Ningbo......

Ningbo is definitely not going to work.

Now the coastal areas of Daming have entered a state of full combat readiness.

After all, the war has officially started against the Wa Kingdom.

The only way to retaliate was to take advantage of the north wind in winter to disturb the southeast coast, so before the expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang had already ordered all the coastal guards to enter the guard, and the small warships left behind patrolled the open sea, and the land guards were prepared, and even Zhou Dexing was reactivated......

Zhu Yuanzhang is short of people.

He's a little big now.

The most important thing is to keep an eye on the remnant yuan, so the two veterans Fu Youde and Feng Sheng can't move in the north.

Zhu Di has already gone to the Wa Kingdom, Zhu Di is still in the grounding due to his poor health, Xu Huizu's level can't reassure him after all, and Fu Youde and Feng Sheng have to be in charge to ensure that the north is foolproof. Therefore, Fu Youde is still in Beiping, while Feng Sheng is in Guanzhong, Xu Huizu is in Taiyuan, Zhou Xing is in Kaiping, Guo Ying is in Liaoyang, and Song Cheng is in Gansu. Southern Lanyu is still in Guangxi, and it will be Annan's turn after solving the Wa State, so he still has to continue to train his troops, in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately threw him there, lest he couldn't help but chop up this guy who was a bit domineering one day.

You can't kill him.

I have to keep him for Zhu Yunxi.

But looking at him is really angry, so just let him stay in Guangxi!

The rest of Cao Zhen, Wang Bi and others also have their own responsibilities.

After Zhu Shou, Yang Wen and other coastal generals almost all went north, they could only use Zhou Dexing, who was also familiar with the coast and even built the coastal defense system with his own hands, and asked him to lead the army to patrol the coast, so as not to jump over the wall and disturb the Ming Dynasty.

So Yang Feng couldn't go directly to Ningbo, after all, he wanted to surprise Zhu Yuanzhang.

Go to the Ryukyus.

Ryukyu.

"Got it?"

Yang Feng looked at the King of the Ryukyus.

At this time, the three kings of the Ryukyus, Shannan, Shanbei, and Zhongshan Wang.

But they were all canonized by Zhu Yuanzhang.

And in front of him was the king of Nakayama, who was trembling and looking at the samurai in his hand, the most courageous samurai in the Ryukyus, and then carried by this guy like a little chicken.

He nodded busily.

The demon-like man in front of him came with a merchant ship of the Japanese Kingdom, at this time Ryukyu was established by maritime trade, simply put, it was to rely on kneeling Zhu Yuanzhang's posture to be the most standard, and to get Zhu Yuanzhang's favor, you can go to Daming to purchase goods in the name of tribute, and then sell them to Nanyang, at this time Ryukyu is like a coachman on the East Asian sea. Today, however, a nightmare came, and this demonic man overturned the soldiers on the dock as soon as he got off the boat, and grabbed the dock official by the neck and asked the latter to take him to his palace.

Then proceed to beat the guards.

All the way to him, he trampled on the wailing guards all over the place.

Let him really feel the oppression of his soul.

"Immortals, immortals are in despicable places, but there are orders that Xiao Wang dare not obey."

He said tremblingly.

Of course, he knows Chinese.

At this time, Ryukyu not only had frequent contacts with the Ming Dynasty, but even a bunch of Ryukyu scholars studied in Guozijian under the grace of Zhu Yuanzhang.

A large number of them were originally Fujianese.

"Immediately organize a group of tribute envoys to Daming, I am the deputy envoy, give me a name at will, dare to tell me to come back and kill your whole country, anyway, your little population, it is estimated that it will not take long."

Yang Feng said as he threw aside the most courageous warrior.

Well, his solution was to become a Ryukyu tribute envoy.

King Nakayama of the Ryukyus agreed without hesitation.

So only three days later, Ryukyu paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty and congratulated the Ming envoy on the expedition against the Japanese state, and set sail for the Ming Dynasty, but it was winter at this time, so there was no way to go to Ningbo, so he could only go to Fuzhou. They had a number of trading ports in Daming, and now that Zhu Yuanzhang had opened up trade between Ryukyu and Korea, the major coastal ports could pick up their ships. It's just that the Ryukyus, like Korea, had to use treasure money to trade, in fact, they carried gold, silver and copper to the Ming Dynasty, and then exchanged treasure money with the local competent government, and then used the exchanged treasure money to purchase.

They have nothing to lose.

Because when the goods they get are sold to Nanyang, they still receive metal currency.

But this process supported Zhu Yuanzhang's treasure banknotes.

To put it simply, precious metals belong to him.

The people forced the trading of treasure money, and those who dared to trade precious metals privately were all capital crimes, including those Ryukyu and Korean merchants, so the latter were not stupid, and they had no real losses, so why should they risk killing their heads with precious metals?

In fact, it is a forced settlement of foreign exchange.

The vassals who used these overseas trade received the precious metals from the outside into the hands of the emperor.

Ordinary people sell goods and get treasure money.

