Tsukushi Tsukushi

Kokura Castle.

Chikushi Metropolitan Division's General Military Office.

"The local forces of the eight cities of Izumi Castle, Oguchi Castle, and Miyanojo in Satsuma and Higo have been cleared." The clerk conveyed the news from the front-line army to the commander-in-chief.

Lu Zhen, a former general in Liaodong, was staring at the hanging map.

Tsukushi Tsukashi is the original island of Kyushu.

Although it is an island, plus the surrounding islands, the area is already half the size of Zhejiang Province, although Zhejiang Province is a strong economic province in the mainland, in fact, the land area is the smallest province, only more than 90,000 square kilometers.

Together with the surrounding islands, the area of the Chikushi Prefecture is about 40,000 square kilometers, while the area of the Liaodong Peninsula is only more than 29,000 square kilometers.

Such a large piece of land, although the Ming Dynasty smoothly fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty through the hands of the Dog Slave State, which had not been restored for many years, it was not easy to rule completely.

The remnants of the local forces have been resisting, and although Lu Zhen doesn't understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hates the local area very much, Lu Zhen will not disobey His Royal Highness the Prince.

Since His Royal Highness the Prince, who has always been benevolent, is inexplicably "hostile" to the local people, Lu Zhen is willing to share his worries for His Royal Highness the Prince.

Serving as the chief soldier for nearly ten years, the eunuch trade has become the main industry of the Tsukushi Metropolitan Division, because of the Tsukushi Division, the price of the eunuch has fallen directly to the bottom, and it has been continuous, so that those trading houses and forces that carry out the eunuch trade have gone bankrupt.

"How long will it take for General Zhao to arrive?"

Lu Zhen asked suddenly.

"It should be soon." The clerk speculates based on the itinerary.

Lu Zhen nodded, he understood that his time in the Tsukushi Capital Division had entered the countdown, and when the matter of the Dog Slave Country was resolved, he would probably return to China, although he was a little reluctant, but he did not dare to go against the will of the imperial court.

Compared with Liaodong, although the military power of Liaodong is also very large, but the Zhuzi Capital Division is a real soil emperor, and because of the eunuch policy, Lu Zhen's power in the local area is very large.

Newly recovered lands such as the Pyongan Metropolitan Division and the Hamgyong Metropolitan Division, in addition to the Ming Dynasty, will not only sweep away local forces, but also develop local productive forces, but the Zhuzi Metropolitan Division is different, only the word cleaning.

Tsukushi Toji is large.

Due to the needs of the situation, only one metropolitan division was established, and the number of troops stationed in the area was very large, and most of the garrisons of the three Ryukyu countries were relocated, leaving only a few soldiers in the area to maintain stability.

Many veterans who retired from the army chose to stay in the local area, and in addition to being allocated hundreds of acres of land, the manor also raised a lot of slaves.

On the sea.

A sailboat sails on the sea, and there are sergeants on board. It is said that it is the sea, but in fact it is a strait, and you can see the land on the other side.

"Kokura Castle, Akizuki Castle, Ancient Mountain Castle, Castle Ancient City. These places were originally the territory of the Ouchi clan. ”

The southern tip of the Wa Kingdom is called Chugoku, which belongs to the Ouchi clan, and is separated by a strait, and on the other side is the island of Kyushu, and the island of Purple is now built. In the northern area of Chikushi Island, many places were originally controlled by the Ouchi clan.

In order to hold the Ouchi clan hostage and support, the Tsukushi Toji set up Kokura Castle on the other side of the strait, and it was also easy to obtain supplies and trade by sea.

On the sailboat, Zhao An, the governor of Tsukushi, returned to the Tsukushi Metropolitan Division from the Dog Slave Country, preparing to go to Kokura Castle to negotiate with the chief soldier Lu Zhen about the dispute between the Dog Slave Kingdom and the Wa Kingdom, because he came to the Tsukushi Metropolitan Division for a short time, and many things still need to be introduced by the people below.

