Riku Ruohan of Japan accompanied Yin Feng and stood above the Otemon of Tsurumaru Castle. Looking at the Japanese people coming and going inside the gate. On the bank of the Kodoku River, a large group of local people were being driven to the castle mountain to carry various materials. They were foreigners. Under the supervision of a Dutch city construction engineer among the mercenaries, a fort is being built on the city hill.
In Tsurumaru Castle, the Yiwu Bird Soldiers are supervising thousands of Japanese people working as porters. They are transporting all the valuable things in Tsurumaru Castle to the Kagoshima port, preparing to be loaded on the Chunghwa Company's transport ship and shipped back to Taiwan. Shimadzu The family's century-old savings were almost wiped out. In addition to various weapons, armor, gold and silver treasures, there were more than five thousand Japanese swords of various kinds, which was a windfall. You must know that Japanese swords were very popular in China during the Ming Dynasty. Best-selling. A good Japanese sword is worth thousands of taels of silver. Most of the Japanese swords collected by the Shimadzu family are high-quality.
In the direction of the burned-to-white castle town, a large group of local people, driven by Chinese army sticks, are building a road. This is a coastal road from Yamakawa Port to Kagoshima. Yin Feng plans to connect Kagoshima and Yamakawa Port Once the Japanese army launches an anti-terrorism campaign, the Chinese army will need to quickly retreat from Tsurumaru Castle. This road will allow large groups of troops to quickly move from Kagoshima to Yamakawa Port.
Yin Feng said with emotion: "Look at these Japanese people. They are still very hard-working. They eat rice balls with two grains every day. There is no oil or water at all. They can only eat half full. They only have very low wages. They are still working hard. We have to work on the ground. If this kind of thing were done in Taiwan or Fujian, some of us Chinese people would have risen up and rebelled long ago. What a good people."
Lu Ruohan listened on the side. There was sweat on his forehead.
Yin Feng did not look back. He smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Lu, you might say: I am abusing these Japanese people."
Lu Ruohan quickly shook his head: "Master Qianhu, oh, Master Shipowner, I didn't mean that. I just think that your treatment of the locals like this does not seem to be beneficial to your rule."
Yin Feng smiled: "You are wrong, Mr. Lu. If I didn't treat them like this, these Japanese people would be in panic. At least I let them work for a reward. Those Japanese lords who recruited peasants still have to work They bring their own food. Moreover, I don’t want to rule this area of Southern Kyushu. After all, this is Japanese land. Long-term occupation will anger the Tokugawa shogunate; after all, our Chinese United Company has not yet fully confronted the entire country of Japan. Strength. We have control of the sea at sea. But after all, we do not have the ability to block the entire coastline of Japan. I am now waiting for the reaction of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the shogunate. If they want to negotiate, then talk to them; if they want to go to war, we will leave. "Of course. Before leaving, we must remove all valuables from Southern Kyushu. We must also leave a deep memory to the shogunate."
Lu Ruohan was confused: "Leave a deep memory."
"The Japanese are a nation that worships the strong. They are absolutely docile in front of the strong. Therefore, once the Tokugawa shogunate plans to completely break with us, our three giant ships will leave some commemoration for them... Of course, I don't I hope so. After all, I came to Satsuma just to seek revenge from the Shimazu family in Satsuma. Most of this goal has been achieved."
Yin Feng said. He picked up the telescope and looked at Sakurajima opposite Kagoshima Port: "There are volcanoes everywhere here. There are rich sulfur reserves. No wonder the Shimadzu family's gunpowder is the most sophisticated in Japan. In the final peace agreement, I One more thing to add: If the Shimadzu family has no money to compensate Taiwan for property losses, let them dig sulfur mines for us every year."
Lu Ruohan thought to himself: You have almost wiped out the wealth accumulated by the Shimazu family over the years. How can they still have money?
Yin Feng's preliminary terms for the peace talks also have one of the more popular conditions for the Chinese army soldiers; that is, the Shimadzu family must provide a large number of women to pay off debts. In fact, banners have been erected at the Kagoshima port and recruitment has begun for ordinary local people. Workers and women who are willing to go to Taiwan.
According to the legend of the people of the Satsuma Domain, Taiwan is extremely rich, with gold and silver everywhere. Although few Japanese people can read, Zeng Rui, who was temporarily assigned to take charge of this matter, hired a group of businessmen from Kagoshima. Vendors and ronin were asked to go around recruiting farmers from the Satsuma Domain. Therefore, farmers from all over Southern Kyushu came to sign up very enthusiastically.
In a short period of time, the Chinese Army Labor Recruitment Office at Kagoshima Port was overcrowded.
Japanese farmers are also pragmatists like Chinese farmers. They see that although the Chinese army is fierce but not cruel, they will kill the warriors who resisted after breaking the city. As long as ordinary people surrender honestly, the Chinese army will not It will kill innocent people indiscriminately. Of course, it is inevitable to accidentally kill a few people occasionally. This is much better than the Japanese army's indiscriminate massacre whenever it encounters resistance on the Korean Peninsula.
As a result, Japanese farmers from Minami Kyushu came to the port of Kagoshima to sign up, including a large number of Japanese women.
