Wanli Youming

Chapter 121

Chapter 121

Jin Xuezeng's words were like a thunderclap, which directly surprised the ministers present at the military meeting.

Even Yu Dayou looked at Jin Xuezeng with a look of horror, and asked: "You know, how many ships are needed for a cross-sea expedition, how much manpower will be consumed, and how many unpredictable risks will there be? It is difficult to choose a point, and there are too many islands, so it is difficult to completely destroy the Wa country as soon as it lands."

"My humble intention is not to completely flatten the Wa country, but to use the name of Ping Wa to divide and rule the Wa country and gain its financial benefits."

Jin Xuezeng said at this time.

After hearing this, Fang Fengshi asked Jin Xuezeng, "How do you say this?"

"I don't know what the public knows. The Wa Kingdom is now in a period of melee among the feudal vassals. It is time to punish them. The time of Shimiao owed me a lot of blood debts to my Ming Dynasty."

"In addition, the Wa Kingdom is quite rich now, because the feudal vassals colluded with the smuggled Han gentry, gaining a lot of profit, and the Wa Kingdom has a lot of silver, so it accepts a lot of goods from the Ming Dynasty. The Wa Kingdom has made a lot of profits."

"Back then, Wang Zhi and others made trouble for the southeast, and the Hirado and Satsuma feudal clans also plundered a lot of my Ming's property, and now they are all very rich."

"Before the official became an official, he had been to Dinghai. Because it was a tribute to the Wa Kingdom, many people are familiar with the domestic situation of the Wa."

"According to the investigation of the lower officials, nowadays, there are many smuggling merchants funded by noble gentry in my Ming Dynasty, and most of them collude with local powerful vassals in Wa country, and set up various workshops and shops in the local area."

"Some even directly bought or tricked the Han people to work in the past, and colluded with the local powerful vassals to exploit the Han people who worked in the past, so that once they passed, it was difficult to return home alive."

"In addition, there are even more powerful smuggling merchants who directly collude with the local powerful vassals, and then obtain the right to trade, and can take the smuggled merchants to the city where the local strong vassals are stationed to do business, but these merchants have to pay heavy taxes, and this heavy tax is regulated by The local powerful vassals divided up with the smugglers who cooperated with them."

"And these smuggling merchants also colluded with pirates to plunder those who tried to smuggle alone! Or directly ask the local powerful navy to come forward to suppress it."

"And the imperial court can send a powerful navy to destroy the local workshops and shops of the smugglers who oppressed our Ming Han people, and even order the local powerful vassals to pay compensation to weaken their power so that they will not invade the southeast coast in the future."

"In fact, the Japanese Insurrection during the Shimiao period was because these powerful vassals grew stronger with the help of smuggling merchants, and they coveted my Ming Dynasty."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone straight to Nanjing back then."

"According to the officials who later asked the people living in the Wa Kingdom all the year round, they learned that when the Wa Kingdom was strong like the Satsuma Fan, they had the heart to test the reality of the dynasty."

Jin Xue once said here that the other party said at the right time: "So whether it is to teach the Wa country, or prevent the Wa country from becoming bigger again with the help of smuggling merchants and offend the intention of the dynasty, or allow it to reduce taxes to benefit the goods of the dynasty, and for the year Compensation for the looting of the southeast of me, the release of the captive artisans and common people, and the conquest of the Japanese are all necessary! It can also increase the national funds and prepare for the future use of troops in the southwest, northwest, and northeast."

"Of course, the Wa country has many mountains and little flat land, so it is not suitable for a large army to land, and the islands are vertical and horizontal, which is not conducive to the united front. Therefore, if the imperial court destroys the country, it will be very difficult. It should be eaten away step by step. First, weaken its power and earn its financial resources. Also, so there is no need to send many soldiers and horses. In general, only [-] to [-] soldiers from the South and [-] to [-] navy troops are enough. It is not easy for the feudal vassals to be vigilant, and then use the technique of combining vertical and horizontal lines to slowly increase their troops."

"It is not necessary to use troops now, but to prepare first. After a few years, if you want to raise troops, the first thing to do is to do this!"

"What's more, the southern soldiers have only been fighting against the Japanese in the southeast for many years now. Many officials and generals are familiar with fighting the Japanese, so it is not difficult to select thousands of elite soldiers who have fought against the Japanese pirates hundreds of times."

"Even as a boat master, he fought against the Japanese pirates several times back then, and he is also familiar with the Japanese pirate navy."

"In addition, in the places where the Hirado and Satsuma vassals of the Japanese state are located, there are many people from Fujian, Guang and Zhejiang, and most of them are hired workers who are oppressed by local powerful vassals and smuggling merchants. .”

