I, Altria, only want to rule China.

After just playing for a while, the shame and anger gradually turned into another cute expression with a blushing face.

Chapter 182 A Visit from a Japanese Miko

A few days later, Leah was already planning to send out troops.

However, before the army headed for Britain, Leah still planned to test her sword on her next-door neighbor Japan first.

In the first few years before Liya unified China, these guys often acted as pirates and attacked the people of Wu State along the coast when Wu State did not have very good ships at the time.

After troops were stationed along the coast of Wu State, the Japanese pirates gradually disappeared, but this does not mean that these people will not come in the future.

In addition, stationing troops along the coast will consume a lot of Wu State's money. It would be better to solve the problem of Japan once and for all.

Now that she has taken control of Goguryeo and made Silla surrender, after she conquers Japan, she will no longer have to worry about any hidden dangers in the coastal areas.

In Leah's opinion, the Japan at this moment should be different from the gradually unified Japan in later generations. It should be a bit similar to the Western Regions, where there are dozens of countries, large and small, on one piece of land.

This is a good thing for Leah's army. As long as they reach Japan, she can just kill people indiscriminately with firearms.

Just when Leah was planning to send troops to Japan, people from Japan arrived first.

And the messenger who came also surprised Liya

The visitor claimed to be the princess of Yamatai. She came to Wu State under the order of the queen of Yamatai and followed the example of the first queen of Yamatai, Himiko, who paid tribute to the Wei State at that time.

The princess also took out the golden seal that the Wei State had bestowed upon their queen at that time, a golden seal with a purple ribbon that read "the pro-Wei King of Japan," to prove that what she said was true.

You arrived just in time.

Leah was speechless.

But since the other party has taken the initiative to submit to her, she has no choice but to meet him.

When Leah met the other person, she found that she was quite pretty, and looked to be only 16 or 17 years old, dressed in a shrine maiden's robe. She was just a little short, even shorter than her height, and looked to be less than 1.5 meters tall.

Although Leah is only 1.54, that's only because she was blessed by the Sword in the Stone and will only stay that way.

Under normal circumstances, she can be like her sister Morgan and grow to the level of a queen.

In addition, Leah could also feel a faint fluctuation of magic from the other person.

It is said that the queens of Yamatai were good at using witchcraft to control their subjects. Judging from the appearance of this girl, this may be true.

"He Ji, the daughter of the Queen of Yamatai, pays respect to His Majesty the Holy Emperor of Wu. May His Majesty live long, long, long!" After seeing Liya, He Ji was stunned at first. It seemed that she did not expect that the Queen of Wu looked so young. Young, right?

But he quickly reacted and greeted Leah using the Wu etiquette he had just learned.

"No need to be so polite. I wonder why your Queen of Yamatai sent you here?" Leah waved her hand and asked the other person to get up.

After paying homage, He Ji replied, "Your Majesty, I came here at the request of my mother to seek treatment for the Yamatai Kingdom as a foreign vassal and an unconquered country."

"I heard that there were Japanese pirates causing chaos in our coastal areas a few years ago. Aren't those pirates from your Yamatai Kingdom?" Leah did not agree, but asked about what happened a few years ago.

"Japanese pirates are causing trouble?" He Ji was stunned for a moment, then when he saw Liya frowning, he quickly replied, "Your Majesty, you may have misunderstood. Those Japanese pirates causing trouble are not from our Yamatai Kingdom."

"If they are not from your Yamatai Kingdom, then who are they? You should know that those Japanese pirates came from overseas, and they fled by boat towards the islands on your side." Leah's face turned cold.

Seeing Liya's cold expression, He Ji also looked a little flustered, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, those Japanese pirates are really not from our Yamatai Kingdom. Although they fled in the direction of Kyushu Island, in fact, there are more than just our Yamatai Kingdom on the Japanese side. I think it should be our enemy country.

, Yamato."

"Yamato?" Leah was a little confused. Could this country be the Yamato people that the Japanese in later generations often called themselves? It's similar to the Han people that the Chinese call themselves.

"Yes, Yamato rose in the central part of Honshu Island. Currently, Yamato has basically conquered all the tribes on the island, except for the area ruled by my Yamatai Kingdom."

He Ji quickly explained the country to Liya.

"So what you mean is that it was this Yamato country that came to plunder the border of my Wu country?" Leah asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Our Yamatai Kingdom is being beaten back by the Yamato Kingdom. We don't even have time to defend against them. We definitely don't have that much energy to invade the Wu Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Liya said, "If that's the case, then this matter has nothing to do with you. I will settle accounts with the Yamato Kingdom in a while. Of course, if you deceive me, don't blame me for not thinking of the relationship between the monarch and the minister."

He Ji's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked, "Does His Majesty the Holy Emperor plan to send troops to Yamato?"

He Ji's original intention of coming here was to ask Liya, the emperor of Wu, to help them defeat Yamato. If Wu was willing to send troops, that would be great.

