"In order to develop the friendship between the two countries and achieve win-win results, I, His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, intend to arrange for a delegation of envoys to come to the Ming Dynasty to bring you what you need. In return, the Ming Dynasty only needs to pay some silver.
"Zu Liman said confidently.
When Zhu Di heard this, he grinned and glanced meaningfully at the serious Japanese man in the hall. He picked up the wine glass and drank slowly.
"Your Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, what do you think?" asked Zuli Yoshiman.
He had no intention of drinking and eating. He was anxious to return to Japan with the good news. At this moment, a pair of eyes were staring at Zhu Di closely, as if he wanted to guess what he was thinking through his eyes.
"Do you know what my Ming Dynasty needs?" After a long time, Zhu Di asked.
The majesty of the Tian family overwhelmed the entire hall, and the atmosphere was low and solemn.
Ashiki Yoshiman pursed his lips and said nothing. He couldn't hold back a complete sentence for a long time, but he started to panic when Zhu Di stared at him.
Looking at the other Japanese envoys, they had already fallen in love with the delicious food and had no intention of listening to what Yoshimitsu Tatsumi and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty were talking about.
"Your Majesty the Ming Emperor, if you have any conditions, you can write a letter and I will bring it to His Majesty the Emperor." Ashiki Yoshimitsu could not give a reason for the cooperation between the two countries, and at this time he actually forgot his identity.
The wine glass hit the table heavily, Zhu Di looked at Ashiki Yoshimitsu with a pair of dark and deep eyes, not angry but powerful.
"There is something I really want you to bring to your Majesty the Emperor." Zhu Di spoke with dignity.
"Your Majesty, please speak." Forced by Zhu Di's majesty, Su Li Yoshiman said respectfully.
"My Ming Dynasty just lacks a place to train troops. Go back and ask your Majesty the Emperor if he is willing to lend us a place in your Japanese country to train our troops?"
"In addition to land, I also want to borrow a sea area. It won't be long before a real sea warship is built, and a vast sea area is needed for training."
Zhu Di spoke unhurriedly.
The Japanese country was originally a small country with a limited territory. Zhu Di's words euphemistically expressed his intention of occupying, and also told Ji Li Yoshimitsu that the Ming Dynasty would not agree to this deal.
"Your Majesty, this is really difficult. Our Japanese country has a limited territory and may not be able to supply the Ming Dynasty's military training needs.
The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and there are countless places where you can train extraordinary soldiers, so why does Your Majesty the Emperor need to sacrifice the near and seek the far?"
As Ashiki Yoshimitsu spoke, he lowered his head, picked up the wine glass, and toasted respectfully to Zhu Di.
At this time, Zhu Di obviously no longer wanted to waste time with him here. He just said to let him bring his own ideas, and let the emperor of Japan edit the book and come back by himself.
Zhu Di did not issue an order to expel the guests, but asked Prince Zhu Gaochi and several ministers to continue to accompany them, and even asked them to stay a little longer to have a good look at the style of the Ming Dynasty.
After leaving the main hall, Zhu Di immediately wrote a letter and ordered someone to rush 800 miles to Xiaoliuqiu to Zhu Muchen.
…
After many days of tossing, the letter finally arrived in Zhu Muchen's hands. It was the middle of the month, and a full moon hung in the sky, dotted with twinkling stars.
Zhu Muchen was sitting on a stone by the seaside. Next to him was a fish oil lamp, which was homemade by the people of Xiaoliuqiu.
This kind of lamp is mostly used for nighttime sea navigation. It is long-lasting and is not easily blown out by the sea breeze under the function of the protective cover.
Directly opposite him, Yu Qian and Zheng He sat. When he opened the letter and read it, he couldn't help laughing.
But as he smiled, his eyes were full of sadness and anger, but at night, the other two people didn't notice it.
"King Chu, does the Emperor's letter have any instructions?" Yu Qian asked when he saw that Zhu Muchen didn't speak for a long time after he finished laughing.
This brought Zhu Muchen back from his thoughts.
"It's not that I have something important to say, but I want to share an interesting story with us." Zhu Muchen replied and handed the letter to Yu Qian.
After Yu Qian read it, he couldn't help laughing, which made Zheng He next to him come over to read the contents of the letter. However, Zheng He's reaction was not as big as Yu Qian's.
"This Japanese people's wishful thinking is really good. First, they arranged for people to be stationed in Nanjing in the name of sending envoys. It's hard to say what ambitions they will have in the future."
"Their ambition is to take for themselves things that do not originally belong to them, such as the territory that countless of our soldiers bought with their blood." Zhu Muchen replied to Zheng He's words.
"Japan is a small country, but its ambitions are not small." At this time, Yu Qian also began to face the problem squarely.
Every country that shows aggression, no matter how big or small, cannot take it lightly.
Who would have thought that the Japanese who are now actively showing kindness would commit heinous crimes in the land they step on hundreds of years later?
Thinking of this, Zhu Muchen couldn't sit still. He stood up first and walked towards the already built arsenal, with Yu Qian and Zheng He following closely behind him.
