Samurai of the Takeda Family

Chapter 434 Expansion and Expansion

The Bohai Kingdom mentioned by Li Xiao and Li Dan was created by Da Zuo Rong, who was born in Su Mo Mo.

At that time, Japan was in fear of Tang and Silla joining forces after Japan failed due to the naval battle of Baijiang Village, so it used diplomatic means to deliberately approach Bohai State and form an alliance to form a strategic encirclement of Silla.

In history, Japan has sent Bohai envoys many times, and the two sides completed the tributary trade.

The envoys from the Bohai country to Japan generally chose to land at the nearest point in Kyushu, but due to frequent storms and ship destruction and death, they changed to Notojungchu to land.

At that time, the Bohai Kingdom chose to start at Longyuan Prefecture in Tokyo (presumably today Jilin Hun@春市) or Nanhai Prefecture in Nanjing (Hamxing City, North Korea). Later, in late autumn and early winter, the northwest wind from the mainland arrived before Notogoshi.

Li Dan and Wang Tanzhi have almost never heard of this route, but after Li Xiao explained in detail, they realized that this is indeed an excellent sea route for trade with North Korea, but the journey is a little further away.

Regarding the trade between Japan and Lee's Korea at the time, it was relatively convenient for both sides at the beginning. At that time, the merchant ship that North Korea sent Japan to trade was called the Hing Li Japanese Ship.

Generally, Japan transports pepper, danmu, vermilion, copper, gold and other substances to North Korea, while North Korea returns to Japan salt, fish, rice, Korean ginseng, and cotton that Japan was in desperate need at that time.

Both sides obtained a lot of oil and water from this trade route, which was the only important sea trade for Japan at that time.

However, since the Miura Rebellion, the relationship between North Korea and Japan has deteriorated. At that time, Zong Shengmao of the Kingdom of Malaysia led 4,500 troops across the sea to attack North Korea.

This led to the North Korean court's extreme hatred of Japan and the cessation of trade between the two sides. However, in the end, the two sides were helpless to trade with each other for huge profits. In the end, they could only sit back at the negotiating table and sign the Renshen Treaty to reopen North Korea-Japan trade.

However, the North Korean court will impose strict restrictions on Japan's identity as a Japanese trade ship.

Originally, Kyushu, Japan, and local Chinese names were able to participate in trade with North Korea. After that, only two major powers were left in the Asahi-Japanese trade.

And Li Xiao is now using Li Dan and other maritime merchants from Ming countries to open a new maritime trade channel in Noto for trade with North Korea.

Although this cross-sea trade is not as lucrative as tomorrow's trade, it is enough for Li Xiao's current situation of asking for money everywhere.

In order to cope with the Naga Shino battle one and a half years later and the Oda family sweeping the world like the sun, Li Xiao must save enough capital for himself to survive this current crisis.

At present, Sado Jinshan is still undergoing the first exploration. According to the estimation of Dazang Changan, it will not be put into production until November this year at the earliest, so that the maximum output value can be reached after three to five years at the normal speed.

However, in the face of the Oda family sweeping the world, after three to five years, no matter what amount of Sado Jinshan mining volume reaches, it will be of no avail.

Therefore, Li Xiao must open up any channels for making money at the moment.

There are a lot of places where Li Xiao spends money, and the first and foremost priority is the standing expansion.

He has heard the news that Nobunaga has established a good relationship with the Portuguese on the condition of converting to Catholicism.

He asked the Portuguese about the tactics of Li Xiaoxi’s national phalanx, and he has introduced large barrels and iron cannons to equip the Oda Army.

This news made Li Xiao feel that his little wings have finally fanned the situation of history.

However, Li Xiao did not worry about the tactics of the Western Phalanx at all. In fact, he adopted the improved version of the Western Phalanx of Gustav II, not the Western Phalanx of this era, so there is no need to worry about seeing it through.

But Nobunaga would definitely have a deeper understanding of his own tactics. It was by no means the ignorance of Shibata's first encounter with him.

Therefore, the expansion of the standing army is beyond doubt.

Li Xiaoxin's round of armaments plan has been discussed with his retainers.

Li Xiao's five standing facilities will be expanded.

Among them, Shengangbei and Sheweibei will add another western phalanx, while Qibenbei will add two more.

A phalanx of the West is a standard sequence of two hundred and forty people, and three are nine hundred and sixty people.

In this way, there are three western phalanxes in the Shewei Bei, and five in the Qiben Bei.

In the past, Shengang, snake-tailed equipment, plus reserve bow-footed, light-gunned feet, and dedicated small lotus team, there were a total of 800 people each.

After the expansion, the two corps increased from 800 to 1,100, which is equivalent to a regiment of a new army.

In addition, Li Xiao also equipped the two reserve teams with auxiliary large-tube teams, which were uniformly equipped with six-pounder guns in the large-tube backup.

The large tube squadron attached to the reserve has one hundred people and has six six-pounder guns.

In this way, there are a total of 1,200 people in each of the scorpion tails.

As Li Xiao directly under the military, Qibenbei has the most strength. It has five western phalanxes and has a force of 1,900 people. It is also a subsidiary squadron.

This establishment exceeds the maximum capacity of Japan’s general reserve of 300 to 1,500.

