Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 97 Don’t take this advantage (first update)
According to Zhu Di's introduction, generally speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to deal with the scourge of Japanese pirates since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

However, the diplomacy failed, although the military can generally win every battle.Jinghaihou even chased the Japanese pirates to the vicinity of Ryukyu, and then offered prisoners to the capital, but the Japanese pirates problem was still hard to prevent.

Among them, there is also the reason why the remaining subordinates of Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen are still rebelling against the Ming Dynasty at sea.They colluded with Japanese pirates and even Nanyang natives.Especially in the sixth year of Hongwu, Zhang Ruhou, Lin Fu and others claimed to be marshals at sea and gathered people to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, which was quite powerful.

This kind of thing still existed even in the Yongle period.So much so that Emperor Yongle issued a decree that as long as they did not cause trouble and returned to the shore, they would be pardoned for their sins.

Besides, in the early years of the Hongwu Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's focus was on Beiyuan. Since the coast was so troublesome, he issued an edict to prohibit private sailing, basically focusing on passive defense.

After Zhu Di explained the basic situation of the Japanese pirates clearly, he looked at Zhang Yifan and said seriously: "I have told you everything that can be learned about the Japanese pirates. Then, where is your big gift package?"

In this regard, he was actually a little conflicted.

If you say you don’t believe in Zhang Yifan, he can always surprise you and surprise you; but if you say you believe in Zhang Yifan, he is just an orphan in the Liu family village, without father, mother, or teacher, so why should you believe him?
So here comes the question, is there a so-called gift package or not?
Seeing Zhu Di staring at him, Zhang Yifan knew that he was probably a little conflicted, so he laughed and said, "Fourth brother, dealing with the Japanese pirates is simple and simple, just take three steps, and the scourge of Japanese pirates can be eliminated forever..."

Hearing his words, Zhu Di obviously didn't believe it.

The scourge of Japanese pirates is not new.If we can put an end to the scourge of Japanese pirates, and there are many capable people, why is there no one who can put an end to the scourge of Japanese pirates?

This brother-in-law started bragging again!

"What, you don't believe it?" Zhang Yifan guessed what he was thinking when he saw him like this, and immediately laughed and asked.

Seeing that he seemed confident, Zhu Di said directly: "Let's talk about it!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan didn't want to whet his appetite anymore, so he put on a serious attitude and said to him: "The first step is to train the sailors and strictly investigate the places where Japanese pirates appear, whether there is anyone colluding with Japanese pirates on land, and whether there are any pirates near the open sea." An island suitable for Japanese pirates to hide in. Then dig out the traitors, patrol the island, and take out the Japanese pirates on the island. As for those pirates, they can also be eliminated within this step."

Zhu Di couldn't help but nodded after hearing this.

Of course, he himself had considered it, and even summarized the previous battles between the imperial court and the Japanese pirates. It can be said that it was basically what Zhang Yifan said, and it was also the method he approved.

This isn't anything special, it's just normal. He thought of it himself!

Recalling Zhang Yifan's words that there are three steps to eliminate the scourge of Japanese pirates, I feel somewhat confident to say this.Thinking like this, he became excited and asked immediately: "What about the second step?"

"The second step, I've actually said it before." Zhang Yifan felt a little regretful after hearing this, and still said to Zhu Di, "This is what I mentioned in front of my father, to cut off the main channels for Japanese pirates to come to our Ming Dynasty, that is, in There are troops stationed on Ryukyu. Of course, we can also ask Ryukyu not to allow Japanese pirates to pass through. If they can't do it, we will send troops to help them do it, but they have to provide food and grass supplies!"

At this point, before Zhu Di could speak, he continued: "When Japanese pirates come to Ming Dynasty, there is another channel, which is to pass through Korea and invade Liaodong, Shandong and other places along the coastline. You can also ask for the same thing as Ryukyu and Korea. .As long as these two waterways are cut off, there will be no more Japanese pirates in our Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Di listened carefully and felt that what he said made sense.However, after Zhang Yifan finished speaking, he still shook his head and said: "Not to mention that my father has already said that he does not agree with garrisoning troops in Ryukyu. It is just the Goryeo side, which is more difficult. Although Goryeo has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, it is not as good as the previous one. There is still collusion between the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, and even if they are not good enough, they can turn against the Ming Dynasty, not to mention asking them to put an end to Japanese pirates."

Zhang Yifan heard this, and immediately said with a smile: "Korea is a stick, if you don't fight, you won't be honest. When our Ming Dynasty takes action against the Tartars in Liaodong and comes to Korea, if they don't change, then we will destroy them!"

In fact, he actually knew that Goryeo didn't have a few years to live.Without self-awareness, he just sent tens of thousands of troops to challenge the Ming army. As a result, halfway through, the army rebelled and Goryeo was destroyed.Later, the name of North Korea was given by Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, this matter was too sensational to say now, so he chose not to say it.

On Zhu Di's side, he is 16 years old.Compared with his brother, he is more courageous and heroic.

In the original history, after these sons took over the feudal vassal, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an order to them to send troops to attack the former Yuan Dynasty.As a result, Zhu Di, the vassal king, actually led the troops on the expedition and won the battle.Other vassal kings, such as Jin Wang, just went to the border and circled around before shrinking there.

