Beiyang new warlord

It was an extremely familiar scene again, at the door of the Tokugawa family's apartment in Kishu, a large row of carriages parked there, and Dongjiang sergeants inside were constantly moving back and forth, such as world-famous tea utensils, those jade screens, fans , Boxes, gold and silver wares, and grains and rice were all carried to the cars one after another, and they were transported to the port endlessly.

In the final analysis, why did Mao Jue work so hard to fight the war? It was for the loot, to feed the big family in Dongjiang. The property of the landlords and old fortunes of the Tokugawa family was all stolen goods. As the party of justice, he confiscated them and used them as rewards Just fighters, right and proper!

This Wen Meng himself was shouting and moving happily, but behind Mao Jue, Su Changmei became a follower, with a bitter face, and kept nagging sadly.

"General, Master Yuan was already very upset when we cleared the inventory of Edo Castle last time! This time, Master Yuan must not get mad when we evacuate the Jizhou Domain! Save some!"

"I said, you are the army commander of Dongjiang, or the army commander of these little devils!"

After being nagged by him, Mao Jue turned his head and yelled impatiently. Who knows, a word made this guy's face even more bitter.

Chapter 294. Shangluo

"Exhaust the pond and fish! General!"

When a new regime is established, money is needed the most. Although Osaka Castle has been well managed by the Tokugawa family, the construction of the official system, the award of official positions, political ceremonies, and some necessary civil engineering constructions all need money. The shopkeeper dumped all the Osaka Sheguan to Yuan Chonghuan, a bunch of people asking for money, but his eyes were smeared, and he stomped and cursed at the empty Osaka City official treasury.

It’s hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, and other ceremonial rewards can be cut and chopped. There are also the famous names of the Western Army. Mao Jue gave them a fief of more than ten or two 10,000+ stones, and the rewards can also be waived, but one item However, the project was imminent anyway. Just before Mao Jue left, Toyotomi Sheguan decided to repair the extremely important building, Fangguang Temple!

Don't underestimate a temple. This temple was not only ordered by Toyotomi Hideyoshi before his death, but also the fuse that led to the destruction of Toyotomi's family last time.

Before the Battle of Osaka, Fangguang Temple had just been completed, and a huge Buddha statue was cast in gold and copper in the temple. Toyotomi Hideyori hired eminent monks from Nanzen Temple in Kyoto to write the bell in Chinese for the newly cast big bronze bell. There is a saying that the country is healthy and the monarch and ministers are happy!

Tokugawa Ieyasu was overjoyed when he learned about Zhong Wen, and deliberately picked words and words, interpreting the country's well-being as taking apart the two characters of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Ieyasu, cursing his head in a different place, and the ruler and minister Fengle, the other way around, is Le Mr. Toyotomi, in order to emphasize public opinion, he also invited all the eminent monks from the five major temples in Kyoto, and insisted with one voice that this is the Toyotomi family's plot to rebel and to curse the Tokugawa family.

It was because of this crime that the bloody and tragic Battle of Osaka broke out. The two armies fought desperately, and 5 people died in the battle. After entering the city, the Tokugawa family beheaded more than 4000 heads. .

The significance of this Fangguang Temple and this big bronze bell to the Toyotomi family can be imagined!

Now returning to Osaka Castle, the first thing Kaiden wants to do is to rebuild Fangguang Temple and rebuild the big bronze bell. This period of national well-being and prosperity of the monarchs and ministers must be written as it is! Not only revenge, but also a Political signal! My Toyotomi family is the people of the world! We can write whatever we want! We still want to fulfill the curse you said back then, so let your Tokugawa family be decapitated!

Because of this political factor, before the expedition, Su Changmei agreed to stay in Osaka City to take charge of the overall situation, and Yuan Chonghuan allocated part of the spoils of war in the official treasury of the Jizhou Fan to him as funds.

As a result, after turning around, Mao Jue ordered all the things to be transported to the boat, and the fat man was also bitter when he saw it.

However, from the side view, those eminent monks in the so-called Buddhist country are just secular people with superficial appearance, a group of hypocrites. The nearly 10 people will not be devastated. This is more than a blood debt, and the five major temples in Kyoto should bear half of it.

This is the advantage of Dongjiang, he is not afraid to speak out when he is justified, and Mao Jue does not pay attention to what is called a venerable. As long as you can persuade him, he will not blame you if you push his nose and face. This former flattering Su Fatty has also become a straight minister Wei Zheng , A big abacus was pulled out, and the beads of the abacus were pulled out, and then analyzed by Mao Jue.

