Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"How about the pirates?" Emperor Sotoku continued to ask.

"They have all been wiped out by my ministers. Your Majesty need not worry. After that, no one will dare to plunder the coastal commercial routes."

"Good! The Daisuke of Central Affairs is really my minister!" Emperor Sutoku admired, and every smile on his face was full of kindness and respect.

But he changed the subject and said, "Is the business with Da Song going well this year?"

"Everything is going well."

"What about silver mining?"

"It's going well, Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, it's all under the control of the minister. The court has enough money to buy goods from the Great Song Dynasty. Your Majesty only needs to enjoy the blessings in the palace."

"I am very relieved to have a senior assistant to me." Emperor Chongtoku nodded, but the topic suddenly changed, "I heard that the people of Song Dynasty came to Heianjing again and mentioned the matter of mining silver mines."

"Song people have always been obsessed with our silver mine, but they didn't understand that it is our silver mine. How can we allow them to mine our silver mine." Ping Zhongsheng said with a sullen face, "Song people How greedy, we have opened the country and allowed them to make money, and they are still greedy!"

"But I promised the Song people before." Emperor Chongde sighed, although there was still a smile on his face, but there was a little bit of distress, "I am worried that the Song people suddenly cut off the business line."

"Song people are now making money every year, how can they be willing to cut off the business line, your Majesty need not worry at all."

"After all, the Great Song Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven. We sent people to study in the imperial capital. The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty took care of us, but we have to break our promise?"

When Chongde said this, he definitely didn't really feel sorry for Da Song. He just wanted to use this as a reason to put political pressure on Ping Zhongsheng.

He knew that Ping Zhongsheng mined silver mines in Ishijian country. Although he gave some of it to the court in name, more of it went into Ping Zhongsheng's personal pocket.

Ping Zhongsheng patted his chest and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, even if we finally reject Da Song clearly, Da Song will not be able to cut off business lines, cut off his own wealth, and it is even more impossible to send troops here. People from the Central Plains will never send troops. to us."

Chapter 1196 Soldiers Arrive in Japan (Part [-])

Emperor Chongtoku nodded. In fact, his character is not strong, but a gentle person. Many things are left to Hira Tadamori, and he can accept it.

"Then leave these matters to Daisuke Chubu!"

"Your Majesty trusts me, I dare not fail to do my best!"

Wait until you come out of the palace and return home.

After a short break, Hira Tadamori met his son Hira Kiyomori, and the family general Fujiwara Tadakiyo was also present.

"Father!" Ping Qingsheng sat kneeling on the side. This 20-year-old young man has already shown an extraordinary temperament, with sharp eyes, aggressiveness, and hidden forbearance that does not match his age.

"How is the construction of the port in the Hizen country going?" Hira Tadamori asked.

The Hizen country he was talking about was located in the Nagasaki area, which belonged to the westernmost territory of Japan and was also the closest to the port of Dasong.

Most of the Song-Japanese trade in history was concentrated in this area.

The first artificial seaport in Japan was indeed established by Hira Kiyomori, but the official history will go back 20 years.

In the official history, when Masahira Kiyomori was in power at that time, he vigorously suppressed the conservative forces in Japan, expanded the trade line with the Song Dynasty, and obtained huge wealth from it.

Ping Qingsheng said: "It went very smoothly, and all the establishments have been completed. Since this year, Dasong has greatly increased the number of spices and medicines. Last month, the craftsmanship of Dasong's soap has also flowed in. I have arranged for people to follow the instructions in the book. In addition, the people I sent to Fujian Road also sent back books on artillery manufacturing."

Ping Zhongsheng said: "Why do I hear people say that Fujian Road folk artillery are all inferior?"

"There is indeed a big gap between the manufacturing process and the official Da Song, but I think we can't think about making artillery like the official Da Song in one step, but start with low-quality ones and improve them step by step. This is my idea. Humble opinion!"

