Five warships and seven merchant ships were carrying 3,000 armor soldiers and a large amount of supplies to the east.

Xue Daoguang, who had already received disciples in Zhejiang to pass on the Taoism, finally led the fleet to sea again.

The naval commander is Yingxuan, who was born as a pseudo-Chu general, and the army commander is Zhu Ming's son, Zhu Xiaozhong.

As early as four years ago, Zhu Ming stopped adopting orphans in his personal name.

Among the orphans earlier, a total of thirteen stood out and were officially accepted by Zhu Ming as righteous sons and daughters.

The rest of the orphans continue to be raised. Many have joined the army, and some have taken the path of civilian officials, starting as senior officials in the General Administration Yuan and the Privy Council, and can become low-end officials in a few years.

There are even orphans who have entered Shi Yuangong's intelligence department!

"After you go to the island, don't kill indiscriminately, and keep the islanders to farm. You know? Zhu Xiaozhong said to Xia Yuqing.

Xia Yuqing smiled bitterly: "What does the general take us for?" Who likes to kill people and play. ”

Zhu Xiaozhong pouted.

Of the 3,000 armor soldiers under his command, fifty of them were orphans who had grown up together, and were even armed with the latest flintlock pistols. There are more than 100 other people, who are former Song soldiers who went to sea with Xue Daoguang.

The rest, most of them are from Salmon Island, and one or two have the experience of cannibalism.

This time I went to Japan to look for silver.

First stop, Jeju Island.

Second stop, Tsushima Island.

……

At this time, Jeju Island was called Tamna-gun, and there were three major officials: the county envoy, the deputy envoy, and the judge.

More than 100 years ago, Goryeo also had a garrison on the island to prevent the rebellion of the remnants of the annexed Tamna Kingdom.

Now there are garrisons, but the soldiers have been reduced to slavery, and the officials can call at their disposal.

The county envoy Kim Fu's hometown is in Gyeongsang-do, and he has excellent results in the imperial examination, but his family strength is too weak. went around and around and was an official for 20 years, but he was thrown into Tamna, a place where birds don't.

There are only a few oil and water catches, there is a lack of entertainment activities, it is difficult to eat white rice, and you can only lie down and live a mixed life every day.

"The county envoy, the county envoy, a ship has docked!" The subordinates rushed in.

"How many ships are coming?" Jin Fu hurriedly asked.

If you come more, you will trade peacefully, and if you come less, you will rob by force.

Before the Tamna Kingdom was annexed by Goryeo, it had been paying tribute to the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was possible to earn some money by relying on tributary trade every once in a while.

After that, the connection was cut off, and the place was so poor that even pirates didn't come.

"There aren't many boats coming, but each one is big. The sun and moon flags were flying on the ship, and I didn't know which country it was. The subordinate said.

The news on the island is closed, and the officials don't know that there is a big Ming.

Jin Fu wrote letters to his friends and knew that the Ming Dynasty had risen and even became the suzerainty of Goryeo. He shouted in panic: "Quickly gather the officials of the county and meet the fleet of the Celestial Empire!" ”

A group of people gathered and rushed to the dock, but when they saw a large number of armor soldiers landing, they were immediately frightened.

Jin Fu hurriedly stepped forward to pay a visit, and said stubbornly: "Jin Fu, the guard of Goryeo Tamna County, meet the nobles of the kingdom!" ”

Xue Daoguang didn't have the intention of showing off his might, but just asked, "Can you speak Chinese?" ”

No one answered.

The interpreter on the ship stepped forward: "Who can speak Chinese?" ”

Jin Fu hurriedly replied: "You can write Chinese characters under the pen." ”

The translator said: "This is Xue Daoguang, Xue Zhenren, the sea envoy of the Ming Dynasty, the general who led the troops is General Zhu Xiaozhong, and there is a naval general, General Ying, who did not get off the ship. ”

Jin Fu hurriedly led the officials and bowed again.

