"20 million taels of silver, 3 million shi of grain, 60 warships, more than 200 merchant ships, more than 500 fishing boats, more than 300,000 pieces of cloth, 10,000 catties of spices..."
Seeing the news just delivered, Su Polu, Huang Taiji and Lin Dan were all stunned.
Although I had already thought that Nagasaki was very rich, who would have thought that Nagasaki would be so rich.
You must know that even Ming Dynasty, which has experienced reforms, now only receives 10 million taels of tax revenue per year.
The income from this handful was actually equivalent to the income of Ming Dynasty for three years. With such a huge harvest, Su Polu, Huang Taiji and Lin Dan could not sit still for an instant.
"It's a pity. Zhu Dinghai, the bastard, has to share half of these harvests. Otherwise, with these things, even if we take money, we will kill those Ming soldiers."
"That's right, as long as you have this money and find a way to buy a batch of firearms from those red-haired men, you won't be chased and beaten by the Ming army."
"Take the money, haha, if the Ming army knew that we had this money, that guy Zhu Dingguo would have dared to lead the army into North Korea without the Ming emperor giving an order." Su Polu said coldly.
"In that case, we will send people to sneak attack the Ming Dynasty via sea route."
"It's impossible. If you dare to do that, Zhu Dinghai will definitely throw our soldiers into the sea to feed the fish."
"Then what do you think we should do? According to the report, the Ming Dog Emperor is currently rectifying the officialdom on a large scale. When the Dog Emperor is done rectifying it, what will happen to us?"
The people who know you best are often your enemies.
Hou Jin has never relaxed about the intelligence of Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty has vast resources and abundant talents, but it also has many problems.
The most serious problem is land annexation.
Land annexation caused a large number of homesteaders to lose their land and the economic situation deteriorated, which greatly intensified the conflicts between various classes in the Ming Dynasty. Homeowner farmers are the main bearers of national taxes and corvees. Land annexation will also lead to a reduction in government fiscal revenue.
This would be equivalent to directly cutting off the lifeblood of the dynasty.
Zhu You's move was also expected.
Although I know that no one can stop Zhu Youjian's decision, Zhu Youjian is still a human being after all.
As long as you are a human being, you can be killed.
Offending so many forces at once and affecting the interests of so many people,
Even though most people tend to be attracted by the Ming Emperor's despotic power, there are always some bold individuals who will choose to take desperate risks.
If you don’t dare to rebel, why can’t you still assassinate?
The Dog Emperor's main supporters were the Ming army.
In particular, the Ming Dynasty's elite army was tightly controlled by the Dog Emperor.
Huang Taiji's current plan is to attract the Dog Emperor's attention, so that the Ming Dynasty has to deploy a large number of troops around the Yalu River. This will somewhat reduce the pressure to assassinate the Dog Emperor.
As long as the Ming Dynasty Dog Emperor dies, Huang Taiji believes that the situation in Liaodong will change.
Even though the Ming Dog Emperor was blessed with great fortune and did not die, it has always been the norm for various imperial courts that the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits die, and the lackeys are cooked.
Zhu Dingguo's power was too great, and coupled with his reputation in several battles, even if he was really loyal to the Ming Dynasty, there was no guarantee that the Dog Emperor would not have random thoughts.
Until then.
Even if Hou Jin could not occupy the Central Plains and aspire to dominate the world, he could still be a local emperor in Liaodong.
"You still don't give up on the Ming Dynasty! Zhu Dingguo, the Marquis of Zhenguo, is here. Do you think it is possible for you to return to Liaodong?"
"How will you know if you don't try? What if something unexpected happens to that bastard Zhu Dingguo?"
"Haha, haha, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a smart man. Until the threat from our side is completely eliminated, Zhu Dingguo will definitely not have any accidents.
Even if there is an accident, there are still Ma Dingguo and Liu Dingguo... "
"you!
Su Polu, from the beginning, you have been asking us to attack Japan, overtly or covertly. What is your intention? "
"What can I have in mind? What do you have in your wealth that I can covet?"
"The hustle and bustle in the world is for profit, and the prosperity of the world is for profit. I admit that I have a purpose in cooperating with you, but what I want is Japan, Japan's silver mountain.
According to intelligence, there is a silver mountain in the eastern part of Japan's Iwami Country. It has been mined since 100 years ago. It produces one million taels of silver every year. Now only one-tenth of it is mined. Together with other silver mines in Japan, every year 10 million taels of silver can be mined.
Do you think you are just a loser in front of this?
If the imperial court hadn't given me a few more years, I would still have 200,000 troops at my disposal. How could I ask for your help? "
"Why can Japan mine 10 million taels of silver every year?" Huang Taiji and Lin Dan said in unison.
In their minds, the land of the Central Plains was already rich enough. Unexpectedly, there was an even richer one next to it.
More importantly, this richer one is obviously much weaker than Daming.
Richer and weaker, wouldn’t they be born fat sheep?
Although Houjin and Mongolia have developed over the years, they are still bandits at their core.
The essence of a robber is to rob and get something for nothing.
In the face of interests, you can even risk your life.
Not to mention such huge benefits.
"There are really so many silver mines in Japan?" Huang Taiji said with a slight trembling.
“Is it true? We’ll find out when your people come back with the fleet, right?
However, although Japan is rich, its strength cannot be underestimated. I think we should prepare for the battle now, wait for the fleet to come back, and send out troops again to try to capture "Chikushi Island" (later Kyushu Island), and then use Tsukushi Island The foundation is in Tutu and Xuzhi.
"I agree with this, but what about tomorrow? What if they learn that we are sending troops to Japan and take the opportunity to attack?"
"It's impossible. Judging from the actions of the Ming court, Ming's main purpose is to deal with domestic affairs. As long as we don't commit suicide, the Ming emperor will not attack us first.
But similarly, we don't have much time. After the Ming Dynasty rectifies the country, we will definitely be the first to deal with it.
The small Yalu River will definitely not be able to withstand the Ming Dynasty's military front.
Now everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, so don’t do anything unwise.”
.......
After discussion, the three parties decided to send 30,000 troops each. At that time, the troops will be divided into three groups to capture Zhuzi Island.
At that time, whoever wins the land will decide who will own it.
At the same time, the three parties stipulated that ordinary Japanese people who built the purple island were not allowed to rob or rape.
After Japan is captured, Japan will be divided again according to the size of the credit.
As for the reason for fighting.
Su Polu had already thought about it.
When Japan invaded Korea during the Wanli period, why not use such a good excuse?
Emperor Injo of Joseon was in the hands of Hou Jin. He would definitely not dare to go to the battlefield in person. Isn't it possible to write an edict?
If you can't do this, what's the use of keeping this waste?
For the future of Ming Dynasty, North Korea must bear the blame for this war.
