The Most Powerful Man in the World

Chu Yi was worried that Sun Meng and the others underestimated Dongying aliens too much. Under this mentality, once they encountered Dongying aliens, if they were not careful, they would most likely suffer a big loss.

It seems that they did not expect Chu Yi to remind them so solemnly, even the reckless Sun Meng showed a bit of seriousness on his face.

Glancing away, Chu Yi glanced at Yu Dayou with satisfaction and admiration and said, "Yu Dayou, this king has ordered you to be the vanguard, the army will be launched, and the target stone will see the country!"

Iwami country

The Ouchi clan has ruled the country for a long time, and it coincided with the turmoil in Dongying, a small island country was suddenly divided into dozens of large and small countries, and the Ouchi clan established the country of Ishimi.

The small Iwami country has as many as 10,000+ Chinese people. Because the country occupies the Iwami Silver Mountain, the financial resources are quite sufficient. In addition, the surrounding countries such as Izumo and Anyi are eyeing, so it is said that it is a big country. The Nei family has a family of five thousand soldiers.

It may seem like a joke that a country only has [-] soldiers and horses, but this is normal in Dongying. After all, these so-called countries are not even as small as a county in Daming, and they can raise thousands of soldiers and horses. .

The Ouchi family has more than 2000 family soldiers, and at the same time there are [-] people guarding the Iwami Silver Mountain, supervising slaves to dig the Iwami Silver Mountain and refine gold and silver.

A city wall that looks like a slightly larger earthen enclosure forms the only city in Iwami.

This city is made of loess and gravel. It is no more than two feet high and no more than a few miles in radius. If such a city is placed in Daming, it is simply a small city within a small city. Any city in a county is better than this one. The city is tall.

The sky was bright, and many people who looked very poor came into the city carrying their burdens.

Most of the buildings in Dongying are mainly wooden houses, which is also common in Iwami. In this only city, there are wooden houses everywhere.

In this city, the few courtyards built with bricks and stones are the residences of the Ouchi clan and several of the chief officials of the Ouai clan.

A three-entry yard covers an area of ​​almost several acres. At first glance, it looks a bit like the home of a Ming Dynasty landlord. However, this yard is where the family of the Ouchi clan, who ruled the entire country of Iwami, is located.

Ouchi Yoshio was in a hall at the moment. In the living room, in addition to Ouchi Yoshio, there were several retainers whom Ouchi Yoshiko relied on, Tao Xingfang, Yamada Naimitsu, Ono Shiro, etc.

Danai Yixing's eyes fell on Tao Xingfang, who was sitting in the first place on his left, and said, "Tao Jiadu, how is the situation in Ishijian Silver Mountain? How much silver can be produced this month?"

Tao Xingfang frowned and said with a bit of joy on his face: "Patriarch, the silver produced last month has been transferred from Shijian Yinshan into the warehouse, with a total of 9 taels of silver."

Yoshiko Ouchi nodded slightly. This data did not exceed his expectations. Iwami Silver Mountain was the largest silver mountain in Japan. During this period, the annual silver output of Japan as a whole was almost 200 tons, or 600 million taels. Much silver.

And Iwami Yinshan accounts for about 10% of the silver produced in Japan. That is to say, Iwami Yinshan produces millions of taels of silver a year, nearly [-] taels of silver a month.

It is said that the Ouchi family can get nearly 10 taels of silver every month guarding such a silver mountain. The entire Ishijian country should be very rich, but it is not the case.

The people of Iwami country are very poor, and almost one tenth of the people in the country are forced to go to Iwami Silver Mountain to smelt silver mines.

As for the others, Jingzhuang was forced to become a soldier of the Ouchi clan, either working hard to farm on the barren land, or fishing in the sea despite the wind and rain.

The Ouchi clan occupies such a big piece of fat as Iwami Silver Mountain, and has always been the target of the surrounding countries. , It is rare to see males in the fields.

And the years of fighting and fighting have also made Shi Jianguo miserable. There is a lot of gold and silver in the air, but even the weapons and materials are not well equipped.

Don't look at Dongying samurai swords, which are famous for their sharpness, but such famous swords are very rare, and only samurai high above have the opportunity to have them.

As for the ordinary soldiers at the lower level, not to mention samurai swords, it would be good to have weapons, and even many soldiers made a mistake by cutting bamboo poles into long spears.

