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

Chapter 187 Let Zhu Di be the King of Overseas

After two months of sea voyage, Zhu Di and Dao Yan finally arrived at Qixiashan Pier.

Standing on the homeland of Ming Dynasty again, Zhu Di took a deep breath of the cool air. Zhu Di was refreshed and felt that his internal organs were much more relaxed.

Dao Yan behind him looked up at the sky and saw that it was almost noon.

"Your Majesty should go to court at this time."

Next to Dao Yan was Hou Guishan who was tied up with five flowers, and only two of his legs were loosened for him to walk.

Zhu Di nodded, but felt a strange feeling in his heart.

When I see Zhu Xiongying, I must behave like a monarch and a minister.

He suddenly wasn't in a hurry to go to the palace...

"It just so happens that the manufacturing bureau is also nearby. Let's go to the manufacturing bureau first to see what Cao Wei is busy with recently." Zhu Di said and took the lead to stride away from the dock.

Daoyan looked back at the fleet of boats on the river behind him. The soldiers were shouting and moving many boxes down from the boats.

Inside are the silver that was recently mined from Iwami Mountain and refined, as well as some rare treasures that were searched in the palaces of Go Kameyama and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu during the campaign against Japan.

With a chuckle, Daoyan pulled up and Guishan followed Zhu Di's pace.

Qixia Mountain is to the north of the manufacturing bureau. Along the way, Zhu Di and He Daoyan saw huge artillery manufacturing plants and firearms manufacturing plants that had not been seen before.

Although it is separated by a high wall, judging from the scope of the building and the noise coming from it, there must be many craftsmen inside.

Zhu Di was very interested in the powerful thunder cannon that helped him easily defeat the Japanese country. He turned around and walked towards the entrance of the artillery factory.

There were several craftsmen on duty standing at the door. When they saw someone coming, their faces immediately became serious.

"This is an important military and industrial site. No unauthorized entry is allowed. Leave immediately!"

Zhu Di did not take things seriously with them. After all, they were just fulfilling their duties and there was nothing wrong with them.

Then he smiled and introduced himself.

"I am Zhu Di, King of Yan. I just returned to Yingtian. I passed by this place and wanted to go in and have a look."

The two craftsmen at the door were stunned.

King Zhu Di of Yan? This... they have only heard of it, never seen it.

But looking at Zhu Di's clothing and demeanor, he really doesn't look like an ordinary person.

Fortunately, the two of them reacted quickly and raised their hands to Zhu Di.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. Please let me know when the villain comes in. Please wait for a moment, Your Highness."

After Zhu Di nodded, one of them turned around and ran in.

After a while, the man hurried over again following Wang Hu.

As one of the earliest craftsmen who followed Cao Wei, Wang Hu naturally recognized King Yan Zhu Di.

When he came to the door and saw Zhu Di and Dao Yan, Wang Hu hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and saluted.

"I have met His Highness King Yan." Now he is the person in charge of the artillery factory and has also held an official position in the court.

Seeing this scene, the two craftsmen on the side also hurriedly saluted Zhu Di respectfully again.

"The common people have met His Highness King Yan."

"No need to be polite, I just want to come and see how the Divine Thunder Cannon is made," Zhu Di waved his hand.

Wang Hu straightened up,

"I will take your Highness to watch, Your Highness, please."

After handing Hou Guishan over to the care of the craftsmen on duty at the door, a few people entered and then came to one of the factories. The scene of many craftsmen busy at work came into view, and they could not be seen to the end.

Wang Hu led Zhu Di and explained to him as he walked, explaining in detail the various processes of making the Shenwei Thunder Cannon and the general principles involved.

After Zhu Di read it, he fully understood why the Divine Thunder Cannon produced such huge power.

If you just look at the appearance, the Shenwei Thunder Cannon has an improved appearance based on the original Daming Artillery. It is made larger, and it is more convenient to load ammunition and adjust the angle.

After understanding the general principles of the Divine Thunder Cannon, Zhu Di realized that the work done by the craftsmen inside the Divine Thunder Cannon was also very important!

Zhu Di and Dao Yan once again had a clear understanding of Cao Wei's abilities.

How did he come up with such an ingenious method?

Having finished watching, Zhu Di was about to leave, and finally pointed at the rumbling assembly line and asked:

"This is also a good item, extremely convenient. Could it be that Cao Wei also researched it?"

Wang Hu smiled and nodded, and said proudly:

"Your Highness guessed right. This assembly line was Taishi Cao's idea and was developed by Director Song and Director Zhao."

Zhu Di and Dao Yan were completely speechless.

