Dominate the Country

In fact, the Military Intelligence Bureau has no plans to let Sanye Pingbei return. This guy has earned enough popularity in the previous business war. If the contradiction between China and Japan has not continued to deteriorate, but has been getting closer and closer in the past ten years, Sanye Pingbei can simply become a national hero of Japan.

And even now, his prestige among Japanese civilians and commercial power is very high.

The nature of the Japanese. If Sanye Pingbei committed suicide by disembowelment on the day of Mitsubishi's bankruptcy, he could become a god. But Sanye Pingbei did not commit suicide by disembowelment because he was not a samurai.

Sanye Pingbei, who was not a samurai, showed the perseverance and courage of a true samurai in the previous struggle with Chinese manufacturing, which won him too much respect from Japan.

Osaka is the city with the strongest economic strength in Japan, with a very powerful silk weaving industry for Japan. They import raw materials such as raw silk and cotton from China, and then process them into exquisite silk and cloth of various styles, and then sell them all over Japan.

Although the Japanese, or more precisely, the Osaka people, need to share the profits with their Chinese counterparts, the prosperity of Osaka is definitely contributed by this emerging industry.

Today, Japan's labor force is cheap, and many textile workers work hard all day, but they can't earn enough food to feed their families. This incident is enough to reflect from the side that the cost of Japan's labor export is now too low, and there is no cost at all.

Compared with the income of Chinese counterparts, the income of Japanese textile workers is much lower. It's a bit like the comparison between American workers and Chinese workers in the early 20th century.

Yang Dewang rolled his eyes, considered the pros and cons, and then said: "I need time to consider this matter. But I am personally very satisfied with Mr. Sanye's trust and sincerity. But Mr. Sanye, you also know that this matter is not something that I can agree to alone. All I can express is to recognize your sincerity." Yang Dewang must discuss the matter with Gao Leisi and their relationship in the Immigration Department if he wants to finalize it.

However, Sanye Pingbei offered a 3:7 profit sharing, which made Yang Dewang very tempted.

The Japanese have already offered a 37% split, so if they really want to negotiate, a 28% split is not impossible. And Yang Dewang believes that with Sanye Pingbei's relationship and popularity in Japan, there will be absolutely no problem with the "goods".

Even if the workers are slightly damaged during the "labor", they can easily cover it.

Yang Dewang was a little tempted, but he didn't dare to take the initiative at this time.

He still had to go to Edo next.

Labor export companies don't occupy much capital. If they don't run immigration ships themselves, the capital required is very little. So Yang Dewang still had to go to Edo to inquire about the copper trade he had been eyeing before. Originally, in addition to this red copper, he was going to look at other ways, but now he didn't need it.

Sanye Pingbei knew the reason why Yang Dewang went to Edo for diplomatic activities, but he was not very interested in it. As a person who made a fortune by foreign trade, he didn't have a good impression of the city of Edo.

Whether it was when he was a big merchant in the early days or when he was dealing in textiles later, Edo had caused him a lot of trouble.

Don't think that the Tokugawa shogunate had supported him with all its strength at the beginning, because the Sumitomo family could also get through to the shogun.

He felt that the people living in that city were a bunch of stupid and arrogant bastards, and sometimes, the old antiques in Kyoto were smarter than them.

However, he still accepted Yang Dewang's invitation and went on the road with him, because Yang Dewang had to go to Nagoya first, which was the residence of the lord of Owari Domain, one of the three great families of the Tokugawa family. Moreover, passing through Kyoto on land, although the ancient city of Kyoto has become increasingly dim politically, it is still one of the centers of gravity of the entire Japan in terms of economy. Those public nobles in Kyoto naturally do not have the qualifications to threaten Edo in terms of strength, but in terms of personal friendship, as Sanno Pingbei believes, they can more or less help Yang Dewang.

Yang Dewang, who was confused, had no idea what kind of plan he was now trapped in. Emperor Chen was somewhat dissatisfied with the progress of the Tokugawa shogunate. Although the latter's attacks on the Chrysanthemum Family have not been cut off over the years, the strength is too weak.

Chen Ming should change his attitude now, no longer be swayed by the hatred for the Chrysanthemum Family in his heart, and no longer insist on getting rid of the Chrysanthemum Family.

