Chapter 2727

When Tom Wang led his troops to North America, he had already stationed a small number of troops in Honolulu to provide local supplies for the Haihan fleet that plied both sides of the ocean. However, although Honolulu has a natural harbor for the fleet to berth and rest, the environment is still poor.

It was relatively primitive, and the supplies required by the garrison even had to rely on external supplies, so only fresh water was sufficient.

Therefore, Wang Anguo attaches great importance to the supply work in Edo. Not only must he ensure that the immigration fleet needs it during its migration, but he must also send some living supplies to the garrison in Honolulu. But this sudden heavy snow may cause supplies

The trouble caused by the work made him a little worried. However, the weather conditions could not be changed by manpower, and he could only pray that he could complete the work smoothly after arriving in Edo.

The bay where Edo is located is sandwiched from the east and west by Cape Futtsu on the Boso Peninsula and Kannonzaki on the Miura Peninsula. It covers an area of ​​nearly a thousand square kilometers and has many small harbors. Adjacent to it are the three major plains of the Japanese archipelago.

The Kanto Plain, the largest area in China, was the seat of the later Tokyo metropolitan area. Edo Bay was surrounded by the Kanto Plain, and Edo Castle was located on the northern coast of the bay.

There are many rivers on the Kanto Plain, and the water conservancy and shipping conditions are extremely superior. Whether it is agricultural development or urban construction, it has superior geographical conditions that are rare in the Japanese archipelago.

However, because Kyoto, Japan is located in the Osaka Plain in Kansai, which is the traditional political, economic and cultural center, the Kanto Plain has not received enough attention. It has not been too long since the large-scale development of the Edo area really started.

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Edo was named after the Edo family, a wealthy family who lived here in the twelfth century. However, it was not until the Battle of Odawara in 1590, when Tokugawa Ieyasu entered Kanto and took over the Edo area that it began to truly prosper.

Edo Castle began to be renovated and expanded in 1590, and was not completed until the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, took office in 1636. The entire expansion project lasted more than 40 years. After the completion, Edo Castle became the largest in Japan.

city.

Although Zhu Zian was born inland, he had visited many ports in the past few months and had some knowledge of the harbor environment. However, when he saw the map of the Edo Bay area, he couldn't help but express his dismay at the natural conditions here.

Liao lamented: "This place has both a natural harbor and a sea-facing plain, with huge development potential. It's no wonder that the Tokugawa family chose this place as their seat of governance."

Takeda Ishige: "Although the environment of Edo is good, it actually has shortcomings. To the east of the Japanese archipelago is the boundless ocean, and the only way to connect with the outside world is the mainland to the west. However, as the center of a country, Edo is far from the mainland.

It is actually far away, and it is very inconvenient for those in power to communicate with the outside world. Japan has adopted a national isolation policy to isolate itself in recent decades, which may also be affected by this factor."

Zhu Zian nodded silently, thinking that Shi Chengwu's words were indeed reasonable. From the map, Edo's location is already very remote. Whether it is with China or North Korea, there are thousands of miles of sea voyage, which is said to be far away from the civilized world.

It’s not an exaggeration. In such a lonely environment, it may be difficult for those in power to have an open and inclusive mentality.

Shi Chengwu continued: "The Japanese archipelago is prone to earthquakes and has few products. It is not a livable place. Although the environment near Edo is slightly better, it cannot change the country's situation. Therefore, this country has always coveted the mainland.

, we must be on guard against this. The Japanese pirates that harmed China’s coast and invaded the Korean Peninsula are examples.”

Zhu Zian was even more convinced now, and nodded in response: "Japanese pirate rebellion has been a major trouble in coastal areas for hundreds of years. Even if force is used, it is difficult to completely eradicate it. It is really a stubborn disease. But these two recent incidents

Over the past thirty years, it seems that we have gradually heard less and less news about Japanese pirates."

Tao Hongfang wanted to test Zhu Zian, so he interrupted: "Zian, do you know why the Japanese pirates were not wiped out in the early years?"

Zhu Zian responded: "I believe that the rampant Japanese pirates back then were mainly driven by profit. Goods produced in China were often sold at high prices in Japan, which led to some people taking desperate risks and plundering coastal areas by force to make profits. And

Not all Japanese pirates are Japanese, there are also many Han Chinese who collude with others inside and outside, which is especially hateful."

Tao Hongfang nodded and said: "What you said is correct, but it is not comprehensive enough. To solve the Japanese pirate rebellion, we must both suppress and disperse the Japanese pirates. The two-pronged approach will be effective. In the early years of our country, we also spent a lot of effort on Fujian. The suppression of pirates and Japanese armed forces along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and later the dispatch of troops to the East China Sea to attack the Hirado Domain, are also related to this. However, to fundamentally solve the problem, safe and stable trade channels must be established. The purpose of the trade treaty signed between my country and Japan is also It lies in this.”

Zhu Zian responded: "As more people rely on normal trade for a living, there will naturally be fewer and fewer people taking desperate risks."

Tao Hongfang praised: "That's right. When the most powerful daimyo from all over Japan become the beneficiaries of this business system, they will also regard the Japanese pirates as a stumbling block and take the initiative to send troops to eliminate them. Of course, if there are problems that they cannot solve by themselves

If the situation arises, General Amakusa at the Sasebo base will also be happy to help."

Zhu Zianxin thought, perhaps this latter factor was the main reason why the daimyo from various places took the initiative to clear out the Japanese pirates. Is it because the Japanese pirates would affect their own interests? They were obviously afraid that the Haihan Army would come to their door. After all, no one would want to provide the Haihan Army with supplies.

An excuse to send troops to your own territory, it is safer to take the initiative to solve it yourself.

But in any case, Haihan's strategy has indeed achieved very good results. As far as Zhu Zian knows, Japanese pirates have indeed disappeared in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty for many years. At least as long as he can remember, it seems that he has not heard of Japanese pirates appearing anywhere.

information.

But when talking about this, Zhu Zian still had something unclear: "If this is the case, why do we need to support forces in Japan to fight against the shogunate? If this happens, won't wars arise again and affect trade?"

Shi Chengwu said with a smile: "This is two different things from eradicating Japanese pirates. Japanese pirates are Japan's means of causing chaos externally, and what we have to do is to cause chaos within them and let them consume themselves domestically, so that they have no time to harm other places.

When normal business becomes difficult to do, we can still do other business and maybe earn more!"

Zhu Zian was secretly frightened when he heard this, but at the same time he felt that what Shi Chengwu said was reasonable. For Haihan and North Korea, they probably did not want to see a unified and politically stable Japan and let it return to the disintegrated Warring States Period.

Time may be the best outcome. If such a situation really occurs, Haihan will probably become the target of various vassals without any suspense. After all, in addition to a dazzling array of daily necessities, Haihan can also sell

There are weapons and equipment with advanced performance.
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