On the eighth day of December, the Ming army basically completely controlled the entire territory of Tsushima. Only more than half of the surviving pirates and civilians on the island are only 8,000 in total, and most of them are women.

In addition to the nearly 2,000 people who rebelled against the water, less than 2,000 people survived.

These people were authorized by Zhu Zhanji to reorganize Zhuang Jing, temporarily confiscate their weapons, and put them under house arrest on Tsushima Island.

Although the strength of less than 4,000 people is nothing to the Ming Dynasty, they are fierce and cruel, and they are a large force for both North Korea and Dongying.

If you give them some ships, it will not be easy for the Ming army to clear them again.

Zhu Zhanji has no time to pay attention to them now, so he can only put it on Tsushima Island for the time being, and then use this power for himself in the coming year.

Today is already the eighth day of the first lunar month, and two groups of envoys have already come from Beijing, both of whom were sent by Zhu Di to urge him to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

The Ming fleet encircled and suppressed the Japanese on Jeju Island, and the messenger who reported the news, under the instruction of Zhu Zhanji, reported that he had killed more than 5,000 enemies and captured nearly 10,000 people.

Although this battle was not as great as Zhu Di's last northern expedition, it was still a big victory for Daming.

More importantly, through this war, Zhu Zhanji officially established his position in the navy, and no one can make irresponsible remarks because of his age.

Therefore, Zhu Di is still very happy about Zhu Zhanji's big victory.

This smooth transition of power is what Zhu Di hopes to see the most.

Because of the separation from Zhu Zhanji by a generation, and Zhu Zhanji has always been careful not to touch Zhu Di's power structure, Zhu Didi's grandson's satisfaction far exceeds that of the son who was fooled and lame by a group of Wenchen.

The current power structure is also what Zhu Di is willing to see, and it is far more in line with Zhu Di's intention to distribute power by giving some power to Sun Tzu than handing over power to Zhu Gaochi.

As far as Zhu Zhanji was concerned, the navy was first established, and this military operation was the first joint operation of the three fleets, and it was also the first large-scale application of the sextant.

With this sharp weapon of sailing, the actions of the Ming fleet in the sea no longer have to be affected by the night for the first time, and the accuracy of the sailing has made a qualitative leap.

Through this joint operation of the three services, the Daming Naval Division also made a detailed record of the hydrological situation in the entire East China Sea, including the waters of North Korea.

These hydrographic records play an extremely important role in the future operations of the Ming Navy.

Although he now controls the personnel and command of the entire navy, his prestige in the navy cannot really be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

This qualitative leap in naval power, this rhythm of victory with the entire navy, is the process by which he truly determines his prestige.

"Your Highness, Yang Qianhu asks to see you."

Zhu Zhanji looked at Zheng He, who was sitting next, and Ma Qi, the envoy from the capital, and said with a smile: "Xuan ......"

did not take Zheng He behind his back to meet Yang Zhangde, also because Zhu Zhanji has more and more trust in Zheng He now.

Although on this expedition, Zhu Zhanji has been suppressing Zheng He in all aspects, this is because of Zheng He's benevolent heart.

But now that the war is over, and the people need to be reassured after the massacre, at this time, Zheng He's role is very obvious.

Zhu Zhanji wants to return to the capital, but of course he will not give up Jeju Island and Tsushima Island, which have been conquered, so he needs to have a person of high moral integrity to sit in charge.

Whether it is to appease the people of the two islands, or to fight a lawsuit with North Korea and Dongying, Zheng He is the most suitable person.

Spanning the four seas all year round, Zheng He's whole person has an atmospheric grace, and now he is more and more disdainful of the flies in the palace.

There is still more than half a year before the next sea, and Zheng He is also willing to stay here on Tsushima Island to preside over the overall situation, so he and Zhu Zhanji hit it off.

This made the special envoy Ma Qi particularly envious, and he hinted to Zhu Zhanji several times, but Zhu Zhanji was not willing to keep him here to preside over the overall situation.

As for Ma Qi, this person has been running around as a special envoy for the town all the year round, and Zhu Zhanji doesn't know much.

However, just because he tortured and killed the civilians of Jiaozhi during his tenure as a purchaser in Jiaozhi, and was incompatible with Huang Fu, a good official in Zhu Zhanji's mind, Zhu Zhanji's impression of him was greatly reduced.

Although Zhu Zhanji does not attach importance to personal character, he attaches the most importance to personal ability, and just relying on his whiskers and slapping horses is like being in a high position, which will not work at all in front of Zhu Zhanji.

Yang Zhangde walked in with a tiger, first saluted Zhu Zhanji with his fists, and then saluted Zheng He, Ma Qi, and Yiqingzi and Xuanzhen who never left Zhu Zhanji's side.

