Wangshan was a dead horse. Although the mountain seemed quite close, it took Yan Ling more than a day to actually get there.
During this period, the Luzon Army showed their strength.
They were equipped with sophisticated armors and a fire rifle army of hundreds of people, and launched a surprise attack on the nearby Japanese army.
Although they had received news of the attack on the dock, the Luzon Army was almost following them, and they were completely unprepared. Besides, after fighting for so long, the soldiers were extremely war-weary. The Luzon Army easily occupied several nearby towns. Two hundred Japanese soldiers were killed, nearly a thousand soldiers surrendered, and the central part of Shimane Prefecture was fully taken over by the Luzon Governor's Palace.
And Yan Ling finally entered the forest.
Relying on the guidance of the captured guide, they quickly found a silver mine in the mountains and easily controlled it.
When they saw this silver mine, some of the miners behind Yan Ling showed puzzled looks - they didn't understand why Yan Ling had to come all the way to bring them here to mine a small silver mine.
Yes, little silver mine. The people present were all miners from the government silver mines who had been dug up at high prices. They were all veterans of mining. It could be seen at a glance that according to this scale, it was nothing more than a small silver mine.
After laboring and mobilizing troops to occupy this place, the profits gained may not be as much as the cost of launching a war and occupying it. Could it be that his boss is crazy?
After Yan Ling asked about the name of this mine, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic in his heart.
Iwami Silver Mine is here!
Yan Ling ignored all the confused and even idiotic looks around him. This was a silver mine! A bunch of idiots who only look at appearances.
The Iwami Silver Mine began mining in the 16th century and was the largest silver mine at that time. Its silver output even accounted for one-third of the world's total output in the 17th century!
Even when Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched the Korean War, the main source of military expenditures was the Iwami Silver Mine!
What a horror!
As for why it is only a small silver mine, it is also because only a small part of the surface has been mined. The real underground silver mine will not be officially discovered and mined until 1526, that is, forty-nine years later. .
Otherwise, Ouchi Masahiro had already sent heavy troops to surround the place, so how could there be only a few dozen people guarding it.
This wave is completely missing!
Yan Ling asked the miners to prepare for mining while contacting his subordinates. At the same time, he sent someone to contact Masahiro Ouchi.
It's almost time to start negotiating.
…
When Masahiro Ouchi learned that he had received a sap inexplicably, he was confused.
Especially when he learned that his opponent was the Chen family of the Luzon Governor's Mansion, he was even more confused.
As an important island in Southeast Asia, Luzon certainly had lots of dealings with Japan. Masahiro Ouchi also did business with them. The two sides were not friends, but they were still friendly.
What, why the sudden attack?
Then, he felt the overwhelming anger. As a prince, an outsider dared to provoke him at will!
However, when he learned that his opponent had more than 4,000 troops and many battleships, his anger was extinguished instantly.
Since his family knew about his affairs, after experiencing a long war, his subordinates no longer wanted to fight, and the opponent's fighting power was very strong. The battle in Shimane Prefecture had proved all this.
The 6,000 men under his command may not be enough to defeat the 4,000 of them.
For a moment, Ouchi Masahiro felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Being beaten in your own home but not being able to fight back feels so oppressive.
But there is no way, there are no conditions for war at all now.
And Yan Ling, at this stage, does not have the strength to replace Ouchi Masahiro and directly occupy this area.
It's not like Ouchi Hiro has no allies. During the Onin Rebellion, the total strength of the Western Army under Ouchi Hiro was 110,000. Although many people have died now, tens of thousands can still be pulled out.
In addition, the shogunate rule has not completely collapsed at this time, and the Luzon army may be attacked in groups.
Both sides needed to negotiate, and it just clicked.
…
At the junction of the areas controlled by both sides, a small house was temporarily built. The supreme rulers on both sides sat opposite each other, with an interpreter sitting next to them.
