The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 724
Muyang, the camp of the Ming army.

"Your Majesty, the 40 people who moved back to Yangzhou last night have all crossed the Huaihe River." Zhang Canghai, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, bowed, "The local officials of Yangzhou Prefecture temporarily sent by the imperial court have been in place, and are making arrangements for reconstruction in various counties.

"The disaster victims who went to Yingtianfu and Huguang were very disciplined. They could walk more than ten miles a day and arrived within a month."

Speaking of this, he looked at Zhu Linming with some embarrassment, "It's just that the grain storage in Yangzhou Prefecture is only enough for another ten days..."

"Where did the food confiscated in Jiangxi, Fujing and other places go?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is still on the way. It has been raining in the south recently, and the roads are difficult. I am afraid that the grain and rice will not be delivered in time."

"It's a little troublesome."

Zhu Linmei was thinking about whether to allocate more military rations for emergency, when Shi Lin suddenly said at the door: "Your Majesty, Li Hui, the doctor of the Ministry of War, is asking to see you. He said it was a great victory!"

Zhu Linming was overjoyed, she didn't expect Zheng Chenggong to conquer Taiwan with great efforts, but she took less than ten days to conquer it.

Of course, this is all due to his vigorous construction of the navy all the time, and he has a powerful fleet that can compete with the Helan people.Coupled with the advanced tactics of later generations and his familiarity with history, it is not surprising that he has such a fast speed.

"Let him in!"

"Yes."

Immediately after, Li Hui went into the house to bow and salute, and handed a letter with a red label to Shi Lin, then turned around and said, "Your Majesty, this is the mansion report just received by the Ministry of War. Great victory in the East, more than a thousand red barbarians were killed, and more than four thousand were captured."

In fact, more than half of the captives he mentioned were Taiwanese aboriginals recruited by the Helan people.

Zhu Linmei took the mansion newspaper and opened it, and saw that it briefly described the naval battle in the Taiwan Strait and the subsequent bombardment of Zeelandia and Chikan City.

The second half of the Di Bao lists the rich spoils of this battle: 33 medium and large warships and 130 small boats.[-] nine cannons of various sizes.Two thousand eight hundred firecrackers.Armor, swords, etc. are worthless...

In addition to military weapons, Dayuan’s two cities also stockpiled 75 taels of silver, 14 pieces of deerskin, [-] catties of pepper, more than [-] catties of sugar cane, and [-] shi of rice...

"That's good!" Seeing this, Zhu Linmi's eyes lit up immediately, with so much money and food, Helan people are really rich enough!
He immediately remembered that Taiwan has been fertile since ancient times, and a large amount of rice was planted in the late Ming Dynasty. Rice is an important export commodity there.From this point of view, 14 shi is not too much.

With these more than 70 taels of silver and 10,000+ stone rice, it is enough to solve the immediate problem of food shortage!

He hurriedly asked Li Hui, "When will the navy return to Chongming?"

"Return to Your Majesty," Li Hui said, "I don't know the exact date of return, but the Navy's reporter mentioned that Admiral Zhu has led his troops to the north, so it won't be too long."

Zhu Linmei nodded. The waterway from Dayuan to Chongming is about [-] to [-] miles. With the speed of the Galen boat, it should take about ten days.

He smiled at Zhang Canghai and said, "Zhang Butang should go and stop the disaster victims as soon as possible, don't worry about food.

"Not only is there food for the victims, but it is also enough for the Northern Expedition!"

After Zhang Canghai resigned, he summoned all the generals of the Ming army and ordered them to go north to Yizhou at any time.

Eleven days later.

When the naval brigade arrived in Chongming, the eunuchs who had been waiting here immediately announced the decree, ordering Zheng Chenggong to lead Shi Lang, Ruan Jin, Zhang Guoxuan and other naval officers to Muyang for an audience.

Outside Muyang City, Zheng Chenggong and others saw Huang Luogai from a distance, dismounted quickly and stepped forward, pulling up his clothes and wanting to bow down.This is neither a military camp nor a battlefield, so a full salute is required.

Zhu Linmei smiled and helped them up, "You don't need to be too polite. The Navy has made a great contribution this time."

"Cherishing the sage and going to Longwei, the shadow of the world is attached, the last general and others are ashamed."

"Damu doesn't need to be modest, Dongfan is extremely important to Daming." Zhu Linmi led the generals as they walked, "I originally wanted to go to Nanjing to give you honors, but right now the Navy still has important things to do. Can't rest for a while."

Zheng Chenggong and others hurriedly cupped their hands and said: "Serving the court, I dare not say anything."

Zhu Linmei nodded and asked first, "How many warships have returned to Chongming this time?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, except for the Shaoxing, Guangzhou, and Yuezhou ships that have been repaired in Yongbeili, and the seven ships including the Zhangzhou that will stay in Dongfan to guard at the end, the remaining [-] ships have returned."

"It's a pity that the Shaoxing is still being repaired." Zhu Linmi looked at Zheng Chenggong and said, "There are two things this time. One is to send a thousand soldiers from the Zhongzheng Battalion to station in Ryukyu.

"Secondly, with Shaowu as the leader, ten ships including Jianning, Ji'an, and Quanzhou will march northward to Japan. I will also transfer Liu Guoxuan's naval infantry to accompany you, and then cooperate with Dai Xiuyuan to stir up Japan."

He stopped and said solemnly: "If necessary, you must command the army to attack Edo."

"Attack Japan?!" Zheng Chenggong was taken aback, and remonstrated, "Your Majesty, Japan is currently a stable country. Although it is a small country, it is extremely brave and ruthless. It is good at fighting for life. It may be harmful but not beneficial."

He paused, and then said: "Although the Japanese did a lot of harm to me during the Wanli period, even if we want to attack them, we need to make more preparations... It is better to wait until the Jianlu are wiped out before using troops."

Zhu Linmei smiled and said: "Oki's words are reasonable. But you don't know much about the internal situation in Japan. This time we are not going to fight Japan to the death, but to light a fuse immediately. Dai Xiuyuan has been working there for a long time. The Japanese are falling apart, there is no need to fanfare, ten warships and a thousand infantry are enough."

Although Zheng Chenggong was puzzled, but Zhu Linmi had always been superior in his actions, he was absolutely convinced, and immediately cupped his hands and said: "The last general will lead the order. I will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations."

"Okay." Zhu Linmei nodded, "When we arrive in Japan, Dai Xiuyuan will tell you the specifics. Let me give you the general plan first."

When he reached the yamen of the prefect of Muyang, Zheng Chenggong basically understood the intention of the emperor, and couldn't help praising: "The general understands. Your majesty has far-sighted plans. If this is done, the legacy of the Japanese will be eliminated."

Zhu Linmei remembered something again, and asked, "By the way, have all the things seized from Dongfan Hongyi been brought back?"

"Return to Your Majesty, all have been transported back, and most of them have been unloaded at Ningbo Port."

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