The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Somewhere along the coast of Kyushu Island.

A large number of Japanese were forcibly recruited and kept repairing the city.

In addition to sticking to it, many Ming troops also participated in it.

On the city wall, Zhu Di stood on top of it, looking at the fiery scene below.

"My lord, do we need to give them so much food? The food distributed from the general is only enough for us for more than a month."

"Now I have to distribute it to these Japanese people, I'm afraid it won't last for a month."

As a general under King Yan, Zhu Neng asked puzzledly.

A few days ago, General Feng Sheng divided his troops into four groups.

Zhu Di, King of Yan, Zhu Wei, King of Jin, and Zhu Mi, King of Qi, each occupy a city.

The center is occupied by Feng Sheng.

Instead of launching a straight-forward offensive against the Wa Kingdom, after occupying the city, they collected the people of the Wa Kingdom in the wild to form a line of defense, as if they were going to use it up like this.

Zhu Di occupied one of the pretty good cities.

As for this city, what it was called before is not important anymore.

Zhu Neng's tone was a little less respectful and questioning.

Zhang Yu who was next to him immediately scolded: "You have to intervene in how the prince arranges it."

"In the heart of the prince, we have our own rules and regulations. We don't need to think too much, as long as we do our job well."

Yan Wang Zhu Di waved his hand, interrupting Zhang Yu's intention to continue scolding, and explained:
"The king came to the Wa country, not like those Mongolians on the grassland, who burned, killed, looted, swept away and left."

"We may have to stay for a long time in this Japanese country."

"If you kill all the people in the surrounding Wa Kingdom, who will plant the land, cook for you, and wipe your armor?"

"If we want to gain a foothold here, we must be inseparable from the people of the Wa Kingdom. At least on the bright side, we can't be too bad."

"Besides, you have to be clear about one thing. The people of the Wa Kingdom have been descendants of my Chinese nation since ancient times. Before leaving, my father specially told me to do less killing."

"Now, do you understand what this king means?"

Zhu Neng lowered his head in shame, and could only explain; "Brothers below, although the food is much better than those Japanese people, but seeing them eat our own food, I feel very uncomfortable."

"These cunning Japanese people have hidden all the food, and now they still eat our food. The brothers feel resentful in their hearts."

Hearing this, Zhu Di pondered for a while and said, "Go tell the brothers below, if you behave well, the king can reward them with a Japanese concubine."

"In addition, this king will set up a teaching department in the city, and those who have made contributions can enjoy the quota of entering the selection."

Zhu Neng's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "My lord, can I go?"

Zhu Di laughed: "Yes, of course I can, I can go, but in terms of the number of times, naturally the soldiers with meritorious service should be given priority."

"Okay, go down and inform the brothers, there is no need to wait for a long time."

Zhu Neng cupped his fists and bowed, and left quickly after saluting.

Zhang Yu asked with a slight frown on the spot: "My lord, the general will have the courage to ask."

"The meaning of the prince is to win over the people of the Japanese country, but if we set up a Jiaofang Division, it may not be a good thing for the reputation of our army."

"In this way, although the brothers enjoy it, there will naturally be a lot of resentment on the Japanese side."

Hearing this, Zhu Di laughed and said, "Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu, it seems that you didn't know much about the Japanese people before you came to the Japanese country."

"Before this king came to the capital, he had many in-depth talks with Li Jinglong and Cao Guogong about educating the Japanese."

"The most detailed records among them are what Zhao Liangbi, the Mongolian envoy from the Yuan Dynasty, recorded and heard during his three years in the Wa Kingdom."

"Originally, this king has never been able to find this record. After some inquiries, it was discovered that it was actually kept at home by Minister of the Ministry of War."

"Later Cao Guogong went to borrow it, and this king knew that the people of the Wa Kingdom actually had this custom."

Having said that, Zhu Di paused slightly.

But Zhang Yu was already listening very enthusiastically, and when he was stopped suddenly, he couldn't help clasping his fists and saying, "Please ask King Yan to clarify."

Zhu Di smiled, and then continued: "The character of the Japanese is different from that of our Ming Dynasty. They adore the strong."

"It's like a woman from the Japanese country, eager to borrow a seed."

"There is no need for any kind of coercion. When the king releases some news, they will naturally come to the door voluntarily."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt that his three views were shattered.

Can it still be like this?
Unbeknownst to Zhang Yu, the Japanese nation worshiped the strong in the Central Plains, and now it has almost become a custom.

