Chapter 140 Zhu Yuanzhang's Attitude Towards His Family
Chapter 140 Zhu Yuanzhang’s attitude towards his family [please vote]
Quanzhou, a tall and brand-new gate tower.
Like a towering mountain, it appeared in front of the Persian Maru Ali.
Since the Ming Dynasty killed the local descendants of the Pu Shougeng family.
A larger and more magnificent Quanzhou City was rebuilt.
Especially outside the city of Quanzhou, a Jingguan built with the heads of Pu Shougeng and others was built, which further demonstrated the martial ethics of the Ming Dynasty!
Malu Ali was greatly shocked by this martial virtue.
Malu Ali looked at the Beijing Temple and the inscriptions, knowing what had happened here, and the curly beard on his face became trembling.
His lips were already trembling with excitement, and he managed to calm down after swallowing hard.
"Maru, come here quickly!"
Suddenly, a shout with a Quanzhou accent made the Persian Maru Ali recover from his shock.
The Persian Maru Ali immediately put on the kind smile inherent in businessmen and walked over with small steps.
"Master Zhang, what are your orders?" Persian Maru Ali smiled with a smile on his face.
This Ming official was already used to flattering lustful merchants.
He pointed his finger at the Persian Malu Ali and said to a Ming army leader on guard duty at the gate of the city.
"Master Jun, look at it, he can still say what we say!"
“So what if I can speak Chinese?”
The Ming army officer stared at Malu Ali seriously, as if looking at a military medal.
"The Semu people before could all speak Chinese, so they were not just beasts!"
After Malu Ali heard this, he was so frightened that he broke into cold sweat.
He had a better understanding of the killing of Semu people in Quanzhou.
The Semu people in Quanzhou were completely wiped out by the Ming Dynasty.
Those Quanzhou Semu people actually have the same ancestor as Maru Ali, and their appearance is exactly the same.
Malu Ali did not want to be killed by the Ming army as a result of military exploits.
"This military lord, I am not a Semu, I am a Persian, a good businessman, and a good citizen." Maru Ali said with a strange accent.
As Maru Ali finished speaking, a pocket full of silver coins was thrust into the hands of the Han army leader.
The Han officer measured it lightly with his hand, and he had an idea in mind.
Seeing that this curly-haired foreigner from the Western Regions was so knowledgeable, the Han officer decided to let him go.
"Then what goods did you bring?" the Ming army officer asked.
The Quanzhou official surnamed Zhang did not want to answer, but Malu Ali next to him spoke first.
"Master Jun, our country of Kang is rich in gems and horses. What we brought here this time are all gems and horses, as well as a large amount of spices and furs. They are all legal trades!"
"Legal sale? I'm afraid that the things you bring are legal, but the things you want to take away are not!"
The Han military officers sneered at this statement.
"May I ask Master Jun, are there any forbidden things that cannot be taken away?" Maru Ali asked immediately.
"My Ming Dynasty's books, horses, cattle, sheep, and dogs are all prohibited from being sold!"
This officer kept saying a lot of things that were not allowed to be sold.
Finally, he pointed at the dozen corpses on the city wall and continued.
"Did you see that these bastards from the Western Regions just wanted to leave with contraband. After we discovered it, this was the result!"
Maru Ali glanced again, and immediately nodded tremblingly to express his submission.
Since the opening of the Quanzhou maritime trade route, Zhu Hanke did not relax his vigilance and implemented strict embargoes on many goods.
Zhu Han ordered the Ming army in the City Shipping Department to strictly investigate all kinds of smuggling!
Especially for smuggling books, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other fine varieties, the death penalty was imposed.
If there is an accomplice, regardless of whether he is a Han Chinese or a Semu person, whether he is a civilian or an official, he will all be considered guilty.
"You don't dare, you don't dare. We Persians are all good people and we would never dare to do such things that violate discipline." Maru Ali immediately offered him another bag of silver coins.
After a while, several Han soldiers inspected the goods and waved their hands for Maru Ali and others to enter the city.
After entering Quanzhou City, Malu Ali finally felt a little more relaxed.
The streets are crowded with people, and the east and west markets are packed with goods.
Maru Ali and his party barely had enough eyes.
"Maru Ali, this is a place for business, which is also our Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce Inn. You can stay here."
The official surnamed Zhang from the Shibo Department stopped, pointed to a wide courtyard on the roadside and said.
