My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 310 Two Benefits
"Grandfather, Kyushu Island used to belong to the Southern Dynasty of the Wa Kingdom, but after the Southern Dynasty was defeated, Kyushu Island also surrendered to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but this surrender was only superficial. Like the vassal states, they will defy the orders of the Ashikaga Shogunate at any time..."

Zhu Zhanhe pointed to the location of Wa Kingdom on the globe, and explained to Zhu Di the current situation of Wa Kingdom.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was a man of great talent and strategy. He unified the Wa Kingdom, ended the split between the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and made most of the names of the Wa Kingdom surrender to the shogunate.

But this kind of submission is only in name. In fact, the local daimyos are still in a state of separatism. The orders of the shogunate need to pass through the local daimyos before they can be implemented.

So just a few decades later, the Yingren Rebellion broke out in the Wa Kingdom, and then ushered in the famous Warring States Period in the history of the Wa Kingdom. Many games of the Wa Kingdom in later generations were based on this period.

"So it turns out that this way of ruling the Wa Kingdom is similar to that of Zhou Tianzi enfeoffing the vassal states."

After Zhu Di listened to Zhu Zhanhe's explanation, he nodded and said.

"Grandpa Huang is wise, the so-called emperor of the Wa country is actually a puppet, and all the power is in the hands of the shogun, but there are daimyos from all over the world under the shogun, and some powerful daimyos can also resist the general. There's constant fighting."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded.

"From what you said, it is indeed easier to capture Kyushu Island."

Zhu Di nodded when he heard the words, and then fell into deep thought again.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty always regarded the Wa Kingdom as a whole. Even in Zhu Yuanzhang’s time, he couldn’t tell who the king of the Wa Kingdom was. He even regarded Prince Huailiang of Kyushu as the king of the Wa Kingdom. The vicious incident of Wa country killing.

Only now after listening to Zhu Zhanhe's narration, did Zhu Di understand the internal situation of the Japanese country, which also gave him a deeper understanding of the Japanese pirates.

After a long time, I saw Zhu Di raised his head and said: "Zhanhe, according to what you said, it should not be difficult to take down Kyushu, but what I am worried about now is that it is easy to take down, but it is much more difficult to hold it." .”

As Zhu Di said, he pointed to Kyushu, and then to Honshu Island in Japan. The two were almost close to each other, separated only by a narrow strait.

In contrast, Daming is quite far away from Kyushu. Even if it starts from the nearest Weihaiwei, it will take more than half a month to arrive.

Under such circumstances, if Da Ming wants to rule Kyushu for a long time, he needs to pay a lot of effort and energy.

Take Jiaozhi for example, although they were defeated, they had to garrison troops if they wanted to rule, and the garrison needed to consume financial and material resources. This was definitely not a small burden for Daming.

Zhu Zhanhe also knew that there was only one possibility to hold on to Kyushu for a long time, and that was to bring enough benefits to Daming after occupying Kyushu. Of course, eliminating the Japanese pirates was indeed a benefit, but it was far from enough.

"Grandfather, after occupying Kyushu, there are two advantages, one is closer, and the other is far away!"

Zhu Zhanhe opened his mouth again and said that he had already considered this issue a long time ago. Although he is still immature, it is better than nothing.

"The benefits are far and near?"

Zhu Di also showed curiosity when he heard the words.

"Exactly, as far as I know, there is a huge silver mine on Honshu Island in Japan, not too far from Kyushu Island. If we occupy Kyushu Island and then occupy that huge silver mine, as long as we mine it , There are millions of taels of silver every year!"

Zhu Zhanhe explained.

The Iwami Silver Mine has already been mined, but the scale is relatively small, and the largest vein has not been found, so the output is not much, and it has not attracted too much attention.

But after a hundred years, the veins of the Iwami Silver Mine will be discovered. In its heyday, millions of taels of silver could be mined every year.

It is said that when Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded North Korea, the main source of funds was the Iwami Silver Mine, and this silver mine has been mined for hundreds of years, which shows how amazing the reserves of this silver mine are.

"A silver mine that produces millions of taels a year, this is indeed a big temptation!"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up when he heard the words, but he didn't agree immediately, because he wanted to hear what the other benefit was?
"The silver mine is the benefit that is close at hand, and the other benefit is very far away."

As Zhu Zhanhe said, he stretched out his hand to move on the globe, from the coast of Kyushu to Honshu, then across the Pacific Ocean, until he arrived in America.

"There is a very stable ocean current in the eastern coastal area of ​​the country of Wa. As long as you enter this ocean current, ships can easily reach the distant America. The land in America is fertile and rich in minerals. If it is developed, it will be worth three years. Four Great Mings!"

Zhu Zhanhe continued to introduce.

Zhu Zhanhe has long coveted America, but unfortunately, America is too far away from Ming Dynasty. If he wants to reach America, he has to cross the entire Pacific Ocean.

It took Magellan of later generations to cross the Pacific Ocean, and it took three months. Even he himself died in the battle with the natives. The crew on the ship managed to cross the Pacific Ocean by eating rats and drinking stinky water.

Of course, there is also a tricky way to cross the Pacific Ocean. The best way is to find an ocean current, such as the ocean current on the eastern coast of Japan, which is called the North Pacific Warm Current. If a ship enters this ocean current, it may only take a month or two. can reach America.

"It's still possible to reach America like this?"

Zhu Di also showed surprise when he heard Zhu Zhanhe's explanation.

When Zhu Zhanhe gave him the globe before, he told him something about America. He knew that it was a vast continent. If Da Ming could occupy it, it would definitely increase Da Ming's strength several times.

Only then will the Ming Dynasty be called the largest empire in the world. Unfortunately, America is too far away, and Zhu Di could only think about it in his head before.

But now that Zhu Zhanhe points out that the ocean currents over the Wa country are equivalent to shortening the distance between Daming and the Americas at once. Even if Daming doesn’t have the strength to occupy the Americas yet, at least he can send some people there to establish some strongholds in the Americas. .

Even worse, just like Zhu Gaoxu, if there are ambitious people in the royal family in the future, they can also be sent to America to avoid harming Daming.

"Grandfather, as far as I know, the Americas are not only land and minerals, but also many high-yielding crops in the Americas. If they can be brought back to Daming to plant, it will definitely increase the food production, and then there will be no need to worry about food shortages. problem."

Seeing that Zhu Di was already a little moved, Zhu Zhanhe said again.

(End of this chapter)