For Japanese civilians who don't know a word of Chinese characters, they don't know the difference between Japan and the Ming Dynasty, or the hatred of their enemies. They don't know, nor do they care.
They are subject to various restrictions and only care about whether they can eat enough at this meal and whether they can eat enough at the next meal.
Normally, this state is very conducive to the rule of the ruling class, allowing the ruling class to rule them at a lower cost and squeeze them to their heart's content to obtain profits.
But when foreign enemies launch an attack, this is also one of their destiny, because no one will defend them except themselves, they will only find ways to exploit loopholes and seek benefits for themselves.
When the Japanese civilians discovered that the Ming army really kept their word, gave them three meals a day, and never violently forced or harmed them, the Ming army's security costs became very low.
They will be very quiet and honest, and they will be conscientious and meticulous when working. When receiving food, they will also line up according to the rules without fighting or grabbing. They will receive big cakes and vegetable soups, and then squat down and chew happily to fill their stomachs. .
Then they will continue to deliver food and fodder for the Ming army conscientiously and meticulously, and even handle some chores that the Ming army has no time to deal with. Their work enthusiasm will be relatively high.
When the main force of the Ming army completed the rendezvous mission in the Heianjing area, it felt like they were fighting in a foreign country, but somehow they felt like they were fighting at home.
The Japanese civilians did not resist them, but were willing to cooperate with them. They did not even need copper coins, as long as they had three meals a day to fill their stomachs, they were very satisfied.
This was not the case in the Ming Dynasty. If the citizens of the Ming Dynasty wanted to work, they not only needed three meals a day, but also wages, a meal of meat at least every ten days, and medical insurance.
As many people come, as many people go back. Fighting a war on the mainland requires a lot of logistics.
Japanese civilians do not need it. As long as they have a full stomach, they will spontaneously work for the Ming army from morning to night, providing pure high-quality labor force.
The young and middle-aged people carried grain and fodder for the Ming army and did labor work. The old, young, women and children also followed the army, sewing, mending, washing clothes, and doing chores for the army, as if they relied on the army for their living.
The Ming army attacked in three routes, and each route had a large number of Japanese civilians to assist with logistics. The total number even exceeded 60,000.
So when the local logistics team transported logistics supplies from Goryeo to the Japanese islands, they were surprised to find that the local Ming army had reached an agreement with Japanese civilians, and they would help the Ming army transport logistics supplies to the front line.
These Japanese directly took up the transshipment work and helped the logistics troops share a considerable part of their responsibilities.
Of course, the help of the Skynet Army spies was indispensable. They not only provided guides, but also provided translators to help the Ming army communicate with the locals.
In addition to local civilians, there were also some powerful local landowners. They did not retreat with the official forces, but stayed and tried to cooperate with the Ming army to protect their families.
The Ming army did not deal with them at first, but accepted their cooperation and asked them to help organize and coordinate logistics personnel to help the Ming army transport supplies, which had good results.
Therefore, the Ming army's logistics was able to hold on in the end.
When the war continued on June 24, Xin Qiji's vanguard army broke through the last Japanese stronghold and arrived in Ping'an Jing.
On June 25, Su Jue's vanguard army landed in Settsu Country from Awaji Country and arrived at Heian Kyo.
Three vanguard armies met victoriously in Heianjing.
Then, on June 27, Xin Qiji arrived in Ping'an Jing.
On June 28, Su Jue arrived in Ping'an Jing.
At this point, the main force of the Ming army gathered in the Yamashiro Kingdom, Settsu Kingdom, and Tanba Kingdom, and successfully completed the battle to destroy the Taira regime, and the first phase of the offensive mission was successfully completed.
According to the previous overall analysis of Japan by the Ming army, it is judged that the main control area of the Taira regime, which represents the center of Japan, is in western Japan, and the farther east, it is actually a relatively remote place for Japan, and has a stronger regional nature. .
The power of the Taira regime is not strong in eastern and northeastern Japan. There are quite strong local forces there, and the Taira regime also needs some means of restraint and control.
So when the war reached this point, it was actually equivalent to the destruction of Japan's central power, including their emperor and several abdicated emperors, and the main part of the entire royal family was also wiped out.
But to say that the war ends here is not necessarily the case.
Some of the imperial states in the eastern and northeastern regions do not rely on orders from the Japanese central government to operate. They are quite independent and can be regarded as independent opponents.
Therefore, this battle still needs to be fought. The army continues to advance towards the east and northeast of Japan, taking all Honshu Island, and then launches an occupation operation towards the area the Japanese call Ezo, occupying all the islands, and completing this occupation mission.
“After the war, the chairman did not seem to intend to leave too many people on the Japanese archipelago. He meant to move most of the people away, leaving a few people to operate here, and to build the Japanese archipelago into a mining base and commercial port.
The chairman believes that the living environment of the Japanese archipelago is relatively poor, with frequent earthquakes. Except for the fertile soil in the area around Heiankyo, most of the areas are mountainous and are not suitable for the development of agriculture. Therefore, it is not good to leave too many people behind, and most Japanese civilians should be relocated. Go to the northwest and Liaodong regions to help open up wasteland. "
Xin Qiji stood in front of Ping'an Capital and said to Su Jue beside him: "In time, the Japanese archipelago will become a transit point for the Ming Dynasty's fleet heading to the New World, and will become an important gold and silver producing area. The surrounding areas of Ping'an Capital will also become a production base, and other places will That’s it.”
Su Jue asked: "In this case, does it still make sense to establish a province in Japan?"
"Of course there is, and it's not all bad here. At least the land under our feet can still produce food."
Xin Qiji smiled and said: "In the future, we will build several more ports for the return of merchant fleets, build several port cities, and then build an important grain production base with Ping'an Jing as the core, and then build mining areas and use roads to connect with each other. Connect and build these key areas.
Speaking of which, these people on the Japanese archipelago may have some connection with us, so the chairman plans to immigrate in large numbers, bring them back to the country, and incorporate them into their household registrations. This will actually pull them out of the fire pit. They should give the chairman It is to build a living temple. "
"origin?"
Su Jue asked curiously: "You'an, are you talking about Xu Fu's eastward journey?"
"you know too?"
Xin Qiji nodded: "Back then, Xu Fu deceived the First Emperor, saying that there was Penglai Island in the east of the sea, with immortals and the elixir of life on it, so he left Qin with three thousand boys and girls, and went eastward to the sea, never leaving. Back.
Now those people in the Department of National History are studying ancient books, and there is a popular saying that the Japanese archipelago is the Penglai Island in Xu Fu's mouth. Xu Fu didn't want to get any elixir of life. He was just trying to trick the First Emperor. He took three thousand boys and girls with him. He took root here and established himself as a king.
Therefore, people in the National History Department have reasonable doubts that the current Japanese citizens are the descendants of the three thousand boys and girls brought by Xu Fu and the local residents. The chairman seems to be a little interested in this statement, and I don't know if he thinks so. "
Su Jue looked at the locals working diligently coming and going downstairs and shook his head.
"This statement is a bit far-fetched, right? Even if it is true, how many years have passed? Does anyone still care about this?"
(End of chapter)
