area51novel Chapter 631 Mine Disaster (2)
Chapter 631 Mine Disaster (2)
In the vast Iwami Mountains, there is a hidden manor.
Under the introduction of Ouchi Yoshihiro, Kuga Yorimichi is having a cordial meeting with Yoshimi Masahiro, Niko Tsutsuhisa, Mori Motonari and others.
"Everyone, this is His Excellency Kuga Yorimichi, who comes from the Tsinghua family of the Kyoto government. He has a distinguished status and has served the Emperor for generations!"
After Ouchi Yoshihiro's introduction, Yoshimi Masahiro, Niko Natsuhisa and others nodded slightly, expressing their trust in Ouchi Yoshihiro and respect for Kuga Yorimichi.
"Several guardians of Daming, I have already organized three attacks against the Iwami Silver Mine with His Excellency Ouchi Yoshihiro."
"Just now, we even sent people to blow up a mine in the Iwami Silver Mine, causing huge losses to Daming!"
"Da Ming wants to continue mining the mine, at least half a month later!"
When several people heard this, all of them showed horror on their faces.
In fact, they have long disliked Daming, especially Shi Jianguo's guardian Yoshimi Masahiro, and they hate Daming's mining of the Shijian silver mine even more.
Because the Iwami Silver Mine happened to be in his territory, and it belonged to his Jijian family's private property!
His Majesty the Emperor and General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gave Daming the right to mine the Iwami Silver Mine without his own consent. This is a great disrespect to his Yoshimi family!
But in view of Daming's powerful force, he could only endure it secretly, not daring to conflict with Daming.
Now hearing that someone dared to provoke a Daming person, one can imagine the surprise in Ji Jianzhenglai's heart, but he was more excited, a kind of excitement that someone had uttered a bad word for him.
"Good job!"
"Jiu my brother, tell me about this in the future, even if my brother can't help you, you can still find some clansmen who work in the mine!"
Jiu Wo Lai Tong said with a slight smile when he heard the words.
"Didn't I not know Brother Yoshida before?"
"Now that I know Brother Yoshida, I will inevitably trouble Brother Yoshida in the future!"
Yoshida said very generously when he heard the words.
"As long as it's about the Iwami Silver Mine, you can trouble me at any time, don't be polite to me!"
While Yoshida was talking enthusiastically with Kuga Raitsu, Niko Tsukuhisa of Izumo Country and Mori Moto of Ayun Country had been silent.
The two of them couldn't figure it out, why did Ouchi Yoshihiro invite them over?
"Ouchi Yoshihiro, this is about the three of you, the two of us..."
Ouchi Yoshihiro hurriedly interrupted Motozuru's words when he heard the words.
"You two, this is not just about Brother Jijian, but also about our family's protection."
"Oh?"
As soon as Ouchi Yoshihiro said this, not only Mori Moto and Niko Tsujiu looked stunned, but even Yoshimi Masahiro, who was happy to see eye-to-eye just now, froze and looked at Ouchi Yoshihiro in puzzlement.
"Your Excellency Yoshihiro, what do you mean by that?"
Ouchi Yoshihiro smiled and looked at Yoshimi Masahiro.
"Your Majesty, forgive me for asking, with the strength of your Jijian family, can you win back the Iwami Silver Mine from the Ming army?"
Yoshimi Masahiro shook his head without thinking.
"impossible!"
"Let's not talk about the strength of the Ming Dynasty's navy. The [-] Ming officers and soldiers guarding the Iwami Silver Mine alone are not something my Jijian family can fight against!"
Ouchi Yoshihiro smiled slightly when he heard the words.
"What if we add my family, Nizi's family, and Maoli's family?"
"This……"
Yoshimi Masahiro fell silent when he heard this.
It is true that his family alone cannot defeat the Daming defenders, but if the Dauchi family, the Nizi family, and the Maoli family also help, they may really drive the Daming army from the Iwami Silver Mine back to Daming's hometown.
"What do you want?"
"The joint mining right of the Iwami Silver Mine!"
Jijian Masarai's expression darkened when he heard this, he didn't want to share the silver mine with anyone, not even his own brother!
Although the silver mine is not in his hands now, he has always regarded it as his own forbidden area and does not allow anyone to touch it.
Now Ouchi Yoshihiro dared to think about his silver mine, which made him very annoyed.
"The Iwami Silver Mine can only belong to the Yoshimi family!"
"I can give you dividends every year, but mining rights..."
Ouchi Yoshihiro sneered when he heard this.
"Ji Jian Masahiro, you still haven't seen the situation clearly!"
"Even if there is no Daming, the Iwami Silver Mine does not belong to you!"
Yoshimi Masahiro asked angrily when he heard the words.
"why?"
"It doesn't belong to me, does it belong to you?"
