Nagasaki.
Soon after arriving at Nagasaki Port, the emperor's eldest son Zhu Ciwei asked the Nagasaki Governor's Office of the Ming Dynasty to send someone to contact the Japanese Liuhe clan.
Because Zhu Ciwei planned to build a main railway line between Nagasaki and Yanagawa Castle, which would be operated by the Ming Dynasty Nagasaki Railway Branch.
"Your Highness! I wonder why you suddenly want to build a railway with the Japanese Liuhe Domain?"
Chen Que, who was promoted to a counselor in the Nagasaki Governor's Office, also asked Zhu Ciwei at this time.
"Of course I'm planning for the future!"
"Before I came to Nagasaki, I read a lot of books about Nagasaki and the Japanese Kingdom. After receiving my appointment as the governor of Nagasaki, I also read up on the Japanese newspapers and other information about Nagasaki in recent years. I found that The previous governors of Nagasaki have focused too much on the Sinicization and construction of Nagasaki, while neglecting that Nagasaki has another important value!"
Zhu Ciwei replied.
"Another value?"
Chen Que was quite puzzled and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some advice, Your Highness!"
"Nagasaki is still the bridgehead for our Ming Dynasty to annex Japanese lands!"
"Nagasaki and Ezosu are the two iron fists that I, the Ming Dynasty, use to look at the Japanese country. These two iron fists can be used against the Japanese country at any time!"
"Of course, Nagasaki is our Ming enclave that can be threatened by Japan at any time!"
"In the past, the governor of Nagasaki basically only paid attention to the internal construction of how to make Nagasaki more Chinese and prosperous, but forgot to use Nagasaki as the area closest to the Japanese country during the Ming Dynasty. It had the obligation to serve as the tentacles of the imperial court to influence more places in the Japanese country. !”
"Therefore, His Highness wants to build a railway between Nagasaki and Yanagawa Domain, and we will operate it!"
"With this railway, it will be easier to control Liuhe Domain in the future!"
Zhu Ciwei replied.
Chen Que suddenly realized after hearing this. He thought that as a prince, his vision was not limited to Nagasaki, but he had the ambition to annex the entire Japanese country.
However, Chen Que also advised Zhu Ciwei: "Your Highness must also know that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo and burdened the people. I believe that the king cannot only think about expanding his own territory. The successive governors of Nagasaki are not descendants of the royal family." , let alone His Majesty's legitimate son, naturally he only knows how to benefit the Han people who moved here, and Chineseize the local Japanese people! Therefore, he has no intention of invading the Japanese country, but only knows that he has the responsibility to defend the country for the Ming Dynasty! When the official said this, I just want to ask Your Highness, in addition to making it easier to control the Yanagawa Clan and gradually encroaching on the Japanese nation, will this bring any benefits to the people of Nagasaki?"
"Do you think that His Highness is ambitious? No!"
"You have been in Nagasaki longer than me. You should know that in the current situation in Nagasaki, if you don't use your own economic advantages to open up connections with other places in Japan, and then attract all the manpower and raw materials from Japan, only developed commerce will How can Nagasaki grow in wealth without developed agriculture?”
"The first generation of Han people who moved to Nagasaki have begun to grow old! Their descendants, the second generation of Han people, are now much larger in number than the first generation. And if they want them to have the same wealth as their parents, or even surpass it, they need Nagasaki Being more prosperous requires more low-cost labor and other resources for them to use. According to the theory of Xingming Society, it can be regarded as allowing them to exploit!"
"But if we don't attract more people and other resources from other parts of the Japanese country for him to exploit, where else can we attract them? Other places are separated by the sea!"
"So, if you want to keep Nagasaki in a prosperous state, you have to make Nagasaki the Jiangnan here. Just as the local Jiangnan benefits from the supply of materials across the country, Nagasaki also has to benefit from the resources of other parts of Japan. supply!"
Zhu Ciwei said.
After hearing this, Chen Que was astonished: "Your Highness is right! I didn't think of anything!"
"It is still limited by transportation. In the area that originally belonged to the entire Japanese country, Edo has gradually caught up with Nagasaki. If railways can be built to connect to other cities in the Japanese country, Nagasaki will continue to maintain its central position in the Ming Dynasty. .”
Chen Que then replied.
"As long as you understand, building railways between Nagasaki and other Japanese cities in order to annex Japan is what my fifth brother mentioned before. In terms of military affairs, I am not as good as him, but in terms of domestic affairs and people's livelihood, I Ask yourself, you still have some skills!"
Zhu Ciwei said with a smile.
And Chen Que followed up and said: "However, Your Highness, I am afraid that Liuhe Fan will not agree to us building a railway for him! Because, although their lord has already submitted to the Ming Dynasty, in fact, their lord is still secretly attacking the Japanese country. We are loyal to the shogunate, and the lord of the Yanagawa Domain, Tachibana Tadashige, is also very shrewd, so there is no guarantee that he will not see through our plan."
"Everything has to be tried before you know it. If Tachibana Muneshige is a smart person, he should know that it is better to be a lackey of the Ming Dynasty than to be a lackey of his emperor!"
Zhu Ciwei said.
"Your Highness is right! But the Japanese country is different from Korea because its land is not connected to the mainland, so its civilization is quite different from our Han civilization. Although it is influenced by Confucianism and Buddhism, it does not have the Taoist culture of China, so its national character is different It’s even stronger for Korea and Ryukyu countries, I’m afraid that if Tachibana Tadashige is willing, other forces in his vassal country won’t be willing!”
Chen Que replied.
"Okay, let's send someone to test it out first. I will personally write a telegram to my father to ask for the court's approval!"
Zhu Ciwei waved his hand.
"Well, I think it would be better to let the Japanese comprador employed by our government-run factory in Yanagawa make contact first. If Tachibana Muneshige is interested, we will send officials to contact him. At that time, the imperial court's reply will probably be finalized!"
"feasible!"
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"What, Nagasaki is going to build a railway to Yanagawa Castle?!"
Tachibana Tadashige, the great name of the Yanagawa clan, was quite shocked after hearing this and stood up from his seat.
The Japanese comprador Tian Zhen replied: "Yes! Over in Nagasaki, the governor is the eldest son of the Holy Emperor. He intends to benefit the Han and Japanese people in the two places, so he wants to build a railway between Nagasaki and Yanagawa, which will benefit The spread of Chinese civilization will help educate the people in both places and help commerce!"
"What a blessing! This is an attempt to completely annex Yanagawa Domain, and even the new governor of Nagasaki has the ambition to erode Yamato step by step!"
Tachibana Tadashige's son Tachibana Kantora replied.
"Lord, we must not anger the eldest son of the Emperor! He may very well be the future Lord of the Celestial Dynasty! Regardless of whether we agree or not, we'd better send an official to proactively contact him so as not to anger him! Even if we don't If you are willing, you can also give some benefits to the eldest son of the emperor."
Tian Zhen replied.
"Fuck you!"
Tachibana Kantora kicked Tian Zhen directly: "You Japanese traitor! The eldest son of the emperor who keeps his mouth shut! Your emperor is in Kyoto, not Nagasaki!"
Tian Zhen stood up holding his stomach: "Lord, is this the attitude of the Yanagawa clan? If this is the case, I am really worried about the welfare of your Tachibana family!"
"How dare you threaten us!"
Tachibana Kantora's younger brother, Tachibana Kansada, also drew his sword and vowed to kill Tian Zhen. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "I don't want this guy from my ancestor! He actually took a Han name!"
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