Chapter 154 Ouchi clan begs for peace!The Japanese slave branch of the Ming Dynasty Colonial Area Committee was established!
You must know that they have just wiped out five thousand elite troops, and the Japanese pirates on Tsushima Island have also been wiped out by others. Why should you sue for peace at this time? I am already very confident that I can eat Ouchi's bones and flesh together, so why do I need any cooperation with you? Just when a minister wanted to refute, he heard the minister say: "Your Highness, I have been thinking just now, since the Ming army is so powerful, why did they not attack Nagato and Zhou Fang directly.
They can completely capture the Japanese pirates on Tsushima Island, then directly invade the Shimonoseki Strait and attack the center of our Zhou Defense Kingdom.
Even if we encounter resistance, judging from their strength, we simply cannot resist for too long and will be captured by them.
Wei Chen boldly guessed that their goal is not to devour all our territory in a short period of time, but rather has an ulterior motive. "
Upon hearing this, everyone felt that what he said made sense, so they all listened to his analysis.
The minister said: "The Ming Dynasty looked far away, and crossed the strait diagonally from Tsushima Island to Iwami Kingdom, and accurately landed at the port of Yuri. The population plundered from the major cities of Iwami Kingdom were all concentrated near Yuri. Undertake construction.
We don't know what they want, but it can be seen that it is a correct conclusion that they have no plan to devour us in a short time.
In this case, we have been beaten into a hollow by them, why not cooperate well with them.
What matters between the two countries is interests. We have already surrendered and they have no determination to destroy us. Wei Chen feels that there is the possibility of negotiation.
Because to say the least, even if we depend on the Ming Dynasty, it is better than being swallowed up by the surrounding clans, or better than being swallowed up by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
It is even possible that the Ming Dynasty needs our Japanese slave territory as their market. If this is the case, our Ouchi clan will become their agents and pawns early. Although this is not nice to say, it is important to us. For us, Ouchi, becoming the watchdog of the Ming Dynasty is not an opportunity. Even Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of the Muromachi shogunate tried every means to eliminate the Japanese pirates on the sea and please the Ming Dynasty, so as to obtain the protection of the Ming Dynasty suzerain and conduct overseas trade with the Ming Dynasty.
We have such convenient conditions, why not use them? "
When these words were spoken, all the ministers in the meeting hall fell silent again.
I have to say that this suggestion is quite pertinent, and the analysis is also very reasonable.
It stands to reason that Tsushima Island is so close to Nagato Country that it can be reached in a few hours instead of overnight.
It only took a few days to destroy the Nagato Kingdom with the Ming Kingdom's military strength.
But why go to Shijian Country over the distance? This is a bit ambiguous.
So after listening to the minister's analysis, even though Ouchi Yoshihiro had a feeling in his heart that he would concentrate all the forces of Ouchi to fight with them in the end, and he would not regret it even if he died on the battlefield, but he also Not a fool.
An egg hits a rock, that's what only a fool would do.
If it was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu who attacked them, then he still wanted to fight with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and he would die. After all, he had to gnaw off a few pieces of their flesh, and his sacrifice could not be in vain.
But in the face of such a powerful fighting force from the Ming Dynasty, everyone knows that if you rush forward, you will become a corpse. You can't even touch the hem of someone's skirt. Such an unequal battle cannot be done.
After listening to the minister's suggestion, Ouchi Yoshihiro asked: "What do you think, dear friends?"
Some ministers stood up and said, "Although our Ouchi clan has always dominated China, it seems that the gap between us and the Ming Dynasty is still too big.
Since the Ming Dynasty has no ambition to annex us, but only plunders the population and property, we may be able to cooperate with them.
Originally, our Ouchi clan had been using North Korea as a springboard to trade with the Ming Dynasty.
Now that they have taken the initiative to reach our Ouchi clan, no matter what they do, if we cooperate with them and get their protection, then do we still need to fear Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and the surrounding clans? Even if it becomes a pawn of a powerful country, isn’t such a powerful country worthy of our admiration? I want to surrender to them. We don't need to feel ashamed. Instead, surrender to the strong. That is a choice that the weak must make. "
"The minister waits for the second opinion!"
