Contrary to what Dorgon knew, the winner of the first Qing conflict on Sakhalin Island was actually the Qing Dynasty!

Although more than a hundred "sable cavalry" sent by Nurgan Mele Zhangjing Mulima (mainly Sauron people, but also a small number of Laoba Banners) were defeated in an encounter by more than 120 of the Japanese Matsumae clan. The soldiers (there were more than 20 mounted samurai, and the rest were Ashigaru) were repulsed, and eight people were killed and six were wounded. In fact, the Matsumae feudal army suffered similar casualties, but the Qing army retreated first, so the number of casualties in this battle was The winner was the Matsumae Domain of Japan.

However, the Qing army's "marten cavalry" was not a vegetarian. Although they were defeated by Matsumae Fan's gun array and iron cannon fire in the encounter (the marten cavalry did not carry muskets), there was a group of cavalry who fought during the main battle between the two sides. , under the leadership of the indigenous guides, we found several small wooden boats used by the Matsumae clan to transport supplies, and set them on fire.

What was burned was not only the wooden boats and supplies, but also the fishing gear carried by the Matsumae Domain Ashigaru - this Matsumae Domain was a "non-stone high domain" because no rice was produced in this domain's territory, and the economy relied entirely on commerce and fishery to maintain the economy. Composition of Matsumae The Twelve Halls tycoon who were the basis of the feudal rule were actually a group of low-level samurai engaged in commerce and fishing. During Japan's Warring States Period, they went to Ezo Island near Honshu Island, occupied a piece of land, and traded furs with the Anui people. If you buy some seafood, you can trade with merchants from this state, earn some food and drink, and live your own small life.

Therefore, the samurai of Matsumae Domain are all "merchant samurai", while most of Ashigaru are fishermen. As long as they bring fishing gear, they can catch fish on Sakhalin Island.

After all the food and fishing gear they carried were destroyed, Matsumae Domain’s troops could no longer stay on Sakhalin Island. They had no food to eat! Without fishing gear, they could only hunt, but Matsumae Domain’s fishermen and samurai were not very good at it. They were hunting and were afraid of being attacked by the Qing army and the natives of Sakhalin Island, so they had no choice but to retreat.

Who made them the Matsumae Clan? They were not powerful vassals like the Satsuma Clan, Choshu Clan, and Hizen Clan. These were all cut out from the troubled times of the Warring States Period with real swords and real spears. The samurai had very strong fighting power and had the status of a samurai. There are many of them and they are well-equipped, so they are very difficult to deal with.

But Matsumae Clan couldn't do it. Matsumae Clan was just a soy sauce name during the Warring States Period and had never fought a tough battle at all. When encountering such a powerful enemy as the Qing army on Sakhalin Island, Matsumae Nokihiro, who led the troops, was panicked. Where could he go? Dare to stay on the island without supplies? Hurry up and "clear the way to death"!

As for his "opening of the way", the cavalry sent by the Qing army to collect minks on the island were the only armed forces that could symbolize a country's sovereignty.

In other words, Sakhalin Island was returned to the Qing Dynasty without the Qing Dynasty’s knowledge!

Matsumae Takahiro, the lord of the Matsumae domain who lived in the Edo domain and sold salted fish part-time when he received the report from his son, was frightened to death. This was because his dead father Ujihiro Matsumae was trying to flatter Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1644. In 2001, he proposed to draw a map for the whole of Japan. It was for the "Mapping of the Shobogo Country", and the entire Sakhalin Island (called Kahatai Island by the Japanese) was included and regarded as the territory of Japan.

Moreover, Matsumae Ujihiro did not seriously measure the size of Sakhalin Island. As a result, Sakhalin Island was drawn so big that it almost caught up with the Japanese mainland!

Now that the big island of Sakhalin has been lost to the Matsumae clan, how can we explain this? This is a serious crime of losing the country! It requires hara-kiri! It requires hara-kiri...

It is very painful to commit seppuku! Matsumae Takahiro was afraid of both death and pain, so of course he refused to do it.

So we have to find excuses for the Matsumae family's failure. It's not that the Matsumae family didn't work hard, but that the Qing army was too powerful!

But I dare not say that if there are only more than a hundred people, and if more than a hundred people take over such a big island, Matsumae Takahiro is not the only one who wants to commit seppuku!

Therefore, Matsumae Takahiro reported false accounts and expanded the number of Qing troops 30 times, saying that there were more than 3,000 people, and they were all powerful Eight Banners troops.

But the problem is that neither Tokugawa Iemitsu nor Matsudaira Nobutsuna is easy to deceive. They will not listen to the Matsumae family's words and will find ways to investigate and verify.