Ouchi Yoshihiro snorted coldly.
"Silver mines can belong to the Emperor or General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but they cannot belong to your Yoshimi family!"
"You've lived such a long life, you haven't even heard the saying that everyone is innocent and pregnant is guilty?"
"This……"
Yoshimi Masahiro was speechless when he heard this. Even if he was 1 unhappy, he had to admit that Ouchi Yoshihiro was right.
The Iwami Silver Mine can belong to His Majesty the Emperor or General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but it cannot belong to their Yoshimi family.
Because the silver content of this silver mine is too large, it is so big that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu abandons all rules and face to fight for it.
When the time comes, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu will bring an army of [-] to rob the silver mine, so what about the Yoshimitsu family?
Ouchi Yoshihiro saw that Yoshimi Masahiro was silent, so he persuaded him earnestly.
"If the four of us join forces to jointly develop the Iwami Silver Mine, not only can we protect the interests of our four families, but we can also repel the harassment of the Ming army."
"At that time, we will give some of the output to General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, so that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu will also support us, and we will have more confidence in dealing with Daming!"
Yoshimi Masarai was a little bit moved when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Nizi Jiujiu and Mao Liyuan to the side.
"What do you two think about this matter?"
Nizi thought for a long time after hearing the words.
"It's a good suggestion, but I'm afraid that Daming won't be easy to deal with."
"Da Ming's garrison in Iwami Silver Mine is not many, but Daming's navy is strong. Iwami Silver Mine is also close to the sea, easy to attack and difficult to defend. How can we resist Daming's counterattack?"
Nizi's persistent words immediately aroused the support of several people.
"Yes!"
"The Ming Dynasty Navy is so powerful that it can easily gather a team of tens of thousands. I'm afraid we can't beat them..."
Ouchi Yoshihiro smiled confidently when he heard that.
"If we can't beat him, let's just run away..."
"It is impossible for Daming to be stationed in the Iwami Silver Mine all the time. We just need to be able to beat the people stationed by them and make them tired of coping."
"This……"
The three of them were taken aback again when they heard this, and after a while clapped their hands and laughed.
"His Excellency Ouchi Yoshihiro is indeed resourceful!"
"In this way, the Ishijian Silver Mine is like a tasteless to Daming. There is no meat to eat, and it is a pity to discard it, hahaha!"
"Right!"
"We just let Da Ming do business that loses money, and we will take over when Da Ming can't afford it!"
"But before that, we have to reach an agreement. We can't restrict each other, and we can't betray each other!"
"Your Majesty Yoshihiro, don't worry, we know the seriousness!"
Ouchi Yoshihiro discussed the details with several people, and then ended the meeting.
On the other side, Wei Ming also received an investigation report from Yan Yi, the guard of the Iwami Silver Mine, and learned that the Iwami Silver Mine was attacked, the mine was blown up, and the miners were killed and injured.
As the special envoy of Daming to Japan, Wei Ming is very aware of the importance of the Iwami Silver Mine to Daming.
It can be said that the reason why the Ming Dynasty was able to gallop across the world and open up a battlefield west of the Tianshan Mountains was due to the Ishijian Silver Mine.
In the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, it doesn't matter if the land sinks in Japan, but the Iwami Silver Mine must be preserved!
Therefore, on the day he received the news, Wei Ming quickly summoned Japanese public officials to have the Jiuga family tried.
"Everyone, the Iwami Silver Mine is the private property of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, and no one shall infringe upon it!"
"Someone is attacking the Iwami Silver Mine now, and it is very likely that Kuga Laitong, who escaped from Kyoto City some time ago, did it."
"Therefore, in order to show that you are not involved with the Kuga family, you have to jointly sign on the document for the extermination of the Kuga family."
"Those who don't co-sign will be regarded as fellow members of the Jiuga family!"
As soon as Wei Ming's words came out, all the public officials in the palace were collectively dumbfounded.
Since ancient times, their families have also fought among themselves, but they have never fought to the point of genocide!
Now Jiu's family is nothing more than a traitor, and it will cause the entire family of Jiu's family to be wiped out?
"Master Wei, this is not right."
"My country in Japan is different from Ming Dynasty. Here we only perish their families, not their families..."
Wei Ming snorted coldly when he heard the words.
"I'm ordering, not discussing with you!"
"Now there are only two paths before you, one is to die with Jiu's family, and the other is to watch Jiu's family die!"
"This……"
Everyone fell silent when they heard the words, but it didn't take long for someone to stand up and express their position.
"I, Sanjo Mino, are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, loyal to the Ming court, and willing to contribute to the destruction of the Jiuga family!"
After Sanjo Mino said this, he took the lead in signing the family's paperwork.
