Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 255 General situation of Jinyiwei commander and Dongying

Zhu Zhan was a little puzzled by the waist card of the commander of Jinyiwei that Zhu Di suddenly took out.

"Grandpa, is this?"

"This is the waist badge of the commander of Jinyiwei. You are going to Dongying. I will leave this thing to you for safekeeping. Jinyiwei has a lot of hidden piles in Dongying, and they have penetrated into Dongying over the years. You can use it."

Jinyiwei directly belongs to the emperor, which is a heavy burden, but also a huge power.

Zhu Zhanchang took the waist card.

Listening to Zhu Di's words, he has also made arrangements in Dongying these years, and when the previous Northern Expedition and Western Expedition was arranged, Zhu Di also mentioned going to the East, but because he really lacked skills, he did not carry out after weighing it. Now he is not in good health, only There are things to be handed over to Zhu Zhanchang.

It would be the icing on the cake if Dongying could be incorporated into the territory again in his lifetime.

And such a big right was handed over to Zhu Zhanchang in this way. Zhu Zhanchang felt that Zhu Di must have thought about it carefully, but the waist card was a symbolic meaning. As long as Zhu Di was in Jinyiwei for one day, he would always obey the emperor's orders.

"I have always thought about the Zhoushan naval battle over the years. Although the Japanese pirates are not serious, they are stubborn diseases. Daming has been disturbed by it for many years. In recent years, because of the steam warships, we have gained confidence, and the Japanese pirates dare not come again, as before. There should be no more tragedies like Zhoushan Island, but the emperor and general who secretly repaid the pirates seem to still have a coveted heart for Daming and have to guard against it."

Following Zhu Di's words, Zhu Zhanchang also recalled the sentence that killed me before the thousands of households in Zhoushan fell into the sea, the Fifth Highness.

Thinking of the cruelty of the Eastern Ying people in the textbook, the intersection of Huaxia and Eastern Ying in history is that the Eastern Ying people want to capture China.

In the Battle of Baijiangkou in the Tang Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Wanli period sent a letter to the king of Joseon, requesting to invade China by taking the route, but he was beaten back, and everyone knows about the subsequent war.

The line of aggression by the Dongying people is the same for many times. Starting from Korea, the first time was beaten by the Tang army in Korea, and the second time they actually captured many parts of Korea, but they were repelled by the Ming army combined with the Korean army.

Their hatred for the land of the Central Plains has no reason, it is born out of thin air, there is no historical reason, and there is no religious reason. As long as their country is stable and they feel that they become stronger to a certain extent, they will definitely find a way to invade the Central Plains.

When they set foot on our soil, it was an inhuman slaughter, a slaughter for no historical reason.

They have seen our prosperous Tang Dynasty, and they want to take it for themselves.

Zhu Zhanchang murmured, "I promised that Daming's warships would stop at Zhoushan Island, and that Daming's navy would guard all the islands, so that the people could recuperate, let the people live and work in peace, protect the good people, and protect the upright soldiers and people."

"If the Japanese plague is not eliminated, the sea is uncertain."

Zhu Di smiled reassuringly: "It's a good saying that if the Japanese troubles are not eliminated, the sea is uncertain." He stroked his beard: "Have you made up your mind to include Dongying in the Daming territory?"

"I don't care, I have to listen to Grandpa Huang."

"Then I'll wait for your good news."

"Grandson is the first to retire."

……

Early the next morning, Zhu Di's imperial decree came to Zhu Gaojiu, requiring him to return to the feudal fief right now to deal with the matters concerning the governor of Zhejiang Xuancheng and the governor of Fujian, and not to stay in the capital.

There is no imperial decree on Zhu Gaojiu's side. As long as Zhu Gaojiu leaves, Zhu Gaojiu will definitely leave by himself. Prince Zhao has always been very reasonable.

Zhu Gaojiu was indignant. He wanted to enter the palace to face the saint, but the emperor did not see him. If he resisted the imperial decree, he would have to meet the scolding of the courtiers at this time, so he had to leave full of anger.

When Zhu Gaojiu left, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Zhanchang, and Zhu Zhanzhen also had to leave. Zhu Zhanji took the lead, and Zhu Zhanchang's family members, except Heishenji, also went to Guangzhou House first.

