The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

The spring of the nineteenth year of Yongle.

Kyoto, a Japanese country.

The garden under the name of the shogunate was surrounded by dignitaries.

Several retainers were sitting cross-legged on the mats.

The rest of the warriors sat in the courtyard meticulously.

The atmosphere in the room was solemn.

Thirty-seven-year-old Ashikaga Yoshimochi lowered his head. There was a note on the clean woven bamboo mat. The note had been spread out. The other retainers frowned and thought hard. The elder who was responsible for maintaining order could not help but sigh.

With a sigh, the alarmed Ashikaga Yoshimochi finally spoke, with a calm tone, trying to create a majestic atmosphere, "Tokusui-kun, the weather is sunny today. We haven't been together for a long time, and today is just the right day for us to talk."

"General, you are right. On days like this, we should put aside our selfishness and talk openly and honestly."

Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's close confidant, Hosokawa Katsumoto, served as the leader and was responsible for handling government affairs. This person was known for his resourcefulness. The young Ashikaga Yoshitomichi could gradually gain power without the help of this person.

The governor is similar to the prime minister in ancient China, an official position that assists the shogun in handling government affairs.

However, the prime ministers in ancient China were selected from civil servants, while the leaders of the Japanese shogunate were hereditary in turn from the three families of Shiba, Hosokawa, and Hatakeyama. This is similar to a certain terminal disease in later generations, which can only be transmitted through sex, blood, and mother-to-child transmission. .

Although Hosokawa Katsumoto spoke with a smile, his eyes were fixed on someone present.

At the same time, Yamana Tokinaka and Shiba Yimin were also looking at the man.

The man thought for a while, then raised his head and said directly: "If the general wants to be honest, he should treat my lord well."

"cough."

"Humph."

Everyone present made different voices to tell others their dissatisfaction.

But the man's expression remained unchanged.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi held back his displeasure.

Regarding his father, Ashikaga Yoshimochi has a complicated heart.

He both admired and resented his father.

My father ended the civil strife in Japan and unified the country, but he left too many hidden dangers.

This is also the case in history. Although Ashikaga Yoshimitsu quelled the Onaga Rebellion, chaos broke out in Japan not long after his death, which laid the groundwork for the Einin Rebellion in the future.

Since Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, his main wife Hino Yasuko and step-sibling Hino Yasuko did not have a son, he made Ashikaga Yoshimitsu his heir and asked Hino Yasuko to adopt him as his adopted son.

Many years ago, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gave up the position of shogun to Yoshitoshi who was only nine years old. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was transferred to Taizheng Minister and still held real power. All evaluations of the Muromachi shogunate were held in Kitayama where Yoshimitsu lived.

The important thing is that Yoshitsune has no power to participate in government affairs.

The political situation of Japan was very different from that of Ming Dynasty.

The shogun's relinquishment of the position of shogun to his heir was not to delegate power, but to shift the power to control the country and no longer be tied to the shogun's single function.

It seems that this move is actually just a matter of fame and fortune.

In the same year that Ashikaga Yoshinori became shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's second son, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, was born.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu loved Yoshitsugu very much. Due to their preference, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had a bad relationship.

Before his death, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu introduced his beloved son Ashikaga Yoshitsugu to Emperor Komatsu in an attempt to get Ashikaga Yoshitsugu to gain the emperor's support. At this time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was kicked out of the mansion and took charge of security affairs in Kyoto.

After the death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Ashikaga Yoshimochi took real power, and the power of Ashikaga Yoshitsugu's faction was suppressed.

Historically, Ashikaga Yoshimochi was wary of the threat from his half-brother Ashikaga Yoshiji, and finally sent someone to kill him. Now, due to the sudden rise of the Ming Dynasty, not only the prestige of the shogunate has been greatly reduced, but Ashikaga Yoshimochi does not dare to mess around.

So now Ashikaga Yoshitsugu is not only still alive, but his power has not diminished, and he is on par with his half-brother.

For many years, the new king of the Gounu Kingdom was unable to hold up the wall. Less than ten years after the founding of the country, it was increasingly declining. The reason why the Japanese country did not launch an attack was that, in addition to the external coercion of the Ming Dynasty, the shogunate was also full of instability.

After all, Ashikaga Yoshimichi is not a fool. He has been a general since childhood and has learned to rule for many years. He is good at suppressing his anger and responds with a smile, "Whether it is me or my brother Yoshitsugu, we brothers are working hard for the peace and prosperity of Japan. I Would like to hear his thoughts on the current situation.”

The man thought for a moment and replied, "The current situation is indeed complicated."

Lords from all over the country were fighting for their own interests. The huge Japanese country was divided into three parts. Large areas of the local land were controlled by the shogunate, but the south split off and became the Dog Slave Kingdom.

