Yao Daqiao glanced at Concubine Shimazu, who had already given birth to two children, but was still beautiful and pure, and then looked at Zhu Cihuan, who was in her thirties and had grown a big beard, and looked at Zhu Cihuan, who was becoming more and more masculine, and couldn't bear to I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
The son of Emperor Chongzhen is a beautiful idiot. Ever since he became King of Kaqing, he has been controlled by Shimazu Noyoshi... Just look at the names of the officials of Kaqing Kingdom! The largest official in the Kaqing Kingdom is called Taizheng Minister, and is held by Shimazu Noyoshi's father, Shimazu Mitsuhisa. Following the Minister of Taizheng are the left minister Baoshi Zhenghui, the right minister Yao Daqiao, and the interior minister Huashan Hisao. Three of the four officers of Taizheng are Japanese, and two of them are members of the Shimazu family!
In addition, King Jiaqing was a filial son, and he had long thought about paying back the pension money he owed to Emperor Chongzhen - Emperor Chongzhen had been writing letters in recent years to lament his poverty, saying that his investment in Luzon Island was a complete loss and he wanted to repay the original money. We have to continue investing...so we want King Jiaqing, who has a gold mine on his territory, to pay back the money.
However, Shimazu Noyoshi believed that King Kaqing had already given the emperor 25 baronies, and the pension money was even repaid, so he could not pay it back again!
Even if his wife doesn't allow it, King Jiaqing can't do anything about it, and he doesn't even have a private house, so he has no choice but to act like a traitor...
Since there are many nobles from the Kingdom of Jiaqing who have lived in the United States, people in Washington City also know that King Jiaqing is henpecked. It is no wonder that the King of the United States did not visit his uncle Zhu Cihuan on the border between California and Canada for several months.
However, Yao Youfu did not dare to tell the truth that "the king is afraid of his own country and is shameless", so he had to find another reason and said: "Your Highness, the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty is not allowed to leave the vassal territory without permission. They are not allowed to meet casually... Although the King of Hezhong is the king's nephew, due to the courtesy of the vassal king, it is not convenient for him to come to visit."
This is complete nonsense!
King Hezhong and King Jiaqing are not Ming vassal kings at all, but vassal kings! Just one word difference and the meaning is completely different.
"Yes, yes," Zhu Cihuan also followed Yao Daqiao to coax his wife Naiji, nodding repeatedly, "It is indeed inconvenient for King Gu and Hezhong to meet..."
Naiji frowned and said, "Then how can the king go to Washington to discuss the merger of the two countries with the King of United States?"
No, I have to wear a gang!
Zhu Cihuan quickly said with a straight face: "Youfu, you are so confused, why have you forgotten that I cannot leave the vassal territory without permission? Moreover, such a big thing as the merger of two vassal states can only be implemented by the emperor's decree. .....I, the king, should go back to Yingtian Mansion and discuss with the emperor in person."
King Jiaqing probably missed his father, Emperor Chongzhen, so he proposed a visit to Tianfu.
But how could Shimazu Noyoshi agree to let him go? Crossing the Pacific Ocean is not easy, and it may be the end of the world!
"Your Majesty," Naiji said, "Now that the war is about to begin, as the leader of a country, how can you go back across the ocean to the Ming Dynasty? Moreover, the road is not safe. What should you do if you encounter an enemy?"
"Aren't they just some Indian tribes!" Zhu Cihuan waved his hand, "They don't have a navy, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Your Majesty!" Shimazu Noyoshi shook his head, "Do you still think that the enemy is just the Indians?"
"Naiji," Zhu Cihuan was stunned, "Don't the King of United States want to attack the Indians in the Great River Basin and Big Stone Mountain now?"
Shimazu Noyoshi glanced at his father, Taizheng Minister Shimazu Mitsuhisa.
Guangjiu said: "The king is right, but the Qingzhou warriors want to conquer the rich land of Xizhou southward."
Seju is the Sinaloa Province of the Kingdom of New Spain, across the sea from the Gyeongju Peninsula (Baja California Peninsula) of the Kingdom of Gakyung.
Although Sinaloa Province is only separated from the southern part of the Gyeongju Peninsula by the Gyeongju Bay (Gulf of California) that is three to four hundred miles wide, the climate of the two places is very different.
