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What was initially thought to be a difficult battle turned out to be a lightning-fast affair, despite its massive scale.

On the gate of the royal palace, Kojiro looked down at the royal palace of Fusang with great ambition. Once upon a time, he was just a commoner from the bottom of society, and he never dared to dream that he would one day become the ruler of Fusang.

"My lord, Su Yuan and his subordinate Dong Hu have been discovered in the main hall of the palace."

Kojiro was still daydreaming about the bright future when he was interrupted by his subordinates. Upon hearing that they had found Su Yuan, they immediately perked up.

Although they had already occupied the entire territory of Fusang, Kojiro still felt uneasy if he hadn't found Su Yuan. Fortunately, he was eventually found.

When Kojiro excitedly ran to the palace hall, his soldiers were already surrounding the entrance, but they were all outside the hall, as if something inside made them afraid.

"Make way, the head of the family is here."

The bodyguards drove away the soldiers who were watching, making way for them.

Kojiro entered the main hall with a puzzled expression, but the scene inside made him gasp in shock.

Su Yuan and his most loyal subordinate, Dong Hu, are dead. It appears they committed suicide. Su Yuan is still sitting on the throne with a sharp dagger stuck in his heart. Dong Hu lies beside him, also lying in a pool of blood, having also committed suicide by cutting his own throat.

Kojiro had considered many possible outcomes, but this scene still surprised him.

Su Yuan, who had dominated Japan, actually committed suicide. Kojiro could no longer contain himself and his face lit up with wild joy.

. . . . . .

When the news reached the South China Sea, Zhou Wu was so angry that his hands were trembling. He never expected that the once-powerful hero Su Yuan would be so useless and even commit suicide.

This completely thwarted Zhou Wu's plan, because Kojiro not only delivered all the outstanding payments immediately, but also attached a list of arms procurement items.

The items listed above are sufficient for Japan, which has just experienced a major battle, to rebuild a regular army.

However, Zhou Wu was in no mood to sell weapons at this moment; he wanted nothing more than to personally take charge and kill Kojiro.

"Sir, what should we do next?"

"We all underestimated Kojiro. That bastard actually secretly contacted the pirates."

Kojiro was in a situation where he was bound to lose, but he managed to turn the tide. Zhou Wu had to admire him.

The main reason is that no one expected that he would secretly collude with the two major pirate crews of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. No one knows what promise he made to them, but they were actually willing to send troops to deal with Su Yuan's navy.

However, one thing is certain: the benefits Kojiro offers will be extremely costly for him. But compared to the outcome, as long as he wins, the entire country of Japan will be his. What does a small sacrifice of benefits matter?

"Yes, he actually thought of finding a pirate crew and successfully persuaded them."

Niu Er also admired Kojiro to some extent. Given the situation in Japan at that time, even Niu Er, who loved to boast, wouldn't dare to use it as a topic of conversation.

Anyway, this time, Kojiro really made a name for himself. Everyone looked down on him, but he managed to turn the tables against all odds.

"Let's stick to the plan and be prepared at all times; there will always be excuses."

"Yes."

To be honest, Zhou Wu was unwilling. He kept selling weapons to Kenjiro and Kojiro because Japan was in chaos. He sold weapons to make money, but his main purpose was to make Japan even more chaotic.

However, now that Japan has been unified by Kojiro and has no enemies, Zhou Wu can no longer sell weapons to Japan and make Japan stronger.

So soon after, Kojiro not only delivered the loan but also provided a generous purchase list. However, Zhou Wu was not as happy as before; he was thinking about how to refuse the other party.

"Tell them that there is a shortage of raw materials, and the delivery time will be extended. The specific time will depend on when the raw materials arrive. If they are willing to pay in advance, they can be given priority for delivery."

"Yes, my lord."

This is such a wicked trick. Knowing that Zhou Wu wouldn't deliver the goods, they still managed to swindle him out of his money.

The claim of a shortage of raw materials was merely a delaying tactic devised by Zhou Wu. The matter of Fusang could not be delayed any longer. Now that they had just finished their civil war, their economy and military strength were at their lowest point, making it the best time to attack.

Now all Zhou Wu needs is an excuse.

. . . . . . .

A major storm struck the East China Sea. Unlike later times, there were no weather forecasts in this era, so ships at sea suffered heavy losses.

Upon learning the news, Zhou Wu immediately ordered the fleet to carry out a rescue operation. However, this also gave Zhou Wu an excuse: although it was shameless, it was just an eye for an eye.

Kojiro, far away in Japan, received formal diplomatic documents from the Great Dragon.

This was the first official document Kojiro received between countries after unifying Japan. He had initially thought it was a congratulatory message from Dairyū to him for unifying Japan, but it turned out to be an inquiry letter.

"Today, the dragon sucked water, and my people, the innocent people of the Great Dragon, suffered a disaster. I have heard that some of my people have been stranded in the land of Fusang. I hope that your country can do its best to search for them so that their poor families can be reunited as soon as possible."

I wrote a lot, but the gist of it is that my people from the Great Dragon Kingdom have been affected by the storm and have ended up in your Japan. Please help me find them and send them back.

It wasn't a congratulatory message. Although Kojiro was a little annoyed, he didn't dare to do anything. He just casually told his subordinates and didn't take it to heart.

A few days later, the Dalong government sent another inquiry letter, still concerning the disaster-stricken people.

"Is there some important person here?"

Thinking of this, Kojiro quickly summoned his men and asked them about the current situation regarding the search for the people of Tairyu.

"Your Majesty, the notice has been posted, but there has been no response. I guess they haven't found it yet."

Kojiro didn't take it seriously at the time, so his subordinates naturally just went through the motions.

When Kojiro received two consecutive inquiry letters, he naturally took it seriously this time and ordered his men to intensify the search efforts.

A few days later, Da Long sent his third inquiry letter.

This time, Kojiro couldn't take it anymore. After all, they were just a few ordinary people. He had already increased his search efforts, but he still couldn't find them.

"Reply truthfully and say that you couldn't find the person."

"Yes."

Kojiro felt he had already given enough face for a few ordinary people from the Great Dragon Kingdom and didn't want to cause any more trouble.

He just didn't expect that his reply would give Zhou Wu an excuse.

South China Sea islands.

"Big brother, big brother~~~~"

Niu Er excitedly took Fusang's reply and ran all the way to find Zhou Wu.

"What's wrong? Why are you so agitated?"

Niu Er was always energetic and impulsive, and Zhou Wu was used to it.

"Brother, Fusang has replied."

"Oh, what do you say?"

When Niu Er said that Fusang had replied, Zhou Wu, judging from his expression, guessed what was going on and felt a bit expectant.