In the summer, it was dawn early, easy to sleep late, and when he woke up, it was already more than seven o'clock, and after washing, he came to the official hall, Yan Yangtian and Feng Renxuan, who had been waiting in the official hall, saw him come in and hurriedly got up to greet him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After taking his seat, Yi Zhishu instructed: "Go find some merchants, including local and foreign feudal people, inquire about the situation of the Satsuma Domain, and by the way, also ask about the situation of the Shimazu clan, bring a few over, and I will ask in person." ”

"Yes." Yan Yangtian and the others hurriedly said loudly, and when they left the official hall, Feng Renxuan said softly: "The military gate seems to have changed its mind. ”

Yan Yangtian nodded and said: "The military gate has its own measure, let's just do what we are told." ”

After some detailed inquiries and understanding, it was confirmed that what Shimazu Qixing and Hiroshi said last night was true, and even the fact that the Shimazu family was a descendant of the Qin people was not nonsense, and the Shimazu clan did claim to be descendants of the Qin people on many occasions.

The relationship between the Satsuma domain and the shogunate was indeed not good, at the end of the Warring States period, Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the Western Army in the Battle of Sekigahara, and then destroyed the Toyotomi family to establish the Tokugawa shogunate, at that time, Shimazu, Mori and other daimyo were supporters of the Toyotomi family, as the Western army participated in the Battle of Sekigahara, the Toyotomi family was destroyed before reluctantly surrendering to the Tokugawa family, and it has been suppressed and exploited by the shogunate many times.

After noon, Yi Zhizhi sent someone to bring Shimazu Qixing to the 'Zhenjiang', and early in the morning waiting for the summoned Shimazu Qixing to board the battleship that looked like a behemoth in his eyes, although he was full of curiosity about this battleship, he didn't have the heart to look at it, now life and death are in the minds of others, how can he have the heart to take care of anything else.

After entering the door, at a glance I saw Yi Zhizu sitting behind the table, Shimazu Qixing hurriedly bowed and saluted, and Yi Zhizu said softly: "The Shimazu family governor does not need to be polite, sit." ”

Hearing this, Shimazu Qixing's heart that had been hanging finally fell back into his stomach, and after sitting down, he hurriedly said: "It is a great honor for the Shimazu clan to be able to join Yuanqi, and it is also an ......honor for the entire Satsuma clan. ”

Glancing at him, Yi Zhizhi said, "When the interests of Yuan Qi conflict with the interests of the Wa Kingdom, the Shogunate, and the Emperor, how do you choose?" ”

"Consider Yuanqi's interests first." Shimazu said without hesitation.

"To join Yuanqi and become a Yuanqi person, we must always put the interests of Yuanqi in the first place, local interests must be subordinated to the overall interests, and personal interests must be subordinated to the interests of the group." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "If you are duplicitous, inconsistent in words and deeds, and do things that are harmful to Yuan Qi's interests, Yuan Qi will be ruthlessly erased, and you will think carefully before making a decision." ”

What choice does Shimazu Qixing have now, joining Yuanqi is his only way to live, and he immediately said without hesitation: "The Shimazu family is willing to join Yuanqi!" ”

"Maybe you're out of frustration now, but in the future, you'll understand how lucky it is for the Shimazu clan to be able to join Yuanqi." Yi Zhishu said indifferently: "Go back and prepare, the fleet will be drawn later and go to the five islands in the north of Ryukyu that you forcibly occupy, those islands will be returned to Ryukyu, and you and the Hirogo of the Dispatch will accompany you." ”

With the order issued, a group of marines began to withdraw the battleship in an orderly manner, Yan Yangtian and Feng Renxuan were ordered to rush to the 'Zhenjiang' official hall, and after the two of them greeted each other, Yi Zhishu said straight to the point: "The original plan was to destroy the Satsuma Domain, but now I have changed my mind, many things, we are not good to come forward directly, but the Satsuma Domain can have no scruples." ”

Yan Yangtian's eyes lit up, and he said tentatively: "What does the military gate refer to..... Hizen? ”

Feng Renxuan said: "The Satsuma Domain is ambitious, bold, and far away from the mainland, so I am afraid it will not be easy to control. ”

"Sit down and talk." After Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand to give up his seat, he said slowly: "Looking around the Qing Dynasty, the only thing that can pose a huge threat to the Qing Dynasty is the Japanese State, and the reason why the Japanese State is in a hurry to go east is to turn the Japanese State into a vassal state of the Great Qing Dynasty, so as to prevent Western countries from getting involved in the Japanese State, and furthermore, it is also to let the Japanese State maintain a state ......of seclusion and seclusion for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Yan Yangtian said puzzledly: "Didn't the military gate order the Japanese country to open the port? ”

