The sea was calm, and several large ships had just set sail from Japan and headed for Daming.

The Japanese samurai Natsume Kobei held his katana tightly and stared at the unfamiliar sea, Top Gun.

He, Natsume Kobei, the second son of the Natsume family, originally wanted to be like his father and brother and serve General Ashikaga Yoshiharu.

As a result, there were unforeseen circumstances, because of various reasons, in the end, he was just hired by a merchant from the Ming Dynasty as a free warrior and became the bodyguard of the Ming Dynasty merchants, traveling and plundering.

On these ships, there were a lot of people of all kinds, and there were also many Japanese, and he also knew three or four people, but judging from the huge number of more than 400 people, these three or four people were too rare.

"Alas!"

Natsume Kobei let out a long sigh and stood on the deck, clenching his fists.

He wants to show his ability on the Chinese stage, he wants to loot more goods and treasures in China, and when he returns to Japan, he will help his father gain a foothold in Ashikaga Shogun!

Yes.

Caravan?

Where there are caravans, it's just an excuse to plunder.

Among the Ming officials, they have a name, that is, 'Wakou'.

At the time of the robbery, it was a Japanese robber, and it was usually a merchant ship.

Come and go like the wind, so uncomfortable.

And the composition of the Wako is also very complex.

The original Wako were indeed Japanese, but over time, they gradually formed a form of Wako with Han Chinese as the main body.

Yes, the Japanese were mostly Han Chinese, with only a few samurai hired from Japan for the occasional time.

As soon as he thought of this, Natsume Kobei's eyes also looked into the distance, and there was a faint heat.

He's looking at Middle-earth, he's looking at that fertile region.

He's also watching, a piece of wealth!

"Dengzhou has a naval garrison, go beyond Dengzhou, go straight to Nanzhili, there is money there!"

Natsume Kobei muttered to himself, he deeply remembered the teachings from his predecessors in the country.

Just as Natsume Kobei was staring into the distance, he suddenly saw a huge ship that had never been seen before appear in his field of vision.

"Huh?"

Natsume Kobei was stunned, and when he looked carefully, he found that many ships appeared on the sea!

Seeing this scene, Natsume Xingbei secretly screamed badly, and said in a low voice: "Yaga, I was discovered by the sailor of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

They have always been cautious in this route, how could they lead the sailors of the Ming army?

Although he didn't know why, he felt that the time had come to fight for his life.

After a few painless artillery shots, their ship was about to collide with the collision ship of the Daming Naval Division, and then there was a white-knuckle battle, Natsume Yukibei clenched the katana in his hand, and made up his mind that he would definitely not live up to the glory of the Natsume family!

It's a pity that he hasn't landed on the land of Daming to burn, kill and loot, which is always a pity.

Natsume Kobei took a deep breath, as a hired samurai, his fate had already been sealed, and his ship would be used as a cover for the existence of the 'leader', dealing with the Daming sailors, delaying time, and covering the retreat of the 'leader'.

He clenched his katana and shouted angrily: "It's dark and it's onboard!" ”

And the surrounding 'Japanese Bandits' also regarded death as home, and took the initiative to approach the Daming Water Division, intending to collide with the Daming Water Division and have a white-knuckle battle.

It's just a pity that it's ......

Times have changed.

"Boom!"

Only a few artillery salvos were heard, and even torpedoes were fired, and the ship carrying Natsume's endless hopes had not even come close to the Daimei Naval Division, and had been bombed to pieces, becoming a piece of scum adrift in the ocean.

And on the ship of the king of Wuning in Zhongshan, Luo An stood across the sword, so he was not at ease, and commanded without hesitation: "Chenghe word array, wrap it over, Hugh is going to leave the 'leader', and he will definitely kill the wolf!" ”

The standard-bearer quickly received the order and began to give orders, and several warships around the 'Zhongshan Wuning King Ship' immediately began to surround the several ships that had escaped, not giving them a chance to live.

"Kill!"

……

It doesn't take half a cup of tea, and everything disappears.

