the long and narrow figure of Tsushima Island from north to south.

Beside him was the admiral's banner of honor, and a group of burly guards stood upright. They had been in North Korea for almost two years, and even if the Shanxi army were landlubbers, they would not get seasick as before when standing on a boat.Even if Huang Laifu was on the boat, he was much calmer now.

Right now the weather is still bitingly cold, and the sea breeze blew the cloak behind Huang Laifu, making a sound of hunting, he remained silent, just meditating, the progress of the attack on Japan is going smoothly, Japan seems to be frightened, and now The time has come for negotiations.Accept it when you see it, take the money and leave. If the persecution continues, it will arouse the hatred of the whole country of Japan, which is not good.

Soon, the fleet landed at Dapu Port on Tsushima Island. Not to mention the Ming army on the island lined up to welcome the Admiral, the governor of the Tsushima family, Yoshitomo Tsushima, had already led the whole family up and down, as well as everyone on the island. All the residents of the city greeted each other on both sides of the pier.

Tsushima Island is located in the Korean Strait between Japan and North Korea. It consists of five islands with a land area of ​​about 700 square kilometers. The main towns are Yanyuan and Jizhi. Most of the residents are fishermen, and most of them used to be Japanese pirates. Divided land.

But right now, this place has already become the place where the army of the Ming Dynasty was stationed. The barracks are densely packed and the sea of ​​flags is boundless.This island is big enough and wide enough to accommodate tens of thousands of troops without any problem. Moreover, Dapu Port is also a good port, and it is very convenient to transport supplies from Daming and North Korea to here. Moreover, the scenery here is pleasant, there are many grasslands, and you can raise horses.Huang Laifu has already made a decision. From now on, he will occupy this place as the territory of Ming Dynasty, stationed in the fleet permanently, and Weihe Japan and North Korea.

Chen Lin, the commander of the navy, had already led the army to station on the island. At this time, Ma Gui, Dong Yiyuan, Liu Ting, Marshal Quan Li of the Korean capital, and others were following Huang Laifu. beside.Seeing Huang Laifu getting off the boat, Chen Lin hurriedly greeted him with cupped fists.

There is also Yoshitomo, the original island master, who also jumped forward and kowtowed in Chinese with a trembling voice: "The villain is the governor of Tsushima Island, Yoshitomo Zong, I have met the admiral of Shangguo!"

He has been doing business with North Korea and Ming Dynasty for a long time, and the Ming language is naturally no problem for him. The Zongyi clan members behind him are also following behind him and kowtowing.

Huang Laifu looked at him, Zong Yizhi was very young, that is, in his twenties, and he said immediately: "Mr. Zong Yi, get up, you can turn to the light and serve the heaven. I will not forget you Good!"

Zongyizhi heaved a sigh of relief. With Huang Laifu's words, he can rest assured that Tsushima Island cannot be kept. However, his Zongyi family has been running Tsushima for many years and has accumulated a lot of wealth. With this money, he will live a happy life in the future. The life of a rich man is no problem.

He got up, took a sneak peek at Huang Laifu, and thought, "Why is this admiral from Tang Dynasty so young?"

At this time, he also saw President Xiaonishi behind Huang Laifu. The two looked at each other with wry smiles. It can be said that both of them made a fortune by operating transnational trade with Daming of North Korea on Tsushima Island.Now both of them have become prisoners, it can be said that they are suffering from the same disease, but it is good to save their lives.

The personal guards brought horses for Huang Laifu, and the group headed for Yanyuan City on the island.Along the way, the Japanese residents on the island knelt on both sides to greet each other tremblingly.

This is the first time that Huang Laifu has come to Japan in this time and space. I have heard that the Japanese are short, and here it is even more vividly reflected.Generally speaking, regardless of men and women, these Japanese people are all about 1.3 meters tall and 1.5 meters tall, and those who are 1.6 meters tall and [-] meters tall can be regarded as tall. At first glance, they seem to have entered a dwarf country.

According to historical data, among the famous generals of the Warring States Period in Japan, there are very few who are 1.6 meters tall. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is less than 1.5 meters tall. Takeda Shingen is 1.5 meters tall.

Looking at the whole world at this time, due to the increase in population, the amount of meat per capita is small. Whether in the East or the West, the height is generally not high.The average height of the Ming people is 1.6 meters, the average height of the Japanese is 1.4 meters, and the average height of the Mongols and Koreans is 1.5 meters.Even in the West, the average height of citizens of Spain, Britain, France and other countries is only 1.6 meters. Even during the Eight-Power Allied Forces period, the average height of Beijingers was higher than the average height of Prussian soldiers.

The height of the world's population peaked in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods in China in the East, and in the Roman Period in the West. At that time, soldiers from Qin, Yan, and Han Jun in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods could reach 1.8 meters 1.9. , more than 1.8 meters, even in Han Dynasty, the average height of Han soldiers was more than 1.8 meters five.In the Roman Empire at the same time, the average height of soldiers was also 1.9 meters, [-] meters or more.