"That's indeed the plan." Leah nodded.

She had originally planned to send troops to Japan, and this matter could no longer be concealed in a few days, so it was better to speak out directly.

"If Your Majesty is willing to send troops to Yamato, we, the Yamatai Kingdom, are willing to lead the way for the soldiers of Wu Kingdom." He Ji said hurriedly.

Now her country of Yamatai has been beaten by the Yamato Kingdom to the point where she can hardly take care of herself, and she came to the country of Wu just to try her luck.

If this former father was unable to help her, then their Yamatai Kingdom would have been destroyed by the Yamato Kingdom and would have disappeared into history.

"Aren't you all Japanese? Is this appropriate?" Hearing this, Leah looked at He Ji in confusion.

No matter what, this is also a civil war on their own soil, right? Now that they are offering to lead the way for Wuguo, does this count as treason?

He Ji frowned upon hearing this and could only explain to Liya: "Your Majesty, in fact, our Yamatai Kingdom does not belong to the Japanese. According to our ancestral records, our ancestors should have come from the Qin Dynasty."

"Back then, our ancestors brought 3000 boys and girls to Kyushu. However, we have lived in Kyushu for a long time, and the common people have intermarried with the locals, and then they have forgotten these things. Currently, only the royal children know this."

"Are you the descendants of Xu Fu?" Leah was a little surprised and surprised.

"Yes, this is indeed the first name in our ancestral home. Your Majesty, do you know our ancestors?" He Ji was a little surprised.

Chapter 183 How to Treat Japan

"As for Xu Fu, we in China do have records of him being ordered to take 3000 boys and girls to an overseas fairy island in search of the elixir of immortality. Does that mean you are from their branch?" Leah said after thinking about Japan's history.

Yamatai seems to be the first country in Japan. The concept of a country was probably created by Xu Fu. Moreover, the queen of Yamatai was a shrine maiden. What did a shrine maiden do?

Isn't it just using Taoist magic to subdue demons and monsters?

So according to He Ji's statement, they are the descendants of the 3000 boys and girls brought by Xu Fu and may not be fake, but real.

There is no need for the other party to lie about this matter. After all, it is not something that ordinary people can do to randomly recognize their ancestors.

Even if it was a small life, it wouldn't be so shameless. If it was a Korean, it wouldn't be the same.

"Your Majesty, can you tell me about our ancestors?"

"I can arrange for a minister to talk to you about your ancestors later. Let's talk about sending troops to Japan. After dealing with Yamato, what position should your Yamatai Kingdom be in?"

When she found out that the other person also carried Han blood, Leah's attitude towards him became much better.

Just because they are descendants of the Chinese people, Leah is willing to help the Yamatai Kingdom unify Japan. As for whether they will have any bad intentions in the future, Leah is not worried at all.

There is a saying that goes, those who fall behind will be beaten.

But her Wu Kingdom will not fall behind, it will only become stronger and stronger, and if you are strong enough, then no one will have any different thoughts.

Since the Yamatai Kingdom claims to be the descendants of the Chinese people, then there is no problem for them to implement Han culture and Han thought there in the future, right?

So in Leah's opinion, no matter whether your Yamatai Kingdom is randomly recognizing relatives or not, I will make you my relative.

Leah also asked about the current situation on the Japanese island, Yamato's military strength and other issues.

After listening to Kazuki's story, Leah had a general understanding of the current Yamato Kingdom.

For example, the population of Yamatai is only around 10, while the population of Yamato is much larger than that, about 30.

As for the military strength, the Yamato Kingdom had at most 20,000 to 30,000 troops.

After hearing this, Leah understood what the current situation of Yamato was. Perhaps during the Meiji Restoration, Yamato could still jump around a few times, but now Yamato doesn't even have the qualifications to jump around in front of Wu Kingdom.

Sending 5000 soldiers over there shows that we respect them very much.

Although Liya was planning to send troops to Japan, how to send troops was also a problem. What should she do after conquering Japan? She couldn't just give it to Yamatai for nothing, right?

So Leah once again convened a group of people to discuss the affairs of Japan.

When everyone was present, Liya said directly: "Giaozhi and Burma, Siam has just calmed down a bit, now what do you think about the situation in Japan and Goguryeo?"

According to common sense, whether it is accepting Goguryeo's submission or giving Japan the false title of an unconquered country, it actually has no impact on the Wu Kingdom. Instead, it further highlights the status of the Wu Kingdom's father.

At any period in history, this would be proof of "all nations coming to pay tribute" and would be written into history books and boasted about.

But from another perspective, accepting Goguryeo's submission would mean losing a large number of laborers, and giving Japan the status of an unconquered country would ultimately not be as good as direct rule plus labor dispatch.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take Jiaozhi, Burma, Siam and other places as examples. Now, four provincial governors, nearly a hundred prefects, county magistrates and several hundred county magistrates have been arranged.

By the way, hundreds of thousands of labor dispatch quotas were completed, which greatly accelerated the construction of Wuguo’s roads and railways.