Yoshiko Ouchi looked at No. 1 on the right. Yoshiyasu Ouchi was the elder of the Ouchi clan, and he assisted Yoshiko Ouchi in managing the finances of the Ouchi clan and managing the logistics of Ishimiko.

I could only hear Douchi Yixing saying: "Danei Yikang, the food and armaments in the country are available. Did those Mingren caravans outside the port promise to help us get Mingren ordnance?"

Da Nei has been in contact with many Ming merchants for a long time, and more or less obtained some arms from these merchants, but the arms that those merchants can bring are only a few, and they are simply not enough for the consumption of repeated battles.

It can be said that the Ouchi clan has never given up the effort to purchase ordnance from Ming Dynasty. Every time Ishiguni's high-level meeting is held, Ouchi Yixing has to ask, after all, how much ordnance can be obtained, which is directly related to the Ouchi clan. Whether the rule can be stable and long-lasting.

The huge Dongying has never lacked farmers who joined the army for food, but the lack of sufficient armaments limited the expansion of their military power.

Dongying has always lacked iron ore, otherwise there would not be so many craftsmen working hard to build a handful of excellent weapons. It is really their lack of raw materials, which cannot be wasted.

The Ouchi clan has a lot of gold and silver, but it is unable to obtain sufficient ordnance. Not only Ishiguni, but also the huge East Ying, large and small countries are all facing the same problem.

Many times, in battles between several countries, many wounded, but very few dead, because these warring soldiers did not have lethal ordnance at all.

Yoshikang Ouchi shook his head slightly at Yoshihisa Ouchi, and said with a bitter smile: "A small amount of ordnance can barely be obtained at an exorbitant price, but if there are a lot of them, these Ming people simply don't have such great energy."

A fierce look flashed in Ouchi Yixing's eyes and said: "It seems that I can only hope that Zhongjo Hari can gain something!"

Ouchi Yixing and others all know that these merchants who dare to go to sea to do business may not be able to come up with too many weapons to trade with them, but they are absolutely well equipped.

Many of the excellent weapons of the Ouchi clan were obtained from the looting of maritime merchants at sea by a group of men dressed as pirates, Nakajo Hari.

Just looting a caravan, not to mention the looted goods, there are at least hundreds of weapons alone, which is almost enough for them to fight two wars.

If it weren't for this, Da Nei Yixing would not have strongly supported Zhongtiao Heli's looting outside.

Tao Xingfang said with a look of anticipation in his eyes: "Don't worry, Patriarch, this time Nakajo-kun is eyeing a big fish. If you want to come here, you will definitely gain a lot."

Thinking that the return of Nakajo Hari will not only bring a lot of loot, but also a lot of weapons, and many of the Da Nei clan soldiers under his command can replace better weapons, Tao Xingfang couldn't help it for a while. Excited, I can't wait for Nakajo Heli to return immediately.

With a worried look on his face, a retainer opened his mouth, as if he had something to say.

Yoshihide Ouchi glanced at the other party and couldn't help but say, "Murakami-kun, do you have anything to say?"

Masaaki Murakami took a deep breath, and under the gazes of everyone, he said with a bit of anxiety: "Patriarch, the fleet that Nakajo-kun went to loot this time is probably not small, I'm afraid..."

Before Murakami could finish speaking, Tao Xingfang said with a bit of disdain: "It's just a caravan, even if it's not small, the other party is at most a caravan supported by a dignitary in Daming. Forget it, even if it is looted, so what, can the other party still come across the sea to take revenge?"

The people present burst into laughter uncontrollably.

Dongying is adjacent to Daming, but the connection between them has never been severed. In the eyes of people like Danai Yixing, Daming is the kingdom of heaven, but they are not bad in Dongying.

Although it is said that the Ming Dynasty is strong, there is nothing to do with them, right?

Besides, merchants have no status at all in Daming, especially under the implementation of the Ming Dynasty's ban on the sea, those merchants who go to sea will not be legally supported and sheltered by the Daming court, so they are considered robbery. Now, it will definitely not attract the attention of the Daming court. Even if those businessmen have a great background, it is absolutely impossible to alarm the Daming court.

