Faced with the biggest crisis in the history of the Shimazu family, Mitsuhisa Shimazu was not in the mood to celebrate the victory in Fukuyama Castle. Instead, he quickly took a boat back to Bungofu Inner Castle - this is the main city of the Toyotomi family and the only one belonging to Toyotomi. The castle of the Chen family.
However, the samurai of the Shimazu family are still responsible for the defense of the inner city... because there are currently few samurai directly under Toyotomi.
Now there are two governments in Japan, one is the Edo shogunate; the other is the regent government, that is, the government of Toyotomi headed by Toyotomi Kunimatsu.
The reason why it is necessary to act in the name of the regent is because the Toyotomi regime (actually the Satsuma regime) needs diplomatic recognition from the Kingdom of Spain, and it is not possible to use the name of the Toyotomi family - the Toyotomi family is not the royal family of Japan. You cannot represent Japan at all, and you are not qualified to sign a treaty that betrays your country and seeks glory!
Therefore, after discussions between Shimazu Mitsuhisa, Mouri Tsunahiro, and Asano Tsunasa, a Japanese regent government was established in Fuuchi Castle—to serve as regent for Emperor Gonishi of Japan!
Emperor Gosei was really lucky. There was a Toyotomi regent in the west and a Tokugawa general in the east, all helping him govern the country... The only bad thing was that the Ming Emperor did not recognize his existence! However, King Philip IV of Spain now recognized the emperor, and also sent a Spanish diplomatic mission to Fuuchi City with de Velasco as ambassador.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa ran back to Fuuchi Castle from Fukuyama Castle in a hurry, just to discuss countermeasures with the Spanish ambassador!
Now the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa shogunate will jointly hold the Japanese college entrance examination. After the examination, the Japanese rogues will have a place to become samurai. Who is willing to help the Shimadzu family fight the war? The Shimazu family can't afford such a high salary!
Unless Spain can help the Shimadzu family pay...
"Imperial examination?" De Velasco asked, "What does this mean?"
"It means that if you do well in the exam, you will be given a job by an official!" Mitsuhisa Shimazu explained in a somewhat stilted Chinese.
He didn't speak Spanish, and de Velasco didn't speak Japanese, but both parties spoke Chinese, so they communicated in Chinese.
"What?" De Belasco was surprised, "Is there such a thing? If you do well in the exam, you can become an official?"
"Yes, yes, that's what it means!"
"Not based on bloodline?" De Belasco still didn't believe it.
"It's not that I don't read it at all," Shimazu Mitsuhisa said, "but it's not very important... it mainly depends on the test scores!"
"How can this be done?" De Velasco shouted, "This is so barbaric!"
De Velasco also came from a noble family, and his father was the governor of New Spain!
So he is 100% in favor of reincarnation as an official... How can he become an official without reincarnation? Reincarnation is decided by God, so reincarnation as an official means God decides who can and who cannot be an official. How can the Chinese change the decision of Almighty God through a test full of flukes?
This is the Antichrist! He is going to hell!
Shimazu Mitsuhisa nodded heavily, "Isn't it...it's so abominable! All the rogues in Japan will defect to the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa Shogunate, and it will be difficult for us to defeat them!"
"Will everyone vote for it?" De Velasco shook his head, "How is that possible? Isn't there hundreds of thousands of rogues? How is it possible that they all vote for it? How many official positions can they give?"
"Not only do they have official positions, they also recruit soldiers through the imperial examination..." Shimazu Mitsuhisa frowned and said, "If you do well in the exam, you can become an official, if you don't do well in the exam, you can become a soldier. There is always a salary to eat. Virtue. The Chuan family plans to recruit 20,000 troops through this exam to form a new army, while the Ming Dynasty intends to recruit 80,000 troops!"
"Recruit, recruit 80,000 troops?" De Velasco was surprised, "Why so many? They want to..."
De Velasco knew that the number of Ming troops from all walks of life was likely to reach one million!