"What you said is also reasonable, but our iron smelting process still needs to be improved. I heard that most of the officials in the Song Dynasty used copper cannons. We don't have so much copper, so we can only use iron."

"Father, don't worry, I have also found the craft of iron smelting in the Song Dynasty, and I am refining it."

"I don't worry about your work. I can sit back and relax when I entrust those businesses to you."

"Thank you father for your trust!"

Hira Tadamori's eyes fell on Fujiwara Tadakiyo again, his eyes were gentle but not cold, giving people a sense of oppression.

"Fujiwara-kun, how is the progress of the Iwami Silver Mine going?"

"To the Daisuke of Central Affairs, I just went to inquire about it. Although everything is progressing smoothly, in December last year, a few people from Song Dynasty spent money to buy local officials in Shi Jianguo, and arranged for some people to start mining secretly. Silver Mine, it is still necessary to report this matter to you."

Ping Zhongsheng couldn't help being surprised and said: "Song people started to do it themselves?"

"Yes." Fujiwara Zhongqing said, "This matter is very troublesome now. Our business with Da Song is expanding. Song people are arbitrarily advocating silver mining at this time, and we promised Da Song before. If we stop it, I’m afraid it will come true.”

Ping Zhongsheng frowned, thinking.

After thinking for a while, he said: "This matter is not difficult to deal with. Let's find some robbers and bandits, or bribe some warriors, and kill some people, so that those Song people will feel panic, and the local people will also be afraid. Even if Song people continue to spend money, no one dares to help them mine."

"Will it be discovered?"

"It's fine if we don't admit it, as long as we keep procrastinating, let the Song people retreat." Ping Zhongsheng continued to think, and said while thinking, "Let the Song people know that even if we agree with them to mine silver mines, the local bandits There are a lot of robbers and the silver they mined is not safe, but if they continue to increase their business with us, we can trade silver with them for goods, so that they can get more silver more safely, which is good for us , can also meet their requirements.”

Fujiwara Tadakiyo nodded, and praised: "Dasuke Zhongwu is right, I will arrange people to snatch those Song people and kill the local people who dig for Song people."

Ping Zhongsheng is equivalent to digging money by himself, and then going to Da Song to spend it.

And Zhao Ning worked hard to develop industry and commerce, and exchanged commodities for silver in Japan.

"Go do it!"

In late February of the 13th year of Jingkang, the cold winter on the grassland had not receded, and the war had not yet expanded, but the warships in the East China Sea were rapidly approaching Japan.

Han Shizhong did not go to Nagasaki, the trade point of Song and Japan, but entered the strait between Koryo and Japan, heading towards Ishimi country all the way.

Liu Chu is a student of the Hangzhou Naval Academy. On the third day of March, the sea was sunny and sunny. He said to Han Shizhong, "Han Shuai, we can arrive at Shi Jian Country tomorrow. The guardian of Shi Jian Country is Duo Duo Liang." , but the forces of the Tatara clan cannot effectively rule the Iwami country. The Tatara clan has many branches, and there have been wars among these branches. At the same time, because the Iwami country has silver mountains, many forces in Japan are I'm salivating over here."

"We will indeed face many enemies." Sima Du took over the words, he was still a little worried, as if he didn't have much confidence in the imperial court.

"Han Shuai, this is the first time our dynasty has come to Japan. The local forces here are intricate, and there are many mountains in Japan. If we really want to fight, it is not so easy to fight. The people here believe in ghosts and gods, and they are barbaric. rude."

Another naval student named Lu Song also said: "The students also suggested that Han Shuai should stop at the port, and then send envoys to the Duoduoliang family in Ishijian country to question him, and in the name of protecting merchants and mining silver mines, give Duoduoliang Put pressure on the Japanese rulers, and use deterrence to get the opportunity to mine."

"Han Shuai, I hope you can understand our concerns." Sima Du sighed, "It's really not possible, we can use more goods to exchange silver with the Japanese. I have a lot of goods in North Korea, and the Japanese are very popular. Since last year, Japan People built a large artificial ferry in Nagasaki just to expand the trade between the two countries."

