In truth, not only did the Japanese fail to understand the actions of the Shun Dynasty, but even many of the soldiers who had been ordered out on campaign were dissatisfied with the court's approach.
Why on earth were they distributing food for free to the common people of an enemy nation? Even if they intended to annex their country, doing this was far too wasteful. At the very least, they shouldn't have been using such good food!
Yet how could the court's methods be something these soldiers could possibly understand?
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