Chapter 69: The Sailor's Dominance

The contempt in Gordon's tone was obvious.

Japan's national strength is much worse than that of Annan, but in any case, Japan is not a small country, and if Japan really twists up and down into a rope and has a few rounds with the Ming Dynasty, it is not impossible.

But the most important problem in Japan is that it is not unified internally.

Japan was originally smaller than the Ming Dynasty, but now it is divided, not to mention, Japan is above the sea, but the water division is worse than the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how much.

This kind of strength is in contrast.

If you want to take Japan, it is easier than destroying Annan, I don't know how many times.

Of course, after winning the war, if you want to occupy Japan, it will not be too easy to settle down, just like Annan, who has been destroyed for five or six years.

However, in Jiaozhi Province, there are still 100,000 troops stationed, and tens of thousands of elite Beijing battalions. As well as the soldiers and horses of Champong, Laos and other countries as subordinates. It was to deter the Annan people.

If the Ming wanted to make the Japanese provinces, the number of troops would be at least doubled.

But with the above three conditions alone, it is much easier.

Of course, if the Ming Dynasty really wanted to help the Ashikaga family, it only needed to send less than 10,000 elites to help Ashikaga Yoshimasa to win the game. After all, now the Ashikaga Yoshimasa side, and his younger brother Ashikaga Yoshi, the forces that can be used by both sides add up to no more than 100,000, and there are more than 10,000 elites in the Ming Dynasty.

Since Zhu Qizhen has a plot against Japan, he has the initiative in Japan, and this is the reason why Guo Deng wants to increase his troops.

Zhu Qizhen said: "In this case, let the Privy Council prepare this matter, but who can be the general?" ”

Guo Deng pondered for a moment and said: "You can make Wang Ying, the chief officer of the Nanyang Naval Division, the commander of the water and land division, the key to going to Japan this time is on the sea route, and it is more appropriate for veteran Wang Ying to go to Japan." ”

The reason why Guo Deng recommended Wang Ying is because of Wang Ying's influence among the sailors, it can be said that the Daming Sailor was created by Wang Ying single-handedly, Wang Ying's qualifications are very old, and he has his own mountain.

The relationship between the Navy and the Army was not too close.

If you want the two parties to work closely together, you naturally need to find someone who can hold it down. Wang Ying is one of them.

Another reason is the problem of the Ming Dynasty's strategic turn.

With the establishment of the Nanyang Naval Division, coupled with Zhu Qizhen's strategy for Nanyang immigration, it is seen that the focus of the Ming Dynasty in the future is not in the north, but in the south.

Fighting in the South Seas is indispensable for sailors.

In this way, the sailor controlled by Wang Ying is very important.

Here, the orthodox nobles headed by Yang Hong Guo Deng found a problem.

That is, their children, horsemen, foot generals, all kinds of talents, but there are talents who can cross the sea,

But not much.

It's embarrassing.

Could it be that the fruits of the war in the future will be eaten by this small hill headed by Wang Ying.

Wang Ying's military achievements are high, and he will naturally have a position in the center in the future.

In this case, where are those old subordinates of Guo Deng?

Although there are many factions in the Ming army, on the whole, they still use their military exploits as the confidence to speak for everything.

Guo Deng has wanted to solve Wang Ying for a long time.

Of course, Guo Deng wants to solve Wang Ying, not to kill Wang Ying, no matter what, Wang Ying is also a Daming count, a navigator, a small hill in the army, how can you kill it?

Guo Deng has no interest in Wang Ying's life, but he is very interested in destroying the small hill of the water master, not to mention anything else, at least Wang Ying cannot be the only one among the water masters.

This is what Guo Deng has always thought.

This time against Japan, this battle is not too difficult to fight. The result is also obvious, as long as Wang Ying doesn't make any moths, it is impossible to defeat.

After the success of this battle, Wang Ying was made a marquis, transferred to the center, and listed as a privy council, which was a natural thing.

The officers of the North and South Ocean Naval Divisions are about to encounter a major personnel reshuffle.

The sailors who were not welcomed before and thought they were auxiliary soldiers will become the sweets of the internal competition in the army in the future.