Then the problem is coming.

Where's the money?

Although accepting Goguryeo's submission may seem simple, it actually costs a lot of money.

For example, Goguryeo is now going to relocate government offices at various prefectures and counties, build roads, establish community schools, and relocate civilians between more than 20 provinces in Han areas, and so on. Any one of these things can be called a bottomless pit.

For a country like Japan, it would be even more troublesome.

You have to know that there is a sea route between Wa and Wu, and it would be troublesome for a large army to go there to conquer them.

If we don't fight, we will still be reluctant to sacrifice those laborers.

After a group of people had been talking about this, the Ministry of Revenue was the first to complain about being poor: "Your Majesty, we spent about 100 million taels to relocate people to Jiaozhi, Burma, and Siam. The military expenditure for the war was 50 million taels, totaling 150 million taels. Therefore, the national treasury is really tight now, and it's not that I am unwilling to pay."

Hearing what the Ministry of Revenue said, the ministers present couldn't help but roll their eyes.

The treasury of Wu State is always in a state of having or not having money. Even though the people in the Ministry of Revenue keep saying that the treasury has no money, if the decision is really made, the Ministry of Revenue will be able to take out some money, so what the Ministry of Revenue said is the same as if they had said nothing.

Morgan thought for a while and said, "If the Ministry of Revenue says so, then it would be best to use Japan's money to handle Japan's affairs. In this way, not only can Japan's problems be solved, but also part of Japan's problems can be solved. The most important thing is that it can save money for the national treasury."

As Morgan finished speaking, Leah nodded thoughtfully and said, "Come to think of it, this method is not impossible."

If Leah remembered correctly, Japan seemed to have a lot of silver mines, right? So we have to fight.

Hearing what Leah said, the ministers were a little confused. Everyone knew that there was no need to feel bad about spending other people's money. If they could spend other people's money and take care of their own affairs at the same time, that would be perfect.

The question is, are Japanese people so stupid?

Liya tried to recall and said slowly: "Since Japan wants the false reputation of an unconquered country, I will give it to him. However, since Japan is an unconquered country of my Wu country, it is equivalent to Japan admitting that it is a vassal state of my Wu country."

"Therefore, Japan has the obligation to pay tribute for three years, and our Wu Kingdom also has the right to station troops on the four islands of Japan. The small Japanese court must accept the guidance and management of our Wu Kingdom."

Since Japan wants to seek the status of a country that does not need to be conquered, the Japanese court must certainly recognize that Japan is a vassal state of Wu. There is no doubt about this.

Not to mention paying tribute, which is the obligation of a vassal state. If the state performs well, it is not impossible to change the tribute every three years to once a year.

If the performance is not good, the tribute every three years may be changed to one every five years as a punishment. It all depends on Leah's mood.

Chapter 184: Leah's Treaty of Friendship

After hearing what Leah said, everyone else was a little confused.

Wuguo has the right to station troops on the four islands of Waguo, and the Waguo court must accept Wuguo's guidance and management. What is the difference between this and its own province?

The Japanese asked to be called a vassal state, but not to be called a grandson!

However, Liya's thoughts were not over yet, and she continued, "The East China Sea Fleet can have a navy under it, with Kyushu in Japan as the navy's base. All military expenses will be borne by Japan, and Japan is not allowed to have another navy."

"The coastal ports and islands of Japan shall not be leased or ceded to other countries. The mines of Japan shall be operated exclusively by companies jointly established by Wu and Japan. Japan shall not mine privately, nor shall people from other countries be allowed to mine."

After Liya finished speaking the next two points, all the ministers' faces turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. How did you come up with such a condition, Your Majesty?

Who would dare to sign such a humiliating treaty?

Anyway, no one in the Wu Kingdom dared to sign.

This will be written into history books and reviled by future generations for eternity!

After some deliberation, some ministers felt that they still had to persuade Her Majesty. After all, this was a treaty with a foreign vassal, and the treaty could not be treated as a joke: "Your Majesty, I think the Japanese may not agree to the terms you proposed. How dare the Japanese cede Kyushu?"

Leah rolled her eyes and thought, what's there to not sign? It's just a crappy treaty.

These people have never seen the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty and the foreigners in later generations. The clauses she proposed can be called a treaty of conscience.

Besides, how do you know they won't sign?

As long as she destroys the Yamato Kingdom, won't the Yamatai Kingdom claim that they are the descendants of the Chinese? Then these treaties will be nothing.

What's more, if he didn't destroy the Yamato Kingdom, then they would be destroyed by the Yamato Kingdom. Now he had only taken a piece of land on the Japanese island, which was nothing at all.

If she wasn't busy with construction here and hadn't had time to take care of the island country, not to mention a piece of land, the entire island country would be hers.

However, seeing that everyone was thinking that this treaty was too much, Liya thought for a moment and said, "Well, I am not unsympathetic, so I will always give some benefits to Japan."