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When the Satsuma clan was at its worst, its annual fiscal revenue was only 15 taels, and the debt interest to be paid to merchants was only 25 taels.How did you solve it in the end?If you can renege on the debt, you will renege on it, if you can't, you will sell your samurai status, and finally sell the franchise of souvenirs.

The brown sugar franchise on Amami Oshima is the key to Satsuma's debt relief.

Now that Amami Oshima is recovered by China, it is estimated that the children and grandchildren of the Shimadzu family will be burdened with debts.

Seeing that the other party stopped talking, Liu Xiangke sneered and said, "It's best to give the money directly, or you can give it after a battle. But at that time, there will be more military expenses to be compensated. See off!"

Shimadzu Jiutong went back in a daze, when he heard rumbling cannons on the way, but it was the Datong army attacking the forts on both sides of the strait.

Seeing the Patriarch, Shimadzu Hisashi passed the conditions offered by China.

Shimadzu Mitsuhisa was so angry that he led things, and roared: "The Tang Dynasty is deceiving people too much. This is driving my Shimadzu family to death. Gather troops, summon the warriors of Satsuma, and all go to Tsurumaru Castle within half a month (Kagoshima City), I want to fight those Tang people to the death!"

The Satsuma domain has not fought a naval battle for a long time, and even the Gulf Fort has been in disrepair for a long time, and even some of the gunpowder in the fort warehouse has been hardened together by damp.

The Datong Army killed two people and injured 11 people, and took down all the forts on both sides of the strait.

The next step was to build the barracks. Sakurajima on the opposite bank of Kagoshima Castle became the barracks of the Datong Army, and piles of military supplies were moved from the ship.

Don't be in a hurry to attack the city. Kagoshima City is built on a mountain. The terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. You have to prepare for a long-term siege and bombardment.

Until the third day, the navy soldiers stayed in the barracks, and [-] troops came to Kagoshima's castle town, the city outside the city.

The Datong Army still has strict military discipline, and there is no wanton robbery.They even posted Anmin notices, fearing that Japanese civilians would not understand, and asked soldiers to escort translators and go door to door to explain the situation.

It probably means that the Satsuma domain annexed Ryukyu without authorization and secretly plundered Chinese merchant ships, so the Chinese emperor sent troops to punish them.The civilians of the Satsuma domain are all innocent, and the Datong Army will not rob and kill.But the war is ruthless, and the houses that are too close to Tsurumaru Castle may be bombarded. I hope that the residents will move to a safe place in advance.

Less than half of the people living in the castle town have fled, and the rest are hiding at home and dare not come out.

After several days of Anmin's explanations and the punishment of several ronin who took the opportunity to rob, the people here finally believed in the Datong Army.

Then a strange situation happened, the shops opened one after another, and the escaped residents returned after hearing the news.There were even farmers who tried to sell their local products to the Datong Army. After a few fair trades, the surrounding farmers flocked with food.

This is about the agricultural policy of the Tokugawa shogunate, which prohibits land trading and random planting.What crops farmers plant is arranged by the government.And after paying taxes, the remaining crops must be sold to the corresponding merchants.If your family grows rice, it cannot be sold to merchants who specialize in beans.

Such a system of exclusive collection and monopoly led to extremely serious exploitation of farmers by merchants.

The surrounding farmers discovered that they could get more money by trading with the Datong Army, so how could they sit still?

Moreover, Japan has used Chinese copper coins on a large scale since the Tang Dynasty, and the copper coins of the Datong New Dynasty are very popular here.

In Tsurumaru Castle, all the plants and trees are soldiers.

Outside Tsurumaru City, it was a joyous experience.

The people of the Satsuma domain even began to complain about the Shimadzu family, thinking that the Shimadzu family should not anger the Chinese emperor.

A few days later, Shimadzu Mitsuhisa learned of the situation outside the city, and was so angry that he cursed: "They are all traitors. After the war, we must investigate clearly, and all those who do business with the enemy will be arrested and questioned!"

On the other hand, Li Dingguo was receiving several wild warriors.

He is a samurai, in fact he is almost like a beggar, only a knife in his waist can prove his identity.

