novelaction Chapter 967
Chapter 967
So His Majesty, in a rage, sent troops to the east to invade Japan. Now he has won a great victory, and the battle report will be sent to the capital soon.
At the same time, there was an even more shocking piece of news, that is, Marquis Changle also went with the army on this eastern expedition to Japan.
During the attack, they not only captured a quarter of Japan's territory, but also captured Kyoto in the decisive battle.
The Japanese Kingdom gathered the strength of the entire country and assembled an army of 500,000, but Changle Hou destroyed more than 300,000 of them and captured more than 100,000.
After completely defeating Japan, Changle Hou lost interest in Japan, as it had no power to resist.
So only Lan Yu and the navy were left to deal with the aftermath, while Marquis Changle returned to the capital alone to see His Majesty.
Now the entire country of Japan is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, this place will be renamed Jingwo Island and become part of the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
As the news spread, the people were divided into two factions, one of which cheered and celebrated the great victory of expanding territory.
The other faction accused the Chinese of having won, saying that since they had already won, they should have the magnanimity of a great nation and just educate the people.
Killing so many people and occupying other countries' territory is unbecoming of a great country like China, and there are many such remarks.
Of course, most of the comments from this group were blaming Wei Wu rather than the court, saying that Wei Wu should not have been so extreme.
However, just when these people were accusing Wei Wu of being wrong, another shocking news suddenly broke out.
Under the guidance of Marquis Changle, the Eastern Expedition Navy found a silver mountain in Japan, as well as many gold and copper mines.
In the future, after these minerals are mined, a large portion of them will be invested in various aspects that benefit people's livelihood.
When people first heard the news, most people didn't believe it and thought it was just a rumor.
They didn't believe that there were silver mountains in the world. If there really were, Japan wouldn't have to come to the Ming Dynasty to plunder.
However, these people's doubts did not last long, because soon another piece of news broke out that shocked them.
The ship sent by the court to deliver supplies to the navy was about to return to Beijing, and on board was one million taels of silver dug out from the silver mountain.
At that time, the navy will put all the silver on the table so that all the people can celebrate this great victory together.
In just a few days, the people of Beijing were excited by one explosive piece of news after another.
Those who originally accused Wei Wu of damaging the dignity of the great Celestial Empire gradually disappeared under the bombardment of these news.
Of course, there are also a few people who insist that these are just rumors and cannot stand up to scrutiny.
But these people only dared to say in secret that Wei Wu had become a hero of the Ming Dynasty, and anyone who dared to say he was wrong would be drowned in spit by the people.
Now, the people in the capital are all looking forward to the supply ship returning soon to confirm that these rumors are all true.
What’s interesting is that no one among the people knows where these widely circulated news came from.
Only a few people knew that this news only began to spread among the people after the emperor convened the six ministries to discuss the matter.
Wei Wu was naturally one of those who knew about it, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, it was something he had known for a long time.
Until this day, the imperial court issued a notice, and the entire capital city was instantly in an uproar!
The people, who were originally a little uncertain about the recent news, went completely crazy after the notice was announced.
It’s true, the news circulating in the capital recently is all true, and some of it is even conservative.
Who would believe this? The rumor is even more conservative than the real situation. This is unbelievable.
First of all, the fact that Wei Wu conquered a quarter of the territory of Wa was not explained in detail in the gossip.