"Take me quickly to see the envoy of the Celestial Dynasty?"
A month later, Emperor Go-Daigo of the Southern Dynasty came in a hurry. As soon as he saw Zhu Di, he knelt on the ground with a pop.
"The angel of heaven atones for his sins, but the little king is late."
"As soon as Xiao Wang learned that the envoy from the Kingdom of God was coming to our country, he galloped over on horseback. Two horses were exhausted on the way, and he asked the angel to atone for his sins!"
When Emperor Go-Daigo said this, his flattering expression dropped, he waved his hand behind him and said, "Bring him up."
As his voice fell, a group of four people were pressed in front of Zhu Di.
"These people are the ones who dare to resist the law and kill my envoys from the Ming Dynasty. I escorted them all over this time and handed them over to the angels for your disposal."
"Good guy!"
Zhu Di looked at the people in front of him speechlessly. The youngest was probably only fifteen or sixteen years old. He was not even ten years old seven years ago. How could he kill someone!
Could it be that this emperor treated them like three-year-old children?
"I'm afraid they don't even remember the matter of killing me, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty. After all, seven years have passed!" Tang He reminded from the side.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di pondered for a moment and said, "Push these people down."
He wasn't going to kill anyone immediately. At the very least, he wanted to find out the identities of these people first.
He always felt that Emperor Go-Daigo might have some sinister intention in sending people to him.
Emperor Go-Daigo was a little disappointed when he saw that Zhu Di did not immediately commit murder.
But soon there was a hypocritical smile on his face again: "Angel of the Kingdom of Heaven, our country is currently in war. The north is occupied by Ashikaga Takauji and a group of thieves. Xiao Wang heard about the power of the Angels of the Kingdom of Heaven on the road.
, so Xiao Wang would like to plead with the angels of the Kingdom of Heaven to send troops to destroy the bandits in the north and give Xiao Wang justice."
"How thick-skinned is this!"
"I just beat you, now you kneel down and cry and you want me to help you beat the enemy?"
"And the most important thing is not to mention any benefits?"
Zhu Di felt that this old man was insulting his intelligence.
"Non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries is a principle that our Ming Dynasty adheres to."
Zhu Di spoke expressionlessly.
"However, if you want to win this war, I have a deal I can make with you."
"What?" Emperor Go-Daigo asked with hope on his face.
Zhu Di waved his hand, and a soldier immediately delivered a shotgun into the hands of Emperor Go-Daigo.
"This is my Ming Dynasty's magic gun. It can kill the enemy with one shot from a distance of 150 steps. Seeing that the emperor has so sincerely attached himself to my Ming Dynasty, we can sell it to you at a price." Zhu Di.
said with a smile.
These shotguns were mass-produced by the War Bureau in recent years. After reaching the late Qing Dynasty, there were flintlock guns that were more advanced than shotguns, so these things naturally became scrap metal.
Zhu Yuanzhang told him to use the waste as much as possible.
"Really?" Emperor Go-Daigo's face showed ecstasy.
This gun is a magical weapon. He already had some knowledge of these Ming people who landed, and knew that they relied on this kind of thing to be invincible.
"Of course, five hundred taels of silver a handful, the price is fair, and you are innocent." Zhu Di said calmly.
Emperor Go-Daigo almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
"Angel of Heaven, this is too expensive!"
"Do you want to buy it or not? If you don't, I will sell it to the people in the north. I think they will be very interested in it."
Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "If nothing happens, just get out!"
Emperor Go-Daigo felt a flash of embarrassment in his heart. He felt that these people from China had changed. The previous emperors had clearly left behind experience. As long as they were humble enough to these Chinese people and said a few nice words, they would maintain their status as a sovereign state.
He was treated like a fool and received countless benefits."
"But how come the newly built Ming Dynasty is different from what is recorded!"
"The angel is annoyed, Xiao Wang is willing!" Emperor Go-Daigo suppressed the strange emotions in his heart and bowed slowly again.
In fact, he had a lot of silver, while the Japanese didn't have much, but they had a lot of gold and silver.
But these things cannot be eaten or drunk, and if they are too much, they will lose their value. In some villages in the Japanese country, no one even picked up the money left on the ground.
"Xiao Wang wants to buy a hundred pieces first!" Emperor Go-Daigo said cautiously.
"Haha, I know what you have in mind. You want to buy it back and copy it, right?"
"I tell you, this gun was developed and produced by the Ming Dynasty with great pains. If anyone dares to imitate it, I will smash his head. Don't think that I can't catch people. The Japanese country is a small country. If you want to try it yourself, I will not
Do you mind replacing Japan with an emperor?" A trace of killing intent flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.
"Xiao Wang swears to God, I will never have such thoughts!" Emperor Go-Daigo was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
This person looks young, but he looks like a murderer!
"Very good!" Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.
Soon five hundred thousand taels of silver were sent over in exchange for a thousand shotguns.
