Chapter 716: The last memorial, being a calculating and cheap scholar
"Takataka Kuroda, how long do you think this battle will last?" Oda Nobunaga looked to the west and murmured to himself, seemingly asking Kuroda Takataka, but in fact he was also asking himself.
Kuroda Takaka thought for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "Ten years? Twenty years? I don't know. We can decide the beginning of the war, but we cannot decide the end of the war."
Kuroda Takaka considers himself a smart man. Judging from his advice to Oda Nobunaga, he is indeed not stupid. He knows very well that the initiator of the war cannot determine the end of the war, and Oda Nobunaga, whom he serves, It is also worthy of Kuroda Takaka's wisdom. From beginning to end, from birth to death, Oda Nobunaga adhered to his ideal of one public and two people, and even received the support of the Ming Dynasty court.
But it cannot affect the future of Japan.
Kuroda Takaka has read "Contradictions from the Ming Dynasty" and said that in the short term, the protagonists of history are heroes, but in the long term, it is always the majority of people who determine history, and every choice of each person determines the outcome. The direction of history.
Without the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese country would not get better. Only by eliminating these warriors and nobles in a physical sense can those decrees be promoted. These warriors and famous landowners are the real resistance that hinders the implementation of the new law, and now there is a big gamble on the fate of the country. War will inevitably occur as the current situation develops.
Just like the information Takataka Kuroda received, the attitude of the civil, military, and military personnel of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace and Nagasaki Governor's Office is that they have no attitude. His Majesty's attitude is their attitude.
There is still an endless stream of merchant ships from the Nagasaki Governor's Palace. Before the war, the Ming Dynasty made another huge profit. The long and short weapons and firearms from the Ming Dynasty were very popular. These firearms required a lot of gunpowder, but the Japanese country did not have gunpowder, so they Even the price of black powder for fireworks is skyrocketing.
"In other words, in just two months, Nagasaki Port sold more than two million silver worth of arms?" Xu Wei frowned and said, "On the grounds of insufficient ordnance reserves, we stopped selling weapons. For sale.”
Nagasaki Commander-in-Chief Li Chengli, Nagasaki Xingdu Division Commander Ma Wenying, Shibo Si Tiju eunuch Wang Chao, patrol censor Luo Yinghe and others exchanged opinions with each other and highly recognized Xu Wei's decision, while Shibo Si Tiju Sun Keyi, the first-class pioneering marquis, was responsible for execution.
Sun Kehong left the title of Lord Pioneer to Sun Keyi. This older brother had always hoped that his younger brother could go back and inherit the family property. Sun Kehong always believed that all this should belong to his younger brother. After all, it was his younger brother who carried the family when the family was in the most difficult times. of everything.
It's a pity that after using all the tricks of deception and abduction, Sun Keyi refused to go back and even refused to inherit the family property because Sun Keyi wanted to destroy the Japanese.
In May of the 35th year of Jiajing's reign, 3,500 pirates invaded Songjiang Prefecture, including more than a hundred ships. In only three days, even Huating County was in danger. If Luo Gongchen, the commander of the coastal defense department, did not arrive in time with his troops, they would be attacked. After the Japanese pirates are driven back, it is only a matter of time before Songjiang Prefecture falls.
During that time, only two brothers, Sun Kehong, died in the Sun family. Later, Sun Kehong's legs were broken by Xu Jie.
The Xu family was unscathed when the Japanese invaders invaded in the 35th year of Jiajing. At that time, Sun Kehong always insisted that Xu Jie had access to the Japanese. Later, the court went through a strict review and found that the Xu Jie did not have access to the Japanese. The Xu family survived because of luck. Well, in Huating instead of Shanghai.
"What does Sun Tiju think?" Xu Wei asked Sun Keyi what he thought. Sun Keyi sometimes acted like a lunatic. In order to destroy the Japanese, he even dared to light up his gunpowder magazine to go to heaven with the Japanese pirates.
"I agree." Sun Keyi said very solemnly: "At this level, it's just right."
If sold again, when the Ming Army intervenes, these armaments may cause trouble to the Ming Army.
The intensity now is just right.
It is worth two million silver, but not all of it is silver. The silver it consists of is only about 700,000 silver, while the Japanese women, Japanese slaves, goods, etc. are worth 1.3 million silver.