As soon as Maru Ali saw it, he knew he had reached his destination.
The Persian caravan went in. As soon as they entered, Malu Ali immediately asked to see the local Quanzhou City Shipping Department official.
The manager of the Municipal Shipping Department was named Zhang Ju. After some inquiries, he gave Malu Ali a thirty-day trade visa.
Without this visa, no foreigner can do business in Quanzhou.
"Dear Steward, I am willing to offer you another gold coin to ask for your protection," Malu Ali said.
"Asylum? What protection?" Zhang Ju was slightly stunned.
It turned out that the semen Jingguan outside Quanzhou City had frightened Malu Ali, a Persian businessman, to death. Without the protection of Ming officials, he felt uneasy.
And he knew that Ming Dynasty's laws stipulated that private trade was allowed, but there was only one prohibition on illegal transactions.
This rule is like a red line that no one can touch.
Malu Ali knew it, but Malu Ali was a businessman who was good at human trafficking. If the Ming Dynasty did not allow human trafficking, he would suffer a big loss.
The only way is to seek refuge from Zhang Ju.
As long as he can save his life, he is willing to pay a huge amount of wealth.
After all, life is the most important thing, and as for money, it is all external things.
"Dear Steward, you may not be aware that we Persians have a traditional trade."
"It took us fifty or sixty days to arrive at Quanzhou City, and we walked more than four thousand miles..."
"We have gone through many dangers to bring these goods here. Please allow us to trade our goods in Quanzhou."
"What kind of goods are you transporting?" Zhang Ju, the manager of the city's parking department, asked.
Maru Ali said carefully: "Slave!"
Zhang Ju frowned and then said: "No, this is against my Ming law!"
Zhang Ju is very smart. He knows that he should not accept the products of Malu Ali and his gang now.
Because he knew that once he accepted the goods from Persian merchants, he must bear corresponding responsibilities.
"The law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that you are not allowed to buy or sell your beloved as a slave privately, otherwise you will be punished!" Zhang Ju added.
"Sir, you can't do this!" Malu Ali suddenly panicked.
"Our goods, our goods are all high-quality Slavic female slaves, regardless of gender, they are of high quality and low price!" Maruali shouted eagerly.
If this batch of slaves cannot be sold in Quanzhou, they will go bankrupt.
Zhang Ju shook his head and smiled bitterly. These Persian goods were quite good, but the key point was that he could not accept them, nor did he have the right to accept them, let alone sell them privately.
Although Zhang Ju wanted the filial piety of this Persian businessman, buying and selling people was not something he, a small steward, could make the decision about.
"We in the Ming Dynasty don't need goods like yours, you'd better leave as soon as possible!" After Zhang Ju said this, he turned around and prepared to leave.
When Malu Ali saw this, he felt like the world was spinning.
He knew that his hope was dashed, so he immediately grabbed Zhang Ju and said, "Master Zhang, please tell me, who in the Ming Dynasty can make the decision to buy these slaves? I am willing to give you a 20% discount!"
Maru Ali said anxiously.
Zhang Ju saw how pitiful he looked, so he sighed and said, "His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire! Or His Royal Highness the King of England!"
After Zhang Ju finished speaking, he turned around and left.
After hearing this, Malu Ali was heartbroken. He knew he had to give it a try.
After he left, he immediately led his fleet to Yingtianfu, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, hoping to find the emperor of the Ming Empire in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and negotiate with him to let him purchase the slaves in his hands.
On the sea outside Quanzhou City, Malu Ali's merchant ships sailed towards the north.
"Our Persian goods are the best in the world. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the King of England will definitely like it!" Maru Ali showed a confident smile on his face.
In Yingtian City, an urgent message was delivered to Zhu Han's palace.
"Your Highness, there is an urgent report from Japan!" a guard said.
Zhu Han opened it and immediately started laughing.
Lan Yu, who was standing by, saw this and quickly asked: "Your Highness, is this good news for Japan?"
"The good news is nothing! The Japanese Southern Dynasty was defeated and Yoshino Castle was lost." Zhu Han said.
Yoshino Castle was an important city in the Southern Dynasties of Japan, and the important financial source of the little Japanese king was the taxes from Yoshino Castle.
Now that Yoshino Castle was lost, the Southern Japan Dynasty was immediately suppressed and defeated by the Northern Japan Dynasty.
