The pitifully small pier on Jeju Island is in full swing at the moment, and outside the pier, the masts of countless giant ships are like sharp flags and spears piercing the blue sky. The sea was rippling with blue waves, and the white foam was slapping towards the shore.

Dressed in robes and robes, Cao Jixiang stood on the top of the dock at this moment, looking at the soldiers who came with the ship were working the dock, and from time to time there was a violent explosion in the distance, it was the workers were blasting stones, in order to expand this dock that was too small compared to the outrageously large fleet of the Ming Dynasty.

"Father-in-law, it's too hot, why don't we go over and rest for a while and drink some herbal tea to relieve the heat." A general beside him leaned behind Cao Jixiang and asked in a whisper.

"No, if you have to hide from this kind of weather, then we won't even dare to go on the deck when we go to the South Seas." Cao Jixiang smiled, shook his head and said. "My family has heard that the climate in the South Seas is extremely hot, but it is a little more powerful than the dog days in the south."

"Isn't that like squatting next to the stove on a hot day, good boy, then who can stand it." When the general next to him heard this, he couldn't help but smash his tongue.

Cao Jixiang shook his head with a smile, and said disapprerovantly: "What's this, don't say it's the South Sea, I have to go to the West and the East in the future, Your Majesty has a saying, the world is all over the world, and my Ming fleet will go, so that the whole world, in this era, can feel the power of my Ming Dynasty." ”

Speaking of this, Cao Jixiang paused: "If you want to be a wife and a child, then endure it." Go to the sea with our family, as long as you don't go to the pool, you can also get a knighthood. ”

Hearing this, the henchmen who followed behind Cao Jixiang couldn't help but feel red and hot, gritted their teeth and clenched their fists, and couldn't wait to follow Cao Jixiang to the sea to make a fuss now.

"Grandpa Cao, how long are we going to stay here? It is already May 17 now, and in another month or two, I am afraid that there will be another major typhoon in the north. At this time, a military general came from below, strode forward and bowed respectfully to Cao Jixiang. This military general is about sixty years old, but he is old and strong, his face is red and black, and he knows at a glance that he is the master of the perennial wind and rain.

-------------------- saw this person, Cao Jixiang did not treat others as reservedly, but took two steps forward and gave a slight salute to this old general who had to send a banbai. "Hehe, General Wu has worked hard."

This military general, who was called the old general Wu by Cao Jixiang, was surnamed Wu Mingrui, who had followed the fleet of the Three Treasure Eunuchs to the four Western Oceans in the past, and later accompanied Wang Jinghong to the Nanyang countries.

Moreover, Zhu Qizhen specially transferred Cao Jixiang to be his deputy, Cao Jixiang is also a human spirit, and naturally he is quite entrenched in this old Zige sailor general.

"What's hard, the last general has been drifting on this sea since he was a child, living on a boat, feeling more comfortable than on land, hehe, this Jeju Island is really a good place, the last general walked around, the island is mostly plains, rich water and grass, in the past, the Yuanmeng people used to raise horses here, and then let the North Koreans occupy the favorites, but now, it is more suitable for us to be clear." The old general Wu hurriedly replied.

"Yes, hehe, fortunately, the Son of Heaven has a fate, otherwise, we don't know at all, there will be such a treasure here, and according to this place, it is connected to the Korean Peninsula in the north, the Jiaodong Peninsula in the east, and the Wa Kingdom in the west, which is really a key place." Cao Jixiang also looked at the turquoise grassland in the distance with emotion, and indeed never thought that his first time at sea was as the commander of a fleet, attacking the city and plundering the land, although it was not as bloody as the land battle.

But standing on top of that giant ship, watching the scene of countless Ming giant ships firing thousands of cannons, it was really shocking, which made Cao Jixiang grateful to Zhu Qizhen in his heart, in the past, Zheng He was just an envoy to lead the fleet to visit and parade, and he was different, or rather, Zhu Qizhen did not want to travel around with the concept of peace like Zheng He.

Instead, I want to be a terrible beast of the sea, full of aggression and aggression. This is naturally the way that Cao Jixiang, who likes to fight on the battlefield, likes to fight in a bloody way, and never thought that he could capture such a huge island with only the sailor, which made him unswervingly implement Zhu Qizhen's will after receiving it at the beginning, but in his heart, he really didn't know the bottom.

But at the moment of the battle on Jeju Island, with a few rounds of artillery bombardment from those battleships, the small fleet was directly and almost completely annihilated, and the thousands of Korean defenders defending the island simply surrendered directly.

Anyway, this Jeju Island has now changed owners, and on the day of the occupation of Jeju Island, Cao Jixiang immediately released the carrier pigeon and told Zhu Qizhen the results of the battle.