Liu Mou, a big businessman from the Ming Dynasty, and more than 200 people were captured, including three real widows, more than 100 fake widows, and the remaining forty or fifty people were from Java, Korea, Annam and other places, and the composition was very complicated.

These would-be pirates were to be brought back to China, put on a 'slave ship', and sent to Tangshan for mining.

Since the iron and coal factories in Tangshan and Datong are located, it can be said that there is a serious shortage of mining manpower, and all kinds of slaves are urgently needed to mine.

Of course, the hard-working workers of the Ming Dynasty will of course go to the mine, but at the bottom, the air is thin, and the land is prone to collapse, it is still necessary to let these slaves do it, and the Ming Dynasty will not consume those skilled miners.

The fleet returned, and after about two or three hours, they returned to the military base of the Huangming Naval Division, at Liugong Island in Jiaodong.

Huge factories are located on Liugong Island, where the Huangming Naval Division and the General Bureau of Shipping are located, a large number of docks are in production, and a steady stream of steel resources are brought from Tangshan to finance new warships.

After Luo An returned to the voyage, he instructed the sailors to take a boat, set foot on the mainland, and rushed towards Weihaiwei.

Today, the military deployment of the Jiaodong Peninsula is extremely severe.

There were originally three battalions in Jiaodong, namely the Jimo battalion, the Wendeng battalion and the Dengzhou battalion, and now Zhu Houxi has brought a Beijing battalion from the Beijing Division, so the current military deployment of the entire Jiaodong is very severe.

Zhu Houxi took a breath and stayed in Jiaodong for more than a month.

During this month, the Dengzhou Naval Division successfully merged with the Zhongshan Wuning Wangship, formed the Huangming Naval Division, and began to inspect the sea frontier in all directions, interrupting all the Japanese from Korea and Japan, and in just one month, four groups of Japanese invaders crossed the border, which can be described as extremely rampant.

In addition, Zhu Houxi also strictly inspected the Jiuwei Thirteen Institutes in Jiaodong, disposed of several thousands of households and a large number of middle and low-level officers, and restored the vitality and power of the Jiuwei Thirteen Institutes in Jiaodong.

The reason is very simple, those Japanese robbers can safely pass through the Jiaodong sea area from Korea and Japan, and they are not worried about the Dengzhou naval division attacking, all because they will bribe the officials of the Jiaodong Guard Station after each raid to ensure the shipping lane.

Of course, there are also eyeless little thieves, or the guys they look down on, who will also attack Jiaodong and other places, in the face of such small thieves and small widows, the choice of the Nine Guards and Thirteen Institutes is to strike hard and fight against the widows fiercely.

"Ugh."

Zhu Houxi shook his head, threw the scroll in his hand on the dragon bowl, looked at Luo An, who was reporting to work, and nodded: "I know, according to the custom, I will be sent to Tangshan to mine, and tell them that if they perform well, they can be promoted to Datong to dig coal." ”

For these mining slaves, Zhu Houxi has a very complete promotion system.

Those who are mining in Tangshan are told that if they perform well, they can go to Datong to dig coal, and then if they perform well in Datong, they can officially get rid of the identity of coolies, become a member of the Ming army, and go to the front line of Annam to serve the country!

And in Datong to dig coal, good performance can go to Tangshan to mine, in the same way, in the end, you can also join the glorious Ming army, go to the front line of Annam, and serve the country!

After all, in the ghost place of Annam, the monkeys are too wild, and the mountains are all over the place.

Zhu Houxi was even considering whether to issue an edict of fifty wen per head, but after thinking about it, he had to forget it, so as not to appear in the fine tradition of the feudal army of 'killing the good and risking the merits'.

The regular army of the Ming Dynasty would not fight this kind of public security war, Zhu Houxi thought about it and decided to make a good way to get the Ming Dynasty out of the troubles of the public security war.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Houxi yawned, opened his mouth and said, "Is the king of Joseon on the road?" ”

"Your Majesty, the king of Joseon, Li Yi, said in a letter that he occasionally felt the wind and cold, and he couldn't see, for fear of disturbing His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty of the Heavenly Empire, so he didn't dare to enter the court, although it was difficult to die, I begged Your Majesty for forgiveness."

