In less than twenty days, 50,000 troops and a large amount of supplies arrived in Jeolla Province.
Tang Ding was overjoyed when he found out that the emperor not only did not punish him, but also sent him an additional 50,000 troops.
The last defeat was due to underestimating the enemy's aggressive advance, but it was also due to the fact that the navy was not good at fighting land battles. At least, Tang Ding was not proficient in how to fight land battles with the navy.
And the 50,000 troops coming now were all elites from the Beijing camp. They were soldiers and horses that Tang Ding was very familiar with, which naturally doubled his confidence.
However, Tang Ding still did not act rashly. Firstly, the 50,000-strong army came to Jeolla Province after a long journey and needed a rest. Secondly, Tangding had to learn from the lessons of the last defeat and figure out how to fight.
After more than half a month, Tang Ding boarded the ship with all his troops and headed towards the Japanese country on the opposite side. This time, Tang Ding brought his cannon and prepared to fight steadily.
The effect of Tang Ding's method was very obvious. In the following months, he did not encounter any decent resistance. Even if he encountered sporadic Japanese soldiers, they were easily crushed under his army.
None left.
In just three months, Tang Ding was able to completely clean up and occupy the most prosperous areas of Japan's original Kyoto and Yoshino. He also moved the front line northward to the Kaga Yuan River, occupying one-third of Japan's territory.
soil of.
The further north you go, the fewer Japanese people there are and the weaker the resistance you encounter. Judging from the current situation, it will take about three months to occupy the entire Japanese territory.
Han Du reported the good news to Zhu Biao and said with a smile, "Gong Xin is still as good at fighting as ever. He has achieved such results in just three months."
Zhu Biao took Tang Ding's report and finally showed a smile on his face. "Okay, okay, okay! Finally, you didn't disappoint me and made me angry! When Tang Ding pacifies the Japanese country, I must go to filial piety."
Pay homage at the mausoleum and tell your father the good news in person."
Han Du smiled and nodded slightly. Now the overall situation has almost been decided. Zhu Biao can do whatever he wants.
However, it can be seen from Zhu Biao's attitude how deep Lao Zhu's hatred for the Japanese country was. Even a kind person like Zhu Biao could not help but be full of murderous intentions towards the Japanese country.
However, this is because the Japanese country committed suicide. It doesn't matter if they don't pay tribute. They even dared to kill the envoys who passed the decree of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't this a slap in Lao Zhu's face? In other words, the Ming Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles. Otherwise, Lao Zhu would have been afraid
He had already raised his troops to attack the Japanese country.
Zhu Biao continued to read, and the smile on his face slowly faded. He frowned and said, "What's going on with this soup cauldron? Even an army of fifty thousand people can't catch a single Xiaosong Lingzi?"
Han Du was also surprised by this. According to Tang Ding, after he entered the Japanese country this time, he did not encounter resistance like the Battle of Yoshino. There was even news from spies that the Ashikaga clan's entire army was wiped out in the Battle of Yoshino.
She was buried in the sea of fire together with the Ming army. After that, Komatsu Lingzi disappeared and no trace of her has been found until now.
"Your Majesty, after all, Duke Xinguo only occupies a part of the Japanese kingdom. Perhaps Xiaosong Lingzi has long since fled to other places, and it is reasonable that he cannot be found."
Zhu Biao thought about it and felt that he had acted too hastily. Xiaosong Lingzi was not a fool. She would definitely not stand there and wait for the Ming army to catch her. At such a time, it is human instinct to run away.
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"Okay, let's send an order to Tang Ding to tell him to capture Xiaosong Lingzi. If he wants to live or die, he will see his corpse!"
After Han Du saw that Zhu Biao had finished his instructions, he said, "Your Majesty, the Japanese country is about to be destroyed. It is time to think about how to deal with the situation in the Japanese country."
Zhu Biao raised his head and pondered for a while, then looked at Han Du and said, "What do you think? I heard that the Japanese island has many mountains and little flat land, and the land is not fertile. Even if I move the people there, I'm afraid not many people will be willing to go."
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Of course, no people would be willing to go to the Japanese country. The climate is getting colder and colder, and the same is true for the Japanese island in the north. Now the people of the Ming Dynasty are willing to go to the warm and rich Nanyang. Who would look down on a poor and remote place like the Japanese island?
"Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty had left it alone, the Japanese island might have been occupied by others more than a hundred years later." Han Du reminded Zhu Biao first, and then said, "Let's go, the Japanese island is not useless. According to the spies,
According to the news, the Japanese country is rich in silver and copper."
"Oh? Why didn't I know?" Zhu Biao's eyes became particularly bright when he heard about silver and copper.
This is not to say that Zhu Biao is greedy for money, but that his current expenses are a bit huge. For a county school alone, he spends tens of millions of real money every year, and he still doesn't see any profit. Although
He has the support of the Governor-General's Mansion all over the world, but now that he can increase his income, Zhu Biao is still very anxious.
