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690 When is a head

"What? Busan was massacred? The Japanese people suffered heavy casualties and all their supplies were burned!"

When Tokugawa Iemitsu heard the report, he couldn't believe what he heard and was furious.

This is what Japanese people who escaped from Busan to Tsushima Island returned to Busan to see the situation and then flew to report to the Japanese mainland.

They only knew that Busan would fall because of the sudden appearance of an unknown number of Ming Dynasty cavalry. The more specific situation was the words "blood debt must be paid with blood", which let them know that there were Koreans involved in the massacre against the Japanese.

massacre.

At the end of the report, several daimyo who happened to have their subjects migrated there demanded that the North Korean commander Matsudaira Nobutsuna be held accountable and asked him to commit seppuku and apologize!

Originally, Tokugawa Iemitsu was very angry with Matsudaira Nobutsuna and wanted to deal with Matsudaira Nobutsuna. However, he calmed down after seeing the severe punishment demands of those daimyo.

What if he disposes of his cronies and other daimyo become stronger during such a major event as occupying North Korea?

To Tokugawa Iemitsu, although he was annoyed that so many people died, he was more concerned about his rule!

Therefore, after discussing with Yagyu Munenuri, he finally announced that Matsudaira Nobutsuna had already anticipated the current situation in North Korea and had therefore submitted a request to send troops. However, the local daimyo procrastinated, which led to the Busan tragedy.

At this time, a formal report was sent from North Korea, stating that with the help of the Koreans, Wu Sangui's troops sneaked to the south and attacked Busan, and then launched a raid in southern North Korea. Matsudaira Nobutsuna's side

, mobilized troops from the north, went south to blockade Wu Sangui's headquarters, and with the help of 5,000 cavalry troops from the Qing Empire, Wu Sangui's troops could have been annihilated in one fell swoop. However, Zheng Zhilong sent a fleet to pick up Wu Sangui's troops in the Han River Basin.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna analyzed in the report that Zheng Zhilong was probably duplicitous and did not really want to rebel. He is currently contacting Zheng Zhilong for an explanation, but has not yet received a reply.

No matter what happened to Zheng Zhilong, the current situation in North Korea absolutely cannot allow Zheng Zhilong to stay in Pidao, otherwise the Ming army's harassment of Liaodong and North Korea will continue.

For this reason, Matsudaira Nobutsuna once again requested the mainland to send naval and land forces to destroy or drive away the Ming army.

Regarding the current situation in Korea, Matsudaira Nobutsuna is willing to take responsibility and asks the shogun to punish him.

With this memorial, Tokugawa Iemitsu made up his mind, mobilized warships from various daimyo, formed about a thousand ships, and sent an additional 300,000 troops to Korea.

In the Japanese territory, except for more than half of the troops directly under the shogunate, the troops under the daimyo from other places were basically exhausted.

In this way, on the Japanese side, the shogunate's rule was still very stable, while on the Korean side, there were local daimyo to stabilize the Japanese rule, which was like killing two birds with one stone.

However, in this case, there were too many troops on the North Korean side, and they were attacked by the Ming army, so the logistical pressure was very heavy.

For this reason, the grain and grass supplies on the Japanese mainland were piled up in several port cities such as Nagasaki, and some were transferred to Tsushima Island. After all Korea was controlled by the Japanese country and safety was ensured, the grain and grass supplies were transported there, and then again

Farmers and the like.

As for the punishment of Matsudaira Nobutsuna, Tokugawa Iemitsu's final intention was that this was not Matsudaira's fault. Instead, he had anticipated that North Korea's military strength would be too low and proposed to expel the Ming army of Phishima as soon as possible. This was a prescient decision.

For meritorious service.

In addition, Busan defenders Matsudaira Shinsada and Yagyu Munefu died fighting for the Japanese country. They were commendable for their loyalty and bravery, and they were both rewarded.

At this time, the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate was relatively solid, unlike Tokugawa Ieyasu's. Therefore, although the daimyo had some opinions on Tokugawa Iemitsu's decree, they could only have some opinions.

Finally, on the Japanese side, the armies and warships of daimyo from all over the country gathered in Nagasaki and other places and set off towards North Korea. In the Tsushima Strait, Japanese ships came and went, which was very lively.

……………………

In mid-July of the 19th year of Chongzhen's reign, a few ships were docked at the Naha Port of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Zheng Zhou was staying in a cabin on this side of the port, silently staring at the outer sea.

He has been waiting like this since June, but he has never seen what he wanted to see.

Seeing such a deserted Naha Port, Zheng Zhou felt very emotional.

In the past, Naha Port was a transit point for sea trade in the southeastern part of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea and other places. It was very lively. The merchant ships coming and going brought prosperity to Ryukyu.

However, with the isolation of the Japanese nation, the sea trade between Japan and Japan was greatly reduced, and the prosperity that this sea trade brought to Ryukyu was no longer there.

Originally, I was looking forward to the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, but I heard that there was unrest in the Ming Dynasty, and Ryukyu was controlled by the Japanese. Ryukyu's request to trade with the Ming Dynasty was also considered by the Ming court, and trading with Ryukyu was equivalent to trading with the Japanese.

trade, thereby prohibiting sea trade and paying tribute, which made Naha Port even more deserted.

