Chapter 1444: The Destruction of Fuso
"You surrender now?" Mu Jiansheng looked at the people kneeling below in surprise.
To be honest, he has occupied less than a quarter of the entire Fuso area. For the convenience of movement, except for Kyushu Island, they are moving along the coastline. They are always under the cover of naval guns and have not penetrated into the deep mountains and forests.
So, only some coastal cities were captured.
Unexpectedly, the Tokugawa shogunate surrendered immediately.
Even though the other party has surrendered, Han Yu still has to do what he asked.
Mu Jiansheng rode on his horse and said loudly: "You barbarians stole the throne of the King of Wa. The emperor was furious and ordered this general to lead the Ming army to attack you. You know your crime now."
"General, we are innocent. The King of Japan has been a dynasty for thousands of years. We are all loyal subjects of the Ming Dynasty. How could we steal the throne of the King of Japan? Please, His Majesty, please look into this matter."
Tokugawa Ietsuga shouted hurriedly.
"Since you are crying out for injustice, why don't you go to the Ministry of Justice in the capital and make your case clearly? The public will have their say on the right and wrong. If you are truly wronged, we will naturally let you go home and reappoint you to new positions. Do you dare?"
Mu Jiansheng asked loudly.
The grenadiers behind him also raised their rifles.
As long as Tokugawa Ietsugu said no, they would shoot immediately.
Seeing this situation, Tokugawa Ietsugu had no choice but to nod and agree to go to the Ministry of Justice in the capital.
"Not only you, but all the daimyo who hold official positions, the heads of the various families, the eldest sons, the generals who hold military power, and even the family members of the King of Japan must go."
Mu Jiansheng said.
"This, this population is huge, and mobilizing a large number of troops will probably cost a lot."
Tokugawa Ietsugu said hesitantly.
"You don't have to worry about that. According to the order, everyone must be in place within half a month. Otherwise, it will be considered as treason. I will personally lead the army to conquer you, and by then, no one will be left alive."
Mu Jiansheng's order was passed on to all the countries in Fuso by Tokugawa Ietsugu.
Although they are called countries, they are just larger lords.
They didn't want to go at first, but when they saw the tragic scene of the Otomo family being completely destroyed, with no trace of the entire family left and no descendants, they became scared.
It’s just a matter of going to the Ministry of Justice for a confrontation. It’s not a big problem. Even if I die, my family can survive.
Therefore, after Tokugawa Iematsu's order was passed on, these people came to Edo with their eldest sons and generals at the agreed time.
"Take off your weapons and armor and get on board."
Mu Jiansheng said in a cold voice.
Immediately, the grenadiers searched their weapons and armor and took away all of them, leaving not even a dagger behind, and took them directly onto the ship.
After watching the ships leave, Mu Jiansheng sent troops into each city and recruited all the samurai and ronin in the city.
They were conscripted by the emperor's order, and those who were willing to obey could receive a salary of one hundred taels of silver per month, three bowls of white rice per day, and even pork for every meal.
Upon hearing this treatment, the warriors' eyes turned red.
They lived a very hard life on the island, with only one salted fish a day, and had to survive on seaweed dumplings most of the time.
This situation continued until World War II, when many people joined the army just to be able to eat three bowls of white rice every day.
The meat was extremely precious, and only the Shogun could occasionally eat venison.
It is conceivable how attractive this treatment is now.
As soon as the conscription order was issued, there was an immediate surge of responses. A large number of warriors gathered to respond to the call and serve the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Mu Jiansheng accepted everyone who came, and after gathering a boat full of people, he sent them to the Ming Dynasty.
They were told that they would be sent to the Ming Dynasty for a second test, and even if they failed, they would be given severance pay of 10 taels of silver.
Those warriors were blinded by the benefits and were sent to the Ming Dynasty without any suspicion.
In the Ming Dynasty, what awaited them was not any test, but endless life in the mines.
Accompanying them were the King of Japan, the Shogun, and the lords and heirs of local princes who had been sent here earlier.
Mu Jiansheng smiled and uprooted the entire ruling class of Fuso, from the King of Wa, to the Shogun, to the daimyo and lords of various places, and finally to the samurai class, all of whom were packed up and sent to the mines of Ming Dynasty, so that they could contribute to the prosperity of Ming Dynasty.
After cleaning up the ruling class, Han Yu sent in officials.
After these officials arrived, they began to remeasure and redistribute land and establish schools. Everything was exactly the same as in the Ming Dynasty.
However, the schools here teach only Chinese and Chinese characters.
Older people must learn Chinese within three years, younger people must use Chinese in school, and the use of local dialects is strictly prohibited in official occasions.
All books written in the Fuso language were burned, inscriptions were erased, and local sculptures were destroyed.
Religious temples were demolished.
The clothes and hair accessories are all in accordance with the Ming Dynasty style.
All native culture was completely wiped out.
Han Yu believed that after two or three generations, there would be no more Fuso people, only Ming people living on the island.
As for the common people, they don’t care at all about Fuso or Ming Dynasty.
They only care about who can keep them fed.
When the feudal lords ruled, they could only rely on radishes to fill their stomachs, and they had to be careful not to be used as tools to test their swords by the samurai.
But under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, they were exempted from taxes and could even eat white rice.
Do I need to think about who to choose?
As for not being able to speak the dialect, what does it matter? You can just learn it. The village has organized night schools. If you do well in school, you can get a piglet. You can also get rewards for studying. Who doesn’t like that?
As for the best learners, they can even be promoted to local officials, responsible for inspecting local affairs. If they find someone secretly slandering the Ming Dynasty, they can be arrested immediately and executed in public.
After clearing out the diehards of the previous dynasty, Fuso's sinicization process progressed rapidly.
The influence of the Shogun and the King of Wa was quickly eliminated, and every Fuso citizen would pat his chest and say that he was a citizen of the Ming Dynasty.
Looking at the changes in Fuso, Han Yu knew that his plan was correct.
As long as this continues, Fuso will completely become a part of the Ming Dynasty.
"Now that Fuso has proven the correctness of my plan, the rest can be carried out."
Han Yu issued a new combat order.
Mu Jiansheng led the fleet south to pacify Taiwan and Mindanao.
Mu Tianbo led his army south to pacify the entire Indochina Peninsula.
However, the first stop was not Vietnam, which has many bays, but Myanmar.
He still remembered that the Burmese King Mangbai had betrayed him to the Qing Dynasty. Now that the Qing Dynasty had fallen, there was no need for Myanmar to stay.
"Mang Bai must be captured alive. I want to use his head to sacrifice to the late emperor."
Han Yu said while holding Mu Tianbo's hand.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely capture Mang Bai alive!"
Mu Tianbo said excitedly.
