Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 358 The Largest Silver Mine
Taichang led an army of water and land to come up with a strategy of attacking east and west, and the Maori family of the Changzhou Fan was in a hurry and messed up.

35 infantry from the Shenji Battalion and the Shenwu Battalion successfully landed on Honshu Island, and quickly captured the Nagato Kingdom and the Zhou Fang Kingdom, and surrounded Hagi Castle, the home of the Mori clan.

In desperation, Mao Lixiuyuan led the army to surrender.

Taichang immediately ordered him to hand over all the maps drawn by the Maori clan over the years and the detailed records of more than ten countries in the west of Honshu Island.

Because the Maori clan once ruled the western part of Honshu, they must be aware of the situation in these ten countries.

The general who came with the army quickly found a big treasure under the translation!

This great treasure is the largest silver mine in Japan, Iwami Silver Mine.

According to Mori's records, Iwami silver mine was first discovered in the second year of Yanqing in Dongying, which is the second year of Mengyuan to Dadu.

In the sixth year of Dayong in Dongying, that is, in the fifth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, Ouchi, the daimyo of Iwami country, finally excavated the vein of Iwami silver mine.

In the second year of Dongying Tianwen, that is, the 12th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, the Ouchi family began to recruit a large number of craftsmen to mine ore in large quantities, and secretly learned the refining method from Daming. As a result, the output of Iwami Silver Mine gradually increased.

Sometimes, fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and it is a good thing for them that the Iwami Kunuchi clan refined a large amount of silver, but it also brought disaster to them.

As soon as the news got out, the other big names of the Ouchi clan, as well as the nearby Nizi clan, Mori clan and other tycoons all saw the silver produced by the silver mine, and then fought for the silver mine.

In the end, the Mori clan won, and the Iwami Silver Mine, including Iwami Country, was taken over by Mori Yuan.

This may be the fundamental reason why Mao Liyuan can dominate the entire western part of Honshu, because with the Iwami Silver Mine, he is not short of money at all!

It's a pity that the Western Army led by the Mori family was defeated in the subsequent battle of Sekihara. Iwami country was turned into a direct jurisdiction by the Tokugawa shogunate, and the Iwami silver mine was also occupied by the Tokugawa family.

Looking at the record translated by Tong Shi, Taichang couldn't help his eyes light up.

This Iwami Silver Mine is incredible. With Japan's current backward mining and smelting level, the Iwami Silver Mine's silver output reached more than 100 million taels per year at its peak, and 50 million taels per year at its lowest.

If the Iwami Silver Mine is taken down and exploited frantically, with Daming's current level of mining and smelting, it will not be a problem to produce 500 million taels of silver a year!

This is an annual income!
This silver mine was not like the silver he had raided all the way to grab it, it was a one-shot deal.

That's right, he did grab a lot of silver from the Satsuma Fan to the Changzhou Fan all the way. The princes, big and small, finally calculated that he had already grabbed nearly 2000 million taels of silver.

The problem, these are all gone after the grabbing!

However, this Ishijian silver mine can produce at least 500 million taels of silver every year, which is enough for him to pay the salaries of 300 million troops!

And Ishimi country is just to the east of Nagato country. Mori's records have detailed records of the defense of Iwami country and Iwami silver mine. It is not too easy to take Iwami country.

As long as Ishi Jianguo is taken down, the Tokugawa shogunate may be impatient to lead an army to seize it. At that time, hehe.

Perhaps, this is a good opportunity to easily defeat the Tokugawa shogunate and quickly win the entire Japan.

Thinking of this, he immediately said in a loud voice: "Decree, order the navy and infantry generals to gather at the flagship for discussion."

It didn't take long for the navy and infantry generals to gather in the meeting hall on the top floor of the Aegis ship.

Taichang raised his hand slightly, beckoned the generals to sit down, and then cut straight to the point: "Everyone, according to the records of the Maori family, the largest silver ore in Dongying is located in the Ishimi country to the east of the Nagato country.

The output of Iwami Silver Mine is quite astonishing. With Dongying's backward mining and smelting technology, it can reach more than 100 million taels per year.

If we can win it, it will definitely not be a problem to produce 500 million taels of silver a year.

In other words, as long as the Iwami Silver Mine is taken down, we can gather another 50 million troops without worrying about wages! "

All the generals couldn't help but look excited when they heard this.

The silver from the Shi Jian Silver Mine may not have much to do with them, but the problem is that the army's salary has something to do with them!

What the emperor means is that after taking down the Iwami Silver Mine, he will continue to expand his army crazily.

Another army of 50 million!
Your majesty is also the master who does what he says.

