On June 6, 279 of the Ming Kingdom, it was early, and the summer day came especially early. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info The morning light of dawn pierces the sky and illuminates the earth, and the abundant humidity of the rainy season makes the morning fog in Edo Castle, hiding the traces of pedestrians inside.

Outside the city gate, a group of farmers waited quietly for the city gate to open, so that they could transport the fresh fruit pulp, vegetable water and other daily necessities purchased by the nobles into the city as soon as possible.

According to the normal time, there is still an hour before the gates are opened.

But today, the Sakurada door suddenly opened.

Inside, a group of people walked out quietly. These people were dressed in the training uniforms of the Nan School of Dojos, with a chrysanthemum pattern tattooed on their chests, and a large Nan character written on their backs.

Tokugawa Yoshinobu stood in a private room on the second floor of a restaurant in the castle and opened the window halfway, wanting to see more, but he was afraid of being discovered.

Beside him, Li Yan smiled and said, "My lord, at this time, even if people see it, what if they see it?" This tide is surging, and how to point out next, it's up to you to wield, do you want to continue to be afraid of them? ”

"I didn't expect this to be the result." Tokugawa Yoshinobu looked at the samurai who were pouring out of the city gate, and his heart and liver trembled.

At the same time, a fast horse came to report. Everywhere in the city gates, there were surging samurai.

Tokugawa Yoshinobu supported Yui Masayuki, naturally thinking that Yui Masayuki could make a career. However, he obviously never thought that this career would be such a situation.

"My lord, there are 2,000 samurai in Tiananmen......

"There are more than 2,600 samurai in Shimizumon......"

"Your Excellency...... There are now 3,000 samurai in Sakurada Gate! ”

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One by one, the news was transmitted to Tokugawa Yorinobu, which stunned him.

It felt like I had pulled a few seeds at random, but I didn't expect a forest to grow. The worst thing is that many of the people in this forest look like man-eating flowers.

He had a vague feeling that he might lose control of this event......

Leaving Oku, Matsudaira Nobutsuna seemed a little lost by himself. He has been thinking about what Zhu Cihong's back hand is these days.

There is no doubt that Zhu Cihong is not really here for leisure and vacation. Even if there is that thought, it will never be the ultimate goal.

The stabbing sword could not shake Matsudaira Nobutsuna's will, but the sword that hung above his head and could fall at any moment could make a person fall into a nervous breakdown.

He knew that this confusion came from the fear of the unknown.

To overcome fear, only by recognizing fear and approaching fear can we completely defeat it.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna thought for a long time and decided to arrive at Zhu Cihong's new residence, Urayasu Imperial Palace, without revealing the Lord Shogun or making a big splash.

Just do it, Matsudaira Nobutsuna opened the gate alone in the early morning and went out of the city and arrived at the Urayasu Palace.

Not to mention how beautiful the scenery of Urayasu Palace was and how quickly it was built, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was surprised to find that he had just handed in the letter asking for a meeting and had obtained the result that he had longed for but did not dare to expect.

"Meet him." Zhu Cihong actually agreed.

The mystery seems to be about to be revealed.

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"I thought that Your Majesty would not see me." Matsudaira Nobutsuna entered the Urayasu Palace and was very surprised when he saw Zhu Cihong. He had noticed the tight security in the Urayasu Palace, and even the troops on the road that the Japanese did not want to see were stationed in the Urayasu Palace.

However, as a minister and a samurai, Matsudaira Nobutsuna knew that with only 300 men, the nature of self-defense was obviously more than the possibility of attack.

However, Matsudaira Nobutsuna actually didn't expect that he would meet Zhu Cihong so smoothly.

No one shirked, there were no excuses, and even everyone's expressions were calm, and they didn't have any special thoughts about Matsudaira Nobutsuna.

Zhu Cihong looked at the man in front of him, this guy is not young. The man of 1596 is now fifty-one years old, but he is still full of energy, his hair is not very dark, and his face is resolute, revealing the firmness of his will.

"What can't you see? Could it be that Your Excellency Lao Zhong can still plot against me? Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "Jing Ke assassinated Qin, but he lost Yan Guo." Take history as a mirror, and think you're not stupid. ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna shook his head: "How could Japan do such a despicable thing. I just thought that since His Majesty wanted to hide quietly, he wouldn't see me. ”

Politically, Zhu Cihong has heard of and encountered it, where will he take Matsudaira Nobutsuna's words seriously.

