109 North American Summit (2)
The great naval battle that took place in Kyushu, Japan ended with an overwhelming victory for the Dutch.
Afterwards, the Dutch army occupied the entire area of Kyushu one by one.
The Japanese army stationed in Kyushu was absolutely helpless and annihilated.
There was no way the Japanese army armed with old-fashioned rifles and matchlocks could stand up to an army armed with the latest semi-automatic rifles.
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Military and local officials in the Kyushu region cut off their fingers one by one and offered them to Andre as a sign of surrender.
He solidified the occupation by encamping in Kyushu and controlling the front and rear.
Just as they were spreading their occupation camps, disaster-like news came to Japan.
It was then that the subsequent troops landed.
The number of subsequent units was a whopping 3,000 or so, and Japan could not understand how such an army was organized.
Although it was clearly inferior in performance to semi-automatic rifles, it still had thousands of troops armed with cartridge rifles and later matchlocks, which did not even compare to the Japanese old-fashioned matchlocks.
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Moreover, they were even armed with cannons with a range of 15 km.
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Meanwhile, there was a personnel change in the former Kyushu army.
Former Kyushu army member Yoshihara Kyoshiro was brought before Andre, knelt down and bowed his head.
“… … Did you call, my lord!”
“You are the lord.”
Instead of being beheaded, Yoshihara Kyoshiro decided to have Andre, a Dutchman, as his lord.
He thought it was the only way he and his family could survive.
Andre shook his head.
“You are the lord. I have no intention of accepting you as subjects.”
“… … I can cut off my fingers if you are testing our loyalty!”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t mean much to Waeguk here. Even if the person I serve has a different opinion.”
“iced coffee… … !”
“The soldiers must have already been disarmed, and you too are a veteran who has lost an army. You are no longer a soldier, so take off your military uniform and work whether you are fishing or farming.”
“… … Hey, do you want to work?”
“How long are you going to be numb? If you want to become a burden to our army in that way, you have no choice but to gather them in one place and fire the shells. Do you like it though?”
Yoshihara Kyoshiro thought that if he called himself a subject, he would at least become the head of an autonomous army.
Hana Andre had a completely different idea.
He thought that there was no need for Japanese troops on this land, and he thought it would be better to gather all those carnivores and throw them into the sea.
“Now, choose. Gather veterans to build a farm or a fishing village, or both. Otherwise, everyone will die.”
“… … Do you know what we, who have only caught a spear all our life, will do?”
The reason why the Japanese army was able to arm themselves with rifles was because they handed over huge amounts of silver to Portuguese merchants and measured the matchlocks they received.
However, the amount of money required to manufacture the Japanese guns was quite high.
In fact, most of the soldiers guarding Kyushu were people who swung swords or spears without even seeing them a few times.
There were even more mobilized troops than standing troops, so most of them would have been lucky if they didn’t get caught by bullets.
“Such a crude army exists, but isn’t it Mana? Rather, grab the farm equipment from now on.”
“Ugh… … !”
“If you think of this as a disgrace, you will not be able to live in the future. An army more than you can imagine will soon be sweeping Japan.”
Yoshihara Kyoshiro clenched his fists tightly.
But now, there was nothing he could do but bow his head in front of him.
“… … I will follow your orders! If you don’t know how to use farm equipment, I’ll learn and master it!”
“It’s a good attitude. Be so loyal in the future. Then your life will be saved.”
Yoshihara Kyoshiro bowed his head humbly in front of the enemy.
But he hasn’t given up on himself yet.
‘You must ask for help from neighboring countries through your home country! It’s not too late now!’
In his opinion, the Japanese home country could never defeat Andre’s army.
He thought that there was only one force that could help them now, the large army of the Qing Dynasty.
For him, there were problems such as having to go through Joseon and reestablishing broken diplomatic ties.
However, one day, the day the Qing army landed on Kyushu, he vowed to repay all of today’s humiliation.
But from now on, I had to live a life of humiliation.
“I’ll give you arable land, so live your life hard. You do some clearing.”
“… … all right!”
He grinded his teeth again and again.
***
The question of succession to the Dutch throne has been adrift for two months.
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Meanwhile, Lee Hwan married Elizabeth and officially became a couple.
Around the time Lee Hwan set up a new room in Ritterkirk, a delegation from England came to visit him.
The delegation was headed by Patrick Rosterfield, First Vice Minister of the Treasury.
Patrick Rosterfield is a key figure in British politics, not only being mentioned as the next finance minister, but also being the next prime minister.
The fact that he came as a delegation meant that Britain had a strong heart.
Couple Lee Hwan and the British delegation sat opposite each other in the waiting room of East Stellar’s headquarters.
