Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 777

Hearing Wei Wu's voice, Hou Yuanrong suddenly woke up.

After coming to his senses, he immediately raised his hand and bowed to Wei Wu, saying:

"I didn't expect it would be Marquis Changle in person."

Wei Wu did not expect that Hou Yuanrong would actually perform Han etiquette with him, so he raised his hand and returned the greeting.

After all, you come from a great country, so you should be magnanimous!

Seeing Wei Wu return the gift, Hou Yuanrong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as he was afraid that Wei Wu would ignore him.

If that were the case, he really didn't know how to say the next words, but fortunately no embarrassing situation occurred.

Afterwards, Hou Yuanrong looked at Wei Wu, took a deep breath and said:

"Marquis Changle, I'd like to ask, what exactly is the reason behind the Ming Dynasty's eastern expedition against the Japanese pirates? Is it really just for minerals?"

When the Ming Dynasty court discussed the issue of suppressing the Japanese pirates, the most crucial issues were the silver mountains and gold mines.

It was normal for Hou Yuanrong to know this news, but he did not think that this was the real reason why the Ming Dynasty launched the national war.

In Hou Yuanrong's understanding, the Central Plains dynasties have always been particular about having a legitimate reason for their military campaigns, and what they care about most is reputation.

We will not send troops to attack other countries just to seize gold and silver mines, otherwise we will be criticized by Confucian scholars.

Hou Yuanrong looked down on those people from the bottom of his heart, thinking that they were not only pedantic but also useless burdens.

The good stuff is right there, but because of some crappy reputation, we have to watch others take it away.

Of course, for him who came from a small country, the more such people there were in the Central Plains dynasty, the happier he would be.

However, these were all what Hou Yuanrong was thinking in his heart. The most important thing now was to find out the reason why the Ming Dynasty sent troops.

This way, when you submit a reduction form in the future, you will know how to write it.

However, what Hou Yuanrong did not know was that the Ming Dynasty did not intend to fight the Japanese pirates at the beginning, mainly because fighting them would not be worth the cost.

Attacking the Japanese pirates requires crossing the sea, which is very costly and risky. If you are not careful, you may even end up like the Yuan Dynasty.

But who let the Ming Dynasty have Wei Wu? With him among the Japanese pirates, they are doomed to have a bad life.

Not only did he mention the Iwami Ginzan in advance, but he also solved the problem of ships for the Ming army's cross-sea operations.

The key point is that even firearms have been updated, which makes Lao Zhu impatient to pick up the butcher knife.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the Ming Dynasty's eastern expedition against the Japanese pirates was entirely due to Wei Wu's intention to wipe out the Japanese pirates.

However, since I have already guessed that Hou Yuanrong wants to use my own power to regain the rights that originally belonged to the royal family.

Then Wei Wu couldn't tell the real reason. After all, he also had something that required the help of Hou Yuanrong.

So, after hearing Hou Yuanrong's question, Wei Wu pondered for a moment before continuing with his words.

"Of course it's not just because of the minerals. That's just a side issue. The real reason is your offense against Japan."

After hearing Wei Wu's answer, Hou Yuanrong frowned and continued to ask:

"Offense? Please speak frankly, Marquis Changle!"

Looking at Hou Yuanrong's puzzled expression, Wei Wu sneered and continued:

"Yes, it is an offense, Mr. Hou Yuanrong. Over the years, you Japanese ronin and bandits have repeatedly invaded the coast of our Ming Dynasty."

"They burned, killed, looted, and committed all sorts of evil. Their crimes are too numerous to list, and yet you, Japan, turned a blind eye to them."

"Even half of the Daimyo Kingdom sent people to disguise themselves as pirates to plunder the waters near our Ming Dynasty. Am I right?"

Later Yuanrong knew that what Wei Wu said was true, and he even thought about whether to send someone to do so.

But in his opinion, this was not a reason for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to start a national war.

Seeing that Yuanrong looked uneasy, Wei Wu probably guessed what he was thinking, so he spoke again.

"You're thinking these are just minor issues, not enough to make the Ming Dynasty so angry or even start a national war, right?"