"The opening of the port means the opening of the Yuanqi." Yi Zhizhi said: "The trade with the Japanese must be monopolized by Yuanqi, the Japanese are extremely good at and attach importance to intelligence gathering, and also have a strong interest in Western studies, Lanxue - the Western scientific and cultural knowledge introduced through the Netherlands is widely popular in the Japanese country, which is a good illustration of this, in order to achieve the goal of a long-term blockade of the Japanese, the trade with the Japanese must be monopolized by Yuanqi." ”

"The country is rich in gold and silver, and it has a large population ......." Feng Renxuan hesitated and said, "If Yuan Qi monopolizes the trade with the Japanese for a long time, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction with the imperial court and the ..... of the merchants. ”

Before he finished speaking, Yan Yangtian said nonchalantly: "If it weren't for the Naval Crusade, the Japanese Kingdom would not have been founded, what opinions can they have?" ”

"Don't worry." Yi Zhizhi said: "I will write to the court to explain that I am powerful, and besides, the long-term monopoly is nothing more than ten or twenty years, and the impact will not be great." ”

After a pause, he continued: "As for the Satsuma Domain, what we need is an ambitious Satsuma Domain, only with great ambition can we check and balance the shogunate, and in terms of control, the Satsuma Domain is now impoverished, and the main economic sources such as smuggling and black sugar franchise have been cut off, and only by relying on cooperation with Yuanqi for sea trade can we maintain a certain amount of financial income, and it is not difficult to control the Satsuma Domain."

In addition, the Satsuma Domain has been smuggling on a large scale over the years, establishing a huge smuggling channel, and establishing a huge sales channel through the black sugar franchise, which is conducive to Yuanqi's rapid foothold in the Japanese country and opening up the situation. ”

Hearing these words, Feng Renxuan said convincingly: "It's still the military's thoughtfulness. ”

"Of the four powerful feudal domains in the southwest of the Japanese Kingdom, the Satsuma Domain is for my use, and the rest are only three feudal domains." Yi Zhishu continued: "Hizen Domain, it's not easy for us to do it, we can use the hands of the Satsuma Domain to plunder and suppress, but at the moment, we don't have to rush, we have to fight the Choshu Domain first......" ”

Fighting the Choshu Domain? Feng Renxuan was stunned, is he really addicted? The Choshu Domain is a little far away from Satsuma, and for what reason is it fighting? What will be the reaction of the shogunate?

"The reason why the four feudal domains in the southwest are strong is because of maritime trade and smuggling, and the Choshu domain faces North Korea across the sea, so it should have a close smuggling trade with North Korea." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "In order to achieve the goal of blockading the Japanese country for a long time, the Changzhou Domain must be fought!" ”

Hearing this, Yan Yangtian's face was excited, and he hurriedly said: "The so-called four strong clans in the southwest are nothing more than that, and their subordinates ask for orders to go to the expedition!" ”

"Kill chickens with a knife." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Originally, it was planned to garrison the troops in the Japanese country, and these tasks were handed over to the garrison troops, and our division was repaired and prepared to go south." ”

Hearing that nothing happened to him, Yan Yangtian couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, but Feng Renxuan said with concern: "How many troops does the military gate plan to garrison in the Japanese Kingdom?" ”

"The purpose of stationing troops in the Wa is not only to deter the Shogunate, but also to assist the Shogunate in suppressing rebellions and maintaining the stability of the Wa Kingdom when necessary, and to prevent Western countries from encroaching on the Wa Kingdom." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The strength of the garrison troops cannot be too small, less will not help, and we will not be able to draw more troops." ”

After a pause, he continued: "On the Marine Corps side, the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade each transferred two battalions to form a reinforced regiment, and on the Navy side, leave ten warships to form a small fleet, all under the command of Xiao Mingliang. ”

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, as soon as Yi Zhixiang's voice fell, Xiao Mingming, the head of the regiment who listened to it, said loudly outside: "Report." ”

Yi Zhizu took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and said, "Urge everyone to move faster, and strive to set sail before three o'clock." ”

After Yan and Feng left, Yi Zhizhi said to the outside world: "Come in." ”

Xiao Mingliang was stationed in Shanghai, and he stayed by Yi Zhifen's side for the longest time, and when he came in, he saluted: "Principal, you are looking for students." ”

"Sit." Yi Zhizu pointed to the chair, and when he sat down, he said straight to the point: "The task of garrisoning the Wa Kingdom is very heavy and complicated, you dare to fight and rush without losing stability, you are not rigid in your actions, and you also have experience in training recruits, so it was decided to keep you stationed in the Wa Kingdom." ”

Staying in the Wa Kingdom? Xiao Mingliang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Principal, the students are not familiar with the situation of the Japanese ....... ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "The Wa Kingdom has been closed to the country for 200 years, you say, who is familiar with the Wa Kingdom?" ”

Xiao Mingliang hurriedly got up and said, "The student obeys!" ”

"The burden of staying in the country is not light." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "For the time being, we will allocate you with four battalions of marines and ten warships, starting from this year, we will continue to send you new recruits, and strive to expand to a brigade within three years, or even a division, and the number of warships will be increased to twenty one after another." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Mingliang was overjoyed, this is equivalent to promoting him to brigade commander or division commander, whether it is Yuanqi regimental training or marines, there is no division establishment now, and he also commands both sea and land soldiers and horses.

