The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 765 Locking up Japan
Mao Lixiu bowed to Lou Ming and said: "I would like to regard Daming as suzerain, and the Shimadzu family can also lease Nagasaki to Daming. But, the second item Mr. Lou said, our Western Army is in a difficult time. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay more than 60 guan to pay tribute..."

Lou Ming pretended to be displeased and said, "Since this is the case, then you can wait for the news that the imperial court has changed the title of the Tokugawa clan."

Mao Lixiu hurriedly leaned forward and took a few steps forward, hugging his ankles, almost crying, "Master Lou, it was Lord Dai who encouraged us to go to war against Tokugawa, as his successor, you can't leave us alone! "

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu also knelt aside, "I also ask Master Lou to help the Western Army, we will never forget your kindness!"

Lou Ming struggled again, and said with a helpless expression: "Forget it, you are also pitiful, I will show you a clear way."

"Please teach me, my lord!"

"Since you have no money, if you want to overwhelm the Tokugawa clan at the imperial court, the only way left is military merit."

"Military merit?" The two Japanese looked at each other.

"Yes. The Holy Majesty will soon use troops against Liaodong. If you send some troops to attack the captives together, as long as you fight bravely and take down some captive heads, it will be military merit!

"Nowadays, the status of soldiers in my Ming Dynasty is extremely high, and those with high military merits don't need to salute even when they meet first-rank officials. Think about it, the Tokugawa family's stinky money, or your real military achievements, which one is more important to the court?"

The two Japanese looked at each other again, wondering: "My lord, the Western Army's situation is not going well, so where can we spare our troops?"

Lou Ming smiled slightly, "This is easy to handle. The Shimadzu family still has [-] soldiers near the original castle in Nandaobara, and they are about to send them to Liaodong to participate in the war. Ah, you don't have to worry about the troop transport. I can say hello to the North Korean navy."

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu was shocked, "This, this is not possible! Although Amakusa Ichikui has been making troubles in the Shangso area for the past six months, there are still five or six thousand Catholics in Harajo and other places. Without my three thousand soldiers and horses guarding them, I am afraid it will not be possible. How long, the entire Kyushu Island will be occupied by rioters..."

Lou Ming said: "Don't worry, when you sent troops to Liaodong, the Catholic Church will be very quiet."

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu laughed and said, "Sir, stop joking. Those Catholics are vicious. How can they be so obedient?"

Lou Ming gave him a meaningful look, and said unhurriedly, "What if I told you that I am the godfather of Amakusa Shiro?"

"What?!" Shimadzu and Mori took a few steps back in shock. This secret envoy of Ming Dynasty is also the leader of the Catholic rioters? !This is simply unbelievable!

They immediately thought that if tens of thousands of Catholic rebels attacked Musashi, Kai and other places from the east at this time, with the support of the Daming Navy, the Tokugawa army would not be able to take care of both ends, and the crisis would be resolved immediately.

No, maybe you can take the opportunity to counterattack and reverse the decline!

"Okay! Everything will be as Master Lou said!"

A few days later, Shikoku Island, Japan.

Awa Country, Tokushima Castle.

Lou Ming was sitting at the top, Toyotomi Yongkichi was beside him, and behind them were Wakisaka Yasumoto, Hachisuka Zhongying and others.

"There is nothing wrong with respecting the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain, or worshiping Amaterasu as the true god." Yasaka Yasumoto questioned, "But the matter of sending troops..."

Masatoshi Fukushima hurriedly said: "We are preparing to attack Akishiro Kato of Matsuyama Castle, and there is no way we can spare any extra troops."

These few talents are the core of the Toyotomi Clan, but Toyotomi Yongkichi remained silent from the sidelines.

Lou Ming glanced at him, "What do you think, Master Taige? Ah, by the way, did you find your fan?"

Yongji shuddered when he heard the words, why didn't he know that he was a counterfeit, after he was identified as Toyotomi by others, in order to covet glory and wealth, he made this Taige along the way.But the real Toyotomi Tsuchimaru had a fan left by Toyotomi Hideji as a token, so he had to lie that it fell in Harima.

Lou Ming was reminding him not to forget his identity.

Toyotomi Yongkichi suddenly said loudly: "I am willing to send two thousand soldiers to Liaodong!"

Wakisaka, Fukushima and the others were stunned, why did this "lord" who never made up his mind behave uncharacteristically today?
They were about to object, when Lou Ming said, "Okay, then it's settled. Later, I will let the North Korean navy send a boat to pick them up."

After speaking, he walked away without giving the Taige forces a chance to repent.

At the same time, Lou Ming's deputy was negotiating with Uesugi Tsunakatsu with his handwritten letter.The latter quickly agreed to respect Daming as the suzerain state, take Buddhism as the orthodoxy, and send [-] troops to Liaodong to participate in the war.

He, Uesugi's family, had the weakest foundation before, and suddenly he was able to seal Guanbai, attracting all around him, so he needed Daming's support the most, and immediately accepted Lou Ming's conditions in full.

So far, Zhu Linmi's Japanese strategy has basically been implemented.

Except for the Tokugawa shogunate, several other major forces have already regarded Daming as their suzerain.At the same time, Mao Li, Shimadzu, Toyotomi, Uesugi, and the Catholic rioters, led by Lou Ming, agreed to form a four-sided attack on the Tokugawa army.

However, all kinds of matchlock guns, armors, bows and arrows, and even knives and spears captured by the Ming Dynasty before were sold to Japan at high prices, and they were exchanged for a lot of money.

Although Ming Dynasty despises these weapons, they are still considered high-quality goods in Japan, and if they don't buy them, they will be bought by their opponents. Who can stand the trade-offs?

As a result, all the forces in Japan donated generously, and they tried their best to eat as much as possible. Those who had no money could only mortgage land or taxes.

In addition, Zhu Linmei specially "arranged" them to follow different religions - Maori, "atheism" of the Shimadzu family, Shintoism of the Toyotomi family, Buddhism of the Uesugi family, plus Catholic rioters, and after the destruction of the Tokugawa clan, these parties They will also not be able to urinate in a pot, so they will continue to fight endlessly.

Until one day when Japan's national power was exhausted, Daming could openly station some troops on his leased land.There is no suspense about the following things. The United States of later generations has demonstrated to Zhu Linming for decades, so just copy it.

……

The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Hanxing.

Dozens of warships are docked at Laizhou Port in Shandong. Judging by the flags on the ships, it is the North Korean navy.

A group of North Korean sailors laid out the gangplank, stood still at the pier, and shouted in Japanese, "Get off the ship."

Huashan Jiushou got out of the cabin with a dark face, and gave Zheng Wancheng a vicious glance at Zheng Wancheng who was standing on the pier.

Regardless of his status as the commander of the Shimadzu Army, that guy arranged him in a damp and cold bilge, and he was still squeezed into a room with three other people!In the end, he still took out twenty sticks of bribes, and only then did he get an independent cabin.

Later he found out that this North Korean even asked the soldiers of the Shimadzu family to shake his hands, otherwise the rations would be deducted, which would be lawless!
Huashan Jiushou got off the boat, and saw the Ming military officer who came to pick them up from a distance, hurriedly stepped forward, and was about to sue Zheng Wancheng.

Unexpectedly, the military commander of the North Korean Navy was one step faster than him, rushed over with a smile on his face, stood at attention and saluted a standard Ming army military salute, and said loudly: "I have seen Li Lianzong!" He seemed very familiar with it.

(End of this chapter)