Xu Wei began to continue to determine the direction, put the Nagasaki Governor's Palace into a state of war preparation, reduced the number of merchant ships docking at Nagasaki Port, and transferred the silver, grain, and armaments of the Nagasaki Governor's Palace to Shuri Prefecture to prevent accidents in Nagasaki , at the same time, the entire Nagasaki Toji and Xingtoshi began to prepare for war, digging trenches in each city to defend themselves, etc., all of which required specific arrangements.
The main direction of the Japanese attack is indeed North Korea, but what if the attack is not successful and Nagasaki is suddenly attacked?
These matters were specific and extremely complicated. Xu Wei and the officials began to discuss. You and I hit the mark, and the closed-door meeting that lasted nearly an hour finally ended.
"I'm only worried about the imperial court." Sun Keyi closed the memo, inserted the pen on the memo, sighed, looked around and said: "I'm afraid that the imperial court won't be able to lose face. If North Korea cries, the country of parents will be like that." As soon as the high hat is put on, the court will make the decision to send troops. When the time comes, the court will get nothing. ”
"Assistance must be provided, but I am afraid that Taicang will be empty, the national funds will be empty, and Ming soldiers will die fighting for Korea, and they will not even get face."
"Does the promotion mean that the Ming Dynasty easily participated in the war and could not even retain a good reputation?" Ma Wenying came to Nagasaki from Zhejiang only six months ago. He did not particularly understand what Sun Keyi meant.
Why does Ming Dynasty not even have a good reputation despite having paid so much?
"Aren't all barbarians like this? Isn't North Korea a barbarian?" Sun Keyi sighed and said: "Look, scholars in North Korea will definitely say that when the heavenly soldiers cross the river, they enter the city to plunder, they are very stubborn, and they burn Kill and rob The people evacuated into the valleys, went into the villages, searched for people's property, and forced the village women. Some of them killed good people and took advantage of their merits, and some Japanese thieves trampled the territory, plundered and indulged in licentiousness, and even more so than the Japanese. ”
"Such strange things were not said only after the war. They are now being circulated in North Korea."
“Isn’t the blood of the loyal and brave heroes who died for Korea’s fight against Japan was shed in vain?”
Sun Keyi was not slandering the Korean scholar-officials. When the Korean king was preparing to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, this kind of public opinion had already started.
The Ming army defeated the Japanese. These Korean scholar-bureaucrats would also exaggerate the Ming army to look like Japanese pirates, or even worse than the Japanese. This is inevitable. The Ming Dynasty rushed to help easily, and in the end, they didn't even get face. .
"Ah?" Ma Wenying was startled. If the Ming army paid a huge price but did not get enough benefits and even got scolded, then what did the Ming army want?
"For the sake of the rule of the royal family, scholar-bureaucrats, and nobles, they will definitely say this. To be honest, doesn't it mean that everyone wants the Ming Dynasty?" Sun Keyi took out a memorial from his sleeve and said: "I plan to write a memorial to do that You are a calculative scholar, let the court calculate the gains and losses, and don’t go into the DPRK to fight against the Japanese just for the sake of face.”
The Ming Dynasty must enter the DPRK to fight against the Japanese pirates. The Ming Dynasty will not allow the Japanese pirates to go ashore, but when to move, the opportunity must be grasped. If it is too early, no one will thank them. If it is too late, the Japanese pirates will be powerful.
"Let me take a look." Xu Wei took the memorial and looked at it for a moment and said, "Add me one."
Soon, local officials in Nagasaki wrote their names on the memorial. This was a joint memorial. They hoped that the court would consider the pros and cons and make a careful calculation of the pros and cons before making a decision.
Sun Keyi's memorial was quickly sent to the Ming Dynasty. Before the Bohai Sea froze, the memorial was delivered to the emperor's hands.
"What are you talking about? What a calculus and cheap scholar. You are talking nonsense. You are clearly trying to share the country's worries!" Zhu Yijun criticized Sun Keyi for belittling himself. The emperor's attitude was very clear. If the Korean royal family refused to annex, the Ming Dynasty would allow the Japanese invaders to poison Korea. At the very least, Ming Dynasty wanted to take advantage of the expansion of territory.
Entering the DPRK to fight against the Japanese must be decided by the emperor himself, and all major military affairs require direct orders from the emperor.
When will you enter the DPRK? When the Korean royal family moved inland, the Ming army immediately entered the country to fight.