Zhu Muchen's goal was very clear. After the battleship was built and the corresponding cannons were built, the first thing he did was to drive the battleship himself to attack the Japanese country.
Zhu Muchen walked quickly and arrived in front of the arsenal. Paint was being smelted inside, and the smell was unpleasant, no different from poisonous gas.
Yu Qian and Zheng He both showed ugly expressions, and only Zhu Muchen walked in expressionlessly.
He even taught the workers how to operate in a standardized manner. When he encountered clumsy workers, he would patiently teach them himself.
Zhu Muchen is a very strict person when dealing with his subordinates, even during military training, but when facing these workers, he is very patient.
Yu Qian, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but sigh, "When will King Chu teach me step by step?"
"Master Yu, please stop joking around. Even if King Chu teaches you, will you go back and do this work?" Zheng He joked.
Yu Qian shook his head, "Mr. Zheng, you don't know how majestic King Chu is on the battlefield. He dares to challenge the entire Tatar army alone."
"Can you connect him now with the King of Chu who went into battle to kill the enemy and rushed in front of the enemy army to challenge him?"
Listening to Yu Qian's words, Zheng He couldn't help but feel excited. He looked at Zhu Muchen's back and shook his head. He really couldn't imagine that scene.
With Zhu Muchen's personal supervision, the construction speed doubled. He either ran to the arsenal every day or watched in person at the shipyard. The years passed by like a fleeting moment, and one and a half months passed in the blink of an eye.
Summer turns to autumn, the sea breeze cools, and the sun slowly rises from the sea level.
Everyone in the shipyard, headed by Zhu Muchen, stood in front of the behemoth.
A piece of red cloth was covered at the front of the battleship. Amidst the cheers, Zhu Muchen, Yu Qian and Zheng He started to lift the red cloth together.
The first battleship of the Ming Dynasty was built.
Tall, mighty and magnificent, the moment the behemoth hit the water, it stirred up thousands of miles of waves, and the sound of the waves drowned out everyone's cheers.
"Master Zheng, please." Zhu Muchen made a gesture of invitation, inviting Zheng He to come first.
"How can this work?" Zheng He was very excited. He had never seen such a huge ship.
"From now on, it will be driven by you. Why not? The Ming Dynasty is its first master, and you are its second master. It will accompany you and make great contributions to the expansion of the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
"
Zhu Muchen's words were so inspiring that even Yu Qian, who was listening on the sidelines, couldn't help it. He reached out and pushed Zheng He on the back, "Master Zheng, please don't refuse. Your Majesty has already issued an imperial order, ordering King Chu and I to return."
Jing, if you delay any longer, I won't have the chance to ride on it and sail around the sea."
"Okay, then I won't refuse. I would also like to thank King Chu and Lord Yu for their support." Zheng He had a somewhat pedantic bookishness about him.
Zhu Muchen and Yu Qian, one on the left and one on the right, accompanied Zheng He on the battleship.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Muchen ordered all workers involved in the construction of the warship to get on board.
The workers, after being stunned beyond belief, couldn't wait to get on the boat.
The warship went into the sea and swallowed up the mountains and rivers. In the past, the paddle was purely human-powered. After Zhu Muchen's modification, it was combined with mechanical movement to save time and effort.
The warship was tall and mighty, sailing on the sea. When they looked towards Xiaoliuqiu Island, the whole island seemed smaller.
At the moment when the construction was successful, everyone was still doubting whether this iron lump could really move freely in the water?
But facts have proven that this iron lump is like a fish in water.
…
In the city of Nanjing, the battleship entered the water and the news of the successful test spread throughout the streets and alleys.
There is no doubt that this is another achievement worthy of cheers from the whole people after the victory of the Northern Expedition.
But the palace of Han King Zhu Gaosui was full of clouds. He was sitting on a chair, and in front of him, Zhao King Zhu Gaosui was pacing back and forth.
"Not only did we not sabotage his maritime plan, but because of a mistake in the plan, we put iron in and allowed him to build that crap.
Second brother, didn't your people say that that thing can't be launched into the water at all? But now it's better. Not only can it be launched into the water, it can also be launched very fast."
King Zhao was restless. During this period, he had to build cannons for the warships, but the household department couldn't get a penny out of it, and the emperor was pressing hard.
He and the King of Han are the only ones paying for it out of their own pockets. If this continues, they will all have to drink from the northwest wind.
"Don't leave. Will hanging around in front of me solve the problem?" Zhu Gaoxu's heart was also in a mess.
This time he really lost his wife and his troops.
I thought that since Zhu Muchen was away, he could find a way to get those surrendered soldiers, but no one expected that the emperor actually sent someone to help Aji train.
No matter how courageous he was, he would not dare to mess around under Zhu Di's nose. Zhu Di's move was obviously telling them not to surrender.
"Then you should think of a solution quickly, second brother."
"Why are you panicking? Even if he built the battleship, wouldn't the cannon and cannonballs still be in our hands? What's the use of having that iron skin?"