Xinshun 1730

Chapter 353 Missionary Millennium
"Oh?"

Tokugawa Yoshimune still hasn't figured out the key point. The tiger eats the wolf, unless both sides suffer, but...

"In the past, if Xun Wen used the idea of ​​two tigers competing for food, there was already food for the competition. However, unless he is also a fierce tiger, or if he is a small rabbit, even if the two tigers are injured, how can he defeat him? Cao Cao's mercenaries Millions, so you can drive away tigers and devour wolves, and sit back and watch their defeat, which is nothing more than weakening."

"It can be said that the Tang people and the Dutch navy are so strong, even if they are injured, we will be hard to resist. If you want to drive the tiger, you must first have the tiger's minions. If the Netherlands can win the Tang Dynasty, how can it be called a rabbit?"

Ooka Tadashi shook his head, not agreeing with Tokugawa Yoshimune's idea.

"Your Highness, what the Dutch are looking for is of course trade. But if it is only the goods of the Dutch, what is there to worry about in our country?"

"Woven is far inferior to silk, and it is difficult to sell at all. Sumu wood and spices, even if they are open for sale, how much can they sell?"

"We are afraid of the silk, porcelain, paper, tables and chairs of the Tang people, not the woolen cloth, iron rods, lead and spices of the Dutch."

"If the Netherlands competes with the Tang people, will the Tang people still trade with the Dutch? The Tang people cut off the Dutch trade, and the Dutch only rely on spices and iron rods. How much gold and silver can we lose?"

"Besides, Liu Yu from the Tang Dynasty monopolizes the trade in Nagasaki and takes away millions of gold, silver and copper every year. These millions are meant to flow out. Even if the Dutch can take all the gold and silver away, there is nothing to worry about. ?”

"This is one of them!"

Really a word that awakened the dreamer, Tokugawa Yoshimune only considered that the policy of locking up the country should not be opened lightly, and did not consider the difference between the Netherlands and Dashun at all.

Ooka Tadashi's strategy, in his opinion, hit the key point.

Indeed, if the Dutch started a war with Dashun, the Dutch would not be able to get goods from Dashun.

If they can't get goods from Dashun, even if the Dutch opened up trade, it's hard to say whether they can earn the gold and silver that should have been taken away by Liu Yu just by relying on the Dutch's own trade products.

Therefore, Japan can give the Netherlands an excellent condition: Japan will cut off the trade of the Tang people, and give all the trade cards of the Tang people to the Dutch, so that the number of merchant ships that the Dutch can come to Japan every year will increase several times.

The people in the Dutch business house will come up with the idea of ​​expanding trade almost every year when they visit Edo.

The crops are not harvested every year, and so are the Dutch. The shogunate does not allow it to be raised every year. It has been persistent and unremitting, and it has been raised for more than a hundred years.

This is what the Dutch think about day and night, and it will not cause substantial damage to Japan, but it can indeed be used as a plan for two tigers to compete for food.

Since Tokugawa Yoshimune was a shogun, he might not think very clearly about economic issues, but he was proficient in conspiracy and tricks.

He had thought that when the time came to summon the director of the Dutch business house, he would only say that Dashun wanted to monopolize the trade, let Japan expel the Dutch, and only Dashun was allowed to trade.

Even if the Dutch asked Dashun about this matter, even if Dashun said it was not the case, the Dutch would not believe it. They thought it was a fraud, and they would turn their backs once it was done.

The Dutch can take away a lot of gold and silver from Japan every year. Such a big temptation, coupled with the tireless demand for Japan to expand trade for more than a hundred years, is indeed promising in terms of feasibility.

Tokugawa Yoshimune heaved a sigh of relief. What he was most afraid of was Liu Yu's navy, because Liu Yu could choose to land anywhere in Japan.

And Tosa's incident proves that Liu Yu has all kinds of postures, making farmers and businessmen have sex with each other, which emerge in endlessly and are extremely deceptive.

The hateful thing is that the shogunate does not have a navy that can compete with it, so they can only watch Liu Yu running around.

This led to the defense strategy of the entire shogunate against the possible invasion of Dashun, which had to be led by the nose by Liu Yu.

