Liu Bowen's words attracted the attention of everyone in the study room to him.
shipbuilding? Going to sea?
Isn't this a clear slap in Zhu Yuanzhang's face?
If this is necessary, wouldn't it mean that the sea ban originally issued by Zhu Yuanzhang was completely a mistake?
The generals couldn't help but feel cold sweat towards Liu Bowen, because they knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would never admit his mistakes, and it would be even less likely for him to agree to Liu Bowen's suggestions.
Li Shanchang, who had lowered his head and remained silent at first, suddenly jumped out and accused Liu Bowen:
"That's nonsense!"
"Where does Mr. Liu's words fit in?"
"In order to prevent the people from being invaded by Japanese pirates, the superior government issued a sea ban and ordered the people to move fifteen miles inland."
"Thus, the increasingly rampant Japanese pirates were able to be curbed a little."
"Now, if we re-build warships and train the navy as Mr. Liu said, wouldn't it be self-contradictory?"
"When these people think that the imperial court is about to open the sea, they will return to the seaside again and be killed by Japanese pirates. They may even be coerced by Japanese pirates and strengthen their power again."
"By acting like this, does Mr. Liu want to make the Japanese pirates powerful again?"
"Master Liu's remarks do not take the superiors into consideration at all, nor do they take the people of Ming Dynasty into their hearts!"
"As the censor of Zuodu, don't you feel ashamed to say this, Mr. Liu?"
Li Shan was not good at other things, but he was still very talkative. His words made Liu Bowen speechless.
"I second my opinion, what Prime Minister Li said makes sense!"
The several governors on the side, all from Huaixi, naturally stood on Li Shanchang's side, and they all bowed their hands to Zhu Yuanzhang to express their approval.
Xu Da's expression moved slightly, but when he saw several colleagues, they all raised their hands in agreement, and finally did not speak.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was standing behind the imperial case, narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced around, and once again fixed on Liu Bowen, and said meaningfully:
"Bowen, we will discuss this later. The most important thing now is how to prevent Japanese pirates from attacking."
Then, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at the several governors in the hall and ordered loudly:
"Fu Youde!"
"I'm here!"
"I order you to lead the 3,000 men from the Beijing camp, plus the soldiers from the Zhejiang Provincial Guards Station, to inspect the Zhejiang coastal defense, and never let the Japanese pirates even take a step onto the coast!"
"According to the order!"
"Deng Yu!"
"I'm here!"
"I order you to lead the 3,000 men from the Beijing camp, plus soldiers from the Fujian garrison, to inspect the Fujian coastal defense and beware of Japanese pirates coming ashore!"
"According to the order!"
"Li Wenzhong!"
"I'm here!"
"I order you to patrol the coasts of Guangdong and Guangxi with 5,000 troops in the capital. Don't let a single Japanese pirate land on the coasts of Guangdong and Guangxi!"
"According to the order!"
As Zhu Yuanzhang issued imperial edicts one after another, Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde and Deng Yu were all sent out by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In order to prevent the Japanese pirates from coming ashore again and harming the people of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang even asked these governors to set off with the elite of the Beijing camp.
You know, these elites in the Beijing camp are all hard-blooded veterans who have followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the north and south, and have fought for the rest of their lives.
They followed Zhu Yuanzhang south to capture Yingtian, fought against Chen Youliang at Poyang Lake, and captured Zhang Shicheng alive under the walls of Suzhou.
The 200,000 elite cavalry led by Xu Da during the Northern Expedition were these soldiers from the Beijing camp.
It can be said that all the most elite troops in the Ming Dynasty are now in the Beijing camp.
These soldiers were Zhu Yuanzhang's favorites and would not be sent out to exterminate banditry under normal circumstances.
Under normal circumstances, to eliminate banditry, Zhu Yuanzhang only needed to send people to lead the guards.
This time, Zhu Yuanzhang directly dispatched 10,000 troops from the capital camp, which directly showed that Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the eradication of Japanese pirates.
After these governors received the order, Zhu Yuanzhang asked them to retreat first. After preparations were completed, they should set off immediately without delay.
After a few people left, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da again and said:
"Xuda, you should go back to Shanghu County later."
"After Li Jin of Shanghu County leaves, Shanghu County will definitely be empty. Go and take charge of Shanghu County yourself to avoid being attacked by others."
"According to the order!"
Xu Da handed over his hands to receive the order, but did not leave immediately, but continued:
"Your Majesty, I believe that although the Japanese pirates have invaded these times, they have always been in the southeastern coastal area."
"But it doesn't mean that they can't invade the coastal areas of Jiangbei. I personally asked to lead a large army to defend the Jiangbei area."
Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen were shocked when they heard this.
They hadn't seen Xu Da in the court for a long time, but when they saw Xu Da again, they felt that Xu Da didn't seem to care much about the Japanese pirates.
But what Xu Da said just now clearly means that he has a full understanding of Japanese pirates, and he even has a power in his hand that can guard against Japanese pirates.
Immediately, Liu Bowen noticed that Zhu Yuanzhang had just mentioned Li Jin again.
Thinking of Zhu Yuanzhang's changes towards the Japanese pirates this time, Liu Bowen speculated that Li Jin might have had an influence on Zhu Yuanzhang.
Coupled with the rumors that had been buzzing in the capital before, Li Jin may have gone to sea at this moment.
Going to sea when Japanese pirates are so raging now, either Li Jin doesn't want to live anymore, or he goes to sea to suppress bandits.
Now it seems that Xu Da was probably helping Li Jin train his soldiers during the time he disappeared.
A flash of light flashed in Liu Bowen's eyes. Li Jin had already taken advantage of the strategy he just mentioned. No wonder the emperor's look at him was so weird just now.
It must be because he and Li Jin had the same idea, but Li Jin was able to attack so decisively, which was a bit beyond his expectation.
Li Shanchang has not yet figured out the key to the matter, and is still skeptical about Xu Da's protection of the sea in Jiangbei.
"Your Excellency, Duke Wei, the coastline of Jiangbei is too long. If we want to send troops to garrison it, I'm afraid we will need no less than 50,000 people."
"I think it is inappropriate to use such labor and mobilize people."
Xu Da smiled faintly and said:
"We don't need so many people. I have 20,000 sailors who can resist Japanese pirates at sea."
"And I don't need the court to allocate a single grain. I have my own way to solve the food problem."
Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bowen knew what Xu Da meant. Only Li Shanchang was confused. When he was about to say more, he was interrupted by Zhu Yuanzhang:
"Okay, this matter is settled."
"You haven't been back home for a long time, so go back to spend time with your family first, and then set off back to Shanghai tomorrow."
"Thank you, superior, for your understanding."
In the end, Li Shanchang was full of doubts and slowly followed Xu Da, Liu Bowen and others to leave the study room. He didn't understand what medicine Zhu Yuanzhang was selling in the gourd.
After Xu Da left the palace, he declined Li Shanchang's invitation and rushed towards the Duke of Wei's mansion impatiently.
After staying in Shanghu County for half a year, he missed his wife and children at home.
Liu Bowen looked at Xu Da's figure and couldn't help but think of Li Jin in Shanghu County. I wonder what's going on with Li Jin?