Two months later, Ashikaga Takauji of the North, who suffered heavy losses from his matchlock guns in a battle with the southern army, rushed to Nagasaki in person.
"Angel of Heaven, I came here to buy shotguns. I have already brought over three thousand shotguns and one and a half million taels of silver." Ashikaga Takauji is worthy of being someone who dares to rebel against the emperor.
He cried and acted, kneeling directly in front of Zhu Di and respectfully explaining his purpose.
"Haha, don't worry about this. Let's see if you know these people." Zhu Di waved his hand and his men led out five or six people.
Ashikaga Takauji's eyes bulged, revealing a look of disbelief.
Among them was his beloved youngest son, Ashikaga Izune.
Five months ago, his youngest son disappeared. He thought he was dead, but he didn't expect that he would be here with Akito.
"Haha, this was given to me by Emperor Go-Daigo to execute the criminals who offended the Ming Dynasty. I don't know how you got your son." Zhu Di said with a smile.
Ashikaga Takauji broke into cold sweat in an instant.
"Angels must not be deceived by that fake emperor. This is definitely his conspiracy to alienate the friendship between me and the Kingdom."
Ashikaga Takauji broke out in a cold sweat.
How could he not know how powerful these Akito were? If he offended Akito, the Ashikaga family would probably be in ruins.
"You are talking empty words, where is your sincerity?" Zhu Di said quietly.
"There is a mountain in the north of me called Iwami Ginzan. It is close to the sea, which is very convenient."
"If the country needs silver, I am willing to give the Iwami Silver Mountain to the country in exchange for its friendship."
Ashikaga Takauji is also a smart man, and he obviously knows what Zhu Di wants most.
"The boy is teachable!"
Zhu Di and Tang He looked at each other and could see the smile in each other's eyes.
In fact, their battle plan included a plan to occupy this silver mountain, but now that Ashikaga Takauji has taken the initiative to donate it on behalf of the northern government, this is much more justified.
At least in a short period of time, the hatred value of the large and small forces within the Japanese country will not be accumulated too much.
Even after this example, they might rush to send Yinshan gold mine to Zhu Di in order to obtain firearms.
After all, in the early Ming Dynasty, the Japanese had limited control over the technology of refining silver, and there was not enough profit to drive them to dig these gold and silver mines. It might be more cost-effective to give it to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for firearms to fight for territory.
A month later, Tang He led the fleet to prepare for the return voyage.
This time he will only take away two naval warships escorting the troop transports, and the remaining navy and 20,000 army troops will be left to Zhu Di to continue running the Japanese country.
This cannot be accomplished overnight. It will take at least ten years of hard work to completely integrate Japan into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
After several months of observation, Tang He felt that His Highness, who was less than twenty years old this year, was capable enough to control the situation here.
He watched with his own eyes as he played with the people in power in the northern and southern regimes.
Moreover, the current His Highness King Jingjiang is the future famous Emperor Yongle, and he is not lacking in decisiveness in killing. Even Zhu Yuanzhang dared to send him out with confidence, so Tang He had nothing to worry about.
"Your Highness, see you later!" Tang He stood on the bow of the boat and said with a smile on his face.
This trip to Japan was the most relaxing for him. He basically did nothing. It was considered a publicly funded trip.
"Tang Shuai, be careful all the way. I will treat you to a nice drink when I get back after finishing my affairs with Japan."
Similarly, Zhu Di also felt extremely happy during this trip to the Japanese country. Tang He's refusal to take power gave him enough room to develop, and he remembered the goodness of Marshal Tang in his heart.
"sure!"
The two exchanged pleasantries, and then the fleet slowly sailed out of Edo Port.
When they came, the fleet carried a boat full of soldiers and muskets, but now they are not returning empty-handed. Five million taels of silver, eight hundred thousand taels of gold, and one hundred thousand kilograms of copper ore and sulfur are what the Ming Dynasty is most in need of.
s things.
And this is only the first trip. According to Tang He and Zhu Di's estimation, the fleet will be able to make a trip every six months in the future, and the things they can bring back each time will not be less than this time.
In Fengtian Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had received the news from Japan first, couldn't help laughing.
"Fourth brother really did let us know right. This boy did a really good job in this matter."
"It seems that conquering the Japanese country is only a matter of time. If Zhu Di stays there, it will take ten or twenty years to quietly turn the Japanese country into a part of our Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang let out a fierce breath and laughed heartily.
This time during the Japanese attack, even the Japanese pirates' troubles along the southeast coast were also solved.
The Japanese pirate problem that has plagued the Ming Dynasty in history will basically never reappear.
"Walk!"
"Go to the late Qing Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and strode out with Mao Xiang.
Recently, the layout of Fujian has been almost completed. I heard that the gentry there are getting more and more aggressive and even dare to form a new army privately. It seems that it is time to include Fujian into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.