Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 365 Tang Xin, you take charge

The magistrate of Taizhou was caught in collusion with pirates and had his whole family executed.

Zhu Zhen had already sent someone to deliver the memorial, and sent it to the capital with a million taels of dirty silver.

When the memorial was handed into Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, it was conceivable that the Taizhou magistrate not only had his whole family executed, but also at least one of the three tribes of Yi, or even the nine tribes.

If all nine clans of his family were in Taizhou, Zhu Chu would have taken action himself. Unfortunately, the Taizhou magistrate was not a local, but followed the system of transferring officials from the south to the north and transferring officials from the north to the south. He was actually from the north.

After the people of Taizhou Prefecture learned what the Taizhou Prefect had done, they no longer worried and panicked, but clapped their hands and applauded.

Not to mention the reaction of the people, these are no longer important. What is more important now is that Zhu Zhen has not planned to break his promise. He said that he will suppress the bandits. He will suppress the bandits. It is just a group of pirates. If they have not yet formed a large scale, they will be eliminated. , should we let them develop?

So after dealing with the Taizhou magistrate, Zhu Zhen led the 6,000 troops he brought along with him as well as more than 5,000 people from the camp in the city, a total of more than 11,000 troops, near noon. We arrived at the seaside port outside the city east.

Unlike Ningbo Prefecture and Dinghai County, Taizhou's seaside is lined with strange rocks, mostly cliffs or muddy tidal flats, and there are almost no beaches that can be used as tourist attractions.

In front of a pier, a total of five medium-sized ships were docked. These were the merchant ships that Xie Chun had been preparing since yesterday.

The Xie family is quite capable. It is not that simple to prepare these ships in a hurry in less than a day.

Zhu Ming thought, could the Xie family build a shipyard for the imperial court?

No, these still have to be built by the imperial court and must not be allowed to get involved by private individuals.

Because it was a merchant ship, and coupled with the limitations of the times, the ship was not equipped with strong firepower.

In fact, the Hongyi cannon was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty. It may have been copied from the trophies obtained from the Dutch ships during the battle between the two sides during the Dutch occupation of Taiwan.

The only pity is that we don’t know what weapons Zheng He carried on the ship when he sailed to the West.

What's more, it's not yet time for Zheng He's voyages to the West, and the Ming Dynasty itself has not begun to develop a navy, not even a decent warship.

Zhu Zhen sighed secretly, which had to be said to be a pity.

He knew that Lao Zhu was not short-sighted. In fact, during the entire Ming Dynasty, even in the Age of Discovery, Western countries did not invade the Ming Dynasty, let alone treat it as a colony.

The Ming Dynasty has always been afraid of the northern grasslands and threats from surrounding countries on land.

Don't look at Spain and Portugal jockeying for territory outside. Dare you come here and give it a try? Believe it or not, if you try it, you will die and it will all be buried for you.

At least during the Ming Dynasty, Western countries did not have the ability to threaten the Central Plains dynasty.

Everyone is an imperial dynasty, who is not a feudal monarchy? If we really have to fight on land, we still don’t know who will live and who will die.

Therefore, overseas is not the defense target that the Ming Dynasty pays attention to. Even Zheng He can show his prestige overseas. On the contrary, it is true that Western countries have been fascinated by the Ming Dynasty for a long time. Many countries have sent people to establish diplomatic relations, and many technical personnel have also been introduced. .

Again, people today are too limited and lack understanding of overseas countries.

This is an inevitable sense of superiority that the Central Plains people have.

But they don’t know that even the small Annan Kingdom has fertile land. Wouldn’t it be good to use it to grow food for the people of the Central Plains? Doesn’t it smell good?

But Zhu Ming was different. He thought to himself that sooner or later, he would build a real aircraft carrier, equipped with dozens of cannons, and bombard it all the way. Who would be dissatisfied?

The next great powers? Those who are dissatisfied can touch it.

Zhu Chu, who was in a state of excitement, waved his hand and ordered: "Get aboard."

The Xie family provided a total of five ships, and the troops numbered nearly 12,000 people. After some distribution, Wang Fu and Niu Sheng each led 3,000 brothers on two ships, and then Li Gui was temporarily promoted. He and Xie Yu each led 2,000 people to take two other ships.

