Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 501 What is Kyoto, it is clearly an earth village!
"Let me explain one or two things." Zhu Su said, and then he began to talk eloquently.

"First of all, the monk Daoyan and Mr. Gao Qi who went to the country of Japan are familiar with me. The minister Fujiwara Shinpei of the country of Japan also has an old relationship with me. If I go there, I can cooperate with them tacitly and will not be abandoned. This is one of the foundations they have worked hard to lay in Japan over the years."

"Secondly, the two generals Feng Sheng and Deng Yu are famous generals of our Ming Dynasty, and their reputation spread far and wide, I am afraid that those Japanese have also heard of it."

"If two generals are sent there, I am afraid that the Japanese will be wary and take precautions. However, I am still young and my reputation is not great, so I can make the Japanese look down on me and take advantage of it. two."

"Finally, in the country of Wa, the most important thing is the respect of blood. I am also a prince, and I have the dignity of a king. When I arrived in Wa, as the prince of Shangguo, in name, even the emperor of Wa was still in the position of King Wu. under."

"If you are lucky enough to seize the country, you can use my honor to order the whole country of Wa to subdue the country of Wa as quickly as possible and make it the land of my Great Ming. This is the third."

"With these three points, this trip to Japan is my responsibility. What does the emperor think?" Zhu Su blinked.

Everyone looked at the Fifth Highness in amazement. What does it mean to "seize the country and order the Japanese country", this Fifth Highness, this "wolf ambition" is clearly revealed.On the bright side, I, Da Ming, as the suzerain state, went to help the Emperor of Japan to quell the civil strife!

...Although in all fairness, Daming is indeed coveting the gold and silver of the Wa Kingdom, and he just wants to make profits.

"Father, since that's the case, why don't you let me go!" Zhu Di immediately stepped out and knelt proudly. "The fifth one is weak. As an elder brother, how can I have any reason to let my younger brother go to danger? If he, King Wu, can do it, so can I, King Yan!"

"Father, why not let me go." Prince Zhu Biao also knelt down and said. "As the crown prince, when it comes to status, it's the easiest thing for me to do. If I don't, let me go. The fifth brother is still young, and An Neng travels across the ocean..."

"Fourth brother, big brother, don't make trouble for the two of you." Zhu Su pulled up the two elder brothers, and first said to Zhu Di: "Fourth brother, when it comes to the situation in Japan, can you be more proficient than me?"

"It's definitely more suitable for me to go to the Wa Kingdom."

"This..." Zhu Di was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

"And big brother." Zhu Su turned to Zhu Biao. "Brother, you are a dignified prince, there is no reason to let you go to Fanbang."

"I won't say that the foundation of the country is stable... the dignified prince goes to the country of Wa, how much face does he have in the country of Wa, can he still let me, Daming, send a proton there?"

Zhu Biao suddenly lost his temper.It is indeed inappropriate for a prince of his to go abroad as an envoy.If there are any rumors, the DPRK and China will be in turmoil again.

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite relieved to see the three of them respectful as brothers and sisters.But what Zhu Su said is not bad, indeed if it is said who is the most suitable to go to the Wa country, among so many people in Ming Dynasty, he is the most suitable.After deliberating for a while, he said, "Old Fifth, if you are sent to Japan as an envoy, how many people do you think it would be appropriate to bring along?"

"Go back to the emperor. My son thinks that bringing 5000 people is the limit." Zhu Su said.

"Five thousand?" Old Zhu's eyes widened. "No, no, our son will only bring 5000 people with him when he goes to that shitty place, how can we rest assured?"

"Although we can't send an army of one million people, there is no problem if we mobilize 2 to [-] troops." "Since you are going to Japan, we will let you choose as you like. You go and pick [-] people to go with you to Japan. We can feel at ease too!”

"Father..." Zhu Su smiled wryly. "3 people... It's just a tiny place in the country of Wa, enough to scare them so that they can't sleep or eat in peace."