The general of Kamokabei is still served by Fujido Takatora, and Sheweibi is a mountain tiger.

There is no general general in Kimoto. Shioka Kazuha takes Li Xiao as the head of Li Xiao, and generally takes charge of Kimoto with the position of the main formation.

As for Hideharu Kano, Ichiyanagi Naomo, and Yamamoto Kanzo are all generals at the level of generals of Kanomoto Azuchi.

And Tsuchiya Masahiro's sun and moon equipment, that is, Li Xiao's riding equipment.

Riyuebei is the most powerful team to be reorganized this time. Tsuchiya Masahiro has been promoted from the original five hundred generals to 700 generals in one fell swoop.

With the addition of two hundred horses, Li Xiao followed the European standards and set up the Dragoons.

That's right, the Dragoons are the dismounted musketeers.

Although Li Xiao owns the horse farm of Hida Kiso horses, the proportion of horses that are truly suitable for battlefield battles, charge fighting, and samurai riding and shooting is too small for Japanese horses in this era.

In the Warring States Period, for every horseback warrior provided, the knowledge and action was at least between two hundred and three hundred stones.

Therefore, Li Xiao maintains a five-hundred riding team, which is almost the limit of the existing ranch.

The dragoons are not so selective about horses. Even packhorses can be used as mounts. When there is no confrontation, the musketeer can maneuver on the battlefield, but during the war, they dismount to fight and suppress the enemy with fierce iron cannon fire. If the enemy is approaching, they will retreat on horseback.

In addition to an iron cannon, the Dragoons are also equipped with a rib.

As for shooting the cavalry immediately, Li Xiao was too cheating to come. Although the power of riding iron in Nobunaga's ambitions is unparalleled, it must be discounted in actual combat.

In the history of the Warring States period, it is said that only Date Masamune had formed a similar cavalry army. Although it looked awe-inspiring and handsome, his cavalry was defeated by Sanada Yukumura in the Osaka formation.

It is the Swedish cavalry of Gustav II who are equipped with the arquebus team to shoot immediately and then engage in close-range combat. However, this method of combat requires too much tactical literacy, and Li Xiao does not think it can be achieved in a short time. Or honestly equip the Dragoons.

Such cost is not only relatively low, but also easy to operate, and can quickly form combat power.

As for Rui Costa's comprehensive equipment, the changes were not big, and there was no change in personnel.

Small and medium-sized six-pounder guns are allocated to the affiliated large barrels of the various units, and the large barrels are naturally replaced with larger-caliber guns.

All twelve nine-pounders and two twelve-pounders. In this way, Li Xiao's powerful forces can be taken to a higher level.

I believe that when fighting, if the large-tube equipment and the auxiliary large-tube squadrons fire together, what will it be a spectacular scene, even the most fortified city in the world, Odawara Castle, will be marked as gray under Li Xiao’s shelling. fly.

However, Li Xiao's plan is very good, but all the expansion actions are only verbal, the reason is very simple, no money.

This expansion requires horses, iron cannons, large barrels from the Portuguese, and all kinds of weapons and equipment, all of which require money.

Although Sado Jinshan cannot be maintained in the future, the size of this reserve team, but the accumulation of wealth takes time.

Li Xiao is now poor and white, and it is impossible for the world to reduce the pie, even the Shanxi coal boss cannot get rich overnight.

In the next few decades, the mining of Sado Jinshan will immediately turn into money and hit Li Xiao, so Li Xiao can only hit the idea of ​​crediting Portugal and Mingguo marine merchants.

However, Li Xiao can't just borrow money for nothing, so letting the other party see his future output and choose to use it as collateral is one way.

"I want to use the two items of income from the North Korean trade and Wajima Minato as collateral in the next few years. I want to borrow one hundred thousand coins from Brother Li and Brother Wang temporarily. I don't know if you can?"

Li Xiao's bargaining chip to Li Dan and Wang Tanzhi.

Li Xiao is not worried that these two people will not agree. First, he has good credit. Last time he owed the Portuguese and Mingguo Marine Merchants the loan. After Raiders Noto, he benefited from the three houses of Sanbao Temple, Naga Family, and Hatayama Family. Part.

In addition, this autumn, the new year's annual tribute income from Li Xiao's territories also made Li Xiao have money to pay off his debts.

The second is the location of Wajima Minato~www.wuxiamtl.com~ This time, it can open up trade with North Korea, and it is definitely a good anchor place for Mingguo maritime merchants who desire to obtain settlements in foreign countries.

It is for this reason that Li Dan will not offend Li Xiao.

Li Dan exchanged glances with Wang Tanzhi, he thought for a moment, and said: "Master Li, our businessmen pay attention to righteousness and profit when we do things. The first time I borrowed money from you, it was out of righteousness and friendship. But if you borrow money from our chamber of commerce again, you will have to do business this time."

"How to say?"

Li Dan smiled and said: "This 100,000 is not a small amount. Even I can't get it out at once. I need to persuade the leaders to do it. There must be a suitable reason for this, so it will be divided into five points a year. Interest, how about the loan to you?"

Li Xiao's eyes narrowed, and the interest of one and five cents is not too high. In the future, with Sado Jinshan's output, he can definitely afford the money.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao smiled and said: "Very well, then it's settled."

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