After listening to what the ministers said, Ouchi Yoshihiro was unable to refute and could only agree: "Okay, since asking for help from Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is useless.
Furthermore, this general also heard that the Southern Dynasty actually recovered from the ashes with the support of the Ming army.
Now that their momentum is huge, there is a possibility of counterattacking the Muromachi shogunate. If we rely on the Ming Dynasty at this time, we may get preferential treatment.
Then send envoys to Tangli to negotiate with the Ming army. If conditions permit, it is not a bad idea for our Ouchi clan to rely on the Ming army. "
The ministers immediately agreed upon hearing this: "What His Highness said is true."
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Soup base.
Chen Han no longer participated in the subsequent battles.
He led 13 soldiers and horses from Tsushima Island, escorted [-] prisoners, started to open roads through mountains, built bridges over water, and built roadbeds.
After Chen Han came to Tangli, he discovered that if he wanted to really pull all the refined silver down the mountain from the Iwami Silver Mine, he must have a good road.
Without roads, it would be impossible to transport money quickly.
However, the place in Tangli is full of low hills and hills. It is still a challenge to build a road of more than ten kilometers from the seaside to the foot of Iwami Ginzan.
It would be really difficult to just let Ming Dynasty bring over the population.
But he didn't expect that after catching Ouchi Yoshihiro's biological brother, he would be so successful in plundering the population and people of more than a dozen cities.
After plundering them, Chen Han immediately arranged for people to start cutting down trees, building a solid foundation, and doing other work.
The captives discovered that the Ming people did not kill them, and even the food that should have belonged to the rich households was actually brought here and shared equally among them.
The people who were originally extremely poor were immediately happy to be captured when they saw this situation.
If I had known earlier, I would have come to the camp of the Ming Army on my own. They were more like humans than pigs exploited by wealthy households. They would have come by themselves a long time ago.
So to Chen Han's surprise, the road construction plan went quite smoothly.
Among the more than 8000 craftsmen Chen Han brought over from the Ming Dynasty, there were some who mined, some who built roads, some who worked as blacksmiths, and some who farmed the land.
So Chen Han specially turned the five hundred craftsmen who built the road into a road construction team, and the others also turned into their own groups, and they led the prisoners to work.
Although the prisoners were short, they had to be said to be quite diligent.
They were originally poor people, and if they could work here, they would have food to eat, which was a good way out.
Chen Han did not kill too many innocent people, but for soldiers, Chen Han killed them without mercy.
However, after arriving here, Chen Han discovered a problem, which was also the biggest difficulty before him, that is, the soil for road construction was not very good.
Many people think that building roads is very simple. They only need to dig the roadbed, lay stones, then lay sand and gravel, and then pour cement.
But the first problem before him is that Chen Han has no way to make cement in a short time. Even the simplest volcanic rock cement is not that simple now. He can only build the roadbed first.
What Chen Han wants to build is not just for must be able to carry large vehicles, it must be able to carry heavy loads, and it must not stick to the wheels.
It must be on rainy days so that the road won't become loose when soaked in water and then turn into a mudflat.
That would be too hasty.
So Chen Han led the road construction team to search for several days, and finally found a kind of sandy loam soil under the tree that had just been cut down.
That day, Chen Han squatted on the ground, touched the soil, and confirmed with the craftsman Lao Li, "Is this the kind of sandy loam you mentioned?"
Lao Li squatted down and twisted the gravel-like soil: "This kind is almost the same, but the gravel is thicker. If you use this soil to pave the road, it will not be easy to loosen after compaction.
Chairman Chen, the road you need to carry hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of trucks should be able to barely handle it.
Because it is not easy to loosen, and there is not much dust when driving, it does not stick to the wheels in rainy days, and most importantly, it dries quickly after raining.
In this case, it will be much easier for us to maintain it in the future. "
Chen Han nodded: "Okay, just use this kind of soil. When you build the road, you must follow what I said. The width must be more than seven meters, and it must be slightly raised in the middle and slightly lower on both sides, so that it is easy to drain. .
And I told you about using boulders as rollers. You should have found them, right? "
Lao Li nodded: "Our road construction team specially arranged [-] people to search for big rocks in the surrounding areas, and we have found the ones you mentioned.
