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

Chapter 380: Pushing and crushing Beishang!

Chiwei Island.

bang bang bang...

Two hundred naval warships lined up in the northwest of Chiwei Island, semi-surrounding them and approaching the coast of Chiwei Island.

More than 700 artillery pieces on the starboard side roared toward the coast.

Dozens of pirate and warships, large and small, broke out in confusion amidst the high waves splashed by projectiles.

Yu Jing hummed a little tune and stood on the starboard side of the flagship, observing with a relaxed expression on his face. He ordered: "Send orders to all ships to gradually surround the pirates! Whichever direction the pirates are allowed to escape, nearby warships will have to clean all warships for a month!"

In the middle of the three masts, above the tallest mast, the commander blew the horn to attract the attention of the surrounding ships, and then began to play the semaphore.

After receiving the order, the warships lined up along the coastline began to close the distance between each other, and at the same time moved closer to the coastline, narrowing the encirclement.

bang bang bang...

The roar of artillery became more intense.

As the warships' fire cross-fire became more and more intense.

Projectile hit rate also began to increase significantly.

"Hit!"

"Hit the mast of a pirate ship!"

……

The children stood on the deck, observing the battle and shouting excitedly.

The merchants who had followed Zhu Di back from Fujian gathered around Shen Zhi, and they all opened their mouths slightly in shock.

"The prince's navy has taken shape. From now on, there will be no more pirates in the four seas!"

"With these artillery warships, not only are there no pirates on the four seas, but in the future, the prince will be respected on these four seas!"

"I'm afraid it's imminent for the imperial court to fully open the sea!"

……

"Master Shen."

Shen Zhi turned around when he heard the words. He knew the person who spoke.

Among a group of powerful Fujian merchants.

He and the other party are also considered fellow villagers.

The other party came from Ningbo Prefecture in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces. In recent years, he quietly went to Fujian and participated in maritime trade with Fujian powerful people.

Shen Zhi smiled and said, "Master Wang, what's the matter?"

Boss Wang looked carefully, and Zhu Di, who was standing nearby, tentatively asked: "When will the imperial court completely lift the sea ban? Our colleagues in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are all looking forward to this day."

"If the imperial court lifts the sea ban, what are you willing to pay?" Zhu Di turned his head.

Two hundred warships destroyed a group of pirates with only dozens of warships.

Yu Jingruo can't fight well.

He would just tie a rope and throw Yu Jing into the sea to let him calm down.

In fact, he had already wanted to do this.

Yu Jing is young.

It's good to be motivated.

But it's not stable enough either.

In recent years, as the construction of the large navy has become more and more perfect.

This thing is getting more and more flamboyant.

Compared with annihilating pirates, the problems raised by Jiangsu and Zhejiang tycoons attracted him more.

When the powerful men saw Zhu Di speaking, they immediately stopped talking.

Seeing Zhu Di's look, Mr. Wang hurriedly lowered his head and handed over his hands, "I wonder what the prince needs from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

"Your Majesty, the imperial court imposes heavy taxes on Jiangsu and Zhejiang. We are suffering in Jiangsu and Zhejiang! If your lord can persuade the imperial court to fully lift the maritime ban, Jiangsu and Zhejiang will definitely contribute more taxes to the imperial court, and millions of people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be convinced. The imperial court…”

He knew very well the energy of this prince.

If the prince is willing to say a word for the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Perhaps, it is really possible to fully lift the sea ban.

Zhu Di joked: "So, millions of people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not completely convinced by the imperial court?"

Pfft!
Boss Wang's expression suddenly changed, his legs went weak, and he knelt down in fear: "Your Majesty, this villain is talking nonsense, please don't blame me, please don't blame me..."

Zhu Di walked over and helped the person up personally.

The other party was not wrong either.

The old man charges Jiangsu and Zhejiang higher taxes than anywhere else in the world.

