I'm really not the carpenter emperor

As for the combat weapons of the shogunate fleet, it made the officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy and the sailors of the Spanish Navy laugh out loud.

The firearms used in Japan are mainly traditional fire bricks, fireballs, rockets, bowl guns and other arson and mortar firearms, which must be held or arranged in advance.

This kind of combat method is basically at the same level as the Shandong and Lianghuai water bandits, and it is far from the level of the regular navy of the Ming Dynasty.

The only thing that the shogunate navy can pose a threat to the combined fleet is their flagship.

Their flagship is equipped with a small number of Francophones purchased from the pirate Liu Xiang and the traitorous sea merchant Li Dan, as well as a four or five-pound ship's first gun.

This kind of naval strength, compared to the joint fleet of Ming and Spain, which share the military, is like the native Indians meeting the colonists.

This is not a fight, this is just a massacre.

Shells poured down on the port of Nagasaki like raindrops, and the shogunate warships caught fire and sank before they had time to start, and countless shogunate soldiers were swallowed by the flames amidst screams.

Zhang Pan is a battle-tested naval general who became famous as early as the Wanli period. He participated in the Battle of Aiding Korea and the two Penghu naval battles before and after, and he also has some experience in ocean warfare.

He stood on the deck, using a monocular with the same performance as the British commander John, to see clearly the configuration and orientation of the shogunate flagship.

He couldn't help sighing that this thing is still easy to use.

In the past, they didn't even have binoculars, so they could only compare their general directions. Then they set up a military department and began to equip them with binoculars.

However, Ming’s binoculars could not see too far at the beginning. It was not until a monocular was found on the Dutch Galen warship captured in the first Penghu naval battle that it opened a new door for the Ordnance Department.

Now, even binoculars have begun to be popular among the generals of the Ming Dynasty, but almost everyone at the general level has one.

For those who do not have the rank of commander-in-chief, binoculars are also commonplace.

It’s no wonder that those Western Maois have monoculars. When fighting at sea, you can clearly see the whereabouts of the enemy fleet several miles away. When fighting on land, it can also greatly avoid being ambushed. It is simply a magic weapon.

Now that the Denglai Navy has passed the time when it was backward, the shotgun has changed its guns. When it becomes itself to master advanced technology, the battle situation can be displayed in front of our eyes at any time.

To tell the truth, he didn't even know how to lose this battle!

Even if the commander of the battle is a fool, it would be difficult to lose against the shogunate fleet, let alone an experienced admiral like Zhang Pan.

Zhang Pan directly ordered to bombard the flagship of the shogunate fleet.

Subsequently, the next round of artillery shells of the Denglai Navy surrounded the flagship of the shogunate and carried out carpet bombing around it. The poor flagship of the shogunate was sunk in their own port before they had time to counterattack.

When the only flagship of the shogunate that threatened the United Fleet sank into the sea in flames, this battle was over.

As the deputy official of Nagasaki Prefecture, Matsukura Iei never expected such a thing to happen. Holding the bloody samurai sword, he roared and asked:

"What's going on? Where is the fleet in the distance?"

A banner samurai ran back, "My lord, it is the Ming and Spanish fleets, and the British and Dutch fleets have also begun to attack Kagoko and Fukuoka!"

"how can that be?!"

Matsukura Iei was horrified, looking at Nagasaki who was already in chaos, he didn't have the slightest thought of resisting, and turned his head and left with his confidants and bannermen.

The battle went smoothly. After a round of bombing, most of the shogunate's main fleet anchored in Nagasaki were sunk by the United Fleet just outside its range.

Even if a small number of them are activated, facing a combined fleet that is far more numerous than their own, it is just a drop in the bucket, and they are just a drop in the bucket.

Soon, the shogunate army in Nagasaki began to be defeated, just like the shogunate army in Fukuoka, Kagoshima and other places at this moment, under the blows of Britain and the Netherlands, they slumped thousands of miles.

Even Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that he planned to teach the shogunate a lesson, but accidentally started to carve up Japan with the foreign powers.

Perhaps in the eyes of the other great powers, the current Da Ming is also regarded as a "great power" comparable in size to them. When Da Ming attacked Japan, they were naturally unwilling to lag behind.

Soon, envoys from Britain, the Netherlands and other countries came to the capital one after another, and Zhu Youxiao laughed dumbfounded when he saw their request.

"Carve up Japan?"

Damn, these big powers have already thought about where Daming is and which port they want. There is nothing left in the entire four islands of Japan.

Chapter 8 Thirty

Since other big powers have already thought of this, Daming can't just let it go, Zhu Youxiao lamented that he is still not as good as these Western colonists when it comes to occupying land and dividing resources.

At the slightest sign of trouble, they all come.

Not long after, envoys from the Netherlands, Britain, and Spain were ordered to enter the Qianqing Palace to have an audience. Zhu Youxiao did not go to the Huangji Palace, because he was too lazy to move, so he sat in the Xinuang Pavilion and waited.