The Japanese, on the other hand, required Ryukyu to bring various supplies to the palace every year, which further increased Ryukyu's burden.

The life of Ryukyu people is really sad!

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhou looked at the pier, where Japanese people were running rampant from time to time, robbing fishermen who returned from fishing, and he sighed even more.

Looking at the scene in the distance, he couldn't help but think of Jin Yingyuan's description of the Ming Dynasty.

"Has the Ming Dynasty changed so much in the past few years?" Zheng Zhou thought to himself, but he was actually still confused and muttered to himself.

In particular, Jin Yingyuan said that there was a kind of steam train in the Ming Dynasty, which was as powerful as an ox and could pull many carriages and transport many people and goods at once. He could not imagine this and could not believe it. It also caused Jin Yingyuan to suffer losses in other aspects of the Ming Dynasty.

If so, I would also be skeptical.

However, he couldn't figure out why Jin Yingyuan lied to him in this regard. Was it just to let him send Zheng Zhilong's family away?

While he was thinking, suddenly, there was movement outside the ship, and then, a man got into the cabin.

Zheng Zhou turned around and saw that it was Jin Yingyuan, so he asked a little strangely: "Why are you here?"

After hearing this, Jin Yingyuan sighed and said: "The Japanese are pursuing them so hard that they are causing trouble in the palace. I just can't see it but keep it in mind."

Zheng Zhouyi listened and knew what he said.

Not long after his son and grandson sent Zheng Zhilong's family away, the Japanese country sent people to Ryukyu, conducted a massive search, and threatened the King of Ryukyu, saying that Ryukyu was harboring fugitives, and King Sangxian must hand them over.

People come.

However, they couldn't get any evidence. They only suspected it based on the fact that a Ryukyu ship had visited Nagasaki during the period when Zheng Zhilong's family disappeared.

After hearing this, Zheng Zhou turned his head and continued to look out to sea, and said calmly: "Those Japanese are all greedy. With this excuse, they only do more plundering."

Jin Yingyuan sat down next to him, also looked towards the sea, nodded and said: "Who says it's not the case? Otherwise, it's been a few months, and they should have stopped long ago. But from time to time, they use this reason to blackmail the king.

, When will days like this end!"

After a pause, he added: "Kume Village is also in bad luck. The Japanese are most suspicious of you Mingren. You are always searching for it. Let me see, if this continues, there will probably be chaos."

Having said this, Jin Yingyuan looked at Zheng Zhou and said: "You have to tell them, be patient, and wait until the soldiers from tomorrow arrive, then you will have a chance to succeed!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhou turned to look at him, stared into his eyes and asked: "The Ming Dynasty is really a peaceful and prosperous age, can it send troops to Ryukyu?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Yingyuan immediately became a little excited, nodded and said: "That's right, you have never seen how prosperous the Ming Dynasty is today..."

Zheng Zhou's questions seemed to scratch his itch, and he kept chattering, talking about the prosperity he saw in the Ming Dynasty.

This gave Zheng Zhou the illusion that Jin Yingyuan was from the Ming Dynasty and he was a native of Ryukyu.

Hearing his exaggeration, Zheng Zhou still didn't believe it. After Jin Yingyuan finally finished speaking, he sighed and said: "The Ming Dynasty is more prosperous than Ryukyu, that's for sure, but you don't need to be so exaggerated. I am the Ming Dynasty.

Man, how about the Ming Dynasty, do I not know?"

According to Jin Yingyuan, today's Ming Dynasty is more prosperous than the Hongwu period of Taizu and the Yongle period of Chengzu. To be honest, how can he believe this?

When Jin Yingyuan heard that he didn't believe it, he immediately stopped and said to him a little anxiously: "Why don't you believe it? I tell you, you are looking at people with old eyes. No, you are looking at Ming Dynasty with old eyes. Now

The Ming Dynasty is really unimaginable..."

When he said this, he thought of something, so he softened his tone and said: "Don't tell me, when I first saw it, I couldn't believe it. But the fact is there. If nothing else, it's the steam.

Train, if I can lie, how could I make up such a steam train? Why not make up a lie that sounds more reliable?"

Hearing this, it seemed to make sense. However, if Zheng Zhou really wanted to believe in steam trains, he still couldn't believe it!

Just like that, the two of them looked at me and I looked at you. For a moment, they had nothing to say.

In the end, Jin Yingyuan was defeated and said to Zheng Zhou: "I said I don't believe you. Anyway, when the soldiers of tomorrow arrive, you will know if I lied when you ask."

When Zheng Zhou heard this, he couldn't help but said sadly: "It's been so long and the imperial army hasn't arrived yet. I don't know if I can still see him before I die. Can you give my brother justice?"

After hearing this, Jin Yingyuan was also anxious. According to time, if the Ming Dynasty were to send troops, they should have arrived. However, he has not expected it until now, and he does not know what happened?

With this thought in mind, he raised his head and looked out to sea.

As a result, it’s okay not to look at it, but when I look at it, I immediately feel stupid!


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