In the Shikai Hall of the Imperial Palace in Anning City, Ashido and several confidants of the Ashikaga family were patiently waiting for Prince Ning to receive him, while drinking tea and looking around.
Although the Ningguo Palace in front of you is far from comparable to the palace in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it is still quite luxurious. Ceylon gems, Burmese jade, South Sea corals, pearls, African ivory, etc. have been carefully decorated by craftsmen.
This palace looks magnificent without losing the royal majesty and the elegance that the Ming Dynasty people have always been pursuing, forming a perfect unity.
"It's so rich!"
Zhidao sighed.
Looking at the luxurious palace in front of me, and then thinking about the situation of my own Ashikaga family, I feel sad.
Since the Onin Rebellion, the Muromachi shogunate has been in decline and unable to suppress the daimyo in various places. The daimyo in various places have joined together to dominate one area one after another. They have continued to fight against each other, forming a situation where the heroes are divided.
Within the Muromachi shogunate, many families that were previously loyal to the shogunate were also very ambitious. Important leaders such as Hosokawa and Yinshi successively became Cao Cao and his ilk, intending to coerce the emperor and order the princes.
Many families loyal to the Ashikaga family also have many problems. Some are due to the sudden death of the governor, and there is chaos in the family fighting for the position of the governor. Some are replaced by their subordinates, and some are replaced by others.
annexed by the daimyo.
If it hadn't been for the intervention of the Ming Empire, which stationed troops in Ginzan County and Hyogo-notsu, the unrest in Japan could have been suppressed, giving the Ashikaga family a chance to breathe.
However, although the agreement between Japan and the Ming Dynasty gave the Ashikaga family a chance to breathe, the status of the Japanese king was also recognized by everyone.
The daimyo who used to compete with other heroes from all over the world also pledged their allegiance to the Japanese king, so that the Japanese kingdom has gradually evolved into two factions headed by the Japanese king and the shogun.
The overt and covert fighting between the two factions caused ups and downs in the entire Japanese country.
At the same time, because of the rapid rise and development of the Ming Empire, the Japanese state also suffered a huge impact after becoming a vassal state of the Ming Empire.
Within the Japanese country, many local daimyo began to actively turn to overseas trade and development. A large number of Japanese people moved to the overseas lands of the Ming Dynasty, and gradually broke away from the Japanese country, settled in the Ming Dynasty, and became Ming people.
The power of the daimyo who are actively developing overseas has rapidly expanded. Among them, the Shimadzu family, the Ouchi family, the Mori family, etc. have developed the most rapidly, and their financial resources have grown the fastest.
The great changes in the past few years have also made the Ashikaga family restless. With the support of the Shimazu, Ouchi, Mori and other families, the Japanese faction has become more and more powerful. They are trying to force the shogunate to surrender to the Japanese in order to establish a future.
The Japanese king led a centralized empire that imitated the Ming Empire.
"It seems that we also need to pay attention to our development overseas. Otherwise, in the long run, we will eventually be defeated by them."
Ashikaga thought very far. He was the core figure of the Ashikaga family. The Ashikaga family also responded to the agreement between the Japanese country and the Ming Dynasty. They changed their surnames to Han names, spoke the Ming dialect, and the Ashikaga family changed their surname to Ashikaga.
At this time, King Ning came over with Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi with smiles on their faces.
When Zudao saw it, he quickly stood up with his own and said very respectfully: "Greetings to His Highness Prince Ning!"
"No courtesy, sit down!"
King Ning nodded slightly. Although he was now the king of a country, he was still King Ning of the Ming Empire. No matter what happened, he could only call him Qian Sui or His Highness, but he could not call him Long Live or Emperor.
"His Royal Highness Prince Xie Ning!"
Zudao thanked him again, then sat down carefully and looked at Prince Ning slightly.
The Prince Ning in front of him was no ordinary man. He was the first prince in the Ming Dynasty who dared to go overseas to establish a vassal state. In just a few years, he established a huge vassal state in Tianzhu and East Africa.
"Last time, your shogunate sent someone to send me some beauties from Japan, but I couldn't thank you properly."
Prince Ning also looked at the footpath in front of him.
If the other party hadn't said that he was from the Japanese country, Prince Ning would have even thought that the other party was from the Ming Dynasty.
The other party's clothes, speech and behavior are exactly the same as those of the Ming Dynasty, and they are even more elegant than the Ming Dynasty people.
Obviously, these children of the big families of the Japanese country have worked hard in this regard. The Japanese country learned from the Ming Dynasty in all aspects, and it was not just as simple as changing a surname or giving a name, but also learned from the Ming Dynasty in all aspects.
"Your Highness Prince Ning is very polite. It's just a small and insignificant gift. I know His Highness likes it. This time I also brought some stunning beauties here. I hope His Highness Prince Ning will like it."
Ashido replied with a smile.
The Ashikaga family is aware of the importance of overseas, and has been vigorously developing overseas since the year before last. On the one hand, like the Shimadzu family and the Ouchi family, they vigorously develop overseas trade and participate in overseas colonization. On the other hand, they also want to find a piece of land overseas. own colony.