And then the envoy sent by Zhu Qizhen rushed over and told Cao Jixiang, since you have made meritorious contributions, then it doesn't hurt to set up one or two more, you will wait here for the arrival of my Ming merchant fleet, before that, you can expand the dock when you are idle and bored, and after you reach my Ming merchant fleet, you will continue to the west for Lao Tzu, and beat down the Tsushima Island, which is now belonging to North Korea, to Lao Tzu, then you have completed the first important mission I gave you with high quality.

"General Wu doesn't need to worry, we will stay here for two more days at most, and only after this dock is fruitful and the fleet of the Xuanfu Trading Company arrives here, we can leave this place and go to Tsushima Island." Cao Jixiang explained with a smile. "This is His Majesty's will, and Cao will not dare to disobey it."

Wu Rui nodded and smiled: "Yes, I just don't know what the situation is on Tsushima Island, but come to think of it, no matter how Tsushima Island is, its ships and soldiers will not be more than this Jeju Island, with our fleet, it is enough to easily take it." The only thing we are worried about is that these islands are isolated overseas, and if we want to garrison them, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort. ”

"General Wu, with the navigation level of our Ming Dynasty, it is actually not difficult for me to travel to and from these islands in the Ming Dynasty, as long as these islands are done well, when the time comes, some people will be migrated here to grow and reproduce, and in a few decades, these places, even if they were not my Ming in the past, will become my Ming."

Hearing Cao Jixiang's words, Wu Rui couldn't help but bow slightly. "That's the reason, hehe, I can't imagine that Wu has been adrift at sea for decades, and originally thought that there was nothing to make a contribution, so he could only spend time like this, but now, Your Majesty has this ambition, how can I not be effective?"

"Yes, when today's Zi Shengming, with a far-sighted vision, we can be regarded as a good time, and one day, as Your Majesty once said, within the reach of my Ming fleet, there is the territory of my Ming Dynasty." Thinking of Zhu Qizhen's expression when he said this, Cao Jixiang took a deep breath, and a sense of pride surged in his heart.

-------------------- two days later, the Daming merchant fleet, mainly composed of the Seonfu Trading Company, finally arrived at Jeju Island, which was mainly loaded with a large amount of construction materials and, of course, a certain number of escort fleets.

By the time they took over the work of the Ming soldiers and continued to expand the docks and build houses, Cao Jixiang had already led the fleet towards Tsushima Island.

It was only at this time that the civil and military officials of the Jingshi received the news, or rather, they learned that the Ming Dynasty had brazenly sent a fleet to capture Jeju Island, which belonged to the Korean Kingdom. Moreover, Shi Heng has already written to the court, accusing that North Korea has robbed and occupied a lot of land in the Ming Dynasty over the years.

In addition, Shi Heng also reported another news to Zhu Qizhen in a grand manner, that is, those female direct departments who were said to have been oppressed by North Korea in the past have been together with the Jianzhou female direct who has turned against the Korean Kingdom, and they are fighting with the Korean Kingdom to the bloody river.

"Do you believe it? Just with that little Jianzhou female straight and those Liaodong tribes, if there was no court, or without the secret instruction of General Shi, would they dare to fight so hard with the Korean Kingdom? "In a restaurant in Daming's Jingshi, several officials in civilian clothes were drinking and bragging. Of course, it is indispensable to talk about the hottest topic during this time, that is, the Korean Kingdom, which is now embattled and cleaned up.

"So what? Whoever can come up with evidence, who dares to go to him General Shi Hengshi to ask for evidence, or, who has the courage to go to the palace and ask that person for evidence. The other one next to him couldn't help but laugh. Besides, if you look at the performance of those people and those who read today, it can be said that Your Majesty's trick is really wonderful. Hehe, let those alien tribes in Liaodong be used as spearmen, and then, I Daming will follow from behind to occupy the partial, and I can get a large piece of land without a single soldier, such a good thing, who would object? ”

Another young civil official looked unruly: "But Your Majesty is really not in line with the royal way by doing this, thinking that my Ming Dynasty is a great country, the suzerain of the world, governing the country with Confucianism, and has always acted correctly and sat upright." But His Majesty's methods are too ruthless. ”

"Yes, what Brother Li said is not bad, Your Majesty is indeed a little upright, if North Korea is destroyed by my Ming Dynasty, can I not be afraid and frightened and panicked? At that time, I don't know how many incidents will be caused. Another jumped out to show support.

The one who spoke at the beginning couldn't help but worry about the country and the people, holding the wine in his hand, looking at the delicate wine glass in his hand, and said with emotion: "Yes, after all, the Li family's North Korea was founded by the will of Taizu, and now, if it is really bad in the hands of His Majesty, I am afraid it will be difficult to say......"

(To be continued)