The interpreter added: "The fleet of the Ming Dynasty often has to go back and forth on Tamna Island, and will supply fresh water and food. I will not take your in vain, but exchange cloth with you. Remember to repair and expand the port, and then set aside a vacant land for the Ming soldiers to camp. The couch hall should also be renovated and expanded for the Ming nobles to rest. ”

"Definitely, definitely!" Jin Fu nodded repeatedly.

The crew and soldiers brought some cloth, and Jin Fu personally ran to check it, and soon said excitedly: "This is ten liters of cloth?" ”

The interpreter smiled disdainfully and said, "I will make a deal with this from now on." When the fleet returns, you can also exchange it for island specialties. ”

"If the citrus on the island is particularly sweet in winter, it is a tribute to the king. There are also other fruits and vegetables, as well as many seafoods. By the way, there are pearls, they are all good pearls! ”

"I'll talk about trade when we get back." The translator said proudly. This product is actually from Pyongyang, but now it is regarded as a native of the Ming Dynasty, and even the Goryeo county guard is not in his eyes.

After taking care of the affairs of Tamna Island, all the staff rested for two days, and then headed for Tsushima Island.

……

At this time, Tsushima Island belonged to the Chikuzen Province of Japan and was governed by the Dazaifu of Chikuzen Province.

This strong man is the Abidius clan.

Abidliu Motomori is 42 years old this year, and his family has been operating here for several generations, and he led his troops to the island after the "Dao Yi Kou Kou".

The so-called Dao Yi into the Kou occurred during the reign of Song Zhenzong. A group of Jurchen pirates of the Liao Kingdom, under the leadership of the Goryeo pirates, crossed the sea to take Tsushima Island as a springboard. Then he captured Iki Island, killed all the Japanese on the island, and then ran to the coast of Japan to plunder.

After robbing for more than half a month, the Japanese court had no choice but to let the local wealthy families send troops to resist.

After several hard battles, a total of 100 pirates were killed, and the Jurchen and Goryeo pirates fled in boats. Halfway through, he encountered the Goryeo Navy, defeated the pirates, and sent back 259 Japanese men who had been taken captive.

The main task of the Abidliu family was to garrison Tsushima Island for generations to prevent pirates from killing the Japanese mainland.

Even the Jurchen pirates knew that Tsushima Island was used as a springboard, how could the Ming army not take it here?

But there are really few soldiers on the island, and they are all soldiers and farmers, and even professional samurai can't find a few.

At noon one day, the fishing boat returned to port in a panic, bringing the news of the arrival of the fleet.

Abidlius was so shocked that he urgently summoned only a few samurai and asked them to gather the peasants.

The peasants are still busy in the fields, and the assembly speed is too slow.

When the Daming armor landed, Abidliu Yuansheng was surrounded by only a few warriors, including his son, and dozens of peasant soldiers.

He was almost frightened when he saw those big ships, and he felt even more desperate when he saw the soldiers in full armor.

Abidyu Motomori personally rode forward and asked, "I'm Tsushima Mamoru appointed by the Dazaifu of Chikuzen Province, where are you from?" Why did you land on the island with soldiers? ”

This time, the translator came from Zhejiang, and reprimanded: "A few years ago, the Japanese emperor attacked the Chinese fleet without authorization, and my majesty the emperor of China was very angry, and today he sent a large army to conquer it. If you know each other, immediately kneel and surrender, and from then on take refuge in the Great Tomorrow Dynasty! ”

Abidliu Motomori hesitated in horror, he had no loyalty to the Japanese court at all. Historically, his grandson even fought directly with Japan, and was eventually defeated to lose the territory of Tsushima.

Zhu Xiaozhong glanced at the little pony under the other party's crotch, this thing is not even as good as the southwest war horse.

