Chapter 193: Fifty thousand is a bit too little, why not start with 200,000?
The coast of Shandong is the place where Japanese pirates are most serious, after all, it is the closest to the Japanese country.
Zhu Di knew very well that if he massacred local people indiscriminately, he would definitely be reported to local officials.
Zhang Yu came up with an idea, which was to find out which villages were the richest.
Just target these wealthy villages.
Being able to maintain wealth in the coastal areas of Shandong, which is often plundered by Japanese pirates, is most likely due to collusion with Japanese pirates.
Officials need to pay attention to evidence when handling cases, or the coastal officials themselves are also part of the immediate interests, but what does this have to do with Zhu Di?
At this point, Zhu Di can be considered to have rich experience. When he was a fiefdom, he had done this a lot.
Moreover, the object of Zhu Di's worship is his father.
Zhu Yuanzhang is at the level of a master in this area, no matter how big or small. Zhu Di inherited his father's legacy, so he is not far behind.
As some items related to Japanese pirates were found, Zhu Di also directly arrested some coastal people who had obviously colluded with Japanese pirates and escorted them to the capital.
This move is really watertight.
True and false, false and true, if there are three people out of ten who are treasonous with the Japanese, the person Zhu Di kills is right.
You must know that Tongwa was punished by Lian.
As early as the eighth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict that in coastal areas, if someone in the village had an affair with the Japanese pirates, and the villagers knew about it and did not report it, they would be guilty of the same crime.
With this decree, Zhu Di carried out a mass killing in the coastal areas of Shandong.
What is the concept of killing more than 10,000 people in more than ten days?
This also means that Zhu Di's army will kill about a thousand people every day.
Among these thousand people, only about 300 were Tongwa or pseudo-Japanese.
But the other seven hundred people are really innocent.
When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent.
The common people, who are mainly members of the clan, don’t know anything about the people who communicate with the Japanese?
The money and food they earn will naturally be given back to the villagers when the village encounters difficulties.
There will also be many contradictions between villages. People who cooperate with the Japanese will directly massacre and plunder in the name of the Japanese pirates.
This kind of thing happens so often that even when the government sends people to investigate, the village will provide cover for these people.
This is also the reason why the pseudo-Japanese are always endlessly exterminated. On the coast of Shandong, too many villages have been involved in the Japanese pirates to one degree or another.
Zhu Yuanzhang actually had some speculation about these situations, so he issued such an edict.
But if we really want to carry out the massacre at all costs, the entire villages on the coastal border of Shandong will be killed, and killing everyone will definitely not work.
Zhu Di grasped this point and carried out arrests and massacres.
From the perspective of the imperial court, not only did he have no faults, but he also made great achievements.
"I didn't expect that General Zhang was right. These unscrupulous people, as long as the village seems to have no shortage of food and clothing, basically they have passed through the Japanese."
"These unscrupulous people are really audacious."
In the conference hall, Zhu Neng said with some emotion.
Zhu Di also has many generals under his command. For these villagers, so far, there is no need to dispatch generals like Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng.
Zhu Neng participated once, but then lost interest.
Regarding this completely overwhelming battle, Zhu Neng said that he was too relaxed. The villagers and the Ming regular army had no ability to fight, so Zhu Neng simply came back and stayed.
He only hoped that when the large Japanese pirate troops came over, he could resist a little longer so that the fight would not end too quickly.
"What's the news from King Jin?" Zhu Di first smiled softly, and then asked Ma He beside him.
Ma He was originally in Peiping. When he set out from the capital, because Yao Guangxiao did not follow him, Zhu Di sent a message to Ma He.
Although Yao Guangxiao is Zhu Di's main intelligence officer, Ma He is also involved, so Zhu Di's intelligence system will not be completely paralyzed now.
"Reporting to Your Highness, King Jin has the help of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce. Everything is going very smoothly, and in the area that King Jin is responsible for, there are much fewer Japanese invasions than Your Highness."
Ma He bowed and replied.
Zhu Di couldn't help but snorted after hearing this. He felt regretful about the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, especially Zhu Ying, and now Zhu Di felt particularly regretful.
I regretted taking him to the capital and letting him meet his father.
Now his situation is even worse than before, and his capable military advisor was forced by Zhu Ying to leave Korea.
Even now, Zhu Di still has trust in Yao Guangxiao. He believes that Yao Guangxiao only made such a choice when he was forced to do so.
