The second day of June is destined to leave a mark in Japan's history.
Yoshida Shoin purchased enough guns and ammunition from Li Zhen, and after equipping the recruited soldiers, he ordered the attack on the shogunate army. A great war swept across Japan, with wars and wars everywhere. The shogunate was well prepared, and both sides After the battle started, there was no one-sided situation, and the situation was slightly stalemate.
The shogunate could persist for a long time, but the army under Yoshida Shoin did not.
The situation gradually tilted, and the shogunate took the advantage.
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Nagasaki Port, on the flagship deck.
After Li Zhen arranged everything in Japan, he took his people back to the flagship. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Japan has set off a big storm, and it is getting worse. Li Zhen has no reason to stay. At this moment , Li Zhen was wearing a pair of big pants and a pair of short sleeves, which looked nondescript and definitely different from his current dress. However, no one dissuaded him. It was not that Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and others did not dissuade him, but that they could not dissuade him.
Yang Jianhou was lying next to him, also wearing big pants and short sleeves. He said casually: "Your Majesty, don't mention it, the clothes you designed are good, breathable, very comfortable, and just suitable for the current weather."
Li Zhen said: "Of course, it's a pity that I don't have sunglasses, otherwise it would be more comfortable."
"Sunglasses, what are sunglasses?" Yang Jianhou asked.
Li Zhen smiled softly and said: "I will make it for you when I have the opportunity to see it in the future. For now, let's not care about anything and just enjoy it. The quiet and leisure days will not be too long."
"Dong, dong,."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps.
Zhao Liewen came to Li Zhen and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Yoshida Shoin is here. Please see me under the flagship."
Li Zhen got up and said, "Speak to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will come. Please."
Zhao Liewen ordered to go down, and Yoshida Shoin quickly walked up. He stood respectfully next to Li Zhen with a solemn expression, and said in a low tone: "I have met the prince."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Your Excellency comes to see me. Do you have anything to do?"
Yoshida Shoin looked solemn and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the thing is like this. Before raising the army, I recruited troops in Nagasaki. At the same time, I also united with like-minded friends in other areas such as Kobe, Nara, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Hokkaido. Prepare to attack the shogunate together. After the war started, the results of Nagasaki were visible. The remaining wars in Kobe, Nara, and Hokkaido were almost unsightly. It was a stalemate at the beginning, and then they retreated steadily. Now the situation is very unfavorable. In the long run, If we go down, our uprising will definitely fail and the war will be unfavorable. Please send troops to rescue us."
Li Zhen thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Yoshida Shoin, you are talented and learned, but you are so stupid."
"ah,."
Yoshida Shoin exclaimed and his face turned ugly.
Li Zhen continued: "Your main force is in Nagasaki. The troops must start from Nagasaki and attack the cities one by one to gain a firm foothold. After you send your troops to attack Kobe, immediately ask the brothers in Kobe to respond; attack Only after arriving in Nara can the supporters of Nara respond. If this continues, the people of the shogunate will be unable to defend themselves and will be frightened."
Yoshida Shoin nodded, regretting not asking Li Zhen earlier.
Li Zhen continued: "Another advantage is that the power in various places will not be dispersed so that it can be suppressed easily. Your method seems to be blooming in various places, but the result is failure. If the power is too dispersed, it will definitely be a failure. A great situation was ruined in your hands, it's really a shame."
Yoshida Shoin nodded, thinking this was the truth.
He rolled his eyes and asked: "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
Li Zhen shrugged and said with a smile: "It's very simple, immediately change the method, hide all the power in various places, and then lead the soldiers under your command from Nagasaki to fight towards Kyoto one by one. During this period, let the various places hide The best way is to secretly accumulate strength and wait for your troops to arrive before coming out to respond."
"Yes, yes, I'll go right away." Yoshida Shoin said.
Yoshida Shoin turned around and left, but after he got off the flagship, he remembered that his main purpose was not to ask the reason, but more importantly to seek help from Li Zhen. Now he got off the flagship without getting the slightest help, and ran away again. After a trip, when he thought of this, Yoshida Shoin secretly regretted it, but he had no choice but to turn around and leave.
On the flagship, Yang Jianhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Yoshida Shoin's few words were dismissed by you. You are so awesome."
Zhao Liewen also echoed: "As soon as the prince makes this move, Japan's internal strife will intensify again."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "I want to do more than this, Mr. Zhao, find some people to incite local businessmen in Japan and let them hoard food. During the war, there was never a shortage of businessmen hoarding food. Now we must let the businessmen Hoarding food will stimulate the Japanese people and the Japanese army. If a food problem arises, the conflict will further intensify."
Zhao Liewen nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will execute it right away."
After Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang got the news about Li Zhen, they were both shocked. Zeng Guofan couldn't help but asked: "Your Majesty, why do you want to attack Japan?"
Li Zhen said calmly: "Brother Bohan, don't you want to expand your territory?"
With one sentence, Zeng Guofan was immediately choked back.
Opening up territories and enlarging territory, making marquises and worshiping generals are all things that people in the officialdom cannot avoid.
After Zeng Guofan heard this, he immediately put aside his concern for Japan and became secretly excited. Although Zeng Guofan sympathized with Japan, he was even more keen on opening up territories. This is something that no king in any era can avoid, especially in the The era in which Zeng Guofan lived.
Zuo Zongtang also became excited after hearing what Li Zhen said.
What an achievement it is to open up new territories and expand territory.
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In Nagasaki, a grain store called "Kyushu Grain Store" opened. The owner of the store was a Japanese, and the man behind the scenes was Zhao Liewen. Zhao Liewen had someone put up a notice outside the store that grain would be sold in June. The common people in Nagasaki were able to pay 10% more than the street price of grain. When this news came out, it immediately stimulated the people of Nagasaki, and countless people sold grain.
This move also stimulated shopkeepers in the grain industry in Nagasaki.
When the shop owners were surprised, they got a hint of the news. It turned out that it was after the war started that the shop owners in Kyushu began to hoard food on a large scale in preparation for a windfall. When the news spread, countless shop owners followed suit and started to make a big fortune. They purchased and hoarded grain, causing the price of grain to quickly double.
This situation quickly spread to the surrounding areas.
In less than half a month, the price of food in Japan has been rising sharply. Many people can only sigh when they see the price of food, because the price they want to buy is no longer the original price. It has increased at least several times, and they do not even want to pay a high price. You will definitely be able to buy food. Many people are hoarding food and preparing to make money.
