"The head of the family, the Kyushu army is strong, so we have to find ways to check and balance them, and at the same time we cannot anger them, so as not to make any irrational behavior." Tadaosaki Sakai was beside Tokugawa Iemitsu, and also heard the description of the Kyushu army by the Japanese who had been living in the Central Plains for a long time, and like Tokugawa Iemitsu Iemitsu, judged the Kyushu army as a more dangerous object.

"They are not going to mess around yet. But our situation is not optimistic now. Who can think that the Nakabara, which we could still confront them thirty or forty years ago, has now become a high mountain for us to look up to?" Tokugawa Iemitsu said deeply, "This time we must let go of our useless dignity and face and try our best to narrow the gap with the Central Plains. Even for this selection, we must send people to learn the advanced culture of the Central Plains. And we must also select the smartest gentlemen and samurai."

"Master, you must think carefully. In this way, we bow our heads to the Kyushu Army as our disciples." Although Sakai Tadaokaku, Abe Tadaki and other retainers all realized the strength of the Kyushu Army, they also knew the courage of Tokugawa Iemitsu Army as a hero, they were still unwilling to accept it.

Since the Tang envoy was sent, the Japanese Kingdom began to move towards a strong feudal society, and had always wanted to break away from the influence of the Central Plains and become an existence that rose and sat with the Central Plains. However, after a thousand years, the wheel of history not only did not move forward, but also seemed to be another cycle of reincarnation.

"You don't need to say much, my intention has been decided." Tokugawa Ieki said solemnly, which made everyone feel trembling. "This time we choose the most loyal and talented people to go to Tokyo school to select, but we must not use the title of our shogunate, but should be in a private capacity. In this way, my shogunate does not mean to surrender. When this group of people achieve success in their studies, we will come back to help my shogunate chase China and revive my grandfather's ambition to make a fortune in the world."

"Yes!" Sakai Tadaokakura and others seemed to see a glimmer of hope in the suffocating despair brought by the huge Kyushu Army.

After intense preparations, the public selection of Tokyo Academy was finally held in Edo Castle, which triggered a prosperous scene where a large number of people poured into Edo Castle since the outcry. There were also vendors walking around the streets carrying shoulder poles and shouting for business. Some people from daimyos and upper-class families appeared on the streets in kimonos. Even if they did not participate in this selection, it was regarded as a grand event. They all wanted to see what the legendary selection of the Central Plains was like.

In addition to the eye-catching daimyo, some of the qibos also relied on their identity as Tokugawa's retainer to show off their power in Edo Castle and took a few samurai to disperse the civilians around them. Most of the people who came were civilians, including indigenous people in Edo Castle and farmers outside Edo Castle. They were all eager to try. If luck came and passed the selection of Tokyo Academy, wouldn't they have the chance to reach the top in one step? Even the identity of the students of Tokyo Academy can make them sway in front of ordinary civilians and even lower-class samurai.

Zheng Zhilong looked at this scene with satisfaction. There must be many smart people among these people. Of course, being smart is useless, you must learn to be a person.

"Commander, the number of people who signed up for the selection this time has surged, and there are more than 1,000 people, including the children of famous masters, wandering warriors, farmers and hawkers, and all kinds of religions and all walks of life." The official who was responsible for registering the name wiped the sweat from his forehead with his cuffs and reported to Zheng Zhilong. The number of people just now made him in a hurry.

"There are more than a thousand people who sign up for Edo Castle. If it is promoted to the entire Japanese country, wouldn't there be tens of thousands?" Zheng Zhilong witnessed their fanaticism with his own eyes and was shocked when he actually learned the specific number of people who sign up.

Shi Daxuan, deputy commander of the Beiyang Fleet next to him, asked, "I don't understand something. Why do we set up schools in the Japanese Kingdom? We in the Central Plains still need education. Even in the place where the military leaders made their fortunes in southern Liaoning, there are still illiterate children and shortage of teachers. Why spend resources in this overseas place?"

"Then let me ask you, how do we deal with pirates competing for territory when we were traversing the southeast coast a few years ago?" Zheng Zhilong carried his hands behind his back.

"If the other party is weaker than us, we will find a way to kill their nests, become their bosses, annex their men and rob their property. If the other party is stronger than us, we need to unite other forces to kill them." Shi Daxuan said.

When they were traversing all over the world, they were really so cruel and ruthless, otherwise they would not have become the largest force in the southeast coast.

"Then do you think we can use the same approach to dealing with the shogunate? We will attack Edo Castle, cut off all the shogunate people, and then destroy the Shogunate coalition forces to the west and steal their property and return to the Central Plains?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"This is not feasible? If we plunder all their property, we will never rise here again and become our vassal state forever." Shi Daxuan asked in confusion.

"The premise you said is that our China will always remain strong and suppress them at all times, which is impossible. Judging from my early experience here, if we really plunder the place, the seeds of hatred will be planted on this land. If the Central Plains fall into division in the future, it will rise quickly and become a big problem for us. So we not only cannot adopt barbaric practices, but also assimilate them." Zheng Zhilong said, "The establishment of the school is to fundamentally solve the problem. This matter should be explained clearly by the temporary dean of the Tokyo Academy. Mr. Huang, what do you think?"

Zheng Zhilong looked at a young Confucian scholar walking next to him. The man was thin but had a strong aura.

"The General is really a bit arrogant. I am just a young Confucian scholar. I am respected by the military leader and come here to serve as the dean. I am so frightened." Because of my low status, the young Confucian scholar has been with Zheng Zhilong and they are the ones who will decide. This time, when Zheng Zhilong asked about his opinion, he couldn't help but be humble.

This young man joined the Academy of Sciences of the Jiuzhou Army after the fall of the Nanming regime in Nanjing. Even he himself didn't know why Chu Yun trusted him so much, tilted a lot of resources on him, and even asked a Confucian scholar in his early twenties to set up the first school in Japan as the dean.

"But it's okay." Zheng Zhilong said.
Chapter completed!