My Daming New Empire

However, in front of millions of taels of cash, military generals, nobles, and merchants who already had stable business with the internal supervisor also tried their best to promote the benefits of foreign trade.

After all, a small number of these silver were plundered, and most of them were through trade, so that the Japanese took the initiative to take out the gold and silver buried in the ground.

This kind of debate can never disappear, but as time changes, the positions of supporters and favorers will always change.

But there is one point that almost no one objected to, and that is the foreign strategy.

It's just that the war against Japan has made several million taels of profit in a short period of time. Even the most ethical civil servants have seen how amazing the dividends of the war are at this time.

Except for a few Qingliu who believed that such a foreign war would damage the state system of the Celestial Empire, the vast majority of people became supporters of the war.

There are also some vested interests who are also calling for the opening of the sea ban, and foreign trade cannot be completely controlled by internal control.

But this kind of opposition is to compete with Zhu Di. He reprimanded a group of people and suppressed a group of people, so the noise naturally disappeared.

The ties between civil servants and businessmen are not too deep now, but military generals and nobles are following in the footsteps of the royal family. The royal family makes a lot of money, and they make a small profit. A tacit understanding has been formed. In a short period of time, everyone's appetite has been satisfied. up.

Therefore, those forces calling for the opening of the sea ban are very small and have not become successful.

The gold and silver were displayed for a week, and then together with the metals, they were all transported to the Jiajiang Industrial Zone, where they would be minted into gold, silver and copper coins.

And those steels have also become raw materials to create various industrial products.

An imperial decree to reward the grandson also came to Dongpu with the second batch of auxiliary fleets.

For Zhu Zhanji, any reward is actually meaningless. He is the grandson himself, and his status is only below the two. No matter how much money and guards, when he already has supreme power, It's nothing more than icing on the cake.

For example, his guard has been increased by two guards, reaching 1 people, allowing him to add two horses to his ceremonial guard, and a few more farms. Strictly speaking, it is meaningless.

Following Zhu Di's commendation edict came a stack of private letters, including Zhu Di's, Zhu Gaochi's, the crown prince's concubine, and his concubines.

Zhu Zhanji cared more about these private letters than official decrees, and was more willing to discuss some issues with Zhu Di in private.

For example, Zhu Di agreed not to use the gold and silver for the time being, and set up the Daming Bank after he went back. The news that the gold and silver were used as reserves made him extremely happy.

Hu Liangdi has been pregnant for eight months, and in two more months, her second child will be born. Zhu Zhanji also wants to settle the affairs of Japan as soon as possible and return to Daming.

Although he has a conquest heart, his status is too high, which also limits him.

As the heir of an empire, as the commander-in-chief of an army, it is impossible for him to take the lead in fighting, which also makes him less interested in war.

I can only stay on this huge boat every day. Even when the weather is good, people around me are very nervous when I think of going fishing on the boat. This kind of war is really boring.

However, Ashikaga Yoshichi and the Japanese royal family have not yet been captured. He can choose when this war will start, but he cannot choose when it will end.

Before the capture of Ashikaga Yoshichi and Emperor Komatsu, if the war is ended, the real strategic goal has not been achieved.

During this process, it was not him who was under the greatest pressure, but Liu Sheng, who is now the commander of the Shenji Battalion and the chief of the army.

On May [-]th, the army of the Ming Dynasty was in full swing... No, because the Japanese along the way either fled or joined the Ming Dynasty.They didn't face any resistance, and were welcomed into the Kyoto plain as if they were going home.

After the army arrived in Kyoto, it experienced the first resistance at the Kamogawa River.

Although the Japanese prepared rattan shields soaked in tung oil, Daming's current black powder has already left the initial stage, and has developed from powdered gunpowder to granular state.

Although the current name of black powder is still the same, its effectiveness has exceeded the predictions of the Japanese people. Their rattan shields can't resist the attack of the new musket at all.

Otherwise, it was impossible for the Ming army to blow up the Kadogawa family's city wall by relying on the primitive black powder in Shenshichuan.

The war was overwhelming at the beginning, and the Japanese could only rely on street fighting to cause some troubles for the Ming army.

In just three days, Ashikaga Yoshichi's army was driven out of Kyoto, and victory seemed to be just around the corner.

However, the following developments exceeded Liu Sheng's expectations. Although the Japanese who fled into the mountains were at an absolute disadvantage, the forced battle line of the Ming army also greatly reduced the power of the muskets.

