The choice is easy to make.

When Fang Yizhi chose a proper "Zi Qian Ming", a large sailing ship was slowly sailing into Dalian Port more than a hundred miles away.

Standing on the bow of the ship, Hota Masamori stared at Dalian with a solemn expression.

Li Baguan, who was beside him, saw that he didn't say a word, so he said.

"Sir, when you come to China this time, the general will definitely agree to rescue Japan. Please rest assured, sir."

Save Japan!

However, in just eight months, Japan suffered an unprecedented impact.

Japanese pirates!

Once upon a time, Japanese pirates from the sea had been plaguing the coast of the Ming Dynasty, causing harm from north to south. Countless people died tragically among the Japanese pirates. However, the Japanese never thought that one day, pirates would attack the coast of Japan.

On the tenth day of December last year, the Tartars who invaded from the sea plundered the Nagato Domain, burned the city, and killed soldiers and civilians. When the news reached Edo, like everyone else, Hota Masamori did not regard it as an answer at all.

I even felt that this severely damaged the strength of the Nagato clan.

But who would have thought that a month later, the Tsushima clan was reported to have been looted by the Tartars. Three thousand Tartars even killed Tsushima directly and occupied Tsushima. The feudal lord's clan was able to break through with great difficulty under the protection of retainers.

Surrounded and escaped from Tsushima.

In the next few months, the coast of Japan was attacked everywhere. The fact that each robbery was successful and the harvest was huge greatly stimulated the Jurchen pirates. They did not expect that a small island could have so much property, so

The number of robberies increased.

When these Jurchen pirates invaded Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate was shocked and confused. In history, they had been attacked by Goryeo pirates, but in the past two hundred years, they were the only ones who robbed others, so how about others?

The truth?

But now I have never thought that these pirates not only robbed Tsushima everywhere, but also occupied Tsushima. Where did these fierce pirates come from? Although I was confused, after seeing the money rat tail on the corpse, I still thought

They are called "Lu bandits" (i.e. Eastern Lu), and the Jurchen pirates' plundering is also called "Eastern Lu invaders".

Although the Tokugawa shogunate tried to resist the attacks of these Donglu pirates, they only looted for more than ten days before retreating from the sea, leaving no chance for the Japanese to fight back.

After being passively beaten for half a year, facing the rampage of Donglu pirates, especially the request of foreign daimyo to build ships, Tokugawa Iemitsu naturally thought of Daming's father and wanted to use Daming's father's hand to fight against Donglu pirates. After all, these Donglu pirates

The pirates all set out from North Korea.

"As long as General Pinglu is willing to send troops, he will definitely be able to make Donglu have no time to take care of himself and be unable to invade Japan, just like the "Sword and Yi invaded" back then."

"Daoyi invaded" also happened six hundred years ago. At that time, Jurchen pirates invaded Japan and looted the coast of Japan. The Japanese called these Jurchen pirates "Daoyi" (i.e. Dongyi).

This pirate plunder is also known as "Daoyi Invading".

Later, Japan sent an envoy to Goryeo to negotiate, and Goryeo sent a large army to annihilate this group of pirates. Since then, there have been no large-scale pirate raids on Japan. It was precisely because of this "successful experience" that Tokugawa Iemitsu sent Hota Masaru.

Sheng came to Dalian to ask for help.

With Ming's father taking action, those Donglu would soon be wiped out! By then, those foreign daimyo with different ambitions would naturally have no excuse to build big ships, and the shogunate could still monopolize huge profits from foreign trade as it does now.

Tokugawa Iemitsu thought well, but Hota Masamori had no idea.

He felt that this matter was definitely not that simple.

How could he possibly be willing to send troops when he was lobbying the general?

"I hope the general will send troops to defeat the Japanese for the sake of Japan's respect!"

Then, Hota Masamori looked at Dalian getting closer and closer with a solemn expression.

Finally, the ship docked at the port. As soon as the ship docked, customs officials came up. When they heard that there were Japanese people on board, they immediately shouted loudly.

"The Japanese can come ashore, but their weapons must be handed over!"

