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Chapter 1239 Changes in the Japanese strategy
As soon as Mei Chuan Shangyi's words fell, all the civil and military officials in the hall couldn't help being stunned.They didn't expect that this envoy from the Japanese country would agree so simply!
As an envoy of a country, he can represent his country in everything he says and does.Now that he made a public promise at the official court meeting, this is not something that can be regretted!
For a long time, I heard that the Wa country has money, but I didn't expect it to be true. Some officials thought so.

But some officials thought about it more deeply, and felt that the news of the Japanese envoy was blocked, or they thought that Daming was the former Daming.

To put it bluntly, in the past, the revenue of the national treasury of Ming Dynasty was only more than 200 million a year, and the highest was about 300 million taels, so that the imperial court was so poor that it could not even pay the frontier soldiers.

Although the imperial court has always wanted to innovate and increase wealth and income, several generations of emperors have not been able to change this situation well, even Emperor Wanli and Emperor Tianqi are no exceptions.After all, it is really difficult to substantially increase the revenue of the treasury!
Who would have thought that such earth-shaking changes would have taken place in Daming since the current Holy Majesty ascended the throne? Who would have thought that?No one can think of it!

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but look at Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department.Bi Shangshu did not directly say how much money should be compensated, but half of the current treasury income?This is digging a hole for the Japanese envoy!

Thinking of these people, they looked at the Japanese envoy again, seeing that he was still relieved and seemed to be a little complacent, so they couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic.It's a little hard for them to imagine how the Japanese envoy would feel if he knew how much half of the income of the Ming treasury was now.

Hehe, I guess I want to die already!But it's useless even if you die. This is equivalent to an agreement between the two countries. Can you go back on your word if you die?
Pit, really pit!I don't know if Wa country can climb up after falling into this pit?
Thinking of this, these officials were puzzled again, such a deceitful thing seemed a bit unlike Bi Shangshu's behavior!

They guessed right, it was actually ordered by Emperor Chongzhen.

The Tokugawa shogunate has been shutting down the country, and because of the previous relationship, it will not take the initiative to come to understand Daming.Therefore, the impression of Daming is estimated to have stayed at least ten years ago.

Originally, when the Japanese envoys came to Daming and saw the changes in Daming on the way, they should be more vigilant.After all, there are traces of economic development.

However, Emperor Chongzhen asked the factory guards to secretly guide the people from all over the Ming Dynasty to vent their dissatisfaction with the Wa Kingdom.Therefore, the Japanese envoys came all the way, because of the siege of the Ming people, they have been hiding in the car and dare not come out.Not only did it convey to him about Daming's hatred of the Wa Kingdom, but it also kept him from knowing about the new changes in Ming Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this kind of foreshadowing that when there is a need for Daming, he is focused on resolving the historical grievances between the Wa Kingdom and Daming, so that the Wa Kingdom envoy jumped into Bi Ziyan's pit so easily, but he is still complacent.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the relieved Mei Chuan Shangyi from the throne, and said in a cold voice: "Although the Taizu once said that the Wa country is a country that will not be conquered. However, I think that if the Taizu knew that the Wa country would dare to covet the Ming Dynasty , and Daming is an enemy, I believe that this country that does not conquer will also become a country that conquers. I am magnanimous and gave you a chance to repent and reform. Within a year, I will fulfill my promise and be sincere in apologizing. I hope you can cherish it. If you still go your own way, have no faith and no righteousness, and ignore me, Daming, and treat me as a wrongdoer, I don’t mind conquering the Japanese kingdom myself. Do you understand?”

Hearing this, those civil servants and generals who thought more about it suddenly realized that the reason why Bi Shangshu dug such a hole must have something to do with the emperor!
Thinking of this, they looked at the Japanese envoy and then at the emperor, and they couldn't help but secretly rejoiced in their hearts. Fortunately, they were the emperor's courtiers, otherwise they would be like this Japanese envoy, who was tricked and still counting money!

Sure enough, upon hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words, Mei Chuan Shangyi immediately seized the opportunity to express his opinion: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, within a year, my king will definitely come to the Kingdom of Heaven to make amends, and he must have come with enough sincerity. Go back on your word."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "This is an opportunity for you, so do it yourself!"

After speaking, he stood up, turned around and left.When the eunuch on duty saw it, he screamed loudly: "Your Majesty, return to the palace and retreat!"

