"Woo woo woo ......"

The long horn sounded from the sea, and Zhu Gaoyu stood on the pier, looking at the sea in the distance.

The island of Kyushu has been taken in its entirety.

I don't know if it's to invite merit or to save the lives of the men of the whole domain.

The samurai of the Satsuma clan attacked very fiercely, and in three days they took the entire Hyuga.

It's very fast, but the casualties are not small.

Of the more than 10,000 samurai of the Satsuma Domain, only 6,000 remained after the war.

Zhu Gaoyu was very satisfied with Satsuma's performance, and praised Shimazu Tianchang in front of everyone, which made him very excited.

And Shimazu Hisatoyo, who rushed back, hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched.

I scolded Shimazu in my heart for being shameless.

Problems within the Shimazu family, Zhu Gaoyu ignored them.

All he needs is a dog that bites, and it doesn't matter who it is.

In order not to let Shimazu Tianchang steal the limelight, Shimazu Jiufeng is also working very hard.

As the head of the family, he mobilized the secret power of the family to help Da Ming spy on the news.

The news that Ashikaga Yoshinori had gathered an army of 150,000 in Kamikyo was reported by him.

This guy not only figured out the situation of Ashikaga Yoshimori's troops, but even the scheduled departure route.

This made Zhu Gaoyu have to sigh that the fortresses are all disintegrated from the inside, and the betrayal of his own people is far more harmful than that brought by the enemy.

150,000 enemies attacked, which made Zhu Gaoyu cautious.

The forces in his hands, in the face of so many enemies, were more than enough to defend and not enough to attack.

Just when Zhu Gaoyu was thinking about whether to take a risk and forcibly recruit the Japanese of the entire Kyushu Island to help him fight.

The reinforcements he asked the old man for when he set out from North Korea finally arrived.

From the day he decided to attack the Wa Kingdom, Zhu Gaoyu knew that the more than 20,000 troops under his command were simply not enough.

Don't look at the unification of the imperial court, vowing to severely punish the Japanese and avenge the Kong family.

It's a pity that most people, including the old man, have never thought of occupying the Wa Kingdom.

In their view, the Wa Kingdom was far overseas, poor and remote, and the Ming occupation of it not only wasted money, but also did not gain any benefits.

At the beginning, Lao Zhu listed the countries that he did not conquer, not because he had a good relationship with these countries, but because he felt that these places were poor and remote and had no value of occupation at all.

In order to prevent future generations from making brains to expand their territory, occupy these useless places, and waste the manpower and financial resources of the imperial court, they were classified as non-conscripted lands.

If it weren't for the matter of Yan Shenggong and the Confucian family, the imperial court would not have agreed to send troops to fight the Japanese state.

Although they agreed this time, most people's idea was just to come over and teach the Wa Kingdom a lesson, and when they handed over the Yan Sheng Gong and the murderer of the crime, they could almost retreat and go back.

Zhu Gaoyu understood the thoughts of most people in the DPRK and China, and when he set out, he did not ask for more troops.

It was only after arriving in Korea that he wrote a letter to the old man, putting forward the idea of increasing the number of troops.

In order to be able to move the old man and the court, Zhu Gaoyu painfully explained all the Iwami Silver Mountain.

Boy.

When the old man saw the content of Zhu Gaoyu's notebook, his eyes turned red on the spot.

Zhu Gaoyu wrote in the notebook.

Iwami Silver Mountain is a super large silver mine, if you mine it with all your might, you can get tens of millions of taels of silver every year.

In addition to this, silver ore is accompanied by other ore veins such as copper ore.

If the Ming Dynasty takes this silver mine, the imperial court will not have financial worries in the next hundred years.

For his son, the old man believes very much.

Zhu Gaoyu, this kid, sometimes cheats a little bit, but he never deceives him.

In my impression, a super large silver mine suddenly popped out of the poor and remote country, and the old man couldn't sit still, so he called several ministers into the palace overnight to discuss the matter of increasing the number of troops.

At first, several ministers were still a little skeptical, thinking if this was the reason for King Yue to increase the number of troops.

But when the old man put the silver ore information on the recital, which was detailed to a certain location and how much area it covered, to show everyone, everyone was a little excited.

Xia Yuanji, the head of the household department, if he hadn't been pulled by a few books, would have to go back in a hurry to gather the people of the household department and set off for the Wa Kingdom.

After a night of discussion, the old man and several important ministers made a decision, and the number of troops attacking the Japanese state should be increased.