"The lower officials have also asked the smugglers who have been to the Wa country. According to them, from Dinghai to Satsuma Prefecture, if the wind is favorable, it can be reached in seven days."

"It can be seen that if you really want to send troops to fight in the Japanese country, you don't have to worry about taking too much time. And now there are a lot of smuggling ships going to the Japanese country in Fujian and Zhejiang. Send Jin Yiwei to infiltrate and inquire first, find out the sea conditions, and do something for the future to cross the sea to fight for the Japanese It's not hard to prepare."

After Jin Xuezeng finished speaking, Fang Fengshi nodded, looked at Yu Dayou and said, "So, now is really a good opportunity to recruit Japanese."

"But the Taizu once had an ancestral precept, saying that the Wa country is a country that will not be conquered."

At this time, Jiang Yilin said.

"It doesn't matter. Now that there are many civil wars among the powerful feudal clans in the Wa Kingdom, you can send people to contact one side first, and let the feudal clan that is about to be destroyed ask my master Wang to ask for rebellion on the grounds that they are willing to recognize me as the suzerain. Conquer the Japanese."

Jin Xuezeng replied at this time.

Ye Mengxiong followed suit and nodded, and said: "You can also use troops in the Japanese country for the purpose of suppressing thieves. No one knows whether the remnants of Wang Zhizhi have made waves in the Japanese country, and want to plot my southeast or even the whole community? As long as it is not to destroy the Japanese, it will be You can't say it's a conquest."

"Based on Zilu's opinion, how much money is expected to be added to the imperial court by sending troops to Japan?"

Fang Fengshi asked again at this time.

Jin Xue once replied: "I don't know exactly how much this is, but as far as I know, the Japanese country alone produces millions of taels of silver every year. Not to mention, the Japanese pirates have a lot of food at an annual income of [-] taels." above the rock."

Fang Fengshi gasped after hearing this, and muttered four words: "I see Yinshan."

Then, Fang Fengshi said: "That is to say, as long as the number of troops sent is not more than [-], [-] to [-] land and water troops, or even a few thousand elite soldiers at the beginning, once successful, the benefits will obviously be considerable!"

"And if it is really successful, it may at least guarantee an increase of more than one million taels of official profits to the court in the future!"

"In combat, we must pay attention to the timing, location, and harmony of people, not just weighing the pros and cons."

"Although there are quite a few elites who can fight the Japanese pirates in my Ming Dynasty, we must have strong troops stationed in the southwest, northwest, and even the northeast. If we really want to mobilize thousands of elites to cross the sea, if the entire army is wiped out due to the lack of fighting due to the weather, the loss will not be great. Just a few thousand elite fighters may affect the fate of the entire country."

Yu Dayou spoke at this moment.

As a veteran of hundreds of battles, he was obviously more cautious than civil servants like Jin Xuezeng when it came to the start of the war.

Fang Fengshi, as a veteran minister who had served as a frontier minister for many years, also understood Yu Dayou's concerns.

Because people are not silver after all, especially the elites of the Ming Empire, it is not true that they are only worth 30 taels of silver like the imperial pension regulations.

After all, that may be the seed of becoming a general in the future.

Therefore, Fang Fengshi only said: "We are just providing His Majesty with the military strategy for the next few years agreed upon by the Privy Council, and whether we want to do this or not, we have to ask the Holy Judge."

"But at present, it seems that the southwest, northwest, and northeast are all just a waste of national funds, and we still need to wait for another opportunity. Only the war against the Japanese is the easiest military operation at the moment, if your majesty really wants to raise troops."

After Fang Fengshi said it, he said: "So, I think the Privy Council should use the army to attack the Japanese as the most important thing at the moment, and let your majesty know, what do you think?"

Jin Xuezeng cupped his hands: "I have no objection from the lower officials."

Ye Mengxiong also cupped his hands and bowed: "I have no objection as an official."

Jiang Yilin also cupped his hands and said: "That's the only way. You are right. The Privy Council only provides strategies for His Majesty. As for the decision, it can only depend on the holy will."

Fang Fengshi looked at Yu Dayou, who had white eyebrows and hair, and said, "If you really want to use troops in the Japanese mainland in the future, the land battle will naturally be inseparable from Marquis Qi, and the naval battle will be inseparable from the Duke; Now that the bandits are going to ask about the crimes of the bandits, the second lord should also ask about it; like sealing a wolf to live in Xu, and sealing a stone to see a silver mountain, it is the full merit, but Lian is old, can he still eat?"

After hearing this, Yu Dayou said: "I just quit drinking!"

　The revitalization of the Wa Kingdom is not about the revival of Kazakhstan now, but the strategic direction of the Privy Council in the next few years, which is equivalent to determining a direction for the next military arrangement.

(End of this chapter)