Chapter 437: Decorate the Facade and Negotiate with Ming Dynasty!

Army camp.

Marshal's tent.

After the review, Zhu Di led the generals to the marshal's tent.

Zhu Di sat in the main seat, looked around at the civil and military officers gathered together, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and his eyes fell on Mao Xiang, "Mao Xiang, on behalf of the Military Intelligence Department, tell everyone about the current situation in Luzon."

Everyone was shocked.

The army has a battalion stationed on Peacock Island (Palawan Island).

And they often deal with 10,000 Han immigrants in Mindoro Island, and they know a little about the situation in Luzon.

But the understanding is not particularly detailed.

Mao Xiang stood up and came to the map of Luzon hanging behind Zhu Di.

Zhu Di turned around, and the army generals sitting on both sides of the long table looked at Mao Xiang.

Mao Xiang looked at the detailed map of Luzon in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little proud.

This map of Luzon is the masterpiece of their Military Intelligence Department.

Not only are there river divisions, but also which places are tribes, which places are villages, and how they relate to the Luzon court. They know exactly.

They even know how many wells there are in Luzon and where they are located.

Mao Xiang gathered his thoughts, took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Luzon has its own language, but no writing. Ninety-nine percent of Luzon people have no concept of writing. The official writing used in Luzon is still our Chinese characters..."

Everyone knows these general news.

However, some of the details are not understood.

So everyone listened very carefully.

"Over the years, the Military Intelligence Department and the immigrants on Mindoro Island have cooperated with each other. We have trained a large number of talents who can speak Luzon, about 3,000 people. Among them, 2,000 people have mastered Luzon and have mastered a sufficient amount of Chinese characters..." "Among the remaining nearly 1,000 people, there are 800 students, 100 academicians, and 100 scholars above the level of Xiucai. Among them, except for the 800 students, the remaining 200 academicians and scholars with the most knowledge reserves are the young scholars who followed the great scholar Wu Hai to make trouble and were thrown to Dongfan by the prince for training." ... Zhu Di raised his hand slightly, and Mao Xiang stopped immediately. Zhu Di ordered: "Two thousand young men who can speak Luzon but barely have enough words will be assigned to the army to serve as interpreters for the army and the local people in Luzon after we conquer Luzon. Tan Yuan, you should contact Mao Xiang to write a plan on how to allocate and settle these people when they return to the army. After writing it, send someone to Fujian for me to read..."

The cultural level of these two thousand people is too low.

They can barely be used in the army.

They are not enough for other places.

In the final analysis, it is because his foundation is too weak.

Scholars who pass the examinations for academicians and scholars generally want to continue working hard in the Central Plains.

As for the eight hundred students, they are all children of ordinary people.

A small number of them are immigrants.

Most of their families are still in Fujian.

These students are already in their twenties.

They are all children of poor people.

After passing the examinations for students, they are either incapable or their family's financial resources cannot support them to continue to take the examinations for fame.

So they looked for jobs as accountants and errand boys in the shops of Fujian gentry and powerful merchants.

When he went to sea.

These young people in their twenties were unwilling to be accountants for their whole lives.

About 600 people chose to go to Dongfan to try their luck.

"How have the thoughts of those scholars who followed Wu Hai to make trouble changed?" Mao Xiang smiled: "There have been great changes. Most people, after being thrown into Fujian by the prince, were assigned to resettlement sites and worked with the resettled people to build local villages. Their views on local villages are different from before. Of course, it is not ruled out that some people have not changed, but hide their real resistance in their hearts..." "Compared with this group of scholars with good knowledge reserves, I appreciate the eight hundred students more. They are active and hardworking in building local villages, and they are also the most hardworking when learning Luzon language..." ... "I think that the eight hundred students will become officials at all levels of the prince's rule over Luzon in the future..." "No!" Zhu Di shook his head and rejected Mao Xiang's proposal, "Don't arrange high-ranking positions for these eight hundred people. Half of them will become teachers in the future, and half of them will become mayors of dozens of villages. Let them guide the people of Luzon to build local villages..." Everyone was stunned. These 800 people are the most loyal to the prince, why did the prince arrange them to the lowest position?