This mechanical assembly line saved a lot of manpower and material resources, but it was all Cao Wei's idea.

Although it was not successfully developed by Cao Wei himself, there is no difference. What Song Ping and Zhao Heng can do, how can Cao Wei not be able to do it?

He was sent all the way out of the artillery factory by Wang Hu, and then passed through the firearms factory before arriving at the manufacturing bureau.

At this time, inside the manufacturing bureau,

Cao Wei was grinding two pieces of glass, picking them up and observing them from time to time.

Suddenly he heard a cheerful voice next to him,

"Sister-in-law, why are you so leisurely today? Are you starting to do some craft work here?"

Cao Wei turned his head and saw Zhu Di and the other three, especially Dao Yan holding Hou Guishan. He put down the piece of glass in his hand and stood up with a smile.

"I saw a magpie chirping on a branch this morning. It turns out that a noble person is here."

"You come back at this time...The Japanese country is finished."

Zhu Di nodded in response, "Now it is no longer called the Japanese Kingdom. The reason I came back this time is to discuss how to give it a new name."

Cao Wei couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

He has been thinking about it all the time, but he can finally take care of the Japanese country!

Turning to look at Hou Guishan, the two of them were already acquaintances. I'm afraid neither of them expected that they would meet again in this way.

Cao Wei turned around and asked, "Then why don't you go to the palace? Your Majesty and Emperor Taizu are both there."

Zhu Di turned his head and looked away: "No hurry, no rush."

"What are you doing?" He saw the two pieces of glass on the ground.

Cao Wei squatted down again and continued to grind the glass piece.

"The flower glasses I made for Emperor Taizu are not suitable for use, so I will make another pair. It will be ready in a while, just in time to enter the palace with you."

Cao Wei also more or less guessed the reason why Zhu Di didn't go to the palace first. It was just that he had a grudge against Zhu Xiongying for being the emperor, and he couldn't open his mouth to call your majesty.

Cao Wei thought to himself that even though Zhu Xiongying once called him "father", he still calls him "Your Majesty" honestly. Why are you so pretentious?

Regardless of whether it is Zhu Xiongying or Zhu Di, isn't the throne in the hands of his old Zhu family?

It doesn't matter, it will always feel better if we enter the palace with him later and speak together.

The two of them chatted about each other. At noon, everyone had a simple meal together in the manufacturing bureau. After that, after Cao Wei polished the lenses and fixed the frames, they walked towards the palace together...

Arriving at the Imperial Study Room, after being informed by the eunuch at the door, Cao and Wei entered the room. Zhu Xiongying was sitting behind his desk writing a memorial. When he saw two people coming in, he put down the memorial in his hand.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also here, leaning on a large chair next to Zhu Xiongying, with spectacles on his nose and a booklet in his hand.

"I have met your Majesty." Cao Wei raised his hands and said.

Zhu Di also bowed his hands and saluted.

"I have met your Majesty."

"Quickly make peace, no need to be polite." Zhu Xiongying still respected Cao Wei and Zhu Di.

"Uncle Wang came back from Japan today. You can rest for a day."

Zhu Di cupped his hand again and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

"I came back today and brought someone to meet His Majesty."

"Oh? Who is it?"

"The Emperor of Japan's Southern Dynasty, Queen Kameyama."

Hearing this name, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes.

"Where is this person now?" Zhu Xiongying asked.

"Just wait outside."

Zhu Xiongying gave an order, and Daoyan led Houguishan into the imperial study room.

Hou Guishan was very aware of his current situation. As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down in front of Zhu Xiongying, who was wearing a dragon robe, and said in broken Chinese dialect:

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, spare your life, spare your life!" After saying this, he kowtowed in a hurry.

It was obvious that he was really afraid of death.

Zhu Yuanzhang took the spectacles handed over by Cao Wei and put them on. After carefully looking at Houguishan, he asked aloud,

"Only one? Where's the other one?"

"The other one didn't respect me, Ming Dynasty, and was blasted into slag by my divine cannon."

After everyone saw Houguishan, he was no longer useful and was soon imprisoned by Zhu Xiongying.

"I have worked hard for Uncle Wang in the past four years. Now that Uncle Wang is back, it is time for me to reward him for his merits. Uncle Wang, do you have anything you want or do you want to do?"

Zhu Di's contribution this time is really not small.

Although thanks to the continuous fire muskets and divine thunder cannons, the destruction of the Japanese kingdom was far less laborious than the defeat of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and it could even be said to be an easy task.

However, as the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty and the most noble nobleman, Zhu Di stayed in Japan for four years to guard Shijian Mountain for the Ming Dynasty.

