Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 662 The North Korean Navy attacked Tsushima Island and suffered heavy losses in the first battle.
The generals didn't particularly care, but Yue Zheng, Zhang Ning and other civil servants were overjoyed.

Yue Zheng sighed: "What kind of magical place is this? According to the map and our actual survey, this Jeju Island can develop at least [-] hectares of arable land.

The climate here is mild, the rainfall is abundant, and there are more than 3 hectares of fertile farmland, or more than 300 million acres, which can feed at least 80 million people.

We chose the excellent ports along the coast of Jeju Island to build prefectures and county towns to provide various supplies for merchant ships, ship repairs, shipbuilding, accommodation, and food. These businesses can attract more than ten to 20 people.

Developing a Jeju Island can absorb a population of one million, greatly reducing the burden on Shandong Province.

With such a great contribution, it would be unjustifiable if the people of Shandong did not enshrine us in the official temple. "

Zhang Ning nodded: "Yes, the imperial court collected taxes similar to the Yuan Dynasty, setting quotas for each province.

The amount of tax Shandong has to pay is fixed. With the addition of more than 3 hectares of land in Jeju Island, the burden of the people in other provinces in Shandong will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, these lands are currently ownerless. We can set them up as government land, and our government landowners can rent them out.

In this way, the grain harvested from more than 3 hectares of land in Jeju Island is even more than that harvested from [-] hectares of land in Shandong Province.

If the people of Shandong don't include us in their official ancestral hall, they would be extremely heartless and indeed completely unjustifiable. "

Yue Zheng smiled and said: "But we can't occupy all the land. The Holy Emperor will definitely go to Jeju Island to establish a feudal lord. We have to reserve the land for the lord.

Thirty thousand hectares is a very conservative rough estimate. If it is actually cultivated, it may not be less than [-] hectares.

We left [-] hectares for the vassal king, [-] hectares for the garrison, and the remaining [-] hectares as official land.

However, these are all our whims, and they must be reported to the Holy Spirit and approved by the Holy Spirit before they can be implemented. "

Zhang Ning replied with certainty: "I understand the Holy One. The Holy One is selfless and wholeheartedly loves to support the people, so he will definitely agree."

Yue Zheng nodded without any objection.

Chen Mingde was also extremely happy because there is a natural harbor at the easternmost end of Jeju Island. The harbor is four miles long from north to south and is shaped like a pocket, which perfectly blocks the strong winds and waves in the south.

After leaving the port, there is a cow island not far to the northeast, seven or eight miles long from north to south, which serves as a barrier for the military port.

Placing artillery and observation towers on Niu Dao can effectively prevent enemy sneak attacks.

Therefore, the civil servants felt that they were about to make a great contribution, and the generals also felt that they were about to make a great contribution. Everyone was in harmony and very happy.

But within two days of everyone being happy, Xu Heng sent someone to deliver military reports.

The North Korean Navy attempted to attack Tsushima Island.

It went very smoothly at first. The Japanese army's artillery technology was not even comparable to that of North Korea, and there were only a few thousand Japanese troops stationed on Tsushima Island.

The Japanese Navy was still in Hakata Port and had no time to support them.

The North Korean Navy captured a small port on Tsushima Island and then transported tens of thousands of soldiers to the island.

The topography of Tsushima Island is completely opposite to that of Jeju Island. It is almost entirely mountains and there is no place to stand.

Just a few days after the North Korean soldiers were happy to land on the island, they were attacked by the Japanese army at night and almost all their troops were wiped out.

Xu Hunter intended to warn Yue Zheng and others: Tsushima Island is about 150 miles long from north to south; east-west, some places are about [-] miles wide, and some places are about [-] miles wide.

Moreover, the island is full of mountains, and the trees on the mountains are dense. If the Japanese army attacks them, there will be no way to attack them.

Yue Zheng understood Xu Heng's meaning and said to everyone: "I think An Guogong's intention is to change the strategy formulated by His Majesty.

The Holy One wanted to capture Tsushima and Iki Island first, and then rely on Iki Island to eliminate the main force of the Japanese navy in Hakata Port nearby.

But An Guogong seemed to want to start from Busan and attack Hakata Port directly.

Busan and Hakata Port are five hundred miles apart, and our Jeju Island is seven to eight hundred miles away from Hakata Port.Although our navy is far stronger than Japan's, at such a distance, the enemy is waiting for work, making this battle difficult to fight.

The most important thing is that our Ming Dynasty has not had large-scale naval operations for many years. It is normal for the ship to capsize in the ditch.

But we can't afford to lose. If the Invincible Fleet, which His Majesty spent millions of taels of hard work building, is defeated by the Japanese Navy, it will trigger a fierce counterattack from both the government and the public. "

When everyone heard this, they all frowned.

Everyone understands that it is too difficult to land on the island to fight. More than 100 years ago, Dayuan had already experimented.

It turns out that it is not that easy to break through Japan's coastal defense system.

The landing party is naturally at a disadvantage, which cannot be made up for by the superiority of firearms.

After all, Japan is very mountainous and difficult to fight.

……

Busan, Ming army camp.

Xu Heng, Xu Yongning, Jiang Yuan, Han Minghui, Fan Guang, Fang Ying, Huang Qi, and Li Sicheng faced each other.

The first battle was unfavorable, and they suffered a huge defeat, which made everyone feel ashamed.

Only Li Sicheng, the king of Pingyuan, felt better. He had recently been granted special permission by the emperor to be counselor in military affairs and was officially integrated into the Ming Dynasty's political situation.

Huang Qi is okay, he just supervises the army for his own emperor, he doesn't worry about how the battle is fought, and it doesn't matter whether he wins or loses.

Others were more impatient. They couldn't seize the island, and they had nowhere to attack the Japanese mainland. They wanted to help the Ashikaga Shige clan in Kamakura, but they were too far away.

Most importantly, no one mastered naval warfare.

Xu Heng smiled helplessly and said: "If this continues, we will have to rely on Chen Mingde, the Marquis of Xinghan who was consecrated by His Majesty.

We can only let the Shandong Navy fight, wait for them to defeat the Japanese Navy, establish a landing base, and then transport us up for land operations.

But mainland Japan is also full of mountains, which is as difficult to conquer as Tsushima.

No wonder Dayuan was in trouble back then and finally ran back in despair. "

Fan Guang echoed: "It's true. The feeling of the general is that he can't use his strength, and he has nowhere to use his strength. It's either the sea or the mountain. We have a large army, but we can't deploy it. It's really frustrating."

Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "I heard that the Shandong Navy has a plan to go around to the east coast of Japan and directly capture Sakai Port, thus threatening Kyoto.

We can only hope that they succeed. We in North Korea only have these ships. If the wind and waves are slightly stronger, they are in danger of capsizing. Kyoto and Kamakura are beyond our reach. "

Xu Heng concluded: "Then it's agreed, let's just wait for the Shandong Navy to contribute. I can't think of a better way."

No one had any objections, so the war came to a standstill again.

Yue Zheng, Chen Mingde and others were either focusing on running Jeju Island, or repairing the military port and hoarding supplies, and were not in a hurry to attack.

……

On the fifth day of May, Nanjing.

Wang Ao and Luo Hengxin rushed back to Nanjing. They first went to the garrison yamen to meet with Xu Chengzong, Yuan Cheng and others, and then returned to Nanjing's household department for handover.

According to the rules of the Jingtai Dynasty, if there are multiple ministers in the six departments, whoever holds the seal will be responsible.

(End of this chapter)