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Chapter 48 Li Er was shocked. Should he capture Luzon?
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a grassroots family and was a commoner himself. So when he heard that common people were killed by Japanese pirates, he was furious and immediately wanted to send troops to attack Japan. However, all the ministers at that time agreed that Japan was located on an island with poor people and barren land, and it was not worth attacking.

Moreover, the winds and waves are high around Japan, and there are many unpredictable things at sea. If we attack rashly, we will probably suffer great losses.

Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, launched two expeditions against Japan, but both times he encountered typhoons and suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, the ministers all believed that the expedition against Japan should be carried out with caution.

Not only Liu Bowen advised him to give up, but Zhu's nephew and founding general Li Wenzhong also came to persuade him.

Taking into account the opinions of his ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang had to give up. After all, what the ministers said made sense, and Zhu Yuanzhang could not make up his mind at the time.

However, Lao Zhu still said that if these thieves are not eliminated, they may bring disaster to China in the future!
This is how Zhu Yuanzhang treated the Japanese pirates who killed the people, not to mention the people who starved to death due to natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty in recent years. So when Zhu Yuanzhang thought about Luzon's failure to pay tribute to treasures, causing many people in the Ming Dynasty to starve to death, he became furious!
"Speaking of the maritime ban, we shouldn't have issued it. In this regard, we are not as good as the fourth brother!"

Old Zhu couldn't help but think of the voyage to the West that Tianmu had once mentioned.

If the Ming Dynasty had the ocean fleet of the Fourth Period at this time, it could immediately send troops to force the small country of Luzon to surrender and hand over sweet potatoes.

In order to avoid being so passive, we must rebuild treasure ships and train navy.

"Father, speaking of voyages to the West, I remember Tianmu mentioned Zheng He's six voyages to the West."

Zhu Biao said: "Since Zheng He was able to sail six times, he must be a rare navigation talent. Why don't you let your fourth brother take him with him to the capital and train him well in the future? Maybe he can be of great help to you when you go to Luzon."

"Okay." Lao Zhu agreed readily.

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at the same time.

Yongle period.

Zhu Di was also amazed when he saw the words "one catty is less than one penny and two catties are enough to fill a stomach."

"Sweet potatoes are truly divine. Chen Zhenlong is truly a righteous man. It's a pity that he was born in the future and not in this dynasty. Otherwise, I would have rewarded him generously."

He traveled across the ocean, risked his life to bring back sweet potatoes, saved thousands of compatriots from danger, and brought benefits to his hometown. If he had not been born in later generations, Zhu Di would not mind giving him an official position.

After the ministers of the Ministry of Rites whispered to each other for a while, someone spoke up, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has recorded that Luzon once paid tribute to our Ming Dynasty."

"Is there such a thing?" Zhu Di showed a delighted look on his face: "Do you know the exact location?"

"There should be records. I'll check it right away." After saying that, the man hurriedly left the hall at Zhu Di's signal and went to inquire about the location of Luzon.

"Luzon has such treasures but doesn't think of offering them. In my opinion, we should just send troops to destroy it." Zhu Gaoxu shouted that he wanted to destroy Luzon.

As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, they are not offering good things, which shows their rebelliousness. We should just destroy them. Even if we don't destroy them, we should teach them a lesson and teach them the rules.

"Okay, stop shouting about fighting all day long. Wait until the Oirat Jurchens in the north are dealt with before you think about overseas affairs."

Zhu Di said with emotion: "I also want to finish all the things in one go, but things have to be done step by step. First, find a way to get sweet potatoes so that the people can have enough food and live a good life. They are willing to have more children. When the Ming Dynasty is really strong in the future, then think about these things."

Zhu Di smiled and said, "I originally thought that it would be a long time to find the sweet potato, but now that I know the location, I feel much more relieved. With Zheng He here, I estimate that we can find this sacred vine in less than two and a half years."

All the ministers shouted in unison: "God bless the Ming Dynasty!"

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Daqin plane.

Ying Zheng was a little confused. "Isn't the overseas land barren? How can people survive there, and how can there be such a magical object?"

"Your Majesty, I have observed that the rise and fall of dynasties are all due to the people's miserable lives. The Hongwu Emperor of later generations is a typical example. I personally think that the people should be the most important thing. If you want the Qin Dynasty to last forever, you should immediately send Lord Xu Fu to sea to search for these magical objects." "I second the motion!" The ministers echoed.

"You are right, my dear ministers, Xu Fu."

"I'm here." Xu Fu stepped out.

"I order you to go to the Western Ocean to find the location of Luzon. No matter what, you must bring the sweet potatoes back to me. As for going to the East China Sea to search for immortals, find a suitable person to do it for me."

"promise."

Xu Fu breathed a sigh of relief. He knew very well that what he had said before about the fairy island was pure nonsense. There were no fairies on the island at all.

He had originally decided to become a local emperor after arriving at the so-called fairy island and never come back.

Now the emperor has sent him to look for sweet potatoes, which is much more realistic than looking for those illusory gods. If he can really find sweet potatoes, he will have the opportunity to return home in glory in the future.

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The Tang Dynasty plane.

The ministers were equally excited.

"Your Majesty, I wish to go to Luzon and seize the sweet potatoes!"

"Your Majesty, please let me go! I am well versed in water and naval warfare. I promise that as long as I find Luzon, I can destroy him and take back the sweet potatoes within half a year!"

"Your Majesty, please let me go! If I cannot find the sweet potatoes, I will bring my head to you!"

Seeing that Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and other ministers had nothing to do, they all got ready to take action.

I'm worried about not having any military achievements. If I could lead the troops to Luzon, bring back the magical fruit, and then destroy Luzon, that would be a great achievement!

Enough for a knighthood!

So Qin Qiong and his men were eager to lead their troops to Luzon to fight a fierce battle right now, and then bring back the sweet potatoes!

Li Shimin looked at his ministers with a smile and said, "My dear ministers, what I want is sweet potatoes. What's the point of destroying Luzon?"

In Li Shimin's view, Luzon was far away in the West, tens of thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty, with inconvenient transportation, and it would be impossible to defend it if it was conquered. So why waste energy on it?
"No." Fang Xuanling said at this moment: "Your Majesty, I wonder if you have noticed the 'high-speed rail' mentioned by Tianmu?"

"High-speed rail, that magical thing that allows people to get from Chengdu to Chang'an in four hours?"

Li Shimin recalled Tianmu's introduction to the high-speed rail and asked curiously, "What does this have to do with whether or not to attack Luzon?"

"I know that Your Majesty is worried that the Tang Dynasty is far away from Luzon and that conquering the land is useless. However, I think that since the high-speed rail in the future can allow people to travel back and forth between Chengdu and Chang'an in one day, it may not be impossible for people to travel from the Tang Dynasty to Luzon in one day."

Since the appearance of the sky curtain, it has undoubtedly opened the eyes of the ancient people.

Although Fang Xuanling did not know how the high-speed rail could allow people to travel more than 1500 kilometers back and forth in a day, after learning that such a magical thing existed in the future, he began to imagine what impact it would have on the world if it really existed.

Combined with the 400 million people in the late Qing Dynasty, he was perceptive and instantly thought that one day in the future, the people of the Tang Dynasty might travel all over the world, and the overseas lands might not be undefensible!
Afterwards, Fang Xuanling told everyone his thoughts.

After learning about his brilliant ideas, Li Shimin became interested.

(End of this chapter)