Since we are planning to take a heavy blow to teach Korea a lesson, we naturally need to have more detailed information about Korea.

Zhu Han sent spies from all over the country to inquire about the deployment of Goryeo.

After some inquiring, Zhu Han was a little surprised by the current military strength of Goryeo.

Today's Koryo Kingdom can be regarded as the most violent period in the history of the peninsula.

As an advance base for the Yuan Dynasty's eastern expedition against Japan, Goryeo not only had a large naval force, but also a lot of cavalry. With the support of the Mongols, the number of cavalry in Goryeo was almost ten to twenty thousand.

, this is more than all the cavalry in Zhu Yuanzhang's army.

Moreover, Goryeo's mobilization ability is also extraordinary.

In just a few days, they have gathered more than 20,000 troops in Jeolla Province alone.

In addition, there are nearly a thousand ships, large and small, gathered on the seaside of Jeonju, Jeolla Province, and it won't take long for them to launch an attack on Tamna Island.

Facing the steady and steady military deployment of the Goryeo Kingdom, Zhu Han already had his own ideas.

After ascertaining the enemy's situation, a group of generals took the initiative to request a battle.

Lan Yu was the first to speak: "Deputy Commander, when I look at the country of Korea, it is just a bunch of chickens and dogs. Give me three thousand soldiers and horses, and then send me to the shore. I will keep the more than 20,000 Koreans I can kill."

Call me mother!"

Zhu Han disapproved of Lan Yu's request for a fight.

After some investigation, he found out that the enemy general on the opposite side, the No. 1 Goryeo general named Cui Ying, still had two skills.

Cui Ying's defenses throughout the state were very complete, and the Goryeo army had strong defensive capabilities with the help of mountains and fortresses.

No matter how capable Lan Yu's three thousand troops are in fighting, they will still have to pull out nails one by one on the mountainous terrain, and they will die from exhaustion by then.

Moreover, among the troops Zhu Han brought this time, there were only 3,000 troops from the headquarters, and most of the rest were the Koryo Eight Banners Army composed of Quan Qian and other Goryeo prisoners.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Goryeo Eight Banners Army has improved a lot compared to before, it still cannot make Zhu Han feel reassured.

Facing the troops of Cui Ying, the first general of Goryeo, Quan Qian and other Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers did not have much advantage.

If these Goryeo Eight Banners troops were to confront each other head-on, Zhu Han felt that it would be a waste of his time.

The Temporary Governor's Office on Tamna Island.

Zhu Han summoned Lan Yu, Chen Baodao, Hu Yiba, Boyan Timur, Quan Qian and other generals to discuss military plans.

In everyone's surprise, Zhu Han announced his battle plan.

"I intend to target Kaesong, the capital of Goryeo!"

"Let's catch the thief first and capture the king first!"

"Since the Koreans have set up a defense line in Jeonju and are planning to wait for us to hit them, then we will bypass Jeonju and go north by sea to go to Goryeo and open the capital."

Goryeo Eight Banners Army Zhenghei Banner Zhuge Qian said with some worry on his face: "Commander, Cui Ying, the first general of Goryeo Kingdom, is definitely not an easy person. If our entire army goes to attack Beijing, then Cui Ying will definitely

We will send troops across the sea to attack Tamna Island, and I’m afraid Tamna Island won’t be able to defend it by then!”

"Moreover, Kaesong is strong. If we can't attack it, we will lose Tamna Island and we will be in a dilemma!"

Quan Qian's worries are not unreasonable.

He is now a notorious traitor in the Goryeo Kingdom. For a "Goryeo traitor" like Quan Qian who rebelled and surrendered to the enemy, the most fearful thing is not the rebuke of millions of people, but the fear that the Red Scarf Army will fail to attack Goryeo!

Quan Qian, the "Koryeo traitor", hopes more than anyone else that the Red Scarf Army will completely defeat the Koryo Kingdom.

As long as the kings and ministers of Goryeo were defeated, they would all become prisoners of the Red Scarf Army like Quan Qian himself.

In this way, everyone becomes a prisoner.

In order to survive, everyone has to become a "Korean traitor", no one should laugh at anyone!

On the contrary, Quan Qian, the 'Korean traitor' who was the first to surrender to the Red Scarf Army, will become a hero who understands current affairs!

As long as other people are worse than him, then Quan Qian can wash away the stigma.

Quan Qian will naturally be able to obtain a more transcendent status and avenge his past humiliation.

Zhu Han also agreed with Quan Qian's words.

He had already calculated that if he wanted to completely defeat the Goryeo Dynasty, he would have to have at least 30,000 troops, including a large navy, because Goryeo's navy was still very large.