When it comes to customs officials, they don't care about diplomatic etiquette, and their tone is as if they are lecturing Sun Tzu. In fact, in their eyes, these barbarians... their status is definitely not as good as Sun Tzu's.

Of course, the Ming Dynasty crew members on the ship could bring weapons ashore, and Li Baguan, who was the general secretary of the Tang Dynasty, could also bring weapons, but the Japanese had to hand over even their knives. The discriminatory clauses were obvious. This was how the Chinese government discriminated against the barbarians.

magnanimous.

But the Japanese didn't dare to protest. When they came to China, they felt inferior in their hearts. Even though Hota Masamori was a veteran of the shogunate, in front of Ming officials, no, I should say customs officials, they still couldn't help but bow slightly.

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There is no way, we are Yi Di, and it is common sense that we are inferior to others in the Celestial Empire.

In fact, in these days, whether Japan or North Korea, they consider themselves inferior to themselves. Even if North Korean officials disdain to speak Korean, they all regard themselves as Chinese, speak Chinese, and write Chinese characters.

, but in my heart, I think of my status as a "Yidi", which makes me feel inferior.

Fortunately, Ming’s father never looked down on us and called us “like China.” Although he felt proud, he still felt inferior because of his origin. As for the Japanese, even though they created pseudonyms like Yi Di and even though they borrowed a lot of Chinese from the Tang Dynasty, they still couldn’t help but feel inferior.

Whenever possible, always try to learn the original Chinese language as much as possible. Just like these shoguns in Japan, although they never admit that they are vassal states of the Central Plains Dynasty, their bodies are honest and they wish they could kneel down to the father of the Ming Dynasty.

I am seeking canonization and recognition in front of you.

As "Yi Di", they naturally have low self-esteem and feel inferior to others. Of course, in another time and space, this mentality changed with the rule of the Qing Dynasty in China, and even the construction of Japan's national concept also changed

Because Lu Chen of China claimed to be "Little China", learning Chinese and Chinese characters were still compulsory courses for Japanese nobles. This did not change until the Meiji Restoration.

But this is not the time for each other.

Ming Dad, this golden sign is not only useful in Confucian cultural circles such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, but even if it is placed in Nanyang, it will definitely make people rush to kneel down and recognize their father.

Originally, Zhu Guoqiang did not have a good impression of the Japanese, but now, in the past few months, as he has deepened his understanding of Japan, especially after realizing the usefulness of the golden sign of "Dad Ming", he has to say...

...In fact, if it is done well, Japan will definitely become another filial son of the Ming Dynasty.

But it must be done well. The Japanese are really barbaric!

When faced with a strong person, they would willingly kneel down and call him daddy, and the grandson would be absolutely honest. But once daddy becomes weak, he will immediately backlash.

Historically, China, Britain, and the United States have not all been attacked by him. But as long as they are strong enough, this country will definitely be the number one loyal dog.

When he does things for his master, he is absolutely loyal and never complains at all. Such a loyal dog is hard to find.

Looking through the various intelligence collected by Fang Yizhi last time, Zhu Guoqiang suddenly looked up at Shi Lei and asked:

"How is our intelligence collection in Japan going?"

"Currently it's limited to Nagasaki because they restrict our travel in Japan."

Shi Lei replied.

"That's it."

Zhu Guoqiang couldn't help but smile.

Japan in this era was closed to the outside world. Although people from the Ming Dynasty could go to Japan to do business, they could only move around Nagasaki. Only those Tang people who arrived in Japan in the early years could freely travel to various parts of Japan.

But, in a few decades, their actions will be restricted!

But now!

Now seems to be an opportunity. We can take this opportunity to ask Japan to open more trade ports, for example, five ports for trade?

This is not impossible. After all, Japan now wants to ask for itself. Of course, in addition to treaty ports, it can also ask for free passage rights within Japan.

As long as we have these rights, it will be easy to dismantle the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. Of course, it will depend on whether the Tokugawa shogunate will obey or not.

Well, meet them in these two days. We have prepared all the unequal treaties for you!

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Zhu Guoqiang looked at the file again, a smile flashed on his face.
Chapter completed!