Daming: I, Zhu Di, threatened to seize the heir apparent at the beginning!

Chapter 358 Going to sea!Fifty naval warships fired a salvo!

Fujian County Government Office.

back house.

Xu Huizu's study.

After Zhu Di arrived, he commandeered the place again.

It was getting dark.

The people who met from all sides finally left one after another.

Zhu Di stretched.

As soon as he walked out of the study room, Shen Zhi seemed to be seizing the time to find him.

"Your Highness, I didn't bother you, did I?"

Zhu Di smiled and nodded to Shen Zhi, "After arriving, I sat in the study for a long time. Let's talk in the yard."

Shen Zhi smiled and nodded, "Actually, I came here on request. The powerful people in Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang came to Min County quietly when they heard that His Highness had arrived in Min County with an observation group, hoping that His Highness would give him a chance to follow him. Take a look at Jilong Island."

"Master Jiang has built a number of shops and warehouses in the best areas of Jilong Island. Now we are lacking buyers. If we take them there, we might be able to make some money."

……

Zhu Di listened carefully.

Slightly surprised.

Many shops and warehouses on Jilong Island are indeed idle.

Except for a few wealthy merchants and merchants who were very close to Dayan Trading Company, they were allowed to open shops and warehouses on Jilong Island.

Jilong Island is not yet open to the public.

but……

"Aren't they afraid of getting too close to me and causing trouble for themselves?"

To be honest, he didn't expect that so many people wanted to go to Jilong Island.

Dare to get too close to him.

"Your Highness, you are a man who pursues profits. This year, the first group of people who followed His Highness to establish the employment share system and engage in maritime trade made money, and everyone else is envious and jealous!"

Shen Zhi smiled and answered at the same time.

He spied on Zhu Di from the corner of his eye.

In fact, it’s not just about pursuing wealth.

Since the blessing came from His Highness, many people have been paying close attention to it secretly.

His Highness obviously did not truly realize the shock that Laifu had done in the past two years to people.

Many people now not only want to make money with His Highness.

I still want to invest in His Highness!

He often interacts with these people and is very aware of the changes in their mentality.

He was worried that His Highness would be concerned about the court and the prince and alienate these people, so he did not mention it.

Not that he wanted His Highness to compete for the throne in the future.

In the Ming Dynasty, what's the point of tossing around in the Central Plains?

His Highness’s great talents and strategies should be used externally!

For the big navy!
Great sea trade!
The financial resources of these people can be used by His Highness.

He did not believe that the imperial court was not interested in the huge benefits generated by maritime trade.

As long as His Highness cleans up the world, it is very likely that the imperial court will impose a sea ban.

By then, the wealth of these powerful merchants along the coast can become the capital for the development of a large navy and large-scale trade!
Zhu Di thought about it for a while, and after a moment, nodded: "Okay, if they want to take a look, they can go together, but you and Yu Jing should discuss it to ensure that we have enough ships to go to sea."

Anyway, he is also the elder brother's whetstone now. The more powerful he is, the better the sharpening effect will be.

'Already ready! '

Shen Zhi clenched his fists excitedly and whispered secretly.

As early as when powerful merchants gathered in Fujian County, he discussed the matter with Yu Jing and made preparations in advance.

Zhu Di saw through Shen Zhi at a glance and smiled...

……

at the same time.

The place where the observation group stayed.

Zhang Sanfeng and Song Lian play chess.

Seeing Song Lian's serious mood, Zhang Sanfeng made a move and asked with a smile: "What's wrong with Brother Jing Lian?"

Song Lian didn't reply for a long time.

After making the move, he raised his head and stared at Zhang Sanfeng, "Is the real person going to serve King Yan?"

Look this way.

Very touching.

It's also stressful.

This brother, Prince, is so outstanding!
If Your Majesty and the Queen are not here, and one day the court forces Zhu Silang to rebel, who can suppress him?
Think about it.

He found out pessimistically.

With the current situation, even the crown prince may not be able to win!

King Yan gave up and became a vassal, but now it seems that this man is very smart.

If he becomes a vassal, he will do these things today.

I'm afraid even His Majesty will be wary.

But the current situation is that after nine years of Hongwu and ten years of surveillance and observation, His Majesty trusts Zhu Silang very much and loves Zhu Silang very much.

Zhu Silang's status in His Majesty's heart.

Many people said bluntly that he was not inferior to the prince!
"My real eyes are as bright as a torch. Can you analyze for me whether King Hongwu of Yan refused to grant the vassal vassal in the ninth year, so he was making progress instead of retreating?"

Today, His Majesty loves and indulges me.

Zhu Silang has outstanding talents.

This continues.

If you hide your disapproval in the deepest place...

He really didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Zhang San looked up in astonishment with his plump face.

What Yan Wang Hongwu did in the ninth year has long been known to the world.

Unexpectedly, after Song Lian observed the development of Fujian, he would interpret the events of Hongwu Nine Years like this.

fear!

