"Therefore, we must also come back from a large number of overseas and neighboring countries to plunder gold and silver." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Mr. Qin said that gold and silver are hard currency, and with enough gold and silver reserves, there is no need to be afraid of anything." ”

"All the nations of the West are using gold and silver. Internally, we should vigorously develop agriculture and store more grain. Plundering gold and silver from abroad and storing it, if enough gold and silver were stored during the Xiaoice period, grain could be purchased from overseas. ”

"In addition, I can't be soft on the Jurchens who want to confuse my Ming Dynasty after three hundred years." Zhu Biao said, "Therefore, the sons implore their father and the emperor to immediately send troops to levy and destroy the Jianzhou Jurchens." ”

"Not bad!" Zhu Fan said, "The ancestors of the Jurchens were the former Jin people, and the second emperor of Huiqin was arrested by the Jin people to perform the sheep ceremony, many princes and courtiers were tortured to death, and the concubines and princesses were even humiliated, and even the queen could not avoid such a fate." Even Song Huizong himself was boiled into lamp oil by the Jin people, and the Jurchens have always been wolf ambitions. ”

"It's thanks to our descendants that Chongzhen did not move south, otherwise he would repeat the mistakes of Song Huizong. Although he lacks ability, he has much more backbone than Song Huizong. Zhu Yingrao said.

"When we go back, we will immediately send troops to destroy it." Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was cold.

"In addition, plundering gold and silver should also be elevated to the level of national policy. We have already sent three waves of sea ships to explore the way. I don't know if they can explore overseas gold and silver mines. ”

"The fourth brother has already gone on an expedition to the Wa Kingdom, and I don't know if there are gold and silver mines in the Wa State." Zhu Biaodao.

"I don't know what happened to him." Queen Ma said, "I hope he can be reconciled smoothly and bring us back good news." ”

"To be honest, Erchen is still a little worried about the fourth brother, after all, he is still young, and he has never led a military battle." Zhu Biao said, "And this is a large-scale naval battle, and he is not familiar with naval warfare." ”

"Don't worry, my son Zhu Yuanzhang has always been able to fight well." However, you, Zhu Yuanzhang, have great confidence in Zhu Di, "At the beginning of the Poyang Lake War, he dared to travel thousands of miles when he was only a few years old and went to the battlefield alone, and he was a master who could fight since he was a child. ”

"And with the new tactics that Mr. Qin taught him, the fourth brother will definitely win!" Zhu Yingrao said.

……

Goryeo Province.

Port of Busan.

The sea breeze was howling, blowing the battle robe on Zhu Di's body to hunt. He was tall, but his face was very immature, and he was dressed in heavy armor, and he stood on the shore, and he looked extremely heroic.

Hu Weiyong, who was wearing a red official uniform and a black official hat, followed him.

On the endless sea ahead, huge warships were docked, each about thirty to fifty meters long. There were ten oars on each side of the ship, and eleven guns.

The huge mast is hung with white sails, which are powered by manpower and wind power.

A total of three hundred warships, now covered the sea.

Zhu Di named the warship 'Yongle Warship' because when he was studying with Qin Yu, he used Huang Yongle's pseudonym. Each boat can carry 300 people, including 70 oarsmen.

"These warships are all built with the help of King Gongchou, and their subordinates have personally inspected them, and they can withstand the wind and waves." Hu Weiyong said.

Seeing the sea ship in front of him, he couldn't help but think of the situation when he helped Zhu Yuanzhang raise the warship during the Battle of Poyang Lake. It was precisely because he successfully helped Zhu Yuanzhang complete the task of raising a warship that he was appreciated by Li Shanchang, and then Li Shanchang recommended him to Zhu Yuanzhang, which gave him a stage to show his ability and enter Zhu Yuanzhang's core layer.

"I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty has been open for five years, and I, a civil official, will have to experience another naval battle." Hu Weiyong sighed with emotion, "But last time I just raised a warship for the emperor, but this time it was a real fight, which made up for my regrets back then." ”

"So this is your chance to make a name for yourself." Zhu Di said, "In the past, the world only knew that you were a good hand at handling internal affairs, but this time they will know that you, Hu Weiyong, are also a strategist." ”

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Yan, for your compliment." Hu Weiyong said, "If we want to conquer the Japanese country with our combat strength, I'm afraid it's not too difficult. However, we must not underestimate the enemy, and it has always been taboo on the battlefield to underestimate the enemy. ”

Until this time, he was still a little difficult to choose in his heart, this time he was ordered to give Zhu Di as a military advisor to the expedition to the Wa Kingdom, and got the opportunity to leave a name in history, but he would also lose the power of Zhongshu Province because of this.

He knows this.

Blessings and misfortunes, I don't even know which one is better.

Many of the warships that Hu Weiyong raised before were civilian ships and merchant ships, and their sturdiness was far from being comparable with the warships in front of him. Most of what the Central Plains had experienced before was civil strife, and it was slow to develop in the manufacture of seagoing ships.

Goryeo was often at war with the Wa Kingdom, and most of them were naval battles, so Goryeo's shipbuilding technology now surpasses that of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, there were many ready-made warships before, which were requisitioned by them and transformed into 'Yongle warships'.

"King Gongchou is now my loyal courtier, as soon as the emperor's decree arrives, he will immediately recruit and build a warship for us, and he is very hard-working, worthy of praise." A smile appeared on Zhu Di's face.

"Yes, the Koreans were originally my descendants of Yan and Huang, and now they belong to my Ming Dynasty, which can be regarded as recognizing their ancestors and returning to their ancestors." Hu Weiyong said, "The Confucian scholars sent by the emperor before played a role in their education, and now most of the Goryeo people no longer contradict my Daming." realized that they are all descendants of Jizi, that is, our descendants of Yan and Huang. ”

In addition, most of the soldiers under Hua Yunlong have now married and had children in Goryeo and started a family. Therefore, the later generation of Koreans has a purer Yanhuang bloodline. In the original battle between Hua Yunlong and Li Chenggui, too many Goryeo men died. ”

"So it's the right choice for my father not to let the military department transfer troops from the Huayun Dragon Department to me." Zhu Di said, "Most of them have already started a family in Goryeo, and if they are recruited to the battlefield again, it will not be conducive to the continuation of the Yanhuang bloodline in Goryeo." ”

"But this Gongchou King, although obedient and obedient, still doesn't care much about political affairs." Hu Weiyong said, "In addition to enjoying himself, he paints and writes every day, and immerses himself in art." ”

"Such a person can't manage a Goryeo province."

"But his painting skills are getting higher and higher." Zhu Di said.

After coming to Goryeo, the two also met King Gongchou. King Gongchou received them respectfully, just like the envoys of the Celestial Empire, and it seemed that he had accepted his status as a vassal.

Zhu Di and Hu Weiyong also encouraged him a few words, saying that the emperor was very pleased with his loyalty. And he rewarded him with a great deal of gold, silver, and silk, and made him the king of loyalty, and gave him a golden book and a golden seal.