If North Korea refused, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would never care about the wind and public opinion and the nonsense of the country of parents. The scholar-bureaucrats in North Korea bribed Zhang Juzheng and let all the scholars in the Ming Dynasty stir up the wind and public opinion. Zhu Yijun would wait until the North Korean royal family joined.
Zhu Yijun never suffered losses, how could he do a losing business!
"But Sun Keyi's memorial reminds me that as time goes by, the Japanese in the Ming Dynasty have many Japanese spies. They have ordered various places to arrest and interrogate all the Japanese merchants rather than let them go." Zhu Yijun said. A very cruel order that once again damages the business environment.
All Japanese businessmen in the Ming Dynasty will be arrested.
The merchants of the Ming Dynasty in Japan were all spies for spying on information, and the same was true for the merchants of Japan. It would be unfair to behead them one by one, but if every other one was beheaded, there would be too many fish that slipped through the net, so just kill them all.
No one would accuse the Ming Emperor of being violent and speaking for the Japanese. No matter who spoke nonsense, it would be easy for political opponents to label him as a traitor to the Japanese. This hat was not easy to wear. Wearing it would test the bonds of the nine ethnic groups.
"Hasn't anyone from North Korea come to the Ming Dynasty yet?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously. North Korea's response was a bit slow. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had long known that the Japanese could invade North Korea at any time. How could the King of North Korea be so able to sit still? Until now, no one has been sent to ask for help.
"Your Majesty, I originally thought that the King of North Korea, Li Huo, was hard-boned, but later I discovered that the King of North Korea was slow to react." Feng Bao said with a nervous look on his face: "It wasn't until the Ming Dynasty informed the King of North Korea that the Yamatai Military Port was in the Ming Dynasty. After withdrawing the troops, Li Hao prepared to send people to Daming to hold him accountable.”
"Wait a minute? Accountability? Who does he want to hold accountable? Does he want to hold me accountable?!" Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao in disbelief, pointed at himself and said, "He wants to hold me accountable?"
"Anyway, this is what the North Korean envoy said to himself when he left for the Ming Dynasty." Feng Bao said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you don't blame North Korea. It was because the Ming Dynasty gave too much."
The Ming Dynasty gave too much, and North Korea took everything for granted.
Zhu Yijun slapped the table and stood up, took a deep breath, stood up and walked to the Kanyu map, pointed at Tsushima Island and said to Feng Bao: "So the headquarters of the King of Korea, Uijeongbu, Bingcao, and Wuweidu, from the beginning They know the trend of the Japanese pirates gathering, but the reason why they have been sitting still is because the Yamatai military port is there, so they are so confident. Do you think Daming, their biological father, should take care of everything for them? "
"That's it." Feng Bao bowed his head and said.
"I am so angry!" Zhu Yijun flicked his sleeves and said loudly: "In the next chapter, the Ministry of Rites is not allowed to contact the North Korean envoys and leave them alone. By the way, the North Korean envoys are self-sufficient in food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the Ming Dynasty cannot give them a penny. ! ”
"Isn't this a violation of the magnanimity of a great country?" Feng Bao asked in a low voice.
Zhu Yijun immediately said: "What nonsense is the magnanimity of a big country? I don't condone it!"
In order to show the magnanimity of the great power, the envoys from North Korea came to the Ming Dynasty, and the food and drinks along the way were all paid for by the Ming Dynasty. Now, the court will not provide them! Pay for it yourself.
Zhu Yijun even held court meetings more than a dozen times in order to prevent the Japanese invaders from entering North Korea. The North Korean side was singing and dancing and even ignored it. He just felt that Ming Dynasty was standing in front of him, and no one took it seriously!
What Feng Bao means is: cutting the supply of envoys from North Korea means that all envoys from foreign countries to the Ming Dynasty will lose this treatment and have to spend their own money to buy the food, clothing, housing and transportation. And because of the special nature of the envoys, Honglu The temple will have a monopoly on this business. By then, the cost of paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty will be an extremely huge expense.
"Who is the envoy from North Korea?" Zhu Yijun asked the visitor.
"Li Houbai is a civil servant, and Yi Sunchen is a military general." Feng Bao immediately replied: "This Yi Sunchen is now a white man."