Obviously, the news of Daming's implementation of the strategy of opening the sea under the auspices of Chu Yi has not yet spread in the East. Although it is said that Da Nei's can perceive this period of time, it seems that there are many more Daming maritime merchants coming from the sea all of a sudden, but But Ouchi never considered why these maritime merchants suddenly soared.

Anyway, in the eyes of Da Nei, these sea merchants are all fat pigs. As long as they are targeted, they will only end up being looted.

It's like the Gu's caravan that was targeted. Because of the size of the Gu's caravan, its strength was exposed when Ishi Mikuni was trading, so it was targeted by Nakajo Hari and was stunned at sea. Killed Mr. Gu for several days and nights.

Murakami Masaichi sighed slightly, he could only hope that he was thinking too much.

However, he said that Chu Yi led that huge fleet sailing on the sea, and the sky was beautiful. There were no waves and winds along the way, and it appeared in the coastal waters of Dongying.

The big boat passed through the islands, and under the guidance of the guide left by the care family, Chu Yi and others finally saw the location of Ishijian.

Iwami Country is famous for Iwami Silver Mountain. The tall Iwami Silver Mountain can be said to be very eye-catching. If you look at it from a distance, you can see the continuous mountains.

An old man with dry and dark skin was bowing slightly at the moment, and respectfully said to Chu Yi, Lu Dazhu and others: "My lords, that is where Ishijian Silver Mountain is located!"

At this time, the name of Iwami Silver Mountain has gradually spread, and Mr. Gu has come to Iwami Country for business several times, so he is no stranger to the name of Iwami Silver Mountain.

Although it is not very clear about the amount of silver produced by Iwami Ginzan, it is also known that Iwami Ginzan produces a large amount of gold and silver.Of course, I am afraid that only a few people who really know the details of Iwami Ginzan know what kind of silver mine Iwami Ginzan is.

With an annual output of millions of taels, it lasted for hundreds of years. It was not until hundreds of years later that the silver mine was gradually exhausted. In this era, it was the largest silver mine in Asia, and even the entire East Ying was before the American silver flowed into the Ming Dynasty. , accounting for more than half of the inflow of Great Clear Silver.

The annual output of silver is 200 tons, which is as much as 600 million taels. Most of this amount of silver has flowed into Daming through trade. This is only Dongying. American silver, it can be said that the benefits contained in the maritime trade of Ming Dynasty are simply amazing.

Chu Yi looked at the stone-seeing silver mountain through the telescopic mirror, and there was a strange look in his eyes.

Even if he couldn't occupy the entire Dongying this time, and only occupy this Shijian country, it would not be in vain for him to lead the army to the east.

As the ships passed through the safe waterway and approached the port, the appearance of such a large-scale ship in the sea outside the port naturally alerted everyone in the port early.

In charge of managing the port is Ueno Nakamitsu, a retainer of the Ouchi clan.

Ueno Nakamitsu, dressed in silk and satin, dressed like a lord of the Ming Dynasty, was enjoying the gentle township under the service of several housekeepers, when suddenly the door of the room was slapped by the servants: "Sir, sir, it's not good, it's not a big deal. All right……"

Ueno Nakamitsu couldn't help frowning, and shouted at the door: "What is it, so panicked, disturbing the good things of my lord..."

I could only hear the man trembling: "Sir, there are so many ships, so many big ships..."

Ueno Nakamitsu was stunned for a moment, changed his clothes under the service of a few housekeepers, walked to the door with his clogs, opened the door and stared at the servant kneeling on the ground, and said with a cold face: "What big ship? Where? The big ship coming?"

When a ship comes, it means that he is going to make a fortune. Ueno Nakamitsu, who manages the entire port, has been eating fat from the port these years. When he heard a large number of ships coming, Ueno Nakamitsu first thought of it. It is how much benefit he can get from those Ming businessmen.

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Chapter 450

That servant is Ueno Nakamitsu's confidant, and he is considered to be a tyrant in the port because of Ueno Nakamitsu's power on weekdays. Therefore, this person knows very well about the merchants of Daming, and he is also very aware of those who come from Daming. businessmen look like.

It is impossible for Ueno Nakamitsu to do everything by himself. Many times, some shameful activities naturally require someone to come forward for him. This servant is one of the confidants who run errands for Ueno Nakamitsu.

At this moment, this man had a look of fear on his face, and he couldn't help shaking his head when he heard Ueno Nakamitsu's words.