"It's not impossible to exchange commodities." It was Zhao Chen who spoke. Zhao Chen was sitting in front of the table, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand. The prince added a bit of stern courage.

"But the Japanese have already agreed to us. Now that they have promised, how can they go back?" Zhao Chen's tone was calm and powerful, and his eyes were also firm and sharp, which had something to do with him being on the border all year round.

Soldiers on the border are different from businessmen like Sima Du, and even more different from students like Liu Chu and Lu Song.

Soldiers act more aggressively. They don't worry about the difficulty ahead, but are ready to overcome obstacles at any time.

Han Shizhong said: "If the Chinese government doesn't pursue this matter, the Japanese will play tricks on us again and again in the future. Should we just swallow our anger because it is on the other side of the East China Sea?"

"I fully understand your worries, but you have to be clear about the purpose of Master Wang's coming here! If you are afraid, stay on the boat tomorrow and don't disembark, and leave everything to Master Wang. We have to take a look. This Japanese Do you have three heads and six arms!"

At noon on the fourth day of March, twenty warships of Song Dynasty docked on the coast of Shi Jianguo.

The Japanese didn't know until now that the famous general of the Song Dynasty, who caused headaches for the Jin people in Liaodong, had set foot on the main island of Japan.

Chapter 1197 Landing on the Japanese Island (Second Change)

Seeing the huge warships, the fishermen on the Japanese fishing boats were so frightened that they hurried back to the shore and fled in a hurry holding their fishing gear.

For the Japanese, ships in this position are considered pirates.

There are a lot of pirates in the Japanese sea area, not only including the local people of the Japanese island, but also those who came down from Koryo. Even the former Jurchens went south from the northeast, plundered the coast of Japan, and landed on the main island of Japan.

That's right, they are the ancestors of the current Jin people.

It was the early years of the Song Dynasty, and the Jurchens were still living under the high-handed rule of the Liao Kingdom. In order to obtain living resources, the Jurchens were forced to go south into the sea.

Just like the Vikings.

The Vikings went to sea because they were poor, and the Jurchens went to sea because they were poor.

Facts have proved that going to sea to engage in the profession of piracy does not require high technology, as long as you have the courage.

The Jurchens' warships were naturally not as perfect as those of the Song Dynasty, but staying on the mainland was a dead end, so they all went south.

The exact time should be March of the third year of Tianxi Emperor Zhenzong of the Great Song Dynasty, when 50 warships raided Japan.

Of course, the size of these 50 warships cannot be compared with the Song Dynasty warships that are now arriving on the main island of Japan.

But this does not prevent the Jurchens from crushing Japan after they landed in Japan.

It is said that this group of Jurchens, who were regarded as uncivilized savages in the Liao Kingdom at that time, killed all the residents on the island after landing.

Everywhere they passed, the houses were burned, the old people and children were all executed, the men were made slaves, and the women took them to enjoy.

It was not until later that the Heian court of Japan realized that it quickly mobilized the local wealthy families to gather troops to resist.

The Jurchens retreated to the sea under the intensive Japanese bows and arrows, and turned back.

Afterwards, the Japanese court was extremely nervous, thinking that these people were Koryo pirates, but later learned from the Koryo side that they came from further north.

The Japanese call it "Dao Yi", which means Jurchen.

Afterwards, the Heian Imperial Court ordered Dazaifu to collect information on the attacking party, such as ship structure, equipment, and tactics.

At that time, the Dazaifu gave the shogunate an explanation: "The thieves (Jurchen army) galloped with shining blades, and the second time they carried bows and arrows, and there were seven to eighty people who carried shields. In this way, ten or twenty teams climbed mountains."

"Xiao You Ji" records: "On April 25th, the bandits (Jurchen army) fought together and each person held a shield. Those in the front line held a 链 (short knife), and those in the second line held a big sword (long knife). About one foot away, the shooting power is fierce. Everyone holds a shield, the first line is the hoko team, and the last is the bow team, and there are about twenty teams in one team."

