Xiao Yi picked up some information about Japan from Daqian Maritime Merchant and Xiao Zheng.
At this time, Japan really still existed in its original state.
It was also called the Asuka Era. It was primitive, and it was indeed a bit primitive, because it was not until this time that the imperial power was stabilized.
The emperor became the supreme ruler of Japan.
Then there are several shogunates, Tokugawa, Fujiwara, and Suga, three powerful and wealthy families.
The person in charge is Prince Shotoku.
Xiao Yi sat in the first seat and said: "You have all seen the situation in Japan, and everyone has analyzed it. According to the theory of geopolitical balance mentioned by Gu, we should cover Japan one by one to see which ones are suitable for the current situation. Mutual trade between Daqian and Japan."
Di Yan stood up, bowed and said: "Your Highness, I think Japan can use the strategy of divide and conquer at this time, so that Tokugawa, Fujiwara, and Suga will stand on top of each other and become two families fighting against each other."
"After all, with a three-legged relationship, it is difficult to break the balance. Without one noble clan, the other two noble clans must seek help from Da Qian in order to avoid being liquidated. At this time, Da Qian is particularly important to them. .”
"Looking at the situation in Japan, I can first support Tokugawa and Suga and suppress the Fujiwara shogunate."
"Kamatashi Fujiwara is a minor threat."
Dai Guang also answered: "Your Highness, I also thought that the Fujiwara Shogunate could suppress it. Judging from the intelligence, the Fujiwara family seems to intentionally want to lower the price of Daqian's goods. Since such people are disobedient, they cannot Keep it.”
Xiao Yi nodded and said: "What you said, the third brother has also written a letter to tell Gu, and he means the same thing."
"Since the Fujiwara shogunate intends to touch Ogan's dragon whiskers, it's just right to shoot the first bird and let the other two families know that Ogan's dragon whiskers are not so easy to touch!"
Nowadays, Daqian has built a lot of merchant ships, and Xiao Zheng went to sea this time, bringing 6,000 Yanyun Sixteenth Cavalry with him, and directly enclosed the land and built a city in Japan.
Japan, on the other hand, is still in a relatively primitive period, and its cultural development will take several eras of reform and restructuring before it can grow stronger.
At this time, it was actually the best time for Da Qian to take control of Japan.
It is possible to achieve more friendly exchanges between Daqian and Japan without having to fight against each other.
Xiao Yi continued: "Add another one and use the knife to cut the meat."
"The King of Yan has begun to enclose land and build cities on the west coast of Japan, so we cannot give up these places."
"Help the Tokugawa and Suga shogunates gain more power and suppress Fujiwara. Then, together with these two families and Prince Shotoku, we can divide Fujiwara's territory, money, etc."
"There is no need for too much in Daqian. A small piece of land on the west coast can be used to build a dock and a capital city as a trading market between Daqian and Japan."
"Our goal is not to acquire the land of Japan. This small territory is dispensable to Daqian."
"What Daqian needs are the two silver mines in Japan. What they need is for them to work for Daqian and continuously transport silver to Daqian."
"Of course, Japan can be built into a large-scale factory in the future."
"For example, some factories that are not conducive to water and soil can be built in Japan, so that they can provide workers and create more products for Daqian."
"We don't have to build an integrated factory there. For example, let them make raw materials, transport them back to Daqian, process them a little, and then turn them into a commodity, and then sell them to Japan."
"That's okay too."
Xiao Yi's meaning is also very simple. If some forces in Japan are weak and they are going to be attacked by a group, then Daqian does not need to participate in taking the meat, but it is Daqian who has the final say on how to divide the meat!
In this way, it is no longer the emperor or the shogunate who controls the entire Japan, but the Dagan.
No need to fight one by one.
Just by using buying and selling transactions, you can control a country.
This is also the theory of geopolitical balance mentioned by Xiao Yi before.
All wars are just physical means. They win over places but not people's hearts.
The theory of geopolitical balance, coupled with trade wars, commercial wars, boiling frogs in warm water, population migration, and the eastward spread of Buddhism, can achieve more friendly mutual trade with Japan without spending a single soldier.
Let Japan become Daqian's silver mine, and in the future, it will also become Daqian's factory base.
Today, Daqian has begun the cement development project. Limestone and clay are ground into raw materials, and then calcined at high temperatures to burn clinker to produce cement.
As for how to do it specifically, Xiao Yi naturally didn't know. He could only describe the materials and processes that he roughly remembered, which was also a rough production method.
As for the specific process, how to develop real cement still needs to be practiced by the supervisor.
After experimenting again and again, cement can be fired.
With cement, it is of great use.
