Chapter 237: Establishing the Japanese Chief Envoy
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The entire Honshu Island war ended in less than three months.
All the Japanese daimyo who were separatist in various places either had their families massacred by the Ming army and confiscated their land, or they surrendered and donated their land to save their lives.
The success of the Japanese war was almost entirely within Zhu Han's expectations.
The military strength of the Japanese state in this era was hundreds of years behind the Ming army, and it was impossible to block the Ming army's offensive.
but.
Although the Japanese territory was not too large, the local Japanese population was very large.
It is the most populous area around Daming.
If we completely eliminate the Japanese people, it will take a lot of energy, both physically and mentally.
Guo Zixing and Mao Gui were both warriors with rough backgrounds. They could lead troops and fight, but they had some shortcomings in doing these things.
but.
Zhu Han did not intend to send anyone else, so he directly suggested to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang that Guo Tianci should be directly responsible for the matter.
Guo Tianci has a relatively stable personality, and he also studied at the Yingtian Military Academy of the Ming Dynasty. He is capable of both literary and military skills. As long as he gives some guidance, I believe he can rule the Japanese people obediently.
Now that the Japanese country has been pacified, as for how to govern it, it is already a trivial matter in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion.
"After all, the Japanese country is separated by a sea. Isn't it a waste to only leave one Guo Zixing to be crowned king?" Zhu Yuanzhang said suddenly.
Guo Zixing, the king of Chuyang, owned a fiefdom in the Japanese country equivalent to ten counties. All military and political power in the territory were at his own disposal.
Zhu Han understood that his brother was worried that in the future Guo Zixing would dominate the Japanese country and that future generations would be in danger of separatist rule.
"Although the Japanese kingdom is not big, it is not too small either. It is indeed a bit small to only grant one Guo Zixing. We can seal Liu Futong's son, Zhang Shicheng and others to the Japanese island, and then seal some important ports and
All the cities are under the direct control of the imperial court. No matter what in the future, there is no need to worry about someone being the dominant one in Japan!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
Liu Futong's sons, Zhang Shicheng, Mr. Guan and others have all been raised by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han with high salaries.
but.
They are all very old and very capable, so it is really a waste of manpower to let them be like little bugs in Yingtian.
Zhu Han felt that enfeoffing them to the Japanese country would not only improve Daming's reputation for benevolence, but also allow them to intimidate the Japanese area. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
"Okay, we think this method is good!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
The imperial edict of the Ming Dynasty soon spread to the Japanese islands.
Guo Tianci surpassed his fathers Guo Zixing and Mao Gui and became the Ming Dynasty's chief envoy on the Japanese islands.
According to the plan sent by Zhu Han to govern the Japanese people, Guo Tianci could actually follow the plan step by step.
At Zhu Han's suggestion, the Ming Dynasty formally established the Japanese Chief Envoy in the Japanese Kingdom, and Guo Tianci served as the first Japanese Chief Envoy.
After all, the Japanese islands are across the sea from the Ming Dynasty, and the risks of maritime transportation are unpredictable. The governance of the Japanese nation must be thoroughly assimilated to ensure that the future is foolproof.
The first step in ruling Japan was naturally to transfer all administrative power from the hands of the daimyo who originally divided the country to the imperial court.
In the battle on the Kyoto Plain, the Ming army almost wiped out all the Japanese feudal lords.
In this way, the management of the separatist power in various places can be completed almost smoothly.
The Muromachi shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiki was captured, and the Japanese emperor of the Northern Dynasty took the initiative to open the city and surrender. These two events completely knocked the legitimacy of the Japanese pirates' regime to the bottom.
The Ming Dynasty implemented comprehensive rule on the Japanese islands. Whether in cities or villages, all Japanese people who were willing to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty were assessed and then awarded official positions.
For those Japanese people who resisted the enlightenment of the Ming Dynasty, tried to use their status as Japanese pirate nobles, and refused to obey the management of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Han's guidance and suggestions were also very simple.
That's one word.
kill!
Regardless of his status in the original Japanese pirate court, as long as he violated Ming Dynasty's taboos, he must be killed as a warning to others.
According to Zhu Han's order, the surrendered Japanese daimyo lords could be killed immediately if they resisted at all.
Under the ruthless iron fist of the Ming army, the Japanese pirates, large and small, did not dare to resist in the slightest.
It took the Ming Dynasty a short period of time to establish a well-ordered ruling order on the Japanese island.
The Ming Dynasty organized an auxiliary army composed of Japanese people on the Japanese island to directly manage various places.
