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Chapter 124 Osaka Castle

Osaka was called Langsu in ancient times. At this time, it was just a small town with more than a thousand households, and there were no decent city walls. It was about three miles from the pier to Osaka.

Three days later, Heimasaki brought 20,000 samurai into Osaka Castle and found that there was no one in the city. It felt very strange. He turned to look at Ichiro Sato and asked, "What's going on? Why is there no one? Did the group of people scare away when they heard the wind?"

Ichiro Sato was also confused, "I can't guess this. Will there be a fraud here?"

"Is there a fraud?" Taimasato thought for a while and said loudly: "No, everyone, hurry up and go to the dock, don't let that group run away. That group must have snatched the city and wanted to run away. Hurry up and chased me."

Just now, a sharp whistling sound came from far to near, and rushed straight to Osaka Castle. The Japanese samurai looked up and saw a black dot coming straight to him. Before he could react, the black dots fell down, followed by a "rumbling" explosion. The samurai, who had basically no protection, was torn to pieces.

Half an hour later, the cruel shelling finally ended. I don’t know if Sato Ichiro is lucky or is lucky. After such a long shelling, he was just a little bit of skin cut by the flying stones. However, after getting up and seeing the tragic situation around him, he finally realized that living is also a pain, and at the same time he felt deeply afraid and yearning for the Song Dynasty.

What kind of country is this that can produce such cruel firearms? Without even seeing the other person, he had already wiped out his army with more than 20,000 people. It is too powerful. Sato Ichiro has no desire to resist at all. Now that Wen Shen and others use a knife to chop him, he will stretch his neck over himself.

Not long after, Wenshen brought more than 200 soldiers and a large number of merchants to Osaka Castle. The fat white businessman Tao Gongyun took a look and vomited, thinking, "It's too violent, too bloody, too cruel, too disgusting." There are many people who have the same idea as him, and these people are also vomiting wildly.

Wen Shin saw Ichiro Sato in the distance and smiled, "Sato, we have met again. This time, you don't have a good situation."

Sato Ichiro Yoshi's lips trembled for a long time, but there was no need to say a word.

"You can go to your Emperor now. Tell him that if you dare to mess with us again, I will be happy to blow up Heian Kyoto." Wenshen said with a smile, "Also, all your Japanese ports are open, and you must not stop Song Ship from going to do business at will. A thousand shells were wasted on bombing Osaka City just now, and you have to compensate 100,000 taels of gold. Do you remember all of them?"

Ichiro Sato looked at Wenshin foolishly and thought to himself: "It's too... too shameless." But he said: "It must be passed on to His Majesty the Emperor."

...

Finally, Ichiro Sato stayed in more than 200 samurai who could walk and returned to Heian Kyo. After learning that the entire army was wiped out, Emperor Shirakawa sat on the throne like five thunder. Looking at Ichiro Sato who was lying on the ground, his head buzzed and murmured: "Impossible, Impossible..."

After a long time, Emperor Shirakawa finally came to his senses, glanced at the ministers in the hall, and whispered: "Now is the time of crisis in the court. What do you think should you do?"

"I hope the emperor can let me gather a large army and break into the city to avenge my father and more than 20,000 warriors." A young man in his twenties volunteered to be brave.

"If what Sato said is true, then I can only agree with the request of the Song Dynasty and think about repairing the relationship with the Song Dynasty. Now we have lost so much military force. If the following vassal states and Fujiwara family know, there is a possible rebellion. We have to be careful about this," said an old minister.

"I agree that the Song Dynasty only needs a place to settle down, and it is always an external trouble and will be unlucky. But the rebellion of the vassal states below is an internal trouble and will be destined." Another old minister said earnestly.

Emperor Shirakawa sighed and whispered: "As you said, you are in charge of the negotiations now, so you can save as much as you can."

...

After several days of negotiations, each clause was finally finalized. The main content was that Japan ceded the twenty-mile area around Osaka to the Song Dynasty, and at the same time compensated 150,000 taels of gold, and opened all ports.

At the celebration banquet, Wen Shen, Wang Chao, Tao Gongyun and others were drinking happily. When the wine was in full swing, Tao Gongyun asked slightly drunk: "The national teacher, why should we give in at the negotiating table? Wouldn't it be better to have it fifty miles? I think it's a hundred miles, and that shitty emperor dared not refuse to agree."

"You have been in Japan for some time. How do you think Japan is compared to our Song Dynasty?"

"Uh..." Tao Gongyun thought for a moment, "Besides producing golden pearls, Japan seems to have no decent specialties. Moreover, the land here is barren and has many lands, which is far worse than our Song Dynasty."

"So, why do we need so much land? It's not as affordable as gold. I just want a place to stay, and I'm just thinking about you businessmen. I can't use so many places." Wenshen said a little drunk.