Because it was a joint meeting.

Civil officials were also present.

As the head of the Yanfan civil officials, Jiang Jinzhong complained immediately: "Prince, these 800 people have the strongest sense of belonging to the prince and our Yanfan, how can they be wasted on positions such as teaching and town mayors? At least they should be county magistrates in the future, right?"

The prince created a town mayor position.

He just thought about it and understood.

The county government level manages hundreds of villages.

Once the rural villages and communities begin to be implemented, the county government officials alone cannot quickly and comprehensively promote the rural villages and communities.

If a town and county level two organization is set up.

A town mayor with experience in building rural villages and communities, the top leader is responsible for more than a dozen or even twenty villages.

It will be possible to build the villages in charge into rural villages and communities more quickly within one or two years.

This two-level structure must be set up specifically for the construction of rural villages and communities.

In Luzon, the faster the construction of rural communities, the faster Luzon will stabilize, which is more conducive to governance.

The increase in the number of people receiving salaries can be accepted with gritted teeth.

But he was reluctant to part with these eight hundred loyal talents.

The amount of knowledge is actually not important at all.

The court appointed officials based on their achievements.

But their Yan Fan was different.

The Yan Fan was not seeking power.

Instead, they were pursuing careers and doing practical work!

Compared to fame and honor.

The ability to do practical work is the most important!

He had noticed these eight hundred people a long time ago and planned to place them in the positions of provincial capitals, prefectures, and counties under the rule of the prince in the future.

Zhu Di smiled and said, "Don't feel bad. I have a reason for this arrangement. Whether we can rule Luzon for a long time depends on two aspects. First, the grassroots people's perception of us, and second, the assimilation of the education of Luzon children."

"The grassroots are the mayors who are in direct contact with the people. These people must be absolutely loyal to our Yan Fan and willing to contribute to the cause of Yan Fan."

"Education is the school we will open in the future. The teachers who teach children must not have any problems in their thinking..."

More than two hundred young scholars who followed Wu Hai to make trouble.

Higher fame, more profound knowledge.

But the thoughts of this group of people are unstable, even impure!

They must not do things that directly face the grassroots people and educate people.

"This group of people, put them in the positions of provincial capital, prefecture and county, temporarily work for us, we will also investigate them, if their thoughts have really changed, then promote them, if they are pretending, we will gradually clean them up in the future..."

It is not terrible to give this group of people higher civil servant power.

Help him rule Luzon temporarily.

When there are more scholars under his rule, there will be more people available.

Just clean them up.

"Jinzhong, find time to have a good talk with the eight hundred students, tell them that going to the grassroots to serve is only a temporary task of two or three years. When we have more people available, we will cancel the town-level organization, and they will also be promoted accordingly based on their performance in the lower positions. It is not impossible to directly skip the county magistrate and be promoted to a higher position. I see their practical performance!"

The town level is just a temporary organization.

In fact, when the court was promoting the rural villages, he planned to suggest to the court to set up such a temporary authority.

After the implementation of the rural villages, it will be abolished immediately.

After thinking about it, he rejected this idea again.

He had concerns.

He had no say in the Ming Dynasty.

He could suggest the establishment.

But in the future, he would not have the say on whether it could be abolished.

Once the jurisdiction of the authority began to expand, officials might not be willing to stop.

There are now two hundred people in the Ming Dynasty to support one person who eats the emperor's food.

If the town level is increased comprehensively.

I am afraid that one hundred people will support one person who eats the emperor's food.

It's terrible!

Let alone the development of the Ming Dynasty, it may soon be eaten up by these people who eat the emperor's food!

But under his rule, in order to promote the rural villages as soon as possible and stabilize the people of Luzon, it is imperative to set up a county and town level two organization.

He also has confidence that it will end in the future!

"This secondary institution is temporary. You civil servants must keep this in mind. We cannot afford to support so many people, and there is no need. In the past dynasties of the Central Plains, there were actually secondary institutions in the county, but they were obscure and composed of the county government and local gentry..."

"After the rural villages are built in the future, the so-called invisible secondary institutions will be composed of the county government, the hired labor shareholding business, and the rural villages."

