Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 124 Hou Guishan asks for help, the Japanese country is in chaos
Cao Wei's suggestion was very effective, and Zhu Yuanzhang quickly agreed to Zhao Mian's request.

Just like what Cao Wei said, the income of craftsmen is really not much in his eyes. Compared with the silver mines of Japan, it is not even a drop in the bucket.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew clearly what was light and what was heavy.

After all, if a sufficient number of craftsmen can be summoned one day earlier, they can rush to Japan to dig silver mines one day earlier.

After solving the problem, Zhao Mian left the imperial study room with great gratitude, then returned to the household department and ordered people to spread the news.

Not only Yingtian Mansion, but also the provinces and counties surrounding Yingtian Mansion sent people to spread the news.

In just two or three days, everyone knew that the area around Yingtian Mansion was more than a hundred miles away.

His Majesty the Emperor wants to recruit craftsmen to go to sea for mining, and he can get more than half of the extra wages in a single month!
If you get more than half of your salary in one month, you can earn a whole month more income in two months!

There are not many opportunities for folk craftsmen to make a fortune. This is one, and they must seize it!Otherwise, how can we take care of our family’s food and clothing?
For a time, craftsmen from all over the surrounding areas said goodbye to their wives, children, and children at home, and embarked on their journey to Yingtian Mansion, the capital of the Ming Dynasty...

Half a month has passed,
"Sir, the quota has been filled."

In the yamen of Hubu Mansion, a servant held a book in his hand and reported to Zhao Mian, the Minister of Hubu.

Zhao Mian sat behind the table, put down the file in his hand, took the booklet, and checked it page by page to make sure it was correct.

"Okay, you first send someone to place all the craftsmen, and I will go and report to His Majesty."

"No!" The waiter responded with his hands raised and turned around to go out.

Zhao Mian stood up immediately and walked to the imperial study room with the book in hand.

In Zhao Mian's original expectation, recruiting five thousand craftsmen would definitely not be completed every two months.

Because the Ministry of Household Affairs had to check one by one and then recruit them. In addition, it also involved letting those craftsmen leave their hometowns and leave the Ming Dynasty for the Japanese country.

Needless to say, not many people are willing to do this kind of thing.

But after following Cao Wei's suggestion, the news was released that the monthly salary of the craftsmen would be increased by part, and the effect was unexpectedly good!
Craftsmen from all over come to sign up every day. In just half a month, [-] craftsmen have been recruited.

The simplest solution is often the best to solve the problem.

After arriving at the Imperial Study Room and reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang that the number of craftsmen had been filled, Zhu Yuanzhang was also very happy.

The [-]-strong army has already been assembled, and now that enough craftsmen have been recruited, the next step is to go to Japan to mine silver mines!

So Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered five thousand craftsmen to go to Hangzhou with an army of [-]. After arriving at the Navy Governor's Mansion, they took a boat to the Japanese country.

That afternoon, [-] troops and [-] craftsmen set off outside Yingtian City.

at this time,

It's mid-May.

On the other side of the Japanese territory.

Zhu Di was not idle at all. He sent more than a thousand soldiers to the places where the northern and southern dynasties of Japan were fighting, and reported the battle status of both sides every day.

The rest is to lead the soldiers to dig as much silver mine as possible day after day.

Although there are no professional craftsmen, Zhu Di has a total of 2 troops under his command. Even if half of them are assigned to guard the area around Ishimi Mountain and guard the warships at sea, there are still nearly [-] people left, and the progress of the excavation has not slowed down. Where to go.

Since Cao Wei returned to the Ming Dynasty by boat with the silver stone at the beginning of the year, Zhu Di led the soldiers to dig a total of three mines, each of which is now nearly a hundred meters long.

It can be said that the excavation work at Iwamiyama went very smoothly.

As long as Cao Wei returns to the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang sends professional craftsmen over, the silver mining work will be on track.

The Ming Dynasty's excavation of the Iwami Silver Mine was going smoothly, but the local forces of Japan, the Adachi clan of the Northern Dynasty and Emperor Gogeyama of the Southern Dynasty, were still fighting back and forth.

At the beginning of the year, after five months of offensive and defensive battles, the Goguishan government's defense line once again retreated from Gero to the county.

The Adachi clan in the Northern Dynasties had a strong military force, but Kameyama was unable to defeat them, so they could only passively fight defensive battles.

However, the land area of ​​the Japanese country is small, and the defensive war cannot be sustained for a long time.

Hou Guishan could no longer remember how many times his own defense line had been breached by the Northern Dynasty.

If this continues, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of the Northern Dynasty will have to lead troops to attack his Yoshino Palace!

Seeing that his own army had been defeated, Houguishan became increasingly anxious.

at last,

At the end of May, when the Gero defense line was breached, Houguishan could no longer bear it and approached Zhu Di and Daoyan.

