In Edo, Japan, Tokugawa Iemitsu brought several guards to Gong Zifang's mansion.

Gong Zifang planted many strange flowers and plants in his yard, and he had been enjoying the leisurely and comfortable life every day.

This place is not as desolate as imagined. Although it is not as prosperous and comfortable as Jinling, it is still a leisurely life.

After hearing the report of the soldier at the door, Gong Zifang walked into the hall in casual clothes.

Because of the Han style, Japanese people nowadays rarely wear ugly traditional clothes, and Tokugawa Iemitsu himself wears Hanfu.

"The Lord of the State came here in person, I wonder if you have any advice?"

Tokugawa Ie-kun felt upset when he saw this person. He was also the governor stationed in Japan. Zhu Dadian was kind and Gong Zifang seemed much more difficult to get along with.

Because of Sakai Nobuhiko's recklessness, the Tokugawa family lost 80,000 Japanese soldiers who were good at fighting, which made the Daming vassals everywhere uneasy.

Everyone was originally the subordinate of the monkey Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and you Tokugawa Ieyasu suddenly jumped out to be the boss. Isn’t it because of your strong strength that we can’t beat you? Now that your samurai is dead, it’s a bit inappropriate to want to be the general of the Conquest.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was anxious and had a row of bubbles on his mouth, which looked very disgusting. He suppressed his anger and said, "Mr. Gong, the Satsuma clan and the Cheungju clan, have now publicly refused to obey my orders. I heard that they are still recruiting soldiers and mobilizing samurai. My people have died too many in North Korea. If this continues, we will find it difficult to control the situation."

Gong Zifang angrily slammed the table and yelled: "It's so inconspicuous! Lord, don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will not admit that they are legal. Only Tokugawa is the orthodox Japanese orthodox."

The Tokugawa family almost vomited blood. After swallowing it forcibly, they said kindly: "Governor Gong, we need the support of the Ming Navy. Our troops are not enough to suppress the rebellion."

Gong Zifang, who was angry just now and was full of righteous indignation, suddenly became sad and sighed: "To be honest, our Ming Dynasty is also suffering from internal and external troubles. My subordinates actually have no soldiers and horses, and they are all seconded by the Denglai Navy. They belong to the Ministry of War, and even His Majesty the Emperor has no right to mobilize without authorization, because the navy is too expensive to fight. You must know that it is not cheap to build a ship now, as well as cannons, gunpowder, armor, food, and military pay and rewards. These are all money.

After fighting for so long in the Ming Dynasty, everyone knows that the treasury is empty, but it’s just that it’s not daring to say it. I, Gong Zifang, are gentlemen, are not afraid of rifts, so I tell you the truth, our Ming Dynasty has no money."

Tokugawa Ikawa stared at her eyes, and his hands were on the table, and he was about to burst out. Gong Zifang wiped his eyelids and picked up the tea and blew the white mist gently.

"How much money does it cost?" Tokugawa Iemitsu finally chose to compromise. He did not have the capital now and broke with the Ming Dynasty.

Gong Zifang suddenly felt energetic, put down his teacup, and said, "What did the king say? The Ming Dynasty and Japan are brotherly countries. I, Gong Zifang, cannot do the work of helping you fight and asking for money. Even if the court wants to do this, I have to fight to the death and give it a try to advise you!

The samurai of the Tokugawa family is not cold. We are not mean people. Don’t worry, don’t worry, you don’t have a tael of silver in Japan. Just sign this contract.”

After saying that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. Seeing that he was ready, Tokugawa Iemitsu actually pretended for a long time, he raised his aversion to a higher level in his heart.

Gong Zifang not only prepared the contract in advance very considerately, but also prepared a Japanese one and pushed it to Tokugawa Iemitsu.

"Each business treaty is opened?" Tokugawa Iemitsu was a little surprised. He thought he would target his Ishimi Silver Mine, but he didn't expect it was just a matter of trading.

After a closer look, Tokugawa Ie-kwang discovered the viciousness of this treaty, and the contract written on it looked even very fair.

The Ming Dynasty and Japan opened trades with each other, and neither country charged tariffs from each other's merchants. In this way, Japan and the Ming Dynasty were really like the same country in the business world.

But the twists and turns are that the Ming Dynasty goods are all popular in Japan. The Ming Dynasty merchants can often make a fortune when they come to Japan, but it is difficult to sell Japanese goods in the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, the tariffs paid by the Ming merchants to Japan were a large part of their fiscal revenue. In the long run, the loss of more money was even greater than that of handing over silver mines.

Gong Zifang looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu and felt a little nervous. If this matter was done, it would be an example. In the future, he could write a book to Hou Xuan and let it do it everywhere overseas.

In the end, Tokugawa Iemitsu decided to resolve the urgent problem and agreed happily. After all, the harm of this matter is long-term, but the threat from the Satsuma and the Choshu family is close to you. It is like a person who is dying of thirst. You tell him that a bucket of water is not clean, and drinking too much may be bad for your health. So, will he drink or not?

After Gong Zifang received the contract, he stood up and clapped his hands, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Lord, I will write a letter to invite soldiers now. It's so unreasonable for two famous vassals to be disrespectful to the shogunate generals!"

Gong Zifangyuan was not as pitiful as he said. He wanted to mobilize the Songjiang Navy and the Denglai Navy, but it was just a matter of one sentence.

Hou Xuanyan gave him the right to command all the generals of the two navy commanders, and even mobilize the troops from Shandong.

The streets of Japan became lively again, and there were busy and hustle and bustle everywhere in preparation for war.

Countless well-trained soldiers and horses were transported to Japan by the navy. The Nagasaki Port was already covered with armor and swords and guns. Shandong soldiers who had just returned from Shanhaiguan boarded the ship from Dengzhou; Zhejiang soldiers boarded the ship from Wusong River and landed onto Japan's territory.

Japan's territory is narrow and long. From the sea and mountains, it can quickly mobilize troops to attack the lairs of several powerful vassals, so the Ming Navy is full of deterrence. The combination of giant ships and cannons is even more terrifying and it quickly ravaged the entire Japan.

Gong Zifang was very involved in helping Tokugawa's family to kill all sides. With just one word from the shogunate, he would hit anyone who said he would hit him. Tokugawa's family was like a player who was used to using weapons from the novice village. Suddenly one day he obtained a weapon that was against the will of heaven, and experienced the feeling of cheating, and pressed all the disobedient daimyos to the ground and rubbed them.

On a carriage, Damei Shimazu Tsunaki from the Satsuma clan was taken to Edo by a prison carriage.

The Dainame vassals, whose relationships are close to Japan and the shogunate, are near Edo, which is now Tokyo, and the more distant the relationship, the further they are from Edo. The Satsuma vassal is in the westernmost part of the four islands of Japan, and the relationship with the shogunate can be imagined.

In the sneaky deal with the Franchise and the Dutch, the Satsuma clan gradually grew up and its power surged over the years. This also made them dare to challenge the Tokugawa shogunate. After all, with the support of the Franchise and the Dutch, their weapons were more advanced than Tokugawa.

But even so, he was far from a match for the Ming Navy. He was soon captured by Kagoshima and his whole family was captured in Edo.

Taking this opportunity, Tokugawa Iemitsu swept through several powerful vassals, completely erased them, and took over their territory directly.
Chapter completed!