In the end, Zhu Chu sat on the main ship in the middle, accompanied by not only Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin, but also the two chief officials Qian Gui and Gu Wen, and naturally the one hundred guards brothers, and finally more than a thousand soldiers.

As a commander, he has the smallest number of soldiers under his command.

Zhu Ming didn't take it seriously and shouted: "Set the ship to Xiaoliuqiu, vowing to wipe out the surrounding pirates."

Since we must fight, we must fight thoroughly, and more importantly, eradicate it completely.

We can't let Chen Zuyi develop his power silently and eventually become a hidden danger, right?

Even if the Ming Dynasty has not yet developed naval power, it is definitely not something you, a mere pirate, can offend at will.

What Zhu Zhen couldn't tolerate the most was that Chen Zuyi did not harm the Japanese or rob other countries' islands, but instead specialized in cutting the flesh of his own compatriots.

This is already the way to die.

This Chen Zuyi will definitely die.

On several ships, there were people from the Xie family helping to steer the ships.

To be honest, without the Xie family's boatman and helmsman, Zhu Zhen really didn't know how to make the boat sail on the sea.

"Xin'er," Zhu Xi thought for a while and greeted Tang Xin: "Come here."

Tang Xin looked at Zhu Ming cautiously, shook his head and refused to go.

He took advantage of him yesterday, so he couldn't be fooled today, not to mention there were more than 10,000 people watching around him.

He's crazy?

Zhu Ming rolled his eyes and said, "Can I still eat you? What do you think of me?"

Now is not the time to play around and flirt with your fiancée.

Tang Xin was doubtful and moved over lightly.

The sea breeze blew gently, lifting a strand of her hair.

The girls who are not yet married do not have their hair tied up, showing their youthfulness and beauty.

However, the two steel whips made of solid steel that she easily carried in her right hand were a bit out of place.

This time he was going on an expedition to exterminate pirates. Of course Tang Xin was armed.

The corners of Zhu Chu's eyes twitched. His wives were all heroines who were capable of both literary and martial arts. They could kill enemies on horseback and help him share his worries when dismounted.

It's just that this puts him under a lot of pressure. If he doesn't take care of it, the drama in the harem may be enough for him to drink.

Don't kill yourself in the end.

Fortunately, Zhu Xi has always believed in one thing: his marriage must be based on feelings.

You shouldn't have to worry about some cruel bitch poisoning yourself to death just to help your son get into power, right?

The three girls should not be so cruel.

"What do you want to say?" Tang Xin asked from a distance when he saw Zhu Chu staring straight at him and not daring to get too close.

Zhu Ming came back to his senses in a funny and angry manner, and said the purpose of calling her over: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. In fact, this is my first time on a boat at sea."

At least in this life, it was his first time at sea.

Of course, it was not counted in Dinghai County before. From the port outside Ningbo City to Dinghai County, it was not only offshore, but also not far away. In the end, the battle with Japanese pirates took place on the island, so it does not count.

Zhu Ming said very self-awarely: "And I have never been exposed to water fighting, so this time I hope you can assist me from the side, and I can even leave the command to you to make the final decision."

Tang Xin's eyes suddenly lit up, he looked at Zhu Zhen in disbelief, and asked in surprise: "Is it really possible?"

"Of course, I'm not that macho," Zhu Zhen didn't want his arrogance to lead to defeat, which would be too embarrassing. He didn't want his soldiers to be injured or even killed because of his blind arrogance.

"Besides, with our relationship, how could I doubt you," Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

Tang Xin suddenly blushed, rolled her eyes, and snorted: "This sentence seems redundant. I don't want to get your approval for other reasons. I want to conquer you with my ability."

She looks like Xiao Jia Biyu, but she turns out to have a very strong personality.

Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Conquer me? Then you have to take the initiative."

Tang Xin was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and stamped his feet: "It's really bad."

The conquest she talked about was to gain Zhu Zhen's approval and to let him see her military capabilities.

Where did he end up being dragged?

At this moment, Xu Miaojin's voice came from the cabin: "Xin'er, come in and help me."

Xu Miaojin was changing her battle clothes in a cabin. Seeing that she was about to embark on the battlefield again, the girl licked the corner of her mouth, a flash of expectation and coldness in her eyes.

She was not a murderous person, and she had never killed anyone before setting foot on the grassland battlefield.