But in the same way, Zhu Cihong did have some doubts, or was curious about the purpose of Matsudaira Nobutsuna's visit: "Idle is idle, but I want to see, what does Your Excellency Lao Zhong want to say?" ”

"Your Majesty! The minister is here to warn His Majesty. In ancient times, there were vertical and horizontal families, and there were also Ming monarchs and benevolent lords. I don't know Your Majesty, are you willing to do the latter? The implication is that Matsudaira Nobutsuna is obviously going to be the columnist.

"Interesting." Zhu Cihong smiled: "But it doesn't hurt to be blunt." ”

"Japan, no better than North Korea. Although Korea is a powerful country, it is ultimately a centralized country. He may have been weak before, but with the support of the Celestial Empire, the king gradually became stronger, trained soldiers, collected customs duties, and seemed to be prosperous. At this time, only the Korean officials and troops could be gathered, and most of the rebellions in Korea could be quelled. However, the situation in Japan is so different! Matsudaira Nobutsuna said slowly.

"The shogunate was the cornerstone of Japan's political stability. A strong shogunate army that can overwhelm the rebels is the foundation of a peaceful Japan. Once the military power is changed, it will inevitably lead to civil strife. Seeing that the center was weak, the daimyo decided to think about it together. All parts of Japan will once again return to the Warring States period. Tens of millions of people have been displaced, and millions of lives have been devastated. Such a situation will not benefit anyone. A peaceful Japan is the Japan that the Ming Dynasty needs. This is because only peace can make Sino-Japanese friendship meaningful and trade mutually beneficial. Matsudaira Nobutsuna spoke eloquently, not only with burning eyes, but also with a clear organization.

After listening to this, Zhu Cihong felt a little more identified with the high-ranking Japanese shogunate official in front of him.

Under the banner of thinking about the other party, there is always no shortage of two ways to win. Although the Matsudaira Nobutsuna in front of him is his own master, it is rare for Zhu Cihong to feel that he has some ability.

But that's about it.

"Who said that a war-torn Japan is not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Cihong smiled, and said with an expression that you are still too young: "Learn more about the recent situation of the Ming Dynasty, Matsudaira Izu Mamoru should not forget." The war to pacify the Jiannu has passed farther and farther away, and the occasional few disobedient tribes in the Mongolian steppe will only take three or five months to make them disappear from the face of the earth. The once hundreds of thousands of elite armies are no longer needed. Huge armaments...... It's about to be idle. If Japan needs a large amount of armament, all merchants will be like sharks with blood, rushing to bite first, and this will not be without a daimyo. Zhu Cihong said lightly.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna straightened his attitude, and his expression gradually became solemn.

Zhu Cihong's riposte was really just right.

In fact, this is exactly the case. The behavior of domestic civil officials, even if Zhu Cihong suppressed it repeatedly, it was inevitable that someone would often shout out that the horse should be released from Nanshan, and the armor should be removed and returned to the field, for fear that the military generals would become bigger.

It's a pity that the old way of thinking is long outdated, and Zhu Cihong doesn't eat this set at all.

The army is still developing, but it is moving in the direction of streamlining the administration.

After all, in the future, there will be almost no opponents in the Ming Dynasty on the mainland, and there is no need to maintain a huge number, only need to improve the strength of combat effectiveness, and at the same time, it is also good to squeeze out military expenses for the sailors.

Gossip aside, regardless of whether the army continues to invest in development or not, there will be a problem: armament.

If you unload your armor and return to the field, it goes without saying that the weapons piled up in the arsenal are a group of metal products waiting to rot and rust. If Japan were to make a pot of porridge, those smugglers would definitely carry a pair of armor next to the raw silk, or even a dry gun.

These are all worthless old goods squeezed in the arsenal, but in the era of war, it is a person's entire net worth to rely on.

Obviously, if Japan fights, it will be equally beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.

"But the next question must be Your Majesty's unsolvable problem!" Matsudaira Nobutsuna said solemnly.

"I want to hear about it." Zhu Cihong also cooperated with the seriousness, but he obviously didn't care in his heart.

He has a lot of hole cards, but Matsudaira Nobutsuna has many cards, and he guesses about the same.

"Wandering Samurai Problem!" Matsudaira Nobutsuna said.

Zhu Cihong was not surprised, obviously expecting him to bring this up.

