"Your Highness, the general and others have fulfilled their mission and finally found the location of Yinshan!"
When he came to Zhu Di, Wang You reported the report with a happy face.
At the same time, he directly placed the old box that he had been holding tightly in his arms in front of Zhu Di and slowly opened it.
Guo An, Zhu Liang, Zhu Neng, Qiu Song and others all stared curiously.
"this……"
Zhu Di's eyes instantly brightened when he saw the gray but slightly silver nugget in the box.
As for Guo An, Zhu Liang and others, their eyes were widened with surprise on their faces.
However, Zhu Di occupied the box of silver bullion alone, while Zhu Liang and others could only stand around and watch helplessly.
"Guo Qing..."
Zhu Di raised his head and shouted to the side.
However, as soon as he raised his head, he saw Guo An squatting in front of him, picking up a silver nugget in one hand, banging it with his hands, and pinching it with his hands at the same time.
Zhu Di: "..."
"Your Highness, this seems to be real money."
"It's money!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "It's just that these Japanese people are not very skilled, and the silver nuggets they extract still contain a lot of impurities.
If our Ming silversmiths come to refine it, they will definitely make it even whiter. "
With that said, Zhu Di raised his head again and looked at the boxes in the hands of the Yanshan guards behind him.
"Wang Qing, are these all silver nuggets?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, these wooden boxes contain silver bullion."
Wang You waved his hand quickly, and all the Yanshan guards gently placed the boxes in their hands in front of Zhu Di.
Then, open them one by one.
There are hundreds of boxes, all filled with silver nuggets of different sizes.
Although they were dusty, they all shone brightly in the sunlight.
"hiss……"
Guo An couldn't help but take a cold breath.
Zhu Neng, Qiu Song and others were even more unbearable, their eyes almost bulging out.
In their whole lives, they have never seen so much money.
Wang You explained with joy on his face, "I will eventually find the silver mine. Not far away is the silver refining workshop and the silver warehouse.
After killing the Japanese craftsmen, Mo Jiang and others took back all the silver bars refined by the Japanese to His Highness! "
"great merit!"
Zhu Di looked happy, "With so much money, I will not suffer any loss in sending troops this time!"
"Have you noted down the location of the silver mine?"
Wang You said quickly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the general will remember it, and he will be able to draw the route in a while."
"Very good!"
Zhu Di was even more satisfied, and at the same time said to Zhu Liang on the side, "Send the order to have Tan Tong and the others come back!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Liang responded quickly.
As for Zhu Di, he had already taken Wang You to the boat.
Guo An stayed below and ordered to Zhu Neng, Qiu Song and others, as well as the scribes surrounding them: "Please count all these silver bars quickly."
"Yes, Guo Changshi!"
Zhu Neng, Qiu Song and others were immediately overjoyed.
Guo An looked at the group of Yanshan Guards again.
"You should be the first to contribute to the conquest of the Japanese country. Don't worry, His Highness will never be stingy in rewarding you!"
"Thank you Guo Changshi!"
Lu Xing, Qin Zhou, Gu Dahua and others quickly thanked them.
"Thank you for your work. Your Highness, King Yan, has given you a reward. We don't have any money to give you!"
Guo An chuckled lightly and said, "I'll help you later and carry all these silver bars to the big ship."
"Yes, Guo Changshi!"
All the Yanshan guards responded briskly.
While these people were counting and carrying the silver bars, Guo An said: "We know that you must be extremely excited when you find a silver mine.
However, our Prince Yan's Mansion has not yet attacked the Japanese country. If this matter spreads, it is very likely that someone will get ahead of us.
Therefore, when returning this time, no matter whether they are scribes or soldiers, especially young men such as Zhu Neng and Qiu Song'er, they must keep this matter in their stomachs.
Even if you are sleeping with your mother-in-law in the middle of the night, you are not allowed to tell me about this! "
"Yes, Guo Changshi!"
Everyone responded quickly.
When all the silver bars were loaded onto the ship, Zhu Di, Wang You and others also walked out of the cabin.
"Your Highness, there are a total of 136 boxes of silver bullion brought back this time, including 100 boxes of good-quality silver bullion, weighing 3,500 kilograms.
There are also thirty-six boxes of silver nuggets, it seems that only half of them have been refined, about fifteen hundred kilograms! "
"That's enough, that's enough!"
Zhu Di said, "This time, Guo Qing should take the lead!"
Guo An was immediately startled, "Your Highness, the minister neither fought nor searched, how could He De be the first to take the lead?"
The first contributors should be Wang Qianhu and other soldiers! "
Wang You waved his hands repeatedly, "Guo Changshi, you're welcome. We brothers all know that this matter is your fault..."
"okay!"
Zhu Di interrupted Wang You and said, "When we go back this time, we will give you a big reward together!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Wang You and Guo An quickly raised their hands and saluted.
"Your Highness, Tan Qianhu and the others are also back!"
At this time, Zhu Liang came to report.
Zhu Di, Guo An and others looked into the distance, and sure enough, at the foot of the mountain in the distance, groups of soldiers appeared.
Inside the ship.
Tan Tong and other hundreds of households looked at Zhu Di with surprise on their faces, "Your Highness, have you found the silver mine?"
"naturally!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly.
Tan Tong's eyes widened, "Your Highness, where is the silver mine? The general will lead his troops to capture the silver mine immediately and ensure that the Japanese do not enter within ten miles of the silver mine!"
