Of course, demobilization is not without drawbacks.

If a recruit trained in the recruit base wants to become a qualified soldier, it needs long-term and high-intensity training, so it will take at least half a year for the First and Second Guards armies to replenish their combat strength, so during this time, the First and Second Guards armies cannot be counted on.

Originally, the cost of the guards made the courtiers complain, and the silver coins, land, and farm tools issued by the demobilized soldiers made the household officials complain, thinking that the emperor attached too much importance to the army; In addition, issues such as the conversion of military registration to civilian registration have also caused headaches for local officials, and they have some complaints.

The complaints of local officials are not without reason, the sources of soldiers of the First and Second Guards Army are too concentrated, most of the soldiers are from Yingtianfu, JX, FJ, ZJ and other places, and a small number are from SD, HB and Liaodong, so that when demobilization, the pressure on the political envoys in Jiangnan is very great, so Zhu Yunwen ordered the military department to diversify the number of soldiers as much as possible to avoid similar problems.

Fortunately, these problems are not difficult to solve.

......

Ningbo Port.

Under the blue sky, the white clouds flew leisurely, the seagulls flew freely and happily, suddenly flying to the mast, and suddenly jumping onto the white sails, while the sailors on board almost ignored it, and listened attentively to the instructions of the captain and the guide ship, and tried to dock the cargo ship on the dock.

More than 10 groups of huge pulleys standing on the wharf are very eye-catching, through them, the speed of cargo loading and unloading is greatly accelerated, and more than 10 tracks laid on the wharf are very convenient for the flow of goods.

In the southeast corner of the dock square, there are three rows of tall pillars, each of which hangs a corpse, which occasionally shakes when the breeze blows, and is a little creepy. But when the merchants see this, they usually subconsciously take a sip: "These damn widows, die well!" ”

The predecessors of these corpses were all Japanese robbers, and they were supposed to be beheaded for public display, but I don't know whose proposal it was, and after deliberation, the people reported to the local garrison and asked for the Japanese to be hanged.

Since everyone hates the Japanese so much, then let's do what everyone thinks, so there is a row of pillars here dedicated to exhibiting the corpses of the Japanese invaders.

In the past, the Japanese were captured by the navy, and the number was limited, so the pillars were enough, but since the merchant ships were allowed to buy crossbow arrows, most of the Japanese were captured by the merchant ships, and they hated the Japanese to the core, and the pillars were not enough, so they erected their own pillars, and also wrote the names of the Japanese and their own trading houses on the hanged Japanese invaders.

What's more, he also erected a wooden board next to the pillar, on which the records of his trading house were written.

If you look closer, you'll see that the board is full of something like this:

"On September 3, the seventh year of Jianwen, the Four Seas Trading Company encountered the Japanese Invaders six hundred miles north of Taiwan, killed thirteen enemies, captured five Japanese Invaders, and hanged them all here!"

......

"On September 4, the seventh year of Jianwen, Bai Ji Commercial Bank and Shuangyu Island, thirty miles east of Shuangyu Island, encountered five Japanese ships, guarded all day long, repelled the Japanese invaders, captured two large ships, killed 32 Japanese prisoners, captured eight people, all hanged here!"

......

"Lao Hong, how is the situation today? Is the statistics out? ”

Ningbo Wei Commander Wu Yuncheng looked at the corpses floating around not far from the window, and asked in an unusually happy mood.

"The statistics are out," the inspector Hong Zhong raised his head: "Only one merchant ship was attacked today, but it didn't catch the Japanese robbers, and it is said that they all ran away!" ”

"Hehe," Wu Yuncheng clapped his hands lightly and said, "It seems that these Japanese are not very good, and they can't even beat the merchant ships!" ”

"Lao Wu," Hong Zhong smiled, put down his pen, got up and walked to the window, and said, "That's not what I said. This is all due to His Majesty's heavenly might! ”

"Your Majesty sent the navy out to search the islands one by one, and the large-scale Japanese pirates were either eliminated or divided into small units, so they could only rob merchant ships and did not dare to attack coastal guards, but the merchant ships were equipped with a large number of crossbow arrows, and to deal with these Japanese pirates who could only jump ship and fight, of course, they were captured."