- As long as the Chrysanthemum Family still exists, the Tokugawa Family will not dare to unify the whole of Japan by force, because when the local daimyo are in great danger, they can raise the very appealing banner of "respecting the king" and face the shogunate together.

Although in normal times, the emperor family is just a cover for the local daimyo.

But this cover is really necessary to exist, just like the urinal, of course, when not in use, it is thrown as far as possible, but when it is needed? Without it, it is really inconvenient. And as long as Japan does not achieve true unification, Japan will not even have the qualifications to threaten China, and it can only be a dog for China forever and ever.

But Chen Ming does not allow the Chrysanthemum Family to wear the hat of "Emperor" and always dangle under his nose.

Chen Ming was not going to completely destroy the Chrysanthemum Family, but he wanted to really take off the Chrysanthemum Family's hat. The word "Emperor" was a taboo for him.

So Sanye Pingbei took on the responsibility of dragging the Chrysanthemum Family into the water. When time allowed, Sanye Pingbei would personally pour cups of ink into the pool, so that the Chrysanthemum Family could not wash away the stains on themselves.

Then the Tokugawa Shogunate would take the opportunity to pick out the matter, and Chen Han could use the righteousness to kick the hat of "Emperor" from the head of the Chrysanthemum Family into the ditch.

The Chrysanthemum Family, who lost the hat of the Emperor, could still be the King of Japan. They could still serve as a banner to guide the powerful lords in various parts of Japan and threaten the rule of the Japanese shogunate. Japan still could not achieve true unification!

But perhaps Japan would enter the Eastern country of "constitutional monarchy" earlier than China.

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In the port of Smyrna [the ancient name of Izmir], masts and oars were like forests, and sails blocked the sun. Ships from all over the Mediterranean coast gathered in this important port of the Arabian world.

Although most of these ships were small single-masted or two-masted sailing ships with small tonnage, and some of them were galleys with backward technology and old styles, the rare large ships were generally transport ships from Italy, except for the warships of the Ottomans. There were almost no merchant ships flying the British and French flags.

France and the Ottomans had a very traditional friendship - the Bourbon family. The two countries had formally formed an alliance more than a hundred years ago, which caused an uproar in Europe at that time. However, the proud French did not care about other people's eyes and continued to do their own thing.

So much so that John III of the Polish-Lithuanian United Kingdom had to give up the alliance with France since he ascended the throne. In order to fight the Ottoman Empire, he turned to the Holy Roman Empire led by Austria to fight against the Franco-Turkish alliance led by the Sun King.

However, with the fall of the Bourbon dynasty, the British launched a naval blockade against France, and French merchant ships could no longer frequently travel east and west in the Mediterranean.

However, in today's Smyrna Port, the most eye-catching thing is not the Egyptian merchant ships loaded with goods, nor the merchant ships of the Italian city-states that replaced the French and began to undertake the Mediterranean shipping business of the Ottoman Empire, but a fleet that seemed to have just returned from a naval battle. The scale of this fleet is very large, with as many as 30 ships. Except for a few small warships, they are all large ships. Although the small fifth-level sailing warships also have a displacement of 700 to 800 tons, they are not considered small boats in the big bathtub of the Mediterranean.

In addition to these small ships, the most shocking ones are the double-deck and three-ply sailing battleships.

Since 25 years ago, during the fifth Russo-Turkish War, Catherine II sent the Russian Baltic Fleet to the Aegean Sea from the sea in order to expand Russia's sphere of influence in the Black Sea. In the Battle of Chesme, the Mediterranean Fleet of the Ottoman Empire was completely destroyed.

——A powerful fleet with 16 battleships.

For so many years, the Ottomans have not been able to completely restore their Mediterranean fleet.

Instead, they have continuously reinforced the Black Sea Fleet, which is under increasing pressure.

But even so, after the war began, the Ottoman Empire's navy suffered one defeat after another.

So much so that even the small piece of land at their doorstep was coveted by the British.

Fortunately, the Ottoman Empire won the sixth Russo-Turkish War a few years ago, and the pressure from the north was greatly reduced. Only then did they really spare the energy to take care of the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean at their doorstep.

The warships they ordered from China this time were to be replenished in the Mediterranean Fleet. And Smyrna is a large port on the eastern Mediterranean coast that is not inferior to Alexandria, and it is also one of the Ottoman warships.

