Zhu Si has been very annoyed recently. Every day he summons Huang Jin, the eunuch of the East Factory, and Wang Zuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, to ask questions about Zhu Hao's whereabouts overseas.
But... there was no news at all.
Zhu Si felt a sense of betrayal and deception, and thought that Zhu Hao might have stayed overseas and not come back. When he realized this and went to find Zhu Niang and other daughters, he found that the Zhu family was empty.
Everything seemed normal, but it was just a smoke bomb set by Zhu Hao.
"The living people just disappeared? Don't you know where they are?"
Zhu Si was very angry when he heard that Zhu Hao's mother and others were missing.
Before, he felt that Zhu Hao had left his mother and family in the capital, so he was relieved to let Zhu Hao go to sea. He felt that Zhu Hao would not disregard the safety of his family no matter what he said. However, now he was told that Zhu Hao was clearly messing with him in the lake.
Then I realized that maybe Zhu Hao had no intention of coming back when he went to sea.
Huang Jin and Wang Zuo both knelt there, not daring to speak.
Zhang Zuoli, standing beside the emperor, also felt a mountain of pressure coming towards him.
Zhu Si said angrily: "Where did the person go? When did he leave? You should know it, right?"
Wang Zuodao: "Back to Your Majesty, everything was normal in the Zhu Mansion before, but unexpectedly someone disappeared in the blink of an eye... However, I have found out that the rest of the Zhu family's family documents are in Nanjing or the capital and other places, and there has been no escape. Jin Yiwei
You can capture people and bring them home at any time."
If you can't catch Zhu Niang, it will be too easy to catch the rest of the Zhu family.
As long as the troops are mobilized, the Zhu family can be wiped out, because these people did not run away at all, or they did not know anything about it.
"fart!"
Zhu Si didn't care about the emperor's majesty at all. When he cursed, he only chose unpleasant words and said, "Jingdao has never cared about the Zhu family. He has been on the same level with the family since he was a child. You are all from Prince Xing's palace. This is of no use."
Do you need me to remind you? But his feelings for his mother, aunt and sister are sincere... Humph, you guys can't even look down on me, you're such a waste!"
Zhu Si almost wanted to kill someone.
Now he is becoming more and more self-willed. He used to go to court every now and then, but now he cannot go to Fengtian Temple once a month. All government affairs are left to Zhang Zuo, while he hides behind and commands remotely.
There was no trouble in the court. The ministers initially persuaded the emperor to attend court frequently, but later it was discovered that it made little difference whether there was a young emperor in the court or not. Even without the help of a capable person like Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao had already taken care of Zhang.
Zuo was brought out, so Xiao Gui and Cao Sui were fine.
In addition, a delicate balance was formed in the court before. The cabinet and the six ministries, Hanyuan, Temple Secretary and other yamen all performed their own responsibilities, and capable ministers emerged in large numbers. Even Xi Shu, Zhang Cong and others who came from the Yili School were not ordinary people.
, and the Ming Dynasty courtiers had adapted to the absence of the emperor as early as the Zhengde period, so that now...it seems better that the court does not have Zhu Si gesticulating.
Zhang Zuo tried to remind: "Your Majesty, it seems to me that Mr. Zhu has not taken anyone overseas, or has been hiding in the capital. How about..."
Zhu Siyi glared: "Do you mean to say that I will send people to hunt him down?"
"No...it's to bring the person back." Zhang Zuozhan said tremblingly.
Zhu Si's face was gloomy.
Of course he wanted to get the people back and use them as hostages to force Zhu Hao to return to the Ming Dynasty earlier, but he thought about it again, does this really make sense?
Huang Jin gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I have asked the people who have followed Lu Bing and Guan Jing to go to sea, and I know that the overseas places are indeed far away. If we deploy large ships to go to sea, we can reach the other shore in about three months."
, it will take another three months to come back, and we may encounter strong winds and huge waves on the way..."
Zhu Si still didn't speak.