At its peak, it was during the prosperous Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains.

In ancient times when information exchange was greatly restricted, one of the key factors for the Wa Kingdom to be able to carry out "big changes and reforms" was the existence of envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty.

It is precisely because of the continuous dispatch of envoys to the Tang Dynasty that it was possible for the Wa Kingdom to cut the Central Plains culture into pieces in a planned way and ship them back to the Wa Kingdom for assembly.

The existence of the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty enabled the Japanese country to learn from the Tang Dynasty in a timely and accurate manner.

During the peak period of learning from the Tang Dynasty in the country of Wa, what new laws and measures were issued by the Tang Dynasty, and the country of Wa usually responded quickly.

For example, the Tang Dynasty changed Zhongshu Province to "Ziwei Province", and Japan also set up "Ziwei Zhongtai" a few years later.

The Tang Dynasty changed the original "nian" to "zai", and the country of Wa also changed "nian" to "year" 11 years later.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered that every household in the Tang Dynasty must have a copy of the "Book of Filial Piety", and the Japanese country quickly followed suit.

From the era of Emperor Shumei of Wa Kingdom to the era of Emperor Uta, Wa Kingdom appointed nineteen envoys to Tang Dynasty in 260.

Excluding the three trips that did not take place, there were sixteen missions to the Tang Dynasty in the real sense.

It is precisely because of this that although the Tang Dynasty did not have an edict, the Wa Kingdom has always regarded itself as a subsidiary of the Central Plains.

Including the Song Dynasty, they have always been respectful.

The fundamental significance of Meng Yuan's two attacks on the Japanese was that the Japanese believed that Meng Yuan was not qualified to live in the Central Plains.

Even if it is so strong, it is very disapproving of the Mongolian envoys.

This caused Kublai Khan to be furious.

So much so that when Zhu Yuanzhang came here, the Wa Kingdom felt that it had defeated Meng Yuan and was culturally closer to the Central Plains than the Ming Dynasty, so it refused to pay tribute to Ming Dynasty.

The appearance of Japanese pirates was not in the Ming Dynasty at first, but in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

It's a bit funny to say, the original Japanese pirates appeared with the mentality of attacking Meng Yuan and helping the Song Dynasty.

From a certain point of view, it is the teacher of justice.

But after feeling the thrill of looting, he gradually went astray.

Even if it was the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese pirates could no longer stop the temptation of wealth.

Of course, the worship of the strong is the same from top to bottom in the Wa country.

It was precisely because Zhu Di saw these records and observed them that he came to such thoughts.

"The prince is a great talent, but the general is far inferior."

Zhang Yu's flattery came at the right time, which made Zhu Di especially proud.

If it was just an ordinary battle, Zhu Di would naturally not think too much about the emotions of the soldiers.

But it is different now, it is similar to the concept of stationing troops, and in a foreign country, the emotions of soldiers can easily cause problems.

In this case, the simple and rude Jiaofang Secretary is the best place to vent the emotions of the soldiers.

At this time, a soldier suddenly came up to report: "I want to report to the lord, there is a Japanese who wants to see the lord, and Jin Yiwei said that it seems to know the place where the grain is stored."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Let him come over."

Soon, an old Japanese man who looked clean and decent came to Zhu Di under the escort of a very sergeant.

Naturally, Zhu Di didn't understand Japanese, but before he came, it was obvious that such a situation had been expected. Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for Jin Yiwei to have a large number of translators who understood Japanese to accompany him.

Seeing Zhu Di and Zhu Di's attire, the old man immediately lay down on the ground respectfully, chattering.

Zhu Di frowned and asked, "What is he talking about?"

Jin Yiwei quickly translated: "Go back to the prince, he said that his name is Dufu Shiyuan, the head of the Shiyuan family, and he sends greetings to you on behalf of the Shiyuan family."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Tell him that the king is fine. He said that he knows where the Japanese army hides food. This is true."

Jin Yiwei quickly translated King Yan's words.

Ishihara Duo nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

Jin Yiwei translated: "He said that the food is hidden in three caves not far away."

Zhu Di asked: "Why do you want to tell this king this news?"

The old man started talking quickly, with a whimper in his tone.

Jin Yiwei also felt a bit overwhelmed when he heard it, so he had to translate briefly: "My lord, what he meant was that they have never met a monarch as good as him."

"The general's warriors always bully them, eat the worst food, and do the most work."