"This is true," Wu Yuncheng pointed to the flagpole in the distance and said: "The Bai family is too rich, each ship is equipped with nearly two hundred crossbow arrows, not to mention the Japanese Kou, even our regular navy is not as well equipped as them!" Thankfully, His Majesty didn't allow them to have artillery! ”

"Yes," Hong Zhong hissed: "Now that businessmen are getting richer and richer, no wonder Your Majesty wants to levy business taxes, the sea trade oil and water are too big!" ”

"Well," Wu Yuncheng thought for a moment and waved his hand: "I'll go to the dock to inspect and see if there are any hidden dangers, damn!" Lao Tzu is about to become the caretaker of the wharf! ”

"Hehe," Hong Zhong smiled, did not answer, but returned to the table, and completed the report, before sunset, he needed to send today's situation to the Navy Governor's Mansion and the Military Aircraft in an expedited manner of six hundred li, this was the order.

......

"Your Excellency, Elder Spoo asks to see you!"

"Well, let him in!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was meditating, opened his eyes and commanded.

After a short time, General Spoyi entered the room under the guidance of the chamberlain, and was just about to speak, but Ashikaga Yoshimitsu pointed to the futon in front of him: "Spo, calm down, your heart is upset!" Come on, serve tea to Elder Spo! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

General Spoyi calmed down, took the teacup handed by the chamberlain, took a sip lightly, and then drank it all.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? ”

"Your Excellency, the Ming army landed in Kagoshima last night!"

"What?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who looked indifferent, immediately stood up with a frightened face: "The Ming army has landed?" ”

"Yes."

"Where are they now?"

"Now," General Spoyi hesitated for a moment, and said, "According to Koga, who escaped, the Ming army, with at least tens of thousands of people, captured the main castle of Kagoshima overnight, and the main family, Shimazu Tadamasa, resisted, and the whole city was shattered. ”

"And then? It was last night, but what about today? ”

"This," General Spoyi was embarrassed: "Your Excellency, the lower official has just received the news and has sent someone to inquire in the direction of Kagoshima, but the specific news has not yet arrived!" ”

"Tens of thousands of Ming troops?" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu opened the map, made a rough comparison, and said, "What about the one named Koga?" Call him here! ”

"Yes!"

General Spoy hurriedly got up and went out to give orders.

Looking at the back of General Spo, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu shook his head, then continued to stare at the map, muttering, "Kagoshima...... Tens of thousands of Ming troops...... Hakata ...... Three days...... What to do? ”

After a short time, General Spoyi walked in with a samurai, and when the samurai saw Yoshimitsu, he quickly knelt down: "Your Excellency the Minister of the Interior, the retainer of the Shimazu family, Saburo Koga, to meet you!" ”

"Well, what the hell is going on?"

Jiahe fell on the ground and said: "Last night, around the end of the day, there was a loud noise in the direction of the four city gates, and then the Ming army entered the city in the overall situation, and killed people when they saw it. The head of the family was feasting at the time, and when he learned that the Ming army had entered the city, he immediately gathered his retainers and samurai to resist, but, but,"

"At the gate of the mansion, the head of the family and his warriors fought fiercely with the Ming army in the middle of the night, and finally died at the hands of the Ming army because they were outnumbered."

"Your Excellency," said Koga, who was lying on the ground, "Your Excellency, you must avenge your master!" ”

Listening to Koga's cry, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu frowned, feeling completely ungraspable, and General Spoyi next to him hurriedly said: "Koga, how many people are there in the Ming army?" How is the combat power? How was Shimazu defeated? Did anyone else escape? ”

"The Ming army besieged the city on all sides, and it should be at least tens of thousands, and they should all be elite, because my Shimazu family's defense on the coast did not play any role, and the three thousand elite soldiers in the city were wiped out."

"As for the head of the family," Koga thought for a moment, "it was a white-clothed general on horseback who hacked him to death. ”

"I saw that the situation was not good, so I took advantage of the chaos to escape with the young lord Zhongzhi, and later the Ming army set fire to the city, and the fire could be seen dozens of miles away!"

"So, what about Tadashi Shimazu?"

"After escaping, the young master was seriously injured and has passed away!"

“......”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Shogun Spo Yoshimi glanced at each other, Shogun Spo Yoshimitsu shook his head, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sighed: "Koga, go down and recuperate well!" Your lord's revenge, this minister will take revenge! ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, Minister of the Interior!"