The first month of the fifth year of Yongle

As more and more businessmen gathered in Guangxi, Pingxiang County, Siming Prefecture almost became a huge material circulation center.

The gold, silver, salt, and iron tools brought back from Annam were exchanged here for a large amount of grain and spices, and some of them were sent to the conquest army as military rations. Some of them were transported to Nanjing with timber, or sent to the seaport, and after being loaded on ships, they were fed to Tianjin Wei by sea.

Zhu Gaosui has obtained his father's permission to supervise the construction of Beijing City with the Ministry of Household and Industry. Under his activities, most of the timber sent to Tianjin Wei was purchased by the imperial court, and the price given was quite satisfactory.

Hubu Shangshu puffed up his chest, we are not short of money!

A large amount of grain also solved the urgent needs of the imperial court, and the shortage of grain in some prefectures and counties was alleviated, and the household department did not have to pinch its nose to distribute the grain in the treasury as disaster grain.

Knowing that the grain was exchanged by Xingningbo from the merchants, the civil officials who used to look at Meng unpleasantly rarely said a few good words for him in the court.

The army that conquered Annam advanced by land and water, successively pursuing the Li thieves in the Mumaru River, the Yellow River, the Lu River and other places, and finally met most of the Li thieves in the Lu River.

The Annan boat division gathered in the river, more than 500 river boats were the first to meet, and the thieves on the boat beat the wooden war drums, and the sound of noise was quite powerful.

If you change to a small country or a toast who is used to being bullied, when you encounter this scene, you may be so frightened that you turn around and run away. It's a pity that it was the Ming Dynasty army that fought with them, and it was the Ming army boat division that had always served as a transportation task since the start of the war, had no battle to fight, and was depressed.

Seeing so many Annan River boats lined up in the river, the boatman's eyes suddenly lit up.

For the boat division, it is not the enemy in the river, but the bright and bright feats of war!

Count the number of river boats, estimate the head, from the governor Liu Sheng, the mouth is all grinning to the root of the ear.

"Governor, please tell the general Rong, attack!"

Liu Dudu's subordinates knew the same thing, thousands of households, hundreds of households, all of them were gearing up, and they couldn't wait to lead their sons and daughters to rush over immediately. Even the scribes had red eyes and puffed nostrils.

The battle feats are just around the corner, and they can't afford not to be excited.

Such a desire to fight, not all of the boatmen were fanatical-good-warn, but they were really stimulated by the battle on land. Seeing his comrades lining up to kill the enemy, he can be promoted to a level with a few knives, and he can even obtain money, food, and cloth by virtue of his military exploits.

Later, goodbye to the thief army, Zhou Shi instinctively counted the heads, converted the battle exploits, and then gritted his teeth.

The boat division can fight on the road, and its combat effectiveness is not necessarily weaker than that of the border army of the guard. Liu Dudu once took the initiative to ask for war, but was ruthlessly rejected by Shen Xuan. The reason is very clear, the boat division is mainly based on water warfare, and land warfare is inevitably overkill.

"The boat division can fight on land, but the border army of the guard station is not used to water warfare. His Majesty ordered the governor of Liudu to come here, which should be of great use. ”

During the Jing disaster, the Yan army crossed the Yangtze River and met the boat division of the southern army, and the battle was quite hard. Even if he wins in the end, from the general to the non-commissioned officer, he still has palpitations when he recalls the situation at that time.

I'm not afraid to cut people with a knife, I'm not afraid to be cut by someone, seasickness is too bad.

After a period of time, the border troops who conquered Annam were more or less accustomed to taking river boats, but there were still some border troops whose faces turned pale when they got on the boats, and if they fought on the water, they were afraid that they would suffer losses.

In contrast, the importance of the Ming army's boat division is needless to say.

Shen Xuan patted Liu Sheng on the shoulder, the boat master has a difficult task, and there is a long way to go, so there is no need to rush for a while. Liu Dudu is a great talent, and there will be a time for meritorious service, and this commander is optimistic about you!

Liu Dudu was very excited, and said repeatedly: "Yes, my subordinates must go all out!" ”

Walking out of the military tent, he reacted when he was blown by the wind, he came to ask for war, right? How did it come out like this?

In the military tent, after Shen Xuan returned to the case, he unfolded the letter written by Meng and studied it carefully.

Zhang Fu and other generals waited on the side, their expressions were very indescribable.

