Wang Ba, who returned to Washima, after arranging the defense plans for each city, immediately boarded the ship and headed to the inner sea of Washima via the Sanjiang River.
Among the heroes of the family who traveled with Wang Ba this time, in addition to Cui Jie of the Cui family, and Wang Xuance of the Wang family.
This Wang Xuance was not an ordinary person. He had originally obtained the official position of a county magistrate, but he gave up and gave this opportunity to a younger brother of the same clan. Then he went to Nanyang, and this time he came back to help Wang Ba
Come to attack Japan Island.
We say he is extraordinary because this man created a miracle in history.
It is said that one person can destroy a country.
When he was sent as an envoy to Tianzhu on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, Tianzhu was in chaos during the Warring States Period. He relied on seven thousand borrowed cavalry to destroy a small country. If he followed the practices of later Europeans, he could turn that small country into a colony.
Otherwise, he would receive a greater reward. Unfortunately, due to the different values of Eastern and Western civilizations in history, he just finished the battle, returned the borrowed soldiers, and returned to the Tang Dynasty with a wave of his hand.
In the Tang Dynasty, he was still an ordinary official and disappeared in the long river of history.
At this time, Japan's political system was somewhat similar to that of China's Han Dynasty. It was still a country composed of imperial power plus royal power, plus the influence of local clans.
Yamato has a population of about three million people, and the remaining tribes have about one million people.
Can't a Japanese island with four million people produce 300,000 workers?
There was only one thought in Wang Ba's mind. His Highness the King of Qin's order was to get enough of these 300,000 laborers even if all the Japanese were killed.
Following his two juniors, Cui Jie's thoughts became a little complicated. He wanted to take this opportunity to show off his talents. The word colonization first appeared in the above list given by Princess Mingyue to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty.
In the great colonial era, only great wisdom can create great achievements.
Wang Xuance had no extra thoughts. He was thinking about how to seduce the Japanese.
One day and one night later, the ship sailed to the Otagawa River, which would become Hiroshima in later generations.
After revealing his identity, he heard that he was an official and businessman from the Tang Dynasty. The Datian clan sent 500 elite soldiers and 200 singers to line up outside Datian City to greet him. They were preparing for a banquet. The head of the Datian family, the city lord, personally welcomed him out.
Wang Ba only brought a hundred guards and twenty clerks.
"It's an honor for the Ota family to come to visit a noble man from the Kingdom of Heaven!" Ota Kazuo came up to greet him.
On behalf of the three of them, Wang Xuance spoke in Japanese: "We are from the Tang Dynasty. This general of my Wang family has been awarded the third grade seal, has a land of 600 miles, and has 20,000 elite men. I am the direct descendant of the Wang family, the Tang Dynasty
The official seventh-grade seal. This person is the second eldest son of the Cui family in Qinghe. Although he currently has no official position. But as the direct son of the Cui family in Qinghe, he has profound knowledge. As long as he becomes an official with the sixth-grade seal, it is no problem. But he came here with hope.
Make friends with the Ota clan!"
There is no modest tone, only a display of one's own identity.
This is not the Tang Dynasty, and the Japanese do not know what modesty is. They believe in strength more.
Upon hearing that these three people had such great backgrounds, Oda Kazuo quickly bowed in Han rites and said, "I only treat them as distinguished guests of the Tang Dynasty, but these three are not the distinguished guests among the distinguished guests!"
The Wang family and the Cui family are the first-class clans in the Tang Dynasty.
What's more, there is a third-grade general with a fiefdom of 800 miles. I am afraid that this time he will be at least a count of the Tang Dynasty.
Entering the main hall, the guests and the host sat down.
"Here, I give you this gift!" Wang Ba spoke in Chinese, with a cold and majestic voice.
With Wang Ba's current status, even if he saw Prince Shotoku, the current leader of the Japanese country, he would not give a big gift. At most, he would treat him as an equal.
Eight hundred pieces of Yun brocade, eight hundred Tang horizontal knives, eight hundred fine steel spear points, eight hundred taels of fine tea, and eight hundred snow velvet cloths.
How much is this gift worth?
Ohta Kazuo was shocked when he saw it. He couldn't even think about it if he didn't have ten thousand kilograms of gold in total. These were all the top goods of the Tang Dynasty. Just eight hundred pieces of cloud brocade would cost at least as much as
Eight thousand taels of gold. But look at this Yun brocade, it is more gorgeous than what is available on the market in Japan.
Cui Jie then untied his backpack, took out a long box, placed it in front of him and slowly pushed it forward.
"Have you ever heard of King Qin's Hundred Blades?" Wang Ba asked loudly.
After Wang Xuance translated, Ohta Kazuo nodded vigorously: "It is rumored that the sword of the King of Qin's personal guard is one of the hundred swords. In the battle of the Goguryeo Royal City, one person beheaded 5,000 heads. The sword broke! His Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty once again rewarded the gods.
Weapons are famous for their swords, but it is a pity that such famous swords are only among legends."
"That kid's sword is named Duanlang! His Highness gave him the title of Yan Yue in his hand!"
The box was opened. It was a knife without any decoration. It had a very ordinary bamboo scabbard and the handle was wrapped with silk thread.
Wang Xuance said at this time: "This one is called Fallen Leaf. It is a defective sword with a hundred blades. Please place a fine steel pillar in the hall to test the blade!" Find the fine steel pillar there, the Japanese don't even have fine steel.