Then he heard the news that Yao Guangxiao had left Korea, which confirmed his suspicion.
Of course, Zhu Di knew very well what Yao Guangxiao was thinking and admired his talent.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di couldn't help but said with emotion: "I don't know how Master Dao Yan is doing now. He has to live far away from home for such a long life."
Hearing King Yan's sigh, the three people present couldn't help but be moved.
His Highness King Yan really values love and justice. Even Master Daoyan, who betrayed him, can understand why he and others have no reason not to swear allegiance to him.
Ma He, Zhang Yu, and Zhu Neng also have very complicated feelings for the current Yao Guangxiao. They are all confidants of King Yan, so they are naturally familiar with him.
In fact, the three of them all admired Yao Guangxiao. Yao Guangxiao had very unique insights in both literature and martial arts.
In a sense, Ma He is more similar to Yao Guangxiao's apprentice.
Judging from the current situation, Yao Guangxiao was equivalent to betraying King Yan, but the three of them had no intention of condemning him.
When His Highness talked about Yao Guangxiao, everyone was silent, which shows Yao Guangxiao's status.
"How long does it take to get to Beijing?"
In the carriage, Yao Guangxiao opened the curtain and asked outside. Not only was his tone not decadent, but he was extremely excited.
Surrounding the carriage were thousands of Korean soldiers supporting Yao Guangxiao's safety.
Upon hearing the question, the horseman in front immediately replied respectfully: "Reporting to the eminent monk, we will arrive in Kaijing this evening."
Yao Guangxiao nodded after hearing this and immediately returned to the carriage.
Thinking of arriving in Kaijing today, Yao Guangxiao's mind became active.
Zhu Ying really gave him a big surprise. Yao Guangxiao didn't know it until he followed Gaoli Shichen and crossed the Yalu River.
Zhu Ying has arranged a huge name for him: National Preceptor.
That's right, now Yao Guangxiao is stationed in Gaijingcheng, the capital of Korea, in the name of the imperial master of Korea.
For Yao Guangxiao, this is really unimaginable.
Moreover, this position of national advisor was not just mentioned casually. It had been notified to the King of Goryeo, and Li Chenggui also knew about it.
Li Chenggui was actually a little reluctant at first. After all, he felt a little disgusted with the Ming Dynasty sending a national advisor.
However, facing the strong support from the ministers, Li Chenggui was helpless. Even the generals in the army expressed their yearning for the eminent monks sent by the Ming Dynasty.
The masses were also very enthusiastic, and Li Chenggui himself was very friendly to the Ming Dynasty.
After finally asking his confidants, the commander of the palace guards, for their opinions, Li Chenggui issued the canonization documents and only waited for the eminent monk Dao Yan to arrive in Kaijing before he began to hold the canonization ceremony.
Outside Kaijing City, I heard that the Ming Dynasty monks had arrived today, and tens of thousands of people had already gathered to welcome him.
Yao Guangxiao was really shocked by Zhu Ying's methods of arranging Goryeo.
"I'm not as good as that."
Yao Guangxiao sighed in the carriage, feeling the enthusiasm around him.
At this moment, Yao Guangxiao felt as if the entire Goryeo was under the control of His Highness Changsun.
The national teacher is the teacher of a country.
Such an honorable status was achieved with just a summons from His Highness Changsun.
You must know that even the Ming Dynasty may not have such great influence. Moreover, Zhu Ying arranged Goryeo in this way without the help of His Majesty.
"There are indeed people with destiny in this world. His Highness Changsun is so miraculous. Perhaps it is only a matter of destiny that I surrender to His Highness Changsun."
Yao Guangxiao's mentality began to change. He felt that as the inheritor of the Yin Yang family, his eldest grandson was the most suitable person for the Yin Yang family's teachings.
"Dasun, we said we would arrange a marriage for you, but it turns out that you are lucky enough to have the princess of Goryeo and Anxiu, and you have a girl under your command."
"We haven't even found a good home for you yet, but you came directly to three of them. Not bad, not bad. They have the same style as we did back then."
Daming Palace, inside the main hall of Kunning Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled at Zhu Ying and said.
After a few days, after Zhu Ying had arranged the military camp and sweet potato issues, he went directly to the palace and prepared to start training the Emperor's Twelve Guards.
Among them, the Jin Yiwei in particular has the responsibility of being a guard of honor, and is a top priority. This is a matter of the emperor's face.
