Daming: I, Zhu Di, threatened to seize the heir apparent at the beginning!

Chapter 330 Give Zhu Di a heads-up!
The night is deep.

Jilong Island is brightly lit.

The fire dyed the entire bay red.

The pirates' drunken shouting, curses, women's screams, and gasps echoed throughout the bay.

Extremely noisy.

A giant sailing ship came slowly from a distance.

ding ding ding...

At the entrance of the bay, on the reef lighthouse, the lookout saw the giant ship and shouted: "The big boss is here!"

At the same time, ring the bronze bell on the watchtower.

The sea breeze carries the bells into the bay.

On both sides of the bay, the lively sounds disappeared instantly.

One by one, the pirates put down their wine bags and pushed away the extremely obedient Japanese ladies...

Slowly stood up, either excited, solemn, or wary, and looked at the light appearing in the distance outside the entrance of the bay.

It started as a single point of light and quickly grew in size.

It was about thirty feet long and seven or eight feet tall. It looked like a monster from the deep sea emerging from the water and appeared in sight.

In the harbor, the pirate warships docked looked like children's toys compared to this giant ship.

As the giant ship slowly sailed into the harbor, everyone was breathing hard.

The King of the Four Seas, Chen Zuyi’s flagship!
Although everyone is a pirate.

But Chen Zuyi is a figure that is rare for the leaders to see.

He has been wandering around the surrounding waters for more than ten years.

Many people have never seen the giant ship of the King of the Four Seas.

Just heard about it.

After all, the King of the Four Seas has nearly [-] soldiers under his command.

There were hundreds of warships.

People no longer do such things as robbery.

Every pirate force and passing merchant ship has to pay protection fees and spend money to buy the other party's flag.

It's called the Peace and Nothingness Flag.

If there are merchant ships or pirate forces, they will not buy this flag.

Once discovered by the opponent's warship, it will be regarded as 'smuggling' and will be attacked.

We are all thieves, but the other party actually arrests smugglers.

It's ridiculous.

But who can let someone’s fist be big enough?

……

Lu Zhen took several sworn brothers out of Goulan, a wine shop opened by Japanese people.

He quickly came to the simple embankment of the bay, his expression was solemn, his eyes were slightly bright, and he stared at the giant ship sailing into the bay, "I have been escaping to the sea for more than ten years, and I have paid protection fees to Chen Zuyi every year. This is the first time I have seen this powerful ship." A giant ship from all over the world!”

Chen Zuyi's giant ship was abandoned when the Yuan Dynasty attacked Champa. Chen Zuyi spent a lot of money to buy it and renovated it in Malacca using technology introduced from the West.

Such a giant ship.

Only the Yuan Dynasty could build it.

At that time, the Yuan Dynasty, based on the developed shipbuilding industry of the Song Dynasty, recruited craftsmen from the West and craftsmen from the Central Plains to build this type of giant ship.

The Yuan Dynasty experienced two naval battles with huge losses in Champa and Japan.

Just abandon costly shipbuilding and maritime expansion.

Two huge failures.

The rulers of the Yuan Dynasty believed that the consumption of naval battles was more expensive than raising war horses and expanding the cavalry.

"The Ming Dynasty, which now unifies the Central Plains, cannot build such a giant ship!"

Ye Wenju heard Lu Zhen's envious tone, looked away, and said with a smile: "Today, there is only one giant ship. A giant ship, apart from helping Chen Zuyi build up his momentum, actually does not have much combat power."

Naval battles require more cooperation.

The speed and maneuverability of this battleship are completely incompatible with the other battleships under Chen Zuyi's command.

To be honest, apart from dressing up and bluffing people, the combat effectiveness that can be exerted is limited.

"The main threat to the Ming Dynasty is still on land. If the Northern Yuan Dynasty is not crippled and the nomadic culture is not crippled, the Ming Dynasty will have no spare power to fight in both directions, let alone build an elite naval force suitable for sea warfare. "

They and the fourth prince of Ming Dynasty each have their own difficulties.

It would be difficult for the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty to destroy them.

And they wanted to defeat the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty on land. To be honest, everyone felt guilty.

The opponent's record in Zongheng Grassland has proven that his land combat capabilities even surpass those of his father's generation.

In fact, everyone can completely avoid Fujian.

Daming coastline is very long.

Fujian is also not a wealthy place.

It is entirely possible to turn to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places for plunder.

The reason why he wanted to fight with the fourth prince of Ming Dynasty was to show off his muscles to Emperor Zhu.

Let Emperor Zhu not send another prince just to think that he can control everyone.

It's better to be like now.

Everyone occasionally robbed some young men and women, and at the same time secretly conducted smuggling trade with the powerful people on land.

They attacked and plundered, mainly plundering some young men and women to make up for their losses and strengthen their ranks.