The emperor didn't do this kind of crazy move once or twice.

In other words, as long as the Iwami Silver Mine is taken down, the army of the Shenji Camp and the Shenwu Camp is likely to expand to 90 or even millions.

An army of millions is enough to sweep the world!

The Shenji Camp and the Shenwu Camp are especially excited, because the number of people under their hands is likely to expand to millions!

With more subordinates, there will be more opportunities to make contributions. Can they not be excited?
The other generals are naturally also excited, because they are the team led by the emperor to conquer the world. There are more opportunities for the Shenji Camp and the Shenwu Camp to make contributions, and there are more opportunities for them to make contributions!
However, such crazy military expansion is not without hidden dangers.

If the Iwami Silver Mine was suddenly dug up by them, it would be troublesome.

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but reminded: "Your Majesty, what if we dig out the Ishijian silver mine in a few years with all our efforts? By then, the expanded army may consume as much as thousands of money and food."

This is impossible.

Taichang smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, according to the various investigations of these Japanese pirates, this Ishijian silver mine can be dug for at least three or four hundred years, and they have only been dug for decades. Even if we increase the output by four or five times, then Digging for decades will not be a problem. By that time, the battles that should be fought are probably over. We may also adjust the number of troops according to the situation. If the financial resources cannot be supported by then, we can just transfer most of the troops back to the guards. gone."

Well, it won't be a problem if it can be dug for decades.

Taichang immediately said solemnly: "This Iwami Silver Mine is estimated to be the main source of income for the Tokugawa shogunate. After all, when the Ming Dynasty did not develop commerce and trade, the annual tax was only four to five million taels. Dongying is such a small place. , but also to feed so many princes, it is estimated that the annual tax income is only a few hundred thousand taels. That is to say, the income from the Iwami Silver Mine is more important than the tax income from Japan. What will happen to the Tokugawa shogunate if the silver mine is taken down?"

Is this still worth thinking about?
The Tokugawa shogunate will definitely jump in a hurry and immediately organize an army to rush over to snatch it.

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but suddenly said: "Your Majesty, what do you mean, we take down the Iwami silver mine, and then wait for work at leisure, defeating the main force of the Tokugawa shogunate in one fell swoop?"

Taichang nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, if they are in a hurry, they can't be fully prepared to come and fight us. We just want to make them anxious, so that they rush to organize an army to fight us, so that we can easily defeat them." The main force of the Tokugawa shogunate!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked down at the map again, and then suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't we take down An Yiguo together, otherwise, with the long and narrow terrain of Yishi Jianguo, we have too many places to defend. It will be different if we take An Yiguo, the two countries are just in line, we only need to defend the east side."

Well, this is true.

If they just take Shi Jianguo, they will be attacked on three sides. Not only Shi Jianguo's east and south sides need to be defended, but Zhou Fangguo's east side also needs to be defended.

It would be different if they also took down Anyi Country to the south of Iwami Country. They only needed to defend Iwami Country and Anyi Country to the east, and the line of defense would be shortened by at least half.

Taichang nodded again and again: "Well, we will take down Shi Jianguo and An Yiguo at the same time."

As for how to win Shi Jianguo and An Yiguo, that's easy.

In Mori's records, the most detailed except for Iwami country with silver mines is Aki country.

Because the Anyi Country is the birthplace of the Mori family, and the Mori Yuan came from the Anyi Country at the beginning, can they not know their hometown?
He immediately ordered someone to search for the map drawn by Mori for a while, and soon found the maps of Ishimi Country and An Yi Country.

The map drawn by the Maori family is as detailed as the mountain trails, which is even more detailed than they sent people to spy on!
Taichang just stared at the map for a while, and then he ordered decisively: "General Qi, you lead the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to take down Ishimi country, and then set up a defense line between Ishimi country and Izumo country, and wait for the Tokugawa shogunate to attack." The army is coming to attack."

Qi Jin hastily cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang then ordered: "Bianjiao, you lead the infantry of the Shenwu Battalion to take down Ayi Kingdom, and then set up a defense line between Anyi Country and Bingo Country. The Tokugawa shogunate army probably will not attack your side. You need to We must be ready to support the Shenji Battalion defense line or outflank the Tokugawa shogunate army at any time."

When Cao Bianjiao heard the words, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang thought for a while, and then said to Zhang Yuanfang: "Yuanfang, you lead the Dongyang Navy fleet from the Maguan Strait to the Seto Inland Sea south of Anyi Kingdom, and cooperate with the infantry of the Shenwu Battalion."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanfang hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

(End of this chapter)