The generals didn't particularly care, but Yue Zheng, Zhang Ning and other ministers were overjoyed.

Yue Zheng sighed: "What kind of immortal place is this, according to the map, combined with our actual survey and calculation, this Jeju Island can develop at least 30,000 hectares of cultivated land."

The climate here is mild, the rain is abundant, and there are more than 30,000 hectares of fertile land, that is, more than 3 million mu, which can feed 7.8 million people.

We chose an excellent port along the coast of Jeju Island to build a capital city and a county seat, to provide all kinds of materials for merchant ships, ship repair, ship construction, accommodation, and food, and these livelihoods can absorb more than 100,000 or 200,000 people.

The development of Jeju Island will absorb a million people and greatly reduce the burden on Shandong Province.

With such a great contribution, if the people of Shandong do not include us in the famous eunuch shrine, it will be a bit too much. ”

Zhang Ning nodded: "Yes, the imperial court collects taxes, or is it similar to the Yuan Dynasty, setting a quota for each province."

The amount of taxes to be paid in Shandong is fixed, and with the addition of more than 30,000 hectares of land on Jeju Island, the burden on the people of other provinces in Shandong will be greatly reduced.

And now these lands are ownerless, we can set them up as official land, and our government and local owners rent them out.

In this way, the grain harvested from more than 30,000 hectares of land on Jeju Island is even more than the 100,000 hectares harvested in Shandong itself.

If the people of Shandong don't include us in the famous eunuch shrine, it will be too unconscionable, and it is indeed completely unreasonable. ”

Yue Zheng said with a smile: "But we can't occupy all the land, the Holy Lord will definitely go to Jeju Island to feudal the vassal king, and we have to reserve the land for the vassal king."

30,000 hectares is a very conservative rough estimate, and if it is actually reclaimed, I am afraid that it cannot be less than 45,000 hectares.

We left 5,000 hectares for the vassal king, 10,000 hectares for the guards, and the remaining 30,000 hectares were all collected as official fields.

But this is all our whims, we have to ask the Holy One, and the Holy One approves it before it can be implemented. ”

Zhang Ning replied with great certainty: "I understand the Holy One, the Holy Lord is selfless and loves the people, and he will definitely agree." ”

Yue Zheng nodded, no objection.

Chen Mingdeok was also extremely happy, because there is a natural harbor at the easternmost tip of Jeju Island, which is four miles long from north to south, and is in the shape of a pocket, which perfectly blocks the strong winds and waves in the south.

Out of the port, there is a cow island not far from the northeast, which is seven or eight miles long from north to south, which just serves as a barrier for the military port.

Placing artillery and lookouts on Ushijima Island can effectively prevent enemy sneak attacks.

Therefore, the ministers felt that they were going to make great contributions, and the generals also felt that they were going to make great contributions, and everyone was in harmony and very happy.

But within two days of everyone's joy, Xu Heng sent someone to deliver a military report.

The North Korean naval division attempted to attack Tsushima.

At first, it was very smooth, the Japanese artillery technology was not even comparable to that of the Koreans, and only a few thousand Japanese troops were stationed on Tsushima Island.

The Japanese sailors were still in the port of Hakata and had no time to support.

North Korean sailors captured a small port on Tsushima Island and then transported tens of thousands of soldiers to the island.

The topography of Tsushima Island is completely opposite to that of Jeju Island, and it is almost entirely mountainous, so there is no place to put your feet.

A few days after the Korean soldiers landed on the island, they were attacked by the Japanese army at night and almost all of them were annihilated.

Xu Heng specially warned Yue Zheng and others: Tsushima Island is about 150 miles long from north to south; In the east-west direction, it is about 20 miles wide in some places and about 40 miles wide in some places.

Moreover, the island is full of mountains, and the mountains are densely wooded, and the Japanese army has no way to fight it when they put a cat into it.