As soon as the negotiations started, Ouchi Hiroshi was the first to make a statement:
"Why did the Luzon Governor's Palace suddenly attack my subjects? Our navy and army suffered more than 1,500 casualties! You must give me an explanation today, otherwise I will lead thousands of soldiers from the imperial family to compete with you. Fan!"
Yan Ling immediately denied it:
"I didn't attack you. We just lost a soldier when we passed by here, so we sent people ashore to search. It was your people who first did not allow us to go ashore, and then launched an attack on us, and we were forced to fight back. , this war was started by you!"
Ouchi Hiro was stunned for a moment, and then became furious:
"Nonsense, as far as I know, no one came to the island before you launched your shameless sneak attack!"
"How dare you confuse right and wrong!"
Yan Ling held back the "so what" sentence and said calmly: "If the big cabinet thinks so, then there is nothing I can do about it."
"We can only go hunting in Shimane Prefecture."
As soon as these words came out, Ouchi Masahiro felt numb.
He was sure that he could not defeat the other party, but if other daimyo were invited to intervene, the other party would not be his opponent, but he would probably not have much left in his own territory by then.
On the contrary, the other person is willing to sit at the negotiation table with me, which means that he has interests and can still negotiate.
The truth is only within the range of a cannon, that is the truth.
He sighed, softened his tone, and asked:
"what would you like?"
"I want you to open the port of Shimane County. The Luzon Governor's Office will station troops and sell goods here. You are not allowed to impose taxes." Yan Ling said, and then seemed to think for a while before saying:
"The forest outside the port is easy to hide soldiers. I want you to hand it over to my subordinates to manage it to prevent you from having evil intentions."
"There happens to be a silver mine there, so consider it as compensation for the cost of sending our troops this time."
"That's all?" Masahiro Ouchi blinked.
The Luzon Governor's Palace now controls most of Shimane Prefecture! The result is one, we need to open the port and get a forest of laoshizi?
"Yes. And as compensation, the Luzon Governor's Palace will form an alliance with you to fight against foreign enemies." Yan Ling nodded.
Ouchi Masahiro recalled the overwhelming combat effectiveness of the Luzon Army against his men in the previous battle.
Such an army consists of four thousand people.
The number of four thousand people alone was already a lot for Japan at that time, let alone such a combat effectiveness.
Why, why do you feel like I've made a profit?
He was still worried, so he asked someone to inquire again, and learned that the port was not used for anything other than garrisoning, nor was it a strategic location. There was only a small silver mine in the forest with a very small output. After that, the daimyo Immediately agreed.
Although Luzon beat them badly, as an ally, they were reassuring.
The two parties signed a "Shimane Treaty" and wrote all the above conditions into the treaty to formally form an alliance.
After walking out of the small house and looking at the treaty in his hand, Yan Ling felt his heart filled with unspeakable joy.
Iwami Silver Mine is officially in hand!
However, he also knows that the reason why he can obtain it so easily now is because although there is a certain amount of mining here, it is not much.
Japan is a country with many gold and silver mines, and there are many minerals in the territory under the jurisdiction of Ouchi Masahiro, so he doesn't care about a small part here. Seeing that his troops are strong, he simply gives in in exchange for a powerful ally.
But after all, he was on someone else's territory, so he couldn't hide this thing. The huge benefits of the Iwami Silver Mine later made the surrounding daimyo even start a war to bring it under their control.
He knew very well that it was a bit nonsense to rely solely on the power of the Luzon Governor's Palace and the more than 400 clan soldiers on the mainland to fight against the many princes in the future.
Yan Ling is now fighting for a while to earn as much as he can before finding out.
As for what happens next, it depends on the situation. Anyway, as long as the confidentiality is kept well, one or two years can still be fooled.
In addition, in Kyushu and other places, he bought and followed the same pattern as before, and obtained the mining rights of several small silver mines. But these are the real small silver mines.
Thanks to "reader 1504435735196188672" for the reward, thank you very much, sir!
More updates for the boss tomorrow!
(End of chapter)