When they smuggle goods, they mostly contact their old acquaintances to carry out smuggling. They will only land and plunder when they are hit by waves or hacked by their peers, causing heavy losses and need to do business without capital.

It was those Japanese people, because they had no connections within the Ming Dynasty and they were all poor, so they often engaged in capitalless business such as robbery.

……

Just when Lu Zhen's brothers were discussing.

The giant ship stopped in the center of the bay.

Hundreds of lanterns were suddenly lit and raised.

The entire deck of the giant ship was instantly illuminated.

The flag bearer stood at the bow of the ship, waving the three-color flag and calling out the common semaphore among pirates.

Lu Zhen frowned slightly.

Chen Zuyi ordered all the leaders to board his battleship to discuss matters.

"Brother, are you going?" Ye Wenju asked.

The other sworn brothers also looked at Lu Zhen.

Lu Zhen glanced in the direction where the Liangzi Banner warship was docked.

I saw that the pirates under Liang Daoming had begun to board the ship, the flagship's bow signaled an agreement, and the flagship was slowly sailing towards Chen Zuyi's flagship.

A smile appeared on Lu Zhen's lips, "Go! Let all our brothers board the ship!"

He concluded that Chen Zuyi was just showing off his force to let them experience the largest ship in the world today.

Trying to use this to keep the next discussion under his control.

If Chen Zuyi really dares to attack everyone, the warships parked in the bay will not be vegetarians!

"We are a small force. If we don't want to be bullied too much by the boss, we must show that we are following Liang Daoming, the second-in-command!"

Liang Daoming was the first to agree, which was a provocation to the boss.

And he followed to protect himself.

……

When Lu Zhen's flagship slowly approached the giant ship.

Within the bay.

Leaders of all sizes took the flagship and approached the giant ship.

Soon, a group of people boarded the deck of the giant ship.

Lu Zhen only brought Ye Wenju with her.

After getting on the deck, he walked straight towards a young man who was younger than himself, less than 30 years old, and a little thin.

After meeting, he cupped his hands and said, "Chief Liang."

Liang Daoming has black hair, slightly dark skin, but a pair of blue eyes.

Holding his fists, he said happily: "Thank you, Senior Lu, for your support. Senior Lu has many friends in his hometown. I hope Senior Lu can introduce them to me in the future."

"sure."

……

"The big boss is here!"

Just when Lu Zhen and Liang Daoming were chatting, singing and cheering started.

Lu Zhen and the two ended their conversation.

Then I saw a group of soldiers under Chen Zuyi's command, bringing in a luxurious grand master's chair and placing it in front of the sail.

blah blah blah...

The sound of heavy footsteps came, and everyone saw a middle-aged man with an elegant face slowly walking out from behind the sail.

Then he sat down on the Taishi chair.

Lu Zhen looked slightly embarrassed.

Does Chen Zuyi want to sit by himself while everyone stands to discuss matters?
Do you really regard everyone as his subordinates?

He has only been the king of the four seas for a few years, and he is so crazy!

Chen Zuyi is not like the leader of the largest pirate group, but more like a scholar. But his sharp eyes tell everyone that he is not a weak scholar.

Look around.

His face suddenly turned black.

He turned his head and yelled: "Where are the other chairs! What are you doing!"

He stood up in anger.

"Go and bring chairs to the leaders immediately!"

After scolding his subordinates, he turned around with an apologetic face and clasped his fists to the left and right, "My colleagues, please give me extra face and respect me as the leader of the world. These bastards are so arrogant and complacent and have treated you so indifferently. I apologize to all my colleagues on their behalf."

As he spoke, he bowed solemnly to the leaders standing on the left and right.

laugh!
Liang Daoming sneered disdainfully and whispered, "Chen Zuyi relies on this kind of hypocrisy to gain fame and reputation in Malacca, and to invite people to rise in the hearts of the people at the bottom. It is best to fool the people at the bottom."

While he was talking, Chen Zuyi's soldiers brought chairs.

Liang Daoming did his part, pushed away a Japanese leader, and became the first one on the left.

Lu Zhen smiled and sat down with Liang Daoming.

Chen Zuyi looked at Liang Daoming from the corner of his eyes.

Many colleagues who fled the Ming Dynasty at the end of the Yuan Dynasty sat on the left side with Liang Daoming.

In this way, these people told him that they would team up with Liang Daoming for the next discussion.

Liang Daoming is the second most popular person on the sea.

same as him.

Their ancestors left the Ming Dynasty and migrated to Southeast Asia.

He is in Malacca.

The other party is in Sriwijaya.

There are people on the entire sea who are capable of challenging him.

There are more than a hundred ships under this person's command.