"Ah, then why is Your Highness smiling?" Lan Yu asked doubtfully.
He knew that Zhu Han was the "wild father" of the young Japanese king of the Southern Dynasties of Japan, and that the concubine Fujiwara of Japan was Zhu Han's best friend.
"It doesn't matter whether the Japanese people die or not. I just laugh at the Japanese waste!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Then what are you going to do, Your Highness?" Lan Yu asked eagerly.
Now in the Central Plains battlefield, the Mongolian and Yuan forces have been defeated. Hu Dahai has established a firm foothold in southern Liaoning. The complete defeat of the Mongolian Yuan is already a certainty. Lan Yu went to the Central Plains battlefield. In addition to following Xu Da and waving flags and shouting,
There weren't many opportunities to go into battle and make meritorious deeds.
Now that I heard something happened in Japan, I immediately wanted to show my hand to relieve my boredom.
Zhu Han also saw what Lan Yu was thinking, and said to him with a smile: "Ever since the silver mines of the Iwami clan came out, the Northern Dynasty of Japan has become jealous. Now that Yoshino Castle has been captured, the next step will definitely be to attack the Iwami clan. The war in Japan will begin.
How about I leave it to you to solve it?"
When Lan Yu heard this, she immediately became happy, "Your Highness, don't worry, the final general will definitely kill all Japanese people without leaving any trace behind!"
Zhu Han said with a smile: "The best situation for the Japanese country now is to divide the north and the south. After you go to the Japanese country, just kill the majesty of the Japanese northern army so that they dare not continue to invade Iwami Yinshan. The rest of the war will be
Let the Japanese fight among themselves, the more people they kill, the happier I will be!"
After listening to Zhu Han's words, Lan Yu immediately understood Zhu Han's deeper intention.
"Your Highness, I understand," Lan Yu said quickly.
Zhu Han thought for a moment and then continued: "This time you go to attack the Japanese and Northern Dynasties. You don't need to bring too many officers and soldiers. It's best to draw more soldiers and horses from the Eight Banners of Goryeo and let the Goryeo people fight with the Japanese."
,Tsk...it’s a devil versus a stick, it doesn’t matter who dies!”
After two years of training, the Korean Eight Banners soldiers now have considerable combat effectiveness.
There should be no problem in using sticks to deal with Japanese invaders.
The Ming army led by Lan Yu only needs to play the role of supervising the battle team.
And just deliver the final fatal blow.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, the general will understand!" Lan Yu immediately accepted the order and said.
Later, Lan Yu took Zhu Han's military orders to prepare for the military operation to cross the Japanese country eastward.
Just when Zhu Han had finished handling a lot of government affairs and wanted to go to the back garden to find his concubine Liu Sanniang to hold her little hand and be gentle, the guard outside the door came in to report again.
"Your Highness, Hu Weiyong would like to see you."
When Zhu Han heard that Hu Weiyong came to see him, he knew that he would not be able to take any time off again.
Zhu Han is still the Yin of the Yingtian Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty, but he holds too many official positions at the same time, and it is impossible to be busy. Therefore, Zhu Han basically has one name for the affairs of the Yingtian Prefecture, and all big and small matters are entrusted to Hu Weiyong.
Ying Tianfu is doing everything.
Anyway, after so many years of getting along, Hu Weiyong is still very honest and responsible.
There is no trace of the person in history who had the ambition to control the Ming Dynasty.
"Let him come in." Zhu Han sat back on the Grand Master's chair and said.
Soon, the guards of the British Prince's Palace brought in Hu Weiyong, the capital of Yingtian Palace.
"Your Majesty Hu Weiyong, please see His Highness Thousand Years Old!"
Hu Weiyong's attitude towards Zhu Han has always been the most courteous among all officials and generals.
Because every time he met Zhu Han, Hu Weiyong always felt that His Royal Highness had a very critical attitude towards him, as if he was very afraid of himself. This made Hu Weiyong feel uncomfortable all over, and it was like a thorn in his back!
Therefore, Hu Weiyong was always trembling with fear every time he met Zhu Han.
He was simply more respectful and careful than meeting Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty.
"Forgive me, Lao Hu, why did you come to see me?" Zhu Han said.
Hearing His Royal Highness call him "Lao Hu", Hu Weiyong felt relieved a little.