Because...in the letter, Liu Yu told Tokugawa Yoshimune very "kindly" that it is best to divide the samurai into several mobile regiments and divide them into guards, otherwise he will land on warships everywhere, from Nagasaki to Tosa , From Wakayama to Sendai, as long as he wants to go, he can plant the banners of "benevolence and righteousness" and "walking for the sky" everywhere.

This is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy. That's what I said, but I dare not believe it. I can only be like a cow plowing the field, being led by the nose by Liu Yu in front, so what's the point?
This is exactly where Tokugawa Yoshimune was so troubled by Liu Yuqi, it was like playing tricks, not only to beat him, but also kindly teach him how to defend.

This level of arrogance shows the extent of self-confidence.

500 people can make Tosa a mess, but what about 2000 people?

For 2000 people, you need at least six or seven thousand squares to dare to fight in the field. For six or seven thousand people, you have to have at least 7000 shi.
If the boat is in good wind, the soldiers will not suffer for hundreds of miles a day and night.

According to Tosa's situation, the efficiency of capturing a city in ten days, and turning all the people into gangsters... So he can only gather the warriors according to Liu Yu's "idea", Divided into six or seven field groups, all capable of fielding against [-] Dashun troops, they were scattered and deployed in various places to offset Dashun's maneuvering speed of transporting troops by boat.

Liu Yu has ships and control of the sea, and these 2000 people can be used as 5 people.Run wherever you are weak, you can't catch it anyway, and he proved in Tosa that he can really attack the city.

In Tokugawa Yoshimune's view, Ooka Tadashi's plan of the two tigers competing for food hit Liu Yu's weak point.

As long as the Dutch fleet comes forward, Liu Yu will never dare to run around with the army transport ship, so he can concentrate his forces and concentrate on defending Kyushu Island.

Regardless of whether it is going to Ryukyu or North Korea, Dashun will definitely land on Kyushu Island, which does not need to be considered.

An army of thousands of people may be able to scurry by boat, but an army of tens of thousands can only go the same way as the horse, and there seems to be no other way.

Moreover, as long as the Dutch sent troops, Dashun would not dare to take the risk of crossing the sea, so as not to be cut off by the Dutch and become a turtle in the urn.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt it was feasible, and I was about to praise Ooka Tadashi, when suddenly an idea popped up, just like the flag foot of the northwest wind before the Chibi Fire Attack, which made Tokugawa Yoshimune feel a sudden pain in his heart.

"The people of the Tang Dynasty were prepared, and Liu Yu and Shi Shiyong were here to ambush ten years ago. Furthermore, with Liu Yu's ability, how could he not know about the Ryukyu incident? Could it be that he only learned about it today?"

"I didn't know today, but I just got ready today. Since he came, he must have come prepared. If the Tang people don't cross the sea every day, even if the Dutch people want to, how can they have time?"

"It's not like you don't know about the Tosa. Liu Yu has only five hundred soldiers, and the Tosa is invincible. If the Tang people had ten thousand people and landed before winter, how could the Dutch arrive before winter?"

"Although this plan is wonderful, I'm afraid it's too late."

Ooka Tadashi just said one thing, and was about to tell the two, three, four, five, six benefits of the two tigers competing for food, and his heart sank when he heard Tokugawa Yoshimune say this.

Tokugawa Yoshimune took out Liu Yu's letter again, read Liu Yu's "Yangmou" and taught him how to defend, and said: "This is so arrogant, but this person is not the kind of boastful person. Ding, if you are like a poisonous snake, you have been eyeing me a few years ago. You have endured for several years, just waiting for this moment to show your fangs. I am afraid... I am afraid that even the matter of changing the gold and silver at the beginning was for today War reparations."

"He went to Ryukyu. He didn't know it because of it. I'm afraid he knew it a long time ago. It's just that he is famous. His fangs have been stretched out, and the evil letter has been spit out. Even if there are snake catchers, it will be too late."

Ooka Tadashi was silent for a moment, knowing that the only turning point for this matter was the Dutchman.Since Liu Yu dared to write this in the letter, and he did a great job in Tosa, it proves that he can really do this.

