Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 181 Chu Nan’s horrific plot terrified Zhu Di!
The undercurrent in the capital is surging.

In Taizhou, the situation is equally unsettled.

At this time in Taizhou, with Chu Nan paying the money, the local people had already buried the bodies. At the same time, the local government also organized people to repair the damaged houses and buildings.

They also arranged for people to buy food from other places to feed the people devastated by the war.

With such comfort, the people of Taizhou gradually calmed down.

Jiang Lin brought the imperial guards and Jinyiwei he brought from Nanjing, and took those dignitaries and their subordinates back to Nanjing for trial.

However, he also followed Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes and left one million taels of silver to Chu Nan. This greatly encouraged Chu Nan and he felt more confident.

Now, we may be able to deal with the Japanese pirates.

But Zhu Di and his men were very worried, so they found Chu Nan and discussed the matter.

In Taizhou, the yard where Chu Nan temporarily lived had been cleaned and well decorated.

His personal guards were guarding all around, and there were also Jinyiwei and Jinwu vanguard soldiers patrolling outside, so it was very safe.

In the reception room, Chu Nan sat in the main seat.

Zhu Di, Yao Guangxiao, Geng Bingwen and Fu Zhongze were below.

Geng Bingwen was granted the title of Marquis of Changxing by Zhu Yuanzhang. He was not very old, only about thirty years old, but he was also a veteran general on the battlefield, very experienced in leading troops and very brave in combat, not much inferior to Lan Yu.

However, Chu Nan looked at him, then looked at Zhu Di beside him and smiled. I wonder how Geng Bingwen would feel if he knew that he would be defeated by Zhu Di, who was more than 20 years younger than him.

But Chu Nan definitely couldn't say these words.

"Lord Chu." But Chu Nan didn't say anything. Geng Bingwen became a little anxious and looked at Chu Nan.

"Your Majesty asked us to wipe out the Japanese pirates, but they have all fled to the sea and disappeared. How should we deal with them?"

"If we fail to wipe them out, the five thousand Jinwu vanguards will spend nearly 10,000 taels of silver every day on food, drink, and toilet expenses."

"Yes." Zhu Di became anxious when he heard it.

"Although Mr. Chu has one million taels of silver, ten thousand taels of silver is only enough for three months. Once the three months are up, we have to go back."

He was also afraid that Chu Nan would not be able to complete this task.

Chu Nan laughed when he heard this: "Then do you have any way to deal with the Japanese pirates?"

"This..." After hearing this, everyone fell silent. What could they do?

No one knows where these Japanese pirates have hidden. They can’t find them at all. How can they deal with them if they can’t find them?
Even the resourceful Yao Guangxiao frowned. There was nothing he could do.

"It's really troublesome." Seeing that they couldn't think of a solution, Chu Nan shook his head helplessly.

"Lord Chu!" Zhu Di was shocked to see Chu Nan like this.

"Is there nothing you can do?"

If Chu Nan can't do anything, then everything is over. What's the point of fighting the Japanese pirates then?

"I do have a way, it's just a matter of putting it into practice." Chu Nan frowned and answered when he heard them ask.

"It would be great if there is a way." Geng Bingwen was happy when he heard this. As long as there is a way, it is a good thing, and it can destroy the Northern Yuan people.

"Just what?" Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Di, who knew Chu Nan, were shocked when they heard it.

Is this another vicious plot? Chu Nan is a very vicious guy. He is not going to come up with another vicious plot and poison someone to death. That would be too outrageous. "It's nothing." Chu Nan saw that they wanted to listen, so he spoke.

"I suggest that we don't do anything right now. Let the soldiers eat, drink and sleep for three days, and then go back to Nanjing directly."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Geng Bingwen stood up with his eyes wide open.

"Lord Chu, what are you talking about? His Majesty's order is for us to deal with the Japanese pirates, and we are returning to Nanjing. Aren't we deserters? Isn't that too outrageous?"

Geng Bingwen was a military general, and military generals could not retreat, they could only attack, so when he heard Chu Nan's words, he could not agree at all.

Fu Zhong on the side also didn't understand. He didn't understand why Chu Nan did this?

"Lord Chu, what are you doing?" But Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Di on the side noticed something was wrong. Chu Nan's plan would definitely not be so outrageous.

Chu Nan was definitely planning something bad, so they didn't comment or question anything, but were waiting for Chu Nan's next plan.

"What else can I do?" Chu Nan laughed when he heard it.

"I told them to go back to Nanjing. Actually, I was telling them to the people in Taizhou. I was also telling them to the Japanese pirates' spies in Taizhou. They would not leave no spies."

"And I will not let the Jinwu Vanguard really return to Jinling. I will just let them scatter around Taizhou and let them farm or do anything else as long as they stay hidden."

"This will paralyze the Japanese pirates and make them think that we have no way to deal with them. When the Japanese pirates come back, we will attack them again and strangle them to death in one go!"

"Ah!" Geng Bingwen was surprised when he heard this.

How could it be like this? It turned out that he was not going back to Nanjing, but was lurking around Nanjing. He was indeed the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang. He had his own ideas.

"Just." But he hesitated again.

"Letting your majesty's personal army, the Jinwu Vanguard, go into hiding and farm, isn't that too beneath the dignity of the Ming Dynasty? If this gets out..."

"Yes." Fu Zhong also found it outrageous. He was responsible for leading the Jinwu vanguard.

If he was asked to fight in battle and sacrifice his life, he would be the first to go. But if he was asked to farm, he would really...

Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Di were shocked. This time, Chu Nan was hurting the reputation of the royal family. He asked the Imperial Guards to farm. How could you come up with this idea?
"What? Is it not possible?" But after hearing what they said, Chu Nan smiled.

"Is there anything wrong with the idea I'm thinking of? Letting the Jinwu Vanguards farm would make them self-sufficient, so we wouldn't have to pay them so much money to support them, right?"

"It can also solve the problem of Japanese pirates, so why not do it?"

Chu Nan thought very clearly that he wanted to keep the one million taels of silver to win people's hearts and protect himself.

The Jinwu vanguard has been almost completely bribed. There is no need to keep them at such a high price. Otherwise, they will only last three months before they have to leave and return to Jinling.

But if we let them secretly cultivate the land and give them some money every month, they can sustain themselves for a long time.

As for the fact that farming would affect combat effectiveness, Chu Nan didn't care. It was better than not being able to catch the Japanese pirates.

"It seems to make sense." Geng Bingwen thought it made sense and stood up immediately.

"Then Lord Chu, I will go down and arrange this matter right away." Then he went down immediately, let the soldiers eat, drink and sleep well, and announced the news that he would return to Nanjing.

"I'll go too." Fu Zhong also went down to assist Geng Bingwen. They all felt that Chu Nan's method was correct and would definitely be able to solve the problem of the Japanese pirates.

But only Yao Guangxiao frowned, because there was a huge loophole in Chu Nan's plan.

(End of this chapter)