He didn't hide anything. He told in detail how he killed Hongyi during the Battle of Liaoluowan, how he faced the threat of pirates after going to Penghu, and how he angrily killed Hitachi Gongyaota and Oniomaru.
As Ding Yunyi's story was told bit by bit, the expression on Chongzhen's face also changed. Sometimes he was nervous, sometimes he was looking forward to it, and once he even let out a low cry.
When Ding Yunyi finished telling his story, Chongzhen sighed: "Ding Yunyi, I didn't expect that our Ming Dynasty would have a warrior like you who is brave enough to win the three armies. This is my great luck!"
"Your Majesty, Ding Yunyi is just a fluke."
"I don't think so." Chongzhen said calmly: "How can there be so many lucky things in the world? I heard from you and Wang Cheng'en that every battle you fought was earned with one sword and one shot with your true skills. Those in the imperial court
Officials only know about comfort and enjoyment, but they don't know about the hard work of you soldiers stationed abroad."
Ding Yunyi was a little moved in his heart. It was really not easy to hear these words from Chongzhen's mouth.
Chongzhen picked up the teacup and took a sip, without putting it down. He only held the teacup in his hand, as if he was thinking about something: "After the victory of Liaoluo Bay, I thought that the sea troubles had subsided, but I didn't expect that it would still be so rampant.
.At present, the Central Plains and borders are in turmoil. If the maritime borders are in chaos again, the situation will be out of control. Is it wrong to ban the sea until now?"
"There is nothing wrong with the sea ban." Wang Chengen sighed on the side: "Although the attitudes of the successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty about sea bans were not the same, judging from the provisions of the 'Ming Law', which were mainly based on the Ming Dynasty's stance on fully implementing the sea ban.
It is very clear. The Ming Law clearly stipulates that 'anyone who sells cattle, horses, military supplies, iron goods, copper coins, satin, silk, silk cotton out of the country to sell goods or goes to the sea will be punished with a hundred sticks'.
"Anyone who leaves the country or puts the vessel into the sea shall be hanged." In addition, the "Great Ming Law" prohibits private manufacture of large ships with more than two masts, and without such ships, it is impossible to go to sea. Carrying contraband into the sea without permission, and dealing with foreign traders will be the same.
They were beheaded and their heads were displayed to the public. Even civilians who helped and interacted with this prohibited maritime trade were sent to the army. In other words, according to the provisions of the "Da Ming Law", it is illegal for coastal residents to go to the sea, let alone trade with foreigners.
Those who went to sea privately to trade with the Japanese were taking great risks, and they were all felons who could be arrested and punished by the government and the army."
The look on Chongzhen's face became increasingly puzzled: "Since the maritime ban is so strict, why are pirates becoming more and more rampant?"
"In order to continue their trading activities, they can only take risks and resist with force." Ding Yunyi said boldly.
Chongzhen's eyes immediately fell on him: "Oh, tell me about it."
Ding Yunyi also let go of his courage: "The demand for trade is unstoppable, the huge trading profits are full of unlimited temptations, and the severe maritime ban makes Sino-foreign trade even more profitable. I heard someone say this in Fujian, 'Nothing is allowed.
Entering the sea, the huge ship with stern eyes came back to cover the river; no one was allowed to take in the goods, and the children and their children were loaded with treasures and silks. Some people said, "In a country on the sea, there are countless people with a radius of more than a thousand miles. There is no Chinese damask, brocade, silk and cotton."
The more stringent the maritime ban, the greater the value of China's goods, and the more people rush to trade. If private relations are not possible, it will be accompanied by plundering.' It can be seen that the things these pirates plundered were not just for their own enjoyment.
But it has a clear commercial purpose, which is probably very different from ordinary robbers."
When he said this, he quietly glanced at Chongzhen and felt relieved when he saw that Chongzhen was listening very seriously;
"Your Majesty, in fact, the composition of the Japanese pirates is quite complex, including murderers, escaped prisoners, deposed officials, fake monks, and down-and-out scholars. Under the suppression of the government, the Japanese pirates along the coast have not only disappeared without a trace for a long time, but have also disappeared.
On the contrary, the wind and clouds are surging, and each wave is higher than the other. The people who rely on the mountains eat the mountains, and those who rely on the sea eat the sea. This phenomenon is even more prominent in Fujian. "The sea is the land of the Fujian people", and the people along the coast of Fujian regard the sea as the source of food and clothing.
The soil quality in coastal areas is not suitable for agricultural production, so farmers have no choice but to march to the ocean and rely on ocean maps to survive. The ocean not only has shipping routes to all directions, but also contains treasures of various resources. The sea ban policy actually cut off the livelihood of local people.
.....”
"Bold!" Wang Chengen shouted angrily.
Only then did Ding Yunyi realize that he had made a mistake in his last sentence. He quickly stood up and said: "I will be punished by death."
"You are not guilty." Chongzhen did not mean to blame at all: "How dare anyone say these truths in front of me that I have never heard before. Say, keep talking, I will not blame you for any mistakes you make."
Ding Yunyi quietly looked towards Wang Chengen, and when he saw Wang Chengen nodded towards him again, his heart relaxed slightly:
"Your Majesty, during the middle period of Jiajing, Japanese invasion was rampant, affecting all coastal areas from Liaodong to Guangdong, and spreading to the southeastern inland. Pirates often gathered thousands or even tens of thousands of troops, penetrated hundreds to thousands of miles into the interior, and besieged the state.
They captured the county town, burned, killed, and looted, plundered the population, and robbed property, causing social unrest.
In order to prevent Japanese pirates, Zhu Zhi, the governor of Zhejiang Province, implemented a more stringent maritime ban policy. Not only did private trade at sea be prohibited, but even fishing at sea was prohibited. Transportation between the coasts was also blocked. The sea blocked the way to make money.
The smuggling group turned from being both traders and thieves into pure bandits. Due to the large population and limited land in the southeastern coastal areas, many civilians depended on the sea for food and clothing, or relied on maritime trade for a living. The severe maritime ban left them without food and clothing, which was equivalent to -
Some people joined the ranks of pirates or joined forces with bandits, and the Japanese plague reached its peak...
Your Majesty, I have a story to tell you, but I think your Majesty already knows it."
Chongzhen nodded slightly, and then Ding Yunyi spoke eloquently.
In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing's reign, the war expanded to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Japanese pirates not only rampaged across the south of the Yangtze River, but also traveled in and out of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. They even besieged cities such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Wenzhou, and Taizhou.
In July of this year, a small group of pirates with only over a hundred people landed, traveled thousands of miles inland, and created a miracle.
The Japanese pirates landed from Juexi in Shangyu. At that time, about 6,000 Japanese pirates besieged Suzhou and were annihilated by the famous anti-Japanese general Ren Huan. Originally, this group of Japanese pirates probably came after hearing the news and wanted to get a share of the pie. But when they arrived in Shaoxing, they knew
The situation was different, so we had to turn around, occupy Gaobu in Kuaiji, and seize the houses to wait and see. The local magistrate Liu Xi and the cadre Xu Ziyi heard the news and led their troops to besiege.
The pirates set up rafts to cross the river at night and broke out of the encirclement. They turned to Hangzhou and headed north, plundering Yu Qian, Changhua, and all the way to Chun'an in Yanzhou.
The government ordered a pursuit, and Zhejiang troops from all walks of life pressed hard. There were small encounters on both sides along the way, but they were never able to successfully encircle and suppress it.