In mid-January of the 14th year of the Hongxing reign of the Ming Dynasty, Nagasaki, Japan.
The streets of Nagasaki have never been so lively as they are now. People from China and Japan, wearing their respective national costumes, are rubbing shoulders in this port city of Japan. There are also many warriors with two samurai swords in their waists, wandering around, but they don't dare to cause trouble, let alone use violence against civilians - this is Her Royal Highness Tang Muyi, "discourteous to ask" (not yet available at this time) This is not possible here. If you are caught by the patrolling samurai guarding the Nagasaki market, you will be beheaded!
Outside the Tang Dynasty Yashiki near the port of Nagasaki, the newly opened China Long Street was already on alert by the Ming army marines stationed in Nagasaki. They were all carrying one post every five steps and one sentry every ten steps. The flintlock with bayonet stood as straight as a stone pillar. Outside the archway gate of the Tang Dynasty's house, there were more than a dozen "guards" dressed in Chinese clothes, official hats on their heads, and swords hanging on their waists. The two leaders of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Nagasaki City, one civil and one military, were also standing there. Wearing formal official uniform, he stretched his neck and looked towards the end of China Street, as if waiting for someone to arrive.
Both sides of China Street were already crowded with ordinary people watching the excitement. Judging from their dress and size, most of them were citizens of the Chinese Empire. Many of them had sad faces. They were probably unlucky stock refugees! I wonder if there are any creditors of the King of Chongqing? These destitute people in a foreign country gathered together and soon started talking to each other.
"Is there really a prince coming to Nagasaki?"
"It can't be wrong. Otherwise, why would the Duke of Japan come from Xiaocang, which is so far away, to pay his respects?"
"Why did the prince come all the way to Nagasaki?"
"What else can I do? I must be going to the American Mansion to lead troops to fight..."
"Is there a war in America?"
"Yes! If it hadn't been for the war in the American Mansion, how could we have ended up where we are now?"
"We're not crazy about stock trading... What does war with the American Mansion have to do with it?"
"You really don't know! Why did the stock market fall? Isn't it because of the large-scale issuance of stocks in the United States, which amounted to tens of millions of taels... Why is there a large-scale issuance of stocks in the United States? Isn't it because the American government is about to go to war? It’s going to cost a lot of military money!”
"This is real?"
"Of course it's true...you don't know this, you deserve to be an American by trading stocks!"
“There’s going to be a war, can we still go to America?”
"What if I don't go? The whole family is here in Nagasaki and spending money every day..."
"Alas! But the stock market is suffering!"
"Look, look... the Duke of Japan's cavalry is coming! Hey, why is everyone carrying a big baggage?"
"It should be luggage, right?"
"Luggage? Why do you need to carry luggage?"
"Of course I joined the prince's army... You didn't know, right? The samurai of Japan rely on fighting to make a living. They don't have to fight at home, so naturally they have to go abroad to fight! Follow our prince of the Ming Dynasty to send troops , we will definitely win the battle!"
"Can you really win?"
"Definitely! We've already spent tens of millions of taels on the military, how can we not win?"
It’s really quite imaginative, even the prince’s army is there! If Zhu Cihuan heard their discussion, he would definitely be frightened.
He went to America to avoid debts, not to fight! Are you kidding me... You can avoid debt if you mess up in the stock market, but you'll die if you lose in a war!
But he can't tell the truth to Mr. Ogura of Japan! The Prince of Ming Dynasty made a fortune in stock trading, lost all the Emperor's pension money, and accumulated a lot of debts, so he had to flee to America to avoid debts. How shameless! It is also detrimental to the national dignity. If Zhu Cixi finds out, he might let King Zhu Yi of Lu bring kelp poison to Nagasaki...
So he had to make up a lie to fool Xu Zhengzhi (Baoke Zhengzhi). What nonsense are you making up? He was alone and had no one to discuss with, so he had no choice but to turn to Yao Daqiao.
But Yao Daqiao was very clever, and he immediately thought of rhetoric.
"I am here to provide military supplies for the American army."
In a large hall decorated in Japanese style, Zhu Cihuan used a vague statement to the visiting Mr. Ogura.
