Xianxia version of Water Margin

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After Ruan Xiaoer came out of the palace, he was in high spirits!

Worth it!

For so many years, I have been loyal to my brother wholeheartedly and worked meticulously for Jiang Hongfei. It has been worth it!

As soon as he said that the three brothers wanted a chance to make contributions, the elder brother asked them, the three Ruan heroes, to destroy a country. It was too shameful and too intimidating to them!

To be honest, Ruan Xiaoer also knew that Li Jun was very powerful, knowledgeable, bold and careful, and much more capable than the three Ruan clan heroes. Jiang Hongfei made Li Jun responsible for the attack on Goryeo, and he chose the right person.

Ruan Xiaoer also knew that the three men of the Ruan family had a low starting point and were not very capable. It was because of their elder brother that they were able to achieve their current prosperity and wealth.

Ordinarily, the three men of the Ruan family should not give their brother problems.

But everyone used to be brothers, and now they are all the founding heroes of the Yuan Empire. Who wants to be compared?

"I can't say anything to embarrass my brother!"

Thinking of this, Ruan Xiaoer went to Wen Huanzhang's house after leaving the palace.

That's right.

Wen Huanzhang was one of the assistants chosen by Jiang Hongfei for the three heroes of the Ruan family.

Ruan Xiaoer told Wen Huanzhang that Jiang Hongfei asked them to plan an attack on Japan.

After Wen Huanzhang asked clearly the reason, he said: "It is reasonable for your Majesty to want to attack Japan."

Ruan Xiaoer knows that Wen Huanzhang is a capable person, and Wen Huanzhang's daughter is unparalleled in beauty and virtue. Now she is also favored by Jiang Hongfei. Wen Huanzhang is the key to whether their brothers can conquer Japan, so He asked politely: "Why does the great scholar say this?"

Wen Huanzhang knew that although the attack on Japan had to be completed after the Yuan Empire completely captured Jidi, and even mainly used Jidi's army to attack Japan, this matter had actually begun since the moment Jiang Hongfei had this idea. , and he is one of the important participants, he has to show his value.

Therefore, Wen Huanzhang did not hide it, but said bluntly: "From a geostrategic point of view, after our Dayuan captured Jidi, Japan was the only place in the East that was eyeing our Dayuan. How can you allow others to snore and sleep?"

"In terms of demand, the Central Plains has been plagued by war in recent years, and the people have suffered terribly. If we want to end the war and teach the people to recuperate, money and food are indispensable. Although Japan is a small country, it is rich in spiritual stones, and is known as the "Spiritual Stone Island" , There is also a lot of food in the land. If we can get it, the officials will no longer have to worry about money and food, the world will not be far away, and the people will be less likely to die of hunger."

"In terms of mutual trade between the two countries, their country has always been unfriendly to China and has been closed to the outside world..."

China and Japan are neighbors separated by a strip of water. The two countries had frequent exchanges as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

It is worth mentioning that a major event happened between China and Japan during the Tang Dynasty in China: During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Japan also sent envoys from the Tang Dynasty to study in China.

After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan learned the lessons of the demise of the Sui Dynasty: except for pacifying the separatist regimes in the Central Plains such as Xue Ju, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, and Liu Heita, and defending against the Turks' southward campaign, the Tang Empire did not take the initiative to launch large-scale attacks on neighboring countries during Li Yuan's period. Military offensive. In order to prevent the northern powers Goguryeo and the Eastern Turks from jointly attacking the Tang Dynasty southward, Li Yuan adopted minister Wen Yanbo's suggestion and named Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla as vassals of the Tang Dynasty. In this way, the situation on the Korean Peninsula has been comprehensively eased.

However, the easing of tensions on the Korean peninsula is only temporary. As Goguryeo's national power increased, Goguryeo became the country that threatened the Tang Empire's geopolitical power the most.

Faced with Goguryeo's blatant provocation, Li Shimin, who had already taken the throne, took the initiative to send troops and launched a large-scale attack on Goguryeo.

After the bloody battles of the Tang army, although Goguryeo was not subjugated, its strength was greatly weakened.

Goguryeo's strength has weakened, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula has undergone new changes: Silla still pays tribute to the Tang Dynasty and is the "die-hard brother" of the Tang Dynasty. However, Baekje, which attempts to suppress Silla and dominate the Korean Peninsula, is in "old backer". "After the decline of Goguryeo's national power, it regarded Japan, its neighbor across the sea, as its new backer to dominate the Korean Peninsula. As the situation on the Korean Peninsula changed, the seeds for a war between China and Japan on the Korean Peninsula were sown.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there were two countries in East Asia that complemented each other, one was China and the other was Japan. During the Sui Dynasty, Japan was still a relatively backward slave-owning country. In order to improve its national power as soon as possible, the "modest" Japan sent envoys from the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty to China to learn relatively advanced politics, economy and culture. After several groups of envoys sent to the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty studied hard, the famous Dahua Reform Movement broke out, and Japan gradually changed from a relatively backward slave country to a feudal country.