Jiang Wei and Liu He were also standing aside respectfully at this moment.
"Grandpa, my grandson is very helpless. Not to mention Yue Qing, she is my grandson's right-hand woman. Annan and Goryeo don't know what they think. They both sent their princesses here. What can my grandson do?"
Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's teasing eyes, Zhu Ying avoided the important and ignored the easy, and said with some embarrassment and helplessness.
In fact, the princesses sent by Annan and Goryeo were not given to Zhu Ying, but were donated to the Ming Dynasty royal family and arranged by the Ming Emperor.
Theoretically, it was given to Zhu Yuanzhang as his concubine.
However, under Zhu Ying's command, both sides were cut off.
Zhu Ying did not hide this matter, and Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew about it, so he teased his grandson like this.
"What are you talking about? We are still looking forward to having grandchildren. From our perspective, this thing is just like Han Xin ordering troops. The more the better, the more the better, haha."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing, but then he said seriously:
"These women are all good, but let's make it clear to the eldest grandson first. You can't make a princess based on your own preferences."
"Our crown prince of the Ming Dynasty must be a native of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, she will be inconsistent with etiquette, and the grandson must be clear about it."
"If the eldest grandson doesn't like anyone, I think that Yueqing Xiaonizi is not bad. She is impatient but quite capable. I heard that the eldest grandson will be in charge of her in the Gunpowder Department."
Zhu Yuanzhang had a very good impression of Ye Yueqing. In Ye Yueqing, he seemed to see the shadow of a big girl.
When I was conquering the world, my eldest sister was always there to help and support me silently, and managed a lot of things in an orderly manner.
Originally, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's idea, as the eldest grandson, it was natural to arrange for the daughter of a top noble to be worthy.
However, after learning about Ye Yueqing's handling of the Gunpowder Department and understanding some of Ye Yueqing's circumstances, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt that this woman was really a good choice for his eldest grandson.
He has seen this person before. She is beautiful, has a dignified temperament, and is also a daughter of the Huang family.
The way this little girl looked at her eldest grandson was very familiar to Zhu Yuanzhang. It was very similar to the way the older sister looked at him.
The elder sister's parents died when she was young, and the girl was also separated from her family, a similar situation.
This attracted Zhu Yuanzhang's attention even more, and that's why he said what he just said.
"Grandpa, didn't we agree that grandpa will arrange the grandson's marriage? Why does it involve the grandson again?"
Zhu Ying also said teasingly.
Only people of later generations know the joy of arranged marriage. For now, it is almost the same as the situation where the state issues a daughter-in-law.
"You're such a lazy kid. You want me to help you choose a wife. Humph, Yue Qing is a good girl, so I'll choose her. What do you think?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he burst into laughter.
Zhu Ying chuckled and did not continue on this topic. Instead, he said: "My grandson just said that he would lend 50,000 troops to Annan. What do you think, grandpa?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he asked with some confusion: "Fifty thousand soldiers is not a problem, but we are just curious. In the small country of Annan, what is there that is worthy of Da Sun's effort?"
Annan is currently a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Some of the strategic significance that Dasun mentioned before is no longer a problem in Zhu Yuanzhang's view.
However, Dasun obviously wanted to intervene in Annan, and even seek to seize the government of Annan.
After expending so much effort, it is better to govern the Ming Dynasty well, which is a bit neglecting the big and chasing the small. Moreover, it also loses the magnanimity of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Ying shook his head and said, "Grandpa, I don't know. The geographical location mentioned by my grandson is not only for one reason, but also for the most important reason, which is rice."
"The climate in Annan is the most suitable for rice cultivation. Through investigation, we learned that there are people planting four-season rice in Annan."
"The reason why my grandson still wants to plan Annan is because he wants to develop Annan into the granary of the Ming Dynasty."
Annam fragrant rice is very famous in later generations, and it has always been a major food exporter.
Although at present, Annan cannot be allowed to reach the output of later generations, the Ming Dynasty does not have that many people now.
Rice, this is what the Ming Dynasty needs most. Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn alone cannot support the Ming Dynasty.
There is also Shandong Black Soil, which is also a very important place.
Now Zhu Ying has sent his confidants to look for him.
There is no doubt that Zhu Ying wants to get all of the three famous black soils in later generations.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he said in a deep voice: "Wouldn't fifty thousand soldiers be a little less? Why not send an army of two hundred thousand there first?"