In the past, he never paid attention to these etiquettes, but now he found that if he wanted to climb up step by step, everyone around Zhu Zhanji, he needed to maintain a relationship.

He also knew that Zheng He might stay on Tsushima Island as the main general, and he also wanted to stay on Tsushima Island to make contributions, so he had to tie up with this main general.

"Your Highness, I received a tip today that some people have found a group of people from the Zong family in the Ontake Mountains. Now that the army has blockaded the waters of Tsushima, those people have no way to fly. However, if you don't catch these people for a day, you won't be at ease for a day. Therefore, the minister wanted to ask for an order to go to Mt. Ontake to suppress the bandits. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and asked with a smile: "I will return to the capital in two days, Yang Qianhu went out this time, so he didn't have time to rush back, but he wanted to stay here at this time?" ”

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji took the initiative to clarify this topic, Yang Zhangde knelt down on one knee and said: "Although the minister wants to serve His Royal Highness, he also wants to make meritorious contributions, so that his husband will live his life in vain." ”

He also knew Zhu Zhanji's temperament, and knew that His Highness was thoughtful, but he liked simpler talents. So he didn't hide his thoughts at all, and wanted to win this opportunity.

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "Jinyiwei also needs to establish his own forces on the island, assist the navy in managing the Japanese on the island, and appease the local people. Zhuang Jing has another appointment, so he also needs someone to manage these widows, do you dare to take this burden? ”

Yang Zhangde was overjoyed, and hurriedly responded: "The minister must live up to His Highness's trust!" ”

Only then did Zhu Zhanji smile and say to Zheng He: "Zheng Zongbing see if this person is available?" ”

Zheng He said with a smile: "Your Highness's arrangement is naturally excellent. Yang Qianhu is brave and invincible, acts decisively, and the ministers are also reused. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "When I return to Beijing this time, I will propose to the emperor's grandfather that the general army be removed from the list of ministers. Now there is only one person in the post of Governor of the Navy, Liu Jiang, and the post of Governor of the Right Governor, I am very fond of the commander-in-chief. If I can get the permission of the emperor's grandfather, in the future, Liu Jiang will be the governor of the main and the general army will be the main outside, which is the opportunity for the rise of my Ming Navy. ”

Zheng He was stunned all of a sudden, he looked at Zhu Zhanji in surprise for a long time, and then suddenly reacted, knelt down on his knees, and said with tears in his eyes: "If he can get this luck, he will definitely bow down and die!" ”

As a eunuch, he is actually a group of people who are not allowed by the world. I am ashamed of my parents and ancestors, and I can pass on the inheritance of the ancestors in the afternoon, and even after death, I can't bury them in the ancestral grave, so I can only find a temple and barren mountains and mountains to bury my bones.

If Zhu Zhanji strips Zheng He from the list of ministers and arranges him into the ranks of military generals, then he will not be a minister in the future, but a real military general.

Although he does not have the ability to inherit the lineage, he can wash away the shame from his reputation. Then he only needs to pass the nephew of the stepfamily, and he can re-establish the incense.

But this move is not easy, because ministers and generals are not a system, no matter how famous Zheng He is, he is only a minister of the royal family, and the generals will listen to his orders for the emperor's sake.

And the direct appointment of eunuchs as admirals, I don't know how much opposition will be encountered, even if the navy was formed by Zhu Zhanji and held great power, it is not easy to get others to agree with Zheng He's identity change.

Ma Qi was also stunned. Although the ministers can lead the troops and be the main generals, they do not have any power themselves.

And to become a military general, Zheng He can not only be knighted, but also become a real pillar of the country!

At this moment, his heart was full of jealousy, but he could only smile and congratulate: "Eunuch Zheng, congratulations to your subordinates!" ”

Zheng He burst into tears, completely lost the ability to think, and looked at Zhu Zhanji and felt inappropriate to say anything.

He knew that this grandson was deeply liked by the emperor, and he controlled the navy with one hand, and this plan was really likely to succeed.

But he was even more afraid that this was just a dream, so he didn't dare to imagine that if the emperor didn't agree, or the generals would oppose it, it would be a vain joy.

Zhu Zhanji also knew that this matter was difficult, and the difficulty was not to convince Zhu Di, but that he was fighting against the entire world's cognition.

But he really likes a handsome talent like Zheng He, he is one of the few people in this era who can open his eyes to the world.

Although he is a eunuch, Zhu Zhanji wants him to become more successful than in his original history.

He put forward the theory of sea power five hundred years earlier than Mahan, but he was never taken seriously by the imperial court. Now, Zhu Zhanji just wants him to become a real giant of the times and a model of the Ming Dynasty's eclectic talent reduction.