Zeng Rui was organizing recruitment work these days. He was so busy that his feet hit the back of his head. He didn't get enough sleep for several days and nights.
Typhoons have passed through Kyushu Island these days, and heavy rains have continued in Kagoshima. However, there are still nearly a thousand poor Japanese farmers who came to apply. Lin Shuisheng, the bosun of the Flying Leopard who was responsible for the safety and security of the recruitment site, was soaked from head to toe. He entered the port of the former Shimazu family, now the Chinese Army Port Management Office, and said loudly: "Sir, I don't want to work anymore. This damn weather is really unbearable. I would rather go back to work on the ship."
There were several people working at their desks in the room. One of them was the sixth eldest son of the Zeng family, Zeng Rui, the director of the military supervision department of the old camp. The other two people were temporarily transferred from Yin Feng's old camp headquarters to assist in the work. They were the secretary Chen Dong and the staff officer Department intern staff officers Chen Dagao-Yu Zigao.
"Brother Shui, thank you for your hard work." Zeng Rui stood up with a smile and served Lin Shuisheng tea. Sailor Lin quickly stood at attention and saluted, and took the tea respectfully. Zeng Rui said: "The shipowner has an order. The first batch of returning fleet must carry 5,000 people." The gap between Japanese laborers and women is still more than 1,000. You still have to work hard." Zeng Rui was impressed by Yin Feng's approachable character. He was never proud of his relationship with Yin Feng. Although his job was selfless, in the Chinese Army The reputation is pretty good.
Chen Dong immediately complained: "Master Zeng Liu, these Japanese people don't have surnames, only first names. What about Balang, Sanlang, Daping, Xiaoping? There are too many people with the same name. It's really difficult to manage."
Zeng Rui nodded and said: "Yes. I am also considering this issue. Otherwise, we can number all these Japanese people. No. 1, No. 2. Then we will call the number to identify them. This should be convenient. a little……"
At this time, there was a noise in the dock area. A sailor came in from the door with a smile: "Report to the supervisor of the supervisory army. The women are here."
A large group of women in rags gathered on the pier in the rain. They looked noisy.
Zeng Rui, Chen Dong, Yu Zigao, Lin Shuisheng and others stared at this group of people with their mouths open. They looked at each other speechless. For a long time, Zeng Rui grabbed a Japanese who was standing in front of him and kept bending and bowing. . Said angrily: "Kawakami Konmoto, are you kidding me? Why did you bring these old women, aunts and uncles here? I want an unmarried young woman."
The Japanese general manager of the Chunghwa Company standing on one side translated Zeng Rui's words angrily. That Kawakami Imamoto was a big businessman in Kagoshima. He was also the royal businessman of the Shimadzu family and a retainer of the Kawakami family, a branch of the Shimadzu family. He Although he is only in his 30s, he has already traveled to various places in Southeast Asia many times with the Zhuyin Ship.
Kawakami nodded and bowed and replied in stiff Chinese: "You misunderstood. These women are not very old. Although they have had men, their men are already dead..."
Zeng Rui's forehead was full of black lines: "What? You found me hundreds of widows."
At this time, the concept of chastity was not popular in Japan. Historically, it was not until Zhu Shunshui, a survivor of the Ming Dynasty, popularized Neo-Confucianism in Japan that the concept of chastity came into being.
However, the Chinese people present could not accept it. Yu Zigao jumped up and cursed: "You are fooling us. Can't the Satsuma Domain find an unmarried woman? Besides, these women are too ugly." "
Zeng Rui suddenly remembered some of the Satsuma anecdotes that Yin Feng once told. He said with an unlucky face: "Look, these people and women are just dressed too old-fashioned. There seem to be a few young ones. However, it is impossible to fool our Chinese army like this. The tolerant ones will take Mr. Kawakami’s whole family on a boat and send them back to Taipei coal mines to work hard..."
Kawakami Konmoto was discouraged. He knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Sir, don't be angry. Give me five days. I will definitely find you a young woman."
Zeng Rui is so sweaty: Why do I need so many women? He said with a straight face: "Among these women who are over 20 years old, you can take them all back to me. You can go back to where you came from. If I find out next time If you are a woman over twenty years old or ugly, I will send you to the Borneo gold mines to work as a coolie."
In the Satsuma Domain, the samurai warriors have the blood of the Hayato clan (the Takayama clan. The Hyuga people in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu are the direct descendants of the Hayato clan). The Satsuma people are quite easily excited. This temperament is perfect for the youth of the Satsuma Domain. Utilized by the samurai training system, the combat effectiveness of the Satsuma domain did not decline at all until the Meiji period. The youth training system generally started with seven or eight-year-old Satsuma samurai. At this time, the Satsuma samurai usually had 24.5-year-olds. (a pathological marriage system). They can also have multiple wives and concubines. These warriors have been practicing martial arts in their own homes every day since they were young. The bravest and most upright young people are regarded as symbols of their hometowns to show off. .
Because Satsuma people generally marry early, these widows look old. Moreover, the Japanese people who do not want to leave Satsuma are also reluctant to let their women marry overseas. They want to keep them to marry samurai. Moreover.
While Zeng Rui was worried about finding a beautiful young Japanese woman, Chen Zhongji, who was far away in Ryukyu, was locked in a tough battle.