"Your Highness, it's actually just a small matter. A man claiming to be a Persian merchant brought a ship of goods from the West. The Quanzhou Shipping Department didn't dare to let him operate it, so he came to Yingtian Mansion, where he wanted to see the King of England.
Your Highness, I want you to make the decision for him!" Hu Weiyong said.
"Oh, that's all?" Zhu Han was a little puzzled. He didn't know what kind of goods it was that made Quanzhou Shipping Company so much money.
"Yes, Your Highness, there is only one thing." Hu Weiyong said carefully.
"Tell me, what kind of goods did that Persian merchant bring?" Zhu Han asked.
Hu Weiyong said quickly: "Reporting to your highness, they are slaves, a large number of lustful slaves!"
"slave?"
When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately became energetic.
In this era, selling slaves to the Central Plains was not a popular business. The Central Plains people were very discriminatory towards the lustful people. In addition, the lusty people under the rule of Meng Yuan had a higher status, and there would be no lusty people selling their compatriots in large numbers.
Come to the Central Plains.
"Your Highness, the Persian merchant said that this is a large group of Slavic slaves, about five to six hundred men and women!" Hu Weiyong said.
"Slavic slave? Oh my god, Ocean Horse?"
Zhu Han was no longer simply excited at this time, but very excited.
He never imagined that he would encounter a group of Eastern European horses in Daming.
"Where is the Persian businessman?" Zhu Han stood up excitedly.
"Reporting to Your Highness, the Persian businessman is in Yingtianfu Yamen." Hu Weiyong said.
Seeing Zhu Han being so excited, he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, and he felt a little uneasy.
If the Persian businessman named Malu Ali hadn't paid him a large sum of gold coins, he wouldn't have bothered His Royal Highness.
It now appears that His Royal Highness's response far exceeded Hu Weiyong's expectations.
"Your Highness, do you want to summon him?" Hu Weiyong asked carefully.
"No, follow me to Yingtian Mansion. I want to see this Persian in person!" After Zhu Han said that, he strode out and rushed towards Yingtian Mansion.
In the Yingtianfu Yamen, Maru Ali, dressed as a Persian businessman, was kneeling on the ground carefully.
In front of him was His Royal Highness, the most powerful person in the entire Ming Dynasty besides Emperor Hongwu.
"Your name is Maru Ali?" Zhu Han looked at this Persian businessman, who was dressed as an ordinary businessman.
"Your Highness, this villain is none other than Maru Ali, a businessman from Persia." Maru Ali said quickly.
"Well, I heard that you brought a group of slaves?" Zhu Han asked.
"Yes, Your Highness, they are all of the best quality. The Slavs on the Qinchak grassland are all young men and women. Whether it is the paradise of Eastern Rome or the harem of Seljuk Turks, they are not of such good quality.
Good stuff!" Malu Ali saw the interest of the Ming Dynasty King and immediately began to boast professionally.
"Haha, it's all nonsense, let's go to the dock and have a look." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"As you wish, my noble highness!" Maru Ali laughed immediately. He knew that his business was going to be successful this time!
Zhu Han and his party came to the dock and let Malu Ali's merchant ship dock.
Then a large number of blond and blue-eyed Eastern European Slavic slaves appeared in front of Zhu Han.
The men of these Eastern European Slavic slaves have very strong muscles. Their skin is fair and delicate, their faces are extremely handsome, and they have exquisite facial features. They look like works of art. At first glance, they are carefully selected and of the highest quality.
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Moreover, these Eastern European Slavic slaves all wore tattered clothes that exposed their skin.
Especially those Slavic female slaves.
Their skin is much fairer than that of ordinary women, but they are still healthy and look very eye-catching.
"Your Highness, look, look at how beautiful these Slavic female slaves are. Look over there. I bought those women with money. These are my treasures!" Malu Ali saw Zhu Han.
I have been looking at these Slavic female slaves, so I introduced them.
Zhu Han glanced at these female slaves and nodded, "They are indeed first-class products!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness!" Malu Ali was extremely happy.
The better His Royal Highness treats him, the better it will be for his business.
"Well, I think these products of yours are quite good. They are all the best among the best! But what matters is the price."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as you like it, I can give you a 20% discount on these slaves. They are absolutely worth the money."
"Oh? With a 20% discount, you can consider it!"
Zhu Han nodded with satisfaction.
