Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 268 Chapter 268: The time is about to come for Zhu Li’s maritime plan!

The distinction between direct descendants and concubines has a long history.

What's more, mother and son Saijia Sutushan and Zhu Xiafeng are not only legitimate concubines, but their status as mother and son is even more special. It is an indisputable fact that Zhu Xiafeng is half of the grassland blood!
When Zhu Yue, the king of Han Dynasty, had just assumed the vassal status, he started killing all around. Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded, and everyone in the court was shocked!

So Concubine Zhou, who was just an ordinary concubine, had her status and status increased and became an imperial concubine!
In addition to the queen, there were only two imperial concubines around Zhu Yuanzhang. One was Guo Guifei and the other was Zhou Guifei. This shows how high Zhou Guifei's status is!
Today's Saijia Sutushan, just like Zhou Guifei back then, will definitely be one of the highest-status women in Zhu Li's harem in the future!

Except for Mrs. Cao, who is the head wife, she can't compare with her. Who else, including Mrs. Li, dares to look down on her?

This can be seen from Li's change in attitude towards her during this period!

Although the two mothers had a thorn in their hearts at the beginning because of their relationship with the brothers Zhu Xiafeng and Zhu Xiaye, the fight between the children was still a trivial matter after all!
Saiga Suttusan has always been gentle and humble, and Li can't take advantage of it. Recently, she has become much closer to Saiga Suttusan, and she calls her sister like a sister!

Saijia Sutushan naturally knows why all this is happening!
"My child knows, don't worry!"

Zhu Xifeng obviously didn't pay attention to Saijia Sutushan's instructions. He was not the kind of person who followed the rules, otherwise he wouldn't be Zhu Xifeng!

"By the way, my mother is looking for you today mainly because she wants to talk to you about the Zhungeer Department!"

When Zhu Xifeng heard this, he patted his chest and promised.

Except for superior officials, they are not qualified to talk directly to Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Biao on weekdays. Even if you are qualified to appear at the court meeting, something like this is not something that a junior official like you can come forward to say!

Saijia Sutushan told Zhu Xifeng seriously.

As Zhu Li's son, he has inherited the origin of Qi Ti, so he naturally has sufficient confidence and pride!
However, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others decided to confer the title of king on Zhu Xifeng and his brothers tomorrow, which still caused quite a shock to the court!

"The situation is pretty good now. I feel a lot more relaxed. Many problems that seemed unsolvable before have been easily solved!"

"His Majesty will make you king tomorrow. Go to bed early tonight. Don't embarrass your father tomorrow!"

"The two uncles will be my right-hand men in the future, and the Zhungeer tribe will also be one of the strongest forces in my hands. How can I treat them badly?"

As for the officials above the middle level, they are basically concentrated between the second and fourth grades, and the officials in this group are mainly composed of six ministers!

Now that the six ministers, including the noble Lan Yu of Huaixi, have all become Zhu Yue's people, and they know the inside story of why Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make Zhu Xifeng and the others kings, his mentality is naturally different!

Therefore, even if someone in the court objects, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao don't even have to worry about it. These people will take the initiative to help settle the matter!

In the past, mother and son were a bit dependent on others. She didn't dare to think about it, and she couldn't think about these problems!
But now that Zhu Xifeng has gained momentum, that's another matter!
Saijia Sutushan is not an ordinary woman who doesn't understand anything. She was once the biological sister of the leader of the Zhungeer tribe. Her vision and thinking are definitely not bad!
"I understand what mom means. Even if you don't say it, I will do it!"

After all, she was born in the Zhungeer tribe. Now that she has this opportunity, she must fight for the interests of the family!
She knew that Zhu Xiafeng's future fiefdom would most likely be on the current territory of the Zhungeer tribe, which meant that the Ming Dynasty was going to take over the entire Zhungeer tribe!
Although she didn't know much about other aspects, she heard General Zhu Xifeng clamoring to unify Mobei in the future. If Daming and Zhu Li were behind him, success might not be impossible!
This is also the reason why she said these words to Zhu Xifeng today.

"Tomorrow, I will let everyone see the grace of my Highness, the Wind King!"

"Shameful? It doesn't exist!"

For most middle-level or lower-level officials, it basically doesn’t matter whether you have ideas or not, because few people will care about your attitude!

When Zhu Xifeng heard this, he laughed confidently.

