Hepu County, county government office.
After Zhu Biao heard Li Jin's words, his eyes widened and he asked in confusion:
"Master Li, what do you mean by this?"
Li Jin touched his chin and explained mysteriously:
"Do you know that Annan has already changed his world?"
"The original Emperor Annan was named Chen, but now he has the surname Hu. Do you think the current Annan is still the former Annan?"
When Zhu Biao heard this, he felt his head explode.
Just last year, King Annan sent envoys to Yingtian of the Ming Dynasty to request the canonization of the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang did not care about the name of the current Emperor Annan. They just thought it was just a normal change of power in Annan.
Because the name written on the national certificate is also surnamed Chen.
Therefore, with a wave of his hand, Zhu Yuanzhang not only stamped his approval of Annan's request, but even rewarded the sensible Annan with a lot of property.
As a result, Li Jin now actually said that the king of Annan was a fake, and his surname was not even Chen.
what does that mean?
This is not to make it clear that the emperor of the Annan Kingdom did not inherit the throne at all. It is more likely that he obtained the throne through a coup and rebellion.
This guess made Zhu Biao gasp.
After all, the Ming Dynasty, as the suzerain state, recognized a vassal state that gained political power through rebellion. What should other vassal states think about this?
Originally, as the suzerain state, the Ming Dynasty should recognize the orthodoxy and protect the regime of the vassal states from being overthrown.
Fortunately, now, Ming Dynasty not only recognized a rebel regime, but also gave the other party a final conclusion, made the other party justified, and also gave away so many properties.
Once this matter is exposed, Ming's reputation will plummet, which Zhu Biao cannot tolerate.
"Master Li, is what you said true?"
Zhu Biao's face was serious. This matter was of great importance. If it was true as Li Jin said, then the matter must be reported to Zhu Yuanzhang and asked to handle it as soon as possible.
Li Jin nodded and said decisively:
"Of course it's absolutely true. This matter has been widely circulated in Annan for a long time. It can be said that it is a household name. Just send any Jin Yiwei to find out."
Seeing that Li Jin was so sure, Zhu Biao couldn't help but believe it. He took a deep breath and said:
"This matter should be reported to the court immediately and let the court send someone to verify it."
"Once this happens, we in the Ming Dynasty will never sit idly by and watch."
Li Jin curled his lips and retorted:
"I advise you not to let the emperor know."
"Now that Emperor Annan has been canonized by the emperor, if after a thorough investigation it is found that this emperor is indeed a fake, the emperor will definitely feel that he has lost face."
"At that time, Emperor Long Yan was furious. Whether this anger was directed at Annan or you and me, who can tell?"
"Let's wait until the weapons, equipment, and marines arrive before we discuss it."
Li Jin naturally focuses on stability. What is Zhu Yuanzhang's temper? A person who cares about face.
If Zhu Yuanzhang really knew that such a big mistake had been made, the first people to be killed might be those who knew about it.
However, Li Jin did not know Zhu Biao's identity. Facing Li Jin's persuasion, Zhu Biao showed no fear and said righteously:
"No, if we hide this matter from the Emperor, I'm afraid the guilt will be even heavier."
"Although the emperor loves face, he is still a wise king. In such a big matter of right and wrong, the emperor must be able to distinguish the priorities."
"I'll report this to the Emperor first. You can continue training with those soldiers. After the equipment and navy arrive, maybe the Emperor's decree will be issued."
"In this way, it won't waste too much time. What do you think, Mr. Li?"
Li Jin looked at Zhu Biao carefully for a moment, and then said thoughtfully:
"It seems that Mr. Huang knows the current emperor very well!"
Zhu Biao was shocked, wondering if Li Jin had seen something, and hurriedly explained:
"I don't dare to say that I understand it, but I have seen it many times, so I have some ideas."
Li Jin sighed and said:
"Master Huang is really lucky. I haven't seen Tianyan even once until now!"
Zhu Biao complained in his heart: You don’t know how many times you have met your father. If you weren’t lucky, you would have been beheaded by your father long ago.
Although he was complaining in his heart, Zhu Biao smiled on the surface:
"I believe that if Mr. Li makes great achievements this time, he will definitely be summoned by the emperor, and then he will be able to see the beauty of the sky."
"I hope so."
Li Jin said casually:
"Master Huang, please write the memorial first. It is best to send someone to Annan to check it before writing to avoid any deviations."
Zhu Biao nodded solemnly and said:
"It will be natural then. Please rest assured, Mr. Li."
"If there is nothing else, I will leave first!"
Li Jin waved his hand, indicating that Zhu Biao could leave.
Looking at Zhu Biao's leaving figure, Li Jin rubbed his chin and felt that Mr. Huang was not as simple as he seemed on the surface.
...
In the South China Sea, a fleet has just crossed the cross-strait strait.
Zhu Di and Lan Yu stood on the flagship, looking at the rippling blue sea in the distance, constantly communicating with each other.
"Your Highness King Yan, your fiefdom is in Beiping. Most of the enemies there are Mongols, not pirates. I think you can return to Beiping and prepare the cavalry."
Lan Yu was the coach who went south to support Li Jin and Zhu Biao this time. Zhu Di was not included in the original support team, but Zhu Di insisted on going with Lan Yu, so Zhu Yuanzhang allowed him to follow the navy.
Lan Yu is really confused about Zhu Di being in the navy.