If nothing else, for the sake of this silver mine, we must also take down the Japanese kingdom in an all-round way.

But after the decision, several people became worried again.

The Ming Dynasty seems to have countless warships, but in fact, most of them are inland rivers or coastal ships.

Most of the ships that can really sail overseas are in the hands of Zhu Gaoyu.

Now that these warships are overseas, the imperial court has drawn reinforcements, and they can't be sent in a short time.

Just when the old man was thinking about whether to let the army brave the cold to reach Korea from the Liaodong region, and then let the fleet be transported to the Wa Kingdom.

The official secretary made a suggestion.

Since the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty cannot be sent over for the time being, why not let North Korea mobilize reinforcements and go to the Wa Kingdom to help His Royal Highness the King of Yue fight.

As soon as these words came out, the old man and several ministers glanced at each other, smiled and began to write.

The content of the writing, of course, can't be, I Daming found a big silver mine, but because the troops can't be transported for the time being, let your soldiers go over and send us to death first.

The old man stated it himself, and Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, wrote with a pen.

That's the approximate content.

I have been harassed by the Japanese for a long time, and the coastal people are miserable.

Originally, I wanted to let the Wa Kingdom solve it internally, but the Wa State not only did not obey the order, but also severed diplomatic relations with my Ming Dynasty, and even kidnapped my Ming Yan Holy Father despicably.

The court was very angry about this and decided to kill this disobedient little brother.

Considering that you Korea is often harassed by the Japanese invaders, I will also give you a chance to take revenge and let you send troops to punish the Japanese together.

When Lee's Joseon received the old man's handwriting, tears welled up in his eyes.

kept sighing, worthy of Daming's father, thinking about them in everything.

The excited King Li gathered his courtiers to discuss all night, and decided to forcibly recruit 100,000 soldiers, follow the Ming Dynasty, and punish the arrogant little wolf.

And in order to show support for Daming's father, North Korea will always be loyal to Daming's father's determination.

King Li didn't even send a general, and directly handed over the army to Liu Sheng, who was suppressing the Japanese in Jincheng.

"Marquis An Yuan, are you okay?"

As the boat transporting North Korean soldiers docked, Zhu Gaoyu helped Liu Sheng, who was pale and had just come off the boat, and was a little fluttering when he walked.

"Your Highness... The minister returned ...... Woo......"

Liu Sheng didn't finish a word, he rushed to the fence and vomited.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoyu hurriedly took a kettle and stepped forward to help pat his back.

I still thought in my heart that Liu Sheng estimated that the decision he regretted the most in his life was to go to sea with the Shenji Battalion.

Spit out a lot of sour water, and Liu Sheng, who was a little better, took the kettle and smiled apologetically.

"Your Highness, don't worry about the ministers first, the ministers can still hold on, and the life behind them is almost gone."

"And another?"

Zhu Gaoyu was puzzled for a moment, and looked in the direction of Liu Sheng's finger.

I saw that after the officers of the Shenji Battalion came down, a large number of Ming officials supported each other, their faces were pale, and their legs and feet fluttered down.

"This..."

Zhu Gaoyu was a little confused.

When they came, they didn't seem to bring any officials, so where did these Ming officials come from.

Hey, that one seems to be a little familiar, how does it look like the king of the household.

"Your Highness, find a doctor for the minister......"

Zhu Gaoyu was just about to step forward to take a closer look, when a weak voice sounded on a single frame carried by those officials.

This voice is so familiar, how is it a bit like Xia Yuanji.

As the group got off the boat, when Zhu Gaoyu saw the people on the stretcher clearly, he couldn't help but exclaim.

", it's really Xia Yuanji."

In the evening, Hirado Castle.

One of the retinues withdrew his hand to check the pulse.

"Chen Langzhong, he's okay!"

Zhu Gaoyu, who was waiting on the side, saw Lang Zhong withdraw his hand and asked anxiously.

If the old man's baby Lao Xia died in him, the old man would have to beat him to death.

"Back to His Highness, Xia Shangshu only fainted due to seasickness, coupled with the fact that he had not eaten for a long time, and fainted from hunger."

"Take some medicine to adjust, eat on time, and rest for a few days."

"That's good, there's Lao Chen Lang."

Zhu Gaoyu breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to him: "There are still some household officials outside, so I bother Chen Langzhong to work harder." ”

After sending Lang Zhong away, Zhu Gaoyu helped Xia Yuanji tuck the quilt, and then walked to the table and asked Liu Sheng, who had almost recovered.

