Taking charge

It cannot be said that it is the power of the whole country, but Zhu Xiongying does have a group of the most outstanding people of this era in his hands, and the abilities of these people have been fully proved.

Relying on the ability and expertise of these people, coupled with Zhu Xiongying's foresight and foresight, some exciting things were achieved. Japan's largest silver mine will enter large-scale mining decades in advance.

At its peak, this silver mine paid an annual tribute of forty tons to the Ming Dynasty, which is one million taels of silver. In addition to paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty, it also had trade relations with Portugal and the Dutch East India Company. This silver mine can have

At that time, one-third of the world's silver production was produced.

Lao Zhu Laohuai was relieved that his precious grandson had brought too many surprises.

It can be said that the previous Shibo Division was a small business, where Lao Zhu only practiced with his grandson. In fact, the income brought by Shibo Division now makes Lao Zhu quite satisfied and surprised.

But now it's different. This is an even bigger surprise, a surprise that I couldn't even believe before.

The drunken Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said proudly, "Biao'er, our grandson is amazing! Who would have thought that such a small and barbaric land in Japan would have such a silver mine!"

Da Zhu was also very happy, and after burping, he said, "Father, Ying'er wants to impose a sea ban, and you are quite grumbling in private! If it weren't for the persuasion of my son, how could I have such a silver mine in Ming Dynasty!"

Yes, in the eyes of Lao Zhu and Da Zhu, the silver mines in Japan are now named Ming.

A few years ago, the leader of Japan was unable to restrain the Japanese pirates. This was a crime. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the island country of Japan did not declare itself a vassal and pay tribute. This was also a crime. Besides, the little Japanese dared to call themselves the 'Emperor', and they were clearly the 'Kings of Han Wen slaves'.

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When it suddenly dawned on me, this was a great joy!

For Lao Zhu, this was not only an additional source of money for Ming Dynasty, but also because his children had become successful.

In the past few days, I have received some information one after another. In fact, the large silver mine was discovered by the Japanese indigenous people earlier. However, the mining and refining of the Japanese at that time was a difficult operation, and it was not possible due to the technical conditions at the time.

As the scale expanded and affected by the war, the mining of Shijian Yinshan continued intermittently and remained unknown for a long time.

This is definitely a huge mine. At least based on the information we have received so far, if those people didn’t falsely claim credit for their achievements, it would definitely be an unimaginably huge gold mine.

Any country that does not conquer is fake, as long as there are enough benefits, this is enough.

"Ying'er, from our point of view, although Japan is currently in war, it still has some confidence." Lao Zhu looked at the map and said, "Let us occupy the silver mines first, and then we will send troops from Korea to defeat it completely.

This land."

As shown on the map, Iwami Ginzan is located on the western side of the Sea of ​​Japan in Honshu, Japan, which is probably the future Shimane Prefecture.

Although the Ming Dynasty's navy is now powerful, fighting across the sea has never been easy. If you want to launch a comprehensive attack, you naturally need a springboard.

There is no problem in temporarily occupying Shimane Prefecture. If you want to fully control it, Goryeo will be a springboard. Just like when the island country launches an offensive against Goryeo in the future, just cross the Tsushima Strait and the difficulty will naturally be reduced.

Less.

Zhu Xiongying also laughed, pointed at the map and said, "Grandpa Huang, Liaodong is newly attached. Our Ming Dynasty border army has strong troops and horses, and sooner or later we will use troops there. To attack Goryeo from Liaodong, our Ming Navy can also set out from the sea.

Take Ulsan as your base."

Ulsan, which will be Busan in South Korea in the future, faces Japan across the sea. But now, Japanese pirates are rampant there.

Lao Zhu smiled. Zhu Xiongying was right. But in Lao Zhu's view, Zhu Xiongying's idea was too simple. It is not that easy to directly conquer these two places. If you want to launch a full-scale war to destroy the country,

, there are a lot of things that need to be prepared.

Remembering something, Lao Zhu asked, "For this silver mine, we should also mobilize troops. Ying'er, you said before that you would enfeoff kings. How about we make Yunxi a Japanese pirate king?"

Zhu Xiongying immediately smiled stupidly, as if he didn't understand.

Lao Zhu angrily patted the back of Zhu Xiongying's head and said, "You can't bear to let your brother go to the wilderness to suffer hardship. Then where should your uncle go?!"

Zhu Xiongying still didn't understand and continued to giggle. But seeing that his giggle couldn't pass the test, Zhu Xiongying said, "Grandpa Huang, Yunxi is too young and has never led a soldier."