People in Jiangsu and Zhejiang didn't dare to speak out, but they were resentful in their hearts.

"This king is just joking with you, and at the same time, I am reminding you that if you want to seek the welfare of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, you must not say certain things."

Boss Wang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Di continued: "If I hope that rural village communes will be implemented in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and that all those who make money from the maritime trade industry chain will undergo a reform of the employee-share system, do you think it is possible?"

In Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, the implementation of rural village communes has not been smooth.

Except that the Shen family was doing a great job in Zhouzhuang.

According to the news he heard, officials sent by the imperial court to Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas have been unable to promote rural village communities for several years.

A lot of the reasons are issues left over from history.

First of all, the imperial court imposed high taxes on workers, farmers, and merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which caused everyone in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to be very resistant to the imperial court.

The people did not trust the imperial court at all.

The gentry added fuel and jealousy to it and guided the people.

The few county magistrates on whom the imperial court placed high hopes lacked courage.

Secondly, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions have generally been doing well in recent years. Although the people are under high taxes, their lives are under heavy pressure.

But after all, they are better than the people in other places.

Most of the people, whether they were tenant farmers or homesteaders, could barely get enough to eat.

The motivation for change is not strong.

I'm even more worried that the court is messing around and won't even be able to live the current life.

Zhu Di looked at the dozen Jiangsu and Zhejiang tycoons, "You have all seen the changes in Fujian over the years, and I believe you are also very aware that once the rural village communities are established, the integration of manpower and material resources will be a powerful driving force for maritime trade... "

Jiangsu and Zhejiang tycoons nodded repeatedly.

"I can tell you with certainty that if Jiangsu and Zhejiang don't establish rural communities as soon as possible, even if pirates are eradicated and the court completely opens up the sea, even if Jiangsu and Zhejiang are known as the land of fish and rice and are rich in products, they will lag behind Fujian in the sea trade competition in the future. …”

The strong man from Jiangsu and Zhejiang looked at his Fujian colleagues, slightly raising his chest and smiling on his lips.

His face couldn't help but become solemn.

The mood is even more heavy.

Having lived in Fujian for a long time, they certainly knew that the prince's words were not alarmist.

It is not known when the imperial court will lift the maritime ban.

But Fujian is changing with each passing day.

Last year, Fujian's fiscal and tax contribution went from the bottom to the top seven of all provinces in the imperial court!
Jiangsu and Zhejiang will no longer catch up.

This poor brother from a neighboring province who was looked down upon by everyone in the past may be about to become a wealthy man!
Jiangzhe Haoqiang quietly looked at Zhu Di from the corner of his eye, who was speaking heart-to-heart.

The reason why Fujian makes them, Jiangsu and Zhejiang people, feel pressure.

They were all created by this prince.

"The changes in Fujian have proven that rural village societies will indeed temporarily damage the interests of the local upper class, but in the long run, after the rural village societies are built, the local area will be richer and the people will have more money. No matter what you do internally, Whether it’s business or overseas trade, business will be better, hello, me, everyone, why can’t we all work together to make this piece of meat fatter and then share the profits?”

……

The powerful people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang all understood what Zhu Di meant, and expressed their opinions one after another: "Your Majesty, after we return this time, we will mobilize our old friends and invite everyone to observe in Fujian, and then mobilize everyone to imitate the Fujian gentry and help the neighbors to establish local village communities. Promote the atmosphere of rural communities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.”

The powerful people in Fujian also expressed their opinions, "Your Majesty, we are adjacent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. We also have many old friends in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. We can also help your Majesty to persuade!"

The gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang may also feel that as long as they hold on to the situation, this rural village community cannot be established, at least in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

But these people can see it clearly.

Rural village communities are the general trend.

Not to mention.

Rural village communities are not entirely bad for people like them.

Who can seize this wave of changes first?

You can be the first to take advantage of the future.