"I asked the imperial court to increase troops, why did Lao Xia come over?"

Liu Sheng glanced at Xia Yuanji, who was still asleep, and smiled helplessly: "Your Highness, you still don't know him, as long as it's about money, nothing can stop him." ”

"You report to the imperial court, a big silver mine has been found here, it's strange that Xia Shangshu can sit still."

"The ministers have heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and several Shangshu are desperately trying to stop them, otherwise His Majesty will come over."

The corners of Zhu Gaoyu's mouth twitched.

This Lao Xia really fought for the sake of the court.

At the same time, I was also very envious of the old man.

With the existence of such a big housekeeper, how much less worry can be done.

If there is a person like Xia Yuanji under his command, there is no need to let his daughter-in-law personally go into battle for financial problems.

Because Zhu Gaoyu has no financial talents, his daughter-in-law is responsible for the family's financial expenses.

When Zhu Gaoyu set off, the Chamber of Commerce had already been finalized, and in order to figure out the accounts, his daughter-in-law had not slept well for a few days, and had been dealing with various accounts, and Zhu Gaoyu was distressed when he looked at it.

As for the old man coming over, Zhu Gaoyu knew that it was impossible.

It's better to fight the northern grasslands, that's what the old man is best at.

But naval battles are different.

This is not far away, and it is also an unpredictable sea, there are many failures of the Yuan Dynasty, and his eldest brother and those ministers are crazy, so they will let the old man come.

"Oh, by the way, Your Highness."

Referring to the imperial court, Liu Sheng suddenly remembered something and said to Zhu Gaoyu: "With Xia Shangshu, there is also a cargo ship from the craftsman's battalion, saying that it is the first batch of things that you let be manufactured." ”

"The cargo ship of the Artisan Battalion."

Zhu Gaoyu stood up excitedly.

Liu Sheng was a little curious when he saw this, even when reinforcements came, His Highness was very calm, what was it on the cargo ship of the craftsman's camp that could make this Highness so surprised.

Wait, artisan battalion...... Muskets!

Liu Sheng gradually came back to his senses.

The new musket that His Majesty took out at the beginning was not produced by the Ministry of Industry, and it was said that it was handed over to the craftsman battalion.

The boat belonged to the artisan battalion, and the journey was so mysterious that no one was allowed to approach it.

Now His Highness is so happy, is it ......

Liu Sheng's heart moved, and he also stood up excitedly.

"Your Highness, is that ship loaded with a new musket?"

Zhu Gaoyu nodded and shook his head again.

In Liu Sheng's confusion, he explained: "You only guessed half of it, in addition to muskets, there are also new artillery. ”

"Artillery!"

Liu Sheng's surprise was even greater.

His Royal Highness has a very high vision, but he can't look down on the firecrackers of the Shenji Battalion, so he developed a new musket by himself.

The two also talked about artillery, and Zhu Gaoyu expressed great disappointment with Daming's current artillery.

It has been said more than once that the current artillery is okay when it gets married, and in real combat, this artillery is far from being good.

Now even His Highness cares about the artillery, you can imagine how good its performance is.

"Yes, artillery." Zhu Gaoyu nodded with a smile and explained to him: "I told you at the beginning that I don't like the current artillery, so I worked with my subordinates to develop a new type of artillery. ”

"When the artisan battalion was established, I asked them to take the lead in building gun workshops and artillery workshops, so that they could make muskets and artillery as soon as possible."

"After all this time, I believe there are already some finished products."

"That's why I guessed that the ship of the artisan battalion should be loaded with new muskets and artillery."

"Then what are you waiting for, Your Highness, let's go and see......"

After getting affirmation, Liu Sheng couldn't sit still, got up and pulled Zhu Gaoyu to the dock.

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head with a smile and did not refuse, instructed the guards to take care of Xia Yuanji, and went to the dock with Liu Sheng.

The two chatted about the new firearms all the way, and before the sun set, they came to the docks.

At this time, the dock ships were still docking, transporting boatloads of North Korean soldiers down.

Zhu Gaoyu took a look, and at the current speed, all the soldiers' supplies were delivered, at least until the second half of the night.

The boats of the craftsman's battalion were docked with Liu Sheng's ships.

The person who originally led the team wanted to report to Zhu Gaoyu as soon as he landed.