A samurai named Shiro Miyazaki is probably the leader of these people.He crouched in front of Li Dingguo and said respectfully: "The soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty are real warriors and will not use force against innocent civilians. After the Shimadzu family closed the country, they oppressed the people in the domain more and more. I am willing to serve the general as a dog and a horse." Please kill the Shimadzu family!"

On the one hand, the country is closed to the outside world, the income of feudal lords decreases, and the people are intensified to exploit the people; on the other hand, years of droughts have caused serious harvest failures for farmers. Now is the period of high incidence of Japanese uprisings.

And every uprising is led by wild warriors in series.

These wild warriors just want to live on their stomachs.Hearing that China sent troops, it took the initiative to take effect, as long as it was given food.

Chapter 632 [The besieged city cannot be rescued]

Kagoshima Bay, the northernmost point.

More than a dozen Zhuyin ships of the Satsuma clan, as well as more than 20 small offshore ships, have been forced to retreat by the Datong Navy.

Going back, it's time to go ashore.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

Dozens of Datong naval warships fired at the Japanese fleet in a fan shape.There is no tactics at all, this bay is too narrow, there is no room for the fleets of both sides to cruise.

It is the bombardment of the formation, to see whose ship is hard, and whose gun is accurate.

Shimadzu Mitsuhisa stood on the wall of Tsurumaru Castle, holding a binoculars to watch the battle.But the battle site was thirty miles away from the city, and the telescope really couldn't observe thousands of miles away.

No. 14 minutes into the naval artillery battle, an unlucky Satsuma warship was blown out of a big hole and began to flood.Immediately afterwards, No. 208 minutes, the naval flagship of the Satsuma Domain, the captain's room was smashed to pieces.

For the Satsuma Navy, this kind of naval battle is simply impossible.The number of Chinese warships is larger, the tonnage is larger, and the artillery is stronger. The sea area of ​​​​the battle is still very narrow, and there is no way to hide. They can only choose to bombard on the spot.

Those small offshore ships of the Satsuma clan took the lead in fleeing.

How to escape?

Stop the boat on the shore, and all the soldiers and sailors landed, planning to run for thirty miles to escape back to Tsurumaru City.

Li Dingguo put down the binoculars: "Order, don't let a single enemy go!"

More than 3000 soldiers of the same army are waiting near the Kagoshima Police Academy hundreds of years later. This is the only way for the enemy navy to escape back to the city.

"kill!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

More than 400 Japanese soldiers fled from the sea with great difficulty and ran into a volley of guns from the Datong Army.

Some fell down on the spot, some knelt down and begged for mercy, and some turned around and fled to the northern mountains.

Miyazaki Shiro drew his sword out of its sheath and said to more than 20 wild warriors behind him: "It's time for us to show our talents.

Long live His Majesty the Emperor of China! "

"Onboard, onboard!"

A group of wild samurai chanted on-board slogans, held samurai swords and chased down the broken soldiers trying to enter the mountain.

These guys haven't eaten enough food for a few days since they were born. After joining the Datong Army, they ate so much that they bulged their bellies that day.Repaying the favor of being full with death is a desperate charge.

Miyazaki Shiro charged the fastest, and General Li Dingguo's kindness to him sounded. He even had tears in his eyes when he charged.

What favor?

But Li Dingguo saw that this person was wearing worn-out shoes, which were really worn out, so he threw his old boots to him.

These are a pair of cowhide boots that Shiro Miyazaki has never dreamed of.Although the size was too big to fit, Miyazaki Shiro was so grateful that he even kept it safe and was reluctant to wear it. He only wore it on formal occasions to show his status.

"Hey!"

Miyazaki Shiro roared, raised his sword and slashed at the defeated soldiers ahead.

The broken soldier was stabbed in the back, fell to the ground and crawled forward, then turned over and begged: "Forgive, spare, I surrender!"

Shiro Miyazaki looked ferocious, and stabbed with the knife in his backhand.Not only did he stab the broken soldier in the stomach with a knife, but he twisted it half a circle and shouted: "General Li's enemies must die!"

After finishing this person, Miyazaki Shiro chased another rout.

The rout soldier stumbled over a stone and fell to the ground. Seeing Shiro Miyazaki chasing him, he forgot to run for his life in panic, and kowtowed to him continuously on his knees.