Huang Jin, who was on the side, immediately took out one from the recital and read it to Zhu Houxi: "At the same time, North Korea has been recruiting people for several months, but more than 2,000 people have been recruited, and they are setting off by water with about 5,000 people from the North Korean army, and they will arrive in Shandong in a few days, and the North Korean envoys have been waiting outside the palace for many days, and I don't know when Your Majesty will summon ......them."

"Okay, detain the army of 5,000 people, let them go south, and go to Annam to fight a law and order war."

Zhu Houxi didn't hesitate at all, and opened his mouth directly and said, "As for the two thousand people...... Hmph, I'm afraid they're all prisoners in North Korean prisons, right? Find out the situation, if it is a prisoner, bring shackles, all of them go to Tangshan and Datong to mine, if it is really a man, then there is no need to bring shackles, and you can go directly to mining. ”

The Koreans, if they were allowed to fight alone, it could be said that the army was defeated, and when the Japanese invaded the Korean War in the Wanli period, the achievements of the Koreans can be said to have opened the eyes of the Ming monarchs and ministers.

Korea was broken by Japan in only one month, and the king of Korea fled in a hurry and wanted to take refuge in Daming, but it was difficult to support it in only three months.

At this level, it is difficult to be convinced.

But if they are allowed to be two dogs and servant troops, then they will burst out with amazing combat effectiveness.

In the history of the stick, as long as it was a servant army, it was quite reliable at other times, except when a government composed of Korean traitors helped American soldiers.

Therefore, Zhu Houxi decided to let the stick fight the monkey.

After pacifying Japan, let the devils also fight the monkeys.

Isn't it still the Warring States period on the devil's side? If you fight for sex, you should all be my servants, command them remotely, and go to Southeast Asia to open up a new battlefield.

"Urging North Korea, as a subordinate of my Ming Dynasty, I am very relieved, and I order it to send 30,000 Korean troops and 100,000 people to accompany the army to attack Annam next time, and there must be no mistake."

Zhu Houxi said: "Then the North Korean envoy is here?" Let the elder Xi Ge go to meet with him, and if the Korean envoy raises the issue of Korean security, I will order the Nuer Gandu Division to send an army to North Korea to provide security protection for North Korea. ”

The Ming army stationed in South Korea is indispensable.

Huang Jin just received the order, and before he could retire, he heard Zhu Houxi say again: "Wang Ge Lao pacified the Jiangnan Rebellion before, how is it now?" ”

"Your Majesty, the elder of the Wang Pavilion wrote a list of seals a few times ago, but he mentioned a few names, and respectfully asked His Majesty to judge."

Huang Jin said as he handed over the watch, and after Zhu Houxi glanced at it, he was not interested: "Just follow Wang Ge Lao's idea and copy the house." ”

"Slave Command!"

Huang Jin immediately went down and began to deal with Zhu Houxi's new will just now.

And not long after Huang Jin left, a hurried voice reached Zhu Houxi's ears, but he saw Lu Bing hurrying over and said to Zhu Houxi: "Your Majesty, eight hundred miles of urgent report, Annan war report!" ”

"Liu Wen, the governor of Liangguang, knocked to see my emperor, and my emperor bowed to him. The minister wept blood, and Annan Mo Dengyong asked for it to be attached, and His Majesty's holy grace was given to Annan as the commander of the army, and he was ordered to ......"

Liu Wen's recital was very long, and Zhu Houxi glanced at it casually and knew what it meant.

After the usurpation of power by Mo Dengyong, the powerful minister of the Annan Li Dynasty, although he established himself as the emperor, he heard that the Ming Dynasty was going to march to fight against him, and immediately admitted that he led the Annan Metropolitan Envoy, and the Ming Dynasty demoted the Annan Kingdom to the Annam Metropolitan Envoy, and at the same time sent an envoy to Zhennan Pass to surrender, and dedicated the Annan land register and household registration to the Ming Dynasty.

For Zhu Houxi's order, he was the first to respond positively and recruit people? Mo Dengyong immediately recruited 100,000 Annan people and wrote a letter to show his loyalty.

But......

These are just illusions.

