Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 832 The most profitable business

700 years ago, the Tang Dynasty was extremely prosperous as a worldwide empire. Japan sent a large number of Tang envoys to carry out all-round plagiarism of the Tang Dynasty.

His country's capital, Heichengjing, and his western capital, Dazaifu City, were both copied from Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.

The builders of Dazaifu Castle made use of the original fortresses of Suicheng and Ono Castle, and planned a chess-like block of approximately four miles square, called 'Dazaifu Jobo', forming a true capital city.

The Dazaifu Government Office and other government offices were placed in the center of the north of the block.Suzaku Avenue was built directly in front of it. Its width is one-quarter of Changan Castle's Suzaku Avenue and one-half of Heijōkyo's Suzaku Avenue. It is the second widest street in Japan.

In addition to housing the nobles, the market also had a school for the children of officials to study, a Kannon Temple and a Prajna Temple for the emperor to meditate, and a guest house to receive foreign guests. It had almost the same facilities as the Miyagi Castle.Even the roofs are paved with the same lotus pattern roof tiles as those in the capital, row upon row, highlighting the noble status of the Western Capital.

Once this city was born, it became the face of all Japan and the center of foreign exchange and trade. The world's great names and dignitaries were proud to have a place in the Western Capital. The rich businessmen and wealth of all Japan gathered here. It is said to be the most prosperous city in Japan in this era. A prosperous city is not an exaggeration at all.

But for such a city where wealth gathers, it also has no city walls.Of course, in the eyes of the Japanese, the presence of the national protective sacred wall is enough to protect Dazaifu City, and there is no need to do anything extra.

As a result, after breaking through the stone wall, the Ming cavalry easily bypassed the Shuicheng Fortress and defeated thousands of Japanese troops remaining in Dazaifu City. This most prosperous city in Japan opened its arms.

Although the vast majority of the population has already taken refuge in Shuicheng or Ono Castle in advance, the vast majority of wealth still remains in the city.

The Ming army looted two royal temples as soon as they arrived, because pre-war training said that the Japanese upper class believed in Buddhism, and the emperor and daimyo spent most of their wealth on worshiping Buddha.

The soldiers understood the implication of Lao Liu's words, and Lao Liu did not lie to them. They bought tens of thousands of gold Buddha statues, Buddhist utensils, and Buddhist utensils, and countless pure silver and pure copper ones.

There were also gorgeous jades, Japanese satin, and cultural relics. It took Hu Quan three full days of horse-drawn carriages to loot all the wealth that the Imperial family had accumulated in the Western Capital for hundreds of years...

Lao Liumao estimated that just by looting these two royal temples, the military expenses for this trip would have been paid out, and it would be a net profit after that.

"No wonder the Mongols like to invade others so much. There is no way to earn more money than this." He murmured while wiping the heavy gold Buddha statue in front of him with his own hands and adding incense sticks to the Buddha.

"Don't blame me, Buddha. I'm here to welcome you back to my country to worship you."

"Your Highness, I don't want to talk about the strange power and chaos." Yang Shiqi reminded him sternly not to tie himself up.

"Haha, you're right, Shiqi." Lao Liu suddenly said: "Then let's help it resurrect."

As for what shape it will take after rebirth, it still depends on the needs of the time.

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The Ming army was overjoyed to snatch it, but Emperor Changqing of Ono Castle was furious.

That was the family property accumulated by his family for dozens of generations, and it was also his residence in Dazaifu. It would be strange if he stayed in the castle tower every day and watched the Ming army transporting cars out. It would be strange if he didn't vomit blood.

"Baga! Are they devils?!" Changqing was extremely angry at the Ming army: "Aren't you afraid of the Buddha's punishment for looting Buddhist temples like this?" "They will definitely go to hell, no less than one of the eighteen levels!"

After realizing that it was useless, his anger was quickly transferred to the surrounding military officials, scolding them: "Aren't you sworn to defend the royal family to the death? Now that my imperial palace has been looted, why don't you dare to fight?!"

"Prince Huai Liang ordered us to protect His Majesty as our top priority!" The military official said plausibly: "It is his responsibility to retreat from the enemy!"

"Then what are he waiting for? Can he retreat from the enemy by shrinking in the water city?!" Chang Qing said angrily.

"What your Majesty said is that His Highness Huai Liang must retreat from the enemy as soon as possible, otherwise he will apologize!" The ministers were also extremely anxious.

They followed the Emperor's family and fled from Kyoto to Yoshino, and then from Yoshino to Kyushu. They had already lost most of their property, leaving only Kyushu.After the Ming army robbed the imperial family, it would definitely be their turn.

So an edict full of anger from the emperors and ministers of the Southern Dynasty was passed from Daye Castle to Shuicheng overnight.

After receiving the order, Prince Huai Liang looked as if he had eaten shit.Those people in Ohno Castle really don’t have back pain when they stand and talk.

If he could defeat the two thousand Ming cavalry, why would he be able to retreat?
"The Ming army only sent troops to plunder Dazaifu, but not to attack the city. It was clear that they wanted to lure us out of the city to fight." He put away the letter and said with a gloomy face to Nijo Kagerai, who was supervising the battle, and the three people sitting below him. : "We cannot be fooled and must remain calm."

It doesn't matter much to the Otomo family and the Shimazu family for a long time. One of their family's foundations is in Western Kyushu and the other in Southern Kyushu.Although there is some family property in Dazaifu, if it is robbed, it will not break the bones.

The second son, Lai Cheng, was different. His family did not originally have this surname. Because he had been appointed by the imperial court for generations to serve as the second son of the Dazaifu, he took the official surname as his official name.Before the arrival of General Zhengxi's Mansion, Dazaifu had been dominated by the Shaoer family. Their family business and almost all their wealth were in this city.

He was so anxious that he jumped to his feet: "Your Highness, Dazaifu will be looted if we wait any longer! I am willing to lead the army to fight and drive the Ming army out of Dazaifu!"

"Do you have any way to deal with the Ming army's cavalry?" Huai Liang asked coldly.

"I can fight them in the streets!" Young Master Lai Cheng said, straightening his neck.

"Then what should we do if they set fire?" Huai Liang said solemnly: "The entire city of Dazaifu is made of wooden buildings. The Ming army can burn it all with just one fire. Then there will be nothing left."

"Instead of doing this, it is better to let them loot slowly." He whispered again: "When their soldiers are satisfied, they will just want to return home and enjoy themselves. Who is willing to stay on the dangerous battlefield?"

"..." Dayou personally felt that it made sense after hearing this, but when he saw that Young Master Laicheng's face turned into an eggplant, he did not say anything.

Young Master Laicheng cursed in his heart, "That's not your wealth, of course it doesn't matter to you!"Although he could not really break up due to the strict hierarchical relationship, he still gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty has issued an edict, so I would like to ask Your Highness whether he will comply with it or not."

"Of course we must abide by it..." Prince Huailiang also knew that it was impossible to remain completely indifferent, otherwise he would not be able to explain everything, so he said in a deep voice:
"I will explain to His Majesty that we are not standing still, but we have to act according to the plan - let the navy destroy the Ming army ships first, and the enemy troops who landed will be in panic. At that time, I will personally put on the battle armor. , led the army to attack!"

(End of this chapter)