The Dahua Reform greatly increased Japan's national power, and the Japanese nation's tendency to expand externally gradually emerged as its national power increased.

For Japan after the Dahua reform, world domination is simply impossible, but dominating the Korean Peninsula is still an action that can be tried.

In order to enhance Japan's influence on the Korean Peninsula and even East Asia, Japan actively supported Baekje in suppressing Silla, an ally of the Tang Dynasty, on the Korean Peninsula.

Baekje introduced Buddhism and other cultural phenomena to Japan and exerted influence on Japan. Baekje helped Japan develop religion and culture, and Japan, which attempted to expand its influence in East Asia, actively supported Baekje in squeezing Silla. Of course, the contest between Silla and Baekje can be seen to some extent as the contest between the Tang Dynasty and Japan on the Korean Peninsula. At first, this kind of game was reflected in the game between Silla and Baekje, but as the Tang army's attack on Goguryeo resumed, it was inevitable that the Tang Dynasty and Japan would meet at war on the Korean Peninsula.

Later, Japan was defeated by the Tang Dynasty.

Since then, Japan has closed itself off and is unwilling to do business with China.

Fortunately, the Japanese particularly like Chinese silk, porcelain and some luxury goods, so their nobles always turn a blind eye to Chinese smuggling ships.

Therefore, the Chinese can also sell some Chinese silk, porcelain and luxury goods to Japan through smuggling, and earn back spiritual stones from Japan.

But this kind of small fight is fine for those private businessmen, but when it rises to the level of the country, it is a bit unsatisfactory.

Jiang Hongfei is now in the stage when he is most short of money and food. He definitely cannot rely on businessmen to slowly earn money and food.

In this case, the cucumber vegetables will become cold.

Moreover, it was impossible for the Japanese court to sell large quantities of grain to Jiang Hongfei.

There is no way, the best way is to completely conquer Japan, seize all Japan's accumulation of one or two thousand years, and also allow Japan to continuously provide spiritual stones to the Yuan Empire.

Of course, the main thing is that people who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries.

In Jiang Hongfei's previous life, a great emperor once said: If the mirror is not wiped clean, Japan will not be able to survive unless it is defeated.

An American Secretary of State once said: No one can understand the ambition of the Japanese, they are an evil nation.

A president once said: Japan is the most humble and shameless nation in history.

Another president once said: Japan is an insidious, cunning, and cruel nation. This nation is very powerful, and its crazy and bloodthirsty level is similar to Dracula, the vampire in the European Middle Ages. The tube will be bitten off immediately by it, leaving no possibility of survival.

A great thinker once said: The Japanese character is extremely perverted. In the eyes of Europeans, Japan is a bloody, perverted and murderous nation. The Japanese are stubborn, willful, self-willed and ignorant. .

Li Hongzhang once said in history: If this country is not eliminated, it will be a big trouble in the future.

In other words, the Japanese nation is very restless. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as "ambitious" and they must be guarded against.

That's why Jiang Hongfei decided to annex it and solve this worry once and for all.

The key is that Japan in this world is extremely weak.

Just over a hundred years ago, during the period when Daoyi invaded, the Japanese were still like country bumpkins. Not only had they not seen the group warfare methods used by Daoyi people (actually the Jurchens), they had not even heard of them. .

As a result, the Toi people took fifty boats to attack Tsushima, and then attacked Iki, Ito-gun, Hakata, Nagasaki, and Hizen.

At that time, Japan's central dignitaries, who only focused on robbing farmers but had no ability to resist foreign aggression, were horrified when they heard the news and had no choice but to do anything.

This shows the difference in combat power among the Japanese in this world.

This is indeed the case.

The Japan of this world not only has relatively backward weapons and outdated tactics, but also has low efficiency in its imperial court and Dazaifu bureaucracy itself.

At this time, the bureaucrats serving as officials in Dazaifu, Japan, mainly consisted of two types of people: local wealthy families and nobles sent from the capital.

These people are experts in messing around and making money. fight? Is that what noble nobles like them need to worry about?

Japan has been closed to the country for too long, just like the Qing Dynasty in the late 19th century. It is not strong at all, but it is definitely easy to fight.

To describe it vividly, the Japanese tactics at this time barely reached the tactics of the Xia and Shang Dynasties in China.

How can Japan like this compare with the Yuan Empire, the world's largest military power?

In addition, Jiang Hongfei's hatred of the Japanese was already engraved in his bones.

Killing Japanese men and playing with Japanese women has always been Jiang Hongfei's dream.

