"You want an explanation? Then I'll give them an explanation!"
"Send an order to Zheng Zhilong and ask him to tell the Dutch merchant ship that each side will take five million taels of silver as compensation for occupying Taiwan in the past few years, and then get out of Taiwan immediately. I will forget the past.
They must be delivered to the Ming Dynasty within two months, otherwise the fate of Fuso Nagasaki Port will be their fate tomorrow. "
After issuing this order, Chongzhen thought for a moment and asked: "Li Aiqing, has Yagyu Munenomi explained the strength of Fuso's remaining navy?"
"Explained!"
Li Ruolian found one of the confessions on the table and handed it over: "Your Majesty, the number of warships in the two ports of Busan and Nagasaki accounts for about 70% of Fuso's fleet, and its strength is only 40 to 50% of Fuso Navy.
Because in addition to these two naval divisions, there is also a navy consisting of eleven iron-clad ships, sixteen large house ships, fifty ordinary house ships, and more than two hundred wind drill ships (loach ships).
Eight of these ironclad ships were left over from the Second Battle of Kizunaguchi, which was forty or fifty years ago, and three of them were built by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
This navy docked at the port of Kobe, southeast of Edo Castle, across the sea from Awaji Island.
In addition, there are some warships in the hands of some coastal daimyo, but their strength is average, because Tokugawa Ieyasu issued a large ship confiscation order during the Keicho period, and Anzha ships with more than 500 koku were confiscated.
The major names are all ordinary warships, such as the Thousand Stone Ship, the Imperial Sea Ship, the Sekiwan Ship, etc. It is estimated that there are thousands of ships in total!
There are countless return boats and flat boats used by private merchants. "
"It's not easy!"
Looking at the information summarized on the paper, Chongzhen whispered.
With the strength of the Nanhai Navy Fleet, it is not a big problem to completely annihilate this navy. Even if there are eleven armored ships, they cannot stop the bombardment of flying thunder cannons.
But the problem is that the remaining navy is at the port of Kobe, which is Fuso's inland sea.
If the Nanhai Navy Fleet enters the Seto Inland Sea, Fuso only needs to block the two ports of Mihama and Naka. Even if it uses civilian ships to attack with fire, the Nanhai Navy will be completely wiped out.
If we don't get rid of this navy now, if this navy runs out to cause trouble along the coast of Ming Dynasty, the losses will be huge.
After thinking about it, Chongzhen's eyes narrowed, and murderous intent instantly filled the air: "Since we will fight in the morning and at night, I will destroy your merchant ships first, so that you can't transport goods, and let you panic internally!"
"Since we can't enter the inland sea, I'll fish you out. I don't believe you can watch all your merchant ships being sunk by me!"
After thinking about this, Chongzhen raised his head and looked at Li Ruolian again: "Instruct Zheng Zhilong to formulate a plan immediately after receiving my order. The Nanhai Navy will be divided into two parts.
One part faces Kyushu Island and is responsible for the south of Kyushu Island, Shikoku Island and Honshu Island. The other part faces Honshu Island and is responsible for the north of Honshu Island.
Both units sailed along the coastline, sinking all the ships along their coasts without leaving a single one behind.
Tell Zheng Zhilong that when cleaning Fusang warships, stability is the priority. If you encounter another navy of Fusang alone, you must not fight.
Unless the two departments are combined into one, no unauthorized landing is allowed except for necessary supplies!
The deadline is two months. No matter how far you have not progressed after two months, you must return and then be blocked on the route from Taiwan to Fuso.
If you encounter a Dutch or Spanish fleet, you will sink it directly without asking for instructions! "
"In addition, send an order to the Kinyiwei lurking in Fuso to see if they can get into Awaji Island and Tanegashima, and use hot air balloons to blow up their firearms workshops!"
"I obey the decree!"
Li Ruolian responded immediately.
After Li Ruolian responded, Chongzhen turned his attention to Li Guopu: "Instruct Yang Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Denglai, to lead the Denglai Navy to sea.
Responsible for checking all the islands within a hundred miles off the coast of Shandong and killing all Fusang people. "
"A decree was sent to Wei Guogong Xu Hongji, asking him to lead the Nanjing Xinjiangkou Division to sea and take charge of the islands within a hundred miles of the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
"Instruct Chen Qian, the commander of the Yanshan Guards, to disperse the Yanshan Guards and station them in counties in Jiangsu where Japanese pirates may attack."
"A decree was sent to Yu Zigao, the commander-in-chief of the Marine Corps of the Southeast Navy, asking him to lead part of the Marine Corps to sea to clear the islands, and the remaining troops to be stationed in counties where Japanese pirates may attack according to the collected intelligence."
"Send an order to the cabinet and ask the cabinet to issue an edict to the coastal counties and cities, asking officials in each city to carefully investigate whether there are Fusang people hiding in the territory. Anyone who harbors or harbors them will be punished with the same crime!
In addition, an order is given to the coastal guards. If they attack cities and massacre villages because they are lazy and slow to respond and fail to rescue in time, after the war, the chief officers will be dismissed from their posts, imprisoned, and beheaded!
Give them another secret order. If there is any enemy situation, they do not need to report it. They can directly mobilize the guards to attack. If the surrounding guards ask for reinforcements, they must reinforce them at all costs. "
"All the above orders were immediately sent back to Beijing on a 600-mile rush, so that the cabinet could quickly draft decrees and edicts, and then sent to all the coastal prefectures on a 600-mile rush."
"I obey the decree!"
Li Guopu also responded quickly, then turned and left.
Just as he walked to the door, he met Li Ruolian who had just left. Seeing Li Ruolian return to the lobby, Chongzhen was a little confused.
Before he could speak, Li Ruolian whispered: "Your Majesty, I just forgot that there is something special in these confessions!"
Having said this, Li Ruolian took out a piece of paper from the table and handed it over. Chongzhen took it and glanced at it. On the paper were the names of Tokugawa Iemitsu and Miyamoto Musashi.
Li Ruolian continued: "These two names were mentioned by Yagyu Munenomi, and they are the two most important people in Fuso.
The first is Tokugawa Iemitsu. Why did Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first generation of barbarian generals, designate Tokugawa Iemitsu as the third generation of barbarian generals when his son Tokugawa Hidetada succeeded as the second generation of barbarian generals?
Moreover, Tokugawa Hidetada was only forty-five years old when he abdicated, and Tokugawa Iemitsu was only twenty years old at this time.
Mainly because Tokugawa Iemitsu showed sharp political talent when he was young, and was deeply loved by Tokugawa Ieyasu, who believed that Tokugawa Iemitsu would completely consolidate the dominance of the Tokugawa shogunate.
So he took him with him and taught him personally. This was a treatment that even Tokugawa Hidetada and other brothers did not have.
This is also true. Although Tokugawa Iemitsu's power was restricted by his father after he succeeded to the throne, he still made many good political achievements.
Moreover, the firearms equipment of Awaji Island's firearms workshop and artillery battalion came from his suggestions. "
Having said this, Li Ruolian thought for a while and continued: "From the information sent back, Tokugawa Hidetada was dead when Nijo Castle was burned, and almost all of Tokugawa Hidetada's close associates were also dead.
The current senior officials and other senior officials were all promoted by Tokugawa Iemitsu, and they directly took over Tokugawa Tadaga, his father's favorite younger brother.
It can be said that Tokugawa Iemitsu has the final say in the current Edo shogunate, which is considered absolute centralization of power. "
Listening to Li Ruolian's introduction, Chongzhen tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his eyes flashing.