Zhu Zhanchang took Hei Snake Ji to visit Jinyiwei.

At the entrance of Beizhen Fusi Ya, Zhu Zhanchang and Heishenji stood side by side, Yang Song led a group of guards behind him, and many people quietly glanced at Beizhen Fusi.

Because of the rise of the small talk book in the past few years, Beizhen Fusi, who specializes in the imperial prison (the emperor's case), has appeared in the small talk book very frequently, of course, the image is not very positive.

It is mainly related to their powers and responsibilities. Jinyiwei has many functions and is divided into categories. Among them, the Beizhen Fusi is in charge of the prison, and Zhu Di also asks them to manage secret piles, intelligence and other things.

"Have you heard of Beizhen Fusi?"

"I heard a little." Hei Snake Ji knew that Beizhen Fusi was really famous.

The yamen opened, and a middle-aged man greeted him: "Wei Chen Bei Zhen Fu Si, the Zhen Fu envoy Guan Yang has seen His Royal Highness the Prince of Zhujiang County."

Zhu Zhanchang strode in, and the in-service Jinyiwei inside also looked at Zhu Zhanchang curiously. Zhu Zhanchang's people looked at Jinyiwei curiously, and both sides were looking at each other.

"I heard that the Jinyiwei Prison is full of unjustly killed officials."

"I heard that Jin Yiwei often bullies married husbands. It is written in the novel that I especially like the wives of those officials."

"I heard that the Prince of Zhujiang County is also called the Prince of Miaofa County.

"Is there any necessary connection between Mu Wuwangfa and the Ten Women of Ye Yu?"

"It's very fierce. I didn't expect to look like a scholar."

"I tell you, a scholar is the most lustful."

People on both sides had heard of each other and whispered to each other.

Jin Yiwei has a high appearance rate in the novel, as does the Prince of Pearl River. There are many stories about him.

Zhu Zhanchang sat down and exchanged a few words before cutting into the topic: "Envoy Guan Zhen, Your Majesty gave me the waist badge of the commander of Jin Yiwei, and you will help me travel to Dongying. You should already know it."

"Weichen knows that His Highness has needs, and the Beizhen Fusi will support it."

"Tell me the details of what you now know about Dongying."

"It's Your Highness."

Guan Yang took out a lot of information and said: "There is an emperor in Dongying. It is said to be an emperor, but in fact, it is more like a symbolic puppet. Their political power and military power are basically in the hands of the shogun."

"Decades ago, there were two emperors in Toyo because of historical reasons. They called them the Nanbei Dynasty. After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third-generation general of the Ashikaga family, succeeded to the throne, the Southern and Northern War ended the Southern and Northern Dynasties and completed the unification of Toyo. He passed away a few years ago, and now the shogun of the Muromachi shogunate in Toyo is his son, the fourth-generation shogun Ashikaga Yoshichi, and their emperor is named Emperor Komitsu."

Ashikaga Yoshichi is relatively famous, but Zhu Zhanyi still knows some stories about him. Where did he know it?
Take a break bro.

The general in Brother Ikyu is Ashikaga Yoshichi. It is rumored that Ikyu's biological father is the current Emperor of Toyo (Later Komatsu Emperor). The previous emperor has just retired and has not died yet.

In other words, Ikyu is the current Emperor Toyo, the half-brother of Emperor Hikaru.

This is not the right relationship between the characters.

Guan Yang continued: "The emperor's own powers are in the hands of the generals. In addition, Emperor Shimitsu is frail, so the power is basically in the hands of the Ashikaga family. After the abdication of the previous emperor, Emperor Komatsu, he is now treated in the name of a monk. in the temple."

The previous emperor became a monk. Generally speaking, such abdication should be forced.

"His Royal Highness, this is the latest map of Dongying, which was inspired by Zhang Xian, the ambassador to Dongying."

Guan Yang took out the map. The mountains, rivers and rivers were relatively detailed, and even some places where troops were stationed were marked. Zhang Xianqi has done a very good job in these years and is a competent ambassador.

