Chapter 228: Three Months to Destroy the Wa Kingdom
"What is the Sunshot Project?"
Zhu Biao suddenly became interested and asked out loud.
Li Jin touched his chin proudly, and said with a fluttering eyebrow:
"The plan to shoot the sun, that is, the plan to quickly conquer Wajima."
"If the emperor can send me another 30,000 troops, I am confident that I will be able to completely conquer Wajima in three months."
"Hold the Emperor of Wajima hostage, and hold the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes."
"Then forts were built in various important places, and large armies were stationed to deter all parts of the island."
"At that time, it took five years to coerce the emperor to issue an order to gradually transfer the natives of Wajima to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, and the manpower of the native Washima will be used by the Ming Dynasty."
"In another five years, the people of China will be transferred to the island, and the people on the island will gradually take the Han people as the main body."
"Ten years of life and gathering, ten years of lessons, then Wadao will become the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and I will never rebel again!"
"The destruction of Wadao in March, and the complete inclusion of the Ming Dynasty in 20 years, this is the plan to shoot the sun."
Li Jin had already made a draft about this, and this was a plan he had already thought of before he set out for Iwami Province.
I didn't say it in front of everyone before, because I had to use almost 80,000 troops.
If it is said suddenly, everyone will definitely not agree, after all, to mobilize so many troops and use them in a barbarian land, it is really overkill, and the gains outweigh the losses.
However, now Iwami Yinshan's cake is about to be realized, which also allows Daming to get considerable benefits.
At this time, if the plan for shooting the sun is proposed, the result will be very different.
After all, before this, it is pointless to brag about these plans.
It only now counts as a planning strategy.
Zhu Biao pondered for a long time, then raised his eyes and said:
"How are you going to conquer Wajima in March?"
Li Jin was stunned for a moment, and then began to draw on the sand in the big tent.
After drawing a general diagram of the three islands of Wakoku, he began to point to the map and draw it:
"Special envoy, please see, these three islands are the main body of the Japanese state."
"As long as these three islands are taken, then the Wa Kingdom will be completely destroyed."
"Now we are located here, which is the northern part of Honshu Island, opposite North Korea."
"A few hundred miles further south is the heart of the Wa Kingdom, the Gyeonggi region."
"If the emperor agrees to our plan to shoot the sun, we can lead a large army and drive straight into the Gyeonggi region directly."
"As long as we take Kyoto and Yamato, the imperial court of Wajima will be in our hands."
"All the government affairs of Wajima are handed over to the shogunate to handle, as long as we have the control of the Wajima Emperor, we can completely support a Japanese traitor as a shogun."
"When the time comes, control the shogunate and cede the islands of Shikoku and Kyushu to us as military expenses."
"After these two islands are completely taken, then Honshu Island will be completely exposed to our Ming Navy."
"If there is any trouble, our navy can arrive within two days."
"With the absolute strength of our Ming Dynasty, coupled with the Wajima and the shogunate in hand, this Wa Kingdom is like a long snake that has been pinched by us for seven inches."
"No matter how much you jump, you can't escape the palm of our hand."
"It is not difficult to destroy the Wa Kingdom in March."
Li Jin looked confident and gave Zhu Biao great confidence.
After looking down at the Wa Island for a long time, Zhu Biao finally nodded and said:
"I can play the emperor with you on this matter, but whether or not the plan to shoot the sun can be implemented still needs to be considered by the emperor himself."
Li Jin was immediately overjoyed and said:
"As long as the envoy agrees, presumably the emperor will not refuse."
Subsequently, Li Jin asked people to send paper, ink, pen and inkstone in, and began to draft the fold in front of Zhu Biao.
In the end, under the signature of the two, this secret letter called the Shooting Sun Project was sent to Zhu Yuanzhang at an expedited speed of 800 miles.
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Ying Tian.
Since Zhu Biao left, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt as if something was missing in life, and he was very unaccustomed to it.
However, Zhu Biao is already far away on the ocean thousands of miles away, even if he is not used to it, Zhu Yuanzhang is helpless.
"Mao Xiang, has the prince's recital been delivered today?"
After Zhu Biao left, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to write a memo to himself every day, so that he could know the situation on his side.
Although the content of the fold is very simple, like writing a diary, Zhu Yuanzhang will still unconsciously show a fatherly smile when he sees the fold.
Zhu Biao led the troops for the first time, and it was also the first time he went far away, which made Zhu Yuanzhang a little worried.
Yesterday, Zhu Biao said that he was about to arrive at Iwami Silver Mountain, and the journey was very smooth.
Judging from Zhu Biao's twists and turns, the sea between Daming and Wadao has now turned into a smooth road, which can't help but make Zhu Yuanzhang very happy.
In the past, the ocean was like a moat to me.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has taken the first step to conquer the sea, the next step is just to follow the steps, and sooner or later the sea will be completely prostrate under his feet.
After Liu Bowen's mutual discussion over the past few days, Zhu Yuanzhang has slightly opened up the pattern of the ocean, and is no longer wary of the sea, but has an eager curiosity about the ocean.
In these sea chronicles of the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang can see that in the South Seas, and even beyond, there are many rich countries, they have fertile land, countless grains, and countless spices, gold, silver and jewelry.
These are all what Zhu Yuanzhang yearns for, so Zhu Yuanzhang is also very concerned about Zhu Biao's trip to sea this time.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang knew that since Li attacked the island, the ocean would become one of the focuses of the development of the Ming Dynasty.
In the future, whether it is the mainland or the ocean, it will become the focus of attention of the Ming Dynasty.
In this case, as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao must begin to contact the ocean, and only in this way can he know how to manage the ocean after ascending the throne in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang, as the king of a country, naturally can't go to sea easily, but Zhu Biao can, let Zhu Biao go to sea, it can be regarded as his own eyes and ears, and take a good look at whether this overseas is as bizarre and desirable as the sea chronicles say.
Zhu Biao's daily performance did not disappoint Zhu Yuanzhang.
I recorded what I saw, heard, and felt along the way.
Zhu Biao naturally understands Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions, no matter how big or small, although it is a bit like a running account, but it makes Zhu Yuanzhang feel immersive.
It has become Zhu Yuanzhang's habit to watch Zhu Biao's recital every day, and he doesn't look at it all over his body for a day.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Mao Xiang hurriedly bowed down and replied:
"Back to the emperor, not yet."
"You Jinyi guards are really getting more and more slack."
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said:
"Li Jindu has been crossing the sea for so long, and your Jinyiwei is still so slow to transmit information."
"If our Ming Navy conquers farther places in the future, won't it be slower?"
A cold sweat suddenly broke out on Mao Xiang's forehead, but what could he do about this kind of thing?
Can't they swim back by people?
On the sea, you can only take a boat to and fro, but Jinyiwei does not have a dedicated fleet to transmit information.
"Your Majesty, at sea, we Jinyiwei do not have a fleet, and it is really troublesome to pass on information."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Mao Xiang, and then said in a deep voice:
"In that case, then you will send someone to negotiate with Li Jin, and let his shipyard design a fast ship for you."
"We don't want you to pass so slowly next time."
"If the military situation is delayed, we will definitely ask you."
"Yes!"
Mao Xiao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
While the two were talking, a little eunuch hurriedly ran into the upper study and reported:
"Your Majesty, there is a recital of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang let go of Mao Xiang, and happily opened the fold to see what his prince had done on Wa Island today.
But what Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect was that as soon as he opened the fold, a secret letter fell inside, which couldn't help but attract his attention.