The few words he pretended to be mysterious made Wang Youling speechless in shock.
"Zhu Ming...is there any descendants here?"
"Not only are there descendants here, but they have also created this huge foundation in foreign lands!"
Pointing at Nanhua, Hu Xueyan said.
"The land of Nanhua is fertile and wild for thousands of miles, and it's like spring all year round. The only thing we look down on are the people. That's why we try every possible means to attract people from the Qing Dynasty."
"Bringing people from the Qing Dynasty?"
"Otherwise, why does Brother Wang think we are here? To be "piglets"? Brother Wang, how could those foreigners treat piglets like this?"
Hu Xueyan pretended to smile mysteriously.
"I heard that Zhu Dad's boss gave us foreign guns and cannons in exchange for them."
"Ah! Is there such a thing?"
"Otherwise, Brother Wang would think that the bandits suddenly became so kind and stopped killing people indiscriminately."
"No, no..."
Suddenly, Wang Youling's expression suddenly changed and he murmured.
"That's it, that's it!"
In an instant, Wang Youling seemed to understand everything. No wonder the number of foreign guns and artillery issued by bandits suddenly increased. No wonder he couldn't defend Hangzhou and had been stuck here for a long time.
Your Majesty, it’s not that your ministers are incompetent, it’s that they are inciting bandits... No, no, it’s because the enemy is too cunning!
The bandits actually colluded with Zhu Ming’s descendants!
This news shocked Wang Youling so much that he felt a little dizzy, but what could happen?
After a while, Wang Youling lost his voice.
"Then, where is the Lord of Nanhua? I, I want to see him, I want to ask him face to face..."
Before he could finish speaking, Hu Xueyan smiled.
"Brother Wang, what kind of person is he? If Brother Wang wants to see him, in what capacity can he meet him?"
A casual question made Wang Youling mute.
Just when he was stunned, he saw a group of men coming off the same boat. Those men seemed to be dressed somewhat similar to the bandits, but they seemed a little different?
Who are they?
Upon seeing this, Hu Xueyan said.
"They are Japanese. It is said that they are Japanese who came all the way to report the death of Zhu Ming's descendants after learning about them."
"ah!"
Looking at the more than a hundred Japanese with dumbfounded eyes, Wang Youling couldn't believe what he saw. There were actually Japanese who had traveled thousands of miles to report.
This, is this true?
Of course it's fake.
These more than a hundred Japanese were hired from Nagasaki by an American company. In addition to English translators, there were also dozens of down-and-out ronin. They were... mercenaries of the South China Foreign Legion.
When and by whom the Foreign Legion was invented, it is certainly impossible to verify the details.
There is no doubt that there have been foreign legions at home and abroad in ancient and modern times. For example, the Romans absorbed a large number of barbarians into the Roman legions, and the Han and Tang Dynasties also used foreigners as soldiers and generals.
Of course, whether it was Rome or the Han and Tang Dynasties, when a large number of non-barbarian soldiers were used in the legions, the end of the empire would slowly come.
However, everything is not absolute. The most famous one now is undoubtedly the French Foreign Legion.
France is a strange thing. It can only fight if it is led by foreigners and women. When Napoleon, a foreigner who was the last glory of France, passed away, the combat effectiveness of the French army declined and was not worth mentioning. But that army
The foreign legion is mixed with criminals and adventurers, but its combat effectiveness has always been considerable.
In addition to French chicken, French chicken's neighbor Panji also has a foreign legion. Before World War II, Franco relied on the foreign legion to "conquer" Spain and overthrew the republican regime.
Regardless of the combat effectiveness of the Foreign Legion, what is the biggest benefit?
cheap!
Cheap cannon fodder!
Especially for Nanhua, which has limited troops, since there is cheap cannon fodder available, of course it cannot let it go.
The reason why Zhu Xianhai established this foreign corps was, to put it bluntly, because of his cheap attributes.
Not only is it cheap, but the quantity is sufficient!
What is abundant in that part of Japan?
Aren't they just samurai?
In fact, these people are not samurai, but ronins such as the second sons of samurai families who have no inheritance rights. Although they are ronin, they grew up in samurai families after all, and they have also practiced some sword skills. In terms of combat effectiveness, or
It is said that the combat effectiveness of cold weapons is definitely stronger than that of ordinary farmers.
However, the most important thing is that such consumables are painless to use!
“The Japanese are so cheap!”
Once again, on the way to Beihe, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but sigh when he saw the "Foreign Corps" accompanying the escort to Beihe.
"The military pay is only four yuan a month, and if you die, you only have to pay twenty yuan. This... there is no better consumables in the world than them!"
The military pay of four yuan is even lower than the lowest-paid farm workers here in Nanhua. In many aspects of treatment, they are not as good as farm workers. Not only is the money less, but there is also a risk to one's life.
Why is the treatment so low? They are here to work for their lives, so who makes them not Chinese? The treatment is poor, of course!
"My lord, although Japanese soldiers are cheap, you still have to be careful. If they are not of my race, they will have different minds!"
After being reminded, Fang Zhanbo said again.
"But there's nothing going on right now, there's just a few hundred people here."
"Hey, you don't understand this."
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"These Japanese can be put to good use. These Japanese don't even know what a country is. For samurai, their lives and everything belong to the lord!"
Looking at the foreign soldiers riding horses and following the large army, Zhu Xianhai really liked the Japanese of this era. They were simpler, or in other words, they didn't have a country in their eyes, only the master, the lord, of course.
, this is also the result of hundreds of years of deliberate education by the feudal lords of Japan. Otherwise, wouldn’t all the samurai trained become members of the shogunate? Therefore, the country belongs to the shogunate. As for the samurai, they only need to be loyal to the feudal lord and the lord. As for the country
, loyal to the samurai of the shogunate.
And what about these ronin?
They have no master. As the second sons, they have no inheritance rights and no samurai salary. Who do they owe their allegiance to? Of course, their employer.
"Don't worry, as long as you give them a certain way to rise, their loyalty will definitely exceed your imagination!"
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
Are Japanese mercenaries reliable?
The answer is obvious. Since these people have no country and no lord, they are just rogues. As long as they are given a certain channel for advancement, they will definitely repay their loyalty, just like those under Guo Xingye who worked in Nanjing, Kinmen, and
Just like the Japanese mercenaries who fought to the death in Penghu.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were also Japanese servants and Japanese mercenaries on the battlefield of Salerhu, as we, the old emperor of the Ming Dynasty, experienced.