Chapter 191: Where the Lotus Blossoms
When Xu Qin returned to Haifan Division, it was already snowing heavily. He returned with a fully loaded fleet.
On this day, the port of Hai Fan Si was specially vacated to dock the fleet he brought back.
The battle of the Wa Kingdom has been transmitted back to the Ming Dynasty one after another, and His Majesty sent the Shenji Battalion to the north for training, but he didn't expect Xu Qin to make such a big move.
First, he directly hit the capital of Kaeongcheng in North Korea, forcing North Korea to send troops to attack the Japanese state.
It's just that after laying down Tsushima Island, he is still unwilling. Coerced the Korean army to cross the sea together to the Wa Kingdom.
After fighting in the Wa Kingdom for more than four months, during which Zhang Fu also transferred the main force of the Shenji Battalion, with only 7,000 main forces.
When the Korean army fled in the middle of the night, he improvised and killed the Japanese general Ashikaga Yoshimori. Defeated the 60,000 Japanese army.
Emperor Kameyama ascended the throne and forced the Wa Kingdom to cede land and pay compensation. Just one Iwami silver mine can produce two million taels per year.
This does not include the associated copper mines, iron ore, and copper, which also have hundreds of thousands of catties. In addition, every year, it is necessary to bring saltpeter, sulfur, and young and strong laborers to the Ming Dynasty.
Now that the north and the south of the Japanese kingdom are facing each other, the two sides have to turn to the Ming Dynasty for help in order to better overwhelm each other.
The day Xu Qin got off the ship, it was almost the end of the year. The messenger who greeted him was Yang Shiqi. It can be seen that the imperial court's attitude towards Xu Qin at this time.
Zhu Di issued a holy decree to Xu Qin and added General Hai Guangwei, and the Haifan Division was once again promoted by one level and became a four-grade yamen. The subordinate members have been promoted by one level after planning and merit.
Zhu Di also specifically mentioned Xu Hao and was promoted to lieutenant of the light car. The two sons of the Xu family, Wei Daming, traveled thousands of miles. Zhu Di is satisfied.
For more than a year, with the normal operation of the Enshi Field and the Haifan Division. Zhu Di's own sea treasury is not a treasure, an overseas treasure.
Silver alone is about a million taels. The household department even extracted more than 1.5 million taels of tax silver from these two departments.
Of the 1,200,000 silver sent back from the Iwami Silver Mine in the Wa Kingdom, 560,000 were from the royal silver number. Because the silver ticket has been given to the daimyo.
This part must be reversed.
The remaining 640,000 taels went into the pockets of the household department, which was regarded as the military salary and expenses of the Shenji Battalion.
The Ming Royal Silver of the Haifan Division, the silver stored alone has reached eight million taels. And there is a growing trend.
There were eight million taels of silver, and eight hundred silver bills were in circulation outside. The Silver Ticket of the Grand Royal Silver is very strong.
Many merchants were willing to deposit their silver even though they were not engaged in maritime business. The Royal Silver Trumpet has been in accordance with the plan, and branches have been opened in Nanjing, Yangzhou, Fujian and other places.
After Yang Shiqi read out the holy decree of the reward, there was a second holy decree, that is, Xu Qin and the little county lord would marry on a certain date.
"Congratulations to the little grandfather, opening up the territory and spreading the prestige of the foreign land." Yang Shiqi said happily.
"That's my own ability, it's all the support of His Majesty and the tolerance of the princes of the court, otherwise there will be no matter how many days there is. I'm sorry for your trouble. ”
The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and Xu Qin knew that he was forcing North Korea outside, and he was afraid that Zhu Di and these ministers would be under great pressure at home.
Because there are always those who are stupid in reading and reading, who talk about benevolence and righteousness, and what they say about the country that is not conquered.
They turned a blind eye to the suffering of the people of the Ming Dynasty. even complained a little, and they said that they were Diao Min.
But I can't see that the Ming Dynasty is not good for other countries, otherwise it will be against the way of the saints, and we must convince people with virtue.
He can think of those excuses, what is the provocation of the border, what is not to conquer the country, what is against the ancestral system.
They can't see the huge benefits, they can't see the benefits obtained by the Ming Dynasty, so they copy books and live in self-absorption of convincing people with virtue.
It is as if the words of the Yongle saint can be peaceful and prosperous. If you can't be peaceful and prosperous, the emperor is not good enough. It has nothing to do with him anyway.
It is inevitable that young people will be arrogant and arrogant in achieving such achievements. But Yang Shiqi didn't expect Xu Qin's cognition to be so clear.
Not only is he not proud of himself, but he also gives all this credit to the imperial court.
"The little grandfather is too humble, if the little grandfather didn't dare to be the first in the world, how could there be today's achievements." Yang Shiqi said sincerely.
"If it weren't for the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the open-mindedness of His Majesty, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to go to North Korea, and the thirteen gold medals would have come after me. I have nothing to be proud of, but Your Majesty and the court are tolerant and generous. ”
Xu Qin was not modest this time, but told the truth. If the Ming Dynasty is not strong, where can he easily coerce North Korea, if Zhu Di does not support him silently behind his back, how can he take back Jeju Island, and how dare he wait for a decisive battle in the Wa Kingdom for several months?
The logistical supply will kill him. Zhu Di is not Song Gaozong after all, and he can't be Yue Fei.
The words of the two people are all silent.
Zhu Di was very satisfied with Xu Qin's whereabouts, because with Guan Guan and Wanwan, he even did not hide all his strategies and ideas along the way. Jin Yiwei naturally knew in time.
Zhu Di knew very well, and he knew every step of Xu Qin very well.
Until the Jiaozhi rebellion, he transferred Zhang Fu away but did not give Xu Qin an order, just let him choose. Whether to fight or retreat depends on Xu Qin's own choice.
