When the gold, silver and wood were removed from the ship, Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously more satisfied.
Even if he is the emperor, he has never seen so much money at one time.
He also didn't expect that he could get so much money from fighting.
Therefore, he looked at Zhu Zhen again and again.
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that others, like him, had never thought that Fusang would be so rich.
From this aspect, it also shows that Zhu Zhen is extraordinary.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang doubted whether an immortal told Zhu Zhen in his dream that there was a lot of money in Fusang.
Therefore, Dean Zhu couldn't help but patted Zhu Zhen on the shoulder, and then said happily:
"Okay, you have really grown up and can really lead an army!!"
"From today on, we will make you a deputy first-grade auxiliary general, and you can mobilize our Ming army at will!!"
"If you want to attack that country, just tell us and we will definitely support you!!"
"Wow!!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, everyone was in an uproar.
The generals of the auxiliary country assist the generals of the Zhu country in managing the world's troops, and their status is second only to the generals of the Zhu country.
Although they are not the best generals in the world, they are still among the top ones.
This position is crucial, even related to the safety of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Anyone who sits in the front position is enough to honor his ancestors.
No matter where you go, you are respected.
But Zhu Zhen is only ten years old.
It is really incredible that a ten-year-old boy has such important power.
At the same time, they also clearly felt Zhu Yuanzhang's preference for Zhu Zhen.
If it weren't for the fact that the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty had already been confirmed to be Zhu Biao, everyone even thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would make Zhu Zhen the crown prince.
All these things together made everyone pay special attention to Zhu Zhen.
They understood that Zhu Zhen was particularly important in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
If they have a chance in the future, they will try their best to be friends with Zhu Zhen.
Not only the ministers felt this way, but even the princes felt this way.
And King Yan Zhu Di was extremely envious of Zhu Zhen.
He also wants to go to the battlefield and lead troops to fight, and he also wants to become a general with a heavy army.
But because he had not yet become a vassal, although his palace was built, he still did not have an army in his hands.
Now, although he has been on the battlefield, he still has not become a general on the battlefield.
Therefore, Zhu Di was full of envy for Zhu Zhen's status as a general.
And after knowing that Zhu Zhen became the general of the auxiliary country, Zhu Di had different thoughts in his heart.
He wondered whether he could serve as a soldier under Zhu Zhen.
If he can serve as a soldier under Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zhen can not only lead him to make achievements.
At the same time, he can also legitimately obtain the status of a general.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat.
"No, I must obtain the status of a general. I want to serve as a soldier under Lao Liu!!"
Zhu Di is actually not old enough to go to the battlefield yet.
However, this does not prevent him from wanting to go to the battlefield.
Others don't know this.
In the evening, when Zhu Yuanzhang was celebrating Zhu Zhen's return from victory, Zhu Di did not reveal his thoughts.
But while others were celebrating, he was also congratulating Zhu Zhen.
It was not until after the dinner was over that Zhu Di approached Zhu Zhen.
"Lao Liu, I have something to ask you for help. You must help me!!"
"Huh? Fourth brother? What do you want me to do for you? If you have anything to do, just ask. If I can do it, I will definitely do it!!"
Zhu Di is still very good to Zhu Zhen, so if Zhu Zhen can satisfy Zhu Di's request, he will do his best to satisfy it.
When Zhu Di heard Zhu Zhen's answer, he was obviously very satisfied.
"Since you said so, then I will speak!!"
"Your fourth brother and I also like to go to the battlefield!!"
"But my father always refuses to let me lead the army because I am under age. Therefore, I want to be a general under your command, sixth brother!!"
"Huh? You want to be a general under my command??"
"What's wrong? Do you look down on me, your fourth brother? Do you think your fourth brother and I can't be a general leading an army??"
"Uh! That's not the case. It's just that, fourth brother, you will be defeated soon and you will be able to lead the army soon. There is really no need. Just become a general under my command!!"
Zhu Di was obviously relieved when he heard Zhu Zhen's words.
Before, he was really worried that Zhu Zhen would reject him.
If Zhu Zhen rejects him, he will really lose face in front of his sixth brother.
Fortunately, Zhu Zhen didn't mean to reject him.
Therefore, Zhu Di also freely expressed what he was thinking.
"I want to be a general under you, sixth brother. On the one hand, I want to lead troops as soon as possible. On the other hand, I also want to learn more under you, sixth brother!!"
"I know that you, with more than 2,000 men under your command, killed nearly 40,000 pirates and Japanese bandits!!"
"Although I don't know how many people there are in Fuso, I guess their army must be no less than 50,000. You used an army of more than 2,000 to defeat an army of more than 50,000. This is worth learning from me. !!”
"I know, Sixth Brother, you must be a genius in leading an army!!"