Stretching out his hand and pressing it to sit down, Yi Zhizhi continued: "Now that Yuanqi Tuanlian has been adapted into the division of the imperial court's economic system, and the imperial court has placed a large number of noble sons of the Eight Banners of the clan Jueluo into the Nanyang Navy, the intention of usurping the power of the navy is obvious.

In a hurry to go eastward and garrison the Wa State, there are four main purposes, one is to take the opportunity to expand the army in the Wa State, this matter must be cautious, not to let the imperial court notice, nor to let the Wa Shogunate panic. The second was to assist the shogunate and maintain the shogunate's rule in the Wa Kingdom. The third is to prevent Britain, the United States, Russia, France and other Western powers from encroaching on the Japanese state. The fourth is to protect Yuanqi's property and staff in the Wa Kingdom, and the Yuan Qi Association will successively open branches and businesses in the Wa Kingdom. ”

Listening to these words, Xiao Mingming's heart was heavy, this is a rare opportunity to be alone, but the responsibility is not small, a little groaning, he said solemnly: "The students will do their best to live up to the high expectations of the principal." ”

Yi Zhishu nodded, and said: "The biggest threat to the shogunate should be the four strong feudal domains in the southwest - Satsuma, Choshu, Hizen, and Tosa, the Satsuma domain has been included in the command of Yuanqi, Choshu and Tosa, you can choose the opportunity to attack, Hizen, it is best to use Satsuma to attack, after all, Nagasaki is a port for the Wa State to formulate foreign trade, and the navy should not come forward openly." ”

As he spoke, he paused and said: "You have full authority in the affairs of the Japanese Kingdom, you don't need to ask for instructions on current affairs, even if you let it go, even if you poke any leaks, Yuan Qi and the navy will take care of it for you." ”

The Nanyang Fleet came quickly, and the withdrawal was not dragged into the mud and water, in the loud sound of the military trumpet, all the warships set sail and quickly sailed away from Kagoshima Bay, looking at the distant sail shadows, the Satsuma army that was freed had a sense of relief, they were always conceited this time but they were scared, and now they recall yesterday's offensive and defensive battle, one by one still have lingering palpitations, it is really too big for the two sides to the point of seriously dampening their self-confidence.

The owners of the merchant ships and the crew and sailors who spent most of the night and most of the day in the inner bay were as if they had walked through the ghost gate, and no one expected that the Qing fleet would ignore them and leave directly, and they were all secretly glad that they were obedient and did not act rashly last night, otherwise they would have been killed unjustly!

'Zhenjiang', in the cabin, Yi Zhixiang glanced at Shimazu Qixing, who was still a little restrained in front of him, and Hiroshi, who was frowning, and said in a relaxed tone: "Yuanqi Bank will open a branch in Kagoshima Port as soon as possible, and will provide you with a large amount of loans, so that you will not be unable to turn around." ”

What's going on? Is there anything more comical in the world than robbing him of his gold, turning his head and lending them again? Shimazu Qixing was full of slander, but he didn't dare to reveal the slightest, and had to laugh and say: "Thank you big shopkeeper, otherwise, we really don't know how to hold on." ”

Hirogo bowed slightly and said, "Can the big shopkeeper hand over the black sugar trade of the Amami Islands to the Satsuma Domain?" ”

"I can't." Yi Zhishu said without hesitation: "Your high pressure and cruelty over the years have made the Ryukyuan people feel extremely disgusted with you, they will not be willing to trade with you, and we will not force them." ”

Hearing this, the face of the Tunsho Guangxiang was a little ugly, losing the two major economic sources of smuggling and black sugar monopoly, the financial income of the Satsuma Domain would be completely dependent on the sea trade with Yuanqi, worried that the other party would see through his thoughts, he sighed lightly and said: "The harsh government was also taken out of helplessness ...... the beginning. ”

"It's going to be changed." Yi Zhizhi said: "If the strings are too tight for too long, something will happen, you are not only harsh on the Ryukyus, but also cruel to the Satsuma Domain, it can be said that you are doing your best to loot, even the temple will not let go, the following is already boiling with public resentment, I don't want to see you have an accident." ”

Shimazu Qixing was speechless for a while, not all the wealth looted by you was swept away, but now you are here to be a good person! was indignant in his heart, but he didn't have the courage to ask for it, the other party had already made it very clear that the Yuanqi branch lent them a loan, and it was clear that it would not be returned.

"The black sugar trade in the Amami Islands will not be given to you, nor will it be given to other Japanese people." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "You should take a long-term view now, Guangdong and Fujian are both major sugar-producing provinces, black sugar, how much the Wa country wants, how much Yuan Qi can supply, even if you want to monopolize the black sugar of the Wa country, it is not a problem." ”