Miyazaki Shiro raised his sword and slashed fiercely, his sword skills were so accurate, his head flew up instantly.

The rout soldiers reacted quickly and rushed towards the soldiers of Datong.Because as long as you kneel down and ask for surrender, Datong soldiers will not kill indiscriminately, but those wild warriors who surrender will surely die.

At the end of a battle, Miyazaki Shiro looked at the many prisoners and said with emotion: "General Li is so merciful!"

The wild samurai next to him is called Guitou 48. His ancestors should have been rich, because this surname belongs to the surname bestowed by the emperor.Guitou 48's attention was not on the captives, but looked enviously at the soldiers of Datong: "The Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, even the ashigaru, have armor. If I have a set of this armor, I will definitely be able to revive the family. "

Miyazaki Shiro said: "So we have to swear to serve General Li. Not only will we be able to eat well, we will make great contributions in the future, and maybe we will be awarded a set of armor."

Guitou 48 thought of those old boots, and immediately began to envy Miyazaki Shiro again.Those were the cowhide boots worn by General Li. They were so precious. If I had come to seek refuge first, I would have given them to myself. Where would Shiro Miyazaki be?

Li Dingguo called these wild warriors away, and reprimanded them coldly: "What did you say before the battle? As long as the enemy puts down his weapons and surrenders, he is not allowed to kill again. For the first offender, today's meal will be halved, and next time he will be severely punished!"

Seeing that Li Dingguo was angry, the wild warriors knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

The Datong Army is advancing towards the northeast, and the naval battle has already been decided.Two-thirds of the Zhuyin boats of the Satsuma domain directly chose to surrender with the boats, and only a few went ashore to escape.There was still some thumping in the sea, but the ship was destroyed and swam desperately to the shore.

"Intercept and defeat the soldiers!" Li Dingguo ordered.

Miyazaki Shiro immediately drew his sword, rushed out with the wild warriors, and shouted: "Listen to General Li, don't kill the prisoners!"

Guitou 48 is getting more and more upset. He is from a nobler background than Miyazaki Shiro, so he should be the leader himself.

After eliminating the Japanese navy in Kagoshima Bay, Li Dingguo bombarded Tsurumaru Castle that afternoon.

To be honest, this thing is not easy to play.

The castle was built 100 meters above the mountain, with a stone wall on the outside and three walls inside.

At this moment, the Satsuma domain has gathered more than two thousand troops, climbed up from the west side of the mountain, and all of them are guarding Tsurumaru Castle.

Of course, there are only so many defenders, and it is impossible for the next reinforcements to enter the city.Because this mountain is not big, the sentry of the Datong Army has already been sent out, and the follow-up Satsuma reinforcements will die as soon as they arrive.

"Master, the enemy army is found in the west, there are about 300 people!"

The sentry came back and reported: "According to the samurai who took effect, those enemies are from Ijuin."

"Careful pursuit, don't fall into an ambush." ​​Li Dingguo ordered.

After a while, the battalion commander in charge of the pursuit sent troops back to report: "Master, the enemy is running too fast and knows the terrain well, so we really can't catch up.

Li Dingguo called Miyazaki Shiro over and asked, "Why is the master's house surrounded, and the reinforcements flee as soon as they say they want to escape?"

Miyazaki Shiro explained: "General Kai, the lord of Ijiin, is the eleventh younger brother of Mitsuhisa, governor of the Shimadzu family. Since the family has been separated, it may or may not be a family. Also, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu In order to consolidate Ruled, once killed Shimadzu Hisaki and Shimadzu Hisaki. Both of them are his brother-in-law, and the former is still the head of the Shimadzu branch."

"I understand." Li Dingguo suddenly laughed.

Under the rule of the Japanese shogunate, there were feudal lords, large and small.

And under the feudal lord, there are big and small city lords.In order to consolidate his rule, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu directly killed two brothers-in-law, one of whom was still the head of the branch.What do the other city lords and heads of the Satsuma domain think?

Take Shimadzu Hisuguo, the lord of Ijuin, as an example. The site is not far from the lord, and he is the lord's younger brother.

Of course you have to be on guard all the time.

