Above the blue waves.
Zhu Biao and Tang He stood on the deck, facing the wind.
After hearing Tang He's question, Zhu Biao nodded slightly and said:
"More than expected."
"If the reserves reported by Li Jin are true, I'm afraid it will be enough for the Li family to inherit for hundreds of years, so they won't have to worry about food and drink."
Tang He's eyes suddenly burst into astonishing light, and he said with great joy:
"really?"
"Absolutely true."
Zhu Biao said:
"Uncle Tang doesn't even think about it. If the reserves weren't amazing, why would my father send me here in person?"
"If it's just a small silver mine, does Uncle Tang need to bring 10,000 elite troops to garrison it with such a big fanfare?"
Tang He nodded with a smile, feeling extremely pleasantly surprised.
Thinking that it was just a casual investment at the beginning, but it could get such a big harvest, it was really beyond my expectation.
The mood that was originally depressed due to traveling across the ocean suddenly became calm and the wind was gentle and the sun was shining brightly.
Even looking at the sea, which was originally extremely annoying, turned out to be extremely cute at this moment, and sighed:
"This Japanese island is really a geomantic treasure. With this place, my Ming Dynasty will soon become rich."
"The sea is boundless, and I don't know how many places like Japanese islands there are overseas."
"If the Ming Dynasty can take all these places into its hands, why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being prosperous?"
After Zhu Biao heard this, his eyes began to narrow slightly and he murmured:
"Yes, there is gold everywhere overseas and treasures everywhere."
"My Ming Dynasty cannot lose the sea. It must conquer the ocean so that our Ming Dynasty can achieve great achievements that no one has done before or since."
Zhu Biao has his own lofty ambitions in his heart, and he is far from being as cowardly as Zhu Yuanzhang seems.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang's desire to control is too strong, which causes Zhu Biao to accommodate Zhu Yuanzhang many times, otherwise it may cause a gap between father and son.
But after Zhu Biao is no longer with Zhu Yuanzhang, he will naturally form his own independent style of doing things. This is also the reason why Zhu Biao can become the first prince in the future.
Going overseas this time has shown that Zhu Biao has begun to focus on overseas.
If this trip to Japan can achieve the expected results, Zhu Biao's future governance focus will begin to shift to the ocean.
After all, the development of the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty required step-by-step measures to develop population, agriculture, economy, commerce, etc., and could only rely on the accumulation of time.
If Zhu Biao discovers that he can rely on robbery to plunder the wealth and population of other countries overseas, so as to return to the Ming Dynasty for development, this will greatly accelerate the development of the Ming Dynasty.
Absorb nutrients from other countries to replenish the sapling of Ming Dynasty, so that Ming Dynasty can quickly grow into a towering tree.
After thinking about it, Zhu Biao felt that this was feasible. After all, Zhu Biao had seen the power of the Ming Navy with his own eyes.
Most of the surrounding small countries on the sea are still living rough and drinking blood, as if they are uncivilized. How can they be the opponent of the Ming Dynasty?
However, the Confucian education that Zhu Biao received since childhood still firmly restrains Zhu Biao, making him think that this is an unethical behavior, but one cannot be repeated.
Although the country is large, it will perish if it is warlike, and the blood in Zhu Biao's heart slowly subsides.
He would wait until he met Li Jin first to discuss everything. He believed that Li Jin should be able to give him a satisfactory answer.
Allow yourself to choose the most appropriate path between robbery and justice.
Tang He and Zhu Biao had their own thoughts, and they all fell silent for a moment, quietly watching the undulating sea and slowly sailing towards the Japanese island.
...
The main palace of Shijian Guocheng.
"Those bastards from the Southern Dynasty actually dare to refuse our proposal?"
Lan Yu's loud voice kept ringing in the city lord's palace, as if she had great complaints against the Southern Dynasty.
"This Southern Dynasty is simply a waste. It has a larger territory than others and more troops than others. As a result, it has not won a few battles since the founding of the country."
"They are not even as good as the Northern Dynasty. If we hadn't arrived, these bastards would have been killed by the Northern Dynasty in a short time."