And the precious metal is in his hand to maintain the value of the treasure banknote, but this is still not enough, because now he still has too little precious metal in his hand, so it cannot support free convertibility, and if it is not freely convertible, it cannot really support the treasure banknote.

At present, this is relying on a series of means, such as replacing the new version of the treasure banknote to eliminate counterfeit banknotes, bank deposits to reduce market circulation, bank loans to reduce the amount of printing, and carrying knives to force use, and then maintain the temporary stability of the treasure banknotes. But after all, the printing volume of treasure banknotes is still increasing, so it will definitely depreciate, which is why Zhu Yuanzhang is impatient to make a move against the Japanese state, using the gold and silver mines of the Japanese state to support free exchange.

Free convertibility is the only way to ensure the stability of the currency.

As for the excess of gold and silver, it will depreciate in value......

That's not a depreciation of the banknotes.

Treasure banknotes are statutory.

As far as the treasure money is concerned, it will never depreciate, because it is the legal exchange of those gold and silver coins, and the decline in the purchasing power of gold and silver is a matter of prices, not a problem of treasure money.

In the end, Yang Feng was already a Ryukyu tribute envoy when he set foot on the land of the Ming Dynasty again.

Deputy Envoy.

His name is Yang Xin.

There is a surname Yang in the Ryukyus, and it is also a famous family.

Fuzhou.

"Envoy, I don't know how the war is going in the Wa Kingdom?"

At the banquet, he asked the prefect.

"Naturally, the good news is frequent, but Fuzhou is far away, and the report received from the palace is half a month ago, if you count the battlefield of the Japanese Kingdom, I am afraid that it will be nearly two months ago, the latest good news is that the army of King Yan once again defeated the Japanese counterattack and joined Yang Wen's division.

The prefect said with a smile.

Truly.

It's overwhelming.

Osaki is the head of these daimyo in Oshu, and his family was supposed to be the governor of Oshu, but after Ashikaga Yoshimitsu completed the unification, the administration was abolished and directly governed by the Kamakura Duke, which is also the reason why these powerful people in Okuba are dissatisfied.

Yoon Da Masamune fooled Osaki and took the lead in the rebellion.

Osaki, he, and the lord of Aizu, Ashina Mitsumori, fought against the Kamakura Principality, but were defeated by Uesugi Asamune's son and successor Kanto governor Uesugi Zenhide. Now that Osaki has surrendered to Zhu Shou, it means that Ashina is full of prosperity, and it is impossible for Yin Da Masamune to fight against the Ming Dynasty, after all, what they want is local secession.

Zhu Yuanzhang can give it to them.

Although the Fuso Command Department will be established in Echigo in the future, it has nothing to do with them.

Originally, the Ashikaga family had the Kamakura Princess.

It makes no difference.

Even Da Ming will give them more.

After all, compared with the Ming Dynasty, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's financial resources are a joke, the Ming Emperor plucked the leg hair for them casually, it was enough for them to eat and drink, and they could follow the Ming Dynasty to drink soup, and in the future, as the Tusi of the Ming Dynasty, they could also make money from the Wa Kingdom through trade.

And the surrender of the three of them to the Ming Dynasty actually means that the Ming Dynasty has obtained the territory they want.

And Zhu Di and Yang Wen will join the army, which means that they are ready to march into Kamakura from Shangyue.

All that's left is the decisive battle.

As for the decisive battle......

Hell if you can lose!

Zhu Di Qinzheng, Yang Wen, Zhang Fu, Zhu Neng, Tan Yuan......

What a gorgeous configuration.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was able to be defeated by this group of people, which can be regarded as his three lives.

"I'm invincible tomorrow!"

Deputy Envoy Yang shouted excitedly.

"I'm invincible tomorrow!"

The envoy hurriedly shouted.

"Haha, I'm invincible tomorrow!"

The prefect also shouted with a smile.

"Envoy, there is another thing, I heard that there is a strange person Yang Feng in the Ming Dynasty in the Ryukyus, who claims to be a descendant of six hundred years, I don't know if there is such a thing, but I really want to see it in the capital."

Yang Feng said.

"The envoy can't see it, this person originally followed the army of King Yan to conquer the Wa Kingdom, but there was an accident when crossing the sea, and the warship he was riding accidentally caught fire, causing a gunpowder explosion, and a boatload of people sank into the sea. But originally he was just a madman, although he claimed to be from the so-called Great Xia Kingdom six hundred years later, but it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, His Majesty is to use him with some strange skills and tricks, so he is good, and now he is dead. ”

The prefect stroked his beard and said.

The envoy next to him looked at Yang Feng tremblingly, and obviously had already guessed.

But......

That's even more daring.

A monster that didn't kill a shipload of gunpowder!

Yang Feng turned his head and smiled at him gloomily, making him suddenly feel that the ghosts around him were so awkward that he almost fainted with fright.

