Can the level of Shi Lang really wipe out the Japanese?

Shi Lang is famous for its thunder, which means that he has a strong fighting capacity at sea. The water army he trained was almost invincible at that time.

After recovering Taiwan Province Province, he uprooted the old Zheng family, occupied a large area of manor land in Taiwan Province Province, and became a local rich man.

Nevertheless, he is still not satisfied. Considering the situation of Japanese invaders in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, Shi Lang proposed to Emperor Kangxi to lead the navy to destroy Japan. This plan is thrilling. If it is really successful, Tokyo, Japan may really become a reality.

So why did Kangxi veto this plan? Does Shi Lang really have the strength to destroy the Japanese? I don't think he has the strength.

Shi Lang is good at water warfare, but the Japanese infantry are very tough.

At that time, Zheng Chenggong's navy was invincible in the whole Nanyang region. He led the navy to the northern expedition to Nanjing, but unfortunately failed. Why? Because Nanjing is on land, Zheng Chenggong's men are invincible on water, but they are really no match for Manchu soldiers on land.

Many years later, Shi Lang cleaned up the Zheng family, and his navy became the most powerful navy force in Nanyang again. So he can really beat Japan? Let's take a look at the situation in Japan at that time.

In Chen Wu, Shi Lang entered Taiwan Province Province, and Zheng Keshuang led him to Liu Guoxuan and Taiwan Province Province. Zhao Sike Kun, knighted, named assistant minister for Jinghai Hou, and the soldiers were poor. -"Draft of Qing History"

At the end of Wanli, Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, ending Japan's Warring States period. Then his ambition began to expand, and he set a grand goal: to destroy Korea first, then the Ming Dynasty, and finally unify Asia.

This goal failed after his troops set foot in North Korea. The Ming army repelled Japan in Korea, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi died, so Japan had to retreat.

Since then, Japan has been controlled by Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the Tokugawa shogunate has long controlled the Japanese military and political affairs, which is the actual ruling family of Japan. When Shi Lang wanted to crusade against Japan, Tokugawa and Japan under the Tokugawa era were already in a unified state. Shi Lang's water army is fierce, but the Japanese army is absolutely not bad, so if it really fights, Shi Lang will have an advantage at sea, but once it lands in Japan, Shi Lang will suffer a big loss. First of all, people know this place like the back of their hands and know where to ambush it. Secondly, Shi Lang's navy is not good at land operations, and the probability of failure is very high. Emperor Kangxi rejected Shi Lang's proposal, which was reasonable. Even if Shi Lang goes to war, he will not get the result he wants, but will waste people and money.

Kangxi dared not reuse Shi Lang.

The Zheng family held a powerful naval force and occupied Taiwan Province Province for many years, which in itself was enough to give Kangxi a headache. So Kangxi didn't want another Zheng family.

Shi Lang is armed to the teeth. After all, he is also a Han Chinese. Emperor Kangxi will not leave the military power to the Han people for a long time. If Shi Lang lays the foundation for Japan, his prestige will reach its peak. At that time, if Shi Lang wants to stand on his own feet as the Japanese king, Kangxi has no ability to crusade. The most elite navy division is in the hands of Shi Lang. What can he do to crusade? Besides, Japan is far away from the Qing Dynasty, belonging to a foreign country, and there is no sense of ruling at all. Even if you pay taxes, you have to travel across mountains and rivers. There is no practical significance in laying down Japan. After all, the territory in the hands of Emperor Kangxi is big enough. We are grateful for running the mainland well.

Shi Lang, after all, has a criminal record. Whatever the reason, Shi Lang betrayed the Zheng family. Emperor Kangxi will only look at the results, not delve into the reasons.

Twenty-two years, Shi Lang took 20,000 grams of Taiwan navy, set up Taiwan government, set up various officials in the county, cast iron coins, set up schools, built city walls, and recruited thousands of soldiers, thus becoming an overseas town. In the 60th year of Kangxi, Zhu Yi was in the chaos of Gui, and Shi Shizhen attacked Xiamen with 600 navy ships, and was defeated on the 7th. -"Draft of Qing History"

Since Shi Lang betrayed his former master, why didn't Shi Lang betray Kangxi as long as the conditions were reasonable? It's entirely possible.

Kangxi's business is to make a steady profit. Since it is too risky to use Shi Lang to attack Japan, it is better to give up this plan.