Upon seeing this, Malu Ali immediately said: "Your Highness, if you are satisfied, I can ship more Kipchak slaves, as long as the price is right and the quality and quantity are guaranteed!"
"Well, okay, I want all the slaves you have in the future." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Malu Ali was so excited that he almost cried. This is a big customer!
"However, I want to make it clear to you that from now on I only want female slaves, and no male slaves are allowed to be transported to the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Han said.
He has a normal orientation and is only interested in fair-skinned and beautiful Ocean horses. As for the male slaves, just let them serve the Arabs and Turks.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Maru Ali was overjoyed!
Most of the slaves this time are female slaves, and there are very few male slaves. He can definitely make a lot of money.
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Japan, Yoshino Castle.
Outside Yoshino Castle.
Lan Yu, the Grand Governor of Fuso Governor's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty, was riding in front of the formation, looking at Yoshino Castle not far away and said.
A few months ago, the Japanese Northern Dynasty suddenly sent troops and defeated the Japanese Southern Dynasty supported by the Ming Dynasty. Not only did they kill thousands of Japanese Southern Dynasty soldiers, but they also captured the important city Yoshino Castle.
In anger, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang followed Zhu Han's suggestion and sent Lan Yu to lead 5,000 Ming troops and 10,000 Goryeo Eight Banners troops to conquer the Japanese Kingdom and the Northern Dynasty.
After a battle, Lan Yu easily led his army to Yoshino Castle.
"Lord Qi, the Japanese in the city have said that they will fight to the death and not retreat!" A Ming soldier who had just gone to persuade them to surrender came back.
After Lan Yu heard this, it was right in his mind.
"Haha, I will definitely let the Japanese in Yoshino City know what the true power of Heaven is!"
After several rounds of artillery bombardment, Lan Yu waved his command flag and asked his Korean Eight Banners soldiers to take the lead in attacking the city.
With the attack of the Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers, the Japanese defenders immediately fell into panic.
However, the fighting will of the Japanese soldiers was very tenacious. Despite the fierce resistance of the Japanese soldiers, the Korean Eight Banners soldiers still failed to break through the Japanese defenders.
After a round of attacks, the Korean Eight Banners soldiers were driven back by the Japanese soldiers.
However, Lan Yu had already expected that the Japanese defenders would be tenacious in fighting, so he did not give up and continue the attack.
"Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers obey the order, the second echelon is ready to charge!"
Lan Yu gave an order, and the Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers quickly lined up in formation.
"Kill!"
The Korean Eight Banners soldiers shouted together!
Like a mad dog, it rushed towards the Japanese defenders again.
"Kill kill kill"
The soldiers of the Japanese and Southern Dynasties were not to be outdone!
Holding shields, spears and other weapons, they fought fiercely with the Korean Eight Banners soldiers.
The Goryeo Eight Banners Soldiers are already the strongest force in Goryeo, and it goes without saying that they are rich in combat experience.
Moreover, because the Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers were well-trained and much stronger than ordinary people, the Japanese defenders seemed very weak in front of them.
After a round of attacks, the Japanese defenders once again fell into a bitter battle.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Ahhhhh"
The Japanese soldiers screamed in agony and were chopped down to the ground by the Koryo Eight Banners soldiers.
The offensive of the Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers was so fierce that the Japanese defenders simply could not withstand it.
However, the Japanese soldiers gritted their teeth and defeated the Korean Eight Banners soldiers again.
Lan Yu saw this and waved her hand.
"Stop attacking and rest for a while."
"yes."
Upon hearing the order, the Korean Eight Banners soldiers stopped their attack one after another.
The Korean Eight Banners soldiers attacked more than ten times in succession during this period of time.
Although the defense line of the Japanese defenders was already shaky, it still did not collapse. It can be seen that the strength of the Japanese defenders is still very strong.
"Pass this general's order. In the next attack, everyone must fight to the death. I don't mind using military law!"
"yes!"
"Kill kill kill"
The Korean Eight Banners soldiers shouted again!
They continued to attack the Japanese defenders in the front, and the casualties of the Japanese defenders continued to increase.
The formation of the Japanese defenders was in chaos, and their minds were beginning to fluctuate.
Seeing this, Lan Yu sneered secretly in her heart.
The morale of the Japanese defenders is already in chaos, and if they push harder, they will definitely collapse.
This is Sapphire's tactical purpose.
Under the command of Lan Yu, the fighting will of the Korean Eight Banners soldiers became stronger and stronger.