Now Houguishan is no longer responding to calls from the sky and the earth. Looking around, only if the Ming Dynasty is willing to send troops to assist him can he have a chance to win!
Zhu Di, the king of Yan in the Ming Dynasty, had [-] navy men. If he could borrow them to join the battlefield, he would definitely be able to turn the situation around!
After nearly ten days of journey, Houguishan finally arrived at the foot of Iwami Mountain with dozens of guards.

Originally, Goguishan wanted to send an envoy to invite Zhu Di to the Yoshino Palace, but then he thought about it and asked for help, so he made the long journey to Iwamiyama himself.

In the distance, Ming soldiers saw Shi Jianshan and his party approaching, and immediately came forward with a large number of men, swords and guns in hand.

"who!"

The captain who took the lead had a cold face and shouted at Hou Guishan's group.

Hou Guishan's expression froze, Ming soldiers dared to be so disrespectful to him!
However, Hou Guishan also knew that the person was under the eaves, so he had to lower his head and wave to the person next to him.

Junichiro Koizumi, who had been following Kameyama, stepped forward and shouted in Central Plains dialect with a strange accent.

"We are following Emperor Kameyama to come here to see the envoy, Lord Yan. If we have important matters to discuss, please go and inform him."

After hearing this, the leading captain glanced at the group, and then told his subordinates:
"You guys watch them here, I'll report to His Highness King Yan."

Here

Zhu Di and Dao Yan caught a wild deer in the mountain forest, and it was roasting on the fire until it was sizzling and oily.

After staying in the inhospitable place of Japan for a long time, only leading soldiers to mine silver mines every day, Zhu Di felt that his body bones were getting rusty, so whenever he had time to spare, he would go to the mountains and forests with Dao Yan. hunt.

The monk Dao Yan took a handful of fine salt in his hand and sprinkled it evenly on the venison. The aroma suddenly became more alluring.

Zhu Di sat aside and seemed to be muttering to himself, "Yesterday, the three mines combined produced more than 200 kilograms of silver stone."

Dao Yan chuckled, "The soldiers are inexperienced and have to be careful when digging, lest the mine cave collapses. It is not easy to achieve such results."

"On the contrary, the front line on the Guishan side of the Japanese country has fallen again. From the looks of it, Yi Qianseng will not be able to bear it anymore. Maybe he is on his way here at this time."

Zhu Di also understood this and nodded.

At this moment,
A captain came over.

"Report, Houguishan will bring someone to see you outside the camp."

Daoyan immediately put his hands together and recited a Buddha's name.

"Amitabha."

Zhu Di couldn't help but grin. This really meant that Cao Cao had arrived.

They expected that Guishan would come back to ask for help, but they didn't expect it to come so quickly.It seemed that Houguishan was really unable to withstand the fierce attack of the Northern Dynasty.

Zhu Di stood up and waved his hand towards the captain.

"Bring them in."

"promise!"

Hou Guishan and his party waited outside the Daming military camp for a long time, and finally saw the captain returning.

"You, come with me!"

The captain's attitude was very arrogant, which made all the Japanese people unhappy, but they had to endure it for the sake of the overall situation.

After following the captain for about a quarter of an hour, he finally arrived at the main tent.

"His Royal Highness King Yan is inside, you can go in." The captain said.

Emperor Gogameyama ordered a group of guards to wait outside, and only entered the camp with Junichiro Koizumi behind him.

As soon as he entered the camp, Hou Guishan saw Zhu Di sitting in the middle. Daoyan, an old monk in black clothes with triangular eyes, stood behind Zhu Di. In his hand was a rosary that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and he was moving it "click-click". .

"I have met the envoy." Hou Guishan bowed respectfully to Zhu Di in front of him, bending his waist almost at 90 degrees.

The same is true for Junichiro Koizumi. Zhu Di can even see their pouted butts while sitting.

"We are all acquaintances, no need to be polite." Zhu Di looked cold and waved casually.

"Thank you, Your Excellency," Hou Guishan straightened his back.

Zhu Di leaned slightly to one side of the chair, rubbed his fingers, and asked:
"Master Xicheng, if you don't sit down at your Yoshino Palace, why are you here?"

"Could it be that at such a critical moment, Lord Xicheng still has the leisure to come to Shijian Mountain to enjoy the scenery?"

Hou Guishan didn't believe that Zhu Di didn't know the current situation in Japan. Faced with the faint mockery in Zhu Di's words, Hou Guishan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

"The envoy is joking. I am here to seek help from the envoy this time."

"Ten days ago, our army's Galü front was breached by the Northern Dynasty army and retreated to the county. However, the situation was not favorable for our army. As the leader of the Southern Dynasty, I must not sit still and wait for death. I came here specially to borrow the troops from the envoy's hands. "

As the leader of the Southern Dynasty... we cannot sit still and wait for death...