At that time, we will let the blacksmiths do a little processing to turn it into the roller you need.
By then, letting the prisoner pull the roller to roll on the road and compact it should be able to achieve the effect you mentioned. "
Chen Han was still very satisfied with this.
Seeing that it was getting late, Chen Han stood up and shouted: "Correspondent!"
As soon as he shouted, a young man with a red armband on his arm, with black letters written on it - [Han Tiezhu, leader of the first liaison team of the Ministry of Communications] ran over.
"Vice Chairman Chen, your orders!"
Chen Handao: "Notify all supervisors to convene a committee tonight. The theme of the meeting is to report on the progress of the work over the past month."
"Yes!" After saying that, Han Tiezhu ran out.
After Chen Han and Lao Li stood up, they could also see armbands on their arms.
What Chen Han wrote was - [Chen Han, vice chairman of the Japanese slave branch]
What Lao Li wrote was - [Li Changshan, leader of the first road construction team of the project department]
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Conference hall.
Chen Handuan sits in the top position on the left, next to the chairman's seat in the middle.
Mu Ying appeared in the hall in casual clothes and sat in the chairperson's seat with embarrassment.
"Sir Chen, I'm just a big boss. If you ask me to be the chairman of the Japanese slave branch of the Ming Dynasty Colonial Area Committee, isn't it a bit overwhelming?" Mu Ying was not used to holding meetings.
Although it was only once every half a month, he felt a little on pins and needles sitting here.
It turns out that Chen Han did not do any useless work within this month. Instead, he proposed the Ming Colonial Area Committee system based on the current colonial plan.
The guarantee of this system is an effective way to build and manage colonial areas.
Chen Han did not engage in bureaucracy here, but took advantage of the principle of making the best use of people.
The structure of the entire committee is as follows.
The highest decision-making body is the committee, which has several members.
At present, Chen Han has only elected two committee members, one is himself and the other is Mu Ying.
Also elected was CEO Mu Ying, who was not only CEO but also chairman of the committee.
As for Chen Han, he is the vice chairman of the committee and also the deputy executive officer. The entire Japanese slave branch has temporarily established sixteen departments.
The sixteen departments are: Entertainment Department, Medical and Health Department, Mining Department, Exploration Department, Public Relations Department, Logistics Department, Warehousing Department, Finance Department, Commerce Department, Etiquette Department, Project Department, Communications Department, Human Resources Department, Research and Development Department, Department of Transportation, Department of Law Enforcement.
Each department has a director, two deputy directors, and a number of clerks as the department's structure.
Under each department, groups are set up according to the affairs they manage. The groups are headed by the group leader, and each of them manages a number of prisoners below.
Among the [-] craftsmen brought by Chen Han and others, those with some ability were promoted to department supervisors or group leaders.
These craftsmen never dreamed that they would be treated like this after coming to the Japanese slaves.
Originally I just wanted to make some money, but somehow I became an official. This new and honorable responsibility made every department supervisor and team leader cherish this opportunity.
Chen Han even asked the civil servants in the Etiquette Department to set up a study group to carry out literacy work for all team leaders and management at above levels.
Let them learn etiquette and conversation, so that they can't look like rude people after becoming officials.
If it were before, if craftsmen were asked to undergo this kind of training, they would definitely be quite resistant.
But after becoming an official, they instinctively felt that if I was illiterate and would be looked down upon by my subordinates below, how could that be possible?So I studied very seriously.
Now, after a month of high-level intensive training, many supervisors have become proficient in writing and know how to summarize in conversation.
That's why Chen Han holds a monthly summary meeting here.
In fact, the main reporting work is mainly carried out by the project department, human resources department and finance department.
Because they have more responsibilities, their departments are also the most important.
Mu Ying sat on the rostrum and looked down very seriously. The hundreds of management members were a little restless.
In fact, because he was used to dealing with big, bossy soldiers, and was not used to summarizing, making plans, and discussing and solving the so-called problems encountered, this new management method made Mu Ying an immediate success. It’s fresh and a bit hard to start with…
(End of this chapter)