Chapter 741: Politics, Economy and Military

After Lin Tianshuai helped Konishi Yukinaga to open up his mind and imagine the future, he asked Konishi Yukinaga to go down and digest his teachings first.

Shen Weijing, the interpreter in charge of translation, was full of envy and jealousy.

The future he planned for himself was to strive to become Lin Tianshuai's spokesperson for the interests of Japan.

As one of the few "Japan experts" in the Ming Dynasty, he felt that he had the ability and was the closest to this position.

But he never expected that Lin Tianshuai would bypass him, the "Japan expert", and directly support the pure Japanese Konishi Yukinaga.

"This Konishi Yukinaga is really lucky." Shen Weijing couldn't help but sighed, with a little jealousy in his tone.

Lin Tianshuai glanced at Shen Weijing and replied: "What kind of fate a person has depends not only on the historical process, but also on his own characteristics.

After being captured, Konishi Yukinaga was destined to take this path."

Shen Weijing couldn't help but recall the past. Looking back now, it seems that he can see some clues that he didn't notice at the time.

After capturing Konishi Yukinaga, the main general defending the city, alive in Pyongyang, according to normal routine, Lin Tianshuai should have had a conversation with Konishi Yukinaga.

But Lin Tianshuai ignored him at the time. Apart from asking Konishi Yukinaga to identify the identity of a head, there was no conversation.

He directly dragged Konishi Yukinaga away and locked him up, and his treatment was no different from that of an ordinary Japanese soldier.

Did Tianshuai start to train Konishi Yukinaga from that time?

Not to mention that he repeatedly dragged Konishi Yukinaga with the topic of "You are really useless" later, making Konishi Yukinaga more active than the court traitors in order to prove his usefulness.

Thinking of this, Shen Weijing asked with resentment: "What are the characteristics of Konishi Yukinaga that made Tianshuai deliberately cultivate him since he was captured, and continue to observe him until now?"

In other words, what is the difference between me, Shen Weijing, and not being a Japanese? The key word of the interest spokesperson is "endorsement", and it does not necessarily have to be a daimyo, right?

Lin Tianshuai answered very honestly: "Because he currently has no father or son, this is his greatest characteristic."

Shen Weijing: ""

Lin Tianshuai continued to explain: "The father is not alive, and there is no son, which means there is no worry.

Therefore, Konishi Yukinaga does not have to worry about his family being retaliated against in Japan, and has the possibility of wholeheartedly surrendering to me.

Capturing such a Japanese daimyo alive, of course, we must find a way to use it. Besides, Konishi Yukinaga is smart, has certain economic talents, and has no public resentment."

After using political means to disrupt the enemy army and making good political plans for the future, it is time for Lin Tianshuai to get the most headaches in the military link.

As for the best way to fight, it must be to draw out the Japanese soldiers and conduct field battles that the Tianbing is good at-artillery bombards cavalry, and cavalry charges and artillery bombards.

Now the two armies are facing each other across the river, but Lin Tianshuai has no ships in his hands, and the power to control "water" is not in his own side, so it is difficult to launch an attack on the Japanese camp.

So the Japanese army with two or three hundred ships has the ability to take the initiative to cross the Taihe River and attack.

Even if the Japanese soldiers' attack was unfavorable, they could withdraw to the south bank under the cover of the navy.

The Ming Dynasty military camp on the north bank was far away from the Taihe River, in order to prevent the Japanese army from suddenly crossing the river to attack the camp.

At the same time, the north bank was not defended, which was also to lure the Japanese army across the river.

But even so, the Japanese army, which had the initiative, still showed no signs of attacking, and all advantages became defensive.

Lin Tianshuai sent people to challenge in Japanese every day, and shot a few arrows to the Japanese soldiers from time to time, but still did not wait for the Japanese soldiers to move out.

After three days, Lin Tianshuai could no longer bear it, and sent people to get a few sets of women's dresses from the old city of Ulsan.

Then they were sent to the Japanese camp and sent to the Japanese general Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Looking at a few women's dresses, several knowledgeable Japanese generals started a fierce debate.

Shimazu Yoshihiro, the Lord of Satsuma, looked at Tokugawa Dainagon and said maliciously: "I remember that when Sima Yi received women's clothing in the Three Kingdoms, he deliberately put it on in public to show it, right?"

Ii Naomasa, one of the four great kings of the Tokugawa family, refuted loudly: "Absolutely not! Sima Yi did receive women's clothing, but he definitely didn't wear it. Shimazu, you are old and stupid and remembered it wrong!"

Asano Nagamasa said puzzledly: "I don't know why, but I also feel that Sima Yi wore women's clothing in my memory?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who passively received women's clothing, had a livid face. Sima, you bastards! Can't you stop calling Sima Yi on the left and Sima Yi on the right?