This is caused by fear!
Zhang Sanfeng's expression gradually became solemn. Song Lian thought this way, would other people in the Ming Dynasty think the same way?
"The old Taoist is not serving the King of Yan, but what the King of Yan has done is beneficial to the common people, and the old Taoist has done his best."

He had to clarify this issue first.

Otherwise, it will only bring trouble to the prince.

Then he continued: "Old Taoist Guan, King Yan really has no intention of competing for the heir apparent. As supporters of the prince, you must not lose the determination you should have. Otherwise, it will only be counterproductive..."

Zhu Di had no intention of competing for the heir apparent.

But if you push people too hard, you bully them too much.

That's hard to say!

……

"Zhu Silang's development momentum is so strong!"

In a house not far away.

Huang Zicheng turned pale and murmured to the others.

At this moment, he still remembered that when Zhu Silang entered Min County, the people of Min County lined the streets to welcome him, and the mountains shouted that he would be a thousand years old.

Just the people.

There are too many powerful people and businessmen gathered here!
When visiting various places in Fujian, people praised it endlessly.

It seems that the Fujian people have forgotten that they are subjects of the imperial court!

The scariest thing is that Zhu Silang did not brag about all this.

In history, many so-called virtuous kings were actually deliberately created and boasted.

But Zhu Silang is a real person and can do it based on his talent.

Zhu Silang spent a year building rural communities, and then took charge of Dongpan Macro-Remote Control to make rural communities in Fujian full of vitality.

Rural industries have been greatly stimulated.

Agriculture represented by planting, breeding, forestry, and fishery.

Handicraft industries represented by embroidery, bamboo weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing, and textiles.

……

Waiting for a series, the impact on people is too great.

During the observation, after asking Zhu Silang how to do it, I realized why he was almost expelled by the local people even though he was going all out.

Everyone was silent.

The changes in Fujian have overwhelmed everyone.

"I've asked about it, and it's said that Fujian's maritime trade tax has increased to 60 taels of silver this year!"

"This is just Fujian. What everyone has seen is only Zhu Silang's martial arts. What about the military strategy that Zhu Silang is best at?"

Huang Zicheng looked at everyone.

He didn't even dare to go to Jilong Island.Afraid of seeing something even more unacceptable.

cough cough...

In the silence, Fang Xiaoru coughed lightly, looked around everyone, and said seriously: "First of all, King Yan is willing to let us see, ask, and learn without reservation, which proves King Yan's sincerity..."

The more we look at it, the more depressed we become, and the more worried we are about the future.

He can understand.

But this pressure should turn into motivation to actively learn and catch up.

You must not be like a hedgehog. Because King Yan does well, he will be more hostile to King Yan and at the same time be aggressive towards King Yan.

This is absolutely the stupidest thing to do.

The couple didn't want to rebel.

They will all be forced to rebel because of their stupid behavior.

……

Fang Xiaoru said at the end, looking at everyone, "Colleagues, I admit that I have a close relationship with Prince Yan and his wife, and I have a good impression of them, but what I said is all for the sake of the prince, and we can only do it ourselves. We are confident enough to assist the prince and face such an outstanding King Yan."

……

After Fang Xiaoru finished speaking, Tie Xuan and Sheng Yong agreed.

"Not bad!"

"I agree with what Brother Xizhi said!"

"The King of Yan has indeed shown enough kindness to us. Instead of thinking of being hostile to others, we should learn from others and work hard to make ourselves better!"

"We work hard on civil affairs and military affairs. We have Marquis Yongchang and Marquis Xiping. With so many of us working hard, we will definitely be able to assist the Crown Prince and build the Ming Dynasty well!"

……

Huang Zicheng opened his mouth.

They are many.

But now, more and more people are gathering around Zhu Silang!

The powerful merchants gathered in Min County are the best proof.

However, what can I do if I play devil's advocate at this moment?

At present, His Majesty has great trust in Zhu Silang.

In this situation, who can do anything to Zhu Silang.

Even the crown prince, can he openly suppress Zhu Silang and eliminate him now?
Perhaps, we can only wait until the crown prince ascends the throne to eliminate Zhu Silang's hidden danger as soon as possible.

At least contain it!
At least, at that time, Zhu Silang could not win people's hearts in the Ming Dynasty.

……

The next day.

Jinling.

"Have you heard that Fujian's sea trade tax this year has reached 60 taels!"

"Hiss! Really?"

"This can still be false!"

"It is said that the land tax in Fujian has also increased, but the increase is still relatively small. The right chief envoy of Fujian returned to the court and reported on his work that next year Fujian will approve [-] rural village communities..."

……

This year, Ye Mao was waiting to go to Jilong Island and did not return to the court.

The right chief envoy returned to the court, and the news he brought back instantly ignited the entire Jinling.

60 taels of sea trade tax is really too much.

Almost two-thirds of the land tax in Fujian!
……

Royal Palace.