This army is naturally the Huangming Collaborative Army, or the Imperial Collaborative Army for short.
The commander of the Imperial Alliance Army is Hojo Yoshima.
Of course Hojo Yoshin was his previous name, and now his name is Seo Yoshin.
Just like the name Xu Yizhen, another important method used by the Ming Dynasty to rule Japan was Sinicization.
Zhu Han has sent people to make clear regulations. All Japanese people who want to serve in the Ming government or the army must abandon their original Japanese names and use Chinese names and surnames.
Otherwise, we will not be accepted at all.
Moreover, under the ruling order established by the Ming Dynasty, Japanese people who could obtain the qualifications of Han names and surnames were all of the upper class.
Ordinary Japanese civilians originally had no surnames, only one name. Now that the Ming Dynasty has come, they are still in the status of untouchables. If they want to get a Han name, they have to pay some price.
Once an ordinary Japanese person is qualified to take a Han name and a Han surname, it is equivalent to breaking away from the status of a pariah and can gain his own place in the ruling order established by the Ming Dynasty.
They obtained Chinese qualifications.
Either join the Imperial Alliance Army and shed blood and sweat for the Ming Dynasty to suppress the Japanese rebellion.
Or join the Ming Dynasty official farm and become a farmer of the Ming Dynasty farm.
Either if your daughter or sister marries a soldier of the Ming Dynasty garrison, the whole family can obtain the qualifications for Chineseization.
Zhu Han established this differentiated Sinicization policy because the population on the Japanese archipelago was too large. If Ming Dynasty absorbed everyone in Sinicization, it would be a very huge project, and with so many
It is not reasonable for the entire population to be Chinese.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although the Ming Dynasty directly ruled the Japanese archipelago, it was also a type of colonial rule.
Since it was a colonial rule, it would inevitably exploit the local people so that the Ming Dynasty could obtain enough wealth to supply the army and local officials.
And if all Japanese people became citizens of the Ming Dynasty, who would the Ming Dynasty exploit?
Therefore, for the Japanese people, it is necessary to win over some of them through sinicization, and then rule and exploit the other part of the Japanese people together.
Ordinary Japanese people are the ruled. If they want to change their miserable fate, they must make their own efforts.
This kind of effort naturally involves cooperation with the Ming Dynasty.
Whether they are contributing to the Ming Dynasty court or marrying Ming soldiers, they will all be qualified to become masters on the Japanese islands.
But even so, for Zhu Han, the population on the Japanese islands was too much.
Today, the population of Japan is approximately 7 million.
Compared to the Central Plains, this is almost the same population as Jiangnan and Huguang.
The land area of Japan is far less than that of Huguang and Jiangnan.
The Ming Dynasty must find ways to further reduce the Japanese population.
Therefore, among the methods Zhu Han came up with, in addition to attracting and dividing the Japanese people, he also tried every means to relocate the Japanese population.
Zhu Han ordered that about 100,000 men and women be recruited from the Japanese country every year to work as laborers or mercenaries in war-torn areas such as Southeast Asia, Southwest, and Northwest China, thereby consuming the Japanese population.
Regarding this method, Guo Tianci also implemented it very thoroughly.
Guo Tianci had no sympathy for the Japanese people, and he knew Zhu Han's true purpose of doing this, so he was naturally very
support.
For ordinary Japanese people, participating in the recruitment of the Ming Dynasty government is not about being bullied and deceived, but a good opportunity to change their own destiny.
After all, not everyone is qualified to join the "Huang Ming Collaborative Army", or can have a beautiful daughter and sister to marry a Ming soldier.
If more ordinary Japanese people want to change their miserable fate as a lower class, they have to do the most painful and dangerous work for Ming Dynasty.
Chief Minister of Japan during the Ming Dynasty, Edo Prefecture.
As the most prosperous big city in the Japanese archipelago, Edo also has the largest number of poor people.
It was raining continuously, inside a dilapidated thatched house.
Nohara Kotaro frowned and looked at the rain outside the window, feeling distressed in his heart.
He was originally a low-level samurai in the Muromachi shogunate.
During the Battle of Kyoto, he escaped quickly and saved a small life.
However, the Muromachi shogunate subsequently fell, and he lost all his property and status as a samurai.
The land and houses were confiscated by the Ming Dynasty. As for their status, the Muromachi shogunate was gone. Naturally, they samurai were worthless.
What's more, the Imperial Association Army organized by the Ming Dynasty government did not accept warriors from the previous dynasty at all, and only recruited common people from simple backgrounds.