The easiest way to investigate is to go to the Ming Dynasty Embassy in Uraga Town to verify. And there is recent news that the Ming Emperor has sent a high-level envoy to visit, and he will be arriving soon.

When the time comes, the General will definitely ask in person!

So Matsumae Takahiro immediately found his own royal merchant, Omiya Kojiro came forward to communicate with Zheng Zhibao - Omiya and several other Omi merchants formed the "Ryohama Group Chamber of Commerce" in 1600 and became the Matsumae Domain.

royal merchant.

The business of Matsumae Domain is, of course, the salted fish specialty store...

When Grand Duke Luo and Zheng Zhibao arrived, the central hall of the Ming Dynasty Embassy in Uraga Town was exuding a strong smell of salted fish!

The smell of salted fish comes from the baskets of pickled fish, shrimp and seafood piled in the central hall!

It doesn't smell bad at all, and the pickled fish, shrimp and abalone are quite big, so they are obviously good things.

Grand Duke Luo, who grew up by the sea, also likes seafood, but he just fainted on a boat for a month, and now he wants to vomit when he sees the word "sea"!

"Ambassador Zheng, what's going on?" Grand Duke Luo asked Zheng Zhibao, holding his nose.

Zheng Zhibao also looked surprised, as if he didn't know anything.

One of Zheng Zhibao's housekeepers immediately explained: "Sir, this is a gift from the merchants of the Ryohang Group. It is said to be a little tribute from Lord Matsumae to the great angel."

"Lord Matsumae? Who is he?" Grand Duke Luo suppressed his nausea, "Why do you want to send seafood to me?"

"I don't know about this young one. Perhaps Lord Matsumae wants to ask Prefect Luo for help?" The Zheng family's housekeeper clearly knew that, but he didn't say anything.

Grand Duke Luo turned to look at Zheng Zhibao. Zheng Zhibao just smiled, then dismissed his butler with a wave of his hand, and then led Grand Duke Luo to his study.

After the guests and hosts were seated and the embassy servants served tea, Zheng Zhibao said straight to the point: "Prefect Luo came at the right time. Now no one in Japan cares about what we threatened a while ago... Because all

People’s attention was attracted by the fact that Huatai Island, what we call Kuwu Island, was occupied by 3,000 Qing army cavalry.”

"What? Kuwu Island? Where is it?"

Zheng Zhibao said: "On a piece of land below the original Nuergandusi, we also set up Nanghaer Guards, Wuliehe Guards, and Polo River Guards on the island in the early years. Later, Nuergandusi withdrew, and these guards

Gradually I can’t control it anymore.”

"We can't control it, so the Donglu and Japan took over it?" Grand Duke Luo was a little puzzled, "Why do we need to send 3,000 troops to rob that useless place? What good things are there on the island?"

"I heard there are minks."

"How many minks are there on the island?" Grand Duke Luo was stunned, "Do you really need to send 3,000 troops? In such a barbaric place, if you send 3,000 troops, what will the logistics be like? Is there food on the island?"

Grand Duke Luo knew something about military affairs, so he was wrong when he heard what Zheng Zhibao said.

Zheng Zhibao laughed, "That's why I'm giving you seafood!"

"What does this have to do with seafood?"

Zheng Zhibao chuckled: "Brother, don't pretend to be confused because you understand!"

What does this mean? Grand Duke Luo was unhappy when he heard this - he was an upright official! He would never take bribes, and the entire Shanghai shopping mall knew it.

He is the selfless Grand Duke Luo!

Moreover, Grand Duke Thaluo has a fortune of millions, would he care about this little seafood? If he wants to give it away, give him something good...

Zheng Zhibao looked at Grand Duke Luo with a look of iron-clad blue sky, smiled and said: "I know that Grand Duke Luo is an upright official and cannot accept other people's seafood... Then I will accept it for you, but this

Even if you are busy, you still have to help!”

Zheng Zhibao knew that the seafood was just for show, and there was gold underneath! He was good at giving bribes! But Grand Duke Luo didn’t know this rule. He was obviously a truly upright official, and he didn’t know why his official reputation was so bad? He had so much money.

...

Zheng Zhibao said again: "If you don't help, the Edo government may give up Kuwu Island and form an alliance with Donglu! If you help, Japan and Donglu may go to war over Kuwu Island! Our Ming Dynasty won't

Gained the advantage of being a fisherman?"

"Well..." Grand Duke Luo narrowed his eyes, "Then what should I say?"
Chapter completed!