You must know that Zhu Di was named King of Yan, and the vassal territory was Beiping, which was very close to Mobei. More than 80 miles northwest from Beiping was Juyongguan.
After passing the pass, we reach Huailai, and to the north of Huailai we reach the desert.
There live the lifelong enemies of the Ming Dynasty, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. However, these people are all people who grew up on horseback. They come and go like the wind. In addition, the complex terrain of the Mobei grassland gives the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty a chance to survive. Chance.
For the King of Yan who has a fiefdom in Peiping, the future battlefield should naturally be Mobei.
This was also the purpose of the emperor's appointment to guard the border. But what Lan Yu couldn't figure out was why Zhu Di had to waste time in the navy?
You know, in matters like war, the slightest difference can make a huge difference.
The tactics of the cavalry and the navy are completely different. Zhu Di will definitely have to command the cavalry in the future. Being in the navy is a waste of time.
Faced with Lan Yu's question, Zhu Di had a different view.
Although the navy is not a cavalry, it can be called an auxiliary branch of the cavalry. In the end, it can even be combined with the cavalry to become a new branch.
The biggest feature of the cavalry is its high mobility. If coupled with the ability of cavalry and archery, they can completely defeat their opponents by flying kites.
This kind of cavalry with high speed and long attack range is a nightmare for all arms. The Mongolian cavalry also relies on this skill to defeat invincible opponents in the world.
But after Zhu Di met the Navy Special Forces, he had an original idea.
In terms of shooting distance, Zhu Di dared to say at this moment that there is absolutely no one that can compare with the gun in the hands of the navy.
The shooting distance of the fire blunderbuss was one hundred and fifty steps, while the shooting distance of the cavalry's bows and arrows was only a mere fifty steps.
If the Mongols dare to fire a salvo in front of the navy, Zhu Di guarantees that they will definitely shoot the opponent into a sieve.
In this case, what would be the result if these navy could learn to ride horses and fire muskets from horseback?
Zhu Di felt that if his idea could be realized, then the Ming Dynasty's cavalry would rise to a new level.
It can be said that sweeping across the desert and wiping out the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is only a piece of cake.
"Dong Guo Liang, have you ever thought about what it would be like to let these navy learn to ride horses?"
Zhu Di told Lan Yu word for word what he was thinking.
After all, Lan Yu was a veteran of many battles and a veteran on the battlefield. Just by listening to Zhu Di's words, he thought of the power of the mounted navy.
"If there is such an army, my Ming Dynasty's cavalry will surely reach the top."
The mobility of the fire gun soldiers who can ride horses is not much less than that of the Mongolian cavalry, but their range greatly exceeds that of the opponent.
The opponent's volley can't beat him, and if he wants to fight hard, he can't break through the volley of fire guns, so he can only run away.
But if they lead people to attack their base camp, where can they escape to?
Both Lan Yu and Zhu Di were pleasantly surprised by their ideas, but what they didn't know was that more than two hundred years later, the Ming Dynasty would have such an iron cavalry, roaming the battlefield, and it was also the last elite cavalry in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty, known as the Liaodong Iron Cavalry.
In this way, the two people excitedly discussed how to combine cavalry and firecrackers to maximize the effectiveness of the battle formation.
Zhu Di thinks that there are two ways to use fire guns.
One is to directly organize the firecrackers into an army, and then use them in conjunction with the cavalry.
When fighting, they would first use firecrackers to attack the opponent's forward, disrupting the opponent's attack formation, and then send the cavalry on the left and right wings to take advantage of the chaos and break into the enemy's formation. They would surely win a complete victory.
This is also the prototype of the Shenji Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion behind Zhu Di. The Shenji Battalion is supplemented by the cavalry harvest, and the cavalry is mainly used to deal with the Mongolian cavalry.
This method of warfare can be said to be a winner in every battle against the Mongolian cavalry. The only problem is that its mobility is too poor. If the enemy runs away, it will be difficult for the Ming army to catch up.
There is another way, and that is to use fire rifles immediately.
Let the Fire Gun soldiers learn to ride horses and be able to complete volleys on horseback.
In this way, the firepower of the Fire Gun Soldiers is preserved, and it also adds extremely strong mobility to the Fire Gun Soldiers.
Zhu Di believed that when the time comes, the Mongolian army will be unable to fight and escape, and with this army, it will definitely be able to sweep across the desert and seal the wolf as its home.
But Lan Yu pointed out that although this kind of army is powerful, it will definitely take a long time and every soldier will be very precious, which requires strong financial support.
Zhu Di disagreed with this. After all, his father was short of everything, but he was definitely not short of money.
Although he didn't know how much money his father had, Zhu Di knew that his father had a lot of money.
First, Li Jin carried out a massacre in Tokyo, plundered all the wealth on the Japanese islands, and then transported it to the Ming Dynasty treasury.
After that, the Jinshan Silver Mine on the Japanese island was all mined by the Ming Dynasty. Originally, these things should have belonged to the East India Chamber of Commerce, but they were eventually canceled by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Finally, the wealth accumulated by Li Jin was directly appropriated by Zhu Yuanzhang as his own.
With Li Jin's method of making money, he could tell with his toes that this would definitely be another huge sum of money.
Thinking of Li Jin, Zhu Di's eyes couldn't help but be a little erratic. If it weren't for Li Jin, he might have died on the battlefield. I don't know how the other party is doing in Qinzhou now?