The Gyeongju Peninsula is very arid. Even in Gowon Bay, the wettest area in the south, the annual precipitation is about the same as that of Angel City (about 250 mm), so you can still grow some grapes. However, the fishery there is relatively developed, and it is also suitable for drying salt. Therefore, it was granted to Masaki Hosuka, who named it Takato Bay after his hometown of Takato Castle in Japan. Gaoyuan Port and Gaoyuan Mountain Castle were also built in Gaoyuan Bay.
Sinaloa Province on the other side of Gaoyuan Port is relatively humid, with annual rainfall one to two times more than Gaoyuan Bay (about 700 mm). Moreover, there is a narrow plain running from northwest to southeast along the coast of Sinaloa Province, with a length of 1,000 miles! To the east of this narrow and long plain is the continuous Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains. This huge mountain range can not only block the attack of the Kingdom of New Spain from the direction of Mexico City, but there are also a large number of valleys in the west of the mountains that can be exploited... Some of these valleys have also been found to be rich in gold, silver and copper. , lead, zinc and other mineral deposits!
The "Gyeongju Warriors" who were not well adapted to the arid land of the Gakyung Kingdom had long been coveting the territory of Sinaloa Province under the control of the Kingdom of New Spain.
However, with the little strength of the Jiaqing Kingdom, there was no way to fight against the Kingdom of New Spain - they even sent eighth-class slaves to Don Juan Jose.
"Southern expedition to Xizhou?" Zhu Cihuan frowned, "Will the King of United States agree to provoke an all-out war with the Kingdom of New Spain?"
"He won't agree!" Shimazu Mitsuhisa said calmly, "But we can drag him down! As long as the United States fights with us, the land of Xizhou will sooner or later belong to the king... As long as the war Together, we can bring the flames of war to the territory of the Kingdom of New Spain!"
Shimazu Mitsuhisa was the leader of the group of "Gyeongju Samurai" who coveted the fertile land of the New Spanish Kingdom - he was wild-minded, and he had long looked down on the backwaters of Los Angeles in later generations! The land in Mexico in the south is a great place! Not only were there wet wastes where rice could be grown, but there were also a large number of Indians accustomed to settling and farming who could be enslaved...
Zhu Cihuan was a man without any ideas. After hearing what his father-in-law said, he turned to look at Shimazu Noyoshi.
"Your Majesty," Shimazu Noyoshi looked at Zhu Cihuan, "you have so many heirs, and your fiefdom is so small, and it is also dry and barren. If you don't go south to open up Xizhou, are you going to let your descendants starve and suffer?"
Zhu Cihuan gave birth to three sons and two daughters with his ex-wife, and two sons and two daughters with Masaki Hoshina's sister. Shimazu Noyoshi gave birth to another son and a daughter, and now he has a total of six sons and five daughters. ....These are still living legal children!
In addition, there are several illegal illegitimate children. Although Zhu Cihuan is afraid of his wife, this does not prevent him from having sex outside. His appearance was so in line with the aesthetics of a samurai daughter that he could easily sleep with the daughters of his ministers, some of whom were Noyoshi's cousins. Shimazu Noyoshi knew that she couldn't control her husband's lower body, so he just kept out of sight...
But Zhu Cihuan's heart was still very empty. When his wife mentioned the issue of heirs and fiefs, he immediately nodded and said: "Naiji, you are right... I must open up Xizhou for future generations!"
Shimazu Noyoshi smiled and nodded: "That's easy to handle... I will go to Washington, first negotiate with the King of the United States about the merger of the two countries, and then discuss how to send a total of troops to attack the Indians. matters."
"Naiji, is it appropriate for you to come forward in person?" Zhu Cihuan seemed a little unhappy. Although it was true that he was afraid of his wife, he was afraid of his wife in Angel Castle, and he still had to maintain the image of a king to the outside world. If Shimazu Noyoshi is allowed to go to Washington to negotiate with Zhu Hehao on his behalf, wouldn't it mean that the person in charge of the Kaqing Kingdom is Princess Shimazu Noyoshi?
"What's inappropriate?" Shimazu Noyoshi said with a smile, "Now your brother is training the crown prince to assist the government, and I am just taking a step forward! Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely reach an agreement with the King of United States, and I won’t let the king’s face be damaged.”
Zhu Cihuan felt a little relieved, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, Naiji, be careful on the road, go early and come back early."
