For the Japanese who resisted him, such as the defeated troops in the Battle of Osaka, Li Zhi would kill without mercy. In the Battle of Osaka, the 110,000 shogunate troops fled, and Li Zhi's Tiger Army killed more than 20,000 people on the battlefield, and chased and killed them.
In fifty miles, 30,000 deserters were killed. In total, almost 60,000 of the 110,000 shogunate troops died in Osaka.
Attacking vassal towns all over the country, Li Zhi also slaughtered the stubborn daimyo and samurai who resisted. Almost every time he conquered a castle, thousands of people would be killed. The four-pronged army sent by Li Zhi to conquer the princes from all over Japan did not know how to kill them.
Tens of thousands of warriors and soldiers, killing people until they were numb.
For the Japanese nation, which only worshiped the strong, Li Zhi decided to carry out the most severe suppression and never let this nation have any illusions.
This was the policy for nobles and samurai, and Li Zhi was not prepared to be soft on Japanese peasants either.
If any farmer dares to challenge his national policy of annexing Japan, he will die.
Including the farmers in the village in front of me.
The soldiers pulled out their sabers from the peasants who shouted "Long live the Emperor", and pillars of blood immediately spattered from the young peasants. The injured let out heart-piercing screams and lay on the ground twitching.
Losing lives bit by bit.
The other farmers around witnessed all this and were all stunned.
Those young farmers just yelled "Long Live the Emperor" a few times before their lives were taken away?
Japan has perished. From now on, people in the Ming Dynasty will kill Japanese people whenever they ask for it?
The farmers kneeling on the ground trembled and prostrated themselves on the ground. No one dared to raise their heads.
Li Zhi looked at the "yuedaitou" all over the ground, feeling a little unhappy.
"From now on, Japan will be a province under the rule of a few people, called Japan Province. From now on, the Japanese will provide food and raw materials to Tianjin and purchase various industrial commodities produced in Tianjin."
Li Zhi looked at Zheng Kaida beside him and asked: "What is the land tax of Japanese farmers?"
Zheng Kaida cupped his hands and replied: "Fronts in Japan have different tax rates. In some places it is 40%, in some places it is 60%, but in most places it is 50%."
Hearing Zheng Kaida's words, the generals around Li Zhi were slightly surprised.
Although they had heard that the Japanese people's land rent was extremely high before they went to conquer Japan, they did not expect that it was even higher than the land rent of the Ming Dynasty landlords. The 50% to 60% of the harvest had to be handed over to the samurai, and the farmers were called yeoman farmers.
It's a serf!
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Okay, the higher the land tax, the higher our income in Japan. From now on, we will stipulate that the basic land tax for Japanese people is 50%. But Japanese people who are naturalized in our Ming culture can get a tax reduction——
Those who wear Ming Dynasty costumes to celebrate the Ming Dynasty festivals and can speak, read, and write Chinese characters can reduce their income by 20% of Tianfu, which is 30% of Tianfu."
"If a Japanese woman marries a Han man, the land tax of the entire family will be increased to 10% at one time. If a Japanese man marries a Ming woman, the land tax of the entire family will be increased to 70%."
"Twenty thousand of the 70,000 Tiger Guard troops have returned to Korea, and the other 50,000 have temporarily stayed in Japan. Mobilize these soldiers, check land taxes in various places, and implement military control in Japan."
"It is now impossible for us to allocate 100,000 civil servants to manage Japan, and we can only rely on soldiers. Zheng Kaicheng is temporarily appointed as the governor of Japan and concurrently serves as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army. The focus of his work is to compile population account books, promote newspapers, schools, Chinese language and tax collection
.”
Zheng Kaicheng held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, with these fifty thousand soldiers in hand, even if the Japanese peasants rebel, I can easily suppress them."
Zhong Feng pondered and said: "Your Majesty, although military control is simple and straightforward, but in this way, all our main forces will be trapped in Japan and North Korea."
Li Zhi said calmly: "The military strength is indeed a bit tight, but we can expand the army! We captured Jianghuai Province in the previous campaign, and now we have gained the land of a Japanese province. The Huben Army will recruit another 40,000 new troops, expanding it to 140,000."
"The navy will also increase by 10,000 people!"
Zhong Feng and Zheng Kaicheng cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty!"
Li Zhi nodded and looked at the farmer kneeling on the ground.
The translator looked at Li Zhi's face and translated the policy "Those who can use Chinese characters will have their land tax reduced to 30%" to the farmers on the ground.
The farmers on the ground were stunned and looked up at Li Zhi, with panic and excitement on their faces. The 20% reduction in land tax was equivalent to an increase in their income by half. They may not be grateful to Li Zhi, but for Li Zhi,
Japanese farmers will definitely obey a strong man like Li Zhi.
Li Zhi smiled and thought that it would not be long before everyone in Japan spoke Ming Dynasty Mandarin.
####
Dongge University Scholar Zhang Guanghang grabbed a newspaper and trotted through the three main halls of the Forbidden City to the Qianqing Palace behind the halls.
When he walked to the royal road in front of the Qianqing Palace, he suddenly tripped over a damaged white marble brick, staggered and fell to the ground.
However, Zhang Guanghang was less than fifty years old and his body was still strong. He got up from the ground in embarrassment. He checked that the pond newspaper was not broken, and then ran to Qianqing Palace with the pond newspaper in his arms.
Seeing Mr. Ge running over, the eunuchs in front of the Qianqing Palace all gave way, allowing Zhang Guanghang to enter the Qianqing Palace directly.
Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty was handling memorials in the palace when he suddenly saw a bachelor running in in disheveled clothes.
Zhu Youjian smiled and asked, "Why is Mr. Ge so flustered?"
Zhang Guanghang knelt down on the ground with a plop, held up the pond newspaper and said: "It is clear from the Holy Spirit that the soldiers and horses of the Prince of Tianjin have destroyed Japan and officially annexed Japan. From now on, there will no longer be a country like Japan!"
When Zhu Youjian heard Zhang Guanghang's words, he was stunned and took the newspaper with a solemn expression.
After flicking the newspaper, Zhu Youjian read it carefully.
Tangbao was written by Li Zhi, and briefly described how Tianjin's troops defeated the combined fleets of British and Red Yi, crossed the sea and invaded Japan, how they destroyed the shogunate army in Osaka, and how they divided their forces to attack vassal towns across Japan.
Finally, Li Zhi stated that Japan had been officially annexed. From now on, Japan would be a province of the Ming Dynasty, named Japan Province.
After Zhu Youjian finished reading the memorial, his face was a little happy, but he shook his head slightly.
"Japan Province...the soldiers and horses of the Prince of Tianjin are really powerful...it's really amazing..."
Wang Chengen stood behind the emperor and secretly read the newspaper, with a happy face. He raised his hands and said to the emperor: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Japan is now at peace. Your Majesty's martial arts will shine through history!"
"Think of how great the mighty Tang Dynasty was, but it never invaded Japan! Even when the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was at its peak, it crossed the sea to attack Japan and was defeated again and again."
"However, under the rule of the Emperor, Japan across the vast sea was annexed by the Ming Dynasty. The Emperor's martial arts is really on par with the martial arts of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. Even a thousand years later, I am afraid that it will be known to all women and children."
Zhu Youjian stood up and walked a few steps inside the Qianqing Palace with his hands behind his back. Although his face was happy, there was also a sense of worry.
After walking back and forth for a few rounds, Zhu Youjian slowly asked: "How is the fight going with Master Cao in Henan?"
