Toyotomi Hideyoshi was 1592 The role of Bunroku , 1598 The role of Keicho And advanced the soldiers to the Korean Peninsula.
This [ Korean troop dispatch ] Is often interpreted as a crazy idea caused by Hideyoshi's gorgeousness, but in fact it is clear that it was a grand idea as well as being well prepared.
Even if Hideyoshi was brilliant, Japan at that time formed an independent nation for each daimyo. No matter how much Hideyoshi Tenkabito is lost, [ OK! Let's go to Korea! !! ] And there would have been few daimyo who went on their own.
In addition, it is thought that the economy at that time had accumulated considerable wealth due to the monetary economy through commerce, so it was not a problem to eat, and because it was enjoying a rich life, there was no need to go to war. ..
So why did Hideyoshi send troops to Korea? ??
The inventor of the continental expansion is [Nobunaga Oda]
Nobunaga Oda Recognized the importance of trade from an early stage, and was diplomatically seeking mediation from the Korean Peninsula for trade with the Ming dynasty. However, he did not get a good reply and he [ use force against Korea. ] I came to think about it.
Also, at a banquet in Azuchi Castle, [ invade Ming dynasty in the future ] Is said to have been said.
At that time, Japan was not settled, so Hideyoshi and other vassals also [ half story . ] You probably heard it.
As time passed, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who inherited the unification project from Nobunaga and achieved that dream brilliantly, [ Nobunaga's dream of expanding into the continent ] Was not executed?
Spanish colonial rule
Around this time, when it comes to expanding into Asia, Spain The existence of can not be ignored.
Spain is from Europe, America, Africa, Asia Expand territory And I had most of the world in my palm. Japan, Ming and its client states were the only countries in Asia that were not under the influence.
If Spain invades Ming, it poses a great threat to Japan.
The expansion into the Korean Peninsula and the Chinese continent to protect Japan from the Asian rule and its threat by these European powers is repeated from the Meiji era to the Showa era . It will be.
The Korean people continued to be persecuted by Mr. Lee.
I wrote about Hideyoshi's liberation of slaves in a previous article, but at that time the act of freeing others by force was common not only in Japan but all over the world.
Therefore, it is not evil to say that other nations control by force, and even Christian states invaded pagan nations, killed many pagans, and sold them as slaves.
Continent of the Azuchi-Momoyama period [ Ming ] Also War of aggression He attacked the former remnants, ruled the Jurchen tribe in Manchuria, and even controlled Vietnam. Reinforcements were dispatched from Ming dynasty to the Korean Peninsula in response to Hideyoshi's dispatch to Korea, but soldiers from Thailand, Tibet, India, Myanmar, etc. were also included, and they were forcibly sent.
At this time, Joseon who ruled the Korean Peninsula However, they often wage wars of aggression toward the north and expand their territory. King Sejong who wages the war Is considered to be a famous figure in the Joseon dynasty, but it did not mean that looting and enslavement were not carried out locally during the war of aggression.
However, Hideyoshi strictly prohibited outrageous behavior from his vassals during the capture of the Korean Peninsula. I don't know how much this decree was kept, but at that time [ the head of state of Japan prohibits at least inhumane acts] I'm sure I had the intention to say that.
The people under the Joseon Dynasty at that time were more oppressed than I had imagined. It is said that there were quite a few farmers who were treated as slaves rather than the people, and Hideyoshi was perceived as a liberator for them.
[ Seonjo Jitsuroku ] Also depicts the people cooperating with Hideyoshi's army as far as the dynasty is concerned.
It is said that the royal palace of Hanseong was set on fire and looted, but it was not done by Hideyoshi's army, but by the local people. In particular, the building that controlled the slaves was being shot, and the evidence of slavery was burned down there, and the evidence of slavery disappeared and was released.
It is also a natural feeling for those who have been enslaved in this way to expect a new ruler. In particular, Kiyomasa Kato In the area where he was in charge, the tendency was very strong, and Kiyomasa himself [ seems to have been waiting for us . ] And the impression.
It is also true that Hideyoshi actively cooperated and peacefully surrendered from many levels other than those who were treated as slaves.
Korean troops also affected the great powers
The death of Hideyoshi resulted in the failure of the Korean troops, but the impact was not small worldwide.
Ming dynasty peaced with Japan, which was thought to be a small island country, without any punishing blow Then, huge military spending to rescue Korea caused a financial collapse, and the conflict continued within the administration, and the Ming dynasty was destroyed and a powerful country [ Qing ] Governs mainland China.
Spain about the battle of the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula Qing and Japan succeeded in making them look like a threat Did. Without this event *, Spain would be [Ming] or [Japan] . May have been the target of the invasion.
* There were several other reasons why we couldn't invade, but on other occasions ...
Japan is also Budan-ha and Bunchi-ha due to the dispatch of Korean troops The confrontation between the two became stronger, the Toyotomi administration collapsed from the inside, and Ieyasu Tokugawa took over the world and opened the Edo Shogunate.
If the Toyotomi administration had not been divided, there would have been no peaceful world like in the Edo period, and the war of aggression by Japan from the Meiji era to the Showa era might have been ahead of schedule.
In many ways, isn't Hideyoshi's dispatch to Korea an event that has influenced both Japan and overseas? ??