Zhu Zhanji personally helped Zheng He up and said: "The general soldier doesn't have to be so gifted, he just doesn't want the pearl to be dusty." A few days ago, Gu also read the talk of sea power written by the general soldier, and Gu felt that this issue could be studied in more depth. If the general army is a book, it is determined that the entire Ming navy soldiers should have a copy, so that the general army will become the irreplaceable governor of the navy. ”

Zheng He couldn't stand up straight excitedly, bowed deeply and said, "Minister...... Command! ”

Although it was only two short words, Zhu Zhanji laughed happily. Because these two words were said to Zhu Zhanji, that is, he had truly surrendered to Zhu Zhanji.

Yang Zhangde only woke up from the shock at this time, and he was worried that His Highness would play cards so unruly.

This is not simply a change of position for Zheng He, but a real challenge to secular cognition. It is incredible to make a eunuch a general of the imperial court or a metropolitan governor.

However, this is a problem that His Royal Highness needs to worry about, and he congratulated Zheng He at this time: "Congratulations to the chief soldier!" With the help of His Royal Highness, the Lord General will definitely make his wishes come true. ”

Zheng He knew that Yang Zhangde had always been Zhu Zhanji's confidant, and he was not arrogant because his official position was much higher than that of the other party. He took a deep breath, eased his emotions and said: "In the future, we will work together for Da Ming and His Highness, and we will work together as brothers and sisters. ”

Yang Zhangde was overjoyed to be able to become an ally with Zheng He, and hurriedly bowed and said: "The minister must be the head of the general army!" ”

On the ninth day of December, Yang Zhangde led 100 Lin Wei musketeers and 500 Sailor Division's First Fleet swordsmen, leaving Ozakiura and heading for the northern mountains.

At the same time, Zhuang Jing shouldered the task of Zhu Zhanji and left Tsushima Island with twelve fast warships. In addition to Hayada Saemon and 200 Japanese soldiers, he was accompanied by a full 3,000 sailor soldiers.

Both Tsushima and Jeju are now in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and although there is still some time before the second half of the plan is officially implemented next year, the propaganda work can already be done.

These people went to Toei, on the one hand, to put pressure on the Muromachi shogunate, and more importantly, to let the Toei daimyo know the current situation and win over people's hearts.

Of course, the main thing is to negotiate in the early stage and ask for ransom from the daimyo families who have relatives who are involved in the Japanese invaders.

In order to ensure the security of the situation on the island, Zhu Zhanji left behind a fleet of 30,000 people, and with such a large army, it was enough to deal with all the enemy attacks.

And he will lead a fleet of more than 50,000 people, leaving only four days' rations and preparing to leave Tsushima.

In addition to these 50,000 people, the fleet will also bring back more than 10,000 captives, who will be brought back to Tianfu to display martial arts.

And those women will be sold or rewarded to meritorious soldiers.

Today's Ming population is not large, and it is necessary to vigorously develop the population.

Less than 2,000 of the 15,000 people on Tsushima remain, half of whom are still prostitutes.

The Ming Dynasty had detailed regulations on the management of prostitutes, stipulating that they could rest during the Kwai Water period, and that they would only receive a maximum of ten people a day on weekdays to ensure their nutrition and long-term service ability.

Zhu Zhanji did not want to change this.

Soldiers train every day and have to face the war of life and death, so naturally there is a strong demand in this regard.

The presence of camp prostitutes allows them to have an outlet to ease their emotions, which is good for the stability of the army.

It took two days for more than 10,000 captives to be loaded onto the ship, and some disobedient ones were all executed without hesitation.

On the tenth day of December, the army left Tsushima. The army traveled in a straight line and sent ten more ships around Jeju Island to pick up Ko Ui-deok and his party.

At this time, the remaining army lifted the blockade between Jeju Island and North Korea, and Gao Yide's family went to Daming, at this time, there was no need for another blockade.

Even if the DPRK knew the details at this time, it would not have time to object. Daming actually controls Jeju Island, and he is not afraid of a lawsuit.

On December 13, the three fleets arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River under the welcome of the north wind, and the second and third fleets returned to their stations, and only the first fleet went upriver and returned to Beijing with prisoners.

And along the Yangtze River, the news was received, and the people were already spontaneously welcoming the army. Under the leadership of the grandson, the Ming navy won another great victory, and wiped out the Japanese invaders, and many people who had been invaded by the Japanese invaded burned incense and bowed by the river, thanking Zhu Zhanji for this grandson.

Zhu Zhanji has only one thought, that is, the people's will is available!