Tang He smiled and put the letter and newspaper sent back by the Jin Yiwei back in front of the imperial case, and said regretfully: "I came back a little late. I wanted to go to Tuqiao Village to see it, but I didn't go. This time, I missed the opportunity to observe it again." Fujian, watch and learn about this new army created by Lao Si."

Zhu Yuanzhang grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears, smiled and patted the secret record, "If there is a chance, Lan Yu and the others will come back and tell the story. When Biao'er goes to the north to destroy the Yuan Dynasty, the fourth brother will take his army's first town back to the court. Help in the battle..."

to be frank.

No one was more eager to see this new army than he was.

That boy Yu Jing.

From time to time, he wrote letters to his former naval colleagues, bragging about the great navy.

When Lao Si returned to the court to help in the war, he would drive a naval warship and send Lao Si directly from the sea into the Qinhuai River to land at the boundary of Jinling.

He was very anxious and wanted to see how much surprise it would bring him if he sent his bastard son to Fujian for a few years.

"I'm calling you back this time because I want to talk to you about the Northern Expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty..."

In recent years, Daming has been developing very well.

And the weather is good everywhere.

Waiting for Lan Yu, Mu Ying and others to come back from Fujian.

The imperial court is about to speed up preparations for the northern expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.

If Laosi's new army is really better than Ming's current army, comprehensive reorganization is unrealistic.

But we also need to compile a few models.

In the future, we will put it on the battlefield and test it in actual combat.

……

Tang He listened carefully.

He could feel Emperor Zhu's current booming self-confidence.

It is not surprising at all that he assisted the prince in the northern expedition to destroy the Yuan Dynasty.

Your Majesty will definitely prepare a group of the strongest generals for the prince!

This battle will be the most grand war since the founding of the Ming Dynasty...

Do not!
It is the most grand war since the war in the late Yuan Dynasty.

……

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was talking to Tang He about the Northern Expedition to destroy Yuan Dynasty.

At the mouth of the Minjiang River.

Dozens of warships sailed into the sea.

Everyone in the observation group followed Zhu Di on a temporary flagship with twelve iron cannons.

Yu Jing took everyone to visit, grinning from ear to ear, and introduced in a ostentatious manner: "This is an iron cannon made by our Jilongyu Firearms Workshop. It weighs two hundred pounds and can fire two-inch iron bullets. Shooting iron sand, the range is a bit short for the time being, only five hundred steps. If the warship is hit by an iron bullet..."

Yu Tongyuan touched the black and cold iron cannon and looked at his second son.

Geng Xuan wanted to marry a student of King Yan, but the Geng family blocked her in every possible way.

I don’t know what kind of troubles the Yu family will bring to the Yu family in the future if someone in their Yu family is loyal to King Yan.

He could see that his son was really impressed by King Yan.

In the future, if King Yan and Ming Dynasty turn against each other, they will become enemies.

Yu Jing will not betray King Yan.

"Yu Jing, don't just talk and don't practice, fire a few cannons and let us see!" Lan Yu smiled and encouraged the general.

Artillery is nothing new.

But install the artillery directly on the warship.

It was the first time he met.

During the water fight with Chen Youliang, it was a long-distance attack with catapults. When they got closer, they would shoot arrows and fire cannons, and then it was a battle to join the gang.

Yu Jing smiled and said: "Uncle Lan, then I have to ask His Highness to see if we can get fifty warships for everyone, and line up to fire a salvo."

"Why are you so long-winded? Why don't you hurry up and go!" Mu Ying scolded with a smile and couldn't wait to urge her.

Yu Jing trotted away.

After a while, he and Zhu Di returned.

Zhu Di looked at everyone and smiled and said: "I heard that everyone wants to see the naval warships firing a salvo. Yu Jing, issue orders to each ship."

"Yes!"

Yu Jing stood at attention and accepted the order.

He turned around and walked away, muttering in a low voice: "It's finally my turn to show off. Let me show you the power of the prototype of the great navy!"

Mu Ying, Lan Yu and others immediately noticed that a naval officer, also wearing a split military uniform, climbed to the top of the mast like a monkey.

First blow the horn to attract the attention of the commanders of each warship.

Then he took out the three-color flag and started to play the semaphore.

Then, everyone saw a shocking scene...

After receiving the order, some of the warships that were originally flat on the sea began to speed up with full sail, and some began to lower the sail and slow down. In just half a stick of incense, fifty warships formed a long snake formation, like a black dragon. , lying across the sea.

Each battleship adjusted its sails to maintain basically the same speed.

Lan Yu looked at Yu Tongyuan's shocked and dignified face, and asked curiously: "How is it? His boating skills are better than those of our Ming navy, who is stronger and weaker?"

Yu Tongyuan came to his senses, smiled bitterly and whispered, "It's better than 01:30 points."

"Your Majesty, all ships have been adjusted and can be launched. Please give your order!" At this moment, Yu Jing's sonorous voice interrupted everyone's thoughts and woke them up.

　This chapter is a bit short, I will definitely write two big chapters tomorrow.

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