In less than twenty days, 50,000 troops and a large amount of supplies arrived in Jeolla Province.
Tang Ding was overjoyed when he learned that the emperor not only did not punish him, but also sent him an additional 50,000 troops.
The last defeat was due to underestimating the enemy's aggressive advance, but it was also due to the fact that the navy was not good at fighting land battles. At least, Tang Ding was not proficient in how to use water to fight land warfare.
And the 50,000 troops coming now were all elites from the Beijing camp. They were soldiers and horses that Tang Ding was very familiar with, which naturally doubled his confidence.
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However, Tang Ding still did not act rashly. Firstly, the 50,000-strong army came to Jeolla Province after a long journey and needed to rest for a while; secondly, Tangding had to learn from the lessons of the last defeat and figure out how to fight.
After more than half a month, Tang Ding boarded the ship with all his troops and headed towards the Japanese country on the opposite side. This time, Tang Ding brought his cannon and prepared to fight steadily.
...The effect of Tang Ding's method was very obvious. In the following months, he did not encounter any decent resistance. Even if they encounter sporadic Japanese soldiers, they will be easily crushed by his army, leaving no trace behind.
In just three months, Tangding was completely cleaned up, and occupied the most prosperous areas of Japan's original Kyoto and Yoshino, and moved northward. The front line retreated to the Kaga-Yuanjiang line, occupying one-third of the land of Japan.
The further north you go, the fewer Japanese people there are and the weaker the resistance they encounter. Judging from the current situation, it will take about three months to occupy the entire Japanese country.
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Han Du reported the good news to Zhu Biao and said with a smile: "Gong Xin is still as good at fighting as ever. He has achieved such results in just three months."
Zhu Biao took Tang Ding's report and finally had a smile on his face. "Okay, okay, okay! Finally, you didn't disappoint me and gave me a bad breath! When Tang Ding pacifies the Japanese country, I must go to Xiaoling to worship and tell my father the good news personally."
Han Du smiled and nodded slightly. Now the overall situation has almost been decided. Zhu Biao can do whatever he wants.
However, it can be seen from Zhu Biao's attitude how deep Lao Zhu's hatred for the Japanese country was. Even a kind man like Zhu Biao couldn't help but be full of murderous intentions towards the Japanese country.
However, this is also the Japanese country committing suicide. It doesn't matter if they don't pay tribute. They even dare to kill the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't this a slap in Lao Zhu's face? That is to say, the Ming Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles, otherwise Lao Zhu would have launched troops to attack the Japanese country.
Zhu Biao continued to read, and the smile on his face slowly faded. He frowned and said, "What's going on with this soup cauldron? Even an army of 50,000 people can't catch a single Xiaosong Lingzi?"
Han Du was also surprised by this. According to Tang Ding, after entering the Japanese country this time, he did not encounter resistance like the Battle of Yoshino. There was even news from spies that in the Battle of Yoshino, the entire Ashikaga clan was wiped out and the Ming army perished in the flames. After that, Reiko Komatsu disappeared, and no trace of her has been found until now.
"Your Majesty, after all, Duke Xinguo only occupies a part of the Japanese kingdom. Perhaps Xiaosong Lingzi has fled to other places long ago, and it is reasonable that he cannot be found."
Zhu Biao thought for a while and felt that he had acted too hastily. Komatsu Reiko is not a fool. She will definitely not stand there and wait for the Ming army to catch her. At times like this, it is human nature to run away.
"Okay, let's send an order to Tang Ding to tell him to capture Xiaosong Lingzi, and he will see his body alive and dead!"
After Han Du saw that Zhu Biao had finished his instructions, he said: "Your Majesty, the Japanese country is about to be destroyed. It is time to think about how to deal with the situation in the Japanese country."
Zhu Biao raised his head and pondered for a moment, then looked at Han Du and said, "What do you think? I heard that the Japanese island has many mountains and little flat land, and the land is not fertile. Even if I move the people there, I'm afraid not many people will be willing to go. Bar?"
Of course, no common people would be willing to go to Japan. The climate is getting colder and colder, and the same is naturally true for Japan, which is located in the north. Nowadays, the people of the Ming Dynasty are willing to go to the warm and rich Nanyang. Who would look down on a remote place like Japan?
"Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty leaves it alone, then the Japanese island may be occupied by others more than a hundred years later." Han Du reminded Zhu Biao first, and then said: "But the Japanese island is not useless. According to the spies, The news comes that Japan is rich in silver and copper."
"Oh? Why didn't I know?" Zhu Biao's eyes became particularly bright when he heard about silver and copper.
This is not to say that Zhu Biao is greedy for money, but that his current expenses are a bit huge. Just for a county school, he has to spend tens of millions of real money every year, and he can't see any profit. Although he is supported by the Governor-General's Mansion of the World, Zhu Biao is still very anxious to increase his income now.