"Today, the Toyotomi family occupies about 300 million koku in the Western Wa Kingdom, of which the foreign daimyo's territory is 900 million koku. According to ten taxes, 90 koku is handed over every year. About two stones in Ming Dynasty, that is 180 million stones, Toyotomi’s family’s ability is 420 million stones, according to the Six People’s Four Traditions, they can collect 250 stones in rent and tax every year, and there are 500 million stones in Akashi. The cost of the family is more than half, and if it is managed properly, the country of Wa can provide the general with 300 million shi!"

"General, you have moved away several 10 taels of gold and silver, hundreds of thousands of shi of grain today, and you may lose 200 million shi of income next year! General!"

The corners of Mao Jue’s mouth began to twitch, and he tended to spit white foam. Why did he come to the war? Isn’t it just for the spoils of war? Especially because he was robbing Little Japan. For the Chinese people in the memorial hall, it is a very exciting thing, let him spend money to invest?That's definitely a pain in the ass!

But next year, 300 million shi of grain!Converted into gold and silver in the Central Plains, there can be 600 million!If it was affected, he would also tremble with distress!

Shaking his fingers in pain, he nodded sadly for a long time.

"Before winter this year, the Dongjiang army will not retreat! Next month's attack on Owari, no matter how much spoils you get, how about using them as funds for the Toyotomi family?"

"General! Now, Mr. Yuan is sending it to the side servants. The salaries distributed by the subordinates are all donated by the rich and powerful in Osaka City. The food, gold and silver are the sooner the better. People need to be won over! If you continue to do this If you care about every detail, the Kuroda Mori family's claws are about to reach into Toyotomi Sheguan! At that time, Toyotomi Sheguan will not be in the hands of Dongjiang alone!"

None of this works?Seeing the uncompromising appearance of this fat man holding a big plan, Mao Jue really felt that the corners of his mouth were going to convulse.

But at this time, on the relatively clean bluestone road in Jizhou, a dozen cavalrymen rushed over in a hurry. A dozen steps in front of Jue, Mao Li's personal guard stopped him before he got off his horse.

Although the little devil rubbed a little bit, the etiquette of this era is indeed solemn and in place. The leader of the banner knight turned over and dismounted fiercely, and knocked his head to the ground with a thud, and the voice was extraordinarily loud but weird. He proclaimed loudly in Chinese.

"Greetings, my lord! My subordinate Jiugui Xinglong, under the order of Osaka Yuan Fengxing, deliver an urgent document!"

A wax-sealed bamboo tube was offered by him with both hands, and Mao Jue pinched the wax seal immediately. He read it hastily, scanning ten lines at a glance, and his face quickly became bitter under Su Changmei's weird gaze.

"Damn it, debtors are here again!"

In August, after taking nearly half of the Wa country, the Dongjiang Army suspended its offensive, leaving the new Toyotomi family Banner Fukushima Masanobu's [-] Corps in Ise Country, and left Ban Kuki Masao on the shore of Omi Biwa Lake. The corps reorganized by about ten thousand ronin, with many famous names in the Western Kingdom, finally led Mao Jue back to Setjin and Osaka Castle.

Indeed, now is the weakest time of the Tokugawa shogunate, all the main forces have been defeated, the samurai of Owari, Mikawa, Kai, and Suruga are six or seven out of ten, and even now there is no news of Tokugawa Iemitsu. With Gyeonggi, the shogunate was defeated, and Mao Jue easily captured the territory of more than 300 million shi.

However, the Toyotomi family has a lot of troubles in their own territory. The expansion in the past six months has been too fast. If the territory is taken down, it will be yours, and you have to send people to manage it. Labor, this is really called a territory. Mao Jue is so generous in giving the territory to his subordinates because he can't manage it himself, so he can only let these famous retainers manage it. Toyotomi's family, or Dongjiang also needs to be stabilized. Digested the loot.

And the daimyo who followed the expedition also lost their fighting spirit. After all, they were dispatched with all their members, and the territory was mobilized to the point of exhaustion. With a new territory, they had no manpower to take it over. Everyone was looking forward to disbanding the West Army, so I can go home and collect corn.

There is also one of the most important reasons, the emperor summoned!

Even if the shogunate rule was not established, Shangluo is still an important symbol of daimyo's establishment of dominance and stability of the world. In order to help Mao Jue appeal to the hearts of the people, the royal family did pay a heavy price. These great nobles, the children of the families who entered the palace to serve did not escape the pain of the knife, and now the royal family took the initiative to summon them, and this is to ask for debts.

