The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 613 Sending high-yield crops to Japan

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was somewhat displeased.

The news of the Wa country has been transmitted once a month, and this speed is basically the fastest.

This is because there is the Yangtze River on the side of Nanjing. After the Japanese intelligence arrived at the coast, it was delivered all the way up at an expedited speed of six hundred miles.

"This second child, we knew that he was the most capable of doing things. We were thinking of assigning the city of Kyushu Island to him, but we went directly to Shikoku Island."

"What an idiot, to stimulate the entire Wa country in this way, is it to trigger a war in advance?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was really pissed off by his second child, Zhu Xi.

In the current few months, this has just won the entire Kyushu Island, and Zhu Yuanzhang has already made up his mind to let the grandson go to the trouble.

This is also to prevent the Wa Kingdom from jumping over the wall in a hurry and directly triggering the national war between the two countries.

It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang is worried that the national war won't be won, it's just that Ming has to invest a lot of troops and money in the Japanese country.

There is a saying that when the cannon fires, the gold is ten thousand taels.

Even if it's not so exaggerated, it's a waste of loss.

Last year, before the 18 treasure bills were warmed up, [-] were already spent by the grandson, which made Zhu Yuanzhang feel distressed.

It's just that he also knows that whether it is the shipyard arranged by Dasun, or the large-scale expansion of the Gunpowder Department, including the construction and widening of the official road, these are all things that must be carried out.

Putting money in your pocket and not moving it is no different from those rich people in the south of the Yangtze River. Only by spending all the money where it should be used can you collect more taxes in the future.

The second child's actions are equivalent to directly blocking the way of the Wa country, and it is difficult to have any room for turning around.

If there is a real fight, Kyushu Island is now full of small-scale uprisings in various places, and more troops are needed ahead, and the war will even lead to a reduction in mining.

Such established strategies are totally inconsistent.

Originally, after taking Kyushu Island, it was necessary to digest it first, at least stabilize the territory, and then plan for the next development.

"Grandpa, it is estimated that there is already a large-scale mobilization in Wa country, but grandson thinks that this matter can still be eased."

"I looked at the intelligence of the Wa Kingdom. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has a lot of conflicts with the Wa royal family. If a war is launched, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu will naturally gain more power. This is not in line with our interests."

"Just need to talk to the Japanese royal family to mediate, then in name Ashikaga Yoshimitsu will not be able to call on all local daimyos to follow, and this matter can be temporarily suspended."

Zhu Ying thought in her mind and said.

Defeating the Wa country is not a complicated matter, but if you want to really swallow the Wa country, you need careful planning.

Let's talk about the current total population of the Wa Kingdom. It is estimated that there can be 80 troops under the condition of recruiting a large number of troops and mobilizing the whole country.

The 40 Ming army can fight against the 80 soldiers of the Wa Kingdom, but this way of fighting will consume a lot of time.

With the escalation of the war, the population of Wa will undergo a sharp decline.

In the end, the fight was over, and there was no one left in Wa Kingdom.

Calculated in this way, Daming will have to invest more manpower in post-war constructive development.

If we really want to do this, we might as well develop Hainan, Ryukyu, Luzon, and Johor.

That is, Malaysia and the Philippines in later generations.

Like the current Johor, it is currently ruled by the Sultanate of Malacca, and it is commonly known as the Kingdom of Manlaga.

It sounds pretty good, but the total population is less than 20, that is, only 10,000+ population.

Daming can easily take down the Sultanate of Malacca by mobilizing a few guards at will.

Moreover, the military equipment of the Sultanate of Malacca is not at the same level as that of Ming Dynasty. There may not be a hundred pairs of armor in the whole country.

But this doesn't make much sense. It can only be controlled after the big voyage begins.

For such a small country, if Zhu Yuanzhang passed an edict, he would have to submit to it, and there would be no disturbance at all.

The situation in Luzon is even worse.

It is these places that are more famous in later generations. At the stage of the early Ming Dynasty, this was a barren land, and the input and output were completely out of proportion.

Here, Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Dasun's words and asked, "Does Dasun mean to ask the second brother to return the defeated city of the Four Kingdoms to Wa Kingdom first, and then conduct a mediation?"

"But we don't think Wa Kingdom is so stupid, I'm afraid they still want to take Kyushu Island back."

Zhu Ying pondered for a moment and said: "At this time, if we just return the territory of Shikoku Island, Wa Kingdom will naturally not agree, and my grandson has other ideas."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously, "Let us hear it."