"The rural villages and hired labor shareholding business are two economic structures that implement a high degree of autonomy and are responsible for their own profits and losses. The county government is only responsible for taxation, local public security litigation, education, policy communication and guidance, and the construction of infrastructure such as farmland and water conservancy. Our government is responsible for the construction of infrastructure such as farmland and water conservancy. , never interfere, the profit and loss of the rural villages and hired workers' shareholding companies, their bankruptcy is their business, the people and hired workers can only blame the leaders for their incompetence..."

"We guarantee that the people will have countless opportunities to start over from scratch from the aspects of rural land, farm tools and other original shares that cannot be transferred. After these institutional constructions, education, farmland water conservancy and other basic constructions, their internal affairs will only be judged according to the Yanfan Law to be formulated in the future, and they will never interfere in other matters. In this way, no matter what conflicts occur, their grievances are in the small economic bodies they are in..."

After hearing this, Xia Shimin's eyes lit up.

Why did the Zhou Dynasty last for 800 years?

Why did some people later advocate the restoration of Zhou Li.

A big reason is that some people think that the Zhou Dynasty system is actually more stable than the county system after the Qin Dynasty.

In fact, there are some things that scholars who advocate Zhou Li dare not say.

That is to restore the feudal system!

Under the feudal system.

There is no conflict between the people and the center.

All conflicts come from the people and the feudal lords.

The people will rebel against the feudal lords who oppress and exploit them, but they rarely directly call for overthrowing the Zhou Dynasty.

But the disadvantages of the feudal system are also great.

That is, the power of the feudal lords is too huge. In the end, the feudal lords can directly threaten the center.

The local village community and hired workers' share system of the princes.

In fact, while benefiting the people.

It is also an alternative feudal system.

However, under the county system, the wealth of the people is cut into countless small pieces and distributed to economic groups.

Each county government is the "center" relative to these scattered economic groups.

The Yan vassal regime only needs to remain neutral and fair.

When there are conflicts within an economic group, resentment will first be directed at the leader within the group.

In the vast majority of cases, direct conflicts between the people and the government cannot be formed!

It is tantamount to establishing another institution that has received acceptance between the government and the people.

Even in the future, if the county magistrate does not do well within the county, the court can only calm the people's anger by severely punishing the county magistrate.

Just like the central monarch of the Zhou Dynasty punishing the princes.

The magistrate punishes better than the princes.

As for the county area, if the economy grows bigger, there is no fear of getting involved in the power of the county area.

Since the First Emperor centralized power.

Wealth can never compete with power!

…

Xia Shimin, Jiang Jinzhong and a group of civil servants have discovered some of the benefits of rural village communes and the employee-employed shareholding system for the continuation of the regime.

They were all thinking silently.

And Mao Xiang's narration continues.

It has shifted from the civil affairs aspect to the military aspect.

"Your Majesty, according to our intelligence, the Luzon Dynasty has been actively preparing for war since we forced the Luzon Dynasty to fight for the interests of the people from the Central Plains in Mindoro Island. Moreover, after Chen Zuyi captured the Malacca Dynasty, the two sides had a conflict. After contacting the Luzon Dynasty, Chen Zuyi sent some craftsmen to the Luzon Dynasty to teach the Luzon Dynasty to cast short-barreled firecrackers and a wooden cannon with a very short range. I heard that they hollowed out elm wood and filled it with gunpowder and iron sand..."

After Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

Chen Zuyi is worthy of being an immigrant from the Central Plains.

The craftsmanship of his craftsmen was insufficient.

He actually thought of a way to make this kind of wooden cannon.

"The areas that Luzon truly effectively rules are the Central Luzon region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Southern Tagalog and other regions, which are equivalent to our Ming Dynasty Jisi District. The governance is very loose. There are one million people in the Central Luzon region. Population, the Luzon court has 50,000 elite troops, 50,000 similar to the local Xiang army of the Song Dynasty. According to reports from members of the Military Intelligence Department, for more than a year, with the support of Chen Zuyi, among the 50,000 elite troops of the Luzon dynasty, 20,000 According to the establishment of the Chen Dynasty's new army, they were organized into a new army equipped with artillery and muskets..."