, so dozens of logs were placed, with a diameter of one foot.
Wang Ba just sat there, didn't even stand up, just drew his sword, waved it, and put it away.
The knife is not visible, only its shadow.
All the logs were cut in half!
"Be careful!" Wang Xuance pushed the knife box over.
"Thank you very much, for such a generous gift, my Ota clan is extremely grateful!" Ota Kazuo knelt down and bent over heavily.
Are these gifts for nothing? Ohta Kazuo didn't believe it, but he couldn't guess what these Tang people wanted, but the gifts represented sincerity, so he had to at least listen.
Wang Ba nodded towards Wang Xuance.
Wang Xuance said: "Lord of Ota City, do you know what has happened to the Konoe family and the Ichijo family in recent years?"
Kazuo Ohta was slightly startled when he heard about these two families, but he still answered truthfully: "The Ichijo family were originally servants of the Izumo family, but they became the lords of Izumo Castle overnight. The Konoe family, on the other hand, has no origin at all.
It's like they appeared out of thin air, I don't know why the distinguished guest knows about these two families."
"A man with a head and a husband came to the Tang Dynasty with a merchant ship."
As soon as Wang Xuance opened his mouth, Oda Kazuo signaled to the irrelevant people in the hall to leave. Those who were left behind were the ones he trusted very much.
"In Chang'an City, Ichigo Hui met a clerk from the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and got the opportunity to study in Chang'an. The latter Ichigo Hui actually found some information in the historical archives, and he proved that he was a descendant of the Ying family of the Qin Empire hundreds of years ago.
People, and then received some rewards and support from His Highness King Qin, and after returning to Japan Island, the family was able to rise!"
After hearing these words, Ohta Kazuo nodded seriously.
With His Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, it was not difficult to prosper a family even with a little reward or a little support.
Even if it means fighting for hegemony on the Japanese island, Ohta Kazuo has no doubts.
"Konoe Tadahito was originally nameless, just a rough man with some strength. He met His Highness King Qin's Konoe Wu Bin!"
"Wu Bin!" Kazuo Ohta exclaimed.
He might not have heard of the other names, but Wu Bin was a famous person, a murderer who was rumored to have beheaded five thousand heads per person.
Wang Xuance continued with a smile: "Konoe Zhongren learned swordsmanship from Wu Bin and achieved great success. During the Battle of Pyongyang, he fought as Wu Bin's sword servant and beheaded seventeen people, and gained the status of a Tang Dynasty captain."
Needless to say what follows, the rise of the Konoe family is not surprising at all.
Ohta Kazuo fell silent because he didn't know how to answer the question next.
"In Hebei Road and Hedong Road, our Wang family and Cui family have taken over the business of building a road for three thousand miles. We hope to get the support of the Datian family. With such help, we can trade it with any commodity that your Datian family needs.
.Including Datang’s siege artillery.”
Why? Ohta Kazuo was a little confused. What was there to argue about in terms of road construction?
"This road travels thousands of miles every day. It only takes less than four hours from Chang'an to Luoyang City, and each vehicle can carry 1.5 million kilograms. Whether it is pulling goods or people, it is so important. The journey from Chang'an to Luoyang
Regarding the railway, Wu Bin has a close relationship with the Yuchi family, and with the support of 200,000 strong laborers from the Konwei family, the road from Chang'an to Luoyang was completed in one year."
Ohta Kazuo is lying if he is not moved.
The Ichijo family and the Konoe family are rebels in the eyes of Ohta Kazuo and many of the lords of Wajima Castle. But what they see more is not hatred, but envy. The excuse for the Ichijo family daring to challenge the Yamato royal family is
, they are the descendants of the Ying family of the Great Qin Empire, while the royal family of the Yamato Kingdom are just the descendants of Xu Fu of the Great Qin Empire.
The Ying family from the Central Plains is nobler than the Xu family no matter how they compare.
Rebels, if things continue like this, the Ichijo clan will be able to be crowned the king of Japan.
"However, the territory currently controlled by my Datian family has a total population of more than 300,000. Even if they all go to the Tang Dynasty, it will not be enough, because many of them are old and weak!"
After hearing this, Wang Ba knew that their goal had been achieved.
"You can find it from other places. If a person works for a month, we will give one stone of refined grains. Or we can directly settle the payment with rice. If everyone works for a month, we will give one stone of rice. And in Datang, we will provide food, housing, and clothing.
We will pay for everything and it will definitely be a waste of money.”
One stone of rice!
What is the price of five taels of gold in Japan? How could Ota Kazuo not be tempted? Moreover, he could earn the price difference and give those low-class tenant farmers five hundred kilograms of miscellaneous grains per month. It would be good for him and the rest to make the excess.
The city lord went to divide it among 300,000 people, which is 300,000 shi of rice every month.
This huge number even exceeds the income of his territory several times.
How could a small town in Japan have a rice income of more than 3.6 million koku a year? It was absolutely impossible.
"We, the Datian clan, are very willing to cooperate with our distinguished guests. We will have a banquet tonight and we will discuss the details tomorrow!"
The Ota family was very happy. In order to show sincerity, Ota Kazuo selected 5,000 people from his own territory that day, including 4,000 men and 1,000 women. These were only treated as a return gift and did not count the monthly food.
Naturally, Wang Ba had the advantageous subordinates to arrange for people to board the ship first.
That night, a grand banquet was held in Datian City, and only distinguished guests from the Tang Dynasty were entertained.
