Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 683 Pandora's Box

During the French Revolution, Europe formed an anti-French alliance to intervene. However, in order to defend the newly acquired freedom, the feudal nobles blocked it internally, and a large circle of foreign forces such as Britain, Germany, and Spain intervened externally. However, the brave French revolutionaries defeated them one after another. There were hundreds of thousands of intervening troops from more than a dozen countries, and elite military generals such as Napoleon, Davout, and Liola emerged. Relying on the heroic French volunteers, they defended the achievements of the Great Revolution.

Even in the end, the Napoleonic Empire completely collapsed, the Bourbon Dynasty was restored, and Louis XVIII who ascended the throne issued the Magna Carta decree immediately. The French people who stood up and the emerging bourgeoisie could no longer be ignored. The July Revolution established a formal constitutional monarchy, the July Dynasty, and immediately after the February Revolution, the Second Republic was established.

The French are brave enough to shed blood and sacrifice to defend their freedom, and the citizens of Ming Dynasty are not bad either!In April, spring plowing has just begun. In towns and villages in the south of the Yangtze River, countless young people have put down their heavy hoes, carried steel guns on their backs, and embarked on the journey with the blessings of their fathers and villagers.

"Fathers and brothers in Jiangnan, defend our regime! Defend our freedom!"

At every intersection, there are volunteer soldiers waving the Daming dragon flag and shouting. During the shouting, a large winding team gathered on the road, as if thousands of direct currents converged into an ocean, and gathered into a magnificent Beifu army.

However, this army is heading south. Song Qingshu's strategy is like that of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He did not fight Dayuan immediately, but went west and south successively, defeating Zhang Shicheng, Chen Youliang, Fang Guozhen, Xu Huizu, It was not long before the strength of the entire south of the Yangtze River was assembled, and they went northward with all their strength. They defeated the main force of the Yuan army in Dadu and Shanxi successively, and won the world.

However, in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang, there were Han Shantong in Lianghuai, Henan and other places. Liu Futong's large Red Scarf Army fought a bloody tug-of-war with the Yuan army, which served as a barrier for the Jiangnan uprising army. But this time, except for the barren Dabie Mountains The two Huaihe Rivers are the territory of the Qing army. Even Fengyang, Luzhou is lost. Song Qingshu can only rely on the Yangtze River and about [-] land and water troops guarding the river. This front is really thin.

Therefore, the decisive factor of this war lies in Song Qingshu's digression again.

How can I cause trouble for Jian Nu?
In fact, Jiannu is already facing trouble now. Shandong, Ren Qi, Zhang Qi, Li Huajing and others launched a massive Yuyuan Army uprising. The rest of the army was still fighting against the Qing army, especially Sichuan. Although the Qing army had already invaded the Sichuan Basin, Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi Army did not collapse.

It's a pity that God favors Jiannu too much now. Even so, Jiannu is still able to deal with various battlefields with ease. Even if he suffered a big loss in the south of the Yangtze River, Dorgon still has at least 40 Manchu, Han, and Mongolian troops to mobilize. How to hold back This army is the problem that Song Qingshu is facing.

But when the war was raging in China, a squadron of more than 90 battleships, mainly Hai Dayu No. [-], quietly left the main battlefield and headed north all the way.

Now Song Qingshu actually has no shortage of troops. Large-scale conscription provides the militia foundation, and even has the qualifications to pick and choose. For this southern expedition, Song Qingshu only selected from the meritorious troops who performed well in the last war and the main force of the rebels. One hundred and five divisions and an army of more than 30 people were formed, and there was no shortage of the 2 people in Zheng Sen's Fujian Division.

Standing at the bow of the boat, embracing the blowing sea breeze, Zheng Sen couldn't help staring at the box he was holding in his hand. Now he is a little confused, whether Song Qingshu trusts him or doesn't trust him. If you say trust, conquer Jiangnan Well, this is a rare opportunity, and he has no chance to make a name in history!
Can you not trust it?Before leaving, Song Qingshu gave thousands of instructions and handed over the box to him, which also gave him the key to determine the key to the huge battlefield, and the Ministry of War also accepted him as the sole commander of the battlefield. Along with the ship, 240 million taels of silver Huge military expenditures can equip tens of thousands of people with ammunition, and the performance of the entire battlefield depends entirely on his own mood. What a big entrustment this is!
What made Zheng Sen even more excited was that before leaving this time, after visiting Yu'er together with Song Qingshu, Song Qingshu revealed for the first time that he wanted to marry Yu'er, and she couldn't let her take any more risks!If this mission is performed beautifully, Zheng Sen will be the hero of the entire Ming Dynasty. He believes that he will win Yu'er's heart.

