After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 228

"So, we have to plunder a large amount of gold and silver from overseas and neighboring countries." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Mr. Qin said that gold and silver are the hard currency. With enough gold and silver reserves, there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Western countries all use gold and silver. They vigorously develop domestic farming and store more food. They plunder foreign gold and silver and store them. If there is enough gold and silver stored during the Little Ice Age, they can buy food from overseas. "

"In addition, we can't be soft on the Jurchens who want to confuse me in Ming Dynasty after 300 years." Zhu Biao said, "Therefore, I beg my father to immediately send troops to collect and destroy the Jianzhou Jurchens."

"That's right!" Zhu Xi said, "The ancestors of the Jurchens were the former Jin people, and the second Emperor Huiqin was captured by the Jin people to perform the sheep-raising ceremony. Many princes and courtiers were tortured to death, and the concubines and princesses were even humiliated. Even the empress cannot avoid such a fate. Even Song Huizong himself was boiled into lamp oil by the gold men, and the Jurchens have always been wolfish ambitions."

"Thanks to our descendants, Chongzhen, who didn't move south, otherwise he would repeat the mistakes of Song Huizong. Although he is not capable, he has much more backbone than Song Huizong." Zhu Yingrao said.

"After we go back, we will immediately send troops to destroy them." Zhu Yuanzhang looked cold.

Said, "In addition, plundering gold and silver should also be promoted to the height of national policy. We have sent three waves of sea ships to explore the way. I don't know if they can find overseas gold and silver mines."

"The fourth brother has already made an expedition to the country of Wa, and I don't know if there are gold and silver mines in the country of Wa." Zhu Biao said.

"I don't know what's going on with his battle." Empress Ma said, "I hope he can successfully defeat the Japanese and bring us good news."

"To be honest, my son is still a little worried about my fourth brother. After all, he is still young and has never led an army before." Zhu Biao said, "And this time is a large-scale naval battle. He is not familiar with naval battles."

"Don't worry, my Zhu Yuanzhang's son has always been good at fighting." However, you, Zhu Yuanzhang, have great confidence in Zhu Di. You can beat the master."

"Moreover, Mr. Qin taught him new tactics, the fourth brother will definitely win!" Zhu Yingrao said.

……

Korea Province.

Port of Busan.

The sea breeze roared, making Zhu Di's battle robe rattle.He was tall, but his face was immature, wearing heavy armor, standing on the coast, he looked extremely heroic and extraordinary.

Hu Weiyong, who was wearing a red official uniform and a black official hat, followed beside him.

On the endless sea ahead, there are huge warships docked, each of which is about 50 to [-] meters long.There are ten oars and eleven cannons on each side of the ship.

There are white sails hanging on the huge mast, which is powered by manpower and wind.

A total of [-] warships have now covered the sea.

Zhu Di named the warship 'Yongle Warship' because when he was studying with Qin Yu, he used Huang Yongle's pseudonym.Each boat can carry 300 people, including 70 oarsmen.

"These warships were all built with the help of King Gongmin. His subordinates have personally inspected them, and they can withstand wind and waves." Hu Weiyong said.

Seeing the sea boat in front of him, he couldn't help but think of the situation when he helped Zhu Yuanzhang raise the warship during the Poyang Lake war.It is precisely because he successfully helped Zhu Yuanzhang complete the task of raising warships that he was appreciated by Li Shanchang, and then Li Shanchang recommended him to Zhu Yuanzhang, which gave him a stage to show his abilities and entered Zhu Yuanzhang's core.

"I didn't expect that it has been five years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. As a civil servant, I will go through another naval battle." Hu Weiyong said with emotion, "But last time it was just to raise warships for the emperor, but this time it was a real fight. It made up for my regrets."

"So this time is your chance to become famous all over the world." Zhu Di said, "In the past, the world only knew that you were a good hand in handling internal affairs, but this time they will know that Hu Weiyong is also a strategic strategist."

"Thank you for your praise, His Highness King Yan." Hu Weiyong said, "With our combat power, it may not be too difficult to conquer the Japanese country. But we can't underestimate the enemy. It has always been a taboo on the battlefield to underestimate the enemy."

Until now, he was still a little bit hard to choose. This time he was ordered to serve as Zhu Di's military adviser on an expedition to the Japanese kingdom, and won the opportunity to be famous in history, but he would also lose the power of the Zhongshu Province.

This point, he is well aware.

Blessings and misfortunes, I don’t know which is better.

Many of the warships that Hu Weiyong raised before were civilian ships and merchant ships, and their strength was far from comparable to the warships in front of him.Most of the land in the Central Plains experienced civil strife before, and the development of building ships was very slow.

And Goryeo often fought wars with Wa, and most of them were naval battles, so Goryeo's current shipbuilding technology surpassed that of Ming Dynasty.

So there were many ready-made warships before, which were requisitioned by them and transformed into 'Yongle Warships'.

"King Gongmin is now a loyal subject of my Ming Dynasty. As soon as the emperor's imperial decree arrives, he immediately collects and builds warships for us. He works very hard and deserves praise." A smile appeared on Zhu Di's face.

"That's right, the Koreans were originally descendants of my Yanhuang, and now they belong to my Ming Dynasty, which can be regarded as recognizing their ancestors." Hu Weiyong said, "The Confucian scholars sent by the emperor before played a role in their education. Now most of the Koreans, I no longer contradict my Ming Dynasty. I realized that they are all descendants of Jizi, that is, our descendants of Yan and Huang."

"In addition, most of Hua Yunlong's soldiers have now married wives and had children in Goryeo. Therefore, the next generation of Goryeo people have more pure Yanhuang blood. In the first battle between Hua Yunlong and Li Chenggui, the Goryeo men died Too much."

"That's why my father made the right decision not to allow the Ministry of War to transfer me troops from the Huayunlong Ministry." Zhu Di said, "Most of them have already married in Korea. If they are recruited to fight again, it will be detrimental to the continuation of the Yanhuang bloodline in Korea. .”

"But this King Gongmin, although he is obedient, still doesn't care much about political affairs." Hu Weiyong said, "In addition to enjoying himself, he paints and writes every day, immersing himself in art."

"Such a person can't manage a Koryo province well."

"However, his painting skills are getting better and better." Zhu Di said.

After coming to Goryeo, the two also met King Gongmin.King Gongmin received them respectfully, just like receiving envoys from the kingdom of heaven, it seemed that he had accepted his status as a subject.

Zhu Di and Hu Weiyong also encouraged him a few words, saying that the emperor was very pleased with his loyalty.And rewarded him with a lot of gold, silver and silk, canonized him as King of Loyalty, and gave him a gold book and a gold seal.

(End of this chapter)