"Your Highness, don't think that their place is small, but they are very chaotic. The forces of all parties are very complicated. A few years ago, they called the Uesugi Chanxiu Rebellion, which almost overturned the regime."

"How many people are we in Dongying's dark pile now?"

"A total of 32 people, including 25 people in their capital city."

"The number of people is not small, tell me the connection method, and I will contact them when I arrive in Dongying."

"It's Your Highness."

"Also, do you have a fast path to send messages back from Dongying?"

"Have."

Guan Yang avoided everyone, and quietly told Zhu Zhanchang all the confidential matters, and Zhu Zhanchang nodded with satisfaction.

After coming out of Beizhen Fusi, Hei Snake said with a slight smile: "Beijing Fusi is not as scary as she imagined."

"That's because you are the concubine of the Prince of Pearl River."

After Zhu Zhanchang learned about Jinyiwei, he entered the palace again and found Zhu Di.

"How about you, when are you going to leave?"

"I'll be leaving tomorrow. I've already gone to Guangzhou to tell you that [-] of the latest steam warships will go to the waters near Dongying, as well as the latest steam mothership."

Zhu Di was a little puzzled: "What is a steam mothership?"

"It's a large steam ship, built with Zheng He's treasure ship as the prototype. The treasure ship is too big. The steam mother ship is about half the size of it, but the shape is basically the same, and the speed is not fast, but it can be installed. I plan to make it on the deck. Take off a hot air balloon and try it out."

Zhu Di imagined the appearance of a steamship, and he also wanted to see the huge steamship described by Zhu Zhanchang.

"Since everything is ready, let's set off as soon as possible."

"Grandpa Huang, I also want to ask you for a will."

"What's the intention?" Zhu Di was a little puzzled. Does Zhu Zhanyi want to ask for a reward?But he had never been like this before.

"The grandson made a promise to the man, and the man wanted to be honest, so he thought of being more formal and asked the grandfather for a will."

Zhu Zhanchang smiled slightly and told Zhu Xi about the matter. Zhu Xi looked a little complicated, but he turned to smile and let the eunuch write the imperial edict, and the jade seal on it was handed over to Zhu Zhanchang.

Before leaving, he instructed: "When you arrive in Dongying, be careful with everything. You should go in the name of an envoy first this time."

"Grandpa Huang, the grandson is leaving." Zhu Zhanchang respectfully saluted Zhu Di before leaving. When will we see you again.

In front of Fengtian Hall, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanchang's leaving back, and his eyes were full of envy: "Look at how young this child is, he jumps three times down the stairs, oh, why did he fall."

"Look at how fast he gets up, the young man will be fine the next moment he falls, do you see what he looks like back then?"

The old eunuch echoed by his side. He found that Zhu Di, who used to hate long speeches the most, is now becoming more and more verbose.

……

Zhu Zhanchang arrived at Weihai Port three days later. Zhu Zhanji and the Jiaxing County Lord had been waiting here for a long time. To his surprise, there was also Zhu Zhanian, the follower of the Jiaxing County Lord.

"Fifth brother." Jiaxing greeted him happily, while Zhu Zhanbian stood by the side timidly.

Zhu Zhanji took Zhu Zhanchang to visit Weihai Port. Weihai Port is mainly traded by North Korean and Dongying merchants. It does a good job but it is not as prosperous as Hong Kong Port.

Moreover, both Ningbo Port and Weihai Port have an unavoidable problem, the problem of public security.

This kind of foreign trade port is prone to a mixed situation. Since the Hong Kong Port has set up Omen for foreigners to live in from the beginning, it restricts their movements in Daming. To pass through the customs and enter Daming, you must have a pass, so it was avoided from the beginning. Lots of questions.

But even so, the smuggling problem still exists.

However, Weihai Port and Ningbo Port did not do this at the beginning. After the formation of interest chains in many places, it was difficult to eradicate them. Zhu Zhanji could not manage everything in detail. Some small problems at the bottom could not be reported to him, even if he knew After that, it is difficult to make up your mind to eradicate it.

Zhu Zhanji proudly introduced his busy port.

"How do you plan to go to Dongying, directly on the warship?"

Zhu Zhanchang thought about it and said, "No, I won't go to Dongying first, but I will go to North Korea first."

"Why?"

