Orthodox tenth year, May 20th.
Outside the palace, a large number of officials gathered together, but unlike the previous scene, today these officials were all tall and burly, and it was difficult to see them being elegant and easy-going.
Yes, these people are the military attaches of Jinling Dusi, and today the prince officially summoned them.
When the time was approaching, everyone had arranged their positions in advance, and the twenty or so people were silent.
Yesterday, this group of people wanted to meet in advance, but unfortunately Zhu Jinghong didn't give them a chance, so their little idea failed.
The military attachés were a little uneasy because they were not able to detect the situation in advance, fearing that they would encounter difficulties soon.
That's right, at this moment, they feel like students who are about to take reference.
As the sound of bells and drums rang, several eunuchs quickly walked out of the palace gate and shouted the order to summon the prince.
After finally tidying up their appearance, a group of officials in purple and blue robes lowered their heads and followed the eunuchs into the palace gate.
After entering Yong'an Gate, everyone came outside the main hall.
They thought they would be summoned in Yong'an Hall today, but the eunuchs led them to the east side hall.
Although I was confused, this was a palace after all, and a group of military attachés could only hold it in if they had problems.
When everyone came to the entrance of the side hall, they saw a map placed in the middle of the main hall. The outline was the boundary of Jinling.
To the left and right of the map stood a fifth-grade military attaché, the two generals who had followed Zhu Jingyuan to Jinling.
Both of them were in their thirties, in the prime of life, and their eyes and demeanor were both shining.
On the north side of the map, there are two brothers, Zhu Jinghong. At this moment, they are listening to the analysis of the two generals.
When the people from Jinling Dusi entered the hall, the conversation of several people in the hall stopped, and Zhu Jinghong also retreated behind the prince.
As a so-called princeling, he will restrain his shine even if he does not show his face.
Otherwise, if the limelight always overshadows the prince, then his idea of using the "princeling" as a shield will be in vain.
After Zhu Jingyuan returned to the main seat and took his seat, a group of military generals in the palace made a grand ceremony.
"I see His Highness the Crown Prince, you are a thousand years old!"
"Get flat!"
After everyone stood up, Zhu Jingyuan spoke: "I called you here today to formulate a strategy to suppress the Japanese so that you can fulfill your majesty's great trust!"
According to the strategy decided in advance, Zhu Jingyuan first asked: "Jinling Dusi, what are the results of the Japanese suppression now?"
The person asking the question was Jinling Dusi. Wang Quanyi, the commander of Weidu who was qualified to reply, saw him walking out of the train.
"Your Highness, since the beginning of this month, Jinling Dusi has mobilized various ministries to suppress Japanese pirates. So far, more than 1,700 bandits have been killed and more than 220 people have been captured alive!"
"How many Japanese pirates are there today? Where are they located?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, there are nearly ten thousand Japanese pirates now. Most of them are entrenched on the islands. The officers and soldiers lack warships, so it is difficult to annihilate them all!"
This is why the Japanese pirates have never been completely eradicated, just because the Ming Dynasty's navy was not good enough.
It is precisely because of the incompetence of the navy that there is insufficient control over the oceans, which has led to the rampant smuggling trade at sea, and the huge profits have become the breeding ground for pirates.
We have been suppressing Japanese pirates for nearly a hundred years. It is actually unclear how many of them were real Japanese pirates and how many of them were participated by coastal people.
At this time, Zhu Jinghong interjected: "It is difficult to annihilate them all, so the Jinling Dusi is helpless?"
This was a very unpleasant thing to say. Everyone followed the voice and saw that it was a young man wearing a round collar robe and a black gauze winged crown.
Since the prince is sitting on the throne, this is naturally the thirteenth son of the emperor.
"Master Thirteen, I and others are trying to solve it!"
"Then what solution did you come up with?" Zhu Jinghong asked.
Wang Quanyi did not answer, but turned his attention to Zhu Jingyuan. After all, this was the prince in charge.
"Thirteenth Brother's words are my words!" Zhu Jingyuan said solemnly.
He was relatively experienced in talking to civilian officials, but he was blind when it came to military affairs, so he simply let Zhu Jinghong take care of it.