Through a year's time, Zhao An has mastered most of the situation, but there is still a lack of understanding of local trivialities.

"Ouchi's territory is indeed not small, but compared to the lack of fame in the shogunate, the name seems dispensable, in fact, it is often the key, and the shogunate is more popular with strong soldiers, if it weren't for the help of my Daming, the Ouchi clan should not be able to beat the shogunate."

Zhao An guessed the situation back then, and the more he learned about the current Dog Slave Kingdom and the Wa Kingdom, Zhao An admired the prince more and more.

Luck is a thing.

However, the defeat of Timur, as well as the success of Goryeo, and even the success of the Japanese Kingdom, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, like a prophet, often clearly grasped the local contradictions, and with the help of local contradictions, the greatest effect was achieved at the lowest cost.

The Ming Dynasty only paid materials and manpower, and through a small-scale war, it not only supported the Ouchi clan to restore the dog slave country, but also divided Kyushu Island and shared the Shikoku Island with the Ouchi clan.

If these achievements rely on blind force, I am afraid that it will be more than ten times more difficult, and the resistance faced will not be small.

Now with so many good foundations, Zhao An is full of confidence.

The Governor's Office has not yet been formally established.

Back in Kokura Castle, Zhao An met Lu Zhen and put forward his idea, "Although the prince originally proposed to focus on stability, it is not what it used to be, the situation in Nanyang has stabilized, and we should play the prince." ”

"What do you think?"

Lu Zhen asked curiously.

Zhao An smiled: "Actually, it can't be maintained, the new king of the Ouchi clan, we support the second son of Ouchi Yoshihiro, because this second son is weaker and convenient for us to control." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao An sighed in his heart, just as the prince said about the two-sided nature of things, and continued, "But because this person is too incompetent, not only can he not suppress the opposition in the country, but the shogunate also can't bear it, and he has long been ready to move, and the army has begun to assemble, if it weren't for our concern, the war would have started long ago." ”

Lu Zhen touched his beard, he already understood Zhao An's thoughts.

If it was proposed a year ago, Lu Zhen would oppose it, and look down on Zhao An, but it would be very appropriate to put it a year later. Lu Zhen put away his inner dissatisfaction, although he still thinks that he is not inferior to the other party, but the other party is young, step by step, and his knowledge and ability are not weak, and his future future is definitely better than himself.

"You go to school."

Zhao An showed a tentative gaze, and seeing Zhao An's eyes, Lu Zhen nodded and said slowly: "The old man will pay with it." ”

"Thank you, old general!"

Zhao An was overjoyed, this was Lu Zhen's fulfillment of him.

Lu Zhen saw Zhao An's attitude, knowing that the other party understood his own fulfillment, and also showed a relieved smile, since the competition can't be competitive, it is better to fulfill the other party, and it can be regarded as letting the other party accept his great affection.

When Zhu Gaochi received the joint recital from Zhao An and Lu Zhen, the second son Zhu Zhanyong also returned to the palace from out of town, first to meet his imperial grandfather, and then to see his father.

Unlike his eldest brother, Zhu Zhanji has always been well-behaved, while Zhu Zhanyong is more free and easy.

"A businessman gave his son a car, and he didn't receive the rest of the gifts, but he liked the gift very much, so he accepted it." Zhu Zhanyong said indifferently.

Zhu Gaochi had seen this car.

In fact, it belongs to the optimized steam locomotive, because it is steaming, so it is called a car, and you have to find a prototype, in fact, it is a steam truck mainly used in the Daming Industrial Bureau.

Steam wagons are expensive to use and inconvenient because of their efficiency.

Without the reason of rubber, the vehicle driving on the road is not only very demanding on the road, even the straight road is very bumpy, very easy to damage, often faulty, even the truck driver is very annoying.

At least half of the time spent on transporting vehicles is spent repairing the car.