"Dear Ming Emperor, on behalf of the King of England and Ireland, I would like to extend my highest respect to Your Majesty."

"On behalf of His Excellency Oden Barnwell, Speaker of the Federal Republic of the Netherlands, I would like to extend my greetings and my sincerest apologies to Your Majesty."

The Spanish envoy Dias, after his second mission to Ming Dynasty, understood that the alliance between Ming Dynasty and the Spanish Empire will only become stronger.

And with the personality of Philip II, the emperor of the Spanish Empire, the next time he goes to Ming Dynasty, he will definitely be on his own. Instead of going back and forth, it is better to live here for three to five years.

In fact, Dias really guessed right.

Under the guidance of Zhu Youxiao, the diplomatic situation between Daming and Spain has become better and better in recent years. The emperors of the two sides even called each other brothers in their credentials.

He came forward at the end, without so many red tapes, just bowed like a courtier of Ming Dynasty, although he learned a four-faced look, which was a bit funny, but no one would laugh.

Such an action, in the eyes of the other Dutch and British envoys, is a symbol of Dias' status. After all, compared with them, Spain and Ming Dynasty have much closer diplomatic relations.

Dias said in blunt Chinese: "See Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao looked at him and said with a smile, "Dias, your Chinese has improved very fast."

Dias sneered: "Your Excellency Xu Guangqi has taught you well, so if you are idle in the post, you are still idle. It is better to learn the language and culture of Ming Dynasty."

"It's a good idea. Ask Xu Guangqi if you have anything." Zhu Youxiao nodded to him, then turned to face the Dutch envoy, and said:

"Sorry? Why do you say that?"

The Dutch envoy said: "After all, we had two conflicts with Ming Dynasty in the Penghu area, and we were defeated twice. This is disgraceful."

Hearing Tang Ruowang's translation, Zhu Youxiao laughed out loud, confusing the envoys around him, so he asked, "What's the matter?"

"As far as I know, the Penghu incident was initiated by your Netherlandish East India Company admiral's occupation of our Great Ming Ryukyu. Your inter-provincial meeting issued an order in advance not to allow the occupation."

The Dutch envoy was originally in a nervous mood, but he didn't expect it to be like this. He breathed a sigh of relief, "I often heard Dias say that the emperor of Ming Dynasty was enlightened and knowledgeable. Now I understand that this is not false at all."

"The Ming Empire can prosper in His Majesty's hands, and the defeat of the United Provinces of the Netherlands is not wronged."

"Don't mention the past. As long as the Netherlands has the heart and sincerity to cultivate, Daming still welcomes the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Netherlands."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, turned to look at the envoy of the British Kingdom, and said, "What kind of wind brought the British Kingdom here this time?"

Hearing Tang Ruowang's translation, the British envoy took a step forward, "My kings of England and Ireland heard that the Ming Empire is a powerful power in the east, and have always wanted to establish diplomatic relations with Ming Dynasty."

"His Majesty the King was very indignant about Japan's interception and killing of Daming King Xin and his envoys, and ordered the Far East Fleet to help Daming attack Japan and uphold justice."

"Oh, so Charles is the messenger of justice!"

Zhu Youxiao smiled suddenly, and the British envoy did not take it as an insult when he called King Charles I of England by his name.

After all, one is just a king, and the other is the Eastern Daming Emperor whose status is equivalent to that of the Holy Roman Emperor.

Charles, that is, Charles I, the current king of England and Ireland, the monarch of the Stuart dynasty, Zhu Youxiao didn't know much about this person.

One thing is still clear, Charles I was the only king to be executed in British history, and the first in European history.

Roughly speaking, in another twenty years or so, a guy named Cromwell will defeat the British army, invade London, and execute Charles I.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing.

Seeing this, the British envoy frowned, "What is His Majesty the Emperor laughing at?"

"It's nothing, tell Charles, be careful of a man named Cromwell, I can only help him so much, then let's talk about how to carve up the Japanese slave country!"

Zhu Youxiao's incoherent words made the British envoy very puzzled.

However, the envoy still remembered it clearly. As for what kind of historical changes this casual sentence would bring to Britain, Zhu Youxiao didn't know, and he wouldn't think deeply about it.

The countries spread out a map of Japan, and the four islands have been completely divided. Of course, this is just their wishful thinking, and it is up to Ming to decide what to do.

Zhu Youxiao looked down and signaled Wang Qia, Minister of the Ministry of War, Wen Tiren, a cabinet scholar, and Zhang Weixian, the British Duke, to come and have a look.

The three of them glanced at each other with solemn expressions.

Wang Qia said: "This envoy from the Netherlands, isn't it a bit too much for the Netherlands to claim the entire Shikoku Island?"

