Lord of the House

At the beginning of the twelfth year of Chongguan, the Goryeo army, including the infantry and the navy, under the personal command of the Prime Minister Zuo Jing, braved the severe cold weather of early spring to travel long distances from the snow-covered northern counties, or drive boats, to the southwest one after another. The Ministry of Haeyang County assembled.

As of the first ten days of February, more than 20,000 water infantry troops were concentrated in Haiyang, and they planned to cross Hainan to conquer Danluo.

The Danluo people are also fierce warriors on the island, actively preparing for war, preparing to fight a war to defend their homeland and the country.

The strength of King Danluo's army had grown from less than 1,000 in two battalions before the war to nearly 4,000 in six battalions in the first ten days of February.

At the same time, the Li family of the Danluo royal family took over the Matsuura, Hirado, Goto and other places in the northern part of Kyushu Island from the Saga family of the Fusang Zhuzi Kingdom, and established the Dongzhou Governor's Office.

The Danluo royal family appointed Chi Zhou as the Governor of the Dongzhou Governor's Office, Nagasaki Xiuxiang as the Deputy Governor, and Yan Baishan as the Chief of the Governor's Office.

Danluo newly set up the Naval Division, and compiled the newly attached Wudao pirates as the first, second and third battalions of the Danluo Wang Army Navy Division, and Ren Chi Zhou was the commander of the Wang Army Navy Division.

The Dongzhou Governor's Office leased Fukue Island and Kuga Island to the Huaidong Military Division to set up a free trade port. The garrison of the free trade port, civil affairs, and commercial affairs are all controlled by the Jeju Inspection Division.

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Although the Danluo royal family has limited control over the Dongzhou Governor's Mansion, it does not have to undertake any obligations, and can still receive considerable tribute tax revenue every year; why is the Danluo royal family unhappy with such an arrangement?

Chi Zhou became the biggest beneficiary of this assassination incident, shed his identity as the leader of the pirates in the five islands, and transformed himself into the governor of Dongzhou in the Danluo Kingdom, officially having the power to govern one region. The Chi family is also naturally the pirate family, and transformed into a big family and a big family in Dongzhou.

This kind of whitewashing of identity can even continue to have the power to rule and control a larger area. For Chi Zhou, it is undoubtedly a big pie falling from the sky, and it is precisely because Chi Zhou has been dreaming for a long time. owned.

Although Chi Zhou gave up Kuga Island, he won Matsuura and Hirado for nothing, enough to make up for the loss.

In terms of area, the area of ​​Hirado Island alone is three times that of Kuga Island; and the area of ​​Kitamatsuura Peninsula is more than twice that of the entire Goto Islands.

Except for Fukue Island and Kuga Island, the land under the temporary jurisdiction of the Dongzhou Governor's Office is slightly larger than that of Jeju Island (Danluo). However, it is located in the northern fertile fields of Kyushu Island. There are more than 1,000 households, accounting for about one-fifth of the area and population controlled by the Saga clan.

Even if they took ten thousand steps back and said that in the face of the pressure of the Saga clan, even if the Chi family was not enough to maintain Dongzhou independently in the end, it would still be more than enough to exchange Dongzhou with the Saga clan or other feudal powers of Fuso for a few generations of wealth.

To cut off such a large piece of meat all at once, the Saga family's heart is bleeding. But anyway, Lin Fu finally used Chi Zhou to temporarily lead Dongzhou, which made Saga Laiyuan feel much better.

Chi Zhou has been based in Goto for more than ten years, and is closely connected with the wealthy power of Kitakyushu Island. He even married the daughter of the wealthy Koizumi clan in Matsuura. His fifth, sixth and fourth daughters are all from Fuso. 's pedigree.

Appointing Chi Zhou as the governor of Dongzhou, not only the Saga clan can see the hope of taking back Dongzhou, but also the wealthy and samurai groups of Kitakyushu Island are more likely to accept such an arrangement.

The political structure of the Fusang Islands is still at the stage of combining the prefectures and counties with the enfeoffment system.

Although the Saga clan was in power in the Chikushi Kingdom, the land under the direct jurisdiction of the Saga clan still accounted for less than one-third of the Chikushi Kingdom, and other areas were directly controlled by other large and small aristocratic families.