Those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, which is really a wise saying. The friendship with Xingning Bo is irreversible, and the skill of Dingguo Gong to fool people is also rising.

Looking at each other, and communicating with the chief officer in the future, we must be 120,000 careful, and I don't know when I will be taken into the ditch.

Emperor Gao's righteous grandson, now the righteous son, was honored as the Duke of the Kingdom, his military exploits were brilliant, and his height was a cut more than others.

There are no people on the battlefield, and everyone is killed in seconds under the battlefield. Such a gap cannot stimulate fighting spirit at all, but specifically hits people.

Such a person stands in front of him, and he still doesn't let others live?

No matter how depressed the officers and soldiers under Governor Liudu were, they could not violate the general's order, so they could only honestly send people across the river and feed the army food by the way.

Fortunately, the Annan army was empathetic and automatically sent to the door. More than 500 ships in the river are waiting to add to the merits of the boatman.

"Order the Boat Division to fight."

The general order of the chief soldier was issued, and the boat division finally ushered in the dawn. Liu Dudu personally put on his armor, ordered his soldiers to beat drums, and led his subordinates to attack the Annam naval army.

Compared to the number of warships, the boat division was at a disadvantage.

Compared with the size of the warship and the firepower and equipment, the Annan Army was not the opponent of the Ming Army at all.

The Ming warships were equipped with artillery guns, as well as large bows and crossbows. The conditions are limited, not as good as the Song Dynasty's bed-crossbow and -god-machine-crossbow, but it can also carve a hole in the wooden boat of the Annamite people.

The Annan army was still in the stage of connecting rivers and boats, using swords, guns, bows and arrows against the enemy. In front of the Ming army's building boat, it was not enough to see at all.

The Annan army on the ship stood up,

Gang fight? Don't even think about it. If you stretch your neck, you may not be able to touch the side of the ship. Coming over, it's basically a life that has been abused - end.

The people of Annam showed great courage, perhaps because they imagined that they were invulnerable, just as Li Jiyak claimed to have gathered an army of 7 million and bravely challenged the Ming army's boat division.

Regarding the death of the Annamite people, the boat master raised his hands up and down to welcome.

Liu Dudu gave an order, and the ship turned to the side of the hull, and in the incomprehensible gaze of the Annan people, the modified hull lifted the baffle, and several guns opened the pitch-black muzzles.

The gunpowder was ignited, and the red-hot iron ball, with the burning sparks, roared and smashed into the Annan River boat.

The accuracy of the artillery was not good, and it repeatedly hit the target, which could only be attributed to the fact that the Annam river boats were too dense.

There are so many boats that they are connected together, and it is difficult to miss them.

The Ming army on the building boat suddenly found that he had become a sharp-shooter, and he could sink an Annan river boat with three cannons.

Jiang Zhou broke into two and disintegrated in an instant. The iron ball sank into the river and rolled up a huge whirlpool, and the Annan army that fell into the water soon disappeared.

The Annanites were stupefied. They had seen the strength of the Ming cavalry and foot soldiers, but they had never competed with the Ming army's boat division.

The scene in front of him completely subverted the Annan people's perception of water warfare.

It turns out that the battle can still be so big?

Back then, Emperor Hongwu chased the Central Plains, which was a short board in the water war, and he suffered several losses in a row, the most thrilling one, he was almost sent into the river by Chen Youliang's army to feed the fish, and ended the road of fighting for hegemony ahead of schedule.

After settling the world, he learned from the pain, vigorously developed the shipbuilding industry, and ordered the coastal guard station to train boatmen diligently.

After decades of development, the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty has become more and more mature, the shipyard has a considerable scale, and the boatmen have become more and more elite. During the Yongle period, Zheng He's feat of going to the West laid a solid foundation.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade.

Without Emperor Hongwu, there would be no Yongle Dynasty.

Without the accumulation of the Hongwu and Yongle periods, where is the so-called Renxuan prosperous era.

Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yongle are indeed easy to kill, but without their butcher knives, how can the revival of Chinese civilization come?

The Northern Yuan Dynasty is unfortunate, with Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di here, the warriors of the grassland are destined to only recall the glory of the past and the prosperity of the capital in their dreams.

Annan is even more unlucky, small colored lights and hundreds of watts of large bulbs than brightness, not looking - abuse - what else can be?

After experiencing the brewing of the Hongwu, Jianwen, and Yongle dynasties, the army of the Ming Dynasty led the world, and the navy was not far behind. After the battle against the Japanese Invaders, he finally fought in Annam-Liang-Sword.