The establishment of Chen Dynasty's new army was larger than that of Zhu Di's army in the first town.

Twenty thousand people in one town!

On the other hand, Zhu Di.

Except for the first town of the Army, it adopts the reorganized town model.

The remaining newly compiled ones are all mixed into associations.

no way.

First of all, Zhu Di did not have so many generals who could command the reorganized town.

Tan Yuan commanded a reorganized town, but his command was reluctant.

Zhang Wu, Zhou Lang, Wang Jiye and others need to continue to grow in the war.

They have reached the limit of their ability to take charge of an association.

For this, staff assistance must be provided.

At the beginning, we established a staff system in the military.

This was not Zhu Di’s original intention at the beginning.

Later, it was discovered that senior generals at all levels found it difficult to command, so the staff system was established.

This is also one of the reasons why the generals and staff at all levels of the Yanfan army can cooperate well.

Because the ability is not yet enough to control the entire army.

So it is easier to accept staff.

Of course, as systems and habits are formed, Yanfan's navy and army staff will always occupy an important position in the army.

"As the results of the implementation of rural village communities in Mindoro appeared, the surrounding villages where people gathered in Luzon also began to follow suit. And just like us in the Central Plains, the elites in Luzon also regarded rural village communities as a scourge. In the past year, Constantly clashing with the immigrants from the Central Plains in Mindoro..."

…

After Mao Xiang finished his introduction.

Zhu Di asked with a smile: "Tan Yuan, the self-defense forces in Mindoro Island were trained by your army. How is their combat effectiveness?"

The Mindoro Self-Defense Force is small.

There are only more than a thousand people.

However, if this power is used properly, it can also play a big role.

"Your Majesty, your fighting ability is pretty good. You can shoot within 80 steps without any problem. Your coordination with spears and thrusts is also remarkable."

Zhu Di nodded and ordered: "Send a batch of rifles to the Self-Defense Forces and tell them that if the Luzon regime sends troops next time, they don't have to endure it anymore and will beat them hard!"

"The navy secretly sent two battalions of the army from the first town to Peacock Island. Once the Luzon Dynasty sent heavy troops to attack Mindoro Island, the two battalions stationed themselves in Mindoro Island under the pretext of protecting immigrants from the Central Plains..."

Except in the name of ideals.

No matter what, I have to come up with some excuse to make other teachers famous.

The Luzon Dynasty persecuted immigrants from the Central Plains and was hostile to the rural village communities he promoted. The best excuse was to brutally exploit and oppress the people of Luzon.

He will protect the emigrants.

Under the banner of rescuing the people of Luzon, they marched into Luzon.

Then implement the ideal.

Words and actions unite.

Only then can we truly gain a foothold on these four seas!

…

After the joint meeting.

Zhu Di walked out of the camp.

"Your Majesty..."

There was a shout from behind.

Zhu Di turned his head following the sound.

Jiang Jinzhong and Xia Shimin followed, panting.

They looked at each other, wanting to speak but stopping.

Zhu Di smiled and said, "If you want to say anything, just say it."

Jiang Jinzhong sneered, "Your Majesty, in addition to benefiting the people by promoting rural communities and the employee-share system, is it also an alternative to restoring Zhou rituals? Can it be completely or effectively solved? Since the Qin Dynasty, the world has been in chaos every three hundred years. The cyclical law of the rise and fall of dynasties?”

Zhu Di looked at the two of them and smiled, very happy.

Inside the Ming Dynasty.

I am afraid that my father and eldest brother have not really seen through this problem.

But today he only revealed some hints.

Jinzhong and Brother Xia thought of it.

"The essence of the rural village cooperatives and the employee-share system is to rely on the 'hubs' of each county to build fragmented and institutionally determined small economies, and to limit the contradictions to the small economies as much as possible. Is it possible to I can’t determine the cyclical law that effectively delays the rise and fall of dynasties, but I do have assumptions in this regard.”

"We are in a foreign land and have to integrate a bunch of scattered small political powers. If we want to completely integrate it, it will take longer. For ordinary dynasties, one or two hundred years is not enough. What if this time is five or six hundred years? I believe, Even if our Yan Fan ceases to exist by then, the people in this territory have already been completely Sinicized by us with the Central Plains culture, and they fully identify themselves as descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, inherited from the Yan Fan, and will no longer be related to our future immigrants from the Central Plains. There is no distinction between them!”

This is his expectation for the future under the rule of Yan Fan.

Even if Yan Fan no longer exists.

The people here also agree that they share the same culture and race as those in the Central Plains.

Just like the Anglo-Saxon group in the West in later generations!

This may be the greatest wealth he can leave for future generations when he goes overseas to develop.

Xia Shimin said optimistically: "Your Majesty, the Zhou Dynasty still has eight hundred years of national destiny. As long as our system is done well, it will greatly eliminate direct conflicts between the people and the government. At the same time, there will be no dangerous centers among the princes. At least the Yan Fan There are also eight hundred years of Guozuo!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh.

"Then let me borrow some good words from Brother Xia."

…

The next day.

Jilong Island.

Zhu Di was ready to leave.

Everyone knows that Zhu Di is going to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to welcome the Holy Emperor, and that the Holy Emperor will come to Dongfan soon.

When seeing Zhu Di off.

The people discussed it one after another.

"His Majesty is coming to our east!"

"I heard that not only His Majesty, but also the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China are here."

"Hmph, these civil and military groups hate the prince. This time, let these people come and see how advanced Dongfan is under the prince's rule!"

"No, if I hadn't gone to sea with the prince, how could I have seen so many sea ships, as well as our shipyard on Jilong Island, and the blast furnaces with billowing smoke... Not to mention that our life is good, it's our Dongfan If you didn’t come to Dongfan, you might never see these things in your life!”

"My boss said that the changes in the Ming Dynasty are very small. It is not like our Dongfan at all. It almost looks the same every day."

…

"The prince is here!"

Suddenly someone shouted, and the people looked behind the dock.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun's family of five walked in front, followed by civil and military officials to see them off.

Arrive at the pier.

Zhu Di turned his head, looked at Jiang Jinzhong and others, and said with a smile: "Jinzhong, tell the craftsmen in the ironworks who are conducting experiments not to be afraid of failure and to experiment slowly. The navy led by Yu Jing is insatiable and has no interest in the accumulated power currently being used. Not satisfied, I put forward the request to the shipyard to increase power, iron sheet production, and the mechanical part. I think there is no problem. The main reason is that the manpower is insufficient. Can the iron smelting workshop cooperate with the shipyard? Smart craftsmen are concentrated in At the same time, the financial resources of the two organizations are pooled together, and both can carry out experiments. Under Yan Fan, there are not so many restrictions and rules..."

Before leaving the house.

The master craftsman in charge of the ironworks came over and told him in frustration that the experiment failed after repeated attempts.

Jiang Jinzhong nodded with a smile.

Zhu Di pointed to the dirt road under his feet.

Dongfan is too short of manpower.

In addition to smoothing the roads, even the important roads between the palace, government offices and docks were not paved with bricks or stones.

"Now that the cement has been successfully verified, hurry up and repair this road. When the court comes, we can make a fortune whether it is selling cement or selling technology. Now my pocket is cleaner than my face!"

Two and a half million!

It was all over the place and there was nothing left!

From now on, the things and technologies that Ming wants from Dongfan cannot be paid for free.

Because it has been completely cut.

"Hurry up and build a few more No. 2 blast furnaces. Regardless of whether we need such a large production capacity, when His Majesty arrives with all the civil and military officials, they will be erected for me..."

He didn't just want to make a fortune this time.

I also want to reach several long-term terms with Daming.

Don’t show the good stuff.

How to make those who hate him hold their noses and agree.

Jiang Jinzhong couldn't help but laugh.

That's right.

The prince's Yan Fan and Ming Dynasty are equal!

The prince founded the country without proclaiming himself emperor, that was just to give face to the Ming Dynasty.

It does not mean that Yan Fan is a vassal of the imperial court!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I promise to complete the mission!"

Zhu Di nodded with a smile and looked around at everyone: "Okay, just send it here. During my absence, the civil and military teams will perform their duties and do a good job in all affairs of Yan Fan, and strive to give the civil and military officials a refreshing shock. I will create favorable conditions for the next negotiations with the imperial court!”

despair!

The army generals, led by Tan Yuan, stood at attention.

The civil servants, headed by Jiang Jinzhong, bowed their heads.

"As you command!"

Zhu Di smiled, holding hands with Xiao Qihua and Xiao Yongming, Xu Miaoyun holding Jindouzi, and the family of five boarded the flagship that was already docked at the dock.

Woo woo woo...

The horn sounded.

The Navy's First Fleet, composed of fifty warships, slowly sailed out of the bay.

Go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Until the fleet disappeared from sight.

Jiang Jinzhong came back to his senses and said excitedly with a smile: "Everyone, take action!"

If.

The prince previously led troops back to the Ming Dynasty, but the prince could not be the master of the Ming Dynasty.

But Dongfan.

This is the prince’s territory!

…

Three days later.

Fifty miles away from Jiaxing Mansion, on the sea.

night.

The warship's anchor rested on the sea, rising and falling with the undulating sea surface under the moonlight.

flagship.

In the cabin of Zhu Di's office.

Yu Jing, Lu Zhen and Kobayakawa Nakaye were sitting at attention.

Zhu Di got up and came to the map of Japan hanging in the cabin. This map was drawn by Kobayakawa Nakaye and others.

In fact, he also has a more detailed map of Japan drawn by the Military Intelligence Department.

But it cannot be shown.

Bang bang!

Zhu Di pointed at the map and asked, "Where are you going to develop first?"

Show an attitude of respect for the five people.

Ohno stood up and bowed ninety degrees, "Your Majesty, I humbly wish to hear your advice. Your Majesty's military strategy is unparalleled!"

snort!

Zhu Di glanced at this little Japanese pirate who claimed to be a subordinate to him, snorted secretly, and then he did his part and moved his finger somewhere on the picture: "I suggest you choose Kagoshima. Kagoshima is more convenient for us to provide assistance to you. At the same time, , Kagoshima’s terrain advantage is very obvious..."

…

"Early tomorrow morning, I will order Commander Lu to lead fifteen naval warships to escort you further north to Kagoshima. Relying on the artillery of our naval warships, we will cooperate with you to attack Kagoshima. After we capture it, how it will develop in the future will be determined. It depends on your own abilities. Apart from providing you with muskets, we will not interfere in your domestic affairs. Of course, you need to exchange muskets and artillery at equal value. You should have some idea of ​​how poor I am now..."

Kobayakawa and others couldn't help but laugh when they heard Zhu Di's words.

Indeed, the wealth of this prince is probably not as great as that of a small feudal lord in their Japanese country.

"Moreover, our exchange is clearly equal, and no one is dependent on the other. In the future, if you seize the power of Japan, the cooperation between us will be more harmonious."

Zhu Di's "frankness" successfully confused Daye and others.

Accept Zhu Di's proposal in full.

Of course, if you have any small calculations in mind, you can only wait and see.

After arranging for Yu Jing to leave with Ohno and the five others, Zhu Di left Lu Zhen alone. While staring at the Japanese country in trance, he suddenly said: "Senior Lu..."

Lu Zhen was shocked and listened carefully.

"After arriving in Kagoshima, it is best to launch a raid at night. Senior Lu must carefully observe how effective this group of Japanese pirates we have trained is. I will give it to Senior Lu. I have never thought of helping Ohno and others unify Japan, I just hope they can help me bring the ideals of our Yan Fan back to Japan, and bring high-intensity war back to Japan..."

He planned to let Lu Zhen be responsible for all matters before the conquest of Japan in the future.

Lu Zhen came from the war in the late Yuan Dynasty.

He also worked as a pirate across the four seas.

In terms of cunning and cunning, there are few people under his command who can compare with Lu Zhen.

Yu Jing can't.

too young.

Commanding the battle is okay.

If you ask him to deal with Japanese pirates, he will definitely fail.

