I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Fan Jian said: "Of course, gold!"

"Japan is rich in gold resources, and there are many gold mines that are very easy to mine."

"But because Japan is backward, the mining speed is very slow."

"In addition to gold, seafood and deerskin also have commercial value, and sending them back to the Great Zhou will also be profitable!"

It’s actually gold?

This even shocked Tang Yan.

Gold is hard currency!

If Japan really has gold, it would be a very profitable business.

Tang Yan asked again: "But what is the transaction?"

Fan Jian laughed and said:

"Although the people of Japan are very poor, the nobles of Japan are still very rich!"

"They have a lot of gold accumulated at home, but they also like the luxury goods of our Great Zhou very much!"

"The strong liquor and ecstasy powder that Lord Jia sold to Beimang in border trade are also good commodities."

Tang Yan looked at the gentle and refined Fan Jian.

No wonder the court said that Fan Jian was Jia Ci Fu’s disciple.

This style is exactly the same as Jia Renyi's!

That is, people outside the Great Zhou Dynasty have never been regarded as human beings!

However, Tang Yan is not a saint and certainly will not sympathize with the Japanese.

Not to mention that the Japanese once harassed the Great Zhou.

"So what does Lord Fan want me to do for you?"

Fan Jianli said, "I heard that General Lan used a new type of weapon in the Huai River, called a musket barrel!"

"Japan is still closed to the outside world. If you want them to trade, you must have a strong fist!"

"I want to try this new type of weapon to see if it can open the door to Japan!"

Tang Yan smiled and said:

"If it's something else, I can't promise to help!"

"But I was the one who developed the musket barrel. This is a simple matter. When I return to the port, I will have someone deliver it to Brother Fan!"

The two smiled at each other and drank the wine in their glasses.

Li Tian, who was sleeping, suddenly shuddered.

He didn't know that his brother-in-law and loyal ministers far away in Goryeo were planning to stab him in the back.

Tang Yan is very efficient.

He investigated Goryeo's location and found it was indeed a good location for trade.

Goryeo was rich in grain, as well as other goods such as ginseng and sable fur.

If trade with Japan could be opened up, Goryeo would also be a good transit point.

And if it is really possible to open a route to Japan.

Trade gold from Japan.

This route will make a lot of money!

Tang Yan had just returned to the port when he received news from the armory.

Your Majesty feels that the use of musket barrels in the Great Zhou is against the harmony of nature, so it is forbidden to equip them within the Great Zhou.

Exactly!

Tang Yan immediately wrote a letter to the new armory inspector.

Originally, the armory gave the musket barrels in stock to the Queen of Mobei and planned to stop production.

The King of Mobei only has those troops, and even if he produces more musket barrels he won’t be able to sell them.

The troops of the Great Zhou were not equipped, and the emperor of Eastern Liao did not agree to the change.

So the armory decided to stop production.

I didn’t expect that Tang Yan actually did business as the Goryeo Pacifier!

High!

The Goryeo Pacifier was in Goryeo, not in the territory of the Great Zhou.

If we can do business with the King of Mobei, then we can naturally do business with Goryeo as well!

The armory was in full swing, making musket barrels for Fan Jian.

Batches of musket barrels were shipped to Jeju Island by sea.

Fan Jian was very happy to receive the musket barrel!

It is indeed a magical weapon!

so amazing!

Even the strongest armor cannot stop the barrel of a musket!

Fan Jian also investigated Japan.

The combat effectiveness of ordinary Japanese soldiers is average.

However, there is a kind of heavily armored warrior who is very brave.

However, a magical weapon like the musket barrel is the nemesis of heavily armored troops.

So Fan Jian is full of confidence.

He took the Great Zhou's navy on Jeju Island and set sail towards Edo Island, the gateway to Japan.

Japan, Edo Island.

This island city has a long history in Japan.

This is also the gateway to Japan.

The soldiers guarding the city were all missing the prosperous Edo before the country was closed to the outside world.

At that time, Edo Island could be said to be the center of Japan.

The goods from the Great Zhou and Goryeo were all piled up like mountains on Edo Island.

The nobles all rushed to buy the goods of the Great Zhou.

However, since the country was closed to the outside world, Edo Island has never been as prosperous as before.

These soldiers who guard the city usually don't get to eat meat.

The only thing that they had better than ordinary people was that they could occasionally eat dried fish.

Today, Edo Island soldiers climbed up the wooden platform.

They saw to their horror a fleet coming from the sea!

That's a red fleet!

Later, Japanese historical records referred to this incident as the "Red Ship Attack."

This is also a landmark event for Japan to end its isolationist policy and fully open up.

But at this time, Fan Jian was standing at the bow.

The only thing they want is Japan's gold mines.

Edo Island could not withstand the fleet of Da Zhou at all.

Soon, infantrymen armed with muskets set foot on the land of Edo Island.

"alert!"

The officer arranged the soldiers into three rows.

The first row held musket barrels and would attack as soon as the enemy came within range.

The second row is responsible for loading the ammunition.

The third row is those who have finished shooting and are cleaning the gun barrels and doing maintenance.

When the soldiers in the first row finish shooting, they will quickly run to the back.

The second row is under the supervision of the substitute.

This method of arranging and sweeping fire was also suggested to Fan Jian by Tang Yan.

This method really increased the shooting speed.

But for the Japanese soldiers, this is a nightmare!

The armor of the Japanese soldiers could not withstand the attack of the musket barrels at all.

Before the samurai sword could reach the Da Zhou soldier, he was shot dead by bullets from the musket.

In less than a day, Edo Island fell!

Fan Jian captured the owner of Edo Island alive.

He did not execute this wretched and short Japanese nobleman.

Instead, they let him go back and asked him to pass on the message along the way.

The Great Zhou was once the overlord of Wa, and it was always the Great Zhou that enfeoffed the royal family of Wa.

Fan Jian landed in Japan after receiving news of civil unrest and rebellion by court officials.

Our Great Zhou is the army of justice!

The Great Zhou troops are here to protect the Japanese royal family!

What shogun? Da Zhou doesn’t recognize him!

We in the Great Zhou only recognize the royal family that we have appointed!

As soon as this news came out, all the nobles around Edo Island fell silent.

The Shogun is the target of the Great Zhou, not them.

Why should I work hard for the shogunate?

Besides, the ships of the Great Zhou were not man-made at all!

Moreover, some soldiers who escaped from the battlefield said that those people from the Great Zhou knew magic!

They all had a black stick in their hands.

Just raise the stick and a brave warrior will fall.

so horrible!

The nobles nearby were all terrified.

The shogun, who was hiding in the so-called "Kyoto", was also terrified.

Fan Jian's troops captured Edo in one day.

What happened next was even more powerful. Thousands of "demon soldiers" killed the Japanese soldiers and made them flee in disarray.

The troops will soon arrive at "Kyoto".

Now the Shogun was frightened.

This arrogant nobleman asked his staff anxiously:

"What should we do when the great Celestial Empire comes to question us?"