"What? What are you talking about? Japanese country? Japanese pirates! Damn it!"
"Is the news true? Did a kid do it?"
"A little book about dog days!"
"If I didn't stand out, I would have thought they had sunk into the sea!"
Song Yangteng stood up immediately, cursing and being extremely unhappy and shocked.
This was the first time he heard the word "Japan" when he came to this era.
"Your Majesty, the news should be true. The three surviving boatmen have also been brought back and are just outside the door."
Ma Cheng said cautiously, he had never seen Song Yang so irritable.
In his opinion, the two shipments of goods were more valuable, but it didn't seem to be enough to make Song Yang furious!
"Call in!" Song Yang said with a sullen face.
Ma Cheng quickly ran out and the three of them brought him back.
"Grass people..."
"No courtesy! Tell us the specific situation! Was it the Japanese pirates who did it?"
Song Yang interrupted their salutes and asked directly.
In this era, there was no word for Japanese pirates.
But when Song Yang heard this, he was itching with hatred.
"Your Majesty! It was Japanese people who did it! Those people are Japanese warriors, ronin, and ordinary people. I can confirm it!"
"Your Majesty! There were more than thirty people on board, but only three of us jumped into the sea to escape. The rest were all killed by them!"
"Both boats were robbed by them! They robbed the boats and killed people! It's so abominable!"
The three boatmen were talking to each other. Song Yang listened to what they said before asking: "How are you sure that you are from Japan?"
"They all speak Japanese dialect. Wow, wow, wow, my boss did business with Japanese people when they were sailing on sea ships, so Cao Min has met Japanese people."
"The common people have also seen it. Japanese businessmen came to Fuzhou a few years ago, and they dressed like this."
"The common people are also sure that they saw a woman on their boat... Her face was painted pale, but her teeth were black, and she looked like a ghost."
Okay, let’s do it!
Through the boatman's words, Song Yang had determined that it was the Japanese pirates who were causing trouble.
"Have these Japanese pirates ever harassed Da Gan before?" Song Yang looked at Ma Cheng and asked.
Ma Cheng shook his head and said: "Never before. They are very respectful to my Daqian. Officials will even kneel down when they see me. I have never heard of any intrusion on Daqian."
After Ma Cheng finished speaking, Song Yang snorted coldly:
"Huh! That's their nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong!"
"Back then, I was so powerful that the Japanese pirates wanted to kneel down and lick me. How dare they invade me?"
"When these idiots saw the natural disasters in Daqian and the chaos in the Central Plains, they immediately showed their true nature!"
"Damn it, we should destroy them!"
"Give them ten thousand little boys!"
"Let them sink into the sea!"
"What a bastard!"
Song Yang cursed nonchalantly, and Ma Cheng could only hold his fist and say:
"Uh. Your Majesty said it politely!"
"Your Majesty is right!"
Ma Cheng finally understood that he must not say a good word about Japan in front of Song Yang...
Although he didn't understand why he wanted to send a child to Japan...
What's so great about this little boy?
But what is certain is that Song Yang disliked the Japanese country very much.
The limitations of the times made Ma Cheng think that the Japanese people were not bad, and they had a little bit of etiquette, justice and shame.
Of course, if Song Yang wanted to destroy the Japanese country, he would only agree to it as a small and dispensable country...
"You guys go down first and have a good rest."
Song Yang cursed for a long time and finally stopped.
Looking back, I saw three boatmen standing in a state of panic behind me.
These three people looked confused.
Song Yang suffered greatly and had deep hatred.
Those who didn’t know better thought Song Yang was the boatman who escaped!
The three boatmen left, feeling a little apologetic in their hearts.
All three of them felt that it was their own fault for making the prince so angry...
"Immediately send people to the coastal areas to check the situation of Japanese pirates. Check from south to north!"
"All coastal areas in the northern part of Huainan Road, Henan Road, and Hebei Road must be investigated!"
"The conflict with Luo Xin and those bandits is an internal conflict among us... ahem, the Daqian nation. The conflict with the Japanese pirates is the hatred of the country and the family! Japanese pirates will never be allowed to wreak havoc along the coast of our country!"
Song Yang called over Yu Ming, Gongsun Qi and other military attachés.
A fairly comprehensive Japanese pirate detection order was issued to them.
Yu Ming and Gongsun Qi arrived late.
As soon as he arrived, he was given orders by Song Yang.
They didn't even know who the Japanese pirates were, and they didn't even hear that the two ships were hijacked.
After Yu Ming asked, he found out that he was from Japan.
"Such a small country dares to offend my great power! It should be beaten!"
Ma Cheng mentioned the matter of the two shipments of goods, and Yu Ming said enthusiastically.
Song Yang took advantage of it, looked at Yu Ming and corrected him with a dark face:
"It's not about beating! These Japanese pirates are all capricious villains! They know little things but no great meaning, and there is no need to exist at all!"
Yu Ming shrank his neck, seeing Song Yang like this for the first time.
In the past, the most they could do was to shout and kill, but this time they actually wanted to exterminate the human race.
Of course Yu Ming knew what kind of person Song Yang was.
If there was no deep hatred, Song Yang would never be so decisive.
Since Song Yang gave the order to die.
There must be something secret that you don't know about.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely find out the situation of the Japanese... pirates as soon as possible!" Yu Ming said, cupping his fists.
Jiangzhou's exploration and revenge against Japanese pirates officially began.
Yu Ming, Ma Cheng, and Gongsun Qi all sent their cronies to search for and investigate the traces of the Japanese pirates.
