Chapter 46: Slavery? Giving food, drink and money is not enough A week after the Han Empire’s army and navy set out. "What is the current situation of the various armies?" Liu Xie then came to the Information Institute to ask Gana. The current Information Institute has also temporarily become the Imperial Military Headquarters. "Your Majesty, please take a look." Hearing this, Gana also brought up a scene on the screen and introduced it to Liu Xie: "These red dots above, each red dot represents a large army. According to the satellite positioning, if there is no accident, the navy will arrive at the destination first..." This is also normal. The countries close to the Han Dynasty, such as the Xiongnu, Buyeo, Xianbei, Qiang and Hu, etc. All of these have been in name only for the past decade. Now, as the Han army moves, they have become part of the Han army in a legitimate way.
As for the remaining countries, they can only meet them again by continuing westward along the ancient Silk Road. But after the Han Dynasty, even though it had a large number of steam-powered vehicles, it still had to face the problem of transportation difficulties. After all, there are no railways in those places. In many places there are no roads at all, just bumpy muddy ground, which makes it difficult for cars to move. Therefore, the red dots representing the army are now densely packed near Loulan. However, the navy is different. After entering the sea from the Yangtze River, they can roam freely on the sea. After listening to Gana's introduction, Liu Xie nodded, then pointed at the screen and asked, "Who are the two fleets on the East China Sea?" "These are Generals Sun Jian and Sun Ce. They are in charge of the Japanese Kingdom." Gana replied. Japan, Liu Xie was familiar with this country. Except for those in memory. At a very early time, envoys from Japan came to the Han Dynasty. The name Wakoku was given by Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu also specially awarded the King of Wa a seal and ribbon, and Wa officially became a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, over the years, Japan has continued to send envoys to the Han Dynasty to request an audience. However, Liu Xie was too lazy to pay attention to them and just asked his ministers to contact them. Now, they have become the primary target of the Han Empire's expedition. Although Liu Xie looked down upon these islands, he would not develop them vigorously even after taking them. After all, frequent earthquakes are quite annoying.
There are so many continents that can be developed, and there are some continents that have not been visited by civilization. These cannot be developed. Of course, Liu Xie would look down on the mere Japanese Islands. However, the silver mines on these islands are so famous that their mineral content is the highest in the world. It was also difficult for Liu Xie not to be moved. Therefore, it is indeed worth letting Sun Ce and his son Sun Jian take it down. After all, in addition to its economic value, silver will also require a large amount of silver for the subsequent development of industries such as electronics and electrical appliances. Afterwards, after briefly learning about the situations of other fleets, Liu Xie left the Information Institute with little interest. As for the affairs on the front line, there was absolutely no need for him to ask about them or do any micro-management before the generals had made achievements. Because under absolute strength, there can only be one result. Therefore, he only needs to wait for the results to come out, then send the message to the front line via satellite communication, issue a call to arrange the occupation of the area. a few days later. Sun Jian and his son Sun Ce finally led their navy to the Wakoku Islands. "Father, where should we land?" Sun Ce came to Sun Jian and asked. Although the father and son held equal official positions, after they joined forces, they had to appoint a main general and a deputy general, and Sun Ce could only be the deputy. Hearing this, Sun Jian, holding the map of the Japanese Islands that he had obtained from the Information Institute, was a little puzzled for a moment. Because, according to the markings on the ground, there are an astonishing number of over a hundred armed forces in the entire Japanese archipelago. The Japanese Kingdom, which had long been under the control of the Han Dynasty, was only a relatively powerful force among these hundreds of forces. Therefore, it is naturally impossible for them to come here through Japan and directly issue an order to decide the matter. This will only be possible after letting these forces on the Japanese islands see the power of the Han battleships. Soon, Sun Jian also made a decision and said, "Bring the Japanese envoy here and let him show us the way. Pick out a few blind men and fire a few cannons first." Not a moment. The envoy originally sent by Japan to the Han Dynasty was taken from the cabin to the deck. This Japanese envoy had obviously been in the Han Dynasty for many years and spoke authentic Chinese. So, there was no communication barrier. He pointed at the largest forces along the coast of the Japanese archipelago and ordered the Han fleet to bombard them one by one. The roar of warship gunfire, which did not belong to this era, first sounded on the coastline of the Japanese Islands. Although this does feel like using a cannon to kill a mosquito, the effect is also significant. After a round of artillery fire, the troops were allowed to land, and there was hardly a single person to be seen on the entire coastline. Such god-like power would scare away anyone who was not killed!
In this way, when Japan sends more people to deliver the message, no force will dare to say no. In just half a month, the entire Japanese archipelago has completely become an occupied area of the Han Dynasty. In fact, such a war is very boring to fight, or it can no longer be called a war at all. When Sun Jian and his son Sun Ce accepted the surrender of the leaders of various forces in the Japanese Islands on behalf of the Han Dynasty, they both seemed a little uninterested. After transmitting the message back to the Information Institute in Luoyang through the satellite communication system on the battleship, the father and son did not forget the real purpose of their visit to the Japanese Islands. Sun Jian issued an order to all the leaders of the forces, including the King of Wa: "You have three days to separate the men, women, old and young." "Women, old and young, Ben will arrange for them to board the Empire's ship and go to Dahan for arrangements." "The young and strong stay here and contribute to the empire..." Although all the leaders, including the King of Wa, were dissatisfied with Sun Jian's order, they could only keep silent and do as he ordered. "Father, do you want their young men to mine silver?" Sun Ce naturally understood what his father meant, but he was still a little puzzled and asked: "But, didn't your majesty say that we are not allowed to massacre, plunder, enslave, etc.?" However, just as he finished speaking, Sun Jian slapped him on the back of his head: "If you don't enslave them, you'll go mining?" "Or should we let our soldiers do the digging?" "Besides, did we massacre, plunder, and enslave?" "Shelling them is only to prevent greater casualties." "The wealth that belongs to them is still in their possession," "Slave them to mine? If we give them food, drink and money, wouldn't that count as slavery?" Sun Jian became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and he even kicked Sun Ce in the butt. I'm so disappointed! With this kind of brain, how can I make progress with His Majesty? Please give me a monthly ticket! Please give me a monthly ticket! (End of this chapter)