Hanlin Temple, in a study.

In the study, Zhu Zhanji, Chen Xun, and Xu Jinyi were sitting.

Zhu Zhanji sat on the main seat and opened the letter in his hand.

"I would like to inform Your Highness that Chen Fan Qiu has been serving as the governor of Fuzhou City for more than a month, and the customs tax has risen sharply, but some of the merchant ships that travel will still be robbed by the Japanese pirates."

"While the imperial court received a large amount of tax silver, it also forgot that merchant ships went to sea, and the Japanese could plunder goods on a large scale."

"Although a large number of Japanese pirates have been driven to Shandong Customs, there are still small groups of Japanese pirates harassing them in various customs, so that merchant ships dare not travel."

"Chen Fanqiu asked His Royal Highness the Taisun if he could send a Daming treasure ship to patrol the sea day and night, and if he was robbed by the Japanese robbers, he could stop the loss in time."

"Chen Fanqiu, bow again, I hope that the grandson is well."

This concludes the contents of the letter.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the letter, and a different light flashed in his eyes.

Such an outcome, perhaps he had already guessed it.

It is impossible for these widows not to plunder the merchant ships, there are a lot of materials on the merchant ships, how could they be willing to let go of this money.

It is already good that a large number of Japanese robbers can be driven to Shandong Customs.

It's just that this small group of widows is also a headache.

Merchant ships did not dare to travel, or their goods were robbed, which would lead to the slow development of maritime trade and far from achieving the goal that Zhu Zhanji wanted.

Chen Xun sat on the side and asked, "Your Highness Taisun, what do you think?" ”

"I think it's good to use the Daming treasure ship to patrol the sea, as long as the soldiers are strong enough, they won't dare to mess around." Xu Jinyi said.

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Xin nodded again and again.

Zhu Zhanji took a deep breath: "It's okay to pay attention to this, but to treat the symptoms but not the root cause, patrol at sea, such a large sea area, can we patrol it?" ”

"If the goods are to be transported to Sumatra, can our Daming treasure ship also escort such a long distance?"

This is Zhu Zhanji's concern.

Although I can escort for a while, I can't escort the whole process.

When the merchant ships leave the Ming Sea, those Japanese will rush up again.

This is the disadvantage of Fan Qiu's method.

Zhu Zhanji thought about it carefully, and a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he grinned: "I have a way." ”

Xu Jinyi's eyes were happy, and he hurriedly looked at His Royal Highness Taisun: "What way?" ”

Chen Xun also hurriedly bowed his hand: "Listen to me." ”

Zhu Zhanji glanced at the two of them, and a faint smile appeared on his face: "I want to go." ”

The faces of the two suddenly changed slightly, and they drooped down, pondering for a long time.

Zhu Zhanji stood up and said, "Tomorrow, I plan to go to Fuzhou Customs again to temporarily solve the problem of the Japanese invaders. ”

Temporarily!

This is only temporary.

Because for Zhu Zhanji, it is impossible to solve the problem of the Japanese for a long time, unless the entire sea of the Japanese is exterminated.

But if it is only a temporary solution, it can also bring great benefits to Daming.

As for the overall plan, it has already been presented in Zhu Zhanji's mind.

This time, the troubles led to the east, and continued to drive all these small groups of widows to the land of Shandong, which made the King of Han anxious about it!

Chen Xun hurriedly said: "There is nothing to do left and right, I am willing to accompany His Royal Highness Taisun to go with me." ”

Xu Jinyi also hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness, so am I." ”

Zhu Zhanji thought about it and agreed directly.

These two will be pillars of the country in the future, and it would be good for them to follow them in advance.

Let's get familiar with it first.

Thinking like this, Zhu Zhanji planned to go back to the palace immediately and ask his grandfather for advice.

……

Return to the Royal Palace.

The old man was in a good mood and was eating.

Seeing his grandson come in, the old man instructed the eunuch: "Add another pair of bowls and chopsticks, and let the grandson eat with me." ”

The eunuch nodded hurriedly and quickly brought a pair of dishes and chopsticks.

However, Zhu Zhanji did not come to accompany his grandfather to dinner this time.

took the initiative to pick up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for the old man, and Zhu Zhanji smiled on his face.

This smile directly made Zhu Di see through Zhu Zhanji's thoughts.

"What's the matter? Do you still want me to bring Sun Ruowei into the palace, or do you want to go out into the wilderness? The old man looked at his grandson with a smile.

Zhu Zhanji smiled: "Old man, look at what you said, at the same time as the customs tax has risen sharply, the customs in various places have also suffered from the invasion of the Japanese bandits, and I want to solve the attack of these Japanese bandits." ”

"So, I'm going to go to Fuzhou Customs again."

As the eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty, he has supreme rights, but he has also lost his freedom.

In the past, Zhu Zhanji could go wherever he wanted, but now he has to ask for permission to leave Ying Tianfu, otherwise he will be attacked by people with intentions.

When Zhu Di heard this, his expression was slightly surprised: "The customs has prepared Japanese soldiers and red-clothed cannons, aren't these Japanese robbers afraid?" ”

Zhu Di expressed surprise that the Japanese invaded the customs.

Zhu Zhanji shook his head with a smile: "No, it was the merchant ship that was robbed and the goods were robbed." ”

Zhu Di understood.

In the Daming Sea, merchant ships may be able to move unimpeded, and these Japanese robbers dare not stop them, but when they get out of the Daming Sea, it is not necessarily.

It's no wonder that this group of vicious robbers doesn't rob them.

At the same time as the sea ban was opened, it was also convenient for this group of would-be robbers.

"What can you do?" Zhu Di wondered.

Zhu Zhanji smiled, and gave the old man another glass of wine, with a smile on his face: "I want to pit the second uncle again." ”

Zhu Di smiled dumbly: "Do you want to contain the development of the second child?" ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded.

Zhu Di smiled faintly, nodded and said, "Okay, then grandpa will accompany you to Fuzhou Customs to see how arrogant those widows are." ”

"This time, grandpa will do whatever you want."

"Grandpa is a veteran by your side, escorting you to the customs, is it possible?"

Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up: "Thank you, grandpa." ”

It's just that Zhu Zhanji is a little worried: "Dad, if you leave Ying Tianfu directly, will the hundred officials take the opportunity to find trouble." ”

Zhu Di waved his hand and glared: "Who dares to make trouble?" Our grandparents just need to go secretly. ”

The Japanese Emperor is the thorn in the heart of the Hongwu Emperor and the Yongle Emperor, two generations of emperors, and Zhu Di also wants to pull out this thorn.

Moreover, I have not been to the customs for many years, and I have not seen any trace of the Japanese pirates.

Zhu Di also wanted to know about it this time, and if he could in the future, it would be convenient to do it.

In this way, the grandfather and grandson decided to set off tomorrow after a little summing up.

And the eunuchs on the side listened to it in horror.

These two are the emperors and princes of the Ming Dynasty, and the entire Ming Dynasty is tied to them, but they can leave as soon as they say.

It can only be said that this pair of grandparents and grandchildren really did not take any danger into their eyes.

However, Emperor Yongle doesn't need to care about Wenchen's thoughts, even if he leaves Yingtian, he doesn't need to report to the hundred officials.

The Yongle era is an era of supremacy of imperial power, only what the emperor says, and there will never be a part of the courtiers to speak.