Huang Jin continued: "Generally, mature men are unable to go to sea, let alone women who have never been on a boat. I can't understand that Mr. Zhu took his family to such a wild place and spent several months on it."
What’s the point of time traveling across the ocean?”
Now Huang Jin understands that just saying bad things about Zhu Hao will not benefit his current work at all.
It is better to adhere to the principle and say good things for Zhu Hao.
After all, he had also been favored by Zhu Hao... The group of people in Prince Xing's Mansion were blinded after arriving in the capital from Anlu. If they hadn't relied on Zhu Hao to guide them, would they have been able to quickly establish a foothold? Specifically about Huang Jin.
, if it weren't for Zhu Hao's guidance, would he be able to be a good manager of Dongchang? I'm afraid he would have to help count the money if he was sold.
More importantly, except for being ordered to go to sea to find the elixir of immortality, Zhu Hao had no major issues with the emperor. If Zhu Hao suddenly came back in the future, in their opinion, the emperor would definitely put aside all his prejudices and reconcile with him.
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Zhu Si waved his hand and said fiercely: "Look! Search with all your strength! It's best to find them. If you really can't find them... you also need to know where they went!"
"I don't believe it. Can a living person fly? Send someone to Anlu to have a look. Maybe his family has gone back to Anlu. Everyone in the Ming Dynasty has a household registration. Is it really possible to hide it secretly?"
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Zhu Hao made arrangements before he went to sea. Four months after he went to sea, the hidden secret immediately took Zhu Niang and the others to Tianjin, and took a large ship to sail across the ocean. However, they would not go to America, but would move to Ryukyu.
If the political situation in Ryukyu changes, someone will protect Zhu Niang and the others to retreat to Yokohama in the Japanese country. Zhu Hao also has a layout in Yokohama. Like Ryukyu, he has purchased houses and courtyards, and has a business as a cover. If Yokohama is in danger again, he can only continue
They moved across the ocean and rushed to the Americas along the ocean currents, but Zhu Hao expected that this possibility was slim and Zhu Niang and the others were safe for the time being.
At this time, Zhu Hao devoted himself wholeheartedly to subduing the emperor of the Inca Empire and then bringing the entire Inca Empire under his rule.
Different from Zhuge Liang in history who captured Meng Huo seven times with all his strength, Zhu Hao chose the strategy of... encircling without attacking.
When it was time to produce and build, Zhu Hao just sent people to surround the city. The main force used were the coastal people of the Inca Empire.
Zhu Hao simply equipped them with spears with iron spearheads, and the effect was immediate...the iron spearheads could easily break through the raincoats equipped by the imperial guards. After forming a formation, they became even more invincible. Several times, the defenders saw those who had watched the soldiers outside the city.
The unscrupulous untouchables showed off their power and went out of the city to fight in anger. The result was that they delivered food and were stabbed to death with spears before they even got close.
To be on the safe side, Zhu Hao also had trenches built outside the city...
The people in the city will be completely trapped to death.
Zhu Hao knew that the emperor of the Inca Empire was an iconic figure for this primitive empire and a complete spiritual leader that no one could replace.
If the emperor was trapped here, the Inca Empire would definitely find a way to redeem him or negotiate with Zhu Hao.
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A month passed in the blink of an eye.
The city did not receive any food supplements. The cities built in the Andes Mountains were carefully selected when choosing their locations. Most of them had natural springs, so Zhu Hao did not think about cutting off the other party's water source. He would just starve them anyway.
Force the people in the city to come out and surrender.
The emperor of the Inca Empire seemed to have a lot of backbone and always persevered.
Perhaps those within the Inca Empire were also curious as to why the gods' army was so powerful and could easily capture the city, but they chose not to attack them and instead chose to torture them slowly.
"Sir, Xiao Jing is here."
Zhu Hao waited for the "reinforcements" coming from the south in the city where the iron mining area was located.
