If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 126 Strategy for Conquering Japan

"A country without conquest? According to the ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty, Annan is also a country without conquest. Aren't we raising troops to attack?" Zhu Zhanquan casually broke down the excuse that would prevent the emperor from raising troops in the later Ming Dynasty, and then Then he explained: "Emperor Taizu established the country without conquests in order not to rule the country except for the Marquis of Dian and Suifu, so that the native people could rule it. He wanted to follow the way of heaven and practice benevolence, but he only wanted the people to be safe and not to trouble the barbarians.

Therefore, in the ancestral precepts of the Emperor Ming Dynasty published in the 14th year of Hongwu's reign, it was written that "all barbarian countries outside the country are limited to mountains and seas, and are isolated in a corner; the land they obtain is not enough to provide supplies, and the people they obtain are not enough to command."If he does not think about himself and comes to disturb me, then he is unlucky.He is not a threat to China, and it is also unlucky for me to raise an army and attack lightly. '

Therefore, what Emperor Taizu meant was that if foreign barbarian countries abroad had any intention of harming China, they must not refuse to punish them; if they did not harm China, they should not raise armies on their own.

However, the Japanese country did not obey its subjects. Since the Hongwu Year, the Japanese pirates have invaded the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory and caused numerous disturbances to the local area. The Japanese court did not want to restrain them, and even regarded the Ming Dynasty's tribute as a means of profit, rather than as a sign of expression. An attitude of submission and submission.

I heard from the Maritime Department that in order to compete for the right to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese country even went to war and fought bloody battles internally, just to compete for the opportunity to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty and obtain rewards from the court.

With such an attitude of the Japanese, the wolf's ambition has long been obvious, and the person in power of the Japanese country now, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, is not the king of the Japanese country, but Dong Zhuo, a first-class figure in the Han Dynasty.

The king of Japan has lost his authority over his country hundreds of years ago and is only worshiped as a symbol. Now we, the Ming Dynasty, have launched an army to attack, in order to return the power to Japan's orthodoxy.

However, the Japanese are vulgar and not good at governing the country. As the Ming Dynasty, I cannot bear to see that the people cannot be civilized. Therefore, my emperor ordered the clan kings to control the land of the Japanese country and educate the people so that they can settle down in their own way. Only then can we show the benevolence of our heavenly country. Virtue has brought Mu Tianen to all the barbarians. Dare you not remember it in your heart? "

Zhu Zhanjun's words made Zhu Di burst out laughing, and Prince Ning and others in the tent also laughed.

It sounds very unreasonable for the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Japanese country, and the Japanese country should think of the good of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhu Zhanjuan's explanation makes people feel that this is how things should be.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty was a real celestial kingdom for the small neighboring countries. It crushed the neighboring countries in all aspects of politics, economy, and culture.

Therefore, many small countries came to pay tribute sincerely, hoping to get help and protection from the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty also fulfilled its obligation as the suzerain state to protect these small countries. For example, the army conquered Annan because the overseas relatives of Cochin were in power, massacred the clan and occupied the throne. The last bloodline of the royal family came to protect the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Di sent someone to return it but was rejected. The ambush forced the Ming Dynasty to raise troops to attack.

However, the bloodline of the Annan royal family was extinct at that time, and the Ming Dynasty could not find anyone to succeed it, so it had no choice but to abolish the Annan Kingdom, restore its old name of Jiaozhi, and adopt it as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

So at this time, Zhu Zhanyu said that the conquest of the Japanese country was to demonstrate the benevolence of the superior country. In this era, there is really nothing wrong with this statement.

After laughing, Zhu Di no longer had any objections to whether to conquer Japan, but he was still a little worried and asked Zhu Zhanyu: "How do you plan to conquer Japan? Do you have a general strategy? The two expeditions against Japan in the Yuan Dynasty were both defeated. When we return, it can be seen that conquering Japan is not an easy task. It requires careful planning and careful thinking to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Yuan Dynasty." Although the Ming Dynasty is now powerful and no one thinks it will fail in conquering the Japanese country, the two conquests of the Japanese country in the Yuan Dynasty were not successful. There are examples of everyone coming back in defeat, which still makes people feel a little bit grudge.

As for why the Yuan Dynasty failed to conquer Japan twice, later generations have actually already concluded that those Mongolian warriors who had been riding horses in the Yuan Dynasty did not understand the weather at sea at all, and still adhered to the traditional idea of ​​​​going to war when the autumn is high and the horses are fat, and they happened to be hit by a typhoon. It’s a season where typhoons are common. If typhoons don’t blow you away, who will?

So when faced with Zhu Di's question, Zhu Zhanquan answered easily: "As for why the two conquests of the Yuan Dynasty failed, grandpa, wait for Zheng He's fleet to come back and ask him whether there are more typhoons in the Ming Dynasty in the summer or winter. If there are many typhoons, you will understand that the time to send troops at sea is different from that on land.

As for the strategy of conquering Japan, this is what I think. Grandpa, please take a look..."

Zhu Zhanjuan said, pointing to the map on the table, letting Zhu Di, the four kings and Zhu Gaosui all look at it before explaining: "The four uncles moved to the mainland in the early years and have not taken care of the former fiefdoms for many years. The king's guard is also unable to be driven due to his age. My third uncle and I even need to recruit and train the king's guard.

So according to my plan, it took a year for the four uncles and the third uncle to recruit Wang Wei for training, and trained the soldiers within one year. In this way, the problem of soldiers for the Japanese conquest was solved.

During this period, we cannot be idle. The four vassals of Ning, Liao, Han, and Shen, together with my Zheng vassal, must also encourage reclamation and farming during this year, and start hoarding food from now on for the conquest of Japan next year.

At the same time, a new shipyard must be established in Tianjin, not only to build new ships, but at least to be able to maintain and repair ships and provide supplies.

In this way, when Zheng He's fleet comes back, let them go directly to Tianjin for repairs, and then use this fleet to transport the army to the Japanese country. After landing, they will march on land and water to conquer the Japanese country. It will not be difficult to capture the Japanese country.

In addition, I also ordered twelve thousand-material sea-going ships at the Longjiang Shipyard. During this year, the armies of each vassal can also take turns taking these sea-going ships to go to sea to clean up the islands along the way from our Ming Dynasty to the Japanese country.

These islands are the main strongholds and supply routes for Japanese pirates to invade China. Cleaning them up will also help stabilize the sea and clear up Japanese troubles.

Incidentally, castles can also be built on some large islands to serve as a base for the fleet to resupply and rest during subsequent expeditions, as well as for subsequent supply transportation. If some naval warships are deployed for long-term garrison patrol, the trade routes can also be stabilized to suppress Japanese invasion. Implement effective control over these thousands of miles of sea territory and turn it into the territory of our Ming Dynasty. "

"This strategy is well arranged. It is well-founded and well-considered. Let's do it this way. If you need any cooperation from the court, just report it and let Dad make arrangements for you." Zhu Di stood up with satisfaction and took the photo. He patted Zhu Zhanchun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You are indeed my Qilin son. Since I was a child, I thought that your kid would become a great person in the future. I didn't expect that you would turn into a real dragon when you wake up in the past eight years. , I’m afraid even grandpa won’t be able to compare to you in a few years!”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanquan's face changed slightly, but he still said to Zhu Di calmly: "Grandpa is joking, where is this thing from my grandson? The Ming Dynasty still depends on you to run the country!"

(End of this chapter)