The main mission of Zhu Zhanchang's trip was not to capture Dongying, it was a side mission. Whether it was Zhu Gaochi or Zhu Di's meaning, they had the opportunity to be included in the territory, not necessarily.

The main task is to station a large number of troops in Shandong in the name of being an envoy to Dongying, to prevent Zhu Gaojia from having any changes.

This trip will not be short.

In this case, it is better to take a trip along the current route and see the trade situation between Dongying Korea and our dynasty.

Zhu Zhanchang planned to go to North Korea, but whenever the land of China was conquered, he always occupied North Korea first, Mongolia, Manchu, and Dongying were all the same.

This is the lesson of history, and Zhu Zhanchang felt it necessary to go to North Korea.

Explaining the intention, Zhu Zhanji nodded: "But is it too dangerous to take a merchant ship?"

"It's okay, big brother, I'll just let the steam warship disguise as a merchant ship. It should arrive in the next two days."

"You're going in the name of an envoy, so you have to send a letter to North Korea. Let me explain that Dongying has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Am I so famous in Dongying?" Zhu Zhanchang was puzzled.

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "It's not because you saved Ashikaga Yoshitaka last time. He came here once two years ago. He wanted to go to Guangzhou to find you, but he didn't have enough time to travel. He was very keen on Daming's Culture, the clothes he wears are also Daming's clothes, so it can be said that he is a Daming propaganda ambassador in Eastern Ying."

Because Ashikaga Yoshihide took the lead in the trade with Daming, he had a huge amount of wealth from the trade, so he understood that his power came from Daming, and in order to consolidate his position, he must keep getting close to Daming. The position he also has ideas.

"I got Dongying so I can see him well."

"Fifth brother, stop talking, let's go to see the sea." The Lord of Jiaxing took Zhu Zhanchang to the beach to play.

Jiaxing especially likes the sea, perhaps because he had never seen it when he was a child, he yearned for it and took Zhu Zhanchang to play for two days.

In the evening of the next day, he took Zhu Zhanchang and sat high above the Weihai Port.

Looking at the former little Jiaxing, she is now a generous and generous girl. She has reached the age to be married, because she can stay longer in the royal family. If she chooses a good son-in-law, if it is an ordinary official family, she should have been arranged by now. All right.

Teenage girls have to have children when they get married, even for princesses.

The Lord of Jiaxing County looked at the busy ships in the harbor, the sea breeze blew his cheeks, and said softly to Zhu Zhanchang: "Fifth brother, I heard that Zheng He was fooled by you to go out to sea."

"Then how could it be bluffing?"

"You said that the earth is round, but Zheng He actually believed it. Isn't that a fool?"

"The earth is inherently round."

"Fifth brother, you haven't seen it, why do you believe it."

"Because I'm handsome."

Niutou's answer to Mazui made Jiaxing laugh out loud, but after Yingying laughed, her face sank again: "Fifth brother, I also want to go to the sea to see."

"What's so good about wind and waves?"

The county master of Jiaxing said with admiration: "Fifth brother, I envy your life the most."

"Me? What do I have to envy?"

"You always have a lot of whimsy, build a steam engine, set up a bank, you also write poems at dinner parties, you slaughter fat Fantai in Guangzhou, and you bring a daughter-in-law back to the desert in the northwest. I am so envious that you can go to so many. The place is so enviable."

Zhu Zhanchang reached out and touched Jiaxing's head: "Silly girl, I'm not here to play, everything is very dangerous."

"It's better than being boring in the palace."

After Jiaxing finished speaking, he suddenly stood up and looked at the sea in the evening. He exclaimed: "Fifth brother, fifth brother, look, what kind of ship is that, it's so big."

"That's called a steam mothership."

The new warship that departed from Guangzhou has finally arrived. The huge steam carrier is driving in the middle, and next to it are several rows of steam warship frigates. Driving on the sea gives everyone an endless sense of oppression.

All the merchant ships in the port gave way, allowing the steam and steel ship to dock.

Zhu Zhanji said in surprise: "What is this, is this the steam invincible battleship Dinghai King?"

This steam mothership not only looks big, but it is also full of the latest equipment and weapons of Guangzhou Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)