"How dare you reject our treaty now? In my opinion, we might as well unite with the Northern Dynasties and get rid of these trash from the Southern Dynasties first."
After being familiar with it for so many days, Lan Yu also had some knowledge of the history of the Northern and Southern Dynasties on the Japanese island.
In his opinion, the so-called Southern Dynasties were just a bunch of losers who had never won a war.
When Li Jin heard that the envoys of the Southern Dynasties were unwilling to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki, he was furious and wanted to lead his troops into the capital of the Southern Dynasties.
Seeing Lan Yu's furious look, Li Jin made an understatement and said softly:
"Don't be anxious, Marquis Yongchang. This treaty is indeed very harsh, and it is difficult for most people to accept it at first."
"I have invited Tian Shijiro to come to the military camp tomorrow to observe the military strength of our Ming Dynasty."
"I believe that after reading it, they should have a clear understanding."
"If you still don't know what to do when the time comes, don't blame us for being rude."
Xu Da sat on the main seat and saw that Li Jin and Lan Yu both looked murderous, and said lightly:
"The Emperor will send a special envoy here soon. Let's wait until the special envoy arrives before we discuss this matter."
"Yongchang Marquis, you go down and prepare for tomorrow's military exercise. You must make the noise louder."
"Let these barbarians on the Japanese island see what the power of the Ming Dynasty is."
Although Xu Da didn't express his position, the meaning behind his words was that he was a little angry at these people.
Lan Yu naturally understood what Xu Da meant, rubbed her hands excitedly, and then seemed to have thought of something, and asked:
"I have an idea. Can the training venue be placed outside the city gate tomorrow?"
"Let the envoy from the Japanese island and the people of Iwami City see it."
"When the time comes, I will prepare a big gift for them, which will definitely make them unforgettable for the rest of their lives, and they will never dare to be enemies of my Ming Dynasty."
Xu Da looked at Lan Yu doubtfully, but seeing Lan Yu's confident look, he finally nodded and said:
"Don't play too big and ask these messengers or people to go back and tell the news."
"Don't worry, Commander, nothing will go wrong."
After Lan Yu finished speaking, he said goodbye and left in a hurry.
After Lan Yu left, Li Jin asked Xu Da again:
"Why did the emperor send a special envoy here? Is it because he is worried about us?"
Xu Da shook his head and said:
"Probably not. The special envoy is an acquaintance of you and me. If you are not at ease, you will not send him here."
"An acquaintance? Who? Is it Old Huang again?"
Li Jin immediately thought of the grumpy old man.
If it was really him who came, I don't know what trouble he would cause.
After Xu Da heard Li Jin's words, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He didn't know how to answer, so he could only say:
"No, you will know when the time comes."
"When the special envoy arrives, you can also tell the truth about your plan to devour the Japanese island."
"The special envoy has a weak temperament. If you can convince him, there will definitely be no problem with the emperor."
Li Jin's eyes lit up. If this was really the case, then he really needed to work hard to convince such a so-called special envoy to agree to his plan.
The Japanese islands must be recovered. The Japanese people on the Japanese islands, as well as this nation, must be completely wiped out in this world.
Living in this world is the greatest disrespect for such an inferior nation to Li Jin, a time traveler.
Thinking of this, Li Jin said to Xu Da again:
"Now that the special envoy is here, where are the reinforcements we requested before?"
"Will the Emperor send reinforcements to support us? After all, Shijian Yinshan is so important. If it is lost, wouldn't it be our fault?"
Xu Da glanced at Li Jin. What kind of reinforcements were there? Li Jin wanted to further strengthen his strength and prepare to annex the Japanese island?
With only the 30,000 navy in his hands, no matter how many people come to Japan, tens of thousands of people come, and tens of thousands of people die, what kind of reinforcements do they need?
However, Xu Da did not expose it and just replied calmly:
"The Emperor supports 10,000 Ming troops, including 3,000 elite cavalry."
"But these reinforcements have only one responsibility, and that is to protect Iwami Yinshan. Don't have any thoughts that you shouldn't have."
Li Jin automatically ignored the last sentence and directly clapped his hands and praised:
"Very good."
"That way, the plan is more likely to succeed."
"Plan? What plan?"