Seeing that Zhu Cihong was unmoved, Matsudaira Nobutsuna said in his heart that he had to come up with real materials, took a deep breath, and began to wait solemnly: "The problem of wandering samurai is a big headache in Japan. The question, when it comes to the cause, is very simple. Just as there are only three or four hundred daimyo scholars per subject, and there are tens of thousands of people who refer to Gongsheng, it is the lifelong pursuit of many men to become samurai. But where is it so good to be a samurai? Of course, it is not to say whether it is competent or not. Rather, there is no chance at all. A child who has returned from the dojo will find that this is no longer the Warring States period, and his martial arts can shine brightly. In this day and age, the opportunity to shine their light has been lost......"

Quite simply, every year so many people in Japan want to be samurai, they want to climb up, they want to climb in the Malthusian trap and not starve to death. But...... After all, there are only a few people who can be supported by this land, and there must be people who will starve to death.

"If the war will bring about the ordnance business of the Ming Dynasty, it is true. Since ancient times, armaments have been a good livelihood for violence and necessity, and every samurai wants to have a famous sword that kills people without seeing blood, even if it is bankrupt. In the face of such huge profits, it is possible to give way to some markets that have been destroyed by the war. Matsudaira Shin said again.

Zhu Cihong just smiled lightly.

"But! Could it be that war can make more people become samurai and solve the problems of the world? Never! Matsudaira clenched his fists: "Even if we do not criticize the dirty interests of the conspirators because of the arms, we must understand that once a war breaks out, production will be destroyed." Farmers can't plow, workers can't produce, everything will be burned in the flames of war. At that time, it seemed that samurai were recruited everywhere for a short time...... However, if the war lasts for only one year, it will be found that Japan's grain production will continue to decline. At that time, even if the daimyo tried their best to hire samurai, they would find that they had no food......"

In today's Japan, some landlords can even sell their already precious grain for the sake of fine Ming goods.

But once the war starts, all agricultural surpluses will be withheld into the consumption of the war, and the total number of people to feed will continue to fall.

"Once the famine reaches the point of famine, the whole of Japan will be in turmoil. And the people who caused all this...... There will be a backlash! Matsudaira Nobutsuna was word-by-word, as if with the magic of a curse, threatening Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong couldn't help but admire: "It's not easy to recognize this step, understand the fundamental status of food, and the governance skills of Your Excellency Lao Zhong, even if it is in the Ming Dynasty, it is also first-class." ”

The enemy is the enemy, the threat is the threat, and the other party's thinking is really the level of the top people in this era.

"Your Majesty praised ......" Matsudaira Nobutsuna retracted his expression, but he felt that something was wrong all over his body.

He originally wanted to threaten the other party and clarify the pros and cons, so that it was very likely that Zhu Cihong's coveting of the Japanese would be dispelled.

Unexpectedly, when his threat came out, the other party actually praised himself.

What does this mean?

Zhu Cihong is too generous? Confident?

Or is it ...... Already out of low-level fun?

Definitely not.

Faintly, Matsudaira Nobutsuna felt that the other party seemed to have decided that victory would be his. It was a mercy for the vanquished.

At the thought of this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna suddenly felt ashamed.

"Your Majesty! I don't think you understand! Any move to seize Japan's military power will inevitably trigger war in Japan. The powder keg was ignited, and even the gods were powerless. The roar of the explosion will be a piece of chicken feathers. Once Japan was devastated by the war, countless displaced people were displaced...... With my 20 million people, I will surely seek a way to live. Dare to ask...... Does Your Majesty remember the Wako? Matsudaira Nobutsuna no longer hid his personal interests and ran out of his last hole card.

In the final analysis, it was a group of people from the southeast coast who could not survive, which triggered the protracted war against the Japanese.

If the Japanese fall into war and the people are displaced and have no livelihood, they will definitely start to do business and come to Japan and Korea to plunder the coast.

As for Zhu Cihong, he thinks more.

He was not afraid of those wandering warriors as widows, and he was really a little afraid that a group of old and weak women and children would be loaded onto a ship and transported to Daming.

Since the day is the kingdom of the country, it is necessary to talk about face and close up.

But...... Refugees.

What will happen to a group of refugees who hate themselves once they arrive in the territory of the Ming Kingdom?

Zhu Cihong silently thought about the group of virgins in Europe in later generations, and felt that the eggs were broken.

Fortunately, this time his actions were destined to disappoint Matsudaira Nobutsuna.

"Matsudaira Izumori's wisdom is really good. But I'm afraid...... You underestimated what I was capable of. Zhu Cihong smiled lightly, but there was obvious mockery in his eyes.