Xinshun 1730

Chapter 361 Irresponsible Performance

Having figured this out, Yoshimune Tokugawa lamented and burned Liu Yu's letter. No matter what, the letter could not be circulated.

Thinking about the finances that have just improved in the past few years, and the treasury that has just had some savings, he sighed secretly, thinking Liu Yu, Liu Yu, you have really worked so hard, are you afraid that I will not have the money to pay compensation in the future?
Even though Liu Yu had a bad impression in Tokugawa Yoshimune's heart, with Liu Yu's actions over the years, Tokugawa Yoshimune still believed that Dashun was not for the conquest of land and population.

If this is the case, how could it be possible for Liu Yu to give sweet potatoes and teach coinage reforms to stabilize prices a few years ago when the disaster happened?

One thing can be concluded at this time, at the latest before Liu Yu sent Shi Shiyong and war horses and other contraband, Dashun had already started to attack Japan.

If it's for conquest, wouldn't it be good to attack while enjoying a catastrophe?
If it is for conquest, why is it necessary to help introduce various policies to stabilize the rule of the shogunate, and even let the shogunate have enough money to fight a war?

You know, not long ago, the shogunate was so poor that it even suspended the system of attending the pilgrimage.

The more I think about it, the more credible it becomes. Although Tokugawa Yoshimune's mood is still shrouded in gloom, he is finally not so desperate.

If you just want money, switches, tribute, and canonization, why not?

Of course, you still have to fight. If you vote directly, your prestige will plummet. Not only will those foreign names have righteous names, but their strength will not be damaged.

Thinking about Liu Yu's negotiating with Ooka Tadashi, he did not stay to wait for the news, and just ran away, Tokugawa Yoshimune even felt an inexplicable sense of "communication".Isn't this because he is afraid that he will vote directly?
After confirming that this battle is to measure the wealth of the shogunate, win the favor of the celestial dynasty, and use a knife to kill people and settle down, Tokugawa Yoshimune once again summoned his close officials and important officials.

"Liu Yu has already left, and it is inevitable that the Tang Kingdom will go to war. The Dutch may really be what Liu Yu said. They are unwilling to lose the big because of small things, and they will definitely not help their country."

"Although the matter of the Satsuma domain is independent, since it is an internal domain, how can the shogunate not care about it? The letter from Liu Yu's son asked me to hand over the Shimadzu clan to apologize. I am the general who conquered the barbarians, and I must not agree! "

First of all, it made a high-profile statement, making everyone think that Liu Yu's letter was really about handing over Shimadzu.

Together with the high-profile, the image of the shogun suddenly became taller, and the important ministers and close ministers also shouted, united as one, united against the enemy, but the power of the spirit is not infinite, and these people also know that there is no chance of winning if they start a war with Dashun.

Dashun has Liu Yu, it's not Meng Yuan, who can't play boats, counting on Kamikaze, this time I'm afraid it won't be counted on.

"Tomorrow, I will gather all the bannermen and lead them to Xikaidao to fight against the people of Tang!"

As soon as the voice of the performance fell, Honda Tadayoshi, Ooka Tada and others immediately advised him not to do it.

This was what Tokugawa Yoshimune was waiting for, and Ooka Tadashi said: "Your Highness, the matter of Tosa must be learned from. Liu Yu can do what he can say. If His Highness personally leads the army and fights with the Tang people Xikaidao, once Liu Yu leads the troops to land elsewhere, what will happen?"

"He can conquer Tosa with 5000 soldiers. If he leads [-] people, His Royal Highness's army is in the West Kaido, but he uses the navy to block the waterway. At that time, there will be no soldiers in the interior. Wouldn't he do whatever he wants?"

"Farmers are suffering. If you lure them with 'benevolent government', there will be chaos. Your Highness must not lead the army to fight with the Tang people!"

This is the old saying of seeking the country, but Tokugawa Yoshimune can't say this, he has to make an unyielding gesture.

If something bad happens in the future, he can also blame others, saying that there are treacherous ministers who will not allow him to fight.

He had already made up his mind to kill with a knife, but he waited for his subordinates to persuade him. Now that he had said something, he put on a sad look, and gritted his teeth helplessly and said: "Liu Yu, Liu Yu, you are really treacherous! The navy can't win!" , and the Dutch don't send troops, what will happen?"

Ben Duo Zhongliang said helplessly: "For the current plan, we can only do as Liu Yuxin said. Tell everyone to stick to the city, gather warriors from all over the world, and divide them into multiple teams."

"Liu Yu will attack the city for up to [-] days. Each team can be stationed separately, with an interval of seven or eight days. If Liu Yu attacks, the city will stick to it, and the army will go to break the siege."

"The armies are separated by seven or eight days. If Liu Yu attacks, the two armies will join forces to help. After Liu Yu withdraws, they will separate. Only in this way can we defend."

This strategy was originally created by Liu Yu, but now he can only follow Liu Yu's steps. Everyone present felt a little humiliated, but there was nothing they could do.

It really means teaching you how to grow sweet potatoes and how to mint currency that day, and then teaching you how to fight wars today.

But if you don't do this, how can you defend against Tosa's siege speed under the policy of one country, one city?

Ooka Tadashi added: "You can organize Tosa's affairs into a book and quickly distribute it to all feudal clans to tell them to be careful. Conscript farmers, strengthen the city, and train samurai to wait for the Tang people to attack."

Tokugawa Yoshimune said: "But what should we do about Xikaidao? When the Tang army comes to attack, it will definitely attack Xikaidao. Moreover, the Tang merchants have been in Nagasaki for a long time and know the details. Besides, the Tang people are good at fighting, and Liu Yu's navy helps them. People, how to guard?"

This is also really unresolved.

