Why did Toyotomi Hideyoshi dare to fight the Ming Dynasty?

The fundamental reason why Toyotomi Hideyoshi dared to fight the Ming Dynasty was various contradictions and conflicts in Japan.

First of all, before the Wanli Korean War broke out, the appetite of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the actual Japanese ruler, was not just "invading the Ming Dynasty". In his original words, "bringing Daming into the territory as much as possible" is only one step. After Korea was completely annexed by Japan in the Ming Dynasty, he would also sit in Ningbo House, and then "respect the imperial edict and occupy the sky", that is, he would also annex India.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Japanese name: Minister Hideyoshi; English name: Toyotomi Hideyoshi; ; 1537 March 17-1598 September 18), formerly known as Fujijiro Muxia and Yukio Hatoyama, was a famous politician in the Japanese Warring States and An Tian periods. After the Muromachi shogunate, Japan was unified for the first time with the theme of "The World".

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in a poor peasant family in Nakamura, Aichi Prefecture, Andy. He used to be a light infantry, but later he was promoted by serving nobunaga. After the change of Honnoji Temple, he won the internal struggle among the ministers in Oda clan and became the substantive heir of Oda Noshin. In the 13th year of Tianzheng (1585), he was appointed as Guan Bai, and later as Minister of Zheng Tai, and was given the surname of Chen Feng. Later, he gave the position of gatekeeper to his adopted son Toyotomi Hidetsugu, and called himself "Taige".

A new feudal system was established: the identity of scholars, farmers and businessmen was determined. Reward emerging industry and commerce and promote urban development. In the 16th year of Tianzheng (1588), the sword hunting order was issued, folk weapons were confiscated, and the soldiers and peasants were separated, so that the warriors lived in the city. Religiously, protecting Buddhist monasteries, suppressing the spread of Catholicism and persecuting Spanish missionaries set a precedent for banning religion and locking up the country in the future.