These two contributions combined cannot be considered small!

The destruction of the Japanese state and the division of the Japanese territory into areas under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty were far more significant than simply securing a few provinces for the Ming Dynasty.

First of all, the strategic position of the Japanese Islands is extremely special for the Ming Dynasty.

Ming Dynasty borders neighboring mainlands to the north and west. As long as the borders are stabilized, it can rest easy.

Many small Southeast Asian countries in the south of the Ming Dynasty were also recovered by Cao Wei and Lan Yu in a battle, leaving only the vast and boundless ocean to the east of the Ming Dynasty.

Land borders are easy to defend because cities can be built, but this cannot be done on coastal areas. This will result in the prevention and control capabilities being much weaker than on land, and the enemy will not be able to detect the news coming from the ocean at the first time.

Although the Ming Dynasty is now the most powerful country in the world, and it is impossible for other countries to have the courage to invade, when the world enters a period of rapid development, it is still unknown what will happen in the future, and it is necessary to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has classified the Japanese country as its own territory, the Japanese archipelago has become a natural "satellite" of the Ming Dynasty, which can predict the enemy to a large extent!

Secondly,

Since the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, the merchants and navy of the Ming Dynasty have begun to shuttle on the ocean. Every voyage and return voyage must start from a port along the coast of the Ming Dynasty.

Now that we have the Japanese Islands, we can use them as a transit point for the merchants and navy of the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese country is prone to earthquakes and tsunamis due to geographical reasons. However, it is necessary to find some places on it that are not easily affected by earthquakes and tsunamis, and to reserve a certain amount of navy can also expand the Ming Dynasty's influence internationally to a certain extent.

The further one develops, the more important sea control becomes between countries!

To sum up, although the Japanese country is small, it plays a vital role in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Di defeated the Japanese country and turned it into a territory of the Ming Dynasty. It is really a big contribution!

Zhu Di has made such a big contribution, so Zhu Xiongying naturally wants to reward him.

It's just that Zhu Di is a powerful and powerful vassal king. Zhu Xiongying really can't decide how to reward him. He can only let the other party speak and decide whether to agree or not.

Zhu Di thought for a moment and said:

"I only have one thing I want to ask of Your Majesty."

"Uncle Wang, it's okay to say so."

"I want to take over the Japanese Islands with full authority."

After Zhu Di finished saying this, the room fell silent for a moment.

The reason why Zhu Di was able to put aside his obsession with the throne and rush to Japan with great enthusiasm, where he stayed for four years, was all because of the world outside the sea that Cao Wei told him.

Zhu Di is a person who is unwilling to be lonely. The vast overseas world allows him to rekindle his fighting spirit after giving up the goal of the throne.

He wants to continue fighting and conquer a huge territory!

If Zhu Xiongying agrees to let him manage the territory he has conquered, in another sense, in addition to being far away from the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di will be another emperor overseas!

However, letting a vassal king surnamed Zhu with a heavy army become the uncrowned king overseas would pose a considerable threat to the Ming Dynasty royal family!

What's more, Zhu Di himself is a very capable general...

If it were an ordinary person, it would be absolutely impossible to agree to Zhu Di's request.

But after Zhu Xiongying thought for a moment, he nodded slowly:

"Uncle Wang has made great contributions and no reward is too high. Since Uncle Wang wants to continue to stay overseas and govern himself, how can I not allow it?"

"It's just that...even if the Japanese country is small, it still has one or two provinces. It may be difficult to manage it with only the people in Uncle Wang's hands. I will send more people to assist Uncle Wang."

Zhu Di also understood what Zhu Xiongying meant, and he was also prepared.

However, Zhu Xiongying was willing to completely hand over the Japanese Islands to his own hands, which was already a big concession. Zhu Di was not an unreasonable person and nodded immediately.

"I dare not disobey His Majesty's orders."

At this point, the matter has been roughly finalized, and all that is left is to work out the details.

Zhu Yuanzhang on the side closed his eyelids again and stared at the booklet in his hand.

Zhu Xiongying first changed the name of Japan to Dongyi Province! After that, he and Zhu Di discussed the development route of Dongyi Province and the arrangements for personnel appointment and dismissal.

With Zhu Yuanzhang here, Cao Wei didn't hesitate to get involved, so he resigned and left the imperial study.

After leaving the palace, the sky began to get dark. Cao Wei did not go to the manufacturing bureau anymore and rushed directly to his home.

After the Ming Dynasty military parade ended and troops were sent to Europe, Cao Wei began to develop wireless telegraphy.

So far, I just have a clue.

(End of this chapter)