Zhu Di didn't know what Zhu Zhen's combat effectiveness was.
But judging from Zhu Zhen's record of winning more with less, his combat effectiveness and ability to lead troops are definitely not weak.
Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have made Zhu Zhen the general of the auxiliary country.
It was precisely after understanding this that Zhu Di decided to stay with Zhu Zhen to study.
Hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Zhen was speechless for a moment.
"Actually, I'm still studying with Marquis Zhongshan. Otherwise, you can study with Marquis Zhongshan with me!!"
"When you become a vassal, I will give you some powerful weapons to ensure you are victorious in every battle!!"
"A powerful weapon? What a powerful weapon??"
"Hmm, red cannon?"
At this time, the Ming Dynasty did not have red cannons, and even artillery was immature.
What they use is something called a Hui Hui Pao.
In a sense, this thing is not a real artillery.
Therefore, Zhu Zhen felt that it was necessary for him to get a red cannon.
The most important thing is that the manufacturing process of the red cannon is not difficult. Even if Zhu Zhen calls some ordinary craftsmen, he can make the red cannon.
Therefore, Zhu Zhen felt that it was necessary for him to create a red cannon to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.
After all, throughout history, there have been constant threats to the north of the Ming Dynasty.
Now that Zhu Zhen is here, he feels that it is necessary to completely eliminate the threat from the north of the Ming Dynasty.
Even, create a peak Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhu Di didn't know what the red cannon was, he had great trust in Zhu Zhen.
Therefore, he decided to follow Zhu Zhen and build the powerful red cannon first.
When Zhu Di decided to follow Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zhen's name completely spread throughout the world.
Everyone in the Ming Dynasty knows that the King of Chu in the Ming Dynasty destroyed Fusang and eliminated the Japanese pirates forever.
Not only that, Zhu Zhen also brought back a large amount of money from Fusang.
That amount of money is even more than the annual taxes paid by the people of the Ming Dynasty.
When the people knew the news, they all praised Zhu Zhen to the extreme.
"Oh my god! Did I hear you right? Are you really talking about His Highness the King of Chu? Your Highness the King of Chu is only ten years old, right? At the age of ten, you can lead troops to fight and destroy a country??"
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is indeed ten years old, but this is indeed His Highness the King of Chu. You must know that it was His Highness the King of Chu who destroyed the pirates and Japanese pirates before!!"
"Yes, this matter was indeed done by His Highness the King of Chu. Moreover, His Highness the King of Chu only brought 2,500 people with him this time. 2,500 people destroyed a country. It can be said that it is Our Ming Dynasty’s God of War!!”
"Yes! His Highness the King of Chu is the God of War of our Ming Dynasty. He has protected and fought for our people of the Ming Dynasty. We should all thank His Highness the King of Chu!!"
"Yes! We should all thank His Highness King Chu. Without His Highness King Chu, we would still be plundered by Japanese pirates!!"
The people were very clear about the benefits of Zhu Zhen's destruction of Fusang.
Especially those people living near the sea, many of their families died at the hands of Japanese pirates.
There are also many people whose families have been robbed and thrown into the presence of Japanese pirates.
Therefore, they and the Japanese pirates have sworn hatred.
Now Zhu Zhen has destroyed the Japanese pirates and Fusang. It can be said that he has avenged their blood revenge.
Under such circumstances, they were naturally extremely grateful to Zhu Zhen.
Even many people have already set up longevity tablets for Zhu Zhen in their homes.
They hope that Zhu Zhen can live forever, and they pray that Zhu Zhen can live a long life.
Because in their hearts, Zhu Zhen is their patron saint.
This is the feeling of coastal people.
There are also many people who are particularly concerned about the money Zhu Zhen brought back.
"Oh my god! There is so much money in Fuso. Why didn't we know about it before?"
"Who knows about this? You must know that Fuso often robbed us before. At that time, I thought they were very poor!!"
"Before, I thought they were very poor. Now it seems that we were wrong. They are not poor at all!!"
"I can also see that they are really rich and have treasure mountains! Maybe there are many such treasure mountains overseas in the Ming Dynasty!!"
"This is all thanks to His Highness King Chu. Without His Highness King Chu, how could our Ming Dynasty have so much money!!"
After saying this, many people nodded seriously.
After discovering Fuso's money, they were full of curiosity about the overseas world.
In fact, it's not just them, even Zhu Yuanzhang is the same.
Before fighting Fusang, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about the situation overseas.
After fighting Fusang, Zhu Yuanzhang became particularly concerned about overseas money.
After all, those overseas countries are too weak.
But they were weak, but they had so much money, which made Zhu Yuanzhang wonder if he could get more money from overseas.
Of course, this is just what Zhu Yuanzhang has in mind, and he has not yet put such an idea into practice.
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