This will directly take Daqian's industrial level to a higher level. It will almost become an important industrial revolution in history, right?
After all, cement has so many uses.
The first is hardened pavement.
With cement roads, it will be better when building roads in the future. You don't have to bother and steam the soil.
But when it rains every year, the steamed soil will also be lost.
Over time, the roads will still become full of potholes, unevenness, and even gullies.
With cement, the road surface can be hardened, unless it is washed away by water and causes collapse or something.
Cement roads are definitely much better than dirt roads.
The second step is to repair the bridge.
The bridge piers were built quickly, were more stable, and could not be damaged by water.
You can also directly use circular bridge holes to increase the speed of building roads and bridges.
Another reason why the imperial power did not go to the countryside was naturally that the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and the journey was long, and it might take months to go back and forth.
It greatly affected work efficiency, supervision efficiency, and the majesty of the imperial power.
It is very convenient for the court to travel to various places, and if something happens in the local area, it will be quickly reported to the capital, and the court will know about it quickly, and even give instructions and arrangements immediately.
It can also reduce local chaos.
The second use is, of course, to build a house.
With high-grade concrete structures, taller houses can be built.
This can sell better than wooden lofts, and can also reduce felling, thereby ensuring that soil erosion is reduced and forest coverage is increased.
Of course, later on, as the population increases, the demand for housing will also increase.
The high-rise building can save a lot of space and can also use a lot of space. If a courtyard house is built into a four- or six-story building, it can also accommodate several more families.
In this way, everyone can have housing.
As for real estate speculation?
Don't even ask about the people in the capital now. The inner city is almost inhabited by dignitaries, nobles and meritorious families.
The one hundred and eight workshops in the outer city can no longer accommodate the increasing number of people in the capital.
Outside the city walls, expansion began.
According to the latest plan of the imperial court, it is to expand to Lantian.
The inside of the city wall has now become the inner city, also called Fangcheng, while the place outside the city wall is called the outer city.
Outer cities are also being built all the time, so housing prices are naturally ridiculously high.
According to the specifications of the imperial court, the largest one is a courtyard with three entrances and three exits, followed by two entrances and two exits and small quadrangle-style houses.
Of course, there are also many tube towers.
After all, the Tongzi Building can accommodate more people. It covers an area larger than a three-in and three-out courtyard, but can house dozens of families.
The housing prices in Jingshi are really affordable only for the top wealthy families.
It has long since become a place where every inch of land is at a premium.
However, the Ministry of Industry has not been able to experiment with cement so far. In fact, it has already taken a prototype. The fired clinker can also solidify, but its texture is average and its hardness is not as good as soil.
With coal and blast furnace.
The temperature is indeed very high.
Blast furnace smelting can produce steel, but it's still a little bit inferior.
But glass can already be fired.
Today's crystal cups have always been extremely expensive in Japan.
In the political hall.
Xiao Yi and Baiguan also decided on the policy towards Japan after some discussions.
Support Tokugawa and Suga, and deliberately suppress Fujiwara.
Take out the armor and weapons that were not used before, have been eliminated, and are all rusty things, sell them at high prices, exchange them for silver, and make them into silver coins.
This is one aspect.
Then it was time to help send troops.
Before the end of the year, Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry and the navy of the Imperial Forbidden Army will send a batch to Japan.
In name, it is naturally to protect the trading city.
In fact, we must increase Daqian's armaments.
A trade war still relies on force, but it is not primarily about force. Arms only serve as a protection and a deterrent.
It moves like thunder.
Silence is like a crouching tiger.
Only when the power of the Daqian Iron Cavalry is shown to the Japanese, will they be afraid and become sincerely friendly.
The first step to go to sea.
It was a trading city built in Japan.
At first, naturally, things didn't go well.
But the sixteen Yanyun cavalry brought by Xiao Zheng were all elite cavalry.
This journey is actually not easy either.
First of all, the soldiers and horses must be trained in Taihu Lake to familiarize them with the water properties and ships.
Then, it was time to go out to sea. It was not far, but the waves in the sea were much bigger than those in Taihu Lake.
Many war horses are not used to it at first.
I practiced this for several months.
It was only in November that Xiao Zheng took the Yanyun Sixteenth Cavalry, which had completed basic training, out to sea and arrived in Japan.
And Yanyun's Sixteenth Cavalry lived up to expectations and stopped waves of bandits.
Among them, there must be many people with three shogunate, and they must also be testing.
After all, the cargo that Daqian brought this time was really too much. The merchant ships alone filled the entire dock, and it seemed that there was no end in sight.
It wasn't until Li Si met the heads of the Tokugawa and Suga families and expressed his intention and sincerity that he directly impressed them.
