My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 309 Solve the pirates from the source
The old lair of the Japanese pirates was destroyed by Zhu Zhanhe in one fell swoop. The only pity is that Ge Chengerlang was not found. Although he suspected that he might be buried in the fire, there was no evidence.

But no matter what, Ge Cheng Erlang, the Japanese bandit's power, was completely wiped out. Even if Ge Cheng Erlang didn't die, it would not be easy to recruit another Japanese bandit in the future.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanhe didn't bother about Ge Chengerlang anymore, and led the fleet back in a big victory. He first went to Ningbo, rested in Dinghaiwei for two days, and then went north to Tianjin again.

This time, more than 100 Japanese pirates were arrested, so when they landed in Tianjin, the local government in Tianjin was also alarmed. Zhu Zhanhe asked them to send a prison car, and then escorted the Japanese pirates to Beijing.

The Japanese pirates caught last time are still being imprisoned in the sky prison, plus these more than 100 people, they will all be executed at that time.

Of course, before they were executed, they had to be interrogated to find out who was in collusion with them, so Zhu Zhanhe didn't need to worry about these things himself.

A few days later, Zhu Zhanhe returned to the capital, and immediately entered the palace to see Zhu Di.

"To meet the emperor's grandfather, my grandson was lucky enough to destroy the Japanese pirates' lair, wiped out more than 130 Japanese pirates, and captured [-] prisoners. The body could not be identified."

Zhu Zhanhe stepped forward and solemnly saluted Zhu Di.

"Haha~, Zhanhe, you did a good job. It was the first time you led the army alone, and you achieved such a result. You really deserve to be the second son's son!"

Zhu Di laughed out loud, looked at Zhu Zhanhe with satisfaction and praised him.

"This is not the work of Sun Er alone. Thanks to the two commanders Zhang Fu and Zhou Zhong, as well as the efforts of their soldiers, the Japanese pirates can be wiped out so smoothly!"

Zhu Zhanhe said modestly, and at the same time did not forget to ask for credit for Zhang Fu and the others.

"Haha, they are them, and you are you. If you didn't propose to use hot air balloons to monitor the whereabouts of the pirates, they would not be able to find the lair of the pirates."

Zhu Di laughed again and said, for generals such as Zhang Fu and Zhou Zhong, the Ministry of War will naturally reward them for their merits.

"Grandfather, I have been thinking about how to wipe out the Japanese pirates along the way. Otherwise, just clearing up the Japanese pirates will not cure the symptoms at all. In a few years, new Japanese pirates will appear again."

Zhu Zhanhe spoke again with a solemn expression.

"To wipe out the pirates completely? Why don't I think about this matter? Even when Emperor Taizu was alive, he also wanted to completely eliminate these annoying pirates, but in the end there was no way but to use the stupid method of banning the sea."

Zhu Di said with a sigh.

"It's not necessarily true. On the way back, my grandson conducted some simple interrogations on the captured Japanese pirates, and also summed up some problems, so as to come up with a feasible solution!"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly chuckled, and spoke again.

"Do you have a solution?"

But Zhu Di looked suspicious, how could Zhu Zhanhe be able to do something that even he and his father Zhu Yuanzhang could not do?
"Grandfather, when I interrogated those Japanese pirates, I found that most of them were low-level warriors or ordinary people of Japanese pirates. Because there was a war within the Japanese country, one side was defeated, and the defeated Japanese had nowhere to go in the country, so they could only venture out to sea. Follow the ocean currents to the southern coast of my Ming Dynasty, and then I became Japanese pirates."

Zhu Zhanhe briefly introduced the origin of the Japanese pirates.

In fact, it was the war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties in the history of the Japanese kingdom, in which some failed warriors and common people of the Southern Dynasty went to sea and robbed the coastal areas of Ming Dynasty and North Korea. one.

"I've heard of these, and even sent envoys to the Wa country to let them restrain the people of the country. Although there are some effects, it is not obvious."

Zhu Di was also very helpless at the end.

In fact, as early as when Zhu Yuanzhang was in power, he sent envoys to the Japanese country many times in order to solve the problem of Japanese pirates. But at that time, the Japanese country was in the period of war between the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the envoys did not know who to turn to, so in the end there was no effect.

In contrast, Zhu Di had better luck. When he ascended the throne, the war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties of the Japanese Kingdom had basically ended. The chaos has lessened.

But it is a pity that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu passed away a few years ago, and his son Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was in power, and he was unwilling to restrain the Japanese pirates anymore. As a result, the Japanese pirates along the coast of Daming flooded again.

"Since Grandfather, you know that the Japanese pirates are rooted in the Japanese country, why don't you directly send troops to attack the Japanese country?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly came up with an idea.

"Attack... Wa country?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened in shock, he didn't expect Zhu Zhanhe to come up with such a bold idea.

"Zhan He, are you sure you're not joking?"

Zhu Di managed to wake up from the shock, and immediately stood up while supporting the table and asked.

"Of course I'm not joking. The source of the Japanese pirates is in the Japanese country. As far as I know, these Japanese pirates usually start from Kyushu Island in the Japanese country. Even on Kyushu Island, some Japanese nobles secretly organized the Japanese pirates to go south."

Having said this, Zhu Zhanhe suddenly raised his head and said solemnly.

"Since there are nobles from the Japanese kingdom involved, I, Ming, certainly have enough reasons to send troops. In addition, North Korea is also deeply troubled by the Japanese pirates. At that time, we can join hands with North Korea, and we don't need to destroy the Japanese kingdom. As long as we take down Kyushu Island, it will be enough to fundamentally destroy the Japanese kingdom. Solve the problem of Japanese pirates!"

"Take down Kyushu Island!"

When Zhu Di heard Zhu Zhanhe's words, he couldn't help showing a thoughtful look.

Just now when he suddenly heard that Zhu Zhanhe was going to attack the Japanese country, Zhu Di was indeed startled, but now he calmed down, and he also heard that Zhu Zhanhe said that he only needed to conquer an island, and he could join forces with North Korea to send troops. Not impossible.

"Zhanhe, the country of Wa is a country that the Emperor Taizu decided not to conquer. If we use troops without authorization, will we..."

Zhu Di raised his head at this moment, and his tone was a little hesitant.

"Grandfather, when the Emperor Taizu was in power, the Wa Kingdom had disrespected the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. It was just because the Wa Kingdom was isolated overseas and was not conducive to conquest, so the Emperor Taizu did not raise troops, but instead listed them as countries that would not be conquered."

Zhu Zhanhe paused at this point, and then said again.

"But now the Japanese pirates harassing the coast of Daming has become a serious problem in the south, and now that our navy is strong in Daming, it is not difficult for Zheng He's fleet to slaughter cities overseas and destroy the country, so why be afraid of a small Japanese country? "

Zhu Zhanhe finally expressed his thoughts. With Ming's sea power, he could directly attack the Japanese country. As long as he captured Kyushu Island, the Japanese pirates could be eradicated from the source.

(End of this chapter)