There was a subtle war of nerves between them.
“As I already said at the last meeting, the succession to the throne that directly denies the legitimacy of the Dutch royal family is unacceptable to us in Britain. So, I would like you to suspend your decision and come up with a plan to put the pure-blood royalty on the throne.”
“The legitimacy of the throne.”
Now, to Lee Hwan, England has become a rather complicated neighbor.
It was a provisional alliance that had to be brought to the wife’s succession to the throne, and, as William I said, it was also a checkpoint with the ambition to unify Europe.
If Britain had been a country of little significance to Lee Hwan, there would have been no such tedious haggling over the legitimacy of the throne.
‘Even if it is a bit cumbersome, while maintaining an appropriate line, we must make them supporters of succession to the throne.’
Lee Hwan was thinking of a suitable next move.
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Meanwhile, Elizabeth presented a will with the seal of the king.
“This is the teaching that the previous king gave me. There is nothing more dignified than the name of the king of heaven and earth. What if it was a republic without a monarchy at all?”
“But there is no legitimacy in that royal name.”
“Is there no legitimacy in the name of the king?”
Elizabeth stood up and clapped her hands.
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Then the Austrian Guard, who was waiting outside, entered the reception room.
She ordered the guards.
“When guests leave, I will meet you.”
“… … what?”
“How can people who deny the legitimacy of the king’s order come to us as an envoy by receiving the king’s order?”
“Are you taking the royal name of our British Empire lightly?”
“Are you doing this because you take the laws of the Dutch royal family lightly?”
Also, Elizabeth is a girl.
She asked Patrick Rosterfield why he denied the legitimacy of the succession.
“Are you denying legitimacy by thinking that I am not pure-blooded royalty? If so, are you saying that I am a woman from a Korean-American family that does not exist anywhere else in this world?”
“… … what?”
“You are speaking in disrespect for our Habsburg dynasty. Sir.”
“Where do you mean that kind of nonsense?”
“Think about it. Where the hell does the claim that I am denying the legitimacy of succession to the throne and not ignoring my origins come from?”
Patrick Rosterfield couldn’t have imagined that Elizabeth was so sassy.
Because of this, I was greatly embarrassed, and I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.
To him, who had become a real lover, Elizabeth insisted that she would push the succession to the throne to the end.
“We will succeed to the throne of the Netherlands in obedience to the king’s command. If you are going to officially deny the succession of our family to the throne, write a letter directly to the Austrian Empire, announcing that you are denying the succession to the Dutch throne head-on. Please do not make frivolous and forceful claims outside the market.”
“… … .”
“If you don’t have anything else to say, just leave. Guards, the guests are leaving.”
The Austrian Guard opened the door to the reception room for Patrick and his companions to leave.
The British delegation, who could no longer be here, stood up as if chewed on shit.
At the same time, Patrick issued a warning to Lee Hwan.
“If you do this, you will be in a really big trouble. Still, the issue of succession to the throne while relations between East Stella and us Britain are getting worse because of Portugal’s colonization in North America. Please take good care of yourself.”
“… … Why does the Portuguese colony in North America come up here?”
“Even though we know we are supporting Portugal, we are pushing weapons to the US and Mexico. Please bear in mind that it is strictly against our British Empire.”
“Why is it that way? We are obligated to accept the purchase of additional ammunition unconditionally only in the countries where the firearms are sold. Of course, this presupposes that you pay gold in cash or fill out an IOU. Eaststellar has made it clear that this is the principle of dispensing ammunition.”
Patrick shook his head.
He argued directly against the principle of dispensing ammunition.
“Eaststellar has been a huge obstacle for the British to establish a North American colony once again through Portugal. By supplying ammunition on the outside and even forming a neutral zone, it is quite easy to solve the problem of paying the salaries of the privates.”
“We are merchants. You seem to have forgotten that.”
“Yes, I know. that you are merchants. But you know that since ancient times, supplying supplies to both sides in war has been taboo.”
“… … So, do you want to say we’re batting with our legs crossed now?”
Lee Hwan did not know that Britain would take issue with North America’s supply of ammunition.
This is because it was clearly stated in the contract at the time the ammunition payment was established in the first place.
Patrick Rosterfield pressured Lee Hwan to make a decision on both ends.
“I hope you take a moment to think carefully about who you really need to be with.”
“… … Is it a threat?”
“I am not intimidating, I am just trying to help you in choosing your options.”
The UK and East Stellar have continued to grow together through abundant profit exchanges.
But the problem was that now they were trying to shake Eaststellar at will.
‘It really can’t be like this. Willem I’s choice was right.’
It is the British group who do not hesitate to fight for the sake of their own country.
Lee Hwan thought that the time had come for special measures to be taken.