The Dongzhou Governor's Office was set up, and it was nominally supervised by the Danluo Kingdom. In a larger sense, it was the rise of the Chi clan in the Dongzhou area, replacing the previous Nagasaki clan. The Nagasaki clan surrendered to the Huaidong Army, thus losing Matsuura Castle, and should be punished like this.

Of course, the appointment of the surrendered minister Nagasaki Xiuxiang as the deputy governor of Dongzhou was also to resolve the conflict between the local nobles and the common people.

After the pattern of the Dongzhou Governor's Mansion finally emerged, the Saga clan and other Fuso feudal countries could also see that the Huaidong Military Division had implemented a restraint method in the Dongzhou area, using the Danluo and Chi clan to restrain the vassal. At the same time, He's also strictly limited Huaidong Military Division's own territorial ambitions for Kyushu Island.

Before the threat of death, Saga Laiyuan was forced to take responsibility for the assassination incident and signed agreements to cede Matsuura, Hirado, Goto and other places. The company's alliance matters.

The Saga Clan was initially full of shame and resentment.

However, seeing that the Huaidong Military Division implemented a policy of restraint and power in the Haidong area, and the Danluo people and the big bandit Chi Zhou could benefit from it, and divided up the rights and interests of the Dongzhou area that belonged to the Zuohe clan, the Saga clan had no choice but to Calm down and consider the obligation to form an alliance with the Huaidong Military Division.

It is not difficult to see Saga Laiyuan that Goryeo took refuge in the Donghu people, making the Dayue Dynasty on the northern border and bearing more military pressure from the Donghu people. The Huaidong Army Division loyal to the Dayue Dynasty, the enemy in the Haidong area can only be the Koreans.

The Huaidong Military Division implemented a policy of restraint in the Haidong area, and the fundamental purpose was to crack down on the Koreans who took refuge in the East Hu.

With the strength of the Saga clan, once it becomes the core force of the Huaidong Military Division to implement the policy of restraint in Haidong, it will naturally be able to obtain corresponding benefits from it. Not only is it possible to take back the Dongzhou area, but it can even use the power of the Huaidong Military Division to eliminate the Ping clan and the Jinxiang clan and unify the Kyushu Island.

With these expectations, Saga Laiyuan also sent Yamashita Keigo to represent the Saga family in the later period, and formally contacted the Huaidong Army and the Dongzhou Governor's Office frequently.

On the tenth day of the second lunar month, Saga Laiyuan, accompanied by his retainer Jinggo Yamashita, personally boarded Fukue Island and met Lin Bie again.

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Lin Bie is in Songpo, but he has been paying attention to the assembly of the Goryeo army in Haiyang County.

The strait between Goryeo and Kyushu Island has a feature that is extremely favorable for sea navigation. It is in the waters adjacent to the northern part of Kyushu Island, where the current flows from between Danluo Island and the northwestern tip of Kyushu Island, and flows from west to east. , the direction of the current is reversed, flowing from east to west, belonging to the coastal current of the Sea of ​​Japan, flowing out between Jeju Island and Haeyang County.

When the world still does not know the cause of the current, the two opposite currents formed in the same sea area make it possible to travel from Jeju to Dongju, or from Dongju to Jeju, even if the wind is not favorable, the sea route of more than 400 miles can be Just a little more than a day.

This is also the reason why the Goryeo army continued to gather in Haeyang County, and Lin Suyu was able to carry out restraint measures in the Dongju area 400 miles away.

Even if the Goryeo army immediately crossed Hainan to expedition Danluo Island, Lin Fu got the news and led the main force of the water camp to rush over to support it, and it was completely in time for the trip.

The Dongzhou Governor's Office was set up, and Chi Zhou was pushed to the seat of the Dongzhou Governor, and the fog of the situation on Kitakyushu Island was also cleared up a little, and this can be temporarily stopped. It was time to return to Danluo Island to prepare for the war.

Saga Laiyuan and his retainer Yamashita Keigo landed on Fukue Island and officially recognized the alliance. It happened that Chi Zhou and Nagasaki Hideo were also on Fukue Island.