"What the national master said is that these poor and remote places are not very meaningful. With the means of the national master, it is easy to occupy all of Japan. Fortunately, the emperor knew the current affairs, otherwise he would not know how to die."

"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

Not long after the banquet, Emperor Shirakawa learned that the Song Dynasty had no intention of capturing Japan. He finally let go of his heart when he was in his throat. At the same time, he thought to himself: "The Song Dynasty is very powerful, and he will not be able to start a war with it unless he has to. If he could buy some firearms from the Song Dynasty, he would definitely be able to sweep Japan." Thinking of this, his heart gradually became warm.

...

The next day, the sun was shining. Under Tao Gongyun's guidance, Wen Shen, Wang Chao and others came to Osaka for a visit. Looking at the Osaka Castle, which was almost flat, Wen Shen frowned and said, "Since Osaka is already a territory of the Song Dynasty, we need to see a decent city."

"What the commissioner said is that I also think that building a city is not as good as the villages in our place." Ma Han immediately echoed.

When Tao Gongyun heard this, his little eyes were a meter away and his heart became active, thinking: "If you really want to build a city, it would be a big deal. If you don't have a few million coins, it wouldn't work. If you can get a piece of the pie from it, you'll be able to give it." Thinking of this, Mei smiled and said: "If the national master can really build a city here, it will definitely show the power of the Great Song Dynasty. At the same time, the people of the Great Song Dynasty who are in a foreign land also have a little comfort."

"It's right, it's just my wish. You've been in Japan for a while. Who do you think has more experience in building a city?"

"this……"

This was a businessman around Tao Gongyun who replied: "The national teacher doesn't know anything. Brother Gongyun is making great achievements in building a city again. He has helped Japanese officials build a city."

"Oh, there's this matter. Well, now I'll hand over the construction of Osaka Castle to you. What do you think?" Wen Shen looked at Tao Gongyun and smiled.

"Thank you for your cultivation. I will not let the national teacher down." Tao Gongyun replied immediately, and looked at the businessman with gratitude.

"In this way, after I go back today, I will think about what this Osaka Castle should be built. Tomorrow, you will come on the boat and we are discussing it."

...

Back on the boat, Wenshen went directly to the Shincang villa through the space. Then, using the Internet, he downloaded the drawings and descriptions of Toyota Hideyoshi's construction of Osaka Castle and some real photos of the current real photos. Looking at the real photos, Wenshen sighed secretly: "The small bridge flowing water, rhodium cherry blossoms, this Osaka Castle is really beautiful, but I didn't expect that Japan also has such a level."

After printing all the downloaded drawings and photos into books, he returned to the boat. The next day, Tao Gongyun brought a few men who looked like craftsmen to the boat. After taking the seat, Wenshen handed him the printed booklet, and said without beating or blushing, "This is the result of my conception all night and made a rendering. See what it is like, and if it is difficult to build it."

"Hiss..." After reading the drawings and photos, Tao Gongyun and several craftsmen around him took a breath at the same time, thinking: "The national teacher is very human. Not to mention the drawings, these real renderings are not drawn by ordinary people."

After calming down, Tao Gongyun discussed with the craftsman for a moment and smiled at Wenshen: "These drawings are truly ingenious. With these things, our construction period will be greatly shortened."

Wen Shen smiled and thought to himself: "That's right, these drawings are all the drawings that people have built Osaka Castle surveying and mapping now, of course." But he said, "How long do you think it will take to build this city and how much money do you think it will take?"

"In two years, I think it's about five million guan in terms of money, and it depends on the actual situation." After saying that, Tao Gongyun looked at Wen Shen with an uncertain expression.

Wen Shen stared at him and remembered the introduction of Osaka Castle on the Internet. Toyotomi Hideyoshi spent two years and seven months to drive 40,000 civilians to build it. The city wall reached 25 miles and more than 500,000 huge rocks. Now Tao Gongyun said that it was completed in two years, which seemed to be the limit. So he smiled and said, "Okay, don't you know whether you know cement?"

"Cement, this is a good thing. If there is enough cement, the time may be ahead of time." Tao Gongyun's eyes lit up and he immediately said.

"Okay, I will provide you with enough cement. However, you'd better hire a ship to transport it from Yizhou. When you go to Yizhou, you can transport the sulfur over there. Maybe you can make a profit." Wen Shen laughed.

Tao Gongyun frowned and said with a wry smile: "National Master, we have made more money from transporting porcelain, musk, silk, etc. to Japan than from transporting cement."

Wen Shen felt that it seemed to be the same when he heard this, and smiled and said, "That's what you said. But you will definitely make a lot of money from building a city."

Tao Gongyun smiled and said, "National Master, I really didn't make much money. Well, I'll hire someone to transport cement from Yizhou."

"That's right. I don't want to say anything else, I just say one thing, that is, the quality must be just right." Wen Shen said coldly from summer to winter.
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