In this way, in the invincible shouts of the Great Tomorrow, the Ryukyu Mission went north by land, which was also the first time that Yang Feng went deep into the southern inland of the Ming Dynasty, but the inland of Fujian is mountainous, and the population is small, and Zhang Xianzong's home is this area. Then they went out of Shanguan and entered Jiangxi, boarded a boat in Jiangxi and began to go straight down the Yangtze River, and in Nanchang they got the news that Zhu Di had won the decisive battle in Heyue City. This version of the Battle of Kawatsu was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu personally led the main force of 80,000 Japanese troops to the north against Zhu Di's 50,000 Ming army, but Ashikaga Yoshimitsu needed to divide 20,000 and be led by Uesugi Chaozong to block Zhu Shou who was moving south from the north.

The latter did quickly recruit Yin Da Masajong and Ashina Mansheng, and Zhu Di replaced Zhu Yuanzhang, and named the three of them as Xuanfu envoys, in addition, of course, there were some small heroes, and they also got the title of official.

They have all become the toast of the Ming Dynasty.

Hereditary.

Tell them clearly about hereditary replacement.

In this way, Okulu, Deyu, and Echigo all returned to the Ming Dynasty.

Then they gathered more than 10,000 elites and happily followed Zhu Shou's left army south.

So in the end, on the battlefield of Heyue, there were 60,000 Japanese troops against 50,000 Ming troops.

The winner, of course, is Zhu Di.

The Ming army first bombarded the Japanese army formation with a large number of rapid-fire guns, even if it was not a thousand-pound rapid-fire gun, only one or two hundred catties or even dozens of catties, it was also an absolute crushing of the Japanese army.

The latter did not even have firearms.

And the bow is a heavy arrow, the armor-piercing effect is good but the range is short, it is basically a three-eyed gun, and even the range may not catch up with the three-eyed gun, and a bunch of rapid-fire guns are completely slaughtered. What's more, the Ming army also had curved Hongwu cannons and the like, which could even bombard the rear of the formation, and in the end, the Japanese army would soon be unable to maintain the formation.

After blasting through the formation, the cavalry charged.

Tan Yuan will continue to trample on his four hooves.

That's a real general, any one that puts the Bihu Pavilion is Li Rusongqiang, and at this time, the Japanese army is not as good as the Bihu Pavilion, although Tan Yuan was bullied by Yang Feng once, but he is actually an absolute Mengjun.

Such a group of beasts is really trampling!

And while the cavalry charged, the infantry followed, or the three-eyed gunners fired a volley and then charged.

The corpses of the Japanese army are all over the field.

Zhu Di's victory said that he beheaded 10,000 and captured 8,000 enemies, while Zhu Shoubu also won a great victory on the northern front, beheading 5,000 and capturing Uesugi Zenhide, the son of Uesugi Chaomune.

So Ashikaga Yoshimitsu lost a third and was no longer capable of fighting again.

The castle was then breached.

Of course, he didn't lose.

After all, he could retreat into the mountainous defense, and it was difficult for the Ming army to continue to march westward, because the logistics supply was not available, and there was no logistics problem in Heyue City, and it was only two hundred kilometers away from Shangyue.

But to the west you will have to entangle in the mountains.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't prepare for this.

The reason why Kawagoe Castle has become a strategic location is because it is the center of Musashi Province, that is, the center of the Kanto Plain, and opening Kawagoe Castle means that you can directly enter Kamakura, as long as you coax the Ashikaga clan in Kamakura to surrender, and then crown Ashikaga Clan as the king of Wakoku, so Ashikaga Yoshimitsu should have begun to choose to sue for peace, and the next step should be to negotiate between the two sides, but this war is really going well.

Zhu Di personally recruited!

It's no wonder if it doesn't go well!

Then Deputy Envoy Yang continued to shout in Nanchang, I am invincible tomorrow.

He continued to drift towards Nanjing, and when he arrived in Nanjing, it was already the first month of the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, and when they arrived, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's envoy for peace also arrived in Taicang. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor was very happy that the Ryukyu Tribute Envoy was in such a hurry, after all, on the one hand, he had just been defeated and sued for peace, and on the other hand, he had always been submissive to him.

Again......

I'm invincible tomorrow!

However, after Yang Feng arrived in Nanjing, he claimed that he was seriously ill......

There are too many acquaintances, so I can only hide first.

Otherwise, it would be easy to be recognized when he went out, in fact, he already needs to put on makeup now, that is, to smear his face to make himself look as black as Zhengcheng, plus his beard has not been trimmed for a long time, as long as he is not close to an acquaintance, it is difficult to recognize him.

Of course, he is seriously ill and does not need to go to see Zhu Yuanzhang, and besides, there is a main envoy here, it is not a big deal whether he is a deputy envoy or not, he just hides honestly and waits, because Zhu Yuanzhang wants to inherit the Tianmen and accept the tribute from the Ryukyu tribute envoys, the Japanese tribute envoys, and the new Ming Dynasty's new Izuyu, Aizu, and Okulu three Xuanfu envoys.

And on the same day, the royal street was opened.

The Qianbu Corridor commercial street outside Chengtianmen is open to the people.

Let these vassals see the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.

This is obviously a good opportunity to surprise him.