Finally, under Lan Yu's coordination, the Korean Eight Banners soldiers launched an attack again.
The Japanese defenders fell into chaos again!
Their formation also began to become shaky!
Lan Yu waved his hand, and the Korean Eight Banners soldiers rushed forward again.
"Kill kill kill"
As the Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers launched another attack, the position of the Japanese defenders once again became turbulent, and they no longer had the consciousness to resist.
The soldiers of the Japanese defenders fell one after another, and the Korean Eight Banners soldiers also beheaded the Japanese soldiers one after another, and the blood stained the whole earth red.
Lan Yu's eyes were shining with excitement. The Japanese soldiers had been completely defeated, and now only the last Japanese elites were left. As long as they were eliminated, victory would be achieved.
The Japanese defenders' camp has completely collapsed, and their morale has dropped to the extreme!
Seeing this, Lan Yu immediately issued the order for the last attack, and the Korean Eight Banners soldiers immediately launched another fierce attack.
click
Poof
With waves of killings, the Japanese soldiers in the city began to collapse.
The heads of the Japanese soldiers who were killed were rolling, and blood spurted out one after another.
The screams were also endless.
Soon after, the Japanese defenders' formation finally lost all resistance.
He was killed by the Korean Eight Banners soldiers and abandoned his armor. The last guard also fell under the sword of the Korean Eight Banners soldiers.
"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!"
The Korean Eight Banners soldiers had a ferocious look on their faces, and their eyes also revealed a bloodthirsty light. They were like a group of murderous devils.
The Korean Eight Banners soldiers roared with excitement.
Listening to the roars of these Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers, Lan Yu, who was standing in the distance observing the battle situation, also had a satisfied smile on his face.
Lan Yu led the army to easily defeat the Japanese Northern Army outside Yoshino Castle.
Only the Eight Banners soldiers of Goryeo were dispatched, and the Japanese Northern Army was completely killed. The elite of the Ming Dynasty army stood at the rear of the military formation, not even sweating.
"Report to the General that our army has killed 10,000 enemies and captured 6,000 people, including more than 2,000 Japanese wounded soldiers." Quan Qian, the commander of the Goryeo Eight Banners Army, knelt on the ground and said to Lan Yu.
"Two thousand wounded Japanese pirates, save the rice to waste! Kill them all, and build a temple for me outside Yoshino Castle to show off the Ming Dynasty's mighty military exploits!" Lan Yu said with a relaxed look.
"I obey, General." When Quan Qian, the commander of the Goryeo Eight Banners Soldiers, heard this, he was startled and trembled all over.
Quan Qian did not dare to slack off at all, and immediately followed Lan Yu's instructions, returned to the army, ordered the beheading of all the wounded Japanese soldiers who had just been captured, and then prepared to build a Jingguan with their heads.
As wails resounded on the battlefield, all the Japanese wounded soldiers outside Yoshino Castle were killed.
When the Japanese Northern Army entered Yoshino Castle, they had already carried out a lot of robbery and killing, so there were not many Japanese people left in the entire Yoshino Castle.
"If it hadn't been for His Majesty's order, I would have killed all the Japanese people in Yoshino Castle." Lan Yu looked at the corpses of the Japanese soldiers who were killed on the battlefield with an expressionless face, and thought to herself.
After a long period of garrisoning in the Japanese country, Lan Yu had already figured out the habits of the people of these island countries. They were all a group of barbarians who were fearful of power and unethical.
If it weren't for the large number of slave labor required by the Iwami clan's silver mines, Lan Yu wouldn't even have kept the remaining Japanese pirate prisoners whose hands and feet were intact.
After executing the wounded soldiers, all enemies in Yoshino Castle of Japan were finally cleared, and some Japanese people were driven out to clean up the battlefield.
"General Lan, when will Yoshino Castle allow the king and concubine to come back here?"
At this time, a short man dressed as a Japanese official came to Lan Yu and asked respectfully.
A Japanese official who looked like a little monkey was the official in charge of the Southern Dynasties of Japan, and his name was Ono Taro.
Ono Taro's status in the Japanese country was basically equivalent to the level of prime minister of the Central Plains Dynasty.
However, in front of Lan Yu, the Ming general, Ono Taro was as respectful as a slave.
"Yoshino Castle is now in dilapidated condition and must undergo extensive renovations before your concubine and Japanese king can return to the city."