Yi Sun-shin was the only North Korean general who showed his brains throughout the Wanli War to Aid Korea. Obviously, the North Koreans panicked when they heard that Yamatai Military Port had withdrawn their troops. However, Yi Sun-Shin's biggest motivation for fighting bravely was his military exploits. , became an official in the Ming Dynasty. Yi Sunchen's position in the Wanli War to Aid Korea was roughly that Li Rusong and Chen Lin ate in the tent, and Yi Sunchen guarded the gate of the camp. This was Yi Sunchen's role.
In important wars, neither Li Rusong nor Chen Lin dared to send Yi Sunchen to fight because they knew that he was unreliable, and neither were the North Korean Hwarangs he led.
In later generations, this man was praised as the world's top five admirals and three top generals, as famous as Napoleon and Caesar. He was nothing more than a derivative of historical nihilism and culture.
There is no way for the two countries on the Korean Peninsula in later generations. If not Yi Sun-shin, who will do it? In the entire Wanli War to Aid Korea and the Anti-Japanese War, he was the only person who could do anything. Otherwise, the fact that Ming Dynasty is the parent state of the Korean Peninsula would be unavoidable at all costs.
After the Wanli War to Aid Korea, the North Korean King Li Huo abdicated and gave the throne to his son. The promise contained in it was regarded as a fart and deceived the Ming Emperor. In terms of internal propaganda, the North Korean scholar-officials tried their best to portray the Ming Army as a peaceful force. A thug like a Japanese pirate; he put all his military achievements on Yi Sun-shin, just to avoid Ming Dynasty really becoming the biological father of the Korean Peninsula, even if this is the case.
So that in later generations, the nonsense narrative logic of "Yi Sun-shin protected the weak Ming Dynasty" gradually formed.
"Li Sunchen is in white now?" Zhu Yijun was stunned and asked doubtfully.
"North Korea also developed civil and military forces. Yi Sun-shin was considered a very capable general in North Korea. Because he repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, he had a grudge against his immediate superior, Kim Yu-sui, the military commander of North Hamgyong Province, so he was demoted to join the army as a white soldier. This In the face of the Japanese invasion and the enemy, the North Korean soldier Cao Li Yi did not dare to come to Ming Dynasty to discuss matters, so he had to let Yi Sunchen come." Feng Bao explained why Yi Sunchen was dressed in white.
Everyone in North Korea knew that Yi Sun-shin could fight. North Korea's Sungkyunkwan controlled the Uijeongbu government. The more Yi Sun-shin was able to fight, the more dangerous he became. As expected, he was suppressed. But now that the Japanese pirates are here, why are North Korea's top and bottom panicking? Yi Sun-shin He was sent to Ming Dynasty.
Employing people to look forward and not using people to look behind is the promotion of culture and military affairs.
"Let's wait for now." Zhu Yijun didn't plan to receive him, so he could just wait for further actions from Japan.
A small yellow doorman came in, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, Commander Qi and Deputy Chief of the Beijing Camp Li Rusong have arrived and are waiting outside the palace."
"Xuan."
The court meeting finally decided that Qi Jiguang would hold the seal of the general who conquered Japan, Li Rusong and Chen Lin would hold the seal of deputy generals of conquering Japan, Liang Menglong, the official secretary, would be the governor-general of military affairs, and Wang Rulong, Deng Zilong and others would be the participating generals. They would lead the Ming Dynasty's 40,000-strong imperial camp to Liaodong. , ready to enter Korea to fight at any time, Chen Lin led 50,000 naval troops ready to intervene on the battlefield at any time.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite, sit down." Zhu Yijun asked Feng Bao to watch tea. Major personnel appointments have been confirmed, but preparations need to be made for the expedition to the Ming military camp. This time is different from the past. It is to enter the DPRK, and it will take at least two to three months to prepare. Only then will we head towards Liaodong.
This is already very fast. If the capital does not have silver and grain, the preparation time will be extended to six months to a year, otherwise it will be defeated.
Logistics is the basis for ensuring victory.
"I'm so angry that this ambitious North Korean has already known about the Japanese pirates' movements, but he thinks that the Ming army is stationed at Yamatai, so he can sit back and relax and prepare to let the Ming army take everything for them! This is simply despicable!" Zhu Yijun was still angry and criticized seriously. North Korea’s inaction.
"This..." Qi Jiguang frowned and glanced at Li Rusong after hearing the news. Li Rusong also had worry on his face.