"Both our mother and son were born in the Zhungeer tribe. Although you are now the grandson of the Ming Dynasty emperor and will be named the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty tomorrow, no matter how noble your status is in the future, you must not forget your two uncles. We should also be kind to the entire Zhungeer tribe, you know?"

After hearing this, Saijia Sutushan showed a pleased smile, nodded and warned.

Who has ever seen a feudal king’s sons all given the title of feudal king?
But it's shocking, but it's true that not many people dare to stand up and blatantly oppose it!

Again, this is against the rules!

“So best!”

In the evening, the three brothers Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Zhu Yue were still drinking tea in the pavilion in the yard. Zhu Biao couldn't help laughing when he thought about conferring kingships on Zhu Xiafeng and the others tomorrow!

"Anyway, the 1000 points of national luck we spent on each of them was not wasted!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he nodded with great satisfaction and smiled.

If this matter had been left alone, a bunch of people would probably jump out and say that he had messed up the imperial court!
After all, many of the existing rules were set by Zhu Yuanzhang when the Ming Dynasty was founded. His current behavior is actually no different from changing orders day by day. From this point of view, it is indeed a taboo in governing the country!

The rules set by the emperor can be easily changed. Naturally, the ministers under his command will not be convinced!
The so-called Jun has no joke, this is the truth!

"After the imperial edict is issued tomorrow, you can take Feng'er and the others and follow us directly to Beijing!"

"The Ministry of Rites has chosen a date, and the prince canonization ceremony will be officially held in three days!"

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and gave instructions to Zhu Yue.

The canonization of the prince is naturally not a matter of the next imperial edict.

First of all, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the emperor, had to go to the Ancestral Temple to inform his ancestors, and then he had the Ministry of Rites specially make gold books and treasures!

The prince's seal and golden book will be handed over to Zhu Xifeng and the others at the canonization ceremony, naturally under the witness of hundreds of civil and military officials!

In fact, other than Zhu Xia Feng, Zhu Xia Ye and Zhu Xia Ye did not need to appear at the canonization ceremony at all when they were crowned kings!
When the Ming Dynasty first canonized princes, Zhu Yuanzhang canonized nine princes at once!

At that time, King Zhu Xi of Qin was under 14 years old, King Zhu Fan of Jin was under 13 years old, Zhu Di was under 10 years old, and Zhu Zhen was only over 6 years old!

As for the other vassal princes, they were even younger, including Laojiu Zhu Yue. Zhu Yue was only 1 year old at the time. How could he appear in an occasion like Fengtian Palace?

Therefore, these princes who were too young were not able to attend the canonization ceremony at that time, but their status as princes was real!
In the same way, apart from the fact that Zhu Xia Feng is suitable for the canonization ceremony, both Zhu Xia Feng and Zhu Xia Ye are too young. A three or four year old brat is not suitable at all!

But then again, although Zhu Xiaqiang is under five years old, he is also in a special situation. His current mental state is not much better than that of a teenager!

Unless Zhu Xiaqiang himself said that he did not want to participate in the canonization ceremony, he and Zhu Xiafeng would definitely appear together in the Fengtian Palace. After all, in Zhu Xiaqiang's case, there is no such thing as being too young to lose etiquette in front of the emperor or have stage fright. The problem!
Back then, Zhu Yue was really too young and was still in his infancy, so he missed his prince's canonization ceremony. But neither Zhu Xia Feng nor Zhu Xia Qian were willing to miss such an important moment in their lives. !
As for Zhu Xiye who is still on Dingjun Mountain, it doesn't matter whether he participates or not. Anyway, everyone knows that he has also been canonized as the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty!
After all, Zhu Xiaye's situation is special.

Zhu Yue naturally had no objection to this and just took his two children back to Xi'an Mansion with Zhu Yuanzhang. "By the way, Lao Jiu, there is one more thing. The training at the Ming Dynasty Navy is almost complete!"

"Do you have any plans next?"

Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and asked Zhu Yue.

After returning from time travel for the first time, after two or three years of preparation, the training of the Ming Dynasty Navy can be said to be very effective, and the number of people has reached 200,000!

In the past two years alone, there have been hundreds of steamships launched, each of which can accommodate at least 3,000 to 5,000 people.