Those who had followed the prince for a long time had made advance arrangements in Fujian over the years, built warehouses and transfers, and preemptively collected and purchased various larger ships that were barely able to sail.

They have become the most outstanding people in Fujian.

Other colleagues realized it later, and now it is too difficult to catch up.

They have cultivated rural communities in many villages and laid a good foundation for cooperation with these rural communities.

Latecomers will either have to cultivate themselves.

It takes time to plant mulberry trees and train women to weave.

Pry the mature village they cultivated.

You have to pay a high price.

That’s all.

The biggest problem is that latecomers suddenly find that they can’t buy a boat at all!

Dongfan Shipyard's orders were overwhelmed by them.

this time.

Everyone is preparing to choose a suitable place in Dongfan to jointly open a shipyard.

At that time, when others engage in maritime trade, they will directly earn money for shipbuilding!

Nowadays, many colleagues in Fujian can only act as second-hand dealers for their subordinates to raise goods.Or rural village communities that have not yet developed to a higher level without intensive cultivation and cultivation.

But there aren't many opportunities for them.

Smart leaders in some villages, together with surrounding villages, have taken the initiative to contact them, large businessmen, to bake ceramics and weave bamboo baskets for them...

There are even villages that specialize in growing vegetables, pickling sauerkraut, and selling them to sea traders like them.

……

Zhu Di was very satisfied with the statements of these people.

He is not afraid of the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who want to invest in rural communities.

After returning from the Northern Expedition.

Just a few gentry in Fujian who made a small move to buy shares, ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans.

Cooperate with the old man on his southern tour.

Enough to shock the world!
As for the powerful people involved in maritime trade, in order to provide a stable and high-quality supply of goods, they took the initiative to help rural villages and communities refine and deepen their development.

He is happy to see it.

"As for the employment share system, you just need to send a message to the powerful people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and tell them that this is my request..."

As long as you control the world.

All maritime merchants who do not engage in labor share system.

It is not protected by the navy.

And if you want to trade freely in the four seas, you have to pay a high free navigation tax.

He didn't believe that the powerful Jiang and Zhejiang could withstand it.

The development of the shareholding system for employed workers in the Ming Dynasty.

As long as his father and elder brother don't make up their minds, there's only so much he can do.

Plant a seed for Ming Dynasty.

I hope that people with lofty ideals in the Ming Dynasty will see the superiority of the employee-share system and continue to make appeals.

Ultimately, a bottom-up wave of change forms.

……

"The pirates retreated to the island!"

Just as the conversation between Zhu Di and the powerful men came to an end, the excited shouts of the children came.

Zhu Di ended the conversation, talking amidst the roar of cannons.

Turn your head to look...

On the sea, four or five pirate warships leaked water and began to sink.

There are more than a dozen ships with broken masts and white flags, floating quietly on the sea.

The remaining dozen or so pirate warships were unable to break out of the encirclement and all retreated hastily towards their base on the coast.

Yu Jing waved his hand and ordered arrogantly: "Come on! Keep blasting! I'll blast all the pirates' warships!"

bang bang bang...

Amidst the roar of artillery.

The pirates finally stopped making unnecessary resistance.

collective surrender.

Zhu Di ordered to take away all the pirates who could build ships on the island. After leaving barely enough food for the remaining pirates for a month, he took away all the pirates' warships.

If there is no repair value, it will be scuttled directly in the sea.

Without the warship, Chiwei Island is like a prison.

On his way back from Jinling, Yu Jing could escort these pirates back to Jilong Island.

On this day, all the powerful people witnessed with their own eyes the tyranny of Zhu Di's navy across the four seas.

The impression of King Yan, the King of the Four Seas, became even more profound.

……

Zhu Di's troops continued on the coastal road, pushing and crushing them northward!

……

end of october.

"The King of Chu has led his troops back to the court!"

"King Tan is back!"

……

The vassal kings south of Jinling led their troops back to the court one after another.