"I just learned about it just now." Han Du paused and continued, "According to the news from the spies, the Japanese country has a lot of silver mines, and the annual silver production is about two million taels. Even after falling into a melee, there are
More than one million taels. Especially in Shijian, there is a whole mountain of silver. This mountain alone can produce nearly one million taels of silver every year before the melee.
.This is because their silver refining skills are too poor. If it were replaced by the Ming Dynasty, they could at least multiply it several times."
"How many can there be?" Zhu Biao stood up excitedly and pointed at Han Du and asked.
Han Du did a little mental calculation and replied, "If there are enough mining manpower and the Ming Dynasty's silver refining skills, it should be able to reach 10 million taels a year."
"Okay! Ten million taels, that's great!" Zhu Biao couldn't help but clap his hands.
Then he pointed at Wang Yue and said, "Instruct the Ministry of Industry to immediately send craftsmen into the Japanese country and try their best to find out all the silver mines in the Japanese country. In addition, tell Tang Ding to stop killing too many Japanese people and arrest them all."
Throw it away to mine.” .??.
"My servant obeys the order." Wang Yue bowed quickly and walked out of the palace. When he heard that the emperor had made an additional tens of millions of taels of silver every year, there was wind in his steps. The emperor was rich, so naturally he also
He won't treat slaves like them badly, and he can also benefit from it.
Huitong Hall.
Since the Timurid Empire's envoys stayed here, since the emperor did not have a clear decree to let these people go or stay, the officials of the Ministry of Rites could only turn a blind eye and let them continue to live here.
here.
If the Timur Empire envoy does not return home, how can he report the situation of the Ming Dynasty to his Sultan? Although most of the envoys live in the Huitong Hall, Umar Shahi also sent his subordinates back to the Timur Empire to report to the Sultan
Report this matter.
After waiting for almost a year, the envoy finally received a new order from Sultan Timur. After seeing the order, Umar Shahi became energetic again.
News came from the Ministry of Rites that Timur's envoy Umar Shahei wanted to see the emperor.
If it weren't for the reminder from the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Biao would have almost forgotten that Timur's envoy was still in the Ming Dynasty.
After being silent for so long, he suddenly asked to see Zhu Biao. After a few clicks, he decided that since he wanted to see him, he should summon him once.
Morning next day.
"Announcement of the audience of Timur Umar and Shahei~"
"Umar Shahei pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, long live long live long live~"
This time, Umar Shahei was more disciplined than last time. He no longer dared to be arrogant and refused to bow. Instead, after entering the Fengtian Hall, he knelt down respectfully.
"Get up." Zhu Shou said calmly.
Then he glanced at Umar Shahei a few times and couldn't help but said, "Why do you want to stay in Ming Dynasty? Don't you want to go back?"
Timur?"
Umar Shahi stood up, looked up at the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and said righteously, "The Duke of Zhenguo, Handu, attacked Yilibaili City for no reason. If the Ming Dynasty does not give Timur justice, Umar Shahei
I vow not to return to Timur."
Zhu Biao secretly shook his head after hearing this. This was simply a joke. It was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to punish Handu for Timur. Since Umar Shahei insisted so much, Zhu Biao no longer cared about him.
Then he asked, "If you ask to see me today, you must have something to do, right? Let me tell you."
Umar Shahei immediately said, "My lord already knows the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards Timur. If the Ming Dynasty does not give Timur a satisfactory answer, then my lord will personally seek justice from the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Biao's face suddenly darkened. This was the first time he had been threatened like this.
It was a matter of his own, so Handu had to stand up and said to Umar Shahei, "What? Do you mean, Timur wants to go to war with the Ming Dynasty?"
Umar Shahei stared at Han Du with hatred. Since he came to the Ming Dynasty, every time he heard Han Du's name, he would recall the tragic situation when Yili looted the city. As for Han Du,
It can be said that he hated it to the core.
But even if he knew Han Du, this was the first time he was so close to Han Du.
Taking a deep breath, Umar Shahi thought of what the Sultan told him in the letter, and his confidence instantly became strong. The Sultan had already recalled the troops stationed in the west preparing to attack the Ottoman Empire, and sent envoys there
Peace talks with the Ottoman Empire.
I have done so much just to prepare to compete with Ming Dynasty!
Because Timur found that compared to the Ottoman Empire, the Ming Dynasty was the biggest obstacle to his domination of the world and the promotion of his doctrine. Presumably, the Ottoman Empire was not worth mentioning compared to the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes, if the Ming Dynasty does not give the Timur Empire an explanation, then the Timur Empire will declare war on the Ming Dynasty."
Declare war?
As soon as these two words came out, the entire hall could hear it.
Everyone looked at Umar Shahei in trance, wondering why he was so crazy that he dared to say that he wanted to declare war with the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty had just pacified the grassland. Although the Japanese country held back the Ming Dynasty's navy and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. But in addition to these soldiers and horses, the Ming Dynasty also had hundreds of thousands of troops, and these were all capable of fighting against the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry.
of elite.
Although everyone here doesn’t know the strength of Timur’s army, they probably won’t surpass the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry, right?