I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The fighting in Western Europe was lively, and the wars in Dahua continued one after another.

In Guangdong, Lu Guangzu has already won Zhaoqing and is marching towards Wuzhou. And Dahua's navy has also begun to attack Fusang.

This year is the first year of vigorously developing the navy and conquering the world.

There will be many wars overseas.

As a country of etiquette, it is natural to not hit Fusang for no reason.

And on March 5, the Dahua Navy found an excellent excuse.

A Dahua merchant who went to Fusang to sell cloth was robbed by a group of ronin from the Satsuma Domain while doing business in Kagoshima.

Is this worth it?

Dahua, as the upper country of the Celestial Dynasty and a great country, did not bully others, and others should burn high incense.

But now, someone actually dared to bully Dahua's head, and dared to directly rob the property of Dahua's people, which is really unbearable.

The matter was immediately brought to the court for discussion.

The military and the government deliberately added fuel to the flames, and the Dahua Daily launched a public opinion offensive, gaining the support of popular public opinion.

On the surface, it seems that it doesn't matter if the folk support is not supported, but in fact it still has an impact.

The most intuitive point is probably that it can transfer domestic conflicts.

Although Dahua is developing rapidly now, in the process, there are also a large number of people at the bottom who have been very depressed.

The wealth of the rich is increasing, and the gap between the rich and the poor is widening.

The contradiction between the poor and the rich is also becoming more and more prominent.

At this time, if there is an external contradiction, the attention of the people at the bottom can be focused on the external.

For example, a worker who works hard every day in a factory will be so full of anger that he can't wait to blow the boss's head with an iron rod.

However, once there is an external conflict, they will vent their anger on external goals.

The Fusang people stole Dahua's things, that is, they stole their own things. They must work hard and produce more steel to make weapons to beat him.

The recognition of Dahua will make them unite when they are abroad.

With this kind of thinking, workers don't have the heart to blow the boss's head again.

Of course, not all workers will be affected, but some will certainly think so.

And this is only part of the effect of public opinion.

In many subtle aspects, it has a certain positive effect on maintaining the rule.

Otherwise, the government would not be full and propped up to hype it up.

The military and the government are pushing, and businessmen are even more active.

They intend to take this opportunity to pry open the door of Fusang's trade.

In the past, doing business with Fusang people had to be sneaky, which was too troublesome.

It is impossible to rely on negotiation, and the people of Fusang are very determined and refuse to agree to free trade.

Fusang is such a big country, and there are naturally capable people in it. They know that as long as they agree to free trade, their economy will collapse completely.

The commodity prices of domestic merchants are completely uncompetitive with Dahua's.

If you do not rely on the country, local businessmen will go bankrupt in an instant.

The shogunate in Japan, of course, also has the support of a large number of businessmen.

Except for the primitive tribes in Africa, in any other civilized place, those in power depend on the support of the rich, and the rich and those in power have formed an alliance of interests to exploit the people of their own countries together.

And those in power, when formulating national policies, naturally give priority to those big businessmen and landowners.

Supported by the military, officials, businessmen, and the common people, for a while, the voices of crusade against Fusang continued one after another.

The support of the people was only verbal, but some big businessmen directly took action.

They promised to use their own ships to help transport logistical supplies, or to lend the ships to the navy first, or to provide some food, military uniforms and other supplies for free.

They are certainly not for patriotism, but for profit.

Laying down Fuso can expand their dumping market.

Now that you support the Navy, you can get the military's favor and favor. If you encounter trouble doing business in Fusang in the future, you can ask the Navy for help.

Or, some businessmen are directly eyeing the gold and silver mines of Fusang and want to take the opportunity to occupy them.

They have no force, so they can only cooperate with the military.

There is no official communication between Fusang and Dahua yet. Fusang has not come to recognize the legitimacy of Dahua, and Dahua has not sent anyone to Fusang to announce that he has become the master of China.

However, in the private sector, the exchanges between the two sides have been very frequent.

In Shanghai, there are some Fusang businessmen, or spies.

Of course, they also read Dahua Daily, which is an important means for them to understand Dahua.

Seeing the various remarks in Dahua Daily threatening to attack Fusang, the people of Fusang in Dahua were afraid.

Being in Dahua, of course, they are aware of Dahua's strength, and know that there is absolutely no way to fight Dahua.

"Bagge, those stupid ronin, those stupid Satsuma domain."

The Tokugawa spy cursed loudly.

Fuso currently adopts the system of co-governance between the prefecture and the domain, that is, everyone respects a nominal emperor on the surface. Then, the shogunate controlled by the Tokugawa family controlled the center and brought the emperor to command the princes.

The daimyo in various places are feudal lords, who have their own territories and call them vassal.

in this system

, The princes and the shogunate are only of one mind when facing foreign enemies, and they are also fiercely fighting each other in peacetime.

The shogunate wanted to completely unify Fusang and centralize power.

The various clans are developing in secret, waiting for an opportunity, and then ousting the Tokugawa family from power, occupying Gyeonggi, and becoming a new generation of shoguns.

The spies from the Tokugawa family outside, naturally, couldn't urinate in a pot with the Satsuma clan.

But now, the people of the Satsuma domain have caused trouble, causing the country to suffer, and their anger towards the Satsuma domain is reasonable.

"Odashima-kun, we must immediately return to report to the Patriarch, and let him send someone to Dahua to explain and clarify the misunderstanding."

said another scout.

"It's useless, those high-ranking officials are short-sighted and sloppy waste. They don't know that the world is changing, and they think that the current Dahua is the same as the previous Daming, and they will not put the threat of Dahua on it. in the eyes.

If you want them to send someone over to confess to Dahua, you don't have to think about it, it's impossible. "

Oshima Yura sighed.

He has great opinions on the policy of seclusion and isolation of the country made by the high-level officials. He understands that isolation and isolation of the country is only beneficial to the ruler, but it is extremely harmful to Fusang as a whole.

Even if he is a businessman himself, he would rather the people above harm his own interests and stop locking up the country.

It is a pity that he is only a small person and cannot control the thoughts and decisions of the people above.

"You go back to China to report the news first. I will continue to stay in Dahua to inquire about the situation and see if I can find a solution."

In the end, Oshima Yura made the final decision.