In mid-December, preliminary investigation information was sent back one after another.
You really don’t know if you don’t check, and you will be shocked if you check.
The disaster in the Japanese country was not particularly serious, and the Japanese were short and could hide in any kennel or cave.
Therefore, the population loss is not particularly serious.
But their Japanese emperor died immediately, and the prince didn't even have time to give birth, leaving him with no heirs.
The powerful shogun was also seriously injured and died within a few months.
As a result, the entire Japanese country was left without a leader, and it suddenly became a mess.
The daimyo fights the daimyo, the samurai fights the samurai, the daimyo fights the samurai, the samurai fights the daimyo.
Those who win will expand their territory, and those who lose will become rogues.
Some rogues find new masters and continue fighting.
Those who couldn't find their masters would go to Daqian to plunder.
Starting from the second half of the year before last, Japanese pirate attacks began to occur along the coast south of the Yangtze River.
It became more serious in the second half of last year.
But it has become even more serious since the beginning of this year, with Japanese pirates attacking county towns in Fuzhou and other places.
But they were repelled by the county magistrate.
No damage was caused.
The relationship between Daqian and Japan was pretty good before.
Therefore, the county magistrate did not report this matter.
The Jiangnan area has relatively complete armaments, coupled with strong experience and capabilities in water warfare, the focus of all Japanese pirate attacks is in the north.
Many areas north of Huainan Road are seriously infested with Japanese pirates.
The economy of coastal areas is not very developed, and Luo Xin also loosely manages coastal areas.
If the Japanese pirates cause serious harassment, send someone to drive them away.
Even if the Japanese pirates leave, they will not pursue them desperately.
The spies reported that the Japanese pirates captured Yanshan, Bohai and other places last month.
Burning, killing, looting, and the county seat was wiped out.
All the spies saw were devastation and dead bodies everywhere.
Women were humiliated, children died, young and old were not spared, men and women perished.
It is said that his death was extremely tragic.
After listening to the report, Song Yang didn't even need to think about it. The plot of the anti-Japanese drama was already reverberating in his mind.
What is 731, what is the Nanjing Massacre?
Various scenes and images appear in my mind.
"Damn it! These bastard Japanese!"
"Snapped!"
"Ma Cheng! How many steam battleships do we have now!"
Song Yang slapped the table and looked at Ma Cheng and asked.
Ma Cheng replied hurriedly: "Your Majesty, we now have a total of thirteen steam battleships and two steam ironclads."
After finishing speaking, Ma Cheng said bravely: "If the prince wants to go on an expedition to the Japanese country... I think the time is not ripe. It is a long way from the south of the Yangtze River, and we don't have anyone who is familiar with the route."
"My lord, think again. Now is indeed not the best time to use troops. Luo Xin has swallowed up the Su Mo tribe and may go south at any time. He is our number one enemy." Yu Ming also clasped his fists and said.
Gongsun Qi was still speechless. He would do whatever the prince asked him to do...
Song Yang took a deep breath and said after a while: "Okay. I understand."
"Yu Ming, Ma Cheng, and Gongsun Qi will continue to detect the movements of Japanese pirates and strengthen the defense along the Jiangnan coast."
"In the Ming Dynasty, all coastal prefectures and counties must form offshore combat fleets. They do not seek expeditions, but must have the ability to defend against harassment in the offshore waters."
"In addition, all government offices and ministries need to be equipped with new weapons. I will write down the weapon drawings and production methods on the paper in a while. You can take it away and let each place prepare it on its own."
"And Lao Fang, urge Liu Bao and the two Mohists to hurry up and upgrade the armored ships."
Song Yang arranged a lot of things in one go.
Those involved will immediately take the order and execute it.
The weapon that Song Yang wants to promote is the wolf feng, which can be called the nemesis of Japanese pirates.
Moreover, the cost is extremely low and the production is simple and convenient.
But the effect is obvious, Qi Jiajun has proven it with actual actions.
As for the steam ironclad, it is Jiangzhou’s first step towards exploring steel warships.
Electric welding technology has not yet been born, and it is difficult to build pure steel battleships with ordinary welding technology.
So Song Yang decided to do the next best thing and install steel plywood on the hull of the wooden ship.
There is no need for a thick steel plate, as long as it can resist attacks by weapons such as bed crossbows.
In this era, only Song Yang mastered artillery technology, so the advantages of pure steel warships were not particularly obvious compared to wooden ironclad ships.
The construction and modification of wooden iron-clad ships is much more convenient.
The news of Japanese pirates has once again upgraded and strengthened the armaments in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.
Song Yang wanted to conquer the Japanese country, so building a large cross-sea ship was a top priority.
Song Yang's goal is still a pure steel battleship, but this thing can only advance a little bit.
Shipyards all over the country started to build large sea-going ships.
Song Yang also focused on internal combustion engines and generators.
Only by improving the industrial level as soon as possible can we better respond to various crises.
End of December.
A heavy snowfall has hit, and the temperature in Jiangnan this year is a little lower than in previous years.
The factories in Jiangzhou are in full swing.
Almost all factories are running continuously, and various industrial products are quickly and orderly rolled off the production line and put into storage.
The appearance of Japanese pirates made Song Yang decide to speed up the pace of unification.
It was originally planned that the second five-year plan could unify the Central Plains.
Now Song Yang feels that it is necessary to take back the Central Plains area next year, or the year after that.
Completely eliminate the Luo Xin bandit group, and surrender the Zhengxi Army and the Northern Frontier Army!
Then concentrate your efforts to destroy the Japanese country!