Chapter 473 The War Potential of Japan

Author: The beggar

Chapter 473 The War Potential of Japan

It may be that his memory suffered too much at sea in later generations, and Zhu Youjian attached great importance to this at this time.

Moreover, the Black Flag Navy also represents the future of Black Flag, and there is no room for failure.

Lin Wang, who had returned to Tsushima and stayed on the island for several days, also knew this.

Don't look at the tyrannical black flag army on land. Their military power is extremely powerful. They have all kinds of advanced firearms, extremely high armor coverage, abundant armaments and sufficient food supplies. Even the lowest-level armored people can wear a good cotton robe as a military uniform.

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But when it comes down to it, among all the banners and armies of Black Flag, the one that consumes the most money is his Black Flag Navy, which ranks first.

Then came the Black Flag Bajala Camp, the Firearms Camp, and finally the Solon Camp, which was so famous that it made the Eight Banners look away and could stop the children from crying at night.

The army's armaments and the money spent on the ships and cannons being built by the Black Flag Navy are enough to make the black, blue, black, red, black and yellow flags drop their jaws. Looking at His Majesty's attitude towards the Navy, this investment will only increase in the future.

No less.

So even though the treasure ship under his belt had made Lin Wang inflated a lot, he still didn't dare to risk the safety of the treasure ship.

Facing the mercenary fleet gathered by the Hizen clan of Japan, it is best to avoid it.

On the Japanese side, the loss of Tsushima Island in the past month and the result of the collision between the Hizen Domain and the Black Flag finally reached the Edo shogunate in Japan, and the shogunate also issued countermeasures.

After the contemporary general Tokugawa Iemitsu learned of the news, he first urgently ordered the head of the Hizen Domain, Nabeshima Katsushige, to stop attending the service and return to the domain to take charge of the overall situation!

Then he urgently summoned the elders and senior elders of the shogunate to discuss the countermeasures. At the same time, the Edo shogunate finally had to pay attention to the distant country power of Black Flag, and gathered all the information about Black Flag that could be collected from all directions.

, as a reference.

It doesn't matter if you don't search for it.

A great search!

Tsushima Island is far away, and the shogunate did not pay much attention to the opening of Black Flag on the island. After all, it was a small border vassal, and it still carried out normal commercial activities.

But now Tsushima Island is controlled by Black Flag, which is connected with the previous attack on Iki Island by a large number of elite samurai belonging to Black Flag!

Advance by sea and land!

Immediately some old Chinese people asserted that the Qing Dynasty behind the black flag had serious intentions!

These actions may be preparations for a gradual or even full-scale invasion.

In addition, the Japanese state lacked understanding of Korea and the Ming Dynasty under the isolation of the country.

At this time, the Edo shogunate thought that Korea was still conquered by the Qing Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

Now it works.

The Qing Dynasty sent Black Flag to use North Korea as a springboard to gradually invade Japan!

This naturally needs to be taken seriously.

Tokugawa Iemitsu admired the eldest son of the Hizen Domain, Nabeshima Mitsushige, for his heroic resistance to the Black Flag Navy, but then he began to feel worried.

When the enemy invades, of course we have to fight.

As mentioned before, Japan was an out-and-out mainland country throughout the Edo period.

Hizen Domain is already Japan's main foreign trade area and the most powerful vassal power at sea. Apart from Hizen Domain, it is extremely difficult for Japan to mobilize a naval force that can resist overseas enemies.

question.

After two days of worry.

Finally, an elder pulled out an old almanac from the many files of the shogunate.

Who says our Japanese country doesn’t have decent maritime power?

The previous lord of the Date family of the Sendai Domain, Date Masamune, once built a giant ship called the 'Date Maru'! It was an imitation of the Portuguese Calque, and it took thousands of shipwrights to build it! The hull was five years long

Fifteen meters!

In the past, Date Masamune's retainer Hasekura Tsunenaga took this ship and sailed thousands of miles away! He was sent as an envoy to the far country in the East China Sea! It took seven years to return to Japan!

This sea ship is definitely a weapon in naval warfare!

Even if the country is locked down, and domestic policies have completely offended the Catholic Church, Hasekura Tsunenaga's diplomatic gains have been in vain. This ship was not needed at all before, and it can definitely be used as a card for Japan in wars.

It shouldn't stretch your hips too much.

I just hope the Sendai clan doesn't break up the ship.

It’s just that it’s only been thirty years

Tokugawa Iemitsu's head grew even louder upon hearing this.

Thirty years.

He has only been in power for less than thirty years.

The boat was probably dismantled before he got on board the General Zhengyi.

But with the attitude of giving it a try, Tokugawa Iemitsu still called the contemporary Sendai lord Date Tadamune and asked him about the "Date Maru".

When asked, Date Tadamune actually said that the ship was still there.

After all, it was one of my father's cards back then. Hasekura Tsunecho's diplomatic trip also brought back many precious commodities from overseas countries. After that, the ship was left behind, and he would make a trip to Hizen Domain from time to time.

Trade or something

Naturally, Date Tadamune would not say that he was still smuggling without telling the shogunate.

However, in recent years, the lockdown has become more stringent, and this old ship has fallen into disrepair and is only parked in the port. The Date family occasionally board the ship to remember the glory of the past and use it for sightseeing and entertainment.

Thinking about it, in a few years the boat will have to be dismantled due to leaks or other problems, and the ones that can be sold will be sold.

But this made Tokugawa Iemitsu quite pleased.

In disrepair?

Then fix it.

If you can, sail to the Hizen Domain first. A warship that can carry large-caliber artillery is better than those Antaku ships. It also lets the foreign barbarians see that Japan is also capable of building reliable ocean-going warships.

It’s just that we have a vast land and abundant resources, and we don’t want to waste time on the sea.

If you get serious, you can build dozens or hundreds of large-scale ships in a matter of minutes.

Shun Tokugawa Iemitsu also asked Date Tadamune to get the drawings of Date Maru.

On the one hand, if they really want to fight against the Black Flag Navy, the shogunate really needs some reliable warships, at least for defense.

On the other hand.

Even though the country is locked down, your Date family still has the blueprints of an ocean-going ship. Why do you still have an ocean-going ship?

"Nail it up with wooden boards here!"

"Dahada, this piece is completely rotten! It must be replaced! Otherwise it won't be moved at all!"

"Here. There seems to be something missing here."

Therefore, the craftsmen of the Sendai Domain boarded the Date Maru and began to tinker with this thing that could barely be called a sailing battleship.

Date Tadamune was ordered to come in person to supervise the work, so that the battleship could be repaired as soon as possible to a state capable of long-distance voyages.

Watching the craftsmen painting and filling the seams on the hull that already had a lot of cracks, and trying hard to figure out what some missing parts looked like, Date Tadamune couldn't help but sigh.

Repairing the boat is nothing.

It’s okay to ask for drawings.

You take the blueprints away, tell me that the ship looks complete and can be repaired without the blueprints, and then let me repair the ship.

What the hell is this!

"Lock the country"

Remembering the original intention of the Sendai clan to summon thousands of craftsmen to build the Date Maru, Date Tadamune couldn't help but sigh even louder.

As for this old sailing ship.

New paint and wooden boards conceal its vicissitudes, but can it really rival the truth of the Black Flag Girl in the Hizen Domain?

Three updates tomorrow. Four hundred and sixty-seven has been blocked. It has been modified and is under review.
Chapter completed!