"I wonder how Tan Qianhu can guarantee this?"
Zhu Di asked directly with a sneer.
Tan Tong suddenly smiled with ridicule.
"snort!"
Zhu Di said, "We have asked Zhu Liang to notify Chen Gui, Bian Anlie and others to return. When they come back, I will go back with the teacher!"
"Going back now?"
Tan Tong, Wang You and others were all shocked.
Zhu Di asked: "Can you refine silver or mine it? Or, with just these four thousand soldiers, can you defeat the entire Japanese country?"
"I will obey the order!"
Tan Tong, Wang You and others were stunned for a moment and then came to their senses.
At this time, a man from a hundred households ran in from outside and reported: "Your Highness, there are Japanese pirate ships spying on us not far from our fleet!"
"What a courage!"
Zhu Di snorted coldly and asked, "How many Japanese pirate ships are there?"
"Your Highness, there are only three boats, and they are all small boats!"
"Three ships?"
Zhu Di sneered and said, "This is a Japanese scout, coming to seek revenge on us!"
"Tan Tong, Wang You, Zhu Liang, Xu Xiang!"
"The general is here!"
"Quickly prepare your troops for war, rob the Japanese silver mines, and make those Japanese unable to hold on any longer!"
"I will obey the order!"
Immediately, a group of generals hurried out.
However, everyone's faces were still very relaxed.
This time, although the grenades and incendiary bombs they brought on board were used wastefully.
However, these Japanese people are really too weak. Even the Koreans can easily capture Japanese towns.
Many times, there is no place to use grenades and incendiary bombs.
Another hour passed.
On the distant sea, Japanese ships gradually appeared, more and more.
"Your Highness, the number of Japanese ships has reached fifty!"
"Your Highness, sixty ships...seventy ships..."
"Your Highness, the Japanese are ready to attack!"
Seeing the Japanese pirates getting closer and closer, and seeing Zhu Di still standing at the bow of the ship, Zhu Liang's face became anxious, "Your Highness, this place is dangerous, please enter the cabin for a while!"
"Avoid what?"
Zhu Di glared at Zhu Liang, "In such a cold weather, we can see that those Japanese people are trembling with cold and can't even hold the oars. How much fighting power can they have?"
"Send the order, don't save grenades and incendiary bombs, let these Japanese pirates go into the sea to feed the fish!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Liang went down to deliver the order.
Indeed, fighting in the cold winter also has its benefits.
Each soldier of the Ming Dynasty wore a pair of hand clothes, foot clothes, and even a hat that covered the entire head. Basically, as long as they moved around, they could resist most of the cold.
As for the Japanese on the opposite side, not only were their hands turned red from the cold, but they could not hold their bows and arrows steadily.
In fact, many Japanese people did not wear winter clothes, and they might freeze to death on the ship if they were not careful.
Therefore, there is really no fighting power.
then.
Zhu Liang directly gave Zhu Neng, Qiu Song and other boys bows and arrows one by one, making Zhu Neng, Qiu Song and others look overjoyed.
They don't have any discomfort with killing people.
Soon, the Japanese ships came close, and the voices of the Japanese could even be heard.
However, the Japanese did not seem to have any intention of stopping the ship.
Zhu Liang, Wang You and others also noticed this scene.
"The Japanese pirates want to board the ship, blow up their first ship quickly!"
"Here!"
"Boom! Boom..."
Soon, there were explosions, and the two rows of boats in the front of the Japanese pirates were directly blown apart and half sank into the sea.
The Japanese pirate ship in the rear directly collided with the ship in front due to inertia.
However, these Japanese pirates did not wait for their reaction.
Above their heads, fish nets appeared.
Immediately, flames broke out on their bodies.
At first, these Japanese pirates felt a little warm, but as the thin clothes on their bodies were burned off, they became cold and burning, and they couldn't help but scream miserably, and many Japanese pirates jumped directly into the sea.
As for those who don't jump, they will have arrows stuck in their bodies.
Or, just be burned alive.
This wave of Japanese pirates did not even number 2,000 people, and many of the ships were fishing boats.
Facing the three thousand Yanshan Guards, they were basically a group of living targets that could move around, and they were massacred by the Yanshan Guards.
Less than half an hour.
On the entire sea surface, except for a group of floating stiff corpses and half-exposed wooden boats, there was no movement.
in this way.
Wait until after dark.
Bian Anlie, Chen Gui and others finally returned with the army.
At the same time, those Koryo soldiers and generals had to hold more or less a pile of property in their hands, and some Koryo people even held some dried fish, grain, and cloth in their hands.
However, everyone was shocked after noticing the Japanese corpses and shipwrecks on the sea.
Bian Anlie, Chen Gui and others quickly stepped forward to meet Zhu Di.
"My king is fine. However, this time we have found out the reality of the Japanese country. You will tell the Korean generals that everyone should pack up their belongings and return home!"
"I will obey the order!"
There was no objection from anyone.
At this point, there was no need for them to continue fighting.
That night, the Ming Dynasty fleet slowly sailed out of the Japanese pirate coast and headed northeast.
At some point, snowflakes suddenly fell from the sky, getting bigger and bigger.
The Ming fleet gradually disappeared into the heavy snow.
However, what Zhu Di, Guo An and others didn't know was that on the third day after they left, a huge Japanese army appeared where they were originally stationed.
Looking at the snow-white and deserted coast, the Japanese army was full of anger.
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(End of chapter)