When Zhu Hao went on an expedition, Guan Jing was leading the troops in Chang'an City, so it was inconvenient to switch. After a while, Guan Jing completed all aspects of Chang'an City, and then he handed everything over to Lu Bing, returned to Xincheng, and led the fleet, which was about five hundred
Officers and soldiers, two thousand civilian troops and three thousand Central American natives, a total of ten large ships and twenty medium-sized ships went south to follow Zhu Hao's footsteps.
Zhu Hao led the vanguard for the purpose of spearheading the battle, and Guan Jing, as the follow-up troops, did not come with them. Zhu Hao knew that attacking the Yinjia Empire would not require so many people at one time, but he might also encounter some "accidents"
"For example, when he invaded the Inca Empire, the ships near the coast were attacked and destroyed by the Francois, or there were not many troops stationed on the coast and the rear was lost, causing the troops he led to fall into a tight siege.
If Guan Jing arrived two months after his expedition, all problems would be solved.
Of course, this was just in case, but it turned out that nothing happened.
"Mr. Zhu."
Guan Jing was very happy to see Zhu Hao.
Especially when he came ashore and led his troops to the inland, he seemed extremely excited when he heard that mines had been opened here and the emperor of an indigenous country and his tens of thousands of troops were surrounded.
Guan Jing was much more motivated than Lu Bing to lead the army in battle. Guan Jing was greatly influenced by his father and hoped to win the respect of others by establishing meritorious deeds.
Zhu Hao said: "You came just in time. I just came back from Tucheng, where your father happened to be leading troops to besiege the indigenous emperor. With your help, everything will be safe."
The city where the Emperor of the Inca Empire was trapped was called an earth city by Zhu Hao. The implication is that the city wall was made of earth. If we really wanted to attack the city, we could use artillery to blow it down in a day, and we could say that we would be victorious.
It's easy, and another meaning is that the Ming Dynasty's Tumu Fort incident also took place in an earthen city, and it was also surrounded by an emperor.
Guan Jing patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I can take down that city in one day."
"No, it would be boring to end the war too soon. The longer this war drags on, the better!" Zhu Hao said, "You remember, we are not here to eliminate the indigenous people, but to conquer them. Only if they are sincerely convinced by us can they
You will work hard and integrate into our collective. You cannot win people's hearts by killing."
Guan Jing seemed to understand but still obeyed his orders.
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Zhu Hao did not take Guan Jing to the battlefield immediately.
Zhu Hao led Guan Jing to visit the Ming Dynasty's iron mines in the Inca Empire.
"Guan Jing, here is an iron mine with amazing reserves and excellent quality. There is a large coal mine in the south. As long as it is fully utilized, there will be no problem in producing tens of millions of kilograms of steel per year in the future. I want to build a railway to connect the two places.
The roads along the coast are flat, making it easier than building a railway in Xishan, but the problem is that we are now seriously short of manpower."
Zhu Hao and Guan Jing explained the difficulties they were encountering now.
Guan Jingdao: "Mr. Zhu, population should not be a big problem. When I was in Chang'an City, I fought another battle with the Folangji people. More than a hundred people came. According to your instructions, no one was left alive. Over there now
The population is already tens of thousands, and I believe it will exceed 100,000 in the future, and a batch can be shipped here by then... In addition, I heard that the Folangji people want to negotiate with us, and have begun to send messengers to the new city."
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded.
After he left, the situation in Central America changed greatly.
The European colonists already knew that there was another force in the New World. After all, the Ming army showed great power in the First World War in Panama, and with the construction of the new Chang'an City, it was foreseeable that the European colonists wanted to negotiate with Zhu Hao to carve up the interests of the Americas.
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"Don't worry about things in the north for now."
Zhu Hao said, "The New World will eventually be our territory. In the process, anyone who does not surrender will be driven away, no matter who it is! The top priority is that we must swallow up the tens of millions of people in the Inca Empire as soon as possible and use it for me.
So your task this time is very difficult, you must convince the emperor in Tucheng and completely obey my orders, do you understand?"