The shelling ended, and there was an eerie silence on the river.

Except for Jiang Feng, there was almost no sound.

The Annan people who were not hit by the artillery became cowering, and their courage seemed to fly with the river wind, and the Annan people, who were far away from the Ming army's boat division, even had the idea of escaping.

"Bow-crossbow-hand!"

The flag waved, the building boat moved out of the river, more warships approached, and the Ming army on the boat was in a group of five, controlling the giant crossbow.

Accompanied by the sound of twisted strings, sharp arrows passed through the air like a rain curtain.

Rumble!

The crossbow bolts scuttled through the boat, and several unlucky Annam people had no time to dodge and were nailed to the plank.

Compared with artillery, the crossbow is several times stronger.

Panic, fear, despair.

All kinds of emotions spread among the Annam navy.

"Don't panic, fight!"

The generals of the Annan army brandished long knives and killed two frightened soldiers one after another, but to no avail. It only added to the fear of Annan's soldiers, and some Annan soldiers even jumped directly from the boat into the water, in a vain attempt to swim to the river and escape. The result is naturally conceivable.

The flag on the boat waved again, the bow-crossbow-stop-shoot-strike, and the drums of attack sounded on the river.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sailors in the cabin shouted the trumpet and stepped on the footboard hard.

The heavy drums of war and the sound that emanated from the chests brought the greatest fear to the Annanite people.

The ship began to accelerate.

"Rush the boat!"

Liu Sheng stood on the plank, black armor, red cloak, silver spear, and a resolute face.

The Ming army in the boat division let out a deafening roar.

"Kill!"

With the earth-shattering war intent, the Lou boat smashed over two Annan river boats, and Liu Dudu personally took a bow and shot the enemy general Ruan Lei with an arrow.

On the river boat, he was holding a long sword and shouting, who would he shoot if he didn't shoot?

Holding his neck, which was pierced by the shooting, he took a few steps backwards and fell into the river.

His death was just the beginning.

On the shore, the Ming army lined up, and the artillery and crossbowmen set up were in full array, cutting off the retreat of the Annamite people.

The Annan people couldn't defeat the Ming army's boat division, and it was impossible to run.

Shen Xuan put down his clairvoyance, and Zhang Fu, Mu Sheng and other generals also looked relaxed.

A battle without suspense, no need to guess the outcome.

"Liu Sheng can be called a general." Xiping Hou Musheng said, "Pingjiang Bo has such capable people, I don't know. ”

Fengcheng Hou Li Bin said: "General Mu is the same Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, watching the battle for days, and I admire it." ”

"General Li has a good reputation." Mu Sheng smiled and waved his hand.

While he was talking, more than half of the Annan army on the river had been lost, and the boats and boats that had not engaged the Ming army's boat division turned around and fled.

Mu Sheng and the others didn't say anything more, and immediately ordered the artillery to be loaded and the crossbowmen to line up.

"Put!"

The thief ships on the river, not even one of them want to escape!

Today's Lu Jiang is destined to be dyed red by the blood of the Annan people.

A few days later, the report of the battle against the Annan army reached Pingxiang, and Zhu Neng was taken aback without mentioning Meng.

Five hundred thieves were captured, and the rest sank like the middle of the river.

During the battle, the thieves Ruan Yuanzi, Ruan Lei, and Ruan Inferior were killed, and more than 100 people including Huang Shigang, Tong Wenjie, Feng Zongshi, Mo Tie, Fan Shoes, and Ruan Li were captured.

The boat division beheaded more than 10,000 people, and the drowning of the thief army was not counted.

After reading the battle report, after a while, Meng Cai asked, "So I captured more than 100 prisoners, and the rest of the ......" have all turned out?

Zhu Neng didn't answer, handed the battle report back to Meng, and motioned for him to read it again.

Meng realized that he had missed a few words just now.

More than 100 thieves who were arrested were also beheaded after the war.

So, in this water war, except for a dozen ships, there is not a single prisoner?

His eyes widened, he never knew that the Ming Army Boat Division was like this...... Aggressive?

If you meet the infantry cavalry of the Ming army, you are on the train to the Yama Palace, and when you meet the Ming army boat division, it is obviously upgraded from the train to the high-speed rail.

It's not a question of whether you die or not, but it's quite difficult to die slowly.

Put down the battle report, take a deep breath, and encounter such an army, the Annan people can be regarded as having poured blood mold for eight lifetimes.