He gathered his thoughts, looked away, and said with a smile: "We just want to live peacefully on the sea, but Emperor Zhu of the Ming Dynasty doesn't want us to feel at ease."

"He sent his best son to Fujian and threatened to destroy us!"

He couldn't tolerate it the most. Emperor Zhu promised Dongfan to Zhu Silang!
When Zhu Silang arrives in Dongfan, can he continue to occupy Jilong Island?
Jilong Island is the most important fulcrum for his influence to spread to the Japanese country.

If he loses Jilong Island, he will have to retreat to his home base in Malacca.

Without Jilong Island, he would not be able to collect protection fees from the Japanese pirates and smugglers in the East China Sea.It simply cannot afford to support nearly [-] people.

At present, Malacca is in turmoil, and he also wants to increase his strength, capture Malacca, and try to feel alone and outnumbered.

Therefore, Jilong Island must not be lost.

Zhu Silang must be given a head-on blow!

Get rid of the idea of ​​treating Dongfan as a fiefdom.

……

"Destroying someone's wealth is like killing one's parents. Zhu Yuanzhang and his son not only want to cut off our wealth, but also want to kill us directly. Can you agree!"

"cannot!"

"No promise!"

……

As soon as Chen Zuyi finished speaking, the Japanese pirate leaders sitting on the right and a small number of Ming pirates stood up to greet them.

The pirate leader on the left, headed by Liang Daoming, sat still.

There is a sense of looking on with a cold eye.

Chen Zuyi frowned slightly, turned around and asked with a smile, "Chief Liang, Chief Lu, what do you mean?"

Liang Daoming looked at Chen Zuyi with a smile.

The Japanese dwarf himself wanted to plunder.

Now this kind of joint attack is more conducive to them reaping benefits.

As for the remaining leaders of the Central Plains who agreed with Chen Zuyi, there was a high probability that they had been persuaded by Chen Zuyi's promise of huge profits.

You can hit it.

The fourth prince of Ming Dynasty must also be taught a lesson.

But he will never be a pawn.

Never be cannon fodder for Chen Zuyi.

After making a plan, Liang Daoming smiled and said: "Big leader, I also support a fight to make Da Ming understand that maintaining the status quo is better than offending us and forcing them to fight on two fronts."

"But how to fight?"

"How many troops will each family send?"

"This time, I am willing to participate in the attack, but I will not take any money. All the spoils will be given to the brothers who attack first!"

Lu Zhen suddenly laughed and then agreed: "I am also willing to take no money and give all the loot to the brother who attacked first!"

"We also support it!"

"Me too!"

……

After Lu Zhen, the pirate leaders on the left echoed one after another.

There is no shortage of looted items for everyone.

But everyone was a little afraid of Zhu Silang.

There is nothing wrong with giving up the interests and letting these people on the opposite side serve as pawns and touch Zhu Silang first.

You can never make enough money.

But everyone's power was crippled.

It is not easy to strengthen and recover.

For pirates, people and ships are more important than the wealth they robbed once or twice.

Chen Zuyi quickly understood.

Looking at the pirate leader on the right, "Everyone, I am willing to send 2000 people, and at the same time, I will exempt you from the peace and quiet expenses for another year! Let's gather our troops and attack Min County!"

"It is said that the brother-in-law of the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty will serve as the county magistrate of Min County. His brother-in-law was killed by us. The fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty cannot remain indifferent. Moreover, Min County is one of the richest counties in Fujian. If we conquer Min County, the wealth will be huge. Incalculable!”

The powerful people in Fujian and Zhejiang had already told him the news about Zhu Silang.

These pirates are relatively small.

But he sent out two thousand troops.

Adding these people together, it will be no problem to gather 8000 people.

Attacking a Fujian county with the cooperation of Fujian's powerful powers is easy!

The pirate leaders on the right gathered together and murmured for a while, then stood up one after another.

"Chief Chen, we agree!"

"I hope that Chief Chen and Chief Liang will keep their word!"

……

On Jilong Island, the pirates decided to give Zhu Di a heads-up.

The next day.

Zhu Di led five hundred brothers and set out from Jian'an.

This time, everyone was on horseback.

The daughter of General Li Yu can also ride a horse.

On the road.

Shen Zhi rode beside Zhu Di, "Your Highness, although our family has not been engaged in maritime trade since the imperial court banned the sea, we still have some contacts with the current pirate Lu Zhen and others because of our relationship with Zhang Shicheng. This time, I Prepare to go to sea from Min County to help His Highness contact the other party..."

Zhu Di listened carefully and glanced at Shen Zhi.

The eldest son of the third wife of the Shen family has been actively moving closer to him recently.

In fact, he did not plan to contact these pirates now.

The top priority is to build Jian'an and improve the lives of the people in Jian'an, which is his first choice as the county magistrate.

At the same time, after the rural village social construction was completed.

