"The cabinet has a good arrangement, and I am very satisfied, but I have a few things to add."

"First, to support a Japanese ruling group that is completely subservient to our Ming Dynasty, it is best to directly support the Japanese emperor, the Japanese emperor has no ordinary status in the eyes of the Japanese, so there are very convenient conditions for supporting the Japanese emperor."

"Japan is now the shogunate era, in fact, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi took control of Japan, he had overthrown the shogunate rule, but after the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Tokugawa family raised troops to control the power and reopened the period of shogunate rule."

"Today's Japanese general Tokugawa Ieyasu is the third generation of the Tokugawa family, and he actually holds power, and the emperor is just a puppet, so the decision to refuse to carry out maritime trade with my Ming Dynasty was also made by this Tokugawa Ieyasu."

"Although Tokugawa Ieyasu wielded the greatest power as the general of the expedition, the Tokugawa family was able to control only a quarter of the entire territory of Japan, and the remaining three-quarters were ruled by many other families, large and small."

"Of course, there is no need for my Daming Sailor to help the Japanese Emperor unify all the families below, the purpose of the Sailor is to defeat or even overthrow the Tokugawa family and hand over power to the Japanese Emperor, as for whether the Japanese Emperor can lead the families below, it is not something that the Sailor needs to worry about."

"But one thing must be remembered, the emperor of Japan must submit to my Ming court, otherwise this emperor will not stay, anyway, there can be only one man in the family of the emperor of Japan."

Xu Wanghua looked at the emperor and was dumbfounded, he really didn't know these circumstances, how did the emperor know, and judging from the emperor's arrangement, it was to get rid of the Tokugawa family, the biggest force in Japan. Once the Tokugawa family is exterminated, then Japan will fall into even greater chaos, after all, the Tokugawa family is the most powerful and can suppress the other families.

The emperor is simply the lifeblood of Japan, as long as the sailors exterminate or increase the consumption of the power of the Tokugawa family, the Japanese emperor has no strength. There is a fart to come forward, and the family below is not doing its own thing.

Once the Tokugawa family was wiped out, Japan would once again fall into a long period of chaos, and the emperor's so-called goal of supporting a completely subordinate Ming court would be almost impossible to achieve.

There is also the tone of the emperor, who is contemptuous of Japan, and when it comes to the emperor of Japan, he doesn't care whether he has the ability or not, but as long as he submits to the Ming Dynasty. Everything is available.

Xu Wanghua can only be at ease, according to the emperor's arrangement, Japan is afraid that it will fall into the abyss.

"Second, the sailor must be resolute in battle, without the slightest hesitation or mercy."

"The rule of large and small families in Japan mainly depends on the samurai trained by the family, and the stronger the family samurai. The stronger the power of the family, the more Japanese samurai received the spirit of bushido from an early age. They are afraid that they will not surrender, and after the defeat, many family warriors will choose to commit suicide by breaking their stomachs. ”

"When facing these warriors, remember not to be soft-hearted, and don't treat them as Han Chinese."

"Of course, the officers and men of the Navy Division still have to strictly abide by military discipline and military regulations. That is, it is absolutely forbidden to harass the Japanese people, and the main opponent of the sailor is the Tokugawa family, and if there are other families who heed the call of the Tokugawa family and make enemies of our Daming sailor, it will be a merciless blow. ”

"I need the sailor to cut the grass and eradicate the roots."

"This is also for the benefit of my Daming." ……

The crowd listened in silence. No one spoke, perhaps they felt ashamed at the moment, who knew that the emperor knew Japan so well, and even made precise arrangements for how to fight, it can be seen that the emperor planned and then acted, in comparison, the cabinet members did not know so much about the situation in Japan.

It wasn't until the emperor finished speaking and there was silence in the Qianqing Palace for several minutes that Zheng Zhilong, the right attendant of the household department, opened his mouth to ask.

"The emperor's understanding of Japan, the minister is ashamed, although the minister was born in Japan, but he doesn't know such details, the minister has a problem, and asks the emperor to decide, if the Tokugawa family is willing to submit to my Ming court, I don't know how to deal with it."

After Zheng Zhilong asked, Xu Wanghua frowned slightly, he found that Zheng Zhilong still had a good impression of Japan and did not fully understand what the emperor meant.

Without waiting for the emperor to speak, Xu Wanghua continued to answer.

"Lord Zheng, the purpose of this expedition is to completely exterminate the Tokugawa family."

After Xu Wanghua said this, Zhou Yanru, the second assistant of the cabinet, followed and spoke.

"The minister thinks that what Lord Xu said is extremely true, the strength of the Tokugawa family is not ordinary, and it is the best choice to rule Japan, since it refuses to conduct maritime trade with my Ming court, it is to have different intentions, such a family, what to keep for, once the sailor leaves Japan, they will continue to play tricks, do not comply with the relevant agreements, the sailor completely exterminates the Tokugawa family, and it is the best choice to support the Japanese emperor, of course, if the Japanese emperor is not willing to submit to my Ming court, then change people."