This is because the Ming Dynasty has become rich in recent years, so shipbuilding is like making dumplings. If it had been a few years earlier, not to mention hundreds of ships, dozens of ships could have been built, and the Ming Dynasty treasury would have been emptied. !
When Zhu Yue heard this, her heart moved.

What's the plan?
Isn't the ultimate goal of training navy soldiers just for naval battles?

"According to the original plan, the Ming Dynasty can gradually open up the sea ban, and establish shipping companies and trading ports in several important coastal towns, which will have an absolute impact on promoting the Ming Dynasty's economy!"

"The money spent by the Ming Dynasty on military training and shipbuilding in the past two years can be quickly earned back through maritime trade alone!"

Zhu Yue thought for a while and then spoke directly.

"That's not what we want to hear. You can just discuss this matter with Biao'er. We don't intend to take care of it anymore. We don't understand this either!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he waved his hand directly, obviously not satisfied with Zhu Yue's argument of avoiding the important and taking the easy.

"Do you want to take down Japan?"

Zhu Yue had no choice but to ask with a wry smile.

"When we asked you before, you said that the conditions were not mature enough, so there is no need to worry for the time being. Now that both the navy and the warships are ready, we will not let our elite divisions of the Ming Dynasty wander on the beach every day. Bar?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said it matter of course.

"Actually, in my original plan, taking over North Korea was the first step. After taking over North Korea, the second step was to attack Japan!"

Zhu Li nodded and expressed his thoughts.

Using North Korea as a springboard, you can reach Japan through the Tsushima Strait. If you encircle Japan from the East China Sea and North Korea at the same time, Zhu Yue can capture the entire Japan at the minimum cost and as quickly as possible!

"So there should be a third or fourth step?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.

"The third step is to go all the way south from Japan, cross the South China Sea, and conquer all the island countries or coastal countries in this area!"

"The fourth step is to go to the West!"

Zhu Yue stopped here.

As for the fifth step, he plans to extend to the American continent, but this is already an issue that needs to be considered later. It doesn't matter whether he talks about it or not, at least for the time being, he won't consider it at all.

"Well, we also know what you said makes sense!"

"Then do as you say and get rid of North Korea first!"

"Three years have passed. It's time to activate the chess pieces you planted in North Korea, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, and at the same time began to urge Zhu Yue.

"To tell you the truth, I have already sent someone to deliver a message over there. I believe there will be results soon!"

When Zhu Yue heard this, he immediately laughed.

In fact, even if Zhu Yuanzhang didn't urge him today, he would already be ready to take action against North Korea. The time is ripe, so what are you waiting for?
"We thought you had forgotten about North Korea, but we didn't expect that you had already started to take action!"

"So good!"

"After taking care of North Korea, the next step can be to attack Japan!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he became even more energetic, nodded with great satisfaction and smiled.

He still had the same thoughts as before.

He no longer cares about places like Mobei and the Western Regions. How to fight them in the future is Zhu Yue and Zhu Xifeng's business!

But he hopes that when he is in power, he can see that the Ming Dynasty can take care of these small surrounding countries!
Countries such as Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia are all targets he wants to win. This will also be his achievement during the reign of Emperor Hongwu!

It can only be said that Zhu Yuanzhang has no other thoughts now, and the only remaining request is this!

Of course, this requirement, if placed in the original history, would have been something Zhu Yuanzhang would have never dared to think about!

Now if you want to realize it, it is just a matter of time!
He planned to abdicate the throne to Zhu Yue after Zhu Yue helped him accomplish these goals, at least conquering the Jiaozhi area and Southeast Asia such as Luzon!

In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, if the speed is fast, it should be completed within five or six years!
At that time, Zhu Yue had been sitting in the position of crown prince for at least two or three years!
Zhu Li naturally knew what the old man was thinking. In fact, he helped him complete these things, which was also a matter of support. Zhu Li never thought of refusing.

While Zhu Yue and Zhu Yuanzhang were discussing how to expand the territory of Ming Dynasty from the sea, on the other side, brothers Zhu Xiaqiu and Zhu Xiaqiang were also talking in their yard.

"Second brother, the eldest brother and I are going to be crowned kings directly. You are still just a vassal prince. From now on, you will be shorter than my younger brother!"

Zhu Xiaqian couldn't help but feel proud when he talked about his intention to be crowned king!

(End of this chapter)