Zhu Biao turned around and glanced at Wu Zhen, who was a spiritual guy.

He smiled and said, "Jinghai Hou wait a moment, Gu is still studying the map. ”

Wu Zhen stood quietly on one side, while Zhu Biao turned around and carefully observed the map of the Ming Dynasty.

Before, Zhu Biao was indeed pretending, but this time he was really watching it seriously.

"Marquis Jinghai!" Zhu Biao suddenly shouted again.

"The minister is here!" Wu Zhen immediately replied.

Zhu Biao's fingers slowly traced along the coastline of the Ming map.

"How far is the Wa Kingdom from my Daming coastline?"

"It's almost more than 2,000 miles." Wu Zhen said with some uncertainty.

The distance between the Wa Kingdom and the Ming coastline is actually about 1,500 li, and the survey technology of this era is too far away from later generations, and it is normal to have errors.

Zhu Biao didn't break it, but asked: "Marquis Jinghai, with your experience, the Japanese people came from such a long way across the ocean, and the casualties will not be low." ”

Wu Zhen bowed down and replied: "Under normal circumstances, there are about 20%, if you are unlucky and encounter a hurricane, the casualties will be greater." ”

Zhu Biao nodded and continued: "In this way, those Japanese who dare to go to sea are basically not afraid of death!" ”

"Sure, they may be small, but they are all fierce and belligerent!" Wu Zhen replied truthfully, "From Shandong in the north to Fujian in the south, these Japanese people are plundering in coastal areas everywhere, Tang Shuai led us and others to exterminate several large Japanese organizations, and the remaining small groups of Japanese invaders do not touch with us, and they flee at the first touch, which is very annoying." ”

In the end, this widow is not a whole, they are separate, and it will not affect too much if they fight a few of them, and it is unrealistic to want to annihilate them in one fell swoop, after all, they are too widely dispersed.

Zhu Biao also knows this.

"The prince's method, the emperor mentioned it to the minister. The minister thought it would be useful at first, but over time, the cunning would-be would-be able to think of a strategy against the enemy again. Wu Zhen analyzed his thoughts.

Zhu Biao also took this into account.

"It's useful now, and then we can adjust it when the situation changes." He said firmly.

"Obey orders!" Wu Zhen saw that since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said so, he had no choice but to do so.

Zhu Biao asked again: "Did Zhang Shicheng and other remnant forces collude with the Japanese Bandits?" ”

Wu Zhen replied: "There may be secret collusion on the ocean, but there should be no Zhang Shicheng's forces in the Japanese who have logged into the coastal villages of the Ming Dynasty. ”

After all, the physical decoration of the Ming and the Japanese people can be seen at a glance.

The ugliness of those Japanese hairstyles can be compared with the Tatar Qing of later generations.

Zhu Biao looked at the map and continued: "Marquis Jinghai, according to the news that Gu has gotten, after those Japanese robbers and escaped, they may not necessarily choose to return to the Japanese Kingdom, but will hide in the waters of Goryeo or the Ryukyus? (It's still called Goryeo, but it hasn't been renamed Joseon)

"That's true!" Wu Zhen replied truthfully.

Zhu Biao looked at the location of the Ryukyus on the map and was fascinated for a long time.

Ryukyu, that treasure land is a place that many Chinese people in later generations dreamed of.

As soon as the ship sailed past the Ryukyu Islands, it entered the vast Pacific Ocean.

How important the Ryukyu Islands are, every Chinese person in later generations knows it very well, but the bald head is the coward, for fear of offending the Japanese country, and he does not dare to ask for the things that are sent to his mouth.

"Jinghaihou, Goryeo will put it aside, after all, it is also a country of considerable size. Let's talk about the Ryukyus, shall we? Zhu Biao's eyes flashed with blazing color, "It is said that many people's ancestors migrated from the Central Plains, and they must be also homesick." ”

"Look at this location, how close it is to Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty, it's like a country. Jinghaihou, do you say yes? ”

Your Royal Highness the Prince, aren't we talking about the Japanese Kou, why do you suddenly want to swallow the Ryukyus?

What is the value of taking such a remote and desolate island?

However, since Zhu Biao said so, Wu Zhen immediately echoed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said this, this Ryukyu Islands is really close to the Ming Dynasty, just like a country. ”

Zhu Biao continued: "This Ryukyu Island is so small, its area is only the size of a county in our Ming Dynasty, and it is a unique country, and its leader calls himself the king, so I don't think it's appropriate!" ”

"The minister also thinks it's not suitable, how difficult it is for us to be crowned a prince in Daming!" Wu Zhen understood and continued to echo.

The founding generals of the Ming Dynasty laid a huge land, and even drove the Mongols back to Mobei, who had terrified the world, and even then did not seal the three kings with different surnames.

Zhu Biao pointed to the map and continued: "Jinghai Hou, look. This Ryukyu Island is sandwiched between the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom, and its location is really good. ”

"If you go directly from the Wa Kingdom to the Ming Dynasty, which is far away from the ocean and has strong winds and waves, the risk is indeed very great, and Ryukyu is a necessary transit station. With the existence of the Ryukyu Islands, the survival rate of those Japanese who went to sea was much higher. ”

"Jinghaihou, do you understand?" Zhu Biao took another deep breath and asked intriguingly.

Wu Zhen pondered for a while, and then said with a smile: "The minister will lead the Ming Sailor to the Ryukyu Islands to find the Ryukyu King Xingshi to ask for the guilt, why do you want to shelter those Japanese robbers?" ”

Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, so there is no need to talk about fasting.

Zhu Biao sat back in his chair and said: "Marquis Jinghai, Gu didn't let his father make a holy decree, you just regarded it as chasing those fleeing Japanese invaders and accidentally chased them to Ryukyu Island, it was an accident, understand?" ”

"But you must find the Japanese on Ryukyu Island, so that our Ming can be justified in asking the guilty!"

"I understand! You don't have to kill all the captured pirates, but leave a few alive. Wu Zhen smiled knowingly and replied, "Then the minister will hide a few Japanese pirates on the ship, and if they can't find them on Ryukyu Island, they will come in handy." ”

Zhu Biao nodded, gave a thumbs up, and said with a serious face: "Jinghaihou, no matter what means you use, soft or hard, this Gu doesn't care. Lone only knows that although our territory is large, there are too few islands. ”

"The islands around this Daming should all belong to Daming, or maybe one day you can find gold and silver mines."

Wu Zhen solemnly bowed down and said, "The minister receives the order!" ”

As the Marquis of Jinghai, he managed the sailors all the year round, and he wanted to suppress the Japanese invaders, so he naturally knew that from a strategic point of view, once the Ryukyu Islands were captured, the Japanese would have one less place to stand.

It's just that he only saw the value of Ryukyu Island against the Japanese invaders, but he discovered its hidden huge strategic value.

After all, the successive Central Plains dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty, were all land power countries, and they wanted to expand from the land first.

"Your Highness, where is the emperor?" Wu Zhen asked cautiously.

"Don't worry, Lone will go and say." Zhu Biao said in a low voice, "You have done a good job, and in the future, this Ryukyu will be your Jinghai Marquis's one-third of an acre." ”

Wu Zhen's eyes lit up, and he suddenly came to his senses.

Everyone is an old fox, and interests are the most driving force.

……