"After the prince came, he didn't treat them as slaves. Instead, he took his own food and distributed it to them as food."

"So they decided to tell the prince where the Japanese soldiers hid their food."

Hearing Jin Yiwei's translation, Zhang Yu was stunned.

Can't help saying: "My lord is really clever."

Although Zhang Yu scolded Zhu Neng earlier, he was actually thinking in his heart that it was not a very good thing to distribute the food of the soldiers to the people of the Japanese country.

How did they know that the reversal came so quickly, and it took only two or three days for the Japanese to explain where the grain was hidden.

It was useless to interrogate so many Japanese before.

Regarding this incident, Zhu Di was actually very surprised. He did not expect that the flowers would not bloom on purpose, but the willows and willows would be planted inadvertently.

That's how the problem of food came about.

The warriors of the Japanese kingdom, among other things, were quite hard-boned, and they would not speak out when they were killed.

Maybe some of them really don't know.

Anyway, now that you have it, it's not a big problem.

"Tell him, if you can find enough food, the king will give special permission to allow him to enter my Daming household registration."

While Zhu Di was happy, he said to him.

Jin Yiwei's translator told Du Fu Shi Yuan what King Yan said.

After Ishihara Dufu listened, he bowed his head and kowtowed again and again.

In fact, for the common people, no matter whether they are the people of the Wa Kingdom or the people of the Ming Dynasty, they do not have a strong concept of a country.

It doesn't matter who rules you, what matters is whether you can have a full meal.

Ishihara Dufu said that he was a patriarch, but it was the official dialect of the Central Plains that distinguished the nobles of the Wa Kingdom.

Those who can't speak Mandarin are naturally at a very low level.

After kowtowing, Ishihara Dufu did not leave directly, but chattered a lot.

Zhu Di frowned and said, "Could it be possible that this guy wants to make conditions with me?"

Jin Yiwei quickly translated: "Reporting to the prince, he is talking about the construction of the city wall. He hopes that the prince can stop the construction of the city wall."

Zhu Di wanted to reprimand him, but suddenly remembered that the city wall here seemed a bit special, so he suppressed it and said, "Let him talk about why he stopped building the city wall."

After Jin Yiwei translated the words, Ishihara Dufu began to tell the reason.

It turns out that in the early days of the Wa Kingdom, there was no urban construction, and they were fortifications similar to strongholds or settlement trenches. This was the prototype of the Wa Kingdom City Wall.

After the Dahua reform, the emperors of all dynasties learned from the emperors of the Central Plains to build palaces, and began to embark on the road of a real city.

The capitals, such as Xiaokentian Palace, Okamoto Palace, and Baekje Palace, which resemble palaces in large and small sizes, were established.

These buildings, influenced by the Tang Dynasty, are almost completely reproduced from the Tang Dynasty.

This includes the city walls and the capital city.

For example, the city that Zhu Di now occupies is no different from Daming's in appearance.

There are many hills and few plains in the country of Wa, and it is located in an earthquake zone. The tall city walls may collapse if an earthquake strikes.

That's why it's so low.

Ishihara Dufu just wanted to tell Zhu Di not to waste too much labor to build a tall city wall.

Hearing this, Zhu Di's face became serious.

In his career for so many years, he has experienced earthquakes.

From the translation, he also heard that Wa country itself is a place with frequent earthquakes.

Even a slightly higher city wall cannot withstand an earthquake, which shows how dangerous it is.

This is very important news.

Very important.

The reason why Feng Sheng arranged for the troops to be divided into four groups, and first stationed troops to guard.

Just to find out the situation in Wa country.

Apart from the early days of the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, Feng Sheng and others were the first time in Ming Dynasty, and also the second time in history, that the Central Plains used troops against Japan.

In the eyes of the Ming people, apart from knowing that the Wa Kingdom is an island country, they know nothing at all.

Even the map is just a very rough map.

This is a very big taboo when it comes to using troops, because you are not even familiar with the roads, and in such a large place, you may not even be able to find the location of the Japanese army.

The Wa country is also a country with many islands. If you do not advance carefully, you may be ambushed by a wave.

The frontline army, including Feng Sheng, didn't know about the news that earthquakes happen frequently.

In fact, Zhu Ying also explained it, but everyone didn't feel it. Even now that they came to the Wa country, they never paid attention to this issue.

The same is true of Zhu Di, so he will build the city wall first.