Developing overseas trade and participating in overseas colonization are naturally to solve the financial problems of the Ashikaga family, and looking for colonies overseas is also for the Ashikaga family's future considerations.
If they were defeated in Japan, the Ashikaga family could still move to overseas colonies with their loyal family members, and still have their own territory, allowing their family to continue to develop.
"Haha, thank your general for me."
When Prince Ning heard this, he immediately laughed happily.
After some polite greetings, we started to talk about business.
"Mr. Zu, you must have something to do when you come all the way this time?"
After accepting the gift, Prince Ning looked at Zudao and asked.
"To be honest, I came here this time to ask for something from His Highness."
Ashida nodded slightly, thought for a while and said: "Next year, we, Japan and Korea, will send troops to unite with your country and many vassal states and colonies in Tianzhu to jointly attack the barbarians in northern Tianzhu."
"On our Japanese side, the Japanese king and our shogunate will each send 10,000 troops to Tianzhu to participate in the war."
"Um!"
Prince Ning nodded slightly while listening.
These things have all been discussed, and King Ning himself is recruiting an army, raising food and grass, preparing weapons and equipment, etc., in order to conquer the barbarians in northern Tianzhu.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ning is a member of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. He is noble and talented, has great talents and strategies, and is resourceful. The Ning State is the most powerful vassal state on the Tianzhu continent. When the time comes, the coalition forces will definitely be led by His Highness Prince Ning."
"We hope His Highness Prince Ning can help our general to attack the Japanese faction."
"In addition, when the land is distributed afterwards, His Highness can take care of our family a little bit."
When Zudao said this, he also lowered his voice a little.
In fact, to put it simply, we hope to use King Ning's hand to weaken the power of the Japanese king faction, that is, let King Ning send the Japanese king faction's 10,000 troops to chew hard bones to consume their strength.
Next, I hope to get a good piece of cake. Northern Tianzhu is very big and there are many good places, but there are still some differences after all. But if Prince Ning is willing to help, he will definitely be able to get a good piece of cake.
This was very important to the Ashikaga family, because the Ashikaga family wanted to use this colony as their retreat, so naturally they had to be careful and choose a good place.
After hearing what Zudao said, Prince Ning immediately smiled.
After thinking for a while, he said: "I heard that Korean warriors and Japanese warriors have always been known for their bravery and fighting prowess. Naturally, this good sword must be used on the edge."
The meaning of King Ning couldn't be more obvious. Zudao understood it immediately and immediately smiled and thanked him: "His Royal Highness King Ning is very grateful. Being able to expand the territory for the Ming Empire and serving King Ning is our Japanese country."
A warrior's honor."
"Hmm~"
King Ning nodded slightly. Actually, there was no need to look for him. King Ning had already discussed with the Governor of Ceylon of the Western United Trading Company, and when the time came, he would let the Koreans and Japanese people charge into battle.
Looking for them to come over is not as simple as letting them eat meat. If you want to eat meat without putting in effort, it is impossible. What's more, the people of Ming Dynasty can't even get enough of this overseas land. You Japanese and Koreans, if you don't have to
If you contribute, it will be your turn to share some soup.
Therefore, if you want to drink soup, you must work hard, take the lead, chew hard bones, and charge into battle. These are naturally indispensable.
"You have taken a fancy to that place in Tianzhu. As long as it's not too much, I can help you tell it."
Then King Ning asked again.
"Your Highness Prince Ning, if the crusade against the northern barbarians goes smoothly, we hope to obtain these lands at the mouth of the Indus River."
Zudao pondered for a while and replied.
"Haha~ You have really good vision. This is a fertile land. It is irrigated by the Indus River. The agriculture and animal husbandry here are very developed. At the same time, it is close to the sea, rivers, sea transportation, and river transportation. This kind of place is the most popular in the whole world.
There aren’t many Tianzhus.”
When Prince Ning heard this, he immediately smiled and said.
The best places in Tianzhu are located in the basin areas of two rivers, the Indus River and the Ganges. The places where these two rivers flow are the richest, most prosperous, and most densely populated areas in the entire Tianzhu, and are also the areas with the most developed agriculture and animal husbandry.
It is much better than the western Tianzhu currently occupied by Ningguo and the southern Tianzhu occupied by the Western United Trading Company. In comparison, these places are "barren lands".
The people of Japan took a fancy to this place, and they themselves also took a fancy to it. King Shu and King Zheng also took a fancy to it.
"Your Majesty, we don't ask for much. We only need a small space. When the project is completed, our shogun will be very grateful."
Zudao heard the meaning of King Ning's words. It would be difficult to get this place just by relying on the words of a few beauties.
If you want to eat good meat, you have to pay a sufficient price, and you also need people like Prince Ning to speak good words for them. Otherwise, they will definitely have to work hard when the time comes, and they will never get a good piece of land when the territory is divided.