Jiangshan beauty!Thinking about it, Zheng Sen's thick and tough face once again showed incomparable determination, and he tightened the box in his arms again.

All the turmoil on the Huaxia mainland was left behind by this fleet. After sailing in the rough Pacific Ocean for more than half a month, the Ming army fleet finally moved closer in a warm bay.

Japan's five major treaty ports, Kinki, Kobe Castle.

This time is different from the last time when Song Qingshu came, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops were waiting. The wharf was full of Japanese dignitaries with shaved heads, wooden clogs, and kimonos, and sentimental Japanese girls scattered flowers. , and even the old shogunate Okubo Tadaji personally brought the banner team to greet him.

Now the benefits brought by the Ming Dynasty to the Wa country are too great. The continuous flow of exquisite goods and daily necessities covers almost all aspects of life. These trades have brought incomparable dividends and a more luxurious life to the daimyos everywhere, and Song Qingshu knows how to protect them reasonably. To develop resources, the gold and silver mines of the country of Wa will be fully developed sooner or later, and the country of Wa will have to have trade income. There will be a steady stream of tourist groups from wealthy Daming people, and raw materials for special products of the country of Wa will also be transported to Daming in large quantities, which will also bring to the shogunate Good income.

In particular, the notorious trade of Little Japan in later generations was reversed by Song Qingshu. Every year, a large number of Japanese population went to Southeast Asia as foreign laborers, doing the coolie work of forced labor in Little Japan of later generations, and released the light for Song Qingshu to develop the colony with heat.

Whether the people in the territory are suffering or not, the high-ranking daimyo and the shogunate don't care much. Anyway, there are so many people in the Wa country, so many that they are called "Little China".
At this time, the cooperation between the shogunate and Daming was in the honeymoon period.

"One treasury and one treasury. The country is dead. Da Mingchao is really a land of outstanding people. When the guarding general went back, his face was radiant. He was more energetic than before leaving!"

Okubo Tadaji, who is 1.6 meters tall, is already considered a big man among the Japanese, and he deserves to be a senior middle school. This guy's ability to open his eyes and tell lies is a must. After several months of busy work in forming a new government, not to mention full of energy, he is almost unshaven, but this guy just flattered without blinking, and flattered out without blushing.

It's a pity that this flattery was patted on the horse's leg. Zheng Sen could be considered to have been in the military for several years. In the army, the German army is simple and neat. Coupled with the fatigue of the journey, he nodded impatiently.

"Thank you Okubo for being old. I don't know where Your Excellency the General is. I have an urgent need to see Your Excellency the General."

"The general is already waiting for you in my grandson's city!" It seemed that Zheng Sen was a little anxious, and Okubo stopped talking nonsense, and clasped his fists neatly.

"The lower official has prepared warm soup in the Kobe River, the general, please rest for a while, and then follow the lower official to my grandson city to meet with the general, how about it?"

"Thank you Okubo for your kindness, but I will need to meet the general immediately, and I will set off tonight!"

The fleet unloaded at Kobe River, and the three Fujian divisions brought back by Zheng Sen were also stationed at the Kobe Military Base of the Ming Army under the command of Hong Xu, Gan Hui, and Chen Ding. Go to Gyeonggi.

Fortunately, the place of Wa Kingdom is small, so in the early morning of the next day, his cavalry arrived at the small city of Gyeonggi where several important meetings of Ming and Wa were held, my grandson city.

Tokugawa Iemitsu has gained a lot of weight these days, but the old guy is obviously wearing a worried look. As soon as Zheng Sen arrived in the morning, he poured cold water on his face, and immediately greeted Zheng in the castle tower. Mori.

"Today I heard that the barbarians from Liaodong are going south, and Marshal Song is in a tight spot. I don't know how the war in the Ming Dynasty is going? Do you need me to send troops to the Ming Dynasty to help?"

When he said this, Tokugawa Iemitsu's old face was full of worry and sincerity, but Zheng Sen, who was watching, couldn't help but sneer.