This is the other side messing up our army's morale. Don't you bastards realize it?

Just when Lin Tianshuai was bored because Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't go to war, he suddenly received a report from Hamgyong Province.

Yang Dengshan, the lieutenant general who stayed in the northern Hamgyong Province, reported that he had received 10,000 Japanese captives sent from Seoul, and after about a month of preliminary preparations, he could officially start mining the copper mine. He asked the Marshal to name the copper mine.

This is great news. After so much trouble, he is finally about to see the "return money".

So Lin Tianshuai, who was doing nothing, immediately called Yu Zhongliang, the young man, over. He was the son of Yu Gongjing, the leader of the four great kings among the old brothers in Suzhou and the captain of the Lin Family Courtyard Guard.

"Old nephew! You don't have to continue fighting on the front line, go north to Hamgyong Province!" Lin Tianshuai said to Yu Zhongliang.

Yu Zhongliang couldn't help but say in surprise: "Why go there?"

Lin Tianshuai ordered: "Mining is about to start, and we have to go there quickly. You are the representative of the Lin Group, and you will take over and manage the copper mine.

I have already thought of the name of the copper mine. Because it is close to the upper reaches of the Yalu River, it will be temporarily called Linjiang Copper Mine."

The young Yu Zhongliang was still a little clear, but he was even more confused after hearing it.

As a close friend of Lin Tianshuai, he also knew about the mining in the north of North Korea.

But wasn't the country investing in it before? From the transportation of grain, the gathering of manpower and material resources to the initial construction of infrastructure, the supply of equipment such as oil lamps and wind cabinets, a large amount of national resources were mobilized.

Why is it suddenly the turn of the Lin Group to take over and manage it now? From state investment to private takeover, is the property rights change so smooth?

Looking at Yu Zhongliang in a daze, Lin Tianshuai asked back: "What? What's the problem? I've put so much effort into it, it can't be in vain, right?"

Yu Zhongliang asked in confusion: "What do you say in name? It's not good to just say that this is Lin's property, right?"

Lin Tianshuai nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, it seems that you also know the importance of clear property rights! As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not flow.

First, the sixth prince of the Kingdom of Korea, Sun Hejun, was named Lelang Gong, and the Linjiang Copper Mine in Jiashan County was also in the territory of Lelang Gong.

And Lelang Gong contracted the permanent mining rights of the Linjiang Copper Mine to Suzhou City Jinong Warehouse.

Secondly, Suzhou Jinong Warehouse promised the emperor that each miner in the mining area would pay 20 kilograms of copper to the emperor every year on a per capita basis in exchange for the Ming Dynasty court's initial investment in the copper mine."

After listening for a long time, Yu Zhongliang finally sorted out the internal relationship of the copper mine.

That is, pay enough to the emperor, leave enough to keep the miners alive, and the rest belongs to Lin, anyway, there is no North Korea.

As for why the emperor did not take the copper mine directly, it is probably because he still wanted to save face and did not want to be accused of embezzling the property of the vassal.

Moreover, if the emperor directly built the mine, he would probably be nagging the ministers, so he did it through Suzhou Jinong Warehouse, a white glove.

However, when thinking of Suzhou Jinong Warehouse, Yu Zhongliang wanted to laugh. This economic entity that is nominally "co-managed by officials and the public and private" is really a bit fantasy.

When it comes to the signboard, it is public, and when it comes to operation and profit, it is private.

The name sounds very rustic. This Suzhou Jinong Warehouse is not only a traditional charity organization, but also the largest micro-loan issuing institution for the benefit of the people in Suzhou City, the largest operator of the Suzhou grain market, and the behind-the-scenes major shareholder of Xinwu Bank. What's more bizarre is that it is a major partner of Yangzhou Lin's Salt Industry, with more than 10,000 salt-introducing capital!

Now Suzhou Jinong Warehouse has an additional "permanent contract right for Linjiang Copper Mine", which looks more and more strange.

Lin Tianshuai also carefully instructed Yu Zhongliang, "Take a few dozen people with you. The most important thing after you go there is to form a mine protection team.

At present and in the next stage, the main force of miners are Japanese captives. In addition to recruiting the remnants of the Liaodong army, a group of Koreans can also be used to form a mine protection team.

Then you need to grasp the situation in the mining area as soon as possible. When you are familiar with it, I will withdraw Yang Dengshan.

You are still young, and it is time to work hard. Be prepared to stick to Linjiang Copper Mine for two or three years."

Yu Zhongliang nodded frequently, and couldn't help asking another question out of curiosity: "How much copper can be produced there? It's worth the host to make such a big fuss."

Lin Tianshuai replied: "The factor that limits the amount of copper produced by Linjiang Copper Mine is not the reserves, but the number of miners."

Whether it is political layout or economic construction, Lin Tianshuai has been smooth sailing these days, but the military has stagnated.

