Chapter 1315 One city rises and the whole country is in chaos
Chapter 1315: One city and the whole country is in chaos
Regarding the Xia Kingdom, the Japanese people have a very strange mentality.
I hate and fear, but more of a longing for it.
Especially when a brand new city rises from the ruins, the Japanese people can't help but fall to the ground and completely admire it.
Osaka used to be particularly prosperous because it was located in the center of Japan and was the hometown of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Even after the Tokugawa shogunate came to power and Japan's political center moved to Edo, Osaka remained the country's economic center.
However, under the artillery fire of Xia Kingdom's navy, the former Osaka was destroyed in a sea of fire.
After the war, according to the agreement, Xia Guo took over the reconstruction project of Osaka.
For this purpose, the Tokugawa shogunate paid more than 3.7 million taels of silver.
This huge sum of money strained the Tokugawa shogunate's strength, and they had to step up their efforts to plunder it from all over the country. As a result, the Japanese people complained that life was worse than death, and countless families were broken up and people died.
However, all this disappeared after the new Osaka was built.
In order to build this city, Xia State used many brand-new technologies.
In particular, the widespread application of cement has made high-rise buildings a reality. Coupled with clean and bright glass windows, the buildings rise from the ground and shine brightly.
Since the entire city was rebuilt, scientific planning was carried out.
Viewed from a high place, the entire city is criss-crossed, horizontally and vertically, like a chessboard.
Everything seemed in order.
Especially the roads in the city are built with a lot of cement. Not only are they flat and solid, they are also very spacious.
Even a horse-drawn carriage can run safely on such a road without worrying about bumps or tipping.
In this world, except for Xia Kingdom, no other country has the ability to revitalize a city in such a short period of time.
The Japanese people saw the grandeur of New Osaka with their own eyes and felt the power of Xia Kingdom from the bottom of their hearts.
This is an invincible force.
The Japanese bullied the weak and admired the strong. When facing the Xia Kingdom, their bodies became even more humble.
In order to build this city, Xia State invested more than 200,000 workers.
These workers were ordinary when they were in China, but when they got here, even compared to the small aristocrats of Japan, they were all extremely wealthy people.
While working, these workers consumed goods in Japan, quickly revitalizing business around Osaka.
Countless Japanese people relied on doing business with Xia people and quickly became rich.
Even the income of small stall vendors has increased significantly, making the original hatred towards Xia Guo not so strong.
When the Japanese women saw the Xia people, their eyes turned red and they wanted to pounce on him.
And these men who are engaged in heavy labor in foreign countries need a place to enjoy and vent after making money.
They are not soldiers and are not bound by military discipline. When they go out to play after work, no one will care about them.
Because of this, Kabukicho here in Osaka flourished rapidly.
There are at least hundreds of thousands of geishas engaged in related industries, making this place the largest erotica in Japan.
So much so that the news spread throughout the Xia Kingdom, causing many people from the entertainment scene to come to have fun and experience the exotic customs.
No matter which Kabukicho store, the people of the Xia Kingdom are treated as honored guests.
The women inside are doing their best to make a lot of money.
Moreover, in order to attract customers, many Kabukicho went so far as to learn the folk art culture of China.
If a working geisha cannot speak a few words of Chinese, it is impossible for her business to be successful.
After all, the Xia people were really off-putting looking at the white, miserable faces of Japanese geishas.
The market determines operations.
Japan's original geisha culture is not important at all. How to make money from customers is the first priority.
The launch of various high-end and low-end commercial activities quickly restored Osaka's vitality and made it far more developed than before.
The population here soon exceeded 500,000, making it the largest city in Japan.
The Tokugawa shogunate saw this and was naturally moved.
It's a pity that Osaka is still under the control of Xia Kingdom, and the Tokugawa shogunate has no way to profit from it.
They looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally waited for the day when New Osaka was completely built.
According to the agreement, after the construction of Osaka is completed, it will be handed over to Japan for management.
The Tokugawa shogunate had long been gearing up to take over Osaka and then rely on this city to restore its severely damaged strength.
"Osaka is a gift from China to Japan. It belongs to all Japanese people and cannot just be handed over to the shogunate."
The foreign daimyo are also eyeing the control of Osaka.
Everyone sees the value contained in it.
Everyone understands that as long as you control this city, your strength can grow rapidly.
Nowadays, the conflict between the Tokugawa shogunate and the daimyō gaizo has reached the point of incompatibility.
Both sides have already begun to accumulate strength, waiting for the day when they can take action.
The completion of Osaka Castle seems to be a signal.
Let the Tokugawa shogunate and the daimyō bared their fangs at the same time.
"The completion of Osaka is of great significance to Japan. Recognized leaders from Japan must attend and cut the ribbon to realize Osaka's identity and status."
Facing the tense situation between the Tokugawa shogunate and the foreign daimyo, Shen Tingyang decided to add fuel to the fire.
The recognized leader throughout Japan...
Both the Tokugawa shogunate and the daimyō were somewhat confused.
Shouldn't the leader recognized throughout Japan be the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu?
However, Shen Tingyang's next words caused an uproar.
"If His Majesty can attend the inauguration ceremony in Osaka, it will surely make all the people feel at ease. From then on, they can live and work in peace and contentment, and be rich and prosperous. Only then can they be recognized by the entire Japan and enhance the friendship between Xia Kingdom and Japan."
Shen Tingyang decided to pull Emperor Mingzheng out.
As you can imagine, this proposal immediately aroused strong opposition from the Tokugawa Shogunate.
"The shogun is the one who decides Japan's affairs. The completion of Osaka Castle should be cut by the shogun."
It looks like Ming Dynasty on the outside, but it is full of excitement.
"His Majesty the Emperor is the supreme king of Japan. For a long time, the shogunate has acted against the will of the emperor and used the emperor to control the princes, which has long made the world angry and resentful. The disasters in Japan originated from the shogunate. Anyone with knowledge will definitely only serve your majesty as the leader.
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The foreign daimyo remembered the strategy that Xia Guo once mentioned.
Honor the emperor and seek adultery.
This slogan can attack the legitimacy of the Tokugawa shogunate to the greatest extent, change the current situation in Japan, and win more people's support.
The power of the Tokugawa shogunate continued to weaken, and the people continued to be harmed. There must be many people who were dissatisfied with the shogunate and were willing to unite under the banner of the emperor and overthrow the shogunate's rule.
Not surprisingly, under Shen Tingyang's instigation, the Tokugawa shogunate and the daimyō came to a complete breakdown.
Both parties broke up unhappy.
The news was passed back to each other, and both sides immediately began large-scale war preparations.