This had a great impact on Japan's backward military manufacturing at that time.

Especially the tactics of the Jurchen group, cooperating with each other, charging into the battle like a wolf like a tiger, the shock caused to the Japanese is unimaginable.

Since then, Japan's "one ride and fight" tactics have gradually decreased.

The Japanese still believe that the "Daoyi tribe" from the north of Goryeo is very powerful.

But they didn't know that the Jurchens were just a very weak tribe under the Liao Kingdom at that time, and their equipment and tactics were very backward.

If the Liao army at its peak landed at that time, I am afraid that Japan...

Of course, these did not prevent the Song army from landing at its peak at this time.

In particular, the Liaodong Navy headed by Zhang Rong fought against the Jin army in Gaizhou and Dalinghe many times.

This is a real elite.

The so-called group warfare of the Jurchens back then was nothing more than the cooperation of dozens or hundreds of people.

Such cooperation is already quite difficult.

At this time, the Song army's group operations had easily developed to tens of thousands of mutual coordination and cooperation.

The first to disembark was Zhang Rong, the navy chief of the Liaodong Army. He was wearing iron armor and commanded 1000 people to land, and he also carried [-] artillery pieces.

Han Shizhong obviously had no intention of sending an envoy.

After disembarking, the guide was Liu Chu. He had been here twice to do business, but the scale of the business was not large, but he was familiar with this place, and he also knew some Japanese common people's language.

The sun was shining brightly at noon, and the sea breeze was blowing. It was not so cold anymore. There were mountains in front of us, and the air after the rain was particularly fresh.

Liu Chu took a few breaths, and his forehead began to sweat.

Zhang Rong ordered Wang Yun, who joined the army, to give Liu Chu some water. Zhang Rong showed a simple smile: "Liu Jia Erlang, have you never worn armor before?"

After Liu Chu gulped down the water, he smiled bitterly and said, "It's the first time I put on armor, but this armor is so heavy."

Wang Yun said with a smile: "Liu Erlang, this Jia only weighs less than twenty catties, do you know how much Buren Jia weighs?"

"I read it in a book, and I heard that the whole body weighs nearly seventy catties."

Wang Yun lightly hammered Liu Chu's shoulder, and said, "Weighing seventy catties, it is very difficult to march here, so most of our army wore light armor this time, and only three hundred of the strongest men Wearing infantry armor, but you don’t wear armor at this time, once you fight, you are at the forefront of the formation, you are also a student of the Naval Academy, and we are all real navy, you need to practice with your physique!”

"I heard that the navy in the South China Sea doesn't need to wear iron armor, they all wear armor." Liu Chu said.

"It's also possible. The countries in the South China Sea don't have iron armor, and the enemy doesn't have iron armor. Our army doesn't need to wear iron armor. Leather armor is enough. Iron armor will affect the marching, and wearing iron armor in hot places may damage the body."

Liu Chu said again: "The Japanese also wear armor, but the material of the armor is not as good as that of the Song Dynasty, and only the Dazaifu army and their elite from Kyoto can wear armor. The local samurai have no money to wear armor at all."

Everyone marched along the mountain road.

Soon came across some small villages, which were basically thatched huts.

The better ones are piled up with stones.

Villagers dig some fields below the mountain and grow crude crops for a living.

What Japan implemented in this era was the field blocking system, which was actually a contract system.

The rich have more contracts and can rent them to ordinary civilians.

Over time, many famous masters with many fields were formed.

Generally, in the borderlands like Ishijian country, there are big name owners with many territories, and they rent out the fields to common people. If they have money, they can support some warriors and form local powers.

These local forces are the guardians of the country.

For example, Da Nei's, Nizi's and so on.

While marching, the soldiers who accompanied the army carefully recorded the marching log, including the route they took and what they saw and heard along the way.