The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 402 Zhu Yuanzhang’s hope for Zhu Di, Mr. Ye made the best use of the right time, place and people!

Ye Qing and others just stood in the command booth, watching the entire fleet complete its turn and raise the Sun and Moon Flag and the Emperor's Black Dragon Flag.

Immediately afterwards, they went back to the hall to have a banquet.

Everyone is an experienced leader, and they all have the ability to predict the outcome when they see the beginning.

Only Zhu Di, the newcomer who led the army, voluntarily gave up the opportunity to follow him to the banquet.

"Master, Dad, Uncle Xu!"

"I just went with him. I just sat on the stool on the deck and ate the same meal as the soldiers on duty."

Ye Qing knew what he meant, just to witness here whether the result was as they expected.

The mental journey he is going through now is exactly the mental journey he went through when Ye Qing was his disciple.

Ye Qing looked at 'Guo Silang' in front of him, as if he had seen his former self!
He just patted Zhu Di on the shoulder and said, "Whatever you want to eat, I'll ask the kitchen to cook it for you tonight."

Zhu Di immediately replied: "No, I just eat the same thing as them."

Ye Qing just nodded happily and led everyone towards the hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da and others, while following Ye Qing to the dining room, also looked at Zhu Di's back lying on the fence, facing the sea.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang, the biological father, and Xu Da, the father-in-law, also showed happy smiles at the same time.

It's just that at this moment, the two of them have expectations for Zhu Di, that he will definitely be an excellent, royal general in the future!

In the dining room, a sumptuous table of dishes had been prepared for them.

It is said that you rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and you rely on the water to eat the water. They are in this vast sea, so naturally in addition to the Central Plains ingredients they bring, they also have seafood caught on site.

Although they eat less seafood, they don't think it's that strange.

In fact, eating raw fish and sashimi is not a characteristic of the Japanese state. As early as the Warring States Period, there was a saying of eating fresh fish and sashimi.

Nobles with high status can also eat fresh chilled chopped pork belly.

There is also mustard, which is necessary for eating sashimi. It is not a characteristic of the Japanese country. Its origin is the land of China.

As early as the Zhou Dynasty, mustard had already become a palace condiment.

Wasabi is slightly bitter, spicy and aromatic, and has a unique taste. In addition to being used as a seasoning for sashimi, it can also be used as pickles, pickled raw meat, etc.

The people sitting here are all the masters in the world today, so they naturally won't find anything strange.

Compared to the exquisite food in Ye Qing's mansion, they even felt that these things were not worthy of the table.

But the conditions are limited after all, so we can only make do with it the hard way first!

As for everything that happened outside, they had already anticipated it, but they had no sense of expectation and could just eat and drink.

above the deck,

Zhu Di just sat on the stool, picking up the food in the bowl and looking at everything on the shore.

In his eyes, more and more Ryukyu people were running towards the shore.

After Zhu Di saw this scene, he decisively put down his bowls and chopsticks, picked up the monocular telescope Ye Qing left for him, and pulled it open for a long time.

He saw that these people were wearing different colors, not only the Central Plains colors, but also other colors that he had never seen before, but there was no Japanese color.

They are closest to the Japanese country, but they do not have the clothes of the Japanese country. It is conceivable that their relationship with the Japanese country is not good.

It is conceivable that they must have been invaded by the Japanese country.

What is the foundation of a country's strength?
In Zhu Di's view, the foundation of a country's strength lies in its vast territory and large population.

To the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese country was just a small country!
But for a small island country like Ryukyu, it is a big country with vast territory and abundant resources.

When a big country and a small country are neighbors, and they are still such close neighbors, the consequences can be imagined. If it weren't for this not-so-wide sea area, the Ryukyu Kingdom would probably belong to the Japanese Kingdom now!
Therefore, they all cheered after seeing Ming's fleet.

"The Ming Dynasty's fleet is coming!"

"Look, everyone, that's not a merchant ship, that's a warship from the Ming Dynasty. Are they going to fight against Japan?"

"Great, that would be great!"

"I'm going to report to the king now."

Although they were sailing along the shore, there was still a certain distance in order not to run aground.

At this distance, the officers and sailors could hear them cheering and talking on the warships located at the edge of the fleet.

On the warship, in addition to the fighting naval warriors, there are also sailors who can speak the languages ​​of the regions along the way.

After these sailors translated it to the captain, the captain immediately summarized the most useful information and asked the semaphore to report it to the commanding ship.

After receiving the news, the handsome flag whisperer hurriedly ran to the dining room.

"Report!"

"The coastal warships reported back, and a large number of Ryukyu people came to the beach to greet our Ming fleet."

"They thought we were going to attack the Japanese country. Everyone was very happy, and some even went to report to their king."

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Everyone at the dinner table was very happy when they heard this.

Because this is the result they want.

After a few simple sighs of pride, everyone turned to Ye Qing, the initiator of all this.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing and thought to himself: "This guy knows so much about the national conditions of small foreign countries and even the hopes of the people."

"He is taking advantage of Ryukyu's hope to achieve his strategic goal of unifying Ryukyu without any bloodshed and getting Ryukyu to fully cooperate!"

"How could a scholar have the talent to take advantage of the right time, place, and people to such an extent?"

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Not only Zhu Yuanzhang, but also Xu Da and Wang Baobao were secretly amazed.

Just as they were thinking like this, Ye Qing immediately said: "Many people in Ryukyu are forced to make a living. When merchant ships pass by, they will row small boats close to sell local specialties."

"Tell the captains and generals of the coastal battleships that as long as they come to sell goods, they will buy them all at a high price."

"Remember, you must be kind and let them go home as soon as possible and stay safe!"

After receiving the order, the flagman hurriedly left the dining room.

At this moment, Ye Qing asked everyone to continue eating and drinking, just treating these things as a minor incident.

But he didn't know that everyone was once again amazed by his understanding of local folk customs.

Of course, there are also many doubts!
Half an hour later,
Just when they had eaten and drank enough, the semaphore soldiers came to report back again.

"Report,"

"The captains of the recent battleships reported that just as Mr. Ye expected, many small boats came close to sell goods."

"There were even a lot of local children. The captain looked bitter and bought them all at a high price."

Ye Qing just nodded slightly and said: "Okay, I understand. Let's continue sailing according to the original plan."

After the flag soldiers left, Zhu Yuanzhang and others no longer looked suspicious in their eyes.

Their eyes were filled with only horror and satisfaction! .
(End of this chapter)