Only in this way can he produce more goods and benefit from the sea trade concession given to him by the old man to benefit and speed up the rural communities in Jian'an and Min counties.

Moreover, there was no fighting and the opponent was not defeated.

He didn't think that the other party would bow their heads when they heard his name.

"People like Lu Zhen were willing to flee to the sea and become bandits instead of joining my old man. Now they are willing to join me?"

Shen Zhi didn't know how to answer for a while.

These people had hatred against His Majesty, and many of their nephews and relatives died in the war.

He also killed Emperor Zhu's adopted son and brother in the war.

Of course I didn't dare to serve Emperor Zhu at the beginning.

It's been more than ten years now.

Moreover, the person who invited peace was King Yan.

These people must have heard of King Yan's achievements in martial arts.

Then inform King Yan of his rural village community, shareholding business model, and cultural governance capabilities.

He then coaxed and revealed that King Yan would conquer the world with the support of the Ming Dynasty, which might not be unconvincing.

After all, by surrendering to Queen Yan, she would definitely be exempted from the Ming Dynasty.

In the future, I will be able to communicate with my relatives and friends in the Ming Dynasty, and I will be able to return to my roots after death.

By following King Yan, you can also display your ambitions. In the future, you will be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister in King Yan's court.

It's better than being a pirate, right?
But how much support King Yan could get from Ming Dynasty, he really couldn't judge, and it was hard to ask.

"Your Highness, why don't you try it?"

Zhu Di pondered for a moment, smiled and nodded, "Okay, then give it a try, but you have to try it under the premise of ensuring your own safety."

"Tell Lu Zhen and others that they can keep the wealth they looted in the past, but if they surrender, they must surrender completely. In the future, they will be broken up and mixed with the navy under my command."

"Give them some reassurance. The battlefield battle between them and my old man at the end of the Yuan Dynasty will never be settled. I can guarantee it with my reputation!"

Shen Zhi actively moved closer to him.

Their enthusiasm should not be discouraged.

In the future, the stock-based business model will have to take the lead and set an example.

When Shen Zhi heard that Zhu Di was willing to use his reputation as a guarantee, he immediately became more confident and said, "Thank you for your support, Your Highness!"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Di from the corner of his eye and said, "This man's mind is really big and he can definitely rule the world!" '

……

The chief envoy of Fujian Province is in Fuzhou.

To go to Min County, you have to pass through Fuzhou County.

On the second day, there were three poles.

Zhu Di and his party arrived in Fuzhou County.

It's still thirty miles away from the city.

A carriage was parked by the side of the road.

Jiang Jinzhong watched from a distance and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, standing beside the carriage, running around in circles, the person who is not stable at all is my father!"

puff!
Shen Zhi tried hard to hold back his laughter, but still couldn't hold it back.

Zhu Di glared at Jiang Jinzhong with a smile, and scolded him with a smile: "What did your father do to make you feel so resentful and smeared like this?"

The relationship between father and son is definitely interesting.

Of course, if it weren't for such a family.

Jiang Jinzhong cannot be cultivated to be thick-skinned.

Jiang Jinzhong laughed sarcastically.

While the few people were talking, Jiang Youwei noticed the team and hurriedly came to greet them.

After approaching, before Zhu Di could get off his horse, he bowed and bowed, "Caomin Jiang Youwei pays homage to His Highness King Yan."

The Jiang family is the largest powerful family in Jian'an County.

In Fujian, they are also famous.

Colluded with pirates, participated in smuggling, and was deeply involved.

The son is unreliable and does not know whether he has been forgiven by His Highness after handing in the account books.

With his old bones, he can only be cautious.

Zhu Di got off his horse and helped Jiang Youwei up with a smile.

He could guess what Jiang Youwei was afraid of, and he said straightforwardly: "Jin Zhong has shown me the Jiang family's smuggling account books. As long as I don't commit the crime in the future, I will not pursue the past."

"Not only your Jiang family, but also the entire Jian'an and Fujian county gentry, as long as they are willing to support the imperial decree, Magistrate Xu and I will not pursue your past."

Investigate the past and mess up the place.

It is not conducive to promoting the construction of rural village communities.

It doesn't make sense.

Small things lose big.

If it can be exchanged, these people will actively support rural village societies and the joint-stock business model.

more meaningful.

Value is greater.

When in power, you must not be cynical.

Jiang Youwei breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "I admire your highness for your big heart, but your highness can't go any further, especially not to Min County!"

Zhu Di and others frowned and looked at each other.

Jiang Jinzhong was already anxious, "Father, have you heard any news?"

"That's not true. They are all wary of being a father."

Jiang Jinzhong immediately rolled his eyes, "Then why are you so surprised!"

Jiang Youwei suddenly glared: "I have other basis for judgment!"

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