This kind of thing of espionage intelligence can be said to be very important, and Zhu Zhanyan of other dynasties does not know, but before that, in the Ming Dynasty, the scouts who spy on intelligence were all specially trained.

In addition to training, the selection of personnel, the investigation of the family history of personnel, etc. are very cumbersome.

To sum up, it is to select at least three generations of people with innocent backgrounds and personal emotional hearts, and only after special training will they become qualified scouts.

In this regard, Zhu Zhanyan can be regarded as continuing this tradition, but because he is used to trying not to use his own people in the war, but to let Uszangdusi and Ah San come out through interests, so the scout has always been done by the prince's guards.

Now it seems that the prince guards wear many hats, and they are not enough.

"Hmm...... So be it. After thinking about it, Zhu Zhanyan made a decision.

"I'll write a letter, you have someone send it to Xiangzhou Mansion with the supply fleet and hand it over to Zhanqi, and ask him to draw two guards from his escort to come over."

After speaking, Zhu Zhanyan took a pen from the pen holder and lowered his head to write.

Regarding Zhu Zhanqi's guards, it is actually considered to be violated, because in the Ming Dynasty, only the vassal king has a guard, and Zhu Zhanqi, the son of King Wu, has two guards, which is already an additional reward from Emperor Taizong, from the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present.

However, Zhu Zhanqi is the person responsible for managing Xiangzhou Mansion and Nanzhou Mansion in the Wu Wang line, and it can be said that he is running the entire Wu Wang lineage's hometown, and no one can protect him.

Therefore, although there is no guard post on the surface, in fact, Zhu Zhanqi has the equivalent of two guard posts early, but there is no nominal establishment.

Later, as King Wu seized control of Shuntianfu and the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanqi's guards were no longer hidden, and they were directly placed on the surface.

Not only Zhu Zhanqi, but even Zhu Zhanqi also has guards equivalent to two guards.

However, there is one point, that is, although Zhu Zhanqi and Zhu Zhanqi both have guards equivalent to two guard posts, they are still not established, and they are just paid to those guards according to the treatment of the establishment.

This time, Zhu Zhanqi transferred the guards of Zhu Zhanqi's two guard posts, which seemed to have drained Zhu Zhanqi's guards, but in fact it was not.

At the beginning, with the entry of King Wu into Shuntian Mansion and even in the palace, Xiangzhou Mansion, which was an important place for the rise of King Wu, was also handed over to Zhu Zhanqi for management.

Since then, there is only Zhu Zhanqi in the entire Xiangzhou Prefecture, and there are still 30% of the population of the Indochina Peninsula who are remnants of Siam and Khmer countries, plus the original Delhi Sultan of Nanzhou ......

Let's put it this way, if something really happens, it's a big deal.

Therefore, with the entry of King Wu into Shuntian Mansion, Zhu Zhanqi's guards were also replenished, and even far exceeded the number of guards of the feudal kings in the regulations, reaching the number of five guards.

Draw two away, and there are three left, which is enough for the advantage of having a weapon bonus.

Besides, seventy percent of today's Indochina Peninsula is composed of Han Chinese immigrants, and it is not difficult to set up two more guard posts.

In fact, this is the convenience brought about by the dual role of power and power.

If you don't have the strength, let alone five guard posts, you can't even secretly form two, as for the strength and no rights, it can be better, at least you can sneak in, and others don't dare to chew their tongues.

However, Zhu Zhanyan is preparing on his side, and the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire are also preparing.

With the fall of Belgrade, it was not only Sigismund, whose hometown was in the Principality of Hungary, who was in the Principality of Hungary, who was in a hurry, but also Pope Martin V and Francesco, the governor of the Duchy of Venice.

Francesco had been fighting with the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire in the hope of getting some benefits, but that was no longer the case.

The Duchy of Venice is at the northernmost tip of the Adriatic Sea, although there are many islands like the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea that are their territories, but the Aegean Sea has been wiped out by Mu Sheng, and the Ionian Sea can't last long.

Once the Kingdom of Hungary is cornered, it means that the entire Balkan Peninsula has fallen, and the Adriatic Sea will no longer be safe as it is now.

At that time, only the western coast of the Adriatic Sea was the territory of the Europeans, and the eastern coast was the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

As the capital of the Duchy of Venice on the northern coast of the Adriatic Sea, what does this mean for them?

It means that the yard is already the enemy's back garden.

Similarly, Pope Martin V was no better.

The Papal States are on the Apennine Peninsula, on the western coast of the Adriatic Sea, and if the whole of the Balkans falls, how good will they be?

Therefore, Francesco, who had not yet had time to leave Rome, did not care about asking for more benefits, but only hurried back to Venice after asking the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire for some compensation.

Later, the Duchy of Venice once again sent a fleet to patrol the Adriatic Sea, especially at the junction of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas.

As for the fleet that went out to meet the Ming Dynasty......

Hehe, they don't dare.

Similarly, the Holy See and the Holy Roman Empire were on the move, and they began to forcibly recruit troops to Mohachi under the pretext of jihad, citing the threat to Rome.