He didn't expect Xu Qin to choose to fight, with 7,000 lone troops to fight against the national strength of the Wa State. At the critical moment, when 20,000 North Korean people fled, he actually defeated 60,000 Japanese troops. Kill the Shogun of the Wakuni Shogunate.
By the way, more than 10,000 people in North Korea were saved. In the end, he forced the Japanese to sign such a treaty.
It is simply to draw the blood of the Wa Kingdom to strengthen the muscles and bones of the Ming Dynasty. This battle played out the confidence of the Ming monarchs and ministers, and also played the dignity and arrogance of the Ming Dynasty.
7,000 troops, crisscrossing the Japanese country. made Zhu Di very happy, and he couldn't help but wonder how the history books would write about him.
"He may not be my Huo Quzhi, but he must be my Chen Qingzhi." Zhu Di touched his beard with satisfaction and said.
After saying that, I felt that it was wrong. Emperor Wu of Liang was not a good emperor.
"Father, you said that if Zhang Fu hadn't been transferred away, would this kid have fought in Kyoto?"
Zhu Gaochi asked Zhu Di.
Zhu Di recalled Jinyiwei's information and shook his head. Xu Qin never had this idea, let alone bring more than 10,000 people, even if 100,000 people wanted to occupy the Wa Kingdom, it was impossible.
Therefore, Xu Qinde's main purpose is to create division and confrontation in the Wa Kingdom, and then the Ming Dynasty will slowly plot it.
It's just that there are 10,000 people without Zhang Fu, who are almost overly dependent on North Koreans. As a result, the North Koreans almost pitted him.
"Probably not, there are too few people after all. The Wa Kingdom is not a small country. But Jiaozhi ...... "Thinking of this, Zhu Di's face was ugly.
The political envoy of Jiaozhi did not understand the intentions of the imperial court at all. Blindly expropriating and expropriating.
Even turning a blind eye to the signs of rebellion led to the uncontrollable situation in the future. Otherwise, Zhang Fu would not have had to leave the country in a hurry.
"Those who are in Jiaozhi cannot be spared, whether they are rebels or those who are the original political envoys." Zhu Di said coldly.
Zhang Fu had already arrived in Yunnan as a chief officer, but the command of Mu Sheng, the prince of Qianguo, was not effective in the early stage, and Liu Jun, the military counselor, Liu Yu and Lu Yi, the political counselors of Jiaolubu, were killed in battle.
The situation was out of control for a while, and now Zhang Fu is reorganizing his military strength and intends to attack at any time.
"Why don't you transfer Xu Qin's 7,000 soldiers and horses to pass by the sea and attack from the north and south." Zhu Gaochi said.
"Wait a minute, Xu Qin's wedding is imminent. And the expedition to the Wa Kingdom should also be repaired. Zhu Di said with flashing eyes.
Liujiagang, Haifan Division.
Xu Qin entertained Yang Shiqi, and it was only a few months since he walked around Liujiagang, and it has changed a lot here.
A huge nine-story tower was built on Mantou Mountain. Suppressed 3,000 pirates.
And a huge bell tower was built on the edge of the harbor, and the craftsmen finally understood the gears and research. The entire Haifan Division where this bell tower was built can be seen.
On the hour, the bell will sound melodiously. The bell tower has four sides, and everyone can see the time as soon as they look up.
Xu Qin was followed by the black charcoal head, this guy could finally speak the words of Da Ming with the help of his son.
With an umbrella to cover Xu Qin from the heavy snow, Xu Qin was dressed in a white fox fur. There is a white hosta in the bun on his head.
Stroll around Liujiagang.
In the distance, the shipyard and the huge dockyard have been erected, and four treasure ships the same size as Zheng He's voyage to the West are already being built.
The position of the cannon is left on it, and with these people who wear Xu Qin, they can at least ensure that the Haifan Division will crisscross the entire Daming coast.
But the boat is not enough. Otherwise, this time it would not have been so polite to the Wa Kingdom.
Suddenly, he found that there were a lot of blonde and blue-eyed people, and there were even women. The appearance of these women did not attract much onlookers.
Kai Fan is used to it. These people are from overseas. It is said to have come from thousands of miles away.
A blond girl with plump breasts and fat buttocks running happily in front of him was in front of him.
"Little grandfather......" Lu Siliang came to Xu Qin and greeted him carefully.
"Lord Lu, you've been rich lately." Xu Qin said.
"It's all thanks to you, the villain also got a few boats and wants to do business. Can the little grandfather show me the way? ”
Lu Siliang said cautiously, he wanted to see Xu Qin's thoughts.
"Okay, it's all your own people, I'll make it convenient for you. You know that the Wa Kingdom gave Daming a piece of land. But where there are many Japanese people and few Ming people, it is not a problem.
You can recruit some people in Daming to come over and tell Ouyang Fei that everything depends on your convenience, and as long as the land and minerals are taxed, Daming will recognize your legal income. ”
Xu Qin began to encourage Ming immigrants. As long as there are enough immigrants, Xu Qin can guarantee that where it will slowly become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
He believed too much in the ability of the Ming people to live, or too much in his ancestors. As long as it can take root, it will definitely be a wonderful business.
Lu Siliang misunderstood. His eyes lit up, what does the son of King Ming mean, is this to find a place for the white lotus to bloom?
Could it be that the son of King Ming went overseas this time to find a pure land for the White Lotus Sect?
"Little grandfather, you are really ......" Lu Siliang was speechless.
"Hypocrisy, go and do it, the more people who pass, the better, and the sooner the policy, the more favorable." Xu Qin patted his shoulder and encouraged.
Lu Si's heart was shocked.