If there were no things that Liu Yu did in Tosa, the most would be to keep some more people in Edo, and the rest would be able to gather an army of [-] to [-] people and gather in Kyushu Island.

Even if the Dashun army is tyrannical and crosses the sea to attack far away, according to his thinking, it will only be [-] to [-].

With [-] to [-] to [-] to [-], there is still some chance of winning.

But now that Liu Yu has done this in Tosa, how many troops can be assembled on Kyushu Island?If the whole army is assembled to prepare for a decisive battle, and the navy seals off the strait, thousands of people can make it bloom everywhere.

Whether it is Honda Tadara or Ooka Tadashi, in fact, they all think in their hearts that Xikaidao cannot be defended at all.But you can't just give up.

As far as Liu Yu did those things in Tosa, if he gave up directly, the southwestern feudal lords would have to turn against him first: why not follow Master Wang to discuss the shogunate?As long as Dashun agrees to retain the territories of the southwestern vassals, these vassal lords can lead the way to attack. Wouldn't it be beautiful to be Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, Geng Jingzhong, and Kong Youde in the late Ming Dynasty?
Even if you don't do it, is it possible that you can still play Strong Wall and Clear Field?Dashun's territory is so large, and the prefecture and county systems can collect taxes. Isn't it easy to collect taxes in this kind of enfeoffment system?The enfeoffment system is a manifestation of insufficient administrative management capabilities. It is easy to collect taxes in counties and counties where the enfeoffment system is eliminated, but it is difficult to do the opposite.

This is not Nanyang, and there is no unacclimatized environment or many diseases.Once they give up, when the rice is harvested next year, Dashun will not even be able to transport the military rations.

But I can't beat it.

Ooka Tadashi had no choice but to say bluntly: "Your Highness, I think there is no chance of winning this battle. It is better to call the soldiers of the southwestern vassals to guard it strictly. If it can win, it is of course good. If it cannot win, it is better to stick to other places and drag it on."

"Dragging until peace, Goujian was ashamed in the past, and he took revenge for 20 years, this country can follow suit."

"The people of the Tang Dynasty are fighting against the navy. After the peace, please try your best, and secretly ask the Dutch for help to build and train the Nanban warships. I think it will take three years to form an army."

"If we fight back in the future, as long as we completely wipe out the Tang Navy, we will pay back a hundred times what Liu Yu used. If he can land and harass everywhere, so can we in the future."

"How can we know that a lost horse is not a blessing? If it weren't for Liu Yu, how would we know that the outside world has changed so much? The firearms are so sharp? The warships are so powerful? Fortunately, Tang Guo has only been training for a short time, and we can still catch up."

Ooka Tadashi had seen Liu Yu's battleship with his own eyes, and understood that it could not be resisted at this time.

But considering the content recorded in the previous Tang Renfeng storybook, Dashun's navy should have been newly built in the past few years.

He didn't know how much a ship cost.He didn't know how long it would take to train a qualified officer.

However, he felt that since Dashun could build up a navy within a few years, as long as the shogunate worked hard, it would be enough to build up a navy within three to five years.

At least, he thought so.

And it can also be purchased from the Dutch. As long as there are gold and silver, how can there be warships that cannot be bought?At that time, some Dutch people can be hired to teach the law of naval warfare.

Japan has been building ships since ancient times, and there are a lot of wood on the island. It must be no problem to build a few Nanman warships.

Nothing more than a boat.

In fact, he still has something to say, but it's really hard to say it at this time.

In Ooka's view, he couldn't beat it at all, so why fight?War still costs money, so it is better to save the money and invest it directly, keeping the money that was originally used for war, or buying warships, cannons, or firearms.

This is the right way.

So what if the Eagle Hunting Order is restored?Since the Tang people dared to send people who were good at riding and archery to do detailed work and teach them how to ride and shoot, it shows that the era of riding and shooting has passed.

Others may not know, but those two retainers and samurai from Tosa have carefully described the situation of the battle of Tosa.Regardless of the strength of those farmers, Liu Yu's firearms troops were also invincible.

The new type of cannon makes it easy to break the mountain city that can be held firmly; the iron gunner with the bayonet is even more invincible in the field.

Or just throw a single bet, betting that Liu Yu is just bluffing people, gather all the troops to Kyushu Island, and fight together, the victory will be victory, and the defeat will be defeat.

Or don't fight at all, learn from Goujian, the king of Yue, and use the money saved as capital for revenge in the future to buy firearms and warships.

Now we are talking about fighting, but we divide our troops to defend and defeat them one by one; when we say not to fight, we gather our troops and insist on trying it on Kyushu Island.

This is completely a way of looking forward and backward, and it hits the trap of the Tang people.

Strategically, you should not fight, to save money and pretend to be a grandson; but politically, you have to fight, if you choose to agree to the conditions of the Tang people if you don't fight, the majesty of the shogunate will inevitably be demolished.

Even if they knew clearly that this battle would be defeated and that the army going to Kyushu Island would surely perish, in the end this battle would still be fought.

It wasn't for Dashun to call. Dashun knew that the shogunate couldn't call.

It's for those foreign daimyos to see, it's not that the shogunate doesn't want to fight, it's just that they tried their best but couldn't fight, and if they agreed to Dashun's conditions, it would be logical.

Since politics has to be considered, Ooka Tadashi knows that there is no way to say what he thinks.

However, what he didn't know was that what Tokugawa Yoshimune was thinking at this time was: If the southwestern feudal clans contact Dashun, secretly smuggle and train new troops, the rule of the shogunate may not be stable.When negotiating, you must contact Liu Yu, and try your best to prevent Dashun from directly trading with the southwestern feudal clans, so you can agree to more conditions.

(End of this chapter)