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Chapter 1190 Hiring Japanese Warriors

"Hundreds of large or small samurai rebellions broke out in Dongpu in the past year. The large-scale rebellion numbered as many as a thousand people, and the small-scale rebellion was only a few dozen people. The source of these rebellions is almost all because their salaries were deprived. Afterwards, they couldn't find suitable jobs to make a living, and they were unwilling to lower their standard of living, and soon they were impoverished and had to revolt against the government to restore the old samurai privileges."

At the Sixth Ministry meeting, the people from the Ministry of War pointed to a hanging topographic map of the Eastern Province.

After the establishment of Dongying Province, people from the Ministry of Industry have been asked to explore and map the local area.

The Ministry of War, which is different from the military department, is responsible for the management of the security forces of each province, and has been deprived of the power to mobilize the standing army and has become an institution for maintaining law and order.

"At the beginning, we compensated the daimyos and some upper-level warriors of the Western Kingdom in order to gain a basis for ruling locally. However, the middle- and lower-level warriors with the largest number, the Eastern Kingdom daimyo, became victims. Many middle- and lower-level warriors became ronin, disrupting social order, and we It may be necessary to find an outlet for them, otherwise the public security issue will still become the biggest problem in the province of Japan in the next few years, and we will spend more than 20 taels every year because of this." The officials of the Ministry of War took the letter of Zhang Yuan, the magistrate of Dongying Report.

"During the turmoil in the past year, more than 700 security soldiers were killed, more than 2000 were injured, more than 5000 samurai and ronin were captured, and more than 3000 illegally hidden samurai swords, 500 iron cannons, and 4 artillery pieces were seized. .”

The high-ranking imperial officials present were somewhat shocked when they heard the data reported from the Eastern Province.

If 20 taels can be saved every year, it is equivalent to adding a few more warships to the fleet.

"In my opinion, we can use the captured more than 5000 warriors and ronin as cheap labor, punish them to build ports, houses, roads, and mines, and use the benefits generated by the captives to make up for the silver we invest in quelling the rebellion every year." The officials were extremely concerned about the matter of silver, so they used the captured samurai and ronin to work.

It is not uncommon for them to treat captives as labor force.

Captives who cost almost nothing are the cheapest labor.

"Passively waiting for the rebellion, and then turning captives into labor is certainly a good way to make up for the annual expenditure. But I think you can also take the initiative to take advantage of the rebelliousness of samurai and ronin, and actively provide them with a vent. Haven't they already After fighting wars for more than 100 years, don’t you like fighting for power? Then recruit them to fight in Nanyang.”

"The Nanyang Province is mobilizing troops against the indigenous sultans of Aceh and Matalan. Our artillery and fleet are invincible on the sea and on the coast. The cities of Malacca and Batavia are all locked up. It is firmly in our hands. But they often appear in the jungle and attack our plantations. In the jungle and swamps, tropical malaria is rampant again, so the firearms of our officers and soldiers are greatly affected and cannot exert their maximum effect. In Fighting natives and disease in the jungle took a heavy toll on our soldiers."

"Therefore, the Nanyang Province applied to the Ministry of War and the Military Department to hire a group of Dongying warriors to go to war. Dongying warriors have been fighting for more than 100 years, often hanging their heads on their belts, and the cost of employment is low. Even Dutch businessmen Willing to hire them to protect cargo and hand-to-hand combat with natives."

"It's better to recruit 3000 warriors and ronin from Japan to go to Java Island to assist the local troops in attacking the Matalan Sultan Kingdom. This can not only give the warriors a place to vent their energy, but also alleviate the Matalan Kingdom's invasion of the plantation. We Recently, a lot of rubber plantations have been set up locally, and rubber has been continuously transported from Southeast Asia to various cities along the southeast coast. However, Mata Lansutan, an emerging kingdom on Java Island, has invaded Batavia plantations , causing our troops in Nanyang quite a headache."

Chu Yun put forward a proposal to recruit Dongying warriors to participate in the war on Java Island.

They were desperate and cheap, and a large number of ronin were considered a specialty of Japan. After the abolition of the samurai system, a large group of samurai who had no other skills and were unwilling to do physical work became ronin, causing troubles.

Therefore, Chu Yun planned to send these ronin to Java Island and other places for hand-to-hand combat.

"The cost of hiring a ronin is only a quarter of that of our regular soldiers, and my subordinates seconded the proposal!" After calculating the cost, the officials of the household department took the lead in agreeing to the resolution to form the Dongying ronin mercenary army.

In the close combat in the jungle, the role played by a standing army soldier of the Kyushu Army is definitely not as good as four ronin joining forces.Instead of using an expensive standing army, it is better to recruit cheap ronin for hand-to-hand combat, and the standing army uses muskets and artillery for long-range support.

The officials of the rest of the empire have passed this proposal that can alleviate the problems of the East Ocean Province and the Nanyang Province at the same time.

"The next topic is the management of overseas bases. At present, we have 21 provinces in one capital, and we have determined that these places are listed as local, and implement management policies similar to those in the local area. In addition to the 21 provinces in one capital, we are in North America. There are several scattered strongholds in China, Oceania, India, and the West. These strongholds are different from the Nanyang Islands. There are many overseas Chinese on the Nanyang Islands who can assist us in management, and they are relatively close to our mainland.”

"On the contrary, the strongholds in other places are too far away from our mainland, and we only have a few hundred people in the local area. It would be a bit of a big deal to use the provincial system for management."

The officials raised another big question. At present, overseas strongholds are divided into two models.Colonial models in North America and Oceania, Jinshan Town and Tianji City.Another is the factory model set up in India and Europe.

"For Jinshan Town and Tianji City to be established in the New World without a national stronghold, there is a plan to appoint a governor, and the governor will formulate a management plan according to local conditions. The governor must submit a job report to the military leader every year, and the military leader will personally appoint him. We are in the Old Continent, a place occupied by an existing kingdom. We use the form of company management. The executive director is actually the governor and only needs to be responsible to their respective shareholders. The East India Company and the Western Company are both the largest in our government. shareholders, so we have the right to remove the executive director directly."

"Do you have any other good suggestions?" The senior official in charge of this matter asked.

"Speaking of the East India Company, the report on receiving the East India Company has been reviewed. How is the matter of organizing the fleet to go to Mughal and expanding the scope of trade in India?" Chu Yun asked about the East India Company.

The populous Mughal Empire was a piece of fat.

(End of this chapter)