But Xu Miaojin found that he had changed, as Zhu Chu said at the beginning. This kind of thing is a test of one's character.

Are you able to accept, or even bear, the robbery of a living life with your own hands?

A living person whose throat was shot through by a bullet would not even die immediately, but would instead hold his neck in pain and struggle. But because Xu Miaojin's weapon was a gun, being stabbed by the gun would be a fatal injury, and there would be absolutely no way to survive.

When you see your opponent's eyes filled with despair, with the desire for life, but you have to hold it in till your face turns purple, and finally dies miserably in front of you, can you withstand the pressure?

At the beginning of human nature is good.

In fact, the bottom line for many people is that it is difficult to hurt others easily.

Why is there post-traumatic stress disorder, also commonly known as PTSD?

And basically this kind of mental illness happens to soldiers who have participated in the battlefield?

That’s because whether you suffer fatal injuries or huge pain, or witness others suffer fatal injuries or huge pain, it will put a lot of pressure on the person’s spirit and even leave a psychological shadow. .

This is inevitable.

Zhu Zhen had difficulty accepting it at first.

Xu Miaojin is lucky. Because of Zhu Chu's company and subtle guidance, she did not suffer from mental illness at such a young age.

After all, she was fighting to protect her family and country, and this time she was fighting for the people, so there was no psychological burden at all.

As long as he strengthens his belief, he can easily accept it even if Zhu Ming uses cruel methods to deal with the Japanese pirates.

In the cabin, the two women helped each other, quickly put on silver helmets and silver armor, and returned to the bow deck with their weapons.

Zhu Zhen found a chair from somewhere and sat there, with a set of golden armor hanging on a wooden frame next to it.

When he saw the two women coming out, he stood up and stood there with his hands open.

Tang Xin curled her lips and muttered: "What a big air."

Xu Miaojin chuckled, walked forward gently and virtuously, and dressed Zhu Ming.

"I'm not arranging it," Zhu Xi turned to Tang Xin and said, "My father gave it to me. It's a bit troublesome. I can't wear it by myself."

It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang privately gave Zhu Mingte such a luxurious set of gold armor, which actually contained gold. However, gold is a soft metal, so it was only plated with a layer of gold on the surface, and the inside was mainly made of steel.

But in this way, the weight of this armor is not light. The total weight of the whole body is already more than one hundred kilograms.

And as a king, the level and specifications of this armor cannot be underestimated. It is very troublesome just to wear it.

So Zhu Ming could only ask two women, one on the left and one on the right, to help put it on.

"Can't you let others help?" Tang Xin complained as she came over and stretched out her hand to help.

Zhu Zhen looked at the guards around him.

These are all old brothers. They didn't know what His Highness meant, so they all turned their heads tacitly and pretended not to see him.

Zhu Chu glanced at Qian Gui and Gu Wen again.

Originally Zhu Chu had no intention of taking them with him, but they took the initiative to follow him, saying that since they had followed Zhu Chu now, they would inevitably have to make suggestions for Zhu Chu in the future, so they had to adapt as soon as possible.

"The two of us don't have that much strength. We are civil servants, and we are even more powerless scholars," Qian Gui said with a smile.

Tang Xin rolled her eyes, helpless.

Zhu Xinxin said that she did not want to be manipulated by a group of big men.

Finally, after finally finishing dressing Zhu Xi, Tang Xin took a breath.

Xu Miaojin felt much more relaxed. Firstly, with the breakthrough in cultivation, the true energy in her body had been greatly improved. Secondly, she was used to being a good wife and mother to Zhu Min.

She knew that Tang Xin was more shy and embarrassed, and the armor parts, which weighed only a dozen kilograms, were not difficult to pick up.

Tang Xin felt even more embarrassed when Xu Miaojin saw her, so she quickly walked to the bow of the ship and looked into the distance.

From Taizhou to Taiwan, the shortest straight-line distance is four hundred kilometers.

If it were the distance on land, it would probably take three to five days of rapid marching to reach it.

On the premise of maintaining physical strength, the fastest marching speed can reach more than 20 kilometers per day.

But if it is a rapid march at full speed, and Zhu Chen's current troops are all cavalry, it will not be a problem to reach more than 100 kilometers per day at the fastest.