Their purpose was divided into two layers, the first layer was to completely block the Ming army in the plain of the middle reaches of the Danube, so that the Ming army could not enter, and if possible, the second layer would be considered.

As for this second layer, it naturally drove the Ming army away.

It's just that they have some miscalculations, because Zhu Zhanyan doesn't plan to make much moves this year, at least not in the first half of the year, and his thoughts are mainly to consolidate.

And his real direction is to the west.

Constantinople.

Zhu Zhanyan sat at the back of the bookcase, and there were two people standing below.

Zheng He, Wang Jinghong.

"Got it figured?" Zhu Zhanyan looked at Zheng He, who was bowing his head, with a little smile in his tone.

"I've figured it out." Zheng He lowered his head and said in a muffled voice.

Although he has been in Xiangzhou Mansion for the past period of time, he also knows all the things that have happened in Daming recently.

Although Zheng He knew very well that this kind of change would be a catalyst for the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji's existence would only hinder the progress of the Ming Dynasty.

Can a Varat exist on top of Daming's head for so many years? Zheng He didn't believe it, the reason why Warat was able to support it for so many years was nothing more than that Zhu Zhanyan didn't want to do anything to him.

As for why he didn't do it, the reason was very simple, he was making a wedding dress for Zhu Zhanji.

Therefore, although this kind of change is not what Zheng He wants to see, he knows very well that this is a good thing for Daming.

Besides, Zhu Zhanyan can be regarded as bringing a new goal to his life, so he also thought it through.

From the very beginning, he was the group of people who did not stand in line, although he still passively stood on the side of the original prince's lineage, but as long as he could see clearly.

"That's good." Zhu Zhanyan nodded, stood up, and led the two to a square table.

"This is a map, I gave you two a copy before, I think you have all seen it."

"Now we can sail at will in the Mediterranean, that is, there are the Adriatic Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, that is, the seas on both sides of the Papal State need to be paid attention to, and the rest do not need to worry about safety."

"So, although the two of you are leading two fleets and heading to two destinations this time, the first half of the journey is the same, that is, starting from Suez, passing through the Strait of Tunis to the sea controlled by the Kingdom of Aragon, and finally leaving the Strait of Gibraltar."

"There is nothing for you to worry about in the first half of this period, there is Mu Sheng to escort you before the Strait of Tunis, and after the Strait of Tunisia and before the Strait of Gibraltar, there is the Kingdom of Aragon to escort you."

"So, what you really have to pay attention to is after leaving the Strait of Gibraltar!"

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanyan clicked twice on the map.

"This is a place called the Grape Bud Kingdom, and they began to vigorously develop the nautical industry thirteen years ago, and even opened a special nautical school for this purpose."

"However, you don't have to worry, they are inferior to us in terms of overall strength, and they are not as good as us in terms of combat effectiveness at sea, but the terrain here is narrow, and the reason why I specially warned you is mainly because I don't want you to suffer a loss here."

"Loss is a small matter, but losing face is a big thing."

"And."

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanyan looked at Wang Jinghong.

"Ma Bao is better, it is possible for him to go back and forth for at least a year, or at most two to three years, but you are different, you go to the English Channel, at least one or two round trips a year."

"The villain understands!" Wang Jinghong nodded deeply and kept the grape buds in his heart.

"In addition to that, I have one more request." Seeing Wang Jinghong nodding, Zhu Zhanyan's expression also became serious.

"This place is a disaster sooner or later, they take the nautical side very seriously, so ......"

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanyan straightened up and said meaningfully.

"On this voyage, I ask you to destroy their ports and ships as much as possible without delaying the voyage, and at the same time, I will let the Kingdom of Aragon send troops from land to form a two-sided attack with you."

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong glanced at each other when they heard this, and they both saw two different emotions in each other's eyes.

Shocked and surprised.

Shocked, it was shocked by Zhu Zhan's ambition, as experienced navigators, they knew very well that Zhu Zhanyan wanted to control this pass, otherwise they would not have made a move on him when he obviously had other purposes.

Obviously, it is also clear that Zhu Zhanyan is ambitious, as they think, Zhu Zhanyan is really not just helping the Kingdom of France.

However, this doesn't really have much to do with them, after all, their mission is only to sail.

Fight...... It's not that I haven't fought.

Seeing that the two nodded at the same time, Zhu Zhanyan also smiled with satisfaction.

Grape buds, seemingly small territory, but they were the first world empire in history.

In the Age of Discovery, Zhu Zhanyan did not intend to let other countries have the strength to enter this era.

Not only the Kingdom of Grape Buds, but also the Duchy of Venice and the Kingdom of Aragon, which are strong at sea, are their targets.

The Duchy of Venice was the enemy of the present, as for the Kingdom of Aragon......

Before the unification of the Kingdom of France, the Ming and them were still allies, but after the unification, or even when they were close to unification, they were enemies.

Zhu Zhanyan felt that not only had he made the corresponding preparations, but I am afraid that Yolanda had also made the corresponding preparations.

When the time comes...... It depends on who is strong and who is fast.

(End of chapter)