The Zheng family Shimazu Tadahashi refers to naturally refers to Zheng Zhilong.
As Japan's largest foreign trade partner, Zheng Zhilong has great influence here.
At the same time, Zheng Zhilong is still an official of the Ming Dynasty, so his attitude is very important.
The Satsuma clan frequently traded with Zheng Zhilong, so they naturally had a deep understanding of the strength of this maritime overlord.
But Shimazu Tadahashi's views were not recognized by his son.
"The Zheng family is an official of the Ming Dynasty, and what we have to deal with this time is the rebellion of the Ming Dynasty. Maybe we can draw the Zheng family over to increase our strength."
Shimazu Tadahashi didn't hold out much hope.
"Whether it's an official or a rebel, these are all matters within the Ming Dynasty. I believe the people of the Ming Dynasty will not allow us to get involved, so it's best not to cause extraneous matters."
The reason is very simple.
No one wants external forces to intervene in the internal disputes in Japan. Because that would damage the interests of Japan as a whole.
Looking at his father who was ill in bed, Shimazu Mitsuhisa appeared to be submissive, but after he got down, he threw his father's opinions behind him.
"Tell Mrs. Zheng that you must surrender to us. If you have our help, you can eliminate the rebellion for the Ming Dynasty."
Some retainers went down to do it.
As for how to conquer North Korea, Mitsuhisa Shimazu had already thought carefully about it on the way back.
"If you want to drag the shogunate into it, you must make this matter a matter for Japan as a whole. At that time, Oku, as the leader of the Japanese Communist Party, must come forward no matter what."
Xina Zhongqing fully agreed with his idea.
This guy is still a militant and has always wanted to expand his territory like his ancestors did.
"Why don't we send envoys to negotiate with the Xia Kingdom first, and use provocative words to gain reasons for sending troops. As long as the war breaks out, the shogunate cannot sit back and watch."
This method was recognized by everyone in Satsuma Domain.
Because to put it bluntly, it was just a matter of killing first and reporting later, creating an established fact and forcing the Tokugawa shogunate to accept it.
This can also be regarded as a variant of "lower to overcome upper".
The Japanese are the best at playing this trick.
Seeing that the people under his command were all high-spirited to fight, Shimazu Mitsuhisa quite enjoyed this kind of majesty that responded to everything at once.
"It will take at least a month for the armies of each daimyo to be assembled. Who is willing to go to Busan as an envoy to find out what's going on?"
Even if they want to use force, Japan needs to make long-term preparations.
The Shimadzu family's own military strength alone is absolutely not enough.
Other foreign daimyo will send a certain amount of troops and form a coalition to act together.
In order to prevent Tokugawa Iemitsu from being alert, all the daimyo sent so-called missions to Satsuma Domain in the name of "authorized consultations."
It's just that the number of people in each mission is more complicated, with some as many as eight or nine thousand and as few as four or five thousand.
As a result, the armies of more than a dozen daimyo were gathered together, with a strength of forty or fifty thousand.
When it comes to fighting across the sea, boats are the most important thing.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa ordered all the warships of Satsuma Domain to be gathered together, and at the same time, he recruited ships from other feudal kingdoms on Kyushu Island.
Although the Satsuma clan's dream of unifying Kyushu failed to come true due to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's interference, it was still the overlord of Kyushu.
Coupled with the fact that he had Tokugawa Iemitsu's order in his hand, the Kyushu feudal clans did not dare to disobey and sent ships to the Satsuma clan one after another.
Romance
Shimazu Hisamoto stepped forward.
"Lord, as an envoy, I will definitely complete my mission."
As a member of the Shimazu clan, Shimazu Hisamoto also has dreams.
He also wanted to be famous in history like Shimazu Shiren. Even if he could not sit on the throne of the feudal lord, his brilliant life would be enough to comfort him.
His initiative to ask for help made Shimazu Mitsuhisa very happy.
"You are going to Busan this time. Firstly, you want to deliberately provoke us and provide an excuse for us to send troops; secondly, you want to take a closer look at how the so-called Xia Kingdom's troops are doing."
Shimazu Hisamoto took the order carefully and set off from Satsuma Domain by boat that day and went straight to Busan.
As a result, as soon as they reached the center line of Tsushima Strait, they were discovered by Xia Navy ships.
Seeing the Chinese fortune ship approaching, Shimazu Hisamoto couldn't help but despise it for a moment.
"After so many years, Akito's ship still hasn't made any progress. If we fight again, victory will definitely belong to us."
In the original Luliang naval battle, the Japanese navy was completely destroyed by the Ming Dynasty coalition forces. Since then, it has lost the ability to peek at the mainland.
However, because the defeat was unforgettable, everyone in Japan has been studying hard to find a solution after returning.
It can be said that Japan's shipbuilding industry has developed to a certain extent since then.
It is a pity that the Toyotomi clan perished and the Tokugawa clan pursued a policy of seclusion, so the little progress of the Japanese navy was completely useless.
When the two ships met, the Xia Jun officer on the Fu ship asked: "Who are you? Where are you going?"
There were Chinese translators on Shimazu Hisamoto's ship.
"General, the person next to me is the special envoy of the Lord of Satsuma Domain, General Shimazu Hisamoto. On the order of the shogunate, I came here to pay a visit to your army."
The officer's eyes widened.
Now the Busan side is going all out to prepare for the next war. At this time, the Japanese people come over, obviously it is a weasel paying New Year's greetings to the chicken.
But the other party was an envoy, and the officers did not dare to mess around.
"You come with me and don't run around. Otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences."
Listening to the superior threats from the Xia army officers, Shimazu Hisamoto and others were all furious. But for the sake of the plan, I can only endure it temporarily.
They followed Xia Jun's lucky boat and headed west.
I thought I would land in Pusan and then meet the commander of the Xia army. But who would have known that after only walking more than thirty miles by sea, there would be seven or eight larger blessing ships blocking the way on the sea directly in front of them.
The leading boat came closer, paused for a while, and then sailed back.
"Let's go, our minister wants to see you."
Shimazu Hisamoto was quite surprised.
"I am the envoy of the Shogun, the general of the Satsuma Domain. Even if I want to meet him, I should talk to the commander-in-chief of your army in Busan."
The Xia army officer shook his head.
"The commander-in-chief of our army is not in Busan, and he is very busy right now. Waiting to see you on the opposite ship now is our Minister of the Navy of Xia Kingdom, who can decide anything here."
After hearing the translation, Shimazu Hisamoto was a little confused and asked in a gibberish voice.
However, the translator is also a second-hand person and has no idea what the official position of the Navy Minister is.
Thinking about the mission of this trip, Shimazu Hisamoto was quite discouraged. But there was no way to retreat, so he had to follow and board the largest ship on the other side.
The person on this boat is none other than Zuo Hua.
Now the navy is at full strength and is helping the army complete the deployment of Busan and control the nearby sea.
When he heard that an envoy from Japan was coming, Zuo Hua simply stopped him.
As Minister of the Navy, he had the right to receive the envoys. And he didn't know that this unintentional move actually cut off the Japanese side's plan to conduct reconnaissance in Busan.