Only the Daming Industry Bureau can ignore the cost, because the court's doubts forcibly promote, but private commercial houses will not use it, as for ordinary people, they will not buy this cost-effective truck.

But the car that the merchant gave to his son had rubber tires on the wheels, which was very different.

Like the invention of stirrups and horse hooves.

Without these two things, cavalry is only a subsidiary position, and with these two things, cavalry has become a strategic core branch.

Zhu Gaochi was very excited, and finally after understanding, he learned that it was extracted from plants in the southwest, and it was not because of the historical rubber, which could not be popularized and applied on a large scale.

The price of such tires is higher than the construction price of the original truck, and it can only be a luxury.

Therefore, if we really want to give full play to the effect of automobiles, one is to solve the problem of energy efficiency with the internal combustion engine, and the other is to solve the problem of product quality with the introduction of American rubber.

When these two things are mature, it will be the era of large-scale popularization of automobiles.

"A merchant must ask for something when he gives something, and if you receive a gift from someone else, and then someone asks for you, you will have to pay more than the value of the gift you received."

Zhu Gaochi said dissatisfiedly.

If it is the eldest son, the eldest son will definitely not accept it.

Zhu Zhanyong smiled, "A businessman has a request for me, as long as it is in the interests of the country, what if it is convenient, but if he wants to seek personal interests and ignore the general righteousness, why should I care about him." ”

The sugarcoating was eaten, and the shells were fired back.

Although the second son is not as disciplined as the eldest son, Zhu Gaochi actually likes the character of the second son more.

People like to be active, the lifeless eldest son is too dull, when chatting with the second son, he often brings joy to himself, and Zhu Gaochi also understands Zhu Di through his son.

The eldest son is expected to return, and he bears a lot of pressure, and he does not dare to take a step forward, while the second son does not have so much pressure, Zhu Gaoxu is strong and strong, and he accompanies his father all the year round, so he always has to be liked more by his father.

In the same way, sometimes Zhu Gaochi will worry about Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Zhanji is under too much pressure, how meticulous he is on weekdays, the more so.

"This study tour, the son most touched the contradiction between people, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, the son is just an idle person, the constant replacement of people around him, but the contradictions are constant, it can be seen. Therefore, the sages said that people and politics are compatible, and they govern the country first and govern the family, and even the contradictions of the people around them cannot be solved if they are not handled well, let alone a country. ”

Hearing his son's immature exclamation, Zhu Gaochi showed a funny smile.

There was a kind of surprise that I saw the cycle.

Didn't you often sigh in your previous life?

The confusion and awakening of each period have entered the next period, and it is a new height, looking back on the thoughts and hesitations of youth, I only feel sorry and ridiculous. The confusion and perception of the sons are like their own reincarnation.

"And how do you do that?" Zhu Gaochi was admitted to the school.

Zhu Zhanyong did not hesitate, and said simply: "I'm not a housekeeper, they handle their own conflicts by themselves, don't you know what's big and what's small?" Because my own contradictions affect me, it is their incompetence, I will stay away from such people, those who can think for me and are willing to endure are what I like, I will definitely be close to him. ”

With such words, Zhu Gaochi was speechless.

The second son is a city not deep character, but he is very decisive and simple, with clear rewards and punishments, and a clear style of doing things, which really attracts a group of people, and the people around him know what to do.

That's talent.

Many of the higher-ups have exhausted their scheming, but as a result, the people below are busy, but they don't know which direction to push, and the result looks busy, but in fact the effect is not great.

Just like governing the Ming Dynasty by himself, he has only grasped one point for decades.

The core is to strengthen the building of spiritual civilization while developing the building of material civilization.

The policy is to promote the industrialization of society.

The purpose is to create a social resource allocation, economic cycle, everyone for me, I for everyone, people-oriented ultimate society.

has sung the tune for decades, so that the country, from the hundreds of officials in the imperial court, to the dawn of the people, understand what the Ming Dynasty wants to do.

"Father, the imperial grandfather wants to go to the Wa Kingdom."