Lin Bie had nothing to do, climbed Mount Nara in the snow, and met Saga Laiyuan and Chi Zhou at the top of Nara.

"The Lin family is prosperous because of business, boats, and water. Since I was a child, I had a dream that I could drive a large sailboat to the depths of the sea, to the end of the world," Lin Bie stood on the top of Nara and sighed with emotion. And said, "It's a pity, I'm in such a position, I can't shirk the responsibility, and the dream can only be left to others to complete..."

It sounds like Lin Fu led the army over, killed six or seven hundred people, occupied Fukue Island and Matsuura Castle, and forced the Saga clan to submit to humiliation, just to fulfill his childhood wish.

Saga Laiyuan's hostility to Lin Fu was not so easy to completely resolve, and he naturally disdain for Lin Fu's emotion.

However, this kind of emotion can quite arouse Chi Zhou's feelings.

Chi Zhou has been floating on the sea for half his life, from the Nanyang to Haidong, and has experienced countless winds and waves. Even if he is tired, he often has the wish that Lin Fu said with emotion at this time.

As the governor of Dongzhou, Chi Zhou may come out of more practical interests in the future and make a choice that is beneficial to himself and the Chi family, but for now, he is still impressed by Lin Fu's means and courage.

After living half his life, Chi Zhou was considered a hero, but he had never seen anyone who could have the means of Lin Bing.

The so-called courage is nothing more than power, means and will to subdue people.

Lin Shui came with his army, but Chi Zhou was so overwhelmed that he didn't dare to breathe at the beginning of the fight, and even planned to drag his family and take his mouth to escape from Haidong to find another way out, but in a blink of an eye, he was carried to Dongzhou, which he didn't even dare to think about. Governor's seat. The changes in just one month were so drastic and unexpected, how could Chi Zhou not be convinced by Lin Bie's courage?

Chi Zhou looked sideways down the mountain, the harbor surrounded by Kuga Island and Fukue Island was quiet, clear, blue as jasper, and it would be the main port area of ​​the free trade port.

The Saga Clan, Dan Luo, and the Dongzhou Governor's Office all recognize the status of the free port, and they must not prevent local businessmen from entering the free port for commodity trade, and they must not impose additional entry and exit taxes on traded goods.

Raw silk, tea, iron, porcelain, cloth, paper and other items shipped from the Central Plains are extremely profitable. Those who can really intervene in the maritime trade of these commodities are also the local powerful clans represented by the Saga clan, the Chi clan, the Nagasaki clan, and the Yamashita clan.

The emergence of a free port, at least for now, is in the interests of all parties.

Moreover, Lin Fu promised that as long as the Dongzhou Governor's Office and the Saga Clan were not hostile forces of the Huaidong Military Division, they could obtain the high-quality warships and excellent armor they desperately needed in Freeport.

The interest tax levied by the free port zone will be shared by the Huaidong Military Division, the Dongzhou Governor's Office, the Saga Clan, and the Danluo Royal Family. Therefore, the Huaidong Army Division only plans to send a battalion of soldiers to the Freeport to be responsible for the security and defense of Fukue Island, Kuga Island and the inner port, while the protection of the outer waters is undertaken by the Dongzhou Governor's Office, and the Saga Clan and Danluo Island. undertake rescue duties.

The first transaction of Freeport has been completed. From this transaction, Chi Zhou obtained four Jiyun-class warships, twelve bed crossbows, fifty crossbows capable of shooting 200 steps, and shooting one hundred and fifty steps. There are 100 crossbows on the arms, 200 pairs of fine armor, and 400 fine iron steel knives.

Such excellent warships, armour, and ordnance was something Chi Zhou could not have imagined before. Even if he had money, he could not find a place to buy it.

Chongzhou produces a fine iron steel knife, which costs only 2,000 yuan, and sells it to Chi Zhou for ten times the price, and sells it for 20,000 yuan; but the same fine iron steel knife is cast in Fusang by forging, and the cost is also two. Thousands of dollars or so, and the supply is very limited. The Saga family's iron smelting workshop can't beat a hundred fine iron steel knives a year.

After the replacement of ordnance and warships, the newly created three-battalion navy in the Dongzhou Governor's Office has at least two levels of combat effectiveness compared to when he was a pirate before, so Chi Zhou did not hesitate, and only half of his belongings and 100,000 taels of silver. Take it out.