More than a dozen warships of all sizes are docked at the port. The number of gun ports on these warships is so dense that people are immediately frightened when they see them. What shocked the Ottomans even more was the scars on these powerful warships.

In the waters of Malta, all the ships, including the Li Guang, were roughly repaired. If you want all the warships to be repaired intact, you must go to a professional repair shop.

The Ottoman Mediterranean Fleet had 16 battleships, the largest of which had 84 guns, which was a second-level sailing battleship. But in the fleet that arrived now, the figure of the first-level sailing battleship of the Osman I is undoubtedly much larger than before.

How many such powerful warships can the European maritime powers have?

But it is precisely because of the strength of these warships that such powerful warships have suffered such trauma. What kind of difficulties and obstacles did they encounter on the journey to the port of Smyrna?

Almost every ship in this fleet, including those merchant ships, has some scars. The most serious third-level sailing battleship seems to be barely able to sail here, and urgently needs to replace the damaged mast and hull.

Under the command of several Ottoman pilot boats, the fleet ships slowly docked in a dedicated berth. There is a large shipyard there. The warships went in directly for emergency repairs, and the transport fleet started unloading immediately after docking on the shore, and then went into the shipyard for repairs after unloading.

Especially those warships, they are the focus of repairs, and these warships will sail to Istanbul later. When they arrive in Istanbul, their appearance must be bright and beautiful.

The Ottoman Empire's ship technicians climbed onto the deck with tools, and then used the pulley crane on the ship to lift up many heavy shipboards for replacement during repairs. The Wehrmacht naval soldiers and Ottoman officers and soldiers on the ship, except for the necessary remaining personnel, all swarmed down to the port dock to eat, drink and have fun.

The Osman I and Li Guang were given priority care first, and they were arranged to be repaired in the first batch.

The former is the flagship of the future Ottoman Mediterranean Fleet, and the latter is the flagship of the Chinese transport fleet. Both have important representative significance.

China and the West have officially gone to war.

Although Nanjing did not know about the battle in the Mediterranean at this time, and the two countries did not declare war at all. But the war can be declared from the moment the fleet encountered the Spanish interception in the Strait of Gibraltar.

According to the agreement with China, the Ottomans naturally have to declare war on Spain.

Therefore, the Mediterranean will be completely boiling in the future.

After the Chinese escort fleet has recovered its combat effectiveness, they can set out from Crete and attack the Spanish fleet west of Tunisia.

The Spanish squadron will not stay in Tunisia for long, because Tunisia belongs to the Ottoman Empire. After the Ottoman Empire declares war on Spain, the Spanish warships will definitely withdraw from the Strait of Tunisia.

The only naval force left there is the British.

Although the main focus of the British Mediterranean Squadron at this time is definitely on blocking the French coast and responding to the war in northern Italy, the Ottoman Empire is not qualified to draw a line in the Mediterranean and say that the territory from here to the east is all mine.

It was not until the autumn of this year that Chen Ming received an urgent message from the European Office-the Spanish Navy attacked the visiting fleet.

Undoubtedly, another Sino-Western war began.

Chen Ming knew why Madrid let the navy attack the Chinese fleet. They could no longer tolerate the small actions China made in America.

Perhaps in the eyes of the dignitaries in Madrid, another Sino-Western war will break out sooner or later.

Then they might as well strike first.

Chen Ming issued the order to start the war, and then his eyes focused on Mexico.

A large map of America was hung in the Qianqing Palace, and the various forces in America were clearly marked on it.

The Lighthouse Country, which had just gained independence a few years ago, was like a replica of Chile, existing on the east coast of North America.

Of course, they were much wider than Chile.

The entire west coast of North America had been rendered in red, and the topographic map of Central America was like a kick from a leg, starting from Xiangzhou [Alaska] and all the way to Mexico. The kick extended from the west coast of North America to the Gulf of Mexico.

Today, the Spanish still have the largest territory in the Americas, but they are like a weak fat man, with a big body but weak strength. Even the newly independent America is stronger than Spanish America.

While the British and French are not paying attention to America, Chen Ming wants to tear off a piece of meat from Spain. Chen Ming's eyes were fixed on Florida, which was also a Feng Shui treasure land, but it was too close to the Lighthouse Country. It would not be a good thing if the Lighthouse Country took advantage of the opportunity.