However, this statement is not completely unfounded. Zhu Cihuan came to Nagasaki on Yao Daqiao's ship, and Yao Daqiao's ship was filled with iron blocks, copper blocks, and lead blocks—aren't these things used to produce weapons and ammunition? ?
"Yao Xi..." Xu Zhengzhi thought to himself: This king is really going to handle military affairs - military supplies are also military affairs! If this king joins the army, he can't go to the battlefield with a musket and shoot people, right? We should start with military supplies...
"Zhenghui!" Xu Zhengzhi called out.
"Hai!" Behind Xu Zhengzhi, a short, handsome young warrior responded immediately, and then knelt down beside Xu Zhengzhi.
"Your Majesty, this is my nephew Masaki Hoshina. He is just 18 years old this year. He missed the war against Toyotomi's rebellion and wants to follow the king to show off his skills on the American battlefield!"
It turns out that Mr. Ogura’s gift was not for nothing, he was paving the way for his nephews!
Who allowed him to have too many nephews? The seat of Lord Ogura and the 1.1 million stone seal were reserved for Shitzu, what about the other sons? If the territory is to be divided, then the territory of the Ogura clan will become smaller and smaller, until it reaches a certain level, and it will be unable to suppress Kyushu and fight against Wang Ting.
So Zhengzhi wanted to send his nephews abroad. Xu Zhengjing, who is now the general of the Ming Dynasty, has several sons of Xu Zhengzhi under his command.
But Mr. Ogura not only had a son, but also a nominal brother and nephew - Xu Zhengzhi was the illegitimate son of Tokugawa Hidetada, who was adopted by Masamitsu Hoshina and inherited the Hoshina family. But Masamitsu Hoshina has a biological son. Not only does he have a son, but he also has a brother, Masada Hoshina. Masamitsu's sons are now Xu Zhengzhi's retainers, and Hoshina Masada was originally the flagship of the Tokugawa family, and later became a minor daimyo under Masazuki's promotion. When Masayuki Hoshina became Xu Zhengzhi, Zhengzhen was no longer there, but his children and grandchildren were still there. This Masaki was the grandson of Masada Hoshina, who was transferred to Kyushu with his father. His family was the lord of Omura's 27,000-koku domain, and the fiefdom was near Nagasaki. However, he is not the successor and has no family fortune to inherit, so he can only act as Masayuki's retainer.
"Hoko Masahui of the Omura Hoshi family, please see His Royal Highness the Chongqing County Prince!" Masahui Hoshi spoke fluent Chinese.
"Okay!" Zhu Cihuan nodded and said with a smile, "Then you can follow me! I am in a hurry, and before I have time to recruit guards, you will be my first guard!"
Zhu Cihuan lied. He actually had a guard. He wouldn't dare go for a walk in Shanghai without a guard! However, his bodyguards were not maintained by him at his own expense, but were under the jurisdiction of the Xiaoling Guards New Army, and they actually had the responsibility of guarding him!
If King Zhu Yihai of Lu was really ordered to take him, his guards would have been ordered in advance to take care of him first.
But when Luo Zhichen came to cover his escape that day, all his guards were missing...
"What? You don't have any guards?" Xu Zhengzhi was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Xie Xun who was accompanying Zhu Cihuan.
Xie Xun smiled and said: "According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty royal family, when princes and princes are in Beijing (not that they are in Yingtian Mansion, but are organized in Beijing), they will be guarded by the Xiaoling Guards New Army. After leaving the capital, they will You can recruit your own guards. The King of Chongqing left in a hurry, so he didn't have time to recruit guards."
"Then let's recruit here in Nagasaki!" Xu Zhengzhi laughed, "The specialty here in Kyushu is samurai... If the king wants to recruit, one or two thousand people can be recruited very quickly!"
I am very sure of that!
The Xu family, the Hoshina family, the Kuroda family, the Hosokawa family, the Tachibana family, the Nabeshima family, the Mune family, and the Takeda family (after Umino Nobuchika, because Hoshina Masayuki was raised by Takeda Shingen's daughter until he was seven years old, he was transferred to Kyushu and then A large group of Kyushu feudal lords, including the Takeda family and the Otomo family, all had relatives and friends who needed to be arranged...
"One or two thousand..." Zhu Cihuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought to himself: Even the prince's army is there... This seems to be the way of the third brother! With Wangyejun, do I no longer have to pay back the money?
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