At this time, he felt very emotional after listening to Zhang Yifan's heroic words, saying that Goryeo would destroy them if they refused to accept the Ming Dynasty.But when he thought about his father's approach, which was probably not possible, he suddenly felt a little frustrated.

So, he asked Zhang Yifan: "What about the third step you mentioned? Is there a third step?"

Just doing these two steps should be able to put an end to the scourge of Japanese pirates in Ming Dynasty, and there is a third step?

While he was thinking this, Zhang Yifan said without thinking: "The third step is the ultimate move. Directly destroy the Japanese country. Doesn't it fundamentally solve the scourge of Japanese pirates?" "..." Zhu Di didn't even think about it. Thinking that this third step turned out to be the destruction of the Japanese country, his mouth opened wide in surprise.

Afterwards, he came back to his senses and immediately shook his head and said: "You have never led troops to fight, so you have no idea how difficult military and national affairs are. It is impossible to destroy them at the drop of a hat. It is too easy to think!"

At this point, Zhu Di saw that Zhang Yifan seemed a little disdainful, so he asked directly without waiting for Zhang Yifan to speak: "Then let me ask you, is Qian Yuan powerful when he is strong? There is no one in the world who is dissatisfied, including the Western Regions and beyond. All the places were defeated by the former Yuan Dynasty. But just now, the Japanese army was completely destroyed in the two expeditions of the former Yuan Dynasty to the Japanese state. Do you think it is easy to destroy the Japanese state? Can it be destroyed? "

In fact, this is also Zhu Yuanzhang's idea.

However, when Zhang Yifan heard this, he sneered and said disdainfully: "What Qian Yuan couldn't do, Daming can't do? Qian Yuan was even driven deep into the grassland by our Ming Dynasty. Who would have thought before?"

Zhu Di couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this.

Zhang Yifan continued to say to him: "The most fundamental way to solve the scourge of Japanese pirates is to destroy them. Moreover, destroying Japanese pirates is actually not that difficult. The most important thing is to train enough navy. In this way, Japanese countries are all island countries. We can choose any place to land at will. The Japanese defenses are overwhelming, so how difficult is it to destroy them?"

"Furthermore, think about it, with regard to the combat power of the Japanese pirates, even their regular army, how strong can they be? Can they beat our Ming army? As long as they land on the island, they can detect the true and false situation of the Japanese country in the early stage and destroy it. Are they going to be easy?"

Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this. Isn't the Japanese country very powerful?Why did it come to this brother-in-law's mouth that the Japanese pirates were just a piece of shit?However, listening to his words, it seems to make sense!This... what exactly went wrong?
For a moment, he was a little confused, which place it was, or Zhang Yifan was wrong, or everyone was wrong?

"Let me think about it, let me think about it!" Zhu Di had to speak and asked him to think about it again.

Zhang Yifan naturally didn't care about this and let Zhu Di think about it.

Zhu Wu, who brought a pot of boiling water from Lao Niu's house next door, saw Zhang Yifan walking into the yard to stretch, so he went over and said to him: "Liu Wu is outside, it seems he has something to do with you."

Hearing this, Zhang Yifan turned his head and glanced at Zhu Di. Seeing that he was still thinking hard, he went to the door first, and sure enough he saw Liu Wu and a few people huddled aside.

"Uncle Liu Wu, do you have anything to do with me?" Zhang Yifan took the initiative to walk over and said hello.

When Liu Wu saw it, he quickly greeted him with a smile, and then said to him: "When can the cement workshop in our village community start work?"

After finishing speaking, he quickly added: "Many people have already asked, and they all want to buy cement!"

Zhu Yuanzhang regarded cement as an ordinary treasure, and rewarded his honorable ministers, which made this cement even more impressive.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan thought for a moment and said, "You can start construction now, but don't sell it yet. The price needs to be determined, and you may need to ask for an order!"

After he said that Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes could not print money at will, Zhu Yuanzhang would probably have a headache about money.As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang may change Cement's strategy.The price of cement in Liujiacun cannot be lower than the official price set by Zhu Yuanzhang, as that would impact the official price.Don't want this kind of cheapness!
Now in Liujia Village, Zhang Yifan must have the final say.When he said this, no matter what Liu Wu thought, he would not question it.

After sending Liu Wu away, Zhang Yifan turned around and realized that Zhu Di was already standing behind him.So, he asked: "How is it?"

Zhu Di did not answer directly, but said to him with approval: "Father will be very happy to hear that he will decide the price of your cement!"

"Uh……"

Zhu Di did not say much about this matter, but just mentioned it, and then said seriously to Zhang Yifan: "I have thought about it. It is not impossible to destroy the Japanese country. The key is the navy and God?"

Before Zhang Yifan could speak, he elaborated: "First, whether the navy can defeat the Japanese navy is a question. Even if we can defeat the invading Japanese pirates here, if we go on an expedition to Japan, The Japanese navy must be more numerous and more elite. As for our expedition, not to mention the logistics of food and supplies, it is just a naval battle. Whether we can win it is a very critical issue!"

"Secondly, even if we build a strong enough navy, if we encounter God's displeasure after going out to sea, the entire army may be wiped out under the hurricane. This is a burden that our Ming Dynasty cannot bear!"

Having said this, he said with a serious expression: "For either of these two issues, my father should not consider sending troops to Japan!"

(End of this chapter)