Lan Yu said to this Ono Taro.
Before Lan Yu came to Japan, Zhu Han had already told Lan Yu that after capturing Yoshino Castle, the Ming Dynasty must station a strong army in Yoshino Castle, not only to protect the safety of Japan's Southern Dynasties, but also for the most important purpose
Can more effectively control the power of the Japanese and Southern Dynasties.
Since the discovery of huge silver mines by the Iwami clan, many rich gold mines have been discovered one after another.
These minerals are very difficult for Japanese pirates to mine, so even if they knew about the existence of these mineral deposits, they did not have the technology to mine them.
Now the Ming Dynasty has mined all these gold and silver mines through its own efforts. This has caused many powerful people in the Japanese country to become extremely unwilling and greedy. Some Japanese pirate feudal lords have even begun to think of ways to do this.
Trying to extract some benefits from it.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Zhu Han.
Therefore, we must strictly control all the movements of the Japanese Southern Dynasties to prevent them from making peace with the Japanese Northern Dynasties and threatening the interests of the Ming Dynasty on the Japanese islands.
After all, although the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan continued to fight against each other in history, the final outcome of the Japanese Kingdom was peace between the North and the South, the restoration of a unified Japanese Kingdom, and the worship of the only emperor.
This forced Zhu Han to be careful to prevent the Japanese, Southern and Northern Dynasties from compromising each other in the face of huge interests.
"What General Lan said makes sense, then I will go back and report to Princess Fujiwara and the King."
Ono Taro saw that Lan Yu didn't have a good look on him, so he didn't ask for trouble, found an excuse, and left in despair.
Later, Lan Yu built another inner city in Yoshino Castle according to Zhu Han's request.
This inner city is planned to be stationed with 500 Ming soldiers and 3,000 Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers.
As a result, in addition to the tens of thousands of Ming garrison troops of Iwami Domain, Yoshino Castle had nearly 4,000 Ming garrison troops.
The garrisons in these two places were enough to control the power of the Japanese country in the Southern Dynasties.
Of course, in nominal terms, this was because the Ming Dynasty saw that its vassal states were facing enemies to the north and sent garrison troops to protect the vassal states' security.
Outside Yoshino Castle, there was a busy scene.
"Don't be lazy. Whoever dares to be lazy will not be given food!"
"The generals of the Heavenly Kingdom are inspecting over there. If anyone dares to be lazy, his hands and feet will be cut off!"
"Finish the work here today! Everyone eats white rice in the evening."
A group of Korean Eight Banners supervisors wearing bamboo hats and holding whips in their hands were scolding Japanese people who were busy on the construction site outside Yoshino Castle.
As a practice of Zhu Han's strategy of "barbarians governing barbarians", using Goryeo sticks to closely monitor the Japanese devils could kill two birds with one stone.
The two countries have a feud, so there is no need to worry about them covering up and colluding with each other to deceive the Ming army.
Goryeo Bangzi, which had been harassed by Japanese pirates for hundreds of years, now faced the Japanese devils. With the support of the Ming Dynasty, it fully demonstrated its harshness and cruelty, and managed the Japanese people obediently.
The Japanese people did not dare to resist at all, because once these Japanese people dared to resist these Korean Eight Banners soldiers, they would face a series of cruel punishments such as beheading, leg cutting, and flogging.
Using these Goryeo sticks, Lanyu recruited a large number of Japanese people around Yoshino Castle and built a new type of fortress outside Yoshino Castle.
This fortress adopts a brand-new design structure, which looks like a huge five-pointed star. There are many protruding horse faces, edges and crenellations on the wall.
"This is a new type of fortress ordered by His Majesty the King of England. When you are constructing it, if there is anything you don't understand, don't make any arbitrary decisions. You must strictly follow the drawings!"
"His Royal Highness the King of England will come here for inspection in the future. If anyone makes the slightest mistake, I will peel off his skin!"
Lan Yu looked at the new fortress that was beginning to take shape in front of her, and warned the supervisors of the Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers under her.
Yoshino Castle in Japan was really small, and the several thousand garrison troops were too crowded inside Yoshino Castle.
Therefore, Lan Yu followed Zhu Han's instructions and built this new type of fortress outside Yoshino Castle, which is also the famous bastion in history.