Li Ji Yak, who dares to argue with Emperor Yongle, has really commendable courage!

It's not good to provoke anyone, but to provoke Zhu Laosi, obviously looking for death.

On the same day, the battle report of the boat division was delivered to the capital along with Zhu Neng's recital.

Meng had been hesitant to truthfully report the profits from the grain exchange, and after reading the battle report of the boat master, the pressure on his head suddenly flew.

Compared with the record of the conquest army, it is just an extra profit, what is it?

There are officials who impeach and bully the king, but they can't find him. There is also a Chengguo public ticket, what else is there to hesitate about?

Report, must be reported truthfully!

The song and war report were released, and Meng's work enthusiasm was higher. The transaction of Pingxiang County has been extended to the entire Siming Mansion. The neighboring Taiping Mansion and Nanning Mansion have also benefited. In Qinzhou and Guishun Prefecture, Tusi and border people successively formed groups to Annan to find opportunities to make a fortune.

It is reported that Xingningbo not only buys timber, but also can exchange Annam's local products for money as well as the Annamite soldiers who fled during the war.

The seizures of the army continued to be transported to Pingxiang, and Meng was not short of money in his hands. Whether it is wood or people, they are all paid with one hand and delivered with the other.

Cai Fu led thousands of Ming troops to do the work of transporting the brigade. Of course, if there is less military exploits, there must be additional compensation.

After a long time, the Ming army, which was still able to move freely but could no longer go to the battlefield, automatically replaced its comrades who could still fight, and shouldered this task.

No one dared to fight the idea of this transport brigade.

The wealth accumulated by the Li clan and the Annam magnates is certainly tempting, but if they rob it, it is only a one-shot deal, and they have to worry about the retaliation of the Ming army afterwards.

Tongxing Ningbo's business is the business that can continue for a long time and make a fortune. Since November last year, through the trade of timber and local products, a large number of border people and toast purses have been bulging. Merchants who brought back grain from Siam and other places also made a fortune.

The salt wells found in Annam have been garrisoned by the Ming army, and they can also be exchanged for salt without changing silk porcelain. Although the quality of the salt is not high, merchants still flock to it. It can't be shipped back to Daming, and it can be sold in Laos and other countries, and the price can also be increased several times.

It's the same with iron.

Meng saw two big food merchants and exchanged silk and porcelain for a whole shipload of spices and precious stones. The big food merchant offered to exchange for tea, but Meng refused.

Just kidding, I finally asked Zhu Gaoxu for help, saying that Emperor Yongle issued an edict to restrict the sale of tea, and it was the big cannibal that he was guarding against!

Let them take tea to Europe and help the Europeans develop their seafaring careers?

Don't even think about it!

Meng himself did not sell tea to the Great Cannibal, and reminded the merchants who gathered here that if anyone sold tea to the Great Cannibal, the trade with him would be cut off immediately.

Although he could not completely ban the flow of tea, he would do his best to slow down the Europeans in opening new routes.

"Tea is not traded, but also porcelain, silk, all kinds of fine crafts."

Smiled and gave a transaction amount that was enough to make the big food merchant's heart move, and sure enough, all the dissatisfaction was swept away, and the transaction between the two sides went very happily.

Two large food merchants left with a full garment of porcelain and silk, and the news soon spread, and more merchants poured in. Since the establishment of Guangdong Bosi, it has ushered in the busiest period.

With the development of overseas trade and the opening up of new routes for Zheng He's fleet, the Ming Dynasty's city shipping divisions set up in various places will successively look up to the Guangdong shipping divisions, ushering in one business peak after another, and they will be painful and happy together.

On the first day of February in the fifth year of Yongle, on the day of the Queen's Thousand Autumn Festival, the good news of the expedition against the Annan army and the performance of Chengguo Gong arrived in the capital.

Looking at the documents sent by the General Political Envoy after sealing, Zhu Di made a very un-domineering-side-leak-made move and rubbed his eyes.

A great victory in the land battle, very good.

The water war was a big victory, and it was also very good.

Food is plentiful and good.

Profit several times, better.

But the numbers listed above are really staggering.

The profit from exchanging cloth for grain alone exceeded the grain tax of the household department for half a year. If you add wood and other ...... No matter how bad Emperor Yongle's mathematics is, he can roughly estimate a number.

After the calculation, the whole person is petrified.

This is no longer a surprise, but a thriller.