"We are not joking with you. We thought that if it is suitable, we will let your sixth uncle go to Korea." Lao Zhu laughed and did not joke, "Your sixth uncle knows military affairs, so we can rest assured that he will be there to guard the place."

Zhu Xiongying's sixth uncle is the current Chu King Zhu Zhen.

This was a vassal king with considerable military exploits. He pacified many areas in Yunnan and Guizhou and suppressed many barbarian rebellions. When the war broke out, such a vassal king was led by Tang He, Duke of Xin and Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia.

This is also a strategy of Lao Zhu. In name, the prince is not allowed to interfere in local affairs. However, in an emergency, the prince can dispatch the garrison troops where the kingdom is located.

Every time there was a military operation, the kings had to lead their guards to accompany the army. Even though those generals who were all-powerful on the battlefield were generals, they sometimes had to be controlled by their princes.

The power of the vassal kings in the early Ming Dynasty was not weak, and it was not that Zhu Di treated the vassal kings like pigs after usurping the throne.

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and said, "As for the Japanese side, let's let Fourth Uncle go?"

"Fourth?" Lao Zhu thought for a while and said, "Your fourth uncle is not good enough. The situation in the silver mine is serious, so we don't trust him."

The reason why I am worried about Zhu Di is not because I am worried about Zhu Di's rebellion or something like that. It is because although Zhu Di has quite a reputation as a military man, he also guarded Peiping and trained troops before, but Zhu Di still has relatively little actual combat experience.

Zhu Xiongying didn't think so and said directly, "When Grandpa Huang asked his fourth uncle to guard Beiping, it was natural that his ability was outstanding. This silver mine is really too important, and once the army is raised now, it will definitely be difficult. Fourth uncle's ability is not lacking.

Of course it’s appropriate to go there.”

In fact, Lao Zhu quite recognized Zhu Di's ability, otherwise he would not have allowed Zhu Di to rule Beiping. It can be said that Jin King Zhu Fan and Yan King Zhu Di are the most proficient in fighting among Lao Zhu's sons.

The reason why one was to guard Shanxi and the other was to conquer Beiping.

Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and smiled happily, "Ying'er has done some good things. He has invested a lot of money in the Navy over the years. If Ying'er hadn't persisted all these years, we would have withdrawn a lot of the Navy."

This is also true. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the strength of the navy was indeed very strong. However, the ban on seas in the past few years caused the strength of the navy to decline. Fortunately, Zhu Xiongying's timely 'stop loss' allowed the navy to

The strength is constantly recovering.

Zhu Xiongying is a little proud. There is no need to be modest at this time, because he has indeed done some relatively beneficial things.

For example, now, if there was no persistence, if Zhu Xiongying had not been training as a navy master and building new ships, even if he found a silver mine, there would be nothing he could do.

Zhu Xiongying suddenly felt worried and a little anxious, "Grandpa Huang, I guess my grandson won't be able to interfere with the naval affairs. So what should I do next?"

Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying, patted the bed and said, "Yinger, do you like military training very much?"

Seeing Zhu Xiongying nod, Lao Zhu said, "Originally, we were thinking that we should go to Peking with you and let your father stay in Yingtian Mansion. But right now, we have to clean up the Jin Yiwei, rectify the officialdom, and we have to move the capital.

Too many. Your father also has to deal with government affairs."

Lao Zhu was a little reluctant, and then said, "You go to Peking. If we want to fight against Korea and Japan in the future, we should send troops from Haijin Town."

Haijin Town is actually the future Tianjin. It became a transshipment center for grain transportation during the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and then asked, "Grandpa Huang, is it time to reorganize the court?"

"Ying'er still knows what we are thinking. In a few days, you will take some people away to train troops and build a city in Peiping." Lao Zhu patted Zhu Xiongying's head and said, "We will go over to see you in two years. These two days

We are busy this year, and your father is also busy."

Zhu Xiongying shook his head and said with certainty, "Grandpa Huang, it can't be like this. During the Chinese New Year, your grandson will still come back. Remember to give your grandson an order at that time. Don't let your grandson come back. In the end, you don't follow the instructions."

Edict!"

"You are not a vassal king. Come back as soon as you miss grandpa." Lao Zhu laughed and said to Zhu Xiongying, "I will give you a few more imperial edicts. If it is inconvenient to go back and forth, you can write them yourself!"

What is a biological grandson? This is a biological grandson!
Chapter completed!