Naturally, the emperor does not need to ask about the rest of the matter, otherwise, what would the courtiers do!
After the civil and military officials respectfully sent Emperor Chongzhen away, they all turned to look at the Japanese envoy.

Mei Chuan Shangyi was still complacent at the beginning, the officials of Daming were so hostile, and in the end he forced the Emperor of Ming with his own words, and finally came up with a solution to the matter.With the words of the emperor, these officials, as well as the common people outside, no matter how hostile they are, they dare to defy the imperial decree?
But slowly, he felt something was wrong.Because he found that the way these officials looked at him seemed a little strange!
For a moment, he couldn't figure out what was wrong?The emperor of Ming Dynasty has already made a decision, it is a certainty!

Mei Chuan Shangyi walked out behind the officials of Honglu Temple, thinking carefully, could it be that they thought the Emperor would not come to Daming?Now that the domestic situation is already very tense, for the future of Japan, General Tokugawa will definitely persuade the emperor to come to Daming to make amends.Then what is the reason for these Ming officials to see themselves like this?

After wondering all the way, when he was about to get into the sedan chair outside the Forbidden City, he finally came to his senses. Could it be that there is a problem with the amount of compensation?But even if there is a difference of several 10 taels, in the current situation, I believe the shogun can take it out!
A little bit puzzled, he asked the Honglu Temple official: "Shangguan, may I ask, do you know how much the treasury income of the Shang Kingdom of the Celestial Dynasty is ten thousand taels of silver?"

"How many taels?" When the Honglu Temple official heard this, he was a little surprised at first, and then suddenly realized, seeing that Mei Chuan Shangyi's face became extraordinarily exciting, he turned around, faced Mei Chuan Shangyi, and said word by word. He said loudly, "My Ming's treasury revenue last year was more than 100 million taels. This year, depending on the situation, it should be more, at least an increase of [-]%..."

Before he finished speaking, Mei Chuan Shangyi's face changed, and he didn't care about being polite, so he interrupted and asked, "How much? Did I hear it wrong, more than 100 million taels?"

"Hehe!" The Honglu Temple official smiled happily, fearing that Mei Chuan Shangyi would not understand, he said word by word again: "More than two thousand and one million taels, you heard me right!"

After he finished speaking, Mei Chuan Shangyi was stunned.He finally understood why those officials looked at him like that. It was more than 100 million taels, even if it was half, it would be more than 1000 million taels.This this……

You know, the annual silver output of Iwami Yinshan is only about 86 taels at most.Although the Tokugawa shogunate has controlled the Wa country for some years, not all of the output of Iwami Ginzan is kept, and it is spent every year. More than 1000 million taels of silver, now that the country is still in wartime, especially when money is needed, how can it be possible to get this money out?Even if other things are used to convert the silver, I am afraid that the country of Wa will be wiped clean.Can General Tokugawa agree?
Thinking of himself being in front of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and saying that there was no problem, Mei Chuan Shangyi felt that the sky was dark, his legs went limp, his eyes darkened, and he passed out.

When the Honglu Temple official saw it, he sneered and said in a low voice: "You dare to look at me Daming with old eyes, you deserve it!"

Not to mention what happened to Mei Chuan Shangyi after waking up, but to say that Emperor Chongzhen was in a very good mood when he returned to the harem.

In the court meeting, a solution concerning the Wa country was decided, which was officially agreed between the two countries.In this way, as long as the Wa Kingdom can't come up with so much money, it's the Wa Kingdom's problem. No matter what the Ming Dynasty wants to do, no matter whether the government or the opposition, there is nothing to say!
In this way, Da Ming will become famous as a teacher, and the country of Wa must be destroyed!

However, there are some things that I should remind myself.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen entered the chat group, and first ordered Li Zhiqi, the commander of the Liao Xian Navy, to increase the pressure on Kyushu Jianlu.

Dorgon has been dawdling. It has been delayed until the end of May, and it will be the beginning of June soon. As a result, the cross-sea battle has not yet been launched, which is impossible!

Originally, Emperor Chongzhen just thought that if he forced the remnants of the Qing Dynasty to rob Ishijian Yinshan, the Tokugawa shogunate would definitely not agree, and the two sides would fight.But after the Japanese envoy came, he changed his mind and decided to help the remnants of the Qing Dynasty defeat the Tokugawa shogunate.