With the Red Scarf Army's current dozen warships and dozens of merchant ships, it is simply impossible to defend a sea area as large as Dalu Island.

So Zhu Han immediately sent a message to his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang in Jinling, asking him to send troops to support him quickly.

At the Red Scarf Navy Pier in Zhenjiang, Hu Dahai and others already had a large naval force. As long as they came to Tamna Island, they would be able to control maritime traffic and completely crush the Korean navy.

At the same time, Zhu Han sent people to the seven guard posts in Shandong to mobilize troops.

The seven guards in Shandong can also gather an army of about 10,000 people, so the number of soldiers and horses under Zhu Han is enough!

Moreover, Shandong is very close to Goryeo. If you go back and forth frequently, all the troops and horses can be mobilized in less than half a month.

Zhu Han's envoy quickly brought the news to Jinling.

The messenger went all the way into Jinling City.

In Jinling City, a new royal palace was built.

On a large door plaque, there are three big words written in gold foil: Prince Wu's Mansion!

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had moved from Dingyuan City to Jinling to take charge.

Prince Wu's Mansion is where Zhu Yuanzhang settled at this time.

However, large-scale construction of this palace began when Zhu Han first arrived, and now it is still only half-completed.

Jinling City, Prince Wu's Mansion.

Accompanied by Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others, Zhu Yuanzhang was walking to inspect Prince Wu's Mansion, which was undergoing major construction projects.

Different from the general layout of ancient royal palaces, Zhu Han designed and built the Prince Wu's Palace in accordance with the regulations of the Ming Dynasty Palace from the very beginning.

The area occupied by Prince Wu's Mansion was so large that it almost completely copied the size of the Nanjing Imperial Palace of the later Ming Dynasty.

However, in accordance with the requirements of etiquette that cannot be overstepped, only part of the foundation for the exterior walls of many houses has been built. Subsequent expansion and additions will have to wait until my elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims himself emperor.

The current Prince Wu's Mansion has just built the first half of the palace and is almost completed.

However, even the palace that Zhu Han thought was cut corners seemed to Zhu Yuanzhang to be very gorgeous and wealthy, and even felt too luxurious.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the completed construction of the palace hall in front of him and sighed with emotion.

"Alas! This kid Qiwu is really a little too much!"

"This is too extravagant. So much glass is used as windows!"

The colored glaze Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned is glass.

Chuzhou's glass workshops have long been able to produce a variety of flat glass, and can also add mineral colors to glass raw materials through various technologies to create more than a dozen kinds of colored glass with different colors.

In fact, the cost of these colored glasses is very low.

It was almost cheaper than bricks, but Zhu Han sold these glasses at sky-high prices, making huge profits.

In today's Jiangnan, a palm-sized stained glass plate basically costs at least one penny!

Moreover, transporting these glasses is very troublesome. The farther the distance, the higher the price of these glasses.

Zhu Yuanzhang's second brother-in-law Li Zhen and others once reported that after being shipped to Huguang and other places, the glass had reached a square foot of glass, and the price was as high as one tael of silver.

One square foot of glass, one tael of silver!

This is definitely a business that makes money faster than robbery.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the main hall of Prince Wu's Mansion used so much glass, especially colored glass as windows, he immediately felt that it was a bit too extravagant.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the second brother-in-law Li Zhen laughed.

"Not extravagant, not extravagant! In fact, the cost of this glass is really cheap. Of course we can use it. These glasses are used to inlay the windows of the main hall, which is very cheap!"

"The cost of building the entire palace is only one thousand taels of silver, and a lot of the glass is actually scraps. If it is not used, it is a waste. Therefore, there is no luxury in using it. If you don't use it, it will be in vain."

After some explanations from his second brother-in-law Li Zhen, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood.

In the process of making glass plates, the glass plates are cut and sorted, leaving many broken pieces of glass at the edges and corners.

These gadgets were naturally used by Zhu Han in the construction of the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyes and found something different.

Many of the windows in Prince Wu's Mansion are irregularly shaped, and the window grilles are also irregularly shaped.

The colored glass inlaid on each grid is also different, not only different in size, but also in different colors. Sure enough, they are all scraps.

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang laugh, and he said happily: "If that's the case, then we can rest assured!"

"We, the King of Wu, don't want to ride on the heads of the people and plunder, so naturally we can't enjoy too much luxury. It's all about people's wealth and wealth!"

"Very good, let me remind everyone that from now on you must follow the Seventh Five-Year Plan to live frugally!"

Second brother-in-law Li Zhen and others quickly praised Zhu Yuanzhang for loving the people and being frugal.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others walked around the front hall of the palace again, then turned around and walked to another courtyard next to it.
To be continued...