Become a feudal king from today

"Your Highness, this is what Lu Zheng provided."

At the palace, Zhao Xu took the message dictated by Lu Zheng and read it over.

This made it clear to him that Japan currently did not have the ability to avenge Wufeng Island.

Moreover, it is not necessarily the case.

According to Lu Zheng, he was not completely obedient to Japan, but the two had similar interests.

This time he attacked the Black Shark pirates just to maintain his hegemony at sea.

At the same time, he also learned more about the current situation in Japan.

Compared with the two hundred years of Dasong's forbidden sea, although Japan had reduced its contacts with the West for a period of time due to the melee between feudal lords.

But the Watanabe family has been conducting sea trade secretly.

This is the reason why the Liang family of Dasong has a monopoly on sea trade and makes a lot of money.

Therefore, the final result of the melee between the feudal lords was that the Watanabe family established the shogunate.

After that, the Watanabe family completely opened up sea trade, and initially sent envoys to Europe.

This is what Dasong calls the Western Land.

And it seems that he has been influenced by his family's contacts with Western soil since he was a child.

Watanabe seemed to admire the colonizers.

Thirty years after the establishment of the shogunate, it has been actively imitating the Western Land.

It's just obvious that the colonists of this era were very arrogant and did not attach much importance to Japan.

But regard Japan as an export destination for goods.

But even so, Japan is much better than Dasong in firearms.

Of course, his Yanzhou is an exception.

"It's a bit troublesome." Zhao Xu was very overwhelmed as he chewed on the information he had obtained.

He noticed two very bad signs.

The Central Plains Dynasty was in decline, and Japan was temporarily ahead of the Central Plains Dynasty in technology.

When these two factors come together, what will happen next has already been referenced in contemporary history.

"In 663 AD, there were about 32,000 Japanese troops and more than 170 warships, and 20,000 Tang troops launched a fierce naval battle at the mouth of Baijiang River in Baekje. The Tang army defeated the larger ones with less, and the Japanese navy was defeated, which laid the foundation for the future. The political, economic and cultural structure of Northeast Asia for more than a thousand years, the Japanese were afraid of their power and did not dare to enter."

"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese were arrogant again. Zhu Yuanzhang sent envoys to the Japanese, but they were killed by the Japanese. During the Jiajing Japanese Rebellion, they attacked the coast of the Ming Dynasty. During the Wanli period, the famous Japanese leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent troops to occupy North Korea."

"At this time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has already formulated a plan to destroy the Central Plains Dynasty. First, after destroying the Ming Dynasty, he will let the emperor live in Peiping. Second, he will live in Ningbo and continue to conquer Tianzhu and Nanyang." Zhao Xu said softly.

Since then, this plan has been regarded as an ancestral precept by the Japanese. During World War II, they invaded China and almost copied Toyotomi Hideyoshi's plan.

It can be seen that since ancient times, Japan has never given up its coveting of the Central Plains.

I am honest for the time being, but I am just afraid of being beaten, but there is no news about my ambition.

Once they meet the right opportunity, they will show their fangs again.

Based on this, Zhao Xu believes that Japan in this world will definitely not be honest.

Occupying half of Yizhou was the beginning of its expansion.

In addition, there is another point, this is the nature of an island country.

Because the island country is isolated overseas, its resources are limited.

If you want to get more resources, the only way is to invade.

"We must settle Beidi as soon as possible and stabilize the country." Zhao Xu murmured.

Without the knowledge he brought, he might really be helpless.

Fortunately, steam engines and rifled guns are currently being installed.

This will allow small Yanzhou to retain a bit of technological advantage.

But even so, these advantages prevent him from dealing with too many enemies.

After all, Yanzhou's resources are limited, whether it is human resources or various resources.

Therefore, while continuing to improve technology, he must continue to absorb the population.

At the same time, we should find ways to make Goryeo an export destination for King Yan's products.

He knew this was difficult, after all, Goryeo was a vassal of Beidi.

Therefore, in addition to asking Zhou Yi to exert his efforts, he also wanted to win this confrontation with Beidi.

Try to drive Beidi out of Ningjin Dusi. In this case, Goryeo will have to reconsider its attitude towards him.

Furthermore, the inside of Dasong is now like a powder keg.

No one knows when it will explode.

He didn't want to have to deal with Beidi in Ningjindusi when there was civil strife. It was imperative to have a formal contest with Beidi in Ningjindusi.

Thinking of this, he tore Lu Zheng's confession into pieces and said, "Execute him."

Tsui Hark said yes, turned and left.

After Xu Hark's figure disappeared, Zhao Xu called Mi Wen over.

Not long after, Mi Wen rushed over in a hurry.

He is very busy now. After the first newspaper was published, it spread quickly in Yancheng.

So in order to make the newspaper better.

He also recruited a group of scholars to serve as "reporters" in King Yan's speech.

"Your Highness." Mi Wen called out when he saw Zhao Xu, still thinking about the page.

Zhao Xu knew that Mi Wen was very busy, but what he had to do next was very important.

So he said: "Find some good articles and write some homesick articles about the great eulogists of Ningjin Dusi. Remember, they should be concise and accompanied by pictures."

Mi Wen was stunned for a moment, "Why does Your Highness want these articles?"

"You have been focusing on the newspaper these days and have forgotten the true responsibilities of your Propaganda Department." Zhao Xu snorted, "Don't forget that I am confronting Beidi. Either he dies or I die. Let's The thing you made is called a leaflet, and its purpose is to shake people's minds and prepare for the next action."

"It's just how His Highness delivered these leaflets to the people of Ningjin Dusi." Mi Wen has been the director of the daily newspaper for a few years, and now he likes to get to the bottom of it.

Zhao Xu was too lazy to pay attention to him, "I have my own idea. You just need to make the flyer. Remember that the flyer does not need to be too big, but it must be well illustrated. Even if you can't understand the text, you can guess the number with the pictures and text." point."

"Yes, Your Highness." Mi Wen nodded heavily.

From King Yan's serious face, he felt that this matter was important.

He waved Mi Wen away.

Zhao Xu went straight to the Bingzhan Division.

At this time, the machines in the military warfare department roared.

Zhao Xu felt happy when he heard it. To him, this was simply better than fairy music.

Upon learning that Zhao Xu was coming, Wang Ying and his son immediately came out to welcome him.

Wang Ying first took Zhao Xu to the musket workshop.

"Your Highness, once the barrel was made, it was sent directly to the flintlock assembly. Now, after the barrel comes out, it is rifled in this room first." Wang Ying pointed to the steam engine and said.

Now, the broach is making steady linear reciprocating motion driven by the steam engine.

The craftsman responsible for rifling simply moves the barrel.

"How long does it take to pull out a gun barrel?" Zhao Xu asked.

Wang Ying was extremely happy and returned to His Highness, "You can pull out two sticks in one hour, twenty-four sticks in one day is no problem, and a craftsman with good skills can pull out thirty sticks."

Zhao Xu nodded. The power of the steam engine was much greater than that of human power, and it could move repeatedly very quickly.

It’s not surprising to have such efficiency.

But the only pity is that it is too wasteful for a steam engine to only move one broach.

Thinking of this, he called Wang Chong over and said, "I will teach you a method. You can concentrate on studying it in the past few days and come up with it."