Chi Zhou wanted to get two more Jinhai-class warships.

Lin Bing's asking price is not high. Ordinary Jinhai-class high-sea merchant ships cost 25,000 taels of silver; if converted into warships, add 10,000 taels of silver. Some shipyards in Guangnan and Dongmin also build large ships with a capacity of 5,000 stone, but the cost is only one-tenth of the Jinhai-class warships. Only those who have been floating at sea for most of their lives know the difference.

Chi Zhou thought that his subordinates had compiled nearly 2,000 soldiers, and then he had to restrain himself. He could not live by robbery, and he had to save some money in case of trouble. For the time being, he did not dare to hope that his water battalion would have Jinhai-class warships.

It's not that Lin Fu didn't consider the issue of financial resources for Chi Zhou: "Tomorrow I will send my troops back to Danluo Island to prepare for the battle; Dongzhou and the Saga family should attack Tsushima Island as promised! If Tsushima Island is captured, it will belong to the Saga clan. The Saga clan made up for the damage from the battle of Dongzhou. From then on, the former border between Dongzhou and the Saga clan was the boundary. As long as the Saga clan occupied Tsushima Island for one day, they could not make any territorial claims against the Dongzhou. What do you think? ?"

"It's all based on what the envoy said, how dare we not die?" Saga Laiyuan and Chi Zhou replied in unison.

Tsushima Island is located between Kyushu Island and Goryeosan South County. The area of ​​the main island alone is the same as that of the Goto Islands and the area of ​​Xisha Island in Chongzhou.

Goryeo and Fusang both occupied Tsushima at different times.

Sixty years ago, Tsushima’s native aristocratic clan, Saga’s retainer, Zong clan, led his troops to Korea, and Tsushima Island has since become a county under the governance of Koryo Mountain South County, the second largest in Korea after Danluo Island. island.

For nearly a hundred years, the Saga clan has mainly competed with the Hei clan and the Kingo clan for the **** of Kyushu Island. The naval forces have not been strong, and they have never been able to retake Tsushima Island from the Koreans~www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Lin Fu will not easily return Dongzhou to the Saga clan, and now he will use Tsushima to compensate the Saga clan.

As long as Tsushima can be conquered, then the pirate forces between Tsushima and Kyushu can be driven out or subdued, and all the islands in the northern part of Kyushu except the Goto Islands are merged into the Saga clan, and the Saga clan can almost be compensated for. The territorial losses of Matsuura and Hirado were ceded.

Of course, the Tsushima Island had to be taken by the Saga clan himself. The Saga clan was shorter than the water camp, so he had to rely on the Dongzhou navy under Chi Zhou.

Chi Zhou wants to ease the antagonistic relationship with the Saga clan, and at least occupy the Dongzhou area more legitimately and justifiably, so he has to undertake the obligation to send troops this time to help the Saga clan attack Tsushima Island.

Of course, Chi Zhou joined forces with the Saga clan to fight Tsushima, and from then on stood on the same front as the Huaidong Army, declaring war on the Koreans. When the Huaidong Army and the Danra King Army fought against Goryeo on the east front, they attacked Tsushima Island at the same time, and they could contain the Goryeo people on the west front.

Judging from the current situation, Saga Laiyuan also knows that it is very unlikely that he wants to take Dongzhou back immediately. Unless he starts a full-scale war with the Huaidong Military Division, this will only make the Saga clan in danger of extinction. To endure this humiliation, instead, with the help of the Huaidong Military Division, to expand the territory, and even after the Saga family unified Kyushu Island, they will find a way to solve the problem of Dongzhou.

In military affairs, interests always come first.

Tsushima Island is on the outside of the Fukue Islands. Once the Saga Clan conquers Tsushima Island, it is natural to form a navy to garrison Tsushima Island. The free trade port is also in a relatively safe inner line, and is protected by the navy of the Eastern Prefecture Governor's Office and the navy of the Saga clan's Tsushima Island. Of course, first of all, the alliance between the Huaidong Military Division and the Saga clan, the Danluo Kingdom, and the Dongzhou Governor's Office must be maintained. My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter