Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 55

It can't be said that it is the power of the whole country, but in the hands of Zhu Xiongying, there are indeed a group of the most outstanding people of this era, and the abilities of these people have also been sufficiently proved.

Relying on the ability and professionalism of these people, coupled with Zhu Xiongying's foresighted suggestions, we have harvested some very happy things.The largest silver mine in Japan has entered into large-scale mining decades in advance.

At its peak, this silver mine paid [-] tons of tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year, which was one million taels of silver.In addition to paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, there is also trade with Portugal and the Dutch East India Company.This silver mine could have one-third of the world's silver production at that time.

Lao Zhu and Lao Huai were relieved that his precious grandson had brought too many surprises.

The former Shibo Secretary can be said to be a small fight, but Lao Zhu gave his grandson a practice hand.In fact, Lao Zhu is quite satisfied and pleasantly surprised by the benefits brought by the Shibo Division.

But now it's different, this is an even bigger surprise, a surprise that I couldn't believe before.

The drunk old Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said triumphantly, "Biao'er, our grandson is amazing! Who would have thought that there is such a silver mine in such a barren place like Japan!"

Da Zhu was also very happy, and after belching, he said, "Father, Yinger wants to break the sea ban, and you have complained a lot in private! If it wasn't for my minister's persuasion, my Daming wouldn't have such a silver mine!"

Yes, in the eyes of Lao Zhu and Da Zhu, Dongying's silver mine is now surnamed 'Ming'.

In the past few years, the master of Dongying was unable to restrain the Japanese pirates, which was a crime.After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Dongying island country actually did not pay tribute, which is also a crime.Besides, the little Dongying also dares to be called the "Emperor", and it is obviously the "King of the Han Dynasty".

Dangfu fully understands, this is a great joy!
For Lao Zhu, this is not only because Daming has an additional source of money, but also because his own children are promising.

In the past few days, I have also received some information one after another. In fact, the big silver mine was discovered by Dongpu natives earlier.It’s just that the mining and refining of Dongying at that time was a difficult operation. Due to the technical conditions at that time, it could not be carried out on a large scale, and was affected by the war. The mining of Iwami Yinshan was intermittent and remained unknown for a long time.

This is definitely a big mine, at least based on the information we have so far, if those fanciers hadn't made false reports for their merits, it would definitely be an unimaginably huge gold mine.

All non-expropriation countries are fake, as long as there are enough interests, this is enough.

"Ying'er, from our point of view, although Dongpu is now in chaos, it still has a bit of confidence." Lao Zhu looked at the map and said, "Let's occupy the silver mine first, and then we will send troops from Koryo to completely defeat it." This land."

As shown on the map, Iwami Ginzan is located in the west of the Sea of ​​Japan in Honshu, Japan, which is probably the future Shimane Prefecture.

Although Daming's navy is powerful now, fighting across seas has never been an easy task.If you want to launch a full-scale attack, you will naturally need a springboard.

Temporarily occupying Shimane Prefecture is naturally no problem.Just want to fully control that side, Koryo is a springboard, just like the island country will launch an offensive against Korea in the future, just cross the Tsushima Strait, and the difficulty will naturally be reduced a lot.

Zhu Xiongying also laughed, pointing to the map and said, "Grandfather, Liaodong is newly attached. My Ming Dynasty's frontier army is strong and strong, and sooner or later we will use troops against that side. To attack Koryo from Liaodong, our Daming navy can also start from the sea. Occupy Ulsan as a base."

Ulsan, which will be Busan, South Korea in the future, faces Dongying across the sea.But now, Japanese pirates are rampant there.

Old Zhu smiled, Zhu Xiongying was right.It's just that in Lao Zhu's opinion, Zhu Xiongying's thinking is too simple.It is not so easy to directly conquer these two places. If you want to launch a full-scale war of annihilation, you need to prepare a lot.

Thinking of something, Lao Zhu asked, "For this silver mine, we should also mobilize troops. Yinger, you said earlier that you would divide the kings, how about we give Yunxi a pirate king?"

Zhu Xiongying immediately showed a smirk, as if he didn't understand.

Old Zhu patted the back of Zhu Xiongying's head angrily, and said, "Your younger brother is reluctant to let him go to the wilderness to suffer. Then your uncle, should you go there?!"

Zhu Xiongying still couldn't understand, and continued to giggle.Seeing that he couldn't get past the smirk, Zhu Xiongying said, "Grandpa Huang, Yunxi is too young and has never led the army."

"I'm not joking with you. I think that if it's appropriate, let your sixth uncle go to Korea." Old Zhu laughed, not joking, "Your sixth uncle understands military affairs, so we can rest assured that he will be guarding there."

Zhu Xiongying's sixth uncle is the current king of Chu, Zhu Zhen.

This is a vassal king with considerable military exploits. He has pacified many areas in Yunnan and Guizhou, and suppressed many barbarian rebellions.When such a vassal king started the war, he was led by Xin Guogong Tang He and Jiang Xiahou Zhou Dexing.

This is also a strategy of Lao Zhu. In name, the prince is not allowed to interfere in local affairs.However, in an emergency, the prince can dispatch the guards at the seat of the kingdom.

Every time there is a military operation, the kings will lead the guards to go out with the army. Those generals who are powerful on the battlefield, even though they are generals, are sometimes restrained by the prince.

The vassal kings in the early Ming Dynasty were not weak, but it was not that Zhu Di usurped the throne and raised the vassal kings like pigs.

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and said, "Let the fourth uncle go to Dongying?"

"Fourth brother?" Lao Zhu thought for a while, and said, "Your fourth uncle is not good enough, the silver mine is a serious matter, so we don't trust him."

Don't worry about Zhu Di, not worry about Zhu Di's rebellion.But even though the current Zhu Di has some military reputation, he also guarded Beiping and trained soldiers before, but Zhu Di still has relatively little actual combat experience.

Zhu Xiongying didn't think so, and said directly, "The emperor's grandfather let the fourth uncle guard Beiping at the beginning, naturally the fourth uncle has outstanding ability. This silver mine is too important, and once the army is raised now, it will inevitably be difficult. The fourth uncle is not lacking in ability. It’s natural to go there.”

In fact, Lao Zhu recognized Zhu Di's ability quite a bit, otherwise he wouldn't have allowed Zhu Di to become a fan of Beiping.It can be said that King Zhu of Jin and Zhu Di of Yan are the best fighters among the old Zhu's sons, which is why one of them guards Shanxi and the other is in Beiping.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and smiled happily, "Ying'er has done some good things. She has invested a lot of money in the navy over the years. If Ying'er hadn't been persistent all these years, we would have withdrawn a lot of sailors."

This can also be regarded as the truth. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the strength of the navy was indeed very strong.It's just that the sea ban in the past few years has caused the strength of the navy to decline. Fortunately, Zhu Xiongying's timely "stop loss" has allowed the strength of the navy to continue to recover.

Zhu Xiongying was a little proud, and there was no need to be humble at this time, because he did do some relatively beneficial things.

For example, now, if there is no persistence, if Zhu Xiongying has not been training sailors and building new ships, even if he finds a silver mine, there is nothing he can do.

Zhu Xiongying suddenly felt worried and anxious, "Grandpa, my grandson probably won't be able to intervene in the affairs of the navy. Then what shall I do next?"

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying, patted the bed and said, "Yinger, do you like military training very much?"

Seeing Zhu Xiongying nodding, Old Zhu said, "Originally we thought that we should go to Beiping with you and let your father stay in Yingtian Mansion. But right now, we have to clean up Jinyiwei, rectify the administration of officials, and we have to move the capital. There are too many. Your father, the king, also has to deal with government affairs."

Old Zhu was a little bit reluctant, and immediately said, "You go to Peiping. If we want to fight Korea and Dongying in the future, we should send troops from Haijin Town."

Haijin Town, in fact, is the future Tianjin, which became the transshipment center of grain transportation in the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while, and then asked, "Grandfather, should the court be rectified?"

"It's still Ying'er who knows what we're thinking. After a while, you take some people away to train troops and build a city in Beiping." Old Zhu patted Zhu Xiongying on the head and said, "We'll go see you in two years. We are busy in the new year, and your father is also busy."

Zhu Xiongying shook his head, and said with certainty, "Grandfather, it can't be like this. During the New Year's Day, the grandson will still come back. Remember to make an order for the grandson at that time, don't let the grandson come back. Edict!"

"You're not a feudal lord, come back when you miss grandpa." Old Zhu laughed, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "Let's give you a few more imperial edicts, it's inconvenient to go back and forth, so you can write them yourself!"

What is a pro-grandson, this is a pro-grandson!

(End of this chapter)