How can this old guy be so enthusiastic?Enthusiastic when will you attack the Ming people and share a piece of meat. Zheng Sen has been guarding the Wa country for several years. Zheng Sen knows the greedy and cruel nature of these Japanese people. , the Sado Gold Mine would immediately be looted and seized by the shogunate.

As for sending troops, maybe it was true, but it was also to grab some territory on the other side of Daming, right?
"General Lao is concerned, but Daming is very good, and now my commander-in-chief has become the shogun of the Ming Dynasty. Millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River are serving under the commander's hands, so there is no need for the general to worry about it."

Speaking of this matter, Zheng Sen's face was full of sincere arrogance. He was indeed proud. He Zheng Sen, the son of a pirate, Song Qingshu, was born as a bandit, and these rebellious officials and thieves who were looked down upon by the orthodox scholars can now occupy high positions. , can become the hero of the entire Ming Empire, how can you not be proud?
Seeing Zheng Sen's radiant face, Tokugawa Iemitsu was dubious and couldn't help asking tentatively.

"The general came here in such a hurry, what's the rush?"

Speaking of this, Zheng Sen suddenly showed a cautious look, looked left and right, saw no outsiders, then hurriedly pulled Tokugawa Iemitsu's sleeve, squeezed in, opened the box he carried, Take out the upper layers of documents and hand them to Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Opening the file in surprise, looking at the dense Japanese katakana on it for a moment, the old guy's face immediately became constipated, and angrily smashed the file on the ground, cursing.

"Date Tsunamune, old man, dare to betray my Tokugawa family!"

This document is a letter of allegiance written by the lord of the Sendai feudal clan to Song Qingshu. He is willing to cede the entire Kyushu Island to Daming in exchange for Song Qingshu's support for him to replace the Tokugawa family.

Not only this one, but similarly, the Shimadzu family is also willing to cede Sendai, Mutsu and other places in exchange for the support of Daming, also replacing the Tokugawa family.

There are many feudal vassals of Japanese power, and those who have strength have corresponding ambitions. Even when the fierce battle of Sekigahara broke out between the Eastern and Western armies, Kuroda Rusui, who was far away in Kyushu, once sought to be self-reliant, attacking the Western army daimyo to accumulate strength, and seek to compete with the Western army. Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army fought to the death, but when they raised their troops, Tokugawa Ieyasu had already won, and the virtues of these ambitious wolves can be seen.

After reading one scolding one, Tokugawa Iemitsu was tired of scolding at the end, so he just sat back panting heavily, and after a while, he bowed to Zheng Sen.

"General Zheng Gaoyi, this hall will keep it in mind. If this hall is involved in state affairs, I will not accompany General Zheng. Farewell!"

"Your Highness, General, do you want to go back to attack Sendai, Satsuma? Forgive me, I will say bluntly, one of these two feudal clans is in the east and the other is in the west. Not to mention the strength of the two powerful feudal clans. It will be chaotic, a war-torn Wa country is not in the interests of Daming, once there is chaos, my commander will have to reconsider the direction of Da Ming's investment in Wa country!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help being shocked when he heard this. He doesn't know what is going on with Daming now, but what he knows is that last time Song Qingshu defeated his 5 warrior army with 30 warriors. Once Daming abandoned him, Turning to support other people really made the Tokugawa family unable to come down.

"What does General Zheng mean?"

Despite being annoyed, Tokugawa Iemitsu had to take back his anger in the end, which was due to the military prestige of the Ming army built on the Japanese army.Seeing the old guy's resigned look, an inscrutable smile appeared on Zheng Sen's slovenly face again, and he asked instead.

"Your Highness Tokugawa, these years, don't you feel that the Wa country has become more peaceful, and that those daimyos have recovered from the chaos of war, and have other thoughts?"

"What advice does the general have! Don't go around in circles with Jiaguang!"

Confused, the general of the Tokugawa family asked more urgently with a bitter face, but the smile on Zheng Sen's face was even stronger when he heard it.

"General, is it really easy to handle? This method was used by His Royal Highness Taiko Toyotomi back then!"

As he said that, Zheng Sen took out another huge map from the bottom of the box, and after just looking at it for the first time, a raging flame of war was burning in the dim old eyes of the Tokugawa family.

The box is like Pandora's magic box. As it was opened, disasters began to flood in Northeast Asia...

(End of this chapter)