The Dutch envoy smiled and said:

"Your Excellency, Minister, you do not know that among the four islands in Japan, Shikoku Island is the smallest, and the United Provinces of the Netherlands will only take the smallest one, and will not set foot in the rest of the islands."

"Furthermore, the terrain of Shikoku Island is uneven and mountainous. After our Dutch army settles in, we can treat the citizens of Ming Dynasty as the citizens of our own country and have the same rights."

Wang Qia didn't understand either, but it seemed that Shikoku Island was the smallest in area, and the terrain was just as the Dutch envoy said. It was mountainous and uneven, facing the Bohai Sea.

He looked at Zhang Weixian, who nodded, expressing that he was right.

Wang Qia had nothing to say, but Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes. After careful consideration, it seems that Nedland really wants to be a good person this time?

Among the four islands of Japan, Shikoku Island is not only the smallest in area, but its resources are mainly agricultural. The only thing worthy of praise is that the southern part is rich in limes and has a natural hot spring resort.

Zhu Youxiao knew that limes could be used to make medicine against scurvy, which was of great help to European sailors.

But natural hot springs...

Could it be that the Netherlands wants to develop a Japanese resort for its nobles?

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao had no objections, the Dutch envoy breathed a sigh of relief again.

The requirements of the Netherlands were indeed not high, probably because of the two defeats in the previous battles, they could not be hardened, and Zhu Youxiao had nothing to be aggressive about.

Then, everyone turned to the map of Britain. Among the maps drawn by Britain, the main request was for the four northern islands of Japan.

Of the four northern islands, Britain claimed Kunashir Island, Ituru Island and the entire island of Hokkaido.

The four northern islands, the most important of which is Hokkaido, is the second largest island in Japan, and its area is basically the same as that of the Kingdom of Ireland.

This time, the Britons can be said to have opened their mouths.

Chapter 831 Eastern Sun King

Etoru Island and Kunashir Island, these two islands are relatively small regardless of their location in the north, but Zhu Youxue came here after all, and he understands the meaning of these two islands in his heart.

Kunashir Island has two ports, one is a natural ice-free port, and the other has an excellent geographical location. If a military port is established at these two places, it will be possible to spy on the entire four northern islands.

From a distance, this is the military center of the Ming Dynasty Ocean Fleet. From a distance, if you want to completely control Japan and control their military, you must rely on these two ports on Kunashir Island.

As for Etoru Island, the fishery ranks first among the four islands in Japan. The seafood produced here was even the main source of military food for the Japanese Kwantung Army during World War II.

Asking for these two places, the British are obviously a smiling tiger, laughing at you on the surface, but secretly bullying you for not knowing geography and resources.

In fact, even if important court officials like Wang Qia, Zhang Weixian, and Wen Tiren were here, they still couldn't see the difference in which island these western colonists wanted.

At best, it is to see how far it is from the mainland of Ming Dynasty, what the terrain is, and whether it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The British are indeed planning well.

But they didn't know that the Netherlands was really convinced this time, and the British were looking for death this time, and Zhu Youxiao could all see it.

Hokkaido can be allocated to the British. These two islands must all be included in the territory of Ming Dynasty, especially the natural ice-free port of Shikoku Island, which must be used as the military port garrison of the Ming Dynasty Navy!

The Britons are here to raise the bar this time, not to pick up cheap ones, like Spain and the Netherlands, they are here to pick up cheap ones.

Zhu Youxiao sat back on the throne and didn't answer directly, but his expression changed, and he began to tap on the table with his fingers, the meaning was self-evident.

Wen Tiren is so smart, but he didn't understand the real meaning of Emperor Tianqi, he just guessed that he didn't want to give it, so he stepped forward and said:

"Hokkaido is too big. Your British navy is only restraining a part of the Japanese navy. The main force of the Japanese navy was defeated by our Ming Dynasty."

When the British envoy heard this, he immediately understood.

Daming refused, but what was the reason for the rejection? It turned out that the four northern islands were too large?It seems that they really don't know anything!

Thinking of this, the British envoy felt relieved, smiled, and said calmly:

"If you think so, then the British Empire can give up the whole of Hokkaido, as long as Kunashir Island and Etoru Island in the north, is it okay?"

When Wen Tiren heard it, hey, this seems good.

He thought it was good, but he still wanted to ask the master for his opinion. When he turned around, he found that Zhu Youxiao's face was even uglier.

"This... Kunashir Island and Ituru Island won't work either..."

"What, that doesn't work?" The British envoy was a little angry, "Do you, Ming, have the sincerity to establish diplomatic relations with me, Great Britain?"

"My Great Britain's ocean-going fleet has come to Japan Island to assist you in combat. Doesn't it need to consume resources?"

"Shikoku Island can be given to the Netherlands. Why can't we even get Kunashir Island and Ituru Island, two small islands that are less than half of Shikoku Island?"

Wen Tiren really didn't know why the master above objected, so he was speechless.

Zhu Youxiao sneered and had no choice but to go out in person.