Ma Gui had to comfort himself and said, "The 40,000 Japanese soldiers in front of us should be all the mobile forces of the Japanese army.

It is not a loss to delay them here in the overall situation, and the pressure on other places will be reduced.

Anyway, the Marshal is waiting for the arrival of our Ming Navy to completely cut off the Japanese army's retreat at sea, so it is not a loss if we can delay them before that!

Ulsan is only a few dozen miles away from Xishengpu. If we can contact the navy Chen Lin, we can let them land in Xishengpu and directly encircle the retreat of the Tokugawa army in front of us!

It's just that the situation at sea is unclear. I don't know when Chen Lin will arrive here. I really can't tell the time."

The Korean Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the wind and water conditions are very complicated. The speed of the ship often depends on the face.

The ship sails along the coastline from the west coast to the southeast coast here. When it is extremely smooth, it can travel four or five hundred miles a day.

When it is slightly smooth, it can travel about one or two hundred miles. But if it encounters an extremely unfavorable situation, it may not even travel a few miles.

Therefore, even if Lin Tianshuai was good at calculating, he could not calculate the exact time when Chen Lin would arrive with the navy.

Although Lin Tianshuai was invincible on land, if he really wanted to achieve full success, he really needed the assistance of the navy.

The thousands of ships of the Japanese pirates were not just for show, they really had the ability to withdraw to Japan on a large scale by sea.

Without the navy, Lin Tianshuai could only stare at the Japanese pirates and run away.

Listening to Ma Gui's chattering, Lin Tianshuai suddenly had an idea and asked, "What did you say just now?"

Ma Gui said in confusion, "I was talking about the navy. I hope the navy will arrive here as soon as possible, and then let them land in Xishengpu. What's wrong with that?"

Lin Tianshuai asked again, "Do you think the Japanese army knows the detailed information of our Ming navy?"

After thinking for a while, Ma Gui replied, "Since the Japanese pirates retreated to the south coast, they have only occupied 200 miles from east to west, and all other places have been lost.

It can be said that the Japanese pirates have basically lost the ability to penetrate deep into the rear of our army and collect detailed intelligence.

The Japanese pirates probably don't know the details of our navy's arrival in North Korea and its march south, as we deliberately kept it secret.

Even if they vaguely know that there are naval forces, they probably don’t know their number, strength, or combat intentions. "

Lin Tianshuai suddenly said: "Perhaps we can tell the Tokugawa Army on the opposite side the news that the Ming Dynasty Navy is about to arrive. Will they be forced to fight?"

General Ma couldn't figure out the pros and cons, so he only responded, "Is this good?"

Lin Tianshuai said thoughtfully: "We can use a more exaggerated way to reveal the news about the Ming Navy to the other side.

Regardless of whether the other party believes it or not, it may cause internal confusion. After all, their ideas are not unified in the first place. "

So Lin Tianshuai called Governor Konishi over again. For the errand of delivering news to the Japanese camp, Governor Konishi was the most suitable.

"What do you think is Tokugawa Ieyasu's ultimate intention if he refuses to defend? Is it possible that he thinks that he can wear out our army until it retreats?" Lin Tianshuai asked casually.

Governor Konishi replied: “According to the following analysis, Tokugawa Ieyasu may have wanted to wait until Shimayama Castle could no longer hold on and fall completely.

In this way, the rescue of Shimayama Castle would be meaningless, and Tokugawa Ieyasu could withdraw his troops logically.

Anyway, most of the military commanders trapped in Shimayama Castle, including Fukushima Masanori, Hachisuka Kasuke, and Asano Yukinaga, were direct descendants of the Toyotomi family, and Tokugawa Ieyasu would not feel sorry for them.

He went back and explained to Tai Ge that because he encountered a strong enemy like Tianshuai who personally blocked the attack, he could not rescue him in time. "

Lin Tianshuai chuckled a few times, "But Asano Nagamasa, who is ordered to supervise the army, will definitely not think so. He wants to save his biological son."

Governor Konishi also echoed: "Tokugawa and Asano must have different thoughts. The current inability to defend the opponent shows that Tokugawa can still suppress Asano, and Asano is temporarily obeying Tokugawa's command."

Lin Tianshuai suddenly changed his subject, "If I send you to deliver a message to the other side again, do you dare to go?"

President Konishi replied without hesitation: "Serving Tianshuai and going through fire and water, why wouldn't you dare?"

Anyway, among the three biggest bosses on the opposite side, Asano Nagamasa and Shimazu Yoshihiro should be able to protect him. The risk is not as great as it seems on the surface.

Even if Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to kill him, he could not go his own way against the opposition of Asano Nagamasa and Shimazu Yoshihiro.

Lin Tianshuai encouraged: "Then you go one more time and try to cause chaos on the other side. This is called attacking the heart first!"