As for Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island overseas in the south, they were swallowed up by the Ming Dynasty, while the Ezo people in the northern overseas area started to cause trouble again with the support of the Ming Dynasty, and they could no longer suppress it.

The Japanese country has reached a critical moment of national subjugation. Everyone is at war with each other. The best thing to do is to stick together, otherwise they will only be defeated one by one. Since he is here, it is for cooperation, not to distinguish who is right and who is wrong.

"The North-South Railway of Goryeo has been opened to traffic. With the Ming Dynasty's aggressive style, the reason why it has reduced its harassment of our country in recent years is just to wait for this railway. Now that the railway has been completed, we don't have much time left."

"My Lord and I believe that the Ming Dynasty will not waste time and will make big moves against us this year. Not only will the rebels mobilize frequently after the spring, but the Ezo people in the north will also be very active. The Ming Dynasty must be behind this. Come down and prepare to attack us.”

"If the general cannot let go of his prejudices and is still hostile to my lord and wants to kill my lord, then all the responsibility lies with the general. The rise and fall of the Japanese country depends on the general's thoughts."

Ashikaga Yoshimochi raised his hand to stop his subordinates from scolding.

"When you go back, tell him to work together to defeat the Ming Dynasty first, otherwise he and I will have no face to meet our ancestors."

"Cooperate against the Ming Dynasty?"

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu raised his eyebrows, "That requires strong strength and firm determination. Do you think my elder brother has this determination?"

"Today's situation has not changed in thousands of years. For the survival of the Japanese country, the shogunate will definitely do whatever it takes." The man continued: "Everyone can surrender, but he cannot surrender."

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu could not refute what the minister said.

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of forming an alliance with his eldest brother. It was really ridiculous. His eldest brother sent countless people to assassinate him a few years ago, and he even asked for help from the Ming Dynasty.

"I formed an alliance with my eldest brother. In this world, there are only eternal interests and no eternal allies. Even if I work with him to defeat Daming, I'm afraid he will attack me next."

"My lord is right," the man nodded, "but now that we have a common goal and a basis for cooperation, and the lord and the general are blood relatives after all, the lord and Ming no longer have a common goal. "

Yes.

At first, the Ming Dynasty wanted to split the Japanese country, so it helped itself. Now, the Ming Dynasty's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. If it wants to completely annex the Japanese country, then it itself is also blocking the way.

Thinking of this, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu felt very depressed.

Ming Dynasty is too powerful. If it weren't for the fact that there was no way out, he really didn't want to be hostile to Ming, but he would not be willing to give up all his rights and land. If Ming's appetite was smaller, he would be willing to agree.

"Army, financial resources, material resources."

"A war with the Ming Dynasty must be an extremely difficult war, and all aspects must be considered. Since the eldest brother wants to form an alliance with me, I will go to Kyoto in person. Only in this way can we brothers work together and let the world see it, so that we can improve morale and stabilize stability. People’s hearts.”

Since he had no choice, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu no longer hesitated.

After hearing the Lord's arrangement, the man nodded with satisfaction. At this point, he believed that Ashikaga Yomochi also knew the importance and would not embarrass the Lord.

The Japanese state is different from Goryeo.

The Ming Dynasty also took advantage of Goryeo's internal strife to control Goryeo relatively easily. In addition to the fact that Japan was isolated overseas, the Ming Dynasty also used high-pressure methods to treat Japan.

Decades of eunuch trade had caused irreparable damage to the Japanese state.

When talking about the Ming Dynasty, Japanese people are afraid and hateful.

But the hatred was so intense that the Japanese people became more and more submissive when they saw the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese people did whatever the Ming people said.

Everything has pros and cons.

Over the past decades, the population of Japan has decreased, but per capita resources have increased. Shikoku, Kyushu Island, and the southern part of the mainland have not recovered due to years of war. There are countless local refugees and there is no human habitation for thousands of miles.

There are many plains in the north, which generally maintains stability, so there is no shortage of troops and food.

And because of the trade of Ming merchants, although the interests of the Japanese people were harmed, the interests of the upper class increased. Not only did they imitate the Ming Dynasty's firecrackers and cannons, but they also organized and trained a new army of nine thousand people.

It's not that they don't want to train more new armies, but the shogunate's ability can only maintain this scale.

Even the nine thousand new troops did not consume as much firearms as the Ming army in daily training. As for luxuries such as grenades, only samurai could distribute them, and the Ashigaru did not have them.

There are also steam engine trains and railways. In Japan, only Kyoto has a railway of less than ten miles. Because it cannot be maintained and expanded, the railway has become a plaything and has not exerted its effect.