As Taiko, the head of the Toyotomi family, the people of the world! Toyotomi Kunimatsumaru's audience with the emperor is also an extremely important event for the Toyotomi family, and it is also an important demonstration opportunity for the daimyo of the Tokugawa family who are still under the control of the Tokugawa family. !

After being busy for a few years, the well-maintained black hair has turned white, and there are dark circles under the eyes of Yuan Dadu, Mao Jue himself has to cheer up 12 points, Prepare to go to Los Angeles this time.

On August [-]th, it took a full ten days before a huge Shangluo Mission was pulled out.

The main force is still from Dongjiang. The two cavalry regiments of Liu Xingzuo's five brothers, the sixth to thirteen infantry regiments, the Dongjiang cavalry and the remaining infantry are left in Osaka City, under the joint command of Kong Youde, Wen Meng, and Liu Chong. Osaka Town, who served as Toyotomi Sheguan, followed Song Xiance to follow the counselor to prevent changes in all parties.

This matter has nothing to do with Li's North Korea. Follow Mao Jue to wave the flag and shout. This time, Li Shanhai also got a lot of good things, at least more than 200 million taels of gold and silver, and almost 100 million shi of grain. , this year's war should have ceased, and his troops began to retreat, back to Kyushu Island, and then returned to Lee's North Korea, but the old guy was obviously not greedy enough, and wanted to see if he could take advantage of it. Li's North Korean army drew a thousand elite cavalry to join the Shangluo army as envoys.

The rest are daimyos from various Western countries. Shangluo can be regarded as a very honorable thing. Most of the troops were demobilized under the Osaka city. Chi, the Mori family is a bit pitiful, with [-] samurai, [-] samurai from the Asai family, plus Nagamune, Akizuki, Senju and other daimyos who have returned to the ranks of daimyos, they also gathered [-] accompanying troops.

The army is to promote majesty. This time there is no war, and the etiquette has become cumbersome. There are many flags in the army, the horse seal of the daimyo, and the family crest are densely held. The team drags for a long time. A few people carried a large sedan chair with priests and maidens beating drums on it.

The entire Shangluo army really felt like the emperor's tour in later TV dramas, majestic, mysterious and majestic, but the nominal master of this army, Toyotomi Kunimatsumaru, was worried first.

The 16-year-old boy was wearing a large Gongqing Taige Songhe black brocade robe, and a full half-meter gauze hat on his head. Even under the retinue of Dongjiang warriors, he still looked back from time to time, a bit like a stranger The child of the matter, this appearance made all the daimyos who followed the audience shake their heads secretly.

This kind of people in the world is really unconvincing! It seems that it is difficult for the Toyotomi family to take back the dominance from the majestic, eagle-eyed General Dongjiang behind him. The one who will inherit the Toyotomi family in the future must be He is the heir of Mao Jue and Princess Chiyohime, who should wag his tail at! The Shangshan family who joined in later, and a few other former Western Army junior daimyos also became aware of it.

It's no wonder that Kunimatsumaru was nervous. On the one hand, he was indeed inexperienced. Either he was a prisoner in Lee's North Korea, or he was a hostage in Dongjiang. He studied hard with Yuan Chonghuan, a little nerd, such a big scene, it was really embarrassing for him.

Another reason, this time Kaiden, who has always been Toyotomi's guardian, did not come!

After returning from Jizhou, Mao Jue gave her 5 taels of silver, [-] shi of grain, and ordered the well-developed smelters in Dongjiang to be at her disposal. The old woman was already in a state of insanity, gritting her teeth and devoting herself to the reconstruction of Fangguang Temple. Looking at her appearance, it seems that the Tokugawa family will die when the big bronze bell is hung up again.

This is the first time that Toyotomi Kunimatsumaru has been sent as an envoy in the name of Toyotomi Patriarch Taiko, so it is no wonder he is not nervous.

It's just that what makes Mao Jue a little speechless is that Chiyohime, who was born in a father's womb, doesn't look like a sibling to him. Pouted a small mouth, and gave himself bossy from time to time.

Fortunately, she was a girl. If Chiyohime were a man, Mao Jue would really have to worry about taking precautions to prevent her from taking the Toyotomi family back from his control.

"Taige please!"

In front of outsiders, there should be some etiquette. The guard was beside Kunimatsumaru. Mao Jue personally opened the door of the small sedan chair for him. Chiyohime reluctantly stuffed it in, and he got on his horse.

Riding at the forefront, Mouri Sakura shouted loudly.

"Let's go Taige! The army sends out troops!"