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They kept going against the current in search of gold mines in the mountains.
The message came back quickly.
The mountains contain abundant gold deposits.
Looking at the southern mountains, Zhao Xiaozhong sighed with heartfelt emotion:
"My godfather (Zhao Yuan) truly has divine assistance,"
"Such a large amount of gold and silver must be a gift from Heaven to the Ming Dynasty!"
How else can all this be explained besides by gods?
Zhao Xiaozhong was completely bewildered.
His chosen landing location
It's just the nearest bay.
As a result, we just casually explored the island.
An open-pit silver mine was discovered.
Then someone else offered a gold mine.
Outrageous!
It's not actually that outrageous.
A tiny island
There are fifty-five mines.
You can find it easily with just a casual search.
If you can't find it, that's really bad luck.
What's truly outrageous is that...
The largest gold and silver mine on Sado Island.
Right under their noses, and they haven't even been discovered yet....
This was the first time Zhao Yuan had heard of Sado Kinzan.
It originated from playing a Paradox Interactive game.
If the player chooses to start in China
After adopting the concept of colonialism
You will then receive the mission to colonize Ryukyu.
Once we take over all of Ryukyu...
If Japan had not yet taken control of Sado Island,
The next colonization mission location,
There is a very high probability that it is Sado Island.
In the game, colonizing Sado Island is of extremely high priority!
After playing it a few more times,
Zhao Yuan then became interested in Sado Island.
When he clicked on the game-related page,
They discovered that the island's local specialties were gold and silver.
Moreover, the output of gold and silver is ridiculously high.
"We don't have enough captured miners."
Zhao Xiaozhong began to sigh.
At this very moment, Zhao Xiaozhong received an order from the imperial court: to send troops to Pyongan (Beijing).
To force Japan to submit as soon as possible.
The matter of leasing territory,
The Japanese delegation had no say in the matter.
They took a boat back to their country after the spring.
Zhao Yuan naturally wouldn't wait foolishly.
We need to teach the Japanese king a lesson.
April of the fifth year of the Hongwu reign.
Zhao Xiaozhong left behind three hundred armored soldiers.
Stationed at Mount Omori (Iwami Ginzan).
They also stationed 150 troops on Tsushima Island.
200 troops are stationed on Sado Island.
200 soldiers were stationed in Iwami Kuni Castle.
The rest of the troops, all move to Heian-kyo!
Moreover, they looted the town below the castle all the way.
Starting from Iwami Province,
Entering the Seto Inland Sea via Shimonoseki,
When encountering coastal areas with cities
Log in and grab a huge share.
They grabbed it and left.
Do not give the enemy a chance to gather their troops.
A series of reports of attacks,
Like snowflakes, they were sent to Heian-kyo (Kyoto).
Chapter 3242 Pirates
Emperor Toba received a series of urgent reports.
Unable to react yet.
The Ming Dynasty naval fleet has already landed in Naniwa-kyo (Osaka).
Japanese pirates during the Heian period
Mainly coastal fishermen
Most of them robbed people in small sampans.
Heading to the coast of Goryeo (Korea)
That's already their limit.
It lacks the hard power to reach China.
The Seto Inland Sea was a no-go zone for pirates.
During the reign of Emperor Shirakawa
Western pirates have been loitering here.
They were quickly met with heavy blows from the official online army.
Taira no Tadamori was also ordered to lead the central navy.
Heading towards the pirate lair on Kyushu Island.
As for the Japanese navy...
The shape of the main warship
It is very similar to the ships used by the Japanese envoys to Tang China.
The longest is about 30 meters.
One deck, equipped with sails
It has oars on both sides and can carry 150 people.
Moreover, the number of capital warships is not large.
The rest were all small boats.
There are even a large number of flat-bottomed boats.
The Ming Dynasty navy sailed into the Seto Inland Sea.
The people of Heian-kyo were immediately thrown into turmoil.
Because the Seto Inland Sea is Japan's "sea highway".
Let alone the arrival of the Chinese navy,
Even multiple pirate raids would negatively impact the economy.
Chinese naval vessels have reached Osaka.
The Japanese navy fled at the first sign of trouble.
Waiting for Emperor Toba to send instructions.
Five hundred armored soldiers were the first to disembark.
Then came dozens of cavalrymen.
After all the infantry had landed,
Some naval vessels are on shore patrol.
Some went to patrol the area.
What was presented to everyone was
He was the former deputy capital of Japan, Naniwa Kyo.
It was the political stage for Japan's Taika Reform.
The layout of the entire city,
They all imitated Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.
Even some street names,
They directly copied the streets from Chang'an City.
Located slightly north of the city center,
It is the location of the Naniwa Imperial Palace.
It is the earliest formal continental palace in Japan.
It also imitates the imperial city of Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty.
It was destroyed by fire hundreds of years ago.
Japanese legend says that the palace was cursed.
It was built by cutting down trees around the shrine.
Although the palace was destroyed, the ruins of the imperial city still remain.
When the Ming soldiers landed,
Many nobles, monks, Taoist priests, and powerful figures
They gathered at the ruined city wall with various weapons.
Because, apart from the ruined walls of Namba Imperial Palace...