Just listen to Wang Quanyi's reply: "I have reported to the Thirteenth Master that I have discussed two strategies, namely suppression and defense!"
"For the Japanese pirates on the shore, I have mobilized the elites of each guard station and will destroy them at all costs!"
"As for those Japanese pirates entrenched on the island, order the Gaoyou Guards, Yangzhou Guards, Suzhou Guards and Zhenhai Guards to be on guard and never let them land to cause chaos!"
After hearing these words, Zhu Jinghong frowned and asked: "According to your opinion, the Japanese pirates on the island cannot be suppressed?"
Wang Quanyi said helplessly: "Thirteenth Master, this clever woman can't make a living without rice. If we want to completely wipe out the Japanese pirates, we need a large number of warships to participate in the battle, but the navy in the court is really stretched!"
This is indeed an objective fact. It is impossible to swim across without a warship.
The irony is that there are many warships on the Japanese side, and they are equipped with many artillery. In a one-on-one situation, the imperial navy is still at a disadvantage.
"Fourth brother, since there is a shortage of warships, can you send a memorial and request the imperial court to allocate them?"
After hearing this, Zhu Jingyuan thought and replied: "You can try it!"
Nodding, Zhu Jinghong asked Wang Quanyi: "How many Japanese pirates are entrenched on the shore now?"
As the head of Jinling Dusi, Wang Quanyi is responsible for overall affairs, and he cannot remember more detailed situations.
So he looked behind him, where his fellow commander Kong Jinshan was standing.
Understanding what his boss meant, Kong Jinshan immediately went out to reply: "Reporting to the Thirteenth Master, there are now nearly 3,000 Japanese pirates on the shore, entrenched in Xinghua Rugao and other places north of the Yangtze River, as well as Susong Land south of the Yangtze River! "
Zhu Jingyuan was the first person responsible for suppressing the Japanese. After hearing the current situation, he finally felt anxious.
"How do you plan to wipe out these Japanese pirates on the shore?" Zhu Jingyuan couldn't help but ask.
"Of course we will mobilize heavy troops for encirclement and suppression. I have already discussed the strategy and asked the prince to review it and approve it!"
Wang Quanyi answered, then waved behind him, and Kong Jinshan took out a memorial.
After being forwarded by the eunuch Zhang Xin, the memorial came to Zhu Jingyuan.
After reading it, it is indeed detailed and comprehensive, and it has also set a three-step strategic goal. As long as the team follows the steps, the Japanese pirates can be wiped out.
Signaling Zhu Jinghong to take over the memorial, Zhu Jingyuan said calmly: "Since we have this strategy, we just have to implement it!"
A group of military generals looked at each other, and Wang Quanyi could only smile bitterly and said: "Prince, the troops and horses have not yet used food and grass to go ahead. This time to exterminate the Japanese pirates, troops need to be mobilized from various guards. However, the food and grass supply has not been determined yet, so... it is difficult to make the trip." !”
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, after the restructuring of the ancestor Zhu Shenzhuo, the soldiers of the Dusi Guards no longer participated in the military camp, and all food, grass and military pay were uniformly allocated by the imperial court.
The problem now is that the accounts of Jinling are in a mess, and it is impossible to mobilize food and salary according to the actual situation, so Jinling Dusi cannot mobilize many troops.
So much so that now, the Jinling Dusi has more than 30,000 people under the jurisdiction of the Nine Guards, but it can't do anything to deal with the Japanese pirates, who number more than 3,000.
Just like the lack of warships, there is currently not enough food and grass, and there is nothing we can do if we cannot mobilize troops.
After the matter has been discussed at this point, the situation has become very clear. What is most lacking right now is food, wages and warships.
Next, Zhu Jingyuan asked some other questions. After gaining a more detailed understanding of the Japanese suppression, he announced the end of the discussion.
After everyone paid their respects, they exited the hall one after another.
Walking inside the palace wall, this group of people seemed very relaxed. They finally passed this level today.
They were originally worried that they would be reprimanded like those civil servants, but nothing happened today.
While everyone was discussing where to drink today, the eunuch's voice came from behind.
"My lords, stay here, Master Thirteen invites you!"