The vassal kings north of Jinling returned to the court with their families and a small number of people.

……

Zhu Ping and Zhu Fan had a long journey and finally came back.

With the return of the two kings, all the feudal lords returned to the court.

this day.

Zhu Yuanzhang summoned these adult vassal kings into the palace.

"Second brother and third brother are back?"

"Fourth brother is a little slow. I don't know what surprises fourth brother will bring us when he returns to the court."

"I hope for the stars and the moon, but I'm just waiting to see my fourth brother's new navy and army."

……

A group of adult feudal lords, discussing in high spirits, approached the royal study.

"Princess, don't run away, be careful where you step."

lol...

Zhu Xi and others had just arrived at the door of the imperial study room. The door of the imperial study room opened, and the voice came out first from inside.

There was the nervous sound of a palace maid.

And the little girl’s silvery laughter.

Xiao Qihua stepped on her short legs, turned to look at the palace maid behind her, stepped over the high threshold, and bumped into one of her legs.

Zhu Xi lowered his head and looked at the cute little girl with a pink face who was rubbing the tip of her nose and frowning. He couldn't help but smile. He bent down and picked her up, "Tell us, are you the little lunatic from the Fourth Family?"

When he came back, he went to the palace to see his father.

This little girl left the palace and returned to Xu Mansion.

But he heard about this little girl's reputation as soon as he returned to Aurous Hill.

My father, mother, and sister-in-law all like it very much.

Little sister Miaoyun was pregnant and gave birth, so the little girl almost took turns living in the palace and the east palace.

Xiao Qihua pouted, "You're talking nonsense, daddy said, I'm his little cotton-padded jacket."

Haha ...

Zhu Fan's group of brothers were instantly amused.

"My name is Erbo. I am your second uncle." Zhu Xi looked at Xiao Qihua with a smile.

In the future, if the fight for heir apparent fails and his family's Shang Bing fails, he will probably have to be entrusted to the fourth child.

He even thought that when Shang Bing got older, he would be like a hero and sent to his fourth son.

I heard that even Lan Yu praised Lao Si for teaching Xiongying well.

……

When the uncles teased little Qihua.

There were laughter and curses coming from inside: "Everyone, get in."

Zhu Xi hugged Xiao Qihua and walked in with his brothers.

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Jiang Yu, Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others standing in front of the map of the Ming Dynasty on the right side of the imperial study.

The brothers walked quickly.

"Father!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and ordered: "Jiang Wei, tell them the news from Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Jiang Wei glanced at Zhu Xi and others, and then smiled, "Dear princes, there is news from the direction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Not long ago, King Yan's navy docked in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for replenishment. Jin Yiwei inquired and learned that King Yan went all the way north and was waiting at Chiwei Island. Land, several large groups of pirates were successively eliminated, and the pirates in the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang have basically been eliminated!"

Zhu Feng and the others were stunned and stunned. The fourth child was pushing and crushing the north!
Before he came back, the blade was already stained with blood!
Zhu Ping came back to his senses and looked down at Xiao Qihua.

Now I understand a little bit why the little girl ran out like crazy just now.

My father won the battle and is coming back. I'm so happy.

Zhu Fan smiled and asked: "Where is the fourth child now?"

Jiang Wei shook his head first and said: "According to estimates, King Yan's fleet should have entered the East China Sea. It is estimated that it should be near Ningbo Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture."

Zhu Xi and the others looked at the map, looked at each other quickly, and then couldn't help but laugh excitedly.

Calculate the distance.

The fourth child came back in the past few days.

……

On the same day, Zhu Di successively wiped out the pirates, pushed them northward, and news spread that they had arrived near Songjiang Prefecture and Ningbo Prefecture.

"His Royal Highness King Yan will be back in the next few days!"

"I heard that on the way north, King Yan directly wiped out several groups of pirates and cleared the coasts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"

"Hiss! King Yan's navy is so powerful!?"

……

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