Now Liu Sheng regards the entire Shenji Battalion as his own life, so of course he would not divide his troops to attack in order to gain an overall advantage, because this would also cause heavy casualties to Ming soldiers.

The number of the Ming army is still too small, and it is impossible for more than 2 people to even completely occupy Kyoto.It is also very risky to fight against hundreds of thousands of forced Japanese people all over the mountains and plains.

Therefore, the main focus of the army was on Kyoto, on the clean-up of the royal family and the clean-up of the opposition.

Liu Sheng would not send troops unless he had obtained accurate information about Ashikaga Yoshichi and Emperor Komatsu.

But even so, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and the others are satisfied, the capital is now completely in their hands, and most of the officials are under their control, as long as they are given a period of time, they can control the whole situation.

The days of being the Supreme Emperor in Kyoto were not difficult. The girl who sang coquettishly, the golden gold, and the white silver were all sent to him by the other party.

If it was a young general, he would have fallen in front of these sugar-coated shells long ago.

However, Liu Sheng is over 40 years old this year, has experienced many life and death ups and downs, and knows exactly what he wants now.

Zhu Zhanji has more than 1000 people in Kyoto who are responsible for counting the wealth of all parties. How dare he take everything for himself?

He accepts women as well as gold and silver, but most of them are sent to Osaka directly by him to honor his grandson.

But as far as he knew, although the grandson also took possession of a few beautiful Japanese princesses as if they were newcomers, he was not greedy for women.Most of the beautiful women were rewarded by him to the soldiers, or they were going to be sent back to Daming for sale.

These Japanese women are submissive, obedient, and they are extremely considerate in serving others.Nowadays, the common people of Ming Dynasty who have some spare money are willing to buy one as a child bride-in-law or as a slave.

The pressure began in mid-June. For a whole month, the Japanese harvested wheat, and Ashikaga Yoshichi, who had no food, took the risk of attacking the famous food producing area of ​​Qingzhou, which is later known as Nagoya.

Of course, there is no Nagoya in this era, and Nagoya will not appear until 200 years later, but it is the largest food producing area in Japan besides Kanto.

For the sake of food, Ashikaga Yoshichi took the risk to attack, and with the cooperation of supporters inside and outside, he really succeeded.

At the same time, the army withdrawn from the south also arrived at the southern mountainous area of ​​the Kyoto Plain, attracting the firepower of Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and the Ming army, which made Liu Sheng somewhat miscalculated.

For this reason, Zhu Zhanji issued the first letter of reprimand, arguing that Liu Sheng's passive response and lack of initiative led to this result.

Otherwise, whether it is going north or south, it is better than staying in Beijing, which has no rivals.

Liu Sheng is not a wise general, and he is not particularly good at fighting. He can become Marquis of Anyuan mainly because of his diligence and meticulousness.

Especially after being responsible for the preparation of the firearms battalion, he also participated in the second northern expedition in these years.

In Kyoto for a month, except for driving away Ashikaga Yoshichi and the emperor, he didn't even achieve decent results.Originally, he didn't care about it, but as soon as Zhu Zhanji's reprimand letter arrived, he had to perform.

Along with the letter of reprimand came Zhu Zhanji's battle plan. Zhu Zhanji asked him to evacuate Kyoto and leave Kyoto to Ashikaga Yoshinori, while dealing with the southern army, while Liu Sheng went all the way north to conduct a large-scale attack on the north. Comb, wipe out all resistance.

In order to cooperate with the army's actions, Zhu Zhanji sent [-] troops to arrange supply points along the coast to cooperate with the army's attack. At the same time, he ordered [-] Yulin Guard gunners and Shenji Battalion Artillery Battalion to reinforce the army.

After receiving the order, Liu Sheng immediately assembled an army and began to sweep northward.

On June [-]th, the army met the [-] harassing troops led by Ashikaga Yoshinaka in Shiga. Liu Sheng, who was eager to make contributions, chased after him and blocked Ashikaga Yoshinaka in the mountainous area of ​​Gozaisho, killing more than [-] enemies. Surrounded the Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

The sixth general of the Muromachi shogunate of later generations, after throwing away his weapon, inserted a brush into his nostril, and then hit his head on a stone.

But this method of suicide is not safe, because the penetration was not deep, he suffered from pain for two days and two nights before he died completely.