On the sea, at the speed at which most ships now rely on wind power, it will take at least two days to reach Xiaoliuqiu.

"At our current speed, it's about twenty miles per hour."

One hour is two hours, which is equivalent to traveling ten miles in one hour, and two hours is ten kilometers.

Four hundred kilometers takes a full twenty hours, which is forty hours.

Tang Xin secretly made some calculations, turned around, and said to Zhu Zhen: "Please give an order to summon the commanders of the other four ships to board the ship to discuss matters. Since we want to fight, we must fight beautifully, and we must catch all the pirates." , we must not let them escape alone and leave hidden dangers."

Tang Xin stood proudly on the bow of the ship. She was now fully armed, and her usual gentleness was gone, although the gentleness in the past was just an illusion.

But now she is like Tang He reincarnated, and no one dares to look down upon her.

It is said that Tang He is not dead yet, it is said as if he is dead.

Tang Xin and Xu Miaojin, just like Xiao Tanghe and Xiao Xuda, followed Xiao Zhu Yuanzhang on the expedition.

If this picture were seen by the older generation, I don’t know what they would think.

Next, Zhu Chu conveyed the order.

Not long after, Wang Fu and others came over from four other ships in small boats.

It is not easy to get close to each other between big boats, but you can put down the small boat and then climb up with the rope ladder.

The four generals came to Zhu Ming and saluted him one after another.

Zhu Chu waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Also, this meeting was held by my family, Xin'er. Listen to her."

When did it become your family?

Tang Xin glared at him, but this was her first time presiding over a military and political meeting, so she didn't want to show her timidity and was too lazy to argue with him, so she walked over.

Someone set up a table on the deck. Tang Xin arranged the map of the nearby sea area on it and asked the generals to gather around it.

"We should be here at this time. We are still at least two days' voyage from Xiaoliuqiu. Considering that although we have many troops, we only have five ships. If we are discovered by the pirates in advance, I am afraid that we will be alerted. If the pirates escape and don't dare to fight us, but turn into birds and beasts and flee elsewhere in small boats, it will be difficult to catch them all."

"So what I mean is that we might as well divide our forces. Our main ship will continue to move forward, and the other four ships will prefer the other two routes to bypass the pirates' detection. By the time they discover it, it will be too late."

"There is no need to surround the entire Xiaoliuqiu. I think no matter how rampant and ruthless the pirates are, they will not be able to completely occupy the entire Xiaoliuqiu island. I guess their scope of activities is probably within this circle."

While Tang Xin was making arrangements, he drew a circle around the island on one side of Xiaoliuqiu based on what he had learned, thinking that the pirates headed by Chen Zuyi were there.

"We only have more than a thousand troops on the main ship, so we will not scare the pirates away. They may even take the initiative to attack us. By then the other four ships will surround us, and it will be too late for them to escape." Tang Xin said with a sneer.

"You are using me as bait," Zhu Zhen suddenly realized. Are they trying to lure the enemy deeper? It’s just them who go deep.

And Zhu Chu was the bait. Once Chen Zuyi knew that there was a vassal king on the ship, even if he didn't know that he was the Dian King, he could guess that he was a big shot just by looking at his armor.

How can ordinary people afford to wear armor plated with gold? No one else is qualified to wear it.

Are people in the pirate business still afraid of taking risks?

If Zhu Ming is caught, wouldn't he be able to ask the court for a lot of ransom?

Zhu Chu looked at Tang Xin with wide eyes, "Good boy, that's not right, this bitch is wrong too."

In short, this girl is so brave, and he likes her very much.

"If His Highness is unwilling to take risks, I can take his place," Tang Xin looked at Zhu Zhen.

Zhu Zhen smiled: "Then you underestimate me too much. What I care about is whether these pirates are qualified enough for me to catch them. If they are just a group of rabble, it will be too boring. After all, I have been since my debut. , we will face either the hundreds of thousands of troops sent by Silun, or the war that flattens the Tatar grasslands."

"It's just a pirate, why do you care?"

Looking at Zhu Xi's calm and heroic appearance, Tang Xin pursed her lips and started to look forward to it.

She really wanted to see with her own eyes how heroic His Highness, who had already begun to become famous all over the world and was famous for his military force and ever-victorious general, was on the real battlefield.

(End of this chapter)