Nohara Kotaro was unwilling to put aside his pride and work as a coolie, so life at home became increasingly difficult.
"There is no rice at home anymore. Why don't you sell my clothes? I can get two days' worth of food."
A weak voice came from behind Nohara Kotaro.
This is his wife Ami, who was originally a wealthy and noble samurai wife, but now she is reduced to starvation.
Nohara Kotaro couldn't help but feel even more painful, not knowing how to face the difficulties in front of him.
He lost everything, his wife suffered and suffered from hunger, and even his son Nohara Shinbei, who was less than five years old, had a sallow face due to hunger.
All this is because the Ming army conquered Japan!
but.
Nohara Kotaro did not dare to be rude in the slightest.
Even in your own home.
Because of Ming's powerful combat power, Nohara Kotaro was afraid to the core of his bones, and he did not dare to show the slightest disrespect.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty had a large number of imperial troops on the Japanese islands. These people not only maintained law and order, but also worked part-time as spies to spy on all Japanese intelligence who dared to offend the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.
If anyone is exposed, the whole family will die.
"This dress is the only one left and can no longer be sold!"
Nohara Kotaro firmly refused.
Then, as if he had made up his mind, he turned around and walked into the house, taking out his family's samurai sword.
When his wife A Mei saw this, her eyes widened in surprise.
"Husband, are you planning to sell your sword?"
Nohara Kotaro nodded sadly, "I'm not even a samurai anymore, what's the use of keeping it anymore?"
Japanese swords were originally a status symbol of the shogunate samurai, and their prices were not cheap.
Now that soldiers from the Ming Dynasty are pouring into the Japanese country, everyone wants to seize a Japanese sword and take it back as a souvenir, and the price is increasing step by step.
If you sell this family-inherited samurai sword of Nohara Kotaro, it can be exchanged for three months of food rations for the whole family.
He's going to starve to death soon, so naturally he won't worry about anything anymore.
Nohara Kotaro held his katana in his arms. He was afraid that others would see that he was going to the seller to pass on the katana, so he hid it tightly.
He braved the light rain and arrived at Edo Castle.
After wandering around in front of several new shops opened by Ming merchants for a long time, Nohara Kotaro could not make up his mind.
He knew that once he sold the katana, it would mean that he would never have the possibility of redeeming it in the future.
However, Nohara Kotaro was cold and hungry, and there was no way he could wait any longer.
Too long.
finally.
When the light rain has gradually stopped.
Nohara Kotaro gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
He was about to step into a store.
suddenly.
There was a shouting sound not far away.
"good news!"
"Good news! Ming government recruitment order!"
"The rice is enough, you can eat it to your heart's content!"
"There is also five taels of silver for settlement expenses and one tael of monthly salary!"
For the Japanese people, this is almost a very generous condition.
Nohara Kotaro was immediately attracted and followed the crowd to the stall.
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However, next to this recruitment order, there was a short, fat Japanese translator who was explaining the recruitment order over and over again.
Half a day later.
Kotaro Nohara finally figured it out.
The Ming Dynasty is recruiting for two positions, one is a coolie laborer, and the other is a hired warrior to kill people!
Needless to say, Nohara Kotaro naturally fell in love with mercenary samurai.
"The settlement fee is five taels of silver, which is ten Ming silver coins. It can keep Ami and Shinbei from going hungry for a year!"
"Besides, I still have a salary of one tael per month, so I can save some money!"
Nohara Kotaro immediately made up his mind to participate in Ming Dynasty's recruitment order.
After receiving a note from the chubby translator, Nohara Kotaro went to the side and lined up according to the number.
The first step in recruitment is naturally the preliminary registration, which means to take a rough look at the candidates and make sure they don't mix in anyone who is disabled or mentally retarded.
Finally it was Nohara Kotaro's turn. An official wearing a mighty Ming Dynasty military attaché uniform was sitting on a grand master's chair. On the left was a clerk holding a pen for recording, and on the right was the short, fat Japanese translator.
"What is your name?"
The Japanese translator asked Nohara Kotaro with his nostrils.
If it were in the past, this Japanese translator who was a Japanese businessman would never dare to do this, otherwise, Nohara Kotaro would chop off his head with the samurai sword in his hand.
However, Nohara Kotaro is now almost starving and has lost his appearance, so others can't tell what kind of samurai he is.
"Kotaro Nohara!"
"Ah! You actually have a last name. Are you a samurai?" The fat translator looked surprised.
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