Wanli 1592

Chapter 216 Xiao Ruxun's Hidden Worry
"Song Gong, the current situation in Japan is that a prince named Tokugawa Ieyasu killed Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and replaced him, occupying the previous position of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The front line of the Korean War, Nagoya Castle, is in the westernmost part of Japan, and in the capital of Japan, Kyoto, not only their emperor, but also Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, that is to say, at this moment , Japan has two regimes! They are opposed to each other and hostile to each other."

Song Yingchang twirled his beard and nodded: "That's a good thing for me, Da Ming!"

"Naturally, it is a good thing. As long as Japan remains divided and the civil war remains, Ming Dynasty will be safe and sound, but at this moment the status quo is that Tokugawa Ieyasu's power is far greater than that of Toyotomi Hideji. There is a gap of several times in the strength of the two. If Ming Dynasty did not intervene, Toyotomi Hideji’s power would be wiped out by Tokugawa Ieyasu in a short period of time, and Japan would once again be unified, truly unified.”

Xiao Ruxun's words caught Song Yingchang's attention.

"The real unification? Toyotomi... Hideyoshi? Isn't he the king of Japan?"

Xiao Ruxun patiently explained: "Japan has been divided for hundreds of years, just like China's Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was not unified until more than ten years ago. The person who unified was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but this Toyotomi Hideyoshi was only unified. More than half of Japan, and the remaining half came through negotiations, which is what we call listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement. This time Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the Korean War, basically using half of his own troops, and Tokugawa Ieyasu Belonging to the half that was negotiated, it preserved its strength.

Under the threat of the last general, they overthrew the regime of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and established their own regime. Originally, Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s power was wiped out in the entire North Korean army, and the remaining little was no match for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Regardless, if Tokugawa Ieyasu is allowed to unify Japan, Japan will be truly unified, and its degree of unification will be far higher than that of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. If Tokugawa Ieyasu is ambitious, he will definitely rise up and make a comeback within ten years!Song Gong, this is not alarmist talk, the population of Japan exceeds 1000 million! "

Although Tokugawa Ieyasu did not make a comeback in the end, history has undergone tremendous changes here. Xiao Ruxun dare not believe in the direction of history. In case Tokugawa Ieyasu's head twitches, instead of engaging in Yuan and Yanwu, he will engage in an arms race , then I really don’t know if there will be a war to completely clean up the more powerful Japan. Now that I have this opportunity to contain Japan, what’s wrong?

"Ten million? This... This small country has a population of tens of millions? No wonder it was able to raise 1000 troops to conquer North Korea. It is so warlike and brutal, and the population is abundant. It is by no means a blessing for Ming Dynasty! Ji Xin, what are you going to do? How to do?"

Song Yingchang looked at Xiao Ruxun.

Xiao Ruxun said slowly: "Mr. Song, no matter what, I will severely weaken Tokugawa Ieyasu's army. Only when my Ming army participates in this battle for hegemony can the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans stand side by side in Japan and fight against each other." Hostility and mutual vigilance, and the fact that our Ming Dynasty occupies the Iwami area and the two major forces of Japan are hostile and contain each other, so that neither of these two forces dare to attack the other, and split Japan to the greatest extent."

Song Yingchang immediately said: "That is to say, Daming needs to station troops in Japan?"

"Exactly, at least thirty thousand!"

"[-]? Is it too much? Ji Xin, do you know how much it costs the [-] troops stationed overseas?"

"Song Gong, we can't just see the sacrifices but not the rewards. Occupying the Iwami area, the silver mountains in the Iwami area are all under the control of Daming, with an annual output of one million taels of silver. This income alone is enough The military expenses of a [-] army? Not to mention [-]? And stationed in the mainland of Japan, you can also farm, and you can also graze to reduce transportation costs. You can also take the opportunity to develop businesses, attract businessmen to Japan to do business, and pay taxes. What we, the imperial court need to pay and what we get are completely different levels.”

Xiao Ruxun tried his best to persuade.

Song Yingchang frowned, twirled his beard and walked around, sometimes relaxed, sometimes anxious, for a long time, under the expectant eyes of Xiao Ruxun and Yuan Huang, Song Yingchang said: "I will play for you, explain the truth, and fight for the court. But, Ji Xin, you have to remember that you only have two months at most."

Xiao Ruxun was determined, and smiled at Yuan Huang.

"Thank you Song Gong! In fact, it doesn't take two months. The war will be over within one month. The child of the general will be born soon. The general is also eager to return. He wants to go back and watch the birth of the child. Madam As soon as she was pregnant, she went out to fight, and I really feel sorry for their mother and child."

Song Yingchang nodded, showing a hint of a smile: "That's good, if you can end the war here as soon as possible, you can go home to accompany your wife and children. This is a good thing. Finish this battle as soon as possible. Unfavorable, the old man can't withstand such a big pressure, you have to hurry up."

As he spoke, Song Yingchang seemed to think of something again.

"Ji Xin, there is one more thing you need to know. I don't know who broke the news about you talking to the emperor about using captives to open mines. Now some courtiers are very dissatisfied with you, saying that you are bewitching the emperor with evil words. Some people use this to attack you." Your chief general position requires you to be dismissed and replaced with another general, and this old man used the taboo of changing generals just before the battle as an excuse to hold you down, but you have already been noticed by some courtiers, so be careful."

Yuan Huang froze for a moment, then saw Xiao Ruxun's sneer.

"The food of those scholars is too ugly. The emperor used his own treasury of silver and the captives he caught on the battlefield to open mines without consuming a single grain of rice from the common people. How did he provoke those scholars? Then I don’t want the emperor to open mines, and I used it to harm the people’s livelihood before, so what is it used now? The target has been shifted?”

"Ji Xin! Don't say that! Misfortune comes out of your mouth. Have you ever thought about why this matter was stabbed in the court? You, you are young and ignorant. If the old man didn't suppress it for you last time Next, do you think you can lead troops to this day?"

Song Yingchang frowned and reprimanded Xiao Ruxun.

Xiao Ruxun also knew what happened last time, thanks to Song Yingchang's insistence to suppress it, she was safe and sound. If the courtiers knew what happened last time, Xiao Ruxun would definitely die without a place to bury her.

"I have to thank Song Gong for what happened last time."

Song Yingchang waved his hand: "It's okay, but Ji Xin, you have to remember that you are a military commander, and you will not end well with the civil servants. If you have to be patient, you must be patient, and if you should be patient, you must be patient. No matter how insulted or slandered others are, you only need to defend yourself." That’s good, you must not fight back violently, otherwise there will be ministers who will speak for you for various purposes. Once you fight back, you will face the attack of the entire court civil servants, and the emperor will not be able to support you, understand? "

Xiao Ruxun nodded, and said softly: "The general will understand."

(End of this chapter)