The others were itching with hatred when they saw this, but they could only bite the bullet and follow the signature.
Wei Ming watched everyone sign the document, and also signed his name on the back.
"Now that the document is in effect, Mijo Sanjo, you take people to arrest all of the Kuga family!"
"Then inform all the closed countries in Japan, especially the few closed countries around Iwami country."
"If Kuga Yorimichi doesn't surrender within a month, I will behead all members of Kuga's family in Kyoto!"
"promise!"
As soon as Wei Ming's words came out, all the public officials present frowned, feeling sad that the rabbit died and the fox was sad, and that things hurt others.
However, their grief didn't last long before they were interrupted by Wei Ming's next words.
"You don't have to be sad!"
"I, Ming, will not be soft on rebellious people, but I am also very generous to obedient people."
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is grateful for your admiration for the Ming culture, and specially sent the descendants of the most holy teacher, Kong Sheng, to run the school!"
"All the children of the public family can study!"
"Those with excellent grades can not only be exempted from tuition and miscellaneous fees, but also be eligible to study abroad at Daming Royal University!"
"what?"
"And such good things!"
A group of public officials who were still immersed in grief just now became happy when they heard this.
"Long live His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"
"Long live the Ming court!"
"We are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and to the court of Ming Dynasty!"
Wei Ming looked at the Japanese officials kneeling and kowtowing, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
It is true that the descendants of Kong Sheng opened a school, and it is also true that they went to Daming Royal University to study.
However, His Majesty the Emperor has already said that foreign students can only study a subset of classics and history, and are not allowed to study Gewu.
Even if this group of people studied in Daming for 100 years, they would never have learned any really useful knowledge!
When Wei Ming planned to use the "chicken" of my family to warn all the "monkeys" in Kyoto, a conspiracy against the defenders of the Iwami Silver Mine was quietly going on.
Inside the Iwami Silver Mine.
A miner named Masao Yoshimi slipped a note into the hand of the canteen master when passing by the canteen in the mining area.
"Jijian Patriarch's order, attack at Xu time at night, and poison in advance..."
The canteen master finished reading the note, stuffed it into the stove and burned it, and continued cooking without saying a word.
It's just that after the meals are all ready, he puts a packet of powder in the soup.
Masao Yoshimi continued to wander around every corner of the mining area, looking for the miners of the Yoshimi family.
Because it was too difficult to transport miners from Daming, many miners were recruited on the spot, and many people from the Jijian family mixed in.
While Masao Yoshimi was contacting acquaintances one after another, in the jungle outside the mining area, an army of over ten thousand was quietly approaching.
Ji Jianzhenglai walked at the front of the team, with a bamboo stick in his mouth and two knives in his hands, walking towards the gate of the Iwami Silver Mine with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
When he was still a hundred feet away from the gate, he suddenly turned and walked towards the shed area.
After walking for a while, he catted his body and crawled forward while dodging the lights from the tower.
"Cuckoo... cuckoo..."
After a few cuckoo calls, a meowing sound came from the mine shed area.
Yoshimi Masahiro was overjoyed when he heard the voice, and smiled at the few allies behind him.
"My people responded to us, saying that everything is normal, we can attack with confidence!"
The few people behind Yoshimi Masahiro were overjoyed when they heard the words, and Ouchi Yoshihiro even praised directly.
"Brother Ji Jian really has a far-reaching layout, and he has ambushed people in the mining area in advance!"
"If we can annihilate the Daming defenders this time, brother Ji Jian will take the lead!"
Yoshimi Masahiro smiled modestly when he heard the words.
"Where where..."
"I didn't think about ambush at the beginning, I just wanted to let my men sneak into the mining area to steal some money to spend..."
"the same!"
"Without Brother Ji Jian's help, we would never have gone so smoothly!"
Yoshimi Masahiro interrupted the flattery of several people and said to them.
"Hurry up and go back to lead the team. When the signal sounds from my side, we will attack from all directions!"
"it is good!"
Yoshihiro Ouchi took the other two guards and left, leaving only Kuga Raitsu to accompany Yoshimi Masahiro, assisting Yoshimi Masahiro while monitoring him.
After seeing will-o'-the-wisps rising from other directions, Yoshimi Masahiro knew that Ouchi Yoshihiro, Niko Tsutsuhisa, Mori Motonari and others were in their respective positions, and immediately took out a bamboo tube from his arms, lit it, and stuck it on the ground.
"Whoo... whoosh... papa..."
After the fireworks in the bamboo tube lifted into the air and made a burst of popping noises, tens of thousands of people suddenly poured out in the silent night, rushing towards the Iwami mining area without fear of death.
At this time, the guards on the tower also noticed the situation below, and hurriedly rang the gong on the tower.
"Boom blah blah..."
"Enemy attack!"