Therefore, Jiang Hongfei has always wanted to destroy Japan.

It's a pity that Jiang Hongfei never had such strength before.

Moreover, after all, Japan is separated from the Yuan Empire by a sea. Even if it is conquered, it cannot be connected to the territory of the Yuan Empire, especially before the Yuan Empire regains Jidi.

The key is, after getting to Jiang Hongfei's current position, he can't act on impulse.

But now, all obstacles are no longer obstacles. Destroying Japan will still have such great benefits for the development of the Yuan Empire.

It is no wonder that Jiang Hongfei is interested in destroying the sun.

Ruan Xiaoer and Wen Huanzhang analyzed and analyzed, and both felt that destroying Japan was very feasible.

Wen Huanzhang suggested that they can go to Japan to see and recruit some helpers from Japan. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.

Ruan Xiaoer thought it made sense, and then went to ask Jiang Hongfei for instructions.

Jiang Hongfei agreed.

Ten days later, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Wen Huanzhang, Fan Rui, Yan Qing, Liu Qi, Wu Lin, Li Bao and others boarded the merchant ship engaged in maritime trade.

Twenty days later, Ruan Xiaoer and his party arrived in Japan.

After arriving in Japan, Ruan Xiaoer and others learned that many Chinese sea merchants actually lived here for a long time, and they also had shops here, and built a place similar to "Chinatown".

Therefore, Ruan Xiaoer and others' appearance in Japan was not abrupt at all.

After some understanding, Ruan Xiaoer and others' first feeling was that Japan was so small!

The north of Japan (i.e. Hokkaido Island) is currently occupied by the very backward Ezo people.

In the Ou region in the northeast of Honshu Island, the local indigenous people gradually completed the ethnic integration and assimilation with the Yamato people - politically, the local indigenous people were still separatist and autonomous there, and the Japanese court had just begun to colonize there.

In the southwest, Ryukyu Island was still an ignorant and uncivilized wilderness, and the southern part of Kyushu Island was also infested with savages. They were only nominally included in the territory of Japan, and in fact they were all occupied by local indigenous people from all over the country.

In short, all of the above places are full of the "simple style" of primitive society.

Even in most of the places under the rule of the Japanese court, the land was sparsely populated, people lived on slash-and-burn land, and wild beasts roamed everywhere. Not even a decent city could be found.

And the Kanto Plain, where the prosperous Greater Tokyo would be located in the future, was similar to the Great Northwest in the early days of reform and opening up in the minds of the Chinese in Jiang Hongfei's previous life.

To put it simply, the living conditions of the Japanese people in this era were not as good as those of serfs in medieval Europe.

In fact, this is also normal.

After all, the birth of Japanese civilization was already a matter of the second century AD. The prototype of the Yamato court was not formed until the sixth century AD. The Heian period began in the ninth century AD. It started too late.

Therefore, even if China in the west vigorously imported the Central Plains culture to Japan, it was really a bit difficult to expect the Japanese to so quickly go from a primitive tribe that lived on slash-and-burn land and ate raw meat and drank blood to a unified feudal state.

In fact, leaving Kyoto aside, Japan in this era was similar to the Xia Dynasty in China. How developed could it be?

Moreover, although the country had not yet been truly unified, the nobles who ruled Japan at this time had already become corrupt and degenerate. They ignored the important tasks of expanding territory, enriching the country and strengthening the army, and devoted themselves to the mountains and rivers, burning incense and worshipping Buddha, reciting poems, studying calligraphy, cultivating sentiments, and doing useless things...

What's more, the nobles of Japan at this time regarded the rest of Japan as "countryside" or even "ghost land", believing that going to those places would be contaminated with bad luck, and they wished they could shrink in Kyoto, which has beautiful scenery and many Buddhist temples, for the rest of their lives and refused to come out.

Occasionally, there were a few guys who left the capital, mostly because of exile, relegation, or fleeing to avoid persecution. Those who left and those who sent them off were all crying, and some even left suicide notes, and once they arrived at the end of the land, they looked forward to coming back as soon as possible every day.

Therefore, Japan at this time was a deformed society with a complete disconnection between the upper and lower levels. The only civilized city was Kyoto, and the rest were poor and marginal areas.

Therefore, the wealth, civilization, and art of Japan in this world were all concentrated in the small space of Kyoto.

It was no wonder that Ruan Xiaoer and his team felt that Japan was small.

Of course, this was also because Jiang Hongfei had not yet told them that those backward places could not be let go.

After a field investigation and a thorough understanding of Japan, Ruan Xiaoer and his team undoubtedly became more confident in conquering Japan.

In short.

Under Jiang Hongfei's instructions, the plan to conquer Japan had already entered the implementation stage without the Japanese noticing...

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