When Zhu Di heard what the other party said was better than what he sang, the sneer on his lips became a little more sarcastic.

He sat up a little straighter,
"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Lord Xicheng. The navy I brought this time is not good for land battles. As the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, I naturally have to be responsible for the soldiers under my command. I can't watch them. I will die in vain, I cannot agree to the request of Lord Xicheng."

Zhu Di's first priority when he came to Japan this time was to mine silver mines, and other things had to be put on the back burner, not to mention the affairs of Houguishan, a Japanese man.

Furthermore, the [-]-strong navy under Zhu Di has been clearly divided and arranged, and he will not easily lend his troops to Houguishan.

Not to mention that Zhu Di had all the navy in his hands. Without extra troops, even if he had an army of [-], he would not be able to lend a hair to Hou Guishan.

How much do you think the lives of Japanese people are worth? The silver mines of Ming Dynasty are the top priority!
When Hou Guishan heard this, his face suddenly became anxious, with a hint of sullenness on his face.

"I have always heard that our country is a land of etiquette, and we have always admired it. Could it be that, as the King of Yan, our Lord, you are going to break your promise?"

"Master Daoyan once promised his subordinates that the Great Ming Dynasty would help them when they were in danger."

"Now is the time when our Southern Dynasty's life and death are at stake. Do you think the envoy will just stand by and watch?"

Zhu Di recalled that when the Shijianshan platform collapsed, he sent Daoyan to find Houguishan and blackmailed him back with a batch of stone and wood.

After Daoyan returned, he told Zhu Di all the conversations he had with Houguishan. This was indeed the case.

After Hou Guishan finished speaking, he stared at his small eyes, which were not too big, and looked at Zhu Di with indignation, wanting Zhu Di to give him a reasonable explanation.

Zhu Di just smiled softly, showing no signs of panic or urgency.

"I'm afraid that Lord Xicheng has misunderstood. I don't mean not to help you. After all, when I first arrived in Japan, Lord Xicheng generously hosted a banquet for us..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Di seemed to remember some bad memories, and his face looked a little ugly.

But then he regained his composure,

"Furthermore... the King Xicheng also helped us build a spiritual platform. I am not a ruthless person. The King Xicheng once helped us, and I remember it all in my heart. Now that the King Xicheng is in trouble, I will naturally I won’t sit back and do nothing.”

"It's just that I just said that when I come here this time, my subordinates are all navy, and I can't fight on land..."

When Hou Guishan heard this, he snorted rather unconvincingly, and deeply frowned his eyebrows, which were as short and small as broad beans.

"Your Majesty, don't you mean to remain silent and watch the dangers of the Southern Dynasty?"

Zhu Di waved his hand, "Master Xicheng, please listen to what I have to say."

I know you are in a hurry, but don't be anxious yet. Zhu Di is also a good at manipulating people's mentality.

Houguishan let out a heavy breath from his nostrils and closed his mouth.

Zhu Di continued,

"I have long expected that Lord Xicheng would be in danger today. At the beginning of this year, I had already sent people by boat back to the Ming Dynasty to seek assistance from my father, His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, with army troops."

"A few months have passed. At this moment, my Ming Dynasty's reinforcements must have set off. However, there is an ocean barrier between the Japanese country and our Ming Dynasty. It takes a lot of time to come and go. I don't know when they will arrive. , but I think another month or two will be enough."

"Master Xicheng only needs to hold on for a month or two. Once our reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty arrive, the Adachi clan of the Northern Dynasty will no longer be a threat."

After hearing this, Hou Guishan's eyes began to chatter.

The Ming army was stationed in his Southern Dynasty, so he naturally had to send people to watch over it. Several Ming warships did leave at the beginning of the year...

Could it be that what Zhu Di said is true...

But in his heart, Hou Guishan refused to believe that Zhu Di, as a Ming Dynasty man, would be so kind-hearted that he sent people back to call for reinforcements a few months ago.

"Master Xicheng, as the son of the Ming Dynasty Emperor, I have always been a fool. Do you suspect that I will tell lies to deceive you?"

Zhu Di's face also darkened, as if he really couldn't tolerate Hou Guishan's suspicion of him.

When Hou Guishan saw this, his heart tightened. He knew that this trip could only be in vain. He could only place his hope on the "reinforcements" that Zhu Di said and quickly answered.

"I don't dare. Your Majesty has great foresight and is so considerate of me. I am deeply grateful."

When Zhu Di heard this, his expression softened a lot, and he spoke a few words of comfort.

Hou Guishan said that he would hold on until reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty arrived, and then left with a group of people.

Zhu Di looked at the backs of Hou Guishan's group through the tent entrance and sneered.

"A soldier never tires of deceit, and he doesn't even understand this truth..."

Then, he said to the soldier next to him:
"Where is the king's deer? Pull it out and eat the deer meat..."

(End of this chapter)