The bastion uses muskets and artillery as its main defensive weapons. Even if there are only a few hundred people, it can withstand the siege of an army of tens of thousands, and it will not be at a disadvantage in the battle.
As long as there is sufficient ammunition and food, the bastion is theoretically unbreakable.
Therefore, once the bastion outside Yoshino Castle is built, the Ming Dynasty's influence on Yoshino City will be maintained forever, and the key points of the Japanese country will be firmly controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
Building Yoshino Bastion requires a lot of human resources, but this is no problem for Azurite.
Since the last time Lan Yu led the Ming army to defeat the Japanese and Northern Dynasty armies, they immediately gained supreme prestige in Yoshino Castle, and it was not difficult to recruit some manpower.
In addition, Zhu Han attaches great importance to the construction of the Japanese fortress. He has already given Lan Yu an order not to be stingy with food and money, and to recruit local Japanese people from Yoshino to provide labor. The more the better, and the construction period is
The shorter the better.
The lives of the people of the Japanese country were very poor. The Ming army only had a meal of grains and white rice a day to make the people of the Japanese country work hard. Coupled with the supervision of the Korean Eight Banners soldiers, this project was
The quality is even more impeccable. In less than two months, Lanyu built a very strong new bastion under Yoshino Castle.
Concubine Fujiwara and the young emperor Kanjo of Japan finally returned to Yoshino, where they had been driven out.
After the Battle of Yoshino, the military strength of the Japanese Northern Dynasties was severely damaged, and they did not dare to attack the Southern Japanese Dynasty in the near future. As a result, no Japanese people dared to disturb the Ming Dynasty's silver mining in Iwami.
Chapter 320 Royal Academy
"When humans are born, their natures are good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart!"
In a corner of the Ming Palace, the sound of reading could be heard from several rooms. Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but smile with relief as they walked outside these schools.
"Qiwu, the students you have recruited into your new school are all very enthusiastic about their studies. They are not like the lifeless schools of the old Confucian scholars we have seen. They can do nothing but shake their heads!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stroked his newly grown beard and said, as an emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang now cares very much about his majesty and appearance, so he naturally grew a beard that symbolizes stability.
"Brother, what you said is really to the point. The things taught in our new school are not only novel and useful, but also interesting to learn. They are not comparable to those of old academics." Zhu Han showed a proud smile.
said.
The new lessons taught in the new schools of the Ming Dynasty are the most vivid and interesting standard courses for later generations that Zhu Han obtained through system sign-in. Students of the Ming Dynasty will naturally learn them very vividly and have fun in learning.
Moreover, this school established in the Ming Dynasty Palace is not an ordinary school, but the ‘Da Ming Royal School’ with the royal name.
All the students here are either the children of princes or nobles, or the children of royal relatives.
"Ding dong, ding dong, ding..."
As a crisp bell rang, it was time for the end of get out of class at the Ming Dynasty Royal Academy.
After a few ringing bells, a group of children in their teens walked out of the school happily.
Although the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty is built within the palace, it is located in a remote corner of the palace and has another half-open small door. Therefore, these students will not pass by the palace after class, but will leave the palace directly through the small door and return home after school.
Home.
The elder brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han did not have much political affairs to deal with today, so they wanted to come to the new school to inspect the academic performance of their nephew Li Wenzhong and eldest nephew Zhu Wenzheng.
I saw a large number of children coming out of school.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han retreated to a nearby room.
"Xiao Guizi, go and bring Li Wenzhong and Zhu Wenzheng over." Zhu Yuanzhang said to a personal eunuch.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Xiao Guizi ran out quickly.
Soon, Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong walked in together carrying schoolbags.
As soon as they saw Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, they immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and bowed his hands and said, "No need, no need!"
Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong were both in their teens. According to the original history, the Ming Dynasty would not have been established so quickly. They still had a lot of time to make achievements on the battlefield and become the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty.
However, because of Zhu Han's existence, the Ming Dynasty was founded more than ten years earlier than in history, so there is no chance for the two juniors, Li Wenzhong and Zhu Wenzheng, to display their military talents.
Today, Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong are both outstanding students at the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty, studying physics and traditional classics and history at the same time.
"Let me ask you two, what did you learn in school today?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the nephew and the eldest nephew and said with a smile.
Since he ascended the throne and became the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang has not changed his attitude of valuing his family, especially the two juniors Zhu Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong, and his heart is full of love and care.
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