"Conquer the Li Dynasty!"
"Conquer Korea!"
"Conquer the Li Dynasty!"
Japanese country.
Edo.
The Japanese people's sentiment in support of the war was particularly strong during this period.
All kinds of people began to pour into the streets, praising Mizuno Masashige's war in the Li Dynasty. Only war can save the Japanese country, and only conquest can save the Japanese country! During these days, this kind of argument has begun to ferment in the Japanese country, and it is out of control.
Tokugawa family.
Tokugawa Shogunate.
Up to this historical stage, the Tokugawa Shogunate had ruled Japan for more than a hundred years. From the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, the world of the Edo shogunate was established. Tokugawa Ieyasu was appointed by the emperor as the general to conquer barbarians and established the shogunate in Edo. Later, in 1605, Tokugawa Ieyasu was determined to give way to his third son, Tokugawa Hidetada, in order to establish the hereditary system of shogun. At that time, he defeated the opposition of the Toyotomi clan and the emperor in one fell swoop. Since then, although in the Japanese country, the emperor still has high prestige in Kyoto and is nominally the supreme ruler of the country, in fact, the real power has been completely controlled by Tokugawa. In the hands of the shogunate.
Edo.
It also became the largest city in the world at that time!
How prosperous was Edo at that time? Probably few people can imagine it. At the beginning of the 18th century, the population of Edo exceeded one million, and at its peak reached 1.3 million, making it the largest city in the world at that time. At that time, the Longyan Dynasty happened to be caught in civil strife. The situation is not stable yet, and the population of some cities is not as good as that of Edo.
certainly.
In name, the capital of Japan was still Kyoto.
But in fact, Edo has become the political center, economic center, and military center of the country.
Tokugawa family Qi.
At this time, he was sitting in the shogunate, with obvious worry on his face.
He was the eleventh general of the Tokugawa family who conquered the barbarians. It must be said that Edo during the Tokugawa family's period had begun to decline out of control. After coming to power, Tokugawa Ieki dismissed Tanuma Yiji and appointed Matsudaira Sadanobu as a senior administrative official. After Matsudaira Sadanobu took office, he immediately overturned Tanuma Yiji's mercantilism and changed it to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. This was the beginning of the kanji reform of the shogunate.
However.
Facts have proved that Matsudaira Sadanobu’s policy was a big mistake.
From a historical perspective, the geographical location and climatic conditions of the Japanese country were completely unsuitable for extensive farming. Coupled with the arrival of the Little Ice Age in recent years, this policy of allocating national efforts to develop agriculture brought a devastating blow to the Japanese country. A nationwide famine lasted for several years, and peasant uprisings occurred frequently.
Tokugawa Ieqi has begun to lose patience with Matsudaira Sadanobu.
What kind of person is he?
Historical records indicate that when Tokugawa Ieki was a child, he had a hobby that was different from others. He would let crabs and chickens trample each other and watch them beat each other to death, which shows that this person was cruel and cold-blooded.
Just at this time.
The Mizuno family appeared.
He did not expect that as the son of Mizuno Tadakuni, Mizuno Masashige, he would unexpectedly unite Edo in this new way. The peasants stopped rebelling, the merchants stopped smuggling, and the feudal lords stopped fighting each other. They all started shouting, "Conquer the Li Dynasty, conquer the Li Dynasty."
For the first time, the emperor in Kyoto sent a letter.
I really want to support the Mizuno family’s decision to conquer the Li Dynasty, and if possible, conquer more places!
The Tokugawa family was worried.
All the people cried out for war.
This isn't a bad thing though.
However, Edo's current financial situation is not healthy. Is fighting such a simple thing?
Weapons and equipment, food for war horses, herbs, everything must be prepared?
The same goes for Mizuno Masashige. If he needs reinforcements, it will be 200,000!
Good guy.
With 200,000 soldiers going out for the war, Tokugawa Ieki felt that the entire Edo was going to be skinned!
"General, Masashige Mizuno, here comes another urgent letter!"
"General... approaching Li Chao's city, troops and horses have been prepared. Just food and fodder..."
"General..."
Within a period of time, many people came in to report, and next to Tokugawa Ieki, several officials were also having heated discussions.
The shogunate era.
Others admit that your Tokugawa family is the strongest, but if you want to use my family's soldiers and horses to fight, you must have at least a minimum financial subsidy, right? These generals are not fools.
And the Tokugawa family all did the math...
Another 200,000 to go into battle.
The whole of Edo is in danger.
"General, you can't hesitate any longer!"
Mizuno Tadokuni was also advising from the side.
The Tokugawa family gathered together and took a deep breath: "Prepare the food and grass and transport them to the Li Dynasty as quickly as possible. Other soldiers and horses will provide support first!"
Everyone was overjoyed.
This time, Japan made a desperate move!
But they believe they can win!
Japanese people are born gamblers.
"yes!"
…
Compared with the situation of Japan, the situation is very limited.
King Wei is very happy recently.
"Ah hahahaha, twenty million gold? Twenty million gold? Oops, I'm so embarrassed, how can this be done, how can it be done..."
Facing the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce, the big shopkeeper in Qingzhou, the dark-faced and bearded prince, his face almost burst into laughter.
While saying that he couldn't help it, he still couldn't hold it back. He went over and looked at the box of banknotes, and then he had someone carry it to the back hall.
"King Wei...the matter of sending troops..."
The big shopkeeper in Qingzhou chuckled.
King Wei deliberately glared at him: "You Liangzhou people, do you really treat Gu as an outsider? Huh? Gu and Liu Shilang are people in the same boat! One will be prosperous, one will suffer! Liu Shilang is in trouble, Even if there is no such money, Qingzhou will send troops to suppress the border! It’s too outrageous!”
"That's right, that's right. Sir, I just think that sending out a large army will consume a lot of money, so some subsidies are just your intention."
The big shopkeeper laughed along with him.
King Wei laughed and said, "Okay! I'll summon General Chen!"
Twenty million gold!
An army of 150,000 people!
On the same day, the King of Wei decisively dispatched his second most powerful general, Chen Zhen, with an army of 150,000, to Liaodong for a spring and summer training called military exercise.
The whole Long Yan took a breath.
The entire Li Dynasty was also in an uproar.
Li Yan was shocked.
Isn’t this the case for the Westerners’ Party and the Southerners’ Party?
this……
What does it mean?
Didn't the order to kill Liu Shilang come from you, Long Yan?
What's going on, the army is coming again!
Good guy.
You said it was a military exercise, but where the military exercise was, apart from Li Chao, there was only one Yalu River, okay?
no……
What do you mean by conducting a shoal landing exercise?
The entire Li Dynasty was trembling.