Yue Zheng understood Xu Heng's meaning and said to everyone: "I think An Guogong's intention is probably to change the strategy formulated by the Holy Lord.

The Holy Castle wanted to first capture Tsushima Island and Ikaki Island, and then rely on Tsushima Island to destroy the main force of the Japanese naval division in Hakata Port nearby.

However, it seems that An Guogong wants to start from Busan and attack Hakata Port directly.

Busan is 500 miles away from Hakata Port, and Jeju Island is 7800 miles away from Hakata Port.

Although our naval division is far stronger than that of Japan, but from such a distance, the enemy is waiting for work, and this battle is not easy to fight.

The most important thing is that we have not had a large-scale naval division in the Ming Dynasty for many years, and it is normal to capsize the ship in the gutter.

But we can't afford to lose, and if the invincible armada, which the Holy Lord has spent millions of taels of hard work to build, is defeated by the Japanese sailors, it will trigger a fierce counterattack from the government and the opposition. ”

When everyone heard this, they all frowned.

People understand that it is too difficult to land on the island and fight. More than a hundred years ago, Dayuan had already experimented.

As it turned out, it was not so easy to break through the defense system off the coast of Japan.

The landing side is naturally at a disadvantage, which cannot be compensated for by the superiority of firearms.

Speaking of which, there are still many mountains in Japan, which is particularly difficult to fight.

……

Busan, the camp of the Ming army.

Xu Heng, Xu Yongning, Jiang Yuan, Han Minghun , Fan Guang , Fang Ying , Huang Qi , Li Sicheng are all opposite.

The first battle was unfavorable, and he suffered a big defeat, which made everyone lose face.

Only Li Sicheng, the king of the plains, was somewhat more comfortable, and was recently authorized by the emperor to counsel military affairs and officially integrated into the political situation of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Qi is also okay, just supervise the army for his own emperor, he doesn't have to worry about how to fight, and it doesn't matter if he wins or loses.

The others were more anxious, they couldn't take the island, and they had nowhere to attack the Japanese mainland, and they wanted to help the Ashikaga Nari clan in Kamakura, but they were too far away.

The bottom line is that no one is proficient in naval warfare.

Xu Heng smiled helplessly: "If this continues, we will have to rely on Chen Mingde, the Marquis of Xinghan who was canonized by the Holy Lord."

We can only let the Shandong Navy Division fight, wait for them to defeat the Japanese Navy Division, establish a landing base, and then transport us up for land operations.

However, the Japanese mainland is also full of mountains, and it is as difficult to fight as Tsushima Island.

No wonder Da Yuan touched a gray nose back then, and finally ran back in a gray way. ”

Fan Guang echoed: "That's true, the feeling of the last general is that he can't use his strength, and he has nowhere to use his strength." It's either the sea or the mountains, we have an empty army, but we can't spread it, it's really aggrieved. ”

Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly: "I heard that the Shandong Navy Division also has a plan to go around to the east coast of Japan and directly capture Sakai Port, so as to threaten Kyoto.

We can only hope that they succeed, and our North Korean side will be in danger of capsizing if the wind and waves are a little stronger, and Kyoto and Kamakura are beyond our reach. ”

Xu Heng concluded: "Okay, let's wait for the Shandong Sailor to contribute, I can't think of a better way." ”

There was no objection, and the war came to a standstill again.

Yue Zheng, Chen Mingde and others were either focusing on running Jeju Island, or repairing the military port and hoarding supplies, and were not in a hurry to attack.

……

The fifth day of the fifth month of May, Nanjing.

Wang Ao and Luo Hengxin rushed back to Nanjing together, and the two first went to the garrison yamen to meet with Xu Chengzong, Yuan Cheng and others, and then returned to Nanjing for handover.

According to the rules of the Jingtai Dynasty, if there are more than one Shangshu in the six departments, whoever is in charge of the seal is responsible for the overall responsibility.

(End of chapter)