In other aspects, Zhu Qizhen may be a little dull, but in the political personnel struggle, Zhu Qizhen has long been sensitive.

Figured out what was going on almost immediately?

You must know that Wang Ying didn't have a very good record in the war, and there was a black history of the defeat of the Baiteng River, which really compares the battle record, even if it is a rising star, Fan Guang, who guards Tibet, is better than Wang Ying in the war.

Therefore, the choice of Wang Ying is definitely not for military reasons, but naturally for other reasons.

As for the reason, Zhu Qizhen naturally knew it.

However, he pondered for a moment and then said, "Okay, then give him an order and let him go to Beijing immediately." When the time comes, I will discuss this matter with the Secretary, as well as the Privy Council, and the three armies. ”

From the perspective of checks and balances of power, any of the small hills below are too strong, and they are not what Zhu Qizhen wants to see.

To tell the truth, Zhu Qizhen is actually not afraid, there are people in all aspects, there are people in the center who are listed above the court, and there are also their own people in the local troops.

For example, the Yang family and the Guo family now.

Guy's forces have actually tied them to the Ming Dynasty, one is glorious, the other is damaged, unless the emperor does too much, who will rebel.

But the power is not large, and it has no say in the center, but it is entrenched in one place below, and the concentration of power is worrying.

Because there is a possibility of secession and rebellion.

This is actually a good thing for Wang Ying.

Wang Ying is now fifty or sixty years old. It's been adrift at sea, and it's also very hard.

In the future, he will be listed as the center of the Beijing Division, and his influence will increase greatly. Since then, the Wang family has also gone up a step from the beginning. But the only pity is that Wang Ying lost an opportunity to enter the country.

After all, if the Ming Dynasty launches the Nanyang Raiders, it is likely that one or two more princes will come out.

Of course, Guo Deng wanted to infiltrate the strength of the orthodox nobles into the water division. Although Zhu Qizhen did not object, his focus was that the power of the water division had a place in the center.

This is in line with the trend of Daming becoming more and more important to sailors in the future.

After all, many times, people who do not speak out in the center, when the imperial court makes decisions, will naturally ignore the interests of certain local departments.

This is also quite normal.

As for the undercurrent between Guo Deng and Wang Ying in the future, Zhu Qizhen doesn't care. However, Zhu Qizhen estimates that northerners may not be able to adapt to the south.

Of course, the military began to prepare.

But the routine of saluting first and then soldiering cannot be less.

This time, Zhu Qizhen asked Huai En to choose a eunuch from the palace.

Of course, during the reign of Taizong, it was common for the Ming Dynasty to send eunuchs to various countries, such as Zheng He, such as Yishiha, and so on.

Zhu Qizhen's choice is not out of line.

What's more, because of Zhu Qizhen, the life of a civil official is more precious, and it is not easy to end up dying. And once there are rumors, it will not be good to ruin Zhu Qizhen's tall image.

But eunuchs are different.

The emperor is just a slave.

The emperor wants him to die, does he dare not die?

So when Zhu Qizhen summoned this eunuch, he simply picked the kind of person who had a family outside, and directly ordered Huai En to be a bad guy, let him die obediently in Japan, and use his brains to find an excuse for Daming.

If he died for the country, the court would posthumously seal him, and let his family change the court and become an official eunuch.

Although it is a bit cruel, many low-level eunuchs will be willing.

Without him, who would want to enter the palace as a eunuch as a last resort. None of the families who really became eunuchs had good family backgrounds. And there is a good life in the palace?

But not necessarily.

There are also very few eunuchs in the palace who are really mixed up.

Most of the eunuchs sank at the bottom.

Moreover, over the years, Zhu Qizhen has deliberately suppressed eunuchs, and there are even fewer eunuchs in the early stages.

After this arrangement, Zhu Qizhen focused on other things. After all, it will take a long time from the time of the mission to the time of return.

It is impossible for Zhu Qizhen to pay attention to this matter all the time. He still has a lot of things to deal with. The first thing to deal with is his sons, and it has come time to seal the country, not only the national policy that Zhu Qizhen wants to implement, but this matter has been urged by many people.