I have been at sea for more than two years, and there is no way to replenish gunpowder, shells or anything like that.
The rest have just been finished.
Fortunately, the results are rich.
Most of the Japanese pirates have been surrounded.
Zheng He ordered them to be boarded and hanged.
After an unknown period of time, the war ended. Except for a small number of people who escaped, the rest were wiped out.
Thousands of prisoners were taken.
The fleet sailed to the port. Before that, Yang Xuan also led people to clean up the port, otherwise there would be no place to set foot.
In the previous melee, Yang Xuan was slightly injured. The incident happened suddenly. He was not wearing armor and was not handy with weapons. He could only use his combat power to the best of his abilities.
However, this minor injury had no impact on him, and it didn't take long for him to recover as before.
"Zheng He has met the Marquis!"
Zheng He got off the boat, saw Yang Xuan and bowed.
"Less courtesy, less courtesy!" Yang Xuan helped the person up.
Then he said with a sigh: "Three Treasures, it's lucky to have you, otherwise our Ming Dynasty would be so embarrassed."
"Master Hou, what is going on?" Zheng He asked.
Alas~
Yang Xuan sighed and said briefly.
After hearing this, Zheng He also looked angry.
"A mere Japanese pirate came to Ming Dynasty to run wild. He deserves to die!"
"This matter will definitely not end like this."
"But there are a lot of things going on right now, and I have to ask you a favor next."
Yang Xuan's face didn't look good either.
"Please give me your orders, Lord Marquis!"
Zheng He said.
"Then I'm welcome!" Yang Xuan nodded.
Let Zheng He and the others continue to guard the sea and hand over the prisoners to the guard of the guards who came from behind.
A battle had just been fought, and now the entire Shibo Division was in chaos. Yang Xuan, the Marquis, had become the backbone of everyone.
He was also unapologetically presiding over everything.
At the same time, Zhu Di was informed of what happened through the channels of Jinyiwei in a secret message.
Things were a mess, but fortunately Yang Xuan was experienced and quickly issued orders one after another.
The imperial guards he had brought were all interrogating the prisoners.
Why did the Japanese pirates land at this time, who is the mastermind behind it, etc.
We also need to count the losses this time.
After a whole night of interrogation.
Jin Yiwei also interrogated Yang Xuan and found out what he wanted to know.
"Master Marquis, most of the prisoners are Japanese pirates. According to their accounts, they left the Japanese country just a few months ago."
"My subordinates asked several leaders, and they said they came to Ming Dynasty to make a fortune."
Said Jinyiwei Qianhu, who came to report.
"Then why did they choose this time to interrogate? Are you clear?"
Yang Xuan said in a deep voice.
"I also asked clearly. One of the Han leaders told me that they have internal contacts in the Shibo Department." Jin Yiwei Qianhu said.
"Arrest them!" Yang Xuan waved his hand.
"yes!"
…
Its daybreak.
Officials from the Municipal Shipping Department also came to report the losses to Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan looked at the accounts and felt a headache.
The loss of goods and money amounted to millions of taels.
Yang Xuan knew that there must be moisture in it.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese pirates' landing and plundering, the previous bad debts and bad debts were settled.
Yang Xuan didn't want to worry about this. Compared with the impact of the Japanese pirates' landing and plundering, this could only be regarded as a minor problem.
After eating something to cushion his stomach, Yang Xuan then summoned officials from the Municipal Shipping Department and the generals responsible for the safety of the Municipal Shipping Department to hold a post-war summary meeting.
During the meeting, civil and military officials passed the blame to each other.
The losses were huge and no one wanted to take responsibility.
Seeing them like this, Yang Xuan got angry.
He also stated that if he continues to shirk responsibility, all of them will be convicted and executed.
Facing such a tough Yang Xuan, they could only sum up seriously.
In this regard, Yang Xuan also summarized several reasons why Japanese pirates easily landed.
1. Underestimating the enemy.
Over the past few years, the Ming Dynasty's prestige spread far and wide, and the surrounding countries all respected the Ming Dynasty as their suzerain state. The Japanese pirates along the coast fled in all directions under the attack of the Ming Dynasty navy.
Occasionally, Japanese pirates would land and plunder, but they would all be annihilated by Ming soldiers.
As a result, everyone from civil and military officials to soldiers began to look down upon the Japanese pirates.
2. Blind arrogance.
The past few years since the reopening of the City Shipping Division have gone so smoothly without any setbacks, not to mention that there are still a thousand naval forces stationed there, which makes the officials here feel that a thousand naval forces are invincible.
It is true that at sea, with their powerful warships and artillery, they are able to defeat enemies several times their size, but on land, they are no different from infantry.
Even if they are well-trained, they can face ten times more desperadoes, and they will inevitably suffer huge losses.
3. Laxness.
The observation deck set up at the port and the warning post used to monitor the sea actually neglected their duties.
No timely warning.
After all the Japanese pirates came ashore, they realized that this was really not the case.
Yang Xuan arrested all those responsible for this and waited for Zhu Di to deal with it.
There are also problems with the defense and alert systems, which need to be rectified.
Then Yang Xuan talked about a few more points, all of which were criticisms.
By the way, several officials and generals were imprisoned.
The meeting was over. When I looked at the time, it was already late.
Yang Xuan asked them to eat when they should eat and to do business when they should be busy.
Walking outside, Yang Xuan found that many businessmen had gathered outside.
Upon inquiry, they learned that they wanted to know how the court would handle this matter.
They were all victims of the Japanese pirates' landing and robbery.
"Everyone, I am the Marquis Changping of the imperial court."
"I am here today to assure you in the name of the imperial court that the imperial court will compensate you for your losses."
"Now, please cooperate and register the losses of each family."
“But remember, don’t even think about lying about your losses.”
"The imperial court's money does not come from strong winds."
"Once discovered, severe punishment will be imposed."
Yang Xuan comforted the businessman and warned him one last time.
With Yang Xuan's guarantee, all the businessmen also became quiet.
Under normal circumstances, when something like this happens, they can only admit that they are unlucky and expect compensation from the court?
What good things are you thinking about?
The reason why Yang Xuan agreed to compensate him also had his own motives.
If such a big thing happened, it must not be hidden.
Businessmen are well-informed and will soon get the news.
Once it is not handled well, it will definitely affect the reputation of the court.
In the eyes of the merchants, they paid so much tax, but the imperial court could not protect their property and goods, so the tax revenue of the Shipping Department would definitely drop.
Over time, the Municipal Shipping Department was abolished.
In order to protect this important source of tax revenue for the imperial court, the imperial court's attitude towards this matter was very important.
After appeasing the merchants, Yang Xuan was exhausted when he returned to his residence.
The servants had already prepared food for him.
Yang Xuan filled his stomach, took a nap, and then called Zheng He to discuss the matter.
"Master Hou!" Zheng He arrived and saluted.
"sit!"
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