The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 79
A few days ago, when Zhu Yuanzhang was talking with Zhu Ying, Zhu Ying mentioned the pirates and bandits along the coast.

This did not get Zhu Yuanzhang's attention.

Japanese pirates refer to Japanese slaves and bandits.

Japanese pirates have existed since the Tang and Song Dynasties.

However, because of the opening of houses in the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was relatively not so powerful. This incident was at best a pirate, and it did not form a large scale.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Wa people in the country of Wa were very yearning for the culture of the Central Plains, similar to other small countries.

The biggest change comes from the Mongolian Yuan.

Kublai Khan, the last Khan of the Great Mongol Kingdom was also the founding emperor of the Mongol Yuan.

The King of Koryo professed his vassal to Kublai Khan, and with the help of Kublai Khan, he successfully expelled the power of the military officials in the court and the opposition, allowing the King of Koryo to regain power.

A year later, at the suggestion of the Koreans, Kublai Khan sent Mongolian envoys to Japan and asked them to come and surrender.

Japan was influenced by the Tang and Song cultures, and had good diplomatic relations with the Southern Song, Jin, and Liao at the time.

Moreover, due to the deep influence of culture, the Wa Kingdom looked down on Meng Yuan very much, thinking that they were a group of barbarians.

The Mongol Yuan is powerful, but there is a sea between the two sides after all, and the Japanese people are not so afraid of the Mongols.

Meng Yuan's request for surrender was ignored.Among them, Zhao Liangbi, the envoy of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, stayed in the Wa Kingdom for three years.

But he was not received by the Emperor of Wa, nor was he received by the shogun of Wa, so he had no choice but to return.

Kublai Khan was a born conqueror. Wherever the Mongols went, many regions and countries in Eurasia were unable to resist. He established an unprecedentedly vast empire.

And as a conqueror, the blood of conquest flows in his bones. When all the surroundings profess their vassals, only the Wa Kingdom not only refuses to surrender, but also shows contempt for it.

How could Kublai Khan accept this?

He raised an allied army of [-], with nearly a thousand ships of all sizes, and started his first expedition to Japan in a hurry.

Under the Mongol Yuan army, the Japanese kingdom had no power to resist at all, but the great cause was about to be completed, and the natural disaster that came later wiped out the entire Mongol Yuan army.

Kublai Khan, who was going smoothly, failed in front of a small country, which aroused Kublai Khan's anger.

Thus began the second expeditionary force.

However, there was another typhoon, half of the soldiers of the army were submerged, and the commander almost couldn't come back.

Zhao Liangbi made a memorial, saying that the country of Wa is poor, its mountains and rivers are bad, and its people don't respect etiquette and law, so it is not worth sending troops to attack at all.

However, how could Kublai Khan be willing to give up and continue to plan the third expedition.

However, Kublai Khan gave up this idea after the opposition of a large number of courtiers and the chaotic situation in Jiaozhi at that time.

It is also because the two expeditions cost a lot, suffered heavy losses, and did not get the slightest benefit.

As a result, the Central Plains under the rule of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was even more miserable, and the people were in dire straits.

In less than a hundred years, the Mongolian Yuan perished.

The victorious Wa country is not doing very well, even if it does not confront the Mongolian Yuan army head-on, the loss is extremely heavy.

Among them, the Kamakura Shogunate, which won the Anti-Yuan War, eventually perished before the Yuan Dynasty.

Japan entered the Warring States period, that is, there were two emperors, commonly known as the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

At this time, the country of Wa believed that there was a divine wind to protect it, even Mongolia and Yuan could not do it, not to mention you Ming, you suddenly became very confident.

All the envoys sent by Zhu Yuanzhang were directly beheaded.

The Japanese pirates who rose from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty have already tasted the sweetness of aggression.

The feudal lords in Wa were divided into separate regimes, fighting each other, fighting for power and profit, and they continued to invade the southeast coast under the war.

Since Kublai Khan in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, year after year has been worse. Since the middle period, the succession of the throne has been disordered, civil strife is frequent, coupled with political corruption, conflicts have intensified, and the coastal pirates have not been taken into account.

This also gave the Japanese pirates a chance to grow.

When Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty, the first thing he faced was the long-term development and the problem of Japanese pirates left over from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

In order to avoid the collusion between coastal people and pirates, Japanese pirates, etc., Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the "maritime ban" policy, prohibiting private trade, and even not allowing fishing at sea.

In the first month of spring in the 17th year of Hongwu, Japanese pirates frequently invaded eastern Zhejiang.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Xin Guogong Tang He to inspect the sea, build 59 cities in Shandong, Jiangnan, North, East Zhejiang, and West Sea, and set up Xingdusi in order to prepare for the name of the Japanese.

In February of the 20th year of Hongwu, the Liangzhe Anti-Japanese Guards and Institutes were set up.

In April of the same year, Zhou Dexing, the Marquis of Jiang Xia, was ordered to go to Fu, Xing, Zhang, and Quan counties in Fujian to inspect the key points, build [-] cities on the sea, and enlist the people as soldiers to prevent Japanese pirates.

Since 22 years after Hongwu, and now 25 years since Hongwu, coastal Japanese pirates have been greatly reduced under Zhu Yuanzhang's policy of sea ban and defense.

This is also because Zhu Yuanzhang avoided talking about Zhu Ying's views, or that he wanted to conquer the Japanese country.

It is more about convincing Zhu Ying that there is no need to conquer the Wa country.

Zhu Ying didn't know, but Zhu Yuanzhang had a certain understanding of the territory of Wa Kingdom.

During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, Zhao Liangbi, who was sent to Japan as an envoy, recorded important historical materials such as the titles of the officials of the country, the number of states and counties, customs and local customs, etc. during his visit to Japan, which were finally collected by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although a hundred years have passed, there is no mountain of gold and silver as Dasun said.

Just because he cherishes his grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't want to argue too much with his grandson and cause conflicts.

However, when it comes to the issue of Japanese pirates, especially the grandson's overseas trade, Zhu Yuanzhang still ordered the Ministry of War to report immediately if there are traces of Japanese pirates along the coast.

If there is no reminder from the grandson, the courtiers and even Zhu Yuanzhang would not pay too much attention to the Japanese pirates' rebellion.

But after the great grandson made it clear, this concept is completely different.

"It seems that our great grandson is right. The war in the Japanese territory is over, and those losers are wandering on the sea, and they are about to have an impact on our Daming coast." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Your Majesty, the coastal area is too wide, especially the Japanese slaves and bandits, who frequently attack weak spots, so it is difficult to maintain for such a long time." Minister of the Ministry of War Ruyu said.

The coastline of the southeast coast is too long, Japanese pirates generally do not have a frontal attack, but collude with the coastal people, especially smugglers, obtain information, burn, kill and loot.

The large-scale garrison of troops to prepare Japanese troops put a lot of pressure on the Ming treasury.

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ru Yuan, thought for a moment, and said, "After the court tomorrow morning, you will go out of the palace with us to meet someone."

"I'm sure I can get some insights from him about the Japanese pirates."

When Ru Yu heard the words, she immediately thought of the method of 'working for relief' that His Majesty mentioned earlier.

That kind of strategy is obviously not what His Majesty thought, but someone else.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he confessed: "You are not allowed to publicize this matter for the time being, but do you understand what we mean?"

Ru Yu hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will keep my mouth shut."

At this moment, it was sunset and dusk, and the rays of the setting sun shone on the ground of Huagai Hall.

Thinking of tomorrow morning, I will see my grandson again.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood.

(End of this chapter)