Zhu Ying did not rush to speak, but took out the map of the Wa country from the bookcase, pointed to Bungho Castle and said, "My grandson wants to establish a port trade place between my Ming Dynasty and the Wa country here."

"The output of the Wa country itself is very small, especially in the food sector. We can introduce high-yield crops to the Wa country at the same time, and let the grain of the Wa country become rich first. While improving my Ming's reputation, it can also make more people. The people of the Wa Kingdom will have enough to eat."

"It is only necessary to offer a willingness to trade high-yield crops, whether it is the Japanese royal family or Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of the shogunate, there is no possibility of any rejection."

"Kyushu Island can also be brought into the direct jurisdiction of my Ming Dynasty smoothly."

At first glance, it sounds like Zhu Ying's behavior is to strengthen the country's national strength.

But from the emperor's point of view, the meaning is completely different.

The Ming Dynasty was never afraid of war. The most worrying thing was not the war loss, but the huge deficit caused by the lack of supplementary sources for this loss.

Sending high-yield crops to the Japanese country has always been Zhu Yuanzhang's idea, but there are some things that don't need to be too impatient, and naturally they have to be exchanged for enough benefits.

Now being disturbed by the second child Zhu Xi, it is just right to take it out as an exchange.

Faced with such a "magic object", there is no possibility of Wa country refusing.

Even if the Japanese royal family and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu don't want it, the guardian daimyos in those places will scramble for it.

Zhu Yuanzhang agreed: "This idea is not bad, but we have to choose the right person to talk to. The grandson will see who is better to talk to."

Zhu Ying smiled and said: "This matter is of great importance, so it is convenient for grandson to go there to have a look."

"If ordinary people go, they really won't be able to suppress a few uncles."

Qin Wang Zhu Xi, Jin Wang Zhu Xi, Yan Wang Zhu Di, and Qi Wang Zhu Yu, these four vassal kings, can be said to be the most powerful people in the Ming Dynasty apart from Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying.

Needless to say, the ministers in the court, even the dignified princes like Lan Yu, the four great feudal lords can completely ignore them.

Especially Zhu Xi, who is so tall and far away from the emperor, he really will be obedient.

Only Zhu Ying's past can completely suppress it.

And it can also express the sincerity of Ming Dynasty and prevent the occurrence of the national war.

If the Wa Kingdom doesn't even give face to the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, the future Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, then you can understand what it means to be enraged by the emperor and lay down millions of corpses.

The morality of the world where imperial power is supreme does not mean that the calculation of profit and loss consequences is necessary for launching a war.

This is the horror of personal emotion over the state.

As for safety issues, there is no need to worry.

First of all, Zhu Ying himself will bring enough troops when he goes to our country, and there are four major vassals guarding him.

Let's talk about the Japanese side, even more worried than Daming.

Because if anything disturbs the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty, then the entire Wa Kingdom is unnecessary.

With Lao Zhu's temperament, especially at this time, it is inevitable to dispatch millions of troops to quell the Wa country.

Almost all the aristocratic class of the Japanese kingdom will be implicated and slaughtered by the nine clans.

There is no Japanese royal family, the shogun, only the wanted criminals in the sea arrest documents.

"Okay, grandson can also go, but at least we have to bring 20 soldiers to rest assured."

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to go out and have a look, but he was too old to bear running around.

The eldest grandson is young and strong, so he should also broaden his horizons. Back then, Prince Zhu Biao also inspected various places in Ming Dynasty from time to time.

Zhu Ying continued: "The news of your grandson's going to the country of Wa, you can send envoys there first, and it is also a reminder to the second uncle that returning Yiyu City to the country of Wa will not cause any trouble."

"After receiving the news of his grandson's visit, Wa Kingdom will temporarily suspend the idea of ​​​​mobilizing the army, at least it will be shelved, which can delay a lot of time."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Okay, then do as the grandson said."

The grandson of the Ming Dynasty wanted to come to the Wa country to negotiate a covenant, and the red envoy quickly conveyed it to the Wa royal family, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Originally, the atmosphere was tense, and the Japanese country, which was always preparing for the national war, was forcibly called to stop all of a sudden.

When the news reached Zhu Xi, he had already surrounded Tosa Castle on Shikoku Island with his army.

If the situation is similar to the last time I fought against Iyo country, the cannons exploded, not only the city gates, but even the city walls were broken.

But now Tosa City is prepared. There are a lot of stones piled up behind the city wall to form a simple fortification, which can effectively block the impact of the Ming cavalry.