Of course, this help is definitely not sending troops, but using the information obtained by Jin Yiwei's spies in Edo, and revealing it to Hauge through Qian Fugui, which will increase the odds of winning the Qing Dynasty.There are several advantages to doing this.

First, Hauge must be able to win continuously, so as to improve his prestige in the remnants of the Manchu Dynasty, strengthen his right to speak, and give him more capital to disobey Dorgon and fight against the court, thereby weakening the remnants of the Qing Dynasty goal of strength.Among them, Qian Fugui played the role that Fan Wencheng gave to Huang Taiji before.However, Qian Fugui did not come up with an idea to deal with Daming, but to deal with the Wa Kingdom, which is completely different in nature.

Second, if the Wa Kingdom was defeated by the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then Daming would send troops to defeat the Wa Kingdom from the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which would naturally belong to Daming.In addition, the country of Wa suffered consecutive defeats, so it was impossible to come up with more than 1000 million atonement silver. This two-pronged approach, even the old and stubborn have nothing to say.

Third, the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were foreigners to the Wa country. It was impossible for them to occupy the Wa country and digest it in a short time.In this way, when the Ming army attacked the Wa country, it would actually be better for the opponent to choose the remnants of the Qing dynasty than to choose the Tokugawa shogunate.Through Qian Fugui and Wu Daji, the remnants of Manqing can be maximized to do bad things and take the blame.

Fourth, through Wu Daji, we know that the conflict between the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Catholic army is intensifying day by day.However, Dorgon is still thinking about being able to hook up with the Spaniards in Luzon through the relationship with the Catholic army, so as to achieve the purpose of buying guns and ships.Once this hope is shattered, I believe that these two forces are likely to turn against each other.

From the above, it can be seen that it is in the best interests of Ming Dynasty to control the situation in the Wa Kingdom and let the remnants of the Manchu Qing win.

Thinking this way, Emperor Chongzhen began to adjust his strategy and redeploy according to this idea.

In the chat group, he directly chatted with Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and said: "This time, the Japanese envoy suddenly appeared in Tianjin Port, but the Jinyiwei spies in Edo didn't know anything about it. I kept it secret from the remnant spies, but no matter what, I am still dissatisfied."

"The general will be found guilty, please punish him!" Liu Xingzuo hurriedly pleaded guilty when he saw it.He already knew about this matter, and the emperor mentioned it at this time, which did not surprise him.

Emperor Chongzhen did not blame him after seeing the reply.For this kind of thing, there is no need to shout and kill on the face, just click, I believe Liu Xingzuo should be able to wake up.

Thinking of this, he confessed: "No matter what method you use, I must grasp the movements of the Tokugawa shogunate to the greatest extent, understand?"

On the side of the remnants of the Qing Dynasty, because of the existence of money, wealth and Wu Daji, there are people in their center. Basically, it is impossible to hide the news from Daming; only the side of the Tokugawa shogunate is still too weak. For this, Emperor Chongzhen is dissatisfied.

Liu Xingzuo had already had a case in mind, and immediately replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, if you give the general a month, you will definitely get something!"

He decided to take advantage of Zheng Zhilong's relationship in Japan, whether it was coercion or temptation, he must take down the people in the Tokugawa shogunate.He has experience in this area.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't pay too much attention to details, so he didn't pay too much attention either.After explaining this matter, he went to the imperial study to continue to improve his manuscript.

This manuscript is not a novel for later generations.After the initial basics, the routine is passed on to the people below, so he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.His manuscript is about science and technology. If it is published, there will be no such thing as Volta and Faraday in the future.Of course, the corresponding units have to be changed.This one gave Emperor Chongzhen a headache, and it was easy to write, just how many volts, but he couldn’t write volts in this book, or people would ask, what does this volt mean?
At present, there have been relatively great breakthroughs in the steam engine, especially after the Ming Dynasty occupied Nanyang, Emperor Chongzhen could not forget the rubber, but it cannot be used simply, it still needs to be dealt with.At present, Emperor Chongzhen has also asked a group of craftsmen to work on this aspect.

The age of steam and the age of electricity do not actually have a particularly obvious inheritance relationship.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen began to write electrical knowledge by hand before the steam engine was developed to the extreme.

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