Chapter 422: Post-War Problems
This battle changed a lot.
Ambassador Hou Dongfang finally succeeded in taking the center stage to dominate Japanese affairs, and Captain Guo Beyu became a training officer of the garrison.
The Ouchi family and the Shimazu family of Iwami Kuni joined forces to clean up the Mori family, which had always had intentions for Iwami Kuni------ and more and more daimyo and guardians openly supported the reign of Prince Weiyasu, the seventh shogun.
What satisfied Ambassador Hou Dongfang the most was that the big merchants who had secretly supported the emperor in Kyoto turned to the seventh generation of the Great Shogun!
Ambassador Hou Dongfang didn't worry about the affairs of the army, he was concerned about how much support the people could get from Prince Weikang, and those big businessmen were the main force.
Accompanied by Mihara Koi, he received messengers from big merchants one by one, and the effect of mutual communication was very good.
Many big businessmen also openly sent various supplies urgently needed by Prince Weikang, and completely fell to him.
Ambassador Hou Dongfang was very satisfied with Mihara Koi's recent work and was also pleased that he had assumed the post of general and assistant to him.
Lianfu was an important position, in addition to the military, basic administration and diplomacy, he was in charge of.
Ambassador Hou Dongfang said: "I can accept your request for a loan, the specific amount and procedures, you can send someone to talk to President Gu Jianshan, as long as it is fair and reasonable, I think it should be possible." ”
Mihara Koi bowed and said, "On behalf of the Shogun, I agree to establish a free trade zone in the Iwami Province area, allowing merchants from all over the world to trade freely, and we will only charge a small amount of customs duties and administrative fees. ”
"Hehe, you're the best person in Japan who understands how commerce and trade can lead to development------"
Mihara Koi said, "The Shogun hopes that the Ryuki military will help us build a unified customs system and remove the commercial barriers caused by the Japanese daimyo and guardians." ”
Ambassador Hou Dongfang nodded, indicating that he understood his intentions, and he said frankly: "My Zhang Island Master said that the army only punishes injustice and self-preservation, and we do not intervene in the internal disputes of other countries------ but we can provide suitable military supplies and train your military personnel."
These can be counted in the loan------ and can also help you build a patrol system, so that those middle and lower level samurai have a chance to stand out. ”
Mihara Koi thought for a while and said, "Thank you so much for the help of Island Master Zhang, can you allow us to send personnel to study at the Liuqiu School?" ”
"Of course you can, the students of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Boni Kingdom, and the Three Buddhas Kingdom, we will all accept them, there is no reason not to accept yours."
This is true, there are even black and white students in the school.
Mihara Koi said with a smile: "The general also especially hopes to create a naval army like the Liuqiu Navy, and I implore the master of Zhang Island to sell our warships------"
"Well, that's fine, but, you know the big shipyards on Liuqiu Island, right? The shipbuilding task there is very tight, I'm afraid you will have to wait, it's not that we don't sell. ”
"I know, I know, I know very well the situation of several major shipyards. I mean, we can buy some second-hand sailboats from Da Song or Liuqiu, and I hope that the owner of Zhang Island can send someone to help us renovate it. ”
Ambassador Hou Dongfang also smiled and said: "Building a navy is a money-burning business, so you might as well develop maritime trade first----- and when you have economic strength, it will not be too late for you to develop." ”
"Exactly, exactly. The Shogun said that if the whole of Japan settles down, we can provide a large amount of labor for the Lord of Zhangdao to expel him. ”
"We are happy to see stability, and we will support the general in our way!"
In what seemed like a casual conversation, the two sides set the tone for future developments, and Mihara Koi quickly took his leave, declining Ambassador Hou's kindness to invite him to dinner.
For him, the most urgent task now is how to coordinate the relationship between the various parties, and how to combat or prevent the counterattack of the daimyo who are still not willing to give up.
The eighty-year-old veteran samurai was able to seek benevolence and benevolence, and he was indeed killed in the siege battle.
However, he left a lot of trouble behind.
After the war, there was a split in the anti-general coalition forces, especially after hearing that the Hojo family and their important cronies were imprisoned on Jeju Island and guarded by the Liuqiu army, they directly broke off their relationship.
In the royal family, there are internal and external; Among the royal family, there are also relatives and aliens!
When General Fujiwara Keiko had red eyes and shouted that he was going to attack the city again, no one dared to answer his words at all.
The Liuqiu army didn't go out of the city at all, they didn't even pursue while they were victorious, how could they get close to them?!
If you don't approach them, the knives and guns in their hands won't work at all!
Night Raid? How can you make those terrible pillars of light disappear on the city walls?!
They also knew the news of the annihilation of the Japanese naval army in the night battle------ okay, the general said in the official document that as long as he returned to his original territory, he would not be blamed for the past!
It's better to disperse!
More and more daimyo and guardians took refuge in Prince Weikang, which made it more convenient for Ambassador Hou Dongfang to lay out.
As long as the Liuqiu army is stationed in Kamakura Castle, no force in Japan will be able to turn the sky upside down!
At dinner, Ambassador Hou Dongfang talked with Captain Guo Beyu about his conversation with Mihara Koi.
Captain Guo Beyu said: "It turned out that a small businessman can quickly turn to politics now, and he still has a vision. ”
"Well, he's the one who did business directly with our master's family back then, right? It seems that I have learned a lot from our master's family-------"
When it comes to the past more than ten years ago, both of them unconsciously recall the past------- when they were ignorant teenagers, and now, they have become the supreme commander who manipulates all forces or commands thousands of troops------
Life always makes people feel full of emotion in retrospect!
Soon, their second batch of military supplies arrived, along with the captain of the Battle.
He said that the entire Iwami Province area began to be built and developed, and with the help of the previously repaired wharf, the 2,000-ton five-masted sea ship could transport more ore and more building materials!
When the Maori family was completely defeated------, there was no longer any coveting power there, and a period of great commercial development came.
The captain of the feudal battle stationed there was bored, so he followed the supply ship to Kamakura.
In fact, he has his own careful eye, he knows that Captain Guo Beyu has brought a few oil painters, and he wants to bring them back by the way, and when the time comes, he will also paint his own appearance on the so-called oil paintings.
Originally, the merchants who had taken refuge on Jeju Island could return to Iwami with great generosity------ but when they were about to go back, they were stopped by a telegram.
It was an order issued by the chairman of the New Oriental Company himself, and he told all the members of the security department to stand by and wait to meet the new colleagues.
The drill rat can only break up with Brother Hao and them, and personally go to the dock to send people back to Japan, and they will cooperate if they have the opportunity in the future.
Later, the drill rat didn't expect that he would wait for 300 new colleagues!
He didn't need to know to smell the smell of rivers and lakes from those people.
The leader handed him a handwritten letter from the chairman.