Losing one or two cities is not a big problem.If you lose it today, you will get it back tomorrow.

But what is different about Liu Yu in Tosa is that once the city is lost, it cannot be taken back.

Because what was taken back was no longer the original city, but a city filled with tens of thousands of "troublemakers" and "peaceful traitors".

The Shimabara Rebellion could only be wiped out by gathering more than [-] samurai, and no one would be left behind if the people were to be reborn.What about the Shimabara Rebellion in dozens of places?
Liu Yu is not a Qiezhidan believer, but he has something more terrifying than a Qiezhidan believer - benevolence and righteousness.

To do something, Qiezhi Danjiao must first spend time preaching. Even if the spreading power is extremely strong, it will take more than ten years to bring about the Shimabara Rebellion.

Liu Yu used benevolence and righteousness to do things, not even preaching.

Because it has been preaching for thousands of years since it was sent to the Tang Dynasty!
Yamazaki Ansai's words about "capturing Confucius and Mencius alive" should not sound like joy, but crisis.

Because... the fact that his disciple could ask this question proves that his mind has become confused.

If the mind is not confused and doubtful, how can it be possible to ask this question?

Teachers, preaching, teaching, and solving doubts.

When in doubt, ask questions.

If this is a question that does not need to be thought about, and the disciple is full, ask whether shit is better or food better?
Yamazaki Ansai only answered the doubts of his disciples, but this proves that many people have doubts: If Confucius is the main general and Mencius is the deputy future, is it a vote?Is it war?

In other words, benevolence and justice are higher than sovereignty?Or is sovereignty higher than benevolence and righteousness?It is precisely because I don't understand, so I ask, this is the most terrifying place.

To put it another way, King Wu of Zhou defeated Zhou, did he follow King Zhou?Or to vote for King Wu?This question is inherently unsolvable.For the peasants, Tokugawa Yoshimune still knew in his heart that he was Zhou.

If what is going to do this now is the southern barbarian country of Chechidan, or the Dutch country, Tokugawa Yoshimune is not nervous, just fight, if you don't surrender, what can I do?
No matter how the people were, they would still fear the red-haired and blue-eyed southern barbarians, and the country had been locked down for many years, and almost all the Catholics were dead.

But Confucian benevolence and righteousness are completely different.

For example, some well-known Confucian scholars, such as Dazai Shuntai, even believed that Shintoism came from the Tang Dynasty, not from Japan.

Since Shintoism also came from Tang, and Confucianism also came from Tang, so why bother?Abandon Shintoism and depose Shintoism and respect Confucianism.Dazai Chuntai's idea is not just a whimsical idea, but has a very strong foundation, and many Confucian scholars agree with it.

The preaching has spread to this point, coupled with the reform of the five gongs and five peoples, Tokugawa Yoshimune knows very well that the whole of Japan is already a big fire piled with firewood.

Even if he knew that Dashun's taxation was just that, and Dashun's benevolent government might not be much higher than him, but Liu Yu couldn't stand it, and he just wanted to control the killing and not bury him—Tokugawa Yoshimune felt that if he really occupied Japan, Liu Yu I'm afraid Yu is more ruthless than the five publics and five people, but before taking possession, it is not easy to shout the slogan of thirty tax one?
Thinking about what happened at the end of the Ming Dynasty, didn't your Li Zicheng also call for equal land and free grain?But I don't see that Dashun is now free of food!But when they shouted at that time, all the people followed, and they ate the pot of milk. Who knows what happened after that?
This slogan, but Liu Yu can really shout it, this is the most difficult part.Anyway, if Liu Yu had no intention of encroaching, let alone a tax of [-] cents, he would even dare to shout that the land would be free of grain.

Will the Dutch make it in time?As long as it is too late, Liu Yu can make dozens of cities into chaos.Tokugawa Yoshimune thought about the Dutch, and then Liu Yu, and couldn't help but think of the story the Dutch told about Hannibal, the famous general of the Southern Barbarians, who ruled Rome... or maybe, in between?

(End of this chapter)