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When Beijiao and his son met Zhao Xu in Yancheng.

A samurai hurriedly came to the feudal lord's mansion and said a few words to Ono Town.

Upon hearing this, Onozhen's face darkened.

At this moment, he was discussing the future of Lu Zhongfan with members of the Ono family.

"Everyone, Hojo and his son have already gone to Yanzhou with heavy gifts. We can no longer hesitate. I have witnessed Yanzhou's steam industry with my own eyes. If the Hojo family gets the support of the King of Yan, he will be able to have one in just half a year. They are invincible only to the Japanese army, not to mention that King Yan will provide them with conveniences everywhere," Ono said solemnly.

In the hall, twelve core members of the Ono family knelt and sat across from Ono Town. You looked at me and I looked at you.

Ono Kuroki, the younger brother of Ono Town, said: "The Hojo family has always been at odds with our Ono family. If he is allowed to become stronger, will our Ono family still have a good life? We can't delay any longer. We have to go to Yanzhou immediately. Visit King Yan to get the same support.”

"Yes, during this time, the northern lords were very dissatisfied with the Watanabe case. King Yan robbed the north. So far, he has only cared about his own southern vassals and ignored us in the north. Such heartless people, Why are you still following him?" Another person said.

These words resonated with others and they all nodded.

Another person said: "It is said that King Yan left a fleet on Wufeng Island to patrol the coast of Japan. From now on, Japan will be the bird in the cage of King Yan. How long can the Watanabe case continue to cause trouble?"

"That's right, and King Yan's army is still harassing us in the south, and the Watanabe case is overwhelming. Even if we stand on our own, they have no intention of taking care of it."

"..."

Everyone basically agreed with the idea of ​​going to Yanzhou to have an audience.

Of course, the main reason for this is from the Hojo family.

The second is dissatisfaction with the Watanabe case.

The next day, Ono Town took a merchant ship and headed for Yanzhou carrying heavy gifts.

The members of the Oda family and the Maori family had been obsessed with Nanping since they returned from Yanzhou, and they were hesitant between meeting the King of Yan and continuing to follow the Watanabe case.

But news came one after another that the Hojo and Ono families were going to Yanzhou, and they couldn't sit still.

If these two northern vassals rise, they will surely engulf the smaller vassals.

The vassals between them and the two were devoured, and it was their turn.

Seeing the strength of King Yan, they knew that the Watanabe case could not protect them, so they also went to Yanzhou to seek support.

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Yanzhou.

Hojo and his son stayed in Yanzhou for two days before returning to Japan.

Zhao Xu gave the two men an order to hand it over to Zhou Yi, who ordered Zhou Yi to dispatch two thousand marines from Wufeng Island to station in Andong City.

From now on, the troops stationed will be rotated every two years to prevent soldiers from getting too homesick. At the same time, some military salary subsidies will be given to soldiers stationed overseas. Naturally, this part of the subsidy will be paid by the Hojo family.

After receiving the order, Hojo and his son returned home with great gratitude.

Also going with them were merchants from Yanzhou Trading Company.

Since the capture of Goryeo, the merchants in the trading houses have become more aware of the taste and have paid more and more attention to overseas interests.

As soon as they used troops against Japan, they took an eye on it and ran to Yang He's house one by one, asking Yang He to go to the palace to mention the terms of trade with Japan.

Now that Uzen-han agreed, they couldn't wait to go. After all, the first one ate meat, the second one drank soup, and the third one could only lick the bowl.

Moreover, the profits of the merchants who joined the trading house need to be divided with the royal palace, and they are considered official merchants.

Therefore, Zhao Xu left them alone.

Once they have opened up the market, it will not be too late for private merchants to go there. After all, the risk of being the first to eat crabs is also high.

A few days after the departure of Hojo and his son, Ono Town arrived at Yanzhou, followed by Oda Yamazawa, and Mori won.

The four feudal lords arrived one after another, and Zhao Xu was satisfied.

Originally he thought he had only provoked one of the four vassals, but it turned out that all four were in place.

Facing the three feudal lords, he just gave them the conditions given to the Hojo family.

Whether they agree or not is their choice.

Knowing that Hojo and his son fully accepted it, they naturally had no reason to refuse.

It was also learned that Hojo and his son requested King Yan to garrison troops, and they also made the same request.

They are not fools. There is a garrison of King Yan in the vassal territory, which guarantees the safety of the vassal territory.

In the future, their original vassal territory will be their capital, and no one can touch the other party's original vassal territory.

As for how many small vassals they can annex, it all depends on their own abilities. If they can take big action against each other, they can only do so on the land of other vassals.

They are also very satisfied with this.

It's like four people in a village, no one can touch the other's old house.

As for fighting for other houses in the village, no matter how badly they are beaten, they can at most give up and seize other houses. They can return to the old house to recuperate without damaging their roots.

After another month of struggling, Ono, Oda, and Mori each returned to Japan.

Zhao Xu also ordered Zhou Yi to send a thousand garrison troops to him.

Immediately, he ordered the Bingzhan Division to produce muskets.

The quality of the musket made of converter steel can carry more black powder, allowing the musket to reach its peak range.

Such muskets were equipped with Hojo and other feudal lords, which were enough to deal with the Watanabe case.

As for field cannons, he only needs to give them gray iron cannons. With the current industrial level of Yanzhou, he can also make wrought iron cannons reach their peak level.

After all, during the Opium War, most British artillery was still wrought iron.

The most important thing is that with the support of the steam industry, the cost of producing these two firearms has been reduced a lot.

By selling it to Hojo and other feudal lords, Hōsōji could make huge profits.

In this way, Bingzhansi will no longer just be a big money maker in the future, but can slowly transform into a big moneymaker.

"When Hojo, Ono, Oda, and Mori get firearms and train their troops, Japan will usher in a reshuffle of forces. I want to see how he hides the Watanabe case. Then there will be no need to waste any troops." , Japan can be brought under the feet of Da Song.

The situation in Japan was under control, and Zhao Xu called Chang Wei that day.

After briefly talking to him about Japan, he handed him a piece of information.

This time he called Chang Wei not for Japan, but for the purpose of going south.

Tsui Hark sent information. During the period when he was dealing with Japan, Britain seemed to have changed the focus of its support from Japan to Wu.

Britain must also know that Japan is helpless.

Therefore, the British Governor Bolt met with the Frankish Governor Macvin and made the news public.

It seems that there is agreement on some issues, or there is an exchange of interests.

Afterwards, firearms from the Western Territory passed through Jiaozhi and entered Jinzhou controlled by the Wu State, which is contemporary Guangxi.

The number of mercenaries in Wu State also increased from 8,000 to 20,000.

This situation surprised him. Frank and Britain were also old rivals in the West. Britain must have sacrificed a lot of meat to Frank in exchange for his support.

But this also shows that Britain will not give up.

After all, the mighty superpower had a fleet destroyed by him, and it was impossible for them to swallow this sigh of relief.

For Zhao Xu, it is more necessary to capture Jiangnan as soon as possible. Otherwise, Jiangnan will always become a bleeding wound for Da Song and be stabbed from time to time by the Western Kingdom.