"North Korea can't be counted on, so the battle plan needs to be adjusted. I originally thought that the Ministry of Rites would force North Korea to provide food and grass, but looking at North Korea's situation, it can't provide much food and grass. The logistics supplies have become like this. The most important thing is to fight," Qi Jiguang said with a solemn expression.
According to Qi Jiguang and Li Rusong's discussions with the participating generals, they originally counted on North Korea's food and grass, and the retinue was mainly North Korean soldiers, but now it seems that North Korea cannot count on it at all, and this battle will be more difficult to fight.
"Should we bring 20,000 garrison troops from Liaodong? If there is an urgent shortage of food and grass, we can raise food on the spot." Li Rusong proposed a way, and his subtext was obvious. If there is a shortage of food and grass, let the Northern Army Looting is done on the spot. Of course, to put it nicely, it means raising food on the spot.
Li Rusong was born in Liaodong and grew up in the Liaodong Army camp. He knew the military discipline of the Liaodong Army very well.
"Your Majesty, I second my suggestion, this is not the only solution." Qi Jiguang agreed with Li Rusong's proposal.
When Qi Jiguang was in Jizhou, there was a very obvious contradiction between the Northern Army and the Southern Army. The Northern Army used corrupt military discipline to ensure combat effectiveness, which was burning, killing, looting, killing good people and taking credit as the main motivation methods, while the Southern Army relied on strict military discipline. To ensure combat effectiveness, a stable military salary of eighteen silver a year serves as a guarantee of military discipline.
After Qi Jiguang arrived in Jizhou, he has been deeply involved in this contradiction between the Northern Army and the Southern Army.
Qi Jiguang, who has always emphasized military discipline, has to bring 20,000 Northern troops to raise food on the spot when necessary. Compared with military discipline issues, Qi Jiguang also cares more about winning or losing. If the supply of food and grass is not smooth, he must find a way to prevent North Korea from providing food. , you can only get it yourself. Only when you are full can you win the battle.
It is not good to raise food on the spot, but it is better than no food.
"I will do my best to ensure the supply of military rations by land and sea." Zhu Yijun promised that the emperor would not lack hungry soldiers.
Zhu Yijun looked at Li Rusong, hesitated and said: "General Li, I am more worried about you. Remember not to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. Ming Dynasty has control of the sea. There is no need to act too hastily or take military risks. Just advance steadily. If it doesn't work, block the Tsushima Strait." , close the door and beat the dog, just take your time.”
"I don't know the soldiers, but Commander Qi has made plans for this campaign and is preparing for the camp step by step."
"You lead three cavalry battalions of the Ming Dynasty with ten thousand people. This is the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty. You are also the most capable general of the Ming Dynasty at the moment."
When Li Rusong fought, he stood out and charged forward, risking his life. In the battle of Biti Pavilion, Li Rusong's 500 cavalry (later continued to increase the number to 5,000) defeated 50,000 Japanese pirates. In the end, the fish escaped and the net was broken. Li Rusong was really fierce. , but Daming is now very confident and does not need to go all out.
"I obey the order." Li Rusong did not defend himself in front of His Majesty, and there was no need for it. He would not advance rashly. When he was in Liaodong, Li Rusong had developed the habit of having to fight hard in battles. That was because at that time, if he didn't fight, he would If you lose, you don't have to worry about it now. You can win if you fight steadily. For the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, it is a blessing.
"Your Majesty, why don't you transfer Ningyuan Marquis Li Chengliang back to Liaodong." Qi Jiguang leaned forward and said, "Even if there is a big defeat, Ningyuan Marquis can definitely stop the enemy in Liaodong."
The battlefield is changing rapidly. Ming Dynasty is indeed very strong and invincible, but what if it loses? Thinking about defeat before thinking about victory was Qi Jiguang's life creed. He fought all his life and was never arrogant, let alone underestimated the enemy.
By transferring Li Chengliang back to Liaodong, even if the Ming Dynasty's war to enter the DPRK was really defeated, Li Chengliang could stop the enemy from outside the country and achieve subsequent effects.
"Yes." Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "I have to trouble Marquis Ningyuan again."
Li Chengliang voluntarily withdrew from Liaodong and followed His Majesty to the south of the Yangtze River for a few months. He was actively planning to retire at the Jiangwu Academy and train generals at the Jiangwu Academy. Li Rusong had already led the Beijing camp on his behalf. After Qi Jiguang resigned, Li Rusong became the commander-in-chief. It was already a done deal. By training his son to have more passionate generals, Li Rusong would be able to secure his position as the chief military officer of the Beijing camp.
