The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

"Kamikaze!"

In the lobby, Feng Sheng kept chanting the word.

Sitting opposite him, Liu Rixin, the inspector of the Qintian Supervisor, nodded and said: "According to the calculations of the officials and others, the weather in the east is unpredictable, and there are changes in the wind and clouds, which are signs of the divine wind."

"The lower officials found Jin Yiwei, and specifically asked the local Japanese aborigines. The kamikaze is almost every year in the Japanese country, and it is almost at this time of the year."

Feng Sheng, who has been fighting inland, has never seen a typhoon, and he doesn't know what kind of scene it will be when the typhoon blows.

However, with Meng Yuan's lessons learned, Feng Sheng would never say that he ignored the divine wind prompted by Qin Tianjian.

"About how long will the Kamikaze come over?"

After pondering for a while, Feng Sheng asked.

Liu Rixin said: "There is a saying among the folks in the southeast coast that "one thunderstorm in June stops three, and one thunderstorm in July comes to nine." Ming dynasty."

"According to the time limit calculation, the kamikaze of the Japanese country should be about one or two months earlier than that of Ming Dynasty. It is now May, and there is thunder in the Far East, and the kamikaze will arrive about one month later."

"The lower official has ordered people to observe the signs of the eastern sea from the high mountain at all times. When the kamikaze comes, there must be fish-shaped clouds floating in the sky. If the cloud color is white, it indicates that the typhoon is easing. If the cloud color is black, then The typhoon is bound to be fierce."

"We will know when the time comes."

Feng Sheng nodded: "It seems that we can only build fortifications immediately, but I don't know how fierce this hurricane will be. If it is compared with the one three years ago, I'm afraid it will be difficult to act."

"Now the Japanese side is standing still, and the Kyushu Island is avoiding three homes, and not resisting our army head-on. It is probably because of this kamikaze idea."

"Try to destroy our army with kamikaze, and then win like Meng Yuan."

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the country, there were also two big typhoons in the Ming Dynasty.

It is recorded:
In the fifth year of Hongwu, in July, there was a heavy storm and the sea overflowed, and more than [-] people died.

In the 23rd year of Hongwu, on the first day of July, a hurricane swept up sand and trees, and drifted away in three states, and [-] families were buried with fish belly.All the huts along the sands of Chongming were wiped out, seven or eight out of ten people drowned, and more than [-] people drowned in Songjiang Mansion.

After talking with Liu Rixin, Feng Sheng did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the construction of typhoon fortifications.

For the defense of typhoons, the main method is mainly reinforcement.

But in front of Feng Sheng, there is also about the Deming Fleet.

"Feng Cheng, pass on our military order to immediately select [-] people from the army and send the fleet back to Daming."

Feng Sheng called his nephew to give instructions.

He didn't know how large the hurricane would be. If it was too large, it would deal a severe blow to the fleet.

Every ship is a precious asset. Under the hurricane, it is difficult for people to survive, let alone a ship.

"Uncle, if the fleet turns around, my nephew is worried that the morale of the army will be hit."

Feng Cheng hesitated for a moment and said.

For the sergeants of Ming Dynasty, the fleet is like a back road. If the fleet is all gone, it feels like the back road is cut off, and morale will naturally drop.

"It's not that I can't come here. After returning to Ming Dynasty, I will report the situation here to Your Majesty. The food supply on Kyushu Island is worrying. Coupled with the hurricane attack, there will inevitably be large-scale casualties."

"Including the grain fields, it is estimated that the damage will be serious. The turnaround of the fleet, while preserving the food, can also prepare food for use after the disaster."

"These things will be passed on when the time comes, the hearts of the sergeants."

Feng Sheng said calmly.

As a top contemporary general, it can be said that he is familiar with the control of military spirit.

In addition to his personal prestige, even if the soldiers led by King Yan and King Jin are all elite, compared with Feng Sheng, it can only be said that there is a big difference.

"It seems that everyone is waiting for the hurricane in June."

Zhu Ying, who was in Suzhou Prefecture, got the information about Wa Kingdom immediately.

The current state of the Wa Kingdom is relatively in line with expectations.

For most soldiers, the biggest enemy of an expedition is often not fighting on the battlefield, but a completely unfamiliar environment.

Acclimatization is just a very simple term in later generations, but now, it can really kill people.

It doesn't mean that a few people will die, but once a plague is formed, it will be a large number of deaths.

Most of the soldiers who went to the Japanese expedition lived in the inland areas for a long time, and a single seasickness could consume a lot of their combat power.