Seeing this, Ueno Nakamitsu looked at him suspiciously and said, "Panasonic Hengji, what do you mean?"

Obviously, Ueno Nakamitsu didn't understand what Matsushita Hengji shook his head. Could it be that there aren't that many Ming merchant ships?

Panasonic took a deep breath, glanced at Ueno Nakamitsu secretly, and gritted his teeth: "Sir, those people don't seem to be businessmen from Daming, they are more like..."

Ueno Nakamitsu frowned and said, "Isn't it a businessman or someone? Could it be a group of pirates?"

Speaking of which, Ueno Nakamitsu couldn't help laughing. Although Shi Jianguo said it wasn't very big, its military strength was not weak at all. Otherwise, it would be impossible to protect it from the prying eyes of the surrounding countries. You can live with that stone to see the silver mountain.

It is precisely because Iwami country's national strength is not bad that even some pirates dare not come to Iwami country's port to act wildly.

Panasonic said: "Sir, those ships seem to be Ming people!"

Ueno Nakamitsu, who had a relaxed expression on his face, suddenly widened his eyes when he heard the words, looked at Panasonic in disbelief and said sharply: "What, what did you say?"

Looking at Ueno Nakamitsu, who was almost close to him, with a ferocious look on his face, Panasonic Hengji took a step back subconsciously, and said in a trembling voice, "Akito...Akito's warship is probably already in the port..."

There was a loud bang, as if to confirm the words of Panasonic Hengji. At this moment, there was a bang in the distance, and this bang was like a start, followed by an endless bang. .

"Where did the gunshots come from?"

Ueno Nakamitsu almost screamed, and his face was full of shock. Anyway, he was also in charge of the entire port. There are still a few cannons in the port, although these cannons are usually just decorations. , but Ueno Nakamitsu can distinguish the sound of the cannon anyway.

He kicked Panasonic Hengji with one foot, and Ueno Nakamitsu almost rushed out of the room and went straight to the port. Panasonic Hengji, who fell to the ground, crawled up, watching Ueno Nakamitsu running towards the port, his eyes widened. Turning around, he didn't keep up. Instead, he rushed into the room. Amidst the screams of the housekeepers, Panasonic Hengji actually found a part of the gold and silver jewels hidden by Ueno Nakamitsu, packed them and escaped without a trace. .

Ueno Nakamitsu could not have dreamed that Panasonic Yokoji, whom he regarded as a confidant on weekdays, would choose to run away at this time.

No wonder Panasonic Heng Er, you must know that when the Daming Navy fleet led by Chu Yi appeared outside the port, Panasonic Heng Er saw with his own eyes at least hundreds of ships in the darkness.

Such a big momentum almost scared Panasonic Hengji stupid. He was able to run back to report to Ueno Nakamitsu, which is not bad. I want him to follow Ueno Nakamitsu to the port and face the ship directly. The ship, anyway, Panasonic Hengji can not muster that courage.

However, it was said that Ueno Nakamitsu's own residence was in the port, so when he rushed out of the residence, it was just a blink of an eye, and Ueno Nakamitsu came to an open space, where the Iwami country's port was located.

Standing in front of the port, from a distance, you can clearly see the scene on the sea outside the port, but when Ueno Nakamitsu really saw the situation on the sea outside the port, Ueno Nakamitsu was completely stunned. there.

Ueno Nakamitsu's eyes were wide open, his face was full of horror, and he muttered to himself: "How is this possible, how is this possible, it must be an illusion, this must be an illusion..."

There was a bang, and suddenly, a cannonball exploded not far from Ueno Zhongguang. This was a new type of flowering projectile developed by Chu Yi's order. It also killed and injured two unlucky people in the port on the spot.

The shrill scream suddenly woke up Ueno Nakamitsu. When Ueno Nakamitsu saw the stump and the broken arm on the ground, his eyes shrank suddenly, and he turned around and ran away.

There were originally hundreds of defenders on the port. In the past days, these defenders rely on the oil and water of the port.

However, at this moment, when Yu Dayou's vanguard fleet rushed into the port and shelled several forts on the shore, the defenders were scared and fled one by one.

If there is only one, two ships want to attack the port, then these defenders may have the courage to resist it. The key to rushing into the port is not as simple as one or two ships. After the several ships under the command of Yu Dayou, there was a black mass of ships, at least hundreds of ships.