And these millions of people are not just a mob. Some of them, such as the Nine-Border Youth Army of more than 10,000 people who defeated Doni Khan's 70,000 troops in Liaodong, are basically placed in Europe, and they can be regarded as first-class elite soldiers. .
The Ming army, which has a huge advantage over neighboring countries in terms of quantity and quality, actually wants to expand further... Anyone with a brain can imagine that this Celestial Empire is planning a new war!
Moreover, the new war that the Celestial Empire will launch should not be against the Japanese Toyotomi regime.
Because defeating the Toyotomi regime does not require 110,000 new troops at all - the Tokugawa shogunate will recruit 20,000 new troops, the Ming Dynasty will recruit 80,000 new troops in Japan, and the Ming Dynasty has recruited 10,000 new troops in Nagasaki, in total That’s 110,000…
In De Velasco's view, the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa shogunate only needed to organize 30,000 to 40,000 new-style troops to eliminate the Toyotomi Army.
Therefore, most of the 110,000 new troops will be used on other battlefields...
"They are going to march to Nanyang!" Shimazu Mitsuhisa said, "This is what the Tokugawa Shogunate announced... The 80,000 new troops recruited by the Ming Dynasty will be sent to Nanyang to fight Siam. .
If they can achieve meritorious service, the Ming Emperor will reward them with a fiefdom in Nanyang! "
Is it really just Nanyang? De Belasco thought: There must be America! These short Japanese warriors are not only ferocious, but also hardworking, and are most suitable for use in difficult battlefields where supplies are scarce.
It seems that the Spanish world empire is really going to face an existential crisis!
"Mr. Ambassador," Shimazu Mitsuhisa said, "your Kingdom of Spain will not watch helplessly as the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa Shogunate collude to seize the Philippines, right?"
If only that were the case! De Velasco said to himself: If the Ming Dynasty only wanted the Philippines, would there be any need to seize it? As long as they are willing to evacuate from the Gulf of America, the Philippines can be handed over to Ming Dynasty immediately...
"Of course not!" De Velasco said, "The Kingdom of Spain has concluded a peace treaty with Britain, and will soon conclude a treaty and marriage with France. The Spanish princess will become the queen of France!
So...the Spanish World Empire will have enough power for the East! "
"That would be great!" Shimazu Mitsuhisa quickly asked, "Can you send some reinforcements to Japan? It's best to borrow another military fund. One million taels of silver is enough!"
One million taels? De Velasco thought to himself: If King Philip really has so much spare money, he won't even owe his daughter's dowry...
"Boss, you can rest assured," de Velasco assured, "our Spanish Empire is a country favored by God, and we have nothing to fear... Even if the Ming Dynasty has 1 million troops, we can defeat God." Defeat it with help!"
He paused, "But you and the regent government can't completely count on Spain's assistance, because Spain is too far away from Japan. Before assistance arrives, you should persist independently for a while. If possible... ....I suggest you send troops to attack Nagasaki immediately! If it can be captured, it will greatly reduce the prestige of Ming Dynasty in Japan, and maybe they won't be able to recruit so many mercenaries."
Attack Nagasaki?
That would completely break up with the Ming Empire!
"Boss, please don't hesitate!" De Velasco saw Shimazu Mitsuhisa's hesitation and assured him, "The Spanish soldiers in Japan are very good at attacking cities. With their help and enough With the strength of the troops, it is not difficult to conquer Nagasaki... Moreover, the alliance between the Ming Empire and the Tokugawa Shogunate is already very strong, and there is not much time left for the Toyotomi Regent!"
Shimazu Mitsuhisa knew that De Velasco was right and that time was running out...
"But... the war against Nagasaki may still fail!" Mitsuhisa Shimazu lowered his voice, "The Shimazu family may also be destroyed by then! Ambassador, have you ever thought about this issue?"
"No, it won't!" De Velasco shook his head, he understood what Shimazu Mitsuhisa meant, "The Shimazu family will not perish, because the Kingdom of Spain will not give up any friends...even Luer. Even if the island city cannot be defended, there will definitely be a way out.
Therefore, the Shimadzu family can now stand with Spain with confidence and boldness! "