Shimadzu Jiuguo led two or three hundred troops to the rescue, and ran away when he encountered the Datong army.If the Datong army can capture Tsurumaru Castle and kill the feudal lord, maybe he can succeed as the family governor.Even if the feudal lord was not dead, he could still explain that he had sent troops to rescue him, but it was a pity that he couldn't defeat the Datong army.

I'm afraid that many city lords of the Satsuma clan have the same idea, which made Li Dingguo's siege and aid plan invalid.

Poor Mitsuhisa Shimadzu, as the lord of the Satsuma domain, there are only more than 2000 people guarding the castle, and all reinforcements are on the sidelines.

Faced with this embarrassing situation, only the shogun personally ordered that the reinforcements from all walks of life would really gather troops to rescue.

Edo, the shogunate.

Tokugawa Iemitsu has received the news, and he has a strong desire to control him. His first reaction is to be furious, and he wants to gather troops all over Japan to fight against China.

Abe remonstrated again: "General, China gave two excuses for this conquest of Satsuma. One is to annex Ryukyu secretly, and the other is to plunder Chinese merchant ships. The Tang soldiers only attacked Tsurumaru Castle, proving that they did not want to fight with the Satsuma Domain. The shogunate went to war,

There is really no need for the shogunate to raise troops because of this. "

Matsudaira Chengju also said: "General, these years, the grain harvest has been poor, and there are always droughts and snowstorms in various places. It is okay to fight a small war, but we really do not have food to fight a big war. Forcibly summoning the troops of various domains and sending more farmers to fight. It will cause civil unrest again. The Chinese army will leave after defeating Tsurumaru Castle, and the violent rioters will never stop dying."

Tokugawa Iemitsu also had brains, and after being persuaded by the two ministers, he gradually calmed down.But his tone of voice was still very uncomfortable: "Could it be that the shogunate pretended not to know about the invasion of Tang soldiers? Even if China withdraws its troops, the shogunate will still be majestic!"

Abe said again: "General, it was Satsuma who angered the Chinese emperor. Although the shogunate allowed him to send troops to Ryukyu,

It even increased the income of the Shimadzu family, but did not allow them to rob Chinese merchant ships.Those Chinese merchant ships all came to Nagasaki to do business with the shogunate.The Shimadzu family's robbing of Chinese merchant ships is robbing the property of the shogunate, and they should be severely punished!Also, according to news from Chinese envoys, the Shimadzu family has been occupying the eight islands of Ryukyu.The shogunate was not informed of this situation, and the tribute was not handed over to the shogunate. Mitsuhisa Shimadzu deserved to be punished! "

Matsudaira Chengju said: "There should be two steps. First, issue an order to reprimand the Shimadzu family's crimes and dismiss Shimadzu Hisamitsu from the post of family governor; second, send envoys to mediate and see how the Tang soldiers are willing to withdraw."

Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded in agreement, and suddenly asked: "Can the navy of the shogunate fight the Chinese navy?

Abe replied again: "There should be no distinction between equals. However, China has a vast land and abundant resources, and at this time the founding hero is in power. Even if the Chinese navy is defeated, it will be able to build large ships in two or three years. However, the warship of the shogunate sank. If there is one less ship, we will not be able to consume the Emperor of China after all."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was silent, thinking of the war decades ago.

Although Japan invaded Korea, although it won many battles, it could not bear a few defeats.The Ming army was unfavorable in the initial battle, so they continued to send reinforcements. As a result, the Chinese army fought more and more, while the Japanese army fought less and less.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was not very happy, and after letting the ministers leave, he asked Yagyu Juhei: "Have you met the Chinese emperor, what kind of person is he?"

Yagyu Jubei replied: "Young, heroic, majestic, like to laugh, and he is very kind and tolerant when he smiles."

Tokugawa Iemitsu pondered for a long time, and then ordered: "The envoy sent to negotiate with China will go there in a large sailing ship.

Let Tang people also see our warships! "

Japan has Spanish galleons, and there are two of them.

One of more than 200 tons and one of more than 500 tons were built with the help of the Spaniards before falling out with Spain.

Chapter 633 [Internal Contradictions]

Before Japan closed its doors to the outside world, the navy's superficial strength was stronger than that of Ming Dynasty, and fighting away from the coast is very likely to win three victories against Ming Dynasty.