This time it was Zheng Xunrui's turn to smile bitterly, it seemed that all the cabinet ministers were human spirits, and he quickly understood what he meant, the Ming Dynasty did not need a Japan that could gradually become stronger, and it needed a Japan with scattered sand, so that it would be convenient for the Ming Dynasty to conquer.

It is normal for Zheng Zhilong to ask like this, after all, Zheng Zhilong is inextricably linked to Japan.

After Xu Wanghua and Zhou Yanru spoke, Zheng Zhilong immediately spoke again.

"The minister understands, the minister must obey the emperor's will......"

Before Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui followed and spoke.

"This expedition, with 200 warships, and 100 merchant ships to form a fleet, the sailor division sent 30,000 troops, the battle mainly relied on artillery and Mauser guns, the purpose of the sailor's expedition, or for trade and trade, this expedition with Yang He as the main commander, Ding Baokun and Zheng Zhilong as the deputy marshals, the preparation time is the 15th, the end of March."

Zheng Zhilong breathed a sigh of relief, because he had a good impression of Japan, so he raised this question, but Xu Wanghua and Zhou Yanru showed no mercy, which was tantamount to refuting his proposal, which also put him in a very disadvantageous position, and it was very likely that he would lose the opportunity to conquer Japan, but fortunately, the emperor did not care.

Zheng Zhilong will carry out the things decided by the emperor and the court to the letter, and he will never be soft.

"Obey the Order......"

Back at Qianning Palace, Zheng Xunrui saw that Queen Wen Manshan was actually waiting.

This is a bit strange, Wen Manshan can be said to be a busy person, there are too many things for the Royal Bank, after the Royal Bank in Batavia is on the right track, Wen Manshan needs to worry about opening a Royal Bank branch in Europe, as for many Royal Banks outside the territory, the business progress is very good.

Wen Manshan actually had tears in her eyes.

Zheng Xunrui immediately knew what was going on, and Wen Manshan thought of the prince.

The prince has been traveling outside for more than a year, during which Wen Manshan made a special trip to Nanjing to meet the prince.

"Did the queen think about the prince?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine can't help it, the prince has been traveling for more than a year, and the concubine is thinking about imploring the emperor, whether to let the prince return to the capital, it has been long enough."

Zheng Xunrui looked at Wen Manshan.

"Did the prince write to you?"

Wen Manshan hurriedly shook her head.

"Okay, even if the prince writes to you, it's not a big deal, the prince is not very old, this year is fourteen years old, it is normal to travel outside for such a long time, missing his parents and sisters, but I see that the prince still has to complete the two-year travel, the prince is not an ordinary person, since he promised to travel for two years in front of me, then he must do what he says, this is also an example for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty."

Wen Manshan actually understands this truth, but she misses the prince a little.

"The three princesses of Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands, how do things do in the bank."

"It's not bad, they are very familiar with numbers and are already competent, but the concubines feel that they are still a little inappropriate in terms of etiquette."

"Please ask the queen to worry about these things, after all, they came to Daming from overseas, and they used to follow overseas customs, and it is normal to not know many etiquettes of Daming."

The next day, Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that Zheng Zhilong was familiar with Japan, so he decided to let him go on the expedition, but yesterday's discussion, the minister thought that Zheng Zhilong was likely to have mercy during the expedition because of his good impression of Japan, and the minister suggested that Zheng Zhilong should not go on the expedition."

Xu Wanghua said very directly.

Zheng Xunrui looked at Xu Wanghua and smiled and spoke.

"Don't worry too much, I also decided to let Zheng Zhibao also follow the expedition, I don't like to kill, but many times there is no way, this time the sailor conquered Japan, the focus is to make it really submit, so it is not okay to blindly take the way of killing, Zheng Zhilong understands the situation in Japan, sometimes his advice still has to be listened to, I will specifically warn Yang He."

"Yang He fights bravely and will never be soft, I believe this, but Yang He is sometimes easy to indulge in killing, so that he forgets my original intention, and letting Zheng Zhilong remind him at this time is also a complementary move."

Xu Wanghua nodded.

"The emperor's painstaking efforts, the minister understands, and the minister has another suggestion, that is, to send civilian officials to follow the battle, and the civil officials will come forward to discuss the matters that need to be discussed."

"Yes, how to discuss, or to consult Zheng Zhilong's opinion, he has been in Japan for many years, familiar with the situation there, I and you are hearsay, the cabinet must remember, no matter what kind of expedition in the future, don't think about using killing to make the other party submit, that can only be maintained for a short time, really make the other party surrender, what is needed is strength, what is needed is not to do to others what you do not want to be done to others, and the mind to help the world, so that people will be truly convinced." (To be continued.) )