He simply stepped on the war horse he had brought with the ship, rushed over with a spear in his hand and shouted: "Hugh wants to say more, can you dare to fight me alone?" ”

The interpreter shouted: "Listen, General Zhu wants to ride!" ”

Abidliu Yuansheng looked at the tall and mighty Zhu Xiaozhong, and then looked at Zhu Xiaozhong's tall and mighty war horse, and instantly lost the courage to fight alone.

The goods jumped off the horse, ran and knelt down numbly: "Meet the general of the Celestial Empire, the Abidiliu clan is willing to be loyal to the Ming Emperor!" ”

Zhu Xiaozhong asked, "Your name is Abidliu Yuansheng?" ”

"Yes." Abidliu replied on his knees.

Zhu Xiaozhong said: "The name is too long, let's call it Yuansheng in the future." He also used a spear to write on the ground, "The surname is Yuan Mingsheng, and your descendants will also change to the surname Yuan." ”

After the translator finished speaking, the goods immediately kowtowed: "Thank you for giving your surname!" ”

Yuan Sheng, who changed his name and surname from then on, took his son and subordinates to guide the Ming soldiers to rest.

It is poorer than Tamna Island, and the official office where Yuan Sheng lives is even inferior to the rich landlords in the countryside of Daming.

Glancing at the shabby food, Zhu Xiaozhong said to his soldiers: "Get some food!" ”

Forty minutes later, Yuan Sheng ate white rice and drank corn wine, and a feeling of happiness spontaneously arose. He asked curiously: "General, the warriors of the Ming Dynasty, can they eat rice and rice all at once?" ”

At this time, Jeju Island, Tsushima Island, and Hokkaido did not produce rice.

If Yuansheng wants to eat white rice for a meal, he has to trade with the Japanese mainland.

Zhu Xiaozhong said with a smile: "As long as you do things faithfully, you can eat as much rice as you want every day." ”

Yuan Sheng hurriedly took his son to kneel and bow: "You must be loyal to do things for Daming!" ”

Zhu Xiaozhong asked: "There is a place called Iwami in Japan, you should know, right?" ”

Yuan Sheng replied, "Yes." If you take a boat to the east of Tsushima Island, you will arrive at Iwami Province. ”

Zhu Xiaozhong said: "The prince of our country dreamed of immortals, and after the immortals taught him in his dream, Japan Iwami has a silver mountain, and this God has given the treasure of the Ming Dynasty. You don't want everything in Tsushima Island, take your family and samurai, and go to Iwami Province with me. I will be there, giving you new territory. ”

Motomori was ecstatic and kowtowed again and again to thank him, and the territory of Iwami Province was much richer than Tsushima Island.

This broken island, since Daming wants it, then dedicate it to Daming.

Zhu Xiaozhong asked: "Look at my army, can Iwami country stop it?" ”

Motomori replied, "The general's soldiers are tall and burly, and they are protected by strong iron armor, and even ten Iwami provinces cannot resist it. In recent decades, the state department system has been corrupted, and many state departments are guarded by remote leaders, and a country's affairs are handled by officials in the department. These officials in the hall were hereditary from the local wealthy families, and they had actually turned into samurai. ”

"The general led his troops to kill Iwami Province, and the enemy he encountered must be the wealthy family of Iwami Province. They needed to summon samurai and peasant soldiers on an improvised basis, each with its own interests. As long as they win a battle and show the strength of the Ming Dynasty, those wealthy families will not be united. They would repeatedly back down and wait for the emperor to send troops to help. Even, as long as you have enough strength, you can secretly win over some wealthy families. ”

"If the Emperor's army is defeated one after another, all the wealthy clans of Iwami Province will secretly cooperate with the shogun. They only care about their own interests, as long as they don't take away their estates, even if the shogun kills the emperor, they don't care. ”

This is the role of the Belt and Road Party, Xue Daoguang and Zhu Xiaozhong have a black eye on Japan, and they urgently need people in the know to provide them with information.

(End of chapter)