And the width is enough, it is difficult to force the passage to be opened only with the bombardment of cannons.

Obviously, this is a fight with Zhu Xi.

Zhu Xing was very excited. After coming to the Wa country for so long, he finally found some fun. The previous ones were too boring, and he hadn't had enough fun yet, and it was over.

"Mobilize this king's Japanese slave army and tell them that if they can take this city, this king will give them the status of joining my Daming household registration, and from then on they can be regarded as half of Ming people."

"If you are too timid to fight, you will be killed immediately."

Zhu Yu didn't want to consume his pro-army every time he attacked the city. After the previous two sieges, he selected more than 1 Japanese soldiers who were still able to fight as the Japanese slave army.

Things like siege that require human lives are naturally let these Japanese slaves do it.

Given some simple weapons, it's time for them to work.

After a new round of artillery bombardment, under the order of the Ming army officer, tens of thousands of Japanese slaves rushed towards the Tosa Castle screaming.

These Japanese soldiers who were easily defeated by Zhu Yu before, are now rushing hard like chicken blood.

The low city walls can be climbed only by simple stairs, but the Japanese army hiding in the fortifications obviously has an advantage.

With the same combat power, Zhu Xi's Japanese slave army and the Japanese soldiers defending the city directly started a fierce tug-of-war.

"These Japanese slaves are not bad, and they fought very well. I thought it was necessary to execute a group of Japanese slaves to make an example of others. Now it seems that it is completely unnecessary."

"This morale is stronger than that of the Japanese soldiers defending the city. We need to gather more in the future."

Zhu Xi laughed and said, and the generals around him also laughed in agreement.

However, the number of Japanese soldiers in Tosa City is obviously still tens of thousands. The Japanese slave army's momentum is good and their stamina is insufficient. In less than half an hour, the casualties have already reached [-]%.

If it wasn't for the firecrackers of the Ming army who were intimidating behind, without the order of the king of Qin, any U-turn would have been shot and killed, and it would have completely collapsed.

Both left and right are dead, and turning around is sure to die, but if you go forward, there is still some possibility of survival, of course, you are forced to rush forward.

With the passage of time, the number of casualties of the Japanese slave army has approached half, and it is time for the Ming army to dispatch.

But just when Zhu Xi was about to issue an order, the soldier who sent the message from behind rushed to the front, knelt on one knee and clasped his fists and said, "I would like to report to the lord, His Majesty ordered the immediate withdrawal of the troops and the return of the land occupied by Shikoku Island to Wa country."

As soon as this statement came out, the surrounding generals, who were originally excited and about to fight a fierce battle, suddenly felt as if cold water was being poured on them, and they looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to do.

On the contrary, Zhu Xi said nonchalantly: "The general is away, and the military order is not accepted. Now is the best time to attack the city. Thousands of lives have been spent. It is already at the point where the arrow is on the string and has to be launched. How can it be said to stop?" Just stop."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the messenger soldier and said: "At that time, it will be said that your communication is half a beat late. This king has already taken down this Tosa Castle. As for the return, we can discuss it after the war."

After speaking without ambiguity, he pulled out the sword at his waist on the horseback, and was ready to shout and dispatch the whole army to take down Tosa Castle in one fell swoop.

At this juncture, you can't take too much into account.

But the next words sent to Xiaobing made Zhu Xi's movements freeze in place.

"Reporting to the lord, there is still news from the capital that His Royal Highness Taisun will travel to the Wa Kingdom in the near future to discuss the peace covenant with the Wa royal family. Your Majesty has an order to order the princes to prepare for the matter."

Hearing that Zhu Ying was coming, Zhu Xi couldn't sit still.

He knew that he was able to bring enough soldiers to the country of Wa today, entirely relying on Zhu Ying's maneuvers and arrangements.

It doesn't have much to do with the father and the emperor, but if there is a dispute with the emperor, I am afraid that he will take back all his military power and return to the capital obediently to be an idle prince.

He could only get off his horse angrily and kick the messenger soldier to the ground.

"The next time your mother's summons is sent, I will finish it once for this king. If you hesitate to say half of it like this, this king will take your head."

How could the soldiers dare to talk back to King Qin, they could only lie on the ground and kowtow.

"My lord, what do you see?"

The vanguard generals around boldly asked.

Zhu Yu said angrily: "This is still a fart, pass the order down, and Ming Jin will withdraw the troops."

(End of this chapter)