"That's right!"

Lin Che gave Zhu Fan a thumbs up and said with a smile:

"The vicinity of this series of islands, including the Wa Kingdom, are all navigable waterways."

"If Da Ming can occupy all these islands, it will be able to form a protective island chain outside of Da Ming!"

"All ships that want to go to my Daming must go through the checkpoints of these island chains and check that they have no intention of harming Daming before they are qualified to move forward!"

The island map drawn by Lin Che is the first island chain of the beautiful country to blockade China in later generations.

To break through this layer of chains, Huaxia paid a great price.

But it also proves from the side that if you can control this island chain, you can control it in your own hands.

If the outside world wants to break through the defense of the island chain, I am afraid that it will have to pay an even more unacceptable price.

If the Ming Dynasty could advance it, it would be a lot of islands with only scattered natives.

All arranged for the Ming Dynasty's guards and sailors.

Then in the future, the Europa fleet wants to do business on the Ming mainland.

Let's disarm ourselves first.

Zhu Fan's eyes did not blink, staring at the simple diagram of the first island chain drawn by Lin Che.

My eyes are about to pop out.

Although he did not know anything about military knowledge at sea.

However, there are some things in the military that have similarities.

For example, some are surrounded by mountains.

It's just like the important place where there are a few passages at the foot of the mountain.

The island carved out by Lin Che.

It's like the mountains that surround the Daming Sea.

It is a place where first-class soldiers must fight.

Zhu Fan's eyes flashed with excited greed, he slapped the table and said:

"If I can take these islands, wouldn't there be a string of protector islands."

……

The excited person is not only Zhu Rong.

Zhu Yuanzhang eavesdropping next door.

His heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a few points with Lin Che's words.

The military significance of the first island chain to the Ming Dynasty, such as the role it can play.

Zhu Yuanzhang is the father and son, and he knows it best.

If you can be in front of the Ming Dynasty's sea frontier, add another unsinkable pass.

No matter what pirates he will be in the future, it will be difficult for him to hit the mainland of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao, showed a smug smile, and asked:

"Boss, do you understand what Mr. Lin means by the island chain?"

Just now, Zhu Biao wanted to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to change his mind about conquering the Japanese Kingdom.

Instead of succeeding, he was tricked by his father.

Zhu Biaoben wanted to delay for a while and then persuade Zhu Yuanzhang.

Unexpectedly, Lin Che put forward the idea of the first island chain.

Zhu Biao is not even able to understand military affairs.

I also know that there is a circle of islands guarding the periphery of the Ming Dynasty, how much benefit it is for the Ming Dynasty.

So, he stopped the brush in his hand, bowed his head to Zhu Yuanzhang and admitted his mistake:

"My father is far-sighted, and before Mr. Lin said it, he already knew the importance of the Japanese Kingdom to our Ming Dynasty, and asked my father to forgive his sons and ministers for the crime of short-sightedness."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

The words of being so old sound like a boast.

But if you think about it carefully, there is something yin and yang weird.

Zhu Yuanzhang was full of thoughts for a while.

The idea of listening to Lin Che's lecture in person resurfaced in his mind.

"In general, whether it is to open up outwards or to build a defensive island chain."

"It's all something that must be done to consolidate the power of the Ming Sea."

In the hall, Lin Che leisurely finished the course summary.

Then, he waved his hand at Zhu Fan and said:

"That's all for today's lesson, the homework is still the previous question, I hope you can come up with the answer before you listen to the next class."

Zhu Fan was still thinking about the biggest weakness of the Mobei Tartars.

There are still four island chains left, and where are they all.

However, seeing the wine glass and chopsticks that Lin Che put down, he wanted to rest.

Zhu Fan had no choice but to leave the mansion.

……

Afternoon.

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair, listening to the listener with a black face, and Queen Ma narrated.

"The fourth child is crazy, why don't you agree to this marriage."

"Our old Zhu family, how can we give birth to such unworthy descendants?"

"This matter is not up to him, the marriage with the Xu family must be concluded, otherwise let us go to see Tiande in the future."

"And Miaoyun, what's wrong? can read and hyphenate, and can be diligent and thrifty, where to find such a daughter-in-law. ”

"No, this matter can't be messed around with by the fourth child, he doesn't count what he said."

"If he is still like this, we will send him to the edict prison to stay, and reflect on it like the second child!"

After listening to this, Zhu Yuanzhang vented in his mouth.

Queen Ma looked helpless, her second son had just come out of the edict prison, and now the fourth child was making trouble at home.

She has the same headache as Zhu Yuanzhang.

Among his sons, even the second and fourth are the most headaches.

Since the last time he was in the palace, after setting up this family relationship with Xu Da, Zhu Di was unwilling to live or die.

She couldn't persuade her as a mother, so she had to find Zhu Yuanzhang to discuss it together.

Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude was very resolute, and if he did not agree, he would suppress it by force, and put him in prison for introspection.

Anyway, his words have already been spoken, and the emperor Chrysostom has said that he can't take it back.

"Chongba, I heard that Miaoyun didn't want this family business, and he agreed in front of us because he wanted to protect his father's face."

"Since the two children don't agree, why don't we discuss it with Tiande one day and see how to deal with it."

"The twisted melon is not sweet, if these two children are reluctant, I don't want to, living together is not a way, it's better to..."

Before Queen Ma could finish speaking, the eunuch Liu He hurriedly walked in and said:

"Captain Mao Xiang asks to see."

Queen Ma hurriedly shut up, she knew that Mao Xiang's request to see her at this time must be a military matter.

This little thing at home is not worth mentioning in the face of national affairs.

What's more, she has always adhered to the creed of not interfering in politics in the harem.

Not for a while.

Mao Xiang walked into the imperial study quickly, knelt on one knee in front of the imperial case, and said respectfully:

"Captain Mao Xiang knocks to see Your Majesty!"

"Knock on the Queen Mother!"

"Zhu Tianliang finally spoke, and the mastermind behind the scenes found out!"

Hear the words.

Zhu Yuanzhang got up excitedly, staring at Mao Xiang with a look of excitement.

The killer behind the assassination has finally been found.

He can also give Mr. Lin an explanation.

"Your Majesty!"

Without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask, Mao Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly said:

"According to Zhu Tianliang's confession, the assassins were arranged by several children of the Hou family, who were killed in the court last time, but they instigated them, and found a killer named Liu Daxun, a person from Yangzhou."

"His father Liu Jian previously served as a general judge in Yangzhou Mansion, and was skinned by His Majesty because of his collusion with the prefect Qian Wei in the Yangzhou fraud case..."

"The subordinates have already investigated, this person named Liu Daxun and Mr. Lin have not intersected before, and they are completely resentful of His Majesty..."

"Liu Daxun?"

Zhu Yuanzhang bypassed the imperial case and walked back and forth in the imperial study, thinking about this matter in his heart.

He did not have the slightest impression of Liu Jian, who was sentenced to Yangzhou Tong.

In the case of fraud by Yangzhou officials, hundreds or thousands of officials were killed, and it was impossible for a small general sentence to be placed in his heart.

(End of chapter)