In the naval battle against the Japanese kingdom, the Daming Navy, who had experienced the water station for a long time, was on the stage, and this was the only way to succeed in one fell swoop.

"Boss, there is a shortage of people in the country of Wa at present, so it is impossible to transport a large number of Japanese to Daming."

"Although it now occupies one-third of Kyushu Island, it is more difficult to mine mineral deposits in war-torn areas. At present, in the Wa country, the business of our chamber of commerce is greatly reduced."

"Including those daimyo, samurai, are also reducing demand, they hope we can provide more elite weapons."

"Currently, the Wa country offers 20 taels of silver for a matchlock gun, and artillery for 50 taels a piece."

Zhang Bo said with a smile on the side.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the Ming army is almost in a one-sided situation against the Wa country.

Like those cities, it can be said that they can be taken on the day of the attack.

The reason why it is so simple lies in the use of firearms.

The current Wa country is the era of swords, spears, bows and arrows.

Especially the small city gate, the big and small generals bombarded him for half an hour, not to mention the city gate, the city wall was almost smashed.

What about defense.

Then the fire commander went up to shoot, and then the army pressed in, so there was no resistance.

After seeing the power of the Ming army's firearms, the Wa Kingdom naturally spent a lot of money and wanted to purchase firearms and armaments.

However, firearms are all under the jurisdiction of the Ming court, especially the blockade of sea areas. Even smugglers dare not take the risk of supplying them at this time.

Not to mention smuggling, even buying large quantities of firearms or gunpowder in the Daming area will be subject to government scrutiny.

Once any news is leaked, it goes without saying that 100% of the nine clans will be wiped out.

At present, due to the official operation, the seemingly slow production of firearms is actually not very expensive.

Even if it is a cannon, the comprehensive price is around eight pennies. For example, the cost of a matchlock gun is a little higher, and it will not exceed two pennies.

Although the price of silver is theoretically one to one, in fact the purchasing power of one tael of silver is still much higher than that of treasure notes.

20 taels of a matchlock gun, that is almost a sky-high price.

This is still just a matchlock gun. If you count the gunpowder, it is simply a huge profit.

But Zhu Ying has no plans to earn this money for the time being, especially for the Wa country.

Today's firearms are still firmly controlled by the government, and there are no arms dealers. Zhu Ying will only consider selling some obsolete firearms after taking advantage of the dimensionality reduction blow brought by the current firearms and carrying out a new round of expansion for Daming .

No matter how high the price was offered by the Wa Kingdom, they would never sell them a firecracker.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Ying said: "The price offered by the Japanese will definitely attract a group of desperate businessmen, especially Shanxi merchants."

"They want firearms, so they can only find their way inside the guard."

"In that case, Uncle Zhang, let our secretly controlled small chambers of commerce send out news of the purchase of matchlock guns."

"The pricing is five taels of silver for a firecracker, and the price for an arquebus is ten taels, and you will receive as much as you have."

Uncle Zhang heard this and said: "Wonderful, the master's method is really good. In this way, whoever sells our Huotong will be known immediately, and it can be cut off directly."

Zhu Ying smiled and said nothing.

Isn't fishing law enforcement a routine used by later generations?

At present, no chamber of commerce has come to sell arms. As long as he is the first to release the news, no one will say that he is someone from the imperial court.

And this business is still going on for a long time, but if there is a slight sign, the source can be quickly found and eliminated.

Relatively speaking, when there are clues, it is very easy.

The current situation in Suzhou Prefecture is not bad, and the money is in place, basically it is to open a shipyard.

Of course, these things are not for Zhu Ying to worry about.

Next is the new itinerary: Shanghai.

From the Yuan Dynasty to the 28th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Sanhan Wenzuo, the prefect of Songjiang prefect, was appointed by the imperial court to establish Shanghai County, and the county seat was established in Shanghai Town established in the Song Dynasty.

Since the Han Dynasty, Shanghai had coin casting, iron smelting, and salt cooking industries.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the continuous development of the economy in the south of the Yangtze River, the economy in Shanghai also developed rapidly.

In the early years of Tang Kaiyuan, Hanhaitang was built from Yanguan in the south to Wusong River in the north.

The land has also been reclaimed and gradually developed into an important grain-producing area.

Since then, the population and counties and towns have gradually increased, and the scale has expanded day by day.

After the mid-Tang Dynasty, the economic and cultural ties between Shanghai and home and abroad were further expanded. In the tenth year of Tang Tianbao, Huating County was established from the three counties of Kunshan, Jiaxing, and Haiyan, and Huating Sea in the northeast of Huating County.

