The rise of the poor

Chapter 1996 Full of Harvests
For a time, Suzhou, Changshu, Taizhou, Chaozhou and other places in Southern Zhili were all in flames. Countless villages and towns were looted by the Japanese pirates, who killed people, burned things, looted property, and committed all kinds of atrocities. Tens of thousands of civilians died tragically at the hands of the Japanese pirates.

Jiaxing and Hangzhou in northern Zhejiang were also invaded and looted by Japanese pirates, but because Zhu Ping'an issued an urgent order to all places to prepare for the attack, most people took refuge in the city walls, and the losses they suffered were much lighter than those in Southern Zhili. However, some people who did not take refuge in time were killed by the Japanese pirates.

In this terrible world, there is no such thing as 100% safety.

Zhu Ping'an left one thousand Zhejiang troops in Shaoxing to defend Shaoxing, and sent five hundred men to assist in the defense of Jiaxing City and five hundred men to assist in the defense of Hangzhou City.

Ningbo, Taizhou and other major cities in southern Zhejiang were asked to send troops to assist in the defense.

There is no other way. In the case of insufficient military forces, we can only make a choice and give priority to preserving these big cities.

As the sun sets, the sunset is red, the sunset glow is red, and the land at the village entrance is also red, half of it is red because of the sunset glow, and half of it is dyed red by the blood of the villagers. The bodies of the villagers lying in all directions are motionless in the cold wind.

A group of crows were circling over the village, caw-ing impatiently.

"The cherry blossoms in my hometown are blooming so romantically. Yumi no longer has to worry about not having hairpins. Taro and I go out early and come back late in Daming, and we have gained a lot."

The Japanese pirates returned home with a full load, carrying large and small bags, leading cattle, horses, pigs and sheep, humming made-up songs with pride.

"The people of the Ming Dynasty are really wealthy. I regret coming here so late. When that bastard Watanabe called me last year, I should have come with him."

"Hahahaha, I stole a gold bracelet, two gold earrings, and a bag of silk clothes. I'm rich. I'll go back and eat quickly, then go to sleep. I'll get up early tomorrow so I can rob one more village."

"The people of this Ming Dynasty are really like pigs, hahahaha. I slept with his wife in front of him, and he only dared to kneel down and beg for mercy. He was big and strong but didn't dare to resist. Hahahaha, I did it twice in front of him. After I was done, I killed the woman first, and then chopped up the man. There was really no challenge at all."

"Da Ming is a good place. The people are weak, but there is a lot of money. It's great."

On their way back, the Japanese pirates happily showed off their gains and shared their looting process. They couldn't express how happy they were.

It was getting dark. In Tuolin's old nest, the lights were on and the piles of bonfires were like stars in the sky.

Xu Hai, Maye, Matsuura Shimosaburo and Ryuzoji Shingen held a bonfire party to celebrate today's harvest.

The mud seals of jars of stolen wine were broken and poured into large coarse porcelain bowls one after another.

All the looted cattle, horses, pigs and sheep, except for the horses that were kept as war horses, were killed, skinned, smeared with oil and salt, put on the grill, and then put into the soup pot. The aroma of the dripping roasting meat and the bubbling broth spread for miles.

Groups of drunken Japanese pirates were dancing wildly on the spot, while others were dragging captured women to the ground and having sex with them.

They were having so much fun that they were at home and in the clouds.

"This is life. This is how I should live. Eat meat, drink wine, and have sex with women."

The new Japanese pirate roared happily, feeling that joining the pirates was the best choice in his life. A capable person like him should have lived this kind of life long ago. This was his life.

"I should have come to Ming a long time ago. If I hadn't come to Ming, I wouldn't have known that I was so good at fighting. Hehe, when I return to Songpu, I will hopefully become a samurai master. Damn it, all good men from Japan should come to Ming."

The newly arrived Japanese pirates touched the gold and silver jewelry they had looted in their arms, happily imagining the scene of returning to Japan and becoming samurai. They couldn't help but grin from ear to ear. They believed that all the good men of Japan should come to the Ming Dynasty.

Matsuura Shimosaburo walked around again and again, asking about the pirates' gains. He couldn't believe that they had such a rich harvest. He drank bowl after bowl of wine in congratulations. He returned to the high platform with a smell of alcohol, knelt down beside Xu Hai, Maye and Ryuzoji Shingen, and said with great emotion:

"Yo, yo, it's worthy of being called the Ming Dynasty. So much gold and silver was robbed in one day. It's like gold everywhere and honey flowing everywhere. Now I understand why the head of the family is so enthusiastic about building the Ming Dynasty."

Ryuzoji Shingen couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly, and said with the same feeling, "Seeing is believing. I knew that the Ming Dynasty was rich, but I didn't know that it was so rich. The wealth looted today is as much as the annual tax revenue of the family lord's territory."

"Hahaha, this is nothing. We are just testing our skills today. We only robbed some villages and towns. The real wealth of Ming Dynasty is in the city. Compared with the city, villages and towns are just beggars and rich people. My General Long and General Songura, you have not seen the real wealth of Ming Dynasty."

Xu Hai laughed and poured a bowl of wine for each of them, and said to them.

"The city is like a mountain of gold and silver." Ma Ye also echoed, "How can the villages and towns compare to it."

"What? Is it that exaggerated?" Matsuura Shimosaburo asked in disbelief.

"Exaggeration? No, no, no, my General Matsuura, what I said is not exaggerating at all. Tomorrow I will lead you to capture a county town, and you will see that what I said is not exaggerating at all." Xu Hai said with a smile.

"If we can capture Suzhou, Hangzhou or Yingtian City, hahahaha, the gold, silver and jewels inside, all our ships are open to pull, even if we pull them for seven days and seven nights, we can't pull them all. If you can capture any of these cities, your family head will unify Japan and you don't have to worry about the money problem."

Ma Ye painted a pie for them.

"If all the boats couldn't pull all the cargo even after seven days and seven nights, how rich would that be?" Matsuura Shimosaburo kept his mouth shut for a long time.

"Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yingtian, if we can capture any city, the head of the family will be able to command the whole country without worrying about money."

Shingen Ryuzoji also swallowed his saliva repeatedly.

Both of them were stunned by the big picture that Ma Ye had painted. They had never expected that the Ming Dynasty would be so prosperous. This was truly a blessed land bestowed by God to our country of Japan, and a treasure land bestowed upon us by the God of Rizhao.

"When I go back this time, I will fully support the decision of the head of the family to deploy troops to Daming. The more troops we send out, the better!"

"One more person means one more piece of gold and silver!"

"When the time comes, we must capture one of the three cities that Ma Ye-jun mentioned, Suzhou, Hangzhou, or Yingtian. No, we must capture all of them!"

"With enough gold, silver and treasures, the head of the family will definitely be able to unify Japan and realize his wish to conquer Kyoto and spread his military power throughout the world!"

Shingen Ryuzoji made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)