"A so-called big name in the Japanese country, there are hardly ten thousand soldiers in his hands who can fight. Just this, they are all peasant soldiers who farm on weekdays and fight in wartime."

"You asked me to bring 2 people. I'm afraid that once these 3 people arrive in Wa Kingdom, Emperor Lao Shizi will be too scared to let his sons into the city."

"Not to mention the so-called capital city of the Wa Kingdom, which is only a little bit big at this time. If 3 people have arrived there, it will be difficult to provide food and fodder for a whole city. Could it be that our Ming soldiers have to work hard to support the Wa Kingdom? Can't cross the ocean to supply?"

After saying this, Lao Zhu was stunned.With only 3 people, we have to worry about whether a city will be impoverished?
This... what kind of capital is this country? It's clearly a village in the countryside!
But that was really the case in Wa country at that time.Decades later, at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi once launched a movement to seize the land.The total amount of stone in Japan is about 800 million stone. Under normal circumstances, 250 stone can support 45 soldiers. In theory, the entire territory of Japan can support a total of [-] soldiers.

This is still an ideal situation.In reality, another discount is required.

Yoshimoto Imakawa, the number one daimyo in the Tōkaidō, led an army of more than [-] to go to Luo. The other daimyos along the way were all trembling as if they were facing an enemy, for fear that the Kawa family would destroy Guo by false means...

This is really not a joke, but Imagawa Yoshimoto's strength was indeed strong in the Wa Kingdom at that time.With the power of a big name in one place, tens of thousands of troops can be supported.After all, in addition to the troops taken away, there are also tens of thousands of troops sitting in the territory.Calculated, Imakawa Yoshimoto should have at least [-] to [-] troops under his command, which is already shocking.

Judging from this level, if Zhu Su really led [-] Ming troops to Japan and asked for an audience, Emperor Changqing's first reaction would not be to be surprised at how powerful his reinforcements were, but to be frightened. Did Daming want to directly take away the throne from him as the emperor? It was purely to lure the wolf into the house.

At that time, the whole country of Wa will be terrified, and if they unite, they will deal with Ming first. After all, the Ming army has traveled far across the ocean, and the logistics will be weak, so it will be even more difficult to open the situation.

It is better to send a small amount of troops first to seek a concession without scaring the Japanese country, and then use the concession as a springboard to slowly gain a foothold... This is the long-term solution.

With the concession, you can slowly increase your troops in the future, or draw in the power of other daimyos, or recruit local soldiers on the spot, anyway, it is just boiling frogs in warm water to accumulate strength...

There are many methods and tricks. In Zhu Su's mind, there are more than [-] methods to play with these Japanese island barbarians who have not yet enlightened.

After Zhu Su said that, Lao Zhu had to agree to let him go.It's just that he only brought 5000 people, and Lao Zhu was still worried after all.Therefore, Lao Zhu specially transferred Lan Yu and Mu Ying, who were good friends with Zhu Su, and Zhang He named by Zhu Su himself, and went to Japan with Zhu Su.Zhu Su's military strength has also increased to 3.

Whether he advances in batches or finds an island to station himself in order to be ready for rescue at any time, it is all up to Zhu Su himself.

To actually send the future famous Liang Guogong and Qian Guogong to help out, Zhu Su felt that Wa Guo's wave of authenticity was really embarrassing.However, it can also be seen that Lao Zhu attaches great importance to this dispatch of troops to the Japanese country. Although it is temporarily in the name of helping the Japanese country to counter the rebellion, in reality, this is the first time that Ming tried to open up territories that his ancestors had never opened up.

If one or two results can be achieved, the previously drafted strategy of enfeoffing the outer borders will naturally be truly recognized by the nobles.But if it fails, I'm afraid that this vigor will be damaged soon, and Daming will have to face the two major problems of how to deal with the founder of the country and how to arrange the vassal prince Zhu.

(End of this chapter)