In Qinglong Market Town in the northeast of Huating County, there are many sea ships and thousands of fireworks, which is comparable to Hangzhou at that time.

At that time, Shanghai, as a new trading port, was already a place where merchants and merchants gathered.

In the 14th year from Yuan to Yuan, the Shibo Department was established in Shanghai Town, and then the capital Water Transport Wanhu Mansion was established.

At that time, Shanghai Town had become "a giant town in the northeast of Huating".

In the 28th year of the Yuan Dynasty, five townships in the northeast of Huating County were drawn out and named Shanghai County.

After the establishment of a county in Shanghai, the economy has been greatly developed.

The cotton planting industry is becoming more and more prosperous, and the cotton textile industry is also gradually rising.

Huang Daopo, a native of Wunijing, Songjiang, brought back advanced textile technology from Hainan and reformed textile tools. The quantity of fabrics was high and high quality, which promoted the development of the handmade cotton textile industry.

In the Ming Dynasty, the name of Shanghai County has been used all the time.

"It's really prosperous."

Zhu Ying sighed a little.

Here in Shanghai County, compared with other places, the development of commerce, due to the rise of the textile industry, already has the initial employment relationship of capital.

Including the rice fields here, most of them are growing cotton.

The grain and cotton planting industries are almost in a [-]-[-] split.

In addition, it is an important water transport port in itself, and ships transporting food and materials by sea all set sail from Shanghai.

This has also led to a lack of food in Shanghai County.

When the labor force is liberated, the rise of industrialization is inevitable.

The power of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai County is still very strong, the main reason is the previous Snowflake Salt.

In Shanghai, there were originally a lot of salt dealers, especially private salt dealers.

When Snowflake Salt appeared, it had a great impact on Shanghai.

It is precisely because of this that even though Zhu Ying did not come to Shanghai in person in the early days, Qunying Chamber of Commerce has two layers of interests, almost all of which come from here.

Most of the snowflake salt from other places in Daming was also transshipped from Shanghai.

Before Zhu Ying reported to the old man the list of salt officials, [-]% were in Shanghai County.

In a restaurant, Zhu Ying took Zhang Bo's information list of the person in charge of the Shanghai branch and began to read it carefully.

The main record in this roster is about the current basic situation of each chamber of commerce.

There are also government officials, salt officials and so on.

After reading it, Zhu Ying sighed and said: "When I came here, I already felt that the status of the merchants here does not seem to be low, but I didn't expect that the water transport merchants could really cover the sky with their hands. .”

"It's interesting to say that the Water Transport Merchant Gang came together because of the Snowflake Salt from my side. They raised prices and sold for several times the profit."

"Uncle Zhang, they are more ruthless than us."

Caoyun merchant gang, referred to as Caobang.

The current composition of the Shanghai Cao Gang is very different from that of the Suzhou government.

Perhaps it is because there are more and more mixed merchants here in Shanghai, it is not easy to form a merchant gang organization, and the main body of the Cao Gang here is actually the sergeant of the guard.

After tracing all the way, finally all the clues point to Zhenhaiwei.

It is said to be an investigation, in fact, the members of the Cao Gang are extremely arrogant, and they have no intention of keeping it secret, but any chamber of commerce with a little bit of power will not listen to it, and directly move out of Zhenhaiwei's name.

Speaking of which, Zhenhaiwei has some connections with Zhu Ying.

Because the founder of Zhenhaiwei was Jiang Xiahou Zhou Dexing.

Jiang Xiahou, one of the 24 generals in Huaixi, was the famous founding general of Ming Dynasty who caused chaos in the court.

Later, Jiang Xiahou was transferred to the Fujian area, but there are still many of his former subordinates here.

"This Zhenhai Guard is quite powerful. If there are problems in other guards, it is mostly because the Commander exploits the sergeants."

"But now the commander of Zhenhaiwei is leading the sergeants to exploit the merchants. Instead, he has set up a gang like the Cao Gang to govern all the merchants and extract huge profits from them."

"It is estimated that many salt officials are also with Zhenhaiwei."

"This guy is expected to make a lot of money after a year, and that's why the sergeants in the guard are so devoted to him."

"Don't say it's me, it won't work if the old man passes by."

Zhu Ying said with a smile, but there was no smile in her tone.

Zhenhaiwei dared to be so arrogant and domineering, it was definitely not just as simple as Jiang Xiahou's old subordinates.

It is very possible that the Huaixi generals group was also involved.

In other words, Zhenhaiwei, the backstage of the Cao Gang, still belongs to Zhu Ying's current direct line in a sense.