As a result, because of Xia Yuanji's matter, Zhu Gaoyu didn't bother to see him.

"Your Highness."

The person in charge who led people to guard the side of the boat, looked at the other boats bored, unloaded the supplies and soldiers, saw Zhu Gaoyu and Liu Sheng coming, and hurriedly greeted them.

"Well, hard work."

Zhu Gaoyu, who had reinforcements and new weapons, replied in a very good mood, which made the person in charge panic.

At the same time, I couldn't help but be excited.

Those craftsmen and masters all said that His Highness had a very good temper, and it turned out to be true.

He is just a low-level craftsman, and His Royal Highness actually said to himself that it was hard.

"How many things did you ship this time?"

Liu Sheng, who was a little anxious, thought that with Zhu Gaoyu by his side, these people should not refuse his inquiry.

As a result, the person in charge glanced at him, did not mean to answer at all, and led Zhu Gaoyu to the boat.

touched Liu Sheng, who had a gray nose, and looked embarrassed.

Under the guidance of the person in charge, the two came to the cargo hold.

"Your Highness, here's the list!"

took out a small notebook from his arms, the person in charge of the craftsman battalion, and respectfully handed it to Zhu Gaoyu.

Zhu Gaoyu, who was looking at the large and small boxes in the cabin, nodded again and again with satisfaction, and reached out to take it.

Liu Sheng, who had a gray nose just now, didn't have a curious probe to watch, so he waited next to him.

He has figured it out now, it is absolutely indispensable to have him, and it is useless to be in a hurry without him.

With the help of the fire of the lantern next to him, Zhu Gaoyu looked at the notebook in his hand, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The artisan battalion really lived up to his expectations, and in just two months, the first batch of new weapons was provided.

These weapons were 500 flintlock pistols and 10,000 rounds of fixed-loading ammunition wrapped in oiled paper.

There were 30 new guns, and 800 rounds of pellets were packed.

And then there are other miscellaneous and some of them, all of which are all kinds of experimental weapons, and they are pulled here to test the performance of the battlefield.

Seeing such a number, Zhu Gaoyu was more satisfied, and at the same time, he was also a little moved.

The craftsmen and engineers under his command have probably suffered a lot in the past two months in order to make these weapons as soon as possible and help them fight the war.

Zhu Gaoyu's guess was not bad.

In order to help Zhu Gaoyu as soon as possible, Lu Fei took all the engineers and craftsmen to build these weapons in shifts of twelve hours.

Gunpowder shells are better, the hardest thing is the barrel and barrel.

In order to drill the barrel of the gun and the barrel, they used manpower, animal power, wind power, and water power.

Many of the craftsmen's hands were worn out, and it took them two months to get the weapons out there.

"Whoa!"

As a rain cloth was lifted, a golden cannon shining under the light appeared in front of several people.

"Is this copper?"

As soon as the artillery appeared, Liu Sheng, who couldn't hold back any longer, pounced directly, his eyes lit up, his hands trembled and stroked, the streamlined artillery body, and the big wheels.

"It's bronze!"

Zhu Gaoyu, who was also observing the cannon, corrected Liu Sheng's mistake.

"This is a new type of artillery, the name is: General Kamui Cannon!"

"The gun body plus the gun carriage weighs nearly 2,000 pounds."

"It can fire solid bullets, shotguns, and with the new gunpowder we have researched, the maximum firing distance can reach five miles."

"Five miles!"

Liu Sheng, who was lying on the artillery, couldn't help but gasp when he heard this attack distance.

General Zhankou's cannon, he thinks it's already very powerful, but the range is only a little more than a mile.

And the more delicate artillery in front of him has such a long range, which is several times that of General Zhankou's cannon.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded, and then said: "Not only that, but its accuracy also surpasses all the current artillery of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"According to the test of the craftsman battalion, within two miles, the error does not exceed three zhang!"

With such accurate data, Liu Sheng was speechless in shock.

Holding the barrel tightly with both hands, Liu Sheng looked at Zhu Gaoyu with a flushed face, "Your Highness, can the minister make a non-point request." ”

Zhu Gaoyu, who was looking at the barrel, glanced at him with a smile.

The other party looked so on that he didn't have to guess what he was thinking.

It is nothing more than an attempt to equip these guns with the Shenji Battalion.

Under Liu Sheng's expectant and pleading gaze, Zhu Gaoyu spit out two words without hesitation.

"Can't!"

Liu Sheng: "......"

(End of chapter)