Under the leadership of Tetsuya Watanabe, the country of Takayama quickly restored normal order, but many ministers were missing and replaced by his confidants. Privately, Taro Hashimoto said that Tetsuya Watanabe would never learn to be as at ease as an old turtle.
Defending the city, I am afraid that in a few years, Takayama Country will also become a new source of war. Taro Hashimoto was then appointed as the Minister of Finance by Tetsuya Watanabe, and he happily took office.
In the Sato era, Hashimoto was just the richest man, but in the Watanabe era, Hashimoto actually became the country's God of Wealth. All Hashimoto's original dissatisfaction with Tetsuya Watanabe disappeared with a piece of paper, and then he
In front of Zhang Xiaowu, he strongly boasted about how determined Tetsuya Watanabe was to reform and how wise and wise he was.
Then, Taro Hashimoto asked Zhang Xiaowu if he could buy ten 3,000-stone warships from them.
"Do you have so much money?" Zhang Xiaowu asked curiously.
Taro Hashimoto said: "Yes, General Sato has been in business for thirty years and accumulated a lot of wealth. This money is enough to buy ten three-thousand-stone warships."
"Sorry, the three-thousand-stone warship is not available for sale for the time being. We can only sell the thousand-stone warship."
Hashimoto thought for a while and said helplessly: "Okay, that's fine too."
Zhang Xiaowu asked: "Are you preparing for a foreign war?"
Hashimoto said: "I don't have any plans for the time being, but..."
He didn't say anything else, but Zhang Xiaowu understood what he meant and smiled. But it was interesting for Ashitaka Kohachiro. He went back and forth for a month, and he didn't expect that the general would change. But for him, it was obvious that the general had changed.
It is more advantageous for him to serve as general, because Watanabe admires him more, and officially appointed Ashito Kohachiro as the deputy minister of foreign affairs. Almost all cabinet ministers died, and Watanabe generously awarded rewards to win people's hearts. In addition, Takayama Country is really a small country.
It quickly stabilized.
The news brought by Ashoshi Kohachiro is that the king of Mino Kingdom, Onitsuka Ryuzo, is stationed on the west side of the country to guard against attacks by the two neighboring countries to the west. Regarding Cho Xiaowu's wish to explore Tsuura Island, Onitsuka Ryuzo expressed his willingness
This opened the door to convenience, and his original plan was to send someone to obtain the Goddess Fruit Tree on Jinpu Island and give it to Zhang Xiaowu. Unfortunately, it was a confrontation stage in the war, so Zhang Xiaowu could only get it himself.
"That's fine." Zhang Xiaowu nodded.
Ashishita Kohachiro blushed and said, "Actually, they have one more condition."
"What conditions?"
"You can only bring ten people with you. If you bring too many people, they will worry about your true purpose."
"What?" Zhang Xiaowu was startled at first, and then said angrily: "Asshole, it seems I should send troops to directly attack Meinong Country."
Ashishita Kohachiro nodded and said: "I think so too! Let me analyze the enemies of Mino Country for you. The Kinchuan Kingdom in the southwest and the Sendai Kingdom in the northwest can gather five thousand troops.
Including your thousand troops, it is enough to defeat the Meinong Kingdom. According to my observation, the Meinong Kingdom only has three thousand troops, and the total strength of the coalition forces can reach six thousand. It is absolutely impossible for them to withstand it."
Zhang Xiaowu waved his hand and said: "Since the coalition has five thousand people, why don't they attack?"
Ashishita Kohachiro said: "Actually, if the land was connected, Mino Country would have been conquered by them long ago. However, the hydrology around Mino Country is particularly complicated. There is only one waterway in and out of Mino Country. Apart from this waterway, there are other wide seas.
All below
Undercurrents and hidden reefs. The sneak attack troops of the Kanagawa navy and the Sendai navy did not encounter the Mino army. Instead, the warship was overturned by the current and was buried in the sea. But if it is your three thousand stone warship,
They will have no way to resist."
Zhang Xiaowu looked up and down at Shishi Kohachiro, and Shishi lowered his head in panic. Then Zhang Xiaowu said, "How much benefit did they give you?"
"What?"
"Don't hide it from me. How many benefits did they give you?"
Ashishita Kohachiro blushed and said: "Five thousand taels of silver and a hundred female slaves from the Meino country."
Zhang Xiaowu snorted coldly. Although it was not difficult to attack the Meinong Kingdom, he would not easily intervene in the civil war of the Thousand Islands and Hundreds of Fuso Kingdoms to avoid losing money out of thin air. After protecting the dock these days, the Han army collected a protection fee of two thousand taels.
, but what can they gain by attacking Meinong? If once the warship is destroyed, they will really lose more than they gain.
"I will send people to Meinong Country." Zhang Xiaowu said.
"ah?"
"Don't be surprised, the Holy Han has no intention of becoming an enemy of any country."
"OK."
After seeing off his subordinate Kohachiro, Zhang Xiaowu thought carefully about it. This trip to Mino Country requires him to go there in person. Fortunately, Kuang Yi has been very successful in disguising himself these days. At least the appearance is very similar, and he can pass the fake as the real one.
Kuang Yi mentioned that he would disguise himself and stay on the ship while he and nine of his men went to Meinong Country to find the Goddess Fruit Tree. Kuang Yi hurriedly said: "My lord, I will go in your place."
"No, you stay here instead of me." Zhang Xiaowu said, "Do you have my skills?"
"No."
"Am I going to fight?"
"no."
"That's alright." Zhang Xiaowu laughed, "The Meinong Kingdom will only kill the envoys of the Holy Han Empire unless they are stupid. The difficulty I have to face is not the enemy, but the search for the Goddess Fruit Tree on Jinpu Island. Okay.
, you can take off your mask now and give it to me, and I will take your place."
Kuang Yi was still a little worried, and Zhang Xiaowu said: "This is an order." Kuang Yi had to take off his mask and give it to Zhang Xiaowu. After Zhang Xiaowu put on the mask, he returned to the room and changed into a new outfit, and asked: "What do I look like now?"
Not like you?" Kuang Yi said: "Sir, you are one punch stronger than me, otherwise I would have to cut off a pair of feet." Zhang Xiaowu smiled and waved his hand and said, "Next, you will take my place in the conversation with Ashito Kohachirou.
"
After three days of adapting to his new identity, Kuang Yi called Ashita Kohachiro and told him that he had prepared ten envoys to go to Jinura Island in Mino Province to find the goddess fruit tree. He hoped that Ashita Kohachiro would take these ten people and set off immediately.
Kohachiro immediately nodded in agreement, and then said curiously: "Your Majesty, why is your voice...a little different? Are you sick?"
Kuang Yi coughed a few times and then said: "Indeed, because it is winter, it is too cold on the ship. In addition, please take the queen back as soon as possible. I am worried that she will be attacked by the sea breeze, and the cold and dampness on the ship will make her sick -
— Just like me."
Ashishita Kohachiro did not doubt the authenticity of this "Zhang Xiaowu". He took ten masked Han troops, including Zhang Xiaowu, on the ship "Hippo" and sailed to Mino Country. Regarding the masked man, Ashishita Kohachiro originally wanted to talk
We started chatting, but the masked man Zhang Xiaowu had an arrogant attitude, and Kohachiro stopped chatting with him after he was embarrassed.