"It's the outer king and the inner emperor again."

Zhu Houxi shook his head, and then said: "Order the governor of Liangguang to lead troops to occupy Hanoi, send officials to govern it, and after the arrival of the Korean security forces, if anyone who does not obey the king, he will be killed." ”

"Order Mo Dengyong to enter the court to see me, if you don't shirk from illness, it will be regarded as a rebellion, and you can crusade against it!"

At the time of Xuanzong, because Annan's side could not make ends meet, and the income from investing one million silver was only 90,000, he decided to give up after weighing it repeatedly, but Zhu Houxi's side did not want to give up like this.

After all, after the development of silver mines in Japan, money is not a big problem.

And there is a chat group, and trading with the members of the group, food is not a big problem.

Let the security soldiers of the North Koreans inch by inch, open up a bright Annam for the Ming Dynasty, and let Annam be full of guards.

Zhu Houxi then said: "The soldiers who conquered Annan have meritorious service, allocate 100,000 taels of silver, and send them all to boost the morale of the army!" If there are those who are greedy for military salaries, once it is verified, the three tribes will be wiped out! ”

"Yes!"

Hearing Zhu Houxi say this, Lu Bing immediately became energetic and hurriedly clenched his fists to receive the order.

For military generals, there is an emperor who cares about the army very much, and that is really an excellent Shengming monarch.

If it is restored to the depressing state of the Song Dynasty, which military general is willing to die for the emperor?

Zhu Houxi nodded slightly, and then said: "Order the army, get ready, and return to the court in three days, I am a little tired." ”

The attendants and guards present immediately received the order and were about to give orders, but a voice appeared in Zhu Houxi's ears.

[The group mission 'Save the Chongzhen Dynasty' has been completed.] 】

[Obtain task rewards: Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, Spell Summoning Rain.] 】

Looking at the voice in his ears, Zhu Houxi's originally lazy spirit was instantly shocked, and he was in high spirits!

Good, good, good.

It's finally here.

Zhu Houxi has been waiting for this news these days.

After all, at the last meeting, the Zheng father and son had already begun to carry out military mobilization against the Dutch company in Taiwan, and now a month has passed, which can be regarded as destroying the last vestiges of Dutch power in Taiwan, thus allowing themselves to complete this task!

This Chongzhen Dynasty has come and gone in a hurry, and next time I can directly let Zheng Chenggong come to my Jiajing Dynasty as an important member.

Zhu Houyu nodded with satisfaction, and then his mind moved, and this 'Spell Summoning Rain' appeared directly in Zhu Houxi's mind just like the 'Spell Thunder'.

"Good, I see."

Zhu Houxi couldn't help but understand the principle of calling the rain, got up from the dragon couch without hesitation, and walked quickly to the outside of the hall.

And seeing His Majesty the Emperor suddenly do such an act, the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids were puzzled, so they could only hurriedly bend down to follow.

Out of the hall, Zhu Houxi looked at the cloudless and sunny weather in the clouds, and couldn't help but smile slightly, and then shook off the dust, and in an instant, a light breeze hit.

And then, Zhu Houxi suddenly thought of something, smiled, and pretended to laugh mysteriously: "I am Lingxiao Shangqing Tong Lei Yuanyang Miao Fei Yuan Zhenjun, I ordered heaven and earth to rain today!" ”

Lingxiao Shangqing Tong Lei Yuanyang Miao Fei Yuan Zhenjun, Emperor Jiajing's first road number.

There are two longer names in the back, and the longest one even has as many as thirty-five words, but Zhu Houxi can't memorize them, and he is not interested.

However, this 'Lingxiao Shangqing Tong Lei Yuanyang Miao Fei Yuan Zhenjun' feels it.

When the surrounding guards heard Zhu Houxi's words, they were immediately a little shocked, and they all looked at the cloudless sky, and suddenly looked forward to it.

Although Your Majesty has a destiny of heaven, can a single word show the power of heaven and make the heavens and the earth rain?

"You will go and inform the two scholars and many officials accompanying me in the palace that I am going to cast a spell to rain, and if you get wet and feel the wind and cold, I can notify you in advance."