From the end of the Tang Dynasty, the height of the Eastern population dropped rapidly. The average height of the Song people was 1.6 meters five, the Mongols were 1.5 meters to 1.6 meters, and the same was true for the Westerners. After the Industrial Revolution, the height of soldiers recruited also reluctantly changed from 1.6 meters five dropped to 1.6 meters.

Soon, everyone entered Yanyuan City, where the defenders had been replaced by the Ming army.Although Yanyuan is the center of Tsushima Island, it is only a small town in Daming, with a population of only a few thousand.

Zong Yizhi respectfully welcomed Huang Laifu and others into his private residence, which had some Jiangnan flavor,

That night, Zong Yizhi and some trusted retainers hosted a dinner to entertain the coming Admiral of the Shang Kingdom.Although Zong Yizhi thought that the dinner was rich and flattered, in Huang Laifu's eyes, these meals were nothing more than typical simple meals.Right now, the Japanese are in extreme collective poverty, even if there are some big names, they usually consider a piece of fish to be a hearty delicacy.

This is why there have been no eunuchs in the Japanese imperial palace for thousands of years, because the emperor is poorer than the daimyo and cannot afford to support them.

Eating these meals, the taste is like chewing wax, only the Japanese child dance performance that follows, I can still watch, those Japanese bunt envoys, with white belts on their heads, holding round drums and bamboo flutes in their hands, playing and dancing while playing, yo yo ha ha Yelling, but it's also fun to watch.But the Japanese kabuki performance that followed surprised Huang Laifu.

Those Japanese women, wearing Wu clothes with baby bags on their backs, holding small fans, thick white powder smeared on their faces, and black teeth, made Huang Laifu shudder when they saw them.Only Ma Gui, Dong Yiyuan, Chen Lin, Liu Ting and others watched it very curiously, and even Marshal Quan Li and other generals of the North Korean capital also looked at it with a smile on their faces.

During the banquet, Zong Yizhi tentatively asked about Huang Laifu's arrangements for their Tsushima clan, and with Huang Laifu's power, what would happen to the clan in the future was only a matter of Huang Laifu's words.

In Huang Laifu's consideration, he will also need to form some interest groups in Japan in the future, and President Konishi and Soyoshi Tomo are good candidates. He can also show to all walks of life in Japan that as long as they cooperate with him, they can get benefit.

At the moment he said: "Mr. Zongyi abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and served the heaven. Dynasty. He is loyal and courageous. I am determined to report to the emperor. In the future, Mr. Zongyi will still be the island owner of Tsushima Island. After the two countries have peace in the future, you can continue to cooperate with North Korea and Ming Dynasty." Trade isn't it?"

Zong Yizhi was overjoyed, he left the table and kowtowed to Huang Laifu: "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Admiral, and the villain is so grateful, I am determined to serve the Lord in the future, and I will go through fire and water, and I will do my best!"

All of Zongyi's family members were also beaming with joy.

Afterwards, the atmosphere of the banquet was harmonious. After the banquet, Huang Laifu just rested in the mansion. Zong Yizhi had already prepared the best room.When Huang Laifu was about to rest, Zong Yizhi sent his wife and Ji to the bedside. Huang Laifu saw that this and Ji looked good, no wonder the former envoy of the Ming Dynasty Li Zongcheng harassed her.

At this time, Japan had the habit of saving species. From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, when Japanese men came to China, or met Han people from the Central Plains who came to Japan, they would dedicate their wives and daughters to serve them.Zhou Hui from the Song Dynasty once recorded in "Qingbo Magazine": "A boat from the Wa Kingdom drifted in the Song Dynasty. There were dozens of people in the group. The Japanese women were all sent. "

This custom has been passed down from the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Both the Chinese and the Japanese at that time were used to it. That is, the Ming army is currently stationed on Tsushima Island. Many Japanese residents on the island have offered their wives and sons. Going out every night, hoping to give birth to a strong and tall offspring in the future.The height of the Japanese in later generations has been raised. Although there is credit for the strong generation of milk, the contribution of the Han people in the Central Plains to their precision is also indelible.

Huang Laifu also somewhat understood the Japanese customs at this time, and the current hospitality was hard to give up, so he accepted it. This Hejiren looks good, and he is good at bedtime, but he is a bit petite and dainty, with a height of only 1.4 meters. There is a guilty feeling of playing with underage girls.

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For the next few days, on the one hand, Huang Laifu was stationed in Tsushima Island, directing and dispatching the war against Japan, and on the other hand, he planted seeds for Zongyizhi’s wife every night. , They sent several batches of envoys, hoping to negotiate peace with Daming.

On the first day of February, Huang Laifu finally received the peace envoy of the Toyotomi family on Tsushima Island.

(End of this chapter)