Zhu Zhanyong saw that his father was in a good mood, and said tentatively, the emperor's grandfather said that he would bring himself with him this time to conquer the Japanese kingdom, Zhu Zhanyong couldn't bear it, and was ready to test his father's mind.

Zhu Gaochi did not reply.

My father was not a man who was willing to do nothing.

In fact, Daming has today, and it is really inseparable from Zhu Di.

Historically, Jiaozhi reinstated and rebelled, the fundamental reason is that the Ming Dynasty has not enough people in the local people, Jiaozhi has left the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, unlike the mainland, although the north and south of the mainland have also been separated for hundreds of years, the remaining people's hearts still exist.

Zhu Di personally went to Jiaozhi and played the greatest role in stabilizing people's hearts, including the personal expedition to Senan and the second personal expedition to the seven western provinces, which played a vital role in the stability of the Ming borderlands.

Otherwise, the distance between the seven western provinces and the hinterland, as well as the customs and culture, and many other reasons, how could it be possible to achieve stability in only ten years?

There is a world of difference between a stable western seven provinces and an unstable western seven provinces, involving the energy of the Ming Dynasty.

The stability of the seven western provinces not only reduced the investment of the Ming Dynasty in the local area, but also played a key role in the deepening management of the imperial court in the Wusi Zangdu Division, the Duogandu Division, the Western Regions Province, and the Yili Province.

What about the Wa Kingdom and the Dog Slave Kingdom.

Zhu Gaochi will definitely not be soft on the Japanese country.

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The Wa Kingdom is truly fearful of power and not of virtue.

They worship only the strong and do not respect benevolence.

Treating such a nation can only beat them to the bone marrow, not only will they not retaliate, but they will be respectful, just like their ancient name Dog Slave Country, and the same character as dogs.

In this case, Zhu Gaochi will not be soft-hearted, not only to completely eliminate the Japanese state, but also to solve the problem of how this big country far overseas, that is, the side of the couch, will not allow others to snore.

Goryeo was different from the Wa Kingdom.

Goryeo is connected to Chinese mainland and cannot escape from Chinese control, and because of its unique conditions for living overseas, the threat of Goryeo is more than ten times greater than that of Goryeo.

Zhu Gaochi will not allow the continuous absorption of Chinese culture and technology while maintaining his own independence.

And since the death of Yoshihiro Ouchi, the new rulers are really unable to support the wall, not only the internal struggle is fierce, more and more people are inclined to the Japanese shogunate, and if the Ming Dynasty does not act now, it will lose the initiative even more in the future.

Zhu Gaochi was unwilling to waste too many years in the Wa Kingdom, and was ready to exterminate the other party at one time.

In this case, Zhu Di put forward the request of pro-conscription, Zhu Gaochi thought about whether to agree, with Zhu Di's pro-conscription, the people's desire is better. Moreover, the Wa Kingdom is not the existence of a tribe, and if it is really destroyed, the resistance will not be small.

Historically, in the fifteenth century, the world's population was about 350 million.

The major populous countries were the Timurid Empire, with a population of nearly 30 million; the Ottoman Empire, with a population of 6 million; the Ming Empire, with a population of nearly 100 million; The Majapahit country has a population of more than 6 million.

Then there was the Wa Kingdom, with a population of about 14 million.

Just looking at the population of the Japanese Kingdom, it is not a small country, but because of the existence of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese Kingdom is just a small country in the eyes of the Central Plains people, and the population of Britain at the same time was only two or three million.

This is the pain of civilization.

Historically, the highest proportion of the Chinese population in the world was the Northern Song Dynasty, and the population of the Northern Song Dynasty reached 120 million, reaching 40 percent of the world at that time, and nearly one of the two people was Chinese.

Later generations ridiculed the ancients, but they did not know what to laugh at.

Not only has it lost its largest population, but the world's share has also dropped to one-fifth, and it will decline sharply in the foreseeable future. (End of chapter)