The Zheng family that Shimazu Tadahashi refers to naturally refers to Zheng Zhilong.
As Japan's largest foreign trade partner, Zheng Zhilong has great influence here.
At the same time, Zheng Zhilong is still an official of the Ming Dynasty, so his attitude is very important.
The Satsuma clan frequently did business with Zheng Zhilong, so they naturally had a deep understanding of the strength of this maritime overlord.
But Shimazu Tadahashi's views were not recognized by his son.
"The Zheng family is an official of the Ming Dynasty, and what we have to deal with this time is the rebellion of the Ming Dynasty. Maybe we can draw the Zheng family over to increase our strength."
Shimazu Tadahashi didn't hold out much hope.
"Whether it's officials or rebellion, they are all matters within the Ming Dynasty. I believe that the people of the Ming Dynasty will not allow us to interfere in it. It is best not to cause extraneous matters."
The reason is very simple.
No one wants external forces to intervene in the internal disputes in Japan, because that would harm the interests of Japan as a whole.
Looking at his father who was lying in bed, Shimazu Mitsuhisa appeared to be submissive, but after he got down, he threw his father's opinions behind him.
"Tell Mrs. Zheng that you must surrender to us. If you have our help, you can eliminate the rebellion for the Ming Dynasty."
Some retainers went down to do it.
As for how to conquer North Korea, Mitsuhisa Shimazu had already thought carefully about it on the way back.
"If you want to drag the shogunate into it, you must turn this matter into a matter for Japan as a whole. At that time, Oku, as the leader of the Japanese Communist Party, must come forward no matter what."
Xinna Zhongqing fully agreed with his idea.
This guy is still a militant and has always hoped to expand his territory like his ancestors did.
"Why don't we send envoys to negotiate with the Xia Kingdom first, and use provocative words to gain reasons for sending troops. As long as the war breaks out, the shogunate cannot sit idly by and watch."
This method was recognized by everyone in Satsuma Domain.
Because to put it bluntly, it was just a matter of cutting things off first and telling them later, creating an established fact that the Tokugawa shogunate had to accept.
This can also be regarded as a variant of "lower to overcome upper".
Japanese people are best at playing this trick.
Seeing that the people under his command were all high-spirited to fight, Shimazu Mitsuhisa enjoyed this kind of majesty that responded to everything at once.
"It will take at least a month for the armies of each daimyo to be assembled. Who is willing to go to Busan as an envoy to find out what's going on?"
Even if they want to use force, Japan needs to make long-term preparations.
The Shimadzu family's own military strength alone is absolutely not enough.
Other foreign daimyo will send a certain amount of troops and form a coalition to act together.
In order to prevent Tokugawa Iemitsu from being alert, all the daimyo sent so-called missions to Satsuma Domain in the name of "authorized consultations".
It's just that the number of people in each mission is more complicated, with the largest number being eight or nine thousand, and the smallest number four or five thousand.
As a result, the armies of more than a dozen daimyo gathered together, with a strength of forty or fifty thousand.
When it comes to crossing the sea, ships are the most important thing.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa ordered all the warships of Satsuma Domain to be gathered together, and at the same time, he recruited ships from other feudal kingdoms on Kyushu Island.
Although the Satsuma clan's dream of unifying Kyushu failed to come true due to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's intervention, it was still the overlord of Kyushu.
Coupled with the fact that he had Tokugawa Iemitsu's order in his hand, the Kyushu feudal clans did not dare to disobey and sent ships to the Satsuma clan one after another.
Shimazu Hisamoto stood up.
"Lord, as an envoy, I will definitely complete my mission."
As a member of the Shimazu clan, Shimazu Hisamoto also has dreams.
He also wanted to be famous in history like Shimazu Shiren. Even if he could not sit on the throne of the feudal lord, his brilliant life would be enough to comfort him.
His initiative to ask for help made Shimazu Mitsuhisa very happy.
"You are going to Busan this time. Firstly, you want to deliberately provoke us and provide an excuse for us to send troops; secondly, you want to take a closer look at the so-called Xia Kingdom's troops."
Shimazu Hisamoto took the order carefully and set off from Satsuma Domain by boat that day and headed straight for Busan.
As a result, as soon as they reached the center line of Tsushima Strait, they were discovered by Xia Navy ships.
Seeing the Chinese fortune ship approaching, Shimazu Hisamoto couldn't help but despise it for a moment.
"After so many years, Akito's ship still hasn't made any progress. If we fight again, victory will definitely belong to us."
In the original Luliang naval battle, the Japanese navy was completely destroyed by the Ming Dynasty allied forces. From then on, it lost the ability to peek at the mainland.
However, because the defeat was unforgettable, everyone in Japan has been studying hard to find a solution after returning.
It can be said that Japan's shipbuilding industry has developed to a certain extent since then.
It is a pity that the Toyotomi clan perished and the Tokugawa clan pursued a policy of seclusion, so the little progress of the Japanese navy was completely useless.
When the two ships met, the Xia Jun officer on the Fu ship asked: "Who are you? Where are you going?"
There was a Chinese translator on Shimazu Hisamoto's ship.
"General, the person next to me is the special envoy of the Lord of Satsuma Domain, General Shimazu Hisamoto. On the orders of the Shogun, I came here to pay a visit to your army."
The officer's eyes widened.
Now the people in Busan are going all out to prepare for the next war. At this time, the Japanese people come, obviously they are weasels paying New Year greetings to the chickens.
But the other party was an envoy, and the officers did not dare to mess around.
"You come with me and don't run around. Otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences."
Listening to the high-handed threats from the Xia Army officer, Shimazu Hisamoto and others were all furious. However, for the sake of the plan, they could only endure it temporarily.
They followed Xia Jun's lucky boat and headed west.
I thought I would land in Pusan and meet the commander-in-chief of the Xia army. But who knew that after only walking more than thirty miles by sea, there were seven or eight larger blessing ships blocking the way on the sea directly in front of me.
The lucky boat that was leading the way came closer, paused for a while, and then sailed back again.
"Let's go, our minister wants to see you."
Shimazu Hisamoto was quite surprised.
"I am the envoy of the Shogun, the general of the Satsuma Domain. Even if I want to meet him, I should talk to the commander-in-chief of your army in Busan."
The Xia army officer shook his head.
"The commander-in-chief of our army is not in Busan, and he is very busy right now. The person waiting to see you on the opposite ship is our Minister of the Navy of Xia Kingdom, who can decide anything here."
After hearing the translation, Shimazu Hisamoto was a little confused and asked in a gibberish voice.
However, the translator is also a second-hand person and has no idea what the official position of the Minister of the Navy is.
Thinking about the mission of this trip, Shimazu Hisamoto was quite discouraged. But he had no way to retreat, so he had no choice but to follow and board the largest ship on the opposite side.
The person on this boat is none other than Zuo Hua.
Now the navy is at full strength and is helping the army complete the deployment of Busan and control the nearby sea.
When he heard that an envoy from Japan was coming, Zuo Hua simply stopped him.
As the Minister of the Navy, he had the right to receive the envoy. However, he did not know that this unintentional move actually cut off the Japanese plan to conduct reconnaissance in Busan.