I heard that the Ming Dynasty built more than 100,000 to 200,000 miles of railways, which is still unbelievable to Japanese people.

Daming Industrial Bureau Headquarters Building.

After Gao Zhen returned from the cabinet meeting, he personally held an internal meeting. Not only were there many participants, but Gao Changfang also returned to attend the meeting. The entire top management was present, as well as Xu Ning and others also participated in the high-level meeting of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau.

"According to the decree of His Highness the Crown Prince, the Japanese country is ambitious and has the intention to annex the Gonu Kingdom, and has enslaved the Eni people for a long time. The Eni people have already surrendered to our Ming Dynasty. They are the native people of our Ming Dynasty and cannot be allowed to be persecuted by the Japanese country. "

The people governed by overseas native officials are called native people, which are different from the people with Ming Dynasty registration.

"In order to guard against the Japanese invasion, the imperial court will increase the garrison in the Gonu Kingdom and strengthen the military preparedness of the Ezo people. If the situation comes to the final stage, the Ming army will not stand idly by."

"Fighting is the first step, governing is the second step."

"All members of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau system must do a good job in the aftermath of the war in Chikushiduji, Shikoku Island, and Japan."

"From today onwards, all registered populations from the United Ministry of Workers and Civilians will be suspended from being sent to other places. The imperial court will then make a unified plan. In the future, all people will be moved to Chikushiduji, Shikoku Island, Wa Country, and Inu Country. It is planned to move at least five million people within ten years. s population."

"hiss."

The shopkeeper took a deep breath when he heard this request for the first time.

In the past, the entire population of Japan was estimated to be only a few million. After decades of continuous reduction, although it was already less than 10 million, it was still a huge number.

The imperial court actually wanted to move at least five million people there. Based on the average overseas land allocation of at least one hundred acres, it was equivalent to allocating the entire fertile land to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

This is a very large plan, even if it is the size of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau, it will require a huge amount of energy and materials.

The population could not be sent to Japan by ship.

The first thing is to stabilize the local area and eliminate local forces. Then allocate land, distribute grain, cattle, farm tools, help build houses, and take care of everything from food to clothing.

Meeting the needs of five million people will not take three to five days, nor three or five months, but at least one or two years.

The Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau is not a machine for printing food stamps.

And food stamps alone are useless, what is needed are supplies.

"After many discussions, the Daming Industrial Bureau has suspended the railway construction plan in Goryeo, Nanyang, and Saibei. Except for the railway construction plan of Nurgandusi, it is mainly to maintain the current situation. Various development plans are temporarily postponed, and all efforts will be made to achieve the goal of five million yuan. Immigration plan.”

Xu Ning was stunned after hearing this.

This is not a good idea.

Daming Industrial Bureau looks huge, but in fact it faces fierce competition.

Domestic companies such as Heji and Hezhong compete, and overseas there is competition from Daming Co. It was okay at home, with the imperial court at its back, so it could enjoy the benefits and maintain stability. However, in Goryeo, it was because of the bloatedness of the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau that in the end it was only possible to reap the benefits of Goryeo by relying on the imperial court.

But others are not fools, and they will find ways to deal with losses. Therefore, stock banks were established, and businessmen began to form groups and learned to build business circles.

If one businessman is easy to deal with, then a hundred businessmen and the inextricable relationships behind them are not the targets that the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau can easily suppress with the help of court connections.

If you have connections, so will others.

Now that Ming Dynasty's military industry is slowing down its overseas development, others will not slow down.

Although Xu Ning thought of this truth, he did not bring it up.

Although he is not old yet, he is already semi-retired. It is better to do less than to do more. Countless people must be involved behind such a big policy. Talking nonsense will offend people.

Japan is not a small country.

The common people in the market did not know much about the war in Japan. They only saw that there were more news about Japan in newspapers. As for the upper class elites, they had already begun to compete.

Everyone hopes to get a piece of pie no smaller than others in this feast.

The overseas expansion of the Ming Dynasty Industry Bureau over the years has been supported by the government's policies. However, after decades of comfort, it has gradually become difficult for the Ming Dynasty Industry Bureau to cope with the competition from group business districts and more flexible methods.

So this time, the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau made up its mind to concentrate its strength and resources to completely annex the post-war interests of the Japanese country. As long as the goal of monopoly is achieved, the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau can eat this pie for at least several decades.

Not only the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau but also the Lianji Business District of Goryeo were eyeing the Japanese country.

The development of capital is ultimately highly concentrated.

Many commercial banks in Korea finally raised funds to Lianji through stock banks in Seoul. Many businessmen have shares in Lianji. They all hope that Lianji can earn more. Lianji was established in the shortest time, but the integration speed is the fastest. (End of chapter)