"When we drove out the pirates in the East China Sea, some pirates fled to Goryeo and the Japanese country. Senior Lu has interacted with them, and we can get in touch with them in the future. Once the Japanese country is completely reduced to a pot of porridge, senior Lu will support them to develop in the Japanese country and let them gather together. Warriors, in the future, I can support them to go further west and occupy the land and become king..."

The high-intensity war consumed millions of Japanese pirates.

But what about the remaining two million?

Still too much.

It's too difficult to assimilate.

He was going to support some little pirates.

Go to some places further west to establish territory.

To establish territory, you need people.

Let this group of people go to the war-torn Japanese country to sell Japanese slaves!

Completely dismember the Japanese ethnic group!

As for the sale of Japanese slaves, it has nothing to do with him. He will only promote it and will not participate in it.

That’s it.

Zhu Di turned around, saw Lu Zhen's face full of shock, and asked with a smile: "Senior Lu, do you think my behavior is too cruel?"

Lu Zhen suddenly laughed, "Your Majesty, I understand the nature of the Japanese people because of my humble position. If not, we would not be able to effectively rule the Japanese country..."

Zhu Di nodded with a smile, "Go and get ready."

"As you command!"

After watching Lu Zhen leave, Zhu Di turned around and came to the cabin window, opened the solid wood window, and looked outside at the undulating sea under the moonlight.

In fact, if it weren't for historical hatred.

If he hadn't explored the American continent in the future, he would have needed the Japanese island as a springboard.

Even if you don't rule the Japanese island, there is no regret.

In the future, he wanted to explore America and needed a stopover.

Although the coastal area in the north of the imperial court is suitable.

Father is here, so it should be okay to use it.

But what about the eldest brother?

He mainly thinks about the long term.

…

The next day.

Zhu Di and Lu Zhen parted ways and continued their journey to Jiaxing Mansion.

Yixing.

Zhu Yuanzhang's Southern Tour also set off again.

It was less than two days away from Huzhou Prefecture, where the Shen family was located.

Twenty thousand soldiers from the capital escorted the troops.

Not only did the civil and military officials come by themselves, but they also brought their families with them. The reason why these family members of powerful officials took the opportunity to follow them was very simple.

I just want to visit Dongfan.

Then, enjoy Dongfan’s various exotic fruits and vegetables.

In the past, only a few that were brought back to the imperial court were durable enough to be stored.

Most of them are dried fruits.

…

The mighty team is marching.

Inside a carriage.

Zhu Biao's third son, Zhu Yunwen, climbed up the carriage window and watched with envy as Zhu Yunwen leaned in Zhu Biao's arms and learned to ride a horse under Zhu Biao's guidance.

At some point, she lowered the curtain.

She turned her head and looked at Concubine Wang, "Mom, can I ask my father to teach me how to ride a horse?"

Concubine Wang put down the book in her hand.

She lifted the curtain and looked out.

She lowered it again and reached out to touch Zhu Yunwen's little head: "You must remember, don't fight, don't fight..."

She didn't want her son to always go to the prince to please him like Zhu Yunwen did.

This is too dangerous.

A prince who has no right to inherit should make himself a little transparent.

As the son of the prince.

The prince must give her son something.

Keeping this thing is enough for her son to live a life of wealth and glory.

The four-year-old Zhu Yunwen nodded disappointedly.

"Mother..." Zhu Yuxiu suddenly interrupted, "Do you think that Fourth Uncle's Dongfan is better than our Ming Dynasty's Nanjing?"

"Of course not, our Ming Dynasty is the Central Plains! The best place in the world, and Nanjing is the best place in the world!"

...

At this moment, many people in the southern tour team were talking about Zhu Di and Dongfan.

Zhu Yunwen tilted his head back slightly and looked at Zhu Biao: "Father, can I visit Dongfan on your behalf in the future?"

When he becomes a prince and visits Dongfan, that will be awesome!

"Sure!"

I came back late from overtime today. I only wrote two-thirds of the detailed outline I wrote yesterday. I must write 10,000 words tomorrow. Finally, I will ask for monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, follow-up subscriptions, and full subscriptions.