Zhu Houxi said with a smile: "I can't say that I have to take a pill from Si Dan Prison, lie on the bed, and rest for a few days." ”

Hearing Zhu Houxi's words, the eunuchs went to report one after another.

……

"Xi Ge Lao, you, this ......"

When the North Korean envoy heard Xi Shu's smiling tiger smile like a knife, he cried for a while, not knowing how to respond.

Although the Ming Dynasty was the suzerainty of Korea, it directly sent troops to the territory of North Korea, and asked North Korea to send troops thousands of miles away to fight Annam...... That's ridiculous.

The Korean envoys felt that their king had probably annoyed the Ming emperor this time.

The king is really hateful, can the Ming Dynasty be provoked by our North Korea? Although it is indeed a bit difficult to recruit people, as long as you stick to it, there is a way.

The Korean envoy did not perceive Zhu Houxi's thoughts, but blamed his own king in his heart.

The emperor has always liked Korean beauties, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has been in power for nearly seven years, and the king only knows to boast about it every day, and he doesn't come at all! It is still necessary to hurry up the draft, send a few beauties to the emperor, let the emperor dissipate his anger, and then let the king take the blame and go to Beijing to confess!

It's really not good, then we North Korean Smecta can only change a king by ourselves!

The Korean envoy thought like this, and at this time, a little eunuch hurriedly came, and when he saw Xi Shu sitting opposite the Korean envoy, he immediately said respectfully: "Xi Ge Lao, Your Majesty will cast a spell to rain after half a stick of incense, and please pay attention to Xi Ge Lao, so as not to forget to bring an umbrella when you travel, and feel the wind cold." ”

"I see."

Although Xi Shu didn't know what his majesty was going to do, he still nodded, indicating that he knew.

The North Korean envoy on the side looked confused.

Although they are Koreans, everyone in the upper echelons of the Korean aristocracy can speak in the Central Plains.

As for the Korean dialect? That's what an inferior person would say, we are all mixed up with the Celestial Empire!

Therefore, the Korean envoy naturally understood what the little eunuch reported.

Great Emperor, cast a spell to rain?

The North Korean envoys felt a little absurd, but they didn't dare to speak, for fear of disrespecting the kingdom and being directly clicked here.

Even if he is clicked, no one in North Korea will complain for him, but may blame him for this, blame him for offending the Ming Dynasty, and be a sinner in North Korea.

The North Korean envoy looked out the window, and it was a clear sky, and there were no clouds.

How can it rain?

The emperor did this, which was detrimental to the monarch's authority.

Just when the North Korean envoy was thinking wildly, suddenly, a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and purple lightning flashed in the cloudless sky, startling the Korean envoy.

Immediately afterwards, a drop of rain suddenly fell under this bright sunshine!

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, as if the Milky Way in the sky is flooding, pouring down from the sky!

The rain whipped the ground, the rain splashed, and it was confusing!

The North Korean envoy was stunned for a while.

After the relief, the North Korean envoy was already fanatical: "The Son of Heaven of the Heavenly Empire really has the mandate of heaven to add to him, and he follows the law!" ”

"After returning to China, those who disrespect the heavens and the heavens must be eradicated!"

The North Korean envoy has secretly made up his mind, and even has revealed a flattering look: "It is really an honor for the DPRK to be the dog of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of envy in his heart, "If I can become a Ming man and become a courtier of the emperor, what a happy thing it will be." ”

The destiny of heaven is added, and the law is followed.

Say it rains, it rains.

At this moment, the image of the Great Tomorrow has been deeply imprinted into the hearts of the Korean envoys, becoming an immortal Ming Jun, a sage comparable to the Three Emperors and Five Emperors!

The emperor must have had his intentions in asking us to send troops to Annam.

When I go back, I must persuade the king that I must not disobey the will of the emperor.

The Korean envoy said in his heart.

However, in an instant, the heavy rain suddenly stopped.

"Your Majesty has an order, pull out the camp today and move to Tianjin!"

It's a little embarrassing, but it's still this point update.

This chapter transitions, and it's time to pick up a new plot.

(End of chapter)