"I just learned about it just now." After a pause, Han Du continued: "According to the news from the spies, there are many silver mines in the Japanese country, and the annual silver production is about two million taels. Even after falling into a melee, There are also more than one million taels. Especially in Shijian, there is an entire silver mountain there. This silver mountain alone can produce nearly one million taels of silver every year before the melee. This is because their silver refining skills are too poor. If If it were replaced by Ming Dynasty, it could be at least several times higher than this."
"How many can there be?" Zhu Biao stood up excitedly and pointed at Han Du and asked.
Han Du did a little mental calculation and replied: "If there are enough mining manpower and the Ming Dynasty's silver refining skills, it should be able to reach ten million taels a year."
"Okay! Ten million taels, that's great!" Zhu Biao couldn't help but clap his hands.
Then he pointed at Wang Yue and said: "Instruct the Ministry of Industry to immediately send craftsmen into the Japanese country and try their best to find out all the silver mines in the Japanese country. In addition, tell Tang Ding to stop killing too many Japanese people and arrest them all. Throw it all away to mine.”
"My servant obeys the order." Wang Yue bowed quickly and walked out of the palace. When he heard that the emperor had earned an additional tens of millions of taels of silver every year, there was a wind in his step. Now that the emperor is rich, he will naturally not treat slaves like them badly, and he can also benefit from it.
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Huitong Pavilion.
Since the Timurid Empire's envoys stayed here, since the emperor did not have a clear decree to let these people go or stay, the officials of the Ministry of Rites could only turn a blind eye and let them continue to live there. here.
If the envoys of Timur's empire do not return home, how can they report the situation of the Ming Dynasty to his sultan? Although most of the members of the mission lived in the hall, Umar Shahi also sent his subordinates back to the Timurid Empire to report the matter to the Sultan.
After waiting for almost a year, the envoy finally received a new order from Sultan Timur. After seeing the order, Umar Shahi became energetic again.
News came from the Ministry of Rites that Timur's envoy Umar Shahi wanted to see the emperor.
If it weren't for the reminder from the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Biao would have almost forgotten that Timur's envoy was still in the Ming Dynasty.
After being silent for so long, he suddenly asked to see him... Zhu Biao clicked his tongue twice and made a decision: since he asked to see him, let's summon him once.
Morning next day.
"...Announcing the audience of Timur Umar Shahei~"
"Umar Shahei pays homage to His Majesty the Ming Emperor, long live long live long live~"
This time, Umar Shahi was much more behaved than last time. He no longer dared to be arrogant and refused to bow. Instead, after entering Fengtian Hall, he knelt down respectfully.
"Get up." Zhu Shou said calmly.
Then he glanced at Umar Shahei and couldn't help but said: "Why do you want to stay in Ming Dynasty? Don't you want to return to Timur?"
Umar Shahei stood up, looked up at the Ming Emperor, and said righteously: "The Duke of Zhenguo, Han Du, attacked Yilibaili City without any reason. If the Ming Dynasty does not give Timur justice, Umar Shahei Shahei vowed not to return to Timur."
Zhu Biao shook his head secretly after hearing this. This was simply a joke. It was impossible for Ming Dynasty to punish Han Du for Timur. Since Umar Shahei was so insistent, Zhu Biao no longer cared about him.
Then he asked: "You asked to see me today, you must have something to do, right? Tell me."
Umar Shahei immediately said: "My lord already knows the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards Timur. If the Ming Dynasty does not give Timur a satisfactory answer, then my lord will personally seek justice from the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Biao's face suddenly darkened. This was the first time that he had been threatened like this.
It was a matter of his own, so Handu had to stand up and said to Umar Shahei: "What? Do you mean that Timur wants to go to war with Ming Dynasty?"
Umar Shahei stared at Han Du with hatred. Since he came to the Ming Dynasty, every time he heard Han Du's name, he would recall the tragic situation when Yili looted the city. He hated Han Du with all his heart.
But even if he knew Han Du, this was the first time he was so close to Han Du.
Taking a deep breath, Umar Shahi thought of what Sultan told him in the letter, and his confidence instantly became strong. The Sultan had recalled the troops stationed in the west preparing to attack the Ottoman Empire, and sent envoys to negotiate peace with the Ottoman Empire.
I have done so much just to prepare to compete with Ming Dynasty!
Because Timur found that compared to the Ottoman Empire, the Ming Dynasty was the biggest obstacle to his domination of the world and the promotion of his doctrine. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the Ottoman Empire has become worth mentioning.
"Yes, if the Ming Dynasty does not give an explanation to the Timur Empire, then the Timur Empire will declare war on the Ming Dynasty."
Declare war?
As soon as these two words came out, the whole hall could hear it.
Everyone looked at Umar Shahei in trance, wondering why he was so crazy that he dared to say that he wanted to declare war with the Ming Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty had just pacified the grassland, although the Japanese country held back the Ming Dynasty's navy and tens of thousands of troops. But in addition to these soldiers and horses, the Ming Dynasty also had hundreds of thousands of troops, and these were all elites who could fight the Meng Yuan cavalry.
Although everyone here doesn't know the strength of Timur's army, they probably won't surpass the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry, right?
