Yue Buqun sighed a few times, remembered something, and asked, "What is the current situation on Shamen Island?"

Li Changgen said: "I heard that there are fewer and fewer people, I will go and see it in person, and if the local sailors have been withdrawn, I will occupy them all." ”

Yue Buqun nodded, as long as Shamen Island is occupied, the huge Bohai Sea will be allowed to run rampant in Donghaitang, of course, the premise is that Donghaitang does not go ashore and plunder, otherwise under the nose of the Jingshi, it is easy to be attacked by the full force of the imperial court sailors.

But now, Tokaido is constantly attracting the magnates and generals of the military along the coastal borders, and they are included in the trade of the north-south route, and everyone has money to make, invisibly erecting a protective shield for Tokaido, as long as Tokaido does not die, this protective shield will automatically exist and operate.

Yue Buqun asked, "Then Jeju Island are you going to do this?"

Li Changgen's eyes showed a look of excitement, this kind of great feat, which only existed in the script before, was about to be realized in his own hands, and it felt a little like a dream.

"I plan to spend two years to replenish the manpower of Donghaetang, and to build a large sea fleet, and then capture Jeju Island in one fell swoop, and in the shortest possible time, move all the thousands of natives on the island, quickly replenish the immigrants, and then make every effort to deal with the counterattack of the small Korean court. ”

Yue Buqun said: "What is the strength of the North Korean sailors, and does Donghaitang have a detailed understanding?"

Li Changgen said: "There is no detailed report yet, but according to the previous understanding, the North Korean sailors are also very corrupt, and their strength will not be too strong." ”

"For example, the artillery of the Ryukyus was able to equip Donghaedang in two years, and with two fleets, it could defeat the Korean naval division in one fell swoop, and then constantly harass the Korean coast, approached Seoul, and forced the Joseon king to recognize our occupation of Jeju Island. ”

Yue Buqun said: "To grasp this degree, as long as he gives up his sovereignty, otherwise, it will be a troublesome matter for him to come to the Ming Court." ”

Li Changgen said with a smile: "We are pirates, and we don't have the face to ask the imperial court for help if we want to come to North Korea, Jeju Island is not too important to North Korea, maybe he is still willing for us to stand between North Korea and the Japanese to resist the invasion of the Japanese invaders." ”

"Well, we can add this article to the negotiation to ensure that he will not be harassed by the Japanese invaders, and I think there is still a certain temptation for the small Korean court. ”

Yue Buqun nodded, for North Korea to ask for help from the imperial court, the information hall is also targeted deployment, as long as you buy a few favored eunuchs around the emperor, say some good things, and then buy a few Honglu Temple officials, and explain the powerful relationship in the book, I want to come to the great tomorrow and be happy to Jeju Island to break away from the Korean territory.

After all, this big island originally belonged to China, and it was only a matter of a few decades that it was occupied by North Korea.

However, at this time, neither the Ming court nor Joseon paid much attention to the desolate islands, but it was convenient for Donghaedo to act.

Lee Chang-geun continued: "After we have gained a firm foothold on Jeju Island, we will also occupy several nearby islands as barriers, and then it is time for the Ministry of Immigration to play its role, and it will take one to two years to strive for more than 10,000 immigrants on the island......

Yue Buqun interrupted: "Ten thousand is not enough, after going to the island, carefully evaluate it to see how many immigrants can be supported on the island, and then immigrate according to the maximum number." ”

Li Changgen said happily: "Well, the more people there are, the more convenient it will be for me to act in the East China Sea. However, in this way, the materials and money prepared by Donghaitang in the early stage may not be enough, and Dinghai needs to increase its support. ”

Yue Buqun promised: "It's no problem, I'll arrange it." ”

Li Changgen continued: "After stabilizing Jeju Island, the first thing to deal with is Tsushima Island, and the strength of the Japanese state on the island is not strong, so it will not be difficult. ”

"Subsequently, the fleet can continue to harass the waters off Kyushu, and specifically attack the Shimazu family of the Satsuma Domain, strive to lure out the main force of his sailors, choose the opportunity to annihilate, and then sweep all the way to the outer islands of Kyushu, trap the Japanese people in Kyushu, and the rest can rest assured that the Xiaoliuqiu Islands can be managed. ”

Yue Buqun smiled: "This is very good, but to implement, you still need to be cautious, I am waiting for your good news in the mountains." ”

"You went north this time and set up a carrier pigeon system, the distance is too far, and the communication is inconvenient and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes. If you need anything, try to bring it up as much as possible, Yi Lin will preside over the Nujiao Gang, he will vigorously assist you, if it doesn't work, I will solve it for you. ”

Li Changgen said happily: "That's good, as long as I have the support of the master, I have the confidence to grow Donghaitang." ”

Yue Buqun looked up at Dinghai slowly entering the night, and sighed: "The land of China, after thousands of years of development and cultivation by our Han nation, has become increasingly barren, and the population is constantly increasing. ”

"And overseas, there are countless lands waiting for us to cultivate, as long as our Han civilization takes this step, the Han civilization will not have a major famine, as long as the power of the sea is integrated, the nomads in the north are just a disease of moss mustard for the Han civilization. ”

Li Changgen said excitedly: "Master, we will open up a new era!"

Yue Buqun laughed: "Yes, the tide of history is rolling forward, we gently push, a new era will come, no matter who wants to stop this trend, will be crushed by the wheel of history." ”

Yue Buqun knew that the biggest obstacle to the development of the Ming Dynasty was the greed and corruption of the ruling class, the gentry.

As long as the greed of these gentry classes is channeled overseas, the internal restraint will be relaxed.

The Ming Dynasty's well-developed commerce and handicraft industries may have developed into a capital force.

This lured and pushed the landlord and gentry strata back to constantly change their positions, thus liberating the peasants who were bound to the land and allowing them to move and become workers.

Slowly and continuously changing the social structure of the Ming Dynasty, perhaps in his lifetime, he could see the end of the feudal system.

Yue Buqun's history is not very good, but he also knows that the Ming Dynasty has existed for two hundred and sixty or seventy years, and now it has been more than one hundred and thirty years since the founding of the country, and it should be about 1,500 AD.

Thanks to the documentary The Rise of Great Powers, Yue Buqun remembers that this point in time is the period when Spain began to colonize the Americas on the first day of the Empire, as long as the Ming Dynasty puts aside internal disputes and sets its sights overseas, it can compete with Spain for control of the Americas.

According to the current size of the Ming Dynasty, as long as one-tenth of the force is mobilized, Spain will be crushed like ants, and it is not impossible to manage the Pacific Ocean into an inland sea of the Han nation in a hundred years.

As for the Jurchens who were still hunting among the white waters of Black Mountain, they would never have the opportunity to see the walls of Shanhaiguan.

In order to ensure the safety of the shortest shipping route to North America, the development of the Northeast will be inevitable, and a large influx of Han people, the Jurchen people will either integrate into the Han civilization or die out in the tide of historical progress.