Zhu Yijun has never disliked these little ninety-nine. Li Chengliang can take the initiative to give up the basic base of Liaodong and completely dissipate the possibility of Liaodong becoming a warlord. It is a great achievement.
However, the current situation changed, and the imperial court had to use veterans again to ensure that the Ming Dynasty would not lose its bottom after the defeat.
Zhu Yijun's temperament of being lenient to the enemy was probably borrowed from Qi Jiguang's combat method of considering defeat first. Under the influence of Qi Jiguang, Li Rusong gradually became like this. Rushing for success would ruin the situation.
"Are the armaments sufficient this time? Do you want to prepare more?" Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang and asked whether the firearms provided by the court were enough.
Qi Jiguang frowned and said, "Um, is this firearm a bit too much?"
The Beijing camp sent out a total of three cavalry battalions, one regiment and three cavalry battalions. Each regiment consisted of ten infantry battalions with 30,000 men. His Majesty the Emperor gave him 120 fifteen-pound cannons and nine hundred nine-pound cannons. , 7,000 squatting tiger cannons, 4,000 flat muskets, 12,000 flint-hair riding muskets, 12,000 flint-hair muskets, 30,000 bird muskets, and 1.5 million kilograms of gunpowder.
Twelve people form a team, and this team has nine fire guns. Counting only bird guns, the firearm coverage rate is as high as 75%. There are four thousand flat guns, which means that each twelve-man team has one flat gun. Guns, even the Ming Dynasty Iron Hun Armor, will be penetrated by the projectiles of Pingyi Guns within sixty steps.
The most terrifying thing here is the one hundred and twenty 15-pound artillery pieces. With one salvo, this thing can completely break down a wall of Seoul. Li Rusong couldn't even imagine that the Japanese pirates would rush up and the Ming Dynasty would use all its firepower. The scene was really full of gunfire.
One and a half million kilograms of gunpowder. On average, each soldier can possess thirty-seven kilograms of gunpowder. Of course, these one and a half million kilograms of gunpowder will be sent to the court in batches, 700,000 kilograms will be kept in the capital, and 500,000 kilograms will be released in Liaodong. Ten thousand catties, when I entered the court, I only brought 300,000 catties.
Li Rusong felt that if he could use up the 300,000 kilograms of gunpowder, it would be a complete firearms operation, and His Majesty had prepared five times the amount.
In the current world, the Spanish Grand Phalanx, which is invincible in Europe and the West, has a firearms coverage rate of only 45%, including all firearms, while the Netherlands Grand Phalanx has a firearms coverage rate of 51%. With 6% Firearms took the lead, and the Netherlands drove the Spanish phalanx into the sea.
Daming firearm coverage has led the world.
"If possible, I hope that the coverage rate of Daming firearms will be 100%. It is still too dangerous to charge into the battle. Each soldier trained in the Beijing camp is equivalent to sixteen cows. After bombing, bomb again, and the enemy will have no resistance. It is better to advance." Zhu Yijun knew that he could not control the army.
Ci does not control the soldiers, the Ming Emperor cared too much about his soldiers, and he was heartbroken if he lost any of them.
The more firearms, the less losses, so this time Zhu Yijun directly provided enough armaments, nearly half of the arsenal.
The Ming Dynasty produced 1.5 million kilograms of gunpowder every year. This time, Zhu Yijun directly dedicated a year's worth of gunpowder to fight this war.
"The Japanese pirates have enjoyed great blessings! The achievements of the Ming Dynasty's army's gradual weaponization will be tested by the Japanese pirates." Although Li Rusong's face was serious, there was a hint of gloating in his words.
In the twelfth year of the Ming Dynasty Zhenwu, a monster finally appeared in Zhenwu. Li Rusong often lamented that the emergence of firearms made the personal bravery of generals no longer important. The Ming Dynasty Iron Hun Armor has become an armor with extremely strong protective capabilities, and the Tiger Force Bow It can't be shot through, but this flat gun can do it. It's the Japanese's turn to have a taste of this feeling of changing times.
Moreover, the emperor was still dissatisfied with the firearm coverage rate of only 75%, and hoped to push it to 100% or even more. The Ming Dynasty's sufficient foundation ensured this squandering.
(End of chapter)