Most of the time, authority was authority because no one dared to question it. However, once someone dared to speak up, there would be an endless stream of doubters. Just like now, since someone had taken the lead to ridicule them, the following people became bolder as well.
Another Daimyo said sarcastically, "That makes sense. If Mr. Tokugawa can bear with it for the time being and discuss this matter with the Ming Army after peace has been restored, we will be able to concentrate all our forces to fight against the Ming Army. Do we still need to worry? Can they really defeat us in their own territory? Mr. Tokugawa, our current predicament is really related to you! "
"The Tokugawa Army, who is known as the best in field combat, has been defeated so badly. The Ming Army seems to be really powerful. Do we really have to continue to be enemies with the Ming Army? Or, is it really worth it to cause the whole world to lose because of Ishikami? No matter how rich Ishikami Ginzan is, it can't be as rich as the whole of Japan, right? Only Kyoto and Osaka are the real rich places, right? What do you think, Mr. Tokugawa? "
Without the suppression of strength and rank, those who had been obedient and submissive all jumped up to mock Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tokugawa Ieyasu was furious, but there was nothing he could do. He knew that at this moment, he had not sorted out the internal strength at all. The current problem was no longer internal, but whether to continue the rebellion.
"What's the point of saying all this now? Instead of thinking about this, it's better to think about what we should do next. You have sixty to seventy thousand men in your hands. Do you want to continue to fight for the world with the Toyotomi Army or give up on apologizing to the Toyotomi Clan? It's up to you to decide. As for the matter with the Ming Army, that will be after this matter is decided. The Ming Army's request for the entire Ishikami Country and ten million taels of silver, you'd better consider it. "
After saying this, Tokugawa Ieyasu left the conference room, leaving the quarreling people there. Only now did these people realize that due to the long-standing problem of social class, they couldn't solve the problems that Tokugawa Ieyasu could come into contact with and deal with.
They had always obeyed their superiors and controlled their subordinates, but they had never become a real leader. Therefore, their vision and methods determined that they could not solve international disputes.
At this time, they understood that this problem could only be solved by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Only Tokugawa Ieyasu could mobilize their strength. Although Tokugawa Ieyasu's strength had been damaged, Tokugawa Ieyasu's methods and ability were far above them. They could not do anything if they quarreled. Only Tokugawa Ieyasu could unite their forces to do something big.
Facing the powerful Ming Nation, none of them were willing to become the new leader to take on Tokugawa Ieyasu's previous responsibilities and be beaten miserably. No matter how miserable Tokugawa Ieyasu was, he was still one of the few famous people who had a million dans. They only had a few hundred thousand dans or even a few hundred thousand dans. With such little capital strength, they really did not dare to become the leader of the alliance and face the Ming Army.
Therefore, they had to let Tokugawa Ieyasu continue to be their leader to negotiate with the Ming Army and achieve results. Only then could they determine what they should do next. After all, they had basically conquered the entire Kyushu. Other than the rebellious Satsuma and other places that still had sporadic resistance, the rest of the places that did not know about Tokugawa Ieyasu's defeat had already surrendered.
They brought a group of people with them to rebel. Other than their main force of sixty to seventy thousand, there were also twenty to thirty thousand new people. Adding them together, they had about a hundred thousand soldiers. Although the level of elites could not be compared to before, the number of people was still there.
It was difficult for them to give up these places, not to mention that they still had their original fiefs. In order to force the Toyotomi Clan to not dare to make a move on their fiefs, they had to reach a certain compromise with the Toyotomi Clan.
These things could not be achieved due to their lack of diplomatic skills. Only the experienced Tokugawa Ieyasu could do it.
Therefore, they thought about it again and again and came to a conclusion. They continued to elect Tokugawa Ieyasu as their leader and led them to communicate with the Ming Army and the Toyotomi Clan. Whether it was to continue the rebellion or to reach a compromise with the Toyotomi Clan, they would let Tokugawa Ieyasu negotiate. In short, their interests could not be smaller than before the war.
Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled coldly and refused.
This group of people was anxious. They sent people to negotiate with Tokugawa Ieyasu and to communicate with Tokugawa Ieyasu. They tried to reason with him and move him emotionally. In the end, Tokugawa Ieyasu "reluctantly" agreed to this condition. However, he also had a condition. He had to hand over the command of the thirty thousand new people to him. He wanted to rebuild the Tokugawa army.
The Tokugawa elites that had been wiped out by the Ming Army after much difficulty now had to be rebuilt?
The group of people discussed and felt that even if they gave him the people, they could not be compared to the Tokugawa elites. Moreover, if they did not give him the people, they were afraid that this guy would not put in the effort. When the time came, if he surrendered himself, they would be doomed. Therefore, they had to give him a sense of security. After all, our combined strength was far greater than his, so there was no need to worry.
Therefore, Tokugawa Ieyasu used his own skills and obtained the command of the thirty thousand troops. However, the thirty thousand troops could not be mentioned in the same breath as the thirty thousand Tokugawa elites in his own headquarters. The difference was like heaven and earth. Even so, it was necessary. During a negotiation, momentum was a very important factor.
After the previous battle, Tokugawa Ieyasu realized that he could not defeat the Ming Army head-on. Any local daimyo could do it. Unless the whole of Country R united against the foreign enemies, it was impossible to drive away the Ming Army. If they could not do it, it would be impossible for them to be in a state of disunity like now.
Therefore, the only way at the moment was to reach a compromise with the Ming Army again and accept the request of the Ming Army. However, they could not do the request of the Ming Army at all. With the current area that they controlled, they could not do it even in a hundred years. They needed the Toyotomi clan to join in. With the power of the whole of Country R, it would take a few years to prepare the silver requested by the Ming Army for the Ming Army. The amount of ten million taels of silver was really too large. They should take this opportunity to drag the Toyotomi clan into the water and make them bear such humiliating conditions together.
What could not be obtained on the battlefield could be obtained through clever means at the negotiation table. This was what Toyotomi Hideyoshi had taught him.
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