Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 47 Planning abroad
  As Zhu Di spoke, he secretly stuffed the five taels of silver in his hand into Zhou Jing's sleeve.

Zhou Jing originally had no right to intervene in this matter, but Zhou Jing happened to be on duty, so he was fortunate enough to witness the conversation between Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhou Jing quickly put the money into his arms and said with a smile:
  "My lord, you may not know that this memorial was only approved by the emperor because of my grandson."

"After hearing your story, His Majesty was furious and was about to issue an imperial edict to reprimand you."

"Fortunately, His Highness Taisun spoke for the prince and stopped him."

Hearing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi's expressions changed.

Is Zhu Yunwen so easy to talk to? Will he plead for himself? Isn’t this too unreliable?
  Zhou Jing looked at Zhu Di with a look of disbelief and quickly told him what happened.

When Zhu Yuanzhang said these words, Zhu Di felt a creepy feeling even though he was in Prince Yan's Mansion.

Fortunately, I didn't do it in front of his old man, otherwise, when his old man got angry, he might really chop him into pieces.

But I heard that Zhu Yunwen wanted to build the canal, which can be regarded as a credit.

If this guy is really allowed to build the canal and connect it from north to south, then Zhu Di will really have no choice.

After all, this canal runs from north to south, from north to Tongzhou, and from south to Yingtian City.

If the army sets out from Yingtian City and fights along the canal to Peiping, Zhu Di will be powerless.

He had no navy to intercept him, and his infantry was no match for the imperial army, so he had no choice but to surrender.

Fortunately, the canal was blocked, and Zhu Di finally felt safe in Peiping.

Now that he knew Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions, Zhu Di could finally give it a go.

Another sumptuous banquet was served to Zhou Jing, and Zhu Di personally escorted Zhou Jing out of Peiping. Zhu Di's status in Zhou Jing's mind rose to another level.

After Zhou Jing left, Zhu Di called Bai Chu over, and the two discussed how to go to sea.

To go to sea, you can't do without ships, and to build ships, you can't do without docks.

The shipbuilding yards of the Ming Dynasty gradually declined under Zhu Yuanzhang's sea ban.

Although there are shipyards today, they are basically used to build ships on the Yangtze River. As for ships traveling on the sea, specialized people have to be hired to do it.

Not only that, there is also the problem of location selection for the dock. It is impossible to build it in Peiping because there is no river in Peiping that leads to the sea.

Zhu Di didn't know what to do, so he had to look at Bai Chu, hoping that he could help him.

Since Bai Chu said he wanted to go to sea, he naturally thought of a countermeasure.

"Of course it is in Haijin Town. It faces the sea to the east and has a port. It is the best place for shipbuilding."

"Haijin Town?"

A trace of doubt flashed in Zhu Di's eyes. That place was just a small place. How could it be possible to build such a big ship?

Haijin Town is very close to Peiping, but far from the sea. Where did the boat come from?
  "you sure?"

Bai Chu nodded and said with determination:
  "It could not be better!"

"But Haijin Town is still too simple. I think it's time to change its name?"

"change name?"

Zhu Di also looked puzzled.

"Why change the name?"

"How about Tianjin Wei?"

"Tianjin Wei?"

Zhu Di muttered:

"Tianjin, yes, but why did you include Wei City? That's not Wei City."

A smile escaped from the corner of Bai Chu's mouth:
  "Since we want to build a dock here, we must have an army."

"My lord, why don't you build a new guardhouse there?"

Zhu Di was startled, and an idea flashed in his mind.

If we can really find an island in the sea and hide the army, Tianjin will be an important military base.

"I understand." "Mr. Bai is right. In order to prevent Japanese pirates from invading, we should station a troop of troops in Tianjin."

"In this case, Haijin Town will be renamed Tianjin Guard, and my first guard's soldiers will be stationed here to prepare for emergencies."

The two reached a consensus, and the next step was to determine who was the commander-in-chief of the navy.

To govern a country, you must first have a good commander, so that you can better manage the army.

Zhu Di went through a circle in his mind, and finally he said a name.

"Zhang Yu."

"This son is brave and is the strongest member of our army. He is also loyal to me. He will definitely do something great in the future."

After much deliberation, Zhu Di decided that Zhang Yu was the best, because he really didn't have any generals who knew how to fight with water.

But Bai Chu shook his head:

"War at sea and fighting on horseback are two different things and cannot be generalized."

"Although General Zhang Yu is brave and good at fighting, he may not be able to do so when he is in the sea."

"Think about how Wei Wu traveled across the Central Plains and was invincible, but he was defeated in the Battle of Chibi.

"I recommend a person to the prince. He must be qualified."

Seeing that Bai Chu was confident, Zhu Di couldn't help asking: "Is what you said true?

"Who is it? Mr. Bai actually pays so much attention to him?"

Bai Chu was full of confidence and whispered:

"Ma Sanbao, Ma He!"

Prince Yan's Mansion.

Zhu Di looked at the young man in front of him in amazement.

The man in front of Zhu Di and Bai Guang was tall, with a strong back and a strong back. He walked with full energy.

This man looks tougher than Zhu Di, but he doesn't have that feminine feeling.

"Mahe, right?"

Bai Chu was also confused. Is this the eunuch?

Before Ma He could answer, Zhu Di answered first.

"He is Ma He, his ancestral home is in Yunnan."

"You said that there is only one person in our army named Ma He who is from Yunnan."

Bai Chu nodded. Considering that Mahe was of Muslim descent and tall and strong, it was not difficult to understand.

"Ma He, do you want to see the legendary holy city?"

Ma He, who had an indifferent expression at first, suddenly became much more excited when he heard Bai Chu's words.

Shock, yearning, confusion, disbelief.

He couldn't figure it out, how did the other party know that he was a Muslim?
  In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, after Ma He was captured by the Ming Dynasty, he never mentioned Muslims to anyone. He also noticed that the Ming Dynasty people were never interested in Muslim beliefs.

As a Muslim, he had heard about the pilgrimage to the holy city since he was a child. The kind of pilgrimage where thousands of people made the pilgrimage made him excited.

His biggest wish in this life is to visit the holy city of Mecca and make a solemn and sacred pilgrimage during his lifetime.

But unfortunately, his wish did not come true.

Now, he is just an ordinary palace attendant. He thought that his life would end here and he would never see the Holy City again.

But now, a stranger came to him and asked him if he wanted to go to the Holy City?

want! Of course Ma He wanted it, and he also dreamed of it!

But this was just a dream after all, a dream his grandfather had for Ma He when he was very young.

(End of this chapter)